Ling Lie woke up on an unknown mountaintop with a System called Li Xi in his head and no guidebook in sight.
The System told him he was a visitor from beyond the stars who had slept for thousands of years. He bore the origin of creation and was bound by none of Teyvat's rules. Give someone else a setup like that, and they'd surely set out to save the world or conquer a territory.
But all he wanted was to lie around.
Then a man named Zhongli happened to pass by and casually brought him back to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. From then on, the parlor had a second consultant, as well as a slacker who came up with new ways to shirk work every day.
The trouble was, he discovered that he could switch between two forms. His male form, Ling Lie, was the responsible one. His female form, Qing Yuan, was responsible for undoing all that responsibility. He kept this secret hidden for a long time, until the gods of every nation began to realize one by one: Something was off about this person. He was beyond the Heavenly Principles' control. Who was he, exactly?
His answer was always the same: Don't ask me. I just woke up too.
Today is May 11th, I'll update again next week.