"Mmm."
Qin Yu's face showed helplessness, and he nodded.
Lost again, he was too tired to complain.
"My little friend? Why bring her up?"
He held the Great Tree King tighter and mumbled.
Don't think about running, understand?
"Who is your little friend?"
The Great Tree King patted Qin Yu.
Can you be serious?
Just as he was about to get to the main point, the mystical atmosphere he had built up was completely disrupted.
The Great Tree King shook her head and continued,
"The World Tree has healed. I was originally planning to return the dreams of Sumeru's citizens."
"But to give Nahida more experience, I will stay for a while."
Qin Yu nodded.
Once the dreams were returned, the Grand Narzissenkreuz's virtual terminal would fail.
Without the virtual, the Grand Narzissenkreuz would fall into disarray and collapse on its own.
The challenge for the little grass god would then be kindergarten-level difficulty.
Therefore, the Great Tree King would only return the dreams after the little grass god had completely taken control of the Grand Narzissenkreuz.
This was all the mother's painstaking effort.
Little Grass God: ?
"So what are you planning to do?" Qin Yu asked.
"Nothing much, just showing you something."
The Great Tree King looked at the helpless Qin Yu, a slight curl at the corner of her lips.
The God of Wisdom casually made a small joke.
Of course, it was also to ease the atmosphere for the upcoming conversation.
At her fingertips, a verdant glow lit up.
Beautiful and resplendent, it seemed capable of refracting everything in the world.
This was the power of dreams, integrated with the entire nation of Sumeru.
"This is the authority left behind by the Flower Goddess when she was dying."
The Great Tree King plucked a delicate, purple-red flower from it.
"Padisarah, the Flower Goddess's favorite flower."
"The Flower Goddess was an **Primal Spirit**."
"She was beautiful and elegant, longing for freedom and truth."
The Great Tree King gently stroked the petals, her gaze gentle.
"So powerful."
Qin Yu stared at the purple-red flower, slightly lost in thought.
Unfortunately, no matter how powerful, it was useless.
"Don't be a god anymore. This job is too dangerous."
Qin Yu, for once, felt a touch of sentimentality.
In this world full of betrayals, even gods could stab you in the back.
Look, the Flower Goddess, whom he had never met, was already gone.
What was the use of just leaving behind such a beautiful flower?
He was scared.
"Not be a god?"
Upon hearing this, the Great Tree King's eyes flickered.
She turned her face and looked at Qin Yu with some surprise.
Qin Yu now also possessed authority, half-stepping onto the path of divinity.
Yet, his attitude towards gods...
Of course, she wasn't referring to the attitude of daring to blaspheme and lay hands on gods.
But rather...
Resistance, struggle.
When the Flower Goddess was still around, she was also like this.
"I said it casually," Qin Yu explained.
He almost forgot; the one he was holding now was once one of the Seven Archons.
Wasn't this directly walking into a trap?
However, to Qin Yu's surprise.
"You're right, I won't be a god."
The Great Tree King said with relief, her smile growing gentler.
"You're not going to manage things?"
This time, it was Qin Yu's turn to be surprised.
"With Nahida around, she will succeed me as a diligent god."
The Great Tree King blinked and began to plan the work and life of the Dendro Archon for Nahida.
After a series of analyses, Qin Yu, a veteran slacker, shook his head.
Nahida is still just a child!
"You want to slack off too?"
Wait, why the word "too"?
"Heh... the other Archons are probably like this too."
"Passivity is also an attitude, a choice."
The Great Tree King thought of the Anemo, Geo, and Electro Archons, and murmured meaningfully.
The Padisarah in her fingertip gently swayed, as if responding silently to something.
"What do you mean?"
Qin Yu didn't understand and directly asked.
"The starry sky of Teyvat is **fake**."
The Great Tree King leaned sideways, resting on Qin Yu's ear, and whispered.
"?"
Qin Yu cupped the Great Tree King's face and rubbed it.
Another riddle, was it?
"I can't say too much, you know."
"If it weren't for a certain being falling silent, I wouldn't tell you this."
The Great Tree King smiled slightly.
Wisdom is the enemy of the God of Wisdom.
This statement was by no means false.
Knowing too much could get you silenced.
Along with the entire civilization of Sumeru.
"Can I speak?"
Qin Yu looked at her and tested.
Don't say anything you shouldn't, or things would get interesting.
The Great Tree King nodded and said again,
"You... are not within the records of the World Tree."
As soon as she finished speaking.
"!"
Qin Yu's heart raced.
What did that mean? The secret that he didn't belong to this world...
"Don't worry, my sun."
"First, guess who the silent being is?"
The Great Tree King considerately held Qin Yu's hand and gently encouraged him.
No matter where you come from, our souls have already forged an inseparable bond.
I am already yours.
Qin Yu was touched and took a deep breath.
"Celestia?"
He pondered, and asked tentatively.
"You guessed right."
The Great Tree King's fingertip moved and drew a checkmark on his chest.
"The guessing game has now begun."
"This riddle was left by the Flower Goddess, and it is also my test for you."
The Great Tree King placed the Padisarah by her leg and smiled.
Qin Yu grabbed her small hand and playfully kneaded it in retaliation.
The **fake** starry sky, the silent Celestia.
What was all this about?
"Anything else? My little friend."
Qin Yu smiled, hinting for more clues.
"My big friend..."
"Not many chances, and you're already asking for help from a little friend?"
The Great Tree King's lips curved into a gleeful smile, and she tapped Qin Yu's chest.
She looked forward to seeing Qin Yu suffer and be helpless.
Just like she had once resisted the torment of chaos.
The thought of such a scene was delightfully pleasurable.
"Let me think again."
Qin Yu's heart itched.
He realized that only by providing this step of the answer would the next clue be unlocked.
"Are the previous words enough for me to make inferences?"
Qin Yu murmured, thinking.
After a moment of silence.
"Are you done?" the little friend urged.
"I guess Celestia is monitoring this world through the World Tree."
"The World Tree is the embodiment of this world's rules."
Qin Yu said.
"...You are very smart."
The Great Tree King clapped her hands and was about to give the next hint.
But Qin Yu didn't stop.
"The World Tree is monitoring... No."
"It's recording."
"The wisdom of the Grass God also comes from this."
His eyes shone as he looked at the Great Tree King, gripping her hand.
A flicker of surprise crossed the Great Tree King's eyes.
The Padisarah by her leg trembled gently.
Qin Yu's deduction speed was truly fast.
However, the surprise didn't end there.
"Recording is for the day of restoration."
"Everything returns to its origin..."
"Including the **fake** starry sky."
Qin Yu's words caused the Great Tree King's expression to change drastically.
She reached out and placed her finger on Qin Yu's mouth.
"Don't say anymore!"
The air suddenly solidified.
They looked at each other, a long silence falling between them.
"Heh heh... Did I touch upon it?"
Qin Yu gently sucked on the Great Tree King's finger.
A wicked smile played on his lips.
In Columbia's dream, he had witnessed the world's collapse with his own eyes.
If everything in Teyvat was a cycle...
"You...!"
The Great Tree King slowly widened her eyes.
"Naughty little friend, are you trying to rebel with the Flower Goddess..."
"Against the beings in the High Heavens?"
(Directly starting to weave the final main storyline, waiting for a brutal backstab)
(No angst)