Genshin Impact: This fireplace house is your graveyard.

Chapter 37 Long-Distance Travel

Akikawa stared intently at Peruvier, who then walked up to him and hugged him. "I can't get out of this circle of flames. They move with me whenever I move."

Qiuhe understood now; it turned out that the flames couldn't escape because they followed Peruvier's movements. But what were these flames? Qiuhe had been wondering why his Void Rift Crossing technique was so powerful that he could possess beings from a distance.

Later, recalling what seemed like a moment deep within Peruvieri's consciousness, the flames surged forth like a fire dragon, rushing towards Qiuhe. Aside from the excruciating pain of being burned alive,

Furthermore, he felt as if those flames were flowing through his body, being absorbed by him. Qiuhe wondered if Dulin had absorbed that power, but when he asked Dulin about it, Dulin remained silent.

Qiuhe was also very suspicious. When he touched those flames earlier, he felt as if he was absorbing a faint energy from them. Could these flames symbolize the curse on Peruvier?

The less black the curse, the smaller the flame; the more black the curse, the larger the flame. Qiuhe gently stroked Peruvier's head, lifted her bangs, and lightly kissed her forehead.

"It's alright, Peruvieri. It doesn't matter if you can't come out. If you can't come out, then I'll come to see you. I will definitely come to see Peruvieri every time I have time."

Peruvée nodded. Akikawa noticed that the flames burning on Peruvée's body didn't burn him. It seemed that these flames were different from normal fire, and probably changed depending on the concentration of the curse.

The lower the concentration of the curse, the less harmful the flames will be. Akikawa finally regained consciousness and returned to his body. When he opened his eyes, Peruvier was already pinching his cheek.

Clementine, watching with curiosity, asked directly, "What did Leigh do just now? For a moment, Peruvier blushed and looked dazed. I wonder what happened to her?"

Akikawa then looked at Peruvier, who replied, "I don't know why, but I suddenly felt so comfortable all over, my breathing was a little rapid, and I felt very refreshed and relaxed." Akikawa looked at Peruvier.

The blackness that had spread to her fingers had receded back to her fingertips. Could it be because she had absorbed a bit of power from the flames on the ground back then?

Moreover, she could feel that power gradually flowing into her body. Was it because she absorbed the cursed power from those flames that Peruvé experienced the comfortable and refreshing feeling after the curse faded?

Just then, a knock came at the door. "Knock knock knock," a series of crisp knocks seemed to break the silence of the night.

The sudden sound surprised everyone, and they all turned their gazes to the door, wondering who could be visiting at this hour. However, after waiting for a while, no one came in.

Seeing this, Qiuhe thought perhaps the person outside was a little reserved, so he said softly, "Please come in, the door isn't locked." As soon as he finished speaking, the door was gently pushed open a crack.

Then a familiar figure appeared before everyone's eyes—it was Qiu Shanshan! She was carrying a bulging bag of tangerines and carefully walked into the room.

Qiu Shanshan's gaze quickly settled on Qiu He, who was sitting on the bed. She slowly walked to his side and handed him the bag of tangerines. A hint of apology flickered in her eyes as she softly said:

"Lei, um... I'm sorry about what happened this morning. I apologize on behalf of Qiu Er. He said so many hurtful things to you this morning. I'm really sorry."

Upon hearing Qiu Shanshan's words, Qiu He immediately understood the purpose of her visit. It turned out that she had come because of what happened that morning.

Qiu He smiled slightly and replied casually, "It's nothing, it's nothing. I've already forgotten about that. But since Qiu Shanshan insists on doing this, I'll accept it. Thank you, Qiu Shanshan."

Seeing Qiu He accept the tangerine, Qiu Shanshan finally felt a huge weight lifted from her heart and let out a long sigh of relief. Since Qiu He accepted the gift, he must have forgiven Qiu Er for what he had done that morning.

Then Qiu Shanshan slowly left Qiuhe's room. Claire, seeing the large bag of tangerines in Qiuhe's hand, asked what had happened that morning. Qiuhe didn't answer, only saying:

"It's getting late, everyone should get some sleep. We're leaving tomorrow," said Qiuhe the next morning as he arrived in Baisong Town to meet up with Navia. Qiuhe then noticed that Clarinde had also come along.

Clarin casually remarked, "I didn't feel comfortable letting Navia go to dangerous places, so I came with her." Akikawa understood perfectly, since he hadn't initially wanted to bring Navia along.

But he had already promised him, so he couldn't go back on his word. He didn't want to bring anyone from his own side, let alone Navia, since he didn't know what dangers might arise this time.

But then he thought about it, and this trip might take a long time, and he didn't have any reason to leave. He was afraid that Claire might overthink things and do something reckless, so he had no choice but to ask them to come along.

"Lei, here, these are for you," Navia said, taking several cards from her bag and distributing them to everyone around her. The people looked at the cards, puzzled. Qiuhe looked at the card; it depicted a prince wearing a crown and holding a sword, with the word "Prince" written below.

Qiuhe suddenly remembered a Fontaine storyline quest he'd played in a game before, where Navia, Clarinde, Frynn, the protagonist, and Paimon played a board game together. Navia was probably playing a role-playing game.

"What do these cards of Navia mean? My two cards and Pepe's cards look very similar," Qiuhe also noticed that the cards Clementine and Peruvier were holding had "Princess" written on them.

Navia replied, "We need code names when we go out to play. These are some cards I prepared yesterday. Clementine is the princess, Tianyaochen is the hero, Kelly is the apothecary, Cynthia is the general, Lily is the doctor, Clarind is the hunter, Leyi is the prince, and I am the greatest adventurer."

As soon as Claire heard the word "princess" and "prince," images immediately came to mind. She remembered a book Cherie had shown her that described a prince who defeated a giant monster, rescued the princess, and they lived happily ever after.

Claire blushed as she thought about it. Akihiro noticed Claire's gaze on him, but when he looked back, she quickly looked away. Akihiro was very confused, wondering what was going on.

Tian Yaochen was already lost in his fantasy about the title of hero. He had heard stories of heroes slaying dragons when he was a child, and then he muttered to himself.

"As expected of me, Captain! No matter the situation, I always take on the role of the protagonist! Hahahaha! You can all rest assured, with me leading you, even the unknown, dark Nether Sea ahead cannot stop us!"

"Whether it's a monster crawling up from the abyss or a demon from hell, I will easily sweep it away. Nothing can stop us!"

Cindy and Kelly shook their heads helplessly, thinking that it would be great if Chehui were here. Navia then took out some medicine from her backpack, and Qiuhe noticed that there were several bottles of various colorful things among Navia's belongings.

Qiuhe picked up one of the purple glass bottles and looked at it. He noticed something inside, and upon closer inspection, he saw an unknown purple energy surging within the bottle.

"This is an elemental bottle. That way, we can use these as weapons if we encounter any unexpected situations during our adventures," Qiuhe said, suddenly realizing.

Finally, everyone headed to the beach. On the way, Clarinde suddenly asked, "Lei, isn't there a blue-haired girl in your team? Why isn't she here?"