Genshin Impact: Return of the Immortal Realm starts with being chased by Shadow

He reached out his hand and rubbed the scratch.

This was what he had planned when he measured her height back then... and he only had time to engrave it.

"..."

He pushed open the door of the Hall of Purity and saw the two people sitting inside.

One is Zhongli and the other is Hutao.

The girl has twin ponytails with a reddish-brown gradient. She is wearing brown clothes with a pattern of the other side of the flower printed on her body, and a Qiankun Taigua hat on her head.

Decorated with a few plum blossoms.

Pretty much the same.

"Oh? It's you!"

The moment Hutao saw Lin Jinnian, she ducked in front of him.

Lin Jinnian's pupils trembled.

Could it be... Could it be...

"I saw you yesterday! Hello!"

The faint hope that had been ignited in his heart was extinguished.

Hu Tao didn't know so much, so he introduced himself happily.

"I am the No. 70 seventh-generation master of the Rebirth Hall, Hu Tao! Do you want to order a service from the Rebirth Hall?"

Her plum blossom eyes sparkled.

Just like her.

At a certain moment, he seemed to see the shadow of the first generation hall master.

"This beautiful sister next to you, would you like to order one in advance? In life, you must have two homes to be safe!"

Seeing that Lin Jinnian was indifferent, Hu Tao began to sell Ping Yun on the side.

In the end, Zhongli came to the rescue.

"Master, they are my acquaintances. I will just come to receive them. You can go outside to attract customers first."

Hu Tao thought, that's right, since he is Zhongli Keqing's friend, maybe it would be easier to talk to him?

"Hey, I'll leave it to you then. I'll go out first."

"If you have anything else, you can also come to this hall master!"

Saying that, Hutao patted her busty chest.

Then she left humming a tune.

"When Daqiuqiu is sick, Erqiuqiu looks at it, Sanqiuqiu collects medicine, Siqiuqiu..."

"..."

Lin Jinnian watched her back until she turned the corner.

He originally thought that he had experienced enough partings and his mentality should be very calm.

But just the scene just now caused quite a ripple in his heart.

In her memory, she joked that she would send him off with her own hands.

It's a pity that it didn't come true in the end.

Zhongli invited the two of them to sit down.

"how?"

"Like, almost the same person."

"Well, I'm more inclined to think that Hu Tao is her reincarnation or reincarnation."

After a moment of silence, Zhongli said.

"You should first visit the Hall of Purity. Most of the layout here remains the same as before."

When Lin Jinnian was about to stand up, he added.

"There is a plum tree in the yard, which she planted herself."

"It's five hundred years old."

"..."

"I see."

Chapter 25 Long time no see, idiot

After visiting the buildings in the Hall of Past Lives, Lin Jinnian came to the courtyard.

I saw a plum tree and the plum blossoms in full bloom.

The fiery red and delicate petals tremble slightly in the wind, exuding a faint fragrance.

He reached out and gently touched the trunk of the tree.

There was an inexplicable feeling of closeness in my heart.

It was as if in another time and space, 500 years ago, she had stood in her position, stroking the tree.

It's a pity that things and people have changed, the plum tree is still here, but the two are separated by 500 years.

What was her mood when she planted this tree?

Could she have cried here?

Will she hate herself?

The only answer he received was the sound of the wind blowing.

Lin Jinnian stood under the tree for a long time, until the sun set, and the afterglow shone on his face through the gaps in the branches.

He came back to his senses and found that Zhongli and Pingyun had also been standing behind him for a long time.

"It's getting late, let's go back first."

When Lin Jinnian walked to the door, he remembered.

I still don't know what that key does.

At this moment, Hu Tao came back.

I saw her sighing.

"Oh, I didn't find a single customer today, what's going on..."

"It must be caused by time passing too fast! It's definitely not a problem with this hall leader's professional ability!"

“It would be great if there was something that could store time, so that I could use my evening hours to expand my business!”

"Oh? You haven't left yet? How are you doing? Have you booked a service at Shengshengtang?"

Lin Jinnian listened thoughtfully to her words.

"Storage time..."

Fragments of memories emerge...

"Hey, Hutao, have you ever heard of something called a 'time capsule'?"

"Time capsule? What is that? Can it be eaten?"

"You can't eat it. You write down what you want to say, then find a place to bury it, and open it after a few years or more, so that you can talk to your future self."

"seriously?"

"When did I lie to you?"

"That's true...but what if we can't find where it was buried? According to you, it will take a long time to dig it out."

"You will definitely remember what is there. Even if it doesn't work...I will help you find it."

"Then it's agreed? You can't lie to me! Otherwise I'll bite you! Gawu!"

"Don't worry, I will definitely find the capsule you buried."

……

"Time capsule..."

Lin Jinnian repeated this word repeatedly.

Suddenly, he seemed to think of something and hurriedly returned to the yard.

He came to the plum blossom tree, knelt on the ground and started digging.

The few people who followed him to the yard didn't know why.

Walnut's little head was filled with doubts.

"He...what is he doing..."

"I remember this plum tree seems to be hundreds of years old, right? Is there a treasure under the tree?!"

Zhongli and Pingyun made no move.

"Let's take a look first."

Lin Jinnian was digging very carefully, for fear of missing something.

Finally, when he dug near the roots of the tree, he saw a small wooden box wrapped in layers of roots.

Without damaging the roots of the tree, he slowly took out the wooden box.

Then fill the dug hole back with soil.

At this time, his clothes were covered with mud and he looked very embarrassed.

But he didn't care.

He carefully wiped away the dirt wrapping the wooden box and saw an exquisite copper lock.

Hutao, who was eating the melon, was shocked.

"Wow! There is actually a treasure!"

Zhongli nodded slightly.

"Is that so? That's what the key is for."

The wooden box and copper lock seem to have not experienced the erosion of time and are as new as ever.

Lin Jinnian took out the key and carefully opened the copper lock.

"Clap."

The brass lock was opened.

Lin Jinnian slowly opened the wooden box.

The moment he saw the items in the box, his breath stopped.

Inside is a bronze fire god's eye.

It was owned by her 500 years ago.

But the Eye of God has not been extinguished and is still radiating light.

He reached for it shakily and took it out, staring.

Heart shakes.

At this moment, a red butterfly composed of fire elements flew out of the Eye of God.

Lingering around Lin Jinnian.

It briefly stayed behind his fingertips and flew towards his eyebrows.