Twenty years after the Archon War.
Guizhong and the Adepti finally succeeded in covering all of Liyue with Guizhong Ballistas.
Now, Guizhong only needed to focus on running the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
Over those twenty years, she had also hired quite a few helpers, set the fees in Mora for funeral services, and established special funeral ceremonies, such as Joyful Funerals.
Meanwhile, after finishing the Guizhong Ballistas, the Adepti found themselves bored out of their minds and simply returned to their old home in Jueyun Karst.
Ganyu and the Yakshas also found their workloads easing. The Liyue Qixing had needed plenty of help when it was first established, but now that things had settled down, they were hardly busy anymore.
Azhdaha had returned to his home in The Chasm soon after the Archon War.
As for Morax, he had become a hands-off ruler, taking human form and setting out to wander the world.
Sixty years after the Archon War.
Morax had traveled throughout Teyvat before finally returning to Liyue and extending an invitation to Guizhong.
Morax wanted to take her somewhere fun, rather than have her sit in the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor every day.
After hearing about this, Guizhong had a dream that very night.
In her dream, that esteemed person told her she could leave if she wished, but someone had to keep running the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
And every last rule had to remain in place, or she would not be allowed to leave.
The next day, having understood his wishes, Guizhong began three days of careful deliberation before finally deciding to pass the position of director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to a subordinate named Hu Linhao.
Hu Linhao had worked at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor for over twelve years and was thoroughly familiar with all its