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Ying quickly stepped between the two to smooth things over: "What you just said went a bit too far... Narcida certainly doesn't want to see her people in trouble, and she has been trying her best to help everyone. The one at fault is the Church Council that used the 'Void Terminal,' and Narcida is also a victim."

Han Fulai ignored Ying and Paimon, still staring at Naxida, and said word by word, "I didn't expect that the grass god of Sumeru was so weak and incompetent."

"...No wonder you were stripped of your power. In this state, you will be unable to protect your followers. You might as well hand over your divine position to the Council of the Church. If I had known this would happen, I should have sought cooperation with the Great Sage Azar instead of wasting my time with this incompetent god."

"Hey, what are you saying! Apologize to Nasita right now!" Paimon flew in front of him waving her little hand, trying to get him to shut up, but Han Fulai glared at her and shut her up.

"Don't do this..." Ying quickly grabbed his sleeve and pulled him back.

Han Fulai remained unmoved: "Did I say something wrong? Naxida, answer me, did I say something wrong?"

Nasita lowered her head, her lips pressed tightly together.

After a long silence, she whispered, "...You're right, I'm not worthy to be the god of Mount Sumeru. It's precisely because of my inadequacy that the sages are disappointed in me, that no one believes in me, and that I'm not qualified to inherit the title of 'God of Wisdom'..."

“I can’t even save them from this cycle of reincarnation… and the same goes for the ‘Demon Scale Disease’…”

In fact, Dina Zede's "demon scale disease" was only temporarily suppressed because of the "talisman" given to her by Han Fulai.

Without Han Fulai, Dina Zedai might have died of illness days ago, and she could only watch helplessly, unable to do anything to save her...

If she were a "qualified deity," "Demonic Scale Disease" would not be incurable, "Void" authority would not have been so easily taken away, and the "Reincarnation of the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival" would not have been started so easily.

Everything stemmed from her incompetence.

Han Fulai gave a cold laugh and turned to Ying and Paimon, saying, "Look, you saw it. I scolded her like that to her face, and do you know what she was doing? She was actually reflecting on whether she deserved to be scolded..."

"I once heard a joke about someone asking a scholar from Mount Sumeru: 'If the world slanders me, despises me, deceives me, insults me, laughs at me, belittles me, hates me, and cheats me, how should I deal with it?'"

The scholar from Mount Sumeru replied, "Just endure him, let him be, let him do as he pleases, avoid him, be patient with him, respect him, ignore him, and wait a few more years, then you will see."

"That person thought it made a lot of sense, so he endured whatever others did to him. He endured it for five hundred years and eventually became the Little Lucky Grass King."

Naxida blushed deeply, pressed her lips tightly together, and remained silent.

Han Fulai let out another cold laugh.

"As the old saying goes, 'Humans aren't plants or trees, how can they be without feelings?' Even clay figures have some earthy nature, but this little auspicious grass king is probably truly a plant, not even knowing how to get angry. Who do you think this little grass can protect?"

"Tolerance is the luxury of the strong. If the weak always tolerate it, it only shows that they deserve to be bullied. The Church has bullied her to this extent, both usurping her power and harming her followers. Have you seen her have even the slightest thought of revenge?"

Both Ying and Paimon were speechless.

To be honest, they also found Narcida's attitude a bit strange—she knew perfectly well that the Church was the culprit, yet she seemed to have no intention of holding the Church accountable at all.

She will feel sad and blame herself, but she will not get angry or furious.

Nasita seems to lack some of the emotions that ordinary people should have... Is it because she is not human?

Han Fulai shook his head and pointed to the people lying in the "Hall of Maya": "The longer this drags on, the worse their condition will become. What's the use of just being caregivers here? Can they cure their illnesses?"

“Only by breaking free from this cycle can we talk about further treatment. Without breaking free from this cycle, these people will eventually die.”

“It’s not just them; if the cycle of reincarnation continues, even more people will fall. Can she, alone, take care of everyone in Sumeru?”

“If I were her, I wouldn’t have used any mysterious hints in the first place to try to let you find the truth yourselves. That would have just been a waste of our precious time. I would have focused on making various attempts to find a way to break the cycle of reincarnation.”

“If waking you up can help me solve the problem, then I will wake you up immediately, even if it may have a mental impact on you. If I had her ‘seed-containing seal’, I would have found you directly in my last reincarnation, returned your memories to you, and asked you to help me break the cycle of reincarnation.”

"This is the most basic distinction between what is important and what is urgent. It is laughable that the so-called 'god of wisdom' does not even understand this."

"Her hesitant and cautious approach may seem like gentleness and kindness, showing that she cares about everyone, but in the end, it will only harm everyone."

Naxi Da was taken aback by what she heard.

She gave Luminous and Paimon hints through "alchemy divination" precisely because she needed help.

To care for her people who had fallen into a coma due to "reincarnation," Nasita was overwhelmed and had to try to find some helpers to break this "reincarnation."

Ying and Paimon have special physical constitutions that can resist the "wear and tear" of "reincarnation" and can also accept the memory input of "seed imprint", making them exactly the helpers that Naxida needs most.

