"This one is... Mr. Bai's... that one is yours."

This time, the girl didn't remain silent and softly said, "Thank you."

Qiqi tilted her little head up and said, "You're welcome."

……

After some time, the girl washed herself and put on the clothes that Bai Shu had prepared for her.

Arriving at the front hall of Bubulu again, besides Bai Shu, there were now several Qianyan soldiers present.

The girl, who had just finished bathing, was as beautiful and charming as a lotus emerging from the water.

Her wet hair cascaded down her shoulders like a waterfall, with a few stray strands playfully clinging to her alabaster cheeks.

Those slightly trembling lips seemed to be telling of the unease in her heart.

The Thousand Rock Army soldiers were stunned, all surprised by the girl's appearance.

The leader of these Thousand Rock soldiers was a woman. She said to the girl, "We have some questions for you. Would you like to come with us?"

The girl nodded, then turned to look at Bai Shu and bowed respectfully to him, saying, "Thank you, Doctor Bai."

Changsheng: "So you can talk."

"Feel sorry…"

After the girl finished speaking, she followed Qianyan Army and temporarily left Bubulu.

Outside the Bubu Lu, the woman from the Qianyan Army found a relatively quiet place and asked:

"What's your name?"

Girl: "My... name is Chu Xi"

"Chu Xi, we want to know what you went through before you came to Liyue Harbor."

"I…"

Chu Xi lowered her head slightly, her voice becoming choked with emotion.

When the commander of the Thousand Rock Army heard Chu Xi sobbing, his heart skipped a beat. Thinking of Chu Xi's beauty and her previous disheveled state, he couldn't help but think of something bad.

Is it...

Chu Xi sniffed hard, forcing back her grief: "My parents are dead, they murdered them, and they burned down our house. I only survived by hiding in the cellar..."

"Them? Who are they?"

"I don't know, they kill anyone they see, I'm terrified..."

Chu Xi's eyes were filled with tears, which made the Qianyan soldiers feel sorry for her.

The captain of the Qianyan Army placed his hand on Chu Xi's shoulder and patted her gently: "Don't be afraid. Your home is there. The Qianyan Army will help you get justice."

Chu Xi: "Yes..."

……

When Chu Xi began to slowly come into contact with Liyue, Mondstadt...

After these days of arduous travel, the puppet Nora has reached Whispering Woods outside Mondstadt from the Frozen Spire.

Returning to Mondstadt as Nora after so long, even though this isn't the real Nora, my feelings are still very complicated.

Wearing a wide black robe, Nora walked slowly along the path in the Whispering Forest.

Arriving at the bridge outside Mondstadt, Nora lingered for a while, looking at the city lights shining brightly in the distance. She would take a step forward and then a step back, until the fear of impending doom subsided before she could move forward with peace of mind.

It seems Wendy isn't in Mondstadt today, or even in Mondstadt at all, which makes things easier.

Mondstadt was still guarded at night, and the city gates were not closed.

Nora crawled directly under the bridge, close to it, and quietly arrived at the right side of the Mondstadt gate, where she climbed up using both her hands and feet.

Unexpectedly, there were guards at the city gate. Nora quietly slipped into their blind spot and successfully entered Mondstadt.

It's past midnight, and most of the people in Mondstadt have gone home to rest.

The streets were quiet, but even in such quiet conditions, Nora couldn't walk openly on the street. She touched the edge of Mondstadt and made her way silently to the back of Mondstadt Cathedral.

That is, the actual tomb of Nora.

Nora was very careful. At night, Mondstadt was protected by Sister Rosalia and the righteous Diluc. After being killed by Malice, Diluc had avenged himself and there was a high probability that he had returned to Mondstadt.

If these two bump into us before we can even get our business done, things will get messy.

Nora proceeded cautiously and finally reached the back of the Cathedral of the West Wind without anyone noticing.

Just to be on the safe side, she waited nearby for a while before showing herself to make sure no one was coming.

Arriving at Nora's tombstone, one sees the inscription: Tomb of Nora Legnfender, Heroic Knight…

There was a lot of fruit in front of the grave. Nora picked a sunset fruit, took a bite, and then threw it aside with a pout.

It seems that although we are both made of flesh and blood, we are still different in the end.

Food tastes completely bland to her now, and her body instinctively rejects it.

They kicked the things in front of the grave aside, and Ruola kicked the tombstone over.

She controlled her strength, and although she kicked the tombstone, there wasn't much noise.

Moreover, the cemetery here is much larger than the small one in the game.

If you stretch out your hands, your originally beautiful hands will begin to twist and change, eventually turning into a shovel.

The puppet, Ruola, bent over and began to work busily, huffing and puffing.

Digging your own grave—that feeling is actually quite thrilling!

Nora dug out the coffin, opened it, and found Nora's body inside frozen solid, showing no signs of melting.

Kaeya's elemental power couldn't possibly be that strong; it was probably Venti who did it.

Nora carried Nora's body out and put it into her storage space, then flipped over from behind and jumped into the lake.

