Baizhu returned from outside.
I was a little surprised to see Qiqi chatting with a girl.
Qiqi doesn't usually like to talk and is slow to react, so very few people talk to Qiqi. Only that little guy in the Wang Sheng Funeral Parlor talks about wanting Qiqi to rest in peace and follows her every time she goes to Qiqi.
Of course, Qiqi always returned safely, so he stopped worrying about it.
Are you here for a medical checkup?
Baizhu asked.
"Hello, Mr. Baizhu." Kurumi narrowed her eyes and smiled.
"Hello." Baizhu walked behind the medicine table before asking, "Where are you injured?"
Kurumi shook her head. "I'm not injured. I just came to chat with a friend."
She neither liked nor disliked Baizhu; she simply treated him as an ordinary NPC.
"Qiqi's friend?" Baizhu looked surprised.
Although Qiqi's forgetfulness and speaking ability have improved a lot recently, this is the first time I've heard that she has such a friend.
"In that case, Qiqi, go out and have fun with your friends. When A'gui comes back later, I'll have him watch the house."
"Good."
Qiqi put down the pestle.
He left Bubu Pharmacy with Kurumi.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them appeared on Mt. Tianheng.
Qiqi was planning to go with Kurumi to see if any zombie-like creatures had appeared around the world. The Genshin Impact world wasn't very big, and it was densely populated with humans. If they wanted to see where something had happened, they just needed to go to the major cities and ask the local Adventurer's Guild.
The Adventurer's Guild possesses most of the information about this world; otherwise, they wouldn't be able to issue various missions in a timely manner.
However, a dark-haired man slowly approached.
He walked slowly, but in reality, he was extremely fast. In just a few steps, he had traveled from the other side of the mountain to the top.
Qiqi: "Oh, isn't this Grandpa Zhong?"
Zhongli glanced at Qiqi: "?"
He knew this little girl; she had died in the aftermath of the war between Popo and demons, but was resurrected by a wisp of immortal power from various immortals. She was now working as a medicine boy at Bubu Pharmacy.
Things about Liyue rarely escaped his and Seven Stars's notice, but he didn't know how Qiqi had found out about his identity.
Given that Zhongli has only been a member of the Wang Sheng Funeral Parlor for a short time, it's unlikely that Hu Tao could have made that claim.
"It seems that you, young friend Qiqi, recognize me?"
Qiqi: "... Ah, damn reincarnation, damn Blondie."
In the previous cycle, in order to swindle money from the Childe, she would shamelessly sidle up to Zhongli every time Zhongli for a big meal, just to see how much Childe had and to see the embarrassment of Childe not being able to pay the bill. So, over time, she became familiar with Zhongli.
In this cycle of reincarnation, she and Zhongli are not yet familiar with each other.
The Blondie was too weak; otherwise, the world wouldn't have been able to reset.
Zhongli's words to Qiqi sounded a bit strange, mentioning reincarnation and Blondie.
But he's not here for Qiqi, but for the black-haired girl in front of him who always has a smile on her face.
Her charm was so captivating that even someone who had lived for five thousand years couldn't help but admire it.
What a stunning beauty, with bright eyes and white teeth.
The allure in her eyes alone is enough to make one fall for her.
Of course, Zhongli was merely admiring her, and more than her beauty, Zhongli was impressed by her strength. He then asked, "May I ask where you come from, and where you are going?"
This was the first time I had ever seen such a powerful life form.
"Coming from afar, going wherever you please." Kurumi chuckled.
Qiqi: "Grandpa Zhong, this is my friend. What, you've taken a fancy to my friend?"
?
Why is this young medicine boy so blunt?
Never mind, children speak without thinking.
"No, it's just that I encountered a strong person, and my curiosity led me here."
"I see." Qiqi nodded and said, "Now that we've finished watching, we have to go. Bye-bye."
In the previous cycle, he also noticed that Kurumi was very strong, so he paid close attention to Kurumi. Later, he discovered that Qiqi was also very strong, and he paid close attention to her as well.
This cycle, unexpectedly, hasn't developed much differently from the last one.
Kurumi has a good impression of Zhongli, but it's not the kind of affection that comes from a romantic relationship. Rather, it's an appreciation for someone who values contracts and is responsible.
From one perspective, I'm actually quite similar to Zhongli, which is probably why I have feelings for him.
After the two disappeared.
