Jiang Yan looked at Ganyu, who stood there quietly without saying a word.
After watching her for a long moment, he finally stepped forward.
Ganyu didn't speak. Her eyes were slightly red as she lowered her head silently.
Seeing her like this, Jiang Yan could no longer hold back. He pulled her slender figure into his arms.
"I'm sorry. I've made you suffer."
Those simple words caused the girl in his embrace to tremble violently.
She clutched the fabric at his chest tightly. After a long while, her voice, tinged with a sob, reached his ears.
"Next time… don't leave on your own like that, okay?"
Jiang Yan stroked her hair gently.
Only now did he realize how much he had overlooked her.
He had always been thinking about how to make the people around him live happily—
Yet he had failed to consider that some of his reckless actions would also cause them deep worry.
"Okay."
Jiang Yan spoke softly and lowered his head, pressing a gentle kiss to her forehead.
"I won't go anywhere anymore. And if I do, I'll take you with me."
"Alright?"
"Not alright!"
Ganyu suddenly pushed him away, puffing her cheeks.
"We're still in a cold war, remember? I'm not talking to you!"
Sure enough, women held grudges.
Even the gentle little qilin was no exception when she got angry.
"Huh?!"
Jiang Yan's eyes widened.
"That was something my clone did! It wasn't me!"
Ganyu covered her ears and quickly turned to leave.
"Ganyu, listen to my explanation!"
"I'm not listening, not listening, not listening!!"
"Hey, hey! I was wrong, okay?!"
Damn it. Later I'm definitely summoning that personality of my clone and beating him up properly!
Grinding his teeth at his own clone, Jiang Yan hurried after her.
On the streets of Liyue Harbor, two figures walked briskly, one chasing the other.
But on the face of the blue-haired girl walking ahead, the corners of her lips were secretly curled upward in happiness.
High above the skies of Teyvat—
A blond-haired boy and girl stood suspended in the air.
"Brother, what happened? Why are we suddenly leaving this world?"
Lumine asked in confusion.
"Don't ask, Lumine. Once we leave this world, I'll explain everything."
There was urgency in Aether's eyes.
But at that moment—
In the void before them, a black-and-red gate abruptly opened.
"Outlanders, your journey ends here."
A white-haired woman stepped out from the gate, her gaze cold and indifferent.
"Who are you?!"
Lumine's expression turned grave.
"The Sustainer of Heavenly Principles is here to end the arrogation of mankind."
The Sustainer spoke calmly, her eyes settling on Aether.
Aether's face darkened. He hadn't expected that even under such circumstances, the Heavenly Principles would still notice him.
The moment her words fell, she attacked first.
Black-and-red cubes materialized beneath the twins' feet, and battle erupted.
Moments later, amid a thunderous explosion, Aether was banished by the Sustainer.
Believing her brother to have been imprisoned, Lumine charged forward in fury.
But even the twins together had been unable to shake the Sustainer in the slightest—
Let alone Lumine alone.
"Wait! Give my brother… back to me!"
She roared.
In the end, she too was sealed and banished.
The sky returned to silence once more.
On the streets of Liyue Harbor, Jiang Yan seemed to sense something and looked up.
"Heh… so it's over."
He murmured softly, a trace of anticipation in his eyes.
The main storyline of Genshin Impact had finally begun.
He wondered whether that old fox Morax would still choose to fake his death again.
Heh.
If he dared to do it again, Jiang Yan would personally carry his coffin.
And then he'd stand right on top of his grave and shamelessly steal all the offerings!
Just then, the girl in his arms lifted her head.
"What are you thinking about?"
Jiang Yan lowered his head with a grin and kissed Ganyu.
"I'm thinking about how I'm going to eat you tonight."
Understanding the meaning behind his words, Ganyu's face instantly flushed crimson.
"You're terrible!"
"Hahaha—"
Laughing, Jiang Yan wrapped an arm around her shoulders as they walked through the lively streets of Liyue.
After a war that had swept across the entire continent, Liyue quickly regained its former peace and prosperity.
Thanks to Jiang Yan's strengthening of Liyue in every aspect, throughout the war—whether navy, army, or air force—every branch of the military had delivered an excellent performance.
They had successfully defended Liyue's borders.
Within its territory, there had been no large-scale devastation by monsters.
Several tragedies that were once destined to occur in Liyue never came to pass.
The Five Yakshas strolled through the streets together, laughing and chatting.
With the war over, they naturally came to Liyue Harbor to relax.
Because Jiang Yan had absorbed the remnants of demonic resentment across Liyue and turned them into "Archon Bombs," karmic debt never manifested within the Five Yakshas.
They avoided the tragic fate of turning on one another and dying one by one.
Under the countless lantern lights of Liyue Harbor, a little girl with light purple hair carried a medicine basket on her back as she returned home.
"Daddy, Mommy, I'm back!"
The girl called sweetly.
Her parents stepped out upon hearing her voice.
"Qiqi, where did you go gathering herbs today? We didn't see you all day."
Her mother gently stroked Qiqi's small head with a smile.
"Qiqi went up the mountain today. Look, these are the herbs I picked!"
She set down her basket, revealing a collection of various complex medicinal plants inside.
"You're just a little girl—climbing mountains without any protection? That's dangerous!"
Her father sounded stern.
"Oh, it's fine. Qiqi just wanted to help you."
Her mother lightly nudged him before turning back to Qiqi warmly.
"Qiqi did great today! Come inside, dinner's getting cold."
"Okay!"
Qiqi nodded happily and skipped into the house.
Laughter echoed not only from this household, but throughout all of Liyue.
They celebrated the end of war—
And welcomed the promise of tomorrow.
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