Azar, who was wearing a purple scholar's robe, looked terrified, his breathing rising and falling violently, and he couldn't believe the news coming back from the void terminal.
To be precise, he received three pieces of news from Port Omos today.
The first was that the stationed official of Inazuma Kanjo Bugyo informed him through the void that Emperor Narukami Fang Yun intended to organize the heads of various countries to discuss the restart of Mora production, but specifically invited the grass god of Xumi to participate.
This has made Azar extremely anxious. How could he possibly release Nashida to attend the meeting?
But now Inazuma's power is already established, and even Zhidong has to avoid her edge. Now that the "Teyvat Forest System" is involved, he dare not refuse Fang Yun.
That would have been fine, but then news came back that there was a mercenary riot in Port Omos.
Azar wanted to inform the other sages, but before he could catch his breath, he learned that the Little Auspicious Grass King had appeared in Port Omos and summoned a tall wooden man that was as tall as a mountain.
Naturally, he was unwilling to believe it, but the void terminal he used was much more advanced than the ordinary version and had the function of reading images, so he had already seen the footage taken on the spot.
"She should still be imprisoned in the Jingshan Palace. How could she possibly break through the power of the Great Compassion Tree King?"
Azar quickly got up and crawled to his feet, running towards the Jingshan Palace.
He didn't even bother to explain. He could only order the guards to quickly open the door and then walked into the palace without stopping.
Hazard stopped immediately.
Inside the huge and exquisitely decorated palace, the emerald-colored divine barrier had collapsed at some point, and the inside was empty, with no trace of the little auspicious grass king at all.
"It's over..." Hazard's face was pale. Although he did not participate in human experiments, he could not be considered clean academically.
In essence, he is the kind of person who will do whatever it takes to achieve the purpose of his experiment, even if the cost is sacrificing the people of Xumi, he will do it anyway.
If it were General Lan, he would still have the confidence to fool Lan Na Luo by relying on his ignorance of academics, but facing the little Jixiang Grass King, he didn't think he could hide it from him.
"No... We must discuss this with Kavaja and the others as soon as possible." Azar's body was shaking with fear, and he quickly opened the void terminal to notify the other sages.
But after opening the void terminal, the fear on Azar's face disappeared, leaving only disbelief and despair.
The original communication, data access, calculation and other functions of the void terminal were all cut off, and only a gentle voice echoed in the ears of the people of Xumi.
"Forest, I have returned."
That is the voice of the Great Compassionate Tree King.
Nashida officially announced her identity today, and she also announced her return to her people.
The world will not forget any grass god.
Neither she nor Nashida would be sacrificed again.
.....
On the other side, Port of Ormos.
The public trials of Dilawar and the Eye of Akhmar have long ended.
After initially establishing her authority, Nashida was about to issue her first decree through the void, "Let the six sages come to see me at Port Omos," when she also heard the voice of the Great Kindness Tree King.
"How to Huishi..." Nashida was so surprised that she couldn't even pronounce the words clearly.
Didn’t the Great Compassionate Tree King die in his fight with the abyss?
How did she live a second life now? Why did I have this dream?
At this moment, Nashida felt her consciousness being pulled by some force, and she hesitated whether to follow.
If she had heard the voice of the Great Compassionate Tree King in the past, she would have walked past without even thinking about it, but now that Fang Yun hadn't spoken, she couldn't trust him.
Brother Fang Yun is her relative, and she wants to lead Xumi to eternity together with Fang Yun.
"Follow me." Fang Yun said in a deep voice.
Hearing that it was him who was speaking, Nashida immediately gave up resisting, and her consciousness obediently followed Fang Yun's movements. She felt that she was spreading rapidly along some invisible veins, and then crossed a barrier and came to a strange world.
Yes, she could feel that this was a world independent of Teyvat. After arriving here, Nashida found that all her connections with the World Tree had been cut off.
As far as the eye can see, there is a gorgeous and ethereal sea of nectar flowers, and in the very center is a giant pink and golden tree that stands tall and straight.
"Nascida."
Suddenly she heard someone calling her.
Nashida looked over quickly and saw the white-haired lady wearing the same emerald dress as her standing under the giant tree, and beside her was her brother Fang Yun who had always been with her.
only--
Nashida discovered that the Great Compassion Tree King was actually holding Fang Yun's brother's arm very intimately.
As if noticing her puzzled look, the Great Compassion Tree King smiled gently and introduced: "This is your Uncle Fang... You should be familiar with him, right?"
"Uncle Fang..." Nashida chewed on the word, shock and confusion in her voice, but her expression gradually became stiff.
The Great Compassion Tree King thought that she couldn't accept having an extra "father", so he quickly explained: "Your uncle Fang is a man worthy of trust."
"I know." Narcida looked at her and answered in an oddly calm tone.
?
