The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 303 Price
"Just now, a lot of memories suddenly appeared in my mind. They were very real and contradictory. It told me that the God Sakura Tree protected Inazuma, but the God Sakura was not a good thing. It was an evil demon that needed to be guarded against. Inazuma always lived under the threat of this evil God Sakura Tree, and she didn't know when she would be devoured and destroyed by it."

"The Inazuma Raiden Goden did not suffer a serious blow, and the Kamisato siblings' parents are still alive. Kamisato Momo has simply retreated behind the scenes over the years, gradually handing over power to Kamisato Ayato. Not long ago, he even came to Narugami Taisha in person and asked me how the Kamisato family should deal with the Inazuma turmoil."

"The resistance army formed by the Coral Palace on Haiji Island has been in a state of material distress due to the interference and suppression of the Society. Before you and Chen Tianfeng came to Inazuma, nearly half of the people in the Coral Palace had lost confidence in the Coral Palace."

"...There are many, many more things. These sudden extra memories are all different from what I originally remembered."

Yae Kamiko took a deep breath and pointed at the half gray and half cherry pink petals piled on the tray: "I originally thought that there was something wrong with my memory, but now... Ying, Paimon, Inazuma, or the world of Teyvat, I'm afraid there is a big problem."

"There must be a big problem! And it's a very big problem!"

Paimon nodded vigorously, holding onto Ying's clothes with one hand, his face full of panic: "Inazuma doesn't have the snack called Hinasakura Mochi anymore! This is horrible!"

Ying touched Paimon's head, providing some comfort to the little mascot.

Not only the scarlet cherry cakes, but all of Inazuma's food related to scarlet cherry petals disappeared at the moment when Shen Zi was in a trance.

After all, the holy petals have become an extension of the evil god. Unless the situation is extremely dire, no one would easily try to eat this food that could potentially cost them their lives.

"So what happened?" Ying frowned and took her hand away from the mascot's head. "Also, why don't Paimon and I suddenly have this extra memory?"

"I don't know, but I feel..."

Yae Shenzi hesitated for two seconds and said, "This is very likely related to Chen... Master Chen Tianfeng."

She silently changed her address and no longer simply called a certain god "Chen Tianfeng", but instead added the respectful title "Sir" in a reserved manner.

"It's related to Tian Feng? Why do you think so?"

"Ying, don't you think the grayish-white color on the petals of the scarlet cherry blossoms looks familiar?"

"..."

Ying was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that what the Son of God said made sense. She thought about it, stretched out her wrist, revealing the filigree bracelet, and slowly approached the scarlet cherry petals that were eroded by gray and white.

Not surprisingly, and even very quickly, a faint but firm resonance arose between the two.

Yae Shenzi & Ying & Paimon: "..."

Great, the culprit has been identified.

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time - at least Ying and Paimon were really relieved.

"Since it was Tian Feng who did it, there's no need to worry so much. He must have his reasons for doing this, and it won't do any big harm."

Ying smiled relaxedly, and at the same time did not forget to comfort Yae Shinko who had a complicated expression.

"Ugh……"

The Eightfold God Child sighed for the umpteenth time today, and was confused at the same time: "But why did Master Chen Tianfeng do this?"

"For Inazuma."

There was a sound coming from outside the hall, and the three of them looked over and saw Ying pushing the door open.

"Ying! You're finally back!" Yae Shenzi was surprised and relaxed at the same time, "How are you? Are you hurt? Is everything going well?"

"Don't worry, I'm fine. Everything is going well."

Ying smiled gently, noticed the petals in the tray, and nodded in understanding: "It seems that you have already noticed the changes in Inazuma."

"You really know, that's great." Yae Shenzi patted his chest and asked curiously, "So what's going on?"

Ying glanced at Ying, thought for a moment, and did not hide anything: "Just as we guessed before, the real consciousness appeared together with the sacred cherry tree seeds. She asked me to plant the sacred cherry trees five hundred years ago to provide shelter for Inazuma."

"The seeds of the sacred cherry tree..." Yae Shenzi thought of something, widened his eyes, and said in surprise: "You planted the seeds... the sacred cherry tree that you asked Chen Tianfeng to plant?!"

If that's the case, it's understandable that the Divine Sakura Tree suddenly turned into this appearance. No wonder when the dark disaster broke out, the Divine Sakura suddenly sprouted countless terrifying gray-white roots... Hmm?

