The Formula for a Miracle

The Formula for a Miracle is the third and final part of .
==Steps==
# Return to the west of Qingce Village
# Follow Jialiang
# Talk to Jialiang and the others
# Head to the underground space
#* Enter the Quest Domain: Entanglement of Past Dreams
# Talk to Baizhu and the others
# Proceed deeper
#* Wave 1: 
#* Wave 2: 
# Talk to Baizhu and the others
# Proceed deeper
#* Room 1
#** Wave 1: 
#** Wave 2: 
#* Room 2
#** 
# Talk to Baizhu and the others
# Return to Bubu Pharmacy
# Follow Jiangli
# Talk to Jiangli
==Gameplay Notes==
* From step 1 until completing step 3, going too far away from the quest area will reset the quest progress to the beginning of step 1.
* During steps 4-9, a trial Baizhu will join the party.
* From step 10 until completing step 11, going too far away from the quest area will reset the quest progress to the beginning of step 10.
* During step 11, the active party will be limited to a trial Baizhu.
** Before leaving the back room of Bubu Pharmacy, all menus (except for the Quest, Character, and Map menus) and actions (except for Quest Navigation) are inaccessible.
* Permanently missable chests inside the domain: , .
==Trial Character==
==Dialogue==
;(Approach the marked area)
: Baizhu: ...
: Jialiang: Ugh... That strange feeling is back...
: Jialiang: It's just like the day I went missing... It's as if something inside me is trying to guide me somewhere...
: Baizhu: The mother lode's influence is growing stronger... But is it because we're getting closer to the source, or because the leakage of Chi blood is growing more severe?
: Baizhu: Jialiang, can you sense which direction the source is in?
: Jialiang: I think it's... this way!
;(After the cutscene)
: Jialiang: Yes... I'm sure of it.
;(While following Jialiang)
: Jialiang: ...I feel a dull ache in my heart... This must be the way.
;(Approach the dilapidated entrance with Jialiang)
: Jialiang: This place feels familiar... I think I've been here before.
: Baizhu: Hmm... There is an inauspicious presence here. Even I can sense it.
: Jialiang: I think I remember this place... Ugh!
: Paimon: Jialiang! Are you okay? Maybe you should rest here while we continue the search?
:;(Xiao is shown looking over the group from atop a cliff in the background)
: Jialiang: No... I have to keep going. Jiangli is still waiting for me...
: Jialiang: Phew... Then let's hurry!
;(Talk to Xiao atop a cliff overlooking the Domain entrance, optional)Xiao is actually present in this location from the very beginning of this quest, but can only be talked to after completing step 1. He will leave when step 9 is completed.
: Xiao: Hm? From the looks of it, you've already tracked down the location of the source?
: We've made some progress...
: Xiao: Really? That's good to hear.
: Have you been standing guard here this entire time?
: Xiao: ...I cannot simply look the other way when evil spirits are involved.
: Xiao: In any case, the evil presence here is growing stronger. I can sense it.
: Xiao: ...Whatever you're planning to do, make it quick.
: Xiao: If you leave it too long, and I am compelled to intervene... things may not turn out the way you wish.
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;(Enter the Domain)
: Paimon: Uhhh... This place gives Paimon the creeps. Who knows what we're gonna find up ahead...
: Changsheng: The digging marks here appear amateur, and rather old... I suspect it is a thieves' tunnel.
: Paimon: A thieves' tunnel? Hmm, Paimon has heard rumors about treasure around these parts before... Maybe it was the Treasure Hoarders that dug this tunnel?
: Baizhu: Judging by the tools they left behind, it's certainly a possibility.
: Baizhu: ...But why did they abandon this place without even stopping to pack up their tools?
: Jialiang: ...I remember now. She took me here once and told me that she'd found a way to save me in this cave...
: Jialiang: But she... She said that the method would cause me to... Ugh, curses, why can't I remember what she said? Argh!
: Baizhu: Easy, Jialiang. Come on, let's keep going.
;(Defeat the monsters)
: Paimon: Whoa, there's a censer here... Those treasure hoarders sure made themselves at home...
