Genshin Impact: Awakening in the Darkness

"Are you all talking about me?" Xuan Qing, dressed in black, appeared before them, holding a mirror in his hand, in which Xuan Yue was reflected.

"Oh dear, why are you all in such a sorry state? Hehe, you all ganged up on me." Xuan Yue put her hands on her hips, looking quite smug.

"Ahem! Alright, Xuan Yue. All of you Xuan Qing, I apologize here. I simply didn't have the energy to think at that time." Xuan Qing's face was still pale. He sat down on a nearby stone bench and placed the mirror on the stone table.

"Anyone with eyes can see something's wrong with you! And Xuanqing, you've spent the last hundred years recuperating. Look at your soul! Point it out to me, where's the intact part?! Don't take your self-healing ability for granted and act recklessly! I haven't finished yet! Turn your head back!" Very well, even after a thousand years, Xuanyue's anger was still somewhat overwhelming.

"Okay, I'll do as you say." Xuan Qing could only nod.

"And you all!" Xuan Yue grew angrier with each passing thought, seeing the gods who had been watching the play also caught in the crossfire: "Morax, didn't you see that Xuan Qing was in a bad state? Why did you attack so ruthlessly? And you, Barbatos, don't think I didn't know you were covering for Morax! And Balzebu, you attacked as soon as you encountered a strong enemy, why didn't you look carefully before you attacked? And Thor, Grass God, Water God, you were all just spectators, can spectators even participate in the play?!"

"Xuan Yue, look at our injuries before you speak! If Xuan Qing hadn't gone out of control, would I be unable to even fly?" Barbatos cried, pointing to the wounds on his wings.

"And Xuan Yue! Do you have some misunderstanding about your Xuan Qing's strength? He's clearly the one who's suppressing us!" Egolia's words made the group of demons behind her nod in agreement. Morax was drinking tea opposite Xuan Qing and even took out a chessboard, silently asking Xuan Qing.

Xuan Qing glanced at Xuan Yue, who was still fuming, and the chessboard, then secretly tilted the mirror to the side before starting a game of Go with Morax.

"Huh? Count how many demon gods you have. Xuanqing's soul is shattered beyond recognition, and you still can't beat him. Barbatos, how can you be so weak?"

"Little Xuan Yue, it's easy for you to say that when you're not the one suffering." Barbatos really couldn't argue with Xuan Yue at this moment, who was clearly a pure and innocent girl a thousand years ago.

"Alright, Xuan Yue, this time it was indeed my fault. I didn't know you were sparring, and my rash move violated the rules." Xuan Qing spoke up to help Barbatos after capturing Morax's white piece.

"Alright then, you can rest these days and take a look at Liyue's documents. Hehe, now I can get a good night's sleep." Xuan Yue's anger instantly dissipated. Sure enough, not having to work is the greatest happiness.

(-_-||) Xuan Qing was a little helpless. It's really his own child. He hasn't changed after so many years. It's really rare.

“Eat! I won.” Morax captured another of Xuanqing’s pieces, and at this point, almost all of Xuanqing’s black pieces were surrounded and killed.

"As expected of Morax, he still lost." Xuan Qing took a sip of tea before facing the gods again and said, "Let me formally introduce myself. I am Xuan Qing, another divine soul of Ruoyavis, the authority of Order."

"It seems that the demonic body that Xuan Yue wanted to create was originally you." Xuan Qing nodded slightly at Lei Dianzhen's words.

“Xuan Yue and I discussed this matter, but I don’t mind doing it this way. I was born in the beginning of time, and my soul is not subject to reincarnation. Each new life is a continuation of the world order, and the ley lines of this time period may not be able to support my soul.”

"So that's it."

Xuanqing's words reveal a lot, and intelligent people can understand the meaning behind them.

"Old friend, may I ask where you've been all these years?"

“Uh…” Xuan Qing was not easy to explain. After all, entering the River of Time and Space countless times had almost exhausted his soul’s essence, nearly causing him to dissipate, and had also caused temporal chaos. How could he explain the uncertainty of the future?

"Speak up, why aren't you saying anything?" Xuan Yue's innocent voice rang out from the mirror, and Xuan Qing felt that he was doomed.

"Xuanqing, tell me, what happened that got you into this state? Don't worry, I definitely won't blame you..." Xuanyue said with a smile, her tone perfectly normal, but that was precisely what was abnormal.

