[Genshin Impact] A world where only travelers are alone

Even though Mingxun had tried his best to arrange everything, and even deliberately chose the time when Morax was away on the expedition and had no time to spare, to fabricate a terminal illness for himself and successfully die from it, but human power is ultimately limited.

Three months after her death, Morax, who had finally recovered from his depressed emotions, stepped into her boudoir for the first time.

He had originally intended to pack up her belongings, but he stood by her bed for a while longer because the sight of her belongings reminded him of her. As a result, Morax accidentally sensed a trace of the Dream Demon's aura by her pillow.

The scent was very faint, as if the person had deliberately concealed his whereabouts.

The Dream Demon's territory is located in the northeast corner of Liyue. Because its strength is not very strong, it is not on Morax's list of priorities to be eliminated.

However, no matter how weak a demon god is, he has the desire to ascend to the highest level, and the dream demon god is no exception.

Morax was not surprised that she would attack him in such a sneaky way, and it was reasonable for her to choose Mingxun who was in a high position but not very strong. However, he did not understand why the aura was so faint, and why he had never felt this aura on Mingxun.

There is only one possibility for this situation to happen, that is Mingxun herself also participated in the cleanup work, but humans are not sensitive to the breath of the devil, and she forgot her pillow -

Morax didn't want to doubt Mingxun so much, but he couldn't think of any other possible reasons.

He was not stupid. Some strange details from the past came to light at this moment, and small details that had been ignored because of Mingxun's jokes also surfaced.

Within a short while, Morax guessed the truth from the news that there was a new person beside the Dream Demon.

At this moment, he was strangely relieved at first, as if he was glad that she was still alive, and then he felt a little angry because of being betrayed, but perhaps deeper than that, he was still confused. He sat quietly in his room, stroking the piece of jewelry that he had not had time to give away.

For several days, his body pressure was terribly low.

The immortals had no idea who had provoked him. They could only guess that his emotions, which had just calmed down, exploded again because of packing up Mingxun's belongings. Due to their status, it was difficult to comfort him, so they could only avoid him in fear.

The news even reached Guizhong. As a fellow demon, she was the most suitable person to comfort Morax.

Out of humanistic concern, Gui finally took some time to visit, and as soon as he entered the door, he said bluntly: "What's wrong, Morax? Haven't you recovered from the death of the little priest yet?"

Morax glanced at her coldly and said, "Tell me, who sent you here this time?"

Gui Zhong chuckled, and of course she would not give out her little sisters, although such things could be known by just guessing.

But she was lucky, Morax just needed an outlet for his emotions.

In Morax's eyes, Mingxun cherished her friends very much. He was worried that after telling the immortals about the matter, someone would chase after Mingxun and ask for an explanation from the Dream Demon, or even break up with her. He had not told anyone these days that Mingxun might have colluded with the Dream Demon.

But in the end, she is different. Although she seems a little eccentric on the surface, she is a clear-headed person, no matter big or small things, and she will not act impulsively.

He briefly and conclusively stated his guess.

The latter's eyes widened as he listened to his words. He couldn't believe that this was something the weak little priest in his memory would do.

She was a person of action. After returning from here that day, she disguised herself and sneaked into the territory of the Dream Demon. After thoroughly verifying the correctness of this conjecture, she came again the next day.

"The little priest really doesn't want you anymore--" she sighed in a long voice.

The cup in Morax's hand was crushed to pieces because of her words.

He wiped his hands with a handkerchief with a cold face, and said as calmly as possible: "I didn't call you here to listen to this. I want to know why she did this."

Compared with Morax who is far away from the people, Guizhong is obviously closer to the people in her territory. Morax believes that she probably understands human minds better than himself.

In the end, I do have that idea.

She propped up her face and said, "Come to think of it, do you still remember that I asked you a long time ago if you had any idea of ​​letting the little priest live forever?"

Morax glanced at her in confusion, not understanding why she suddenly said this.

Gui Zhong said lightly: "I saw it this time when I went there. The little priest is no longer limited by the life span of humans."

At first, Guizhong found it hard to understand why Mingxun, who had everything she wanted in Morax, would choose to switch jobs to a hopeless place like Dream Demon, until she discovered this.

After leaving aside all the impossible factors, the only thing that can attract Mingxun from the Dream Demon is this - the immortality that Morax is unwilling to give but the Dream Demon is willing to give.

"It seems that even though she wasn't there that day, she still found out about our conversation in some way." Gui Zhong sighed heavily, "The little priestess's ambition is really hidden deep. No one, neither you nor I, has discovered this."

Morax's lips pursed tighter.

Gui Zhong's words were not good, because it meant that the impression he had of Ming Xun might be fake. She was an ambitious girl from the beginning, and she approached him just for the sake of immortality, so she quickly escaped when she knew that he was unwilling to give it.

This feeling of being out of control and being fooled... Morax really doesn't like it.

But he seemed to have no reason to blame Mingxun.

As the God of Contract and Commerce, Morax understood the meaning of "exchange of interests" very well. They had been trading from the very beginning.

The emotional value that Mingxun provided her with by providing her with total dependence was just to exchange for immortality from him. He couldn't give it to her, so she used her other advantages to make a deal with the Dream Demon.

This makes sense.

