Chapter Summaries

Varesa cared for the drunk Bai You at the hotel, and they spent the night together. The next morning, Bai You woke with a hangover and remembered that the day had come for them to part.

• Varesa carried Bai You to her room, helped her wash and change, and put her to bed.
• Varesa moved closer to Bai You, who drunkenly objected that they had already been intimate that afternoon, but soon fell asleep in Varesa's arms.
• Varesa covered Bai You with a blanket and kissed her temple before they spent the night together.
• Bai You woke with a headache in Varesa's arms, and Varesa gave her warm water.
• Bai You asked what time it was and realized it was the day they were supposed to part.

Columbina gave Bai You and Varesa handmade moon-spirit charms before leaving Mondstadt with Sandrone and Odette. At Port of Dornman, Odette and Rosalyne met again, but neither spoke.

• Columbina wove two moon-spirit charms as keepsakes while thinking about leaving the Fatui and Snezhnaya.
• Columbina gave the charms to Bai You and Varesa, and the five friends embraced before Columbina, Sandrone, and Odette departed.
• Bai You and Varesa watched them leave, and Varesa offered to explore Mondstadt with Bai You.
• Columbina, Sandrone, and Odette reached Port of Dornman, where Rosalyne was waiting.
• Odette stopped before Rosalyne, then lowered her eyes and bowed without speaking.

As the Star Raft left Port of Dornman, Odette and Rosalyne remained apart despite both wanting to speak. Later, Columbina revealed that Rosalyne had secretly attended Odette’s performance, easing Odette’s resentment as the group continued toward Inazuma.

• Rosalyne boarded the Star Raft without speaking to Odette, and Odette watched Port of Dornman recede while Rosalyne watched her from the upper deck.
• Columbina and Sandrone asked Odette to see the Burning Amber, and Columbina recognized the Fire of Two Worlds within it.
• Columbina told Odette that Rosalyne had attended her performance despite Odette saying Rosalyne did not deserve to watch her dance.
• Odette asked why Rosalyne had not approached her, and Columbina said Rosalyne had not dared to speak and that the Burning Amber was not meant to watch or hurt her.
• Columbina and Sandrone left Odette with the Burning Amber, and Odette felt some of her resentment begin to loosen.

On her last night in Mondstadt, Bai You remembered her neglected system and discovered that it had used forty chapters of saved check-in rewards to enhance her Seven-Element Talent to its utmost limit. The new power let her draw directly on Light Realm Power, and the chapter ended with Bai You wondering whether she was now invincible in Teyvat.

• Bai You stayed at the Goth Grand Hotel with Varesa and reflected on their friends leaving and their planned journey to Liyue.
• Bai You remembered the system and called out to it for the first time in forty chapters.
• The system revealed it had saved Bai You's check-in rewards and invested them all in her Seven-Element Talent: Primordial Body.
• The system announced that the talent had reached its utmost limit, allowing Bai You to draw directly on Light Realm Power.
• Bai You realized the scale of her new ability and wondered whether she was now invincible in Teyvat.

The system explained that Bai You had gained authority over the Light Realm’s source, but could currently wield only Archon Level power. Bai You fell asleep in Varesa’s arms, unaware that the returned Light Realm Power’s aura had escaped her control.

• The system told Bai You that her new authority and potential did not make her invincible, since she could wield only a limited amount of power.
• The system rated Bai You’s usable power as Archon Level and said it would overwhelm most of the trouble she would face.
• Bai You thought of Rerir and Solitice’s tragic story and resolved to protect Varesa and eventually share her secrets with her.
• Varesa sleepily pulled Bai You closer, and Bai You fell asleep in her arms.
• The Light Realm Power’s aura slipped out of Bai You as soon as it returned to its place inside her body.

A sudden flare of primordial power in Mondstadt disturbed Dvalin and drew Venti’s attention. Azhdaha sensed the same power beneath the Chasm and recognized it as the awakening of the king, though still far too green.

