Recaps

After defeating Osial, Yucheng reassured the Adepti that he had eliminated the god’s dangerous resentment, then returned to the Jade Chamber. Keqing discovered she had missed Rex Lapis’s announcement of his retirement because she had worked through the night, and Yucheng encouraged her to rest as Ningguang worried he might change her habits like he had Ganyu’s.

• Yucheng returned to the Jade Chamber after defeating Osial, and the wooden figure sank into the sea when he stopped controlling it.
• Yucheng told Ningguang that Osial was taken care of and assured Mountain Shaper and Cloud Retainer that he had eliminated the divine resentment.
• Keqing asked why Cloud Retainer planned to report to Rex Lapis, and Ningguang explained that Rex Lapis had already informed the Adepti and the Qixing of his retirement.
• Keqing learned that Ganyu now followed a regular work schedule and reacted with dismay at losing her fellow workaholic.
• Yucheng urged Keqing to rest so she would not miss future urgent messages from Rex Lapis, while Ningguang worried he was changing Keqing as well as Ganyu.

After Liyue defeated Beisht, Ningguang and the Adepti acknowledged the cooperation that had helped save the city, and Cloud Retainer blessed Yucheng and Shenhe’s relationship. Yucheng then told Xiao where Bosacius might be and asked him to protect the Traveler and Paimon during their coming expedition into The Chasm.

• Ningguang said she would hold a genuine victory banquet and argued that Yucheng’s help had been part of a successful cooperation between Liyue and Inazuma.
• Cloud Retainer judged Ningguang’s preparations sufficient for now, while Ningguang promised to keep safeguarding Liyue and welcome the Adepti’s oversight.
• Cloud Retainer accepted Yucheng and Shenhe’s mutual affection and asked Yucheng to look after Shenhe, who thanked her master for the blessing.
• Yucheng asked Xiao about his karmic debt, then told him Bosacius might be in a strange space beneath a Skyfrost Nail in the Underground Mines of The Chasm.
• Yucheng asked Xiao to secretly protect the Traveler and Paimon during their upcoming exploration, and advised him to visit the Anemo Archon and tell Rex Lapis before leaving.

Ningguang hosted a victory banquet at the Jade Chamber while the Yun-Han Opera Troupe performed Yun Jin’s new opera, which retold Shenhe’s story. Shenhe watched the performance with Yucheng and, moved by its hopeful ending, answered his question with a quiet “Yes.”

• Ningguang, Keqing, and Yun Jin prepared the banquet, post-battle recovery efforts, and opera performance while Beidou led a search for missing Crux Fleet sailors.
• Ningguang explained that Keqing was working on coastal defenses and that Beidou’s fleet had lost six escort ships and twenty-eight sailors.
• Ningguang toasted Yucheng and lasting harmony between Liyue and Inazuma, and the banquet’s festivities grew livelier as the Yun-Han Opera Troupe performed.
• Yun Jin performed “The Divine Damsel of Devastation,” adding a new verse that transformed Shenhe’s lonely story into one of friendship and belonging.
• Yucheng held Shenhe’s hand and asked whether she had enjoyed the opera, and Shenhe answered, “Yes!”

After Yun Jin’s performance, Shenhe said she was ready to change and shared a tender moment with Yucheng. Their evening turned hostile when merchant Zhu Tao harassed Shenhe, and Ningguang had him removed after revealing Shenhe’s status as Yucheng’s beloved and future Regent’s wife.

• Yun Jin thanked Shenhe for helping complete The Divine Damsel of Devastation, and Shenhe said she hoped to fit into other nations as well as Liyue.
• Yun Jin noticed Shenhe’s affection for Yucheng and joked that the Yun-Han Opera Troupe could perform at their wedding.
• Zhu Tao approached Yucheng’s table, tried to sit with Shenhe, and threatened her after she warned him to leave.
• Ningguang rebuked Zhu Tao for disrespecting her guest and ended their business partnership.
• Ningguang explained that Shenhe had trained under three adepti, was Ganyu’s junior fellow disciple, and was Yucheng’s beloved and future Regent’s wife.
• Zhu Tao begged for mercy, but the Millelith carried him away from the Jade Chamber.

After Zhu Tao’s expulsion, Ningguang and Yelan discussed Yucheng’s overwhelming power and the risks of relying on Shenhe alone to secure ties between Liyue and Inazuma. Ningguang hinted that she might help other Liyue women get closer to Yucheng before he returned to Inazuma.

