It must be miHoYo's doing.

The people in front of him were Tartaglia's relatives, but before he could get an answer, bursts of terrifying roars suddenly came from outside the house.

"Is this... a monster?"

Immediately, Tartaglia didn't care about anything else and rushed out of the house and came outside.

What came into view was a vast expanse of ice, and above it lay a dense mass of monsters. All of them, with red eyes, rushed madly towards him and the house behind him.

"Brother, what are these? They are so scary..."

Behind Tartaglia, his younger brother was frightened and his face turned pale.

"Brother, come into the house quickly, I... will protect you..."

Tartaglia's face was gloomy, and the Eye of God and the Evil Eye were operating at their maximum, and the demon armor immediately attached to his body.

"Although I don't know what happened, but... I will never let my family get hurt!"

The battle is about to break out.

The monsters are becoming more and more numerous and stronger.

Tartaglia's injuries became more and more serious, and in the end, it seemed that he could not hold on any longer.

At this moment, the sky suddenly opened up.

A strange god with white hair (Tenri) appeared in Tartaglia's vision.

The black and red block transformed into a towering spear, pointed at the house where Tartaglia and his family were behind him.

"Will you make me your enemy, mortal?"

………………

On the other side, in Ye Lan’s illusion.

She opened her eyes and found herself in an ancient courtyard.

Ye Lan was a little confused when she put her head to the edge of the pond, only to find that she had turned into a child.

"I... turned into a child? Or... was I reborn?"

Soon, Ye Lan saw a man and a woman walking not far away.

In an instant, Ye Lan's tears burst out.

She rushed forward like a madman and hugged them both.

"Dad! Mom! Wuu ...

"Oh, why is my little Lanlan crying? Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, mother is here."

The female figure hugged Ye Lan, gently stroking her back and comforting her.

Feeling the warmth of family love, Ye Lan always felt like she had forgotten something.

Soon, time flew by.

Little Ye Lan grew up slowly and was already eight years old. But one day, she suddenly felt a little uneasy, as if something terrible was about to happen.

She hurriedly found her parents and finally fell asleep with the comfort of her mother.

At dusk, she opened her eyes as if nothing bad had happened.

But at this moment, she noticed a box around her waist.

"This is... the Blood Jade Branch? Wait, I remember..."

"Today is clearly the day my family will be exterminated, but why didn't anything happen?"

Some forgotten memories reappeared in her mind for unknown reasons——

She was born into an ancient, shrouded in mystery, a family in Liyue that guarded forbidden knowledge for generations. But one day, due to touching upon a "secret that should not be known," her family was exterminated, leaving Ye Lan as the sole survivor. Orphaned, she became an intelligence broker, navigating the underworld. While ostensibly working for the Liyue General Affairs Department, she secretly investigated the truth behind her family's demise.

To this end, she had to exchange her life force for strength from the blood jade branch, a family relic, but was also eroded by this power. Ye Lan hoped to find a way to completely lift the curse of the blood jade branch, otherwise she would follow in her family's footsteps and die in pain.

When she remembered all this again, Ye Lan was instantly in great pain. She broke free from her mother's arms, her eyes full of confusion.

"Where... am I? Dad, Mom, are you... really...?"

Suddenly, a transparent wall appeared beside her.

On the other side of the wall, a group of mysterious people entered her family and massacred her family from top to bottom. However, she was hidden in the cellar by her parents and escaped.

In front of Ye Lan, her mother smiled helplessly.

"We're not real, but does it matter?"

"Xiao Lanlan, the reality on the other side is too heavy. You must be lonely there alone. Why don't you stay alone?"

As she spoke, she extended her hand with a gentle smile on her face.

"Come, come into mother's arms. This way, our family can be together happily again. Mother really wants to be with Xiao Lanlan, slowly watching her grow up. Xiao Lanlan, just pretend that all the disasters and pains never happened, okay?"

Ye Lan's pupils trembled as she slowly stretched out her hand.

………………

Outside, everyone was concentrating on watching the illusory image in the sky.

One of them has to protect his family when facing a powerful enemy, while the other has to make a choice between the reality of genocide and the illusion of happiness.

But a few lines of words that suddenly appeared next to the two illusory images made their choice even more difficult.

[Because the two people participating in the trial have just violated the association's rules, the difficulty of the trial has been increased.

If Tartaglia chooses not to fight, he will fail the trial and will actually die in reality.

If Ye Lan makes the wrong choice, she will be forever trapped in the illusion and unable to wake up.

This reminder surprised everyone in the hall who were watching the trial video.

"So these two people will die if they don't complete the trial? This is... too strict..."