The Great Compassionate Tree King slowly typed a question mark.
Volume 3: Chapter 26 Nashida: Goodbye, Mom, and My Cowardice
Team Nashida, are you awake?
Even with the experience and knowledge of the Great Compassionate Tree King, he was a little confused after hearing Nashida's strange answer.
No, she was clearly telling Nashida that "your uncle is a very good man and treats me very well. He is worthy of my lifelong trust," trying to ease her daughter's discomfort about suddenly having a father.
King Daci Tree thought there was nothing wrong with this operation. After all, if he wanted to live a life as a family of three, he must explain Fang Yun's identity clearly to Nashida.
but.
Nashida suddenly replied "I know", and the strange calmness in her tone even made the Great Compassion Tree King feel that Nashida knew better than himself that Fang Yun was a trustworthy person.
No, Nashida, why do you know it so clearly?
The Great Mercy Tree King and Nashida looked at each other again.
Only then did she realize that there was no joy in meeting her on Nashida's delicate little face, and her expression looked a little stiff... She had clearly longed for and worshipped her before, and regarded her as the sun and wanted to chase her figure.
If the atmosphere before the two met was "Nashida chasing the sun", the Great Compassion Tree King felt that the current atmosphere should be called "Nashida shooting the sun."
That's not right, Nashida. Aren't you getting along well with your Uncle Fang? You're even selecting a concubine for Fang Yun and urging him to create the third generation of Grass God?
How come now that we don't have to choose a concubine and can live as a family of three, we are not happy?
Is it because he was embarrassed by what he said not long ago, "Goodbye, mom, and my cowardice"?
Or does she need to tell Nashida that she and Fang Yun have been working very hard to create the third generation God of Wisdom, and have even thought of a name, "Theresa"?
She felt that Nashida was entering a rebellious phase.
"Ahem, Nashida, this is a long story. I know you may not be able to accept so much information at once. I asked Uncle Fang to bring you here to explain what happened." The Great Mercy Tree King thought that Nashida didn't understand why she was suddenly resurrected.
Nashida nodded. She was indeed very confused about this. After all, the whole world knew that the three gods of Sumeru had all fallen.
Moreover, little is known about his later years, especially the Red King. Even the people of the Sand knew that he locked himself in a quiet room in his later years, appearing to be in a daze.
To put it another way, although Nashida had never had in-depth contact with the interior of the World Tree due to her lack of divine power, as a branch of the World Tree, she could still roughly sense the situation of the World Tree. If the Great Compassionate Tree King was really resurrected, she would not be completely ignorant.
In her opinion, even if she really wanted to resurrect the Great Compassion Tree King, she and Fang Yun would need to work together to decipher the "coordinates" that required the energy of two divine hearts to unlock.
Then the two of them went to the inner space of the World Tree, and after a tough battle with the abyss monsters, they shouted "Resurrection, my mother" to complete the process.
As a result, she had just defeated the first small BOSS, and had not even had the time to use the Susanoo set of the Buddha with Fang Yun to clear the abyss monsters, but the Great Mercy Tree King suddenly told her that she didn't need to use the set?
The Great Compassionate Tree King explained: "You should be able to feel the specialness of this place, right? Although it is far less than the Abyss and Teyvat in terms of quantity, its essence is the same. It is a complete world, and I am now the world tree here. I have cut off the connection with Teyvat."
"Cut off the connection..." Nashida's eyes flashed with thought. She was not stupid. She had some guesses in her mind after being reminded. "I understand. The reason why the disease of the World Tree was difficult to contain was because you were also eroded by the abyss."
The God of Grass has unique advantages because of his authority over the World Tree. Theoretically, he possesses all the knowledge of Teyvat. If he modifies the World Tree, it will even affect the entire world. His status is the most special among the Seven Gods.
But on the other hand, being too closely connected to the World Tree is also a shackle for the Grass God. If a war breaks out between worlds, it will become the primary target of attack.
"When the Kanreya catastrophe occurred, I did not rush to the battlefield of Kanreya like the gods of other countries. Instead, I was ordered to guard the World Tree."
"At that time, I became small in size and my divine power was weakened because of suppressing the abyss power brought by the Scarlet King. However, I had experience fighting against the abyss power before and knew that the [human world power] could fight against or even erase the [void world power]. After creating the void, the whole process went smoothly."
“But after erasing all the power of the abyss, I discovered that the disease of the World Tree still existed. At that time, I had another headache, and then I realized that I had also been contaminated and even became the source of the disease of the World Tree.”
"I was not in good condition to begin with, and I used up all my strength to fight the abyss. I am left with almost only a remnant of my soul. I can only leave you information and coordinates, and rely on instinct to fight the abyss while sleeping until Fang Yun appears."
The Great Compassion Tree King gave Nashida a brief introduction to Fang Yun’s special attack on the abyss and the special characteristics of himself as an adventer.
