Blood. It was always the same dream that Zhongli sees, a mortal that he once adored died in the Archon war by his hands but in every generation that comes he meets that mortal's reincarnation because of the contract and a promise.

*Present time, at the bustling city of Liyue. As usual, Zhongli is at the Third-Round Knockout, listening to the Storyteller. As a lady approached him and greeted him as he just smiled.

"And it's always a pleasure to see you too."