After Han Fulai brought it up, Nasida also felt that her way of handling the problem was too indecisive. Since she had already decided that Ying and Paimon were her helpers, she should use the most efficient method.

She could have awakened them directly during the first "Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival." Strictly speaking, she wasted the time of two "reincarnations." If Han Fu hadn't found her this time, she might have wasted dozens or even hundreds more "reincarnations"...

Han Fulai looked at Naxida with great disappointment.

“She can’t be relied on. Whether it’s escaping this cycle of dreams or saving people, we have to rely on ourselves. Ying, Paimon, come with me, let’s break this ‘cycle’.”

Ying was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly realized: "You've found a way to break the cycle of reincarnation?"

"Of course." Han Fulai turned around and walked out of the "Maya Temple".

"Don't forget, I have already 'ascended to godhood'."

Han Fulai had made many guesses about the current state of Sumeru.

He considered that the Kōryōin might be using the gods' trust to deceive and mislead, like the Kujō family, the Tenryō-gō (Heavenly Lord) of Inazuma; he also considered that the Fools and the Kōryōin's traitors might be working together to steal control of the "Void"; and that the Grass God and the Ice God might have reached some kind of tacit understanding or agreement, tacitly allowing these things to happen.

In the worst-case scenario, he even considered the possibility that the Grass God had been suppressed by the Fools' Enforcers and that the "Heart of God" had been forcibly taken away.

After all, the presence of this Little Lucky Grass King in Sumeru is very weak. The power of a god is strongly correlated with the faith of his people. It is completely understandable that the Little Lucky Grass King has few followers and is weak.

The top executives of the Fools are said to possess power comparable to that of gods, and it is not impossible for a high-ranking executive to defeat a weak demon god.

In the case of the above situations, Han Fulai actually had corresponding contingency plans.

He also "sponsored" this "Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival" and actively sought to make contact with this little auspicious grass king.

If the Grass Goddess was deceived by the Order of the Church, he could tell her the truth; if the authority of the "Void" was stolen, he could join forces with the Grass Goddess to regain control; if the Grass Goddess and the Ice Goddess reached some kind of agreement, he would use his silver tongue to persuade the Grass Goddess to stand on his side.

The worst-case scenario—that the Grass God has had his "Heart of God" taken away by the Fools' Executors—is actually the "best-case scenario" for him.

This means his assistance is extremely important.

Helping a deity regain power is a truly meritorious act of "supporting the dragon"!

Making the Grass God owe him a huge favor, and then proposing that Sumeru join the "Teyvat Community of Destiny" plan, would be a natural progression.

During his time in Sumeru City, Han Fulai had been actively gathering information about the Little Auspicious Grass King. He was fairly certain that the Little Auspicious Grass King was merely a "figurehead ruler" of Sumeru, having almost no influence on Sumeru's political situation and virtually no presence among the common people.

After meeting "Catherine on vacation" at the Grand Bazaar, Han Fulai became even more certain of his guess.

Clearly, the current situation in Sumeru is very close to the "worst-case scenario" predicted by Han Fulai—the ruler of Sumeru, Little Auspicious Grass King, has lost her rule for some reason, and she does not seem to have the strength to regain her rule on her own.

She couldn't even protect the "Flora Festival," a celebration for her birthday.

So when Han Fulai met Naxida in his dream, his first words were, "I am here to help you," indicating his intention to accept this "merit for helping the dragon."

No matter how bad Narcida's condition is now, or how weak her divine power is, he is confident that he can help her turn the tide.

He deliberately exposed Nasita's identity and revealed the truth about "reincarnation" in front of her, demonstrating his wisdom and power. All of this was aimed at proving to Nasita that he was a reliable helper and that she could rely on his strength.

Within the entire Sumeru region, the only place that truly reveres Naxi Da, the Little Auspicious Grass King, as a deity is the Grand Bazaar.

The Grand Bazaar is Nasida's last "territory".

Without the worshippers at the Grand Bazaar, Nasita lost her "base" as a deity.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Nasita loses even the "core base" of the Grand Bazaar, she would truly be "unworthy of being a deity".

Now, the Grand Bazaar is in the "cycle of the Flower Goddess's birthday festival," and Nasita's most devout followers are trapped in this dream, endlessly suffering "wear and tear."

Those lying in the "Temple of Maya," especially Dina Zede, the most devout follower of the Little Auspicious Grass King, are facing a life-threatening situation.

At this moment, his intervention to break the cycle of the "Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival," save these people from the cycle of dreams, and incidentally stop the conspiracy of the Great Sage of the Faith Academy, is the "gift" he has prepared for Narcida.

—Yes, although Ying and Paimon are unaware of this, Han Fulai has already mastered the method to break the "reincarnation" and escape the dream.

He recognized Nasita's identity and learned of her existence during his first "reincarnation".

Logically speaking, in the second "reincarnation," he could have gone to the "alchemy and divination" stall much earlier to wait for Narcida to appear and ask her to help them leave this dream.

