Furina is correct that Zhongli never met Focalors, and he's never so much as heard anything about her secondhand. Even before the Cataclysm Zhongli rarely had need to leave Liyue. Afterwards he had even less cause to depart, and his contact with the new and remaining Archons had been sparse for a variety of reasons. It's really only Barbatos that could have been a reliable source of information, and 'reliable' isn't a word that belongs in the same sentence as his name.
The point is that his impression of her thus far has him expecting a response with more ego and bombast, even given how sedate she's behaved during this conversation thus far. Curiosity flickers across his expression when she immediately sidesteps taking credit for any part of Focalor's scheme. ]
I see. So your actions in that time were directed by her?
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Furina is correct that Zhongli never met Focalors, and he's never so much as heard anything about her secondhand. Even before the Cataclysm Zhongli rarely had need to leave Liyue. Afterwards he had even less cause to depart, and his contact with the new and remaining Archons had been sparse for a variety of reasons. It's really only Barbatos that could have been a reliable source of information, and 'reliable' isn't a word that belongs in the same sentence as his name.
The point is that his impression of her thus far has him expecting a response with more ego and bombast, even given how sedate she's behaved during this conversation thus far. Curiosity flickers across his expression when she immediately sidesteps taking credit for any part of Focalor's scheme. ]
I see. So your actions in that time were directed by her?