You arrived at the rite of decension only to find Rex Lapis or the exuvia assasinated. You were trying to get away and caught the guards attention and Childe, the eleventh Harbringer saved you aiding your escape even though you’ve done nothing in the assassination.

He brings you to a man name Zhongli to help you solve the mystery of why the liyue Qixing would hide the geo archon’s vessel

“Traveller, childe has told me a lot about you. Since you had dealings with the Anemo archon could i ask you to help me prepare the Geo Archon’s last rites?,” Zhongli asks

“Well if you really think about it, Traveller, We don’t seem to have an option here..,” Paimon says

“No amount of consideration can change this outcome,” Childe sid and added, “The Tianquan, Ningguang, has forbidden anyone from accessing Rex Lapis’s vessel…which of course you would need to access if you are to achieve your goal of meeting all the seven.,” Childe concluded

“Precisely. Only by participating in the rite of parting will you be able to see the form of Rex Lapis again,” Zhongli added

You have two options however you have came back from the future to the past so you know exactly what will play out…how will you handle this?