Xingtie: Starting with an in-depth analysis of the Yellow Springs

The cocoon-shaped Cypher was put into the red cannon invented by Tibbo. With a command, a dazzling firework burst in the sky, and colorful starlight fell.

[Saifei: Ah, this can't be real! Why are you targeting me like this? I just wanted to earn a little money. The seamstress, Sister Tibo, you're all so mean...]

[Bai E: Case solved! It turns out that Xuanfeng's dictionary was stolen by Senior Sai Feier, so Wan Di, your dictionary won't just be HKS anymore.]

[Wan Di: You idiot, so you're saying, Savior... she stole your artistic talent too?]

[Bai Er: You rascal, I was just joking with you, and you're trying to reason with me.]

[Star: Stop it! Stop arguing!]

[Aglaia: Confiscating your share of dried fish? Hehe, I'll consider it.]

[Tian: Haha, the little kitten is so cute! Tian loves playing games with you. So, would you like to try out our cannon?]

[Saifeier: Sister Tian, ​​why are you teasing me too?]

[Paimon: Tibbo and the others are so cool! Traveler, I want sunglasses too! Then the whole of Teyvat will be buzzing with news of the Sunglasses Duo saving the Seven Kingdoms from disaster!]

[Hanabi: Hao Mao! How cat! 】

[Xia Die: Um, I wanted to ask, is the pink-haired girl that Lady Sai Fei'er mentioned Feng Jin? She sold trash to Bai E as antiques on the spot; isn't he a connoisseur of antiques?]

[Sai Fei'er: Hmph, thanks to my trickery, the fire seed looks quite real. Even the Fire Thief couldn't see through my disguise; doesn't that prove my strength?]

[Kaze Sumire: But, is this really okay?]

[Saifei: Oh dear, the savior boy isn't short of money. He's the future Titan of the Underworld; Onpharos is all his.]

[Bai E: ...so? 】

Saifei woke up with a start in her warm little bed, pushed up her eye mask, and wagged her tail restlessly. Underneath the bed, Bartlus was fast asleep wearing a pink nightcap.

Her cat ears trembled slightly as she sighed, "It's all a dream..."

[Aglaia: Sefaria, I'm here... I've always been here. How about we sleep together tonight? Poor little kitty, don't cry and fuss.]

[Sai Fei'er: Hmph, who's crying and making a scene? Fine, fine, I'll reluctantly spend the night with you, since you begged me.]

[Qingque: I'm really devastated. This final blow caught me completely off guard.]

[Bai'er: Senior Saifeier clearly wanted to live with everyone of the Golden Clan, so why did you stay outside of Ohma before?]

[Aglaia: There's no need to mention this anymore; her return is enough. In my heart, you are the greatest hero, Sefaria. Spend a few days with me.]

[Hu Tao: Blogger, you deserve to die! Can you please stop attacking us?]

[Cat: I'm not that fragile. Why can't I adopt you...? A seamstress, that would be so interesting. A ragged golden retriever is taken in by the incredibly wealthy Sefaria.]

[Xia Die: Lady Sai Fei'er, please be sure to publish this book.]

Picking up where we left off, Xia Die decided to head to the Land of Death, and everyone went their separate ways to sort out their thoughts.

Xing returned to her private bathhouse.

"Hey, buddy, is the debate finally over? Did you win?" Mimi suddenly popped up and asked.

Xing responded confidently, "The advantage is on my side, I'm already winning."

"Huh? But judging from your expression..." Mimi hesitated, "Okay, let's not talk about that. While you were debating, others weren't idle either."

"Someone borrowed a lot of books from Xiaodie, hoping to see if they could solve your problem. There are still... thirty-two more books to read!"

Xing felt a warmth in her heart after hearing this. "Don't worry, we've found a solution."

"Huh? Really? That's great! Hard work really pays off... and Mimi is so kind!" Mimi was genuinely happy for Xing. "A huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders... phew..."

"Phew... Suddenly... I'm so sleepy..."

After reading for a long time, she was already quite tired. Now, as soon as she relaxed, drowsiness spread throughout her body, and her eyelids were drooping.

