The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 296 Prelude
Chen Tianfeng looked a little embarrassed and wanted to refute the general's statement, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that what he said was right and his suspicion was justified. If any other bystander only knew the information known by the general and watched from the general's perspective, he would probably come to the following conclusion:

Under the influence of wear and tear, the evil demon of death took advantage of the opportunity to enter Inazuma Narukami, and eventually she became corrupted and fell, no longer able to be called eternal... a typical case of "The God has fallen."

"Well, let's talk business first."

Chen Tianfeng coughed and decisively avoided the topic: "I already know the general situation. Tell me what you think, Ying."

"Ah."

Ying nodded, and did not continue the topic that made Shen feel complicated. He took a breath and said, "Communication with the general is inevitable. The sooner we deal with it, the better. Tianfeng, I would like to ask you to come with me and enter the consciousness space left by my sister."

Chen Tianfeng naturally had no objection, but Ying frowned slightly, her eyes flickered between Chen Tianfeng and Ying, and she asked, "Only the two of you?"

She originally thought that everyone should go together. If Ying was defeated, everyone could go together to finish punishing the general. But now it seems that Ying doesn't plan to do that?

"Well, I am the only one who can communicate with the general, otherwise he will think that this is proof that I am corrupt. Moreover, the consciousness space is very fragile. One more person means one more variable..."

Ying paused, glanced at Chen Tianfeng, said nothing, but it seemed as if he had said something.

It is still unknown whether the consciousness space can accommodate Chen Tianfeng's entry. In this case, no more companions are allowed.

"That's it. Ying and I will go to the consciousness space together, and Ying and Shen Zi will stay in the outside world. It just so happens that Inazuma is in a critical period now. With you here, we can deal with any emergencies in time."

Chen Tianfeng made the decision, and everyone immediately began to prepare - but there wasn't much to prepare.

Ying gave Yaezun Shenzi some small gadgets of unknown functions, and Yaezun Shenzi gave Ying a hug in return. Ying watched from the side, glancing at Chen Tianfeng from time to time, seemingly ready to make something.

Chen Tianfeng thought about it, took off the Eye of God, arm armor, long sword and other artifacts, and handed them all to Ying for safekeeping. The consciousness space is too fragile, and these artifacts are too involved. Maybe it is the right choice to put them outside.

Ying took over several artifacts and said with some worry: "What about you? Without these, what if there is danger?"

"Actually, I'm still a mage."

Chen Tianfeng flexed his wrists, raised his eyebrows and smiled, then hesitated, not knowing whether he should learn from a certain pair of gods and their followers nearby - they were still hugging each other, making it seem like they were parting forever.

Forget it... Chen Tianfeng felt that the timing was not right, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to say something, he was surprised to see the blonde girl in front of him slightly open her arms, staring at him with sparkling eyes, her cheeks slightly red: "Want, want a hug?"

"..."

Chen Tianfeng suddenly smiled, without hesitation, took a step forward, and embraced the soft fragrance.

Paimon blinked, looking at the couples hugging each other, and for a moment she felt like "Am I a little redundant?" She scratched her hair and rushed to Ying: "Paimon wants a hug too!"

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but a shadow somewhere on Minggami Island froze for a moment, as if it saw its cabbage taking the initiative to push the pig away.

Chen Tianfeng and Ying left the castle tower together.

Ying and Yae Shen Zi, who stayed behind, looked at each other, saw the recognition in each other's eyes, and smiled at the same time.

The little mascot looked bewildered, not understanding why the two of them suddenly felt such a mutual sympathy.

the other side,
After removing a series of seals and restrictions, Ying and Chen Tianfeng entered the cave where the consciousness space was stored.

"Tsk, I always feel like I'm being manipulated, what do you think?" "What do you mean?"

"Nothing, it's not a bad thing anyway, it's good not to know."

Chen Tianfeng pinched his chin and looked around.

Perhaps due to the influence of the consciousness space or the dissipation of the sealed energy, there are many special fluorescent plants and purple minerals containing power in the cave. The quiet light fills the cave, the shallow pool ripples slightly, and there are no mosquitoes. It is a great place to escape the summer heat.

"This is it."

Ying stopped and stared at the slightly dilapidated torii gate deep in the cave. He took a deep breath, raised his hand, and tapped lightly with his fingertips.

hum~
A strange opening sound was heard, and the mountain shook. The torii gate lit up rapidly, covered with a dark purple curtain with bits of starlight flowing through it, and within two or three seconds it turned into a portal with a slow vortex.

The two looked at each other, and without hesitation or communication, they entered one after the other.

The moment the two entered, the world seemed to be silent for a moment, and some unknown changes took place quietly.

The sacred cherry tree in the Narujin Taisha Shrine on the top of the mountain suddenly trembled. At the same time, the roots of the sacred cherry trees spread throughout Inazuma also trembled slightly.

At this moment, whether it is the lush green leaves, the cherry-colored flowers, or the dark brown roots buried deep underground, every part of the sacred cherry tree suddenly has a touch of gray. It flickers, exists and does not exist, as if it is fighting against some rules, and as if it is eroding and polluting some rules.

The Inazuma geo vein recorded this change, but while recording it, it was inevitably stained by gray. When the record was transmitted back to the World Tree along the geo vein network, this flickering gray also entered.

When this grayish white entered, a remnant consciousness sleeping in the World Tree suddenly woke up, filled with panic, and subconsciously searched the World Tree. However, due to its own incompleteness and the fact that the grayish white was between existence and non-existence at this time, it did not know what went wrong for a moment.

I can only let the fear and anxiety in my heart become stronger little by little.

……

Mondstadt, the wind rises from the ground.

The wind god Barbatos suddenly opened his eyes. A strong wind suddenly blew up under the tall oak tree, and then quickly subsided, leaving only a leaf gently falling on the shoulder of another god.

"woke up?"

Zhongli brushed away the fallen leaves and glanced at Wendy lying on the grass. He put his hands behind his back and looked in the direction of Inazuma. "It has already started. It is indeed quite noisy."

"Inazuma Kamisama Sakura is not a beginning, it's just a prelude... maybe it's not even a prelude."

Wendy rubbed her cheeks, sat up and stretched, then noticed the fallen leaves on her body, frowned, and began to make a fuss: "Old man, why did you bury me with leaves?"

Zhongli didn't bother to pay attention to him. He turned around, waved his sleeves, and walked towards Liyue: "Let's go, it's time to make some preparations. You too, drink less alcohol to avoid delays."

"I understand. Don't worry."

Wendy yawned, tears welling up in the corners of his eyes. He rubbed his eyes and said, "Just trust me. At least when it comes to big things, I've never made any mistakes."

(End of this chapter)