• Ningguang apologized to Yucheng and Shenhe for Zhu Tao’s actions, and Zhu Tao was left with no future in Liyue.
• Ningguang returned to her bedchamber, drank honey water, and asked Yelan for an intelligence report.
• Yelan reported that Yucheng had wielded several elements, summoned a nearly indestructible Wood Golem, transported himself through space, and summoned a warrior who severed three of Osial’s heads.
• Ningguang and Yelan agreed that Liyue could not withstand a conflict with Yucheng and that he should remain a friend, but Ningguang warned against relying on Shenhe alone for good relations.
• Ningguang told Yelan about Yucheng’s four beautiful secretaries and rumors that Uchiha Sara had married him and taken his surname.
• Ningguang suggested that more Liyue women might accompany Yucheng back to Inazuma, while insisting that she was only offering them an opportunity.

Yucheng and Shenhe spent the night together, and he left her resting while he negotiated with Ningguang. The negotiations established a binding strategic partnership between Liyue and Inazuma, after which Yucheng gave his delegation time off.

• Yucheng woke beside Shenhe, prepared food for her, and stayed back to care for her before leaving for negotiations.
• Yae Miko sniffed around Yucheng when he met his subordinates, giving him a knowing smile.
• Ningguang lowered tariffs by three percentage points and proposed that Liyue and Inazuma establish a comprehensive strategic partnership with reciprocal diplomatic ambassadors.
• Yucheng matched the three-point tariff reduction, and he and Ningguang signed a diplomatic agreement bound by Rex Lapis's power of contract.
• Yucheng declared the delegation's main objective complete and gave his subordinates time off to enjoy Liyue.

Yucheng and Shenhe encountered Zhongli while traveling, and Yucheng asked him about Havria, the God of Salt. Zhongli connected Yucheng’s question to Osial and asked whether Osial’s authority was in his hands.

• Yucheng and Shenhe enjoyed their life together in an abode on Mt. Tianheng while the Inazuma delegation took a vacation.
• Kuki Shinobu rescued Arataki Itto from trouble with Millelith soldiers with Yanfei’s help, and Itto followed Yanfei to The Chasm with Shinobu.
• Lumine and Paimon accepted a commission to explore The Chasm, while Xiao followed them from the shadows; Yanfei also headed there to handle a will arranged by Yelan.
• Yucheng and Shenhe met Zhongli at Wangshu Inn, where Zhongli praised their relationship and acknowledged Yucheng’s arrangements to help Xiao.
• Yucheng asked Zhongli about Havria, and Zhongli asked whether Yucheng possessed Osial’s authority.

Yucheng asked Zhongli about the authority he had taken from Osial, and Zhongli explained how divine authority and faith shaped a god’s power. He recounted the fates of Havria, Guizhong, and Marchosius, leaving Shenhe astonished that Guoba had once been a god.

• Zhongli explained that Mountain Shaper and Moon Carver had found no trace of Osial, and he concluded Osial had lost much of his power; he told Yucheng to keep the authority he had obtained.
• Yucheng asked what authority was, and Zhongli said gods bore the duty of loving living beings and could draw strength from the faith of their subjects.
• Zhongli explained that Havria’s excessive concessions left her too weak to protect her people, who eventually killed her during the Archon War.
• Shenhe asked why Havria had not sought Zhongli’s protection, and Zhongli explained that only one god could remain in each region for the Archon War to end.
• Zhongli recounted how Guizhong died defending the Guili Plains and how Marchosius gave up his authority to quell disasters, later becoming Guoba.
• Yucheng told Shenhe that Guoba was the creature who stayed with Xiangling, and Shenhe reacted with shock at learning he had once been a god.

Zhongli explained the power of Osial’s authority and the possibility of gaining longevity, prompting Yucheng to decide that Shenhe should receive it instead. Zhongli took them to Sal Terrae to find Havria’s remaining power, where the ruins’ statues and Zhongli’s reflections on distorted history left Yucheng thinking of a blonde girl in The Chasm.

• Zhongli told Yucheng that Osial’s ocean authority could grant him sea-related powers and potentially longevity, while warning that sharing an authority was unlikely to work for him and Shenhe.
• Yucheng chose to leave Osial’s authority for Shenhe, saying he would find another way to gain longevity so they could live together.
• Yucheng asked whether Havria’s power remained at Sal Terrae, and Zhongli agreed to take him and Shenhe there.
• Zhongli broke the seal on Sal Terrae and showed Yucheng and Shenhe the statues of Havria’s subjects, explaining that they had been transformed when Havria died.
• Zhongli reflected on how time distorted the histories of Havria, Marchosius, and Guizhong, and Yucheng thought of a blonde girl who should have reached The Chasm.

