The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 282: Death in the Same Burial
"Alas!"

The little mascot screamed and immediately hid in Ying's arms, looking carefully at the coral that had turned into a cactus.

The coral ice spikes melted rapidly, and in just a few seconds they returned to their original harmless and beautiful appearance.

"Why did Tianfeng put these terrible things in the secret realm?"

Paimeng swallowed his saliva, suddenly thought of something, and said carefully: "Ying, I haven't done anything to make Tianfeng angry, right?"

"Probably not. Don't worry, even if there is, he won't do anything to you."

Ying couldn't help but smile and pinched the little mascot's face: "Let's go, let's go find Tianfeng."

She followed the direction indicated by the white scales, identified the direction, bypassed the traps that someone had set up at will, and walked towards the center of the secret place like taking a walk in a garden.

Paimon followed her closely, determined not to touch anything in the secret realm.

The secret realm was very quiet most of the time, and the occasional quarrels, shouts, and screams of fighting were particularly clear. Haijima and others dispersed after entering the secret realm and fought on their own. When they suddenly encountered the shogunate army in groups, they naturally had no chance to fight back.

One side pursued and blocked the enemy with all their might, outnumbered them and won a great victory; the other side tried desperately to escape and gather, but suffered heavy losses.

The quiet secret place became lively because of this.

Ying ignored the melee and took the little mascot to the altar in the center of the secret realm, where a verdigris bronze coffin was placed.

"Dong dong."

Ying bent her fingers and knocked on the coffin lid, smiling and saying, "Excuse me, is anyone home?"

After a brief silence, a reply came from the coffin. Perhaps because it was in the coffin, the voice sounded a little muffled.

"Maybe there is, but it's probably not alive. Do you mind?"

"Well, can you survive?"

"Maybe?"

"That's no problem."

"..."

Chen Tianfeng pushed the coffin open, sat up straight, and met the golden eyes that were separated by several "three autumns". "What's wrong with you? You look unhappy?"

According to the original plan, Ying should not have knocked on his coffin, but after some "hard work", he "luckily" obtained the bronze coffin, escaped from the secret realm, broke out of the shogunate's encirclement, and led the resistance army back to Kaigi Island.

"Nothing, just... a little boring."

Ying thought about it, leaned over the coffin and looked inside, and asked curiously: "Tianfeng, what does it feel like to lie in a coffin?"

"It's very quiet. I feel like everything is silent and I am the only one in the world... Do you want to give it a try?"

"Okay."

Ying nodded, and then, in front of Chen Tianfeng's slightly surprised gaze, she rolled into the coffin before he left, and lay down beside him, patting his arm: "The coffin prepared by the Son of God is quite big, and can accommodate two people."

“…Ah, it’s quite big.”

Chen Tianfeng was a little stunned and for a moment he couldn't react to what was happening.

In contrast, Paimeng was even more stunned. The little mascot's eyes widened, his mind was stuck for a moment, and he subconsciously wanted to fly into the coffin and lie in Ying's arms, but he felt something was wrong.

That is to say! Who would lie on the board together when meeting friends?

"Well, Tianfeng."

Ying moved aside and motioned Chen Tianfeng to lie down together: "I have a question."

"You said."

Chen Tianfeng blinked, and although he didn't understand what was wrong with Ying, he didn't feel shy and lay down beside the girl. He smelled a delicate fragrance, and subconsciously wanted to inhale, but stopped in a hurry.

"Are we now considered to be [dying together in the same grave]?"

The girl turned her head and looked at him with sparkling eyes.

"It shouldn't count, right? Look, you're a good person. Even though I'm half dead, it's only half, right?"

Chen Tianfeng thought for a moment and looked at the dome of the secret realm: "So it shouldn't count. Also, compared to this, I'm more curious about what you encountered. You said you were bored before... Was it about Haiqi Island?"

"Ah."

"Why do you suddenly feel this way?" "I don't know."

Ying shook her head and turned her gaze towards the secret dome. She was silent for a few seconds: "Tianfeng, if I don't want you to pretend to be Orobas and don't want you to be involved in the affairs of Haiji Island, what are you going to do?"

"Then never mind."

Chen Tianfeng shrugged and said in a relaxed tone: "I said, no matter what the plan is, having fun is the most important thing. Since you are not happy at all now, why should we care about those plans."

"But you promised..."

"I can go back on my word, and I'm good at it."

“…How shameless.”

"Ying, this is for you. Isn't it inappropriate to say this?"

"Hmm...so shameless, but I like it?"

"Barely qualified."

The two laughed at the same time. The little mascot sat on the half-open coffin lid, resting his cheek on his little hand, and sighed as he looked at the two people below.

——Like a helpless child watching his parents show their affection.

"So now can you tell me what happened?"

Chen Tianfeng just pretended that he didn't see Paimon, nor did he hear the sigh, and guessed, "Is it because he had friendly contact with the people of Haiqi Island these days, but he has to send them to the afterlife, so he feels bad about it?"

"I'm not that fragile yet. I'm just worried about you."

"What do I have to worry about?"

"You are a god. Sending your people to die must be hard for you, right?"

"……what?"

"……Is not it?"

"Hey, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"Listen to the lies first."

"I was very sad, and I couldn't sleep all night because of self-blame. Just as the Son of God imagined, he felt guilty and cared for the people of the Coral Palace on Haigi Island, or he covered his face and left because of shame, and stayed away from Inazuma and never had any contact with her until he died."

"Well, what about the truth?"

Ying blinked and suddenly felt that she still knew little about Chen Tianfeng.

"The truth is... I don't care whether they are dead or alive, they are not my people."

Chen Tianfeng changed into a comfortable posture and said, "If you have to take care of everything, take care of everything... then life will be too tiring."

Whether it is a human or a god, their abilities are always limited. It is impossible to take care of everything and do it perfectly to satisfy all living beings. Just do what you should do and have a clear conscience.

"If you don't want to be involved in the affairs of Kaigi Island anymore, we can just go back on our word. Ying and Shen Zi asked us for help for two main reasons. One is to clean up the dangerous elements hidden in Kaigi Island, and the other is to work with us and build a closer relationship. The second point is more important than the first point, and the first point can be easily done by themselves."

"Really?"

"Of course, when did I…well, at least I'm not lying now."

"Pfft-"

Ying laughed out loud, turned her head to look at him, her beautiful eyes flickering: "If that's the case, then it's okay for me to do whatever I want, right?"

"If I let you do whatever you want, will you be happy?"

"of course."

"So am I paid?"

"Well, maybe?"

"I'm sad. I should be more positive at this time."

Chen Tianfeng smiled and looked into the girl's golden eyes: "Just do it, just have fun."

(End of this chapter)