Genshin Impact: Starting Guide - End of the World Qi Bao

Paimon's expression was somewhat surprised, and he seemed lost in thought for a moment...

“Um… Hello, Uncle. My name is Paimon, this is the traveler named Ying, and this is Thomas.”

Su felt a little embarrassed, but he didn't show it.

"Paymon, hello. I have a friend who you two should get along well with."

……

On the other side, Pado was completely at home, opening one treasure chest after another. After opening who knows how many chests, she suddenly sneezed.

"Aqiu~"

Paddy rubbed her nose. She wondered if Boss Juexi had been nagging her. Hehe, Teyvat is so much fun! It seems everyone here is as clever as she is, they love treasure chests! Mora! Mora! She wondered what these strange blue and pink stones were for, but she'd take them anyway.

……

Regarding the statue, Thomas explained to the group why it was inlaid with so many Eyes of God. Su also expressed a bit of shock. Because the general Thomas mentioned was most likely the purple-haired woman who had eaten at the same table with him that morning—she had clearly been so…

After thinking it over, Sue decided to pretend she knew nothing about it. As the leader of Inazuma, she would surely have her own plans, and besides, as an outsider who had only been in this world for a day, it would be inappropriate for her to interfere. So Sue said goodbye to the others, and after saying goodbye to Sue, Thomas led Yingmei and Paimon to the Divine Palace.

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Sakura, without realizing it, arrived at Mount Kagemaki. Gazing at the surrounding cherry blossom trees, she inexplicably climbed the mountain and ascended Narukami Shrine...

The shrine maidens inside the shrine looked at the preoccupied 'Priest' without daring to say anything. In the past, even if the Priest was unhappy, he would not be like this. Today, the Priest had a feeling of keeping everyone at arm's length.

Sakura finally stopped in front of the sacred cherry tree, gazing at it as if she were remembering something...

Meanwhile, the real High Priestess, Yae no Miko, had just arrived at work today, beaming with joy. The thought of her competition with that silly oni boy yesterday, and the two of them eating fried tofu ramen, made her want to laugh. Miko shook her head happily.

"Sigh~ that poor ghost boy, after suffering this loss, I wonder how long he'll be bedridden."

Then, remembering her long-awaited reunion with Kage yesterday, her mood soured again. The Divine Child complained, feigning annoyance.

"That clueless country bumpkin, really."

Then, seeing the distracted priestess, the shrine maiden also harbored wicked intentions and quietly approached her from behind. Suddenly, the shrine maiden appeared in front of the priestess and lifted her chin with his index finger.

Being distracted at work is not a good habit!

"Lord...Lord...Lord Palace Master..."

Yae no Miko keenly sensed that something was amiss.

"Really, this isn't the first time you've met me, why are you making such a fuss?"

The priestess looked at the unsurprising priest before her. Then she glanced at his ears…

The divine child said with a smile.

"What? Want to touch it?"

The priestess regained her senses.

"No, no. Lord Miyaji, a woman who looks exactly like you came to the shrine just now. We all thought it was you, so... that's why I was so flustered just now."

The priestess became interested upon hearing this. She looked remarkably like herself? She was going to see what was going on today. The priestess gently patted the priestess on the head.

"Okay, get back to work. I'm going to check on this special guest..."

When the Divine Child stood before the Divine Cherry Tree and saw the woman who looked so much like herself, even the usually shrewd Divine Child was stunned for two seconds.

The divine child came up behind the girl and whispered in her ear.

"It really does look like it!"

Chapter 172 A Fateful Encounter?

Sakura seemed not to hear. Looking at the cherry blossom tree in front of her, her thoughts couldn't help but drift back to the previous civilization... before the Honkai had arrived, Sakura and her sister Rin made a wish under the cherry blossom tree.

Rin made a sincere wish under the cherry blossom tree. Cherry blossoms were her favorite thing, after all, her sister's name also contained the character "cherry blossom". After making her wish, Rin looked up at her sister, who took her arm and smiled.

"Hehe, sis. I'm going to take the college entrance exam soon. I'll definitely get good grades, find a good job, and then earn lots and lots of money to help ease your burden. That way, you'll have time to do what you want to do~"

Rin and Sakura's parents passed away in an accident when they were young... Sakura dropped out of school early to work and take care of her younger sister, and the two depended on each other for survival.

Sakura patted Rin's head and looked at him tenderly.

"I believe Rin can definitely do it. Rin is the smartest."

"Hehe, sister, do you want to know what I wished for just now?"

Sakura was taken aback for a moment; she hadn't expected Rin to ask her that directly.

"Uh, I want to know."

The bell puffed out its cheeks and pouted.

"Hmph, my sister doesn't want to know."