• Dvalin abruptly grew agitated in Stormterror’s Lair, and Venti calmed him with a gentle wind.
• Dvalin indicated that the disturbance came from Mondstadt, so Venti traced its lingering power to the Goth Grand Hotel.
• Venti recognized the trace as primordial power and wondered how the little girl’s strength had risen so sharply overnight.
• Azhdaha awoke beneath the Dragon-Queller, sensed the source of the Light Realm, and declared that the king had awakened.
• Azhdaha’s seals pressed him back into stillness, and he concluded that the king was still far too green.

Apep and Neuvillette sensed a faint awakening of the primordial king’s authority, while Bai You and Varesa left Mondstadt and traveled south into Liyue. They reached Wangshu Inn at Dihua Marsh, where Bai You studied the menu and asked about almond tofu.

• Apep sensed the primordial’s return and wondered what the newborn king would do to the world.
• Neuvillette recognized the faint authority of the elemental dragon sovereigns’ king and bowed toward its distant source.
• Bai You woke beside Varesa, and the two packed their belongings, left Mondstadt, and set out for Liyue.
• At Stone Gate, Varesa told the tax clerk they were travelers from Snezhnaya, and a Millelith soldier mentioned the upcoming Rite of Descension.
• Bai You and Varesa traveled with Boss Wu’s merchant group through Dihua Marsh and arrived at Wangshu Inn.
• Varesa booked the inn’s last room, and Bai You asked whether almond tofu was its specialty.

Bai You and Varesa spent the evening at an inn in Liyue, where Bai You glimpsed Xiao on the roof. Meanwhile, Lumine and Paimon camped on Dragonspine after Lumine took a wrong turn, and Lumine promised they would reach Liyue the next day.

• The inn proprietress explained that the almond tofu was prepared for a regular guest, and Bai You recognized the absent guest as Xiao.
• Bai You and Varesa ate dinner as other guests discussed the upcoming ceremony in Liyue Harbor.
• Bai You glimpsed a teal figure on the inn roof and realized it was Xiao before he vanished.
• On Dragonspine, Paimon complained that Lumine had led them onto the snowy mountain instead of south toward Liyue.
• Lumine promised Paimon they would descend the mountain and reach Liyue the next day, then added wood to the fire as Paimon fell asleep.

Bai You and Varesa left the inn to travel to Liyue Harbor for the Rite of Descension, swimming through Dihua Marsh and playing together as water nymphs. Xiao spotted them from Wangshu Inn, sensed no evil from them, and left without confronting them.

• Bai You watched travelers head toward Liyue Harbor, and Varesa invited her to see the Rite of Descension.
• Varesa led Bai You into a reed bed and suggested they swim south through the waterways toward Liyue Harbor.
• Bai You and Varesa transformed their legs into fish tails, chased each other underwater, and blew bubbles together.
• Xiao saw the two water nymphs playing in the marsh and recognized Bai You as the girl he had noticed at the inn.
• Xiao sensed that the pair carried no karmic burden or bloodshed, noticed an ancient aura around one of them, and left without approaching them.

Bai You and Varesa reached Liyue Harbor and reunited with Lumine and Paimon, then the four settled into an inn together. That evening, Bai You watched a sugar figurine craftsman and asked him to make one that looked like Varesa.

• Bai You and Varesa left the water at a secluded cove outside Liyue Harbor and encountered Lumine and Paimon, who had arrived from Dragonspine.
• Lumine invited Bai You and Varesa to stay with her and Paimon, and the four headed into Liyue Harbor together.
• Bai You and Varesa learned that Lumine had come to attend the Rite of Descension, which was scheduled for the day after tomorrow.
• The four found an inn, shared a hot lunch, and Lumine and Paimon went to sleep early after their journey.
• Varesa took Bai You to the brightly lit docks that evening and bought her snacks from the stalls.
• Bai You asked a sugar figurine craftsman to make a figurine that looked like Varesa.

Varesa and Bai You shared snacks and watched Liyue opera beside Zhongli, who spoke with Varesa about the differences between Snezhnayan songs and Liyue opera. As “The Divine Damsel of Devastation” began, Bai You was deeply moved by its story of a maiden who defied her fate.

