After saying goodbye to Hu Tao and Zhongli, they set off to travel the world again.
They spent five days seeing every corner of Liyue Harbor, enjoying its attractions and sampling its food, then headed out to explore the rest of Liyue.
White clouds wreathed Qingce Village, and closely layered, crescent-shaped terraces dotted the valleys.
At harvest time, these terraces would shine like gold, swaying beneath the warm sun.
When the mountain breeze blew, waves of color rippled across them.
Dunyu Mausoleum, Qingxu Pool, Lingju Pass, Tianqiu Valley, Cloud-Retainer's Abode, Jueyun Karst...
Xiu Yuan and Shenhe spent nearly half a year exploring every part of Liyue.
Along the way, they met many interesting people and heard many interesting stories.
After bidding Liyue farewell, they arrived in Mondstadt.
Over five years, they traveled all across Teyvat, visiting each of its seven nations.
"An Abyss Monster?"
"What's it doing here...?"
Xiu Yuan frowned slightly at the monster before him, its entire body dark purple.
More than five hundred years had passed since Khaenri'ah's destruction. How could something like this still appear on the surface?
Xiu Yuan slowly raised his hand. A sharp Earth Spike instantly shot up behind the Abyss Monster, piercing it and killing it outright.
"Darling, what kind of monster is this? Why have I never seen one before?" Shenhe asked curiously, having never encountered an Abyss Monster.
"It's an Abyss Monster. By all rights, it shouldn't be here."
"An Abyss Monster...?"
"Yes. Let's head back first. I have a bad feeling about this." Xiu Yuan rarely spoke in such a tone.
Even he, normally so composed, now looked somewhat worried, which left Shenhe uneasy as well.
On their way home, they encountered several more Abyss Monsters, but quickly dispatched them.
Soon, as they passed through Mondstadt, they discovered that