Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

Is it worth it?

Paying such a price for that brief and weak power—even the God of Contracts of Liyue could only say from the perspective of the entire human race and even the world that this was not an unacceptable deal, right?

However, this is neither fair nor appropriate for those who are suspended in the sky.

After all, they were hung up without even knowing it. Although contributing to the world is the duty of all life in this world, the idea of ​​contributing more power under eternal torment is too hopeless for mortals.

But even the Eye-Hunting Order was not enough to stop the desires of mortals, this dazzling yet fleeting desire...

Ying desperately hopes to preserve this dazzling light forever!

Even Shadow knew that this was just wishful thinking. Even the beings on Sky Island had to use these dazzling wishes and precious souls to fill the gaps in the world. She was just one of the seven rulers of the mortal world, so how could she possibly keep this beauty?

If that's the case, as long as that dazzling wish doesn't appear, then we won't be targeted by Sky Island, right?

The Eye Hunting Order was issued under Shadow's thinking. Everything else was just a cover and an excuse. What Shadow truly hoped for was that his people would not suffer endless pain because of that small Eye of God.

Unfortunately, the harsh reality told Ying that she had been thinking too much, and in the end she could only give up her former convictions and watch her people once again embark on the path ordained by Heaven.

"This is what humans are like!"

After hearing Ying's heartfelt sentiments, Su Feng couldn't help but nod in agreement.

"Perhaps it is precisely because of this desire of humankind that they became human and transformed into civilization?"

"Human will gives rise to desire, and under the illumination of desire, these frail lives burst forth with a power that would surely attract the attention of even the gods."

Driven by desire, humanity will sooner or later turn its gaze away from the earth and set its sights on the true starry sky—at that time, they may create a splendor that even the gods will admire.

"Without this desire and potential, how could these insignificant people have become the most beloved children of Heaven? How could the instinct of 'loving others' have been so deeply engraved into the marrow of the demons?"

Although he said those words, what Su Feng actually thought of was the 'Cocoon of the End', which served as a trial for civilization. With the desires and efforts of humanity, even the terrifyingly powerful 'Cocoon of the End' could be overcome. Although individuals were extremely weak, the human race could always give a huge shock to the supreme beings and even the entire world.

Thinking of this, Su Feng recalled the words of the little boy earlier—he was willing to offer his precious little dessert in order to bring smile back to Inazuma, and if he could maintain this original intention, perhaps another wish called 'salvation' would be born in that tiny soul?

The only question is what his final fate will be.

"..."

"Perhaps you are right. I will continue to watch over my subjects—I have left the decision of what choices they will make and what paths they will take to them to them."

"Now, all I can do is continue to protect them on this dark journey, right?"

Ying's voice sounded somewhat dejected, but she quickly rallied again. As a strong person who had survived countless trials and tribulations, she was naturally not going to be defeated by such a trivial matter.

However, just as Ying was about to say something again, a familiar voice suddenly entered their ears.

"I think this stuff is really weird, milk with dumplings... would anyone actually drink something like this?"

"It looks sticky and thick, and it seems to look almost exactly like Xiangling's stir-fried slime gel!"

Paimon's voice is always very easy to recognize, especially after hearing something as strange as stir-fried slime gel. Even Shadow and Su Feng couldn't help but be drawn to it.

After all, even the Demon God found this operation somewhat 'slightly strange'.

Then they naturally saw the two figures, one tall and one short, standing next to the vendor, and it seemed that they were talking to each other.

"Let's go, let's go take a look."

Since they had run into an acquaintance, they naturally had to go over and say hello, so Su Feng simply took Ying and walked towards Ying's direction.

"Ying, Paimon, what are you doing?"

After approaching the two, Su Feng spoke first, and upon hearing Su Feng's voice, the two travelers naturally turned around... and then they saw Ying following beside Su Feng.

"Eh!!! That's... um!"

Upon seeing Shadow, Paimon almost instinctively hid behind Sparkle. In fact, if she hadn't reacted quickly and covered her mouth with her hand, she probably would have blurted out the word "Thor".

Compared to Paimon, who was so frightened he almost fell to the ground, Ying, who was standing still, was much calmer. She remembered that her wanted poster had been withdrawn, and the Eyes of God that Inazuma had confiscated had been returned to their owners. Under these circumstances, she and Thor naturally didn't have much of a conflict.

Moreover, she is now a person who has made contributions, having done a lot of work when Inazuma faced the disaster. She felt that it was not time for Kage to discard her now that she had served her purpose.

Indeed, that was the case. Although Ying saw Ying, she didn't react much, or rather, her attention was completely drawn to the dumpling milk in front of the vendor.

Chapter Fifty-Two: Teasing Paimon has become a daily routine.

"Boss, two servings of dango milk tea, please!"

Su Feng noticed that Ying's gaze was focused on the strange dumpling milk. Not finding Ying's little hobby particularly strange, Su Feng simply bought two bottles to try it out.

After all, although this thing sounds a bit strange and looks a bit odd, at least it smells pretty good, so there shouldn't be any problem trying it.

"okay!"

The vendor, who was surprised that someone wanted to buy the glutinous rice milk as soon as he took it out, got excited. He took out two bottles of glutinous rice milk and handed them to Su Feng, then looked at Su Feng with longing.

"Well!"

Su Feng didn't pay much attention to the vendor named Zhishu's gaze. After taking the two cups of dango milk, he gave one to Ying. Ying hesitated slightly after seeing the dango milk handed to her, but quickly put aside her hesitation and began to taste this peculiar drink that she had never seen before.

"!"