"Besides, it seems impossible for these two people to complete their trials. One is fighting a god, so no matter how you think about it, he would choose to give up, but giving up means death. The key is that the one called Tartaglia doesn't know yet. Even if the other one were in my situation, I would choose to reunite with my parents..."

Everyone was pessimistic and thought that the two men were dead.

But the truth is completely opposite to what everyone thinks.

In Tartaglia's illusion trial, Tartaglia pointed the weapon in his hand at the god in the sky without any hesitation.

During Ye Lan's illusion trial, Ye Lan was about to touch her mother's hand, but stopped in mid-air.

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"Oh?"

The white god looked at the ants below who were swinging their weapons at him, his eyes full of mockery.

"You're brave enough to draw your sword against me. But in my opinion, such courage is tantamount to seeking death! Since you want to die so badly, I will send you and your family to die together!"

The god pressed his hands downward, and the black and red spear, like a spear of divine punishment, stabbed towards Tartaglia and the house behind him.

The sizes of the two are like a Titan and an ant. There is no need to compare them to know the result of this attack.

"So what if she's a god? No matter who it is, if they try to touch my family, I will fight them... to the death!"

Tartaglia roared, gathering all his strength to block the incredibly large Spear of Punishment.

The one-sided situation that the gods thought of did not happen. Tartaglia actually blocked her Spear of Divine Punishment by herself.

The armor on the outside of the body was shattering into pieces, and even cracks were appearing on the body, but the figure was as tall as a mountain and never took a step back.

"son!"

"younger brother!"

"elder brother!"

A different call sounded behind him, and that was the reason why he tried his best.

He, Tartaglia, is a fighting maniac in people's eyes. No matter who he meets, he seems to want to fight with him.

People thought that he was enjoying fighting, but only he knew that his original intention of fighting was always to protect his family.

In winter, the strong prey on the weak. The capable rise to the top, while the weak can only wait for death. Having once fallen into the abyss and been forced to fight for survival, Tartaglia knows what he wants better.

In order to avoid being bullied and to protect his family, he can only fight, become stronger, and show his most bellicose side to everyone.

He, Tartaglia! Don't mess with him! And his family, even less so!

Blood dyed Tartaglia's body red, but Tartaglia in the illusion did not cry out in pain.

It doesn't hurt!

In contrast, the frightened and worried sobs of his family members behind him made him feel even more distressed.

It seemed that Tartaglia's persistence brought about a miracle.

Behind him, the family members' originally empty eyes became bright, as if they realized something.

The next moment, he heard his brother's slightly choked voice calling from behind.

"Brother, stop trying! We... are just illusions. This is just an illusion. There's no reason for you to fight like this. If you keep going like this, your real body will die too!"

In response, Tartaglia just smiled.

"Really? This kind of thing..."

"I don't understand!"

Tartaglia's eyes suddenly looked up at the sky, and his body, which had been able to remain motionless, actually began to move forward.

"All I know is..."

"Whether it's the present or the future, reality or some bullshit fantasy..."

"I won't let you get hurt!"

"As long as I'm not dead, no one can hurt you!!!"

The Spear of Punishment shattered, and Tartaglia jumped up and threw his heaviest punch at the god in the sky!

..................

On the other side, in Ye Lan’s illusion.

Ye Lan's tender little hand is about to fall into her mother's big hand.

Everything looks so beautiful, like a dream come true.

But just when her hand was about to touch her mother's hand.

Ye Lan's hand hovered in the air...

The distance of just an inch seemed to have separated them by countless years, and they could no longer touch each other.

On the side, Ye Lan's father also stretched out his hand with a kind smile on his face.

"What's wrong, Xiao Lanlan? Why are you still hesitant like when you were little? Isn't it good to stay with your parents?"

Ye Lan did not answer, but just looked at the two people in front of her with eyes full of thousands of thoughts.

After a long time, Ye Lan withdrew her hand, tears rolled down her cheeks, she sighed and smiled.

"Dad, Mom, do you know? I've dreamt of this scene countless times..."

"I dreamed that the tragedy in my family never happened, and that you never left me."

"But, dreams... one day, you will wake up..."

Ye Lan sobbed, tears welling up in her eyes. She took out the blood jade branch from her waist and placed it between herself and her parents.

The branches of the blood jade were bright red, a mark left by her countless sacrifices in exchange for strength through her life force.

"Life...is not like dreams..."

"Every step you take will have a different outcome."

"Even though I've experienced hardships, setbacks, and regrets, all of this is unique to me..."

"I never regret using the power of the Blood Jade Branch, and I have always believed that I will find the murderer who destroyed my family and avenge you!"

Having said that, Ye Lan sniffed, then revealed an innocent and bright smile.