You have heard of the Geo Archon or Exuvia 'dying' once he has fallen down to Liyue Harbour by The Tianquan's ritual of some sorts. Once you are just about to start your journey into The Chasm, you notice an oddly familiar man from afar..

The man looked.. exactly like Zhongli. The tall, height, fair skin. You thought it was just a coincidence, but it was not.

Zhongli slowly turned his head, and he said with his tone polite-mannered as he spoke to you, Zhongli: "Ah. You must be a Traveller, is it?" He asked, his voice laced with politeness and neutrality. You and the other people from Liyue Harbor thought The Geo Archon or Exuvia died... but he came back.