(...) Xuanqing felt that silence was the best answer at this moment.

"Actually... it's not a big deal... it should be..." Xuanqing's evasive words piqued the curiosity of the gods.

"It was an accident that triggered... a spacetime turbulence."

"..." (Morax)

"!" (Barbatos)

"?!?!" (The other gods)

"You...you say it again!" Xuan Yue rubbed her forehead, somewhat disbelieving her ears.

"..." This time, Xuan Qing remained silent.

"Um... Xuanqing, here, take this! Good luck!" Seeing that things were not going well, Ergolia immediately stuffed the Water Dragon King Egg into Xuanqing's arms and then quickly left the battlefield. The Water Dragon King Egg leaned against Xuanqing and unconsciously rubbed against him.

"..." Xuan Yue was speechless for a moment. She had to consider the physical and mental health of the cub. This was a water dragon king egg, the kind that had already developed intelligence.

(Dragon egg!) Xuan Qing's hands had already instinctively picked it up, and he unconsciously released the aura that dragons love most, and the patterns on his black robe also showed the shape of a dragon.

"Control your power! If you really want to fall into slumber again, I'll do it myself." Xuan Yue's words contained half intimidation and half truth; Xuan Qing was indeed no match for Xuan Yue in the current state.

“…Okay.” Xuan Qing’s hand, which was touching the dragon egg, never stopped.

"Then... I'll lend you the Divine Child too." Seeing that Xuan Yue was controlling her temper, Fox Palace followed Egolia's method and placed the Yae Divine Child, who had just woken up, into Xuan Qing's arms.

"Hmm... Is that the older brother from earlier? Did he change his clothes?" The goddess didn't have the concept of gods yet; she only remembered that Xuan Yue had given her a lot of fried tofu and was a very nice older brother.

“…Oh, little divine child, you’re awake?” Xuan Yue glared fiercely at Xuan Qing, then looked at the eighth divine child and said gently.

"Huh? Two identical brothers? Why is the white brother in the mirror?" Yae no Miko was puzzled. Xuan Qing didn't say anything, just stroked Yae no Miko's fur with one hand and supported the dragon egg with the other, listening to Yae no Miko and Xuan Yue's conversation.

“How come I didn’t notice back then that Xuanqing and Xuanyue were so good at taking care of children?” Barbatosto said to Shibarak beside him, stroking his chin.

"Is it possible that children are just very cute?"

"Um…"

"Wind God, are you thinking about something strange?"

"At the table with the familiars last night, were all the Yakshas there? Knowing Xuan Yue's personality, Xiao and Xiao Gan Yu would definitely be there too, so perhaps..."

“…Barbatos, I have a feeling you’re thinking about something dangerous.” No sooner had Hibarak finished speaking than the Wind God vanished.

"..." Hibarak had a bad feeling and immediately hid next to Ergolia, where he ate and chatted with Buyer.

Xuan Yue was chatting with the little divine child, and Xuan Qing was stroking him. But suddenly a strong gust of wind blew up. Xuan Qing closed his eyes, then felt a weight on his legs, and something was placed on his head. Then another strong gust of wind...

"Barbatos!" Liu Yun exclaimed. Xuan Qing opened his eyes and found that Xuan Yue in the mirror was gone. Two afterimages flashed past him. The blue one was Barbatos, and the other, a pale gold one, was undoubtedly the materialized Xuan Yue.

If you're wondering why Xuan Yue was so angry that she materialized to fight Barbatos, then look at Xuan Qing in the mirror. A small bird with blue and golden eyes adorns her head, a purple diamond marks her forehead, and a white and blue chick in her arms, along with black horns tinged with red, identifies her.

"Hmm... Is it morning already?" Xiao Ganyu yawned, but was clearly still very sleepy.

"Sleep a little longer." Xuan Qing tried his best to soften his voice, watching as Xiao Ganyu fell asleep again, and breathed a sigh of relief. The little blue bird on his head was very obvious; it was a young Golden Roc, and besides Xiao, there was no other one.

Helpless, Xuanqing could only transform into dragon horns to protect the sleeping bird from falling.

"Old friend, do you need any help?" Morax asked, looking at Xuan Qing who was surrounded by cubs.

"No need, we can handle these, Xuan Yue..."

"My friend, you'd better handle this yourself. I can't handle it either. You can run away from it one day, but you can't hide forever..."

(It’s over…)

This is what Xuanqing was thinking.