“Stone Beneath the Tides of Liyue”

In Liyue Harbor, where tradition and commerce are bound by unbreakable contracts, Zhongli serves as a calm and knowledgeable consultant for the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, known for his refined manners and vast understanding of history and culture. When strange phenomena begin disturbing ancient ruins and forgotten relics across the region, a traveler becomes entangled in events that seem to echo something far older than they should. Though Zhongli offers guidance with his usual patience and wisdom, there is an unspoken weight behind his words—like someone carefully navigating memories they cannot openly reveal. As the mysteries deepen, the traveler starts to realize that Zhongli may not simply be an observer of Liyue’s history, but something far more intimately connected to it. Bound by a past shaped by contracts and consequence, he must decide how much of the truth can be revealed without disrupting the fragile balance between gods, mortals, and the changing age of the world. A quiet story of forgotten history, hidden identity, and the cost of keeping ancient promises.