"It seems the ways archons love people are all very different."
"Some love only brings pain to the archon subjects."
Paimon looked at Venti before her and said with spread hands.
"Hahaha, that's right."
"But essentially speaking, archons all love humanity."
Venti looked at Lumine and Paimon before him and said with a smile.
"Even though some archons may develop emotions like hatred toward humans."
"But those are extremely rare cases."
Zhongli crossed his arms over his chest, took up Venti words, and slowly explained.
"The Archon War?"
"Inazuma was established in the later period of the Archon War, so I didn't encounter many archons."
Raiden Ei stroked her chin and murmured.
"There were simply too many archons in the Liyue region."
"The battles back then could truly be called world-destroying."
Azhdaha crossed his arms over his chest, looked at Raiden Ei before him, and waved his hand.
"Hehe..."
"Those are all matters of the past."
Zhongli chuckled lightly upon hearing this.
"In the leisurely shadows of Dihua Marsh, through countless autumns of changing seasons."
Qiu Bai looked at the prosperous lights of Liyue before him and sighed with emotion.
Liyue from a thousand years ago was not the same as it appears today.
"By the way, Ningguang invited us to the Jade Chamber."
"To attend a banquet."
Lumine looked at everyone before her and said with a smile.
"Ei, please change your appearance."
"I'm afraid there might be travelers from Inazuma in Liyue who would recognize you."
Qiu Bai looked at Raiden Ei before him and said with a light smile.
"Is that so..."
"If I'm recognized, then I'm recognized. Why do I need to change my appearance?"
Raiden Ei looked at Qiu Bai before her and asked blankly.
"Ahem..."
"Because if you're recognized, it would cause many unnecessary troubles."
Zhongli crossed his arms over his chest, looked at Raiden Ei before him, and coughed lightly.
"If that's the case, then alright..."
Raiden Ei looked at Zhongli and Qiu Bai, nodded and said.
Then her form changed. Ei hair now bore a small white flower.
She wore a light blue kimono with cherry blossom patterns.
Her hair was draped over her shoulders.
A red oil-paper umbrella appeared in her hand.
She wore white tabi on her feet, with wooden geta beneath them, looking very gentle and beautiful.
"Is this... acceptable?"
Raiden Ei placed one hand over her chest, walked up to Qiu Bai, and asked with one hand covering her chest.
"Wow!"
"Ei looks so beautiful."
Paimon looked at Raiden Ei before her and stamped her feet with a smile.
Lumine also nodded upon hearing this.
"This should be fine."
"I'm sure people from Inazuma wouldn't recognize you now."
Qiu Bai looked at Raiden Ei before him and nodded with a smile.
"The Electro Archon of Inazuma?"
"She seems quite different from the personality I've heard in rumors."
Cloud Retainer held Qiu Bai hand and looked at Qiu Bai beside her, asking with some confusion.
"This is her true self."
"The one outside is a puppet created using Ei body as a foundation."
Qiu Bai looked at Cloud Retainer beside him and explained.
"I see."
"Hello, Electro Archon. I am an adeptus of Liyue, my true name is Cloud Retainer."
Cloud Retainer extended one hand, looked at Raiden Ei before her, and said with a light smile.
"Hello, Cloud Retainer. I am Ei."
"It's a pleasure to meet you."
Raiden Ei grasped Cloud Retainer hand and nodded with a light smile.
"Could you let me have one of Qiu Bai hands?"
"I'd also like to hold his hand."
Raiden Ei looked at Cloud Retainer before her and said softly.
"The Electro Archon jests. Morcius and I have known each other since a thousand years ago."
"We've spent over eighty years together, which is why we have such gestures."
Cloud Retainer looked at Raiden Ei before her, frowned slightly, then smiled and spoke.
This visitor doesn't come with good intentions.
"Qiu Bai is an important person in my heart."
"Just like Makoto was. Couldn't you let me have one hand?"
Raiden Ei looked at Cloud Retainer before her and asked with some confusion.
She didn't understand why Cloud Retainer would refuse her.
She just wanted to hold one hand.
"An important person in your heart?"
Cloud Retainer repeated this strangely, then turned her gaze to Qiu Bai beside her.
Her crane-white hair carried a scrutinizing look.
At this moment, Qiu Bai covered his head with one hand. These two people frequencies seemed to be on completely different wavelengths.
"Cloud Retainer, let me explain it to you."
"Then you'll understand."
Qiu Bai looked at Cloud Retainer beside him and spoke.
Then using divine power to transmit his voice, he told Cloud Retainer about the lost memories, the fact that all the adepti had forgotten him, and the matter of that flower field.
"So that's how it is..."
"Sigh... I didn't expect you had such experiences with the young Electro Archon."
Cloud Retainer looked at Qiu Bai beside her and sighed.
"And that forgetting you, it seems what that book recorded was true."
"But what exactly could make so many adepti forget you?"
Cloud Retainer looked at Qiu Bai beside her and asked with surprise through adeptal power transmission.
"I'll figure all this out sooner or later."
"When the time comes, I'll also help you all recover your memories."
Qiu Bai frowned slightly, then looked at Cloud Retainer beside him and said with a light smile using divine power.
"I believe you..."
Cloud Retainer looked at the gentle Qiu Bai and nodded.
Raiden Ei looked at Qiu Bai and Cloud Retainer with some confusion.
"Go ahead..."
"Since you were originally her big brother, this adeptus isn't afraid of hand-holding."
Cloud Retainer crossed her arms over her chest, looked at Qiu Bai before her, and said proudly.
Moreover, Qiu Bai only regarded Raiden Ei as a junior.
And Raiden Ei didn't understand what love really was.
She simply regarded Qiu Bai as an existence like her sister.
Even if Qiu Bai recovered his memories, according to what Qiu Bai said, he was also an ancient God of Liyue.
She, Cloud Retainer, was an existence who had lived for over four thousand years, witnessing the establishment and development of Liyue Harbor.
She didn't believe that several thousand years of friendship couldn't compare to a few decades spent with a young Electro Archon.
"She's also a pitiful person, with her sister dead."
"And having forgotten her own big brother, sigh..."
Cloud Retainer looked at the beautiful Raiden Ei before her and sighed.
"Mm..."
Qiu Bai chuckled lightly, then took Raiden Ei hand.
"Eh..."
Raiden Ei looked at Qiu Bai hand, feeling warm in her heart.
She looked up at Qiu Bai, her pupils suddenly contracting.
It was a scene: young Ei holding a large hand.
Ei looked up, and that person face was silhouetted against the sun.
Though somewhat blurry, she could feel that person was Qiu Bai.
Raiden Ei looked at Qiu Bai before her and was stunned for a while.
Then she lowered her head, closed her eyes slightly, and a warm smile appeared at the corners of her mouth.
"Didn't Ningguang say there would be a banquet later?"
"I wonder who all has been invited. Let's go back to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and see."
Qiu Bai looked at Raiden Ei before him and nodded with a smile.
Then he looked at everyone before him and spoke.
(T/N: Like the story fellow daoist? Now you can read 30 chapters ahead on my P@treon [p@treon.com/DaoistRongyi] Thanks for your support! 😊)