Zhongli calmly watched the direction the two had gone and said, "Not only this black-haired girl, but even that little medicine boy, Qiqi, seems to contain a power that should not be underestimated."
How exactly did they obtain their power?
Zhongli was very curious about this. It was impossible for someone who could obtain such powerful strength to remain so unknown on the continent of Teyvat.
At this moment, a young girl came up with a shovel and immediately spotted her guest.
"Hey, Zhongli, have you seen Qiqi here?" The girl gracefully approached Zhongli, as if she brought with her the fragrance of plum blossoms.
"Director Hu," Zhongli called out, then said, "No."
"Ah, I just heard that Qiqi came to Mt. Tianheng, how come she disappeared in the blink of an eye?" Hu Tao said with great regret.
Despite her many attempts to bury Qiqi, which all ended in failure, Hu Tao did not give up, because she believed that the dead should lie in the ground.
Perhaps Qiqi still had some unfulfilled wishes, which is why she was unwilling to be buried.
Next time I see Qiqi, I should ask her what her wish is.
After making up her mind, Hu Tao left Mt. Tianheng with Zhongli.
Mondstadt City.
The town is far smaller than it appears in the game; it has at least 300,000 permanent residents. Qiqi and Kurumi were strolling around the town.
Then I heard the news that Blondie had become Honorary Knight.
Kurumi: "It seems that the Blondie has only just gotten involved in the Mondstadt main storyline."
Qiqi: "Then she won't arrive in Liyue for at least another year."
Kurumi: "Why?"
Qiqi: "Hehe, blinded by the treasure chest."
Kurumi: "..."
The Mondstadt storyline isn't very long. If we calculate it according to real-world time, the Blondie could have been perfectly resolved in three months at most. The fact that he only arrived in Liyue so late is probably because he was attracted by the treasure chest and went astray.
Ignoring the Blondie's situation, Kurumi and Qiqi went to the Adventurer's Guild to find out what was going on.
Clearly, nothing was gained.
The Adventurer's Guild has not heard of any humans in Mondstadt who could die and then resurrect and attack insane.
I spent half an hour in Mondstadt and got nothing.
At that moment, both of them saw a Blondie fly across the rooftop, followed by a Whitey.
That was the traveler and his Paimon.
"Oh, I forgot to mention, this time Sora is the protagonist, and Ying is the villain," Qiqi added.
In the previous cycle, Ying was the protagonist, and Kong was the villain.
"This reset is quite interesting. Are the siblings taking turns to conquer each other?" Kurumi stroked her smooth chin and said.
Qiqi shrugs.
She didn't care about this, nor did she have the ability to investigate the cause of reincarnation, so she had no idea how reincarnation was caused.
Since Liyue didn't have it, the two prepared to head to Inazuma.
"Speaking of which, the World Tree of Sumeru seems to record everything about this world, right? Why don't we just go to the World Tree of Sumeru and search for it?" Qiqi suggested.
The World Tree, which records the entire Teyvat event, is like a Baidu search in Qiqi's eyes; she figured that something like zombies could be found with a simple search.
Kurumi pondered, "That's possible, but the problem is, how do we contact the World Tree?"
"I don't know, but the Little Grass God should know."
Just as the two were talking, a Blondie fell from the sky and landed right in front of them.
Passersby were used to it.
Paimon, the Whitey creature that flew in behind, couldn't help but complain, "Kong, how come you're still so clumsy after flying for so long?"
"Ah, sorry." Sora quickly dusted himself off, then gave Qiqi and Kurumi a bright smile and asked, "Where are you two from? Your clothes are quite different from those in Mondstadt."
Qiqi pouted and said, "You'll find out soon enough."
Ah?
Sora looked at Kurumi with a blank expression.
Kurumi smiled slightly, "You'll find out later."
The two men's deception made Kong's lips twitch. When he flew over, he saw that the two men's figures gave him a sense of familiarity. In addition, their clothing style was very different from the people here, so he wondered if they had any missions or anything like that.
Little did I know, I had encountered a master swindler.
Before leaving, Qiqi said, "By the way, do your best to complete tasks before then, earn more Mora, and treat me to a meal later. Maybe if I'm in a good mood, I'll tell you some information about my sister, hehe."
Um?!
Kong's eyes widened suddenly.
Do these two know he's looking for his sister? He's only told the Knights of Favonius about it; the others probably don't know yet.
Then, when I looked again, the two people had already disappeared.
Kong immediately became anxious. "Paimon, where are they?"
