#im going to act like adeptal energy is like?? one of your cultivation spirits you often hear about in taoism

[feietouhuo]

『 fragrant tea to cleanse the past 』; genshin verse ( rewritten )

mu qing ( electro, claymore ) is a server & storyteller at a chengdu-inspired teahouse in liyue harbor. on the elegant red cord, which ties his ponytail up, rests an electro vision. outside his job, he is often found in inns & out in the wild to gather ingredients. sometimes, he even lends a helping hand to other travelers on his road.

his cat ears & tail are his most striking features. when questioned about it, mu qing says he has katzlein blood somewhere in his lineage to get them off his back. in reality, his feline half comes from leftover adeptal energy thanks to being half-adeptus from his father’s side.

however, when he was younger, he asked for his adeptal blood to be removed from his body. though the procedure was painful -- akin to having a part of your soul excised -- he went through with it in the hopes he’d never have to leave his mother behind for the sake of protecting liyue. & perhaps he wanted nothing to do with his father who abandoned them long ago in an impoverished village or the questions that came with it. 

in the end, the adeptal energy in his body didn’t disappear due to its potency. hence, he was left with the cat characteristics. additionally, his eyes can see misfortune clinging onto anyone’s spirit. aside from the adjustment in his sight, he has no extra powers & lost his ability to control energy naturally.