Genshin Impact: Reincarnation as a Hilichurl

Like more than 17,000 nights before, old Finch had dinner and sat at the second-floor window, overlooking the clear spring below.

Like more than 17,000 nights before, Old Finch recalled his short life.

When he was very young, due to his parents' relocation for work, he followed his parents and left Qingquan Town, heading to the far north bordering the Kingdom of Winter, and lived in the city commonly known as the 'North Wind City'.

It took him several years to finally get familiar with the new living environment, but his parents both died in an accident... That was the most painful and darkest moment of his entire adolescence.

He returned to Qingquan Town.

What follows is the story he wrote in "Heart of Clear Spring": a boy full of sadness and pain became connected with the spring spirit through his tears, but was ruthlessly abandoned.

The relocation of his family made him miss the best opportunity to form pure friendships with his peers. Although he later made some not-so-pure friends, they all moved away from their hometown for their livelihoods.

He refused to leave because he had vowed to stay by the spring forever.

During the day he did odd jobs in the town to make a living, and at night he would wait by the clear spring, just like that.

He waited until he was thirty years old, during a rare rainstorm, he heard the cry of the spring fairy. Her voice was still like the sound of a clear spring, but his hands became rough and wrinkles appeared on his face.

Thinking of that dreamlike kiss, he vaguely understood something and finished "Heart of Clear Spring" in one go that night.

After receiving the publishing fee, he was able to live a life without working, and he began to stay by the spring all day. He no longer longed for love, but just wanted to prove that he and she once had it.

Old Finch sighed. He would recall these things every night.

First, he was afraid that he would grow old and suddenly forget everything; second, he hoped that there was some providential will that could hear his thoughts and help him.

As he wrote in "The Heart of Clear Spring", the spring spirits would probably avoid him for the rest of his life, and at his age now, he himself no longer had much hope.

However, whenever an outsider came to see the spring elf, he would feel a little bit of anticipation in his heart, hoping that when the spring elf responded to others, he would take the opportunity to talk to her.

Tonight, Duraf's daughter brought a stranger. Judging from their looks, they were probably also here to look for the spring elf.

Old Finch did not hide his scrutiny, he looked straight at the stranger, and with a hint of expectation, he fixed his eyes on the water.

At that time, the spring water spirit walked towards me from the water surface on such a cloudless night...

When he looked at Diona and Wang Chen again, he found that the two seemed to be having a conflict.

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"But... even so... I... wuuuu..." Diona was actually moved to tears by Wang Chen's words.

"Hey, this...don't cry."

"Humph! The master made the little cat girl cry!"

"Diona, I'm sorry, I just want to make it clear to you that these may be things you didn't expect but cannot avoid."

"I...I know, but I also want to be able to make bad-tasting wine..."

"Since this is your decision, and you still choose the path after knowing the consequences, then I will support you."

"I……"

Diona lowered her head so as not to let Wang Chen see her crying. In fact, she was also hesitant. Her original intention of making unpalatable wine was just to help her father quit drinking. She just didn't want to blame her father, so she blamed everything on the wine.

She understands, she understands everything.

After working in the Cat's Tail Tavern for so long, she also fell in love with the Tavern, the proprietress Margaret, the cats, and also a little bit she liked the compliments people gave her after they drank her wine.

This is vanity, and she knows it, but she is not obsessed with it.

But without the blessing of the spring elves, the captain of the guard, sister Lisa, and so many people who like to drink the wine they mix, won't they ever be able to drink it again?

Moreover, if a wine is so unpalatable that it can make people quit drinking, once one person has tasted it, no one will want to drink it again, right?

This reason... has been destroyed, but I still said it subconsciously. Why are you so immature, Diona?

Diona was so angry with herself that she started crying again.

"Don't comfort me... I don't need comfort..."

Another thoughtless remark, ahhh, Diona, ah Diona!

"Wow! She's crying even louder. Does she want the master to comfort her?"

Wang Chen finally couldn't stand the onslaught of tears and gently stroked Diona's head, "Don't cry, don't cry. We haven't even seen the shadow of the fountain elf yet. You still have time to make a choice."

"I don't know...what to do..."

Then let me help you choose.

"Don't worry, think about it carefully. If it doesn't work, go back and rest first, okay?"

However, a faint sigh sounded in Wang Chen's ears.

The originally bright moonlight was covered with a layer of water color, and the surface of the spring water emitted light automatically, but the lotus leaves and fish in it were unaware of it.

