Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

The man placed his right hand on his left shoulder and saluted everyone with a smile. Especially when he saw Yaohui, Yue Tianlang and Li Xueqi, he treated them with even more courtesy.

"I felt that your contracts would arrive suddenly, so I asked Lei Ming to go and greet them." He said with a smile.

"No, you really know each other?" Karen was shocked.

"Of course, even though they are Flame King's contractors, each contractor must sign a contract with us guardians in person before they can gain power. As for us guardians, due to our duties and sometimes needing to exchange information, we meet quite frequently. It wouldn't be surprising if the contractors recognized us."

Lu Xi nodded and smiled, "Indeed, that's how we met the three guardians."

"Although Lord Tianlang often comes to visit us." Lei Ming said.

Hearing this, everyone except Yaohui and Li Xueqi turned their gazes towards Yue Tianlang.

"It seems like you're quite free." Kailin said with her arms folded.

"Hey, this sentence is redundant." Tianlang looked at Lei Ming dissatisfiedly.

Lu Xi smiled and said, "But it seems like there are a lot of new faces today."

"Oh, they are my friends. Let me introduce them to you..." Tianlang said with a smile, but was interrupted by Lu Xi before he could finish.

"No need. I know you all. I heard from Military Advisor Luo Hao this morning that you all played a great role in the battle against the Ares Tribe on the border. I didn't expect that we would meet each other so soon."

"Ah? This... you know all this?" Kailin was startled, then lowered her head and asked in confusion, "That's not right. I heard Yaohui say that it would take at least three days to get here from the border."

"In theory, this is correct." Lu Xi nodded.

"Don't underestimate our Linhui's intelligence network." Lei Ming said, standing aside with his arms folded.

"Enough of the small talk, Commander Lu." Yao Hui said seriously, "We're here to ask for your help."

"Really? Then could you tell me about it?"

Yaohui nodded, and then told Luxi what Rednos had said about Sangyang's convenience and the matter of borrowing the boat. After hearing the purpose of everyone's visit, Luxi immediately lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

"I see. Is it Sang Yang's unusual movements? I was wondering if there's been an ominous aura at sea lately. Turns out it's coming from Sang Yang."

Hearing this, everyone was instantly surprised.

"An ominous aura? Are you saying that Sang Yang's agenda has now affected the harbor?" Tianlang asked.

Lu Xi nodded and said, "Yes, about half a month ago, the sea surface, which was once full of waves, became much quieter. It was always dead silent. We have sent people out to sea to observe many times, but they have always returned empty-handed. Recently, we have even found large groups of dead fish on the coast. After careful examination, I found that these creatures died from lack of oxygen."

"Is it that serious?" Kailin exclaimed.

Yaohui lowered his head and thought, "Yeah, I didn't expect it to have affected this place. It seems that we really need to go to the island and check it out."

"Don't bother, just leave this matter to us." Lu Xi patted his chest and said, "I will organize the troops to go out to sea again to investigate. Now that we know the source, it should be much easier to solve it."

"No, investigating Sang Yang is the task assigned to us by the Holy Lord. You just need to do your job well." Yaohui shook his head and said seriously.

"Really? Well, since you said so, I won't force you. But for Linhui's safety, I will let my subordinates closely observe the situation on the island near the Sangyang waters, so that we can take precautions in the first place if anything goes wrong." Lu Xi said.

"Well, I'll leave it to you then." Yaohui nodded and said.

"Then I will send someone to prepare ships for you now." Lu Xi said as he looked at Lei Ming standing aside.

He didn't say anything, but Lei Ming nodded in understanding, then he put down his hands and walked in front of everyone.

"Please come with me."

He opened the door and walked out of the office. Everyone followed his steps and quickly arrived at the dock.

At the dock, an officer came up to Lei Ming. He stood still with his feet together and quickly raised his hand to perform a standard military salute.

"General Lei Ming, is there anything I can help you with?" He put down his hand, stood up straight and asked.

"Commander Lu has ordered that ships be prepared for these guests to cross the sea immediately, the sooner the better." Lei Ming said, folding his arms as he looked at Yaohui and the others around him.

"Okay, everyone, please follow me." The soldier looked at everyone and saluted.

Under the arrangement of the soldiers, everyone boarded the fastest warship. After experiencing a whole night of wind and waves on the ship, they finally arrived in Sangyang at noon the next day.

When they arrived at the shore, everyone got off the boat one after another, and Yaohui pulled the boat to the shore.

At this moment, the scenery in front of her made Kailin's heart tremble.

An oppressive silence permeated the shores of Sangyang. What should have been a soft, golden beach was now covered in a layer of gray mud. The mud, like dark matter gushing from the deep sea, emitted a faint, rancid odor.

The sea surface in the distance seems calm, but it is like a huge lead-gray mirror without a ripple, making people feel as if they are in a lifeless painting.

The sky was gloomy, with thick dark clouds hanging low, and it seemed that heavy rain would pour down at any time.

The beach was littered with collapsed buildings, broken wooden beams, and shattered stones, scattered chaotically on the seashore, silently telling of the disaster that had befallen this place.

"Is this Sang Yang? Why does he look like this?" Kailin asked in surprise and confusion.

Mo Yan, Zhao Heng, and Zi Xuan were horrified by the sight before them, but Yao Hui remained remarkably calm. Folding his arms, he replied, "This is all thanks to a certain fairy lady stationed here. It's all her work. It's horrific, isn't it? But when you learn what these guys did to Lin Hui and even Teyvat, you'll realize this pain isn't even one ten-thousandth of it."

"All these things? So, what other unscrupulous things have they done?" Karen asked.

"Of course, I'll explain later, but let's get going now." After Yaohui hid the boat, he took the lead and walked along the beach. Everyone followed him, taking every step carefully, fearing that they would trip over the ruins.

They walked into a forest destroyed by the tsunami. The trees here were toppled and most of the trunks were broken, and the ground was covered with broken branches and leaves. Some trees were even uprooted, and their huge roots were exposed to the air, like desperate claws struggling.

As they walked along, there was complete silence all around. Not even a living creature was visible, let alone a monster. After walking for an unknown amount of time, Yaohui suddenly stopped.