Genshin Impact is a big stage, come if you dare

With the blessing of the previous Thunder God and the powerful companions (except Paimon), the Traveler Team was able to enjoy the thundering and lightning-filled Qinglai Island as if they were on a picnic.

In Qinglai Island, which is overly filled with thunder elements, many plants have difficulty surviving, and even mint and sweet flowers with tenacious vitality are rare.

But there is a plant growing here that is not found anywhere else - Tianyun grass.

The blue petiole of the amaranth holds the pink-purple fruit, which looks like an inverted garlic.

Paimon curiously held the Tianyun grass and observed: "Can I eat it? Is it delicious? How do I eat it?"

"It's edible." Su had already stuffed the washed Tianyun grass into his mouth and finished chewing. "It's sweet, and the flesh and juice are like electricity, jumping in your mouth!"

Because this plant absorbs the element of thunder, its taste becomes novel and stimulating.

Just when Kong was about to persuade Su to stop putting any plant into his mouth, he saw Paimong's eyes light up and he took a big bite of Tianyun grass fruit.

“It’s delicious! Sora and Hanasari should try it too. Why is Sora looking at me like that? Uh…” Paimon stammered after reacting, “It’s okay, we have the antidote with us… Okay, we’ll be more careful next time.”

After confirming that the seeds of the tianyun grass were indeed non-toxic and delicious, a group of people plucked all the seeds of the tianyun grass nearby. They even dug up several tianyun grasses with their roots and soil.

"Take it back as a souvenir!" Su had a good plan. "I feel that this plant likes an environment full of lightning elements, which is very suitable for the Narugami Taisha Shrine and the castle tower!"

After strolling slowly for a long time, the group finally saw another member of the Adventurer's Association at the edge of the cliff.

This guy named Daisuke is a tall and thin young man wearing glasses. Having heard of the name and legend of the Traveler Squad, he looked very excited to see his idol and savior.

"Ms. Etsuko and I have determined that these stones tied with ropes are pressure stones, used for some kind of seal, and are most likely related to the thunderstorm in the sky." Daisuke shared the information, "but we have no idea what the seal is specifically about, and how to adjust the seal."

"Even though Miss Etsuko doesn't have the passion of an adventurer, she is one of the most elite adventurers in the association." Dayou admired Miss Etsuko very much. "Miss Etsuko is looking up information, and I will investigate here to see if I can find more details to determine the origin of this seal as soon as possible."

Hanasari observed the stacked stones and confirmed that these were indeed the sealing stones, but only the shrine maiden who set up the stones knew how to unlock them.

Paimon asked Dayou: "Have you made any new discoveries recently?"

Dayou was frustrated. "It's the same ones I found before. There are a lot of cats hanging around lately. I didn't find anything new except a lot of cat footprints."

The traveler team looked around the area, but could not see any traces with their elemental vision. Instead, they felt that the cat's paw prints seemed to be pointing the way.

After discussing it, the group decided to follow the cat's paw prints to see where the cat's destination was.

Following the direction of the cat's paw prints, the traveling team encountered cats of various colors along the way.

They squatted leisurely by the roadside, licking their fur and playing around. They seemed to be living a very peaceful life on the cloudy and monster-filled Qinglai Island.

"There's a building there, it looks like a shrine." Paimon, who was flying high and seeing far, said loudly.

The group quickened their pace, waded across the shallows and arrived at the foot of the shrine.

"As I walked over here, the gloomy sky turned clear. Is there some mysterious power protecting this place?" Su looked back at the road he came from and felt that the shrine and the beach were like two different places.

Hanasari and Sora quietly observed the shrine's torii gate.

There are wooden cat ears on the torii, and golden bells and cat-paw-shaped wind chimes are hung on the shimenawa ropes.

"The owner of this shrine must really like cats," Kong said confidently, "Those cats on the island might be raised by the shrine."

After entering the shrine, everyone found that there were indeed many cats inside, with different colors and sizes. The common point was that they were all healthy and lively, and were not afraid of strangers at all.

Walking a little further up, everyone understood what kind of mysterious power protected this place - the sturdy thunder cherry tree supported a pink cloud beside the temple.

A cat with black fur and golden eyes sat on the counter of the old wooden temple. When it saw the traveler team, its eyes lit up and it spoke in human language: "Are you here to pay your respects? Welcome, welcome. I am Neko, the chief priest of Asase Shrine."

Paimon quickly jumped behind Su, "Talk, talk! Cat! The cat is speaking human language!"

The cat who called himself the bed licked his paw and said, "It's no wonder that I can speak human language."

"What's the big deal?" Su's eyes lost their luster, and were filled with a hint of heartbreak. "Have we seen enough talking animals?"

"A talking dragon (Tevarin), a talking snake (Changsheng) and a talking fox (Shenzi)..."

Paimon:...

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Paimon was no longer afraid and flew out from behind the girl, "But this is the first time I've seen a talking cat. It looks like just an ordinary little creature." The examples Su gave were not ordinary animals. In comparison, this cat looked so ordinary.

Neko retorted: "This is Asase Shrine. I am Xiang's cat, not just any little guy."

Paimon: "Ah Xiang? Who is that?"

"Ah Xiang is Ah Xiang, the chief priest of Asase Shrine." Neko said dignifiedly: "Ah Xiang is away on a long journey, and the shrine cannot be without a chief priest, so I will serve as the temporary chief priest."

"I thought it was a human who finally came to worship, but after a closer look, it turned out that this was a shrine maiden from another shrine." Neko was a little disappointed and asked for help, "Since we are in the same industry, can you please help me repair the shrine?"

The person who used to be responsible for maintaining the shrine lived in a village far away, but it seems that there is no one there and no one has come for a long time.

If Ah Xiang comes back and sees the shrine in such a dilapidated state with no worshippers, he will definitely be sad.

The group of people looked around and carefully examined the Asase Shrine, and found that it was indeed in a state of disrepair, with no signs of human activity.

Paimon, the spokesperson for the Traveler Team, said: "If you want to entrust us with your help, you have to pay us!" No one can let them work for free! Not even cats!

"Humans care about this..." After thinking it over, Qinzi decided to sell her body. "Well, the reward is that I will allow you to touch my ears."

With shiny black fur and mysterious and bright golden eyes, Qianzi is truly a charming cat.

Paimon, who was tempted, stuttered, "...But, maybe it's not enough..."

Qinzi also stuttered: "Do you want to touch my belly? No, absolutely not! Got it, I will teach you how to manipulate those stones, this should be ok, right?"

Sora immediately thought of the stone seal at Daisuke's place, "Are you talking about the stone seal on the island? Do you know how to do that, Neko?"

Qinzi said proudly: "Of course, I have seen Ah Xiang being sealed many times, and I have also seen how she unsealed the seals. Go and help me repair the shrine." Before Ah Xiang comes back, I want to make the shrine nice and lively, so that Ah Xiang can scare her when she comes back.

The group of people looked at each other, exchanged opinions, and accepted the task issued by the cat.