Genshin Impact: This fireplace house is your graveyard.

Chapter 177 Qiuhe Returns

After dinner, Kujavina also asked someone to bring a new set of clothes for the two new children.

The children all went back to their rooms. After Clementine and her two companions returned to their room, Peruvieri immediately locked the door.

Kreevi placed the rose in a vase on the window counter.

“Pepe, why did you lie to Mother and say that Leyi was sleeping in her room?” Clay asked at this moment, and Lily also asked at the same time:

"Yes, Peruvieri, what if Mother notices that Lei is missing in the next few days? What will we do if Mother finds out that Lei is gone?"

"Mother will be very sad that we lied to him." Peruvieri chimed in, "Lei is missing. Mother will be very worried when she finds out."

"Let's go out and look again tomorrow, maybe we'll find it." Clementine understood after hearing this and nodded, but actually...

By this time, Peruvieri already knew that Kugavina was not a good person.

Peruvieri left the Hearth House because she feared that Akikawa had some unseen plan, and that's why she left. If she told Kugavina that Akikawa was missing...

She was worried it might affect what Akikawa was doing right now. But Peruvieri didn't understand; if there was a mission she couldn't disclose, she could have left a note.

But now there was no news of Qiuhe. In the end, the three of them washed up, washed away all the fatigue of the day, and lay down on the bed to sleep.

Qiuhe's matter couldn't be delayed; they had to find him quickly after tonight, otherwise things would definitely get messy. Finally, the three of them fell into a deep sleep.

The three people inside were awakened by a knock on the door the next day. "Knock, knock, knock." Hearing the knocking, the three groggily woke up.

Clay glanced at the time and realized it was only 5 a.m., and the sky outside wasn't even fully light yet. Clay looked puzzled.

Confused as to who would knock on the door so early, Clay sat up to open it, but after sitting on the edge of the bed for a short while, she lay back down again.

"Ugh, I don't want to get up. I want to sleep a little longer. Can the people outside come later?" Clay muttered to himself, but then there was a knock at the door.

But she still didn't stop. Seeing this, Peruvieri got out of bed and walked to the door. The moment Peruvieri opened the door, she looked at the person in front of her...

Even Peruvier's usually expressionless face showed a hint of shock. "Lei?" Standing outside the door was Qiuhe, who quickly raised a finger to his lips upon seeing this.

"Shh, don't talk, let's go inside." Hearing Peruvieri muttering something to someone by the door, Clementine slowly opened one eye.

Upon seeing the two people standing at the door, Clementi recognized them as Peruvéri talking to Akikawa, who was dressed as a girl. Seeing this, Clementi muttered to herself:

"Ah, so I was dreaming all along, haha, Leyi, you look so beautiful in that dress, haha," said Clay, watching her mutter to herself.

Standing at the door, Akikawa Peruvier also looked confused. After the two went inside and closed the door, Akikawa began searching the room for her clothes.

"What are you looking for, Leyi?" Seeing Qiuhe tossing and turning on the bed, Peruvier couldn't help but ask. Qiuhe replied:

"I'm looking for my clothes. Don't ask so many questions now. Peruvieri, you should help me look too." Hearing Qiuhe say this, Peruvieri was indeed very curious, not understanding why Qiuhe was wearing girls' clothes.

And for some reason, Peruvier felt that the clothes looked very familiar, and at the same time, the sound of Akikawa rummaging through things woke Clementine up.

When Clay opened his eyes, he saw Akikawa rummaging through things in front of him, and she was wearing women's clothes. Clay slowly sat up.

He stared intently at Qiuhe, and, still somewhat hesitant, reached out and pinched Qiuhe's cheek. Qiuhe was still rummaging through her clothes.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed his face, and Qiuhe stopped abruptly. Looking to the side, he saw that it was Clay who was pinching his face.

"Uh...you...you're awake, Clay." Feeling that real and familiar touch, Clay was silent for a few seconds before hugging Qiuhe tightly.

"Oh my god, Leyi, you're finally back! Where did you go? We looked for you for ages yesterday and couldn't find you anywhere!"

Clay held Qiuhe and shook him incessantly, making Qiuhe a little dizzy. "Ahhh, okay, Clay, stop shaking me! My head is going to spin like crazy!"

