Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

"You all better grit your teeth and bear it when the time comes."

As Yura said this, her face was downcast and her fists were clenched.

She would love to keep her team members if she could, but she knew very well that it was just wishful thinking.

Life and death are taboos that even gods cannot transcend.

"..."

Yura's declaration of vengeance and revenge received no response, and when she looked up again, all she saw was a silent mountain range—the phantoms had returned to the ley lines.

"..."

"What a bunch of bastards! This grudge must be remembered."

Yura trembled as she looked up at the sky. Upon seeing Yura's appearance, Amber quietly came to her side and gently embraced the girl.

Then she felt the moisture gradually seeping into her clothes and her body convulsing.

......

"Is this life?"

After gazing at the snow-capped mountain gradually regaining its vitality, 'Abedo' couldn't help but ask his brother this question—having never been born, he seemed to feel a tremor as he looked at the scene before him, yet also felt a sense of emptiness.

"That's right, that's life. When you get through a desperate situation, life will always sprout again."

"We are not naturally born life, nor are we perfect life, but you should know that it is precisely this imperfection that makes life perfect."

"Only in this way can life embark on the path of evolution and the pursuit of perfection—perfection is not the ultimate goal, but everything we gain on the path of pursuing perfection is the fruit we should remember and enjoy."

Abedo carefully guided his brother, sensing that his brother's body was on the verge of collapse. This body was originally formed and sustained by the entanglement of the Abyss and Dragon Blood, but now, under the purification of the power of the Heavenly Nail and Su Feng, both the Abyss and Dragon Blood were being continuously decomposed, which meant that Abedo's body could no longer hold on.

"..."

“You are indeed the one most suited to be born into this world as the original being.”

After a long silence, 'Abedo' stared at his brother. He knew very well that since the gold had chosen Abedo, Abedo must have something that far surpassed him and 'them'.

"Do you need me to give you a different body? Although it will take some time, you can stay in my body during this period. I don't mind sharing this body with you."

Abedo extended an invitation to his brother, though he did not wish to turn against him with swords, as it would be meaningless to him. Moreover, as a lonely monster, he also longed for the 'love' that came from blood relatives.

"Me? Get a new body? Continue to exist in this world? Even share this body with you?"

"Bah!"

However, when faced with Abedo's invitation, 'Abedo' let out a mocking, grating laugh.

“My brother, the incomplete ‘we’ should not have been born into this world. Compared to you, ‘we’ are merely a collection of ignorant spiritualities, a cracked porcelain.”

"Under the torment of Dulin and the Abyss, 'we' gained temporary intellect, but in the end, the abandoned 'we' were simply unable to be born into this world as complete life."

"So let's just forget about it and let's go back to where we're supposed to be."

"Perhaps after a long wait, 'we' will eventually be reborn in this world."

After Abedo finished speaking, he looked back at his brothers beside him, but all he could see were ashes that were gradually falling onto the snow-capped mountains with the warm monsoon winds.

The incomplete black soil and chalk, obtained after the world's melting, finally returned to the world at this moment, leaving only Abedo's long sigh and helplessness.

Many things were ultimately just his wishful thinking; leaving those incomplete lives in this world was nothing more than malice and oppression towards them.

But perhaps one day they will meet again, but will they still remember each other then?

Chapter Sixty-One: The Snow Mountain Show Ends, and Someone Always Does Foolish Things

When everyone gathered again in front of the Heavenly Nail, although on the surface nothing seemed to have changed, their feelings were actually quite complicated.

Abedo reunites with and loses his brother, Yura reunites with her teammates and then partes again. Everything seems to have returned to the starting point, but everything can never go back to the starting point.

"Then congratulations, everyone, for saving this snow mountain and becoming heroes of Mondstadt."

After everything settled down, Wendy, who had somehow ended up sitting on the Frost Spikes, swung her long, slender legs in white stockings while watching everyone with great interest.

However, after looking at each other for a while, no one was willing to take the lead.

"Hey? Doesn't everyone want to be a hero who saves the snow mountain?"

Feeling somewhat embarrassed by the unexpected silence, Wendy jumped down from the Sky Spike, landing lightly beside Su Feng with a gentle breeze around him, and asked everyone what they thought.

"Lord Wind God, we...we really...are unworthy of the title of hero, aren't we?"

After a long silence, Bennett was the first to step forward and answer the embarrassed Wendy.

Just as Bennett said, none of the people present considered themselves to be the heroes who saved the snow mountain—in the end, they had only repaired the Frost Spikes. It was Su Feng and Wendy who cleared the abyss in the snow mountain and restored life to the land.

They were merely mortals who had completed a small task under the guidance of the gods; how could they possibly usurp the throne of heroes?

"Actually, you don't need to belittle yourselves. After all, you did help us. Without you, saving the ley lines of the entire snow mountain would not have been an easy task."

At this moment, Su Feng finally opened his eyes after clearing away the last bit of the abyss. With his movement, a dazzling white light burst from his pupils, but it quickly disappeared under his will. Then, he stood up somewhat wearily and looked at the people in front of him, offering them words of comfort.

“Not everyone can bravely face the Abyss Order, not everyone can stand by your companions from beginning to end, and not everyone can completely repair the creations of the High Heavens—what you have done is far greater than you can imagine.”

"Look, at least your predecessors have recognized you."

As he said this, Su Feng pointed to the star of destiny that was still shining brightly.

I am pleased and full of admiration.

With just a glance, he was surprised to sense such emotions emanating from this destiny star.

This astrological sign is praising everyone's adventures and marveling at the strength of the younger generation.

