Zhongli didn't pay attention to Paimon's exaggerated reaction.
He glanced at her and then continued working.
The Yakshas would soon return.
He was just doing his part.
Paimon stared at Zhongli for a while, but she was quickly pulled away by Lumine.
How rude.
Stop staring.
As they walked out, Paimon whispered to Lumine:
"Do you think Zhongli's cooking will be edible?"
"What if it's not good?"
This voice naturally didn't escape Zhongli's ears.
Hearing Paimon's words, Zhongli's mouth twitched slightly.
Being looked down on by this little guy was a bit ridiculous.
Sighing, Zhongli didn't pay much attention and continued working.
Lumine and Paimon ran outside.
By now, Jiang Chen had already finished drawing the magic circle.
Guizhong and Havria were studying it.
Was this the magic circle that had summoned them?
Both Guizhong and Havria were very interested in this magic circle.
Jiang Chen had drawn three circles at once.
He planned to summon Yingda, Faluo, and the others all at once.
Xiao was also watching Jiang Chen's actions nervously.
Yingda, Faluo, and Miro would soon return.
This made him very excited.
Once Jiang Chen finished drawing the magic circle, he placed the artifacts on it.
"Everyone, step back. I'm starting."
Jiang Chen called out to the two who were still studying the circle.
Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Guizhong and Havria quickly moved away from the circle.
"Did you figure anything out?"
Lumine was very curious.
These two had been staring at it for so long. Did they figure something out?
"Couldn't figure it out."
"It's a completely different system."
Guizhong shook her head.
She couldn't understand it at all.
"Erm..."
"This is knowledge from another world."
"That world has powers like soul materialization and time travel."
"It's not something you can easily figure out."
Recalling what she had seen, Lumine gave a simple explanation.
Hearing this, Guizhong's eyes lit up.
"Soul materialization?"
"Is it like how we are now?"
"Are we a form of soul materialization?"
Their current forms as Heroic Spirits were essentially what Lumine described as soul materialization, right?
Hearing this, Lumine blinked.
"If you put it that way, it's not wrong."
"Soul materialization grants infinite magical power and immortality."
That's what it said, but it didn't seem entirely accurate.
"We can also live forever!"
Guizhong said this with absolute confidence.
Wasn't she already immortal now?
She just didn't have infinite magical power.
Wait, no—they had plenty of magical power, more than they could ever use!
As gods, after becoming Heroic Spirits, their power had grown even stronger.
While they were chatting, Jiang Chen had already started summoning Faluo and the others.
The two of them stopped and turned their attention to the magic circle.
The magic circle began to glow.
Then, three figures slowly appeared.
"Faluo!"
"Yingda!"
"Miro!"
"We have answered the summons." *3
As soon as the three appeared, they called out.
Faluo, a blue-haired girl.
Yingda, a red-haired girl.
Miro... well, a brown-haired uncle.
When Xiao saw these three, he smiled.
He was so happy he could cry.
"Faluo, Yingda, Brother Miro!!"
When he truly saw his siblings return, Xiao finally felt completely at ease.
He was also very excited.
They had really come back.
"Xiao?" *3
Hearing Xiao's voice, the three of them were stunned.
They all turned to look in Xiao's direction.
"You guys catch up."
"Guizhong, can you explain things to them?"
"I'll go help Zhongli with the cooking!"
Seeing this heartwarming scene, Jiang Chen's lips curled into a smile.
He didn't disturb them.
Instead, he left the time to them.
Let them reminisce on their own.
Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Guizhong nodded.
She knew what to do.
Xiao also gratefully nodded to Jiang Chen.
After saying this, Jiang Chen headed back into the house.
He left the space to them.
Explaining things to people was too troublesome.
So Jiang Chen chose to leave it to others to handle.
When Jiang Chen returned to the kitchen, Zhongli was already busy.
Seeing Jiang Chen return, Zhongli's lips curled into a slight smile.
He seemed to be in a very good mood.
"Thank you!"
After expressing his gratitude, he sped up his actions.
Hearing his words, Jiang Chen smiled.
"No problem. I'll need help in the future too."
"After all, once they're summoned, they'll have to listen to me."
Zhongli, hearing this, didn't mind.
"As long as they return, that's enough."
"Whether they listen to you or not doesn't matter."
"I believe you won't make things difficult for them."
Although he hadn't known Jiang Chen for long, he could sense what kind of person Jiang Chen was.
So he wasn't worried that Jiang Chen would make them do anything evil.
If it ever came to that, Zhongli was confident he could handle Jiang Chen.
He'd just seal him away.
"Can't deny, you're a good judge of character."
"I have this ability, but I just want those Heroic Spirits to keep sleeping."
"Now that they've been awakened, it's a good thing."
"Let them continue to shine for Liyue."
Jiang Chen just wanted to break all the knives he had eaten before.
What's so bad about that?
Let all the departed Heroic Spirits return, then work together to develop, eventually breaking out of Teyvat, entering the Quantum Sea, and storming the Imaginary Tree to enter the Honkai Star Rail world.
To achieve all this, Jiang Chen needed a lot of help.
The two of them chatted while preparing today's lunch.
Jiang Chen took out all the ingredients he had bought.
Later, Havria also came in to help.
She wasn't familiar with the Yaksha clan.
After exchanging greetings, she came in to help.
Once Jiang Chen and Zhongli finished preparing lunch,
everyone brought the dishes outside.
It was quite nice to enjoy the sea view while having lunch.
"Lord Morax!"
When Faluo and the others saw Zhongli, they were also shocked.
Huh?
What's Lord Morax doing?
Dressed like this? Did Lord Morax make today's lunch?
"Faluo, Yingda, Miro, welcome back."
At this moment, Zhongli's expression was extremely gentle.
Looking at the three Yakshas, he felt very relieved.
What happened to the Yaksha clan had always been a pain in Xiao's heart, and it was also a regret in Zhongli's heart.
Now, this matter was resolved.
Everyone had returned.
In the future, more friends would return.
Thinking of this, Zhongli felt very relieved.
This was truly wonderful.
"Lord Morax!" *3
Seeing Lord Morax, the Yakshas were also very happy.
It was great to see Lord Morax safe and sound again.
The only regret was that their eldest brother wasn't here.
However, Xiao had already told them.
Their eldest brother would also return!