"After being cultivated by Fang Yun for sixteen years, I finally recovered gradually, but my spiritual essence was exhausted at that time. I could only pin my hopes on Fang Yun and follow him on adventures."
"Later, we met the grass dragon Apep. With her guidance, we successfully found a way out of the situation. We became Fang Yun's world tree and expelled the pollution from the abyss through... some kind of ritual."
When the Great Compassion Tree King spoke here, his voice became much softer, a sweet smile appeared at the corners of his lips, and his action of holding Fang Yun became more intimate.
Unknowingly, she and Fang Yun had reached this point.
Looking back, although the time when she followed Fang Yun on adventures was her weakest moment, it was also her happiest time. She once had only divinity and never thought that there would be things that she could not give up.
Of course, she was able to reach level 2 first mainly with the help of her best friend Apep. The magic replenishment ritual was so crucial. In a level 12+ world like Teyvat, there really is no such dual cultivation setting.
Thank you, Apep!
When Theresa is born, I will let the child recognize you as his godmother.
Alas, even when showing affection in front of my daughter, I always feel a little shy.
But after my detailed introduction, Nashida should be able to accept "Uncle Fang", right?
As she was thinking this, she looked down at Nashida, only to find that Nashida still had a stern face.
"Nacita?"
"You... there must be something very important that you didn't explain clearly just now."
Nashida suddenly spoke.
The Great Compassionate Tree King realized something and looked a little hesitant.
Nashida glanced at her and did not ask any more questions. Instead, she looked at Fang Yun and said, "Brother Fang Yun, you tell me."
"It seems you have discovered it?" Fang Yun raised his eyebrows. "In fact, I have already told Buer that you are already capable of taking charge. Her plan cannot be hidden from you at all. In the final analysis, you two are too similar."
Nashida nodded slightly. Even though she and the Great Compassion Tree King looked very different at the moment, she knew that when the branch of her world tree grew up, it would become like this white-haired queen.
The two's "genes" are exactly the same...well, maybe it's different now. She suspects that the Great Ci Tree King has been injected with a lot of Inazuma's patriotic genes.
but--
What Fang Yun meant by "like" was not just the appearance, but also the style of doing things.
He shook his head gently: "The information your mother left you not only contains the coordinates, but also a way to completely erase the pollution of the World Tree, but you should understand what method she thought of."
"Well... she has become the source of the world tree's pollution, and she can't erase herself, so I was born. She wants me to end it all." Nashida lowered her head.
She knew what it meant to erase the Great Mercy Tree King from the World Tree. That meant that there would no longer be any trace of the Great Mercy Tree King in the entire world of Teyvat.
Although Teyvat will be saved, no one will remember her sacrifice, and everything about her will be changed.
"This ending... is too cruel." Nashida bit her lip lightly. "And I know that even though you left me the coordinates, you won't give me a chance to object when I get there."
The Great Compassion Tree King was silent for a moment. She leaned forward, hugged Nashida, and touched her little head: "I'm sorry, in fact, I didn't meet you before because I felt guilty. If I continue to follow this method, you will also be affected."
This is what she feels most guilty about. Not only will Nashida wipe her out with her own hands, but she will also become her because of the changes in the World Tree.
It seemed that Nashida had inherited her past achievements and became the "sun" that Nashida longed for.
She doesn't need to work hard anymore. She only needs to say a few words in her capacity as the Great Compassionate Tree King to easily stabilize the situation in the Order House and make Azar and others so ashamed that they would voluntarily go to the forest to practice. But is this really a good thing?
No, this would only be more cruel, because Nashida had quietly become another person, and she would never even realize that she was living as someone else. Even if an Adventer witnessed the truth, they could not tell her, otherwise if the Great Compassion Tree King was recorded by the World Tree again, all previous efforts would be in vain.
So, the little moon that once felt a little inferior but still mustered up the courage to chase the sun will disappear just like that.
If she still had her own sage, then the title of "the first sage" would disappear due to historical changes, because the "Great Compassionate Tree King" already had a sage.
"It should be me who should pay the price, but you have to bear it as well." The Great Compassion Tree King sighed softly.
But Nashida stroked her cheek gently: "I don't blame you...because if it were me, I would make the same choice."
King Dacishu was caught off guard by being suddenly comforted by her daughter. She opened her mouth to say something, but Nashida spoke first.
"But that was in the past. If I were the person I am now, I would not easily make the decision to sacrifice myself. I would find a way to suppress the abyss and also find a way to survive." Nashida smiled at her.
The Great Compassion Tree King looked stunned, but nodded and said, "Me too."
Originally, the mother and daughter wanted to say something else, but at this time they just smiled at each other and hugged each other tightly... For them, this was a reunion that spanned five hundred years.
