The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 206 The Last Spring Breeze
Two days later,
Yujingtai was once again filled with the people of Liyue, but unlike last time, the people of Liyue at this moment did not have the worries and anxieties of last time. Instead, they were filled with heavy sadness and extremely determined eyes.

Prince Yan said that he hopes that in the future, Morax will be proud of having been a god of Liyue. So, the people of Liyue will fulfill Prince Yan’s wish even at the cost of their lives!

"The time has come!"

Ningguang stood in the center of the ceremony again, with Keqing and Ganyu standing on her left and right behind her.

The powdered glass lilies were added to the incense burner, and the incense of eternal life was lit, with smoke rising. Seven kites representing the seven gods circled the ceremony, and the fragrance of the ointment made from the colorful flower filled the air, gentle but lingering, like the dim sky and the hazy fog.

Golden House,
Ying leaned against the giant snake, humming an unknown alien song.

Paimon sat beside her, waiting obediently and quietly, waiting for their friend, their travel companion to wake up from their sleep.

Tianheng Mountain,
Ye Lan took a soft cloth and gently wiped the tombstone. There was no one around her.

She thought about it for a long time and finally decided to visit the grave alone.

Tian Feng doesn't like places with too many strangers. For him, firstly, he has to be careful whether there are any dangerous people among these strangers. Secondly, if there are too many strangers, he has to disguise himself... It's really too tiring.

Then just be alone.

Bring some tea and some wine, have a couple of drinks with him, and talk about some private things.

Since Ningguang said that she would make all the decisions, then it would be okay for her to be a little willful in this matter, right?

The corners of Ye Lan's lips curved up, but then quickly disappeared. She stared blankly at the tombstone and blinked, trying to hold back the tears that were about to overflow, but her vision was still blurry.

She sniffed, took a deep breath, and leaned quietly against the tombstone.

"Tianfeng, I miss you so much..."

……

"...As I just said, the Emperor's soul has returned to heaven, which means the contract is broken and an era has come to an end."

"The people of Liyue were once happy, and in their happiness they forgot the cruelty of time."

"After waking up from a dream, people learn to say goodbye."

Ningguang took a step forward, her eyes swept over the people of Liyue below, and she took a deep breath: “After the [Contract] is renewed, will you — bless the next era?”

There was silence for a moment below, followed by sporadic sounds, which gradually gathered and eventually became an ocean.

"meeting!"

"The people of Liyue will never let Lord Yan down!"

"We want to be, and will definitely be, the pride of Lord Yan!"

"Thousands of rocks are solid, and the mountains will never move!"

"A thousand rocks are solid, and the mountains are immovable!!"

The sea-like shout resounded through the sky, shaking the earth and the sky.

In a place invisible to everyone, strands of the power of faith gathered, entangled, and condensed together, turning into a magnificent beam of light invisible to the naked eye.

Zhongli's expression was solemn. With his hands, he formed a seal as heavy as a mountain. He gathered the seemingly endless power of faith and then directed it to split into two.

One beam flew into the golden house and went straight into the giant snake's huge body; the other beam crossed the sky and sank into the ground, submerging the small coffin at the foot of Tianheng Mountain and gradually merged into Chen Tianfeng's body.

The giant snake Chen Tianfeng and the human Chen Tianfeng both breathed weakly at the same time, their eyelids trembled slightly, as if they would wake up at any time, yet they seemed still immersed in a long dream.

Chen Tianfeng looked up at the sun that was about to "touch" the mountains in the sky, feeling confused.

He seemed to hear someone shouting, but it was chaotic and unclear; someone was saying something in his ear, which seemed a little sad; someone was humming a nice but unfamiliar song, and it seemed to be a woman's voice. But he couldn't remember who it was.

He lowered his head and looked at his high priest. A gentle look appeared on the ferocious giant snake's face: "Hold a funeral for me, priest." "...My Lord God, is there really no other way?"

The high priest looked up at Him with a sad expression, his eyes full of prayer: "If I lose you, I lose God, I lose the world...will the Holy Spirit still be the Holy Spirit?"

"It doesn't matter. As long as you can survive, it doesn't matter whether you are a holy spirit or an evil spirit. It's not like I haven't been called an evil spirit by people or gods before. Weren't you also once evil spirits?"

Chen Tianfeng smiled, then his expression became serious: "The most important thing is to survive, my priest. Go and make the arrangements. Apart from this, we have no other choice."

"……Yes."

The high priest was in tears, and he walked away tremblingly, leaning on the scepter given by God.

After that, the high priest came to report the progress of the funeral to the god at regular intervals, while the god stared at the sun setting slowly but steadily in silence.

This world has long lost the "alternation of sun and moon". The big sun on the horizon is the final countdown. When it sets, this world will be swallowed up by doomsday, and there will be no more life and hope.

But how is that possible?

The giant snake stared at the sun, its cold eyes filled with anger.

He will never allow His people and His world to be destroyed so unreasonably!

He waited patiently, both for his own funeral and for his last chance.

Finally, when the sun "touched" the mountains in the sky, the god's funeral was ready.

One billion seven hundred and thirty-five million four hundred and thirty-five thousand seven hundred and thirteen people of the Kingdom of the Holy Spirit walked out of their homes and gathered in city squares, farmlands, wildernesses, and every place where projection equipment was set up, looking at their gods in silence and sadness.

The god is leaving, this is the god's funeral.

Everybody knew it, and everybody couldn't believe it.

People were sobbing quietly.

"My people."

Chen Tianfeng raised his head, and his voice was transmitted through the instrument to the ears of every Holy Spirit person: "The sun is going out. It is about to set and will never rise again. Eternal night, cold and death will come together, and they are determined to destroy our world."

"Even with the combined power of all the gods, we were unable to prevent the apocalypse - we failed."

“But do not be afraid, my people.”

The giant snake seemed to smile, and said in a gentle voice: "I will create one last chance for you. I will tear the world apart for a short time and nail the sun to death to buy you some time. Then, escape, my people, escape from this hopeless world."

Under the gaze of 1,735,435,713 eyes, the giant snake raised its head towards the sun, absorbed all the power of faith condensed by the Holy Spirit Man, and then roared to the sky!

"hiss--!!!"

The giant snake's body flickered and turned into endless light spots that scattered in all directions!
His bones and blood, His scales and fangs, His strength and authority… everything about Him, except for that purest and most sublime soul, was integrated into the light, turning into a spring breeze that enveloped the entire country, and then condensed into fine rain.

The drizzle moistens and nourishes the 1,735,435,713 people of the Holy Spirit Kingdom, giving them everything from God.

This is the final blessing that God gives to his people.

The people of the Holy Spirit were in tears. They watched the soul of the god rush up to the sky, watched Him merge with the will of the world, and nailed the big sun to the sky!

The Holy Spirit Man fell to his knees, weeping for the god's departure, his final words ringing in his ears.

"Live, my people."

"Even if the sun sets, even if the world is destroyed, I must do whatever it takes, at all costs... to survive!"

(End of this chapter)