: (I don't see any dust on the censer's surface...)
:: ...I don't think this was left here by the Treasure Hoarders.
: (The burn marks on the inside are still fresh...)
:: ...I don't think this was left here by the Treasure Hoarders.
: Baizhu: ...I believe this censer was used to burn a monster-repelling incense.
: Paimon: A monster-repelling incense? You sure? 'Cause we did run into that group of monsters just now.
: Baizhu: The incense was burned several days ago. If I had to guess, the monsters we fought just now were enticed here by some entity deeper inside the cave.
: Baizhu: No doubt an encounter with the very same entity was what prompted the Treasure Hoarders to flee and abandon their designs on this cave.
: Baizhu: After them, Jiangli was the next person to discover this place, and what lies inside... But to her, it presented an opportunity to save Jialiang's life, albeit as a last resort...
: Jialiang: That's right... This censer — it belongs to Jiangli! Yes, this was the place!
: Jialiang: This is where... I told Jiangli to give me the poison... *cough* *cough*
: Paimon: Jialiang!
: Jialiang: I'm fine... Let's keep going. I can feel it, s—she... is right below us... waiting for me.
;(Enter the hallway approaching the mechanism)
: Jialiang: I can feel it... We're getting close...
: Jialiang: We're almost there... It's right up ahead, the place where we made a pact together to... Ugh...
: Changsheng: ...
;(Complete the puzzle)
: Paimon: Aha! We can keep going now!
: Baizhu: From the looks of it, the energy released by this mechanism can not only clear barriers, but also be conducted by corresponding mechanisms — perhaps it's something we can make use of.
;(Approach the door on the other side of the room)
: Paimon: Huh? Paimon doesn't see any barrier-breaking mechanisms around here.
: Changsheng: There are tracks here, and it looks like they're connected to something... Shall we follow it, and see where it takes us?
;(Upon pushing any mechanism in any direction with damaged tracks or dead-ends)
::The mechanism cannot shift toward this direction...
;(Proceed further into the Domain)
: Jialiang: ...
;(Approach the Geovishap)
: Jialiang: Ah! Jiangli!
: Paimon: Look out! There's a monster next to her!
: Baizhu: The god remains must have lured them here... Watch my back!
;(Defeat the Geovishap)
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: Jialiang: Dr. Baizhu, how serious is it? Is she...?
: Baizhu: I can still feel a pulse, but her condition is quite grave.
: Baizhu: The god remains here are encroaching on her cognition, much as the poison in your system did to you.
: Baizhu: If we don't eliminate it soon, then even if we save her life... I fear that she may never wake up again.
: Paimon: Then what are we waiting for? Let's destroy the remains right away!
: Changsheng: ...It's not as simple as that. Don't you remember what Baizhu said?
: Changsheng: The poison within Jialiang's body is inextricably linked to the god remains here.
: Changsheng: ...If the source is purged, the poison in his system will stop having any effect.
: Paimon: Ah... And the poison within Jialiang's body is keeping his heart condition under control. So, if it stops working...
: Paimon: Oh no! Are you saying...
: Baizhu: Indeed. If the god remains here are purged... then your life will come to an end.
: Jialiang: ...*sigh* I wondered when this day might come...
: Paimon: Wait, wait, wait! But we've all been working our butts off to save Jialiang's life! After all that... we can't just give up on him!
: Paimon: Baizhu, you're a great doctor, surely you've gotta know of some other way we can save him... right?
: Baizhu: ...You could continue to take the poison, which would buy you some time. As for Jiangli... Maybe if we put our heads together, we can think of something.
: Changsheng: It appears to me that she was striving to concoct your medicine for you, right up until the moment when she lost consciousness... Maybe it's her greatest wish that you will continue to take it, and live...
: Jialiang: Dr. Baizhu, give it to me straight. ...How long does Jiangli have?
: Baizhu: The god remains have reached her internal organs. Under ordinary circumstances, I would give her less than three days. But if I were to treat her using a secret art...
