Genshin Impact: I am the Great General of Liyue

Chapter 271 Ruined Temple

"I'm fine, Xiangling. It's just... I remembered something sad."

Upon hearing the word "sad thing," Hu Tao's clever and mischievous brain immediately went blank.

(Huh? My casual question reminded her of a painful past... Do I look a lot like one of her friends? Or...?)

Before Hu Tao could think any further, Hui Yuan took out her phone and pulled out a photo.

Hu Tao wasn't initially surprised by the high-tech nature of the mobile phone, but rather by the photograph.

Looking at this photo, Hu Tao instantly thought of a man named Huiyuan, who had been persuaded to do business by Zhongli Keqing.

Her head was spinning, and Hu Tao's mind raced with all sorts of thoughts.

The little girl in front of me looks very familiar, and the person in the photo looks a lot like her. Could it be that... they are siblings?

The reason the younger sister was sad was because her brother had passed away.

Just as Hu Tao was conceiving a long drama series in her mind, Hui Yuan said something that made her brain freeze.

"This is me in the photo."

"Is this photo of you?!"

"Yes, back then... I was quite handsome."

"That's not you."

"You said he is not me?"

"No."

“I said he is me. If you don’t believe me, go ask your Zhongli guest, or ask Xiangling right here.”

Seeing this, Hu Tao slipped close to Xiang Ling's ear and whispered something.

Huiyuan had no interest in listening to these whispers anymore; her face was full of unhappiness.

After more than ten seconds, Hu Tao looked at Huiyuan again and apologized.

"Hehe, I'm sorry, Huiyuan, I didn't recognize you at first glance. I didn't expect you to have changed so much after so long. Don't be sad, I've always remembered you. By the way... you're my sister, right?"

"I'm eighteen."

"Oh! It's my sister. Hmm...uh...hey! Xiangling, the flower cake should be ready by now. Hurry up and take it out of the pot so we can have a taste. Sister Yuanyuan, don't be sad, come and eat the flower cake."

Sure enough, if someone's appearance changes drastically in a short period of time, even the quirky and clever Master Hu will be caught off guard and look on with a puzzled expression.

The misunderstanding was cleared up, they exchanged phone numbers, and enjoyed a delicious meal.

Everything seemed perfect, but only Huiyuan knew in her heart that the only one who was hurt was her non-existent phantom limb.

After enjoying the delicious food, with nothing to do, I simply went home and lay around doing nothing.

"(Sigh, we're the first people to become homebodies after transmigrating. We have money and power, but nothing to do. Oh well, I'll just stay home for a few days and finish writing 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'.)"

On the first day of staying at home, nothing particularly special happened except for occasionally replying to messages on my phone.

On the second day of staying at home, the scholar from Sumeru, Tara, came to visit. She brought news that Huiyuan's novel had not yet found a publisher to sign it.

The reason is that printing is difficult, and even with extra money, the quantity and quality of printing cannot be afforded.

There are only three publishers left that I haven't visited yet, one of which is Yaedo.

On the third day, because he was too lazy, Paimon and Ying dragged him along to run errands.

On the fourth day... Ying posted a message on her WeChat Moments. It seemed that she had an adventure in the dark place of Wuwangpo and encountered a girl who looked like a ghost, Hu Tao.

Day 7...drinking tea, listening to audiobooks, staying at home.

Day 365... cough cough, it doesn't seem like that much time has passed, it's just that Huiyuan is too idle, and the days feel like years.

On the fifth day, Huiyuan, feeling too lazy and unwilling to give up, decided to go out and see if she could have any extraordinary encounters.

Upon arriving at Wanmintang, we encountered Paimon and Ying, who appeared to be buying grilled tigerfish.

"Three portions of grilled tigerfish, to go."

"Okay! Please wait here for a moment."

Seeing that Ying had ordered three servings of grilled tigerfish, Paimon became puzzled.

(Does this mean we're having an extra snack today? But that doesn't make sense. Even though Paimon eats a lot, he just had lunch. Logically, he shouldn't need so many snacks after a meal.)

"Three portions? One for you, one for me... and one more... Ah, Sister Lingling is here!"

Seeing that the two had ordered an extra snack, Huiyuan asked curiously, "Yingmei, Paimeng, you ordered three servings of grilled tigerfish. Did you predict that I would come?"

Ying was slightly surprised to see Huiyuan walking towards her; clearly, she had not anticipated Huiyuan's arrival.

She even turned her head and asked Master Mao to bake an extra portion.

Seeing so many grilled fish at Yingdian, Huiyuan felt a little strange.

"Yingmei, why did you order so much grilled tigerfish? Paimon doesn't look hungry, and he doesn't seem to know I was coming. Could it be...?"

"Yes, the extra portion is for Tongque."

Upon hearing the name Bronze Sparrow, Paimon suddenly realized what it meant.

"Is this the gentleman who gave us the Seven Star Lamp and incense burner before? I remember he likes to eat grilled tigerfish. I know, you want to visit him, right?"

"Yes, I want to go see him."

It turns out that Ying wanted to visit Tongque, which is why she ordered an extra portion of grilled tigerfish.

Seeing this, Huiyuan nodded and said, "Speaking of which, he rarely messages me. I wonder how he's doing. In that case, let's go to that dilapidated temple together and take a look."

After packing up the grilled fish, we arrived at the location of the Bronze Sparrow Statue.

After climbing the stone steps, I spotted a familiar face.

Looking at this familiar face, everyone was puzzled and curious.

This person is none other than the immortal who, like the Bronze Sparrow, is a Yaksha, the Great Sage Xiao who vanquishes demons.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be such a coincidence in the world, right?

It's truly amazing that Huiyuan, Xiao, Ying, and Paimeng all thought of coming to see Tongque at the same time.

Sensing the presence behind him, Xiao turned around.

"Why are you here?"

Ying did not answer the question directly, but answered the question with a question.

"Are you here to see Tongque as well?"

"We just happened to be passing by and thought we'd check on him. He just fell asleep again; the time his spirit spends attached to the statue and awakening is definitely too short. Is there something you need?"

Seeing Xiao throw out another question, Paimon replied, "We've come to visit Mr. Bronze Sparrow! However, this place is just as chaotic as last time..."

Looking around at the dilapidated temple, which was drafty on all sides and had birds nesting in the rafters, Paimon sighed.

"Sigh... They built a temple and made statues... Why doesn't anyone come to maintain them?"

Ying looked around, recalling the fate of the Wind Dragon Dvalin, and replied:

"Perhaps he forgot."

"How could you forget that? Yasha was clearly a great hero who protected Liyue Harbor..."

Hearing Paimon's indignant complaints, Xiao fell silent.

This is not the fault of ordinary people; after all, everyone is working hard for the future of Liyue.

Moreover, there are countless examples of elderly people living alone, let alone immortals.