Genshin Impact: Demon God of Shura

After imparting his martial arts skills to several immortals and Luo Xue without reservation, Lan Tian's cultivation journey in the Minlin Forest came to an end.

Three months later, after smiling and waving goodbye to the immortals, Lan Tian, ​​who had summoned the Torrent Armor, returned to Guixiuli with Luo Xue and Fukalos behind him on their swords.

On the way, the three of them started chatting while enjoying the scenery around them.

"Brother Lantian, don't you get bored practicing swordsmanship and boxing all day?"

Fukaros, who was holding Lantian's left arm in her arms, tilted her head and looked at Lantian's profile with curiosity.

"Boring? No, when I think about how this is something I do to protect the people around me, even if the process is long and tedious, it's all worth it."

Lan Tian tightened his right hand, looking ahead with a determined gaze and said earnestly.

"Besides, without the company of those around me, even with unparalleled martial arts skills, I would rather sacrifice those skills to save you. Leave the rest to me."

Upon hearing this, Fukaros and Luo Xue felt a warmth in their hearts, and at the same time, a sense of security enveloped them.

Fukalos tightened her arms around Lantian, her heterochromatic, light blue eyes filled with adoration staring straight at him, and then... Lantian affectionately patted her head.

Luo Xuenuo, standing to the side, had a face full of envy beneath her mask, then lowered her head with a slightly forlorn expression, lost in thought.

But just as Luo Xue was in a daze, a warm, large hand was placed on her head.

In Lan Tian's perception, as soon as his hand touched the top of Luo Xue's head, Luo Xue's body stiffened for a moment, but quickly relaxed.

Looking up blankly, Luo Xue saw Lan Tian and Fukalos smiling at her.

Before Luo Xue could speak, Lan Tian chuckled:

"You were the first Yaksha to follow me, and you are also my personal guard and apprentice. Naturally, I will do my best to protect you, Xiaoxue."

"Sister Luo Xue, Brother Lan Tian will never abandon any of his family members."

Fukalos smiled.

"I...I understand, Lord Shura, Fukaros, thank you."

Luo Xue laughed, a very happy laugh. Lan Tian and Fukalos were also infected by her laughter and laughed along with her.

……

"Brother Blue Sky, why do you have a faint, pleasant fragrance that I've never smelled before? Can you tell me?"

"Oh? You mean this?"

After Lan Tian finished speaking, he raised his right hand towards the curious Fukalos and Luo Xue. A white spider lily with a terminal umbel-shaped inflorescence, petals curled back like dragon claws, slender tips, garlic-leaf-like flesh, ribbon-like shape, and bluish-green color with white powder appeared in Lan Tian's hand.

"This flower is called the Lycoris radiata. I found it by chance in a nearby place shortly after I was born. In that sea of ​​red Lycoris radiata, apart from a few purple and pink ones, this white one is the most eye-catching and the only white one."

After a pause, Lan Tian turned to look at Fukalos and chuckled:

"I call the red spider lily Mandara, and its flower language is death and reincarnation; while I call the white spider lily Mandara, and its flower language is endless longing."

After saying this, Lan Tian put away the white spider lily, turned to look ahead, and said in a deep voice:

"These are the messages I gleaned from finding these spider lilies. Regardless of their color, they all conveyed a common message to me: 'Heartbreaking partings, endless longing, unrequited love, and the ever-blooming flower that symbolizes undying love.'"

After speaking, Lan Tian seemed to have thought of something and silently stared ahead without saying a word. Seeing this, Fukalos and Luo Xue also subconsciously fell silent, as if they were thinking about something.

However, the silence was quickly broken by a joke from Lantian.

Amidst laughter and cheerful conversation, the three spotted the faint outline of Guixiuli's city walls in the distance. However, as they approached the western gate of Guixiuli, they realized that something was amiss.

In addition, Lan Tian also keenly sensed a trace of power unique to the Demon God.

On the city wall, only three fully armed Shura Knight commanders were anxiously looking in the direction of Minlin. Behind them, Guixiu could not see a single citizen on the street, nor even many of the Thousand Rock Army. All that could be seen were a few Thousand Rock instructors and Shura Knights hurrying back and forth between the houses.

Despite its outwardly bustling appearance, Guixiuli Street now seemed desolate and bleak.

"Everyone, what's going on? What exactly happened to Gui Xiuli during this time?"

Lan Tian led Luo Xue and Fukaros off the flying sword and came to the Shura Knights. He frowned and asked.

"Shura is with you! Lord Shura, you've finally returned! A month ago, a plague suddenly broke out in Guixiu Li, infecting many citizens and soldiers. The main symptoms included headache, fever, vomiting blood, difficulty breathing, and a white, powdery tongue coating. It was highly contagious. The Emperor and Lord Guizhong ordered everyone in Guixiu Li to self-isolate and established an isolation zone in the inner city, which barely stopped the further spread of the plague. But this has left the Emperor and his entourage extremely worried..."

