Genshin Impact: The Liyuemen of Tivat

Chapter 116 The Meaning of Existence

The woman who came out of the door was very excited, but still maintained a dignified look, looking at Shi Lan affectionately.

It made him very uncomfortable.

It is not difficult to see from the woman's flickering body that she is definitely not human.

(Am I hitting a ghost?)

Shi Lan retreated stiffly, wanting to turn around and escape from here, but the frightening thing was that her body was out of control, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't even move a finger.

Just when he didn't know what to do, his vision blurred for a while, and a white light ball flew out of his body, surrounded him, and then turned into a body that was shaking constantly like the woman.

Tears burst out of the woman's eyes, she called the man's name, and threw herself into his arms.

Shi Lan's pupils trembled.

This man was none other than the man who had appeared in dreams countless times, Captain Shi of the fifth formation of the Qianyan Army.

He turned around and nodded to Shi Lan with a smile, but he couldn't hear the sound when he spoke, but it was not difficult to see from the shape of his mouth that he called Shi Lan's name.

"He knows my name!"

Shi Lan froze in place, watching the man and the woman enter the house together, the moment the door closed, Shi Lan saw the figures of the two people blurred and then disappeared.

"Why? Am I still in a dream?" Shi Lan was very anxious, thinking of ways to wake herself up.

Just as Shi Lan was thinking this way, his body suddenly regained control.

Without saying a word, he gave himself a big slap with his backhand.

This slap was merciless, and he slapped himself in a circle, his head buzzing.

"pain……"

"No... Am I not in a dream?"

"Don't stay here for long!"

Shi Lan was dizzy, turned around and ran in the direction she came from.

But as soon as he turned around, he heard the sound of a signal flare coming from the other side of the village.

Only the sound of the firework was heard, but the flames of the fireworks exploded.

Shi Lan was pleasantly surprised and said, "It's Hu Tao or Chong Yun!"

Without further hesitation, he turned around again and ran towards the other end.

However, when he passed by the second family, his body could not move again...

In the same way, a soul flew out of his body and landed at the door of the house. After saying an inaudible thank you, he turned and entered the house.

Shi Lan was silent.

He walked forward silently and came to the third house, and the same thing happened again.

This time it was a little girl who opened the door, happily throwing herself on the soul.

No sound could be heard, but they were laughing happily.

The soul picked up the little girl, laughed and entered the room, and the figures disappeared into the hall together in a stream of light.

The fourth...the fifth...the sixth...all of them.

Shi Lan seemed to understand something.

"They are all Qianyan Army..."

"I'm... sending them home..."

"Why, the souls of these Qianyan Army under the layered rock abyss are in my body...?"

"Wuwangpo connects the boundary between life and death, and only special people can enter it."

Walnut's voice floated in his head.

"For those who have regrets in life, their souls will stay here after death. If they cannot make up for their regrets, these people will not be able to reincarnate and ascend to heaven."

Shi Lan looked at the houses that could not be seen in front of him, and found that the houses behind him had disappeared by themselves.

Their families have been unable to make up for the regret of not seeing them for the last time, wandering on the border of life and death.

How many years have passed since the battle of the Stratocrath? More than 500 years...their family has been here.

Waiting for the return of the souls entrusted to him, waiting for his own arrival.

At some point, Shi Lan had tears streaming down her face.

"I see…"

"People who entrust their wishes...I was born because of them...Is that why I exist..."

Shi Lan stumbled and staggered, she didn't know how far she had traveled, and how many souls she had sent away, her body became weaker and weaker, and even the stinging dragon couldn't hold it anymore...

Came to a fork in the road.

The houses and villages on the left still can’t see the end, and there is a wide avenue on the right. At the end of the road, there is the anxious voice of my companions.

Snapped!
Another flare exploded, illuminating the dark path brightly.

"Shi Lan!" Hu Tao looked at Shi Lan, who had been left behind for a long time, in surprise, and waved her hands desperately, "We are here!"

Shi Lan was overjoyed, turned around and was about to run towards the two of them.

With a creak, the door of the hut was opened, and two old figures appeared at the door, eagerly looking at Shi Lan's back...

The sound of the door opening was like a time stop, and Shi Lan's footsteps just lifted were suspended in the air.

It wasn't that Shi Lan couldn't control his body, but that he hesitated.

Complete your own tasks, send the souls who cannot be freed home, and go to your own end.

Or go back to his companions, back to the prosperous Liyue, and fight with the eldest lady.

Strange...how could I think of her...

Shi Lan's tears couldn't stop flowing, dripping down on his feet, his breathing was short, and he lingered at the fork in the road.

"I... am Shi Lan... I also want to live... I also want to..."

He was talking to himself, but his voice was choked up, his whole body was weak, and he looked at the left and right sides blankly, unable to make a choice.

The soul weeps, the heart that longs to go home grieves.

Shi Lan felt that there were two irresistible forces tearing at his body, trying to tear himself in half.

He wanted to, but couldn't.

"Shi Lan! What are you doing! Come back!"

Hu Tao shouted loudly, and was about to run towards Shi Lan while speaking.

But as soon as she took a step, it seemed that she had hit a thick barrier, and she was about to burst into tears as she clutched her nose, and her eyes glistened with gold.

Chongyun shook his head, and said calmly: "He seems to be in another space that we can't set foot in, and we can't get in."

"Then Shi Lan will definitely be able to come out." Hu Tao said, "I think he didn't see us? Try setting off another flare!"

"En." Chongyun nodded, and sounded the signal flare again.

The small signal flare flickered faintly, flew crookedly into the sky, and then exploded loudly.

The monotonous white, in Shi Lan's eyes, is like gorgeous fireworks, illuminating his face and his pupils.

He stared blankly at the sky, but his eyes were bright.

"Like fireworks...short...and gorgeous...although no one knows..."

"Home, it is also a form of existence, you can come back to rest when you are sleepy and tired. It is also a kind of sustenance, hidden in your heart, so that you have reasons not to give up easily when you are desperate."

The words she had said reappeared in her ears, Shi Lan smiled slightly, and stopped her back.

"Send them home..."

"I can too, like fireworks, short and gorgeous..."

"Huh, it's really not like me... I'm so afraid of death..."

"But...how can I not...I want to go home too..."

Shi Lan sniffed, wiped away her tears, took off the cloth pocket, slowly took off her coat, and untied the Zinglong.

"It's a pity, stinging dragon, I originally wanted to bring you with me to become famous in Tivat..."

"It's not necessarily going to die..."

"Huh... want to open up a bit... Shi Lan..."

Shi Lan put the Zinglong and Budou together, turned and walked towards another fork.

"Why? Didn't he see us?!"

Hu Tao couldn't bear it anymore, desperately knocked on the air wall in front of him, and yelled, even his voice became hoarse.

No matter how hard she and Chongyun tried, Shi Lan's back never turned around, watching him step by step towards the distance, hidden in the light.

In the middle of the road, Zhalong and Budou lay there quietly, as if waiting for their master to come back.

(End of this chapter)