Demonic Beasts alone could hardly gather into a tide like this.
Most likely, they had been affected by Archon Remnants.
So Yuandai had not exaggerated when she said she had been chased by monsters in the fog.
After all, Xianyun had been one of the adepti who charged at the very forefront alongside Rex Lapis during the Archon War.
It was precisely the resentment within the Archon Remnants, drawn by the Immortal's Blood.
That had followed her all the way here.
Xianyun's account was very casual.
But the players knew that she had faced a tidal wave of Demonic Beasts.
If she had not guarded the door, this little house would surely have been swallowed by the beasts tonight.
Xianyun glossed over the brutal battle.
"Anyway, it is enough that you are safe."
"This morning, I heard a baby's cries and saw you holding him so carefully."
"Though I am not of mortal flesh, I could still deeply feel your joy."
Xianyun looked at the nearly shattered seal and let out a long sigh. "...This is enough."
That was probably how it had happened.
At this point, Suyu interjected, "Wait, does that mean the White Crane adeptus I saw as a child was actually also—"
"Oh! This one—I nearly forgot to mention it."
The players controlled Xianyun as she ran through the memory domain.
Before long, she arrived at Liyue Harbor.
It was a night with beautiful moonlight.
Outside a small house in Liyue Harbor, Xianyun peered through the window.
"Like Yuandai, you never let this adeptus rest easy."
"That year, you came down with a high fever, and this adeptus intended to take you back to the Serenitea Pot for treatment."
"But upon seeing this adeptus, you cried and made a fuss, refusing to leave with this adeptus no