Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

"Really?" Mo Yan felt a little embarrassed when he heard Athenus say this. "But if it wasn't for Lei Zun at that time..."

"What does it matter?" Athenus laughed. "I'm already dead, so why worry about it? Besides, I've made a name for myself here."

He looked at the coolies outside and continued, "You know, some of them were once high-ranking officials who exploited others, while others were warmongers. Some were detained here as coolies because their crimes were not serious, while those with serious crimes were either boiled in oil or sent to the 18th level of hell. Speaking of which, it seems that another war criminal was captured yesterday. It seems that he is the leader of the Sangyang bandits who started the Sangyang Rebellion 200 years ago. Everyone has heard of this guy's crimes, so the road is full of gloom. And now, that guy has been sent to the 18th level of hell as he wished."

When these words were spoken, Mo Yan was instantly shocked.

The Sangyang bandit leader? Could it be Yufu Eijiro? Years ago, I heard from Yaohui that the Holy Lord had cast down the Holy Spear and imprisoned him and his soul on the island. Could it be that the undead had broken free of the imprisonment on his soul, and only then did Rexorus utterly slay him?

"Hey, boy, what are you thinking about?" Suddenly, Athens shouted again.

"No, nothing, I was just thinking about something." Mo Yan replied.

"That's right, but I seem to have heard that it was three guardians and four strangers who completely killed that guy. Could it be you?" Athens asked with a smile.

This made Mo Yan stunned.

"Um, do you usually talk like this?"

Compared with the Athens he saw at first, the one he saw now was completely different, so much so that Mo Yan couldn't believe his eyes for a moment.

Athens smiled and said, "Perhaps. After coming here, I've relieved myself of the responsibilities of being a team leader and an Ares warrior. Although life isn't ordinary, it's also much more interesting. It's just that because of my sin of starting the war, I won't be able to reincarnate. But whatever, I don't ask for anything more since I've made it this far."

"Really? Then you have a pretty good attitude." Mo Yan shook his head and looked at the wandering coolies again. "But let's not talk about these Sanyangs and Sanu people for now. Weren't there too many people who started the war in Teyvat before?"

Mo Yan looked at those people. Before Zhou Cheng, each of them was pale and thin, and the degree of thinness was different. It was obvious that they did not come here in the same wave.

At this time, Athens sneered and replied: "Humph, all this is thanks to that hypocritical god."

"how do I say this?"

Athenus snorted coldly and said, "You may not know this yet, but from a thousand years ago until now, almost every war can be said to have been started by him. When Teyvat first conquered him, he stood on the top of the Dream Sky Tower and declared this."

"Come! Sing your triumphant song to the gods, and fight for freedom, dignity, power, and destiny! The victors will gain their due rights, while the losers will fall into an endless abyss!"

As soon as these words came out, Mo Yan's eyes widened instantly: "Are you saying that this was said by the Holy Lord?"

Athens nodded. "Indeed, even though a thousand years have passed, some still remember his proclamation. To start a war, he used his power to deceive the people. Even now, many still lose themselves in this and throw themselves into endless fighting. Everyone rose up to realize their ambitions, but now it seems that they have become nothing more than pitiful pawns on his chessboard."

Mo Yan was silent for a moment, feeling a mixture of emotions. He wasn't surprised by the millennia-long war, but by the Saint's words.

At the finals of "The Supreme Teyvat", he and Kailin, Zhao Heng, and Zixuan were caught in a sudden space-time turbulence. This was what the gem that climbed to the top said at that time. Now it seems that this was all intentional arrangement by the Holy Lord.

What on earth did that guy want to do, and why did he involve himself in this mysterious and dangerous situation? Mo Yan kept pondering this question in his mind, but he still had no answer.

Athenus seemed to notice Mo Yan's confusion. He patted Mo Yan on the shoulder and said, "Boy, there are some things you can't figure out right now. In this world, the minds of the gods are like the bottomless abyss, difficult to fathom."

"Let's go for a walk on the street to relax." Athens said this, then turned around and went outside.

Meanwhile, elsewhere, Kailin and the other two, after following Yaohui to the Netherworld, continued to inquire about Mo Yan's whereabouts from the wandering spirits along the way. Unfortunately, most of these wandering spirits were unconscious and unable to provide any useful information. Some simply stared at them blankly, while others let out a blood-curdling scream before drifting away.

Kailin hunched her back and said dejectedly, "Oh, what should I do now? I can't find Mo Yan, and his time to return to the living world is running out. If this goes on, do I really have to wait until his body decays and all my efforts are in vain?"

As she spoke, she began to freak out.

At this moment, Zi Xuan beside her sighed and said angrily, "Just now, that Hu Xiaotao said that Mo Yan was here, right?"

When they first arrived here, Yaohui and the other three arrived at the King of Hell's Palace first. However, when they requested to bring their companion back to life, the King of Hell, Hu Xiaotao, said this.

"Return to the living? Impossible, impossible. Even if you are the guardian, you cannot break the rules and allow the long-dead to return to the living world. Isn't this against the rules? But now your friend is here, whether you can find him or not is your business. Send him away."

Afterwards, everyone was forcibly blown out of the door by a gust of cold wind...

"That's what I mean. What's going on with that guy? I don't understand how someone like him can become the King of Hell." Kailin said angrily.

"Okay, let's find Mo Yan first, and then we can figure out the rest later." Zi Xuan said.

At this moment, because they couldn't find Mo Yan, the three of them were very anxious. In contrast, Yaohui was very calm. He looked around and finally set his sights on a coffin shop on the side of the road.

"Let's go, let's go ask someone in the shop, and if that doesn't work, we can ask somewhere else."

Everyone nodded, and then followed Yaohui towards the coffin.

As they entered the coffin shop, a rotten smell hit them. The shop was dimly lit, and displayed a variety of coffins, some exquisite and ornate, others simple and plain. This inevitably aroused Karen's doubts.

"So, are coffins also needed in the underworld?" she asked.

"How could we know so much about things outside the Three Realms?" Zhao Heng replied.

A figure was moving between the coffins, seemingly busy sorting something. Yaohui stepped forward and asked softly, "Hello, may I ask you about someone?"