Genshin Impact: This fireplace house is your graveyard.

Chapter 169 Starting all over again

Seeing the Baptist of Deep Sin gathering power, Qiuhe wanted to rush forward and kill him instantly, but just as Qiuhe was about to move, a huge magic circle suddenly formed beneath his feet.

Several chains brimming with dark purple energy instantly extended from the magic circle, binding Qiuhe's limbs. The energy within these chains seemed to be constantly corroding Qiuhe.

Qiuhe's expression was now extremely ferocious and painful, and he kept howling like a wild beast. Qiuhe had completely lost his human appearance.

With white hair, dragon claws, and dragon scales, and a sharp tail behind him, Clayville, enduring the pain, stood up again, and the Baptist of Deep Sin underwent another transformation.

His body began to glow with purple light, and the three elemental bodies around him also began to flicker with energy, the light growing brighter and brighter.

Seeing this, Che Hui immediately sensed something was wrong. After quickly dispatching one of the beast-like hounds, he instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning and rapidly approached the Baptist of Deep Sin.

But just as Chehui was about to attack, it was already too late. With a roar from the Baptist of Deep Sin, the three elements around him instantly exploded, and the powerful collision of the three elements illuminated the entire cave.

Time seemed to slow down around them as intense elemental power swept towards them, reaching even the closest being, Che Hui.

Under his shocked gaze, he was instantly engulfed by this energy, and just as this powerful energy was about to swallow Qiuhe whole...

Kree quickly ran in front of Qiuhe and shielded him with his own body from the attack. He looked at Qiuhe, who was now completely unrecognizable.

Krevi shed another final tear, and her lips twitched slightly as if she were saying something, but it was no longer audible.

As the energy engulfed Kree, the massive energy shock also caused that tear to fall into Qiuhe's eye.

The eye, wet with tears, was restored to its original state as if purified. Finally, a deafening explosion shook the heavens and earth.

A powerful earthquake struck the entire Crystal Zone, causing all living things on the ground to scatter in panic.

The birds were so frightened by the sound that they all flew away from the Cangjing area. Much later, when the earthquake subsided, the underground area also collapsed. Rocks continued to fall.

The ground where Qiuhe and his group were standing was also continuously collapsing. When the thick smoke dissipated, Qiuhe stood there, his face blank, still vivid in his mind's eye.

His one eye could now clearly see everything before him, and her friends, as well as all the living beings in the cave, had perished in the explosion.

All was now utterly annihilated and gone. The Baptist of Deep Sin, panting heavily, knelt on one knee, looking at Qiuhe, who was bound there in chains.

His voice grew weak and feeble, "Even so, I can't kill you? But, haha, look, that girl, to protect you..."

"It's been blown to smithereens, leaving not even ashes, and everyone else died here. You're the only one who survived. Haha, how does that feel?"

Hearing these incredibly sarcastic words, Qiuhe paid no heed whatsoever; the world before him seemed to have lost all its luster.

"Lazybones, the sun's already shining on your butt!"

"You, Leyi, it's getting dark, you should get some rest. I'm leaving now, I'm going back to my room. Goodbye."

"Yay! Leyi plays so beautifully!"

"Lei, do you know what? I heard that the aurora borealis at the winter solstice is incredibly beautiful."

"Le Yi, stop thinking about those unhappy things. When enjoying delicious food, you should naturally be in a good mood."

"Le Yi." "Le Yi." "Le Yi." "Le Yi," all the memories of the past flooded Qiuhe's mind like a tsunami, those memories of spending every day together.

It felt like it was right before his eyes, but now, everything was gone. As he recalled this, Qiuhe's energy exploded like a star exploding.

The energy now surrounding him was far greater than ever before, its power shimmering and flashing in the corners of his eyes, a testament to the awe-inspiring power of the energy.

The ground of Fontaine was trembling violently, and the people of Fontaine were whispering among themselves in panic.

Navelette, sitting in her office, also felt it. The slight vibration caused ripples in the water in her glass on her desk.

