Genshin Impact: The wind blowing back to the starting point

As for the time when Zhongli met these adventurers, it was a hundred years before he traveled through time.

That is four hundred years after the Battle of Kanria.

At that time, Zhongli was still on the throne of God. He transformed into Zhongli and visited the mortal world in order to inspect the human world and feel the suffering of the people.

As he walked, he came to a teahouse in Qiaoyingzhuang and took a rest here.

It was also here that he met a group of adventurers.

For Teyvat, adventurers are not rare, but most of them are in teams of two or two, or three to four people.

This was the first time Zhongli had seen a room full of people like this.

At this time, more than ten people were talking impassionedly in the teahouse. They looked so enthusiastic that Zhongli, who had finished drinking tea and was about to leave, couldn't help but stop and listen.

And this time, Zhongli heard the story about the lost manor.

Legend has it that there is a manor at the junction of Fengdan and Liyue. The manor is hidden in a deep canyon, surrounded by dense forests, making it impossible to find it.

However, it is said that the manor was once the house of a wealthy family hundreds of years ago. There are countless treasures hidden in it. Every item, even every brick, is priceless.

There are rumors that the roof of the manor is inlaid with priceless pearls, and some even say that the owner of the manor's basins are all made of gold.

In short, in their description, it didn't look like a manor, but more like a magnificent palace.

Because of this extremely luxurious description, it gave rise to another theory, saying that it was the manor where Morax vacationed in the human world.

After all, people in the world have a lot of stereotypes about Morax. They always think that he is a god who is covered in Morax and every drop of blood is priceless.

And such a manor full of wealth and located on the border of Fontaine and Liyue was naturally suspected to be Morax's territory.

In response, Morax, who was sitting aside and listening to their discussion, shook his head helplessly, but did not say anything and continued to listen.

There are more and more legends about this manor, which arouses the curiosity of many people.

After all, even if you can't take away too many precious things, if you can pry a priceless pearl off the roof, it will be enough to cover the rest of your life.

Therefore, people continue to try to find it.

However, just like those who searched for the mysterious ancient country in other legends, they either ended up in vain or their whereabouts were unknown. In short, no one could really find the manor.

But because of this, the manor has become more and more mysterious in people's hearts. Some people even regard it as a mysterious monument in their hearts, write literary works for it, investigate and collect everything about it, and people continue to search for it. .

And the group of adventurers in front of them had the same purpose.

The leaders are a man and a woman, the man is from Zhidong and the woman is from Liyue.

And their team is also very large. In addition to the Zhidong people and Liyue people, there are also Fontaine and Nata people.

It can be said that they came together for the same dream.

They stood in the crowd and shouted "Toward the stars and the abyss", shouting out their endless thirst for knowledge and their ultimate pursuit of all things and truth.

Everyone also clapped their hands and applauded.

It seems like a group of idealists who come together for a common goal and work hard for it.

They raised a glass together to practice for themselves, which also kicked off their trip.

Seeing this, Zhongli just silently raised the tea, drank with them, and sent them blessings in his heart.

Although a rational god like Morax would be curious about a manor that existed in rumors but whose authenticity was unknown, he would never go looking for it because of this.

After all, this is something whose existence has not yet been confirmed, so just looking for it like this is obviously a wise thing not to do.

But Zhongli would not deny the group of young adventurers in front of him. Zhongli saw something valuable in them.

Not only that, he also vaguely remembered the time when he was young, drinking wine with his old friends and making a common promise to create a harmonious and prosperous Liyue.

At that time, they were as "naive" as the young people in front of them.

But they also sacrificed everything for their "innocent" ideal, and in the end, Liyue was born today.

"Why is this gentleman always smiling and clapping?" The young woman's words interrupted Zhongli's memories. When Zhongli came back to his senses, he realized that their party had stopped and everyone had gone to rest.

But the young woman from Liyue was still there, looking at Zhongli with her truly clear eyes.

"Sir, do you think we are naive?" The Liyue native scratched his head in embarrassment.

Zhong Li quickly shook his head with a slight smile: "Never, I just admire you very much and remember many things from my youth."

"Oh? Did your husband go exploring anywhere when you were young?" The Liyue man's eyes flashed with surprise.

Hearing this, Zhongli smiled and replied: "That's not true. When I was young, I also promised to achieve great ambitions. Later, I worked hard for it and almost gave up everything."

"Did Mr. succeed later?" The young woman looked at Zhongli expectantly.

Zhongli looked around and looked at the passers-by, smiled happily, and then his eyes fell on the young woman: "Of course."

Hearing what he said, the young woman quickly poured a cup of tea for Zhongli and also poured a cup for herself: "Sir, I would like to offer you a cup of tea instead of wine. I hope to receive your blessing for this trip."

This is a common thing in Liyue, and it is also for good luck.

Therefore, Zhongli also raised his teacup and looked at the young man tenderly: "Then Zhongli wishes you and your companions to be invincible and victorious."

After that, they rested here for the night and continued their journey the next day.

Zhongli originally planned to go back early, but he left Qiaoying Village after watching them go early in the morning.

Later, due to his busy official duties, Zhongli stopped paying attention to the news about this adventuring team.

I only occasionally think of this group of young people with ideals after dinner, and wonder if they have found the manor and returned to the place where they gathered, celebrating happily.

But later, as time went by, he slowly forgot about it.

It wasn't until half a year later that he had a rare moment of leisure, so he came to Qiaoyingzhuang again to ask for a cup of tea.

It was still the same teahouse. When I came to the door, I saw a young woman wearing adventurer's clothes, carrying heavy luggage, with many scars on her body and face, and was devouring food.

Taking a closer look, it was the girl from Liyue who was in the adventure team.

When she saw Zhongli, she recognized Zhongli at a glance.

She stood up quickly, with a look of confusion in her eyes, and wiped her face quickly, as if she was embarrassed by her own embarrassment.

Seeing her like that, Zhongli handed her a handkerchief.

She took it hesitantly, raised her head and looked at Zhongli, and said a little embarrassedly: "Thank you."

The moment she raised her head, Zhongli realized that the ideal light in her eyes seemed to have dimmed.