The reason he didn't do that, but instead made various attempts to find a way to break the "reincarnation" on his own, was precisely to prepare this "gift".

If he uses Nasita's power to escape the dream, it is he who owes Nasita a favor, not Nasita who owes him one.

If they can't even handle such a small matter, why should they be relied upon by one of the "Seven Rulers of the Mortal World"? Why should they help a god "restore power"?

Of course, if possible, he would prefer to work with Nasita to resolve this incident.

Deepening mutual communication through cooperation is the best approach, as it gains Nasita's trust without appearing overly assertive or revealing.

But Nasita's weakness was truly disappointing.

From the conversation just now, Han Fulai could tell that this little auspicious grass king didn't even have the slightest thought of "restoring power".

At the same time, her weak and easily bullied "kindness" was precisely the root cause of her losing power to the ambitious figures in the Order of the Church.

She clearly possesses immense power, but she would never use that power to harm others.

...That would be equivalent to having no power.

If he doesn't change this personality, even if he helps her here, all he'll get in return is the kindness of an "incompetent god."

Naxida was neither capable of ruling Sumeru nor of controlling the situation there.

Therefore, Han Fulai decisively abandoned the option of cooperating with Naxida.

He didn't come to Xumi to engage in preschool education, much less to do charity.

Since the position of the deity of Mount Sumeru is vacant, it should naturally be occupied by the virtuous—martial virtue is also a virtue, and Han Fulai happens to have a lot of martial virtue recently.

Chapter 81 "Silly Boy" Naxi Da

Han Fulai strode away from the "Hall of Maya," leaving everyone with only a resolute silhouette.

Ying rushed a few steps, seemingly trying to grab Han Fulai, but stopped halfway through her outstretched hand.

She thought that perhaps following Han Fulai to break this "cycle of reincarnation" was the best choice.

Based on her understanding of Han Fulai, he rarely changed his mind once he made a decision, and he always did what he said he would do—in Mondstadt, in Liyue, in Inazuma, in Abyss Palace… she had witnessed the miracles he created many times, and this time would probably be no exception.

Since Han Fu said he had a way to break the cycle of reincarnation, then he really did have a way.

Although saying this might feel a bit apologetic to Naxida, Ying trusts Han Fulai more than Naxida.

Moreover... it seems that Nasita really has no way to resolve this "cycle of the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival".

If Nasita had a way, she would have stopped this "cycle" long ago, without needing to ask others for help.

After hesitating for a moment, Ying turned to Nasida apologetically and said, "I'll go and see what's going on. Maybe there'll be something I can do for him. Once things are settled, I'll have him come back and have a proper talk with you."

After saying that, she also walked out of the "Maya Temple".

Seeing Ying follow him out, Paimon couldn't stay any longer.

After all, she and Ying have always been inseparable.

Paimon was reluctant to leave Nasita alone here.

She had finally managed to meet this little auspicious grass king, and she was originally prepared to make a good new friend—the gods of Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma had all become friends with them, and Sumeru was no exception.

However, in the current atmosphere, it's already a good thing if we don't argue, let alone make friends.

Speaking of which, she and Yingmei came to Xumi for a very important purpose: to meet Naxida, this "bird".

While on the "Golden Apple Islands," Narcida had given them hints through that mysterious communication, helping them escape the island's labyrinth. She and Ying had felt a strong liking for Narcida from the beginning and considered the "bird" their friend.

Yinghui decided to set off for Xumi ahead of schedule, mostly because of Naxida.

To be honest, Paimon prefers Narcida a bit more – who wouldn't like such a kind and cute little girl!

Uh...yes, that Han Fulai didn't like Naxida; he clearly preferred older women...

He berated the young girl and then turned and left. What kind of person is he! Nobody wanted the "Flower Goddess Festival" to turn out like this; it's not just Nasita's fault!

But Han Fulai was, after all, an old friend of theirs who had helped them a lot over the years, so their friendship was clearly deeper.

In addition, in Paimon's eyes, Ying probably has some feelings for that guy that go beyond "friendship," although Ying probably wouldn't admit it.

So if he had to choose a side, Paimon could only reluctantly side with Han Fulai...

She felt caught in the middle, truly torn between two options.

At this moment, Nasita's voice rang out: "Paimon, you should go with them too. If that Mr. Han can really solve this 'cycle of reincarnation,' it will be a good thing for Dina Zede and the others... I'll stay here and take care of everyone."

Hearing Narcida say this, Paimon felt even more indignant for her: "I'm not going to pay any attention to him! His attitude was awful. When they get back, I'll give him a good scolding for you!"

Naxi Da remained silent.

Paimon looked at Nasita and said cautiously, "By the way, Nasita, aren't you really not angry? It's okay to be angry after being talked about like that, you know?"

Nasita gently shook her head: "No, I'm not angry. The previous Grass God, the Great Compassionate Tree King, left behind the teaching of 'honest advice.' Although 'honest advice' is unpleasant to hear, it can help people improve. I have learned a lot from his 'honest advice,' and I should thank him."

"Ugh……"

Paimon sighed silently to himself.