The treasure thieves of Teyvat rob Shenhe

"hey-hey."

The cave was not like a house. It had no door and was open. Lin Ye and others saw the female scholar lighting an incense burner and closing her eyes in meditation.

"She's meditating, right? If we interrupt her, we'll probably hate her," Paimon said.

There is a fresh fragrance in the air.

"By the way, what a refreshing fragrance, it comes from this incense burner."

Shen He nodded in agreement.

There are ten elegant things in Liyue.

Burning incense, drinking tea, listening to the rain, playing the zither, playing chess, drinking wine, planting flowers, reading, waiting for the moon, and exploring quiet places

Immortals are no exception.

Shen He used to be indifferent to these experiences, but now he can sense the meaning of them.

Seeing that Paimeng and Shenhe had no extra feelings about the incense, Lin Ye glanced at Ying again.

Ying covered her forehead with her hands, looking dizzy.

When Lin Ye smelled the incense, his consciousness seemed to establish a weak connection with some kind of existence. He could accept it or cut it off at any time in a moment.

Unlike Ying, Lin Ye's will can light up three life stars, and most of the spiritual influences in the world have little effect on him.

"Ying, what's wrong with you?" Paimon noticed that Ying was acting strangely and asked nervously.

With Shen He protecting him, Lin Ye also accepted the connection with that existence, and his eyes went dark.

Ying saw a towering silver-white tree. Its leaves were similar to the sacred cherry tree that Inazuma had seen. It looked like a sea of blooming flowers, sparkling with light and extremely sacred.

In contrast, the blood-red sky reminds people of destruction and doomsday.

With great skill and courage, Ying looked around, but Paimeng, Lin Ye and Shen He were nowhere to be seen. She stepped on the thick broken roots and investigated the big tree.

In the forest on the other side, he silently observed the World Tree.

The earth veins are a conceptual network that connects and records everything in the world. The flowers produced by the accumulation of earth vein energy are also conceptual flowers.

The World Tree, located deep underground in Teyvat, stores all the knowledge and memories of this world.

It is said that the wisdom of the grass god also comes from here.

The reason why the Grass God is called the God of Wisdom is because her consciousness is connected to the World Tree.

All the information in the world flows in the holy silver tree, and people are eager to get the answer to everything from the world tree.

Lin Ye did not actually set foot in the center of the World Tree, but because of the incense and his special physical fitness, his consciousness could establish the most basic connection with the World Tree more easily than most scholars.

Ordinary people had better not touch the World Tree. Even a drop of the ocean of knowledge is as heavy as three thousand rivers, enough to crush a person's mind.

Lin Ye had no intention of touching the World Tree. His curiosity about the secrets of Teyvat would lead him to find answers as the journey progressed.

Furthermore, does the World Tree really know everything?

It is a recorder from ancient times to the present and into the future, and its so-called wisdom is nothing more than experience.

Furthermore, the most recorded in the World Tree is the war between the ancient Primordial and the Seven Dragon Kings, the earth-shattering battle between the First Throne and the Second Throne, and as for the purpose of Heavenly Law...

If the World Tree was recorded, it would be impossible for the maintainer of heaven's law to allow the Grass God to manage it.

While admiring the magnificence of the World Tree, a ball of fire suddenly ignited, and then, with a bang, a raging fire ignited the World Tree.

Lin Ye: ...

He remembered that the traveler did not see this.

"The world... forgot me..."

Unreal whispers rang in Lin Ye's ears. In addition to this voice, there were even more unclear words.

…Opening his eyes, Lin Ye turned his head and saw Ying on the left.

Ying opened her bright golden eyes and looked at him.

The two looked at each other.

Lin Ye saw the look in Ying's eyes, which meant "You too?"

"Great! You finally woke up!" Paimon said excitedly.

"I said it would be fine... Master is very knowledgeable, if he says it's fine, then there won't be any problem."

There is a girl talking to Paimon, and it's not Shenhe.

Ying and Lin Ye stood up and sat on the edge of the bed, and spoke at the same time, asking Paimon.

"Where is this place?"

"Where did Ahe go?"

"Whose question should I answer?" Paimeng was dizzy.

"This is Huacheng Castle. It was originally a temporary resting place built by Xumi's scholars in the rainforest. Now it is occupied by forest rangers." The girl explained.

"The A-He you're talking about is the white-haired sister, right? She wants to help, so she went to the kitchen to cook. Well, it's time."

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Ke Lai, and I'm an apprentice forest ranger. Today, my master and I were patrolling when we found you fainted, so we brought you here."

The girl named Kelai was a little restrained facing Lin Ye and Ying alone. Perhaps it was because she rarely met strangers and was rather introverted.

"Thank you for your help." Ying thanked.

Cole waved his hands quickly.

"Don't thank me, don't thank me. Actually, I didn't do anything. It was mainly because of Master that you were saved."

"Do you feel any discomfort in your body?"

Ying felt her body's condition, "...my mouth feels a little bitter."

"It's because you haven't woken up yet, so Master gave you some medicine." Ke Lai explained, then he realized Master's instructions and shouted, "Oh, I forgot. Master said that you should drink it again after you wake up. I'll go get the medicine."

