Chapter Summaries

Xiu Yuan woke from a nightmare about the people he loved forgetting him, then sparred and hunted evil spirits with Xiao. After Xiao’s karmic debt flared up, Xiu Yuan insisted on fighting the spirits too and left Xiao one enemy while loudly praising his own kindness.

• Xiu Yuan woke from a nightmare in which Hu Tao, Qiqi, Shenhe, Zhongli, Xiangling, and Jean no longer remembered him.
• Xiao reminded Xiu Yuan that he owed him work after eating ten bowls of almond tofu, and Xiu Yuan provoked him into chasing him with a spear.
• Xiao suffered a painful bout of karmic corrosion, but forced the karmic debt back down.
• Xiu Yuan and Xiao spotted evil spirits heading toward Liyue and raced to fight them.
• Xiu Yuan quickly defeated nearly all the evil spirits, left one for Xiao, and declared himself an invincible, super nice guy.

Xiu Yuan and Xiao competed to see who could kill more evil spirits, with the loser owing the winner a request. After Xiu Yuan won, the two headed to Wangshu Inn, where he tried unsuccessfully to persuade Xiao to buy him Almond Tofu.

• Xiu Yuan proposed a competition to kill evil spirits, with the winner earning a request the loser could not refuse, and Xiao accepted.
• Xiu Yuan and Xiao hunted evil spirits through the night and met again at dawn to compare their totals.
• Xiu Yuan said he had killed sixty-eight spirits and mocked Xiao for losing, until Xiao pointed his spear at him.
• Xiu Yuan deferred choosing his prize request, then suggested they go to Wangshu Inn for Almond Tofu.
• Xiao refused to buy Xiu Yuan food, and Xiu Yuan pestered him all the way to the inn.

Xiao and Xiu Yuan rushed to save Treasure Hoarders who had called for help, defeating a horde of Hilichurls. When the Treasure Hoarders recoiled from Xiao in fear, Xiu Yuan forced them to thank their savior, then angrily objected to Xiao being accustomed to such treatment.

• Xiu Yuan pressed Xiao to share his past, and Xiao reflected that some people could be remembered even after a brief time together.
• Xiao sensed someone calling him and hurried from Wangshu Inn with Xiu Yuan, who followed him into the forest.
• Xiao and Xiu Yuan defeated the Hilichurls threatening more than twenty Treasure Hoarders in under five minutes.
• The Treasure Hoarders shrank away from Xiao, so Xiu Yuan angrily confronted their leader and demanded they show gratitude to their savior.
• The Treasure Hoarders knelt and apologized to Xiao before fleeing, while Xiu Yuan fumed at their fear and Xiao said he was used to it.

Xiu Yuan comforted Xiao about mortals fearing him, awakening Xiao’s long-suppressed tenderness. After they competed to fight Evil Spirits overnight, Xiu Yuan recognized Zhongli as Rex Lapis, leaving both Zhongli and Xiao stunned.

• Xiu Yuan angrily defended Xiao, telling him that saving lives mattered more than the fear and ingratitude of those he rescued.
• Xiao felt warmth and tenderness toward Xiu Yuan, who promised to accompany him when he saved people.
• Xiao treated Xiu Yuan to five bowls of Almond Tofu, and they returned to night watch and fought Evil Spirits in another contest.
• Xiu Yuan claimed he had defeated seventy-five Evil Spirits, while Xiao said he had defeated eighty and won the contest.
• Xiao challenged Xiu Yuan to compete again that night, and Zhongli approached them.
• Xiu Yuan told Zhongli and Xiao that he knew Zhongli was Rex Lapis, leaving both men bewildered.

Xiu Yuan revealed to Zhongli that he knew Zhongli was Rex Lapis, and Zhongli learned about Xiu Yuan’s strength and friendship with Xiao. Xiu Yuan refused Zhongli’s offer to become a Guardian Yaksha, and the three prepared to investigate a weakening barrier after eating.

• Xiu Yuan introduced himself as the jokingly named Hidden Sixth Yaksha, and Xiao explained that he was a mortal who had been helping him slay demons.
• Zhongli tested Xiu Yuan’s strength by having him and Xiao release their auras, then thanked Xiu Yuan for helping Xiao.
• Zhongli offered to make Xiu Yuan a Guardian Yaksha, but Xiu Yuan refused despite Xiao’s hope that they could remain together for a long time.
• Zhongli told Xiao to inspect the weakening barrier to the northwest, and Xiu Yuan volunteered to accompany him.
• Xiu Yuan suggested they eat at Wangshu Inn before setting out, and the group agreed to get Almond Tofu.

