Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

Chapter 560 Seeking Help (Part 1)

"Wow, this is so embarrassing," Tianlang said, rubbing his hands together with his eyes shining.

"I don't think you're embarrassed at all!" Zixuan said, hands on her hips.

Sirius didn't take it seriously, chuckled, and forked a large piece of cake into his mouth to enjoy it.

Seeing this, Zixuan said with a cold look and a sigh, "Really, I don't know how you became a guardian."

"Heh, that sounds like something Karin would say," Zhao Heng chuckled.

Upon hearing this, Claire nodded and looked up at the ceiling: "Speaking of which, Pepe should be back by now, right?"

At this point, the atmosphere suddenly changed.

Zixuan asked, "By the way, I've always heard you talk about your teacher. Who exactly is your teacher...?"

“Phoenix the Snow Phoenix,” she replied, looking up. “One of the Three Saints of the Glacier.”

"is her."

The two were startled. Although they had never met Phoenix in person, Phoenix's affairs had caused them a lot of trouble in the Abyss.

"Our teacher was very strict. She often used training to warn us about the cruelty of the world. At that time, Peipei was often beaten half to death during training, but even so, she never thought of giving up. She was more stubborn than anyone else and more eager to become stronger than anyone else. Our teacher saw this in her, so she was the most demanding of her. In comparison, I seemed very weak at the time, and even had the thought of giving up several times during the trials. It can be said that without Peipei, I would not have become a paladin."

She took a sip of tea and continued, "The news of our teacher's death was only officially announced by Lord Hyotei during our ceremony to be knighted. It was then that we learned that our teacher had sacrificed himself to build the city and repair the spatial rift in Hantian to stop the invasion of the Sangyang people."

Clementine wore a smile, but a deep, almost imperceptible sadness flickered in the depths of her eyes. She picked up her teacup, took a small sip, as if trying to calm her mind with the slightly bitter tea.

"I'm sorry, I brought up something that hurt your feelings," Zixuan said, lowering her head.

Clementine shook her head: "It's alright. 200 years have passed. If I had to say something, it would only be regret."

Zhao Heng sighed, "I never expected that I would hear the story of this paladin again after leaving the abyss."

Zixuan nodded: "Yes, although I expected it, I didn't expect your teacher to be this paladin."

"Huh?" Claire was taken aback. "Wait a minute, the Abyss? Isn't that Lord Rednos's territory?"

“That’s right.” Zhao Heng nodded. “Miss Clover, you also know our purpose, so the Abyss is our only way out.”

Zixuan smiled and added, "Yes, you probably don't know yet, but in the Abyss, there is a Miss Funina who has a close connection with your teacher, Phoenix."

Zixuan's words caused Claire's hand, which was holding a teacup, to pause almost imperceptibly. She looked up, and for the first time, a look of astonishment appeared in her usually playful eyes.

"Furina...and the teacher?"

Zhao Heng nodded and briefly recounted their experiences in the abyss, their encounter with Funina, and their learning about her relationship with the reincarnation of Phoenix.

Clementine listened quietly, her initial astonishment gradually transforming into a complex, indescribable expression. There was a hint of realization, a touch of nostalgia, and perhaps even a trace of... relief.

"So...that's how it is." After a long while, she gradually smiled. "Teacher...continued in another way."

"Thank you for telling me this. Peipei would be so happy if she knew," she said, looking up and smiling.

"Then let's tell her after they come back," Zhao Heng said with a gentle smile.

"Yes," Claire nodded excitedly.

"Speaking of which, Mo Yan and the others are really slow," Zi Xuan said, arms crossed. "Hey, do you think they ran into some trouble along the way?"

"That shouldn't be the case, considering Pepe is there," Claire said, spreading her hands.

The words had barely left his mouth when the kitchen door was gently opened, and the head chef and another person dressed as a knight slowly stepped into the kitchen.

"Lady Clementine, are you there?"

Upon hearing the voice, Claire looked up and stood up, smiling slightly. "Yes, Captain Hawke, Head Chef, what's up?"

The knight, Hawk, entered the kitchen, glanced at Zi Xuan, Zhao Heng, and Tian Lang present, nodded slightly in greeting, and then said to Claire, "Lady Claire, someone recently reported that they encountered some problems and need your help to resolve them."

Clementine tilted her head: "Need my help? Can't the Knights handle this?"

Hawke shook his head: "We asked the same question, and we even sent people to search the place, but we found nothing in response to the person's claims."

Clementine blinked blankly: "So what was his explanation?"

"It seems like it's been possessed by an evil spirit, and it appears every day and just won't go away."

"Huh?" Clementine's eyes widened.

“We know that occasionally an undead monster sneaks into a house, so we dare not be negligent. However, after several searches, we really couldn’t find anything about him, so we had no choice but to come to you,” Hawke explained.

Claire lowered her head and pondered for a moment: "I see, I understand now. I'll handle it. Where is the person who asked for help now? What is their mental state? Have they provided any more specific clues, such as the specific feeling when they were 'possessed,' the scene they saw, or the time and frequency of the events?"

Captain Hawke immediately replied, "The man is currently being cared for by a priest at the Knights' temporary encampment. He's relatively stable, but clearly still shaken. He says the incidents always happen late at night; he hears strange sounds that are like whispers or crying, things in his room move on their own, and sometimes he feels something cold touching him. But he's never seen what that thing looks like. We've also checked his quarters and found no unusual elemental residue or magical traces."

“I see…” Claire stroked her chin, then suddenly turned to look at Zixuan and Zhao Heng, her eyes lighting up. “In that case, would you two be interested in going to take a look together? Dealing with these kinds of non-combat ‘abnormal events’ is quite an experience.”

Zi Xuan and Zhao Heng exchanged a glance. They had originally planned to wait for Mo Yan and Kai Lin and gather information about the trial. But now… this rather bizarre request for help seemed like a rather amusing option?

“We have no problem,” Zhao Heng nodded first.

Zixuan nodded: "It's good to go and take a look; maybe we can be of some help."

Clover clapped her hands happily: "Then it's settled! By the way, does Lord Sirius want to come along?"