Genshin Impact: I am best at sacrifice, don't cry

Time flies and five years have passed.

The eleven-year-old Nan Dou is already over 1.7 meters tall, taller than Fengyuan Ichigo, who has a slightly hunched back.

"My Nandou has become a handsome young man. Many girls look at you with a frown."

Huizi patted Nandou's back proudly and said to him with a smile.

Over the years, Nan Dou has written several best-selling light novels, earned a lot of money, and improved the conditions of his family.

With the current level of novels written in Teyvat, even if Nandou doesn't become a plagiarist, any work he writes casually will be a groundbreaking work.

However, Nandou did not show too much wealth, otherwise, given Fengyuan Yixiang's personality, he would probably use that little money to support the Fengyuan family.

But that is not what Nandou wants to see. The decline of the Fengyuan family is inevitable, even though the Fengyuan people will sigh about it.

Another point is that when the old couple saw that Nam Doo could make money on his own, they worried less about his future.

Over the past year, Nan Dou has been visiting Fengyuan's house less and less frequently.

Manye didn't need him to watch over her every day. Even though Keiko told him to go to the master's house, he always stayed at home under the pretext of writing.

He often took Keiko to various places in Inazuma City on the pretext of going out to collect folk songs and inspire inspiration, to taste delicious food and buy some gifts, and they were quite happy.

But recently, there was one thing that bothered him a lot.

As a talented kendo boy, and given his enthusiasm for exchanges and learning from others in the past few years, his reputation naturally spread far and wide.

For this reason, there was a wave of challenges against him in Inazuma Castle, which gradually subsided until Nandou won a hundred consecutive victories.

But recently, the guy from Tenryo Bugyo approached him again and invited him to join the shogunate army and fight for General Raiden.

But in fact, Nandou knew that it was Kujo Sara who instructed this.

She had always had a vivid memory of Nandou ever since he sent Kujo Sara to the Kujo family five years ago.

In the beginning, the Kujo family did not keep a strict watch on Kujo Sara. After she adapted to human life, she would occasionally go out to find Nandou to compete with.

The Kujo family provided all-round training for Kujo Sara, from martial arts to strategy, and to the art of controlling people.

As luck would have it, Nan Dou knew a thing or two about all of these, and they would talk about them during meals and chats in their spare time after every exchange.

After a while, with the help of Nandou, Kujo Sara understood and learned various things more quickly.

It was not until later that the Kujo family prepared Kujo Sara for her future as a general and prevented her from getting too close to others that they rarely met.

"Go back and tell Kujo Sara that I have no intention of joining the shogunate army for the time being, and ask her to stop bothering me."

Nandou said this to the shogunate soldier who came up to him.

"Boy, it's your honor to work for the general, don't be ungrateful!"

One of the shogunate soldiers looked angry and shouted at Nan Dou.

"Ok?"

Nan Dou's eyes flashed, and a terrifying aura instantly emanated from his body.

The shogunate soldiers, who were used to showing off in front of the common people by relying on their status, had never seen such a scene before. They retreated in horror and pointed at Nan Dou with trembling arms: "I... I am a shogunate soldier working for the general. If you dare to attack me..."

His companion was obviously older than him and immediately bowed to Nam Doo and apologized, "I'm sorry, he's a new soldier and doesn't know the etiquette, please forgive me sir."

"I won't attack the weak without permission, but only if they don't offend me."

"As long as there are sufficient reasons, even the general will not blame me."

Nan Dou was too lazy to talk nonsense with the two minions and turned away without hesitation.

In Inazuma, under the leadership of General Raiden, there is no such thing as the army bullying civilians at will.

Of course, at least that's the case at this time.

"There are only a few years left of such peaceful days..."

Nandou stared at the tallest building in Inazuma Castle - the castle tower - with an empty mind and a calm look in his eyes.

……

Five years later, Nan Dou was sixteen years old.

At Nan Dou's home.

The once dilapidated house has been renovated, but the interior is still warm and full of the breath of life.

But, it is less popular than before.

"Nandou, mommy, I want to spend more time with you. I want to watch you grow up. I want to see you get married and have children."

"But...I think the old man is worried about you, so he may not be able to accompany you any longer."

Huizi lay on the bed, with a kind face, and spoke softly to Nan Dou.

After a long time, Nan Dou had a blank expression on his face, his eyes were heavy, and his large, warm hands tightly grasped Huizi's thin and slightly cold little hands.

"Mom, I'm sorry for worrying you all these years."

"Without your careful care and teaching, I wouldn't be who I am today."

Huizi narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she was a little sleepy, and her voice became much softer:

"Nandou was born smart. He didn't cause his mother any trouble. Instead, he learned how to make money early to supplement the family income."

"Mom has never had children in her life. The two luckiest things that happened to me were meeting the old man and finding you."

"Can you promise mom something?"

Nan Dou held Huizi's hand and ignited the warm flame of rebirth, making her feel more comfortable.

"Mom hopes you can live happily in the future..."

Huizi opened her eyes as wide as she could. The infinite kindness in her eyes was like the warm sun in winter and the eternal starlight in the dark night, making Nandou feel as if his soul was nourished.

He couldn't say no to such a look, so he made a solemn promise: "Don't worry, Huizi's mother, I will be happy!"

"That's good...that's good..."

After getting Nan Dou's assurance, Huizi's mouth corners slightly raised and her eyes slowly closed.

……

"To live?"

The problem was not solved until Nan Dou buried Huizi.

After placing her favorite red cherry hydrangea in front of Keiko's grave, Nandou wandered around Inazuma Castle in a daze.

Two years ago, the Fengyuan family declared bankruptcy at the hands of Fengyuan Manye, and Fengyuan Ichigo's long-held spirit collapsed and he fell into eternal sleep.

From then on, Manye left and began to wander around Inazuma, living a life of wandering and adventure.

Nan Dou stayed with the lonely Huizi until she passed away.

Huizi and Yixiang both died of old age without any illness or disaster, and Nandou did not feel much regret or sadness about it.

It’s just that after experiencing many life and death separations, I feel a little emotional.

"What are you thinking about?"

Suddenly, a cold voice came from behind Nan Dou.

"Just thinking about it, nothing much."

Nan Dou turned around and saw Kujo Sara's expressionless face.

"I express my condolences for Grandma Huizi's death."

Nan Dou waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to say more.

Tengu's concept of life and death is different from that of humans, so he continued, "Where are we going next?"

"The General will soon issue a great decree for the sake of Inazuma's [eternity]."

"By then, Inazuma may be in some confusion. The will of the gods is far-reaching and cannot be easily understood by mortals. By then, hatred will inevitably arise and they may even unite to resist the law enforcers."

"I...need your help!"

Kujo Sara stretched out his hand toward Nandou.

Nan Dou was surprised at first, then an interested expression suddenly appeared on his face.

After thinking for a moment, Nandou stretched out his hand and held Kujo Sara's hand: "For the general, I am happy to do it!"