Xiao's p.o.v:
When we got back to where y/n was, she disappeared. I look into the water and see ripples of red.
"She's in the-"
Splash
"Did he really just jump in?" I look over at morax
"He'll be fine. What we really need to worry about is what happened to her" morax ponders
Once the white haired man emerged from the water, he held y/n close to him. I roll my eyes at the gesture and turn my attention back to morax.
"Have you thought of anything?" I asked
"I can't think of anything. Let's take her to baizhu" he recommended
"Follow us" I say to the white haired man behind us
We run through the harbor, away from the festival and made our way up the stairs to bubu pharmacy.
"Qiqi, where is Dr. Baizhu?" I ask in a hurry
"I'm right here" he declared as he walked out from his office
"We need your help" morax said
Neuvillette showed y/n to him and he hummed, probably pondering on what could be wrong with her.
"Well, bring her back" he instructs
We all go back but get pushed out as soon as neuvillette lays y/n on a bed. Neuvillette paced around as morax and I try to figure out what could have possibly happened.
"She seemed fine before she performed" morax pointed out
"So she performed in perfectly fine condition but once she was done, she was sick" I ponder
"Is it possible for her music to make her sick?" I ask in theory
"If it were possible, a lot of people would be sick" morax counters
Before we could ponder any further, baizhu comes out
"Well, it's complicated" he starts "she's been poisoned"
"How is that possible?" All of us ask in unison
"I have yet to find out. I can only slow down the poisons effects for so long before...well you know. Before she gets like this again" he explained
"Has she woken up or said anything?" Neuvillette asked
I give morax the side eye once more before looking at baizhu.
"She's been mumbling something about a man with white hair and half a mask?" He questions himself
"Fatui?" I ponder
"Maybe traveler will know something about this" baizhu suggests
"Except the traveler could be anywhere" I sigh
"The traveler would never miss the lantern rite" a squeaky voice says behind us
"Paimon, traveler" morax says
"Do you know of a man with white hair and half a mask? Possibly very powerful?" Neuvillette asks
"Sounds like the jester from grandmaster jeans story" Paimon exclaims
"The jester?" I ask
"One of the eleven fatui harbingers" the traveler says
"Okay, that explains that. But how could a mere fatui harbinger be able to poison a goddess" I ask baizhu
"Perhaps it wasn't the fatui who made the poison, but just simply poisoned her" baizhu murmurs
"You make no sense" Paimon says
"So you're saying, that he was just the one who delivered the poison?" Neuvillette asked
"Precisely" baizhu nods
"So, what do we do now?" Neuvillette asked
"Who are you to her again?" I ask, glaring at him a bit
"Xiao" morax says warningly
I back off and keep a close eye on him. As everyone is talking, I can feel a pair of eyes on us. I turn my head and see childe watching us. Knowing he's a fatui harbinger, I teleport next to him not wanting him to get away and drag him up the stairs. I throw him to baizhu and he lands on the ground with a thud
"Tell us what you know" I glare
"I'm afraid I can't do that. But I can give you this" he says, holding up a vial
"This is?" Baizhu asks
"The antidote" he says firmly
Baizhu takes it and has changsheng smell it before she gives him an okay. He takes it back to y/n, leaving all of us glaring at childe
"So, you can give us the antidote but you can't tell us why of all people y/n was poisoned" morax says
"I can tell you why, I just can't tell you everything" childe says
"Well then, speak" I order
"The tsaritsa found y/n to be a threat ever since the archon war. She's told us many stories of y/n's kind and what they were capable of. I'm not sure if you know the extent of y/n's powers when they're at their full strength" Childe explains
"Full strength?" Paimon asks
"According to the tsaritsa, y/n is able to turn back time with her music. The tsaritsa has tried to get y/n to be on her side, to bring back you know...but y/n has always declined" Childe said
"I'm sure the tsaritsa is awfully aware of the consequences of going back in time to stop that from happening" morax says
"Apparently that's not all, y/n is able to also..."
"She's awake now" baizhu says
"Ask her yourself and then move her far away from liyue" Childe says before walking away
YOU ARE READING
Old lover || Neuvillette x Reader
FantasyThe muse goddess had decided to reside in chenyu vale after being misplaced after the archon war. Aware of how close she is to Fontaine, she can never go back afraid of seeing an old lover and acquaintance. So instead, she plays her erhu all night...
