Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

Ying stared in astonishment at the Sakura, which had grown rapidly from a tiny sprout into a complete form before her. She had always known that Sakura had suddenly appeared in her memory, while everyone else believed that Sakura had been in Inazuma for a very long time.

The anomaly had puzzled Ying for a long time, but she couldn't understand what was going on. Today, she finally found out—the Divine Cherry Blossom was planted by her personally today and only grew in the past.

It wasn't that I didn't want to see her before, but rather that I was now returning to the past with Shenying.

As Ying stared in astonishment at the newly born Divine Cherry Tree before her, branches of the same tree appeared in the mysterious space, accompanied by ripples. Seeing this, Ying became even more puzzled.

For a moment, she didn't even know what Zhen really wanted to do, nor did she know what was going on with so many identical cherry blossom trees.

But Su Feng, who had just been pulled into this mysterious space, looked thoughtfully at Zhen, who looked almost exactly like Ying but didn't have the same murderous aura as Ying. Instead, Zhen had an indescribable gentleness and warmth.

"Using the power of time to make the sacred cherry trees that have existed throughout the long history of Inazuma act together—your control and use of time far exceeds my imagination. Now I'm starting to doubt whether you are the real Ishtar or not."

Compared to Barbatos, who currently only seems to control Thousand Winds as an outpost of time, the Baal standing beside him is probably the true fragment of Ishtar.

After all, it was already unimaginable for the Shadow to plant the seed of the Divine Cherry Tree in the present and past and extend it into the entire history of Inazuma, let alone the fact that the Divine Cherry Tree in the history of Inazuma also took action to deal with the current situation.

This manipulation of time is something that no ordinary demon god can handle.

It's somewhat comforting that Mana died under such a powerful force, after all, how many demons have witnessed the power of time?

"Of course I am Baal, of course I am Raiden Shin."

“But from today onwards, Baal must die, and I am merely the true form of Raiden. Perhaps it was all planned from the very beginning. Before I met you, I thought I would perish along with all the calamities, but I never imagined that in the end, it would only be Baal who left.”

"Perhaps this is the final act of mercy and gift?"

When faced with Su Feng's questions, she readily told him what she knew, and Su Feng nodded thoughtfully after hearing this.

"Alright, let's put this matter aside for now. Are you planning to have all the Divine Cherry Blossoms deal with this filth together?"

Su Feng temporarily put aside the question about the Thunder Twins. While ensuring that he supplied Zhen with enough power, he thoughtfully looked at Mana, who was now covered in thorns from the branches of the Divine Cherry Tree.

Tsk, this powerful god is really pitiful now. After all, since his birth, he has never been able to show his power as the strongest evil god. In the beginning, he crashed into Su Feng and could only survive by relying on his immortality. Later, although he managed to outmaneuver Thor by relying on the various tricks left by the evil gods, he was defeated by the wishes of insignificant mortals.

Then, after being struck by Thor's sword, whose fighting power was unleashed due to the blessing of his wish, he was simply shattered into pieces. Now, he is surrounded by an unknown number of divine cherry trees, and it looks like he will soon be divided and purified by the endless divine cherry trees.

"Of course, after all, this evil god is the last external aid Teyvat can get from these losers, so we can't afford not to make good use of it."

"Moreover, this is also very useful for Inatsuma."

Chapter Thirty-Five: You Can Always Find a Bard Outside of Mondstadt

When Shadow left the mysterious space constructed by Shin, she was filled with confusion but also excitement—she couldn't figure out what Shin meant by 'dealing with this guy requires the efforts of the past few hundred years,' but when she saw the evil god who had been harassing Inazuma being miserably divided into countless moments by the divine cherry trees, she didn't care anymore.

Regardless of what he really wanted to do, that evil god is finished, not even leaving behind a trace of demonic resentment.

The excitement was even simpler—his sister had returned and even stated that she would soon reshape her body, which was the best possible outcome for Ying.

"Oh my, Ying, you seem to have gotten a very good answer. I haven't seen you smile so happily in a very long time."

When Shadow reappeared before him, the God Child, who had been somewhat apprehensive, immediately relaxed and then reverted to his usual sly fox self, his words filled with mockery of Shadow.

"Divine Child, how are you doing now?"

Shadow didn't care about the Divine Child's teasing at all—she knew very well how much the Divine Child had sacrificed this time. Even though she received help from the Hundred Demons and even Shin, the entire wish of Inazuma still brought her unimaginable pressure and aftereffects.

