The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 22: The Omen of the Storm

"Storm..." Ye Lan hesitated for a few seconds, "What kind of storm do you think it will be?"

"I don't know, but it seems that the storm first appeared in Mondstadt."

Ningguang shook her head and said, "The countries of Teyvat have been peaceful for five hundred years, and countless problems have accumulated. It may only take a spark to set them off. And now, the spark is coming."

"Isn't this judgment too arbitrary?" Ye Lan did not comment, "Don't forget, we still have gods."

"Yes, we still have gods..."

Ningguang raised her lips and waved her hand, asking Bai Shi and the others to leave. She opened her red lips and said something shocking: "But what if this storm is related to the gods?"

“...Do you know what you are saying?” Ye Lan’s pupils shrank, and she looked at Ning Guang’s beautiful red eyes: “You are Li Yue’s [Tian Quan Star].”

"It is precisely because of [Tianquan] that I can see this more clearly."

Ningguang looked at her and said, “Emperor Geo has protected Liyue for thousands of years, but we cannot stay under his protection forever. No matter how warm the cradle is, humans will always have to climb out of it and grow up.”

“Ye Lan, have you really not noticed?” [Tian Quan Xing] said: “Different voices have appeared in Liyue.”

Ye Lan was silent for a long time. She walked in the dark places of Liyue and was well-informed. Naturally, she knew that what Ningguang said was true.

Liyue, the country that "walks with the gods", has already shown signs of "rebellion".

Even though it was still small, such a sign would be like an incredible bolt of lightning in the clear sky to any far-sighted human in Liyue.

"I originally thought that [Yuheng Star] Keqing was the most disrespectful to the gods." Ye Lan pursed her lips with a complicated expression: "I didn't expect that your views as Tianquan would be even more radical than Yuheng."

“It’s not radical, it’s not blasphemous.”

Ningguang denied her statement and asked calmly, "Ye Lan, do you think the Emperor is not aware of Liyue's situation?"

"What do you want to say?"

“Without the Emperor’s tacit approval, there would be no such sign in Liyue. We are a nation that walks with the gods, the most special nation on the continent of Teyvat. If one day there is a voice in Liyue saying ‘you are out of the protection of the gods’, it can only mean one thing.”

“...it’s the gods who want to let go, and it’s the Emperor who wants to give the people of Liyue the right to choose their future.” Ye Lan gave the answer.

“That’s right. Just like any parent who truly loves their child would not forcibly restrict their child’s life, the Geo Emperor, who loves Liyue deeply, also hopes that we can make our own choices and move towards the future.” Ningguang nodded.

"But this is just your guess." Ye Lan took a breath, "Maybe it's not accurate."

“It’s a rational judgment.” Ningguang nodded slightly. “Come to think of it, I have another guess. Do you want to hear it?”

"Oh? Tell me."

"The storm that Liyue will face is not the Emperor's letting go, but a storm that even the Emperor cannot completely eliminate."

"This future sounds even worse than the last one." Ye Lan sighed and looked at Ning Guang with doubt in her eyes: "Why didn't I realize before that you are such a pessimistic person?"

"It's just an estimate of the worst-case scenario. It's not pessimistic. Let's get down to business..."

Ningguang picked up the Broken Snow and smiled playfully: "The Mondstadt expeditionary force has just set out, the Knights of Favonius have weakened, and it is said that they are now preparing to deepen cooperation with the Fatui, and now a dragon disaster suddenly appeared... Oh, it's really hard not to think too much." The Winter Fatui are a diplomatic mission in name only, but that's just on the surface.

The Fatui's eleven executive officers, each of whom has the gift of the Ice God [Ice Queen], are powerful and should not be underestimated. They practice the will of the Ice Queen and have envoys in all countries of Teyvat. They are constantly making small moves, both overt and covert, and it is unknown what they are planning.

Judging from the Fatui's style of doing things, I'm afraid that when the dragon plague breaks out, Jyn Gunnhildr, the current acting leader of the Knights of Favonius, will have a hard time, right?
"It's a pity that we can't give the captain of the Qin group a reminder in advance." Ye Lan changed her sitting position and unconsciously played with two dice in her left hand.

"Well, our intelligence source is not trustworthy, at least not yet. Giving a warning without an explanation will only cause trouble." Ningguang pondered for a few seconds and said, "I want to meet this person in person..."

"Chen Tianfeng." Ye Lan reminded.

"Yes, Chen Tianfeng. Only after meeting him in person can I decide what to do next. Let's do it today, the sooner the better... No, wait."

Ningguang paused and said, "First, give me a copy of the information about Mr. Chen Tianfeng, all the information since he appeared in Liyue until now."

"it's here."

Ye Lan handed the prepared information to Ning Guang. "That's great. Please help me analyze it after you finish reading it. I feel like he seems to have seen through my disguise... Hmm? Why do you look like that?"

Ye Lan frowned, not understanding why Ningguang looked so surprised.

"You... Hehe, I didn't expect that our Miss Ye Lan would also be confused by her own situation."

Ningguang couldn't help but chuckle. She tapped the Broken Snow with her slender, white fingers. "If the dragon disaster is real, it means that Mr. Chen Tianfeng has some unpredictable way of knowing many secrets. So, even if he saw through your identity from the beginning, it's nothing strange."

Ye Lan: “…”

Yes, that makes sense...
So that guy was playing her from the beginning?!
So that bullshit Queen of the Dark Night who taught magic and kidnapped people was also talking about her? !
Ye Lan clenched her fists gradually, and a dangerous look flashed in her beautiful eyes.

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Hall of Rebirth,

"Oh my~ It's rare, Zhongli, you come to the hall so early?"

Hu Tao was amazed and even walked around Zhongli. She stroked her chin and pounded her palm: "This hall master knows! Did you forget something yesterday?"

"No, the hall master misunderstood." Zhongli said calmly: "I am working normally."

"It's so rare to hear the words 'normal work' from you."

Hu Tao sighed sincerely, then rolled her eyes, looked worried, stood on tiptoe and reached out to touch Zhongli's forehead: "Could it be that the guest has a fever? Hehe, let this hall master take a look."

"Thank you for your concern, Master. I am not sick."

Zhongli took a step back calmly, avoiding Hu Tao's clutches, and changed the subject: "Young friend Chen has something important to discuss with the hall master, the hall master should focus on the business first."

"Tsk~Okay, okay."

Hu Tao wrinkled her nose, turned to look at Chen Tianfeng, raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Sir, are you here this time to gather Mora, or do you want to order a funeral for someone?"

Chen Tianfeng watched the interaction between the "father and daughter" throughout the whole process, and bowed, "The hall master is indeed very smart. Chen came to the Hall of Rebirth today, and he has both."

　Signed up brothers!!!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)