Upon tasting it, Ying's eyes immediately lit up slightly. Clearly, the unique yet quite good taste of the dango milk satisfied her greatly. If she weren't mindful of her dignity as the God of Naruto, she probably would have drunk the whole bottle of dango milk in one go!

Even though Ying slightly controlled the speed of her hands, she still quickly finished the whole bottle of milk. After she finished drinking, Su Feng, who had been watching her, was surprised to see a hint of disappointment in her amethyst-like pupils.

"..."

Okay, it seems Ying likes desserts more than she thought.

"Since you like it so much, I'll give you this bottle too."

Unexpectedly, Su Feng noticed a slightly childish behavior in Ying, and a smile appeared on his lips. He then handed Ying the dumpling milk he hadn't touched yet. Ying hesitated for a moment after seeing the dumpling milk Su Feng offered her, but still accepted it.

"Very good. It seems your skills are quite impressive. After all, it's not easy to get Ying to like something."

After handing out the dumpling milk, Su Feng praised Zhi Shu, and Zhi Shu, who had once again received affirmation, beamed with a smile.

Seeing that Shadow really didn't intend to do anything to them, Paimon finally slowly flew out from behind Ying. But judging from her cautious appearance, she knew that if there was any disturbance, she would definitely return to Ying's backside as quickly as possible.

"You guys seem to be doing pretty well these days? And hasn't Paimon gotten quite fat?"

"I feel like Paimon has grown to the point where he's ready to be eaten!"

Upon seeing Paimon's cautious demeanor, Su Feng was immediately seized by a wicked sense of amusement. He deliberately spoke in a rather eerie voice, which enraged Paimon, who had been so cautious, causing him to fly directly in front of Su Feng and begin stomping his feet in mid-air once again.

"Paimon isn't emergency food... No! Paimon isn't for eating!"

"I'm the traveler's best companion, you're just trying to annoy me, aren't you!"

Paimon was furious and wanted to pounce on Su Feng's head and pluck out a few strands of hair to express her anger, but unfortunately, considering the huge difference in strength between the two, she could only give up such a thought for the time being.

"Oh? So Paimon isn't for eating? I'm really sorry then. How about I treat Paimon to a meal as compensation next time we have the chance?"

"Eh? Really?"

"If that's the case... as long as you treat me to something nice to eat, I can still forgive you!"

After teasing Paimon a little, Su Feng decided to stop and made Paimon surrender with a simple promise to treat him next time. Paimon, who had been pretending to be angry with his arms crossed, surrendered immediately.

As expected, this guy lacks willpower!

When Ying saw Paimon's expression, she couldn't help but cover her eyes. It had happened countless times before; Paimon always managed to be fooled by a nonsensical promise.

The only saving grace is that this guy isn't so easily swindled away by a little food.

"Ying, you seem to be doing well lately?"

After calming Paimon down, Su Feng greeted Ying again.

"Fortunately, since that disaster, Umijima and the Shogunate have stopped fighting, and my wanted notice has been lifted, so now I'm just wandering around Inazuma to see if there are any requests."

"I recently repaired the inner furnace of the Tatakasa and the seal of the Demon God's Regret on Hachiyū Island~"

As if to take credit, Ying, with her hands on her hips and her chest out, recounted her achievements over the past period. Even Ying couldn't help but show surprise upon hearing these two things.

She then put down the empty milk bottle and spoke.

"So you were the one who restored these two places? Traveler, please allow me to express my gratitude!"

The reason why Ying lacked self-confidence was mainly because she discovered these two things at the same time that her people's lives were getting worse and worse. When she saw the mess that those nobles and officials had made in these two places, she was almost furious.

Especially the Mikage Furnace Core, that thing was about to explode, but no one bothered to deal with it?

No one knows what would happen if Mikage's furnace were to explode, but it's not impossible that the entire Inazuma region would be affected.

However, when the Shadow rushed to Tatakasa after learning about this, he found that the Shadow's heart had already been repaired by a passing adventurer.

Now that she knows this adventurer is Yinghou, she naturally wants to express her gratitude.

"!"

Ying was caught off guard by Ying's sudden remark and was flustered, but thankfully she gradually calmed down after a while.

“I was paid for doing these things, but I accept your thanks.”

Ying said this after thinking it over and over again, and Ying breathed a sigh of relief after hearing it.

"I'll have someone send another payment later, since you really did save Inazuma!"

Ying said this without hesitation. She knew very well that if the core of the Shadow Furnace really exploded, the result would be no less than a demon god self-destructing on the spot!

In this situation, it's only right to express my gratitude to Ying.

"Hmm... alright, I'll accept your thanks, but as for the reward... can I ask you a few more personal questions?"

Although Ying hesitated for a moment, she still asked the question, and Ying felt a little embarrassed upon hearing it.

"Um... if you want to ask me some questions about certain things... I'm sorry, I don't know much, and I don't know how to express it."

"After all, many things are truly taboo in this world—but I can introduce you to my sister, who knows far more than I do."

This was Ying's somewhat awkward reply to Ying after thinking for a while.

Is this considered shirking responsibility?

Chapter 53 Ying: The three of us are killing each other indiscriminately.

Although he is the god of Inazuma, in reality, Kage may not know as much as the god child who is his own servant.

This sounds counterintuitive, but it is the truth. Shadow, who has always only cared about martial arts and battles, really doesn't know much.

After learning about this situation, Ying hesitated several times before speaking, but when she recalled the remains of Orobas that she had seen on Hachiyū Island and the terrifying Musōnen Gorge, she swallowed back what she wanted to say.