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Despite having no one to teach her, Aqi seemed to possess innate wisdom, which allowed her to learn human language and writing on her own and master the legacy of the "Sea God Envoy".

However, apart from her, there were no other humans in the entire Yuanxia Palace.

The dragon lizards treated her as one of their own, taught her the habits of elemental creatures, and communicated with her in the dragon lizard language, which she was able to adapt to completely.

After living with the dragon lizards for a long time, Aqi really started to see herself as a "dragon lizard person". In addition, the books she had read said that the first ancestor of the "Sea God Envoy" was half-human and half-snake, and the half-human and half-snake statue of the "Sea God Envoy" in the "Land of Snake Heart" made her even more convinced of this.

At least until today, she always believed that the "Sea God Envoy" was a dragon lizard in disguise, and that as a descendant of the "Sea God Envoy," she was naturally a member of the dragon lizard family.

As she grew up, the dragon lizards became increasingly affectionate towards her, even subtly regarding her as their leader—according to ancient records, the "Sea God Envoy" seemed to be born with the responsibility of leading the dragon lizard clan, and Aqi naturally accepted this responsibility.

If she still has any doubts about her origins, it lies in that fragment of the pendant.

She didn't know why the other dragon lizards avoided the "Great Sun Palace" like the plague, but she felt inexplicably close to it—as if she had once lived there, and it was her "hometown".

So even though she held the pendant fragments, which could change day and night and destroy the tower, she could never bring herself to do it.

Later, her people wanted to rescue the dragon lizard imprisoned at the bottom of the "Great Sun Imperial Carriage," but they were unable to get in. The "Abyss Order" appeared at the right time and offered a deal to the dragon lizard clan.

As the representative of the dragon lizard clan in the Abyss Palace, Aki agreed to cooperate with Abyss. Using the fragments she possessed, she and Abyss modified the "Void Realm Tower," initiating this "Sacred Soil Transformation" to expand the dragon lizard clan's living area. They also prepared to seize the opportunity to break the seal under the "Great Sun Imperial Carriage" and rescue their trapped clansmen.

According to Yuanshang, to break the seal of the "Dragon Lizard Arena," a "Triangle Road Sacrifice" must be held. And attracting the people of the Coral Palace down to perform the ritual and break the seal is Aqi's task.

This was also the first time Aji had ever seen humans on the ground.

She inexplicably discovered that she also felt a sense of closeness to the people of Haigi Island, much like she felt towards the "Great Sun Imperial Carriage."

It was this inexplicable sense of closeness that led her to rescue the wounded soldiers of Haiqi Island—at the same time, the black mist released by the "Abyss Order" began to erode the dragon lizards, which were creatures of the Light Realm, and the wails of their people finally made Aqi realize that she had been deceived by the Abyss.

However, Aki discovered that the "Void Realm Tower," shrouded in black mist, was no longer under her control, despite not knowing what modifications Aki had made to it.

Having exhausted all other options, she had no choice but to cooperate with Ying and the other humans on the ground to try and dispel the black mist and save the dragon lizard people...

Even when cooperating, and even when she is willing to treat Ying and the others as "friends," she always has a red line in her heart that is "not of my kind," reminding herself not to get too close to humans.

This was certainly because the betrayal by Yuan Shang made her afraid to trust humans anymore, but on the other hand, she also had a vague feeling in her heart that she might also be a human, an orphan abandoned in the "Dragon Lizard Realm".

Now, the appearance of those two fragments of the ornament has confirmed her suspicions.

“Aqi…you are actually a Haiqi person too.”

Holding the two fragments, Ying walked towards Aqi, saying as she went, "In my past travels, in a country on Earth called Mondstadt, I also met a friend like you. His name was Razer, and he was originally a human child, but he was raised by wolves in 'Wolf Ridge'."

"He learned the habits of wolves from a young age and is more familiar with wolf language than human language. Many residents around him even think he is a wolf who turned into a human, and he himself believes so..."

"But the people of Mondstadt accepted Razer like this. He made many good friends in Mondstadt, and now he has a sister named Lisa who is his teacher, teaching him common sense about human life and helping him to better integrate into human society."

"You can do it too, Agi."

“You are of the bloodline of the ‘Sea God Envoy’ and a member of Sea God Island. I’ll take you back to Sea God Island and introduce you to all my friends there, okay? We’re friends too!”

