The three of them looked toward the source of the voice.
Paimon said excitedly.
"Wow, it really worked!"
"Yeah."
Lumine looked at Mu Yang with some concern.
"Would it be better if we waited outside?"
She was afraid Mu Yang might feel unwell after entering.
Mu Yang waved his hand.
He indicated that he was fine now.
There were no longer any sudden floods of memories.
"I'll go in with you. I want to meet this 'Cloud Retainer' too."
Seeing Mu Yang say this,
Lumine did not try to persuade him further.
She only reminded him to tell her immediately if he felt unwell.
Mu Yang was getting a little embarrassed by her concern.
Ying was still quite gentle and kind in front of him.
She did not have that mischievous, rotten sort of vibe.
He had also forgotten when exactly that image of Ying had started.
The three entered Cloud Retainer's Serenitea Pot.
The moment they stepped onto the first small platform,
they heard the woman's voice from deep within the Cave Dwelling.
"Hmm... the aura of a 'Hundred-Proof Talisman.' Though I do not know why you have come here."
"Still, in consideration of your sincere offering, this immortal shall give you an opportunity."
"If you wish to meet this immortal, then pass through the Cave Dwelling personally arranged by this immortal."
Cloud Retainer paused for a moment.
"Wait, you are... Hmph!"
Guinaifen's livestream.
"Looks like she really does know our Mu Yang."
"But that last line... are they on good terms or bad terms?"
Oh no, it's over.
She kind of sounds tsundere.
I think she sounds like a tsundere too.
Have tsunderes not gone out of style yet?
I wonder if she'll tell us any stories about Mu Yang.
After that, she fell silent as though sulking.
Lumine and Paimon looked at each other.
They both found that last remark rather baffling.
Then they looked at Mu Yang at the same time.
Paimon gave an awkward laugh. "Ahaha, could it be that you two don't get along?"
Mu Yang naturally put on an innocent expression.
He said he had no idea what was going on either.
"But since she didn't throw us out, she probably isn't that bad, right?"
Paimon said, "That's true. Then let's hurry in and find her."
Mu Yang knew.
This tsundere immortal bird was throwing a tantrum.
Mu Yang was helpless too.
This was all caused by the setting and its corrections.
There was no way for him to change the past.
Still, Cloud Retainer probably was not truly angry.
As for his current situation,
she should know about it too, right?
Mu Yang thought that perhaps he could pry some information out of her.
He wanted to ask what exactly had happened during the several centuries missing from his memories.
Mu Yang followed behind Lumine.
He watched her clear the trials Cloud Retainer had set along the way.
Lumine was completely at ease.
She did not need Mu Yang's help.
The three of them soon reached the depths of the Cave Dwelling.
Looking up, they saw a large bird standing atop a high wall, looking down at them.
Rather than looking at all three of them,
she was staring at Mu Yang.
Yet she did not seem to intend to speak.
Paimon fulfilled her role.
She stepped forward and asked,
"Are you 'Cloud Retainer'?"
Cloud Retainer flew down from the wall.
"Little one, do not speak yet. This immortal has something to ask him."
Mu Yang's expression did not change.
"Please ask, Immortal."
Cloud Retainer said, "Why did you break your promise?"
Mu Yang frowned, because he had no idea about this matter at all.
What promise had the two of them made?
It's starting, it's starting.
This won't be some kind of love triangle showdown, right?
No way, bro. You can even go for an immortal bird? You really are desperate.
Turn off the lights and they all look the same.
Diagnosed as completely unhinged.
I recommend India, bro. They can satisfy you there.
Lumine saw that Mu Yang was confused.
She stepped forward first.
"Immortal, let me explain."
She first introduced herself.
Then she explained Mu Yang's current circumstances to Cloud Retainer.
Of course, it was the version Mu Yang had just told her.
Cloud Retainer fell into thought after hearing it.
"So that is how it is. It seems this immortal wrongly blamed you."
She turned her head away.
"However, this immortal cannot be entirely blamed either. Why had you never mentioned this matter to this immortal all these years?"
Guinaifen said, "She's got that tsundere flavor now."
That immortal bird still has plenty of charm, if you ask me.
Immortals can all take human form, right? Going by her voice, she definitely won't be bad-looking.
I love big birds.
I'll ship it first as a sign of respect.
Don't ship every damn thing!
Still, we haven't found out anything about Mu Yang. Keep hiding it, Mihoyo.
Cloud Retainer sighed.
"Never mind. Since you chose to conceal it, this immortal shall not pursue the matter."
"You need only remember that from now on, you must come to Mount Aocang for the gathering every Moonchase Festival."
"That child Shenhe used to tug on this immortal and ask, 'Why hasn't Master Mu Yang come?'"
"Only after growing older recently did she stop asking."
A satellite character?
I have a feeling she's a new wife.
Why can't she be a husband?
Mu Yang distilled the information from Cloud Retainer's words.
He was one of Shenhe's masters.
In other words, at least ten-odd years ago,
he had still been able to move about normally.
Then, he had an agreement with them.
Every Moonchase Festival, they were supposed to come to Mount Aocang and celebrate together.
But Mu Yang had broken that promise for many years.
That was why Cloud Retainer had gotten sulky.
Having figured that out,
Mu Yang naturally agreed without hesitation.
He said he definitely would not forget future Moonchase Festivals again.
Only then did Cloud Retainer's oppressive presence lessen somewhat.
Lumine was now certain that Cloud Retainer was an old acquaintance of Mu Yang's.
So she asked about Mu Yang's identity.
She asked about Mu Yang's origins.
And whether he truly was an immortal.
Cloud Retainer had finally arrived at the field she excelled at most—chatting.
"This immortal is not entirely certain of Mu Yang's origins either."
"Even several of his closest friends may not know."
"Since he himself did not speak of it, everyone tacitly agreed not to ask."
Paimon picked up the conversation.
"Then have you known each other for a long time?"
Cloud Retainer tilted her head up toward the sky.
"More than a thousand years, perhaps."
Lumine and Paimon both revealed shocked expressions.
"More than a thousand years?!"
Silver Wolf's livestream.
Silver Wolf analyzed the situation.
"Looks like Mu Yang's background isn't simple."
"But that makes sense. If you judge his age by appearance alone,"
"his strength does not quite match his age."
Couldn't he just be a genius teenager?
The main thing is his eyes. They don't look like those of a teenager in his teens.
Streamer, make an analysis post when you have time. I just followed you, and you seem more capable than Truthful Immortal.
Silver Wolf replied to the comment.
"Sure. Once I finish the story, I'll go tear apart his analysis."
Fight, fight!
Yes! I love watching people tear into each other.
Lumine looked at Mu Yang.
"He doesn't feel like it either."
Mu Yang teased Ying.
"What's so strange about that? You slept for several hundred years in one go."
Lumine scratched her head.
"That's true, I guess."
Cloud Retainer began to get into the swing of things.
Her chatty mode was officially unlocked.
"Speaking of which, the first time I met Mu Yang was here on Mount Aocang."
"Since his memories are in such disarray now, I might as well tell you about the past."
"Maybe it'll help him remember something."
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