Chapter 29

Facing his own sister, his words and gaze were entirely gentle.

Even toward Su Bai, Aether did not reveal any ferocity.

Furina: "I feel the Aether in the reincarnation story and the Aether in the live stream are completely two different Aethers."

Navia: "The Aether in the live stream would rather tear Su Bai apart, but at least the Aether inside the reincarnation story does not harbor such great malice."

Zhong Li: "Perhaps he is trying to show the appearance a brother ought to have in front of his sister."

Hu Tao: "The consultant understands so much. I don't quite understand, but I express my support. Anyway, Mr. Su Bai, do you need to book services in advance?"

Su Bai: "Are the two VIPs upstairs?"

Lumine: "Hehe, what two VIPs? Don't you understand the business of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor?"

Su Bai: "I am new here and truly do not understand."

Lumine: "Idiot, the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor is here to superintend your wandering soul and provide you with a one-stop service of playing wind instruments, plucking strings, singing, and sending you off."

Su Bai: "I see."

Lumine: "???"

Lumine: "Damn it, you clearly knew and were just teasing me here."

Hu Tao: "So, shall we book? In my heart, I have a premonition that Aether will absolutely not let you off."

Aether: "The story hasn't even started yet; do you understand even better than your family's consultant?"

Zhong Li: "After all, she is the Director of our Wangsheng Funeral Parlor."

Paimon: "Eh? What's wrong with Aether? Does it mean he no longer hates Su Bai?"

Arataki Itto: "He must be embarrassed by the praise. Now he understands he needs to maintain the image of a good brother in the live stream."

Kamisato Ayato: "Aether and Su Bai; only one can survive."

Tartaglia: "Ahem, the person from the past life isn't your sister; why are you so agitated here?"

Kamisato Ayato: "I am rehearsing. If the next reincarnation is Ayaka, I must figure out how to survive in the struggle against Mr. Su Bai."

Kamisato Ayaka: "Brother, that's excessive. This will damage the image of our Kamisato Clan."

【Aether left a few words, then departed with Yuan Shang through an anchor point similar to a teleportation gate.】

【Before leaving, he looked at Su Bai with deep meaning.】

【"Brother."】

【Lumine, who rushed forward, grabbed at nothing.】

【It seemed she did not possess the teleportation ability to use that anchor point.】

【"Su Bai, my brother he..."】

【Wah!】

【Lumine cried out loudly and threw herself into Su Bai's arms.】

【Su Bai gently stroked Lumine's back, comforting her.】

【Yet in his eyes, there was a trace of melancholy and confusion.】

【During these few days, Lumine's mental state was very poor.】

【Su Bai had no choice, so the two could only stay in one place temporarily.】

【Su Bai had nothing else to do; the only thing he had to do every day was stay by Lumine's side to take care of her.】

【Occasionally saying a few words to comfort her.】

Lumine: "Sigh, why was I so ungrateful in the past life? I remember that in this life, when my brother left me, I was not so depressed."

Paimon: "I remember too. We found the eye of the initial land tiller with that person named Dai Yin Sileibu and stopped the Shenyuan Sect's plan to create a mechanical Osial."

Osial: "What! What mechanical Osial?"

Dai Yin Sileibu: "It is using the power of the inverted Statues of the Seven and the core of the initial land tiller, combined with you, to create a mechanical version of you."

Osial: "???"

Aether: "Dai Yin? You are here too?"

Dai Yin Sileibu: "I saw you chatting happily, so I came to join the fun. After all, I feel the wind blowing today is very comfortable."

Lumine: "So, can you tell me why you feel the wind blowing today is very comfortable?"

Dai Yin Sileibu: "As for why, I am not certain, so I dare not say."

Lumine: "Fine, a riddle-master shouldn't come out and say even a single word."

Dai Yin Sileibu: "What surprises me is that you still encountered Aether without me and Paimon. Although you cried, perhaps this is also because you are loved."

Lumine: "Shut up! Damn Dai Yin. (Blushing)"

【Night.】

【Su Bai kept watch beside the already sleeping Lumine.】

【A gentle breeze caught Su Bai's attention.】

【He turned back and gazed deeply at Lumine.】

【Su Bai stepped out.】

【"Yo! Mr. Su Bai, we meet again."】

【"The thousand-year flowing wind speaks of your needs."】

【A pair of legs clad in white silk dangled from a tree branch.】

【Venti laughed: "So, what business do you have with me?"】

【"Could it be to drink?"】

Paimon: "Eh! It's actually a street singer."

Venti: "Wait, hey, why is there a scene featuring me?"

Lumine: "I don't know."

Acting Grand Master Jean: "It seems Mr. Su Bai was the one who came to find you."

Venti: "He's at the border between Mondstadt and Liyue. Why doesn't he go find the Geo Archon Morax?"

Dragon King Ruotuo: "Hehehe, because Morax isn't reliable."

Paimon: "Is there really a god even less reliable than Barbatos?"

Barbara: "Paimon, you mustn't speak that way about our lord the Anemo God."

Furina: "This nun called Barbara is really devout. Wait, why is Su Bai looking for Barbatos? Troubled, so drinking?"

【"Are you asking me about the Shenyuan Sect?"】

【Venti rubs his head.】

【So awkward he doesn't know what to do.】

【"Your expression has already given you away. You should know something about the Shenyuan Sect, right?"】

【Su Bai presses on.】

【Venti, meanwhile, looks visibly troubled.】

【He laughs awkwardly: "Why would you suddenly take an interest in the Shenyuan Sect?"】

【"Could it be that on the road to finding your brother, you picked up some clues?"】

【Su Bai doesn't respond to Venti's question.】

【Since running into Aether last time, Su Bai's heart has been full of doubts.】

【If Lumine's words are anything to go by, the siblings never should have belonged to Teyvat in the first place.】

【Why would Aether suddenly take on the role of prince of the Shenyuan Sect?】

【And why does he seem to harbor such a deep, bitter grudge against the throne in the heavens?】

【What Su Bai cares about most is Aether's words to Lumine: I have already completed one journey in Teyvat, and you must complete your journey too. We will meet again at the end.】

【"The Shenyuan Sect and Celestia have a blood feud?"】

【Su Bai asks with a smile.】

【Venti immediately looks even more listless.】

【"Ah!"】

【"So annoying."】

【"Fine, fine. Considering you once saved Mondstadt, I'll give you a rough rundown."】

【Afterward, Venti gives a rough account of the Cataclysm five hundred years ago.】

【As for the finer details, he doesn't elaborate.】

【"I think knowing this much should be enough for you. Saying more wouldn't mean much either."】