Original God's Dark Priest

Saphir didn't want to doubt Zhongli. Rather, she hoped very much that Zhongli could be trusted, but the fact that her future self had cooperated with Zhongli could not be changed.

That person may not be trustworthy, so Zhongli, who has worked with her...

Saphir held her forehead with a headache, feeling a little confused. She was actually very clear about one thing, and it was precisely because of this that she always maintained a subtle restraint in her interactions with Zhongli.

That is, although Zhongli did not regard her as a substitute for anyone, he treated every one of her equally. This statement is strange, but it should be correct.

In Zhongli's eyes, she was no different from the her from the future. After all, in his opinion, they were the same person and there should be no difference.

But there was a difference between them, a difference more subtle than that between the slices, and she couldn't tell anyone else about it.

"You look a little unwell, are you okay?" Qin noticed Safir's expression and asked.

Saphir shook his head slightly: "Nothing, just a headache. Captain Qin, I'm leaving first. See you later."

"Oh, okay." Qin was a little confused. She didn't know why Safir wanted to leave suddenly, but she didn't stop him. She just watched Safir leave.

Walking on the streets of Mond during the Wind Flower Festival, Saphir felt that he was out of place with the lively atmosphere around him.

"Hey~ Let me see, what has caused our distinguished guest from Mond to get into trouble?" A clear and playful boy's voice sounded, attracting Saphir's attention.

Safir looked at Wendy, who was smiling, and her eyes darkened. She was indeed very troubled, but she couldn't tell Wendy about this. After all, even Wendy was not so trustworthy.

As if seeing what was in Saphir's mind, Wendy spoke first: "How about this, let me, the best bard in Mondstadt, play a song for you. I hope it can put you in a good mood. How about that?"

"Well...can I order a song?" Saphir thought for a moment and suddenly asked.

Wendy smiled and said, "You know, there are only a few songs from another world that I can play. They may not be what you want to hear."

"Is that so... Yes, you are not omnipotent." Saphir nodded thoughtfully, and then saw Feilin being handed to him.

Being stared at by her with confused eyes, Wendy laughed and said, "Then play it yourself, just like before."

"We can't go back to the past." Saphir took Wendy's piano woodenly, feeling a bit complicated.

But Wendy just chuckled and continued, "Time and space have changed, things have changed, people have changed, everything in the world is changing, and people's hearts are changing. But no matter how time and space change, you are you, and I am still me.

There are always unchanging things waiting, and there are always unforgettable memories stirring. Just like that lazy afternoon, just like the blue sky after the rain. "

"Don't talk like you're enjoying life." Safire pouted. "You're just a guy who only knows how to sing and drink. Why don't you say something that speaks to life, as if you've really experienced it?"

Wendy was not annoyed, and he still had a calm smile on his face: "I really haven't experienced these, but I have had such fantasies. It's a pity that that day will never come... After all..."

"That day will come." After saying this, Saphir placed his right hand on the strings.

This was not the first time she had sung in Mond, and this time she adapted well.

She stroked the strings gently, and the first few notes were a little awkward, but she soon got used to it, and then she played smoothly. The sound of the piano flowed like a trickle of water, echoing above the fountain square in Mond.

The Windflower Festival is a day for people to celebrate. Everyone is celebrating the festival and has a lot of free time. In addition, Mondstadt is a country with a lot of relaxation, so soon a large number of people gathered to listen to her performance.

"Sure enough, every time you play you always attract a lot of audiences. Don't you really plan to be a bard?" Wendy sat aside, supporting her cheek with her right hand and asked.

Saphir rolled his eyes at him and didn't reply.

The song she played this time was "Rain after Summer". This is a piece of instrumental music. For the Mondstadt people, instrumental music is not a very popular art form. Poetry decorated with epic poems is more popular here.

This kind of music is more common in Liyue.

This music is beautiful. It was originally a piano piece, but it has a different flavor when played on the accordion.

People stood aside and listened quietly to Safire's performance until the song ended and silence fell.

