Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

"Sorry for waiting." The young man placed the tea in front of everyone with a smile.

Kailin smiled slightly: "Thank you, brother, for bothering you so late."

The young man shook his head. "It's alright. You've saved our village from a great threat, so of course we have to thank you. By the way, are there a few of you missing?"

He counted the number of people. Although there were some new faces, there were indeed two fewer faces than during the day.

"Don't worry, our companions stayed on the mountain to inspect just in case, and they will be back soon." Gui Zhong said with a smile.

"Is that so? I'm glad you're okay." The young man smiled, said hello and left.

Zhongli and Guizhong nodded, and after watching the young man leave, they turned to look at Perissa's sickle.

"So, that guy is in here now?" Gui Zhong asked.

Perissa nodded: "Yes, although Lisa couldn't figure out what was going on, the mirage has indeed merged with Lisa."

"It's not fusion, it's symbiosis." At this time, the soul of the mirage flew out of the sickle.

It was also suspended above the tea table. Its body, formed of purple mist, was ten times smaller than before, floating around like a disobedient lantern.

"Wow, what is this?" Karen was shocked.

"How rude! I'm Lisa's partner now after all. Can you stop calling me this guy or that guy all the time?" Shen shook his head and said.

"Are you Mirage?" Zhao Heng asked.

"Yes, I am the incarnation of disaster, but now, I am just a soul sharing the power with this girl." It said in a haughty tone.

Mo Yan nodded. "Although I don't want to admit it, it was indeed it that helped Lisa contain the plague."

"Indeed, my half's decision moved me. Since her wish is to protect humanity, I will help her. Since we share the same roots, we can coexist in a symbiotic way. Besides, I also want to see the world this girl is willing to protect at the cost of her life."

"You've got your stance wrong. You sound so superior as if you're the winner." Mo Yan grumbled, folding his hands.

"But is it really okay to just leave it like this?" Karen asked.

At this time, Gui Zhong smiled slightly: "Lisa, come here."

"Hmm? Is there something wrong, Sister Guizhong?" Perissa asked with her head tilted.

Gui Zhong didn't say anything, but just reached out and gently touched Perissa's head. In the blink of an eye, a golden thread wrapped around her finger. Then, she wrote a talisman, connected it with the golden thread and turned it into a chain, entangling the soul of the mirage.

"Hey? Wait, what are you doing?" Shen was a little panicked.

"Nothing, just a precaution." Gui Zhong smiled and tapped the mirage's soul with his fingertips. For a moment, it felt as if its power was sealed by something. "Perissa, I've sealed its power temporarily with runes. From now on, it's up to you to decide when to release it or when to seal it."

"So that's how it is. Thank you, Sister Guizhong." Perissa said with a smile.

This time, the mirage was unhappy. Hearing this, it instantly became angry.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? Can there still be some basic trust between people?" he roared.

"Human? Are you?" Kailin glanced coldly and sneered.

"Anyway, this matter is finally settled." Mo Yan said with his hands folded.

Upon hearing this, Perissa immediately nodded and said excitedly, "Well, this time, thanks to Mo Yan, Lisa was able to put an end to this karma. By the way, is Mo Yan okay now? When I saw you seriously injured, Lisa was really worried about you."

Mo Yan nodded and smiled, "Don't worry, everything is fine now. Thanks to Lisa absorbing the plague, I am safe."

"Really? Since Mo Yan is fine, Lisa will be relieved." She said with a smile.

At this time, the atmosphere between the two became a little subtle.

Gui Zhong had a somewhat frightened expression on his face, and Kailin beside him looked even more suspicious. She looked at Mo Yan and then at Perissa.

"Mo Yan? Wait a minute, why is she calling you so intimately?" She asked Mo Yan with her hands on her hips.

"That's because Mo Yan is Lisa's friend." Perissa smiled again.

At this moment, Kailin was obviously dissatisfied with the way Prisa addressed Mo Yan.

"What? Why are you looking at me like that?" Mo Yan was startled by Karen's eyes.

She put her hands on her hips and said angrily, "Nothing, I just regret letting you go to rescue Perissa alone!"

Zixuan sat aside, watching this subtle episode, and couldn't help but chuckle.

"So that's how it is. Does this count as having my house robbed?" She held her chin and smiled slightly.

Zhao Heng sat aside and sighed.

Gui Zhong smiled slightly: "By the way, Hualong and the others should be back by now."

"It's okay. The Seven Star Temple is on the mountain. Even if Brother Hualong and the others can't come back in time, there's no need to worry." Perissa said with a silly expression.

"That's right. Brother Hualong is very powerful. With Qiu Hong and Leng Yue, there shouldn't be any problem." Zhongli said calmly.

"Brother Zhongli really understands me." A familiar voice sounded, and everyone turned around to look. Hualong brought Qiu Hong and Leng Yue to the tea shed.

"Speak of the devil," Karen said, folding her arms.

"Thank you for your hard work. Is everything resolved?" Zhongli asked as he stood up.

"Of course, you still don't believe in my strength?"

Tianlang stood up and said, "Now that it's resolved, I think we should go back."

"Ah, are you guys leaving?" At this time, the young man brought steaming hot rice and farm-style stir-fries.

The teahouse was shrouded in smoke and the fragrance of rice, and everyone gathered around the table. The mirage, bound by a talisman of final retribution, was pinned to the teacup, emitting a faint purple glow like a sullen lantern.

"This is so embarrassing!" Karen sat at the table and rubbed her hands. Even though she said that, her saliva still flowed down.

The young man smiled slightly, his eyes full of kindness and tenderness: "It's okay, these are all prepared by us. You have saved us from the disaster. At least stay here tonight."

At this time, Zhongli nodded. In that case, he would rather obey than disobey.

The night was exceptionally long, and everyone spent it in laughter and joy until the early morning.

At sunrise, Zhongli stood on the muddy path in the rice paddies, looking at the endless rice fields. He had to admit that his life had really changed drastically since he came here, but... it wasn't bad either.

"Zhongli, you're here so early!" Kailin greeted, with the carriage they used to come here behind them.

"Well, good morning. The time of reunion is always short. After this trip, we will be separated again." He turned around and smiled.

"Do you still want to go back to the mountain with Gui Zhong?" Mo Yan asked.

Zhongli nodded slightly.

"Really?" Kailin sighed angrily. "I really don't understand why you don't seem to be in any hurry to go back even though you're in the same situation as us."

"Reunion is short, and separation will still come..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Kailin.

"Okay, okay, stop talking about these big principles. It's not like we don't understand. In that case, let's take care of ourselves until we meet next time." She said with her hands on her hips.

Hearing this, Zhongli nodded again. After watching everyone leave in the carriage, Guizhong emerged from the rice paddies wearing a bamboo hat, his feet stained with fresh water and mud.

"What an interesting friend." She smiled, her hands behind her back. "Are you really not going back?"

Zhongli shook his head: "It's okay. Liyue will be fine even without me now."

As he said this, he turned his head and looked at the rice fields in front of him: "This place is really full of life."

"That was the scholar's wish, after all." Gui Zhong smiled, rubbing the dirt on his other foot with his toes. "Five years ago, he came to this continent and solved the famine for everyone. But back then, this place wasn't as vibrant as it is now."

"That scholar..." Zhongli turned around and asked.

"I heard he went somewhere else. The young man from yesterday was one of his students."

The welcome finally came to an end, and cheers came from the rice fields. Looking around, Perissa was wearing a bamboo hat and waving wildly. Her little face was covered with mud, and behind her was the rice that she had just helped the rice farmers harvest.

(Legendary Quest: Demon Star, End)