Chapter Summaries

Xiangling thanked Qiu Bai for saving her and Guoba, then introduced Qiu Yue to them before they returned to Liyue Harbor. There, they met Tartaglia, who joined them for a meal at Wanmin Restaurant and was introduced to Qiu Yue.

• Xiangling thanked Qiu Bai and explained how Guoba had followed her since she was a child, while Qiu Yue petted him.
• Qiu Bai teleported Xiangling, Qiu Yue, and Guoba to the outskirts of Liyue Harbor, astonishing Xiangling.
• Xiangling invited Qiu Bai and Qiu Yue to Wanmin Restaurant to thank them with a meal.
• Qiu Bai and Xiangling met Tartaglia in Liyue Harbor, and Xiangling invited him to join them.
• Qiu Yue introduced herself to Tartaglia, who took her hand and blushed before Qiu Bai led the group toward the restaurant.

At Wanmin Restaurant, Xiangling served a meal that Qiu Bai, Qiu Yue, and Tartaglia praised. When Qiu Yue thanked Tartaglia and called him a nice guy, her handshake restored his strength and removed the effects of his Delusion, leaving Qiu Bai to suspect she had extended Tartaglia’s lifespan.

• Xiangling finished cooking and served a generous meal to Qiu Bai, Qiu Yue, and Tartaglia.
• Qiu Bai praised Xiangling’s cooking, while Qiu Yue and Tartaglia enthusiastically agreed that it was delicious.
• After the meal, Qiu Bai laughed at Qiu Yue’s greasy face, and Tartaglia offered her a handkerchief.
• Qiu Yue thanked Tartaglia, called him a nice guy, and shook his hand, sending a faint white glow into his body.
• Tartaglia’s fatigue and the side effects of his Delusion disappeared, and Qiu Bai suspected Qiu Yue had extended his lifespan.

Qiu Bai brought his younger sister Qiu Yue to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and arranged for her to help Hu Tao in his absence. He sensed that Zhongli and the Traveler were near Mt. Tianheng, while Liyue Harbor remained tense.

• Qiu Yue used her power to extend Tartaglia’s life, and Qiu Bai warned her not to use divine power casually.
• Tartaglia left to finish his own business, while Qiu Bai and Qiu Yue headed back to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
• Qiu Bai introduced Qiu Yue to Hu Tao and said she could help with the funeral parlor’s work.
• Hu Tao welcomed Qiu Yue as a new helper after learning she shared Qiu Bai’s knowledge of yin and yang.
• Qiu Bai sensed Zhongli and the Traveler near Mt. Tianheng and told Hu Tao they were almost done preparing for the Rite of Parting.

Qiu Bai reunited with the Strongest Demon God System, received a powerful sword, and learned that Morax was still stronger than him. He accepted a task to curse The Doctor, who soon felt something was wrong.

• Qiu Bai left Hu Tao's parlor after entrusting Qiu Yue to Hu Tao's care.
• The Strongest Demon God System returned and persuaded Qiu Bai to bind with it again by offering a consolation gift.
• Qiu Bai received the ten-star Yin-Yang Chaos Sword and checked his panel, which listed him as Demon God Morpheus at peak Upper-Rank Archon strength.
• The system told Qiu Bai that Morax was half a step from a top-rank Demon God, prompting Qiu Bai to ask for a task.
• The system tasked Qiu Bai with cursing The Doctor's segments, and The Doctor shuddered outside Liyue Harbor before striking an underling.

Qiu Bai discovered The Doctor’s plan to fully release Osial and disguised himself as an injured woman to get close enough to curse him. The curse took hold when The Doctor helped Qiu Xue to her feet, leaving his next move uncertain.

• Qiu Bai tracked The Doctor to Lingju Pass and learned that he planned to fully release Osial using a Delusion Forbidden Talisman.
• Qiu Bai scanned The Doctor and discovered that the Harbinger possessed ordinary Demon God-level power.
• Qiu Bai transformed into Qiu Xue and pretended to have twisted her ankle to draw The Doctor and the Fatui close.
• The Cryo Bracer offered to help Qiu Xue, but the Pyroslinger Bracer shoved him aside and tried to touch her.
• The Mirror Maiden slapped the Pyroslinger Bracer and offered to escort Qiu Xue to Liyue Harbor.
• The Doctor questioned Qiu Xue, then offered his hand; when she took it, an invisible black aura rose from her hand and settled above his head.