Everyone was so immersed in the music that they even forgot to applaud and cheer.

It was Wendy's voice that broke the atmosphere: "This is really unexpected. I thought you would choose to sing a song like last time."

"Maybe it's because I'm not in the mood to speak." Saphir returned Felin, but he was thinking about when he could get a musical instrument himself.

Wendy took Feilin and stroked it gently: "Can you copy a copy of the score for me? I like this piece very much."

"I thought you would find poetry better." Safire did not agree fully, but just said with a smile.

Wendy also laughed: "Poetry is beautiful because the epic language gives it beautiful meaning, but more often, beauty comes from imagination. People can imagine the most beautiful picture and then go looking for it, but the magnificence of this world will not go beyond this, because reality is limited, but imagination is infinite."

"So imagination is more beautiful than words. This is the beauty of pure music." After saying this, Safire ignored the gathered crowd and left with Wendy one after the other.

Safir accepted Wendy's comfort and calmed down a lot. After leaving the Fountain Square, the two chatted casually.

Wendy wanted to know why Safir appeared so angry, but Safir refused to talk about it.

This made Lord Fengshen a little frustrated. He felt that if something went wrong with Saphir on his territory, he would definitely not escape a beating. After all, the old man doted on this girl so much, and anyone with a discerning eye could see it.

So he was extremely eager to find out what was going on.

But he couldn't understand no matter how hard he thought about it. Safir had clearly never come into contact with any strange people, so why did he suddenly become like this?

If she were to return to Liyue in this state, something might go wrong, so Venti decided it would be better to stay with this girl during the Windblume Festival so that he would be able to detect any problems immediately.

In fact, Saphir herself didn't know what was going on, but some things kept popping up in her mind uncontrollably, and she had no way to deal with it.

The two of them strolled in Mondstadt, watching the interactions and celebrations of the people in the city from afar, but they had no intention of joining in.

"Sometimes, thinking too much is not a good thing." After hesitating for a moment, Wendy finally spoke.

Saphir's eyes flickered slightly: "Am I thinking too much? Or is it just as I think?"

"Um... you sound like you're including me in this, but to be honest, I don't know what you're talking about." Wendy cried out in injustice. He didn't do anything! Why did he look like he was accusing me?

He cried out for injustice, and Saphir's eyes turned to his face, and then he asked coldly: "So, do you know the truth about Noelle?"

"Noel? Are you talking about that inexplicable breakthrough?" Wendy blinked and suddenly understood why Saphir was like this.

But when he figured it out, he immediately had a headache again, because this was really a conspiracy, but the mastermind behind it was neither him nor Alice.

He couldn't tell anyone about this, but if he didn't, Safire's trust in him and the old man would probably drop to zero.

Wendy was very conflicted. He knew it didn't matter whether he said it or not, because during the time he was silent, Saphir's eyes had changed several times when he looked at him.

From confusion to anger at the beginning, and now to indifference, it is obvious that the other party has noticed what has been concealed. If he does not tell the truth now, it will be difficult to get forgiveness later.

Wendy knew that she didn't have time to think about it, so she sighed and said, "Do you really have to know the whole story? If you know, it won't do you any good."

"That's better than being kept in the dark. You should know me. I would rather face the painful reality than the illusion of happiness. At least, that will make me clear about what I should do." Saphir narrowed his eyes and stared at Wendy.

She also thought about confronting Zhongli directly, but reason told her that she couldn't do that. In the eyes of Zhongli and the fairies of Liyue, she was different after all. She couldn't just question him because of a little suspicion, as it would hurt this relationship.

Nashida and Ying were not involved in this and probably wouldn't know anything, so if one wanted to know the truth, the only way out was through Wendy.

Wendy looks heartless, but he has a big secret in his heart. He may know something. It is a good idea to ask him. And given Wendy's connection with Istaru, perhaps he knows more than Zhongli.

"..." Wendy finally put away his cynical look and showed a serious expression. "Can you give me some time? I haven't figured out what to say yet."

"Heh... Can I understand that you are still trying to hide something?" Safir did not ask if it was possible, but asked back.

