Chapter 11, The Journey to Teyvat, officially begins!
Chapter 11, The Journey to Teyvat, officially begins!
"Don't worry, I will definitely come back!"
Xunfeng reluctantly said goodbye to Hu Tao, but as the God of Light, he had a heavier burden to bear.
"Xunfeng! Come out quickly! Ying and I have been waiting for you outside for almost half an hour!"
Paimon called out to Xunfeng from afar, who was in the room.
"Okay, I'm coming."
Xunfeng stood at the entrance of the Hall of Rebirth, glanced back at Hu Tao, and then turned and left.
Carrying their luggage, the group, led by Zhongli, arrived at the dock, ready to board a boat to Inazuma.
Before leaving, Zhongli patted Xunfeng on the shoulder to reassure him.
Xunfeng nodded and followed Ying and Paimon onto the cruise ship.
Don't ask why Inazuma allows cruise ships to enter the country; it's because this author doesn't want Balzebuh to implement a lockdown.
Balzeb: This is the moment of annihilation!
Standing on the deck of the ship, Ying leaned against the railing, her hands supporting her chin, gazing at the sea...
"Hehe, Paimon, aren't you the one I fished out of the ocean?" Ying smiled slightly.
"Ugh... let's not talk about that embarrassing past!"
While Ying and Paimon were breathing in the fresh air outside, Xunfeng was in his room, sensing his own condition.
Xun Feng discovered that ten marks were faintly appearing in his mind. Except for the first one, which was white, the remaining nine were all gray.
This is... a seal?
Xun Feng poured all his energy into his mind, trying to figure out the mystery, but he felt dizzy and had a splitting headache.
"Hiss... It seems it really is a seal!"
Xunfeng gently shook his head to ease the pain.
He understood that he still had a long way to go.
Stopping his thoughts, Xunfeng stood up, ready to go out for a walk to clear his head.
However, as soon as he opened the door, he heard the howling wind outside.
It's a sea tornado!
Paimon, who was in the air at that moment, looked panicked and shouted nervously.
"Ying! Help me! I'm going to be blown away!"
Paimon flew desperately in the opposite direction, kicking his legs as he flew.
With lightning-fast reflexes, Ying grabbed a handrail on the deck with one hand and pulled Paimon, who was disheveled in the wind, back with the other.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Xunfeng, who was not far away, quickly released two halos of light, which enveloped Ying and Paimon, and they escaped from disaster.
At least a third of the other people playing on the deck were swept into the tornado because they did not react in time.
Fortunately, the cruise ship was large enough to withstand the massive waves generated by the tornado, preventing it from capsizing. However, the whereabouts of the passengers swept away are currently unknown…
In the event of an accident, casualties are inevitable.
"Phew...that was close!" Paimon didn't dare to breathe, still shaken.
Ying looked at Xunfeng with a wary expression. She hadn't expected that Xunfeng could use elemental power, and it seemed to be an element she had never seen before.
Are you alright?
Xunfeng pulled Ying and Paimon inside, concerned for the two who were still shaken.
The scene he just witnessed really startled him.
“We’re fine, but you…”
As Ying spoke, she cautiously pulled Paimon back, trying to maintain a safe distance from Xunfeng.
Seeing Ying's complicated expression, Xun Feng smiled indifferently.
"Okay, I'm not pretending anymore. I'm coming clean, I'm the main character!"
Xunfeng proudly raised his head.
Ying: Let me tell you a joke. The protagonist works odd jobs at the Rebirth Hall.
Xunfeng: A true hero doesn't dwell on past glories!
Time flew by, and after two days of drifting at sea, the cruise ship finally arrived at Narukami Island, the main island of Inazuma!
"Huh... why is the atmosphere here a bit gloomy?"
Paimon felt uncomfortable as soon as he disembarked.
Ying looked up at the overcast sky behind her, and she always felt that there was a pair of eyes watching them from the sky.
However, before he could think any further, as soon as Ganfanren Xunfeng stepped off the boat, he hurriedly pulled two other people and headed towards Daozu City.
"It's lunchtime!"
Ying and Paimon exchanged a glance, and only after Xunfeng reminded them did they realize that it was indeed lunchtime!
So, the three-person rice-eating group headed towards a random restaurant in Inazuma City!
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Mondstadt, the Ruins of the Wind Dragon.
"Tvalin, don't worry, once everything is over, we'll be truly free." Barbatos was full of hope for the future.
"However, before that, we'll have to pay a heavy price. Tell me, what should I do?"
"Barbatos, just do as you please."
Dvalin, now in human form, sat with Barbatos at the highest point of the Wind Dragon Ruins and spoke calmly.
"Hey, as expected of my family members, their thoughts are exactly the same as mine!"
Liyue Rebirth Hall.
"Hall Master! Hall Master?"
Wangchuan called out to Hu Tao, who was sitting by the counter, holding a pen and lost in thought, several times, but unfortunately, Hu Tao didn't seem to respond.
“Master…! Master…!” Wangchuan ran up to her and called out loudly.
"Eh... Ah? Oh! What's wrong, Wangchuan?" Hu Tao came to her senses and looked up at Wangchuan.
Wangchuan told Hutao, "Master, you don't know this, but today when I passed through the port, I overheard some dockworkers talking about something... 'These past few days, the cruise ships have been frequently hit by tornadoes, and there have been reported casualties! We should probably avoid export business for now!'"
"Oh? Why are you telling me this?"
The absent-minded Walnut had no idea what Wangchuan meant by mentioning the merchant.
"Master, Xunfeng has been on the cruise ship these past few days!"
Wangchuan couldn't bear to watch any longer. Why had the hall master suddenly become so dazed?
"Oh... I thought it was something serious... It's nothing, don't panic... Wait, what did you say?!"
Hu Tao, realizing what was happening, immediately panicked.
Very good, the main point is that their words and actions don't match.
"Guest Elder, Guest Elder! I am about to embark on a long journey, so I will temporarily entrust the responsibility of the Rebirth Hall to you!"
Before Zhong Li could even reply, Hu Tao dashed out of the Hall of Rebirth on her own.
What Zhongli didn't know was that once Hu Tao's burden was lifted, he would abandon her completely.
Anxious and impatient, Hu Tao rushed to board a speedboat to Inazuma. What was supposed to be a two-day, two-night journey was completed in just one day.
After landing, Hu Tao saw an old man sitting steadily by the dock, inspecting the dockworkers loading and unloading the containers that had arrived by sea.
So, with a try-it-out mentality, she tentatively went over and asked.
"Sir, hello. Is there a passenger named Xunfeng among the cruise ships that have arrived recently?"
"What wind are you looking for?"
The elderly man said he couldn't hear clearly at all.
"Uncle, it's Xunfeng!"
"What 'taming madness'?" Mei Kai asked for the second time.
“…Sorry to bother you, sir.”
Seeing that she wouldn't get an answer, Hu Tao politely said goodbye and left.
the other side.
After finishing their meal, Xunfeng and the others searched for an inn.
Strangely enough, Inazuma's writing style has elements of Liyue's writing style, but I can't recognize many of them.
With no other option, the trio of dry rice ate and ran around trying to find something.
"Ying! I'm tired... Shall we rest for a while?"
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