The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

The footprints left by the ruins guardian were very large, longer than Ying's forearm in length alone.

Where the footprints were, the soil sank, and the lawn that had been growing on it disappeared, leaving only a bare patch.

The footprints exuded a familiar scent, which intrigued Ying. Following the footprints, Ying noticed a patch of green suddenly appear beside them.

It was a trampled dandelion, and that familiar scent gushed out from it, entering Ying's mind and awakening long-forgotten memories.

Meteor, Collapse, Angel, Seal...

Yellowed memories of the past flashed through Ying's mind, making her feel dizzy.

"what……"

Ying covered her forehead with her hand, her face contorted. Among those images was Sora, her only relative, and every time Sora appeared, he tugged at Ying's heartstrings.

"Relax." The warmth first came from Ying's shoulder and then spread throughout her body.

When Ying opened her eyes, she found herself surrounded by people.

"What's wrong? Did you suddenly remember the nightmare you had yesterday?" Paimon asked with concern. She sometimes felt the same way as Ying, but Paimon always treated them as nightmares and forgot about them.

"Memories are something that, as long as they're in your mind, there's no rush. It's just a matter of how long or short you spend recalling them." Dain glanced at Ying, lost in a state of reminiscence; he had experienced this far too often.

“There’s something wrong with this dandelion, I’ll pull it out for you.” Yu Jin walked over, holding up a wilted dandelion.

"Thank you... thank you all."

Seeing this, Ying suddenly felt her melancholy disappear, and she was filled with confidence for her journey ahead.

Chapter 350 The Spying Quartet

2023-12-13

"It seems you've recovered. How was it? What did you learn?" Dain saw the smile on Ying's face and knew she was alright.

"It was very blurry, the images were too fast, I couldn't see anything clearly." Ying covered her forehead, these memories at most reminded her of some past experiences.

If we're talking about how this might help her find her brother, it's probably not very helpful.

"In that case, we haven't gained anything at all?" Paimon shrugged. The sun was already setting, and they had been busy all day without finding anything.

There was no news of the Abyss Order, and no trace of Ying-gege was found. So today was just a tour of the entire Mondstadt.

"You can't say that. At least you know that your brother is still here and has even been to Mondstadt, which is a good thing."

"Dain, you're right, I will definitely figure out these memories!"

Ying nodded, feeling her brother's presence after so long, which made all her hard work today worthwhile.

"How about we take this? Maybe if we touch it every day, we can find your brother's trail."

Ember held up the uprooted dandelion. It was already bad enough that it had been trampled by the Ruins Guardian, but now Ember had pulled it up.

It is no exaggeration to say that plant life is difficult.

"No." Ying looked at the dandelion that was almost withered and shook her head.

The moment she came to her senses, the familiar aura near the cliff vanished. Now, for Ying, this place was no different from any other place, except perhaps that the wind was a bit stronger.

"Hehe, your journey has only just begun. I'm sure you'll gain more and more like this in the future."

Dain looked up at the fiery red sunset, then turned to the crowd and said, "Everyone, let's part ways here. The time I've spent with you... has been quite enjoyable."

Dain turned his head and smiled, then turned into a blue afterimage and disappeared into the earth.

Unfortunately, he hadn't run very far before Yu Jin pulled him out.

"Since you're having fun, let's stay a little longer!" Yu Jin braced himself with both hands on the ground, then lifted himself up with force.

"Boom!"

The earth seemed to be imprisoned by something, and a square, rather thick piece of land was lifted up by the embers.

And Dain fell out from the raised earth.

Recovering from the blue afterimage, Dain was now shrouded in shadow.

In the distance, there was Yu Jin, his arms outstretched high, supporting the entire earth, and behind him, Ying and Paimon staring in disbelief.

"What do you want to do?" Dain clenched his fists; he wanted to punch someone, even if that person might be from his hometown.

"Come out, I'm so tired, I don't want to lift anymore." As he spoke, Ember's arms began to tremble, and grains of sand fell from the sky, many of them hitting Dain's head.

Seeing this, Dain had no choice but to jump out of the deep pit in the ground.

"Boom!"

The ground that the embers had lifted up in an illogical manner fell back down. Apart from some soil turning up at the edges, at a glance, it looked almost the same as before it had been lifted up.

"We meet again!" Ember clapped his hands and said to Dain, who had no expression.

Dain was now truly bewildered; he felt that the Embers were hiding far more than he had imagined.

