The Sword Kinesis Art was a success, which meant he could freely control the Tessusaiga. Even if the sword was dropped, he could make it return to him automatically.
This was the terrifying part of the Sword Kinesis Art. To use one's mind and will to activate a spiritual weapon, and to even fly through the sky.
This was a natural leap above a Wind Glider.
A Wind Glider only used the power of the wind to glide. Other than Anemo users, who could rise again, one could only continuously descend.
But flying on a sword was different. This was true flight.
"Klee, how about big brother takes you to play with something fun?"
"Ah? What fun thing?" Little Klee took off her protective goggles, looking at him curiously.
Inside the grotto-heaven, there was an experimental base built specifically for Klee, with extremely strong explosion-proof capabilities.
Su Han smiled mysteriously. "It's a great adventure that you've never seen before!"
"Wow! I want to go, I want to go!"
The moment the little sun heard "great adventure," she immediately dropped her work and clamored to go play. She was a child, after all. Hearing that there was fun to be had, she naturally forgot everything else.
Walking out of the grotto-heaven, he happened to run into Keqing and Ganyu, who were returning.
Seeing the two of them come out, Keqing asked with a smile, "Are you two going out to eat?"
"Nope! Big brother said he's taking Klee on a great adventure!"
"A great adventure?"
The two of them couldn't help but look at Su Han. It didn't seem like there were any activities planned for today. Was he just tricking Klee?
Su Han chuckled. "I just obtained a very fun new move, and I wanted to try it out with Klee."
"What fun move?"
"The Sword Kinesis Art, of course!"
The Tessusaiga was unleashed. Su Han tossed it into the air, grabbed Klee, and leaped onto the back of the blade.
He actually began to fly!
The Tessusaiga carried the two of them, circled in the air, and then shot straight into the clouds.
"My heavens! What kind of technique is that? He can actually fly!" Keqing was dumbfounded. She knew that Su Han didn't have the ability to fly, but now he was really doing it!
Ganyu was also amazed. "I never thought Su Han could actually achieve flight."
Although she could also fly, it was a secret art of the Qilin clan, a "cloud-riding" art. People of other races could not learn this ability.
But Su Han was standing on his weapon and flying. How could this not shock Ganyu?
Above the clouds, Klee looked at the sea of clouds below and screamed continuously.
"Wow! We're flying so fast! Klee loves this!"
"Big Brother, this is so much fun!"
"I never knew the sky was so much fun!"
Su Han chuckled. "Big brother didn't lie to you, did I? Are you happy today?"
"Mhm! I'm so happy! Klee wants to play for a little while longer!"
"Alright, let's go for a spin around Jueyun Karst!"
With a thought, Su Han turned from the Guyun Stone Forest and flew in the direction of Jueyun Karst.
People on the ground only saw a rainbow-colored streak of light flash across the sky. No one ever imagined that the streak of light was a person.
Compared to the sea of the Guyun Stone Forest, Jueyun Karst was one of Liyue's most treacherous regions. It was surrounded by cliffs, and aside from the eagles in the sky, it was difficult to see any other movement.
At this moment, Klee, who was sitting on the Tessusaiga, pointed down and said, "Big Brother, is that a person down there?"
"Huh? What?"
"Right there, on the cliff face! It looks like there's a person."
Su Han followed Klee's finger and looked into the distance. Sure enough, a small figure was slowly moving.
Are they picking herbs?
Jueyun Karst was the land of the adepti, and there were many medicinal herbs that couldn't be found elsewhere. Therefore, people would often risk coming here to dig up those precious herbs to sell for money.
He had heard Shenhe say before that she would save people who had fallen from the cliffs every year. But even if she warned them, those people would still come back, undeterred.
"Come on, let's go and take a look."
Although Su Han was very far away, for some reason, he felt that the person's clothes looked very familiar.
The Tessusaiga accelerated and shot directly towards that cliff face.
At this time, on the cliff, a small-statured young woman was diligently picking medicinal herbs, the basket on her back already almost full. Clearly, she had been doing this since the morning.
However, because her body was too small, it was not an easy task to pick herbs on this cliff.
Just a little more, and I can get this Violetgrass, the young woman thought to herself.
Just as she was about to touch the herb, a voice suddenly appeared behind her.
"Hey, are you picking herbs? Do you want Klee to hand it to you?"
"Who?! Aah!"
Qiqi, who had been completely focused on picking the herb, never thought someone would appear behind her and was so startled that her whole body trembled and her hand slipped. She began to fall.
Oh no, I'm falling, was Qiqi's only thought.
