Genshin Impact: Teyvat Travel Guide

Ye Zhiyan showed extraordinary calmness when he first joined the Hearth House with Linny and the others.

Everyone else in the Hearth House was very friendly to these poor children. Linny and Linnette quickly became familiar with this place and truly regarded it as home. Only Ye Zhiyan remained as usual.

She would politely say words like "thank you", "sorry" and "excuse me", but this also showed a kind of alienation.

Everyone felt that she had no sense of belonging here and seemed to just want to find a place to stay. [Servant] Sir, why did you take her in?

Ye Zhiyan noticed everyone's confusion and confusion, and she had to admit that this was right.

Her emotions are naturally much slower than ordinary people's... Maybe it's because of this that she was abandoned by her parents and ended up living on the street?

she does not know.

After all, I can’t remember.

Then Linney showed up.

Before that, Ye Zhiyan had not had much contact with Linni. They just had a relationship where they would greet each other when they met in Hearth House, and it was Linnian who greeted them every time.

"Zhiyan, good morning!"

He was so full of energy every time, completely different from her.

Ye Zhiyan's mood was very low, and he was always slow to respond.

"Good morning." What's your name?

She thought hard before adding: "...Linny."

Then there is no more.

She knew that she couldn't fit in here. If she had to say it, it was like entering from one dimension to another. There seemed to be a thin film between Ye Zhiyan and everything, invisible and intangible, but yet Does exist.

The Hearth House is an orphanage, and the children here are sensitive to emotions.

They have realized the difference in Ye Zhiyan.

Maybe... she should be driven away by next spring, right?

Ye Zhiyan huddled in the corner of the room, watching the fire crackling in front of him, aimlessly waiting for that day to arrive.

She doesn't feel bad about it and even thanks Hearth House for its help.

But the next spring hadn't arrived yet, and the little magician with whom she thought they would never have any interactions came.

That was a day that impressed Ye Zhiyan deeply.

A few wisps of cold wind blew in from outside the unclosed window, twisting the flame that was still dancing in the furnace. It seemed to be extinguished, but then it became strong again in an instant.

At this moment, the door was knocked three times, and then opened with a creak.

Ye Zhiyan didn't even look back.

Not many people would come to see her. In the Hearth House, even though everyone was friendly to her, they had gradually realized that she was different.

She doesn't like to be looked at differently.

Regardless of her personality, her appearance - black hair and black eyes - is incompatible with the people of Fontaine.

"Zhi Yan, it turns out you are here. Linnette has been looking for you for a long time but couldn't find you."

Linnie's tone was relaxed, and he walked over slowly, followed her example and sat by the fire, and asked, "Why don't you go and eat waffles with everyone?"

Ye Zhiyan: "I don't want to eat it."

I also knew that the atmosphere would become awkward if she went, so I didn’t go.

Linny sighed: "This can't be done... If you keep doing this, it will be difficult to get along with others."

Ye Zhiyan: "..."

Why does this person look so familiar to her? Don't they just know each other?

and……

"Why did you come to me to tell me this?"

Linnie was stunned.

Although he looked young, he said quite maturely: "After all, I am the elder brother."

He quickly came to think of Hearth House as his home, and the children here as his younger siblings.

What is this called?

——Great brotherly love?

Ye Zhiyan was speechless.

She shook her head and said, "Thank you, but no need."

"Eh...why?"

"You've also noticed, I can't fit in here."

Her sense of emotion is very dull, and so far she has not been able to establish a sense of belonging to the Hearth House.

Such calmness displayed in a child is simply a surprising quality, so she was favored by the [servant].

But the shortcomings of such quality are also obvious. In this orphanage that values ​​emotional connections, if she could recall certain memories, she would probably compare herself to——

I tried to connect to it for a long time, but no one could guess the password correctly and successfully connected to the WiFi with full signal, so I had to leave it there.

No, another guy started trying WiFi passwords.

But this kind of thing... Ye Zhiyan herself wasn't sure. How could she believe that Lin Ni could do it?

So she refused.

She admitted her coldness and was prepared to be kicked out because of her lack of emotion.

——Even though the people at Hearth House were nice to her.

Too good.

So good that she occasionally felt like she was really one of them.

But that's only occasionally.

After three months of getting along, everyone else has accepted this "occasion", except Linny who still doesn't give up.

He seemed to have consciously shouldered some responsibility as an "elder brother" and wanted Ye Zhiyan to integrate into the family no matter what.

Ye Zhiyan thought that maybe he would give up soon because of his lack of cooperation.

But soon, she discovered that she was wrong.

After Ye Zhiyan clearly expressed his "reluctance", Linny left the room, but soon came back - with a piece of muffin in his hand.

He placed the muffin in front of Ye Zhiyan and said with a smile, "This is what everyone left for you. Try it quickly."

She was surprised and didn't answer. She just asked him: "Are you going to get me muffins?"

Linnie: "Yes, since you are not used to getting along with others, you can take your time. Because I often take care of Linnette, I still have some experience. If you are in trouble for anything, you can come to me. Tell me."

Ye Zhiyan was silent.

She took the muffin without saying a word.

In fact, at first, she thought Linny left after being in contact with her and unable to face her coldness.

Didn't expect to get a muffin as well.

So at first, Ye Zhiyan thought Linni was a bit strange.

——It’s puzzling.

She scooped a spoonful of muffin.

Linny: "How does it taste?"

She told the truth: "It doesn't taste good."

"Eh?!" He sighed in disappointment, "Is it so direct?"

"It's a bit too sweet, I'm not used to it," she said.

"Okay." He was a little discouraged, "Linette and Femini said the same thing... Then I have to pay more attention next time."

These words made Ye Zhiyan look sideways, and she asked in surprise: "Did you do it?"

"I reluctantly learned some...I thought it tasted good."

"You didn't eat either?"

She gave him the remaining half and said, "Try it."

He was startled and seemed a little surprised in his eyes, but he did not refuse: "Okay."

They divided the less tasty muffin.

Ye Zhiyan thought, that's it.

The people at Hearth House were simply too kind to her.

Every time at this moment, the barrier between her heart and the world would become so thin that it was almost unnoticeable.

But Ye Zhiyan wouldn't say it.

She looked at it calmly, then accepted it calmly, and then calmly expressed her unfamiliar gratitude that would make everyone look at each other in embarrassment and not know what to say.