And so, as always, Mimi returned to its unknown…little nest in a mysterious way.

Xing stood with his hands on his hips, full of energy. "The word 'sleep' doesn't exist in the nameless traveler's dictionary... No one can stop me from pioneering."

[Fireworks: So here's the question, does the Starry Sky Train really have a dictionary?]

[Star: No!]

[Dan Heng: ...It seems that it really isn't true. Xing didn't lie this time.]

[Feng Jin: Hahaha, Grey, did you learn that from Wan Di? (Imitating) The word 'stupid' doesn't exist in Shen Wu Shu Ting's dictionary.]

[Star: No one can stop me from pioneering, not even Akivili.]

[Walter: Sigh, this child. It seems the oppressive atmosphere in Onpharos has backfired. It's understandable he needs to vent. Go play with Xing and his friends in Ohma.]

[Ring: I remember someone saying they wanted to sleep until the universe heats up.]

[Star: That's right, it's still me.]

[Wan Di: How could I possibly acknowledge such an unknown person? Can I take back what I said?]

Back on screen, Xing, who had just made some grand pronouncements, looked at the comfortable recliner in front of her... After a busy day, it was time to rest...

"It's come to this, let's go to sleep first."

Goodnight, Mimi. Goodnight, Ohm... It should be night now, right?

After all, Ohma only has daytime.

Chapter 398 The Embalmer

Later, somewhere in Ohma.

"Ah Die, so you're here too." Tibo came to visit Tian'an Doll.

She had come to speak with Tian, ​​as she was about to depart. Stikosia was beautiful, but it was now the realm of the dead… she worried about what she might encounter.

Tibo looked into her eyes. "Has someone said that your eyes are much brighter today?"

"Is this... a metaphor?" Xia Die was taken aback.

"In the past... although you would occasionally smile, everyone could sense that there was a faint shadow of gloom in that smile..."

Tibo recalled Xia Die's past pessimism and shook her head to comfort her, "Apart from Aya, no one knows what you've been through in the past, and you rarely mention it, but we know that it must have been a heavy past, just like the fate that every Golden Descendant is destined to bear."

"...I am so glad that the spark that belongs to you has finally emerged from the dense dark clouds."

Xia Die returned her a sweet smile, "I haven't done anything yet."

“But you already know where you are tomorrow, right?” Tibbo encouraged her. “You don’t need anyone. Remember to give it your all and don’t have any regrets. I’ve always believed that your hugs are no different from anyone else’s.

"After all, the meaning of a hug is to convey warmth, and Adie... is the gentlest of the Golden Descendants."

“…Thank you, Lady Tibo.” Xia Die felt an unprecedented sense of trust and warmth. “This feeling…is incredible. Before setting off, I suddenly had many wishes…that I wanted to fulfill.”

"Then let's do it, Adie!"

Suddenly remembering something, Tibao said in a light tone, "Tian... secretly prepared a gift for you, but unfortunately she couldn't finish it. Tining and I are working on it and will definitely deliver it to you."

"So, let's meet here again when you get back from Stikosia. Have a safe trip—see you tomorrow!"

[Paimon: Our lovely Teacher Tian, ​​she even prepared a gift for Xia Die, but unfortunately I can't give it to her in person, sob sob.]

[Gui Naifen: My fellow Golden Descendants, you must be best friends for life! I can't stand seeing brothers fighting each other.]

[Hu Tao: Xia Die has found her own path. Hopefully, the death of Onphalus will proceed smoothly, allowing those stagnant souls to return to where they belong.]

[Xia Die: I will. I'm willing to guarantee it with my status as a Golden Descendant.]

[Star: Am I the only one who noticed that Tibbo isn't as lively as before? Even though she's smiling, I just can't feel happy. Please don't hurt them.]

[Ju Fufu: I have a bad feeling about this.]

[Ling: Senior Sister, that must be your imagination. They will definitely return to Ohmma safely.]

Xing stood on the balcony of her private bathhouse, gazing at the towering Dawn Cloud Cliffs in the distance, "I can't sleep..."

There was a knock on the door behind her. She turned around. Who was it?

"Your Excellency... is I."

That voice, is it Xiaodie?