……

Ruola's situation went smoothly, but Qingge's was a different story.

As the puppet Qingge arrived at the mountainside of Tianheng Mountain, a great terror suddenly descended upon her as she took a step forward. She had originally planned to give up, but after retreating for a while, the great terror returned.

This has left her feeling extremely distressed, as she is now afraid to go on the job but unable to quit!

Chapter 144 Lockdown of the Entire City

Midnight, at the summit of Tianheng Mountain.

Qingxu knelt before her sister's grave: "Sister, I have become a disciple of True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng, and from today onwards I will be learning immortal arts from him. But sister, don't worry, just like when I was studying, I will come home often..."

Behind Qingxu were the three True Lords: Xianyun, Houzhang, and Jiehu.

Xianyun was in front, with Hou and Zhang following not far behind.

Jiehu said, "This is already Liuyun's third disciple. What do you think? Should we also take on a disciple to carry on his legacy?"

Hou Zhang: "Inheriting the mantle? What, are you nearing the end of your life?"

"What are you saying, you old deer!"

"Taking on a disciple isn't something you can just do whenever you want. It all comes down to 'fate.' Perhaps there will be an opportunity in the future, but right now... you can't force something that doesn't belong to you..."

"Hey, you're still feeling sentimental? Don't think I don't know..."

Xianyun glanced back, and Houzhang and the other man immediately shut up.

After Qingxu finished speaking with his sister, he stood up and knelt down on both knees in front of Xianyun: "Disciple Mu Qingxu greets Master!"

Xianyun's expression at this moment was as kind as could be. She personally helped Qingxu up, saying, "Good child..."

……

In a corner of Tianheng Mountain.

Zhongli and Wendy sat facing each other at a stone table.

"After that guy died, there wasn't much movement in the abyss. I... Ah Qiu~"

Wendy suddenly sneezed. He looked around. How could there be a cat in a place like this?

"Aqiu~"

Wendy sneezed again and realized something was wrong.

"Grandpa, let's talk again next time. I need to go back to Mondstadt first."

Without waiting for Zhongli's reaction, Wendy transformed into a gentle breeze and left the place.

Zhong Li frowned, not quite understanding what Wendy was up to.

He stood up, put his hands behind his back, and slowly walked towards Liyue Harbor.

……

Halfway up Tianheng Mountain.

The puppet Qingge huddled in place, her entire body covered by a large black robe.

At that moment, she didn't dare to move, for fear of attracting attention.

She maintained this position for over an hour before slowly standing up.

Just as I was about to go up, that feeling came back, but after taking a few steps back, I found that the feeling was gone.

Someone has been watching Qingge's grave!

Qingge knew who it was without even thinking. It seemed she had been too hasty. Mondstadt was not like Liyue. Venti might have guarded it before, but as time went on, he seemed to have gradually lowered his guard.

This time, none of them were in Mondstadt, so it was easy for Jora to succeed.

But Liyue is different; she'd come to dig it up so soon after it was buried... that simply wouldn't work.

Since she couldn't get up there, Qingge simply went back down.

She couldn't just bite the bullet and go up to deliver it, wasting the emotional feedback that had been built up around this persona.

……

Mond.

Rosalia, who had just returned from outside Mondstadt, suddenly felt like drinking.

She remembered that she had hidden a bottle in the ground to the right and behind the cathedral, so she headed straight for the back of the cathedral.

She picked another sunset fruit today. This one is especially big and should be very sweet. I remember Nora seemed to like it quite a bit, so I'll give this one to her.

Rosalia knew that Nora didn't like the snacks served at her grave, so it was a good idea to change things up.

But when Rosalia arrived at the back of the cathedral and saw that Nora's tombstone had been knocked down and the grave dug up, her eyes sharpened instantly, and she casually tossed the sunset fruit in her hand aside.

Upon getting closer, Rosalia clearly saw that Nora's coffin had been opened and the body inside was gone.

Rosalia's anger surged, her eyes burning like flames.

Just by looking at the scene, she knew everything that had happened here before. It was obvious that someone had violently damaged the tombstone from the outside and then dug up the grave and took away Nora's body.

Nora is a hero of Mondstadt, how could she end up like this!

Rosalia picked up a clump of soil, brought it to her nose, and smelled it.

That bastard who dug up people's graves just left a little while ago!

She immediately set off to search, determined to find that bastard and shoot him—no, she couldn't let him die too easily!

Desecrating the remains of a hero and stealing the body of her friend are both unforgivable crimes!

Rosalia immediately ruled out the correct answer; her past experience told her that the bastard was unlikely to jump into the lake and escape.

It is highly likely that it is still within Mondstadt.

Rosalia's commotion quickly attracted the attention of the patrolling Knights of Favonius. Before the knights could ask her anything, she rushed up, grabbed one of them, and demanded, "Did you see any suspicious people while you were on patrol?"

The knight who was suddenly attacked by Rosalia was clearly startled. Seeing Rosalia's angry eyes, he suddenly felt that he had done something wrong.

"No, no, we didn't see anyone suspicious."

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