: ...!
: You can't be thinking about that again...
: Jialiang: ...But what would be the point of that?
: Jialiang: Dr. Baizhu... I'm all too aware of the dangers of god remains. You are not the first to mention it to me.
: Jialiang: If I continue to sustain my own life using this wretched substance, not only would Jiangli have to keep risking her life to make my medicine for me, but I would have to live with the looming threat of these remains breaking out and wreaking havoc not just upon me, but my entire family...
: Jialiang: ...I know for a fact that I should have died over a decade ago. The fact that I've been around to see Ayu grow up is already a great blessing from Rex Lapis.
: Jialiang: If my choice can bring Jiangli back... then even if I... even if I... die...
: Paimon: Jialiang...
: Jialiang: ...Hah, after cheating death for so long, it seems I've grown somewhat addicted to life.
: Jialiang: , Dr. Baizhu... Could I have another minute with my wife? I just want to have... one final moment together. Just a moment, that's all.
: Baizhu: ...Of course.
: Jialiang: Thank you, everyone. And I'm sorry that... I won't be able to repay your kindness in this life.
: Paimon: *sniff* Jialiang... Baizhu, Changsheng, is there really nothing else you can do?
: Baizhu: I am sure that over the years, Jiangli will have tried all the conventional methods known to humankind. As for less-conventional methods, I have little expertise besides Changsheng's secret art...
: Changsheng: Mortals are fated to grow old and pass on when their natural lifespan runs out. If it were so easy to combat the natural processes of aging and death, Jiangli would not have had to resort to unnatural methods.
: Paimon: What a crazy situation... Jiangli risked it all to save Jialiang's life, and now, Jialiang has to sacrifice himself to save Jiangli... Wh—What's the point of it all?
: All we can do right now...
: Is honor Jialiang's decision and bear witness.
: Baizhu: I've seen many final farewells in my time... but I can never get used to it.
: Changsheng: In the human realm, all things must come to an end... Is it not a fitting end to die for a worthy cause?
: Changsheng: ...At least, that's what generations of masters before you have always believed.
: Baizhu: The path they chose was indeed a heroic one. But when I think of those who would willingly sacrifice themselves for others...
: Baizhu: ...I cannot help but think that theirs are the lives least deserving of death.
: Jialiang: ...When all this began, we agreed that once Ayu was old enough to help you gather herbs, it would be time for me to go...
: Jialiang: If you could only see him now... He took me all the way to Liyue Harbor to see the doctor, and he even got the Adventurers' Guild to search for you...
: Jialiang: ...So I know that you'll both be okay without me.
: Jialiang: ...!
:;(Jialiang breaks the bottle of medicine by Jiangli's side)
: Changsheng: ...
: Jialiang: I've said my goodbyes. My time has come... Do what you must.
: Baizhu: As you wish.
:;(Baizhu destroys the mother lode. The purple aura from the broken bottle of medicine disappears)
:
: Jialiang: ...Ugh...Arghhh...
:
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: Jialiang: ...*pained breathing*...
:
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: Jialiang: *groans*... Why would these memories come to mind now...
:;(Jiangli regains consciousness)
:Jiangli: ...!
: Jialiang: *sigh* ...The longer we live, the tighter we cling to what we have...
:;(Jiangli runs over to Jialiang, seemlingly calling out to him)
:Jiangli: ...! ...!
: Jialiang: Oh, how I would love... to hear... to hear your voice one last time...
:;(Jialiang collapses)
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;(The scene transitions to the back room of Bubu Pharmacy)
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: ???: ...Jialiang... Jialiang!
: Jiangli: Jialiang! Jialiang!
: Ayu: Dad! Are you awake?
: Jialiang: Uh... Jiangli... Ayu?
: Jialiang: ...Didn't I... Hm? What are... these?
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: Changsheng: How does it feel to come back to life?
: Baizhu: Do you feel strange or different in any way? If so, could you describe it to me in detail?
: Jialiang: Dr. Baizhu! I... I thought that I was going to...
