In the game, the second year's Lantern Rite featured Shenhe's return. It was a wonderful storyline, and an important one.
But because of Ellin, Shenhe had returned to the human world ahead of time and made some new friends.
By now, Shenhe had found a place for herself in human society. She no longer drifted along with the crowds, unsure where she belonged.
So Shenhe's absence from the second year's Lantern Rite was within Ellin's expectations.
But she was still unsure about Beisht, which was why she had returned to Liyue at this time. She could ensure Liyue's safety while taking Ei around to see the sights.
Unexpectedly, not only was Shenhe absent from this Lantern Rite, but the waters near Guyun Stone Forest were also calm, with nothing unusual happening.
Well, no. If she had to name something unusual, there was one thing.
After Ellin had used the Geo Sword to seal Osial away again, fish and shrimp had grown increasingly plentiful in the waters near Guyun Stone Forest.
Those fish and shrimp were always active in the surrounding waters, and no amount of fishing could exhaust their numbers.
This unusual phenomenon had brought Liyue an abundance of seafood, allowing its people to return with full hauls every time they went out to sea.
Ningguang and the other members of the Liyue Qixing had worried that this anomaly might conceal some disaster. They had even contacted Beidou's fleet to conduct a month of observation and surveying near Guyun Stone Forest.
But they still found nothing unusual.
In the end, Ningguang and the others could only conclude that sealing Osial away had diminished the Archon's oppressive presence, allowing marine life to flourish in the waters around Guyun Stone Forest.
In short, Guyun Stone Forest was peaceful now, and Beisht had