Chongyun's second exorcism commission came from a wealthy woman who was said to have connections with the Liyue Qixing.
According to the commission, she lived near Yujing Terrace. She had started with nothing and, after working her way into middle age, amassed a considerable fortune.
For some reason, however, over the past month, she had constantly felt as though someone were crying and wailing in her ears.
Though she had not been attacked, the incessant crying and wailing had terrified her. She had not enjoyed a single peaceful night's sleep in an entire month.
With her wealth, she should have been able to hire any number of people with extraordinary abilities, but none of them had managed to solve her problem.
After making inquiries far and wide, she finally found Chongyun.
Ellin and Chongyun also learned that, despite her considerable wealth, the woman had always valued keeping her word in both her dealings and her conduct. Even with her vast fortune, she never indulged in extravagance or excess.
She wore ordinary cloth garments, and her everyday meals were simple and light, never lavish feasts of meat and fish.
She was also a renowned philanthropist in Liyue Harbor, frequently funding bridges and roads, donating money and supplies, and helping orphans and the elderly without families.
In her own words: "I have neither a partner nor children. My wealth came from Liyue, and it should return to Liyue to benefit its people."
Clearly, this wealthy woman had noble principles, and that was precisely why even the Liyue Qixing treated her with great courtesy.
As the saying went, do good without worrying about what the future holds.
Someone like her had sown countless seeds of kindness. Even if spirits lingered around her, they would be kind spirits indebted to her, unable to repay