Chapter Summaries

Ellin and the leaders of Mondstadt and Liyue used a permanent military exercise zone and mass shell testing to make the Snezhnayan merchants’ Stone Gate land impossible to sell. After the merchants’ complaints failed, Ellin escalated the pressure by firing more than two hundred shells toward Stone Gate.

• The Snezhnayan merchants panicked when Mondstadt and Liyue no longer needed Stone Gate, but their plan to sell the land at a discount attracted no buyers.
• Klee and her team designed various bombs, and thousands of Knights of Favonius and Millelith produced tens of thousands of shells in fourteen days.
• Ellin launched the joint military exercise, and troops from both nations practiced firing the new weapons across the testing grounds.
• Shellfire scared off prospective buyers, and the merchants failed to sell their land even after cutting its price in half.
• The merchants complained to Kaeya, who pointed out that they had refused Liyue and Mondstadt’s offer to buy the land and that no shells had left the exercise zone.
• Ellin hurled more than two hundred shells toward Stone Gate, spreading them across the area.

Ellin and the Liyue and Mondstadt authorities outmaneuvered the Snezhnayan merchants after she bombarded their land at Stone Gate. The merchants sold the property at a steep loss, only to discover that Keqing, Jean, and Ellin had arranged to buy it and clear the area.

• Ganyu stalled the Snezhnayan merchants’ first complaint at the Ministry of Civil Affairs while Ellin bombarded Stone Gate again the next morning.
• Ganyu told the merchants that Liyue could not enforce its laws against Ellin, an adeptus, and suggested they confront her themselves.
• The merchants went to Mondstadt, where Kaeya said the Knights of Favonius could not punish Ellin unless a god or Archon intervened.
• Unable to find a buyer for the bombarded property, the merchants sold it to Diluc for twenty percent of its original value.
• The Millelith and Knights of Favonius withdrew their exercise and began clearing the land, revealing that Keqing, Jean, and Ellin had arranged the purchase.
• Ellin thanked and mocked the merchants, several of whom fainted from anger.

After resolving the Stone Gate incident, Ellin spent a month enjoying Liyue with Hu Tao and learned that the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor secretly helped lingering souls move on. Hu Tao explained how the parlor honored neglected graves, and the two headed home.

• Stories of Ellin’s heroism and mortal origins spread through Liyue, making her even more beloved and inspiring some cultivators to worship her as their founding master.
• Ellin flew Hu Tao above Liyue, then mischievously dropped her before catching her during a thrilling fall.
• Ellin and Hu Tao spent a month traveling around Liyue, sharing playful adventures and joining funeral processions.
• Hu Tao revealed that the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor helped souls with lingering attachments pass on and sometimes received hidden treasure as thanks.
• Hu Tao explained that the parlor tended neglected graves so the dead could retain their dignity, then she and Ellin went home.

Hu Tao asked Ellin to attend the funeral of Granny He, a kind woman Ellin had once saved in Qingce Village. At the funeral, Ellin noticed Zhou Lian’s oddly cheerful demeanor and Jing’er’s grief; days later, Hu Tao showed her Zhou Lian staggering through Liyue Harbor, ragged and drunk.

• Hu Tao told Ellin that Granny He had died and invited her to help give the devoted worshipper a dignified funeral.
• Ellin recalled saving Granny He and agreed to accompany Hu Tao to Qingce Village.
• At Granny He's funeral, Ellin noticed that Zhou Lian performed the rites carefully while faintly smiling, and that Jing’er mourned despite having no blood relation to Granny He.
• After the funeral, Ellin returned to the Serenitea Pot, but a few days later Hu Tao pointed out Zhou Lian staggering through Liyue Harbor, drunk and dressed in rags.

Zhou Lian, devastated by his mother's sudden death, drank and withdrew from everyone until he tried to take his own life. Hu Tao learned of his danger from Granny He and Jing'er, and Zhou Lian ended up at his mother's grave after someone stopped his hanging.

• Zhou Lian mourned his mother, whose lifelong work had supported and raised him, and left Qingce Village for Liyue Harbor after her death.
• Hu Tao told Ellin that Zhou Lian showed warning signs of suicide and explained that Granny He and Jing'er had asked her to help him.
• Zhou Lian wandered into the wilderness, tied a makeshift rope to a sunsettia tree, and tried to hang himself.
• The rope snapped, and someone grabbed Zhou Lian, carried him away, and threw him down in front of his mother's grave.

