Genshin Impact: This fireplace house is your graveyard.

Chapter 163 This is a feint to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

Finally, after much persuasion and criticism from the clown, along with assurances that it would never happen again, the crowd slowly dispersed.

After a long while, Kujavina returned to the Fatui headquarters. As soon as she opened the conference room door, the other Fatui executives...

She had been waiting there for quite some time, and upon seeing the newcomer, the woman glared fiercely at Kudjavina at the door. Kudjavina, seeing the woman's unfriendly expression...

She didn't think too much about it, after all, the two didn't get along very well, and she had seen the woman's sour face hundreds of times. But what puzzled Kujavina was...

She could feel the captain's gaze, a gaze filled with boundless anger. Then, Kujavina's gaze shifted to the Doctor standing nearby.

Although the Doctor's face remained expressionless, Kujavina could still see the unpleasant look on his face through her sharp eyes.

Sensing the oppressive atmosphere in the room, Kujavina knew that this meeting was definitely not going to be good, but she had no choice but to enter the meeting room.

And gently closed the door. Just then, Qiuhe and his group arrived at Cangjing District. "So, Qiuhe, how did you do that?"

"My mother just left this morning without warning." Hearing Tian Yaochen's question, Qiuhe also spoke up, "I did some things in Zhidong?"

Because of what I did, Kugavina has been called to a meeting. If she gets a lenient sentence, she probably won't be appearing at Hearth House for the next few days.

"If the sentence is severe," Qiuhe said, a wicked smile playing on his lips, "then it's likely that Mother won't be appearing before us for the next few months."

Everyone was still somewhat incredulous after hearing this, completely baffled as to how Qiuhe had managed it. Qiuhe then spoke again...

"In short, this tactic is called 'luring the tiger away from the mountain.'" But upon hearing this, Clayville looked dejected, and Qiuhe, seeing this, asked:

"Clay, what's wrong?" Clay simply shook her head sadly. "Nothing." Seeing Clay's expression, Qiuhe seemed to guess what was wrong after a moment of thought.

Then she gently took Clay's arm and said softly, "Don't be sad, Clay. At least I will always be with you, even if the world falls and the seas turn upside down."

"I will never abandon you." Clay leaned closer to Qiuhe and softly hummed in agreement. Finally, following the route Qiuhe retrieved from her hazy memories...

The group arrived at a waterway entrance to Haimo Village. Qiuhe looked at the lake in front of them and said, "If I remember correctly..."

That lakeside should be the entrance to Haimo Village. The group then walked to the lakeside together, and Tian Yaochen looked at the deep lake...

Qiuhe also spoke up, saying, "Uh... Leyi, it seems we didn't bring any diving gear." He looked at the bottom of the lake and finally added, "..."

“I remember this lake only looks deep; you can actually reach the underground area after swimming for a while,” Kailuo chimed in.

"It's alright. Even without diving gear, look." Hearing Keller say this, everyone looked in the direction Keller was pointing.

Then they saw bubble seahorses in the water, and Kailer continued, "Although we don't have diving gear, we can still make a few bubble helmets."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and just as they were about to go into the river, a very puzzled voice suddenly came from behind.

"Excuse me, what brings you here?" Everyone turned around at the sound of the voice, and then saw Melissa standing behind them.

When Qiuhe saw the little girl, Meilushin, holding a painting and wearing an apron with traces of dye, she seemed somewhat familiar.

After thinking for a moment, Qiuhe suddenly remembered something and asked, "Are you...Mameh?" Hearing Qiuhe call out her name...

Mameh tilted his head, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Do you know me?" Hearing this, Qiuhe realized he was on his way to someone's village.

Not wanting people to think he was anything suspicious, Qiuhe finally spoke up, saying, "Ah, it's nothing, I was just asking. When I was in Fontainebleau..."

I learned from the Melusins ​​there that there's a Melusin in the Crystal District who loves to draw, named Mameher. And judging from your appearance...

"It must be that Melosin who loves to draw, so I asked her out of curiosity, and it seems I guessed right." Qiuhe then glanced one last time at the painting in Mameh's hand.

"Are those flowers you drew? They're so beautiful!" Mameh said with a smile. "Thank you, I paint outside every day."

"This is a landscape painting I just drew, isn't it beautiful?" Everyone nodded in agreement, and after chatting for a while...

Mameh also learned of Qiuhe and his group's purpose. "So, you've come to Haimo Village to find someone, is that right?" Everyone nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Mameh asked again, "But there's only Melusin in Haimo Village, so who are you looking for?" Qiuhe responded in response:

"What we're looking for is a Melousin... Melousin did us a favor before, but we didn't ask her name that time."

"I only remembered his face, so I came here to see if I could find him. I have a gift I want to give him." The group of people nearby looked puzzled upon hearing this.

We thought we were supposed to be looking for Erinas, so why did it suddenly turn into looking for Melusin, and with this whole "thank you" thing? But everyone thought Akikawa would say this...

He must have his own reasons, so no one spoke. Mameh listened thoughtfully and nodded, "I see. Then I'll take you there."

"Since we have guests coming to Haimo Village, let me be your guide and show you the way." Qiuhe expressed his gratitude, but then...

Suddenly, something popped into Qiuhe's mind. "Wait, I just remembered, why is Mameh here? According to the original plot..."

"He shouldn't." Just as Qiuhe thought of this, another thought occurred to him. "No, in the story, Mameh was surrounded by several people who wanted to forcibly buy the painting from him."

Although it's part of the mission's storyline, this isn't a game; this is reality. The timeline isn't aligned, so that kind of thing wouldn't happen." Thinking this, Qiuhe had a major question in his mind.

"The timeline for Mameh's story doesn't match, so why does Ann's story match? Logically speaking, he should have been encountered by the protagonist 500 years later."

"Could it be that he's been waiting there for decades?" Qiuhe's mind grew increasingly chaotic at this thought, as if his brain was about to explode.

"Um, are you alright?" At that moment, Mameh's voice interrupted Qiuhe's thoughts. "Ah? No, nothing. I was just thinking about something."

"It reminded me of some things from the past, nothing, it's not important." Mameh responded with an "oh," and then asked:

"Oh, by the way, I haven't asked your names yet." After hearing this, Qiuhe introduced his group to Mamehe, and then they all headed to Haimo Village together.

When everyone swam to the surface and stepped onto land, Clementine and Lily were also shocked by the eerie and dark scene before them.

Looking at the strange object beside them, neither stone nor bone, the two shrank back into the crowd. Clay then timidly asked:

"Um, Mameh, is this where you live?" Mameh replied, "No, oh, this is just the entrance."

"We haven't even reached the vicinity of Haimo Village yet," Mameh said, leading the group deeper into the village. Soon after, the visibility and light around them gradually improved.

The surroundings were no longer as eerie and terrifying as the entrance they had just entered. Along the way, Krevi curiously observed the red, stone-like objects on the ground.

Looking at the stones that glowed with a blood-red light, yet also tinged with pink, Clay felt that everything here was eerie.

Finally, the group arrived at the real Haimo Village, and looked at the shimmering colors around them, and the little houses that looked like seashells.

Kree also exclaimed in amazement, and everyone looking at the scene before them felt that this place was simply breathtaking compared to the place they had just been.

Mameh then smiled and said, "This is Haimo Village. Welcome, everyone!"