Genshin Impact: The Vision of Gods Shines Again

The candle burned out, was lit again, and then burned out again...

He waited from daylight until dusk, when his father got up and left. His sister's cries broke the silence.

Qin took her younger sister back to her room; it had been a long time since she had held her sister while sleeping.

The next day, when she woke up, her younger sister was playing the violin and making a bigger cake. Her mother, who was sitting in the hall, stood up. There were still burning candles on the cake in front of her.

My mother and sister made a bigger cake than yesterday's, and the two of them stood beside the cake, with all the candles in the house stuck on it.

Father returned, carrying a wooden sword without a tip.

He handed the wooden sword to Qin and called his mother into the room.

Qin didn't know what they were talking about, but after her father left the room, she took her sister and left.

The older brother, who was previously overlooked by everyone, was the bond that held the family together, but now that bond has disappeared.

From then on, Qin did not see her father or brother at home for a long time.

After leaving the room, Qin continued walking deeper into the second floor and slowly stopped in front of a certain room.

Pushing open the door, you enter a room even simpler than the one with the piano.

Hair clips, wine glasses, withered flower branches...

The room was filled with all sorts of strange things, yet these things gave Qin a long-lost sense of peace.

The room was very clean, and Qin wanted to lie on the bed greedily, but her self-discipline, cultivated over many years, made her suppress this impulse.

His fingers lingered on the wall before he slowly opened the door behind him.

"Wood..."

The tremor in her voice slowly disappeared, and the woman looked at the zither, her tone more gentle than it had been twelve years ago: "It's so late, you should rest."

"Okay mother."

Qin strode away, and a hesitant voice came from behind her: "I heard you're going to Liyue tomorrow?"

"The Knights and the Seven Stars once collaborated on something concerning the Fools of Winter's End."

Qin stopped walking, perhaps out of resentment, and did not tell him anything about her brother.

Hearing this, the woman was somewhat disappointed, but still said, "Remember to be careful."

"understood."

Qin returned to her room and saw the wooden sword hanging by the window.

Safety... I've never heard my mother mention it before...

As soon as night fell, Jean left Mondstadt with her luggage.

She didn't bring many people with her. Not only was the Knights' manpower insufficient, but given Qin's current strength, bringing more people would only be a burden.

The pace of his steps gradually quickened, but then suddenly stopped in the next moment.

Not far from Mondstadt, two nuns stood at the city gate.

One was pale and tall, the other was cute and charming with pigtails.

Rosalia and Barbara.

Qin frowned slightly; she hadn't told them about her trip to Liyue.

Rosalia, who was in the distance, saw Jean and rushed over with Barbara.

Qin gave Barbara a reproachful look, but Barbara looked away and said, "Sister, she's the one who brought me here."

The nun's gaze shifted from Barbara to Rosalia, her eyes filled with even more reproach than Qin's.

"If it weren't for that great expedition, I would have found that guy long ago."

Rosalia's tone was usually cold, but it was even colder than usual: "Your so-called sister doesn't even care about him as much as I, an outsider, do."

Barbara, standing behind Rosalia, seemed to have gleaned something from Rosalia's words. Ignoring Jean's gaze, she looked at Rosalia with sparkling eyes.

"Brother? Is there any news about your brother?"

"I searched for many years in Mondstadt and finally met a man who used to be in the same thief gang as me."

Rosalia looked at Jean, paused for a long time before continuing, "When he broke away from the group with a small band of thieves and fled to Liyue, he met your brother on the way."

“If you still have this brother in your heart, I hope you can bring him back.”

After saying this, Rosalia seemed to have let go of something, and her tone became much lighter. She looked at the dazed Barbara beside her and chose to leave on her own.

Barbara didn't care about Rosalia's departure, her eyes fixed on Qin with anticipation.

"elder sister..."

"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on my brother's news."

Qin turned her head away, trying to avoid Barbara's gaze, but a heavy weight pressed down on her heart, making her feel suffocated...

A gentle breeze blew, and the warm sun shone down, but Qin paid no attention to the scenery along the way.

Qin should have been overjoyed to receive news from her brother, but instead, she felt anxious and uneasy.

Along the way, Qin often heard passersby talking about a certain traveler who had managed to get Inazuma's Thunder General to lift the Eye Hunt order.

Without needing to think too much, Qin knew that the traveler the passersby were talking about must be that honorary knight.

This should have been an admirable feat, but Qin felt only a sense of dread, as if something inside her had been forcibly ripped away.