Ellin brought Zhou Lian face-to-face with his mother’s spirit, and Granny He persuaded him to abandon his suicidal thoughts and live well. After Zhou Lian promised to care for himself, Granny He urged him to confess his feelings to Jing'er.

• Ellin slapped Zhou Lian and told him she had come to help because she had once saved his mother.
• Ellin let Zhou Lian see Granny He's spirit, and his mother scolded him for trying to take his own life.
• Granny He explained that living well and carrying on their family's legacy would keep her memory alive, and Zhou Lian promised not to harm himself.
• Granny He teased Zhou Lian about liking Jing'er and urged him to tell her how he felt.

After Granny He approved Zhou Lian and Jing'er's marriage, they married with the Qingce Village villagers' help and said farewell as her soul departed. Guided by Ellin's white light, Granny He reunited with her husband in Liyue's Yellow Springs, and they entered reincarnation together.

• Ellin protected Granny He's soul with white radiance and returned to Qingce Village.
• Zhou Lian told Jing'er about his mother's final wish and confessed his love, and Jing'er agreed to marry him.
• The villagers prepared a wedding overnight, where Zhou Lian and Jing'er bowed to Granny He and Ellin before exchanging bows as husband and wife.
• Granny He blessed the couple, said goodbye, and vanished in white light.
• Granny He reached the Yellow Springs, reunited with her husband, and entered reincarnation with him.

After helping Zhou Lian and Granny He, Hu Tao brought Ellin to Wuwang Hill to offer food and wine to the spirits who lingered there. She told Ellin how her grandfather’s peaceful death taught her to live fully and take up her duties, leaving her determined to help Zhou Lian cope with grief.

• Ellin and Hu Tao left Qingce Village for Wuwang Hill after settling Granny He's affairs.
• Hu Tao summoned the hill’s spirits and arranged food, fruit, rice, and wine for them.
• As the spirits gathered around the offerings, Hu Tao reflected on their attachments and on Zhou Lian’s grief.
• Hu Tao told Ellin that she had become director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor after her grandfather died when she was thirteen.
• Hu Tao recalled seeking her grandfather at the boundary between life and death, then accepting that he had departed without regrets.
• Hu Tao explained that Zhou Lian reminded her of herself and that she wanted to help him keep living after losing someone he loved.

Ellin comforted Hu Tao by embracing her and affirming how fully she lived, and the two became dear friends. After returning Hu Tao to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Ellin saw Zhongli looking after her, while Lumine and Paimon heard about Ellin in Inazuma.

• Ellin reflected on Hu Tao’s childhood, her grandfather’s influence, and her commitment to living without regrets.
• Ellin embraced Hu Tao and told her she hoped to make Hu Tao’s wonderful life a little more wonderful, and Hu Tao hugged her back.
• The system rewarded Ellin with a Pyro Vision and unlocked inventory slots; the new Vision fused into an incomplete Pyro Archon Divine Core that strengthened her demon god core.
• Ellin brought Hu Tao back to Liyue Harbor, where they met Zhongli, who welcomed Hu Tao home and urged her to reassure the parlor’s worried consultants.
• At the Komore Teahouse, Lumine and Paimon spoke with a blue-and-white-haired girl who admired Ellin and hoped to meet her.

Ellin arrived in Inazuma by flying over the thunderstorms and met Thoma in Ritou, where she gave him flowers and Dandelion Wine from Mondstadt. Thoma was touched by the gift but grew wary of how much Ellin seemed to know and how easily she had reached Inazuma.

• Ellin flew above Inazuma's storm clouds and arrived in Ritou, where she confirmed the Teleport Waypoint had been recorded.
• Thoma approached Ellin and revealed that Kamisato Ayaka had sent him to meet her.
• Ellin recognized Thoma and gave him windwheel asters, dandelions, and Dandelion Wine.
• Thoma accepted the gift, moved by the reminders of Mondstadt and his growing homesickness.
• Thoma noticed the flowers were freshly picked and wondered how Ellin had brought them to Inazuma, then grew wary of her abilities and knowledge.

Ellin entered Ritou by bribing Miko for Entry Procedures, surprising Thoma with her knowledge of the Kanjou Commission’s corruption. When she applied for a Long-Term Residency permit, Gochō Nami demanded two million Mora and refused to lower the price, leaving Ellin facing another corrupt official.

