Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

"It's really strange," Zhao Heng said in a deep voice, his brows furrowed. "If what you said is true, then that young man must have been dead for a long time. Moreover, his age and appearance don't match up."

At this time, Kailin waved her hand. "Hey, why are you thinking so deeply? If you ask me, wouldn't it be better to just go and ask him directly? After all, he'll need to help open the exit to the outside to leave the abyss, right?"

Zhao Heng and Zi Xuan looked at each other.

"That's right. Now the only one missing from the eight guardian credentials is Ice Emperor Rexos. It's time to make some preparations for heading to the glacier."

"Indeed, although we are curious about the meaning of this dream, this is beyond our jurisdiction."

Hearing this, Mo Yan put down his hand and asked, "By the way, where's Tianlang? Is he okay in his current condition?"

Zi Xuan nodded: "Don't worry, after this period of recuperation, his injuries have healed. Of course, this is also thanks to the Blood Princess's certificate, otherwise he would not have recovered so quickly."

"Really? I'm glad you're alright." Mo Yan stood up from his seat. "In that case, Kailin and I will go meet Rednos to confirm the time. As for the rest..."

"Leave it to us." Zhao Heng replied.

……

After breakfast, Mo Yan and Kailin left the hotel and came to the Academy of Sciences. Led by the security guard, the two quickly found Rednos in Rex's laboratory.

After some discussion...

"Oh? You are leaving so soon. Are you sure you won't stay a few more days?" Rednos said with his arms folded.

"Forget it. One week here is three months in the outside world. Just the two days we've been here is already more than ten days outside." Karen refused decisively.

"Really? That's a pity. Well, if you are ready, I can open the 'door' of the abyss at any time." Rednos said calmly.

"Really? I hope you won't change your mind this time." Karen said doubtfully.

"Of course, when have I ever broken my promise?" Rednos nodded.

"Uh... that's not convincing at all coming from you," Kailin said with disdain. "Anyway, we're planning on meeting this afternoon, so don't be late."

"Okay, got it." Rednos folded his hands and said in a lazy voice.

After saying that, Karen turned around and left the laboratory, not forgetting to glance back as she left.

Mo Yan followed with some hesitation, but at this moment, he was stopped by Rednos.

"Hey, what's wrong? Are you worried about something?" He walked up to Mo Yan and asked.

Mo Yan shook his head: "Nothing, just a weird dream."

Rednos put down his hands: "Oh, can you tell me about it?"

"It has nothing to do with you, right?" He turned around and said with his arms folded.

"Indeed, no. But I'm usually most curious about these bizarre things. When I hear there's a drama, I can't help but want to find out." Rednos smiled slightly. "So, what's the dream? Why don't you tell me about it?"

Hearing this, Mo Yan immediately fell silent.

Rednos was curious about his dream, so this was an opportunity. After all, the dream was so strange and there were many unclear points. However, if the boy in the dream was really Rednos, then after hearing the dream narrative, he would definitely hide something.

"I need to think of other ways to bring up this topic..."

After a moment, he suddenly remembered what the boy in his dream had said about a country that was destroyed by a "hero".

"Sahask, I remember the people in my dream seemed to have mentioned this place."

As he finished speaking, he looked up and saw Rednos. Sure enough, when he heard the name of this country, Rednos' expression froze obviously.

The lazy smile on his face froze instantly, a crack appearing on his mask. His folded arms relaxed slightly, and a complex light flashed in his deep eyes, as if he had touched a long-forgotten corner that he would never easily reveal to others.

The air in the laboratory seemed to stagnate for a few seconds.

"Sahask... Are you sure the person you dreamed of said this name?" His eyes were cast sharply at Mo Yan, no longer with the playful and curious look from before, but with an almost scrutinizing inquiry.

"It should be correct. What? Do you know this country?" Mo Yan asked.

Rednos didn't reply immediately, but closed his eyes and exhaled sharply.

"It's just a wisp of dust from the old times. I heard that before the advent of 'Order', the lords there were just like those bullying forces. They relied on their power to do evil and trample on other people's homes." He replied in a cold voice with a frown.

"Then how did this country finally collapse?" Mo Yan asked.

"I don't know," Rednos answered decisively. "I only heard that it was a well-traveled traveler who couldn't stand the behavior of these people, so he destroyed the entire country with a flip of his hand. Of course, I can't rule out some exaggerations in the description. After all, what kind of person, other than a god, would have such power?"

"Is that so?" Mo Yan lowered his head and continued to ask, "Then that traveler must be great. After all, it was he who solved the smoke of gunpowder and war of that era." Mo Yan smiled.

However, Rednos uttered a very light, almost inaudible sneer, which was filled with an indescribable coldness and sarcasm.

"That's not necessarily true. Great? Perhaps, but if he truly was like that in the eyes of the world, he wouldn't have been so ruthlessly betrayed by the very people he saved."

Mo Yan's heart skipped a beat. Rednos' words were like a key, precisely inserted into the lock between dream and reality.

"Betrayed... by someone?" He repeated unconsciously, his voice strained with a barely perceptible tension. "Why? Didn't he save them?"

"How should I know? It's just gossip passed down by the world." He turned away, and this casual action seemed to see through Mo Yan's thoughts. "Okay, you should go back and prepare. Don't you have to leave the abyss and go to the glacier in the afternoon? So don't waste time here."

Rednos walked to the experimental table and said no more.

Mo Yan stared at his back. His deliberately distant posture and abruptly halting words were like an invisible wall, isolating him from the deeper truth. He knew that asking further would not yield any answers, but would only alert him.

"I understand." Mo Yan nodded, temporarily suppressing the doubts that were surging in his heart. "Then, see you this afternoon."

He turned and left the laboratory, the door closing gently behind him, isolating the stagnant air in the room.

at this time.

Well!

He was thinking with his head down and not paying attention to the road, so he bumped into the oncoming man.

"Oh, sorry, I didn't notice..." He was about to apologize in a hurry, but his voice stopped abruptly because of the appearance of the person who came.