Xiu Yuan and Xiao reached the weakening seal just as it was breached, and a god’s barrier cut them off from Zhongli. Xiao began repairing the seal while Xiu Yuan fought off the monsters, but Blackflame drained his mental energy and left him vulnerable to karmic debt.

• Xiu Yuan and Xiao traveled to the seal, where Xiao noticed cracks spreading across it.
• A purple dome trapped them as the seal opened, and monsters surged out while the god’s barrier blocked Zhongli from sensing them.
• Xiao proposed either destroying the purple pillars or repairing the seal, and Xiu Yuan chose to guard Xiao while he worked.
• Xiao placed his yaksha mask over the hole and began meditating to repair the barrier as Xiu Yuan attacked the monsters with Blackflame.
• After Blackflame consumed much of his mental energy, Xiu Yuan was overcome by karmic debt but forced himself to keep defending Xiao.

Xiu Yuan struggled to protect Xiao while the barrier remained broken, nearly succumbing to the monsters’ mental influence before Xiao saved him. Amy, Solomon’s fifty-eighth demon god, emerged and sealed the breach, leaving Xiu Yuan and Xiao to face him.

• Xiu Yuan used the Demon Qilin Garment and Blackflame to fight off monsters attacking him and Xiao, but their assault and the strain left him exhausted.
• The monsters’ voices tempted Xiu Yuan to surrender until memories of Hu Tao, Qiqi, and Shenhe snapped him back to his senses.
• Xiao abandoned his work on the barrier to block a monster’s battle-axe and told Xiu Yuan that repairing the breach would take at least another hour.
• Amy emerged through the enlarging hole, sealed it behind himself, and revealed that he intended to keep the other imprisoned demon gods from escaping.
• Xiao donned his Yaksha Mask, while Xiu Yuan prepared to fight Amy with his Blackflame and Demon Qilin Garment.

Xiu Yuan and Xiao lured the weakened demon god Ami into a trap and burned him with Blackflame, but Ami’s black mist entered Xiu Yuan and began taking over his body. The chapter ended with Xiu Yuan asking Xiao to kill him.

• Ami’s shield blocked Xiao and Xiu Yuan’s attacks, and Ami struck Xiu Yuan hard enough to break several ribs.
• Xiao and Xiu Yuan fought Ami through the night while Xiu Yuan waited for Xiao to draw the demon god to the spot where he had hidden his spear.
• At sunrise, Xiu Yuan used Blackflame to engulf Ami, and he and Xiao followed with a relentless spear barrage.
• Ami’s black mist struck Xiu Yuan, and the demon god tried to seize control of his body.
• Xiao tried to carry Xiu Yuan beyond the barrier, but Xiu Yuan stopped him and asked him to kill him.

Xiao killed Xiu Yuan to destroy the demon god possessing him, then honored Xiu Yuan’s wish for a joyful funeral. Days later, Xiao answered a child’s call for help and found a notice inviting people to call upon him, ending the fourth life in grief.

• Xiu Yuan urged Xiao to kill him before the demon god could take over, and Xiao drove his spear through Xiu Yuan’s chest.
• The demon god emerged from Xiu Yuan’s body and dissolved, while Xiu Yuan died after asking Xiao to see him off with a smile.
• Xiao carried Xiu Yuan to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, where Hu Tao arranged a joyful funeral, and buried him in a forest filled with evil spirits.
• Several days later, Xiao followed the calls he sensed to a Liyue alley and rescued a little girl’s cat from a tree.
• The little girl told Xiao that she had learned to call for him from a Liyue noticeboard, where he read the notice honoring the Three-Eyed Five-Manifestation Immortal.

After completing his fourth reincarnation, Xiu Yuan chose the Demonbane Sword and began a new life as An Xiu Yuan, Amber’s grandfather. Eula visited him seeking guidance, setting the stage for him to become her teacher.