Yucheng and Shenhe learned about the Salt Chalice and Salt Ruler, then paid their respects to Havria’s final relic. Yucheng warned Zhongli that Yinyuan Hall’s followers could threaten Liyue, but Zhongli left the matter to the Qixing before hurrying toward The Chasm to bail someone out.

• Zhongli explained that Havria’s Salt Chalice could produce endless salt and her Salt Ruler could make salt rise from the ground, prompting Yucheng to consider their value to Inazuma.
• Zhongli led Yucheng and Shenhe to Havria’s broken sword, and they paid their respects after hearing why her people had returned to break and enshrine it.
• Yucheng warned Zhongli that Yinyuan Hall’s followers worshipped Havria, called Morax by name, and spread rumors that he had assassinated her.
• Zhongli acknowledged that the rumors displeased him but left the potential problem for the Liyue Qixing to handle.
• Zhongli sensed something, left abruptly, and Yucheng told Shenhe he was hurrying to bail someone out near The Chasm.

Xiao and the Chasm team fought through a memory-reading maze, where illusions of Yucheng nearly overwhelmed them, before escaping with the Fantastic Compass. Xiao was rescued by Zhongli and survived the ordeal, while Yucheng and Shenhe celebrated a private bet about Zhongli’s concern for him.

• Yelan realized the maze’s illusions grew stronger when someone had left a stronger impression in their memories, and the team weakened and defeated the illusory Yucheng by imagining him as weak.
• Yanfei reminded Xiao and Yelan to power the Fantastic Compass, and they reversed its rotation to guide the team toward the exit.
• Vengeful spirits attacked as the team escaped, and Xiao used his last adeptal energy to send everyone else out before falling into darkness.
• Zhongli sent a Geo platform to lift Xiao to safety, and Xiao recognized the familiar power and recalled Yucheng’s advice to inform Rex Lapis before entering The Chasm.
• At the entrance, Yucheng told Shenhe he had won their bet that Zhongli could not stop worrying about Xiao, and Shenhe blushed at their private wager.

After Yusupov was arrested for plotting against the Liyue Qixing, Snezhnaya sent Tartaglia to Liyue to seek his extradition, but Liyue’s officials stalled him at every turn. Unable to find Zhongli, Tartaglia left the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor having ordered a coffin for La Signora.

• The Ministry of Civil Affairs arrested Snezhnaya’s ambassador Yusupov for bribing a Qixing candidate and supplying poison used against the Tianshu.
• Snezhnaya appointed Tartaglia as its new diplomatic ambassador and sent him to Liyue to secure Yusupov’s return.
• Liyue’s harbor officials obstructed Snezhnaya’s ships, while Guizhong Ballistas warned them not to resist.
• Tartaglia failed to meet with the Liyue Qixing because Ningguang, Keqing, and Uncle Tian were unavailable, so he left Yuehai Pavilion frustrated.
• Tartaglia went to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to find Zhongli, but Director Hu persuaded him to order a coffin for La Signora instead.

Yucheng and Shenhe left Liyue for Mondstadt by land while the rest of the Inazuma delegation traveled by sea. After choosing to explore Dragonspine together, they considered its history as the ruined site of Sal Vindagnyr, leaving their journey pointed toward the frozen mountain.

• Tartaglia took over paying Zhongli’s bills, earning Director Hu’s approval at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
• After Mondstadt approved the Inazuma delegation’s entry, Yucheng decided that he and Shenhe would travel overland while the others sailed.
• Yucheng and Shenhe rejected using Kamui and chose to walk so they could explore Teyvat and spend time alone together.
• The pair abandoned their route to Stone Gate and headed toward Dragonspine after tiring of Liyue’s scenery.
• Yucheng and Shenhe considered how the Skyfrost Nail destroyed Sal Vindagnyr and left Dragonspine frozen, forming a natural barrier between Liyue and Mondstadt.

Yucheng and Shenhe climbed Dragonspine, where Yucheng collected boars frozen in ice to bring back to Inazuma. He captured the Great Snowboar King and left it in a cage in his Kamui Dimension for breeding.

• Yucheng and Shenhe fought their way up Dragonspine and admired its snowy scenery.
• Yucheng spotted boars frozen in ice and stored them in an ice cellar inside his Kamui Dimension.
• Yucheng found the Great Snowboar King’s cave and provoked the beast with fireballs.
• Yucheng stopped the Great Snowboar King’s charge, bound it with wood, and rendered it unconscious.
• Yucheng put the Great Snowboar King in a wooden cage in his Kamui Dimension to serve as a breeding boar in Inazuma.