• Miko stopped Ellin at Ritou’s entrance and asked to see her Entry Procedures.
• Ellin offered Miko one hundred thousand Mora, and Miko accepted the bribe and issued her Entry Procedures.
• Thoma watched Ellin enter Ritou and wondered how she knew so much about Inazuma’s corruption.
• Ellin asked Gochō Nami for a Long-Term Residency permit, and Gochō Nami demanded two million Mora.
• Ellin offered two thousand Mora, but Gochō Nami refused to accept less than two million.

Ellin agreed to pay Gochō Nami four million Mora for a residence permit after Gochō repeatedly raised the price, while privately deciding to take revenge and reclaim the money. She left for the Kanjou Commission Headquarters as Thoma watched, unable to follow her because officials stopped him to talk.

• Ellin agreed to Gochō Nami’s demand for two million Mora, but Gochō raised the price to three million.
• Gochō threatened Ellin with the Kanjou Commission’s authority, and Ellin agreed to pay three million Mora.
• Gochō raised the price again to four million Mora, and Ellin warned her not to be too greedy before agreeing.
• Ellin tossed Gochō a bag containing four million Mora, received her residence permit, and left.
• Thoma watched Ellin go, but Kanjou Commission officials stopped him to chat before he could catch up.
• Ellin headed to the Kanjou Commission Headquarters with a dark expression.

Ellin sought permission to leave Ritou, but Kanjou Commissioner Hiiragi Shinsuke tried to keep her there by demanding 300 freshly picked Qingxin. Ellin returned half an hour later with the flowers, leaving Hiiragi Shinsuke to face the result of his impossible demand.

• Ellin went to the Kanjou Commission headquarters to apply for permission to leave Ritou, and Hiiragi Shinsuke welcomed her inside.
• Hiiragi Shinsuke learned Ellin had defeated a Fatui Harbinger and secretly resolved not to let her leave Ritou.
• Hiiragi Shinsuke demanded 300 freshly picked Qingxin as payment for arranging Ellin's travel procedures.
• Ellin agreed to return with the Qingxin in half an hour and left the headquarters.
• Ellin returned with two sacks of Qingxin and emptied at least 300 flowers onto the floor before Hiiragi Shinsuke.

Ellin returned to the Kanjou Commission with three hundred qingxin and demanded her Departure Procedures, but Hiiragi Shinsuke refused to let her leave Ritou. When he threatened her and made a lewd invitation, Ellin attacked him, while Thoma witnessed an elderly figure flying out of the commission headquarters.

• Ellin brought three hundred freshly picked qingxin to Hiiragi Shinsuke and asked him to process her Departure Procedures.
• Hiiragi Shinsuke tried to delay Ellin with a banquet, then said he would not process her papers unless she stayed on Ritou.
• Hiiragi Shinsuke admitted that he had never intended to let Ellin leave and threatened her if she tried to force her way out.
• Ellin declared that she would defy the rules and kicked Hiiragi Shinsuke in the stomach.
• Thoma heard a tremendous boom and saw an elderly figure fly out through the Kanjou Commission gates.

Ellin attacked Hiiragi Shinsuke after he broke their agreement and harassed her, then publicly beat him while healing him to keep him alive. Thoma watched in shock and realized Ellin’s outburst had ruined his mission to invite her to the Kamisato estate.

• Hiiragi Shinsuke flew out of the Kanjou Commission Headquarters, and Ellin followed him into the street and healed him after severely injuring him.
• Hiiragi Shinsuke threatened Ellin and called for the samurai to arrest her, but Ellin’s storm and Archon aura pinned them down.
• Ellin cursed and repeatedly slapped and beat Hiiragi Shinsuke, accusing him of exploiting her, breaking their agreement, and demanding that she drink with him.
• Thoma pieced together how Hiiragi Shinsuke had mistreated Ellin and regretted testing her instead of helping with her procedures.
• Thoma stayed back because he feared approaching Ellin would worsen matters and bring trouble to the Kamisato Clan.

After Hiiragi Shinsuke provoked Ellin, she brutally beat him in public and then forced him to eat the Qingxin he had demanded she gather. Thoma regretted testing Ellin and lamented that his actions had ruined her long-awaited meeting with his lady.