"Don't come any closer to me!" Aqi suddenly shouted.

The sharp sound, like a whistle, could almost pierce a person's eardrum.

Her shout startled Ying, who immediately stopped in her tracks.

“Aqi…”

Aqi shook her head violently: "Don't come any closer to me! Don't..."

Since meeting A-Chi, this was the first time Ying had seen such intense emotional fluctuations from A-Chi. At the same time, it was also the first time she had seen A-Chi with red eyes, as if she was about to shed tears.

Compared to the masked, mysterious, and aloof witch from before, this almost hysterical woman felt much closer to her.

Aqi took a deep breath and slowly said, "There's a saying in your human books that I never understood. But I just realized it."

"Man belongs to the place where he was born, and animal belongs to the place where it is fed."

"I am a dragon lizard, I am not a human."

Although her tone was very firm, her expression was almost pleading.

It was as if she was begging Ying, or perhaps begging the heavens, to make her forget—forget that she was a human being.

"So... I'm going back. 'Dainichi no Kokushiro' is yours to keep.

Aqi turned around, her back to everyone, and said her last words: "One day, we will come back."

After saying that, she walked away without looking back, her pace quickening.

Where she had just stood, a broken pendant lay.

"...Let her go."

Han Fulai stopped Ying and Paimeng from catching up with Aqi and silently picked up the pendant.

For Aqi, who has lived among the dragon lizard tribe since childhood, the fact that she is human is almost a denial of her countless years of past. In terms of kinship, the dragon lizards who accompany Aqi are her true family, more so than these newly acquainted friends and the tribespeople she has never met on the ground.

She could not, and should not, abandon the family who raised her to seek refuge with humans she had never met.

By keeping this pendant, she signifies that she has relinquished her identity as a "human" and will henceforth identify only as a "dragon lizard."

Although it's a bit of a pity that A-Chi, the "Sea God Envoy," couldn't return to Sea God Island, it's still a very good result.

By leaving the pendant behind, Aki was essentially relinquishing her control over the "Virtual Realm Tower," as well as her means of "Holy Landification" and destroying the "Great Sun Imperial Carriage."

—The war between the dragon lizards of Yuanxia Palace and humans, which had lasted for thousands of years, finally came to an end at this moment.

Orobas's original intention in cultivating the "Sea God Envoy" has finally been fulfilled.

Ying was clearly in a bad mood.

Regardless, she considered A-Qi a friend—when she shook hands with A-Qi in the camp to form an alliance and said "the enemy of my enemy is my friend," she had already genuinely regarded A-Qi as a friend.

Seeing her depressed look, the divine child smiled and comforted her, "Little one, don't worry. Didn't she say she would come back? Once she calms down, there will always be a chance to meet. Look at that Aying, she was withdrawn for five hundred years and refused to see me, but after she saw me, she was still the same. Friends are not people who will always be by your side, but they can always stay in your heart."

Han Fulai had finished examining the pendant fragment and handed it to Ying: "Ying, Aqi listened to what you just said. Although she didn't say it, she has already accepted you as her 'friend' in her heart, so one day, she will come back to find you as her friend."

"The more urgent matter right now is to help our friend Xin Hai reverse the 'holy land transformation' of Hai Zhi Island. So cheer up, you're the protagonist from now on."

Chapter 338 Ruan Ji's Arrogance: Would He Imitate the Lament of a Dead End? [4k]

"I'm not the main character at all..."

Ying's interest was still not very high.

She genuinely doesn't consider herself a "protagonist".

After all, it was Han Fulai who was in charge of finding clues and solving the mystery during this trip to Yuanxia Palace, and it was Shenzi who was in charge of translating ancient books and deciphering magic. Ultimately, it was also thanks to the plans of the two of them that the "mastermind" was finally brought to light.

Aside from being an observer the whole way, it seems she only participated in one trial and beat up Yuan Shang—in terms of merit and contribution, she should be sitting at the same table as Paimon… She even failed to keep Aqi with her.

Moreover, if it weren't for Han Fulai and Shenzi, she would probably have been kept in the dark by Yuan Shang and her brother the whole time, and might have even unwittingly become a "hero" of the "Abyss Order"...

