The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"Enough with the nonsense. Even slaves have their own property, and you're being so modest with me."

"Slaves in the desert have no property; everything they own belongs to their masters."

"Oh no, that's it. They're not even giving us a chance to rise up. They're definitely going to rebel."

"..."

Shisa glanced at Ember, who was hammering his straight sword, and wondered how many times she had been shocked.

Chapter 678 The Past of Zhenling

2024-05-21

"Huh? Why aren't you saying anything? Keep talking!" Yu Jin sheathed his straight sword. That blockhead won't talk no matter how many times you knock on his head.

"Oh...oh?! My master, please calm down. Shisa will tell you everything now."

Hisa swayed a few times, then drifted into a long-forgotten memory.

“My master, I wonder if you have ever heard of the Eternal Oasis.”

"I've heard of it, but it seems to be just a rumor."

"But what if I said the Eternal Oasis really exists?"

Ember was no longer as nonchalant as before; he straightened up, and the aura he exuded became serious. If the Eternal Oasis truly existed, then…

Wouldn't that mean the Abyss Cult would become his slaves? Judging from the Abyss Cult's appearance, they must be worrying about their starving people.

O eternal oasis...

"The endless water, the rivers of honey, and the abundant fruit are only a small part of what has been revealed, yet they have nourished the three canals and the five oases."

Hisa's tone carried a hint of joy, whether from thinking of the abundance of the Eternal Oasis or simply from the change in her expression upon seeing Ember.

As Shisa narrated, a large pancake, an incredibly delicious and fragrant pancake, appeared in Ember's mind.

This isn't for humans, it's for the Abyss Cult. Such a huge pancake, wouldn't it make them drool?

Are you sure you know the location of the Eternal Oasis?

“If a servant lies to his master, he will be bitten by snakes and scorpions.”

"In the chaotic past, I lost the last of my intellect in the vast water pipeline."

Shisa tried hard to recall the fragmented memories in her mind, a time of mindlessness and being arbitrarily abused.

The desert’s prosperity is due to the generosity of the eternal oasis, so she will expose the eternal oasis to the wolves.

As long as the Eternal Oasis ultimately does not fall into the hands of the desert people, her countlessfold resentment can be resolved.

"So you used to be a plumber?" Yu Jin scratched his head. He couldn't tell. How could a curved knife clean water pipes?

"..."

My master, you summed me up perfectly. My mother gave birth to me as a servant, and so most of my life was spent in darkness, until I met you.

Hisa's tone was complex and shifting. First came resentment, then pain, and finally, admiration.

She was very sincere; anyone who stood beside her and listened would feel her anger and her joy.

But Yu Jin wasn't a normal person. He always felt that this little thing spoke as if it were wearing a faint white veil, and whether it was excitement or pain, it all seemed like a deliberate performance.

What the true emotions were behind the white veil remains unknown.

Shisa fell silent, waiting for Ember's next response and action.

"The past is the past, you must look forward. As far as I know, there should be no slavery in the desert now, you are a free man... no, a free man? Still no..."

Seeing that Hisa was silent, Ember thought she was depressed because of her past experiences, so he said a few words of comfort to her.

“My master, I am Zhenling.”

"Yes! You are now a free spirit! Do whatever you want! Whether it's the rainforest or the desert, everything has changed dramatically."

"Go and see where you live. Then, whether you shed tears or spit in front of ruins, no one will be able to stop you!"

Ember patted the hilt of his scimitar, encouraging Hisa to see more of the world after the world has changed.

"My master, is the city of Gül still in the desert?" Hisa asked.

"I've never heard of such a place. There shouldn't be any cities in the desert now. The largest places are only at the level of villages and towns, far from the size of cities."

"This place may have been buried in the yellow sand. My condolences."

Ember pondered for a moment. He had been traveling with Rahman and Samel for the past few days. The two of them had discussed many desert powers with Ember, but they had not mentioned the name "Gur City" at all.

It can be called a "city" because it was probably a city built by an ancient civilization.

Ember thought Shisa would be saddened by the news, but instead, a sharp laugh rang out:

"Hehehehe... Hahahaha!"

At first, Shisa tried to control herself, but later her laughter became somewhat hysterical.

"Hahaha! What a pity, why couldn't I have held on a little longer? If I had held on a little longer, would I have been able to hear the cries of humans over there?"

“My mother, I wish the collapse of Gül had happened while you were still alive…”

The alternating mutterings and occasional wild laughter successfully led Ember to drag Hisa's floating body to the branches of the sacred tree on the outskirts of Sumeru City.

