Chapter 131 – The Young Girl

Qiu Bai delivered a chop to the back of the neck, knocking out the last Fatui member, then walked toward Hu Tao’s direction.

Zhongli and Azhdaha also slowly approached.

In Azhdaha’s hand, he was still dragging Fengquan, who had been beaten black and blue.

“Qiu Bai, you’re amazing!”

“Even without a Vision, you’re stronger than those who have one!”

Hu Tao looked at Qiu Bai walking toward her and exclaimed in astonishment.

“I practiced swordsmanship in my early years, nothing worth mentioning.”

“Just enough to deal with these Fatui.”

Qiu Bai looked at Hu Tao and explained with a smile.

“Speak!”

“What are you doing in the sacred land of Wuwang Hill?”

Azhdaha patted Fengquan’s head and asked in a harmonious tone.

“I, I don’t know either.”

“We were following the orders of a Harbinger to search for something.”

Fengquan, bruised and swollen, looked at Azhdaha and explained with a tearful face.

“From a universal standpoint.”

“Something related to a soul sanctuary like Wuwang Hill could only be…”

Zhongli stroked his chin, his words not yet finished.

When suddenly, a light and ethereal maiden’s song echoed through the forest.

“It’s me.”

A light, pleasant maiden’s voice drifted over.

A black-haired girl with deep ginger-red highlights, her face veiled with a mesh-like gauze.

On the back of her head, she wore a six-winged headpiece, dressed in a white cotton coat adorned with black feathers.

Her eyes closed, a smile on her lips, she walked toward the group.

“Damselette.”

Zhongli’s gaze fell on the approaching maiden as he spoke.

“My subordinates were helping me search for something.”

“I didn’t mean to harm this girl, I’m sorry.”

The maiden, with her eyes closed, apologized to the group.

“Damselette, I’m sorry.”

“Your subordinate is incompetent, unable to find what you mentioned.”

Fengquan apologized to the maiden.

“It’s fine, it’s fine.”

“Are you the Harbinger they mentioned?”

Hu Tao waved her hand, looking at the cute girl and quickly asked.

Seeing the light and adorable maiden, she couldn’t bring herself to be angry.

Besides, her hat had already been repaired, so her anger had subsided.

Azhdaha, seeing this, also released Fengquan.

“Yes, I am the Harbinger they mentioned.”

“My name is Columbina, the third seat of the Fatui Harbingers, the Damselette.”

The maiden closed her eyes, lifted her head, and smiled at Hu Tao.

“My name is Hu Tao.”

“These are Qiu Bai, Azhdaha, Zhongli, and Qiu Yue.”

Hu Tao looked at the pure maiden and introduced with a smile.

“Wuwang Hill is the sacred land protected by the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor through the ages.”

“What are you looking for here?”

Zhongli, hearing the maiden’s words, stroked his chin with one hand and asked curiously.

“System.”

“Scan the maiden before me.”

Qiu Bai spoke to the system within his heart.

“Ding!”

Name: Columbina

Identity: Third seat of the Fatui Harbingers, Damselette, first-generation Seelie race.

Strength: Low-Tier God-Demon

Background: Her singing, especially during its climax,

Can guide human souls, recalling them from afar to return to the Ley Lines, like an angel, pure of heart.

Burdened with the curse of the Seelie race, if she falls in love with someone,

She will lose her wisdom within a month, her body shattering, becoming an empty shell.

A naive, numb, and indifferent maiden.

Hearing such a description, Qiu Bai couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

“Why does it sound so much like a naive sweetheart?”

“Will loving a human cause one’s body to shatter?”

Qiu Bai sighed; he truly hadn’t expected that besides Tartaglia, there would be a Harbinger within the Fatui with such a pure heart.

A shattered body… probably like a floating Seelie.

“I came here to find an item.”

“This item was bestowed by that Adeptus Lord of Liyue.”

The Damselette raised her head and, with closed eyes, explained to Zhongli.

“Adeptus Lord?”

Azhdaha’s gaze shifted toward Qiu Bai’s position.

Hearing the Damselette’s words, Qiu Bai couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth. The gossip had come back to bite him—what item had he bestowed at Wuwang Hill? He had no idea.

“There is an ancient book here.”

“It records that three thousand years ago, that Adeptus Lord once descended upon this land.”

“He held a Yin-Yang Jade in his hand, guiding the souls of this land back into the Ley Lines.”

“After that, this place became the sacred ground known as Wuwang Hill.”

“Afterward, that jade also shattered into pieces and scattered across this land.”

The Damselette spoke somewhat blankly, holding nothing back from the group.

“Three thousand years ago… but the Adeptus Lord…”

“Didn’t he only become a deity of Liyue a thousand years ago?”

Azhdaha frowned, glancing subtly at Qiu Bai, and spoke with confusion.

“I am also puzzled, but I took this ancient book to The Doctor.”

“According to him, this book is indeed three thousand years old.”

The Damselette said to the group, still confused.

That deity appeared a thousand years ago.

So how could he have been revered as Adeptus Lord by the people of Liyue three thousand years ago?

Moreover, she had indeed found that fragment.

“Hmm…”

Zhongli closed his eyes, as if recalling something.

“Columbina, take a look at this book.”

“Is it the same as the one you have?”

Qiu Bai looked at the book in the Damselette’s hand; it looked remarkably similar to the one Cloud Retainer had given him.

He then took out the book in his hand and handed it to the Damselette.

“This, this is…”

“It is indeed a book written by the same person.”

The Damselette took the book Qiu Bai handed her and, though her eyes were closed, seemed able to see as she carefully flipped through it, speaking with some surprise.

“As expected…”

Qiu Bai stroked his chin, murmuring softly.

“Mr. Qiu Bai.”

“May I ask where you obtained this book?”

The Damselette closed her eyes and asked Qiu Bai curiously.

“Heh, a friend gave it to me.”

“But it is quite surprising that these two books were written by the same person.”

Qiu Bai crossed his arms, looking at the adorable girl with a smile.

“I see.”

“These are the jade fragments.”

The Damselette took out a fragment that emitted a faint glow, its overall color white.

“May I take a look?”

Qiu Bai smiled at the girl.

“Of course.”

The Damselette chuckled lightly and simply handed the fragment to Qiu Bai.

Seeing this, Qiu Bai twitched the corner of his mouth—such a defenseless, expressionless girl.

As Qiu Bai took the fragment, his heart pounded fiercely.

“This, this is…”

Qiu Bai’s pupils contracted as he stared at the jade in astonishment, murmuring to himself.

This fragment… actually came from him.

He could sense that this jade had been personally crafted by him.

How could this be? I was formed a thousand years ago by the gathering of Yin-Yang Dual Qi.

How could I possibly have appeared three thousand years ago?