• Varesa and Bai You exchanged sugar figurines, bought food, and went to watch an opera together.
• Bai You recognized Zhongli sitting beside them and realized the Rite of Descension would take place in two days.
• Zhongli spoke with Varesa about her singing and the differences between Snezhnayan songs and Liyue opera.
• The opera told of a maiden chosen as a sacrifice who charged into a cave to fight the evil spirit.
• Varesa comforted Bai You with candied fruit and her robe as Bai You watched the maiden defy fate and felt moved by the performance.

After watching an opera, Bai You and Varesa discussed how its heroine resisted her fate, prompting Zhongli to reflect on the price of contracts and his own long-held bargain with Liyue. As Zhongli left, his blessing reacted strangely to Bai You, revealing to him that she carried power older than the Seven Elements.

• The opera ended, and Varesa told Bai You that its heroine had refused to accept her fate rather than simply waited for the immortals to save her.
• Zhongli agreed with Varesa and said that contracts meant shouldering a price; he added that when his contract ended, he wanted to walk through the mortal world.
• Bai You asked Zhongli what someone should do after carrying a contract so long that they had forgotten why they signed it, and he replied that a contract should not be broken but that its end could bring a new beginning.
• Zhongli wished Bai You and Varesa well and sent them a gentle blessing as Rex Lapis, but the Geo Element was embraced by something within Bai You.
• Zhongli realized Bai You's power was older than the Seven Elements, silently noted that she was no ordinary person, and continued into the crowd.
• Bai You noticed nothing unusual and left with Varesa, who wrapped her arms around her and said the wind was picking up.

Bai You and Varesa spent their first night in Liyue together before joining Lumine and Paimon to watch the Rite of Descension. Rex Lapis descended in dragon form, then crashed onto Yujing Terrace, and Ningguang declared that he had been assassinated and ordered the area sealed off.

• Bai You told Varesa that Zhongli wanted to walk among the people now that his contract had ended, and Varesa comforted her.
• Bai You and Varesa bathed and spent the night together at the inn.
• The next morning, Bai You and Varesa joined Lumine and Paimon on their way to the Rite of Descension at Yujing Terrace.
• Rex Lapis descended in the form of a golden dragon, but something struck him and he crashed onto the terrace.
• Ningguang checked the motionless dragon, announced that Rex Lapis had been assassinated, and ordered the area sealed off.

After Rex Lapis appeared to die, Bai You struggled with the grief around her while Varesa comforted her. The Qixing locked down Yujing Terrace, Lumine fled the Millelith, and Childe intervened to help her before recognizing Bai You.

• Bai You watched the people of Liyue mourn Rex Lapis, and Varesa comforted her.
• Ningguang ordered the Millelith to seal Yujing Terrace and question everyone present.
• Varesa showed the Millelith their papers and explained that she and Bai You were visiting from Snezhnaya.
• The Millelith tried to detain Lumine, so she grabbed Paimon and fled toward a covered walkway.
• Childe raised walls of water to block the Millelith and helped Lumine escape, then recognized Bai You across the crowd.

Childe helped Bai You, Varesa, Lumine, and Paimon escape the Millelith and took them to Northland Bank. He explained that Lumine was being framed as Rex Lapis’s killer and proposed seeking help from the adepti.

• Childe led the group through Liyue Harbor while Bai You subtly slowed their pursuers and sped up their escape.
• After they reached a secluded alley, Childe introduced himself to Lumine as Tartaglia, the Fatui Harbinger known as Childe.
• Childe brought the group to Northland Bank, where a guard recognized Bai You as Lady Twelfth.
• In a private room, Childe warned Lumine that the Qixing could make her the scapegoat for Rex Lapis’s death.
• Childe told Lumine that the adepti had more right than the Qixing to see Rex Lapis and suggested their reaction could help her.

Lumine agreed to seek out the adepti so they would confront the Qixing and give her a chance to investigate the Geo Archon's death. After Childe left, Bai You confessed to Varesa that she knew many things about the future, and Varesa comforted her.

