In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

what is this?

Could it be that because he's handsome enough, Heaven finds him pleasing to the eye and has given him a few more Divine Eyes?

Rhodes is indeed carefree.

But now he can't be so carefree anymore.

"I'm sorry, I don't know how to explain this."

Nasita, who had disappeared all night, reappeared: "I searched the void all night, and I'm sorry, I couldn't find any theory or case that could explain this."

"okay, I get it."

Rhodes rubbed his temples and put away the Grass Elemental Eye.

Even the Grass God couldn't understand it.

How could a mere mortal like him possibly understand this?

I have this free time.

Instead, we should do something worthwhile.

As for the important matter that Rod mentioned.

It was something I had promised long ago: to take Kavi to the house where his father used to live.

It looks like this guy didn't sleep much last night, because he woke up this morning with a pair of brightly colored panda eyes.

"Huh? What's wrong with you now?"

Noticing that Rhodes was also in low spirits, Kavi asked in confusion.

He misses his father. And what's wrong with Rod, that guy who's always laughing and joking?

Desia looked over when she heard the sound.

"What happened?"

Rhodes rarely showed such an expression, and there was a hint of worry in Desia's voice.

"nothing."

"Well--"

"It's hard to say. Never mind, I'll talk to you about it when I have time."

No matter how I think about it, it's not easy for me to bring up the fact that I have a third Eye of God.

It didn't bother Dixia if she found out.

However, it's not convenient for others to know about this.

Moreover, now was not the right time to discuss this matter. Feeling somewhat annoyed, Rhodes casually waved his hand and led Kavi out the door, heading straight for Aru Village.

soon.

The two then met Candice, who was waiting for them at the entrance of the village.

“Mr. Rhodes, and Mr. Kavi, please come with me.”

Candice, who had been informed by Rhodes beforehand, remained as gentle as ever, but not particularly enthusiastic.

I followed behind her as we wandered through the village, turning east and west.

initial.

Kavi's feelings were quite complicated as he thought about seeing the house where his father used to live. He didn't know how he would face it when the time came.

Then, as he walked along, he discovered...

This Rod seems to be quite unpopular in Aru Village.

The lady who called herself the guardian walked in front, and everyone who saw her greeted her warmly.

However, as soon as these people saw Rhodes, they all acted as if they had seen a ghost, and quickly hurried away from him.

This left Kavi quite surprised and suspicious.

He had a pretty good impression of Rod. He was a good cook, highly educated, knowledgeable, and skilled in farming. He had also heard that Rod had taken care of the wounded soldier Adbay and the child Cole all by himself. Rod seemed to be a kind-hearted person.

Why are all the people in this village so afraid of him?

At this moment, Rod, who was walking alongside Kavi, said quietly, "Because I have killed someone by ignoring the village rules, I have not been punished yet."

"kill?"

Kavi's expression froze for a moment, and his gaze toward Rhodes changed slightly.

This guy can kill people?

"When you're in the desert, you're not in control of your own destiny."

Rhodes chuckled: "You'll understand once you've lived here a while. While violence isn't the solution, it can eliminate the people who create the problems."

As soon as the words came out.

Candice couldn't help but turn around and glance at him.

"Miss Candice, do you think I'm wrong?"

Seeing this, Rod grinned at Candice.

"No, I think you're absolutely right."

To Kavi's surprise, this seemingly amiable guardian actually agreed with Rhodes's statement.

"hehe."

Seeing Kavi's surprised expression, Rod patted him on the shoulder: "Take it slow, you'll get used to it."

While talking.

The three arrived at a house that had been cleaned thoroughly.

it's here.

An old woman was sitting in front of the door, leisurely fanning herself.

Upon seeing Candice arrive, she immediately stood up and greeted her with a smile: "Miss Candice, you've arrived."

“Grandma Lishti, this is Mr. Kavi, whom I told you about yesterday.”

Candice smiled and replied, then handed Kavi and Rod over to the old woman named Lishty.

"Yes, it looks like it, it looks like it so much."

As soon as Candice left, Lishti started circling around Kavi, constantly saying that he looked like him.

For a long time.

She finally emerged from her reverie and said with a melancholy expression, "They really are that person's children; they all look exactly alike."

"Do you...do you know my father?"

Kavi's voice trembled.

If he was initially skeptical, now that Lishti said this, he seemed to have some kind of telepathic connection and was convinced that the 'person' Lishti was talking about was his father.

"I don't know if he is your father."

"He never told us his name, he just kept helping us."

Lishti sighed, put her hands behind her back, and hunched over as she walked toward the house: "Come on, child, let's talk here."

Same as outside.

The house was also spotless.

It's obvious without even thinking that someone comes to clean it regularly.

The room was sparsely furnished, with just a table and a chair; there was no bed or wardrobe.

After entering the house, Lishti casually picked up a small rag and wiped the old furniture while saying to Kavi and Rod, "This place wasn't like this before, but as you know, there aren't many things in the village that can be preserved for more than twenty years. These two are the last items in this house."

then.

She then began to recount what happened back then.

"This story begins twenty years ago."

"Life in the village was much harder back then than it is now."

"Poverty, disease, ignorance."

"These problems are troubling us all the time."

“Until a young man from the church came to the village.”

Hear this.

A look of sorrow suddenly appeared on Kavi's face.

It was because he said that he thought the crown at the college celebration was particularly beautiful that his father decided to participate in the competition, win the championship for Kavi, and give him the crown to play with for a few days.

The tournament wasn't complicated at the time, and Kavi's father was widely considered a worthy winner.

But it's a pity.

He ultimately missed out on the championship and disappeared for a period of time after the competition. Then, Kavi and his mother received news that his father had died unexpectedly in the desert.

This incident became a permanent thorn in Kavi's side, one that he could never get rid of no matter what he did.

Today it is today.

He felt that his words had killed his father.

"Don't dwell on the past. Focus on the present, like listening to Grandma Lishti tell you a story about your father."

Rhodes's reassurance was very effective.

Kavi immediately emerged from the shadows of the past and listened intently to Lishti's story.

“That young man, he is clearly a genius from the Order of the Church, with a bright future ahead of him, yet he is willing to suffer here.”

"He taught us knowledge, enabling children to recognize words, read, and live a better life."

"He also told us how to deal with sandstorms and monsters."