: Baizhu: Hehe, die? You did indeed. As things stand now, you're more akin to a zombie than a human.
: Jialiang: ...I'm a zombie?
: Baizhu: That's right. Before we set off, I asked Qiqi to prepare an... Elixir of Immortality. With its help, you have been suspended in the space between life and death.
: Baizhu: Of course, this is but a crude imitation of an adeptus art. I don't expect it to extend your life indefinitely.
: Baizhu: Whether it will keep you alive for a few days, a few months, or a few years... I am as interested as you to find out.
: Baizhu: But however long you have left, I believe it should be more than sufficient time for you to say your final goodbyes before departing the world in peace. ...I hope that Director Hu finds this arrangement to be a satisfactory one?
: Hu Tao: An "Elixir of Immortality"? How'd you cook that up? Ugh, leave it to you to work on something like that behind my back...
: Baizhu: It's a work in progress that hardly lives up to its name. And it would have had no effect were it not for Jialiang's iron will.
: Baizhu: In the end, I am merely a doctor. I understand very little of the great principles governing life and death, and the perpetual cycle of yin and yang.
: Baizhu: All I know is that if I'm presented with a life that deserves to be saved, I will do everything in my power to save them.
: Baizhu: And even this would have counted for nothing without Director Hu's assistance... After all, did you not tell Jialiang to show us the way before we set off for Qingce Village?
: Hu Tao: Oops, aaaand I'm busted.
: Baizhu: Without Director Hu nudging things in the right direction, we may not have found Jiangli in time.
: I KNEW someone was listening in on that conversation...
: So it was Hu Tao!
: Hu Tao: No wonder he didn't mention the elixir back then. Hmph, I thought he was being frank and transparent with me for once, but apparently not...
: Jialiang: Ahem... Hehe, Director Hu told me to keep her suggestion a secret. But it seems nothing escapes Dr. Baizhu's attention.
: Changsheng: Hehehe, never underestimate a serpent's sense of smell!
: Hu Tao: ...All I wanted was to help Jialiang find his missing wife as soon as possible, so that he could be on his way to the afterlife without any unfulfilled wishes making the journey more difficult than it needs to be...
: Hu Tao: Leave it to Bubu Pharmacy to snatch the perfect opportunity right outta my hands at the last hurdle! Never mind, I'll just have to put it down in the books as a deferred consideration.
:;(Qiqi is shown listening in while hiding behind a screen)
: Hu Tao: *sigh* One Qiqi was enough of a conundrum, the last thing I need's another one... If I'd known this was coming, I'd have whisked him off to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor the moment I found him...
: Ayu: Y—You stay away from my dad! When I grow up, I'm gonna become an even better doctor than Mom and Baizhu, and cure Dad for good!
: Jialiang: ...
: Hu Tao: Ooh, is that right? Well, you wouldn't be the first person who's tried to put Wangsheng Funeral Parlor out of business. If you're serious about it, you'll have your work cut out for you.
: Hu Tao: , Paimon, I'll catch you all another time!
: Qiqi: Phew... is she finally gone?
: Paimon: All's well that ends well! If you ask Paimon, we should probably do something to celebrate this hard-earned family reunion...
: Such as...?
: Paimon's idea of a celebration can only mean one thing...
: Paimon: Hehe, at times like this, a grand celebratory feast is in order!
: Jialiang: Haha, it feels like it was a whole lifetime ago when I last talked with Jiangli and Ayu around the dinner table.
: This was a hard-won meal.
: Maybe I'll whip something, too. It's been a while.
: Paimon: Yaaay! Paimon can't wait!
: Paimon: Alright, first things first, off to the market for some fresh ingredients! Let's goooo~!
: Ayu: Wait up! I'll come too!
: Jiangli: Baizhu... Thank you so, so much for everything you've done for us.
: Baizhu: Don't mention it, Jiangli. I was just doing my duty.
: Jiangli: Just your duty, huh... Baizhu, Changsheng, would you mind if we took this conversation outside?
;(Talk to Jialiang or Qiqi, optional)
: Qiqi: Now that you are part-zombie, there are some rules that you need to know.