Thinking about this made me even more unhappy.

Han Fulai, observing her expression, immediately pointed to the fragment of the ornament on her hand and said, "We were able to collect these three fragments thanks to you. Putting aside Brother Kong, Aqi's fragment was entirely obtained thanks to you."

"It was your words just now that made Aqi feel the warmth of friendship. If it weren't for trusting you, how could Aqi, who was already completely disappointed in humans, have handed over the fragment she possessed? The restoration of peace between the dragon lizard tribe of Yuanxia Palace and humans is all thanks to you."

"Also, this 'Triangle Road Feast Festival' was planned by your brother for you, and I think these three fragments can only reach their full value in your hands. So from now on, we all have to rely on you, okay?"

Although Ying knew that Han Fu was saying these things to comfort her, she still loved to hear them.

If you look at it from another angle, what he said seems to be true?

Those three fragments, along with the "Blood Branch Coral," can all be considered as things she obtained; Aki's decision to set aside her hatred for humans and abandon the idea of ​​destroying the "Great Sun Imperial Carriage" was mostly out of consideration for her as a friend...

So it seems she really is the protagonist of the "Triangle Road Feast Festival"!

Ying felt happy again when she thought of this.

Yeah, that's right, I'm still pretty awesome!

Paimon glanced at Yingmei, whose face was beaming with joy—we all know that when we're unhappy, we need something delicious to cheer us up, how come you're even easier to please than me?

The divine child silently glared at Han Fulai.

She noticed that Han Fulai seemed to be getting more and more skilled at coaxing Yingmei.

For some reason, the goddess suddenly remembered that when she was giving Ying the "Anti-Thunder General Special Training", she jokingly asked Ying to call her "Goddess Sister".

...Tsk, this little guy, will he really have to call her "sister" from now on?

The limited-time heroine of the Abyss Palace, "Princess Ying," confidently leads her three companions onto the elevator leading to the top of the "Great Sun Imperial Palace."

The elevator went up and then suddenly stopped just before it reached the top of the tower.

Paimon stomped his feet in anger: "Hey, why did the elevator have to break down at this time?!"

It's no wonder Paimon was angry; the elevator's stop was not only abrupt, but also stuck in a very subtle way.

To put it simply, "Dainichi Mikoto" is like a 30-story tower, and they are like taking the tower's elevator to the top floor.

As a result, the power suddenly went out while the elevator was going up, and the entire car came to a stop right between the 27th and 28th floors. Even if they pried open the elevator door, they could only see the walls of the building. They were in a really awkward situation with nowhere to go.

What's even more annoying is that the elevator doesn't have an emergency call button. After all, they're the only few people left alive in the entire "Dairi Yuko," and no one else will come to their rescue.

Of course, a living person can't die from holding in their urine.

Putting aside Paimon, who can fly, Han Fulai and the Divine Child each have their own methods, so leading everyone to the top of the tower wouldn't be too difficult. As for Yingmei, although she can't fly, she once tried climbing up the outer wall of the "Great Sun Imperial Palace" to pick coral branches... so she immediately prepared to pry open the cracks in the wall.

The instant her fingers touched the wall, Ying noticed something amiss: "This wall is fake!"

Yes, her hand passed right through the "wall" without any hindrance.

"'The Illusion of the Blazing Sun'?" Han Fulai's heart skipped a beat. "I see. Abe Ryosuke has been locked up here for a long time."

Yuan Shang had previously reminded Ying Mei that Kong had arranged for five historical secrets hidden in the library of Baiye Kingdom for Ying Mei to read. They had already found four of them—"A Study of Geography and Hydrology of Baiye Kingdom," "Experimental Records of Deep-Sea Dragon Lizards," "Collection of Light and Shadow," and "The Past of Sun and Moon"—only the secret hidden in "The Legend of Dragons and Snakes of Changshi Kingdom" was missing.

According to Fuchigami, the person responsible for revealing their secrets was Abe no Yoshihisa, who was imprisoned in the "secluded room" above the "Dainichi no Kokoro".

As if hearing someone calling his name, Abe's long-lost voice rang out: "Ah... you travelers from afar, it is you. Please come forward, please come to this... my secluded room."

The group passed through the disguised "walls" and entered the "secluded room" hidden above the "Dainichi Mikoto".

