The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

What power does she belong to? How come there's been absolutely no news about her?

Actually, by this point, the servant was already having second thoughts. Going into battle without gathering any intelligence wasn't her style.

But how can we gather intelligence without making contact? The servant gently raised her white-gloved hand, and suddenly a pillar of fire shot out from beneath Ba's feet!

Unfortunately, Ba simply leaped away and dodged the attack.

"A mage?" Ba grinned. She loved fighting mages, especially in such a confined space.

Before the servant could make a further move, Ba transformed into a blur and darted out, instantly arriving beside the servant.

"Boom!" Just as Ba was about to strike, a tremendous force came from her waist, sending her flying.

"Hmm?" The servant frowned. Her attack had used her hidden power, but it hit Ba as if she had hit water, and the power was completely dispersed.

The moment the servant struck Ba, Ba quickly shifted his body position based on his combat experience, causing most of the servant's power to be dissipated.

The flying figure performed a backflip and then landed steadily in the courtyard with the help of the servant, without sustaining any harm.

She saw ominous black and red auras constantly emanating from the servant's white gloves, and knew that this was the reason for her great power.

If it were the old him, he probably would have had to give way to her. But now, she has the king's blessing!

A firelight shone in Ba's eyes, and at this moment, every part of her body was completely at her command.

Life begins with one, and to return one to life is to allow life to completely control everything!

After the blessing was activated, every cell in her body obeyed her commands, and every part of her body was so in harmony that the power hidden deep within her life was now released.

The servant only saw the eight figures disappear in an instant, and then a murderous intent came from behind him.

She no longer concealed anything; the intense black and red eroded the white gloves, revealing her hands, which were completely different from those of ordinary people.

It was pitch black with specks of crimson, beautiful yet fraught with danger.

A dark red aura burst forth from his palms and enveloped his entire body, while a giant hand composed of black energy pushed out from behind him.

"A bit slow." Beneath the veil, her compound eyes, now reconstructed, watched the black palm slowly advancing and chuckled softly.

I never imagined that the world seen by mosquitoes in the border area would be like this; it was a strange experience.

She easily bypassed the servants' attacks and arrived beside the black cocoon. Looking at the thin layer of black cocoon before her, she dared not be careless in the slightest.

The guy in front of me is quite strong.

Black flames began to appear on the black knife in his hand, and then he thrust out a hand stab. The black knife pierced into the black cocoon as easily as a hot knife cutting through butter, without the slightest resistance.

Reclaim the black flames of the Death Rune, which are specifically used to kill gods at the border.

"Boom!" Without much hesitation, a huge black flame shot out from the tip of the black blade, burning the area to ashes in an instant.

He sheathed his black sword, sniffed the smoke and dust in the air, and said with a smile:

"It seems this world will never be boring."

Chapter 56 Ghostly Encounters

2023-08-28

"Eight, you made too much noise." Eleven looked at Tina's house, now reduced to ruins, with a hint of helplessness.

I shouldn't have let this guy fight. I could have just hidden myself and sent my destined death into the enemy's body.

But Eight actually managed to cause such a commotion; who knows how Aleto will scold them when they get back.

"Not much. You should know that with the strength of me and that woman, this is a very small commotion." Ba showed no shame whatsoever, and instead said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Shiyi nodded in agreement. The woman from before was indeed powerful. Just the black aura swirling around her hands was enough to give them a run for their money in the past.

But unfortunately, that was only in the past. Now, each of them possesses the King's blessing, a blessing that shines even brighter than the gold of their heyday.

“You are…” Tina looked up at the two women in front of her. One of them still had flowers stuck in her armor, and the other was holding a bouquet of flowers in her hand.

"Haha, hello there, your flowers are nice." Ba looked at Tina, smiled, and then placed a bouquet of flowers from his armor into Tina's hair.

"Let's go." Eleven looked at the West Wind Knights gathering in the distance and disappeared first.

"What a cold-hearted woman," Ba muttered before disappearing from Tina's sight.

"By the way, your compensation should arrive around tomorrow. Until then, just spend the night however you like," Shi Yi added, looking down at the collapsed houses from the shadows.

She then moved away from the street.

"Eleven, I don't remember you being this kind before," Ba asked casually as she jumped.

“You weren’t this talkative before.” Shiyi didn’t answer. Since Wang came, they had changed a lot.

“After all, Wang did tell me to be more cheerful.” Ba seemed to have thought of something and suddenly laughed.

Only Ember would say something like that to cheer up a nameless assassin.

But now, she's more cheerful and even has her own name.

……

"A ghost!!!" Aiqi cried out when she saw a blue flame floating in the air in front of her.

"A ghost!" Yu Jin cried out as well, and then with a "pop," the ghost fire was absorbed into Yu Jin's body.

Soul remnants? Determined to be mindless. Ember smacked his lips, unable to taste anything.

"Phew! Thank you so much, Mr. Ember." Aiqi patted her chest, still somewhat shaken, and said.

She had heard that the Wuwang Hill in Liyue was very eerie while she was in Mondstadt. She originally just used it as a story to scare children, but she never expected to actually see will-o'-the-wisps there!

She glanced at the equally panicked caravan members behind her and couldn't help but feel a little fortunate. If it weren't for Yu Jin accompanying her, she probably would have lost everything.

