Festival of Lights · Diwali
Xingsu and Peruere survive the House of the Hearth’s deadly struggle at a terrible cost, then follow separate paths after Xingsu awakens in Irminsul and Peruere becomes the new Knave. In Sumeru, Xingsu discovers a power tied to memories and uses it to ease Collei’s Eleazar, though absorbing its mist begins to strain him.
Xingsu cured Collei, developed a communication network, and was forced to flee Sumeru after the Akademiya and the Doctor turned against him. In Fontaine, he found shelter with the Spina di Rosula while Arlecchino drew closer to a long-awaited meeting with him.
Xingsu recovered his memories of the House of the Hearth, reunited with Arlecchino, and began a relationship with her while helping the Hearth’s children. After exposing Daerdufu’s exploitation and mourning a child who died, Xingsu began searching for a way to preserve her memories.
Xingsu helped expose Valerius’s criminal network while reconnecting with Clervie, whose memories he restored and later traded to Lin to bring her back. As Fontaine’s sea continued to rise, he learned the truth of Furina’s role and set out to solve the prophecy, leaving Clervie restored to the House of the Hearth.
Xingsu supported Navia after Callas’s execution, then traveled to Liyue to rescue Fatui children stranded in the Chasm. He found Nikolay and brought Tighnari to treat him, while promising Collei he would cure her Eleazar before they met again.
Xingsu reunited with Arlecchino and prepared to oppose Dottore’s god-creation project, while Lumine and Paimon joined the Sabzeruz Festival in Sumeru. The festival became a repeating dream powered by the people’s memories, and Xingsu ended the stretch trapped in the loop as Nahida appeared.
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