//cont. From here with @sweetwallflowers
Xiao had been in Jueyun Karst to meet with the other adepti upon their request to discuss something or other about the fate of Liyue, though that was really just an excuse to meet up and socialize. He'd left fairly quickly, only really spending an hour, unable to stay much longer due to his lack of a social battery.
He'd figured a walk through the Karst would do him good, barely remembering the last time he'd stopped to just take a breather. He knew it'd help clear his head, and the energy of the place would clear the bits of negative karma trying to destroy his mind and generally hurting him, that weren't supposed to be there since he hadn't actually used his mask in a bit.
The sudden scream tore him from his train of thought as he quickly teleported to the source of the sound, catching the falling figure mid-air and mid-dash, landing softly a few steps from the tree, before putting the person down carefully. He crossed his arms and turned to walk away, only muttering a "Be more careful next time."














