[Bonanus: Can I send Uncle Boyang up to the surface?]
[Yes. Moreover, the host can send Boyang back to the surface without breaking the seal.]
[Bonanus: Then what is required?]
[The host must pay 10,000 points of karmic debt.]
[Bonanus: Let me think about it…]
It really did require some thought. She truly wanted to help Uncle Boyang, but wasn't this far too expensive? She had every reason to suspect the system was squeezing her dry.
After finishing this train of thought, Bonanus couldn't help but make a wry face. But when her eyes landed on Boyang, she forcibly put on that gentle smile again.
Seeing that smile, Boyang scratched the back of his head hard once more, as if he were about to rub it bald.
"Well, um… Miss Yaksha, how is that brother doing?" Boyang coughed lightly, trying to shift the topic.
"Brother Bosacius is fine now. However, the price he has to pay is several hundred years of slumber." Bonanus nodded slightly as she answered.
"So that brother's name is Bosacius… What a name full of meaning."
Boyang rubbed his chin and quietly pondered the meaning behind the name. In truth, he was mostly just bored at the moment.
In fact, before Bonanus began treating Bosacius, she had already called out his name. It was probably just that Boyang hadn't reacted in time and missed it.
Bonanus reached out with her large hand and gently stroked Bosacius's face, which had regained a hint of color. If one listened carefully, they could even hear him snoring softly.
Saving a yaksha right at the start—and one who was originally Bonanus's elder brother—this was truly a favorable opening.
With that thought, Bonanus rubbed her big brother's slightly furrowed brow. The instant she touched him, the tension in his brows eased noticeably.
Perhaps he was dreaming.
Because of the pill's side effects, Bosacius had already fallen into deep slumber. Bonanus knew that she herself was not far from sleep either.
After a while—
"Uncle Boyang, do you want to return to the surface?"
Bonanus finally spoke. The condition offered by the system was expensive, but karmic debt wasn't something she couldn't earn back.
She, Bosacius, Alatus, Indarias, and Menogias were all perfect karmic-debt extraction machines. Once they got out, she could collect as much as she wanted.
Even draining all the yakshas' karmic debt wouldn't be a problem—there were still monsters, after all.
Many of the monsters inside and outside the Chasm had been affected by karmic debt. She could simply hunt more of them once she got out.
"Return… to the surface?"
Boyang was momentarily confused. If Bosacius, in his muddled state, said such things, Boyang wouldn't find it strange.
But the one saying this to him now was a clear-headed female yaksha. Why did these yakshas keep talking about such unrealistic things?
"Miss Yaksha, please don't say such unrealistic things…" Boyang forced a bitter smile as he spoke.
"This place has already been sealed, and I made my resolve long ago—to stay here forever."
They had sealed those terrifying monsters beneath the Chasm to wear them down over time, greatly reducing casualties among the Millelith.
"Please, don't get any rash ideas. That seal must not be broken."
Boyang thought the female yaksha intended to forcibly break the seal, and hurriedly tried to stop her.
Hearing this, Bonanus merely shook her head slightly. Boyang was quite sensitive when it came to the seal.
"I won't touch the seal. You only need to answer my question—do you want to go up?" Bonanus reassured him.
Upon hearing that the seal would not be disturbed, Boyang let out a small sigh of relief. But when he heard the question again, he could only smile bitterly once more.
Go up? Going up meant going home. Going up meant reuniting with his wife and daughter. It was a beautiful thought.
"I really want to go up, but… there's no way."
After saying this, Boyang's gaze hardened. Though he regretted his choice after descending, sacrificing himself to protect the countless Millelith soldiers and the people of Liyue was worth it.
"Very good." Bonanus nodded. This was exactly the answer she had been waiting for.
[Bonanus: System, spend 10,000 points of karmic debt to send Uncle Boyang to the surface.][System online. Request received. Consuming 10,000 points of karmic debt. Processing…]
As the system's voice faded in her mind, a faint pale-blue adeptal power slowly manifested around Bonanus's sharp hand.
It was adeptal power, untouched by karmic debt.
"What is the yaksha doing?" Boyang frowned deeply. At a moment like this, why was she displaying her adeptal power?
Bonanus only smiled faintly. She wrapped the adeptal power around Boyang's entire body. This power would send him back to the surface—without touching the seal.
"What are you doing? This is not the time for such things!" Boyang was completely stunned. What was this overwhelming adeptal power?
Even as a mortal, he could feel how terrifyingly strong it was.
"I can send you up without touching any seal. Trust my strength," Bonanus said gently, worried he might panic.
As soon as she finished speaking, Boyang felt the adeptal power surrounding him tugging outward, as if trying to pull him away.
He stared at the female yaksha in shock. Since she was determined to do this, whether it succeeded or not, he could only go along with her.
A trace of anticipation surfaced on Boyang's face. Even now, he still dared to imagine reuniting with his family.
But before that, there was one last thing he had to ask.
"At least… at least let me know your name!" Boyang shouted, his voice echoing through the depths of the Chasm.
Hearing this, Bonanus slowly rose from her kneeling position. The gentle smile on her face never faded as she answered:
"The yaksha lying there is named Bosacius—under Lord Morax, he is the first of the Five Yaksha Guardians, the Tengshe Supreme Marshal!"
"My name is Bonanus. I am the fourth among the Five Yaksha Guardians under Lord Morax—the Spiral General!"
No sooner had she finished her introduction than her entire body went limp. Her head spun, and she dropped straight to the ground, rubbing her dizzy head.
"Yaksha Bonanus! What's wrong?!" Boyang's pupils shrank. Had she overused her adeptal power just to send him out?
Bonanus did not respond. It seemed the system's slumber time had arrived. Like Brother Bosacius, she would sleep for centuries in the darkness of the Chasm…
With that thought, Bonanus gently rested her small head against the hard stone and fell into a deep, quiet sleep.
[Beginning repair of the host's damaged body. Beginning body fusion. Processing…]
Bonanus knew she had fallen asleep—but Boyang did not. At that moment, Boyang was frantic. Had this yaksha named Bonanus given all her adeptal power to him?
That wouldn't do! Something would go terribly wrong!
The Chasm was filled with unknown dangers, and not all the monsters had been completely eliminated. What if some of the monsters that hadn't been sealed in the underground palace found the two unconscious yakshas?
They would die.
If Bonanus had truly overexerted herself because of him, he would feel guilty for the rest of his life.
"Hey! Wake up! It's dangerous here!" Boyang shouted desperately, but it had no effect—Bonanus was already asleep.
And after his final shout, his entire body was dragged toward the exit by Bonanus's adeptal power…