"Are you Shenhe's nephew?"
Ryan looked at Chongyun with some curiosity.
Although Shenhe went up the mountain at a young age, it had only been about ten to less than twenty years since then.
Given Chongyun's age, it seemed his mother must be one of Shenhe's cousins...?
"Mm-hmm, I was born into a family of exorcists, and I've heard that name mentioned by the elders in my family, but I never expected you to still..."
Chongyun scratched his head awkwardly as he spoke.
After all, Shenhe hadn't been heard from for over a decade, and what happened back then wasn't a secret, so it was inevitable that people would speculate in a negative way.
"Nephew... Do I still have family in this world...?"
Seeing Chongyun nod without any hint of falsehood, Shenhe was momentarily dazed, and a rare ripple disturbed her normally placid, water-like eyes.
"This is good, Shenhe. This way, when you go down the mountain in the future, you won't have to worry about being alone. At least you'll have some relatives."
After confirming Chongyun's identity, Ryan clapped his hands twice and said to Shenhe.
"Go down the mountain... Does Senior Brother want me to go down the mountain?"
Hearing the key phrase in Ryan's words, Shenhe immediately looked at him for confirmation.
'Senior Brother... He's Auntie's Senior Brother...?'
'Fox ears and tail... Could he be an adeptus?'
'Were the rumors from back then true? This auntie became an adeptus disciple?'
Chongyun listened to Shenhe's questions, guessing with some surprise in his heart.
"Yes, although Senior Sister Ganyu previously felt that the loneliness of non-human beings in the world is even greater than watching clouds alone in Jueyun Karst, it also proves that the desolate Jueyun Karst is indeed quite lonely, as we don't have the same level of mental cultivation as Master."
"And Shenhe, you are also human. Staying in the mountains for too long, you're bound to feel lonely, aren't you?"
Ryan nodded in response.
"With Senior Brother accompanying me, I haven't felt lonely."
However, Shenhe shook his head regarding Ryan's statement.
Ever since he came up the mountain, this Senior Brother had always been by his side, trying every possible way to make him happy.
Moreover, Senior Brother's elixirs were delicious, sweeter than candy beans.
"If I go down the mountain, won't I leave Senior Brother alone in these mountains?"
Shenhe then added another sentence.
"It's alright, Shenhe."
"Because I've also gone down the mountain. I went down several days ago."
Ryan spread his hands and explained.
Shenhe's most recent cultivation was expected to last two months, and he had been in the wilderness the entire time, so he didn't know that Ryan had already gone down the mountain.
"I see. Then I'll go down the mountain with Senior Brother as well."
Shenhe never doubted Ryan's words, and upon hearing them, he immediately nodded and agreed to go down the mountain.
"..."
Chongyun, who was observing their conversation from the side, couldn't help but scratch his head.
What about their Master?
Oh right... Their Master must be an adeptus, and with an adeptus's mental cultivation, he wouldn't feel lonely even if his disciples went down the mountain, right...? Chongyun wondered for a moment, but quickly came up with a reasonable explanation.
"Senior Brother, I'll go submit my cultivation results to Master and explain about going down the mountain. Then I'll go to Liyue Harbor to find you."
After making his decision, Shenhe immediately took action, telling Ryan and then setting off to return to Aozang Mountain.
As for that nephew, although learning that he still had relatives made him slightly dazed, it wasn't enough to shake his mental state. For now, he wasn't too familiar with him.
"Alright, don't worry about your nephew, leave him to me. I'll take him down the mountain for you."
Ryan waved at Shenhe, putting one hand on Chongyun's shoulder and saying.
"Mm."
Shenhe responded and then walked away.
"Let's go, little nephew, I'll take you back to Liyue Harbor."
After Shenhe left, Ryan finally spoke to Chongyun.
"Uh, actually, I can go back by myself, no need to see me off."
Chongyun quickly waved his hand.
'He's Auntie Shenhe's Senior Brother, so how should I address him...? Little... Little Uncle?'
Chongyun was a bit confused about how to address Ryan.
"It makes no difference, I'm going back to Liyue Harbor anyway, so let's just go together... By the way, do you have a fever? Why is your body so hot?"
Ryan waved his hand, explained, and then went down the mountain with Chongyun.
As the sounds of the two gradually faded, the Abyss Mage, who had been playing dead on the ground, quietly stirred.
"Phew... They're finally gone... These people are really dangerous... What exactly is His Highness the Prince investigating, and what are those many-handed creatures...?"
The Abyss Mage, whose fur had been shaved in a circle, slowly crawled up from the ground.
It didn't notice that a flower-armed youth wearing a ferocious Nuo mask had appeared behind it at some point... "Ah? I don't have a fever, you don't need to worry. It's just that the chase earlier caused my Pure Yang Body to act up again. I'll be fine after eating a popsicle... Hey, where's my popsicle? Did I drop it earlier?"
Facing Ryan's confusion and concern, Chongyun quickly waved his hand, then looked for his popsicle in confusion, only to find it gone.
"It really is a Pure Yang Body..."
Ryan's eyes lit up upon hearing this.
When Chongyun's body heated up, Ryan could already feel the abnormality in him.
"What?"
Chongyun suspected he had misheard.
"Ahem... I mean, don't you have a Cryo Vision yourself? Why don't you make ice cubes and lick them to suppress your Pure Yang Body?"
Hearing Chongyun's voice, Ryan immediately coughed lightly and changed the subject.
"It's not the same. Ice cubes made with a Vision have a strong Cryo element. It's not a good thing to ingest them. I usually only use them to freeze popsicles."
Chongyun explained helplessly.
Concentrated elemental power is equivalent to poison for the human body. Although Vision wielders have Visions, they can't be like Slimes, who are almost immune to DMG from similar elements.
So, rashly swallowing concentrated elemental power is also very inappropriate.
"I see... But you don't look well like this, why don't we find a way to vent some of that heat?"
Ryan then nodded in understanding, his eyes darting around before suddenly suggesting to Chongyun.
"Vent heat? If there's nothing cold entering the body to suppress it, it usually acts up for a while before stopping..."
Chongyun scratched his head in confusion, explaining the situation after his Pure Yang Body acted up.
"Huhu... The so-called Pure Yang Body, isn't it just an excess of yang energy? As long as some yang energy is released from the body, wouldn't that work?"
Facing Chongyun's confusion, Ryan chuckled and suggested, his mischievous smile, with one hand covering his mouth, looking like a seductive fox spirit.
"Eh... Eh eh eh?!"
"No, improper!!!"
Chongyun seemed to have thought of something, his face immediately turning red, and he hurriedly waved his hands in front of him.
It seemed his Pure Yang Body was acting up even more severely.
"Where did your mind go? Even if you wanted that, where would I find someone for you in this wilderness? I'm talking about bloodletting therapy."
Seeing Chongyun's reaction, Ryan spread his hands and explained.
"Bloodletting... therapy? It seems feasible?"
Chongyun was hot-headed at the moment and didn't notice anything amiss, instead feeling that Ryan's suggestion seemed quite good.
The characteristic of the Pure Yang Body acting up was a rush of heat to the head, which would make Chongyun agitated, leading him to make a fool of himself many times, which is why he tried his best to avoid such situations.
"Here, I have a needle. Try letting out some blood... You need to bleed from this acupuncture point... Oh right, put it in this bottle, it's not good to put it on the ground."
Then Ryan took out a golden needle and handed it to Chongyun, and also produced a glass bottle...