The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 272 Gift Selection
"Shadow, what are you thinking about?"

Yae Shinko put down the document, looked at Ying's slightly frowned brows, and moved his eyes. He came behind her, put his slender hands on Ying's shoulders, and kneaded them gently: "Sara is decisive in doing things. Now that the Inazuma chaos has been settled, all that is left is to recuperate and rest on Umi Island. Why do you still look so worried?"

"Tian Feng was invited by you from Liyue."

Ying grabbed her hand, which was rubbing and then moving away, and sighed, "Before that, his first stop was Mondstadt, the Kingdom of Wind."

"Well, what's the problem?"

Yae Shinko held Ying's hand with his backhand, his eyebrows raised slightly, "Inazuma is barren, there is nothing worth him staying. Once the sacred cherry tree is planted and truly appears, he will set off for the next country. But it is really amazing."

"What's wonderful?"

"The Divine Cherry Tree. According to Chen Tianfeng, the Divine Cherry will be planted at some point in the future... This involves [time]."

"...Son of God, do you still remember... huh?"

Ying took a deep breath and tilted his head back to look at the Eightfold Son of God, but suddenly he felt the back of his head sink into something soft. He was stunned for a moment, and then his body stiffened involuntarily.

"What do you remember?"

Yae Shinko wrapped his arms around Ying's slender white neck, put his mouth close to Ying's ear, and his purple eyes were full of sly smiles: "Something about the sacred cherry tree?"

"Let go first."

Ying was helpless, feeling the Yae God's soft hair sliding across her neck and shoulders, it was itchy and very comfortable.

"Alright, alright. Alas, after not seeing you for five hundred years, Ying has become estranged from me~"

Yae Shinko said in a sad tone, standing up straight, "I can't expect Ying to get close to me until I turn back into a fox, right?"

Ying looked more and more helpless, and finally thought for a while and said, "Then you change."

"……Um?"

Yae Shinko blinked: "What?"

Ying smiled and said, "Change back to your fox form. It happens that I haven't seen it for a long time. I miss it a little."

"...Oh, that's wishful thinking~"

Yae Shinko chuckled, moved his feet, returned to his original position, and said seriously: "Ying, have you noticed that there is something wrong with the sacred cherry tree? This is a big deal and can't be delayed. Tell me in detail."

"You..."

Ying smiled and shook his head, then his smile faded and he became serious: "For me, Shenying didn't always exist, but suddenly appeared... Shenzi, do you remember what I said?"

"Of course I remember. You also tried to prove to me that the sacred cherry tree was related to Shin, but you failed."

Yae God nodded, his purple eyes thoughtful: "Do you think that the failure hundreds of years ago was because the sacred cherry tree was not planted?"

"That's right. If the sacred cherry tree hadn't been planted yet, if it wasn't real and complete at this moment, then my failure last time would be excusable."

"And from my perspective, the sacred cherry tree has always existed, and is carefully cared for by the fox clan."

Yae Shinko shook her head, her eyes narrowed slightly: "Moreover, the sacred cherry tree will be planted in the future... This kind of thing, only relying on the power of truth, maybe..."

She didn't finish her words, but Ying knew what she meant and nodded, "There are higher-level powers involved."

"But you are not disturbed by this force."

"Maybe it's because Shin and I are twin demon gods. If the sacred cherry tree was born because of her, then it makes sense that my cognition would not be disturbed."

"It is indeed reasonable, but there is a more appropriate speculation - the sacred cherry tree was planted by you, Ying."

Yae Shinko looked into her eyes, a little puzzled and curious: "You wouldn't have thought of this, Ying, you are rejecting this possibility, why?"

"..."

Ying was silent for a long time, looked in the direction of Bayun Island, and said softly: "Chen Tianfeng is a witness to [death]. Anyone who dies he witnesses will have the opportunity to be reborn."

"really?!"

The pupils of the Eightfold God suddenly shrank, and even his heart stopped at this moment. He took a deep breath and tried his best to stay calm, and asked: "What is the price of resurrection?"

Everything has a price, let alone such an incredible thing as coming back from the dead.

If Chen Tianfeng really has this ability, then what they should worry about most is whether Inazuma can afford the price of resurrection.

"For those with the same level of energy as the resurrectee, and whose deaths he witnessed, the only possibility is that they will be resurrected by him personally."

"…That's all? That's all?"

Yae Shinko looked at Ying, and after receiving a positive answer, his expression was still somewhat incredulous: "Just like this, can someone be resurrected?"

