Genshin Impact: Starting Guide - End of the World Qi Bao

He can spout complete lies without batting an eye.

"We are villagers from the surrounding villages. Because our villages were destroyed, we had no choice but to flee and eventually came here. We hope that you, sir, will be kind enough to take us in."

The two guards couldn't make a decision on their own, so one stayed on guard while the other went to report to the village. A short while later, an old man slowly approached. The old man greeted them warmly.

"You two have truly endured a long journey. I heard that you were forced to leave your homes due to the Honkai, right? Now that you're here, you can rest assured. We have deities here, and the Honkai cannot affect us."

"A deity?"

Jue Xi seemed to understand something; this word brought back unpleasant memories. Could it be the previous civilization? Was he about to meet Qian Jie again?

Despite her thoughts, Jue Xi outwardly expressed her deepest gratitude. She flattered the old man for twenty minutes, making him beam with joy. Later, during their conversation, Jue Xi learned that this man was none other than the village chief. Jue Xi also subtly inquired about the 'deity'.

At this point, the village chief's eyes revealed ignorance...arrogance...

"If you wish to see me, young friend, please come with me. This is a gift from heaven that protects us from the ravages of Honkai, deity."

Jue Xi had only doubted it before, but after seeing this scene, she could make a decision.

He had undoubtedly traveled to a pre-civilization era.

Before her stood a massive rock pillar, its surface seemingly still glistening with flowing lava—was that his blood? Jue Xi couldn't help but wonder. The man bound to the pillar wore a mask… His chest was pierced by something unknown, and blood trickled down the pillar, accumulating in a small bowl beneath it.

Jue Xi could sense that Kiana beside him was somewhat agitated, and so was he. Jue Xi squeezed Kiana's hand to comfort her. Meanwhile, the village chief frantically picked up a small bowl from under the pillar to collect the blood and brought it to Jue Xi.

"Young friend, look, this is the deity. With it, you can be protected from the Honkai Beasts."

The cold weather did not make Juexi feel uncomfortable, but looking at the ignorant village chief and Qianjie nailed to the pillar, Juexi felt as if she were in extreme cold. In this post-apocalyptic world before civilization, most ordinary people must be like this.

What should I do? Qianjie should have a way to get away at any time, right? He... must be in a lot of pain, right?

Chapter 111 Disaster

The man nailed to the pillar slowly raised his head. Juexi looked at the eyes on the mask, which were already covered with scabs, but couldn't see clearly. Could Jie-ge see him...?

"Who are you?"

The deep voice reached Jue Xi's ears. Even though the man was in this state, his voice didn't sound like that of a weak person. It sounded more like a lurking beast.

Jue Xi didn't reply for a moment. He hadn't expected that even though Qian Jie was in this state, he could still feel the threat coming from his body.

"I have no ill intentions."

"You're not welcome here. Don't make me lay a hand on you."

Hearing that weak yet forceful tone, Jue Xi shook her head and thought to herself, "Truly worthy of being called Qian Jie."

Sensing that the man in front of him showed no sign of backing down, Qianjie warned him again.

"Do you think I can't kill you looking like this?"

Kiana was also a little angry when she heard this. She thought to herself that just because the captain was good-tempered didn't mean she was. How could her man be talked about like that by others? You think you can kill my captain? However, since the village chief was also there, and the captain must have his own plans, Kiana did not immediately lash out.

The village chief sensed the growing tension in the air and quickly came over to ease the atmosphere.

“Um, Your Majesty, these two are villagers from the next village. They came here because their original homes were destroyed and they had nowhere else to go.”

Jue Xi approached the village chief and bent down to speak.

"Village Chief, would it be convenient for us to speak with this 'deity' alone?"

The village chief was momentarily at a loss, but Qian Jie naturally overheard these words; Jue Xi's intention was also for Qian Jie to hear. Qian Jie, as expected, took the bait and said...

"Fine, let's see what this overconfident brat has to say to me."

The village chief looked at Juexi with a troubled expression, thinking that this young man was quite eloquent. If he let him stay, wouldn't the deity kill him? After weighing the pros and cons for a second, the village chief hurriedly left, without even saying goodbye to Juexi. He was joking; if the deity was angry, the whole village would suffer. An outsider, even if you were unlucky…

Kiana immediately mocked the village chief as he left.

"Hey, if you're so capable, why are you stuck here? Come down and talk to me, you've got too much bravado. If you're so capable, come and fight me."

Qianjie said disdainfully.

"What a noisy woman, you have no right to speak here."

Kiana said angrily.

"Who are you calling noisy!"

Jue Xi quickly pulled Qi Yana's hand, signaling her to calm down. Then Jue Xi took two steps forward to Qian Jie, bent down and picked up the bowl under the pillar, which was dripping with the blood of the poor man in front of her.

"It hurts, doesn't it? Why is that? You could have broken free at any time, you protected them, and these ignorant villagers still treat you like this. You still want to save them?"

Kiana felt a mix of emotions upon hearing this. The man was indeed pitiful, but his mouth was really annoying. And the captain, really, as expected of the holder of that foul-mouthed Herrscher core? Was this an encouragement for the man to rebel? If he were to rebel, he would probably kill all of them.

Although Kiana disliked this man, she was now lost in thought. Kiana could sense that this man was very strong. Besides, given such unfair treatment, if this man truly rebelled, would she save these ignorant villagers? The answer was probably yes…

Qianjie smiled.

"Ha, man, what's your purpose in coming here? Are you just an ordinary villager seeking refuge? What good will it do you to incite me to fight against these villagers?"