• Thoma reflected that Hiiragi Shinsuke's authority had made him arrogant, and regretted testing Ellin after realizing she did not respond like an ordinary person.
• Ellin held Hiiragi Shinsuke up and slapped him more than a hundred times, healing him whenever he neared unconsciousness.
• Ellin threw Hiiragi Shinsuke down and swept the Qingxin from the Kanjou Commission Headquarters courtyard into the street.
• Ellin shoved Hiiragi Shinsuke's head into the Qingxin and ordered him to eat the three hundred plants he had demanded.

Ellin forced Hiiragi Shinsuke to eat Qingxin flowers under threat of destroying the Kanjou Commission, leaving him humiliated and desperate. She then caught Gochō Nami trying to flee and made the official beg for forgiveness over the four million Mora she had taken.

• Ellin sealed Ritou behind a Storm Barrier and crushed the gates of the Kanjou Commission Headquarters, then threatened to destroy the Commission unless Hiiragi Shinsuke ate every Qingxin flower.
• Hiiragi Shinsuke submitted to Ellin's threat and tearfully ate the flowers in front of the crowd.
• Thoma watched helplessly as Ritou's foreign merchants cheered and the Kanjou Commission's people turned away from Hiiragi Shinsuke's humiliation.
• Gochō Nami recognized Ellin and tried to flee, but Ellin pulled her back with wind.
• Gochō Nami knelt before Ellin, slapped herself, and begged forgiveness for charging her four million Mora.

Ellin punished Gochō Nami and Hiiragi Shinsuke for extorting her, but relented after Hiiragi Chisato joined her father’s punishment. She left them alive and unsettled Hiiragi Shinsuke by suggesting La Signora had ulterior motives for keeping Ellin on Ritou.

• Ellin crushed and healed Gochō Nami’s hands repeatedly, then made her count four million Mora coin by coin.
• Ellin forced Hiiragi Shinsuke to eat three hundred Qingxin flowers.
• Hiiragi Chisato knelt before Ellin and asked to share her father’s punishment, and Ellin agreed.
• After an hour, Ellin ended the punishment and told Hiiragi Shinsuke to be grateful for his daughter.
• Ellin warned Hiiragi Shinsuke to consider why La Signora wanted to keep her on Ritou, reclaimed the Mora, and flew away.

After Ellin's actions exposed corruption and Fatui collusion in the Kanjou and Tenryou Commissions, Inazuma descended into political chaos and she became a wanted fugitive. At the Kamisato Estate, Kamisato Ayato and Kamisato Ayaka discussed Ellin's impact, while Ayaka eagerly anticipated meeting her.

• Kujou Sara investigated Ellin's confrontation with Hiiragi Shinsuke and reported the Kanjou Commission's corruption to the Raiden Shogun.
• Tenshukaku imprisoned Hiiragi Shinsuke and his corrupt subordinates, and Hiiragi Shinsuke exposed the Kanjou Commission's collusion with the Fatui and the Kujou Clan's involvement.
• Kujou Sara arrested her adoptive father, while La Signora fled Inazuma after the Fatui became public enemies.
• Ellin learned she was wanted for beating Hiiragi Shinsuke and sealing off Ritou, but dismissed the notice and realized Inazuma's main storyline had gone off course.
• At the Kamisato Estate, Thoma recounted his experiences with Ellin, and Kamisato Ayato and Kamisato Ayaka praised her for weakening their political opponents.
• Kamisato Ayaka wondered when she would finally meet Ellin.

Kujou Sara’s attempt to issue a wanted notice for Ellin turned her into Inazuma’s most popular wanted criminal, while Sangonomiya Kokomi investigated the sudden disappearance of threats around Watatsumi Island. Kokomi traced the unexplained changes to the island’s north and suspected a powerful being was responsible.

• Kujou Sara borrowed a photograph of Ellin after witnesses repeatedly praised her beauty, and portrait artists fainted while trying to draw her.
• People across Narukami Island tore down Ellin’s wanted notices to keep as collectibles, making her a celebrity despite never arriving.
• Kamisato Ayaka worried that the Vision Hunt Decree remained in effect, even after the two complicit commissioners were imprisoned and the Yashiro Commission submitted more petitions.
• Sangonomiya Kokomi learned that bandits, pirates, and monsters had recently disappeared from the area around Watatsumi Island, easing the Resistance Army’s supply and security pressures.
• Kokomi studied a map from the Anglerfish Squad captain and concluded that a powerful being in the north had driven off bandits and pirates and wiped out specters.