Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

"Hmm?" At this moment, a shop assistant passed by Tianlang, so he immediately called out to him, "Hey, Xiaoerge!"

The clerk turned around and asked, "Is there anything I can help you with? Wait a moment, I'll arrange it for you."

"Oh, no, I just wanted to ask you about the situation here."

"What's going on here?"

"Yes, for example, the climate here..."

Before Tianlang could finish his question, the clerk immediately understood and replied, "Oh, you mean the temperature here? It wasn't like this before, but about a week ago, a cold wave suddenly hit. We're all unsure what happened. The mercenary agency even sent mercenaries to investigate, but there's been no news."

"No news? Are you saying they are all dead?" Tianlang was shocked.

"We're not sure about that, but it's no wonder it's snowing so heavily. If you're not careful, you'll freeze to death. If you get lost by accident..." The clerk was silent for a moment. "Anyway, now we can only pray for them."

At this time, an older clerk came over and stood beside the young clerk, hands on hips, and said, "Well, if you ask me, this must be the fulfillment of the prophecy."

"Prophecy?" Tianlang asked doubtfully.

The middle-aged clerk nodded. "That's right. This is what we heard from the older generation. A cold wave is coming. Flames and ice will blend together and eventually turn into nothingness."

"But it's just a legend after all," said the young clerk.

"Legend? Not long ago, I heard that Lord Flame King also went there, but there has been no news from him until now. In that case, do you also think this is a coincidence?" The middle-aged clerk said loudly, and this sentence directly attracted Tianlang's attention.

"What did you mean, Flame King went there too?" he asked in surprise and worry.

"Yes, it is said that the master went into the mountains three days ago, but there has been no news until now, so you know what this means, right?" The middle-aged clerk looked at the young clerk seriously.

"That doesn't mean anything, does it? Didn't the lord's messenger tell us not long ago to relax and deal with it?"

"Do you believe it? Who can prove it, just based on his words? Wake up, in my opinion, he is just a charlatan, using the name of the Flame King to cheat people out of money. Doesn't this kind of thing happen often here?"

"Wait, wait, what about that charlatan you were talking about?" Karen suddenly asked.

The middle-aged clerk folded his arms and replied, "Oh, didn't the master go into the mountains a while ago? Since then, a guy claiming to be the envoy of the Lord Flame King has come here to defraud people. Although there hasn't been any loss so far, I think that guy has some ulterior motives."

"Is there such a thing?" Kailin looked at the others and asked.

"Where is this 'envoy' now?" Zhao Heng asked.

The middle-aged clerk tilted his head and replied, "How should I know? I'm not fooled by that guy. But if you want to find him, I won't stop you. In short, you will bear the consequences at your own risk."

After that, he turned and left.

Seeing this, the young clerk quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, but my senior is just so outspoken. Please don't take it to heart."

"It's okay, we can understand it to some extent." Zixuan said with a smile.

At this moment, there was a sound of gongs outside the house. Everyone rushed out and saw a man in strange clothes, carrying several bundles of dry firewood on his back, walking on the street while beating the gong.

"Dear fellow villagers, don't panic, don't panic!" the man shouted loudly.

"he is?"

Tianlang and the others exchanged a glance, and the young clerk whispered, "This is the messenger I just mentioned who claimed to be Lord Flame King."

"Oh, so you're talking about him." Karen said with an incredible expression.

The man continued shouting, "Everyone, don't worry. The cold wave is only temporary. Lord Flame King is aware of the situation here and is working to resolve it. Everyone, don't worry. Just go about your life as usual. Don't be frightened by this temporary cold!"

Boom!

The sound of the gongs penetrated deeply into people's hearts, bringing hope to the residents here. At this moment, people in the houses came out of their homes and knelt down to pray to the messenger.

"You said he is a charlatan? Why doesn't he look like one?" Kailin asked puzzledly.

"Would a liar write on his face that he is a liar?" Mo Yan said.

"Well, that's true." Kailin looked at Tianlang and asked, "So he is really the messenger of the Flame King?"

Tianlang shook his head: "No, among the current contractors around the Flame King, I have never seen him, and he does not have the power of the Flame King's contract."

"Ah? So this guy is really a liar?" Karen asked in surprise.

"But what is his purpose in doing this?" Zi Xuan asked.

He walked on the road carrying firewood on his back, and distributed the firewood to every household he passed. He also told everyone with special concern to keep warm and prevent freezing. These scenes were completely different from the impression everyone had of a liar.

Amidst the doubts and speculations of the people, the man who claimed to be the Messenger of the Flame King continued to walk the streets. His every move and every word made the villagers feel at ease and trustworthy. However, everyone knew that this man might not be who he claimed to be.

"Anyway, let's follow them secretly and see if we can find something." Tianlang said.

Everyone nodded in agreement. Zi Xuan then said, "But our numbers would draw too much attention, and it's snowy and icy right now..."

"It's okay, we can follow the footprints." Tianlang said with a smile.

"That's true." Mo Yan nodded.

With everyone's unanimous decision, they carefully followed the footprints. On the way, the other party would occasionally look back, but they didn't pay attention and continued on. Gradually, they followed him to a woodshed.

After entering the house, the man put the firewood aside and then sighed angrily.

"So, what exactly do you want to do by coming with me?" He turned and looked towards the door.

At this moment, everyone came to the yard and blocked the door tightly to prevent the other party from escaping.

"It's not easy. How can it be discovered like this?" Tianlang thought.

"Oh, no, it's mainly because it's freezing cold. Who would volunteer to freeze on the street like me?" the man replied.

This sentence immediately silenced everyone. Thinking carefully, there seemed to be not many people on the street when they came here just now. But now they think they are the most suspicious one?

The man continued, "So why did you follow me all this way? It can't be for this room full of dry firewood, right?"