Genshin Impact: Awakening in the Darkness

Chapter 111 Meeting or not

"Xuan Yue, be careful, we're approaching the thunderstorm area." Xuan Qing sat on the back of the enormous golden crow, crossed the sea, and headed towards Inazuma, approaching the layers of thunderstorms in a straight line.

"This thunderstorm can't harm me. Ah Qing, hold on tight." Xuan Yue began to accelerate, passing through the dark clouds. The faintly flashing purple lightning intensified its attack as they approached, striking directly.

However, Xuan Yue's speed was equally impressive. He drew a golden beam of light high in the sky, causing the purple lightning to only strike his afterimages and not even touch a single feather of his body.

"Huh? What is that?"

The fleet of ships at sea, preparing to pass through the thunderstorm, happened to see the golden figure moving through the thunderclouds and exclaimed in admiration, "Is it an immortal?"

Another crew member slapped him on the head: "Are you kidding? We're heading to Inazuma now. How could the immortals of Liyue possibly come here? Focus on sailing. We're about to pass through the thunderstorm!"

"it is good!"

With Xuan Yue's speed, they quickly flew past the island and hovered high above Inazuma. The island of Inazuma was bathed in sunshine, a stark contrast to the rainy weather on the other side of the thunderstorm.

"Ah Qing, where are we landing?"

"Hmm... go to Shadow Mountain, that's where the giant cherry blossom tree is." Xuan Qing pointed to the tree with a fox-shaped trunk on the top of a high mountain not far away and said.

“Okay.” Xuan Yue found a slightly secluded place to land, transformed back into human form, and followed Xuan Qing.

"Oh~ I wonder if you two guests have come uninvited? Did you report your arrival?" A seductive voice from an unfamiliar woman reached Xuan Yue and Xuan Qing's ears.

A slender woman dressed as an Inazuma shrine maiden, with soft pink hair and a pair of fluffy pink ears sticking out, slowly walked towards them.

She had a lightning-type divine eye hanging on one of her ears, which matched her captivating purple eyes perfectly. She even gave Xuan Yue a flirtatious wink.

only--

Xuan Yue whispered in Xuan Qing's ear, "A Qing, I think your purple eyes are the most beautiful." (A Qing's eyes are especially bright and sparkling, like gemstones...)

Xuan Qing gently patted Xuan Yue's head, smiling tenderly. So that's why his little bird had been staring into her eyes—it made him both amused and exasperated.

"Alas, I am truly lacking in charm; how could you two, so beautiful and charming, have completely ignored me?" The woman's voice was tinged with grievance...

"Please don't talk to me like that." Xuan Yue got goosebumps and quickly hid behind Xuan Qing...

Xuan Qing sighed: "Little fox, stop teasing A-Yue. But I didn't expect that you've changed so much over the years."

"Hmm? I've never seen either of you before. How do you know me?" It wasn't surprising that Xuan Qing guessed the woman's identity, since her ears were sticking out and she had no intention of hiding anything. But she had absolutely no recollection of the two men in front of her.

"Hmm? Little fox?" Xuan Yue peeked out from behind after Xuan Qing's reminder: "You're Little Divine Child? The one in Fox Palace's arms back then?"

The woman before her was clearly stunned. The two men were dressed in clothing that was unmistakably from Liyue. But Inazuma had been in seclusion for 500 years, and during that time she had never been to Liyue. How did these two men recognize her? Only the Traveler had escaped from the island; there was absolutely no information about these two men.

Xuan Yue was no longer afraid and stepped out from behind Xuan Qing: "Back then, it was Fox Palace who brought you to the gathering of the gods. You ate a whole plate of fried tofu by yourself and then fell asleep in her arms."

"A gathering of the gods..." The woman in front of her still looked confused, but she could tell that the two of them were not lying.

"Although I don't recognize you, you two must be important figures in Liyue. I am the priestess of this Narukami Shrine, the Eighth Divine Child. I greet you both." Although the Divine Child did not recognize Xuanqing and Xuanyue, she still bowed to them politely.

"Liyue's 'God of Order,' Xuanqing."

"Liyue, the 'God of Order,' Xuan Yue."

The Divine Child asked, her face full of questions, "Does Liyue have two Gods of Order?"

Xuan Yue was now helpless: "Li Yue has always been two people; it's just that we're separated now."

"I see, thank you both for clearing up my confusion." The divine child bowed again to express her gratitude: "May I ask what brings you two here?"

Xuanqing: "We've come to find that traveler."

Xuanqing's words made the Divine Child smile: "You two have come at just the right time. I was just about to go and check on his condition. If it's convenient for you two, please come along."

Led by the divine child, they walked through the corridor to a room. Pushing open the sliding door, they saw a blond man sleeping on a couch on the floor, with a "flying object" guarding him.

"Qingyue, Jinxuan!" The "flying object" was clearly overjoyed and immediately started circling around Qingyue and Jinxuan.

"Qingyue, you're awake! And... why are you all here? Wasn't Inazuma supposed to be a closed country?" Paimon bombarded him with questions one after another.

Xuan Qing: "Thank you for your concern. My strength has recovered somewhat recently, and I'm fine."

Xuan Yue ╮(︶﹏︶)╭: "As soon as this guy woke up, he sensed something was wrong with you, so we came over. Besides, although Inazuma is a closed country, it was still quite easy for us to get here."

Paimon: "Wow! That's amazing. It took Sora and me a lot of effort to leave the island. How did you guys get here?"

Xuan Yue: "It's very simple, they just flew over."

"Flying over?!" Paimon was speechless for a moment.

"Could you all please be quiet? He's about to wake up." The priestess gestured to the travelers who were regaining consciousness, then stepped forward and said, "Come and say 'three, two, one, one, two, three, ahhh—' quickly."

Kong mumbled sleepily, "Three, two, one; one, two, three; ahh—"

The divine child then said with satisfaction, "Hmm, not bad, not bad. It means that at least your brain is still not seriously damaged. Hmm... It was not easy to pull you out of the ground, you little guy. It would be such a pity if you were damaged."

Xuanqing: "How are you feeling?"

"Huh? Qingyue! You're awake? Are you injured anywhere?" Kongjian was just as shocked as Paimon, as their memory of Xuanqing was still stuck when he was unconscious.

"First of all, thank you for your concern. Secondly, this time you are the patient."

Hearing Xuanqing's words, Kong scratched his head sheepishly.

Xuan Yue quickly interrupted, "Alright, what's going on with you guys? How did you end up lying here?"

Paimon: "Oh, let me explain this. Sora and I discovered that the Fatui are spreading 'Evil Eyes' among the resistance forces on Seawitch Island. These are devices that allow ordinary people to trade their lifespan for power, and they look remarkably like the 'Eye of God.'"

"Then we found the 'Fools' factory, intending to wipe it all out, but then..."

The divine child chuckled, "As it turns out, the seventh seat of the 'Fools' executor—'The Scattered Soldier'—was guarding that spot. He was enraged by just a few words from the divine child, then, affected by the demon's resentment, collapsed and couldn't get up."

Xuanqing: ...

Xuan Yue picked up the Sunset Fruit that appeared out of nowhere and started eating it: (So sweet...)

Sora: "How exactly did you manage to save us?"

Paimon: "Oh yeah, I didn't even notice..."

Seeing their expectant looks, the priestess couldn't help but tease them, "It's the 'secret technique of Narukami Taisha,' which made that guy called Sanbei kneel down and beg for mercy in an instant. Do you believe it?"

Xuanqing: ...

Xuan Yue: (Really...?)

Empty: (How can this be so unbelievable...)

Paimon: (Huh?...)