The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 219 All kinds of things in the world

"Emperor Fuxi..."

Zhongli repeated it twice in a low voice. He inexplicably felt that this name was very heavy, as if the name itself had power. "Is this the honorific name of my friend in your original world... Was it given to you by your people?"

Chen Tianfeng's smile froze and he shook his head, "No."

"Is that the other gods' recognition of you, my friend?"

"Not really... They usually call me 'Big Snake', 'Crazy Snake' or 'Devil'."

Chen Tianfeng had a slightly awkward expression. Among the many gods that had ever existed in the Holy Spirit World, those who were friendly with him mostly called him "Big Snake", those who were not too close to him usually called him "Crazy Snake", and those who were hostile just gnashed their teeth and angrily denounced him as an "evil demon".

Zhongli was silent for a moment, and he really wanted to ask this guy what he had done in the original world to make the relationship between him and the gods of the original world so bad.

Chen Tianfeng coughed lightly and changed the subject, not wanting to delve into the details of the honorific name: "Mr. Zhongli just said that I will be going to Inazuma soon. Why?"

"Because of the soul."

Zhongli stopped thinking about other trivial matters and turned his mind back to the main business. He said solemnly: "If you want to be fully resurrected, you can't bypass the soul. But no matter which world you are in, the resurrection of the soul is much more difficult than the resurrection of the body."

"Mr. Zhongli, what you mean is... Inazuma has the opportunity to revive my soul?"

"It's not a direct resurrection, but my friend is likely to obtain important information related to the resurrection of the soul in Inazuma."

"Important information..."

Chen Tianfeng frowned slightly, recalling the information about Inazuma, and guessing what Zhongli was talking about.

He tapped the table with his fingers, making a "tap tap" sound, and suddenly remembered what happened in Mingyun Town when he and Ye Lan were returning to Liyue Harbor. Chen Tianfeng stopped tapping and looked up at Zhongli, thinking: "Mr. Zhongli, are you talking about... the ground veins?"

The ley lines of Teyvat might be the key to the resurrection of the soul - he had guessed this long ago.

But why Inazuma's leyline? Couldn't Mondstadt or Liyue's leyline be used?
Chen Tianfeng pondered and glanced at Zhongli calmly. He reasonably suspected that it was this old... mature and steady Mr. Zhongli. He wanted him to leave Liyue as soon as possible so that he would be out of sight and out of mind.

How stingy! He doesn't behave like a god at all.

"Yes, it is the leyline."

Zhongli nodded and glanced at Chen Tianfeng. He knew what this dead snake was muttering in his heart without having to guess: "To be precise, it is the Inazuma ground vein. The Inazuma ground vein is very special. It is precisely because of this special feature that I speculate that you have a chance to obtain important information there."

"special?"

Chen Tianfeng raised his eyebrows slightly, noticing Zhongli's choice of words.

"special."

"What's so special about it? How special is it?"

"It's hard to say, and it can't be said."

"Who did Mr. Zhongli sign a confidentiality agreement with again?"

"…It has nothing to do with the contract."

"Then what can't be said?"

Chen Tianfeng was dissatisfied and deliberately provoked him: "Could it be that the [specialness] of the Inazuma vein is also possessed by the Liyue vein, and Mr. Zhongli is worried that I will find out?"

"You misunderstood, my friend." Zhongli smiled and shook his head, saying, "However, I can indeed tell you some key points."

He paused, looked into Chen Tianfeng's eyes, and said word by word: "Divine Cherry Tree".

"Sacred cherry tree?"

Chen Tianfeng narrowed his eyes slightly, and several guesses quickly flashed through his mind, and then quickly eliminated them, leaving only a vague intuition. He looked at Zhongli and saw that the retired god was sipping tea, as if he didn't see his gaze, so he knew that he would not reveal anything more.

But Zhongli would not lie to him to get him to leave. Inazuma must have what he needs, there is no doubt about that. But...

Chen Tianfeng frowned, feeling a little embarrassed: "Inazuma is in a state of isolation now, right?" General Lei Dian blocked the entire Inazuma with a thunderstorm, so it is not easy to sneak in.

"Don't worry, little friend. Leave it to me."