The Eightfold Son of God was stunned, and finally understood something. The look of disbelief in his eyes became even more intense: "Chen Tianfeng... Master Chen Tianfeng changed history because of this?!"

Ying and Paimon on the side also widened their eyes.

"Well, history has been changed in a... uh, strange way."

Ying thought about it, but didn't know how to explain it, so he could only vaguely say: "The change came very suddenly, and there will be some contradictions, especially for those who have had contact with Tianfeng in Inazuma. They will more or less retain some of their original memories."

"As for why there is a contradiction... People often say that those who play with time and fate will eventually be played with by time and fate. The same is true for death." The Inazuma God sighed and said, "【Time】 set the game, and 【Death】 gladly went. The two were originally the most fundamental laws in the world, but the 【Death】 that came this time was purer and of a higher status. 【Time】 that tried to play with 【Death】 was played with by 【Death】 in astonishment, and twisted into an appearance that the world could not understand - which was also the appearance that 【Death】 wanted."

Although [Time] had no original intention of inviting [Death] to join the game, it was [Death] who took the initiative to choose to break in.

"..."

Miss Fox, the Traveler and Emergency Food looked at each other. Although they didn't quite understand what Ying said, they felt that what Ying was talking about must be something extraordinary.

Ying noticed their expressions, and for the first time, he felt an inexplicable sense of superiority. He then coughed lightly and said, "Well, anyway, you just need to know that Inazuma's history has been changed, and she has gained huge benefits."

"What's the price?" Yae Shinko looked at Ying, "What's the price?"

"There is no price."

Ying shook his head, his expression calm.

In fact, nature cannot be without price, especially this kind of miracle that shocks even the gods.

But to Ying, those so-called costs are really not worth mentioning.

From the moment she handed the sacred cherry tree seeds to Chen Tianfeng, Inazuma's five hundred years of history and death came under Chen Tianfeng's control, and it is foreseeable that Inazuma will be under Chen Tianfeng's control for more and more time in the future.

It can be said that Inazuma’s survival now depends on Chen Tianfeng’s decision.

If we regard Teyvat as a poker table, the beings such as Heavenly Law, Gods, Dragon King, Abyss, etc., each hold more or less chips, and bet or be betted for their own purposes.

When Chen Tianfeng suddenly appeared and almost smashed the card table like a meteorite, those who were qualified to participate in the game would naturally choose whether to bet on Chen Tianfeng after careful consideration.

Barbatos, the god of wind, joined the game himself, offered his friendship and sincerity, and personally accelerated Chen Tianfeng's awakening; Morax, the god of rock, spent a huge amount of money, with the power of faith and all kinds of help, either overt or covert, to maintain goodwill with Chen Tianfeng and conclude a contract.

And she, the Narukami of Inazuma, the Thunder God who promised her subjects a dream, the demon god Baalzebub who sat on the throne of the Thunder God...

He chose to use everything of his wife, including her, as bargaining chips and hand it all over to Chen Tianfeng.

“There is no cost.”

Ying smiled and repeated it softly.

"..."

Yae Shinko looked at her, silent for a long time, and suddenly sighed: "If there is no, then there is no. You are the god of Inazuma, you have the final say."

"Thank you, Shenzi."

"Why are you being so polite? If you really want to thank me, why not change our two hundred years agreement to fifty years?"

"Don't even think about it. You promised, and you can't go back on your word."

"Okay, okay, I won't regret it."

The gods and their followers looked at each other and smiled.

Ying and Paimon remained silent in tacit agreement, and only spoke at this moment, wondering: "Ying, why didn't Tianfeng come back?"

"Ah, Tianfeng said he had made some discoveries and is sorting them out. He will be back soon."

Ying replied, and suddenly remembered something, looking at Yae Shenzi: "By the way, Shenzi, you go to Kamisato's house later."

"Kamizato's family?"

"Well, Kamisato Ayaka has had contact with Tianfeng. Although the contact was not much, she still remembers that her parents have passed away. But now..."

"…Now her parents are back."

Yae Shenzi understood and sighed, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "I'll go now. I hope that little girl Linghua won't be scared too badly."

At the same time, in the World Tree.

A certain remaining consciousness that was awakened was filled with panic, and the whispering of the horrible monster seemed to echo in his ears, layer upon layer, with great malice.

He said, "Ah, I see you."

Alas! ! !
(End of this chapter)