After listening to Lumine's explanation,
Baizhu and Changsheng, including Zhongli, finally understood Mu Yang's situation.
He wasn't much better off than Changsheng.
In fact, he was even worse.
The only one he surpassed was Qiqi—at least he could still remember things from the past two or three years.
Baizhu took Mu Yang's pulse but didn't detect anything unusual.
Changsheng also tried examining Mu Yang's body.
Both of them shook their heads.
Not only was Mu Yang perfectly normal, but he was also far healthier and stronger than most people.
His condition had nothing to do with illness.
Of course, they wouldn't find anything—this entire story was fabricated by Mu Yang.
A mix of truth and lies.
[Mu Yang's story is starting to smell fishy, folks.]
[Fishy? No, it's perfect! I'm gonna go slash-slash-slash-slash—]
[Bro, calm down, you're scaring me.]
[Who did this to you? Was it Mihoyo?]
Changsheng asked Mu Yang another question.
"Then, do you have any memories of that beautiful jade?"
This time, she received a definite answer.
"Yes. A very important person tied it around me personally. But their face…"
Mu Yang shook his head slightly. "It's a little blurry now."
Paimon rested her chin on her hand. "An important 'person'?"
Lumine and Paimon both shot suspicious glances at Changsheng.
Their meaning was obvious.
Mu Yang said it was tied by a person.
Aren't you a snake?
Changsheng couldn't stand their stares.
"You two should get used to life in Liyue sooner, little ones."
Changsheng leaped into the air—poof!
A cloud of smoke dispersed, and in her place stood a woman dressed in plain white robes.
She had long silver-white hair and an exquisitely beautiful face.
Changsheng, now barefoot, circled Lumine and Paimon twice.
The two of them stared, utterly mesmerized.
This was Liyue, after all—a land of gods.
So beautiful… How could someone be this stunning?
This must be an Adeptus!
[White hair? Bare feet!?]
[Alright, that's enough! Wait, bare feet?! Hehehe…]
[Shove them in my mouth.]
Mu Yang hadn't expected things to escalate like this.
Why did Changsheng suddenly take human form?
Don't mess this up!
With an appearance like yours, you'll steal all my popularity—how am I supposed to compete?
After thousands of years of friendship, this is how you treat me? Fine, fine!
You wanna play like that? Good for you!
Still… this form does feel more familiar.
Ever since she started living among humans, she's always looked like this.
Though her eyes don't seem as red as before.
Ah, right—she made a contract with Baizhu.
Using the "Serpent-Dragging-Dragon" method.
Now, these eyes are Baizhu's.
But honestly, those ruby-like eyes suited her better.
And this outfit is way too old-fashioned.
Every time during the Toulong Ceremony, she'd always dot a few ink blossoms on it.
Why does she change back afterward?
She looked really nice like that…
Sigh, I don't even know what to say.
The first time I saw her take human form, I couldn't stand the fact that she didn't wear shoes.
If not for her Adeptal power protecting her, who knows what state her feet would be in by now.
Why can't she just take better care of herself…
Yaojun… Why…
…Why what?
Why is my vision getting blurry…
I'm reaching out… for what…
It's so quiet… Why did you all suddenly stop talking?
Why are you looking at me like that…
"Mu Yang… are you okay?"
I'm… crying?
Changsheng used her sleeve to wipe away Mu Yang's tears.
Seeing him cry tore at her heart.
But she still couldn't remember anything.
She hated this—hated the memories she'd lost.
Hated that she couldn't even say a single word of comfort.
Mu Yang stood up. "Sorry."
Then he turned and walked out of Bubu Pharmacy.
Paimon wanted to chase after him, but Lumine held her back.
Lumine shook her head. "Let him calm down for a bit."
——————
The livestream chat was completely flooded with "?????".
Guinaifen was also still in shock.
Because just now, the camera suddenly switched to Mu Yang's perspective as he looked at Changsheng.
They could even hear Mu Yang murmuring fragmented lines—
With the kind of echo effect used in nostalgic flashbacks.
Phrases spoken in different emotional tones:
"…This outfit is way too old-fashioned."
"Toulong Ceremony… a few ink blossoms…"
"…Looked really nice…"
"…Take better care of yourself…"
"Yaojun… Why…"
Then, the perspective returned to normal.
And what they saw was Mu Yang—who had rarely ever shown emotion—crying.
He was crying. Silently.
And he had even reached out as if trying to grasp something.
Guinaifen finally snapped out of her daze.
"Are these… Mu Yang's memories?"
[Seems like things he used to think or say about Changsheng in the past.]
[Holy crap, what's the relationship between these two? And who's Yaojun?]
[Damn, even I'm starting to choke up watching Mu Yang cry.]
[Real grief is silent.]
[He didn't even realize he was crying…]
[What the hell did these two go through?]
[This is too painful, Mihoyo…]
"Not gonna lie, folks, that last line—'Yaojun… Why…'—really got me."
"Who's the voice actor? How did they deliver it so perfectly?"
[LMAO, it's literally Mu Yang himself.]
[Bro's method acting on another level.]
——————
Outside Bubu Pharmacy.
Mu Yang let the cool breeze soothe his emotions.
He had truly lost his composure this time.
An unforeseen situation had arisen.
Originally, he had just planned to make a timely appearance—letting players connect the name "Changsheng" on his character profile to him.
Who would've thought Changsheng would suddenly take human form?
And directly trigger his memories.
But those fragments alone might not have been enough.
There was probably also this body's muscle memory at play.
How many times had he grieved alone like this before?
No—how many years…
System: "Wow, Host, you're too good. This performance sent your popularity skyrocketing!"
"The players were just busy simping over the white-haired, barefoot beauty."
"Then you hit them with the tears, and they didn't know how to react. Genius. Absolute genius!"
Mu Yang: "System… let me be alone for a while."
The system fell silent.
After some time passed,
Lumine and the others finished their business inside.
They stepped out of Bubu Pharmacy and approached Mu Yang.
Lumine asked with concern, "Feeling better now?"
"Much better."
"So, are you staying here, or…?"
Lumine wasn't entirely sure about Mu Yang's current state.
She didn't know what exactly he had remembered just now.
This was the first time she had seen Mu Yang so emotional.
Normally, he gave off the impression of someone who rarely showed his feelings.
Just what was their relationship?
An important person—how important?
The more Lumine thought about it, the more unsettled she felt.
But she couldn't bring herself to ask directly.
What right did she even have to ask him that?
And Paimon? She's usually the one who loves prying into everything.
Why is she so quiet today?
Mu Yang didn't choose to stay.
"No, I'll go with you."
"Okay."
Mu Yang said nothing more.
Lumine didn't press him on why he wouldn't stay.
Maybe… Mu Yang just needed some time to himself right now.