: Jialiang: Uhh... Y—Yes, Ma'am. I'm listening...
: Qiqi: First. Don't forget to stretch your body regularly. Second. Don't forget to...
: Jialiang: Yes? Go on? Don't forget to...?
: Qiqi: ...I forgot.
;(Attempt to enter the back room after leaving)
: Changsheng: Jiangli's still waiting for us. Let's go talk to her, shall we?
;(Follow Jiangli)
: Jiangli: Time flies... It's been so long since we bade each other farewell in Chenyu Vale.
: Jiangli: Changsheng, you're the same as ever. You haven't changed one bit!
: Changsheng: You, on the other hand, have changed a lot.
: Jiangli: ...You're right. My younger self would have never imagined that things would one day turn out this way.
: Jiangli: ...Or that you'd turn out this way, Baizhu.
;(Approach the roofed corridor)
: Jiangli: ...I've taken a look at your Elixir of Immortality. It's not altogether dissimilar from the poison I concocted in terms of the way it functions.
: Baizhu: ...I have to say, Jiangli, it was a stroke of genius to use poison to maintain life. I hope you're not too upset at me for... copying your methods?
: Jiangli: No, not at all. With your intellect, even if you'd never seen my poison, I believe you would have eventually arrived at the same approach.
: Jiangli: But I'm still impressed by how quickly you managed to gain such a thorough understanding of it. Jialiang's still only been in your care for a few days.
: Jiangli: Not just that — you even managed to improve upon the original formula. That cannot be explained by intellect alone...
: Jiangli: Baizhu, be honest with me... Did you try out some of the poison on yourself?
: Changsheng: Hah! Told you the truth would surface sooner or later.
: Jiangli: ...Life force isn't the only thing that Changsheng's contract lets you transfer between bodies, is it?
: Baizhu: ...Nothing gets past you, Jiangli.
: Baizhu: You are correct. Besides life force, Changsheng's secret art also allows for the transfer of toxins and diseases.
: Baizhu: When I treated Jialiang for the second time, I transferred some of the poison from his body into my own. Not only did this allow me to alleviate the burden on him, but it also gave me an opportunity to study its properties...
: Baizhu: There is no need to worry about any long-term consequences to my health, however. Now that the source has been destroyed, any remaining poison in me will have already dissipated.
: Jiangli: ...But you took such a huge risk. If we hadn't destroyed the gods' remains back there, then even you might have—
: Jiangli: ...Hah. What am I saying? I'm in no position to criticize you for this.
: Jiangli: The reason I left our Master and went into hiding all those years ago was that he was getting old, and I didn't want him using up any more of his own life force to treat my husband.
: Jiangli: But in the end, how were my methods any different? I risked one life to save another. And then you tried the poison on yourself, too... It looks like both of us have ended up going the same way as our master before us.
: Jiangli: Are all disciples of Chenyu Vale destined to turn out this way? To live a short life, having given away our own for the sake of others? To fight relentlessly against the natural course of life and death, whatever the cost? ...Maybe our fate is sealed the moment we decide to study medicine.
: Baizhu: ...We are doctors, Jiangli. We ought never say that anyone's fate is sealed.
: Jiangli: Baizhu, I can tell that over the years, you've used the contract with Changsheng to transfer many diseases and toxins to yourself. There are so many, that some of them I don't even recognize...
: Jiangli: Can you... still stop before it's too late?
: Baizhu: I think you know the answer, Jiangli. Every one of us from Chenyu Vale believes in the same thing...
: Paimon: Hey! Food's ready!
: Ayu: Mom! Come and join us!
: Ayu: taught me a load of new recipes, and said even dad'll be able to taste them! Come and try them out!
: Jiangli: Yes, darling, mom'll be there in just a second... Hey, slow down!
: Jiangli: ...Baizhu, I know I won't be able to convince you, but... please don't forget that, if one day, you're not around anymore...
: Jiangli: Qiqi, Gui, and all the friends who have grown fond of you... they will all miss you dearly.
