The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"Then please try it, the wisdom of the Knox!" With that, Lani thrust her sword fiercely at the supreme will before her.

"Buzz—" The dark red, dirty hunting finger knife touched the pale skin of the Supreme Will and immediately emitted a faint buzz.

The twisted blade quickly pierced through the tangible skin of the supreme will and penetrated deep into its intangible essence.

Just as Lani was shocked that the hunting finger knife could easily pierce the flesh of the Supreme Will, she discovered that the Supreme Will had somehow grabbed her wrist.

Then, an unstoppable force emanated from the Supreme Will's hand. This force, along with the Hunter's Finger Knife in Lani's hand, pierced straight towards the Supreme Will's eyes.

"Sizzle—" Like a branding iron plunged into icy water, something of supreme will was gradually melting away.

The Hunter's Finger Knife surprised the Supreme Will, because it contained a power that even the Supreme Will had not anticipated.

That force was very "jumpy," impacting the inner workings of the supreme will and causing cracks in His eternally radiant body.

But that's all there is to it. The force is like a jump, but not quite. Because it's restrained by something—the hunting finger knife itself.

The supreme will does not believe in evil, but how far have we come? We are still a long way from blinding ourselves.

So he exerted even more force, pushing the entire hunting finger knife into his head, and not only that, he violently twisted the finger knife.

"Holy crap, don't do anything rash!" Patch saw the horrifying scene before him and immediately stepped forward to pull his and Lani's hands apart.

Patch really can't understand the thought process of the Supreme Will. He's either sleeping or disturbing Patch's work all day long, and now he'll probably have to add "self-harm" to his list of responsibilities.

The instant the Hunter's Finger Blade broke free from the Supreme Will, his shattered face instantly returned to normal.

The Supreme Will touched its restored face, then glanced at the hunting finger knife in Lani's hand, which gleamed with golden light, and said calmly:

"The wisdom of the Knox people is quite impressive. I've witnessed it firsthand, even if it's through clever tricks."

The Supreme Will, unusually, nodded to Lani. Whatever Knox's purpose in creating this weapon, his wisdom was worthy of his praise.

"Completely...unharmed?" Lani held the hunting finger knife, a hint of disappointment in her eyes.

The scene before her eyes was telling Lani that if her unseen guidance and all her plans were to come to fruition, they would at most only pierce the skin of the supreme will.

Killing gods is nothing but a delusion.

"Not completely unharmed, there was some damage." The Supreme Will spoke the truth, but it was all the more disheartening.

"The Knox are clever; they know that time distortion alone cannot harm me. So they seek higher powers."

Eternity is a characteristic of gods; time leaves no trace on them. Therefore, the most conceivable and easily obtained power to distort time is the god-slaying power.

But for an entity like the Supreme Will, distorting time is meaningless. It is inherently a level above everything else, including gods.

“A higher level…” Patch scratched his bald head. A power higher than time distortion? What is that?

"Fate. To harm me, one needs a power that transcends fate and causality."

The Supreme Will seemed to know Patch's thoughts and, without the slightest hesitation, directly answered the question in his heart.

He then looked at Lani, who seemed lost in thought, and continued:

"Blue Puppet, do you think that by obtaining this knife you can control your own destiny? And gain the chance to rebel against me?"

Lani didn't say anything; in fact, that was what she had thought all along.

That is why Lani lost her composure after seeing that the Hunter's Finger Knife was unable to kill the Supreme Will.

"Hehehe, the 'destiny' you hold in your hands was originally anchored for you by the Knox people in the distant past."

"Turning all the possibilities of fate into a definite 'destiny' is a skill that surprised even me."

"Barely, can it be considered a leap out of fate?" After all, fate is unpredictable, and forcibly fixing it can be considered a kind of "leap".

The supreme will smiled and shook its head, letting countless uncertain futures intertwine, and extracting the intersection point, which became this "Hunting Finger Knife".

And the guy whose entire future was already anchored to hunting finger knives is none other than Lani in front of us.

Chapter 235 The Golden Little Black Room

2023-10-16

"Why are you telling me all this?" Lani pursed her lips, looking at the golden-glowing hunting finger knife in her hand, somewhat at a loss.

If what the Supreme Will says is true, then I'm truly quite ridiculous. What I believe to be transcending fate is actually just a predetermined destiny.

"Hey! Why did you suddenly become depressed?" Patch saw Lani's confused look and ran up to her, waving her hand.

Unfortunately, Lani seemed not to have seen Patch's things at all; her eyes remained unfocused.

"Baldy, call that woman over later and open the door again. Your king is probably already annoyed with that dragon."

"No need to look anymore, I'm right here." The Fire Keeper's voice suddenly appeared next to Patch's Old Shop as soon as the Supreme Will finished speaking.

Only then did everyone realize that the Fire Keeper had been standing there the whole time, but no one had noticed her.

"But before that, allow me to deal with some things that shouldn't exist."

As the Fire Keeper spoke, she gestured. Sparks suddenly flew from the Hunter's Finger Knife in Lani's hand.

