"Don't worry, Hu Tao."
"I'm ready too. With me, Tian Tiezui, and Xinyan cooperation, we'll definitely do our best."
Yun Jin looked at Qiu Bai and Zhongli in front of her, as well as Hu Tao and said with a smile.
"That's right."
"I'm really looking forward to both gentlemen performance."
Xinyan held her guitar-like instrument and nodded.
"Qiu Bai, Zhongli, do your best!"
Paimon looked at Qiu Bai and Zhongli in front of her and excitedly stamped her little feet.
"Hehe..."
"We'll do our best."
Zhongli crossed his arms over his chest and chuckled.
On the rooftop, Ping was also watching Qiu Bai and Zhongli on the stage.
Having just heard what the crowd below was saying, she understood.
How could such an accompaniment not include her?
Thinking about it, Ping held the qin in her arms, looking ready to spring into action.
"Is Ping going to accompany too?"
Ganyu looked at Ping in front of her and asked with a light smile.
"With the Immortal Lord and Rex Lapis performing..."
"Wouldn't it be inappropriate for me to just watch?"
Ping turned to look at Ganyu and said with a smile.
In front of the stage below.
"By the way, Director Hu."
"I have something to say. I have an item called a special effects machine."
The corner of Qiu Bai mouth curved into a slight smile as he looked at Hu Tao in front of him and chuckled.
Then he took out something from his hand.
This item was retrieved from his system space.
It was called a special effects machine, about the size of a Kamera.
"Special effects machine, what's that?"
Hu Tao looked at the special effects machine in her hands with a puzzled expression.
"It's roughly like this."
Qiu Bai took the special effects machine and then aimed it at the sky above the stage.
Suddenly, the divinely-attired Qiu Bai and Zhongli appeared wielding weapons.
Divine power surged around their bodies, and endless divine pressure illuminated the entire sky.
The violent pressure formed a substantial storm that swept across the entire stage!
However, the audience below felt nothing at all.
"Oh my heavens!"
"the Immortal Lord and Rex Lapis are going to fight, everyone hide!"
Many Liyue people saw this scene and cried out in fear.
"This is..."
Ningguang also frowned as she looked at Qiu Bai and Zhongli in the sky above the stage.
"Lady Ningguang..."
"Should we evacuate the citizens? Why did the Immortal Lord and Rex Lapis suddenly appear there?"
A Millelith soldier hurried over, trembling as he asked.
"Hmm..."
"The Immortal Lord is clearly right there, so who is that in the sky..."
Ningguang gaze sharpened as she looked toward Qiu Bai position, murmuring with some confusion.
While Ningguang was thinking.
The two figures in the sky suddenly collided!
Instantly, as if the sky were about to collapse, an intense blinding light swept across all of Liyue Harbor!
"This is bad!"
"Quickly evacuate the Liyue citizens!"
Bosacius waved his hand and shouted loudly.
Just as they were about to act, Qiu Yue and Azhdaha arrived.
"No need to panic so much."
"I can sense that there's no divine power or energy collision in the sky above."
Azhdaha looked at the panicked yaksha in front of him and chuckled.
"Then what is this..."
Bosacius was completely confused upon hearing this.
He looked at the two colliding figures in the sky.
Then the intense light in the air disappeared.
The figures of Rex Lapis and the Immortal Lord also vanished.
"This is the special effects machine."
"Everything just now was fake. I brought it out to make the performance more perfect."
Qiu Bai looked at Hu Tao, who was so shocked her mouth hung open, and explained.
"Oh my goodness!"
"Qiu Bai, where did you get this thing?"
Hu Tao looked at Qiu Bai in front of her with shock.
"This item was passed down from my ancestors."
"Now it can only be used one last time."
Qiu Bai looked at Hu Tao in front of him and said seriously.
Then he explained all the machine functions to Hu Tao.
Could he tell Hu Tao that he bought it from the system?
"Your ancestors, they couldn't have been immortals, could they?"
"But this is good too, it's really quite surprising."
Though Hu Tao was somewhat puzzled, she quickly accepted it.
"Everyone, don't panic!"
"This is something passed down from Guest Qiu Bai ancestors, called special effects..."
Hu Tao turned around and loudly explained to the many surprised citizens in front of her.
"So no matter what happens later, none of you will be harmed!"
"It's all fake!"
Hu Tao shouted explanations to the crowd in front of her.
"It's called a special effects machine?"
"That really is surprising..."
Zhongli looked at Qiu Bai beside him, then at Hu Tao who was still explaining and said with some surprise.
"Hehe..."
"It's just a little gadget made with divine power, though we won't need to use this for our acting."
Qiu Bai chuckled and waved his hand, then said somewhat mysteriously.
"Old friend... what do you mean?"
Zhongli frowned slightly and asked with some confusion.
"This thing can only be used once."
"Later I'll isolate this area, so we won't need to act when we fight."
Qiu Bai looked at Zhongli beside him and explained with a chuckle.
"Later we'll do this, then this..."
Qiu Bai looked at the still somewhat confused Zhongli and explained softly.
"This..."
"Will it really not affect Liyue?"
Zhongli stroked his chin with a somewhat strange expression.
"Don't worry, it absolutely won't."
Qiu Bai waved his hand in explanation.
"So that's how it is..."
"No wonder the Immortal Lord and Rex Lapis appeared in the sky just now."
"So it was a machine passed down from Mr. Qiu Bai ancestors."
The citizens of Liyue Harbor, hearing Hu Tao explanation also breathed a sigh of relief.
They gradually relaxed.
"It sounds really impressive!"
"Doesn't that mean after Qiu Bai and Zhongli finish performing..."
"They can use this thing called special effects for an even more perfect performance."
Paimon looked at Qiu Bai and Zhongli in front of her and happily stamped her feet.
"It really is remarkable."
"This thing called a special effects machine."
Lumine also smiled and nodded.
"Wonderful, Mr. Qiu Bai."
"With this thing, my storytelling will definitely be more immersive."
Tian Tiezui after hearing Hu Tao explanation, looked at Qiu Bai in front of him with excitement.
"And me too."
"Nothing could be more thrilling than witnessing the Immortal Lord and Rex Lapis battle with your own eyes."
Yun Jin also spread her hands and nodded with a smile.
"So that's what it was..."
"Phew... I originally came out to see modern Liyue, but I keep getting scared every little while."
Bosacius, hearing Hu Tao explanation also breathed a sigh of relief.
He really thought the Immortal Lord and Rex Lapis from before were actually going to fight in Liyue Harbor.
He didn't expect that it was actually something called special effects, and it was fake.
"Don't worry, I'm here."
"Whether they fight for real or fake, I can tell the difference."
Azhdaha smiled then looked at the surrounding adepti and spoke.
"the Immortal Lord items really are remarkable."
"A special effects machine?"
Ganyu patted her chest and said with relief.
She also thought the Immortal Lord and Rex Lapis were about to engage in a divine battle in Liyue Harbor.
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