Qingce Village, cemetery.
Jun Bai let out a long sigh, stowing away the Phoenix Perches in his hand and the battle armor on his body. Around him lay a large number of monsters that hadn't even managed to leave complete corpses.
Attacking his second brother's tomb with petty tricks was the biggest mistake these monsters made.
At the same time, Jun Bai mentally added another mark against Chi.
If possible, this time Jun Bai didn't even want to give Him the chance to return to the ley lines.
Reverse scales aren't exclusive to dragons—phoenixes can have them too.
Jun Bai snapped his fingers, and flames ignited, automatically cleaning up the monsters and the god remnants on their bodies.
After finishing these tasks, Jun Bai came before Jun Mo Li's tomb.
"Hm? Two tombstones?" Jun Bai looked in confusion at the spot that originally had only one tombstone.
The two tombstones stood one in front of the other. The one behind not only looked brand new but was clearly more finely crafted.
It appeared more formal—one point being that the newly appeared tombstone also had a neatly written epitaph that looked very standardized at first glance.
It wasn't until he saw the signature from the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor that Jun Bai realized this was Hu Tao's handiwork.
[Hu Tao actually prepared a new tombstone for Second Brother. Does that mean Xingqiu's book is coming soon too?]
[The Marshal was all sharp edges a second ago, but the moment he saw his second brother had a second tombstone, his eyes instantly cleared up.]
[I'm actually more curious—if Chi has already come out of the ley lines, isn't Second Brother considering showing up?]
"Director Hu… really has a heart." Jun Bai gave a helpless smile and sat down in front of Jun Mo Li's tomb. "When the time comes, I'll have to treat her properly."
"Second Brother, last time I came to see you, there were strangers around, so I didn't stay to catch up with you. Sorry about that."
In front of Jun Mo Li's tomb, Jun Bai was no longer his usual bright and confident self; unusually, he showed his vulnerability.
"Your legend is now known to everyone in Liyue—peak of the mortal realm, number one in swordsmanship. That's all talking about you."
"But you deserve such a reputation."
"It's just that the stories about you and me, as they've been passed down, seem to have gradually gone a bit off track."
"In the stories, not only is Big Brother never mentioned, but they also say I never lost my memory and even gave you pointers on swordsmanship."
"Really now—you still need pointers from me? I studied swordsmanship under Morax for over a hundred years, and you surpassed me in five years. You still need me to teach you?"
"And your talent has almost been exaggerated to the point of being an Adeptus descended to the mortal world or a god reincarnated."
[That storyteller Tian's tale is exciting, sure, but it doesn't have much to do with the real events.]
[Could it be that Jun Bai never passed down those kinds of stories in the first place? Without the original story, wouldn't it just be all made up?]
[Feels possible. After all, it's been 3000 years—without the people involved to testify, all sorts of versions flying around is normal.]
The water friends' speculation was very reasonable, but unfortunately, sometimes being reasonable doesn't mean it's the truth.
Jun Bai helplessly shook his head: "At first, I did pass down the story of us brothers. I remember everything was still pretty normal back then. From which year did it start going wrong?"
"Is it really that hard to believe that the Sword Immortal who once severely wounded a god was just an ordinary person?"
"I know your talent can't be considered in the realm of ordinary people, but aside from that, you're really not that different from regular folks."
"Adeptus descended? God reincarnated? Only those who know you understand—you have no special traits at all. But that's exactly what makes you strong, Second Brother."
[The more Jun Bai says it like this, the more I want to see Second Brother's style with my own eyes.]
[Unfortunately, Second Brother passed away young.]
Jun Bai stood up and reached out to brush the tombstone sent by the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. "The Wangsheng Funeral Parlor's service level is pretty good—this epitaph suits Second Brother quite well."
"I still have urgent business right now. Next time I'll bring a bottle of good wine and catch up with you slowly."
"I'm going to find that guy who accidentally revived—and settle some old scores."
"I'm going to make Him pay back tenfold—no, a hundredfold—"
—Reality
[Switching to Traveler perspective…]
"Oh my god—" Firefly opened her small mouth. "That last line really has so much killing intent."
"The voice actor teacher's skill is really high."
[Full of emotion. Looks like Boss Jun really studied seriously back then—this feeling is so rich.]
[Full-constellation Jun Bai experience card ends here—what an unforgettable experience.]
Because the plot first ran through the two ruins and collected the three fragments before switching to Jun Bai's perspective.
So the moment it returned to the Traveler's perspective, Qingyuan was holding the disc formed by piecing together the three fragments and interpreting it.
From this, the Traveler trio learned that Chi's remains might be behind the waterfall northwest of Qingce Village.
After saying goodbye to Qingyuan, the three headed to the waterfall Qingyuan mentioned and discovered a cave behind it.
That is, the [hidden vault] Qingyuan spoke of.
Paimon: "Huh, there are three indentations on the door."
Paimon: "It looks like three things need to be embedded."
Yiya: "Yiya~" (The fragments)
Lumine: "It's those three fragments!"
Following the quest prompt, Firefly submitted the three fragments, successfully entering the [hidden vault].
Paimon: "We're in. This is the location recorded on the fragments. It's also the only place where Chi's remains might exist."
Paimon: "Lumine, Yiya, keep an eye on the surroundings."
Paimon: "I feel like Chi is nearby."
Lumine: "Yiya, have you notified Jun Bai? We can't handle a god—even if He hasn't recovered."
[Is this reminding us of Osial or Obelisk? Hearing 'god' and immediately chickening out.]
[No strength means accepting reality—very reasonable. We haven't seen Chi, but based on legends, it's reasonable to assume He's mid-to-high tier among Liyue gods.]
[And even if we could fight, we still need to notify Jun Bai—Jun Bai and Chi have major enmity.]
Yiya: "Yiya…"
Paimon: "Yiya says she already notified Jun Bai when we came in."
Paimon: "Right now, Jun Bai is on his way."
Lumine: "Good, then we'll wait for Jun Bai to arrive."
Yiya: "Yiya." (No)
Yiya reached out and pointed toward the front of the [hidden vault].
Lumine and Paimon looked in the direction Yiya pointed. Several Ruin Guards and a Ruin Hunter awoke from slumber, their single eyes flashing with dangerous red light.
[Five little treasures? Did we commit a heavenly sin?]
[Not just that—there's a flying little treasure up there too.]
[Friends who didn't pull Jun Bai or Zhongli are in luck.]
In front of the screen, Firefly calmly opened a bottle of yogurt and began cracking her knuckles.
Stelle Baby had pulled a 6+1 Jun Bai—if this couldn't be cleared, Firefly would have no face to meet Silver Wolf.