Despite her seemingly perfect condition now, and even stronger after absorbing the power of the Hundred Demons and the True One, in Shadow's perception, the current Divine Child is nothing more than a porcelain doll covered in cracks, as if she might crumble at the slightest touch.

"It's alright~ I am the beautiful and wise Yae no Miko, how could such a small problem be difficult for me?"

"At most, it will only take a few hundred years to recover."

When faced with Kage's undisguised concern and his hesitant movements as if he were afraid of being hurt, even the shrewd-looking Divine Child was stunned for a moment. But she quickly regained her composure and quietly comforted Kage.

After all, there are more than just the two of them here now. At this time, the Divine Child still wants to maintain the Shadow's dignity in front of mortals.

"I understand. You stay here for a while. You'll be coming out soon, and I'll ask Zhen to help stabilize your body then."

Perhaps sensing the divine child's goodwill, or perhaps not thinking so much about it at all, Shadow, relieved for the moment, quickly shifted his attention elsewhere—after losing its controller, the black mist that had previously enveloped the entire Inazuma had gradually dissipated, and no one knew where the inertial imaginary forces that constituted the black mist had gone, but the sunlight had indeed fallen on the earth once again.

Similarly, the numerous impurities that had appeared out of nowhere were once again bound by the divine cherry blossoms. Perhaps because the divine cherry blossoms from the long history had joined forces, all the impurities had been purified. The power gained from the purification was then reinjected into Inazuma's ley lines.

After feeling the surging power of the earth's veins again, Ying couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Then she looked at the Inazuma people who were still surrounding her, waiting for her orders.

"The evil god has been beheaded by me!"

Under the watchful eyes of his many subjects, the shadowy figure, holding a raised naginata, declared the death of the evil god, and the crowd, finally receiving a definite answer, couldn't help but cheer.

Ying deliberately waited for a long time for everyone to cheer before she spoke again, interrupting their cheers.

"Now, all soldiers, listen to my command!"

"exist!"

As soon as Ying's voice fell, the cheering crowd immediately stopped and responded to Ying's command with high morale.

"Now, go and cleanse the land of Inazuma of all filth and demons, and slay all those who oppose the light of heaven!"

"As ordered!"

"The Way of the Lord is great, and the God of Ming is eternal!"

Victory is always the best motivator. After hearing the Shadow's order, everyone present shouted the unique Inazuma slogan with high morale, and then turned around and headed down the mountain without hesitation.

After issuing her orders, Ying glanced at the Divine Child beside her with concern once more, but she quickly regained her composure.

"Divine Child, wait here for a moment, I need to deal with the battlefields elsewhere!"

Defeating the evil god Mana was indeed a great victory, but it was not the end of the story. The evil god's followers and subjects who attacked Inazuma under the orders of the evil gods were also a huge problem. The battlefield outside Narukami Island was far from over!

However, since their gods have already been defeated, and now that the Shadow is preparing to personally join the battle, the outcome is already decided.

"Go ahead, go ahead. I'll keep an eye on things here, nothing will go wrong. You should also hurry up and finish things over there and come back as soon as possible!"

The Divine Child knew exactly how much Shadow cared about the other battlefield, so she simply waved her hand to let Shadow leave quickly. The next second, she saw Shadow transform into a bolt of lightning and disappear before her eyes.

The fox, who was still waving his hand in feigned disgust, froze.

"Hmph, Divine Child, you can't try to win over Shadow with such petty tricks. That blockhead of hers, who only knows martial arts, doesn't understand all that."

Before the goddess could even react, Shin, who had already emerged from the cherry blossoms, began to tease her. After being teased by Shin, the fox finally came to her senses.

"My lord, is the first thing you did upon returning to Inazuma to tease the fox that has been guarding your house for over five hundred years?"

"This is just too much!"

Soon, the shrine maiden's complaints, sounding like those of a wronged woman, began to echo beneath the sacred cherry tree.

......

"How long are you going to keep hiding this?"

As the fox began to complain to Shin, Su Feng, who was already standing on the top of Narukami Shrine, idly swinging his legs, helplessly began to complain to Qingfeng beside him in the same way.

"Oh dear, my dear friend, I've only just arrived, why are you complaining about me?"