Zhongli put down his teacup, his smile reassuring, "In two days, a distinguished guest from Inazuma will visit Liyue. I can come forward to discuss with her and ask her to help and take you with her on the return journey."

"Who is the distinguished guest?" Chen Tianfeng was curious.

"You will know when the time comes." Zhongli picked up the teapot and poured tea for Chen Tianfeng. He said in a gentle voice, "In two days, Liuli Pavilion, don't forget it."

After finishing their business, the two chatted for a while. Suddenly, the sky darkened and it seemed that rain was about to come.

Chen Tianfeng took the initiative to stand up and try to pay the bill, but was rejected by the employee with a friendly smile. For a moment, he even had the illusion that he was being kept by Ye Lan.

Chen Tianfeng shook his head and threw this inexplicable thought out of his mind. He originally wanted to go back to the courtyard with Zhongli, but the latter said that he had not yet gone to the Hall of Rebirth to report for duty today. It was a good opportunity to go there before the rain fell.

So the two of them bowed and said goodbye. Chen Tianfeng took a few steps towards the courtyard, looking at the clouds that were gradually becoming thicker and darker, and heard exclamations, laughter and scolding in his ears.

But a gust of wind blew up, lifting the curtain of the stall in the east, disturbing the goods in the stall in the west, and finally raising dust, temporarily blurring the vision of the merchants and tourists, and then running away into the distance with a smile.

Chen Tianfeng stopped and looked, a smile unconsciously appearing on the corners of his lips, and he suddenly wanted to walk around the streets of Liyue.

Except for a few places, it seems that every slightly wider street in Liyue can be seen with shops or stalls selling goods. The goods are different, and the stall owners have different temperaments and personalities.

Some are very cost-conscious and choose a suitable and desirable location, buy a store, and after some renovation, place flower baskets at the door and even lay out a red carpet, which is considered official business.

Some push carts and set up stalls wherever they go. Of course, most have fixed routes and fixed locations. They either push the carts and shout, or stop and take out a small chair from under the cart and sit casually, which is also considered to be the start of business.

Some even sell it in front of their own houses. If they make too much noodles or stew meat, or pickle more vegetables, they will put it in a basin, move it to the table in front of the door, write a reasonable price, and then no longer pay much attention to it, but it is considered to be formal business.

Chen Tianfeng walked and looked, occasionally buying something that interested him.

The process of shopping is also very interesting. Sometimes, while looking at the products I like, I listen to the stall owners or store owners enthusiastically introducing other things, and I can't help but buy a lot of interesting but useless things.

Sometimes I saw something I liked from afar and was about to buy it, but the stall owner quickly closed the stall and looked anxious to leave. Other stall owners nearby hurriedly asked him why, and he pointed to the sky with a sad face and said that when he went out this morning, he saw that the sun was very bright, so he dried the quilt...

There were also stalls with goods neatly displayed, but no one was there. After a brief inquiry, someone pointed and said that the person watching people playing chess with great interest was the stall owner.

All kinds of things in the world.

"Rumble--"

"Wow——!"

The heavy rain finally came.

Chen Tianfeng hid under the eaves of the alley and stretched out his hand, which was soon wet by the raindrops that were willing to touch him. He glanced at the wet street with shallow "streams" gathering, and wanted to take off his shoes and socks, roll up his trouser legs, and play in the water like a child.

But it's just a thought.

Wind and rain always accompany each other, they blend together, and it is hard to tell whether the wind carries the rain or the rain brings the wind. They blow on the body, the wind is cool and the rain is also cool.

Chen Tianfeng withdrew his hand and was about to walk into the rain when he saw a girl holding an oil-paper umbrella walking towards him from the other side of the alley.

The two saw each other at the same time and were stunned, as if they did not expect to meet each other here.

"What a coincidence, Tianfeng."

Ying's eyes curved, holding up an umbrella, she looked at the young man hiding from the rain under the eaves with a smile: "Want to join us?"

"Grateful."

Chen Tianfeng and Ying walked side by side and naturally took the umbrella handle.

The shallow "stream" in the alley ripples forward, like blooming flowers.

(End of this chapter)