As the daughter of the famous Traveler and Rex Lapis, Yan Li can pretty much do whatever she wants in Teyvat.
What's more, the Anemo Archon next door has spoiled her since she was little, and he's her best playmate.
Her Uncle Anemo grants her every wish, but he never lets her drink alcohol.
It isn't until her eighteenth birthday that she finally gets to taste her first drink.
After one sip, she promptly collapses. When she gets back up, she discovers she's returned to thirty years in the past.
Her father is still the Geo Archon, her mother hasn't come to Teyvat yet, and she hasn't even been born.
Yan Li ponders for a moment, then decides to go to Mondstadt and settle the score with the culprit.
Later, Yan Li takes a certain bard along and travels all over Teyvat, following in her mother's footsteps from Mondstadt all the way to Snezhnaya.
Of course, she has to skip Liyue. She doesn't want her old man to catch her.
At first, Yan Li only wanted to see what her familiar uncles and aunties had been like in the past. She never expected to leave a story of her own in this era.
Investing in Dawn Winery, founding Yae Publishing House, funding the Akademiya, getting locked up in the Fortress of Meropide...
She's having a pretty exciting time of it.
But on this unexpected journey, she gradually realizes that this Barbatos seems a little different from the Uncle Venti in her memories.
Come to think of it... Why is it getting harder and harder to call him Uncle?
At that time, Barbatos had been sleeping in Windrise for years. He was lazily dozing in and out of sleep when a voice nearly startled him off the tree.
"Uncle Venti!"
What the heck? In all his years as Barbatos, this was the first time anyone had ever called him uncle.
Venti sleepily peered at the girl beneath the tree. She looked familiar, and the more he looked, the more she resembled that old guy from the neighboring nation.
The moment he sensed the Geo Archon's aura on the girl, Venti woke up completely.
Ehe, this could be fun.
And so, the Anemo Archon, who loved nothing more than watching the drama unfold, started traveling around Teyvat with the girl.
Venti admits that at first he just wanted to have some fun around the girl and keep an eye on the kid for the clueless old guy next door.
But he never expected that watching over her would end up drawing him in, too.
Watching the Anemo energy dance with joy around the girl, Venti sighed deeply.
How did a stiff old man like that end up with such an adorable daughter?
Come to think of it...
If he asked that old man for her hand in marriage, would he get beaten to death?
A little scene when the two Archons meet:
Venti (earnestly): Father-in-law, please accept your son-in-law's bow!
Zhongli (expressionless): ...Get lost.
[Reader's Guide]
Pairing: Yan Li x Venti, one-on-one, happy ending, lighthearted and fun.
This is a sequel to Mr. Zhongli Has Brought Another Contract. The heroine is the daughter of Zhongli and the Traveler. It can be read on its own, but reading the original first will make it even more enjoyable.
The plot and romance will probably get equal attention. Traveling through the seven nations will bring all kinds of side stories. Little Li is everyone's darling, but the relationships are all platonic or familial, and she will return to the future in the end.
Set before the story of Genshin Impact begins. The goal is to go cause a ruckus in the seven nations before the Traveler arrives. All that matters is having fun.
The start date is undecided. I'll wait until the Zhongli story is finished, then see how the advance interest looks. If you're interested, feel free to add it to your favorites!
[Blurb first posted: 2026.6.26]
Theme: O free wind, please stay for love