: Baizhu: There's no need to worry, Jiangli. I know what I'm doing.
: Jiangli: *sigh*... I can only hope so.
: Baizhu: ...
: Paimon: Baizhu... What did Jiangli mean by "not around anymore"? Are you gonna be okay?
: Also, when Changsheng was talking about "fate"...
:: What did she mean, exactly?
: Changsheng: ...Every single mortal I've ever contracted with, including Baizhu and Jiangli's Master, has passed away at a young age.
: Paimon: Wait, that doesn't make any sense! You said that the contract with you helps people live longer!
: Baizhu: *sigh* ...It is a very long story...
;(A cinematic plays)
::Baizhu's Master: Long ago, when plagues ravaged the land
::Baizhu's Master: One doctor made a pledge
::Baizhu's Master: To rid the world of pain and suffering
::Baizhu's Master: But even the most ingenious mortal medicine
::Baizhu's Master: Could not stay the tide of disease
::Baizhu's Master: And after working tirelessly for many years
::Baizhu's Master: Even his dearest loved ones fell sick
::Baizhu's Master: And bade their final farewell
::Baizhu's Master: Legends told of an Herblord in Chenyu Vale
::Baizhu's Master: Who could cure any illness known to mankind
::Baizhu's Master: The doctor sought the Herblord
::Baizhu's Master: But found only a white snake, its breathing weak and its power all but spent
::Changsheng: "Sign this contract, and let our lives be joined"
::Changsheng: "Then I will impart to you the secret art of healing"
::Changsheng: "But be warned: This art will harm your own health"
::Baizhu's Master: With means beyond human ken
::Baizhu's Master: The doctor could now reverse the process of death
::Baizhu's Master: And yet, the time still came to say goodbye
::Baizhu's Master: Only now... the one departing was the doctor, his life force spent
::Baizhu's Master: His final act in life was to pass on the contract
::Baizhu's Master: To his final patient: his favorite disciple
::Baizhu's Master: The disciple chose to dedicate their life to saving the lives of others...
::Baizhu's Master: And generation upon generation followed in these footsteps
::Baizhu's Master: Since I inherited this contract, I've always respected the path taken by my predecessors
::Baizhu's Master: And followed it myself unquestioningly
::Baizhu's Master: That is, until...
::Baizhu's Master: I tried to use the art to save my own disciple's beloved
::Baizhu's Master: She begged me not to use up my own life force
::Baizhu's Master: She said that this art is a poisoned chalice, an evil and unnatural practice...
::Baizhu's Master: She did not wish to sacrifice one life for the sake of another, when both were lives she treasured
::Baizhu's Master: ...Only then did it occur to me: Did I not suffer when my master passed away
::Baizhu's Master: Just as patients' families do at their loved ones' deathbed?
::Baizhu's Master: Are not the lives cut short by this contract
::Baizhu's Master: Just as worthy of saving as any patient's?
::Baizhu's Master: What is this contract to us? Medicine, or poison?
::Baizhu's Master: Alas, I no longer have enough time left to find the answer
::Baizhu's Master: I entrust to your care both Changsheng and this final question
::Baizhu's Master: May you find a remedy for this conundrum, which has ailed us so...
:;(Baizhu and Changsheng approach Baizhu's master's grave)
::Changsheng: Time and again... No matter how much I try to warn them
::Changsheng: Or balance their qi, I can never save them...
::Changsheng: And you? What's your answer?
::Baizhu: ...If I abandoned the contract and left you without a host, what would happen?
::Changsheng: Hmm... I suppose I'd spend my final moments taking a nice nap on Mt. Yaojun
::Changsheng: Then, I'd be reunited with my old friends, and your predecessors
::Baizhu: Then it's decided
::Baizhu: If there's a life in front of me that deserves to be saved
::Baizhu: Why shouldn't I do everything within my power to save it?