Kiana slapped her forehead. This man was truly outrageous. It really proved the old Chinese saying, "Good words can't persuade a damned ghost." He had only himself to blame. But then again, she should be satisfied with the man's answer, right? He hadn't chosen to heed the captain's advice and rebel, but instead continued to endure this unfair treatment.

Jue Xi poured the blood from the bowl onto the ground, saying with a hint of disappointment.

"This thing can banish Honkai? These people are foolish, and you still want to play along with them?"

A thousand tribulations return to the Dao.

"Man, you have an aura that I loathe. Stay away from me until I change my mind."

Jue Xi was somewhat surprised that Qian Jie was so well-behaved now, but she still felt it was a pity. She hoped that Brother Jie could suffer less. But he refused, so she could only wait for history to unfold as it should, though she didn't know how long that would take.

Jue Xi didn't linger any longer and left with Kiana.

"Captain, what should we do now?"

Faced with Kiana's question, Juexi himself didn't know either. He couldn't contact the system right now, and there was no clear mission objective for this time travel. He could only take it one step at a time and treat it as a parallel universe, which could also make up for some regrets.

Jue Xi thought for a moment, realizing she didn't even know which Herrscher series had been released yet. So she said to Qi Bao...

"Let's stay here for a while."

"it is good."

Not long after the two left the place where Qianjie was imprisoned, they encountered a little boy. Juexi noticed that the little boy was acting suspiciously and walking in the opposite direction from her, which puzzled her. There were no houses around, so it seemed that the village chief had done this on purpose. If that was the case, why was this little boy looking for Qianjie? Was this little boy going to steal Qianjie's blood? Juexi turned around and asked.

"Little friend, wait a minute."

The child seemed to have been caught red-handed and stood frozen in place.

"Um, what's wrong, big brother?"

Jue Xi asked in a stern tone.

"What are you doing here?"

"I was sent by the village chief. Today it's my turn to bring food to that deity."

Jue Xi glanced at him upon hearing this and noticed that the little boy did indeed have something in his arms. Jue Xi squatted down and asked.

"Little friend, what kind of person do you think that deity is?"

"My lord, he has a bad temper and is very fierce, but he is a very good person and will help everyone in the village fight against those monsters."

At this point, the little boy's eyes were filled with admiration. Juexi continued to ask.

"Don't you feel uncomfortable watching your god being nailed to a pillar and bleeding?"

The little boy said honestly,

"At first, I thought it was strange, but then the deity said it was just a minor injury and wouldn't hurt. The village chief also told us that the deity did it voluntarily, and that his blood could ward off those monsters. As long as it was sprinkled around the village, no monsters would come. I also heard that drinking it could enhance one's physique..."

Hearing this, Juexi couldn't help but think of the blood-soaked buns... How foolish! After sighing, Juexi waved her hand, signaling the little boy that he could leave.

After the little boy left, Juexi murmured to herself.

"A thousand tribulations, indeed, a thousand tribulations and countless difficulties. Do you really want a home that badly?"

Kiana asked.

"Qian Jie, is that person's name? I've never heard of him."

"If nothing unexpected happens, that's right. Qi Bao, Qian Jie is Fu Hua's teammate, and he's in the same generation as Kevin and the others."

Kiana suddenly realized why she had no recollection of this man; was this some kind of pre-civilization?

Kiana sensed something flying towards her and alerted Juexi.

"Captain, there is an unidentified flying object heading in our direction. We don't know who it is."

Jue Xi thought to herself. An unidentified flying object arriving here at this time of day must mean something has happened, right? After hearing Kiana's words, Jue Xi also sensed it; at this speed, it would probably arrive in about three minutes.

Jue Xi said.

"Qibao, it seems the plan has changed. Let's go and see who's on that spaceship."

"Okay, as you say, Captain."

Juexi and Kiana soon arrived at the landing site of the spaceship.

A cute girl with pink hair skipped and hopped off the spaceship. She turned around and asked in a playful tone.

"Dr. Mebius, is there really a Herrscher here?"

The woman named Mebius replied in a helpless tone.

"Of course, but I hope I'm wrong."

Jue Xi suddenly realized that the Herrscher they were talking about was the Ice Herrscher? Could it be so fast, or was there another Herrscher? Jue Xi thought that she didn't have anything to do right now, and she didn't know how long it would take for Jie Ge to reach the Ice Herrscher. She decided to go with Aili and the others first. With that thought, Jue Xi grabbed Kiana and swaggered over to Aili and Mebius to greet them.

"Hi~"

Alicia's eyes lit up as she looked at the two of them. Wow! What a handsome boy and what a cute girl! Alicia grabbed one of Juexi's hands and lifted it up, looking earnestly into Juexi's eyes as she spoke.

"Hello, handsome young man and beautiful young lady! My name is Alicia, it's nice to meet you~"

Juexi replied politely.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you too. Miss Alicia, my name is Mu Juexi, you can just call me Juexi. The girl next to me is Kiana Kaslana, you can just call her Kiana.”

Kiana was a little unhappy to see this. Was this girl named Airi trying to seduce the captain? She was being way too enthusiastic.

Alice glanced at Kiana and noticed she seemed unhappy. She immediately released Juexi's hand and took Kiana's hand instead, asking softly.

"Kiana~ What a lovely name. Is something bothering you, Kiana?"

Faced with Ellie's enthusiasm, Kiana was at a loss for what to do, but luckily Mebius spoke up from the side.