The so-called "secluded room" was actually no different from the "suspended prison" where Anzhen was imprisoned and waiting to be appointed to a post. Both were places that were neither above nor below the ground. The difference was that the "suspended prison" was an iron cage hanging in mid-air, while the "secluded room" was a stone house that was suspended in mid-air and could not be seen with the naked eye.

Logically speaking, this "secluded room" should be sealed off by the "illusion of glare" and should have no entrance or exit. In fact, Abe no Ryūkyū was "buried alive" inside the "Dainichi Mikoto".

However, because Ying carried the three fragments of the ornament, which was equivalent to holding the highest authority in the White Night Kingdom, the "Illusion of Yang Flame" could not stop her, allowing them to enter the "Secluded Chamber" smoothly.

Paimon was actually mentally prepared to "see a ghost," and as soon as she entered the "Secluded Room," she searched everywhere for Abe Yoshihisa's "spirit of the world"... However, no matter how she looked, she couldn't find Abe Yoshihisa's figure.

Ying and Shenzi looked around at the interior decoration of this "secluded room". The walls of the room were covered with murals, such as floating islands in the sky, a golden sun, the earth, mountains and rivers, fish and beasts... as well as "Dainichi no Koko", and some human figures that had been deliberately painted over.

If you look closely, you'll see that many of the murals depict events from the "Prehistory of the Sun and Moon".

At this moment, Han Fulai silently took out what he had obtained in the "Eternal Night Temple" from his storage space—Abe Yoshihisa's ashes and clothes.

In the "Secluded Chamber" there is a seven-foot square stone platform located directly below a painted mural, which looks like it used to be an altar.

He placed Abe's ashes and clothes on the stone platform.

The moment it came into contact with these things, the stone platform emitted a faint silvery-white light, and tiny "time light bands" emerged from the stone platform, circled around it once, and then disappeared without a trace.

A dark blue figure appeared in front of Han Fulai.

The dark blue figure bowed to him upon meeting him, saying, "Thanks to you, I, Ablak, am now whole."

"My soul has returned to its original state, and I remember everything. Traveler in a foreign land, thank you, thank you for finding my soul..."

A sage whose mind was awakened by the "Great God of the World," the founder of the White Night Kingdom, the architect who built the "Great Sun Palace" and brought light to the Fuchishita Palace... Abe no Yoshihisa once held many illustrious titles, but when Abe no Yoshihisa finally appeared before him, Han Fulai unexpectedly discovered Abe no Yoshihisa's new "title"—

Talkative.

Once a talkative person who has been cooped up for a long time starts talking, they basically can't stop.

As if trying to make up for more than two thousand years of silence, Abe continued talking to Han Fu without stopping:

"As you may already know, long ago, the Kingdom of White Night was nothing but darkness, and the people living there suffered greatly from the invasions of the deep-sea dragon offspring. At that time, I oversaw the construction of the 'Great Sun Imperial Palace,' and from then on, the Kingdom of White Night had the alternation of day and night, and also acquired the name 'White Night.'"

"'White Night' signifies that 'since the completion of the Great Sun Palace, even though this place only experiences night in the ordinary world, it can still be divided into black and white.'"

"With the completion of the 'Great Sun Palace,' the dragon offspring, unfamiliar with the light, immediately collapsed, and the people of the White Night were finally able to live in peace and prosperity."

"But once things settle down... alas, people's hearts are unpredictable, and it's hard to peel back a duck's gizzard; no one knows what kind of vile thoughts others might have."

“Traveler in a foreign land, greedy people will seize any opportunity to grab...grab far more than they deserve—wealth and power!”

“Those villains took advantage of the people and began to promote the worship of ‘Dainichi Mikoto’… It is already extremely foolish to place people’s hopes on a false and inanimate object, but they can be even more foolish.”

"Later on, they even began to elect the 'Son of the Sun,' namely Phaethon, to rule the Kingdom of White Night."

“The Phaethons are all children, and naturally, these ignorant children are incapable of being the rulers of a country… The ‘Son of the Sun’ is nothing but a puppet, obeying the opinions of those vile people behind him.”

"How lamentable... I wanted to save those children, but I was convicted of treason by the 'Son of the Sun' manipulated by those villains and imprisoned here for life..."