Lily, who had fallen asleep again after waking up, was also awakened by the noise. The scene that greeted her was Clement carrying Akiha and shaking her around.

Clay swayed a few times before slowly coming to a stop, while Qiuhe was completely dizzy and seeing stars, his words becoming increasingly incoherent.

"Uh, uh, uh, Clay, why are you shaking me?" Clay was also very agitated upon seeing this and hugged Qiuhe tightly again.

"And you say that? We thought you were missing yesterday! Where did you go all day? We searched the whole of Fontainebleau and couldn't find you!"

Qiuhe listened to these words and then quickly shook his head, clearing his mind of all the thoughts. "Crevie, I'll explain these things to you later."

"Could you help me find some clothes first? I'm wearing a dress right now." Upon hearing this, Clay released Qiuhe and quietly looked at the dress he was wearing.

Then, unable to hold back a soft "pfft," Clay covered her mouth and chuckled quietly. Seeing this, Qiuhe chimed in, "Oh dear, Clay, that's enough."

"Stop laughing, help me find it quickly." Finally, Krewi took out the men's clothes that Sina had changed out of and handed them to Qiuhe.

After Qiuhe tidied up, Kreewei asked, "Where did you go yesterday? I didn't see you when I woke up this morning."

And you probably don't know this, but when I woke up yesterday morning, I initially thought you were still snuggled in bed sleeping.

But when I touched your face, I felt something was off. And when the person under the covers came out, we realized it was actually a little girl.

"What on earth is going on?" Qiuhe looked even more confused after hearing this. He had absolutely no idea about any little girl. "I don't know either, let alone any little girl."

What's even more puzzling now is that the four of us slept in this room last night, but when I woke up groggily this morning, I found myself sleeping alone in a strange room.

I thought I was still dreaming, but when I realized it wasn't, I opened the door and found myself still in the House of Hearths, just in another room.

"Can someone explain this to me?!" Clementine and Peruvian exchanged bewildered glances, all three completely confused.

"What are you talking about, Leyi? You weren't at Hearth House all night and yesterday. We searched the whole of Fontainebleau and couldn't find you anywhere."

The four of us sleeping together was the day before. When we woke up early yesterday morning, we couldn't find you. Instead, there was a strange girl in your blanket.

Qiuhe was also full of questions after hearing what Kreewei said. The four of them talked back and forth, and in the end, none of them knew what was going on.

Qiuhe then spoke up, "Forget it, it's still early. Let's wait until it's a little brighter and Kailer and the others are awake. Maybe he can offer some different perspectives then."

Finally, when it reached 7 o'clock, Tian Yaochen and his group arrived at Qiuhe's room, and Kaile stared intently at Qiuhe.

"Wait, let me sort this out. I know about yesterday. We went out with Clementine and the others to help Sinaqi find her family."

Meanwhile, we've been searching for Lei Yi, but we've searched the entire Fontainebleau and still can't find you.

So you woke up at 5 a.m. this morning in a strange room in the House of Hearths, dressed in women's clothes, is that right?

Qiuhe nodded after hearing this, but then seemed to remember something and asked, "Who is Sinaqi?" Kreewei then answered.

Upon hearing this, Qiuhe understood that it was the girl we were talking about.

Keller continued, "But in your memory, Ley, you were sleeping in the room with Clementine and Peruvian yesterday?"

Qiuhe nodded again. Seeing this, Kailu glanced at the girl's clothes that Qiuhe had changed out of on the bed, and then at the ring on Qiuhe's thumb.

Finally, after a moment of thought, Kailuo spoke up, "Leyi, where did you get that ring on your hand?" Qiuhe looked at the ring on her thumb.

After thinking for a moment, he spoke up, "This is something I unknowingly condensed using energy while I was sleeping last night. I turned it into a ring for easy carrying."

As Qiuhe spoke, he manipulated the ring with his mind, and the ring instantly shattered into countless small pieces, which then slowly reassembled into a Rubik's Cube.

Everyone found this scene quite astonishing. After a moment's thought, Kailer said, "I've come to a very absurd conclusion..."

As for why it's considered absurd, it's because it's highly unrealistic. But, at this moment, only this explanation can account for why Qiuhe has disappeared.

Everyone looked at Kaile with curiosity after hearing this. "Leyi, you didn't actually disappear. You've been with us since yesterday."

Actually, Le Yi, you are Sinaqi.