Shenhe just stood there in a daze.
And Beisht before her had already completely dissipated.
Lumine looked at the dissipated Beisht, also falling into a trance.
She hadn't expected that Beisht would actually crash into Shenhe spear like that, willingly choosing death.
"Beisht..."
Paimon looked at the dissipated Beisht, her face also filled with complex emotions.
Such gentle remnants of the vortex, compared to the previous scene, felt so out of place.
At this moment in the outside world, the sky had returned to a starry night sky.
The whirlpool on the sea surface and the thunderous dark clouds had also disappeared.
The sea gradually returned to calm.
Lumine, Paimon, and Shenhe also jumped out the moment the whirlpool disappeared.
On the beach, Shenhe covered her chest, bending over slightly.
She was particularly weak.
"Are you alright, Shenhe?"
Lumine looked at Shenhe before her, asking with concern.
"I just overexerted my power a bit, it's nothing."
Shenhe turned around, looking at Lumine before her and shaking her head.
"Don't move, Shenhe."
Lumine looked at Shenhe before her and spoke.
Then Yang power appeared in her hand, flowing into Shenhe body.
"What miraculous power."
"My stamina seems to have recovered a lot."
Shenhe looked at Lumine before her, speaking in surprise.
"About Beisht..."
"She..."
Lumine looked at Shenhe, speaking with a complex expression.
"..."
Hearing this, Shenhe also fell silent for a while, not speaking.
Recalling the scene from just now, her mood was also somewhat complex.
"What was the situation underwater just now?"
Ningguang, at some point, had walked over from the beach with two Millelith soldiers.
"It's resolved."
"The situation just now... she was already injured before diving underwater, so we didn't expend too much effort."
Shenhe looked at Ningguang before her, speaking somewhat hesitantly.
"That's good. No matter what, we've safely weathered this crisis."
"Please come to the Jade Chamber afterward, I'll treat you all properly."
Ningguang looked at Shenhe and the others before her, speaking gratefully.
"Lady Ningguang, the fleet has sent word, that sea monster..."
"That sea monster seems to have died, and the surrounding waters have returned to normal!"
A Millelith soldier walking from not far away looked at Ningguang before him and spoke.
"Dead?"
Ningguang frowned upon hearing this.
"You've worked hard. How are the Millelith casualties?"
"Thanks to the healing medicine Lady Ningguang prepared, and Lady Keqing battlefield command."
"We managed to keep losses to a minimum."
The Millelith soldier looked at Ningguang before him, nodding with a smile.
"Of course, we must also thank this young lady for her assistance."
"On behalf of all the Millelith brothers, I express our gratitude to you!"
The Millelith soldier turned his head to look at Shenhe, speaking his thanks.
"I..."
Shenhe looked at the Millelith soldier before her, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Shenhe actively protected us."
"Just like a hero in an opera."
Lumine put her hands on her hips, looking at Shenhe beside her and speaking with a smile.
"I never intended to be a hero."
"I only wanted to protect you."
Shenhe looked at Lumine beside her, waving her hands as she spoke.
"By the way, Miss Shenhe..."
"When you say resolved, do you mean you completely killed Beisht?"
Ningguang looked at the people before her and asked.
This concerned Liyue security. If she wasn't killed, then Beisht might have the possibility of making a comeback.
"Yes, Beisht she..."
"Beisht has completely died."
Shenhe closed her eyes slightly, was silent for a while, then opened her eyes, looking at Ningguang before her and speaking slowly.
"Yes, yes!"
"Shenhe and the Traveler just went through great effort to defeat that monster!"
Paimon looked at Ningguang before her, quickly speaking up.
"Isn't that right, Traveler?"
Paimon turned to look at Lumine, asking with a complex expression.
"Yes..."
Lumine looked at Ningguang before her and nodded.
"On behalf of all the people of Liyue, I thank you."
"For resolving a great threat to Liyue."
Ningguang placed one hand over her chest, looking at the people before her and speaking solemnly.
"Cough cough..."
"I didn't expect to find you here, the famous Traveler and Miss Shenhe."
Qiu Bai walked out from behind the beach with his hands behind his back, looking at Lumine and Shenhe and speaking with a smile.
"Ah!"
"It's Qiu Bai!"
Paimon saw Qiu Bai approaching and waved with a smile.
"Immo... Mr. Qiu Bai."
Shenhe looked at Qiu Bai slowly approaching and spoke.
"Mr. Qiu Bai, have you returned from Inazuma?"
"I heard that Inazuma has lifted the Sakoku Decree. I imagine it's because of you."
Ningguang looked at Qiu Bai approaching, placing one hand over her chest as she asked.
"Thanks to Miss Ningguang, my journey in Inazuma was much easier."
"However, it wasn't me who lifted the Sakoku Decree, but this famous Traveler."
Qiu Bai looked at Ningguang before him and smiled, then looked at Lumine beside him and spoke.
"This guy..."
"He really dares to say that."
Paimon crossed her arms over her chest, looking at Qiu Bai with disdain.
"Mr. Qiu Bai is too kind. Ningguang didn't do much."
"For Liyue great hero, the Traveler, to receive such praise from Mr. Qiu Bai truly lives up to her reputation."
Ningguang looked at Qiu Bai before her and nodded, then looked at Lumine beside her and spoke with a smile.
"Uh..."
Lumine scratched her head somewhat embarrassedly.
"After observing in secret for so long, do you have any conclusions?"
Ningguang gaze looked toward Cloud Retainer on the mountain peak and asked.
"Hmph, you're asking for this adeptus opinion?"
"If not for Shenhe intervention, it would never have gone so smoothly."
Cloud Retainer flapped her wings and landed beside Qiu Bai, speaking.
"I don't deny this point."
"However, it would merely have been a more arduous process. Ultimate victory would still belong to us."
Ningguang looked at Cloud Retainer before her and replied.
"At worst, I could have crashed the Jade Chamber."
Ningguang put her hands on her hips, looking at Cloud Retainer before her and speaking with a light laugh.
"...This adeptus has observed your imitated and modified Guizhong Ballistas."
"You indeed have some novel ideas."
Cloud Retainer stepped forward, looking at Ningguang before her and speaking slowly.
"Learning from failure, laying groundwork in advance to respond to crises."
"Compared to last time, there has been considerable progress."
Cloud Retainer turned her beast form to look at the boundless sea and spoke.
"Hmm..."
"There will surely be more trials waiting for you. Cloud Retainer will continue watching over you all."
Qiu Bai crossed his arms over his chest, looking at Ningguang before him and speaking steadily.
"You've said everything this adeptus wanted to say."
"Hmph..."
Cloud Retainer turned to look at Qiu Bai before her, proudly turning her crane head away.
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