The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 208 Eternal Allies

The seventh and final high priest of the Kingdom of the Holy Spirit.

Due to some accidents, he and his own god devoured the giant eagle-like god known as the god of life. He always looked old, but always lived strongly, and accompanied the god for more than 2,900 years, until the world was destroyed.

"Stubborn old fellow..."

Chen Tianfeng looked at the old man with a gentle smile in the light and shadow, and suddenly became angry: "I told you to leave but you didn't! It's ok for the Holy Spirit to be gone, but without you, who will lead them to live!"

"Do you know how much effort I put in? How much suffering I endured to open this passage?"

"What are you doing here, old man?"

"If you stay... I will think about how to revive you and revive the world. Do you know how big, troublesome and dangerous this job is?"

He kept cursing, and was even worried that the high priest wouldn't understand him, so he switched to the common language of the Holy Spirit to curse.

As I cursed, I couldn't help but think of the words the high priest often said: "I am old and useless. All I can do is to fight for opportunities for young people and let them live a better life."

Chen Tianfeng's eyes turned red and he glared at the high priest fiercely. Finally, he sat down against the wall of the corridor, buried his head in his arms, and his shoulders trembled slightly.

At the moment when the world was about to be destroyed, the old man leaned on his snake staff and looked up at the gradually breaking sun in the sky. He watched it turn into meteors surrounded by gray-white flames and full of the breath of death, bombarding the earth with hideous malice, vowing to exterminate all life.

But he smiled, opened his arms, and faced death calmly.

He had completed the mission assigned to him by the gods, sending away all 1,735,435,712 people of the Holy Spirit Kingdom. Now, he was going to accompany his own gods.

Amid the shattered sun and falling meteors, the old man finally sensed the breath of God, so he smiled and gently died with God and the world.

If the god was allowed to fall into death alone, it would be too lonely...his god was most afraid of loneliness.

"You stubborn old fellow..."

Chen Tianfeng cursed in a low voice, gritting his teeth and refusing to cry out and let the old man laugh at him.

a long time,

He finally stood up, looked at the high priest, took a deep breath, and tried to smile: "Don't worry, your god is alive and well, and has new friends..."

He opened his mouth, wanting to promise something, but felt that promises made with words were too easy, so he said nothing. He just stared at him for a few seconds, then resolutely turned around and left, walking deeper into the corridor.

The further we go, the closer we are to the moment of the initial arrival in Teyvat.

Chen Tianfeng stopped and looked at another familiar figure in the light and shadow.

That silly boy who only knew how to mumble a few repetitive words over and over again.

"Yuan Mu..."

Chen Tianfeng stretched out his hand and grabbed Yuan Mu's light and shadow, condensing it into a light blue crystal with an orange-red or tangerine-red color on the top.

He was about to leave, but suddenly stopped, thought for a while, reached out and grabbed from the wall of the corridor, condensed a few pure white crystals, then nodded with satisfaction, took a step forward, and left this corridor that witnessed death.

……

Liyue Port,
Zhongli picked up the teacup and sniffed the tea fragrance, which was fresh and elegant. He then took a sip, which was refreshing.

He put down the teacup, seemed to be in a daze, or seemed to be watching some wonderful drama, with a smile on the corner of his lips.

If someone looked into his eyes at this moment, they would find that what was reflected in his deep golden eyes was definitely not the scene in front of him.

"Mr. Zhongli! Help!"

"!"

Zhongli's expression froze slightly, and he turned his sight to see Chen Tianfeng, whose form was still illusory. He blinked, and the scene of negotiation in front of someone's grave disappeared from his golden eyes. He pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Young friend, you are only one step away from resurrection, why do you stop now?"

"The situation is complicated and cannot be explained in a few words." Chen Tianfeng looked serious and bowed to Zhongli: "But these are 'small matters', I can handle them myself. I came to see Mr. Zhongli because I have another important matter and I want to ask for your help."

"Oh?"

Zhongli looked surprised. He originally thought that Chen Tianfeng came here in a hurry to ask him for help to solve the [emergency at the grave], but now it seems that it is not the case. He actually plans to face it by himself... He is really courageous.

"My friend, please tell me."

"I want to do something under the guise of [Gran God's Miracle]."

"…What do you want to do, little friend?"

Zhongli remained calm on the surface, but in his heart he was thinking of the bastard Wind God who forged his signature in Mondstadt a thousand years ago.

"I want to revive someone."

Chen Tianfeng stretched out his hand, palm downward, and several crystal stones fell onto the table with a crisp "click" sound.

Most of the crystals are pure white, with only one being light blue with a hint of orange or tangerine red.

"This is……"

Zhongli was moved. He picked up a pure white crystal and examined it carefully. After a long time, he put it down and looked at Chen Tianfeng. He sighed: "Young friend, your skills are really amazing."

The functions of these crystals are not complicated, there are only two: recording death, and reversing death.

The person being recorded could be a blade of grass, a fish, a bird... or even a person. As long as their death is recorded accurately, without error, and clearly, then no matter how long the fish, bird, or person has been dead, they can be resurrected with the crystal that recorded their death.

With this crystal, death is no longer an irreversible thing. The only difficulty is how to record it accurately, without error and clearly.

Zhongli lowered his eyes. After seeing the crystal, the first thing he thought of was the World Tree. The World Tree recorded everything that happened in Teyvat. If he could retrieve the death information from the World Tree and record it with the crystal... Unfortunately, the crystal was not of high enough status and could only resurrect mortals.

"This is a derivative of my resurrection." Chen Tianfeng said sincerely, "I have a feeling that this thing will appear again when my soul is resurrected. By then, it will not only resurrect mortals."

Zhongli's breathing stagnated slightly, and he glanced at Chen Tianfeng with his golden eyes, his gaze deep: "...what do you want me to do, young friend?"

"I would like to ask Mr. Zhongli to revive him as reasonably as possible."

Chen Tianfeng took out the crystal that recorded Yuan Mu's death and put it aside. He then pointed to the remaining eight pure white crystals and said sincerely, "As for these, I would like to ask Mr. Zhongli to handle them. This thing can reverse life and death. I am worried that I will interfere with the boundary between life and death in a moment of impulse."

He paused and said, "But I am not sure if I can leave them with other people. After much thought, I think Mr. Zhongli is the most suitable person to handle them. Whether they are given to someone else or destroyed directly, it is all up to Mr. Zhongli to decide."

"Have you made up your mind, young friend?"

"I believe in Mr. Zhongli."

"..."

Zhongli looked into his eyes, remained silent for a long time, and suddenly smiled, with helplessness in his smile: "Young friend, you can trust me a little more... That's all, I promise you."

There can't be only these few crystals, and there's a high chance that they weren't produced all at once. Chen Tianfeng must have lied.

However, even the devil would be tempted by the thought of reversing life and death, so it is right to be cautious.

"This……"

Chen Tianfeng rolled his eyes and smiled awkwardly: "I don't mean to distrust Mr. Zhongli. There is still a world tree in Teyvat that records everything. I am worried about it."

"Well, I believe you, little friend."

Zhongli glanced at him, thought for a moment, and said solemnly: "I can make a promise. As long as you have no intention or plan to destroy Liyue or Teyvat, Morax and Liyue will be your eternal allies."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhongli! Please rest assured, Mr. Zhongli, I will never have such intentions and plans!"

(End of this chapter)