LRAB Page 193
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Seeing this, Yae nods slightly and then walks towards the path leading to the temple.
Qiu Nian followed behind Shen Zi at a leisurely pace.
I took a closer look at the rows of multiple vermilion torii gates along the approach to the temple.
Who is that gentleman?
"Is she a friend of Lord Yae-no-miya? She's really good-looking."
After Qiu Nian and Yae no Miko had walked away, one of the shrine maidens smiled at the other shrine maidens.
"She is indeed very good-looking."
"This is the first time I've ever seen such a handsome man."
One of the priestesses nodded in agreement.
Qiu Nian is 1.83 meters tall, with long black hair tied up with a bamboo hairpin.
A light blue and white Hanfu robe, with colors resembling ink painting, paired with a cloak.
His handsome face and demeanor completely bewildered the priestesses, who began to gossip about him.
"Judging from that gentleman's clothes, he should be from Liyue."
"But hasn't a lockdown order already been issued?"
"Yes, aren't foreigners not allowed to leave the outlying islands?"
"Stop talking and get back to sweeping. After all, it was Lord Kuji who brought it."
After walking along the steep path leading to the mountain for an unknown amount of time...
Looking down from the 20th of autumn, one gets a sense of overlooking all the mountains.
After a long time, Qiu Nian and Yae no Miko finally reached the peak of Mount Kage.
Looking at the scene before her, Qiu Nian also revealed a faint smile.
A massive vermilion courtyard structure was built on the summit of this mountain.
The cherry blossoms blooming all around are as beautiful as rosy clouds, creating a sense of tranquility.
Pink cherry blossoms float in the pond below the courtyard, reflecting the azure sky.
The sunlight on the horizon made the cherry blossom trees look as pink as the sunset, and the falling cherry blossoms swayed gently in the wind.
In one corner of the shrine, many shrine maidens, with their eyes slightly closed and hands clasped together, devoutly serve their deity.
"The scenery here is so beautiful..."
"It truly lives up to its reputation as a sacred site for the Inatsume people to worship the cherry blossom god and a place to enshrine the deity."
Upon seeing such a beautiful scene, Qiu Nian couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"Come with me to see the sacred cherry tree behind the courtyard."
After Yae no Miko finished speaking, she walked forward.
Before long, the two arrived at the back of the courtyard.
The area here is very large, and on the vermilion wooden steps in front stands a huge cherry blossom tree.
The trunk of the Divine Cherry Tree is shaped like a fox.
The fox's eyes, and the crystal-like substance exposed on the tree trunk, emitted a faint purple glow.
Chapter 172 The Divine Cherry Tree, Little Sweet Rain
The branches of the sacred cherry tree are covered with pink cherry blossoms, almost covering the entire sky above the wide square.
The cherry blossoms and branches rustled in the wind, making a soothing sound.
"Is this the Divine Cherry Tree?"
Qiu Nian looked at the trunk of the Divine Cherry Tree, a barely perceptible pattern flashing in her dark brown eyes.
Their gaze seemed to transcend the past and the future.
During the War of Kanria, the former Thunder God Raiden Shin, who sacrificed himself, transformed a part of his consciousness into a seed of the Divine Cherry Tree.
As a gift left for Kage, to help Inatsume cope with future calamities.
After Raiden's sacrifice, Shadow brought the seed back to the consciousness space.
But then the Divine Cherry Tree suddenly appeared in Inazuma, which surprised Kage, while the people believed it had always existed.
The future Kage, after overcoming himself, namely Raiden General, unleashes the full power of the weapon left behind by Raiden Shin, the Dream Isshin.
Raiden Shin's last consciousness was released, and he sent out the specially reserved Divine Cherry Tree seed.
Shadow planted the Divine Cherry Tree in Raiden's consciousness space.
This moment was taken to the past by the power.
The sacred cherry tree sprouted in Inazuma in the past.
This ensured that it existed in Inazuma's history from ancient times, resolving the contradiction between the memory of the shadow and the public's perception.
Does time govern?
Thinking of this, Qiu Nian revealed a faint smile.
He still has some good feelings towards him.
By altering the timeline, the Divine Cherry Tree was made to have existed 500 years ago during the War of Kanria.
This establishes the fact that the Divine Cherry Tree has existed since ancient times.
This avoids both time constraints and time conflicts.
It maintained the stability of the Teyvat world and sheltered Inazuma during the calamity.
In the dark ages, the Yuanxia Palace civilization sank into the earth.
The other three glowing ones no longer responded to them.
Only those who did not abandon the people of Yuanxia Palace.
This is also one of the factors that Qiu Nian has a good impression of.
"Okay, stop staring at that tree."
"Come and have some tea. I've also arranged some food, since there's not much to offer you here."
Yae no Miko looked at Akihime, who was still staring at the tree, and waved her hand as she spoke.
After she finished speaking, she sat down at a wooden table in the middle of the venue.
On the wooden table was a pot of tea and two cups, both of which appeared to be from Liyue.
Seeing this, Qiu Nian smiled and nodded, then sat down opposite Yae no Miko.
"These cups and teapots, even the tea leaves, were given to me by Sister Ganyu."
"I don't have much tea left, but since we have distinguished guests, I'm bringing it out to serve them."
Yae no Miko looked at Akihime across the table and said with a light laugh.
"I think I've heard you mention Gan Yu before."
"It seems you two are quite familiar with each other."
After taking a sip of tea, Qiu Nian pretended to be surprised and asked.
"Of course I'm familiar with it."
"I've heard Sister Gan Yu mention you before, saying you're a very gentle god."
After nodding with a smile, Yae no Miko spoke to Aki Nyan.
I don't know why Katsura, who is known as a god-slayer in Inazuma, is defined as a gentle god by Sister Ganyu.
"Gan Yu?"
Qiu Nian held the teacup, turned her wrist around, and then fell into memories, while also telling the Divine Child about things that happened three thousand years ago.
Under a clear blue sky, the wind rustled through the lush grass below.
Gui Xu sat on the grass, her robes and hair fluttering in the wind.
His brows were furrowed as he gazed at the sky, seemingly lost in thought.
As time passed, the sun rose and the moon set, and another day was over.
But Gui Xu remained seated there, his expression unchanged.
A white, fluffy creature with two tiny horns on its head and a small blue tuft of hair.
An unidentified creature, barely taller than a head of grass, was slowly moving through the grass towards Guixu.
Once it reached Gui Xu, the tiny creature revealed its true form.
The little girl's adorable big eyes stared at Guixu.
"...Aren't you...happy?"
Little Gan Yu looked at the osmanthus tree in front of her and asked in a cute childish voice.
Gui Xu then noticed that, without realizing it, a little Gan Yu had appeared in front of him.
"unhappy."
"That's it."
Gui Xu looked at the adorable little Gan Yu in front of him, rubbed her head with his hand, and said with a soft laugh.
"This... is for you."
"That makes me happy. The Emperor told me that if I'm unhappy, I should give that person something they like, and that person will be happy..."
Xiao Ganyu took out a painting from behind her back and handed it to Gui Xu in front of her.
"..."
Gui Xu stared blankly at the drawing, which looked like a child's crayon drawing.