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- “...Perhaps one shall quash Liyue first, then convene with the other adepti–”
- — Cloud Retainer expressing her fury upon the news of Morax's 'Death' reached her[1]
Xianyli is the het ship between Zhongli and Xianyun from the Genshin Impact fandom.
Canon[]
Cloud Retainer holds Morax in high respect; when she learnt of his apparent death, she erupted into a rage and vowed to demolish Liyue Harbor for their sins, only for the Traveler to calm her down by reminding her of her responsibilities. Cloud Retainer and Morax are allies since before the Archon War, as the values and compassion of Morax won him the favor of Cloud Retainer, so she followed him into battle. In Mt. Aocang there is a stone table in the middle of a lake in front of Cloud Retainer's abode, where they were used to converse over foods along with Guizhong. "Here sits Cloud Retainer/Rex/Guizhong" carved into each chair. Once, Guizhong and Cloud Retainer had a disagreement on which gadgets would be ideal for the Guili Assembly's defense. Bringing in Morax as an unbiased judge, he ultimately chose the Guizhong Ballista over Cloud Retainer's creation. On another time, when Guizhong and Streetward Rambler quarelled over music instrument, Cloud Retainer told Morax regarding their quarrell, resulting in the confiscation of Guizhong's Cleansing Bell[2]
According to legend, an adeptus's home is known as the Jadevoid. Adeptal abodes nestled among the peaks of Jueyun Karst are one such location. Originally, Cloud Retainer did not design the Jadevoid as a spiritual test. Instead, Cloud Retainer designed it to serve as a space for introspection and meditation. Only later did Moon Carver and Mountain Shaper persuade her to grant this area to people pursuing the adeptal path. Cloud Retainer gladly gave over the Jadevoid after learning that Rex Lapis had agreed, as had Guizhong and Streetward Rambler.
Then, after time has passed since Morax's 'death', Cloud Retainer decided to reside in Liyue Harbor with her Disciples. Then, Morax and Cloud Retainer met by coincidence as Cloud Retainer trying to sell her machinery, those two immediately looked at each other and improvised. They then flatter each other to the point that Shaozu needs to interrupt them and doubt them because they look like they have a 'Cordial relationship' with each other. Then after Shaozu go away, they went 'self-reflecting' again until Paimon interrupted. Then Morax, who has lived among humans for a while, teaches Cloud Retainer the tidbits of how mortals live in Liyue Harbor even though Cloud Retainer perceive them as confusing and too much effort is put. 'Ms. Xianyun' sometimes dines at Xinyue Kiosk and Liuli Pavilion as the guest of 'Mr. Zhongli' from the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. A scholar named Dongming is closely acquainted with Zhongli. Zhongli regularly assisted Dongming in determining the validity of old manuscripts. Zhongli once had a pressing problem that stopped him from coming in person, so he sent Xianyun in his place, despite her lack of interest in ancient writings and thus making her stop for an antiquated mechanical lock on the door during that time.
Quotes[]
- “Rex Lapis... Assassinated!? How can this be!? Such a heinous crime... Who would dare? The notion is so preposterous as to be unbelievable... one shall have to verify the truth of the matter independently...”
- — Cloud Retainer's reaction upon Morax's 'death'
- “"Contract..." A cruel irony that you should appeal to the notion after the merciless murder of the God of Contracts himself.”
- — Cloud Retainer after being reminded of her contract with Morax by the Traveler and Paimon in the midst of her fury
- “I hear many merchants of Liyue tell tales of a Ms. Xianyun. By most accounts, she appears proud and taciturn upon first glance, yet in conversation, people find her to be forthright and fair-minded, and they are pleased to make her acquaintance. I am glad to hear this. But... I have also heard a great many accounts lauding her readiness to part with large sums of Mora...”
- — Zhongli's voiceline about Xianyun
- “When Rex Lapis first heard of one's plan to take up residence in Liyue Harbor, he recited a long and detailed list of considerations for the furnishing and adornment of a home. Natural lighting, ventilation, bespoke woodwork, procuring porcelain, placement of plants and flowers... One's mind felt ready to explode from the deluge of information. Do all facets of life in the human world take so much effort?”
- — Xianyun's voiceline about Zhongli
Fanon[]
This ship is considered as a rarepair, overshadowed by ZhongChi and Guili as respectively Zhongli's most popular slash and het ships. But this ship is Xianyun's most popular ship, gaining attention ever since Xianyun's release as a playable character. Even by those who does not ship Xianyli, they joke about how Xiao; a character that is commonly agreed by the fandom as Zhongli's son, have a lot of similarities with both Xianyun and Zhongli- with Xiao inheritting Xianyun's hair and Zhongli's eyes. With the fact that Xianyun's vision is Anemo and Zhongli is a polearm wielder while Xiao is an Anemo vision holder with polearm as the weapon he wields, and Xiao's style of fighting (His burst) is plunging just like Xianyun, both him and Xianyun are birds, and lastly if we picked Xianyun and Zhongli's name, it can form 'Xiao' (XIAnyun zhOngli). Most of the fans percieve their interaction at Grus Serena's last act as 'Flirting'. The fanfictions of them are rare to find even in AO3, only consisting in 10 works.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Xianyun/Zhongli tag on AO3
Trivia[]
- Morax is one of the three people (with Shenhe and Ganyu) to tell the tale of Cloud Retainer in her Character Teaser[3]
- Both Xianyun and Zhongli have problem with managing and spending money
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