Reborn Girl, Journey to All Worlds

Chapter 112: The Journey to the City

After meeting up with Ying and Paimeng, the three continued on their journey to find the way to Xumi City.

When they came to a fork in the road, the three of them finally saw pedestrians other than themselves.

Paimon, the external God's Mouth, immediately greeted the other party, but the other party seemed not to hear him and walked straight past, which made Paimon a little puzzled.

"Hmm? Didn't you hear me... Hey—excuse me, pedestrian up ahead, could I ask you for directions?!"

This time, the pedestrian responded, but he just stopped and looked at the three people, then left without saying anything.

Seeing this, Paimon and Ying became even more confused. Although Xue knew the reason, she didn't intend to say it out loud. After all, the other party was an important person who helped her find her silly sister.

"Since they won't pay any attention to us, let's just follow them stealthily. This way we should be able to reach a populated area."

"Then we can ask other people for directions."

Hearing Xue's words, Paimon and Ying nodded. This was the only thing they could do for the time being.

"Yes, Tingxue."

Secretly following the passerby, the three of them came to a small waterfall, and then watched the passerby walk into a small cave beside the waterfall.

"Look, could that cave be the entrance to the village or something?"

"No, I can feel that it's just an ordinary cave."

"Eh~" Upon hearing this, Paimeng was a little surprised at Xue's sensing ability, but then he thought, it's not surprising since the other party is a real demon god.

"But we have no one else to ask right now, so just keep following."

Entering the cave, the three saw a pedestrian walking up to a wooden stake with something similar to an incense burner burning next to it.

"Look, she's sitting over there. Could it be that she lives here?"

"Hmm...what do we do now? Should we try to ask her for directions again?"

"Well... let's not disturb her." After thinking about it, Ying decided not to disturb the other party anymore.

Suddenly, an inexplicable fragrance wafted from the direction of the incense burner. Xue and Paimeng were fine and didn't feel anything after smelling it.

After smelling it, Ying suddenly felt dizzy and covered her head in discomfort.

"Huh? What's wrong with you? Your face suddenly becomes so ugly." Paimon reacted immediately and looked at Ying with some concern.

"This fragrance... I feel a little strange..."

The next second, Ying fainted. Fortunately, Xue was quick enough to hug her, preventing Ying and Dadi from having an intimate contact.

"Ying, what's wrong with you? Cheer up!" Seeing Ying faint, Paimon immediately became anxious.

"This feeling... I see." Feeling Ying's consciousness temporarily fading away, Xue nodded.

"Hey, Xue, do you know what happened to Ying?"

"Don't worry, Paimon. Ying is fine, but her consciousness seems to have temporarily gone to a place I'm not too familiar with."

"Hmm? Hello, how can I help you?"

Just as Xue finished speaking, a strange voice suddenly appeared. Xue looked closely and found that the people coming were Tinari and Kelai.

"You are the forest rangers here, right? My friend suddenly fainted after smelling the incense burner."

"Is that so? Come with me."

Looking at the stranger in front of him, Paimon hesitated a little, but Xue directly picked up Princess Ying and nodded to Paimon.

"Trust them."

Seeing Xue say this, Paimon also chose to believe Cole and Tinari.

……

An hour and a half later, Ying finally woke up from the bed in a daze.

"Hmm? Ying, you're awake."

Hearing Xue's words, Paimon immediately flew to Ying's side.

"Ying, great, you finally woke up!"

"where is this place?"

"This is the 'Huachengguo'. It was originally a temporary resting place built by Xumi scholars in the rainforest. Now it is mainly used by forest rangers." Cole came over and answered.

"Hello, um... My name is Ke Lai, and I'm an apprentice forest ranger. My master and I were on patrol today when we found you fainted, so we brought you here."

"Thank you for your help." Upon hearing this, Ying immediately expressed her gratitude to Kelai, which made Kelai wave his hand quickly, feeling a little embarrassed.

"No, no, don't thank me. I didn't do anything. By the way, how are you feeling now? Are you feeling unwell?"

"I'm not feeling unwell, but my mouth... is so bitter!"

"Haha... That's the medicine that Master prepared. He gave you some while you were unconscious."

"Oh, by the way, Master said you need to drink it again after you wake up. I'll get the medicine for you."

Cole turned around to get the medicine, but his hand shook and he accidentally dropped the medicine bottle to the ground.