• Childe explained that Lumine could bring the adepti down from the mountains and become their messenger, and Lumine agreed to find them.
• Childe named the four adepti whose locations could be traced and told Lumine he would wait two days for word.
• Childe insisted he would obtain the Tsaritsa's target and challenged Bai You to fight him again after his plans were settled.
• Bai You warned Childe that his plan would fail because Liyue's affairs were deeper than he realized, but he remained determined.
• Childe told Bai You and Varesa to stay at the Northland Bank while the Millelith watched the streets.
• Varesa comforted Bai You after Bai You admitted she knew many things that were going to happen.

Childe gave Lumine a Sigil of Permission so she could seek the adepti, while he arranged a meeting with someone who could help her see Rex Lapis’s Exuvia. At the Liuli Pavilion, Bai You recognized the man Childe brought as Zhongli.

• Childe caught up with Lumine and gave her the Sigil of Permission, explaining that it would let her enter the adepti’s abodes.
• Lumine accepted the sigil, warned Childe not to use her, and left to investigate his claims herself.
• Over the next two days, Lumine visited Moon Carver, Mountain Shaper, and Cloud Retainer; Mountain Shaper and Cloud Retainer agreed to come down the mountain.
• Childe arranged rooms at the Northland Bank for Bai You and Varesa and later invited them, Lumine, and Paimon to a banquet at the Liuli Pavilion.
• Childe arrived at the banquet with a slender man, and Bai You recognized him as Zhongli.

Zhongli recruited Lumine and the others to help prepare the Rite of Parting, which would let them see the Lord of Geo’s divine form. Bai You supported Zhongli’s decision to lay down his burden, and the group began gathering ritual items, starting with Noctilucous Jade.

• Childe introduced Zhongli, a Wangsheng Funeral Parlor consultant, to Lumine, Bai You, Varesa, and Paimon.
• Zhongli explained that Liyue needed a Rite of Parting and offered to lead it while gathering the required items with Lumine’s help.
• Zhongli asked Bai You whether someone who had carried a burden for too long should set it down, and she told him the people he protected could now walk on their own.
• The next day, Lumine, Zhongli, Bai You, and Varesa visited Jade Mystery to buy high-grade Noctilucous Jade for the rite.
• Zhongli realized he had brought no Mora, so Childe paid for the jade.

Lumine and her companions gathered the remaining supplies for the Rite of Parting, while Bai You and Varesa shared affectionate moments as they shopped. They obtained the Everlasting Incense after Childe agreed to pay Baizhu three million Mora.

• Lumine paid with the Mora Childe had given her, and the group bought Silk Flowers from Bolai at Wanyou Boutique.
• Zhongli explained the meaning of Silk Flowers as tokens of affection, and Varesa told Bai You she would make her an outfit from Cluster of Clouds fabric.
• At Scent of Spring, Ying'er helped Lumine and Bai You prepare seven perfumes and gave Bai You an extra bottle meant for her and Varesa.
• Madame Ping lent Lumine the Cleansing Bell and told Bai You that a bond of fate did not have to be returned.
• Lumine bought seven kites from Granny Shan, and Varesa bought Bai You a pink cat kite.
• Baizhu asked three million Mora for Everlasting Incense, and Childe agreed to pay.

Ningguang explained to Lumine that the Qixing had hidden Rex Lapis’s body to protect Liyue from the Fatui, and warned her that Childe was pursuing the Gnosis. As the Rite of Parting approached, Bai You feared the disaster she knew was coming, but Varesa comforted her and promised to stay by her side.

• Ningguang told Lumine that she had concealed Rex Lapis’s body to protect Liyue and revealed that the Fatui were making counterfeit Sigils of Permission linked to a seal beneath Guyun Stone Forest.
• Ningguang said the Qixing were not Lumine’s enemies and pledged to support the Rite of Parting, while Lumine promised to stop Childe if he made a move.
• Lumine confronted Bai You, who warned her that Childe wanted the Gnosis and would oppose her once he failed to obtain it.
• Lumine decided to finish the Rite of Parting before dealing with Childe, while Bai You privately anticipated that Osial would rise and the Jade Chamber would be sacrificed.
• Varesa comforted Bai You as she worried that she could not change the coming events, then promised to follow her wherever she went and told her she loved her.