But at that moment, a warm arm grabbed her firmly. Then, Qiqi heard the person educating the girl who had scared her.
"Klee, don't be so jumpy. You'll scare people."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Klee didn't do it on purpose!" Seeing the person fall after being scared, Klee was also terrified. A place this high, if someone fell, they would die! She herself was scared into a cold sweat.
In the end, Qiqi was placed on the Tessusaiga. Looking at the two strangers in front of her, she had a puzzled expression, not understanding why they could stand in the air.
Klee, seeing that she was just staring blankly, couldn't help but pull on Su Han's sleeve. "Big Brother, she… I didn't scare her, did I? Why isn't she speaking?"
"You, you're only scared now?"
"Mm. Klee didn't do it on purpose. I just saw that she was having a hard time, so I wanted to help."
"It's good that you know you were wrong. Her name is Qiqi, and she's a jiangshi."
"A jiangshi? What's that?" Klee looked at Su Han with a confused face. Is it a strange race? I've heard Big Brother call Sister Ganyu a Cocogoat. No, wait, sometimes it's a Qilin. I don't really understand Liyue's names.
Su Han looked at Qiqi, who was flipping through a notebook, and smiled. "The so-called jiangshi are people who have died, but due to an accident, they can continue to exist between heaven and earth. Her body is stiff, and only a trace of her soul remains inside. You could say it's a strange kind of fate."
"Oh! Klee understands! So it's that! Sister Hu Tao told me before. A jiangshi is a corpse that hops around. But she's so pitiful. Big Brother, can we think of a way to help Qiqi?"
"Uh, that would be a little difficult."
Su Han had also thought about helping Qiqi, but the problem was, he really had no idea how to restore a jiangshi. At least, not for now.
At this moment, Qiqi finally found her decree and said to Su Han, "Thank you for saving Qiqi."
"Mm, it's no trouble. It's Klee's fault for being naughty and almost making you fall."
"It's fine." Qiqi shook her head with a blank expression. "Because of my body, I fall down often. But Qiqi is a jiangshi. It's okay if I fall."
In fact, she was already used to falling. After all, her body was not as flexible as a normal person's, and she was still doing this kind of high-risk activity. Falling had become commonplace. Anyway, her body was very sturdy. It didn't matter if she fell.
After this little interlude, Su Han naturally couldn't continue to play around. Instead, he took Qiqi for a spin around Jueyun Karst, filled her medicine basket, and then returned to Liyue Harbor.
At Bubu Pharmacy, Baizhu was very surprised to see Su Han bringing Qiqi back. After hearing the course of events, he couldn't help but smile. "I see. Thank you for your hard work, Lord Su Han."
"It's no trouble. By the way, is there any way for Qiqi to return to normal?"
"About that, I'm not too sure either. Even the adepti were at a loss," Baizhu said with a bitter expression, explaining the difficulty of the problem.
First, Qiqi was a jiangshi. Her soul was incomplete, and even her memory was not whole. She couldn't even master the adeptal arts.
Secondly, a jiangshi had a fierce nature. The only reason Qiqi could move now was because she was giving herself orders. To get rid of the jiangshi body, one had to start from the source. But Baizhu had been researching for so many years without any progress.
Su Han nodded. "I see. I understand. When I have time, I'll… I hope to solve Qiqi's problem. By the way, can you let her stop picking herbs? That place, Jueyun Karst, is just too dangerous."
Baizhu said with a bitter smile, "That's not my order. It's Qiqi who insists on doing it."
To put it simply, the reason Qiqi wanted to pick herbs was all thanks to that girl from the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. Ever since Hu Tao had tried to bury Qiqi several times and failed, Qiqi had strengthened her herb-gathering activities, probably to avoid being found and secretly buried.
Su Han instantly understood his meaning and could only let it go.
However, before leaving, he said to Qiqi, "If you ever need help, you can come and find me at the Jade Chamber."
"Mm. Okay, strange big brother."
Qiqi watched Su Han leave. She didn't know why, but her body felt as if it were gradually getting colder. But just now, when she was with him, her body had felt warm.
If my body becomes warm, I won't be buried, right? Qiqi thought, and then she added Su Han's name to her notebook.
[Strange big brother. But being with him, my body becomes warm and soft.]
[A very good person.]
[Can be around him.]
Three simple sentences, but the handwriting was from several hundred years ago. It had to be said, although Qiqi's body was stiff, her handwriting was very elegant. One could imagine that she must have had good handwriting in the past.
Baizhu watched Qiqi and began to think. Perhaps it would be better to let him look after her.
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