The Homebody Danzhu

"But you're pinching me so hard, it hurts..."

After Lianshan was kneaded by Xu Yanwu, he inexplicably felt that his bruises had gotten worse...

"Cease your nonsense."

Xu Yanwu patted Lianshan's back with a serious expression, making Lianshan cry out in pain.

"I'm just speeding up your recovery. Once this ointment is applied and you eat half a pot of rice, your injuries will be mostly healed."

(^▽^) It's not because I'm jealous as a single dog seeing you and Ji Lin getting so close these past two years.

"Oh..." Lianshan said with a bitter face, slowly getting dressed after Xu Yanwu finished applying the ointment.

Lianshan suddenly remembered something and asked, "Brother Xu, how many days will we be out this time?"

Xu Yanwu rubbed his chin and pondered, "I feel like three days should be enough. We can also see if we can encounter people from other tribes..."

In the near future, Chi You would bring disaster to the Divine Land. Even if they couldn't directly help, warning them would be an act of utmost benevolence.

Honkai Beasts that are no weaker than Herrschers...

Thinking of this, Xu Yanwu couldn't help but raise his hand to touch his neck. At the junction of his neck and shoulder, a faint bloodline could still be seen there.

It was a wound inflicted by the Herrscher of the End, and it still hadn't healed properly.

"Forget it, let's not talk about that. The meat is stewed, let's eat, eat, eat."

... That's right, it's me again (^▽^) The time-jumping line marker. This time, it's a week later—

"Haa~!"

Squatting by the entrance of his house, Xu Yanwu yawned as he did some carpentry work, his lazy demeanor giving the impression that even the sky falling wouldn't bother him.

"Did Ji Lin go training again... Cang Xuan... seems to be busy with something about quantum computers lately... This sounds a bit familiar, I should make a wish later and check my memories... Oh right, Danzhu seemed to be looking for Chi Yuan to go to some cave to find something? Didn't she say a couple of days ago that she was going to write a myth for me?"

Xu Yanwu muttered to himself, "What will my future be like in the myths of the Divine Land?"

Yinglong? Or Xing Tian? Or both?

"Hmm, it might be a bit worrying if I don't go check... What if she writes some garbage about me, wouldn't that be a disaster?"

He tossed the half-finished chair in his hand onto the ground, put his hands behind his back like an old man, and headed towards the cave where Danzhu was, the one with a lot of clay.

Along the way, Xu Yanwu even had the leisure to greet the people working in the tribe.

As soon as he reached the cave entrance, he heard Danzhu's mumbling voice from inside: "[Danzhu, the creator goddess of the ancient era, she is a beautiful and powerful maiden...]"

"[Yinglong, a powerful being created by Goddess Danzhu, possessing the power to move mountains and fill seas...]"

Then came Chi Yuan's voice: "Danzhu, what are you doing..."

"Danzhu! What nonsense are you writing! When did I become a creature you created!"

Xu Yanwu couldn't hold back and rushed into the cave shouting.

"Eh eh eh eh?! Uncle Xu Yanwu! Why are you here!"

Danzhu was so startled by Xu Yanwu's sudden entrance that she hid behind Chi Yuan.

"If I don't come? Can I not come? When I heard you were writing myths, I knew you wouldn't do anything good. If I didn't come, I would have become your son..."

Xu Yanwu looked exasperated. Fortunately, he arrived just in time, and there was still a chance to fix things...

"I'll write my own myth, you write about others!"

"Xu Yanwu, Danzhu, what do you mean by writing myths...?" Chi Yuan asked curiously.

"Hmm?"

Xu Yanwu and Danzhu exchanged glances, then said in unison, "Of course, it's for prestige/spreading knowledge!"

".../..."

"Uncle Xu Yanwu! Myths aren't something for you to play with!" Danzhu, having discovered this heretic, immediately bristled, "I'm going to use it to spread knowledge to the people of this civilization era!"

"...But wouldn't it be nice to boost my prestige a bit while spreading knowledge..." Xu Yanwu said pitifully, "Wuwuwu, I'm a warrior fighting against Honkai, can't I leave behind a good reputation..."

"..."

Danzhu and Chi Yuan were disgusted by Xu Yanwu's tone and instinctively took a step back, distancing themselves from him.

"...Alright, alright, no more fooling around."

Xu Yanwu put away his whiny act and shrugged, "Myths, I understand. People nowadays can't accept too much science, but they surprisingly accept supernatural things. So, we need to create myths to guide them."

"However, there's a reason why I want to create my own myth. Your powers come from scientific knowledge, but mine don't. I use metaphysical power that has always been on the opposite side of Honkai from the beginning."

Hmm (￣rǒ￣), if malice from Africa counts as power... I did indeed cross over because I was too unlucky and ended up facing the Herrscher of the End...

"But, is spreading my own story like this really meaningful?" Chi Yuan asked.

"Yes, why not."

Xu Yanwu scratched his chin, "Actually, all civilizations, in the beginning, relied on myths to advance. Instead of idly teaching them that flames can reach hundreds or thousands of degrees Celsius and burn their hands, it's better to just tell them, [If you touch the flame with your hand, you will anger the flame god, and it will punish you by making your touched body rot and burn]."

"See? Isn't this much simpler?"

"Right, right, right! Exactly like that!" Danzhu nodded with satisfaction. "That's why, to better spread these myths, we absolutely must find the Secret Treasure deep within this cave!"

Danzhu turned to Xu Yanwu and said, "Uncle Xu Yanwu, you've arrived at the perfect time! Let's go find it together!"

"...So you're planning to use me as free labor again, huh?"

Xu Yanwu yawned. "But it's fine. It's a good opportunity for me to find something to do for myself."

Xu Yanwu suddenly remembered. This part... wasn't this the plot from Honkai Impact 3rd's side story, The Forgetting Person?

Interesting, very interesting. So, does this mean Otto, the future first Herrscher, and Fu Hua, the future Herrscher, will eventually see what happened here again?

Xu Yanwu tugged at his collar. Although his wild attire felt out of place, he still offered a slight, gentlemanly bow. "Then, my two beautiful ladies, would you permit me to accompany you in searching for the Secret Treasure within the cave?"