Genshin Impact: This fireplace house is your graveyard.

Chapter 153 Out of danger

Seeing this, both of them were somewhat surprised, especially the boy who was wielding the sword, who looked at Lily in front of him, who was covered in wounds and bleeding profusely.

But she was able to block the force of his two-handed sword while holding it with one hand. The boy was instantly stunned, while Kujavina, standing on the observation platform...

She also noticed something amiss, and at that moment, Lily abruptly opened her eyes. In that instant, she spotted Kujavina standing on the distant observation platform.

In a mere fraction of a second, Lily came up with a plan. "No, I... I don't want to die here!" Lily suddenly cried out, then suddenly exerted all her strength.

Finally, he used only one hand to bounce the boy away. The boy, losing his balance, almost fell to the ground, but rather than worrying about that...

The boy's eyes were filled with fear. All those feigned tears he'd shed since entering the battlefield were merely attempts to gain Lily's sympathy.

He knew that his strength was nowhere near Lily's level; based on their strength alone, the battle was a foregone conclusion. His only chance of survival was to exploit her kindness.

But the reality before them was that Lily was severely injured and bleeding profusely, yet she was still able to catch their attack with just one hand.

The fear of death was also spreading in the boy's heart. "No, why, why do you still have strength?" As the fear of death filled his heart...

The feigned tears had long since vanished, replaced by endless despair, and Lily, staggering, struggled to her feet.

When Lily looked up at the boy, he was now even more panicked and terrified. At that moment, Lily saw no pity or fear in his eyes.

The boy was perfectly healthy and without any injuries, but he was so frightened by the scene that he kept backing away. "No, this isn't right, you're clearly just a girl."

Why? You're already so strong, why? Why can you still stand up even like this? You, you monster!

As she spoke, Lily continued to approach the boy with her broken body. Seeing this, the boy's hands trembled uncontrollably, and he retreated repeatedly.

Suddenly, he looked up at Kujavina on the observation platform and cried out, "Mother, she... she's already so badly injured, please, Mother..."

"Can we just consider this a win? This fight has gone on for so long, and I don't have a single scratch, but she's in this state. Shouldn't it be considered a win for me?"

The boy's repeated cries of "Mother!" failed to evoke even a shred of maternal love in the woman; the only response he received was a mocking smile from Kudjavina on the observation platform.

Seeing this, the boy was utterly devastated. Lily then raised her sword again, pointing it at the boy. The boy, seeing this…

He knelt down on the ground, pleading, "No, no, please, don't kill me! I really, really don't want to die. I want to see this world again!"

"Please, please don't kill me, please, Sister Lily, I really don't want to die, sob sob sob," the boy kept kowtowing to Lily as he spoke, continuing even as his head bled profusely.

Tears streamed down his face along with blood; the boy's will to live was now at its most intense. Lily stopped, her voice trembling with tears, and spoke.

"I'm sorry, but I promised my friends I would grow up with them and see the beautiful world together. I don't want to die here."

Lily paused for a moment, then continued, "I'm sorry. I didn't want to, but Mother said that only one of us can live."

The boy kneeling on the ground listened to these very familiar words and seemed about to say something, but before he could speak, Lily interrupted him very quickly.

He instantly appeared in front of the boy and plunged his sword down, pinning the kneeling boy to the ground. Meanwhile, the boy lying prone on the ground...

His eyes were wide open, blood was flowing from his mouth, and his eyes were filled with resentment. Even as he breathed his last, he died with his eyes wide open.

At this moment, Lily opened her eyes with great difficulty, and what she saw was herself kneeling on one knee, holding a one-handed sword in both hands, pinning the boy in front of her to the ground.

Seeing this, Lily trembled and let go, the things before her eyes seeming to flicker and blur. "This, this is... me. I..."

Just then, intermittent clapping sounds rang out behind Lily. "Yes, good girl. You did it, you did a great job."

Your wish has been fulfilled. Now you can see your friends, and continue living with them, continuing to live, until the next battle.

As soon as she finished speaking, Lily could no longer hold on and collapsed heavily to the ground. At that moment, Akikawa, who was sitting against the wall outside the dueling arena,

He slowly opened his eyes, and after standing up, he glanced back at the dueling arena and the few Fatui members who were about to wake up in front of the door, then quickly left the spot.

Meanwhile, the children of the Hearth House remained gathered in the central hall, all eager to see who would emerge victorious in the battle.

Some children had even started betting on who would win, but among them were a few slightly older children who didn't wear their curiosity on their sleeves like the others. Instead, the emotions in their eyes were just as strange as Chur's.

On the other hand, ever since Akikawa ran out of the Hearth House, Chey, Keller, and Peruvian have been looking uneasy.

The three of them had just carefully considered Qiuhe's unusual reaction, coupled with Kujavina's mention of a one-on-one fight, and the fact that they all knew Kujavina's true nature.

Based on the above, it seems that the three of them also guessed what had happened.

Kreeway naturally noticed the unease in the group, but apart from the three of them, no one understood what was wrong with them.

Just then, the door to the fireplace house was suddenly pushed open. The children all thought the two duelists had returned, but when the door opened, they found it was Qiuhe.

Seeing this, the other children all wore expressions of disappointment, and then continued chatting about the two's fight, but when they saw that it was Qiuhe who had returned...

Clay also asked, "Akikawa, what happened to you earlier? You ran out in such a panic. Chee, Keller, and Peruvian seemed uneasy ever since you ran out."

"Are you hiding something from me, hmm?" Looking at Clay's pouting lips, Akikawa was completely at a loss for what to do.

It's unclear how Clementine will cope with everything that's happened, while Cherie, Keller, and Peruvian, seeing Akikawa's dejected expression, know that nothing good has come of it.

But judging from his (only) somewhat forlorn expression, the bad thing probably hasn't gotten too bad or to the point of being irreversible.

Just then, the sound of the door being pushed open came from outside again. The door slowly opened, and a Fool instructor walked in. Everyone saw this Fool instructor...

They were all extremely excited because he was the instructor who led Lily and the boy into battle. If he returned, it meant their battle was over and they had returned.

But when the foolish instructors walked in, the children in the room gasped in horror and fear when they saw the person following behind them.

Following the instructor was a soldier from the Fools, who was carrying Lily, who was covered in blood and wounds and whose life was uncertain.

The hall was now completely silent, but some of the older children inside showed no change in expression upon seeing the result.

As if this outcome were perfectly normal to them, not only the older children, but also Chur, watching this scene, wore his usual owl-like expression.

The foolish instructor scanned the crowd again and spotted Clayville's group, who was now frozen in place, completely dumbfounded.

The Fool nodded in acknowledgment, and then the Fool soldier behind him tossed Lily, whom he was carrying, toward Clayville as if she were trash.

Seeing this, Qiuhe quickly stepped forward and caught Lily. Then, Qiuhe checked Lily's vital signs and found that she was extremely weak.

"Take all the medical supplies," Qiuhe said to the people beside him before quickly leading Lily back into the house. Peruvier and Kelly were the first to react.

At this moment, Keller spoke up, "Peruveli, let's go find the medicine. You take Cléviel back." Peruveli nodded in agreement.

Finally, Kailer woke up the others one by one. Everyone worked until nightfall before Lily gradually woke up and was out of danger.

At this moment, Qiuhe's room was also deathly silent; no one spoke. Lily's body was bound like a mummy, with only her eyes showing.

He just lay there on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, while blood was being pumped into his arm.