Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

Ordinary users of the Eye of God can use the pressure from elemental forces to temper their bodies and become stronger, but Anna's current weak body simply cannot withstand this pressure.

If things continue like this, Anna will only flash by like a shooting star.

But clearly, her luck wasn't that bad.

As Anna grasped the Eye of God in a daze, the sound of a clear spring, like the melody of a zither, began to echo. The person most excited to hear this dreamlike flowing spring was an old man who had been standing by the spring.

He is Old Finch.

A pitiful man who was once loved by the spring spirit and waited for her here for his entire life. During his long wait, old Finch thought countless times that the beautiful figure he had seen was nothing but a dream.

But now, he heard the tinkling sound of the spring again, and felt the pure water spreading as if it were encompassing the whole world.

"is it you?"

Old Finch spoke with some disbelief, his voice trembling, his aged hand slowly extending, yet tinged with hesitation.

He was filled with anticipation, but even more so with fear. He was afraid that he would lose everything he had once relied on, and if that happened, he would rather never see him again.

"Crash!"

No sound answered old Finch's question. The gurgling spring water gradually condensed in mid-air into a faceless angel—the Pure Water Sprite descended upon the place once more.

After sensing the other party's aura, Su Feng revealed a thoughtful expression.

Following the trail of the other party, Su Feng directly tracked down the true location of this pure water spirit—Qingce Manor in Liyue.

It was obvious that the one who had descended upon this place was Lotia, the pure water spirit who resided in Qingce Village.

This powerful water spirit projected a portion of its power here along the water veins, or more accurately, it was already protecting Springvale, and now Lotia was simply manifesting the power stored here in a more concrete form.

Lotia, now revealed, paid no attention to the others; she simply stared at Anna with her shimmering face.

However, this gaze did not last long. Soon, Lotia gently glided her body in the air—for a pure water sprite, this might just be an ordinary physical activity, but art and beauty seemed to be deeply engraved into the soul and elements of this species.

Even with just a slight movement, she still exuded a beauty that could captivate mortals.

This is a charm that truly transcends species; even though the other party is now revealing the true form of a faceless angel, it is still enough to make mortals intoxicated.

At least after looking around, Su Feng found that all the beings who saw each other were completely absorbed in the experience, even Paimon and Ying seemed to be no exception.

As the other person danced gracefully, a drop of pure water flew out of her body and landed directly on Anna's forehead.

Pure water entered Anna's body, and upon seeing this, Su Feng frowned. Almost simultaneously, he began to probe Anna's body, hoping to find out what Lotia had done to her.

Then he was surprised to find that this seemingly weak amount of pure water was cleansing Anna's body at an unimaginable speed, and all the lesions and injuries lurking in Anna's body were washed away by this seemingly insignificant amount of pure water.

This extraordinary purification ability even shocked Su Feng.

But Su Feng couldn't help but frown again—because he soon discovered that after the pure water had cleansed Anna's body and restored her to full health, it had somehow lurked inside Anna's body and intertwined with the girl's soul and consciousness.

The knowledge and skills contained within the pure water element, intertwining the soul and consciousness, are truly moving, as it is not easy to influence spiritual beings using elements in a general sense.

Moreover, water is theoretically more closely related to the material existence of life.

However, that wasn't what Su Feng cared about. He could sense that a mysterious contract had been signed between the Pure Water Sprite and Anna. Although he didn't know the specific contents of the contract, it was clear that the Pure Water Sprite would take something away at the agreed time.

Upon realizing this, Su Feng almost subconsciously activated the power of the Herrscher of Wind, condensing a stream of pure water that splashed onto Anna.

The pure water he created also seeped into Anna's body, silently protecting everything about the girl.

"?"

Lotia, who was originally drawn by that pure wish and love, never expected that her simple act of giving a blessing to a water spirit would be interfered with.

Under normal circumstances, such behavior, which the pure water spirits would see as no different from 'stealing love', would inevitably arouse great hostility. Some pure water spirits who have pursued 'love' to an excessive degree might even start a war regardless of the possible difference in strength between the two sides.

However, Lotia did not choose to start a war directly.

As the most famous and powerful of the pure water spirits, Lotia is also filled with a longing for 'love'. Driven by instincts etched deep in her soul, she also yearns to possess the purest 'love'.

But she, who carries a special mission, will not let 'love' cloud her judgment.

Moreover, compared to Anna Bu's 'love' that was intercepted, Lotia cared more about Su Feng, who displayed a purer, more innocent charm that even she herself would be captivated by.

"Buzz!"

Attracted, Lotia circled around Su Feng like a fish, cautiously showing her harmlessness and purity to the still somewhat wary Su Feng.

After witnessing this scene, Su Feng seemed to be deep in thought, but he did gradually reduce his wariness towards Lotia.

Regardless, Lothia is the Water Lord of Qingce Village, and now Su Feng can sense that she controls a huge waterway spanning Mondstadt and Liyue—this alone is enough to show that her existence is tacitly approved by Venti and Zhongli. Otherwise, no matter how powerful a mere water sprite is, she could not possibly be able to stand up to the two oldest of the Seven Gods.

Moreover, Su Feng now remembered that it was Wendy who asked them to help Anna before. It's almost impossible that Wendy didn't know what was happening here. Since Wendy hasn't stepped forward yet, it might mean that the contract between Lotia and Anna wasn't unacceptable after all.

Chapter Sixty-One: Flattery from Pure Water

"Such pure water exists in this world... O noble one, why have you descended to the mortal realm?"