As more and more sparks appeared, the dark red Hunter's Finger Knife eventually burst into flames.

Flames enveloped the entire Hunter's Finger Knife, as well as Lani's hand woven from hemp grass.

But she didn't feel any discomfort. When Lani came to her senses, she saw a clump of ashes in her hand.

As for the hunting finger knife, it has long since disappeared without a trace.

"You should understand that your past and present have long been separated. Dwelling on the past is not a good thing."

Lani looked up and saw the Fire Keeper smiling and nodding at her.

……

"My lord, we've waited so long and there's still no response. Let's go back!" Lance Sanks said with great anticipation, looking at Ember who had "surrendered" for so long.

Haha, the holiday has been extended by another day!

"Om-"

Cracks that kept breaking and repairing appeared inside the golden tree, and dazzling light illuminated Lance Sanx's frozen, handsome face.

"and many more……"

"Come in you!"

Just moments ago, Ember, who had been "surrendering," flashed to Lance Sanx's side and kicked her into a bizarre spatial rift with a left front kick.

"Pop!" The spatial rift closed, and the space inside the Golden Tree became quiet again.

"Phew! Finally, it's quiet." Yu Jin rubbed his shoulders and sighed. He had almost died from exhaustion from imitating the finger gesture by raising his arms.

He looked at the calm water and, feeling bored, decided to go outside.

"Little Yellow, open the door." Ember looked up and called out to the golden tree. Soon, a golden curtain appeared before Ember's eyes.

He stretched out his leg and stepped across the curtain, arriving at the summit of Longji Snow Mountain.

Then Ember saw a familiar face.

Wendy, and Tvalin.

“I’ve noticed you’re really bored,” Ember said, looking at Wendy sitting on Dvalin’s head with amusement.

Why does he have to come and see everything?

"Then please don't make such a commotion, okay?" Wendy clutched her heart, looking at Ember weakly.

Those distorted ripples might be hard for ordinary people to notice, but they are not for Wendy.

When Wendy saw the ripples spreading all the way up to the sky, he was nearly scared out of his wits.

As a responsible god, he loved Mondstadt very much, and in order to prevent Mondstadt from being cursed with nails, Wendy felt it was necessary to come and check on it.

"This is the last time! I'm leaving right now, to Liyue, okay?" Ember shrugged, showing no remorse whatsoever.

"Has Lance Sanks gone back?" Dvalin, who had been silent all along, spoke up. Ember was heading to Liyue, but Lance Sanks was nowhere to be seen. Dvalin already guessed what was going on.

"Sister? Dvalin, you're in trouble!" Ember looked at Dvalin and said incredulously.

For over two thousand years, he was a dragon, yet he remained alone and lonely—that was Dvalin; a member of the same race of the opposite sex suddenly entered his lonely life—that was also Dvalin; and then he called her "sister"—that was still Dvalin!

Is the problem with Tvarin, or with Lance Sanx?

It's possible that Lance Sanx really is the problem. Ember thought about Lance Sanx's character and figured it was probably true.

"..."

"What are you saying? What are you saying? Can't there be pure friendship between men and women?" Wendy saw Dvalin's silence and, as his friend, immediately stood up to defend Dvalin.

"Yes, but it's rare in this situation." Yu Jin nodded seriously.

"Sister Lan is my senior. She taught me a lot of things that I didn't know before. I don't think there's anything wrong with calling her 'sister'."

Tvalin looked at Wendy and Ember, who were debating, and spoke slowly.

At first, Lance Sanks would tell Dvalin about the history of the dragon race, but when she discovered that Dvalin was the only dragon there, she stopped telling him the history.

Because history is recorded in books, Lance Sanx decided to teach Dvalin some things that were not recorded in the books.

How should a suitable house for a dragon be built? At what point should its claws be trimmed? How should a dragon's mouth be cared for? And so on.

Later on, Lance Sanx practically taught Dvalin, the "wild dragon," how to live more comfortably, instead of just making do as he used to.

"Will you feel lonely in the future?" Ember stopped his banter with Wendy and looked at Dvalin to ask.

"No, at least not for a while. Sister Lan left behind a lot of things that I still need to learn and practice." Tvalin shook his head.

He'll definitely feel lonely, but it's much better than before. At least Wendy is still awake, so he can talk to her.

"Dvalin, if you feel lonely, go out for a walk. Don't confine yourself to Mondstadt; you're sure to gain something from it."

Wendy looked at Dvalin and encouraged him to go out and explore. The Seven Kingdoms were vast, and Dvalin was sure to find something that would satisfy him.

Ember glanced at Wendy, the dead riddle-maker. He stepped forward and said loudly:

“Actually, you still have your own kind, um… at least seven!” Yu Jin said, making a “seven” gesture.

“Ember, you…” Wendy’s expression changed drastically, and he was almost shouting like Andrius.

"Little Yellow, grow thorns!" Yu Jin pointed to the sky. Instantly, the earth, which had been calm, began to tremble.

Thorny vines sprouted from the earth, completely enveloping Yu Jin and the others.