"Is this... a spring water spirit?"

Diona saw the fairy-like elf on the surface of the clear spring water through the dim light of tears, and forgot to cry for a moment.

The water elf in the clear spring was different from the pure water elves that Wang Chen knew. She transformed into the appearance of a human female, with aqua blue clothing, long aqua blue hair, aqua blue eyes, mature body curves, and an angelic face.

The sigh came from her mouth.

"I'm sorry, Hunter's daughter. I didn't expect that what I thought was a good blessing would bring you pain."

The sound is like the gurgling of a spring, as if it carries a kind of magic and is indescribably beautiful.

"You don't need to apologize... It's better to say that I wasted such a good blessing. Actually... I..."

"I have tasted that emotion from your tears, and I can understand it... I am really sorry, but if you want, I am willing to take back my blessing."

The man made of water looked at Diona with eyes as warm as a fireplace.

"Xiao Wen." Wang Chen called the sword spirit in a low voice.

"Hey! Little cat girl, you may not know that for pure water elves, each time they release a blessing, they consume a lot of energy, and it takes a relatively long time for them to accumulate energy. What's more, releasing a blessing may even cause memory shattering and loss of wisdom.

"Moreover, a person can only accept the blessing of the Pure Water Spirit once in his life. Even if you take it back, you can't accept it a second time. You must think carefully about this!"

"Is this so hard?"

"Of course! If you don't believe me, you can ask this spring spirit."

The spring water elf nodded: "I didn't expect you to know so much about my tribe's blessing."

"Humph! I was born and raised as a spiritual stone. It has been a hundred thousand years since I was born—"

"Let's talk business!" Wang Chen patted the sword.

"Ahem! And ah..." Xiao Wen hesitated for a moment and continued:

"When the pure water spirit takes back the blessing, it will consume the same amount of energy. Logically speaking, you are only this big, and the spring water spirit cannot accumulate that much energy in such a short time. If you want to take back the blessing, it will inevitably cause damage to her."

"?"

In response to the spring elf's puzzled look, Wang Chen coughed and blinked.

Without waiting for Diona or the spring spirit to say anything, he put his hands on Diona's shoulders and turned her around to face him.

"So, do you really want to cancel the blessing? This doesn't seem to be a good deal for both you and the fountain spirit."

"I……"

"In fact, a lot of research has shown that drinking in moderation is good for the body. For example, it can promote blood circulation, reduce the formation of blood clots, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, promote metabolism, resist cold, numb the mind, relieve stress, and increase appetite."

"As a bartender, I certainly know this."

"Right, so even Lisa drinks. In many cases, drinking a little is not a bad thing. The important thing is to be moderate and avoid getting drunk, right?"

Diona nodded slightly.

“So, isn’t it more realistic and beneficial to promote moderate drinking rather than making unpalatable alcohol?”

"What do you want to say?"

Diona was wavering between keeping the blessing and removing it, and Wang Chen wanted to give her a gentle push.

“As the saying goes, children make choices, adults want it all.

"Is it not possible to keep the blessing while letting the alcoholic exercise moderation? When I was chatting with your father today, he said that he often got drunk and made you worry. He felt very sorry for you, so he decided to quit drinking. He also asked me not to tell you because he wanted to give you a surprise."

Hearing that her alcoholic father was going to quit drinking, Diona was very surprised: "Really?"

"Hmm. So?"

Diona took a deep breath, turned around and said to the spring spirit: "Then...then I won't waste your energy. Maybe changing my thinking will be better for both you and me."

"Since it is your choice, I naturally respect it."

The spring spirit sighed again. It does take energy to release a blessing, but it does not take it back.

However, seeing that Diona had changed her mind, she would not explain any more. It was just that the emotions in Diona's tears were so contradictory and complicated, and in the end she made such a decision that surprised her.

Wang Chen seemed to understand her sigh, and said to the spring spirit: "Human thoughts are inherently elusive. You may think you have seen through humans, but..."

He looked up at old Finch, who seemed unaware of the changes here.

"But just like the person who has been waiting for you, you haven't seen his true heart. Instead of letting him regard meeting you as a dream, it's better to tell him directly."

"...Maybe I really did something wrong, but I made him waste his youth, and now I don't have the face to see him again."

The spring elf closed its eyes in pain.

"Please help me bring him a message: 'When all the stars in the night sky go out, all the streams and all the dreams will flow into the same sea. Then we will meet again.'"

"it is good."