Cole turned around to get the medicine, but in his haste, he didn't hold it firmly and it fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

"Wow!"

Master Kelai, who was talking to Shen He outside, twitched his ears and turned his head to ask.

"Kole, what's wrong? Do you want to get some medicine? I told you not to touch these... I'll take care of them later."

As he spoke, he opened the tent. Master Kelai saw the broken bowl on the ground. He did not punish him. He observed that Kelai's hands were not injured and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen He walked in with Master Ke Lai. She had made some soup, which had an aroma that tempted the taste buds.

Cole and Paimon's stomachs growled.

"Well…"

Cole's face turned pink and he felt embarrassed.

"You're awake. I'll make the medicine later. Let's eat first." Master Ke Lai looked at Lin Ye and Ying and said.

Master Kelai is a young boy with a slightly childish face. What is striking is that he has a pair of big fox ears and a big fluffy tail.

His name is Tinari.

Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma all have cat girls, while Xumi has a man with animal ears, and the prototype of Tinari is a fennec fox.

Although he looks like a teenager, no older than Lin Ye, people who know him know that Tinari is very prestigious among the forest rangers in Huachengguo and is the boss of all the forest rangers.

Tinari was sent to Huachengguo. He previously lived in the Jiaolingyuan of Xumi City, where he was also very respected and had a high seniority.

It’s not that I’m dissatisfied with his age and appearance... I can only say that he is a genius who skipped grades. Many big figures in the Academy of Teachings are his classmates and brothers.

We found a wooden table and everyone naturally gathered around to eat.

"Shen He, what are you doing?" Paimeng wiped his saliva and asked expectantly.

"Mushroom and poultry soup. I asked Mr. Tinari which mushrooms are inedible. The mushrooms here taste very fresh." Shen He said.

"Are there any mushrooms that cannot be eaten?" Paimon asked curiously.

After asking, she remembered the giant mushroom she encountered in the Abyss, which was probably not edible either.

"Some mushrooms can cause hallucinations after eating, such as two colorful little people dancing in front of you. I have published the 'Daochenglin Edible Mushroom Recipe' for everyone." Tinari explained, and his tone became helpless, as if he was thinking of some troublesome guy.

We know that eating some mushrooms can cause hallucinations, so why don’t we remember this?

Do you really like watching little people dance?

Lin Ye enjoyed the delicious mushroom and poultry soup while learning about the current situation.

"Paimon and Shenhe and I have explained the reason why you were unconscious before, and I will explain it to you again now."

"Some scholars in Xumi's schools would use a plant incense called [spiritual fragrance] to calm their minds and enter a state of meditation."

"You ask for directions, and you will find yourself near the cave where the scholar Hypatia lives in seclusion. This is the kind of incense she burns."

"The scent of phenol is harmless to most people, but it can irritate a few people, which is the case with you. Have I explained it clearly?"

Ying was confused when she heard this.

It would be fine if she was alone, but Lin Ye also fainted. Was it really because of the stimulation?

However, Ying did not question it, choosing to nod and listen to Tinari continue.

"Well, that's good. Now answer me a few questions: Do you still have self-awareness? Have you seen anything else?"

Tinari's question made Ying fall into deep thought.

She saw a huge tree and wondered if Lin Ye saw the same thing.

Ying subconsciously looked towards Lin Ye.

Lin Ye answered Tinari's question.

"I saw a huge tree, and then it burned out of thin air in front of me." Lin Ye really didn't know what was going on, so he asked Tinari.

A huge tree...burning like me? Ying thought.

Tinari frowned when he heard this.

He asked Ying again.

Ying's answer was similar to Lin Ye's, but without burning.

Tinari had a preliminary guess in his mind.

There is nothing wrong with you, but something is happening in the woods.

Being able to successfully connect with the World Tree's consciousness on the first try can only be said to be a gifted person, but seeing the World Tree burning... this is a sign of being possessed.

"Kole, after dinner, go and tell the others not to bring the patrol diary here."

"Hey, why?"

"They will stay in my room these days... My room is quite big, and there are so many of you that you can sleep on the floor."

"I thought you would be fine after taking the medicine, but it seems... you are seriously ill."

"Ok?"

"You have strong hallucinations. Generally speaking, the stimulation of the phenol fragrance will cause dizziness and coma at most." Tinari said seriously.

"Is that so?" Lin Ye asked.

"I know we have only been together for a short time and you are suspicious of me, but I am the ranger here and also a doctor. I have no reason to harm you," Tinari said.

"Then what are we going to do?"

"Stay in Huachengguo and recuperate for a while."

As Tinari spoke, he took out a small incense burner and asked Ying, who was closest to him, to smell it.

Ying felt dizzy again.

Tinari took it back in time.

"I didn't lie to you. Daocheng Forest has a lot of these natural incenses. When you walk outside, you will encounter many wild animals. If you suddenly faint, you won't be as lucky as this time."

"You're right." Paimon agreed.

Lin Ye took a sip of the mushroom soup and smelled the aroma of the soup ingredients. If he were asked to smell the small incense burner, not only would he faint, Lin Ye would say: It's not tasty enough.

"Anyway, we're going to stay here for some time, right?" Ying asked.