Immortal Love ( A Zhongli x Fem!Reader Fanfiction )

// Chapter 8: Distant Longings \\

Night was to fall when the trio had reached Wangshu Inn, Hu Tao had left to reserve a room while Zhongli and ( Y/N ) went downstairs to grab a bite. Although the cook was a grump, the dishes served were delicious, the two had a nice chat before Hu Tao called for them to settle into the rooms she reserved.

Yes, rooms. She reserved a small one for herself, and a bigger one for her Consultant and the Wind-Held Knight. Could be any better? Of course it can! There was only one bed, though it was rather large. Hu Tao stifled giggles as she bid farewell to her companions before retreating to her room. The amber eyed male could only sigh as he set his luggage down, ( Y/N ) following shortly after.

"I'll be taking a stroll, you mentioned you'd be sightseeing the stars?"
( Y/N ) nodded as she took out her fur-lined cloak.

"If you encounter another male with amber eyes, whom wields a Jade spear with golden accents, could you give this to him?"
Turning to face the dark haired male, ( Y/N ) was met with a bottle filled with.. white pills?

"He suffers a great deal of pain, these are meant to lessen it."
Zhongli placed the pill container into ( Y/N )'s hand and she took a closer look at them.

"May I know his name? To make sure I don't give them to the wrong individual."
The man placed his index fingers below his chin, thinking for a moment.

"..Xiao."
He finally said.

"His name.. is Xiao."
( Y/N ) nodded as she secured the bottle in her cloak pocket.

"Enjoy your stroll."
She bids farewell as she exited the door.

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( Y/N ) walked up to the highest balcony of the Inn, where nobody seemed to be around. Or more like, where nobody seemed to be willingly present. Leaning on the railing and muttering a few words, she observed the stars above in great detail. A rather bright star stood up to her, but ( Y/N ) could only sigh as she continued to gaze at it.

It was the star Jophiel had 'gave' her, stating that whenever she was out late doing whatever Father had sent her to do, they could still see the same sky, each of the Divine Order could see each others' stars. The Divine Order were created as siblings, though ( Y/N ) was His very first perfect creation, and of the Order. Turning to her left, another bright star stood up from the rest. That was Uriel's, 13 small stars away was Azrael's.

( Y/N ) continued to admire the stars before a dark presence had loomed dangerously close to her. She turned towards the direction of the foul aura, only to be met with a figure with a.. unique mask, he crouched down on the railing. His Anemo Vision stuck to his glove as he wielded a spear with Jade as it's blade's material. A staring competition had started for a good few minutes before the mask disappeared, and ( Y/N ) found a set of wide amber eyes staring at her in shock.

"Somebody whom goes by the name Zhongli asked me to give these to you."
( Y/N ) nonchalantly handed over the bottle of pills to the dark teal haired male in front of her.

"..Who are you."
He demanded, his voice hoarse as he squinted his eyes.

"A knight from Mondstadt under the Imunlaukr name, I was sent here under the demand of Tianquan Ningguang."
A 'tch' was heard from the male as he grabbed the pill bottle from her hand.

"Leave, a mortal like you shouldn't linger around the adepti."
She only crossed her arms.

"..Are you all that are left of the Yakshas?"
Within a mere millisecond of her question, a cold blade of jade was at her throat.

"How do you know about them? How does a Mondstadter such as yourself know about our fates?"
 ( Y/N ), unmoved, looked blankly at Xiao.