novelden Chapter 833 The Origin of Everything
Chapter 833 The Origin of Everything
It doesn’t seem like much time has passed since I last visited Qunyu Pavilion.
But in Xu Ning's mind, a strange sense of alienation suddenly arose, as if "years have passed and things have changed."
Ningguang remained seated in the study, her desk piled high with documents of various sizes. Perhaps she had seen some bad news, for her brows were slightly furrowed.
Beidou, on the other hand, remained as carefree as ever, showing no intention of helping Ningguang.
She propped her feet up on the table, tilted her head back, and drank from the small wine jug in her hand. If she kept tilting her head back like that, it wouldn't be difficult for her to drink while lying in bed, let alone be hung upside down to drink.
Hearing Xu Ning and Ye Lan's footsteps, the two of them looked up at the same time.
The moment Xu Ning saw their eyes, she suddenly remembered the scene when they first met.
Aside from their hair color being black and white respectively, they have almost the same body type, the same red eyes, and are both exceptionally opinionated.
If it weren't for the fact that their application of the Eye of God was one warrior-oriented and the other magic-oriented, they would almost have become copies of each other.
Even so, the two are now growing at almost the same rate, as if neither is willing to fall behind the other...
"Heh, you came in looking all serious. I thought you had something important to announce, but who knew you'd be daydreaming..."
Ningguang shook her head and said something, then lowered her head to look at the documents.
"Uh……"
Xu Ning realized that his attention had indeed wandered, and wiped away non-existent sweat from his forehead to cover up his embarrassment. "Judging from your expression, has something difficult happened in Liyue recently?"
"There are some clues, but we can't find the source yet. Let's observe for a while longer."
Ningguang casually rolled up the document in her hand, looked at Xu Ning, and asked, "Did you regain your original memories in Fontainebleau? How different are they from the story you first told me?"
Xu Ning smiled wryly, "It's a bit too much, I've even been considering whether or not to tell you two..."
Ye Lan held up three fingers from behind her back to correct her, "Three! I love hearing these kinds of secret little stories. Don't even think about kicking me out this time."
Xu Ning shook his head and said, "Knowing these things might not be a good thing for you..."
Beidou laughed and said, "How big of a deal could it be? Is it more serious than that Ying you always talk about, who is at odds with the entire Teyvat? Or is it more serious than those guys like Zhidong raising the flag of rebellion against the heavens?"
What Beidou said is arguably the biggest thing happening in Teyvat right now.
This is only because they are at a level far above the national level, which allows them to see these things. After all, in the eyes of many ordinary people, the great flood in Fontainebleau is already the biggest news event happening in the world today.
However, after Beidou finished speaking, all three of them saw a very strange expression on Xu Ning's face.
That expression seemed to indicate that he didn't care about the two things Beidou mentioned at all. Could this also mean that the thing hidden in Xu Ning's memory was actually far beyond this level... Could there be something bigger than this? Surely it's not something that would cause a hole in the sky?
However, this only piqued the interest of the three of them even more.
"It seems our speculations were far from the truth, so we need to adjust our plans accordingly," Ye Lan said with a hint of excitement.
Xu Ning paused for a moment before realizing where the intense atmosphere of preparation for war in the Guiliyuan garrison came from.
It turned out that they suspected they might have a similar plan to Zhi Dong, and thus prepared for war in advance.
Xu Ning found it somewhat amusing, but was mostly touched. They had even prepared to support her before she knew what she wanted to do.
"Alright, since you're so sure you want to know, I'll tell you everything. I just hope you won't regret it."
Xu Ning casually unleashed a curtain of wine, which spread outwards from the center of himself and his group.
Whether it was Baiwen and her sisters, or the other servants and guards of Qunyu Pavilion, they all unknowingly fell into a deep sleep. Even if someone were to enter Qunyu Pavilion at this moment, they would immediately collapse under the floating wine mist outside.
Having taken the necessary precautions, Xu Ning turned around, a look of reminiscence on his face.
"The origin of all this goes back to the first time I left Teyvat. It was the first time I saw something outside of Teyvat in the dark, starry night."
"That guy was very strange. Despite it being a completely dark night with nothing in it, he made climbing motions, as if he were climbing a giant tree growing in the boundless universe."
Ningguang and Yelan exchanged a glance. Neither of them expected that Xu Ning's story would start from outside the world. What puzzled them even more was who was that person climbing along an invisible tree in the universe?
"That person isn't from Teyvat, is he? Is he out of his mind?"
Beidou didn't think too much about it and asked the question directly.
Xu Ning smiled. "That's what I thought at first too. But when I saw him looking a bit tired, resting on an unseen branch, he suddenly started laughing in Teyvat's direction, as if he'd seen something funny. I finally couldn't help but go up to him and ask what he was laughing at... and he told me everything he'd seen..."
Xu Ning slowly recounted to the three what had happened outside of Teyvat, the bizarre and fantastical existences and the truths that could never be seen, the senseless rescues and destructions—all things that Beidou Ningguang and the others could not comprehend.
Beidou glanced at the Dust Concealment Gourd in Xu Ning's hand, "I always thought this gourd was just an ordinary artifact made by immortals, I never expected it to have such a reason..."
Xu Ning chuckled and ruffled Beidou's hair. "Your focus is off. Shouldn't you be most concerned about what I'm planning to do right now?"
"Ningguang can worry about that kind of thing. Just know that I'll always be on your side."
Ningguang rolled her eyes at Beidou. Although this guy had long been capable of handling things on his own, he immediately became lazy and didn't want to use his brain at all when he was in front of her and Xu Ning.
"Is there a time limit to what you're going to do?" Ningguang pondered for a moment before asking Xu Ning.
"Before a certain opportunity arrives, it is always better to be as prepared as possible."
Xu Ning was somewhat unsure of Ningguang's question and could only give a vague answer.
Ningguang nodded and said, "So that means we need to maintain Teyvat's normal state for now, right? Then take a look at this first. See if the recent events in Liyue are related to what you're talking about."