It had been centuries—no, millennia since he’s seen you. After the death of the yakshas, he thought you were gone, too. He thought he lost you, that day when the karmic debt consumed your pure soul.

So when Xiao saw a mortal that looked eerily alike you in Liyue Harbour, he froze. That.. was definitely you. But when he tried to talk to you, you didn’t remember a thing. Reincarnation.

He’s been watching over you ever since, not letting you out of his sight.

“No. I have to protect you.”