• Xiu Yuan rejected Netherworld Flame and Flame Curse Mark because they relied on mental energy, then chose the Demonbane Sword.
• The system began Xiu Yuan’s fifth reincarnation and assigned him the mission of helping Eula gain Mondstadt’s citizens’ trust.
• Xiu Yuan awoke in the body of An Xiu Yuan, a gentle former mercenary commander and respected Reconnaissance Knight who was Amber’s grandfather.
• Xiu Yuan realized the system had likely brought him to Mondstadt to become Eula’s teacher, though he had not met her before.
• Eula introduced herself to An Xiu Yuan and asked for his guidance because she was troubled and unsure what to do.

Xiu Yuan helped Eula make sense of prejudice and question the strict upbringing she had endured in the Lawrence Clan. He invited her to treat his home as her own, leaving her to consider where she belonged.

• Xiu Yuan explained to Eula that prejudice grew from experience and could be challenged when people encountered new evidence.
• Xiu Yuan asked Eula to set aside her clan's formal etiquette while visiting him and said that a home should be a place to relax.
• Eula remembered how the Lawrence Clan had made every part of her life a lesson and realized it had never felt like a home.
• Xiu Yuan told Eula that his home could be hers if she wanted.

Xiu Yuan helped Eula begin learning to enjoy life while teaching her swordsmanship, then went to the market and found an antique he wanted but could not afford. The seller planned to take it to Liyue, and Xiu Yuan worried Zhongli would buy it first.

• Xiu Yuan cooked Tomato and Egg Noodles for Eula and told her that learning to enjoy life was an important lesson.
• Eula gratefully washed the dishes, and Xiu Yuan decided to help her gradually unlearn the harmful habits her family had instilled in her.
• Xiu Yuan taught Eula swordsmanship by the seaside, praised her quick improvement, and listened as she talked about how much she liked the waves.
• Xiu Yuan went to the market and found an exquisite little cylinder priced at fifty thousand Mora, far beyond the little over two thousand Mora he had.
• The seller said he might take the cylinder to Liyue, and Xiu Yuan feared Zhongli would buy it before he could.

Xiu Yuan risked his old body to earn enough Mora to buy Eula a Bone Whistle, then returned injured after being gone for three days. Eula treasured the gift and suspected the truth, but Xiu Yuan sent her away before she could inspect his wounds.

• Xiu Yuan bargained with a shopkeeper to reserve a Bone Whistle for thirty-five thousand Mora and left home to earn the money.
• Xiu Yuan fought Hilichurls in the mountains while Eula stayed home, cooked noodles, and waited for him to return.
• After Xiu Yuan failed to return for two days, Eula planned to search for him the next morning.
• Xiu Yuan returned on the third morning wearing oversized clothes, and Eula noticed the smell of blood and questioned him.
• Xiu Yuan gave Eula the Bone Whistle, which produced the sound of waves, and she embraced him, making him wince in pain.
• Eula tried to inspect Xiu Yuan while he slept, but he warned that he would test her Bone Whistle practice, so she hurried away.

Xiu Yuan returned with enough Mora to buy mineral for a Bone Whistle, and a shopkeeper helped craft it as a gift for his student, Amber. Amber came home unexpectedly and met Eula, leaving Xiu Yuan to greet her and ask how she had behaved while away.

• Xiu Yuan returned to the shop badly wounded and paid the shopkeeper thirty-five thousand Mora for a piece of high-quality mineral essence.
• Xiu Yuan explained that he wanted to make the mineral into a Bone Whistle for his student, and the shopkeeper lent him clothes and tools.
• The shopkeeper crafted the Bone Whistle for Xiu Yuan, finishing it on the third day.
• Amber came home and found Eula in Xiu Yuan's house, then introduced herself and wondered about Eula's Lawrence name.
• Xiu Yuan welcomed Amber and asked whether she had caused any trouble while staying with her uncle and aunt.

Amber returned and quickly befriended Eula, brightening their time together with her lively chatter. After watching Eula perform the Dance of Sacrifice, Xiu Yuan suggested combining it with the Favonius Swordsmanship he had taught her, leaving Eula to consider the idea.