Qiu Xue’s curse made the Doctor suffer a day of escalating bad luck as the Fatui escorted them toward Liyue Harbor. After Qiu Xue parted from the group near the harbor, the Doctor revealed her intention to release the Demon God and ordered the Fatui to keep quiet.

• Qiu Xue won a lottery prize of stockings from the Law of Yang and learned that her curse caused bad luck for an entire day.
• The Doctor repeatedly fell into mud and was hit by birds’ droppings while the Fatui and Qiu Xue watched during their journey.
• After reaching a forest near Liyue Harbor, Qiu Xue thanked the Doctor, said goodbye to the Fatui, and headed toward the city alone.
• The Mirror Maiden worried about Qiu Xue’s safety, while the Doctor said Qiu Xue would not live long because the Doctor planned to release the Demon God.
• The Doctor ordered the Fatui not to tell anyone about the day’s events, and they agreed.

Qiu Bai reunited with Zhongli, Lumine, and Paimon as tensions between the adepti and the Liyue Qixing threatened to erupt. After Zhongli went to check on the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Qiu Bai helped Lumine and Paimon realize Tartaglia was likely at the Golden House, and joined them to find him.

• Qiu Bai arrived at Liyue Harbor and joined Zhongli, Lumine, Paimon, and Fatui member Felix as they discussed the adepti approaching the city and the standoff with the Liyue Qixing.
• Felix warned Qiu Bai and Zhongli to avoid giving anyone grounds to blame the Fatui, while Zhongli privately asked Qiu Bai to intervene if the crisis became uncontrollable.
• Lumine said she did not want to stand by, and Zhongli advised her to look for the fuse behind the brewing conflict before leaving to check on the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
• Qiu Bai reminded Lumine and Paimon that Tartaglia had been paying their expenses, leading them to suspect he was exploiting the chaos for his own plans.
• Lumine concluded that Tartaglia had gone to the Golden House, and Qiu Bai agreed to accompany her and Paimon.

Qiu Bai, Lumine, and Paimon entered the Golden House and found the Millelith fallen around the Exuvia. Childe confronted them and revealed that he intended to take Morax’s Gnosis, then prepared to fight.

• Qiu Bai used his power to help the fallen Millelith outside the Golden House, and the group hurried inside.
• Paimon admired the Mora scattered throughout the Golden House, but Qiu Bai warned her that taking it could be a trap.
• Qiu Bai, Lumine, and Paimon approached the Exuvia and encountered Childe.
• Childe admitted that the Fatui sought Morax’s Gnosis and said he would fight them to claim it.
• Qiu Bai laughed at Childe’s account of La Signora, and Childe challenged the group to battle.

Qiu Bai tried to satisfy a system quest by staging an evenly matched battle with Childe in front of Lumine, but the system rejected his performance. After Childe transformed and attacked the group, Qiu Bai stepped in to fight him while carefully matching his strength.

• Qiu Bai charged into Lumine and Childe's battle, but Childe's attack broke through his sword energy and sent him crashing through a wall.
• Lumine and Paimon searched the rubble in tears until Qiu Bai sat up unharmed, then healed their scraped hands.
• Childe failed to find Morax's Gnosis in the Exuvia, transformed, and smashed through the Golden House floor, sending Qiu Bai, Lumine, and Paimon below.
• Childe accused the group of taking the Gnosis and attacked them after losing his reason.
• Qiu Bai met Childe's full-power strike with the Yin-Yang Chaos Sword and reduced his strength to roughly Childe's level.

Qiu Bai and Lumine fought Childe in the Golden House, but Childe’s Electro-charged Hydro whale overwhelmed them. Qiu Bai pushed Lumine out of danger and collapsed, leaving Lumine furious and still battling Childe.

• Lumine joined Qiu Bai in attacking Childe, and the two briefly held their own against him.
• Childe summoned a massive Hydro whale, then strengthened it with Electro from his Delusion as Qiu Bai and Lumine tried to hold it back.
• After a five-minute stalemate, Qiu Bai received a notice that his system mission was complete, and Childe’s whale broke through his eight-trigram formation.
• Qiu Bai shoved Lumine out of the whale’s path, was blasted through a wall, and collapsed after spitting blood.
• Paimon and Lumine feared Qiu Bai was dead, and Lumine charged at the weakened Childe while he maintained Foul Legacy to fight her.