He had just traversed the ley lines, and it was with this power that he had been able to track the Abyss Apostles for the past few centuries.

This ability has never failed, not even in dangers specifically set up by the Abyss Order.

But now, he's been intercepted by the embers. And in such a simple way.

"Severing the earth's veins... The world is vast and full of wonders."

Dain travels through the ley lines, which have no physical form; they are more like virtual networks formed by countless memories flowing beneath the earth.

Lifting the earth shouldn't affect the ley lines at all; otherwise, the ancient war between the demon gods would have been enough to completely disrupt the flow of the ley lines throughout Teyvat.

As for the consequences of the complete disruption of the earth's veins, Dain estimated that they would not be much different from the great catastrophe five hundred years ago.

“Come on, I’ll show you around and introduce you to more people.” Ember patted Dain on the shoulder and pulled him toward Mondstadt.

A person living underground is prone to depression, and Ember felt that Dain was showing signs of it—because he always had a stern face, as if someone owed him Mora.

“It’s pointless. I’m not like you. Getting to know you will only bring me more pain.” Dain refused without even thinking.

At the beginning of his journey, he made many friends, but in the end, all his friends turned to dust, leaving Dain all alone.

Therefore, from then on, except when necessary, Dain generally did not interact with people on the ground.

Moreover, sometimes he would stay underground for years or even longer, and when he returned to the surface, everything had changed.

"Moreover, since there is no movement from the Abyss Order on the surface, it means they are plotting something underground."

"I must find out and stop them!" Dain said resolutely, clenching his fist.

"What's this? Do you remember what I told you?"

"what?"

Dain always let Ember's words go in one ear and out the other. As for what he actually said...

Sorry, Dain doesn't know.

"Having more friends means having more options."

Ember narrowed his eyes and placed his hands on Luminous and Dain. At the same time, his consciousness began to connect with the omnipresent roots of the golden tree beneath the earth.

……

Beneath the earth lies a dark, deep pit, which is the headquarters of the Abyss Order after its relocation.

Teyvat has seen many civilizations, both above and below ground. Finding some ruins to use as headquarters would be incredibly easy.

"Crack!"

The sound of rubble being cleared went unnoticed. Although the ground was quiet, the dim sound of the campfire burning never ceased.

The sound of the pebbles breaking was very faint, masked by the sound of the campfire burning.

In the dim firelight, a golden branch emerged, but it quickly shrank back, as if it had been hit by someone.

Then the light from the branches dimmed and disappeared completely into the dark background.

At the very top of the branch, an eyeball protrudes; if anyone were to see this, they would likely be scared half to death.

The eyeballs were rotating, and the pupils within them were constantly changing, as if searching for the best structure to see things clearly in the dark.

"Where is this?" Ying's voice echoed. She felt as if she had entered a strange state, much like a dream.

But this dream is a collective one; Ember and Dain are also in it.

"It must be underground, and somewhere within the Abyss Order's stronghold." After a brief moment of surprise, Dain focused intently on the scene before him.

The eyes on the tree branches seemed to be their own, and everything they saw was immediately reflected in Ying and Dain's minds.

"Where is Senior?" Ying looked for a while and found that her gaze seemed to be fixed, so she asked about Yu Jin, the one who started all of this.

But Ember didn't answer, because he was busy dealing with Paimon.

"Wow! Ember, what did you do? I want some too!"

On the cliff of the Wind Dragon Ruins, Paimon was frantically patting Ember's armor.

She discovered that Ying and Dain had fallen into a deep sleep after being touched by Yu Jin.

Considering Ember's style, Paimon figured there must be something fun going on, but Ember didn't take her along, so she got anxious.

"Stop filming, wake up, wake up!" Yu Jin woke up with his hands on Ying and Dain's shoulders, while the latter two were still asleep.

Yu Jin looked at his hands, which were occupied, and lifted his foot, saying, "Can you come to my feet and I step on you?"

“No.” Paimon crossed her arms and stared at Ember with an expressionless face. She felt that Ember was making fun of her.

“You’re quite dramatic.” Ember chuckled, and then a new arm shot out from behind him and grabbed Paimon’s head.

Chapter 351 Shifting Position

2023-12-13

"Where am I? It's so dark!"

After a moment of disorientation, Paimon found himself surrounded by complete darkness.

It's not actually that dark, but Paimon just says it that way out of habit.

"Don't talk, Paimon, be quiet!" A familiar voice appeared beside Paimon's ear, but when Paimon tried to turn his head to look, he found that his vision had not changed at all.