Sakura pinched Rin's cheek as she acted like a child.

"Okay, Rin, tell your sister, she really wants to know."

"Hehe, my wish just now was that my sister and I could live happily ever after, just like we do now~"

Before asking, Sakura had already guessed that her younger sister would make this kind of wish, since her own wish was to stay with her sister forever...

"Okay, okay~ I will. Are you hungry, Rin?"

Ling touched her stomach.

"I'm hungry, I want to eat the rice balls my sister made~"

"Okay, okay~"

......

Sakura murmured to herself

"younger sister..."

The god had a mischievous grin on his face.

"Oh dear, is it because I look so much like you that you mistook me for your sister?"

Sakura only just realized that someone was behind her. Normally, she would have noticed it long ago. What's going on today?

In an instant, Sakura vanished from her spot, creating a distance between herself and the Divine Child. Sakura was stunned when she saw the Divine Child's appearance.

The goddess was also silently amazed. This woman's speed and reaction were so fast that she hadn't even seen how the two of them had created distance. Although she hadn't been particularly serious just now, this person was so strong... Recently, Inazuma has been attracting all sorts of talented and extraordinary people.

Sakura spoke first.

"I apologize. Just now, looking at this cherry blossom tree brought back memories of the past, and I mistook you for my...sister."

The goddess noticed a pause in Sakura's voice, as if there was some story between her and her sister. The goddess smiled kindly.

"It's alright, I don't mind at all. If you could smile more like me, I wouldn't mind being your little sister. By the way, what's your name?"

"Sakura, as for...my sister, there's no need for that."

Hearing the tone in Sakura's voice when she mentioned her younger sister twice, the shrine maiden understood that Sakura's sister was most likely gone, and she felt immense guilt. Just like...Kage, it's ironic, really. Sakura, Kage. Both wield katana, but Sakura lost her younger sister, while Kage lost her older sister...

Although the goddess was saddened by the memory of the past, the smile on her face grew even stronger.

“My name is Yae no Miko, the priestess of Narukami Shrine. Miss Sakura, you can call me Priestess, but if you wish, you can call me little sister too. This is a privilege only you have, since we look so alike.”

Sakura didn't even think about it.

"Lord Gongsi, please don't make such a joke."

Even when rejected, the goddess still smiled, as if she wasn't unhappy at all.

"Miss Sakura, it seems like this is your first time in Inazuma. I suppose you don't know anyone here. If it's convenient, would you like to have a drink with me? Let me introduce you to Inazuma properly?"

"I don't drink, hug me..."

The divine child immediately interrupted.

"It's alright, tea can be used instead of wine."

Sakura could tell that the priest wanted her to stay and talk to her. It seemed the priest meant her no harm. She didn't know how long she'd be staying in Inazuma, and she wanted to visit the cherry blossom tree often; a strained relationship wouldn't be good. After careful consideration, Sakura agreed.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Lord Palace Master."

The divine child was overjoyed that his scheme had succeeded.

"It's alright, no trouble at all, come with me~"

At that moment, a priestess hurriedly came to the priestess's side and said something to her.

The divine child thought for a moment and then gave the instructions.

"Tell him that I have other matters to attend to today and that he should come back tomorrow."

The priestesses under her command withdrew.

Sakura, having overheard their conversation, stood up and addressed the Divine Child.

"Lord Kuji, if you have something to do, please do it. I can come back tomorrow."

"It's alright. To be honest, I can't help with that person's problem either, so it's fine."

Hearing what the goddess said, Sakura didn't dare to ask any more questions. The goddess picked up the teapot and poured strong tea for the two of them.

......

As for Yingmei, the original plan after meeting the "White Heron Princess" Ayaka Kamisato was to go to Narukami Shrine. However, she heard that the plan had changed, and the priest was busy today, leaving the traveler with nothing to do. Yingmei weighed her dwindling Mora bag in her hand, looked at Paimon beside her holding a three-colored dumpling in her left hand and a dumpling milk in her right, and sighed deeply.

Paimon also keenly observed the traveler, then handed the dumpling milk to Ying.

"This is delicious, traveler, you should try it."

Ying was speechless and sighed.

"Hey."

Paimon didn't understand.

"What's wrong, traveler?"

"It's nothing, Paimon. Let's go to the Adventurers' Guild and pick up some quests."

After Ying finished speaking, she thought of Juexi. How come that guy is so rich? He deserves to die! He didn't even bother to give me some Mora or gold coins before he left, and he even dared to delete me as a friend. I'll definitely teach him a lesson when we meet again!

Inside the "Dominate Theater," Jue Xi sneezed as he looked at Kevin, who was eating instant noodles beside him.