The next moment, a figure in emerald green appeared beside Su Feng and began to sway her legs, which were clad in white stockings, along with him.

The bard, wearing a hat, turned his head playfully, closed one eye, and tilted his head slightly in a cute manner.

"You should know that the wind only brings the seeds of stories."

"And only time can make it sprout."

In the end, all I'll take with me is the story.

Chapter Thirty-Six: Wendy's Seeming Acknowledgment Yet Uncertainty

Is there any possibility of something unexpected happening to the Inazuma twins?

Su Feng was not surprised by Wendy's sudden appearance. In fact, after he appeared, he simply asked him directly whether the Thunder Twins would encounter any major setbacks in the next 'script'.

Because Wendy is a special being, at least Su Feng is completely certain of that.

Or rather, the Seven Rulers of the Mortal Realm can all be considered extremely special among the Daedric Lords, but without a doubt, Wendy is the most special one—this guy wasn't even a Daedric Lord at the beginning, but in the end he was able to become one of the Seven Rulers of the Mortal Realm, which can be said to make the phrase 'having a special background' written all over his face.

More importantly, the relationship between Qianfeng and time is something that anyone who knows even a little bit of the secret is very clear about.

Don't be fooled by Wendy's self-proclaimed status as one of the Thousand Winds, and the fact that the various powers he displays are simply classified as belonging to the Thousand Winds. Just look at Ishtar being "the measure of the Thousand Winds and the Sun and Moon"—time and the Thousand Winds are on equal footing for Ishtar!

No one knows exactly how many fragments Ishtar shattered after her death, but there is no doubt that, at least up to now, Venti has completely inherited all of Thousand Winds' power.

As for whether there are still traces of time remaining in him... well, only he himself probably knows.

Regardless, this guy's understanding of Ishtar far surpasses that of Raiden Shin—after all, Raiden Shin had already been scheduled to die in order to return the fragments of time, and if it weren't for Su Feng's appearance and intervention from a higher level, Raiden Shin might really be gone.

But Wendy doesn't seem too worried that this 'fragment' of hers might one day return to the main body.

The difference is so great that it's astonishing.

Now, Raiden Shin, who has barely been resurrected with the help of Su Feng, has completely stripped himself of the power of time when he was dealing with Mana, and handed it over to Ishtar, whose whereabouts are still unknown.

In the past, she might have shown a little bit of her mischievousness in Raiden Shin's eyes, but now she is just like everyone else, at the mercy of time and fate. So, in order to ensure that there won't be any major problems with Raiden Shin in the future, Su Feng can only ask Wendy directly.

This guy always seems to know something.

"Oh my, you actually asked me directly? How cunning!"

"Actually, if I were to arrange it, the scene that Inazuma used to go through the motions would already be over. Since no actors or props were taken away in this scene, there's naturally no need for it later!"

"As long as the stage isn't smashed, there won't be any major changes unless we wait for the next show to start."

Seeing the somewhat terrifying look in Su Feng's eyes, Wendy remained as irreverent as ever, yet his words seemed to reveal something.

Although Wendy didn't give a definite answer, Su Feng still got the answer he wanted from her.

"Is that so?"

"That's enough. After all, one of my seniors seemed to see the shadow of some old friends in the Thunder Twins, so he cast a slight glance at them. Since you say so, I'm more or less at ease."

Su Feng didn't care about Wendy's pretentious act—after all, Wendy had hardly ever said anything serious, but as long as he gave an answer, most other things were irrelevant to Su Feng.

Moreover, aside from not admitting it to his face, this guy almost tacitly accepted most of Su Feng's guesses.

You can guess some things, and you can assume the temperature is normal, but saying it out loud will make everyone feel awkward.

"Oh? Is that so? No wonder you've gotten so deeply involved in Inazuma's affairs this time. At first, I thought you'd only help a little bit at most."

Wendy looked enlightened after hearing Su Feng's answer, but he wisely didn't ask who the 'senior' Su Feng was referring to was—some things were not for him to meddle in right now.

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. I'm more curious about why you're here. If it weren't necessary, you wouldn't be here in Inazuma even if you were begging for drinks at a tavern, would you?"

After temporarily ignoring the higher-ups, Su Feng began asking Wendy why he had suddenly appeared in Inazuma. He didn't think Wendy was here for sightseeing—Inazuma, which had just suffered a disaster, didn't have much to offer for tourists.