Yucheng and Shenhe reached Dragonspine’s summit and rescued Klee after she fell from a cliff. After introducing themselves and learning why Klee was there, they were left discussing her buried treasure and the danger of digging it up.

• Yucheng and Shenhe climbed to Dragonspine’s summit, where they saw the Skyfrost Nail and traces of the ancient kingdom of Sal Vindagnyr.
• Shenhe spotted Klee burying treasure on a nearby peak and hurried toward her, startling her into falling off a cliff.
• Yucheng used Kamui to catch Klee and return her safely to the mountain, where Shenhe apologized for frightening her.
• Klee introduced herself and Dodoco, and Shenhe introduced herself and Yucheng as her lover.
• Klee explained that she had come to see Albedo but climbed higher to bury her treasure after finding his camp marked as an experiment in progress.
• Shenhe offered to help Klee move the treasure to a safer place, but Klee stopped her and cited Jean’s rule about bombs.

Yucheng explained Klee’s explosive reputation to Shenhe while Klee retrieved the bombs she had buried on Dragonspine. Klee then led them toward Albedo, explaining that she hid bombs outside town so Jean would not confiscate them.

• Klee dug up her buried treasure and packed the bombs into her backpack as Yucheng told Shenhe about her demolition skills and guardians.
• Yucheng recounted Alice’s destructive exploits across Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma, and said her travel guide recorded them.
• Klee led Yucheng and Shenhe down the mountain toward Albedo while looking for another place to bury bombs.
• Klee told Shenhe that Kaeya’s three survival rules warned her against causing trouble in town, hurting anyone, or setting mountains on fire.
• Klee explained to Yucheng that she marked her buried bombs on a map so she could find them later and go blast fishing without Jean confiscating them.

Klee led Yucheng and Shenhe down Dragonspine, where she blasted the monsters in their way and reunited with Albedo at his mountain camp. Albedo thanked Yucheng and Shenhe for saving Klee, then introduced himself as the Chief Alchemist of the Knights of Favonius.

• Klee eagerly destroyed the Hilichurls blocking the path with her Jumpy Dumpty, impressing Yucheng and Shenhe with her power.
• Klee said she hoped to grow up like her mother and build an enormous bomb, making Yucheng and Shenhe worry about their own future child.
• Klee found Albedo's camp and rushed to greet him, explaining that Jean and Kaeya were too busy preparing for the Inazuma delegation's visit to play with her.
• Albedo noticed Yucheng and Shenhe, questioned them warily, and relaxed after Klee explained that Yucheng had saved her from falling off the mountain.
• Albedo thanked Yucheng and Shenhe for saving Klee and introduced himself as the Chief Alchemist of the Knights of Favonius.

Yucheng and Shenhe met Albedo at his Dragonspine camp after rescuing Klee, and Yucheng offered to take her sightseeing around Mondstadt. Albedo agreed after learning Yucheng knew Xingqiu and was close to Lumine and Paimon, leaving Klee excited to go with them.

• Albedo welcomed Yucheng and Shenhe into his camp and used alchemy to create chairs from his drawings.
• Yucheng told Albedo that he and Shenhe were honeymooning in Mondstadt, and Klee eagerly asked to join them on their sightseeing.
• Albedo explained that he was illustrating a novel for Zhenyu, whom Yucheng recognized as Xingqiu, and Yucheng realized Yae Publishing House had helped press Xingqiu for his manuscript.
• Yucheng offered to look after Klee and said he knew Lumine and Paimon, so Albedo agreed to let them take her out.

Yucheng left Klee and Shenhe to collect a piece of Durin’s remains from Wyrmrest Valley, cutting off a rib with Kamui and storing it in his dimension. As he prepared to leave, he noticed a sight that held his gaze.

• Yucheng realized Durin’s heart remained alive but decided that taking it to Inazuma would be dangerous without the Skyfrost Nail’s suppression.
• Yucheng promised Klee he would return soon, then sent Shenhe to escort her down the mountain.
• Yucheng used Kamui to travel to Wyrmrest Valley and found Durin’s enormous skeleton.
• Yucheng’s Chidori Sharp Spear failed to cut a rib, so he used Kamui to sever it and store it in his dimension.
• Yucheng was about to leave when he spotted something that he could not look away from.

Eula practiced Favonius Bladework on Dragonspine, then bathed and danced naked by her secret lake while Yucheng watched from hiding. After spotting him fleeing, she found traces of Electro and a cleanly severed dragon rib, then decided to investigate the intruder and ask Albedo for help.

