Genshin Impact: This fireplace house is your graveyard.

Chapter 222 Feeling Safe with Qiuhe

Finally, after all the Fools' soldiers of the House of Hearth safely escorted Kujavina away, the matter passed by as if it were nothing.

But the severed fireplace house, and the huge crack in the floor of the central hall left by Qiuhe's unleashing of all his energy...

However, it was also a blatant reminder of everything that had happened before to the people of the Hearth House. Ultimately, all the repairs and management of the Hearth House were handed over to the remaining few Fool instructors.

Kree, who had been crying uncontrollably because of what happened to Kujavina, finally stopped crying after Qiuhe comforted her until dark.

Gently stroking Clementine, who was nestled in his arms, the scene resembled comforting a small baby, as they looked out at the already dark sky.

Looking at Kailuo Tianyao Chenxindis sitting to the side, Qiuhe asked, "Uh, it's getting late, why don't you all go back to your rooms and rest?"

The three remained silent upon hearing this. After a few seconds, as if the sky were about to darken, they clapped their hands and said with beaming smiles, "Haha, this, this isn't..."

Well, you see, we were worried you'd be scared. Look at what happened in the central hall today—it was so bloody and horrific. You're all bound to be scared, aren't you?

"Right? Yeah. And then... well... so..." Tian Yaochen started crying as he spoke. "Oh my god, I can't go on, I can't say anymore!"

After Tian Yaochen finished speaking, he immediately hugged Qiuhe and frantically wiped his tears and snot all over him.

"No way, Leyi! Let us sleep in your room with you tonight! What happened in the central hall was too scary! I'm terrified without you here!!"

When Qiuhe saw that Tian Yaochen was going to turn out like this, his lips twitched. He was also caught off guard. Usually, Tian Yaochen was a carefree, nonchalant, and somewhat immature person.

Qiuhe truly hadn't expected him to be afraid, and when Peruvier saw Tian Yaochen holding Qiuhe and crying, she simply reached out and slapped him hard.

After moving Tian Yaochen aside, she sat directly between Qiuhe and Tian Yaochen, grabbing Qiuhe's arm as if to assert her dominance.

Seeing Peruvieri's mushroom-shaped eyes, Tian Yaochen was so frightened that he immediately hugged Kaile, who was standing next to him, and burst into tears.

Seeing this, Kailer also looked helpless. "Leyi, after that situation, to be honest, we were all a bit uneasy."

This was different from slaying monsters normally; a living person was being smashed to pieces right before my eyes, limbs and eyes flying everywhere, and there was blood all over the ground...

It was only then that Keller noticed that, apart from Clementine, who was being held tightly in Akikawa's arms and constantly stroked and comforted, and Peruvieri, who was almost completely devoid of any connection to the word "fear,"

The remaining three, Tian Yaochen, Lily, and Cindy, turned pale after hearing Kailer's description; their fear was practically written all over their faces.

"Uh... Anyway... like the captain said, could we sleep here tonight too?" Qiuhe thought about how the events of the day had affected the minds and bodies of teenagers.

"It will definitely have an impact." "Okay. There's plenty of room in the room, everyone can sleep here tonight." Just as Qiuhe finished speaking...

Then, they faintly heard sobbing beside them. Qiuhe turned his head and saw that Lily was constantly shedding small pearls. Everyone was puzzled by this scene.

Tian Yaochen then slowly walked to Lily's side and sat down, his eyes slightly closed and a helpless expression on his face. He gently patted Lily's shoulder and said:

"Sigh. Cry, cry. It'll be good to cry it out. After all, anyone would be scared of this. Uh... well, I guess I can't say it's everyone."

But don't worry. I, the savior of the world, the future world's greatest swordsman, will definitely protect you. Don't be afraid, don't be afraid." Listening to Tian Yaochen's childish antics...

Lily retaliated by punching Tian Yaochen in the face, causing him to collapse onto the bed, effectively putting him to a forced sleep.

"Lily, are you... alright?" Hearing Qiuhe's concerned question, Lily shook her head slightly, gasping for breath, "No, I... I..."

As Lily spoke, she suddenly covered her eyes with her arm, "Why... Qin Yuming, why did you do this? Was he... did he lie to me about all of that?"

Seeing Lily like this, no one knew what to say. Qiuhe had confidently declared he would prove himself in five days, but less than an hour later...