Fear made Qin quicken her pace. Although she knew it was useless, the feigned urgency could cover up the fear in her heart, just like when she was busy with work.

Once you exit the stone gate, you'll arrive in Liyue. Stepping onto the boardwalk, you'll see a bright and open sky. The open-air boardwalk leads directly to the distant Dihua Isle, and there are tea stalls along the wooden boardwalk for people to rest.

As darkness fell and she gazed at the towering mountains surrounding her, Qin finally came to her senses.

The excessive speed caused Qin to travel a longer distance than planned, leaving the originally scheduled rest stop behind.

Although Jean is a noblewoman from Mondstadt, she has never been spoiled and it is quite common for her to stay overnight in the wild.

Qin had no interest in setting up a temporary resting place, as the wilderness was mostly filled with campsites built by Hilichurls.

There were no campsites on the main road, so Qin followed her experience and entered the mountains.

The mountain was not steep, and traces of human intervention could be seen in the wild grass. The cold temperature made Qin feel a little strange.

This is a long-abandoned ruin, and most Hilichurls like to live in places like this.

The Eye of God flickered slightly as Jean tried to control the power of the wind element to a barely perceptible level.

A breeze will bypass tangible objects, and the harp that controls the breeze will naturally detect when the breeze changes direction, and thus estimate the outline of the tangible objects.

For Hilichurls, Qin is exceptionally familiar.

With the power of the Eye of God, Jean sensed an anomaly in a certain direction.

As I slowly walked deeper into the ruins, my senses grew stronger. There were Hilichurls, and... a child?

As the Wind Eagle Sword was drawn, Qin's pace quickened, and the scene she sensed appeared before her.

In my line of sight, a small black figure stood with his back to the zither, his oversized black clothes making the boy appear even thinner.

A red-haired charging Hilichurl brandished a torch and charged toward the boy, who stood still, seemingly oblivious to the approaching torch.

Seeing that it was almost too late, Qin was about to throw the Wind Eagle Sword.

The next moment, the surrounding temperature slowly rose, and butterflies formed from flames appeared out of nowhere.

Butterflies gathered, the dark red staff held up the torch, and the girl who appeared next to the boy, holding the staff in both hands, swung away the Hilichurl in front of her.

"Why are you here?"

A sweet, charming voice came from the girl's mouth, and even her subsequent words of comfort carried a hint of joy: "Don't be afraid, I will protect you."

"Tsk..."

The boy's voice was soft, but somewhat impatient.

Perhaps wanting to distance himself from the girl, the boy turned around, but his youthful face made Qin's movements freeze.

"Brother..."

Chapter 4 Ten-year-old Mu Xian wants to end his life

Under the rules of the world, the souls of the dead will return to the ley lines, but when a soul is released due to anomalies in the ley lines, it may be accompanied by the leakage of the ley lines' filth.

The Favonius Church in Mondstadt, the Church of Resurrection in Liyue, the Divine Cherry Blossom in Inazuma, the Lannarok in Sumeru...

Each country in Teyvat has its own way of channeling the earth's veins.

Liyue, where the Demon God War was even more devastating than in other countries, has seen countless souls who died but lingered in their former lives cause the ley lines in the area to become unusually frequent.

The responsibility of guiding the earth's veins in the Hall of Rebirth, passed down from mortals, fell into the hands of a young girl.

The main content of the contract between the man and Mu Xian was that the man would save Mu Xian, and Mu Xian would help the little girl to clear the earth's veins until she died.

Mu Xian was not afraid of death. He had already died once, and he was more unwilling to live and suffer any more than to lie quietly in the earth veins and rest.

The contract will end after Mu Xian dies, and the deceased will return to the ley lines.

Living is hard, but dying is easy; once you die, you'll find liberation.

But who can tell Mu Xian why this guy from the Hall of Rebirth always seems to appear just when he's about to die?

The girl's hand roughly rubbed Mu Xian's head. Mu Xian didn't dodge, but impatiently looked away.

Ultimately, upon closer examination, it turned out that Mu Xian was simply being passive and uncooperative.

As a result, Mu Xian's gaze shifted, and he caught sight of an unexpected figure.

He was tall and slender, yet his very being exuded the same unwavering resilience that Mu Xian was familiar with.

That's right, it's my former twin sister.

Wasn't she supposed to be some kind of regimental commander? What's she doing here?

His previously impatient eyes now held a hint of estrangement, and the hand of a ten-year-old boy reached out to the girl.

"Master, let's go."

The girl who was pulled was momentarily stunned, then burst into joyful laughter.