Kiana constructed a small courtyard on the highest mountain in Liyue Harbor and decided to rest there for the night.
Somewhere in Teyvat, a Damselette with a face similar to Lumine looked at a group of Abyssal creatures below, her eyes slightly closed.
"The power of the Abyss... has been isolated..."
She raised her fair hand, clenched it, and whispered in a low voice.
She clearly felt that the source of the endless Abyssal power was blocked, and the power she could wield became limited.
The power of the Ley Lines also became more stable, and Teyvat as a whole was reinforced by an unknown force... The Abyss would eventually be completely expelled from Teyvat.
The awakening of the Heavenly Principles would be greatly accelerated.
However... nearly one-sixth of the power had returned to her body... It was precisely because of this that she was not panicking at this moment.
With this power, even if the source of the Abyss was blocked, she could still stabilize the foundation of the Abyssal Order in Teyvat.
But she needed to speed up... before the Heavenly Principles fully awakened... "Sister, the journey is still long, I will be waiting for you at the end of everything..."
Raising her head, the Damselette's deep, cold voice echoed under the night sky... In a guest room at Qunyu Pavilion in Liyue.
"So much has happened today..."
Lumine withdrew her gaze from the sky, closed the window, and sighed with an old-fashioned air.
It felt like the experiences of this one day were a lifetime for an ordinary person.
"Paimon, it's time to rest."
Lumine pulled back the covers, took off her clothes, folded them neatly aside, and then waved to Paimon.
"Mm..."
Paimon responded with a distracted nod.
After Paimon floated onto the bed, Lumine hugged her directly, rubbing her cheek against Paimon's, and comfortably closed her eyes.
With her cheek pressed against the soft Paimon, her eyes were somewhat unfocused at this moment, and patterns of circular cross-dashed lines constantly flickered within them.
At the same time, in the deepest part of Celestia, a Damselette whose appearance highly matched the Four Shades of the Heavenly Principles, was curled up on the throne, hugging her knees.
The Damselette's long eyelashes trembled slightly, but a moment later, they returned to stillness, like a sleeping beauty.
If Lumine were here, she would be very surprised.
Because she... looked very much like a grown-up Paimon.
Just then, Asmoday, the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles, appeared here, a hint of complexity flashing in her cold eyes.
"..."
She walked to the Damselette's side, gently stroked her face, and then left.
She flew all the way to the edge of Celestia, casting her gaze towards Qunyu Pavilion in Liyue... specifically, at Lumine and Paimon in the guest room of Qunyu Pavilion.
Her gaze lingered on Paimon for a moment before she vanished from the spot.
"Teyvat is now stable, and the revival of the Heavenly Principles is inevitable. What will your future be... Incarnation of the Heavenly Principles?"
At this moment, Paimon, whose eyes were already closed and had entered a dream, heard faint voices echoing in her ears.
Frowning deeply, Paimon subconsciously hugged the softness in front of her; that warmth seemed to give her a complete sense of security.
Meanwhile, Lumine, in her dream, dreamt that she and Paimon were so poor they were busking on the streets, breaking rocks on their chests.
The solid stone slab pressing on her chest made her a little breathless... The next morning.
Kiana and Bianca returned to Wangshu, leaving the small courtyard with complete modern facilities to Xin Yan.
Before leaving Teyvat, Kiana even transformed into Xin Yan's appearance and did some interesting things in Keqing's room.
Of course, it was just whispering something into Keqing's ear: "I, Xin Yan, only love Keqing in this life," and similar words.
Similarly, she also went to the rooms of Hu Tao, Ganyu, Guizhong, A-Ping, Zhongli, Xianyun, and other Damselettes, saying the same things.
After doing all this, Kiana returned home refreshed with Bianca.
Bianca, meanwhile, looked curiously at Kiana, who was humming happily all the way.
Curious, she wanted to know what happened... Kiana, seeing her sister's thoughts, told Bianca everything she had done.
And after learning the details, the other party subtly moved a step away.
This younger sister was truly too devious... In the courtyard on the mountain in Liyue Harbor, Xin Yan woke up, stretched comfortably, and then came out into the yard.
"You're all here?"
Xin Yan's eyes lit up when she saw Hu Tao and Keqing in addition to the old friends who had stayed overnight in the courtyard.
At this moment, Xin Yan felt no solemn atmosphere at all and walked over cheerfully.
"Old friend, good luck to you..."
Zhongli folded her arms, glanced slightly at Kiana, then closed her eyes and said calmly.
This old friend, everything is good about her, but she just can't change her nature of liking to provoke girls... Guizhong also covered her small mouth, looking at the smiling girls with eyes full of anticipation.
How will Xin Yan die later?
"Why aren't any of you talking?"
Xin Yan, walking up to the Damselettes, tilted her head with a puzzled expression.
Why does it feel like the temperature has dropped a bit... Snap—
Xin Yan snapped her fingers, igniting a fire lotus in her palm.
"It's still a bit cold, Mo... Zhongli, do you know what happened?"
Xin Yan shivered, turning to look at Zhongli, who was standing with folded arms and silent.
"Hmm... it's getting late, Hall Master, I'll go discuss the Rite of Parting with Ningguang first."
With that, Zhongli slowly left the courtyard.
Hu Tao glanced at Zhongli's retreating back, then continued to look at Xin Yan with an incredibly gentle smile.
The clever Hu Tao had determined Zhongli's identity from the Damselette's demeanor and Xin Yan's address to her.
(Hu Tao had gone back earlier last night and didn't know that Zhongli was Zhongli, also known as Rex Lapis.)
The other party was definitely Zhongli's biological sister, possessing the same profound knowledge as Zhongli.
So she didn't ask too many questions about the Rite of Parting.
This was trust!
As for Guizhong... Hu Tao thought this was another girl Xin Yan had hooked up with, as the other party was graceful, elegant, and had a sweet and lovely appearance.
She was intimately familiar with her childhood friend's preferences.
"Guizhong...? Do you know what happened? Why aren't you talking...?"
Xin Yan stiffly turned her head to look at Guizhong, asking with a mournful face.
Her intuition told her she might be doomed... Guizhong, meanwhile, pouted, looked up at the sky, and whistled.
"I think..."
Hu Tao slowly approached, summoned her Staff of Homa, and with a chilling smile, said to Xin Yan in a cloyingly sweet voice.
"We need to have a good talk...? Empress?"
Keqing drew her long sword, approaching Xin Yan with the same smile and tone.
"This adeptus... this adeptus will not get involved..."
Xianyun originally wanted to play along, but after thinking about it, decided not to get involved in the love-hate relationships of these youngsters.
"Empress... it won't hurt... it'll just be for a moment..."
And the originally gentle and considerate Ganyu also pulled out Amos' Bow, swaying her waist as she pressed closer.
Xin Yan continuously retreated, a bead of cold sweat running down her temple.
"No... don't... don't come... Ahhh!"
A tragic scream echoed over the slightly tranquil Liyue Harbor in the morning, causing passersby to stop and look up in confusion.
Meanwhile, Kiana, who had returned to Wangshu and was standing obediently before the imposing Chief Strategist, subtly raised her eyes and let her mind wander.
Xin Yan must be enjoying family bliss right now, how nice... Just then, a system notification sounded in her ear:
[Host has isolated the Abyssal invasion of Teyvat, killed the main body of the Universal Disaster Surtalogi, and significantly altered the direction of the allogene universe, earning 5 Roulette Draws.]
[Delayed Distribution — Special Operations Na has earned 2 Roulette Draws. Special Operations Na still needs one final intimate contact with the soul fragment... to complete the collection.]
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