Due to the evil spirits phenomenon, Ba Yun Island is now filled with thunderstorms, which is also very oppressive.
"Was the Ward that suppresses the evil spirits on Ba Yun Island destroyed by you Fatui?"
"I suppose so... I had someone in the Watatsumi Island resistance do it, so that the resistance and the Shogunate Army would fight completely..." Scaramouche was now telling Raiden Makoto everything; as long as it was a question Raiden Makoto asked, he answered it.
"You have brought devastation to Ba Yun Island. Do you think Ei will approve of you because of this? I think if Ei knew everything you have done, he might regret not scrapping you directly back then." Raiden Makoto was somewhat angry, "To obtain the Gnosis, you really use any means necessary, leaving no stone unturned."
"You Fatui all treat human life like blades of grass."
"Yeah, yeah." Paimon nodded in great agreement, "The Fatui don't care about the life or death of those people at all."
Was he wrong? Was he really wrong? But he did that to complete the Tsaritsa's task! Wasn't it precisely to make her look at him with new eyes?
He was not a discarded pawn that could be thrown away just like that!
Those people were acting out of their own selfish desires; he merely made use of their selfishness. How was he in the wrong?
To achieve a noble goal, sacrifice is unavoidable.
Of course, he dared not say those words. If he were to say those things in front of Raiden Makoto, he believed that Raiden Makoto could dismantle him into parts and scrap him completely in a matter of minutes.
He had to be obedient.
What he was thinking about now was why Raiden Makoto, who should have perished in the Khaenri'ah war five hundred years ago, was appearing before him safe and sound at this very moment.
Was there some hidden story back then?
"Hey, Scaramouche, are you and Childe close?" Paimon knew that Scaramouche's power had been resealed by Raiden Makoto and he was now harmless, so he stood beside Scaramouche with a curious look on his face.
"Tartaglia? Who is close to him? That guy is always laughing and joking around; no one likes him."
"Doesn't no one like you either?" Paimon's next sentence silenced Scaramouche, and his expression turned somewhat ugly.
"You detestable bug!"
"I'm going to slaughter you!"
Watching Paimon and Scaramouche, Raiden Makoto and Lumine exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat helpless.
"Do not play around on the road... Let us resolve the evil spirits phenomenon on Ba Yun Island sooner, so we can return sooner."
Because of the evil spirits phenomenon, most of the living creatures on Ba Yun Island had disappeared, and the vegetation had also withered quite a bit.
"Isn't that Yaomoto?"
And as they were heading towards the Serpent's Head, they saw Yaomoto struggling to gather herbs by the side of the road.
"Is it you? Didn't I tell you to leave quickly? The evil spirits... is very terrifying..."
"It would be even better if you could take Chouji and escape. Chouji's mother went to Sumeru..." There was a hint of anxiety on Yaomoto's face, "Don't stay on Ba Yun Island."
"I must gather herbs. I heard that Thunder Sakura Boughs can treat the evil spirits, but I have to try it first..." Yaomoto's complexion was somewhat pale, showing that he had also been affected by the evil spirits.
"Humans are always doing futile things. They really overestimate themselves, mortals." Scaramouche looked disdainful.
However, when Raiden Makoto glanced at him, Scaramouche hurriedly resumed his smile, "I was talking about other people."
"Thunder Sakura Boughs cannot treat the evil spirits either. Yaomoto, return to Higi Village as soon as possible; Chouji needs you too." Raiden Makoto's gentle words fell into Yaomoto's ears, which made Yaomoto, who had originally lost some of his sanity due to the evil spirits, a little more clear-headed.
"To resolve the evil spirits, one must first resolve the source... In the past, it was also I who suppressed the evil spirits on Ba Yun Island; it is not difficult to suppress it again now."
"Go back." Under Raiden Makoto's gentle tone, Yaomoto also began to walk in the direction of Higi Village. After he disappeared into the drizzle, Raiden Makoto and Lumine continued their journey towards the Serpent's Head.
When Yaomoto finally came back to his senses, he found that the people behind him had long since disappeared without a trace.
The words Raiden Makoto had just said surfaced in his mind again, and for a moment, Yaomoto knelt directly on the ground. A look of ecstatic joy appeared on his face, which had previously been somewhat desperate.
"It is the Almighty Shogun! We are finally saved, Ba Yun Island is finally saved! Almighty Shogun!"
The Gods surely would not abandon them.
"Almighty Shogun!"
At this time, Raiden Makoto and Lumine had already arrived at the Serpent's Head. Looking at the huge bleached bones in front of them, Lumine and Paimon were both somewhat shocked.
"Is that the remains of Orobashi?" She could already imagine just how massive Orobashi was; it was definitely much larger than the evil dragon Durin they had seen on the snow-capped mountain back then.
It was even more massive than Osial, the Vortex Archon they had seen in Liyue.
"There... it seems there is a little snake!" While observing Orobashi's remains, Paimon suddenly discovered that there was a little snake inside the snake's head.
In fact, Raiden Makoto had long since discovered the little snake. After the little snake discovered them, it hid towards the depths of the remains.
However, Raiden Makoto still caught the little snake in her hand. It was a very cute little snake, flicking its tongue, and its two small eyes were crimson red, like red crystals.
The little snake did not attack Raiden Makoto. Although it was somewhat fearful, it was licking Raiden Makoto's fair arm.
"Orobashi?"
Raiden Makoto saw at a glance that the little snake was Orobashi, but after carefully discerning, she found that the little snake was not Orobashi.
To be precise, the little snake was Orobashi, but not the Orobashi of the past.
It must have completely lost its memory, but that familiar scent was indeed telling her that the little snake was Orobashi.
"You actually reincarnated too?"
Reincarnation does not exist in Teyvat, but if humans or animals die, they enter the Ley Lines and circulate again; to a certain extent, it can be considered a kind of reincarnation.
"It is Orobashi???" Paimon widened his eyes, looking at the Little White Snake coiled around Raiden Makoto's slender jade hand, and he found it hard to believe.
"Wasn't Orobashi already cut down by a single slash?"
"Yes and no."
"Gods are actually immortal and indestructible. To a certain extent, a God that has perished in the past may appear in another form."
"You can treat it as Orobashi, but it is not Orobashi. Can you understand?"
However, Paimon looked at Raiden Makoto with a bewildered face. Lumine was actually also a bit bewildered, but he seemed to understand a little?
"I don't understand..."
"Orobashi, in the past you were unwilling to be my Little Snakey, so let's see if you are willing now."
Raiden Makoto actually didn't know why Orobashi had "reincarnated"; she actually didn't know why she had "reincarnated" either.
But that was not important now.
"Alright, let's suppress the evil spirits first. Once the evil spirits is resolved, the work on Ba Yun Island will be completed."
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