Inazuma, Ritou.
"Second Sister, you must come back quickly after getting your graduation certificate, and Boss, don't forget to bring me some local specialties when you go out to play, understand?"
Itto thumped his chest, making a loud sound: "Yun-chan, you can rest assured! I can forget everything else, but I will absolutely not forget to bring you specialties!" (TL: I'll be using 'chan' this time.)
Yunling handed a bag of food, prepared yesterday to last longer, to Kuki Shinobu.
"Second Sister, take this to eat on the way. Remember to keep it with you; if it's with Boss, it'll probably be gone by tomorrow."
"Hey, hey, hey, Yun-chan, do you not trust me that much?"
Yunling pouted:
"I know what you're like better than you do..."
"Alright, alright, hurry up, the ship is about to depart."
Yunling pushed her Second Sister and Boss, watching them board the ship and then observing their departure.
"Little one, are you complaining that Big Sister won't let you go with her?"
"Miko-nee? How could I? Since I promised to stay in Inazuma, I won't think of anything else..."
Yae Miko also followed Yunling's gaze towards the departing ship.
"These are turbulent times..."
"What?"
"Hehe, just think of it as a fox demon's sixth sense. Sometimes, that sixth sense can be surprisingly accurate..."
Yunling looked at Yae Miko in surprise. It's that mysterious?
Liyue was about to face a major upheaval. At this time, her Second Sister and Boss, who were heading to Liyue, would definitely be caught in it. Saying it was a turbulent time was putting it lightly.
"Let's go, Little one. I promised Ei I'd bring you over today. Come on, show off your skills, let's shock that country bumpkin!"
"Ah, Miko-nee, don't pull me, I can walk by myself!"
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Liyue.
It had been a long time since she returned to Liyue. Walking on the streets of Liyue felt completely different from Inazuma.
"Traveler, the Lantern Rite Festival is in just over a month! You don't know about the Lantern Rite Festival, do you? Hehe, that's Liyue's grandest festival! There will be lots of delicious food and fun things to do that day, and everyone will gather together, it's super joyful!"
Lumine found it amusing. Paimon, that one, gets so excited as if he'd been given a stimulant whenever food was mentioned.
But then again, the Lantern Rite Festival... she was quite looking forward to it too.
She couldn't remember when the last festival she celebrated was. At that time, she and Aether were still together, unlike now.
"It's not easy to come back, let's go find Qingge. Paimon still has delicious food given by Yunling, we must let Qingge try some too!"
Paimon suggested.
If you were to ask who they were most familiar with in Liyue, it would definitely be Mu Qingge.
Lumine also agreed, but as one of the Liyue Qixing, Qingge must be very busy on weekdays. She wondered if their visit now would be an inconvenience.
Lumine and Paimon headed towards where Mu Qingge worked. Halfway there, they encountered a bustling Keqing.
Keqing seemed very busy and didn't even notice Lumine and Paimon.
Paimon immediately floated over: "Keqing, what are you busy with?"
"It's you two!"
Seeing familiar faces, Keqing stopped:
"Sorry, I was a bit busy just now and didn't notice you two. Is there anything you need from me?"
Lumine: "Nothing much. We were originally going to find Qingge, but we didn't expect to meet you halfway. You look very busy, is there anything we can help with?"
Keqing was startled: "You don't know?"
Lumine and Paimon didn't understand what Keqing meant. Know what?
"A few months ago, Qingge was dispatched to guard the Chasm. A few days ago, she went missing while exploring the Chasm with Yelan. The Conqueror of Demons has already rushed over."
Actually, if she could have done anything by going herself, Keqing would have rushed over a long time ago.
"What?!"
Missing?
Lumine knew Yelan; she had seen her at Baizhu's clinic.
But why guard the Chasm? Did something happen there? And why did she go missing?
Seeing Lumine and Paimon's expressions, Keqing decided to put her work aside for now:
"At first, Yelan discovered an abyss monster causing chaos in Mondstadt near the Chasm. Yelan fought it but was no match, fortunately saved by the Conqueror of Demons..."
Lumine's expression became serious: "Abyss monster causing chaos in Mondstadt?!"
Keqing nodded: "The Chasm had previously experienced a crisis where Abyss creatures surged out and harmed Liyue. Ningguang guessed that the creature's target was the Abyss beneath the Chasm, so she dispatched the Kaiyang Star to guard it, with Yelan accompanying..."
Keqing slowly recounted everything that had happened during this period to Lumine.
As one of the Liyue Qixing, she naturally knew the full story.
Lumine was a friend of Liyue, a companion, so these matters did not need to be hidden from her.
After hearing everything, Lumine clenched her fists. It was that scoundrel again!
It finally came out again!
"Paimon, let's go!"
"Eh, where to?"
"The Chasm!"
Keqing watched Lumine and Paimon run off. With their addition, the chances of finding Qingge increased greatly.
Qingge, oh Qingge, you absolutely must not be in trouble!
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Player World.
When Keqing mentioned Malice, the vast number of players gnashed their teeth.
Many people still resent Ruola's sacrifice to this day, and many play Genshin Impact just to find and kill it.
Chen Xiyao was no exception. Her favorite character was killed by it, and she had long wanted revenge, but unfortunately, that dog never came out.
Now that it appeared in Liyue again, it inevitably caused worry.
: "Qingge is missing?"
: "Oh my god, it couldn't really be that guy, could it!"
: "That bastard is targeting my Qingge?!"
: "mhy, I'm telling you, if you dare to hurt Qingge, you'll really incur public wrath!"
: "Look at the title, 'Requiem of the Echoing Depths.' Crap, are they going to cause trouble?"
: "It's over, I don't dare to play anymore!"
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Outside the Chasm.
Lumine and Paimon arrived at the only path leading to the entrance of the Chasm. A squad of Millelith guarded the area.
"Hello, the Traveler and I are here to help search for Qingge!"
The Millelith stationed here were all personally selected by Mu Qingge. Many had participated in the war against Osial and Beisht, and they recognized Lumine and Paimon.
The Millelith captain saluted Lumine and Paimon solemnly:
"We implore you two, you must bring Commander Mu back!"
During the days Mu Qingge had been missing, they had been restless and uneasy.
Mu Qingge was strict in military discipline but also very good to her subordinates. They respected this Kaiyang Star, who was younger than themselves, because she was truly capable!
Whether it was her martial prowess, wisdom, strategic vision, or work ability, they were all wholeheartedly convinced!
But one unchangeable point was that Commander Mu was actually younger than them. In private, everyone did not fear her as much as they did other generals.
Now that she was very likely in trouble, how could these Millelith not be worried?
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