However, that was a minor matter; her main concern was not wanting to betray the trust of Lord Sangge Mahabai.

Yu Jin looked at the dark, dimly lit forest shrouded in clouds and thought it was a nice, cool place.

"Don't do anything rashly if you see anything. Tell me." Yu Jin looked around and then walked to the front of the caravan.

This place is different from other places. Yu Jin could clearly feel that the flow of elemental energy here was very chaotic, which was probably the root cause of the strange phenomenon that just occurred.

As the largest resting place for the dead in Liyue, the road conditions on Wuwang Slope are hardly good.

Yu Jin and the others walked along the narrow dirt road, the only sound the rough breathing of the pack animals. Coupled with the waist-high weeds along the roadside and the dim lighting of Wuwang Slope, it looked like a scene from a horror novel.

Nothing unexpected happened on the rest of the journey. After Yu Jin and the others crossed a hillside, they saw an open area not far ahead.

The dilapidated houses, the dying torches, the lanterns emitting a ghastly green glow—all these scenes speak volumes about the horror of this place.

However, Yu Jin seemed completely oblivious to this. He turned to the panting crowd behind him and said, "Want to take a break? You all look exhausted."

Upon hearing this, Aiqi glanced at the bizarre scene below, then at the sweating crowd behind her, her face filled with conflict.

Ember noticed Aiqi's hesitation, so he took the lead and went down the hillside. He first lit the torch, then crushed all the green-glowing lanterns, and finally lit a huge bonfire in the center of the open space.

The orange-red flames illuminated a large area of ​​dark ruins, and even the green light in the distance vanished into nothingness under the flames.

"Hey—, come down!" Yu Jin shouted loudly to the crowd who were still stunned on the hillside.

Ember's shout finally brought everyone back to their senses. Upon hearing Ember's words, the caravan members immediately swarmed down the hillside.

"Thank you... thank you, Mr. Ember." Aiqi looked at the huge campfire in front of her, whose flames were several meters high, and thanked Ember in surprise.

As we all know, most of the fear we experience is self-inflicted. In front of the massive campfire lit by the embers, the frightening atmosphere was almost completely dispelled.

The caravan members finally felt at ease around the campfire. Their fatigue subsided, and soon the sounds of laughter from the caravan filled the air.

Seeing that the caravan members had begun to rest, Ember wandered around the campfire, for he was never tired.

Behind the campfire lay the ruins of a house. The area was fairly spacious, but due to its steep slope, Ember did not choose to start a fire there.

He walked among the wreckage, each step accompanied by the cracking of decaying wood and a cloud of dust.

How many years has this place been abandoned?

Ember walked slowly, stepping on the rotten wood. After passing through a broken wooden door, he suddenly found a little girl in front of him.

The little girl was exquisitely beautiful, wearing a long blue dress, which seemed out of place in the dim environment surrounding Wuwangpo.

"Where exactly is it?" Little Nine-Nine murmured to herself, as if she hadn't seen the embers.

"What are you doing, little one?" Yu Jin squatted down and reached out to pat her head.

But as soon as Yu Jin touched Xiao Jiu Jiu's head, it passed right through her, like trying to catch the moon's reflection in water, causing only a ripple.

"Huh? A soul detached from its body?" Yu Jin rubbed his fingers, somewhat astonished. It seemed this place was incredibly chaotic; even souls could exist outside their bodies for a period of time.

Then, ripples spread across Yu Jin's hand, and this time his hand actually touched Xiao Jiu Jiu's head.

The moment Yu Jin's hand touched Xiao Jiu Jiu's head, her somewhat confused eyes suddenly cleared.

Xiao Jiu Jiu's face turned deathly pale. She stopped repeating the question she had just been muttering, "Where is it?" and instead squatted down and burst into tears.

"Hey hey hey~, don't cry. Here's some candy." Seeing Xiao Jiu Jiu wailing, Yu Jin quickly comforted her.

Unfortunately, Ember searched his body for a long time but couldn't find a single piece of candy, so he had no choice but to place a large pile of Sunset Fruits in front of Little Nine-Nine.

"Slurp~, thank... thank you, brother." Little Jiu Jiu sniffled, still choking as she spoke to Yu Jin.

She was terrified—terrified of never seeing her parents again, terrified of never seeing her ninth brother again, terrified of never seeing her playmates again.

Little Jiu Jiu died; she fell into the cold water and drowned in the distant past.

However, she had only just remembered all of this, and the fear of death descended upon the child for the first time, leaving her to use wailing to mask the unspeakable fear in her heart.

"What's your name? Do you remember where you live? I'll take you home," Yu Jin said kindly, looking at Xiao Jiu Jiu who was wiping away her tears.

"My name is Xiao Jiu Jiu, and I live in Qing Ce Manor." Upon hearing Yu Jin's words, Xiao Jiu Jiu finally stopped crying and responded after thinking for a while.

"What a coincidence! I'm also heading to Qingce Manor. Come with me!" Yu Jin smiled. What a coincidence!

"No! The dead should rest in peace, and she has been dead for more than ten years, so she deserves even more!" Suddenly, a girl's voice came from behind Yu Jin.

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin's brow twitched, and he asked, "Who are you?"

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Chapter 57 Shocking Walnut

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