Original God, looking for the heart

The wanderer picked up the sickle blade among the remains: "Zhu said, where did Mo Bei go!"

The dragon-shaped pattern on the handle shines faintly, like the weak breathing after a contract is forcibly severed. But according to what Mo Bei said, he must help his family——

The candlelight was still bright, and there was a stinging pain where the wanderer touched the handle. Red cracks spread like a virus on his arms, and the skin from the palm of Wanderer's right hand to his arm was covered with fine cracks.

The power of the dragon is arrogant and will corrode the body. As for why Mo Bei can use it so freely - I'm afraid it's still due to his ability to heal and resist pain.

"Contract...signed...provisional..."

Wanderer just felt impatient, he needed the whereabouts of Mo Bei now! "No matter what you are going to do, now, tell me how Mo Bei is doing!!"

The sickle blade floated, melted and recast in mid-air. Red light flashed out, and the wanderer came to the space where Zhu Yue was.

An ancient sheepskin scroll fell, with intricate patterns on the bottom. Zhu Yue was entrenched in the crystal, staring down at the wanderer: "Sign a temporary contract with me, and I will fulfill your wish."

The wanderer stretched out his hand, and a feather dipped in water slowly landed on his palm. He signed "Wanderer" without hesitation.

The scroll rolled up automatically and merged into the crystal guarded by the dragon. There was another burst of light, and the wanderer returned to his original place.

The sickle blade turned into a magic weapon and hung in the air, and the crystal started spinning again. Through the temporary contract, everything Mo Bei experienced was transmitted to the wanderer's brain.

"The man with the beak mask, I don't like him either. He has something to do with Chaos. I speculate that that kid may have gone now -"

——Liyue——

Mo Bei sat dumbly on the carriage, like a sculpture.

The scenery outside the window flashed by, but he could only stare. At this moment, there is no chill.

Until the camp of fools appeared in front of him, until he glimpsed the wooden building in Liyue through the mountain stream... The doctor did not take him back to Winter.

...The original contract was to promise to help him retrieve something.

"You...you...need me to retrieve something."

"A piece of debris. Ha." The doctor's smile always made people feel uneasy. "I know what you are thinking. The choice is up to you, whether you leave or come back to Solstice with me."

"I promise not to interfere in any way."

"That's really a good thing." Mo Bei scolded the doctor thousands of times in his heart.

——Xumi——

The wanderer applied for suspension of study to the Ordinary Council all night long. His body becomes more and more human, as rest is inevitable. But after tossing and turning, the result was just two hours of sleep. The dragon said that he would take him to Liyue tomorrow.

——The next day——

Mo Bei saw that the sun was hanging above his head and no one informed him. Perhaps the doctor wanted to give him enough time to rest so that he could retrieve the fragments as soon as possible. Unfortunately, this was the worst sleep I've had in a long time. Maybe he wasn't asleep at all.

"I hope you make good use of this rest time." The doctor finally appeared. Mo Bei reflexively tightened his body and made a gesture of resistance.

"Don't be nervous, there is a 'contract' between you and me. I can't hurt you. Now, it's time to get your things back."

Mo Bei got up from the blanket and walked out of the tent without saying a word.

——Liyue——

Zhu Yue's power of time and space can only bring the wanderer to Liyue Port: "Listen to my warning and go find Morax. The enemy this time is not enough for me to face."

As he spoke, the red light of the candlelight faintly pointed towards a storyteller. The wanderer looked around and his eyes were fixed on a tea-sipping and reading-listening person. There happened to be an empty seat next to him.

The wanderer sat in his seat, but he didn't expect that Zhongli was the first to speak.

"It seems that the person who brought Zhu Yue last time was not you."

"...Mo Bei is in trouble."

"Zhu Yue has explained the situation to Zhong. There is an ancient saying in Liyue, 'Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles'. If you want to compete with your opponent, you must know something about the opponent."

"This time our opponent is Chaos, the Demon God of Chaos, who invaded Liyue thousands of years ago."

"His offense is flexible, especially his endlessly regenerating tentacles."

According to Zhongli's recollection, when he fought against Chaos, even throwing rock spears could not completely kill his opponent. As long as there is a slight gap, this strange gas will regenerate and even corrode energy for its own use.

He is an absolutely difficult opponent.

At that time, Candlelight happened to fall in Teyvat. He needed help from the natives, but had no intention of invading, so he helped Morax trap Chaos.

"'Time and Space' is an ability that it cannot absorb. If it weren't for Zhuyue's help at that time, Liyue might not be called 'Liyue'."

……

——At the bottom of the giant abyss——

There are not many light sources, scattered and weak. The doctor led Mo Bei along the passage that had been arranged in advance. The mud on both sides of the road made Mo Bei feel uneasy.

Not afraid. He could feel the blood in his body getting excited.

Very weird.

The doctor stopped at a depression in front of him. The black mud ball was overflowing with dark purple light, and a crystal was exposed in the center.

"According to the contract, your home court is next. Get it back."

"...as you command."

The elemental force could not extract the fragments, so he could only jump down.

Walking against the wind, Mo Bei always kept a certain distance from Heini.

The moment it touched the fragment, a strong suction pulled Mo Bei in. The seemingly shallow depression actually gave birth to a lot of filth, and all the filth came alive and spread towards Mo Bei.

This feeling was as suffocating as when Du Lin was dragged into his heart.

Consciousness was lost again.

——spiritual space——

A wall filled with the power of chaos, the wall split into tentacles, fixing Mo Bei's limbs.

"Looks like it's your turn to be trapped here." Chaos laughed happily, so uncomfortable that Mo Bei woke up.

"Be obedient and stay here. I will never hurt you."

Mo Bei saw a face exactly like his own, and the other person's index finger gently lifted his chin.

"I thought...you would always help me..."

Kaios joked: "Aha~ Of course I will help you. Since I have taken over your body, I will definitely fulfill your wish for you. Don't worry, I will cherish this body."

……

——Reality, huge layered rock abyss——

"It comes out of the silt but remains unstained."

Mo Bei stood in front of the doctor again, his body spotless.

"Although it's a little late, you still finished it." Khaos moved his wrist as if to adapt.

"Of course. I also hope you can abide by the "contract". "

Tentacles surged up from the ground, thin and sharp. The cold light was less than half a centimeter away from Dotore's artery: "It will really ruin your mood. If it weren't for the contract, I would have taken your head sooner or later."

"I will help you find a suitable body, and you will cooperate with my research and not harm me... It's a good deal, isn't it?"

"What do you think?" Khaos retracted his tentacles instantly and said impatiently, "When will we go to Zhidong? I have more important things to do after completing the contract."

……

When Zhongli arrived with Zhu Yue, they had already left.

"The breath of chaos...I need time."

"Zhong will definitely help."

……