Chapter 352: Chapter 354: “The Fair Lady” — Rosalyne-Kruzchka Lohefalter

Genshin Impact: I’m The Envoy of Snezhnaya

Chapter 354: "The Fair Lady" — Rosalyne-Kruzchka Lohefalter

There are many ruins across Teyvat, but ruins usually contain more than just treasure, sometimes there are monsters guarding those treasures as well.

This ruin near Springvale lay underground. From the surface, one would never guess that such a vast space existed beneath it.

Most of the valuable items had already been collected and stored away. The monsters that once occupied the place had been cleared out, leaving behind only scattered yellow sand and rotting wooden planks.

Yet across that sand stood numerous banners bearing the insignia of the Fatui.

"You all live here?"

It wasn’t that Bai Luo was being picky, but the ruin was dark and damp. Spider webs and poisonous insects were everywhere, and now and then you could even see what looked like human skeletons.

Camping above ground would surely be better than this.

"It is a bit oppressive," Sergei admitted. "But everyone’s gotten used to living here, so it doesn’t really feel uncomfortable anymore. Besides, if an elite force of our size appeared on the surface, the Knights of Favonius would likely discover us very quickly."

The Knights of Favonius had certainly grown decadent, but that didn’t mean they were completely beyond saving.

There were still a few clever people among them.

It would be better to stay cautious.

After wandering through the desolate ruins for a while, Sergei stopped in front of a small room.

"Teacher, The Fair Lady is staying here. I still have duties to attend to, so I won’t disturb you while you catch up."

After bowing to Bai Luo, Sergei departed.

However, from the subtle look on his face, Bai Luo could tell that rather than avoiding interrupting them, Sergei was actually afraid of La Signora.

Once Sergei left, Bai Luo knocked on the door.

"Come in."

From the tone of La Signora’s voice, she didn’t seem to be in a particularly good mood.

Perhaps that was why Sergei had been so eager to leave.

When Bai Luo pushed open Rosalyne’s door, a chill immediately washed over him, making him shiver.

Compared with the rest of the ruins, this room had clearly been carefully arranged.

A chandelier, wallpaper, furniture—everything one might expect was present. There was even a fake window.

Aside from the increasingly intense cold in the air, the room wasn’t much different from one inside Mondstadt.

"Lady Rosalyne, long time no see."

Bai Luo gave a slight bow as he greeted the elegant woman seated before a mirror.

"Bai Luo?"

Seeing his reflection in the mirror, Rosalyne looked somewhat surprised.

She hadn’t expected this colleague of hers to visit her at a time like this.

"You’re a Harbinger now as well. There’s no need for the ’Lady’ anymore."

The irritation from being interrupted gradually faded as Rosalyne stood up and turned toward him.

Within the Fatui, about half the people privately called Bai Luo by name.

But those who addressed him directly as "Bai Luo" in more formal situations were only two.

One was Tartaglia, and the other was The Fair Lady.

As mentioned before, before becoming a Harbinger, Bai Luo had done plenty of "dirty work" under various leaders.

The Fair Lady had been one of his superiors at the time.

In fact, aside from The Doctor, he had served under her longer than anyone else.

Back then, Rosalyne had been very fond of such a capable subordinate.

She had even predicted that Bai Luo would become a Harbinger long before it actually happened.

Still, she had lamented that once Bai Luo became a Harbinger, she would lose a very useful tool.

"Come to think of it, wasn’t Scaramouche supposed to be the one coming to Mondstadt? How did it end up being you instead?"

Rosalyne poured Bai Luo a cup of high-quality black tea—something nearly impossible to obtain in Mondstadt—and asked the question.

Mondstadt was considered Rosalyne’s "territory," after all.

Before the Jester sent Scaramouche here, he would certainly have informed her in advance.

The Fair Lady had already prepared herself to receive that colleague, yet the one who arrived was not Scaramouche, but Bai Luo.

Based on what she knew about the boy, him showing up here... didn’t really seem that strange.

"It was supposed to be him who came," Bai Luo explained after accepting the red tea.

"But he ran into some trouble in Inazuma. His mother gave him a slash, so I had no choice but to reluctantly come in his place."

"His mother..."

The Harbingers more or less knew something about Scaramouche’s identity.

His "mother" referred to the Raiden Shogun, the one who created him, right?

Based on her understanding of Scaramouche, he wasn’t the type to do something so reckless without having absolute confidence.

Besides, judging from previous intelligence, even though the Narukami of Inazuma was very dissatisfied with Scaramouche’s actions, it had never reached the point where she would simply cut him down without hesitation.

Unless...

"Did it have something to do with you?"

"Uh... you could say there was a little bit of a connection, but not much."

Bai Luo shifted his gaze away somewhat guiltily.

It definitely wasn’t because of something too big!

"...."

Now Rosalyne was even more certain that Scaramouche’s incident was related to this guy.

"Did you inform Pierro about this? Acting on your own like that might make that old man unhappy."

Pierro had clearly said that Scaramouche was the one who should come.

But Bai Luo had intercepted the task.

Was that really okay?

"Well, there wasn’t much choice. After Scaramouche took that strike, his life and death became uncertain. After all, that strike wasn’t just an ordinary attack from the Raiden Shogun, it was a full-powered blow from the Electro Archon, the kind that could even slay gods."

When Raiden Ei delivered that strike, Bai Luo had originally planned to stand nearby and watch the show.

But after sensing the power contained within it, he immediately stopped feeling so relaxed.

Even standing nearby to spectate, he might have been caught in the aftermath.

So the moment he realized that, he ran away immediately.

Leaving Scaramouche alone to take the entire attack.

"A full strike from a god... just what exactly did you do?"

After hearing Bai Luo’s explanation, Rosalyne became even more convinced that Bai Luo had been stirring things up in the middle.

Otherwise, no matter how angry the Narukami was, she wouldn’t have delivered such a devastating strike against Scaramouche.

"Well... I accidentally demolished the Raiden Shogun’s Tenshukaku."

With a slightly bashful smile, Bai Luo said weakly. But he quickly added another sentence.

"And it wasn’t just me! I only destroyed one wall. The one who actually caused Tenshukaku to collapse was the god’s own attack. And her retainers should take some of the blame too."

"...."

That single sentence contained an almost frightening amount of information.

So rather than coming to carry out Scaramouche’s mission while his life hung in the balance, this guy had actually come here to seek refuge?

The Narukami’s Tenshukaku was essentially equivalent to the Tsaritsa’s palace. If someone demolished that palace...

She could now understand why the Narukami had struck with such ruthless force.

But that raised another question.

No matter how angry the Narukami was, the one she should have been hitting was Bai Luo, right?

So why was Scaramouche the one whose life and death were now uncertain?

What exactly had happened in between?

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