Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

The moment he was pulled off the cliff, Mo Yan thought about the revolving lantern of life. The pressure of gravity was so real that it made him breathless. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself flying in the air.

"Oh, I'm fine?" He looked down at his feet in disbelief. At this moment, he was sitting on Zixuan's staff, with a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery.

"I told you, please don't worry, don't forget that I'm a magician by profession." Zixuan said with a smile as she sat in the front. She held her hat in one hand and a scepter in the other and slowly approached the city.

Mo Yan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I would have forgotten it if you hadn't mentioned it. So let's move on?"

"No problem, hold on tight!" Zi Xuan kicked her feet and increased her flying speed. "Oh, yes, although I agreed, you must not take advantage of me, otherwise you will understand."

Mo Yan gradually became intoxicated by the beautiful scenery below his feet, as if all the unhappiness had been thrown away.

Well, it's definitely faster, and the scenery along the way is great. But is this an illusion? Why do I see motorcycle exhaust in the forest, moving randomly in a straight line?

Arriving within the town, Zixuan and Mo Yan landed in the nearby dense forest to avoid attracting attention. After landing, the two returned to the main road and headed towards the city gate.

The tower was tall, but unguarded. The gate lay open before them. A crescent moon pattern adorned the tower, and beside it were three large, crooked characters, which, as an outsider, had me pondering for a long time.

"What's written here is not Chinese." Mo Yan looked at Zixuan and said.

Zixuan nodded and said, "It certainly doesn't sound like a foreign language or the text in the game. Wait a minute, I should have brought the translation tool from the game. I hope it helps."

Zixuan took out an object similar to a glass plate from her backpack and swept it towards the city wall. Soon the glass plate responded with three words written on it: Xuanyue Town.

"Hmm, this name isn't a map from the game either. It seems we've really come to another familiar yet unfamiliar place." Zi Xuan said thoughtfully, "Never mind, let's go in and find a store first."

Mo Yan nodded, and the two of them stepped through the gate into Xuanyue Town. Like the outside, the town was sparsely populated and surprisingly quiet. Mo Yan and Zi Xuan walked for a long time, passing by the Xu family shop along the way. But either the shop was closed or open but empty, which piqued their curiosity.

"That's not right. Don't you think this place is strange?" Mo Yan stopped and asked Zixuan, "We've been walking for a long time, and there's actually no one in the city. It's clearly not the holiday season, and many shops are closed."

Zi Xuan nodded and said, "You're right. It's really eerily quiet here. Perhaps something happened here before we arrived."

Looking at the chaotic streets, although covered in dust, there was no sign of chaos, and the gates we had come from showed no signs of damage, so we could rule out the possibility that the town had been attacked. But if that was the case, what had caused the current situation?

"Let's go and take a look at the deeper places."

Mo Yan followed Zi Xuan back into town. He walked for a long time, and this time he finally found someone next to a flower shop...

"Finally we see someone. Let's go over and ask them. Maybe we can find out something!"

Zixuan excitedly took Mo Yan's hand and ran to the female owner of the flower shop.

"Hello boss, may I ask..." As soon as Zi Xuan said this, she immediately realized something was wrong.

The florist stood at the counter with a dull expression, not saying a word or looking at you. Upon closer inspection, the florist's eyes were lifeless, as if he had lost his soul.

"Strange, what's going on?" Zi Xuan lowered her head and began to think. At this time, Mo Yan also came over and asked, "Could this be the reason why Xuanyue Town is so dead silent?"

"It's very likely." Zi Xuan turned around and said, "And this situation doesn't seem to be naturally formed."

As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps were heard one after another in the city, and soon many people in similar situations appeared in their sight.

Like the florist, they were at a loss. Even when they collided face to face, they did not blame each other, but got up and continued on their way, like the walking dead.

Mo Yan continued to walk deeper. With every step forward, there were more people in similar situations. Some of them were sitting on the street, and some bumped into the glass but continued to move forward. If they had not attacked him, Mo Yan would have really thought he had entered a zombie kingdom.

"Sure enough." Zi Xuan walked to the middle of the road. "It seems you are right. This is why this town is so dead."

"Strange, why would people be in this state?" Mo Yan asked, touching his chin.

"I'm not sure. There's absolutely no such record in medical science. But have you noticed? These people all seem to have the same symptom: the loss of 'light'."

"Loss of light... can be considered a symptom?" Mo Yan asked doubtfully.

He looked at the crowd, but as Zixuan said, everyone's skin, eyes, hair, and clothes looked dull from the inside out.

No, could it be more outrageous? Time travel is outrageous enough, but what about the loss of light? Could it be that someone secretly stole your light? It can't be this outrageous, can it?

"I understand how you feel. From a scientific point of view, it's hard for me to believe it either, but I'm afraid this is the main reason why people are at a loss." Zi Xuan said helplessly.

People born in this world need "light" to support their lives and their future. Once they lose the "light", they will easily lose their way. Once they are lost, they will fall into despair and become zombies.

Mo Yan sighed and said, "Alright, alright. Even if it's like you said, and people have lost their light, what should we do? Are we supposed to catch the guy who stole their light and force him to return it to the villagers? That's completely unrealistic!"

"I understand your feelings, but unfortunately, this is beyond our ability. Perhaps the mayor of this town is also worried about this matter?" Zi Xuan shook her head and then looked at the castle in the distance.

Looking at Zixuan's attitude, Mo Yan sighed again and said, "It's not my style to stand by and watch someone die without helping, but there's nothing I can do about it. Sorry, everyone."

Mo Yan turned around to look at the lost crowd and expressed his apologies to them. Suddenly, a cloaked figure ran towards him and almost knocked him to the ground.

"Ah? Sorry, sorry!" The cloaked boy didn't have time to apologize. He walked around the crowd and hurriedly ran towards the castle.

At the spot, Zi Xuan anxiously asked, "How is it, Mo Yan, are you okay?"

Mo Yan stood up, shook his hand, and said, "It's okay, but the person just now didn't seem to have any symptoms of light loss."

These words immediately woke Zixuan up.

"You're right. How could I not have noticed? The figure just now seemed to be a teenager. He should be a survivor here. If things go as expected, he should tell us what happened here."

"What are you thinking about? Hurry up and chase after him!"

Mo Yan dusted himself off, walked around the crowd and ran straight towards the young man.