Genshin Impact: After entering the card pool, I kicked away the knife and stabbed myself

"why?"

In response to Paimon's question, 'Hyūtan' explained: "In fact, the backup plans other than Shin are just icing on the cake. But if I don't use Shin to influence the Kage, I can't use Kitsunesaigumi, Sasayuri and Torachiyo."

"In the original trajectory, Kage would have to fight General Raiden in the consciousness space for five hundred years before he could truly understand the wishes of the Inazuma people and unleash the full strength of Dream Isshin."

"And these five hundred years are also the time that the sacred cherry tree transformed by Shin will protect Inazuma. Because of this strong connection, I can complete the ritual with Shin as the main body."

"If we don't use the truth, we can only return to the wishes of the Inazuma people to complete the ritual."

Ying: "So if we hadn't called you back, you were actually planning to kill the people of Inazuma?"

『虚谈』: "That's right. After the Lord comes back, he will definitely revive Raiden Zhen for their sake. Isn't it a great honor for them to die for their own god's return?"

[. . Didn’t Sanbing say the same thing before? ]

[Why are all of you villains the same?]

[But I think what they said makes sense.]

[That doesn't make sense. This can only be said by the person who made the sacrifice. It is not someone else's turn to say it.]

Paimon: "No, no! Absolutely not!"

『Xu Tan』: "Humph, if your method doesn't work, I will use my own method. Anyway, you can't stop me, right?"

Paimon stomped his feet in anger, "Ahhh, I'm so angry."

Yae Kamiko: Very good, there is one more reason to help "Kyotan". Otherwise, she would have slaughtered people in the end. Although Shin could have returned, seeing the devastation of Inazuma, Ying and Shin would not want this to happen...

Yaejinko thought for a moment and said, "What if we pretend to be real and try to persuade Ying?"

Although the truth in my heart cannot be revealed, and Ying cannot see the truth of the sacred cherry tree, what if I pretend to be one?

"Forget about other places, but how can I disguise myself in the consciousness space? I'm not sure I can disguise myself in the Pure Land of One Mind without being discovered by Ying." "Xu Tan" rejected the proposal of the Eightfold Divine Son.

"And the point I want to make is that it is much more difficult to complete the ritual in a positive way. Not only is it easier to fall than to be saved, but also fall does not have many conditions for the process. If you are in a positive way, even if you want the Kage to change his mind, the main part must be the most important part of the original trajectory, that is, the Inazuma people can complete the ritual."

『虚谈』: "If you are planning to let Zhen come and convince Ying directly, you can give up now."

"This doesn't work, and that doesn't work. It's so difficult." Paimon was completely confused.

"But if we want to speed up this process, the wishes of the Inagi people alone will not work. Ying has deceived herself and ignored the voices of the Inagi people for five hundred years. I think we still have to start with Zhen."

Yae Shenzi thought of the implication of "Xu Tan" and said, "You said the main part is not okay, but if it is just a lead to let her see the current situation of her people herself, is that okay?"

Xu Tan affirmed, "That is indeed possible."

"So, the key still lies with Zhen." Ying pointed at the sacred cherry tree in front of him and said, "What is the current situation of Zhen here?"

Yae Shinko also said: "Moreover, according to you, this sacred cherry tree with true consciousness was planted by the seed that Ying saw in the consciousness space. If that future is changed, isn't this a time paradox?"

『Xu Tan』: "Don't worry about that. Barbatos is here too, right? He will handle this time paradox."

[Haha, this proves that Barbatos has the power of time]

[Hasn’t it already been confirmed? Isn’t the magic circle with the clock turning back obvious enough?]

[However, how could such an operation be carried out in the original trajectory? Could it be that even the more powerful demon gods can comprehend some of the power of time? ]

"As for Shin here, she fell into a deep sleep. In order to protect Inazuma, the sacred cherry tree was severely eroded by the influence of those filth."

"Then how does she need to recover?" asked Yae Shinko.

The handle of the knife slowly turned to Ying: "...why don't you ask your brother?"

fluorescent:"?"

"Because this erosion was caused by the Abyss, maybe the Abyss Cult will have a solution..."

[Okay, okay, so you're pulling all kinds of enemies over to help, right?]

[Will the Fatui be the next one? 】

[You know what? With that inexplicable plot of the lady, maybe the Fatui would have helped a long time ago.]

