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Chapter 256 - Chapter 256: Family Bonds

[You look at Chenxi and slowly tell her everything that has happened over the years.]

[You tell her how your parents died, how you lay low within the Fatui…]

[You hold nothing back and lay everything out in full.]

[Even the truth about her adoptive parents dying because of you, you do not hide, telling her honestly.]

[Suddenly overwhelmed by the sheer flood of information, Chenxi looks lost.]

["So that's how it was… No wonder Mom and Dad wanted me to come with you to Liyue…"]

[You look at Chenxi with guilt.]

["I'm sorry. Even though this isn't what I wanted, your mom and dad really did die because of me. If you hate me for that… that's fine too…"]

["But right now, Liyue is the safest place for you."]

["You have to stay here."]

[Chenxi shakes her head at you.]

[In this moment, she seems to have grown up, no longer the willful little girl she once was.]

[Her eyes brim with tears as she speaks.]

["Brother, you gave up so much just to protect me. If I hated you for that, I'd be truly ungrateful…"]

["Mom and Dad weren't killed because of you… It was the Fatui…"]

["They're the ones who destroyed our family. They're the ones who caused all of this tragedy…"]

["I hate them so much… why… We were just ordinary people who wanted to live peacefully… What did we do wrong… Why did they treat us like this…"]

[A familiar expression appears on Chenxi's face.]

[It is the same expression you have seen every time you looked in the mirror over the years.]

[Hatred. And madness.]

[You look at Chenxi, as if you are seeing your younger self.]

[Back then, you could only fight alone.]

[But Chenxi is different.]

[You gently place a hand on her head and comfort her softly.]

["Don't worry. Brother will definitely get revenge. From now on, I'll handle everything. Chenxi just needs to grow up happy."]

["Brother…"]

[Chenxi looks at you, her chest aching.]

[After learning of her adoptive parents' deaths, her world was turned upside down.]

[She lived almost every day in pain, unable to escape it.]

[And this kind of life… you endured it for so many years.]

[From an innocent young master of a wealthy family to someone even the Fatui deeply fear…]

[Chenxi can imagine how much suffering you must have gone through to become so unbreakable…]

[She throws herself into your arms and breaks down sobbing.]

["Brother… I'm sorry… I'm really sorry…"]

["I was too selfish before…"]

["I'm sorry…"]

[You look at Chenxi crying so hard in your arms that she nearly loses control, and a relieved smile appears on your face.]

[The only blood relative you have left in this world has finally, truly returned to your side.]

["Be good. Don't cry anymore. You're my only little sister."]

[You gently stroke Chenxi's hair and speak softly.]

["I will never blame you."]

[Under your comfort, Chenxi's emotions gradually settle.]

[She pulls away from your embrace.]

["Brother, from now on, I'll protect you too."]

[You look at Chenxi and reply gently.]

["Okay."]

["Brother, when we get back to Liyue, how about we move back to the old house to live?"]

["Okay."]

["Brother, after we go back to Liyue, I want to go to school."]

["Okay."]

["Brother, can you teach me how to fight? If the Fatui kidnap me again, I want to be able to escape on my own."]

["Okay."]

["Brother, when the time comes, can you come with me to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor? I treated Hu Tao badly before. I want to apologize to her…"]

["Okay."]

[Chenxi sniffles as she talks nonstop with you, planning your future life in Liyue.]

[There is no longer any distance between the two of you. The hollow space in your heart finally begins to fill.]

["Kael."]

[Yelan slips into the tent with agile movements, interrupting your conversation.]

["I hate to break this moment, but it looks like we're running out of time."]

[Yelan's expression is serious as she gestures outside the tent.]

["Most of the camp's supplies have already been moved. The Fatui will probably come take Chenxi away very soon."]

["We need to get out of this hellhole as fast as possible."]

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