::Changsheng: ...*sigh* Once again, it's the same answer
::Changsheng: So be it. Close your eyes
::Changsheng: ...Who knows how many more people will take on this contract
::Baizhu: None
::Baizhu: This contract... will end with me
:;(Baizhu opens his eyes to reveal that his irises have changed from red to yellow with vertical pupils)
:;(Cinematic ends)
: Changsheng: ...My contract has strict requirements on the host's natural temperament. All my hosts have been most pure of heart.
: Baizhu: But when one with an altruistic nature gains access to this art, they are more seduced than the average person by the miracle of overturning the laws of life and death.
: Baizhu: Though they know better than anyone else the fate that awaits them, when faced with the sorrows of humanity and the pain of losing their nearest and dearest, they cannot help but reach beyond human means.
: Baizhu: ...They are like moths that throw themselves into the flame, seeking a glimmer of hope in a dark world filled with pain and suffering.
: Paimon: So... Baizhu, does that mean...
: Baizhu: Heh... I suppose that would make me a moth that yearns for the light, but doesn't want to be burned to a crisp.
: Baizhu: Changsheng's art can transfer pain and suffering between people, but it cannot reduce the total amount of pain in the world. It's just like we witnessed: either Jialiang feared for Jiangli's life, or Jiangli grieved over Jialiang's sacrifice.
: Baizhu: I have nothing but the utmost respect for my predecessors who sacrificed their lives for their principles, but I do not wish to join their ranks... nor do I wish to pass on this contract to anyone else in the future.
: Paimon: Huh? But, didn't you already transfer a ton of diseases onto yourself?
: Baizhu: What makes a poison, "poison"? And what makes a disease, a "disease"? When it comes down to it, are not both mechanisms that affect the operations of the human body?
: Baizhu: If disease is defined as deviation from normal functioning, then who knows... perhaps the true Elixir of Immortality could in fact be a kind of poison?
: Baizhu: Many may view the notion of searching for immortality in poisons and illnesses as a flagrant violation of the natural order. But to me, it is no different from the way our ancestors tested the medicinal qualities of herbs by sampling each and every one.
: Baizhu: I don't want those who come after me to lose their lives to this contract, nor do I wish for Changsheng to perish from losing her host... This leaves only one solution, doesn't it?
: The Elixir of Immortality...
: You have to become immortal yourself...
: Baizhu: Precisely. I will be Changsheng's final host, and the tradition of passing down the contract will end with me.
: Changsheng: ...Even the gods of old struggled to achieve true immortality. First you want to save others, then you want to save yourself. Now you even want to save me... You're getting greedy, Baizhu.
: Baizhu: Mmm... but isn't wanting to have it all what makes us human?
: Baizhu: ...For a selfish moth like me, who's afraid of the flame, yet yearns for the light, the only path forward is up towards the moon.
: Paimon: *sigh*... For once, Paimon just does not know what to say.
: Ayu: Dr. Baizhu! ! What are you still chatting about? The food's about to get cold!
: Qiqi: We also have coconut milk, for Changsheng and Paimon...
: Paimon: Ummm... Okay fine, let's go grab some food! Paimon has a bunch of burning questions, but they can wait till after we've eaten.
: Oh, Paimon...
: Leave some grub for me.
: Changsheng: Ah, I do envy Paimon sometimes. Eating her fill is enough to satisfy her body and mind...
: Baizhu: Hehe, true. And yet... although we call them simple pleasures...
: Baizhu: Are such things as these not precisely why we mortals cling desperately to the life we have?
;(Interact with the message on the door of Jiangli's residence, optional)
:Message: "We're going to Natlan! Mom told me that there could be herbs there that aren't in any medicine books."
:Message: "I've heard that the hot springs in Natlan help with muscle relaxation and blood circulation. Perhaps they will be beneficial for Jialiang..."
:Message: "Let's not think too much about that for now, and just focus on the journey! We are going to enjoy every moment we can spend as a family."
:Message: (At the end of the message, you see three crudely drawn stick figures. It shows a man, a woman and their son, holding hands as they set off on a new journey.)
==Soundtracks==
==Gallery==
Story Teaser- Changsheng - Genshin Impact
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==Other Languages==
==Change History==