“If it weren’t for the fact that the Abyss Cult is a hostile force, I wouldn’t be able to find my brother at all.” Ying was speechless.

"It's okay. Someone who knows the relationship between you and your brother will do. I just happen to know an Abyss Singer. He is currently in the Abyss Palace. You can go and ask him for help."

[Actually, it doesn’t matter if you have a brother, hahaha]

[Indeed, Luo seems to be in the Abyss Cult or something like that.]

[But it seems that 『Hyūtan』 doesn’t know.]

Paimeng tilted his head: "Yuanxia Palace? What is that place?"

"Hypothesis": "The underground world of Kaiji Island. Some of the people of Kaiji Island once lived there. Later, they were able to live normally on the ground because of the deal made by Orobas and Tenri."

Yae Shinko blinked and said, "It seems like you know something incredible. Do I really not need to avoid it?"

It turns out that the traveler's brother is a member of the Abyss Cult, and seems to have a very high status.

Moreover, the Abyss Cult is still doing something with the Abyss Palace, which is related to Tenli. Am I, a priest of Inazuma, really suitable to know all this?

『False Talk』: "It doesn't matter, He won't see it."

Yae Kamiko: This doesn’t seem to be the point, right?

"Xu Tan": "In short, since you have decided to complete the ritual in a positive way, you have to pay a price, whether it is face or something else. If you fail to complete your plan before the deadline, I will carry out my own plan."

Ying: “I understand.”

"That drunkard has also come to Inazuma, right? I can smell the smoky smell on him. He didn't come with you. I guess he went to find Kaedehara Manye to get the mask of Kitsusai Palace, or should I say Hanasakuri. You should go and meet him. With him here, it will be faster for you to reach Yuanxia Palace. The current alias of the Abyss Apostle seems to be... Yuanshang?"

[Hahahaha, the smoky smell on my body is a very interesting description]

[Wendy is intoxicated by the wine, right?]

"As for Kujo Sara...just let me get that document."

As "Kyotan" was speaking, someone who looked exactly like Ying and Paimon suddenly appeared in the Narukami Taisha Shrine.

『Paimon』: "Leave it to us!"

『Ying』 put her hands on her hips: "That's right!"

【??? What are you doing】

[Oh my goodness, no wonder the lady seems so strange, she can’t be pretending to be Xu Tan]

[So the Fatui actually had no involvement at all, and it was all just a bunch of lies? ]

Paimon looked at the two people who looked exactly like him and Ying, and asked Xu Tan in confusion: "What is this...?"

"The important thing about the ceremony is that before the change begins, there can't be too many differences from the original trajectory, at least the process must be guaranteed. And you following the raccoon cat ninja and the one setting off the fireworks to get the documents of the Tenryo Bugyo is part of the trajectory."

Paimon scratched his head: "I see."

"As for the beating of 'ladies' and the like, just leave it to them. I'll be the one doing it anyway."

Ying, Paimeng:?

"What?! Are you pretending to be the 'lady' too?" Ying was stunned.

It's a pity that she felt a little sad after "The Lady" was chopped down by General Lei Dian. After all, she was a comrade-in-arms who had fought side by side with her.

And you told me she was fake?

[Okay, okay, the "lady" is really fake]

[After all, the "lady" also played a role in saving Luo. I was wondering if her death by "Xu Tan" would make Luo seem ungrateful. It turns out that it wasn't her at all.]

[Rosaline, who is probably having a sweet time with Rustan: What? I died at the hands of General Thunder? I'm still on vacation, kid.]

『虚谈』: "After all, Luo didn't actually exist in the original trajectory, but she seemed to have driven the Lady out of the Fatui... In order to complete the ritual, I had to make a deal with the Fatui, and I made a 'Lady' myself so that the Fatui could cooperate with me to continue."

The corners of Ying's mouth twitched. OK, OK, so it turns out that these matches were all fake.

"Alright, alright. Just leave the rest to me. Remember to stay in front of the Thousand-armed and Hundred-eyed statue. It's you who have to enter the Pure Land of One Mind."

"Hurry up and find Barbatos and ask him to take you to Yuanxia Palace."

After saying this, the figure disappeared into the air again, and Ying also set out to look for Wendy.

Ba Ling Island.

"What? You said the singing boy returned to Narukami Island?"

Sasayuri nodded: "He said he would go back to get the paperwork for you. It's okay. I have Saigū's mask."