"Mother... Mother... are you still alive...?"

“It seems you harbor deep resentment towards your mother.” Yu Jin glanced at the dazed Hisa. In just this short time, she had already hurled countless verbal curses at her mother.

"Indeed, it was because of this woman that my thousand sisters and I were born into the fate of being servants."

“Thousands?! You are…” Yu Jin almost blurted out the word “insects and ants”. In his mind, only insects had such a terrifying reproductive ability.

"I will only have more sisters."

"Mother... mother..."

"Born old, with a shattered mind supporting boundless power..."

"Never tasted the sweetness of breast milk, nor felt the warmth of amniotic fluid..."

"Tears evaporate under the scorching sun, and fleeting joy is crushed by the gears..."

"We are not united by love, but born of hatred and alienation..."

"Hee hee hee……"

Ember's words seemed to remind Hisa of something; she chuckled coldly and hummed a chilling ballad.

"You're quite artistic. Putting the lyrics aside, this song sounds pretty good." Ember listened to Hisa's past and nodded in praise.

Although the lyrics and the singer sound creepy, the overall tone is quite good.

"This is the circuit that the King of Gül engraved in the movement, the power to drive the eternal machine obtained through the suffering of my sisters and me."

“My master, if you still have enemies, please hand them over to Shisa. I will imprint the same circuit on them, so that they will regret their disrespect.”

"My enemy? My enemy won't even see tomorrow's sun, okay? There's no need to bother you at all."

Yu Jin shrugged at Shisa, then looked at the scimitar in front of him that swayed slightly and occasionally let out a cold laugh. He thought that Sumeru was truly a "good place".

Why the hell are they trying to lead people's minds in such extreme directions? Is it because there are too many mushrooms?

"Hey, Hisa, aren't you getting a little too caught up in past hatreds? Things have changed drastically now; I doubt you have many of your former enemies left."

"It's not much, but my master... you probably don't know, the anger and hatred of Zhenling require three times the repayment, and this is still..."

"Or what..."

"nothing."

Shisa didn't continue, and Ember didn't pay much attention. It was just a twisted personality; he'd seen it all before.

If being soft doesn't work, then you can try a couple of punches. Based on his own "educational" experience, usually after two "!!"s, even the most chaotic and distorted eyes will become clear and transparent.

Hisa fell silent. Ember thought she was probably reminiscing about the past again, so he pulled out the map he had taken from Catherine.

"Come, come, let's put aside these past grievances and grudges for now. Here is a map of Sumeru now. Point me to a location so I can find the Eternal Oasis."

"No problem, my master."

On the branches of the sacred tree, amidst the lush green leaves, a man with two knives lay prone on the ground, seemingly doing something.

Chapter 679 He Seems to Be No Ordinary Person

2024-05-21

“The remnants of the five oases… the land of the three canals…” Hisa seemed to have eyes now, and she moved closer to the map, wanting to see it more clearly.

"Wow!"

Without realizing it, she unconsciously drew two lines on the map.

"Can you switch bodies? I find this knife in the way."

"You may punish Shisa as you see fit."

"Why do you make it sound like I'm about to devour you?" Yu Jin scratched his head as he looked at Hisa, who was trembling with her blade lowered.

Then he pulled out a whole bunch of useless things. Like crystals, volcanic rocks, rhododendron... just stones.

In the past, the spirits of the town could change their bodies at will, so they did not like to reside in anything.

However, that was a complete and fully-fledged town spirit, clearly beyond what Hisa could compare to. Among a pile of unidentified stones, she finally found something that looked somewhat pleasing to the eye.

The curved blade in the air went silent, and then an inconspicuous glass bottle slowly rose up.

That was the perfume bottle that Ember had used before and hadn't wiped clean. Two bright spots of light gradually appeared in the transparent and large bottle, looking like eyes.

“That looks much better.” Yu Jin nodded. Before, Hisa was flying in mid-air with two curved blades on her head, which was not only dangerous but also took up a lot of space.

"The place you tore open shouldn't be the location of the Eternal Oasis, right?" Ember asked with some concern after looking at the gap in the map.

"My master, please rest assured that my foolish actions just now will not affect your pursuit of the eternal oasis."

Shisa, now a bottle spirit, flew to the top of the map and said with utmost confidence.

"Where is the Eternal Oasis? I didn't see you leave any marks." Ember looked at the map again and again, finally confirming that Hisa had not left any marks on it.