Genshin Impact: Report to the Emperor! Xiao Shen is creating people again

The lush greenery blocked the sunlight that penetrated into the cave, and the moist air seemed to seep out water in the breath. The clear spring fell into the cracks between the rocks, echoing the sound of tinkling water.

Following the young man who was leading the way into a hidden cave, Xiao was stunned for a moment, looking around in surprise at the unfamiliar scenery. Dongting happened to be filled with stone tables and chairs, and everywhere was filled with pure natural tranquility and elegance.

He had never seen such a scene in Jueyunjian.

…even in Liyue.

"here it is…?"

Shen Qianluo gently put down the stone bowl, turned his eyes sideways, with a serious expression, but spoke in a roundabout way.

"Perhaps it is a wonderful cave? I think the Lord Emperor has boundless magical power, so it shouldn't be difficult for him to open up a few quiet spaces for our diagnosis and treatment."

Xiao stared at him.

There was nothing unusual at all. The young man still smiled gently, as if no matter how strange the scenery here was, it was not enough to cause him to be surprised or panic.

He was always mysterious and reliable, and he would quietly divert attention, and at the right time, he would become the focus of everyone's attention with the most eye-catching attitude. No one who got along with Shen Qianluo could resist the psychological dependence on him.

He is also included.

Since childhood, from the first encounter, from the first time I looked up at that brilliant and proud young man, such admiration and longing have been deeply rooted in my heart, like a thread, entangled in my bones, and lingering.

Therefore, he already had a premonition that the young man he was concerned about might not be an ordinary god.

But so what.

Xiao stared at him for a moment and took the initiative to change the subject: "If eradicating karma will make you pay a corresponding price, Qianluo, I will not accept it. Over the past thousand years, I have hunted tens of thousands of resentful souls. Even if I continue like this..."

"Since I have listed it as a feasible solution, there is no reason for me to pay an equal price to eradicate it." Shen Qianluo grabbed the young immortal's hand, pulled him to sit down, and made a serious gesture of taking his pulse. "If we talk about the price, I think it will be more difficult for you."

"Me?" Xiao, who was originally worried about Shen Qianluo, had not yet had a chance to feel uneasy when he saw the young man smiling at him harmlessly. The next second, he raised his hand and summoned a sharp dagger, which he slashed at his palm.

The blood beads suddenly swarmed like pearls that had broken off the string, dripping through the torn gloves and finally rolling into the stone bowl placed just below. Xiao did not dodge, but was slightly distracted, quietly watching the blood flow, and when he raised his eyes, he happened to meet Shen Qianluo's gaze.

"He didn't dodge or evade." The young man raised his eyebrows slightly, looking surprised. "The Great Sage who conquers demons has been exorcising demons for thousands of years, so he should have developed this instinct by now."

"Every killing instinct I have is not directed at you."

Shen Qianluo's gaze on him became slightly deeper: "Even if you are just a trace of sin entrenched in his blood?"

The blood trickling down his palm was an abnormal dark red. Xiao stared at him seriously, his sight gradually blurred into a bottomless darkness. He stubbornly repeated in a very low voice: "All my killing instincts are not directed at you."

"Only you..."

"Only... you two who love each other deeply..."

When Xiao suddenly woke up from a beautiful dream, he was stunned for a long time. At this moment, his eyes trembled, and he looked down to see the stone bowl that was filled with black and red blood at some point.

The sticky liquid still refused to stay still and kept waving its claws and teeth in the stone bowl, but the stone bowl that held it like a mountain was emitting the majestic divine power of the Rock King. Covering the surface of the stone bowl was the divine power of Shen Qianluo, which was like the sky covering it.

It is as if the sky and the earth have been facing each other for thousands of years, and then merged perfectly together at the boundary where the sky falls into the horizon.

The karmic obstacles were removed, and the young immortal's frown finally relaxed a little. As he gently drooped his eyelashes, his eyes fell on the young man sleeping beside him.

It is still the same cave, the same stone table and the same stone bench, but the marks left by time have made the unfamiliar scenery gradually become what we remember.

In reality, this place is just a simple cave in Jueyunjian. He had the same dream countless times, waking up from it again and again, the scenery around him was more vicissitudes, and the blood dripping from his palms was also stained with the bright red that it should have.

Shen Qianluo must have paid an equal amount of blood, guiding the karma to flow out of his body over and over again. Every young man he saw in his dream was the incarnation of the essence in the blood drops.

…whatever, the price he paid should be greater.

The young man who collapsed in front of him was him again.

Shen Qianluo's body had barely returned to normal, and his soul had only been stable for a few days. He should have remembered that the young man was now at his weakest.

Standing up and walking towards Shen Qianluo who was sleeping on the stone table, Xiao's expression suddenly froze and he looked down at his palm that sensed something strange.

At some point, his cut palm had been bandaged skillfully. It was obvious that the person who bandaged it had treated his own or others' wounds countless times, if you didn't count the nice bow tied at the end for fun.

He recognized that this was the work of Shen Qianluo.

Even though she was so tired, she was still concerned about the wound on his palm and carefully took care of everything for him.

Sighing softly, Xiao walked to the boy's side as carefully as possible. He was about to put clothes on him, but just before his fingertips touched him, he noticed the subtle movement of Shen Qianluo who was suddenly awakened. He yawned lazily and propped up his body a little.

"Xiao, congratulations. Now that your karma has been eradicated, you can do whatever you want."

Even her lips were pale, and her smile was shallow and gentle.

He knew best that his sudden awakening was due to his instinctive alertness caused by his extreme lack of security.

This phenomenon seemed to have never occurred when Shen Qianluo stayed with Zhongli.

Xiao closed his eyes slightly.

Everything was exactly the same as it was on the eve of the decisive battle two thousand years ago, his smile, his bandages, his gentleness that had never been lost even though he had disappeared for a thousand years.

But all his instincts of dependence and tenderness were not directed against him.

As a yaksha, he had once been trapped in the quagmire of despair, and therefore understood the concept of gratitude and atonement the best.

Everything is exactly the same as it was two thousand years ago, the only difference is that he has grown up and no longer needs the boy's unilateral protection, and he also has the power to make choices.

Therefore, he gazed at the boy with the most solemn eyes in his life, and at the most unexpected time, with the lightest force and the most gentle gesture, he hugged him deeply.

“Xiao? Stop it…” Shen Qianluo seemed surprised, but did not notice the deep emotion in his heart, like an elder brother hugging his younger brother.

And this is best.

"In this way... I have no regrets."