By the time Qiqi woke up, her pillow was completely soaked.
She slowly sat up, her eyes red.
"Go back... Little Fluff..."
She opened the birdcage, took the little finch out, then carried the bird in her cupped hands to the door and released the bird outside.
Xiu Yuan had no idea why Qiqi was doing this. With no time to think, he immediately flew out after Little Fluff.
Little Fluff seemed to sense Xiu Yuan's presence and stopped just before flying into the forest.
Seeing this, Xiu Yuan stopped beside the bird as well.
"Little Fluff, Qiqi needs you." Xiu Yuan held out a finger and gently stroked the bird's head twice.
Little Fluff looked down.
Qiqi had walked out of the Small Cabin alone and was heading toward Liyue Harbor.
As though sharing an unspoken understanding, Little Fluff flew high overhead, following Qiqi all the way.
Before long, Qiqi arrived in Liyue.
A man spotted Qiqi and warmly approached her.
After talking with him for a while, Qiqi continued toward her destination.
Soon, she arrived at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
Xiu Yuan froze for a moment at the sight, then suddenly turned to look at Little Fluff hovering in the air. He seemed to understand why Qiqi had done this.
Hu Tao and Zhongli, who were inside the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, immediately came forward to greet Qiqi.
"Hu Tao... bury me..."
Xiu Yuan stood rooted to the spot, a bitter smile on his face.
Just as I thought.
It was exactly as I had expected.
Qiqi had let Little Fluff go, and now she was asking to be buried.
It could only mean that Xiu Yuan's departure had robbed her of her reason to keep living.
In her eyes, without Xiu Yuan, this home no longer had any