Vilette frowned upon seeing this, while at that moment, underground in the Crystal Zone, the Baptist of Deep Sin watched the powerful energy surging forth before him.

He stood frozen in place, as if he had lost consciousness. Then, Qiuhe clenched his teeth and exhaled a thick purple mist.

In an instant, Qiuhe's right hand seemed to exert increasing force, trembling a few times before suddenly grabbing the chain controlling his right hand. Finally, Qiuhe directly broke free of the chain that was causing the backlash.

He was forcibly pulled out of the magic circle, and as he swung his arm to bring the chains behind him, the chains instantly unleashed an immense amount of energy.

With a deafening roar, Qiuhe instantly swung the chains in his hands upwards, unleashing a massive, dark purple light blade forward.

As the Baptist of Deep Sin was consumed by the powerful energy, the blade of light extended to pierce the sky, now resembling a pillar of light swung forward.

It cleaved the entire Fontainebleau plant in two, and then the dark purple beam of light suddenly unfurled, like a crack in the air.

The entirety of Teyvat was also twisted and slowly devoured until everything turned to darkness.

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After an unknown amount of time, Le Yi awoke in a strange place. When he slowly opened his eyes, he found himself standing on an unfamiliar land.

Lots of pebbles and rocks floated in the air around us. Looking around, the whole world resembled a plain; there were no mountains or rivers in sight, only pebbles and rocks scattered everywhere.

This place was like a two-dimensional space. When he looked up, he found the sky to be very strange: night, stars, aurora, sun, and moon.

Five things that could not possibly appear simultaneously hung high in the sky, and although the sun was present, it was merely a decoration, utterly incapable of illuminating the world into daylight.

Le Yi:.........

Looking around, Le Yi's mind was filled with static and gibberish, like an old television screen displaying static. She had no idea where she was.

"Waaaaah," suddenly, Le Yi heard a faint weeping sound from this dark, flat plain. She looked around but didn't see anyone.

"Is anyone there? Who are you? Why are you crying here?" Le Yi called out to her surroundings, but no one answered.

The crying continued unabated, so Le Yi had no choice but to follow the sound. As he got closer, the crying became increasingly louder.

Finally, Le Yi saw a child squatting on the ground, covering his face with his hands and crying. Le Yi looked at the child's appearance.

"Hey, are you okay? Why are you crying here?" Le Yi asked the child sitting on the ground in front of her. The child seemed to be about the same age as her.

But the child in front of her did not respond and continued to cry. Finally, Leyi slowly walked to the child's side and knelt down.

Finally, he gently patted him on the back, as if to comfort him, "Okay, don't cry. What happened? Can you tell me?"

After crying for a while, the child in front of him began to sob, "I...I...I messed everything up. I...all my friends are gone."

Le Yi didn't fully understand what she meant, only assuming it was from a fight with a friend. "Okay, don't be sad. If you really know you were wrong..."

Then just make amends. Since they're your friends, no matter what happened, as long as you still consider them your friends...

"Anything can be made up for," he said, but the boy burst into tears again. "But...it's too late to make up for it now."

Everything, everything is beyond repair, sob sob sob.” Hearing this, Le Yi felt a pang of sadness for him, then raised her voice slightly, her expression serious.

"If you don't try to make amends and just keep crying here, then there's really no way to salvage the situation. A man doesn't easily shed tears; no matter what happens, you shouldn't cry."

Nothing in this world is irreversible. Even if everything is messed up, can't you just start over? Instead of doing something, why choose to cry here?

"What good will this do?" Hearing this, the child stopped crying and, after a short silence, slowly turned his head to look at Leyi.

Looking at the child with tears streaming down his face, Le Yi gently wiped away his tears, inwardly marveling at the child's good looks.

But at the same time, she suddenly felt that the child looked somewhat similar to her. At this moment, the child asked, "It's already like this?"

"Can we start over?" To comfort the child, Le Yi smiled and said, "Yes, of course, no matter what."

As long as you still consider them friends, and you've recognized your mistakes, then everything can be salvaged.