Wendy nodded very confidently: "Yes, I will still hide some things. Even if it is the old man, he will do the same. It's just that I tell you directly that I hide things, but he..."

"He will keep it a secret without letting me know." Saphir knew Zhongli well, so he naturally knew what the other party would choose.

Wendy grinned, wanting to laugh but unable to: "Should I say it's you who deserves it?"

"Okay, Barbatos, just say what you can. I don't want to doubt this or that. You just need to show me the evidence that you won't be my enemy, and then I might not ask you any more questions." Saphir called the demon god by his name directly, and Wendy knew she was serious.

So he thought about it for a moment and asked tentatively: "Do you... know the four shadows of the 'Original'?"

"Life and death, time and space, the four supreme pillars. Life and death have ended, time has disappeared, the maintainers are dying, but they still carry the name of maintainers." Saphir looked solemn. It was just a question, but she understood a lot.

She looked at Wendy with a look of deep vigilance for the first time: "Is it the upholder of justice: Asmodeus?"

"Although I don't know why you have such deep hostility towards her, but logically speaking, you should have a good relationship." Wendy would not say the name, but it did not stop him from assuming that Safire gave the correct answer.

Saphir just thought it was ridiculous. Asmodeus had a good relationship with her? In other words, she was actually Ying's enemy?

It was Asmodeus who left Ying and Kong behind. Later, Ying was sealed for hundreds of years, while Kong went to Kanreya and embarked on the path of rebelling against the law of nature.

Wasn't all this caused by Asmodeus? Now Wendy told her that Asmodeus and she had a good relationship, which only made Saphir think it was a cold joke.

But Wendy nodded with certainty: "The Deacon of Life used his own life as a guide to lead the souls outside the world.

The Butler of Death sacrificed most of his strength and disappeared without a trace.

The Butler of Time fell into silence, protecting this world in the small garden so that it would never fall.

The Butler of the Sky put everything aside and took on the responsibility of maintaining the world, using his life to sustain this second and the next. No one knows which will come first, destruction or tomorrow, but everyone is working hard. "

"You're not answering the question. I just want to know what would happen if I didn't take the route you arranged, but went to the Midsummer Courtyard. Also, Asmodeus left Ying and Kong behind, what does this have to do with the continent of Teyvat?" Saphir was not fooled by Wendy. She remembered what she wanted to know.

Wendy looked at the Sky Island above her head and curled her lips: "Have you heard of this saying? From outside the world, we gain the power to deny the world."

His turquoise eyes were filled with divinity: "The continent of Teyvat has been destroyed. We are unable to save ourselves and are deeply trapped. Even after sacrificing so much, we can only barely maintain the status quo and cannot make any further progress.

So, they were left behind, existing as 'variables', but..."

"They failed to break this 'box garden', right?" Saphir understood Asmodeus's purpose, so her tone softened a lot.

Wendy nodded with a bitter smile on her face: "Even they couldn't change their fate. When they entered Teyvat, the starry sky of Teyvat reflected their fate.

Ying and Kong also became part of the small garden. This world is still in a constant cycle. "

"So, what's going on between Asmodeus and me?" Saphir asked again.

This time, Wendy did not answer, but just shook her head: "You need to find the answer to this question yourself. I will not mention a word about her."

"Because of the restrictions of the Seven Rulings?" Saphir was a little confused.

"Because I'm afraid." Wendy said this, but she didn't show any fear on her face. "You shouldn't have noticed all this at this time, but I don't know why all this happened in advance, so I can only remind you implicitly. As for how much you can understand, it depends on you.

If you want to know more, I guess you can only go to the Midsummer Courtyard, because that is where every reincarnation starts. It's just that every time before, your presence was there, but not this time."

"That's the breath of Asmodeus, right?" Saphir understood. She had seen this in her dream.

Wendy nodded silently and said no more.

Saphir also fell silent. She seemed to understand something but was not quite sure, so she had to go to the Midsummer Courtyard to meet Asmodeus.