If this is true, then isn't it too easy?
Logically speaking, even if the price of resurrection is not "a life for a life" or "a large sacrifice of life and blood", those who want to resurrect their relatives and friends should be squeezed dry, right?
Yae Shinko's mind was a little confused, and he thought of something else: "Ying, the 'energy of the same level as the resurrected' you mentioned, does it require a huge amount?"

She subconsciously suspected that there was something wrong. As for the fact that the death witnessed by Chen Tianfeng had only one way to be resurrected, there was no need to consider it at all - without Chen Tianfeng, they would not even have this only chance.

The only thing that is worthy of praise for Inazuma now is Narukami's military power, and other than military power, Inazuma has nothing else.

People who are in despair will not and have no right to worry about whether the sudden appearance of hope will cut off possible hope in the future.

"As long as there is one, it's fine... even if there isn't one, it might not matter."

Ying shook his head and said, "I don't know the specific principle, and it's impossible for me to know. This is a miracle belonging to Tian Feng. It is the authority that was born when he was reborn from death."

“…It’s really amazing.”

Yae Shenzi let out a soft hiss, patted his chest, and looked at Ying: "I understand why you don't want to accept the possibility of 'you planting the sacred cherry tree yourself'. Are you worried that if this is the future, you won't be able to see Zhen for the last time, and you will only find one tree seed, and Chen Tianfeng won't be able to witness Zhen's death?"

"Ah."

"Oh my, I guessed it right." Yae Shenzi sighed and tapped Ying's forehead with his finger: "You, you are so silly and cute."

"……Um?"

Ying looked confused, not understanding why Yae Shinko said that.

"We only found one tree species. Not to mention whether the real one would be willing to let you get the tree species without knowing anything about it, and not use the power of [Time] to appear and explain it in person and say the final goodbye. Even if the future is really like this, is there nothing we can do?"

Yae Shinko smiled, his eyes twinkling: "Ying, don't forget, the World Tree records everything about Teyvat."

She looked into Ying's eyes, full of ambition: "At worst, we can break into Xumi and create an opportunity for Chen Tianfeng to contact the World Tree!"

Using the sacred cherry tree to take a look at the earth veins? The earth veins are just the roots of the world tree!
If you want to see it, see it thoroughly!
As long as Chen Tianfeng is willing to resurrect Zhen, willing to resurrect Hu Zhaigong, and willing to resurrect their relatives and friends who should not have left, then even if they try their best to open the passage to the World Tree for Chen Tianfeng, an extremely dangerous existence!
Miss Fox began to think about the plan of helping Chen Tianfeng sneak across Xumi and approach the World Tree, as well as how to counterattack if she was discovered and blocked by the God of Grass, and how to achieve her goal.

The Rock God and the Wind God have also lost many friends. Chen Tianfeng has traveled in their kingdoms, and they are likely to know Chen Tianfeng's authority. But they have a choice, and they may not be sure whether Chen Tianfeng can really revive the demon god, so they can't make up their minds.

But Inazuma had no choice but to go all out.

Perhaps he could take the initiative to express his willingness to explore the way for the two ancient gods, and use this as an excuse to gain help from the God of Rock and the God of Wind.

The more the Eightfold God Son thought about it, the more he felt it was feasible. Finally, he clenched his white fist and waved it, with a flicker of fire in his eyes: "Ying, don't worry about Haiji Island. The Little Auspicious Grass King is special now, his power is weak and his strength is insufficient. It's a good time for us to break into Xumi together with Chen Tianfeng!"

Shadow: “…Ah?”

Ming Shen looked stunned and felt that his followers were a little too extreme.

"Son of God, calm down... The other earthly rulers will not sit idly by and watch Inazuma attack Xumi, and Sky Island and Heavenly Law will not allow such a situation to occur." "It doesn't matter, we have Chen Tianfeng."

Miss Fox smiled and said in a powerful voice: "Whoever dares to stop us, let's embrace death together!"

Ying rubbed his brows, feeling quite troubled by the performance of the Eightfold Son of God. He sighed and said, "But have you ever thought about why Tianfeng wants to help us?"

The smile of the Eightfold Son of God faltered, and his momentum weakened.

Yes, why should Chen Tianfeng help Inazuma? Why should he help Inazuma?
The relationship between Inazuma and Chen Tianfeng is far from enough to allow him to do that.

"Come on little by little."

Ying was relieved to see that she had finally calmed down, and said, "Why don't you help me think about what gift I should give Tianfeng."