The more Morax thought about it, the more he felt that Mingxun had done nothing wrong, but he also felt aggrieved. The expression on his face became very gloomy, constantly changing between blue and white.

Gui Zhong was amused and instigated, "If you can't bear to let her go, go find her. We demon gods are best at being unreasonable. Whoever has the bigger fist has the final say. Beat up the Demon God of Dreams. Even if Mingxun doesn't want to come back, she will tie him up and send him back."

Morax was shamefully moved, but his mind told him that if Mingxun really didn't want to come back, doing so would only make her hate him.

He was silent for a long time, and finally he could only wave his hand towards Gui Zhong and said, "I'll think about it again."

Gui finally realized that this was a sign of seeing him off, so he didn't argue any more and quickly got up to leave. However, before leaving, he reminded him: "If you decide to go, remember to call me along. The scene of you and the little priest confronting each other must be very interesting." Morax was speechless.

Of course, he didn't make up his mind so quickly. He even hesitated for a very long time. During that time, he restrained himself from asking about the situation on the Dream Demon God's side, for fear that he would act impulsively at any time.

But when he finally made up his mind, the Dream Demon died.

Morax didn't care how she died, he just wondered if the Dream Demon would come back to find him now that he was dead and Mingxun had gotten what he wanted and regained his freedom.
So Morax gave up the idea of ​​taking the initiative and prepared to sit back and wait for Mingxun to take the bait.

Mingxun didn't come on the first day.

Morax calmly drank tea in the house.

The next day, Mingxun didn't come either.

Morax thought that after all, the fall of the Demon God was no small matter, and it would indeed take some time to clean up the mess.

On the third day, Mingxun still didn't come.

Morax couldn't sit still any longer, so he pulled Guizhong along and disguised themselves as mortals to go and see for themselves what was holding her back.

Of course, it was impossible for the aftermath to take only three days. At that time, Mingxun was discussing with others what the humans here should do after losing the protection of the Demon God.

Fu Jin and Yao Jun were both seriously injured and were recuperating. At this moment, Ling Yuan was the only one present.

When asked by Mingxun, she blinked blankly, and her innocent air completely overshadowed her cold temperament.

Mingxun shook his head, thinking that it would be better to pray to God than to rely on her.

She explained the interests involved: "It is difficult for the two of us to protect so many people. We must seek refuge with a new demon god as soon as possible. This demon god must be more powerful than the Dream Demon God, and cannot be too far away from here."

Speaking of these points, Ling Yuan saw that she was unusually alert and blurted out, "The Rock Devil!"

"...Morax is indeed good. He is strong enough and kind enough. He is a suitable candidate." After a long silence, Mingxun gave an answer.

The more Ling Yuan thought about it, the more he felt that this was a very good choice, and he added another advantage: "And you are very familiar with him, so you are very suitable to be the link."

She groaned and said, "I can guide them to seek refuge with that person, but I will never help them to make connections."

"Why?" Ling Yuan asked in confusion with his eyes wide open.

Mingxun didn't know for a moment whether to say she was stupid or smart. Why did she think that after the news that she was still alive was exposed, Morax would still consider their old friendship instead of treating her as a traitor and getting rid of her directly?

She sighed heavily, decided to give up reasoning with Ling Yuan, and said simply and bluntly: "I don't want to see him."

It was a rather euphemistic statement, and he managed to save face with great difficulty.

Ling Yuan was a man who couldn't understand what was going on. He just said "oh" in a daze when he heard that. He really thought that she didn't want to see Morax.

She wasn't the only one who thought so, Morax on the beam thought so too.

Ling Yuan is a fool, so he just believes whatever Ming Xun says, while Morax doesn't understand humans.

He didn't know that humans are very contradictory individuals, and what they say is often not what they think. He stubbornly believed that in this situation there was no need for Mingxun to lie, so what he said must be the truth.

She doesn't want to see herself...

He looked at Gui Zhong opposite him in confusion, in return he received a sigh and a soothing pat on the shoulder from the latter.

After that day, Morax never came to Chenyu Valley again.

*

"I gradually gave up asking about you. I guess you wouldn't like me doing that. After all, you seemed to really not want to see me again."

Zhongli said calmly: "I thought our story ended here, but I didn't expect that we would meet again one day."

After all, Mingxun was unwilling to believe Morax's feelings for her and stubbornly believed that her behavior was unforgivable.

She stepped forward and knelt down. She suddenly wanted to mock herself for being ridiculous, but in the end she changed her words into something else: "Well, do you understand now, sir?"

Zhongli looked at her, "I think so."

"Humans are indeed complex creatures. Over the years, I have transformed into a mortal and walked in Liyue, slowly getting to know them. But perhaps because I don't have the right subjects to observe, I still have only a vague understanding of emotions. I can only vaguely sense that there were other reasons why you made this choice, but I don't know them for sure."

"gentlemen……"

Mingxun wanted to explain, but Zhongli pressed his lips against hers, stopping her.

"I just think that since I made this decision from the beginning because I wanted to understand you, perhaps asking you for advice is the best way."

"Liyue no longer needs the leadership of gods. Morax will die with Mingxun. And you, Miss Xun Ming, are you willing to marry this human named Zhongli?"

(End of this chapter)