Qin Yuming almost wiped out the House of Hearths. (As for whether Qin Yuming truly wanted to massacre the House of Hearths or simply harbored resentment towards Kujavina, let's just speculate.)

"Knock, knock, knock." Just as everyone was wondering how to broach the subject with Lily, a knock came at the door. Qiuhe was about to get up to open it...

She then remembered that she was still holding Clementine in her arms. Seeing this, Peruvieri walked to the door and slowly opened it. When she saw who was behind the door…

Peruvieri's face remained unchanged, but her grip on the doorknob tightened, and a feeling of extreme displeasure welled up inside her.

"Qiu Shanshan? What brings you here so late?" Qiu He only then noticed that the person at the door was indeed Qiu Shanshan.

He was also holding a pillow in his hand, which confused everyone in the room. Qiu Shanshan then looked at Qiu He inside the room.

"Um, Le Yi... I," Qiu Shanshan seemed to want to say something but was too embarrassed to say it, "Could I...?"

Before Qiu Shanshan could finish speaking, Peruvier slammed the door shut. The sudden door slam left Qiu Shanshan, standing outside, stunned.

The people sitting on the bed were all completely bewildered. "Uh, Peruvieri... what's wrong?" Qiuhe asked, utterly confused.

Peruvieri didn't know what to say either. She didn't know what was going on either. The moment she saw Qiu Shanshan appear at the door, a strange feeling of displeasure welled up inside her.

The moment Qiu Shanshan looked at Qiu He and spoke to him, Peruvier's displeasure multiplied a hundredfold.

But thinking about it, she didn't seem to have any grudges against her. Yet, there was always this feeling that Qiuhe's love had almost been taken away by Qiu Shanshan.

Finally, Peruvieri gently pushed the door open a crack and looked at Qiu Shanshan outside with one eye, her eyes flashing red.

Even peeking through the crack in the door was extremely eerie. "What do you want with Le Yi?" Seeing this, Qiu Shanshan hesitated for a few seconds before speaking, "Can I... sleep here with you guys tonight?"

No sooner had Qiu Shanshan finished speaking than Peruvieri slammed the door shut again, this time cracking the door frame. Peruvieri slowly turned to look at Qiuhe and the others.

"You've seen wrong. There's actually no one outside." A short while later, the door slowly opened again. Qiu Shanshan looked inside and saw that the person who opened the door was Qiu He.

Akikawa smiled awkwardly. "Sorry, Peruvieri's not in a good mood today. Um, what brings you here?"

"It's alright, it's alright, no need to apologize..." Qiu Shanshan said, slowly lowering her head, her words somewhat hesitant. "I was thinking..."

"I...I...could I...stay with you guys for the night?" Qiu He was also puzzled by this, not understanding what Qiu Shanshan was up to.

"About the central hall... and also, the cracks in the walls of my room. They're letting air into my room. And... the sound of the wind blowing through them. I..."

Seeing the fear on Qiu Shanshan's face, Qiu He understood her feelings, which were probably the same as those of Tian Yaochen and the others.

Furthermore, since the entire fireplace house was practically cleaved in two by Qiuhe's skill, it's certain that wind would be blowing into the house.

"Uh... okay. Alright then." Seeing Qiuhe agree, Qiu Shanshan's face also revealed a hint of joy. At this moment, Peruvieri suddenly pulled Qiuhe away.

He looked at Qiu Shanshan at the door with displeasure, "It's just a corpse. Just imagine it as a pile of jam, what's there to be afraid of?"

"As the captain of a squad, you're scared because of something like this?" Looking at Peruvier approaching, Akikawa turned her head to look at the bed.

Finally, they discovered that Lily was comforting Clementine, and quickly pulled Peruvier aside. Then, looking apologetic, she spoke to Qiu Shanshan...

"Uh, sorry, Peruvieri... haha." In the end, Qiu Shanshan pleaded with Peruvieri, and Qiuhe also coaxed Peruvieri for a while.

Only after successfully persuading Peruvieri to allow Qiu Shanshan to stay did they agree, on the condition that she sleep on the floor; otherwise, only one of Peruvieri and Qiu Shanshan could stay in the room.

Clay didn't sleep well that night either; she was repeatedly awakened by nightmares, and only when Qiuhe held her as she slept did she finally get some peace.

As for the children in the other rooms, almost all of them were so frightened by what happened that afternoon that some cried, and others were too scared to sleep.