In Genshin Impact: I accidentally ruined the Seven Gods

Chapter 260 White Wood: One of My Friends

It was late at night when Shiraki got home.

He has now collected six elemental crystals, and only the Formless Grass from Sumeru remains to complete the collection of all seven elemental crystals.

After thinking for a moment, Bai Mu decided to have the Great Compassion Tree King make a trip to Sumeru for him.

Bai Mu has never been to the Sumeru Desert, so it might take several attempts to teleport there successfully.

Rather than doing that, it would be better to let the Great Tree King, the indigenous person, go in her place, so that she could take this opportunity to go home and visit.

As a boss, it's essential to give employees a day off during the Chinese New Year.

I just don't know if the Herb of No Form will be immune to the Great Tree King's attacks.

...

The next morning, Shiraki returned to Umijima Island.

It's a cloudy day on Haizhi Island today, with dark clouds obscuring the sky. Shiraki has a feeling that a heavy rain is coming soon.

"Sir, you've arrived."

"Please follow me, Lady Coral Palace is already waiting for you."

As soon as his figure appeared on Haizhi Island, several soldiers immediately walked towards him.

Upon seeing that it was Bai Mu, one of the soldiers spoke and led Bai Mu to a reception room.

...

In the reception room.

Sitting opposite Shiraki, Coral Palace Heart Sea was observing Shiraki intentionally or unintentionally.

Actually, Coral Palace Heart Sea was very resistant to this meeting with me.

According to the soldier's description, Shiraki was extremely powerful. If Shiraki harbored malicious intent, the personal safety of Coral Palace Heart Sea would be in danger.

But when she thought about Shiraki's ability to appear and disappear at will, as described by the soldiers, Coral Palace Heart Sea felt that even if she didn't want to meet him, he would still find a way to see her.

Rather than doing that, it's better to meet in person; at least that way you can gain some goodwill from the other person.

Sensing the aura emanating from the person sitting opposite her who called himself a "Liyue Taoist," Coral Palace Heartsea inexplicably felt a sense of closeness to him.

This feeling came out of nowhere, and for a moment Coral Palace was lost in memories.

She had felt this way when she was a child, from the elders in her family, but she had never felt this warmth since they passed away.

But she never imagined that she would experience this feeling today with a complete stranger.

"what happened to you?"

Shiraki's sudden words pulled Coral Mikoto from her reverie.

She looked at Bai Mu, and for a moment she didn't know how to start the conversation.

"You seem to have a lot of questions for me?"

Bai Mu suddenly realized that the way Coral Palace Xin Hai looked at him was somewhat similar to the way Xing Qiu and the other younger people looked at him.

Meeting that gaze, Shiraki's voice softened slightly.

"You...may I ask what brings you here?"

After calming herself down, Coral Palace Heart Sea temporarily put aside the palpitations in her heart and went straight to ask Bai Mu about the important matter.

Although she had many questions she wanted to ask Shiraki, such as about his aura, Coral Palace Heart Sea didn't have much time to deal with them given her position.

"I have come to resolve the Eye Hunting Order."

Bai Mu looked at the Coral Palace Heart Sea in front of him and said in a solemn tone.

"For the Eye Hunt Order?"

"As far as I know, Inazuma's Eye Hunt Order shouldn't affect Liyue. There's no need for you to get involved in this mess, is there?"

Upon hearing Shiraki's words, Coral Palace Heart Sea did not believe them at all.

In her view, the Eye Hunt Order was just an excuse for Shiraki; Shiraki must have had another purpose for this trip.

She couldn't believe that there were really such kind people who would travel all the way from Liyue to Inazuma just to solve the Eye Hunt for them.

“You’re right, I don’t need to get involved in this mess.”

Bai Mu nodded, but then he changed the subject:

"But who doesn't have a few friends in this life?"

“I have a friend who was born without parents or relatives and has been living with his sister since childhood.”

"Later, her sister participated in a fight, and to protect her safety, her sister did not tell her about it. Her sister later died in that fight."

"After losing her sister, she was still a naive little girl who did not know the dangers of the Eye Hunt Order. After being persecuted by the Eye Hunt Order for many years, she finally understood some right and wrong, but it was too late."

"And I have come here today to help my friend resolve the Eye Hunting Order and alleviate her suffering."

"I've heard that you are a rebel group against the Eye Hunting Order, so I want to join forces with you to resolve the Eye Hunting Order."

Bai Mu's words were so sincere that Coral Palace Xin Hai almost believed them.

"Excuse my bluntness, although I personally have some goodwill towards you, as the current priestess of Haizhi Island, I am responsible for the people of the island. I cannot believe your words, much less accept you into the resistance."

Although Coral Palace Heart Sea's tone was polite, the meaning she conveyed was also very direct: I don't trust you.

"Ugh."

Bai Mu sighed softly.

He stretched out his left hand and lightly waved it twice in front of the table.

"Dong dong."

Upon hearing the noise, Coral Palace Heart Sea's gaze was instinctively drawn to it.

Several scales, each the size of a fingernail, appeared faintly on the back of the hand, their dark red color interspersed with a hint of iridescent light, giving them a sacred and noble appearance.

Upon seeing the scales on Shiraki's left arm, Coral Palace Heart Sea felt her blood suddenly tremble involuntarily.

The trembling sensation felt like awe, yet also like fear.

Noticing the sudden change in Coral Palace's gaze, Shiraki withdrew his left hand from the table.

He slowly rose to his feet and said in a deep, bubbly voice:

"Child, would you like to go for a walk with me?"

Upon hearing this, Coral Palace Heart Sea did not hesitate. Following the guidance of her bloodline, she obediently followed behind Bai Mu.

...

The outside world was already shrouded in dark clouds, and it looked like a heavy rain was about to fall.

Seeing Shiraki and his boss walk out of the reception room one after the other, Goro, who was guarding the door, breathed a sigh of relief.

"The sky is going to clear up."

Looking up at the overcast sky above, Bai Mu spoke softly.

Upon hearing this, Coral Palace was alright. Because of the pressure Bai Mu had exerted on her from the bloodline, she simply lowered her head and remained silent.

But Goro didn't care about any of that. Although he was in awe of Shiraki's strength, that didn't stop him from saying a few more words.

Anyone with eyes can see that it's about to rain heavily, so how could it possibly clear up?

"What makes you say that, sir? In my opinion, there will definitely be a downpour later."

Upon hearing Goro's words, Shiraki simply smiled at him without saying anything more.

Then, he extended a finger and, as if making a point out of boredom, casually drew a line in the air...