The door opened, and Xia Die waited quietly outside. When she saw Xing come out, she said apologetically, "I hope I didn't disturb your rest."

"I am taking the liberty of visiting you because of some...personal wishes."

"Your Excellency... please hear my request. I would like to ask you to accompany me to retrieve something."

Xing naturally wouldn't refuse Xia Die's request and followed her to their destination. Passing the center of the bathhouse, they found it already crowded with people, presumably due to the public vote to suspend the Fire Chasing Journey.

"I want to vote! I want to vote! How do I vote!" roared the angry male believer of Oronis, who was already surrounded by a crowd.

A female follower of Tarranton approached the man and said indifferently, “Take your shard of pottery with the engraved runes, silently pray to the Senate in your heart until the shard records your choice, and then put the shard into the pottery jar.”

The man glared angrily, "The Senate? Senate my foot! My homeland was swallowed up by the Black Tide long ago. Back to the Golden Age? I'd say back to the Golden Age of Ohma!"

The Tarantun followers suppressed their anger and patiently explained, “The Titans are always fair…as long as we stop offending them, we will not suffer divine punishment.”

"What an old fogey. A Titan driven to madness should have abdicated long ago. We'll see!"

"I'd like to have Tarantun's weight knock some sense into you. We'll see!"

[Eileen: Is physical persuasion also persuasion?]

[Wendy: This shows that there are serious divisions within Ohmar, much like the Golden Blood and the Senate, whose ideologies are completely opposite.]

[Clatrus: If you ask me, we should just storm Dawn Cloudcliff and wake up all those ignorant senators.]

[Kainese: Ha, the Golden Blood's watchdogs. Even if all of them were combined, could they withstand the High Priest? Give up. The pros and cons are already clear. Don't be stubborn.]

Xia Die, who was watching from a short distance away, exclaimed, "It's really... lively."

"I also enjoy watching people argue," Xing said, chuckling to herself as she ate.

"Eh? You actually have this kind of interest? Then you must really like the atmosphere of Ohmma." Xia Die sighed as she looked at the lively bathhouse.

“Even today, I still find it incredible. In the crumbling city of Onfaros, this is the only place where light still shines. The people of Ohma still use voting to solve problems…”

"This peaceful scene...it doesn't feel like the end of the world at all."

She seemed to be right. Since entering Ohm, apart from the siege on the first day, there had been no trace of the Black Tide affecting the area. Xing looked into her eyes. "Your expression... seems confused."

Xia Die did not deny it.

"Before coming here, I lived for a long time in a snow country called Aidiria. It was a city-state that worshipped Senatos and was famous for its unique funeral culture."

"And I was an important part of that tradition."

"Because of your curse?" Xing asked, her eyes filled with worry.

“That’s right. Now, I am the mortician of Ohma… but in the past, I was the Holy Maiden of Aidiria.” She was lost in memories.

"The Aedrians found me wandering alone in the ice fields, and regarded my curse as a blessing from Cenatho. They believed that my hands could end the mistakes of the Golden Age and lead people to meet the great god of death."

"They provided me with a place to stay, in exchange..."

"I need to treat death row inmates and heroes equally and grant them a merciful death."

After listening, Xing thought for a moment, "Is it a kind of end-of-life care?"

"Is that what you think too? But..." Her eyes were downcast, "In my view: whether violent or dignified, death is death..."

"Taking someone else's life is never something worth believing in..."

[Hu Tao: A person who carries death within them yet fears it.]

[Fu Xuan: Perhaps you can look at it from a different perspective. The death you bestowed upon them was, in their eyes, a kind of solace and faith; for those who were determined to die, it was a liberation.]

[Xia Die: Someone once told me this, but I can't do it; I can't let it go.]

Wendy: This responsibility is too heavy for Xia Die, who is still a little girl. Death is not something to be easily understood, let alone for a naive young girl.

[Bai E: Xia Die...she's very strong.]

Chapter 399 Giving Death

"I...can't do it."

"Their voices...whether pleading or thanking, were all so grating..."

Elder Amonnet of Aidiria looked at Xia Die tenderly, "Ah, child, I understand. I too have felt the same confusion as you."