Genshin Impact: My confession was rejected, so I traveled to seven countries

As darkness fell, the shadows of the trees in the forest stood tall and silent, like towering figures in the darkness, creating a chilling and eerie atmosphere.

After a day's journey, Su Mo and the others were approaching Wuwang Slope. Looking at the gloomy environment ahead, Paimon couldn't help but feel a little scared. He quietly moved closer to Ying. Ying frowned slightly, glanced at Paimon, and said nothing.

After a moment, Ying rolled her eyes in exasperation, looking at Paimon perched on her shoulder, and said irritably, "If you're going to get going, then get going. Why are you so close to me? Don't you think I get tired when you're leaning on my shoulder?"

Upon hearing Ying's words, Su Mo and Yun Jin couldn't help but look at the two of them.

Paimon felt a little wronged and rubbed her little hands together. "Luminous, don't you feel that it's getting colder and colder here? It's so gloomy and scary."

Since she entered the woods, the air temperature had been getting colder and colder. Coupled with the eerie environment, she now had a thin layer of cold sweat on her back, and her clothes clung to her skin, making her feel very uncomfortable.

Ying said somewhat helplessly, "It's the dead of winter now, and we're in the woods, where sunlight doesn't easily penetrate during the day, so of course it's cold. This is normal; everyone's here. Don't be so timid, it's embarrassing."

Although the environment could indeed make people think the wrong way and breed fear, to be honest, she was also a little scared. But with everyone around, these feelings naturally lessened a lot.

Paimon scratched his head. "Even so, it's still scary. Especially since we're here to deal with the haunted Wuwang Slope incident. Just thinking about such a quiet place, and then there's that kind of thing... ugh~"

Paimon quickly moved closer to Ying's back, his whole body tense as he surveyed the dark surroundings, his eyes filled with fear.

Seeing this, Su Mo was also helpless. Although there was indeed a possibility of encountering such a thing this time, everyone was here, so there was no need to be too afraid. So he said, "Paimon, if you are afraid, then come to my side. I can protect you."

Paimon heard this as if he had heard heavenly music, and hurriedly abandoned Ying, whose eyes were full of resentment, and threw himself into Su Mo's arms.

There was nothing she could do; Ying was just a pushover, while Su Mo, with her pleasant words, gave her a much more comfortable feeling.

Arriving beside Su Mo, it flew around the two of them a few times, as if to confirm the energy field around them. After stopping, it sighed, "As expected, I feel safest with Su Mo by my side. I'll stick with Su Mo this time."

Yun Jin chuckled, while Ying continued walking forward without turning her head.

As the group moved forward, the sky seemed to lose its last ray of light, plunging into complete darkness, with faint ice crystals beginning to fall. At first, they were just a few specks, but in the blink of an eye, they wove together into an invisible, cold net.

Everyone took out lanterns for lighting.

Ying looked around, somewhat puzzled. "Mr. Zhongli asked us to help Hu Tao. It seems we've already entered Wuwang Slope, but where is Hu Tao?"

Su Mo shook his head. Although Zhongli had asked them to help Hu Tao, they hadn't given any specific instructions on how to find Hu Tao.

Yun Jin thought for a moment, "Since we haven't found her yet, she must be deeper inside. Mr. Zhongli also said that Hu Tao is here. So it can't be wrong."

As Hu Tao's best friend with whom she could talk about anything, Yun Jin had heard Hu Tao mention this briefly during casual conversations. It seemed that to find the true boundary between life and death, a special entrance was needed. However, since it involved the secrets of the Hall of Rebirth, Yun Jin did not pursue the matter further at the time.

The group continued walking in the darkness, quiet and pitch black. The snow began to fall heavier, and the group started to open their umbrellas as they walked through the silent forest.

Paimon cautiously surveyed his surroundings, his fingers gripping Su Mo's clothes turning pale as he exerted force.

Suddenly, Paimon saw a blue figure flash by in front of him.

"Wow!"

Everyone was startled by the sudden commotion.

Su Mo hurriedly pulled Yun Jin aside, while Ying, still shaken, cautiously surveyed her surroundings.

Once she pinpointed the source of the sound, Ying said somewhat angrily, "Paimon, why were you yelling so loudly? It was scary!"

Knowing it was Paimon calling, Su Mo breathed a sigh of relief, while Yun Jin patted her chest lightly. The sudden shout had indeed startled her quite a bit.

Faced with everyone's questions, Paimon hurriedly waved his hands, "No, it wasn't me, I didn't mean to scare everyone. Just now, just now there was something there, it looked like a ghost!" Paimon pointed ahead with lingering fear, his eyes filled with anxiety and dread.

Everyone looked in the direction Paimon was pointing, but all they saw was darkness; there was no blue figure to be seen.

So he turned and looked at Paimon with some confusion.

"Paimon, are you hallucinating because you're too scared?" Ying looked at Paimon strangely. Knowing Paimon as she did, she thought he might really be trying to scare them.

Paimon shook his head frantically, "No, I really saw it."

"What about the ghost you mentioned?"

Paimon was speechless.

Just then, that familiar color came into view again.

"Look! It's appeared again!"

The place remained empty to everyone's eyes.

The three of them looked at Paimon with a hint of helplessness in their eyes.

Paimon stomped his feet in frustration, "But I really saw it just now! I'm not lying to you, you have to believe me!"

Seeing Paimon's unwavering conviction, Su Mo asked, her mind focused, "Auntie, is what Paimon said true?"

Zhen smiled slightly, "I don't know, I didn't notice."

