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

Lin Jinnian, who noticed the strange movement, did not resist and relaxed his consciousness.

As the fire butterfly disappeared between his eyebrows, he fell to the ground.

"Brother Anian!"

"Ehhh? What's going on?"

……

……

Lin Jinnian seemed to be in a misty space, surrounded by thick fog.

Here, there is no sun, no moon, no wind, no rain, as if everything is still and lifeless.

Suddenly, the fire butterfly he saw just now appeared in front of his eyes.

The fire butterfly flew around him a few times, then flew forward.

After Lin Jinnian followed, he discovered that there was a stone road under his feet, which was so long that he couldn't see the end.

He followed the fire butterfly for an unknown amount of time, and suddenly a place full of light appeared in front of him.

And at the junction of light and darkness, a plum tree grows.

But the strange thing is that there is no wind blowing, but the plum blossoms on the branches are swaying.

There is also a swing in an open space covered with flowers and grass under the tree.

A girl is sitting on the swing.

She sat quietly on it, her legs swinging slightly.

She was the only one in the huge space.

Therefore, her delicate back looks even more lonely.

She seemed to be waiting for someone, looking into the distance.

Lin Jinnian felt a pang in his heart as he looked at the figure waiting impatiently on the swing.

Has she been waiting for me here for 500 years?

She is different from others. Unlike Shenzi and Pingyun, she has many things to do in 500 years.

There is only endless loneliness here.

How did she persist in this lonely environment for 500 years...

If she hadn't come, would she have continued to wait...

Suddenly, a sense of sadness enveloped my heart.

The fire butterfly that had led the way slowly flew towards the girl until it stopped at her fingertips.

After knowing everything, she smiled to herself and said to herself.

"Are you finally back?"

Immediately, she arranged her hair in a panic and put the hat on her head again.

Lin Jinnian slowly walked in her direction.

As if she noticed something, the girl jumped off the swing and turned around slowly.

Her hair swayed with her movements.

When Lin Jinnian saw the girl's appearance clearly, his heart seemed to stop.

The girl's crimson plum blossom pupils are clear and moving.

Her eyes are as curved as the bright moon, and her red lips are as curved as soft water.

A pitiful smile appeared on her delicate face.

And she also saw the person she had missed for a long time.

"Long time no see, idiot Lin Jinnian, did you miss me?"

However, tears flowed down from the corners of her eyes unconsciously, streaking two tear tracks on her face.

what happened……

Obviously... obviously ready to greet him with a smile.

But why...tears still flowed down...

Chapter 26 The story begins here

Lin Jinnian came to Hutao.

There were still crystal tears in her eyes, but she was smiling extremely happily.

Because hundreds of years of waiting finally paid off, she saw her sweetheart again.

She blinked her eyes, tears streaming down from the corners of her eyes.

But my heart is full of joy.

"Why did it take you so long to come to me! I thought you had forgotten me! Humph!"

His tone of voice was as lively as ever, and he even puffed up his face to express his dissatisfaction.

"How about it? This is my special time capsule! It's awesome!"

"Well... I have to praise you, you idiot, for fulfilling your promise and finding the box I buried."

"So I reluctantly forgive you, hehe."

Hu Tao's cute little face had a silly smile again.

Before Lin Jinnian could say anything, she came to him again and squeezed his arm.

"It's so good... I can touch you again..."

Hu Tao then circled Lin Jinnian a few more times, as if observing something.

Suddenly, her fair and tender nose twitched twice, as if she smelled something terrible. She raised her eyebrows and realized something was wrong, and immediately looked at Lin Jinnian with a scrutinizing gaze.

"You guy...why do you smell like another woman?!"

"There's more than one...and among them is Sister Ping's!"

Suddenly, Hu Tao felt as if a jealous jar had been overturned, and he was filled with jealousy.

"Bah! Huge radish!"

She turned her head in disapproval.

Lin Jinnian, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.

"For me, you have been waiting here alone for 500 years. Is it worth it..."

Hearing this, Hu Tao looked at him as if he were a fool.

"I said, you are indeed a hopeless idiot for asking a girl such a question."

I saw her explaining it nonchalantly.

"What are death and loneliness? Who do you think I am? I am the master of the Hall of Rebirth!"

"I have already transcended life and death. I am not afraid of what you are worried about."

She took Lin Jinnian's hand and placed it on her chest, letting him feel her heartbeat.

"What I'm really afraid of...is that you have forgotten me."

"I'm afraid you'll forget that there was such a little girl beside you, and I'm afraid that you'll forget that there was once someone who liked you, idiot!"

"For me, what's more terrifying than death and loneliness is forgetfulness."

As she spoke, she looked directly into Lin Jinnian's eyes seriously.

"So I want you to remember me forever! Always remember my face! Don't forget it!"

Just when Lin Jinnian didn't know what to say, she turned around angrily.

"So I'm angry."

"What? Are you still waiting for me to hug you?"

It's nothing more than a girl's little thoughts.

Lin Jinnian smiled slightly and gently took her into his arms.

He also felt the body temperature of the girl in front of him for the first time in a long time.

Feeling a pair of hands hugging her, Hu Tao had a satisfied smile on her face.

After a while, she seemed unwilling to stop there. She turned around and pushed Lin Jinnian to the ground.

Then she buried her little face in his arms and rubbed it repeatedly like a kitten.

During this period, she greedily smelled the scent of Lin Jinnian that was very familiar to her.

But when she looked up, she saw Lin Jinnian looking at her tenderly.

This made Hu Tao blush a little, and quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at him.

After a long time, Hu Tao almost adapted.

She rested her head on Lin Jinnian's shoulder and said quietly.

"Idiot, it's been so long, have you forgotten the story between us?"

"how is this possible?"

"Then tell me."

"Okay, let's start from here..."

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At that time, Lin Jinnian had just left Dao's wife.

After he encountered a shipwreck at sea, he was picked up by Pingyun.

When he was still in Daozhi, he heard that the epidemic was raging in Liyue due to the resentment of the demon god and the proliferation of monsters.

But when he first arrived in Liyue, he discovered that the actual situation was far more serious than imagined.

Today, he came to the place where the epidemic was most serious.

Seen from a distance, the street is a dilapidated scene, filled with the smell of disaster, death and resentment.

It seems like the world is gray.

As he got closer, he realized that what looked like sandbags on both sides of the street were many corpses that had not been disposed of in time.

And there was a disgusting stench in the air.

Lin Jinnian couldn't help but frown.

When he passed by an alley, he noticed something moving inside.

Is it a mouse?

He was about to leave, but then he thought, what if it was a living person?

So he carried an oil lamp and slowly walked into the dark alley...

Then, he saw a group of "things" curled up on the ground.

seems to be personal.

This man was wrapped in a dark blanket full of holes and patches, with only a pair of scarred feet exposed.

Lin Jinnian squatted next to the man and asked softly.