Assisting the gods in saving the land and its people is a dream come true for any adventurer, especially since this auspicious star high in the mountains has taken everything into its perception.

A winding and treacherous path, silent and dangerous imposters, and a large and vicious array of corrupted monsters...

During this adventure, the adventurers truly demonstrated their courage, wisdom, magnanimity, and bonds, and everything about them shocked and pleased Leonard, who had once been a senior to them.

Yes, this is exactly what he hoped for and longed for.

As long as we live and continue to grow, there will always be people who reach places they have never been before.

The light therefore flickers.

......

The obsession that solidified into a destiny star is dissipating—once that unimaginably pure obsession is satisfied, this destiny star that has fallen to earth finally meets its due end.

The dissipating obsession transformed into surging elemental power that scattered outwards. Upon seeing this, Su Feng subtly nudged Wendy with his arm, and Wendy finally reacted after being alerted.

“Then, you wanderer who has been away from home for a thousand years, let me guide you in the way home.”

Slightly dazed, Wendy gently plucked the strings of her guitar again. Then, a refreshing breeze blew across the snow-capped mountain peak, and a glimmer of Leonard's intellectual light emerged from his destiny star, before being carried away by the breeze to a distant place unknown to anyone.

After Leonard left, that former obsession gradually transformed into a more concentrated elemental force under the change of rules.

After confirming that Leonard's intellect was no longer present in his destiny star, Su Feng decisively reached out to guide the uncontrolled pure elemental power. Under his guidance, this elemental power, which originated from obsession, growth, and memories, was integrated into the ley lines in the snow mountain that were gradually becoming active.

After losing the suppression of the Heavenly Nail, absorbing Leonard's elemental power, and reclaiming the power that had been swallowed by the Abyss from Su Feng, the once-dormant ley lines of the snow mountain began to stir again.

Endless elemental power surged within the ley lines, causing the once-withered branches to sprout anew. Even the ley line tree, which had grown anew, gradually shed its crimson hatred, and its noble silver-white light began to shimmer once more.

After Su Feng injected the last wisp of elemental power into the ley lines, the fully activated ley lines were finally able to break free from his support and exist once again on the snow mountain.

"Buzz!"

After the earth's veins were fully restored, the Heavenly Nail, which had been deeply embedded in the earth, once again shone with a dazzling light. Then, under everyone's gaze, the Heavenly Nail gradually floated into the high sky.

The magnificent yet mysterious Heavenly Nail disappeared completely from everyone's sight not long afterward—having completed its mission, the Heavenly Nail naturally returned to where it belonged.

"..."

"So it's all over?"

After the Heavenly Nail disappeared from everyone's sight, Ying, who was the first to come to her senses, looked at the god and his retinue in front of her.

She actually had a few questions she wanted to get answers from these two, but there were other people around. Although Ying felt that there was no need to hide some things, she wasn't sure if her questions were considered 'taboo'.

But if she misses this opportunity, she doesn't know if she will ever meet these two again, let alone get the answer she wants from Wendy.

"Of course, after all..."

"So you were here!"

Just as Wendy was about to say something, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly interrupted him, and then, under everyone's gaze, a dark purple figure fell directly from the sky to their side.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize for disturbing you, but Mondstadt is in serious trouble—for some reason, the Lawrence family has launched a rebellion."

"They seem to want to reclaim the throne of Mondstadt, so they launched an attack when the Knights of Favonius were at their lowest point in the city, attempting to occupy Mondstadt. To make matters worse, they have succeeded, and Mondstadt is now temporarily under the control of the Lawrence family."

"Commander Jean has now ordered all knights to return to Mondstadt—you are the last to receive the order, so please hurry back, the situation in Mondstadt is not good."

Fischl's servant Oz brought news that stunned everyone, and the person who was most incredulous upon hearing it was Yura.

"What are those idiots thinking? Do they want to die?"

"I'm going back right now to deal with these guys!"

Yura, who had always wanted to gain recognition from the Mondstadt people and restore the true glory of the Lawrence family, was furious after hearing about the actions of her noble relatives. Without even saying anything more to everyone, she dragged her tired body down the mountain to get rid of those useless nobles.

Whether these guys live or die is not important to Yura, but she doesn't want them to continue to ruin Lawrence's reputation, which he didn't even have. Besides, the Wind God and his followers are still active. Aren't these guys afraid of being completely wiped out after angering the Wind God?

Thinking about this made Yura even more anxious.

"Yura, let's go back together!"

Amber, who was also stunned by the news, finally came to her senses after seeing Yura's actions. She quickly grabbed Yura and prepared to go back with her.

"Then take us with you, after all, we are also people of Mondstadt no matter what."

Abedo and Bennett, who had also received the news, stepped forward. It must be said that the Lawrence family's reputation in Mondstadt was absolutely terrible. Anyone who heard that these nobles had launched a rebellion would want to kick them while they were down. Moreover, Abedo and Bennett were two extremely kind people, and they did not want the people of Mondstadt to fall into Lawrence's terrible rule again.

"Hey? Should we go too?"

After seeing his companions make their choices, Paimon also suggested to Luminous that they follow along. However, just as Luminous was about to agree, Wendy suddenly stepped forward and stopped them.

"Gentlemen, this is ultimately an internal matter for Mondstadt. While I appreciate your kindness, let the people of Mondstadt handle Lawrence's situation themselves."

“Everyone in Mondstadt has the freedom to choose, but after making a choice, they must face the consequences of that choice. But right now, the only ones qualified to stop the Lawrence family are the people of Mondstadt.”

"This kingdom, which has no king, needs its people to take the initiative to maintain it in order to survive."

"This time, even I won't get involved."