• Eula trained for four hours on Dragonspine before taking an ice bath in her hidden lake.
• After her bath, Eula performed part of the Rite of Sacrificial Dance while Yucheng watched from nearby.
• Eula noticed a dragon rib missing from Wyrmrest Valley and went to investigate, while Yucheng fled when he saw her approaching.
• Eula spotted Yucheng's movement and chased him, but his tracks vanished and she found lingering Electro traces.
• Eula tested the cut on another dragon rib with the Song of Broken Pines and found she could not sever it cleanly.
• Eula decided to seek Albedo and investigate suspicious visitors, especially foreign Electro Vision holders.

Yucheng returned to Shenhe and Klee at the Dragonspine camp, then let Klee choose their outing to Springvale. Meanwhile, Eula brought Albedo to inspect Durin’s stolen rib, and Albedo suspected Yucheng was responsible.

• Klee worried about Yucheng’s absence until Shenhe spotted him returning from the mountain.
• Yucheng reassured Klee that he had only gone to retrieve something, then asked her where she wanted to play.
• Klee chose to go fish blasting at Springvale after ruling out Starfell Lake because she had recently blasted its fish.
• Yucheng, Klee, and Shenhe set off for Springvale, where Yucheng also planned to close a deal.
• Eula led Albedo to Durin’s severed rib, and Albedo suspected that Yucheng had cut it off.

Klee blasted fish in Springvale’s lake, and Yucheng tried to keep her safe while helping her grill the catch. Draff confronted Yucheng and Shenhe, then revealed he had deliberately sent Klee away so the incident might teach her not to blast fish.

• Klee used Jumpy Dumpty to blast fish in Springvale’s lake, and Yucheng stopped her from jumping in to collect them.
• Yucheng took Klee to shore, lit a fire with his breath, and walked across the water to gather the fish while Shenhe watched.
• Draff and Springvale’s hunters arrived; Draff tried to extinguish Yucheng’s unusually persistent flames before Yucheng finally put them out.
• Klee pleaded with Draff to blame her, but Draff sent her to visit Diona and criticized Yucheng and Shenhe for failing to stop her.
• Draff welcomed Yucheng and Shenhe as travelers and explained that he hoped Klee would feel guilty and learn that fish blasting was wrong.

Yucheng proposed recruiting Springvale workers to raise Forest Boars in Inazuma, and Draff agreed to share the offer with the villagers while waiting for diplomatic cooperation between the nations. Klee returned with Diona, whom Draff introduced to Yucheng and Shenhe.

• Draff asked Yucheng why he had come to Springvale, and Yucheng explained Inazuma's shortage of meat.
• Draff offered to supply Springvale Forest Boar meat to Inazuma, but Yucheng said he wanted workers to establish local breeding instead.
• Yucheng promised generous pay and benefits to workers who volunteered, and Draff was tempted but cautious.
• Yucheng told Draff to verify the offer and wait for the Inazuma Diplomatic Mission's upcoming visit before deciding.
• Klee returned with Diona and showed her the bass she had caught, and Draff introduced Diona to Yucheng and Shenhe.

Yucheng, Shenhe, and Klee visited Springvale, where they met Diona and Draff and shared grilled fish. After Klee suggested visiting her friend Razor in Wolvendom, Yucheng agreed, considering Razor's potential future as a leader of the Knights of Favonius.

• Diona scolded Draff for drinking and told Yucheng that her cat ears were a real part of her Kätzlein Family bloodline.
• Yucheng told Diona about cat spirits in Inazuma, and she became curious about a two-tailed delivery woman.
• Draff led Yucheng and his companions to grill fish, and they enjoyed a meal together in Springvale.
• Klee asked Yucheng to visit Razor and the wolves in Wolvendom, and Yucheng agreed.
• Yucheng, Shenhe, and Klee continued toward Wolvendom.

Klee, Yucheng, and Shenhe entered Wolvendom to find Razor, but Yucheng discovered signs that Rifthounds had been attacking the wolves. After Shenhe saved Klee from a surprise attack, a pack of Rifthounds surrounded them, and Klee prepared to fight.

• Klee called for Razor as Wolvendom's wolves relayed word of her arrival to him.
• Razor found his wolf family badly wounded and set out to warn Klee that Wolvendom was dangerous.
• Yucheng recognized purplish-black blood as evidence that Rifthounds had invaded Wolvendom and warned Klee and Shenhe to be careful.
• A Rifthound lunged at Klee, and Shenhe pierced it with her Calamity Queller before it could reach her.
• More than ten Rifthounds appeared, including a large Electro Rifthound, and Klee pulled out Jumpy Dumpty to attack them.