Before long, Xu Yanwu brought Danzhu to the bathhouse at Yae Shrine.
With the hot springs still flowing, the place remained warm and steamy.
Since it was a shrine bathhouse, it looked rather antiquated, with nothing but stone pools and bamboo flooring.
Having gone unused for so long, the pools were somewhat dirty, and there was a light layer of dust on the floor.
"Wow... How long has it been since I cleaned? How did it get this filthy...?"
After Xu Yanwu sighed like that, Danzhu curiously asked from beside him, "How long has it been since you cleaned?"
"Just... huh?"
Xu Yanwu counted on his fingers and realized that, aside from cleaning it on the day he moved Yae Shrine over and set up the water flow, he had not cleaned it since...
"Never mind. Let's clean first."
Xu Yanwu rolled up his sleeves, put on gloves and a headscarf, tied on a cleaning apron, and began mopping the bathhouse floor.
As he cleaned, Xu Yanwu chatted with Danzhu beside him.
"Come to think of it, is Cang Xuan asleep right now?"
"Mm."
Xu Yanwu asked curiously, "Hm? Souls can fall asleep too?"
"How would I know!"
Danzhu said righteously, "It's my first time being a ghost too! How would I know whether ghosts need sleep!"
"Great job, then..."
Xu Yanwu looked speechless, but he still continued, "Speaking of which, Danzhu... How did you and Cang Xuan preserve your souls under those circumstances?"
"Um... well..."
Upon hearing Xu Yanwu's question, Danzhu fell into thought. After considering it for a moment, she said, "Actually, Sister and I never expected to end up like this. After we lost consciousness due to Honkai Energy corrosion at the end, we woke up like this."
"Hm? That's it?"
Xu Yanwu froze.
"That's it... We