Perhaps it was because Su Feng's pure water power far surpassed that of Lotia, or perhaps it was because Su Feng's body, composed of pure light energy, was perceived. In any case, Lotia now regarded Su Feng as a noble being.

Even though she was the strongest and most special one among the pure water, she still appeared extremely cautious and even showed a bit of flattery when facing Su Feng.

"You seem to want something from me?"

Su Feng did not answer Lotia's question, but he keenly sensed from Lotia's attitude that this previously arrogant water sprite seemed to want to beg him for something.

"The noble ones, pure water, yearn for even purer water and love; this is our instinct and mission."

Faced with the question from the noble one, Lotia did not hide anything, and after hearing this, Su Feng understood what it was about him that attracted this pure water spirit.

"You want me to give you purer water? Like this?"

Su Feng casually created a stream of clear water that floated in the air, and after the stream appeared, everyone could feel that the originally arrogant pure water spirit seemed to have become a little impatient.

However, Lotia was not an ordinary pure water sprite. Although the restlessness stemming from her instincts still affected her, she managed to control her emotions in the end and did not lose control and cling to him like a wild dog that had been lured in.

“Your Excellency, I long to receive your grace, but more than that, I desire to stay by your side.”

Even if... what accompanies you and even merges with you is not my entirety.

After saying this, Lotia unhesitatingly separated a ball of the purest water from her body, which immediately formed a small water sprite.

“Yandora, you may call me Yandora, the noble noble one.”

"Yandora hopes to be by your side and do everything you need."

When the little water sprite was born, it was a life that was no longer the same as Lotia's.

Water sprites are united by love, but they can also be separated by love. As the strongest among the water sprites, Lotia chose to separate the 'love' she had for Su Feng and create a new water sprite.

But at that same moment, she was no longer the same Lotia she had been before—it was almost as if she had split a person in two!

In reality, only pure water spirits in the mortal world are capable of, willing of, and even accustomed to doing this.

They always like to merge or separate, and all of this is for the 'love' they are pursuing.

Therefore, being targeted by these pure water spirits is definitely not a good thing for mortals.

"..."

Seeing the tiny water sprite flying beside his ear and fawning over him, Su Feng was filled with confusion and speechlessness. At this moment, he realized that he seemed to know too little about water sprites.

Because she wanted to stay by her side but found that she seemed to be wary of her, she split herself into two parts.

This way of thinking, which was completely unlike that of a normal living being, truly shocked Su Feng.

As expected, the heavens and their creations are somewhat adept at not being human.

But should I really reject her?

Su Feng pondered for a moment, but soon he waved his hand and let the pure water he created flow directly into Lotia's body. Then he stretched out his palm to Yan Duo, who was still fawning over him.

As if given permission, Yandora jumped for joy and did a few somersaults in the air before landing in Su Feng's palm without hesitation. When she touched Su Feng's palm, she easily merged into Su Feng's body.

Yandora easily merged with Su Feng—but this merging was not quite the same as the merging between pure water spirits. To be more precise, Yandora seemed to have directly resided in Su Feng's body.

"Thank you for your recognition, noble noble one."

On the other hand, Lotia, who had been replenished by Su Feng's pure water, seemed to have swelled up considerably. Clearly, the ideal fluid-grade pure water created by Su Feng was an extremely powerful supplement for her.

But what was more important to her was gaining Su Feng's approval.

However, after expressing her gratitude, Lotia flew back to the tinkling spring—the matter here was resolved, and she should return to her own pure waters.

As the most powerful pure water spirit, Lotia has many eyes on her, especially that new god...

"and many more!"

"Is it you? Is it really you?"

However, at this final moment, an excited and aged voice suddenly called out to Lotia. As she prepared to leave again, old Finch, who could no longer contain his emotions, longed for an answer.

Are you still waiting?

At this moment, Lotia's voice seemed to soften considerably, and this answer directly told old Finch the answer to everything—although not entirely the same water sprite as before, the current Lotia did indeed have a part of that origin.

"Ah, of course."

"Although I don't know why we suddenly parted ways back then, it doesn't matter to me now. It's good enough to see you again at this time."

Having received the answer, old Finch seemed relieved. A smile appeared on his aged face, and his hunched body seemed to straighten up considerably at that moment.

"Although it may be a little excessive, I once heard you say that the spirits of pure water will bring the love they have received in the mortal world into the ocean of life. I wonder if my love can become one of them?"

Old Finch asked this question in a calm voice, and even Lotia hesitated in the face of this pure love.

"Will do."

"When your life comes to an end, when my mission is complete, I will take all the love I have received and merge it into the ocean of life—where everything will be one, where we will meet again."

"The stream of life flows on and on, and you should keep moving forward instead of staying in one place."

"Stagnation only leads to corruption, while flowing water is what keeps water clean."

As the last sound faded, Lotia's body disintegrated into pure water and flowed back into the spring. The spring continued to tinkle as always. If everyone hadn't seen the water sprite's graceful figure before, they might have doubted whether they had just experienced a dream.

However, Su Feng's mind was not on anyone else at the moment. Feeling Yandora swimming happily inside him, Su Feng couldn't help but narrow his eyes - now he was wondering what role Wendy played in this matter?

Or perhaps Wendy's reason for getting involved, besides showcasing the possibilities of mortals, was to hope that she could make contact with the water spirits.

This is really interesting—when we get back, let's hang Wendy up first, and if he still doesn't tell the truth, we'll hang him back on the Anemo statue!

Chapter Sixty-Two: Capturing and Interrogating Wendy