"Really? I feel like you're teasing me on purpose."

Su Mo asked with some suspicion. After so long, he had come to know this old maid inside him who loved to watch the fun all the time quite well. Her expression and tone were exactly like how she usually teased him.

Zhen sighed, "See, I told you, but you didn't believe me. So why did you ask me, Xiao Mo'er?"

Well, it would have been better not to ask.

After the commotion subsided, the group continued on their way.

As Paimon walked, he looked around and turned back to look at the path he had come from; it was completely empty.

Paimon asked doubtfully, "Could it be that I really saw it wrong?"

She instinctively reached behind her to grab something, but grasped nothing.

She turned her head and bumped into a large face that glowed with a ghostly blue light!

After a brief moment of stunned silence, a series of exclamations that echoed through the sky rang out.

"A ghost!!!"

Paimon was so frightened that her soul left her body, probably three or four stories high. When her soul returned, her eyes rolled back, and her body was already leaning backward.

With a thud, it fell from the sky and crashed to the ground.

"Paimon!!!" Su Mo and the others heard the shouts and hurriedly turned around. They saw Paimon lying on the ground, with a faint blue light floating in the air before disappearing in a flash.

The three rushed to Paimon's side to check on her condition.

"Paimon! Paimon!" Ying shook Paimon's body anxiously, but Paimon did not respond at all. His eyes rolled back and he murmured, "Ghost...ghost..."

Then he closed his eyes, tilted his head, and completely lost consciousness.

"Paimon!!!" Ying shouted, but Paimon did not move at all.

Ying hurriedly looked at Su Mo, whose brows were furrowed. Su Mo quickly squatted down to diagnose Paimon.

The more he diagnosed, the deeper his brows furrowed. Just as his hand touched Paimon's pulse, a look of realization flashed in his eyes, but he still looked anxious.

Ying's heart sank at the sight, her eyes filled with worry. "Su Mo, Paimon... could she really have been scared to death?"

Su Mo looked at Paimon on the ground and pondered for a moment before saying, "Sigh, Paimon must have been frightened out of her soul. Maybe if we find Hu Tao, we can get her soul back to its place and save her."

"Scared away the soul?"

Ying looked at Su Mo with some confusion.

Yun Jin frowned. She just couldn't believe it. Gone in an instant? Or were these two up to something?

In response to their questions, Su Mo nodded, "That's right, it seems we need to find Hu Tao as soon as possible."

Ying looked worried. "What about Paimon? We can't just leave her here, can we?"

Su Mo thought for a moment and then suddenly said, "How about we bury Paimon on the spot?"

"Ah!?" The two women exclaimed in unison, staring at Su Mo in shock.

“You see, those who find their souls need to connect with the earth; only in this way can the soul be better helped to reunite with the body. So there’s no other way. We can’t just leave her body in the wilderness,” Su Mo said helplessly.

Ying blinked, exchanged a glance with Yun Jin, looked at Su Mo and then at Paimon on the ground. Suddenly, she thought of something and glared at Paimon on the ground.

"Oh, I see. It seems we'll have to bury Paimon here for now. Otherwise, leaving her body in the wilderness would be too unfair to her. I'll go dig a hole now. Yun Jin, you move Paimon over here..."

Paimon, lying on the ground, trembled involuntarily.

Would she really be willing to bury me?

They're definitely trying to scam me!

Seeing no movement on the ground, Ying said to herself, "I'll go dig a hole now. Since Paimon is willing to stay here, let's dig a hole here." As she spoke, Ying took out her bladeless sword and thrust it into Paimon's side with a whoosh. The cool breeze brought by the sword's energy made Paimon's body tremble involuntarily.

Ying, who was always watching Paimon, flashed a smug look in her eyes, then sighed, "Paimon, you wait here, I'll go find Hu Tao to rescue you right away." As she spoke, she lifted a layer of soil and threw it next to Paimon, stirring up dust.

In Paimon's ears, Ying sighed as she dug a hole.

A moment later, Paimon suddenly felt himself being lifted up, and his heart skipped a beat.

Is this for real?!

"Paimon, rest in peace here. I will find Nutcracker and save you!"

Just as Ying was about to bury Paimon, she suddenly noticed the little person in her arms whimper. Then, the little person groggily opened his eyes, looked at Ying, and asked somewhat blankly, "Ying, what are you doing?"

The three of them couldn't help but laugh.

Ying smiled slightly, "What? To bury you!" As she spoke, she instantly withdrew her hands.

"Ouch!" Paimon fell to the ground, clutching her waist as she slowly got up. Looking around, she saw no pit that had been dug for her, only a layer of excavated soil.

At that moment, she realized she had been tricked!

"Ying, you tricked me!?" Paimon glared angrily, then looked at Su Mo, "Su Mo, you're so disloyal! You promised to cover for me!"

Su Mo shook her head helplessly, "I didn't say you were alright."

Just as she was taking Paimon's pulse, she suddenly felt a small hand tickle her palm, and then she understood Paimon's intention.

Just as Paimon was about to say something, Ying spoke up, "Who's playing whom? Who told you to pretend to be scared to death and make us worry?"

Knowing he was in the wrong, Paimon said somewhat sheepishly, "You all know, huh? Who told you not to believe me?"

Suddenly, Paimon remembered something and hurriedly looked around. "By the way, did you guys just see a big blue face? It's the ghost I was talking about!"

Just then, a giggle echoed throughout the forest.

Paimon immediately reacted, hiding behind the crowd. "Yes, yes, that's it, the Ghost!!"

"You guys are so much fun! Hahaha..."