Seeing this, Xue frowned. It seems that this is the symptom of Demonic Scale Disease...

"How is it? Are you feeling better?" Tinari walked in from outside, as if hearing the sound of a jar falling.

"This is my master, Mr. Tinari, the forest ranger. He is also the boss of all the forest rangers in Huacheng." Cole stepped forward and introduced Tinari. Everyone nodded.

"I previously explained to Paimon and Xue the reason for your unconsciousness. Now that you're awake, I'll explain it again: Scholars from some schools in Xumi need to practice in the forest. They use a plant incense called 'spiritual incense' to calm their minds and enter a state of meditation."

"To ask for directions, the three of you approached the cave where the scholar Hypatia lived in seclusion, and this incense was burning in the cave at that time."

"Incense has no effect on most people, but it does stimulate the spirits of a very small number of people. This is the case for you. Do I understand?"

Hearing what Tinari said, Ying nodded.

"It's explained very clearly."

"Well, that's good. Now, answer this question: Did you feel anything else after you collapsed? For example, were you still aware of yourself? Did you see anything?"

Hearing this, Ying wanted to tell Tinari about the scenery in her 'dream', but Xue gave her a subtle hint with her eyes, which made her change her mind.

"I remember...I didn't know anything after I collapsed."

"Is that so...it seems you've almost recovered. Just drink another bowl of medicine and you can leave."

"Rest here for a while. I'll make you another bowl of medicine soup."

"Master, I will go with you." Cole and Tinari left the room, and Ying looked at Xue first, wanting Xue to explain the reason.

"Xue, why did you ask me not to tell you about my dream?"

"Because it's unnecessary, and Tinari would probably think it was an illusion. Given his attitude, we'd probably have to stay here for several more days."

"Is that so..." Hearing this, Ying nodded.

"Huh? Ying, Xue, what are you talking about? I don't understand." Looking at the two people who were telling riddles, the flying dwarf melon was confused.

"Paimon, do you remember that I once said that Ying's consciousness went to a place I wasn't too familiar with?"

"It seems so. Xue, do you know where that place is?"

"Well, that's the root of the leyline. It's where the entire history of Teyvat from ancient times to the present is recorded. It's called the World Tree."

"The source of the earth veins?"

"A place where the history of time is recorded..."

Hearing this word, the clever Yingmei seemed to have thought of something.

But before she could say anything, Xue continued.

"By the way, Ying, did you hear anyone talking over there?"

Hearing this, Ying's originally vague memory suddenly became clear and she nodded slightly.

“Someone is actually speaking.”

"What content?"

"It seems like something... the world... has forgotten me..."

Hearing this, Xue was silent for a moment. It was exactly the same as what she remembered. The full meaning of this sentence should be - Let the world completely forget me.

Of course, Xue would not let the Great Ci Tree King disappear from history just like that, based on the results of the secret analysis of the magic scale disease from Cole.

Xue discovered its source. The forbidden knowledge that eroded the World Tree and the Great Compassion Tree King was essentially just the power of the abyss at the level of a regular perfect Ruler, that is, the pollution of Honkai energy or imaginary energy. This level of pollution was not worth mentioning at all to her.

"Okay, I understand. By the way, Ying, hold my hand."

Hearing Xue's words, Ying was stunned for a moment and held Xue's hand.

Xue quietly released the power of the Herrscher of Death and gave Ying a full body check and repair on the spot.

I have to say that Ying's physical fitness is really good, close to Kaiwen's level, but it's a pity that her power was sealed by the "Maintainer of Heavenly Law", although... this seal is not strong enough for her.

"This feeling...hmm..." Feeling the comfort coming from her body, Ying couldn't help but let out a moan.

"Eh?!" Paimon on the side subconsciously covered his eyes... of course, leaving two gaps.

Soon, the repair was completed, and Xue looked at Ying with a smile.

"How are you feeling now?"

"I haven't felt this comfortable in a long time, Xue, what did you just do?"

"Nothing much. I just used my power to check your body and heal some of your hidden injuries. I also helped you overcome the problem of fainting when you smelled incense."

Hearing this, Ying's eyes lit up and she held Xue's hands with both hands.

"Thank you so much."

"No need to thank me. After all, you have helped Inazuma a lot. This is my personal gift in return~"