One of the Shura Knight Commanders, in his excitement, blurted out so much information that he almost couldn't breathe and had to stop to catch his breath. Seeing this, the other Shura Knight Commander quickly added:

“Besides us, all the Shura Knight commanders and half of the soldiers are still alive, while the rest of the soldiers and most of the people of Guixiuli... have been infected.”

Having said that, the Asura Knight Commander angrily punched the battlement beside him, causing Lan Tian and Luo Xue's expressions to turn serious.

This sudden plague... is no ordinary event!

"We, the knights, are here on His Majesty's orders to welcome Lord Shura and Luo Xue back. His Majesty is already waiting for you in the courtyard."

The last Asura Knight Commander spoke.

"I understand. Thank you for your hard work. Go and help the soldiers move the patients. I'll take care of your back!"

Yes! Asura is with you!

After saying this, the three Asura Knights simultaneously saluted and said in unison, then quickly left the city wall and headed to the Asura Palace.

Because most of the infected Asura Knights and a small number of civilians were settled in the underground Asura Arena of the Asura Temple.

"let's go!"

Lan Tian turned around and jumped onto his flying sword, carrying Luo Xue and Fukaros to the courtyard in the sky. There, he met Morax, Gui Zhong, and Maxius, who were sitting together with solemn expressions.

"Blue sky..."

"Old friend..."

Lan Tian raised his hand to interrupt:

"Everyone, I am aware of the current situation in Guixiuli. Morax, take me to see the quarantined Guixiuli citizens; I have some suspicions that need confirmation. Guizhong, you and Luoxue, along with my three Asura clones, go to the four city gates to guard against foreign invasion. Marcus! Next, these are the herbs I prepared along the way. Please brew them for about ten minutes; after taking them, they should greatly alleviate the symptoms of the plague. Fucaros, go and help Marcus. Let's move out, everyone."

After he finished speaking, everyone nodded and began to split up to do their own thing.

Lan Tian's three Asura clones went to guard the east, south, and north city gates respectively, while Gui Zhong and Luo Xue went to the west city gate, which was the direction from which Lan Tian and the others returned.

On this side of the blue sky.

In front of a house, Lan Tian, ​​now dressed in casual clothes, closed his eyes, bowed his head, and silently recited:

"Asura Vision, activated."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lantian opened his eyes again, and his pair of azure pupils began to glow slightly.

Then, Lan Tian pushed open the door and immediately saw a family of four lying in bed, with several Qian Yanjuns covering their mouths and noses with gauze to take care of them.

Although they were supposed to be taking care of him, the Chiiwa soldiers could only help clean up his vomit and the few mouthfuls of blood that he had sprayed on the ground and his clothes from coughing; they couldn't do anything about it.

Under the Shura's gaze in the blue sky, the bodies of the group were all emanating a thick, ominous black aura, especially the family of four on the bed, whose bodies were covered in the thickest black aura. Several Qianyan soldiers nearby were also tainted by it, indicating that they had been infected not long ago.

As for the color... this black aura is much thicker than the black aura on the Yaksha who was previously controlled by the Dream Demon.

This clearly shows that it wasn't the Dream Demon God who was behind this.

Looking at the family of four on the bed, their bodies emaciated from the plague and their intermittent, weak groans of pain, Lan Tian felt a pang of pity and resentment.

"The cliffs are steadfast, the peaks unyielding. Welcome back, God of War, Emperor."

When the Qianyan soldiers saw that Lan Tian had returned, they quickly got up to greet him, but considering the family of four in bed, they could only shout at a volume similar to their usual speaking volume.

Blue Sky and Morax nodded slightly in response to Qianyan Army's greeting.

"Lord War...is it Lord War who has arrived?"

The middle-aged male patient on the bed weakly turned his head to look at Lantian, his eyes seemingly brightened by Lantian's presence.

"Sorry I'm late... Rest assured, I'm here."

As he spoke, Lan Tian raised his right hand towards the four patients on the bed, and four streams of azure divine power emerged from his palm and entered the foreheads of the four patients. At the same time, several streams of divine power also entered the bodies of the Qianyan soldiers next to him.

A moment later, several strands of gray divine power that looked obviously corrupted emerged from between everyone's eyebrows and returned to Lan Tian's body.

Lan Tian simply covered his forehead and shook it, showing no sign of pain.

Compared to the pain of purifying the remnants of the demon god, this stuff was nothing to Lan Tian.

“I have suppressed the plague on them, but you still need to take good care of them. Maxius will send you herbs later, but remember not to let them get infected again, otherwise they will have a high chance of not surviving this crisis.”

"Yes! Thank you for your help, God of War! The Thousand Rocks are sturdy, and the towering peaks are unyielding!"

After patting several Thousand Rock soldiers on the shoulder, Lan Tian gave them a few instructions before turning around and leaving the house with Morax, preparing to head to the next villager's home to check on the situation.