Genshin Impact is a big stage, come if you dare

"Hello," the little girl said, holding her grandmother's hand, with a calm and generous attitude like a little adult, "Is it convenient for us to share a table? There are no other seats in the store."

"Meeting is fate, please sit down." Master Liuyun, who goes by the alias Xianyun, took the lead in inviting.

"Thank you," the little girl said after helping her grandmother sit on a chair, and then introduced, "I'm Shuyu, and this is my grandmother, Yuandai."

"Shuyu, Yuandai." Paimeng muttered a few times, "Most of the names of Liyue women are so poetic!"

Although she doesn’t know what specific poem it comes from, she feels it is very beautiful!

It was time for dinner soon. Shuyu took out a handkerchief to wipe her grandmother's hands and found that her grandmother was staring at the older sister opposite named Xianyun.

Shuyu's grandmother Yuandai looked at Xianyun in a daze, and Xianyun also looked at Yuandai, "You, do you recognize me?"

Yuan Dai stared at Xian Yun more carefully, but in the end she shook her head, "I don't know..."

"Really?" Xianyun nodded and put away his hidden expectations.

"Grandma, do you want to eat anything? I'll go order some food." Shuyu was very used to taking care of her grandma.

"I want to eat..." Yuandai showed a nostalgic and greedy expression, "stewed earthworms! On rainy days, the earthworms will come out..." It's really a nostalgic delicacy.

"Stop!" Shuyu quickly stopped her grandmother.

It's okay to say this at home, she's used to it. But it's not good to say this when dining out, as it will affect other guests' appetites.

and--

"Stewed earthworms are not on the menu." Although Shuyu is small, she is very common-sense.

No restaurant in Liyue would have such exotic dishes on its menu.

"No?" Yuan Dai pouted like a disappointed child and looked at her granddaughter aggrievedly.

Whether it was ordering strange dishes or Yuandai's current demeanor, the Traveler Team and Xianyun could see that something was wrong with Yuandai.

"Um..." Paimon took the initiative to say to the little girl, "Do you need help?"

"Ah, thank you for your concern," Shuyu didn't want her grandmother to be mistaken for having dementia again, so she quickly explained, "Grandma suffers from severe amnesia and her memory has declined, so she occasionally says things that are confusing."

Grandma has had this problem since Shuyu could remember, but it has become more and more serious recently. Recently, Shuyu even has to reintroduce herself to her grandmother every morning.

Therefore, Shuyu didn't dare to leave her grandmother's side, for fear that her grandmother would get lost and disappear if she wasn't paying attention.

Hearing that the little girl was having such a hard time, Paimon asked with concern, "What about your parents?"

This is clearly the responsibility of adults. Shuyu herself is still a child who needs care!

"They..." The strong and sensible Shuyu showed a sad expression for the first time, "They passed away quite early, and only grandma and I are left at home."

Her parents were both members of the Qianyan Army who guarded Liyue. After they died in the line of duty, she has been living with her grandmother.

"Ah..." Paimon showed a regretful expression and was about to apologize when he was interrupted by the little girl.

"Ah, there's no need to feel sorry." Shuyu knew that Sister Paimeng was just concerned about her and didn't mean to bring up her sad story. Moreover, "Grandma loves me very much, and I love her too. I don't hate my current life."

Now that mom and dad are gone, grandma loves her just as much as mom and dad do.

Many uncles and aunts who are colleagues of my parents often come to visit, the neighbors also take good care of their family, and Liyue Port even has special funding.

Apart from missing her parents occasionally, Shuyu and her grandmother lead a happy life overall.

Although there was no roasted earthworms that grandma specifically ordered, Shuyu knew that grandma loved fish, so she ran to Chef Mao and ordered spicy boiled fish and stir-fried seasonal vegetables.

When the dishes were served, Yuan Dai did not pick up her chopsticks. Instead, she stood up in a daze.

Shuyu quickly grabbed grandma's hand and asked, "Grandma, where are you going?" Don't you like the food?

"Fresh milk," Yuan Dai muttered, "I'll go buy Shuyu a cup of fresh milk. You're most afraid of spicy food. If you eat spicy food, you'll cry. How shameful..."

Shuyu is both afraid and fond of spicy food, and often cries because of the spiciness. But she won't cry if she drinks fresh milk with spicy food.

"Grandma, you were talking about me when I was a child. Now I'm not afraid of spicy food anymore." Shuyu helped her grandma sit down again.

"I'm a big kid now. I can eat two bowls of spicy boiled fish in one go. Grandma, you forgot again."

"That's great. My baby is a big kid now." Yuan Dai nodded with a smile. "Grandma has a good memory. She doesn't forget everything."

"I remember something very important! Uh... what was the very important thing?" Yuan Dai tried hard to grasp her hazy thoughts and memories, "I remember it! It was a dream."

Yuandai keeps having the same dream, but she forgets it every time she wakes up.

Seeing this group of young people today made her feel particularly good, and she suddenly remembered it.

"Everything in the dream was pitch black, and there was someone standing in front of me, asking me to find her. If I find her, I will be free."

"Ah——" Paimon felt cold.

I keep having the same dream, about finding someone, about being free, or something...

"It sounds so weird! Is it really not a ghost?"

There are often storytellers telling such strange stories in teahouses on the streets of Liyue! This sounds very similar. Yuan Dai's constant amnesia also seems to be the sequelae of being possessed by evil spirits!

Shuyu also became nervous, "Grandma, why didn't you tell me such an important thing?!"

What should I do if I am really possessed by evil spirits? Who should I ask for help? Should I go to the Tongque Temple to pray or ask a Taoist priest to exorcise the evil spirits?

Or should she just go to the mountains to seek immortality? Then she would have to ask someone reliable to help her take care of grandma.

Shuyu was feeling flustered, and Sister Xianyun, who was sitting opposite her grandmother, said with certainty, "That's not the case. Yuandai's eyes are clear and her breath is steady. There is no sign of evil spirits possessing her."

"Really?" Paimon was still worried. After all, the situation was really weird.

"Do you think I'm an immortal...well, who do you think I am?" Xianyun crossed his arms in dissatisfaction when his professionalism was questioned, and Su looked at Paimeng disapprovingly.

"Oh, right," Paimon scratched his head embarrassedly, "I forgot you are an expert in this area. Hehe, how do you deal with Grandma Yuan Dai's situation?"

Yuandai’s memory loss might be caused by this strange dream!

"As I said, meeting is fate, leave this matter to me." Xianyun stood up, "But I have something to do and I need to go see Ge Chenlangshi first."

Ge Chen Lang Shi Zhenjun transformed into the mortal Grandma Ping, drinking tea and appreciating flowers at Yujing Terrace every day.

"Then let's meet at Yujingtai later." The traveler team also decided to help Shuyu and Yuandai.

"Thank you for helping me," Shuyu looked at her brother and sister gratefully, "May I ask...how much should I pay you in return?"

"No need, I'm not short of money recently." Su said.

Sora and Paimon nodded in agreement with a smile, saying that Su was very tolerant of the elderly and children.

"Thank you!" Shuyu thanked crisply, "Thank you everyone."