In Liyue, Cuijue Slope, on a steep and dangerous mountaintop.
Qiqi, the little zombie, sat on a stone slab, her small feet gently swaying.
Her beautiful pink eyes gazed into the distance, lost in thought.
Everything seemed peaceful and beautiful, but when the beautiful facade faded, what lay hidden deep within was an indescribable desolation and loneliness.
The villagers' panicked expressions were still vivid in Qiqi's mind.
Now, he dared not leave the forest, afraid of scaring the villagers again.
Qiqi could only hide by the steep cliff, because almost no one came here.
Little Qiqi sat quietly by the cliff.
He saw a beautiful cloud in the sky that looked like a Violetgrass.
Then he noticed that the view of Liyue from here was actually quite beautiful.
Qiqi wanted to share, but there was no one around him.
It was... very lonely.
He didn't even have anyone to talk to.
At this moment, a Little Sparrow flew towards him in the sky.
This Little Sparrow seemed unafraid of strangers, and because Qiqi was motionless like wood,
the Little Sparrow folded its wings and landed on Qiqi's hat.
It probably found Qiqi's hat very novel, so it looked at it curiously.
For a moment, little Qiqi's beautiful eyes showed joy.
He stretched out a finger towards the Little Sparrow, wanting to touch this cute Little One.
At the same time, little Qiqi was worried that the Little Sparrow would fly away out of fear.
So everything was so cautious,
a cautious show of goodwill.
The Little Sparrow saw Qiqi's outstretched finger and was not afraid at all, and it hopped onto Qiqi's finger.
The Little Sparrow tilted its head and looked at Qiqi, making chirping sounds.
Qiqi thought the Little Sparrow was very cute and softly said, "Little Sparrow... are you hungry?"
"Qiqi... has no food... only Violetgrass..."
"Do you... want to eat it?"
"These Violetgrass... can all be given to the Little Sparrow."
"If it's not enough... Qiqi will pick more..."
Looking at the Violetgrass Qiqi handed over, the Little Sparrow tilted its head, clearly confused.
It didn't know what this pale-faced, innocent-eyed little girl in front of it wanted to do.
The Little Sparrow chirped, and Qiqi also tried hard to understand its meaning.
Both sides spoke their own language, but it didn't seem to conflict.
Qiqi was very happy.
Because he had a new friend.
"The Little Sparrow is not afraid of Qiqi... it is willing to be friends with Qiqi..."
"Qiqi... likes the Little Sparrow..."
Humans instinctively stayed away from Qiqi.
On the contrary, the Little Sparrow was not afraid of Qiqi and was willing to be close to him.
Perhaps this was why Qiqi had always wanted to raise a Little Sparrow.
Qiqi's clean and clear peach blossom eyes blinked, and Makoto came to his mind.
With the help of the memory-enhancing talismans,
Qiqi still clearly retained memories of Makoto.
"Makoto is also willing to be friends with Qiqi..."
"Qiqi... also likes Makoto..."
Qiqi lowered his head to look at the Little Sparrow on his finger, then softly said, "Little Sparrow... Qiqi wants to find Makoto..."
"But Qiqi doesn't know... where Makoto is..."
"And Qiqi cannot leave here... it will scare other humans..."
The little girl lowered her head, sadness in her beautiful eyes.
He realized that he might never see Makoto again,
because he could only hide in the mountains and couldn't go out.
Unless Makoto came looking for him.
But...
He was by such a steep cliff,
how could Makoto find this place?
Just then, Qiqi heard a sound behind him.
He turned his head and saw that the person walking towards him was Makoto.
Qiqi quickly stood up, completely unaware that the Little Sparrow standing on his finger had already flown away.
Makoto had a faint smile on his face, and he looked at Qiqi and softly said, "Little Qiqi, don't run to such hard-to-find places next time."
"Otherwise, I won't be able to find you."
Qiqi's beautiful eyes gazed at Makoto, joy dancing in his eyes.
"Did Makoto come here to find Qiqi...?"
"Qiqi is very happy..."
Qiqi wanted to walk towards Makoto,
but then he noticed a white-haired little girl about his height next to Makoto.
Qiqi was stunned for a moment, then immediately turned around.
Makoto felt strange, so he couldn't help but ask, "Qiqi, what's wrong?"
Qiqi weakly said, "Qiqi... is afraid of scaring humans again..."
"That... is not good..."
"So... so Qiqi still won't turn around..."
The little girl's voice was full of worry when he spoke, which made Makoto chuckle.
But similarly,
Makoto also knew that Qiqi had just been hurt by humans, which was why he acted this way.
Like Ningguang, Qiqi also had a naive and simple personality.
Qiqi always prioritized the feelings of others,
even if it meant he suffered grievances.
It was precisely such a kind little unfortunate,
how could Makoto bear to let him be harmed?
In response, Makoto also said, "Qiqi, you don't have to worry about scaring humans anymore."
"Because I have already explained to everyone that you are a good zombie who will not harm humans and has a kind heart."
"Now the villagers have already accepted you, and they even want to be friends with you."
Qiqi heard this and blinked his watery big eyes.
"Everyone wants to be friends with Qiqi..."
"Is that true?"
At this moment, Ningguang, who was standing beside Makoto, spoke, "It's true."
"Qiqi, my name is Ningguang, please take care of me from now on. Perhaps we will be good friends, you never know."
Ningguang always felt that his experiences and Qiqi's were somewhat similar,
both girls were unfortunate souls played by fate.
It was precisely because of this that Ningguang wanted to become friends with Qiqi.
"Friends..."
Qiqi turned around, then nodded vigorously,
"Qiqi... is willing to be Ningguang's friend."
Hearing Qiqi's answer, Makoto breathed a sigh of relief.
Since Qiqi agreed, it meant that he had not become disheartened with humans yet.
Everything could still be salvaged and remedied.
Makoto squatted down beside Qiqi and softly said, "Qiqi, the villagers know that their previous actions hurt you, so they all want to apologize to you."
"Can you forgive everyone?"
The little girl blinked her watery big eyes, her tone serious: "Qiqi... doesn't blame anyone..."
"Everyone doesn't dislike Qiqi... Qiqi is very happy..."
Hearing this answer, Makoto reached out and rubbed Qiqi's head, then softly said, "Then let's go out, leave the forest,"
"You should see the scenery of more places."
Qiqi mumbled, "Seeing the scenery... Qiqi likes it..."
"I want... to see the scenery with Makoto..."
Makoto also chuckled when he heard this, and he nodded, "Okay, at that time, I'll take Qiqi, and Ningguang,"
"The three of us will go see the scenery together."
Makoto specifically mentioned Ningguang,
because he couldn't just care about Qiqi and ignore the little girl Ningguang.
Makoto deeply understood the principle of treating everyone equally,
maintaining balance was key to long-term development.