"Gift?"

Miss Fox's ears moved, and she keenly caught the key words, her eyes burning: "Why do you suddenly want to give Chen Tianfeng a gift?"

Is Ying planning to compete with Ying? Oh, this is incredible!

Yae Shinko swept his eyes over Ying's body, finally lingering on a certain plump and round part for a few seconds and nodded.

Well, shadow still has great advantages.

"I think you are thinking about something unclean in your mind." Ying's face was slightly stiff, staring at Yae Shenzi, wanting to chop her again.

"How could that be? You misunderstood, Ying."

Yae Shenzi couldn't help laughing, threw away the joking thoughts in his mind, pondered carefully, and suddenly said: "This gift is like Chen Tianfeng's long sword and God's Eye?"

"That's right. The long sword was given by the God of Rock, and the Eye of God was made by the God of Wind. They both have... functions beyond their main duties." Ying thought for a moment and used a more euphemistic way of saying, "So what kind of gift should I give?"

Functions beyond the main job... Yae Shinko suppressed her smile. It was really hard for Ying to describe it so euphemistically. She pinched her chin and thought: "We already have weapons and God's Eye, how about we give them a piece of armor?"

"His arm armor was also made by the God of Wind."

"The Wind God actually took up an extra position. How cunning!"

"..."

Ying felt the same way, but it was difficult for him to agree openly, so he changed the subject and said, "Also, the materials used in the gifts sent by the two gods are very special, and Inazuma cannot fall behind."

Otherwise, the comparison between the two would make Inazuma seem insincere.

"What materials did they use?" Yae Shinto was curious.

Ying glanced at her, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly: "There are a few feathers hanging on Tianfeng's divine eye. Did you notice it?"

"Yes, I see." Yae Shinko nodded: "Feathers and wind are very suitable, light and free. The God of Wind may have considered this aspect when designing it this way."

"That feather is from the East Wind Dragon, a member of the Wind God's household."

"!!!"

Yae Shinko instantly distanced herself from Ying and looked at her warily: "What do you want to do? Are you planning to use my tail hair to weave a scarf for him?"

"…You think too much, of course not."

"No other parts!"

"...I have no intention of attacking you."

"Really?"

"real."

"Then swear in writing!"

"..."

Ying felt helpless and amused, and finally, under the supervision of Miss Fox, he signed a document that would be confusing to ordinary people.

"So what do you plan to give? Do you have any idea?"

Miss Fox put away the receipt and returned to her original position.

"No."

Ying shook his head and said in embarrassment: "I have thought of many things, but I just don't think they are suitable."

"What are they? I'll give you some reference."

"At first I thought of giving him a dagger as a secondary weapon, then I thought I should give him a strong bow, or a spear..."

"Uh, why are they all weapons?"

"Are weapons bad?"

"That's good, but the weapons have already been delivered by the first two gods."

Yae Shenzi spread his hands: "Inazuma should always give something different, and it should cater to her preferences. What does Chen Tianfeng like?"

"Like...cooking?" Ying asked uncertainly.

"Then we can't give him a pot!"

Yae Shinko didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

If a pot was really given as a gift, and he was mentioned later, the God of Wind gave arm armor and the Eye of God, wishing that their friendship would last forever; the God of Rock made a long sword, wishing that the contract would be stable; the God of Thunder... the God of Thunder gave a big iron pot, wishing that Chen Tianfeng's cooking skills would reach a higher level?

Inazuma's face will be completely lost!

"Forget it, let me think about it, and you just take care of the production."

Yae Shinto waved his hand and took the job.

"Well, thank you for your hard work, Shenzi."

Ying nodded and was about to say something else when he suddenly looked in a certain direction. His purple eyes lit up and then went out, and he looked thoughtful.

"What's wrong?" Yae Shinto raised his eyebrows slightly.

"The breath of the abyss...is looking for Tian Feng. It should be his friend."

Ying explained without going into details: "Ying is about to arrive at Inazuma Castle. Shenzi, you should prepare yourself. After explaining the purpose to Ying, you can start to deal with the affairs of Kaigi Island."

"give it to me."

……

Ying and Paimeng traveled quickly all the way without any delay, and finally arrived at Inazuma City before the sun set.

"Finally here, I'm so tired."

Paimeng lay on Ying's shoulder, looking quite pitiful: "Paimeng hasn't eaten for a long time, Ying, can we find a restaurant to rest first?"

(End of this chapter)