Qiu Bai looked at Yae Miko with a curious expression.
"Is it really that delicious?"
Qiu Bai asked doubtfully, looking at the fried tofu in his hand.
Then Qiu Bai also took a skewer, pierced an fried tofu, and ate a piece himself.
"Hmm..."
"This thing is quite tasty, no wonder Miko likes it."
Qiu Bai chewed a couple of times, nodding with a smile at the somewhat adorable Miko in front of him.
He then placed the fried tofu on the table next to Yae Miko.
"I'll go out for a walk, Miko."
"The fried tofu is on the table next to you."
Qiu Bai said with a smile to Yae Miko, who was still chewing, then walked out.
Looking at the sea of flowers outside, Qiu Bai couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Then he walked around the island. After walking for who knows how long, Qiu Bai stopped, standing by the seaside looking at the boundless ocean.
By now the sun was setting, with twilight reflecting on the sea.
"System."
"Do you know who the 'big brother' recorded on that stone tablet is?"
Qiu Bai asked quietly, hands behind his back as he gazed at the endless sea.
[Ding!]
[In response to the host, I don't know.]
[I was bound to a host one thousand years ago. The events recorded happened during the Electro Archon's childhood, at least two thousand years ago.]
The system mechanical voice replied.
"Is that so..."
Qiu Bai looked at the boundless sea, frowning as he spoke.
"It's strange."
"Why do I have this sense of familiarity when I look at this sea before me?"
Qiu Bai raised his head, looking at the gradually darkening sky as he murmured.
"What are you thinking about?"
"You've been standing here for quite a while."
At some point, Yae Miko had already seated herself on a rock behind Qiu Bai, asking curiously.
"Although I am a god, there is much I don't know."
"I came into being a thousand years ago. Why did the adepti of Liyue have a sense of familiarity with me back then?"
Qiu Bai didn't turn around, just gazing at the sea surface as he spoke slowly.
"The Liyue adeptus, Sister Ganyu?"
"I asked her a hundred years ago why she respected that Lord so much."
Yae Miko sat on the rock, swinging her beautiful legs as she recalled carefully.
"She said, 'Immortal Lord always gives me a certain feeling.'"
"A kind of respect engraved in the heart. Although Immortal Lord achievements aren't as numerous as the Geo Archon."
"When I first saw him a thousand years ago, I felt a sense of familiarity."
Yae Miko looked at Qiu Bai's back, smiling as she spoke.
"Hehe~ Why do you think that is?"
"Could it be your charm, Immortal Lord?"
Yae Miko giggled coquettishly, then walked to Qiu Bai side and asked with a smile.
"Hahaha... I think back to when I first met Ganyu."
"Back then, I was the type who couldn't move on after seeing a beautiful woman."
Qiu Bai looked at Yae Miko beside him, explaining with a light laugh.
"Thinking carefully, it is indeed somewhat strange."
"I just patted Ganyu head, and she already looked shy."
Qiu Bai stroked his chin, speaking somewhat peculiarly.
Logically speaking, Ganyu had lived longer than him and must have seen all sorts of handsome men.
Even he, having walked in the mortal realm for just a few decades, already had the mindset of an old man.
He no longer acted like he used to, calling every attractive woman he saw his "waifu."
Why didn't Ganyu show any resistance when he patted her head during their first meeting?
"Perhaps..."
"Even Ei might have a sense of familiarity when she sees you."
Yae Miko looked at the boundless sea before her, smiling as she spoke.
"But I never expected that Immortal Lord, one of the gods."
"Was originally such a romantic and dashing person."
Yae Miko looked at Qiu Bai beside her, teasing him slightly.
"Everyone was young once."
"But Ei probably wouldn't feel familiar with me, after all, I've never been to Inazuma before."
Qiu Bai looked at Miko beside him, smiling as he explained.
Come to think of it, when he first arrived in this world, he was still an otaku who would call any attractive woman his "waifu."
Now, after thousands of years, his temperament was no longer what it used to be.
Qiu Bai thought somewhat amusedly as he watched the slowly rising moon.
"Ugh..."
Suddenly Qiu Bai felt a pain in his head, and over a dozen demon gods appeared on the sea surface, each as large as a mountain.
Thunder and lightning flashed in the sky, waves crashing against the beach.
He abruptly turned his head, seeming to see two little girls embracing each other behind him.
Qiu Bai quickly shook his head, and the phantom images of the demon gods and little girls vanished.
"What was..."
Qiu Bai looked at his own hands, his pupils dilating as he spoke.
Then he covered his forehead with one hand and closed his eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"Why so jumpy?"
Yae Miko looked at Qiu Bai covering his forehead, asking with some confusion.
"What was that hallucination just now?"
"I... why can't I remember it anymore?"
Qiu Bai slowly opened his eyes, speaking with astonishment.
He was certain that he had just seen something, but in just an instant, he had completely forgotten it.
"This, how is it possible?"
Qiu Bai looked at his hands in disbelief.
"What's wrong?"
Yae Miko asked with surprise, seeing Qiu Bai in this state.
"Just now, I saw a scene."
"But in just an instant, I can't remember it anymore."
Qiu Bai looked at the confused Miko beside him, explaining with a frown.
"Can't remember anymore..."
"Could it be that you've been eroded too?"
Yae Miko looked at Qiu Bai beside her, asking curiously.
Aren't all these gods subject to erosion?
"No..."
"I am a being that cannot be eroded."
Qiu Bai looked at Yae Miko beside him, explaining slowly.
"Cannot be eroded?!"
Yae Miko looked at Qiu Bai, asking with a face full of surprise.
"I was originally the Yin-Yang God."
"The Yin and Yang energies complement each other, so I cannot be eroded."
Qiu Bai looked at the shocked Yae Miko, smiling as he explained.
He had also recovered now.
Although he didn't know what he had seen, he vaguely felt that this place was somewhat familiar.
"Cannot be eroded..."
"Isn't that the eternity that Ei pursues?"
Yae Miko looked at Qiu Bai in front of her, exclaiming in surprise.
And this eternity wasn't one of stagnation.
"Hehe, I suppose you could understand it that way."
"Lumine is the person furthest from eternity, while I might be the closest."
Qiu Bai didn't deny it, nodding with a smile.
"The god closest to eternity?"
"The mysteries surrounding you might be more numerous than you think."
Yae Miko looked at Qiu Bai beside her, murmuring.
"That's why I walk this mortal realm."
"Seeking my own answers..."
Hearing this, Qiu Bai laughed lightly, turning his gaze toward the boundless sea.
Moonlight shone on the sea surface, while behind them, flower petals from the flower sea continuously drifted onto the ocean.
A gentle breeze brushed past Miko and Qiu Bai faces, carrying flower petals toward more distant waters.
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