• Amber returned to Xiu Yuan and proudly said the Knights of Favonius enjoyed having her around.
• Eula distracted Amber so Xiu Yuan could rest, and the girls soon became friends and spent the day playing together.
• At dinner, Amber shared stories about Mondstadt and the Knights of Favonius while Eula listened.
• Xiu Yuan took Amber and Eula to the seaside, where Eula demonstrated her swordsmanship and Amber asked to learn too.
• During a break, Eula performed the Dance of Sacrifice, captivating Amber.
• Xiu Yuan asked Eula whether she would combine the Dance of Sacrifice with his Favonius Swordsmanship, and Eula paused to think.

Xiu Yuan taught Eula to combine the Dance of Sacrifice with swordsmanship, then reassured her that her happiness was his greatest reward. Eula played the Bone Whistle for him and Amber, and blushed when Xiu Yuan praised her.

• Xiu Yuan guided Eula in blending her dance with greatsword attacks to create a graceful, personal fighting style.
• Amber tried wielding Eula’s greatsword but quickly tired and gave it back.
• Eula worried that she had given Xiu Yuan nothing in return for the Bone Whistle, and he told her that seeing her live freely and happily was his greatest reward.
• Eula played the Bone Whistle, imitating the sound and force of crashing waves for Xiu Yuan and Amber.
• Xiu Yuan promised to get Amber a Bone Whistle too, then praised Eula’s skill, making her blush.

Xiu Yuan’s recurring nightmare and karmic debt attacked him while he treated his wounds, and Eula discovered how badly he was injured. After he reassured her and urged her to choose her own path, Eula decided she wanted revenge.

• Xiu Yuan woke from a recurring nightmare and went outside to disinfect his wounds.
• Karmic debt assaulted Xiu Yuan’s mind as he treated himself, and Eula witnessed his injuries.
• Eula cried and urged Xiu Yuan to return the Bone Whistle and seek treatment, but he comforted her and insisted she keep his gift.
• Xiu Yuan told Eula to think for herself and choose how she wanted to live.
• Eula reflected on his words, wiped away her tears, and declared that she wanted revenge.

Eula received a Vision and grew more certain of her resolve to confront her family and Mondstadt on her own terms. She left Xiu Yuan’s home, entered Mondstadt despite the hostility she faced, and challenged the Knights of Favonius.

• Eula showed Amber and Xiu Yuan her newly appeared Vision, and Amber added it to her Adventurer’s Notes.
• Eula and Amber raced during their morning run, and Amber won.
• Eula told Xiu Yuan she was going out and left without Amber.
• A guard reluctantly let Eula enter Mondstadt, where residents insulted her for her aristocratic heritage.
• Eula reached the Knights of Favonius headquarters and challenged the Knights in the name of her family.

Eula challenged Acting Grand Master Jean and briefly gained the upper hand before losing when Jean exploited an opening. Jean offered Eula a place in the Knights of Favonius despite the crowd’s objections, and Eula accepted while joking that she would infiltrate the Knights as a mole.

• Eula challenged Acting Grand Master Jean, declaring that she would become Acting Grand Master if she won and accept Jean’s judgment if she lost.
• Eula’s unusual Claymore style caught Jean off guard and pushed her back, but Jean adapted and eventually defeated Eula with a strike at her neck.
• Eula acknowledged her defeat, and Jean offered to let her join the Knights of Favonius because she respected Eula’s strength and character.
• The crowd protested Eula’s recruitment because of her aristocratic ancestry, but Jean asked the people of Mondstadt to trust her decision.
• Eula took Jean’s offered hand and accepted, joking that she would infiltrate the Knights as a mole and return to take revenge.

Eula joined the Knights of Favonius after Jean invited her, then returned home with medicine for Xiu Yuan. As she treated his wounds, Xiu Yuan urged her to follow her own path and said he felt lucky to have her as his student.

• Eula asked Jean for a month's Mora in advance to buy medicine for her ill teacher, and Jean let her collect the medicine she needed.
• Jean welcomed Eula into the Knights of Favonius, while Eula insisted she would still seek vengeance on Jean someday.
• Eula returned home and told Xiu Yuan and Amber that she had joined the Knights, and Amber eagerly asked to accompany her to Mondstadt the next day.
• During training, Xiu Yuan sensed a faint, familiar presence when Eula blew the Bone Whistle.
• That night, Eula applied medicine to Xiu Yuan's back wounds, and he told her to live freely and said he felt lucky to have her as his student.