Paimon rubbed his eyes and said, "I... I don't know either. They just disappeared in the blink of an eye!"
"How is that possible..."
This was the first time he had seen someone who knew about his sister, so how could he let them go so easily?
He then led Paimon and ran around Mondstadt City, trying to find the two girls.
Unfortunately, the Blondie will ultimately find nothing.
Because at this point, the two had already arrived inside Sumeru, and even entered the Sanctimonious Palace.
Just like in the story, the Little Grass God was imprisoned in a glass ball by the Gnostic Institute and was asleep.
"Oh dear, what a poor little fellow."
"Then do you want to save her? All we need to do is destroy the Gnostic Institute," Qiqi suggested, her voice brimming with eagerness.
Kurumi rolled her eyes; she had no interest in doing any missions.
Naxida was awakened by the sound of the two talking. She originally thought it was the sage from the Gnostic Institute coming to ask her to marry into the desert again. But when she opened her eyes, she saw two unfamiliar girls.
How did you get in here?
Naxida asked curiously.
Sanctimonious Palace is heavily guarded; no one can enter this place without disturbing the guards.
She had been dozing off again, so she hadn't been paying attention to Sumeru situation in the void. Now, she looked around and saw that everything was still calm outside, and it seemed that no one had noticed that Sanctimonious Palace had been invaded.
Qiqi, hands on hips. "There's no place in this world I can't go."
Kurumi said directly, "We want to enter World Tree to investigate some things."
"The World Tree?!"
Naxida's eyes widened immediately.
"But I do not have the heart of God..."
Kurumi recalled that in the original story, Naxida was able to decipher the World Tree and enter it by using World Tree Heart of the Thunder God, while the Blondie was still in Mondstadt.
Does she have to get Heart of the Thunder God from Inazuma to enter the World Tree?
Qiqi also thought of this, but just thinking about it made her feel troubled.
Qiqi: "Why don't you revive the King of Great Mercy Tree? That way, the Little Grass God can avoid becoming the King of the Palace in the future."
Qiqi felt that the reason why the Little Grass God was so immature was definitely due to a lack of maternal love. Why not just revive the King of Great Mercy Tree and let the King of Great Mercy Tree discipline the Little Grass God so that he would not continue to become a king in the future?
Kurumi was speechless.
"But thinking about it carefully, if the King of Great Mercy Tree were to be resurrected, it could help us monitor this Teyvat."
The King of Great Mercy Tree is the World Tree, and her ability to acquire information is many times stronger than that of Qiqi.
If there were such an omniscient god to help, managing the world of Teyvat would indeed be a breeze.
When Naxida heard that they were going to resurrect the King of Great Mercy Tree, she became excited and struggled inside the glass sphere, asking, "Wait, can you really resurrect the King of Great Mercy Tree?"
Neither Qiqi nor Kurumi paid any attention to Naxida. Kurumi said, "You asked me to revive the King of Great Mercy Tree, not just for investigating zombies, right?"
Qiqi chuckled and said, "You saw through that too."
Kurumi rolled her eyes. "You're such an idiot. All your clones have the same memories. I can tell what you're trying to do just by sticking your butt out."
"Ugh, this cycle is so boring. I don't want to watch the same story again after I've already seen it once. Damn it, I'm the only one trapped in time in the entire Genshin Impact world. It's so boring."
"So you want me to resurrect the King of Great Mercy Tree?"
"Hmm, with the help of the King of Great Mercy Tree, Blondie shouldn't die so easily this time."
"Why don't you just do it yourself?"
With Qiqi's current strength, no one in Teyvat can rival her.
"I'm an audience member, do you even understand what an audience member means?" Qiqi Qi said righteously.
"Alright, alright."
Kurumi waved her hand.
Naxida, who was on the verge of tears because no one was paying attention to her, said, "Take out your core."
The core of the Little Grass God is not the Heart of the Little Grass God, which was given by Sky Island and is not her own. Her core is a young branch of the World Tree. Kurumi can rewind the time of this young branch to awaken the King of Great Mercy Tree again.
As for traveling back in time, it's not impossible, but it would cause huge plot changes.
Since the King of Great Mercy Tree caused many things after her death, if she traveled back in time, resurrected her, and brought her back, wouldn't that eliminate a lot of plot points? It would be better to go back to her origin and let her awaken again in this era.
Naxida excitedly jumped inside the glass ball, revealing her core.
She was willing to do anything to revive the King of Great Mercy Tree.