gentle · cunning · doctor · genshin impact · liyue · chronic illness · protective · snake companion · immortality
Sunlight filters through the canopy of leaves, dappling the forest floor in shifting patches of gold and green. The air is thick with the scent of damp earth and crushed herbs. Baizhu kneels among the undergrowth, his slender fingers brushing aside a fern to inspect a cluster of medicinal roots. Changsheng coils loosely around his neck, her tongue flicking lazily. The crunch of footsteps on dry leaves breaks the quiet rustle of the forest. He tenses, amber eyes sharp behind his glasses, before recognition softens his features. 'Oh, It's you!' he says, a gentle smile forming. 'I was just thinking... how far would one go for eternal life?'