"So Kurumi, what are your plans?"

"The plan is... there is no plan! Just take it one step at a time."

Paimon, Ying: ...

Walnut winked playfully: "Haha, I was kidding you. Of course I have some ideas in mind, but I still have to meet them in person to decide how to implement them."

Seeing that the two were still a little worried, Hu Tao explained for herself: "I've told you before, when people are healthy, it's hard to imagine how fragile life is, so when faced with signs of physical discomfort, they often don't pay enough attention."

"Being mentally ill is also a form of unhealth. Now that I know this, I will not treat this matter lightly."

[I remember that Walnut can see the dead? Can those soldiers also see their former families?]

[It’s been five hundred years, even if it’s a ghost, it’s long gone.]

[The ghosts in that place are probably the dead who still have an obsession with the world of the living. If the families of those soldiers still have an obsession with them, they might still be able to see them.]

[But generally speaking, that's not the case, right? Although it's not nice to say this, they died in the war to protect Liyue, so they have a clear conscience, and it's not a false accusation. Their families probably won't have any obsessions.]

"I remember you said that because of 'business development'..."

"Ahahaha... Oh no, Paimon, you remembered it wrong again. I was just making an excuse to find someone. Even though it's just an excuse, I really thought so."

"Okay, okay, I believe you."

After hearing Hu Walnut's explanation, Paimon stopped asking questions. Although Hu Walnut seemed a little unreasonable, she was still quite reliable when facing big things.

Now everyone is going to help others, and Hu Tao will definitely not be unreliable.

Seeing that Ying and Paimon both believed what she said, Hu Tao said, "You just met them, right? And I heard from Zhongli that they were able to return from the seal with your help."

"Yes."

Paimon: "That's right, we experienced something really terrible in that underground palace!"

"So, do you also know what they experienced during the seal? Although I may have to ask them later, it is better to find out with you first."

"I know, I know. Ugh... just thinking back on it, I feel like they had it so hard. The horrors we went through are nothing compared to what they went through."

Then Walnut learned from Ying and Paimon what they had experienced in the underground palace.

"The sense of time, the confusion of space, the deceptive illusions... so those soldiers may have experienced it too?"

Paimon felt the same way...or should be completely in agreement, saying, "Yeah, we only stayed for a while before we came out, but they held on until they died..."

"We also found letters they wrote to their families when they were trapped. At that time, only the thought of their families kept them alive and waiting for rescue."

After learning about the soldiers' experiences, Kurumi sympathized with them: "It turns out to be like this... No wonder you said they might have thoughts of committing suicide. Yeah, yeah, I get it."

"Okay, let's get going now! There are so many people who need help, we have to hurry!"

[Should Ningguang be the one doing this job? ]

[But there is no such profession as psychologist in Liyue]

[Generally speaking, a powerful enemy is needed at this time]

[Big enemy? I remembered that the Inazuma Diplomatic Corps would come.]

[The fucking diplomatic corps is a big enemy, they are not Zhidong, and the one leading the team is Kitsai Palace]

[Then let’s take the prince out for a stroll, doge]

The group came to Liyue Harbor, which had been restored to the area it was five hundred years ago, intending to look for people who needed help. While searching, they saw two familiar faces at a glance.

"Ye Lan! Bo Yang!"

"Hello, travelers, what do you want to talk to us about?"

"Oh... I remember you. I heard from Master Minghai that it was you who entered the underground palace and risked your lives to take our souls out, right? I haven't said thank you to you yet. I'm deeply grateful for your great kindness." Boyang bowed deeply to Ying and Shenhe.

Paimon waved his hands quickly: "No, no."

Shen He: "No need to thank me."

Ying: "You are all heroes of Liyue. It is our duty to rescue you."

"Alas, the heroes of Liyue..." Boyang sighed. He looked at the scenery of Liyue Harbor and was speechless for a long time.

Paimeng floated to Ye Lan's side and asked quietly, "Is Boyang also feeling nostalgic for his past family members?"

Ye Lan nodded and whispered, "Indeed, Grandpa is still sad about the problem of his wife and daughter. This is why I didn't go out to carry out the mission, but openly accompanied Grandpa to stroll around Liyue Harbor."

Paimon was shocked: "Ah? We have to go out on a mission during the holidays?"

"...Didn't Yan Fei say that the illusion even told you my true identity? Even in the Lantern Festival, I still have to work. Without us, without the many people who still stick to the Lantern Festival, how could Liyue Harbor be so stable during the Lantern Festival?"

"Especially this year, Inazuma will have a diplomatic delegation coming to visit the Lantern Festival. In previous years, we had to work in shifts, but this year, unless there are special circumstances, everyone needs to be at their workstations."

Bo Yang suddenly interrupted and said, "There are also the Qianyan Army stationed at the border."

Ye Lan affirmed: "Yes, that's right."

"Ye Lan, I know you are a good child. Go back to where you should go. You don't have to stay here with me."

"Grandpa, did you hear that?"

Bo Yang said proudly, "Of course. Who am I? I am the sorcerer Bo Yang who led the Thousand Rocks Army to fight against the beasts in the Layered Rock Abyss with the Emperor's First Yaksha Fushe. You are right beside me, and you think you can keep me from hearing you by whispering? Humph."

Ye Lan felt a little embarrassed. Her great-grandfather had started again. After returning to Liyue, he particularly liked to mention Fushe.

[Hahaha, Boyang looks so old, how come he acts like a child?]

[What do you mean he's so old? Just because Ye Lan called him a great grandfather doesn't mean he's really old. Besides, it's normal for ancient sorcerers to have beards. He's probably only in his thirties.]

[The old man upstairs seems to have broken his defense (]

【You scold me again! 】

[I am in my twenties and still being called uncle by primary school students. Kids nowadays really don’t know how to respect the elderly and love the young]

[What is there for you in your twenties to respect the elderly and love the young?]

[The direction of the barrage is a bit too strange...]

[In fact, in addition to their former families who can serve as anchors for the peace of mind for Boyang and those soldiers, there are also their comrades who can serve as anchors, right? ]

[That’s why Boyang always mentions Fushe. After all, Fushe was the person who accompanied him the longest in the last moments of his life… Yaksha.”]

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