Ying and Paimon were both a little distressed. Paimon said, "The problem is not here. Xutan is on our side for now. Our goal now is to go to Yuanxia Palace under Haizhi Island to find a man named Yuanshang. We need Wendy's help."

Sasayuri: Dot dot dot.

[Isn't Wendy the god of wind? I remember someone speculated before that he can monitor any place with wind]

[It should be only Mondstadt, right? This is Inazuma, and... I guess Wendy is just trying to slack off.]

[The Abyss Cult deceived Tevarin. Given this past, it’s normal for Wendy not to want to deal with the Abyss Cult.]

[Wendy: Always between reliable and unreliable]

Paimon: "Since Wendy is not here, we have to ask the people of Haizhi Island. After all, the "Hyūtan" did not tell us where the Yuanxia Palace is."

Ying: "Xinhai should know."

Paimon nodded in approval: "Yeah, after all, he is the living god priestess of Kaiji Island."

Because she didn't know where the Heart Sea was, Ying first went to find Wu Lang who was nearby. Wu Lang didn't know much about the so-called Yuanxia Palace, and told Ying the location of the Heart Sea.

After finding Xinhai, she said:

"Yuanxia Palace? The deep pool opposite the Coral Palace is the entrance to Yuanxia Palace. But due to some historical issues, there is a barrier at the connection between Yuanxia Palace and Coral Palace. If it is opened at the wrong time, there will be considerable trouble..."

"Is the person named Yuan Shang that you are looking for really in Yuanxia Palace? How did he enter Yuanxia Palace without unlocking the barrier... Could it be that in addition to Shen Tan, there is another entrance to Yuanxia Palace..."

"Cough cough..."

Ying and Paimon looked at each other awkwardly, too embarrassed to say that Yuanshang was actually a member of the Abyss Cult.

[In fact, Yuan went to Yuanxia Palace to cause trouble, hahaha]

[Because I have something to ask of Yuan Shang, it’s too embarrassing to say it yet]

[Listening to the previous information and what Xinhai said, Yuanxia Palace seems to be a forbidden area. Then the protagonist ran to the witch of Haizhi Island and asked the person who broke into your forbidden area, saying, "Can I go in too?" Hahahaha]

[Xinhai has a really good temper, his expression hasn’t changed at all hahaha]

Paimon: "So, we can't enter Yuanxia Palace now?"

"Ying, I'm really sorry. The situation in Yuanxia Palace is special. Shen Tan's barrier cannot be opened rashly. You may have to find the entrance for Yuanshang to enter Yuanxia Palace."

"It's okay, it's okay. Let's figure it out ourselves..."

After leaving in embarrassment, Ying and Paimeng didn't know what to do for a moment.

"So... should we go back and find the street singer first? It feels like we're running out of time..." Paimon said with some distress.

Ying also covered her face and said, "But going directly to the entrance of Yuanxia Palace is like looking for a needle in a haystack. There is no other way but to go back."

"Really? What on earth is that guy called Yuan Shang going to do in Yuan Xia Palace?"

"I think I heard someone calling my name?"

Hearing the voice, Ying and Paimon turned their heads together. It was a man dressed in ordinary Inazuma clothes, wearing bookmaker's glasses, and exuding a gentlemanly aura.

"You... are called Yuanshang?" Paimon looked at the person in front of him and found it hard to connect him with the Singer of the Abyss mentioned in "Xu Tan".

"That's right, how did you know I was going to Yuanxia Palace?" Yuan Shang said in surprise, "Oh, I'm just a scholar with a thirst for knowledge. There are many secrets in Yuanxia Palace, and I want to explore the traces of history left there."

"Are you really going to Yuanxia Palace? So you are a member of the Abyss Cult? Do you know my brother?" Ying asked impatiently.

Yuan Shang's face froze. How did His Highness's sister know my identity? Is she testing me?

"Oh, I am indeed a member of the Abyss Cult, but I am just a marginal figure. What does your brother look like? Let me see if I can recall such a person in the cult. But I can't guarantee that I know him."

Paimon looked at Yuanshang suspiciously and said, "A marginal figure? Xu Tan said that you are an Abyss Chanter. Although I don't know what this name means, it sounds like you are definitely more powerful than some wizard or cultist."

Yuanshang:.

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It's fun to have a picture for White Valentine's Day this year. It's really rare.