Genshin Impact: Dionysus reigns supreme, all demons retreat!

Xu Ning's sudden change in expression startled Ning Guang.

"What's wrong? Is it because of something those two people said earlier?"

Xu Ning didn't have time to explain at the moment. He quickly stood up and said to Ning Guang, "There is indeed a problem. It involves at least two lives."

“Ningguang, I must go there immediately. It will take me two or three days, or five or six days at the latest. I will definitely come back and explain everything to you. For now, please take care of Beidou for me.”

After saying that, Xu Ning jumped down the steps and quickly chased after the direction in which the two had disappeared.

Ningguang watched Xu Ning's hurried departure and felt a deep resentment for the first time at how weak she was, unable to help him at such a crucial moment.

Xu Ning chased across the bridge and ran swiftly along the main road.

After passing a hexagonal lotus pond, you'll find a small village ahead, through which the main road to Liyue Harbor runs.

Xu Ning reached out and grabbed a man who was sitting in the shade by the roadside, asking, "Excuse me, where does this main road lead to if we go west?"

The idler chuckled, "Young man, you're not a local, are you? That's the famous Tianheng Mountain over there! Tianheng Mountain has countless legends associated with it, it's said..."

Xu Ning had no interest in listening to this guy's story. Without any courtesy, he interrupted the idler and asked, "Did you see two people pass by here? One looked to be in his forties, and the other was younger but somewhat slovenly..."

The idler chuckled leisurely, “Merchants travel this road, people go into the mountains to gather herbs, and people go to work in the mines. Every day, there are at least eight hundred or a thousand people on it…”

Xu Ning got impatient and yelled, "I'm asking if you saw it?"

The idler paused, then shook his head and said, "There were too many people, I didn't notice..."

Xu Ning hastily thanked him and turned to continue chasing after him.

The idler called out from behind, "Kid, this Tianheng Mountain is huge. You can't even drive a carriage; you can't walk it all..."

Only after being reminded by the idler did Xu Ning notice that the further into the mountains he went, the fewer footprints there were on the ground, while the more tire tracks appeared.

"It seems that the two of them left in a carriage. Perhaps the old man named Mingjun deliberately drove the carriage to pick him up."

"This is troublesome..."

Xu Ning looked at the gloomy mountain path. He had never been to this place before, but he wasn't afraid of any threats as he went into the mountains alone.

The real problem is that I might take the wrong path and end up empty-handed.

"The aura emanating from that madman was very strange..."

The sudden sound of those words startled Xu Ning.

Xu Ning turned his head and, in a bad mood, yanked the little snake off his shoulder and rolled it into a ball in his hand.

"You finished your candied hawthorn? You were silent for a while, and when you finally spoke, I was startled."

"I thought you went back to sleep. Come tell me, is there anything strange about that person's aura?"

The snake tail in green, like a small whip, snapped away Xu Ning's hand. "Can you explain something like aura with your mouth? Can't you feel it for yourself?"

Xu Ning, reminded by Qingyi, immediately cursed himself for being foolish.

That person was clearly tempted by evil spirits and became trapped in their demonic illusion.

Then he should already be tainted with the aura of the demon god. At this moment, what I should do is not run around like an idiot, but open my elemental vision to observe carefully.

With this thought in mind, Xu Ning immediately focused his elemental power between his eyes.

As the aroma of alcohol filled the air, everything around us became somewhat blurry.

However, along the main road, an ominous, dark purple aura snaked its way forward.

"That's it."

Xu Ning found the trail and continued his pursuit without stopping.

Mount Heng is indeed very large, but now that Xu Ning has elemental vision to track his journey, he is not afraid of getting lost in this wilderness.

Even so, Xu Ning almost went astray.

As they passed two strange, enormous statues on the road, Xu Ning noticed a wisp of dark purple aura suddenly piercing towards the stone statues in his elemental vision.

Xu Ning stopped and glanced towards the stone statue.

As it was getting late, all that could be seen was the outline of an archway and a winding stone staircase leading upwards.

Xu Ning remembered where he was.

In the previous life, it seemed that this was the old site of the Ancient Hua Sect. However, after the Ancient Hua Sect moved away, this place became a ruin and was occupied by slimes formed from elemental energy, turning it into a slime paradise.

Xu Ning tentatively ran forward for a while, but when he noticed the dark purple aura moving forward again, he lost interest in paying attention to the fork in the road.

Perhaps that person also tried to search for something at the old site of the Guhuapai!

Following the guidance of the aura, Xu Ning passed through the huge stone archway formed by the mountain rocks, and suddenly a bright and open space opened up before him.

A peaceful little village came into Xu Ning's view.

Xu Ning took a deep breath, untied the wine gourd from his waist, and took a big gulp.

"Finally here. I wonder which house is Shen He's home? Never mind, let's knock on them one by one!"

Xu Ning randomly chose a shop and started banging on the door.

"Excuse me, is this Mingjun's or Shenhe's home?"

Xu Ning pounded on the door several times, but the room was pitch black and there was no sound at all.

Xu Ning immediately switched to another company, preparing to give them another warning.

Unexpectedly, a light suddenly came on in the house next door, and a person came out and asked, "I think I heard you mention my name just now. Is there something you need?"

Xu Ning was overjoyed to see that the person standing in front of him was none other than Ming Jun, whom he had seen during the day.

"Quickly, tell me which house is Shen He's?"

Although Mingjun was a little confused by the young boy in front of him, he still pointed to the door that Xu Ning had knocked on and said, "That's where Shen He's family lives."

"But I clearly brought him back, so why is the house still dark? Did he go out again?"

Xu Ning was startled upon hearing this.

"You mean he's back, but went out again, and took Shen He with him?"

Mingjun shook his head and said, "I can't really say for sure. Oh, by the way, what do you need him for?"

Xu Ning shook his head in frustration, without answering Mingjun.

At this moment, his mind was completely occupied by the forked aura that had appeared at the old site of the Ancient Hua Sect.

I realized I had ultimately chosen the wrong path!

Shen He's father did indeed arrive home from Liyue Harbor, but when he took Shen He away from home, he still left along the same route he had come from.

This creates a misconception for oneself.

Looking back now, I'm afraid that the forked path was the right one.

"Ugh, this has wasted so much time. I don't even know if I'll make it in time."

Xu Ning left the bewildered Ming Jun behind and headed back towards the old site of the Guhua School.