Ren Zha stopped raising his foot and his face darkened.

“This Barbatos, your hands don’t seem very clean?”

You used this trick when you met me in another world, and you still use this trick now? Is the picture in my mind so attractive?

Ren Zha’s feet naturally fell, and his consciousness said to the system: “I think I should find something for Barbatos to do, so that he won’t be idle all day doing nothing. What do you think?”

Chapter 3: Wendy’s Moon Reading

Wendy does not have the ability to read people’s minds, but as the god of wind, he can still peek into the scenes formed in other people’s hearts. A person’s heart often reflects various scenes, which are scenes formed by a person’s subconscious mind. By peeking into these scenes, one can infer a person’s likes and dislikes.

Wendy seldom does this normally, but a picture suddenly appeared in her mind and stimulated her. Before the life and death of her friend, other moral issues were put aside.

let me see!

Wendy’s consciousness just broke in.

“This is……”

This is a world surrounded by green grass and flowers, and in the sea of ​​flowers stands a tall and strong cherry tree. The pink cherry blossom petals floating in the air form a magnificent picture.

Wendy blinked in confusion. He was familiar with this cherry tree. It was the sacred cherry tree of Inazuma. But… why did the image of the sacred cherry tree of Inazuma form in his mind? He remembered that he was from Liyue. Could it be that he was deeply impressed by the sacred cherry tree after traveling to Inazuma?

Wendy naturally didn’t believe this reason. Not only did her doubts not get answered, but they kept deepening. But she felt the atmosphere in this space, peace, relief, and liberation… There were no negative emotions at all.

It was even weirder. What on earth could have caused him to have such emotions? But this didn’t seem like the inner state of a villain. I was being abrupt. I should go back and think about it calmly.

Wendy’s consciousness was about to come out from here, but her body stopped in place, and her expression was a little frozen.

I…can’t seem to get out?

Wendy felt a hand on her back. She turned around suddenly and the scene around her began to blur and change, as if she had jumped from one world to another. Inside the tower, the wind was howling and outside the tower there were sounds of fighting.

“Die Kalapian…”

Turning around, Wendy saw the figure standing on the throne, the solitary king of the tower, the tornado demon Diekarapian, who was now known in Mondstadt.

During the Demon War, he and his good friend “Wendy” fought against the rule of Diocletian. “Wendy” led everyone into the tower, but when he arrived, he saw that “Wendy” had died in the battle.

No, this is fake, a false image formed by the inner scene, an illusion… Was it Ren Zha’s doing? Although my power is not as strong as before, being able to influence the gods to drag me in here is not something an ordinary person can do.

This is not the world in Ren Zha’s mind, this is…

Wendy felt a sense of familiarity, then her eyes widened, and a trace of cold sweat began to appear on her cheeks. This… is my inner world! These scenes are all controlled by the other party! And now I am…

Diekarapian’s men shouted angrily: “Wendy, traitor, you are not loyal to the king!”

And now, I am the “Wendy” who rushed into the tower and was captured by Decarabian’s men and was about to be killed.

Wendy’s face immediately showed anger. Did he want me to experience the pain of losing a friend again? And in the identity of “Wendy”!

Wendy wanted to use his divine power to escape from here, but he found that he didn’t even have the strength to break free from the restraints in this consciousness space controlled by the other party. He was really like the real “Wendy” at the beginning, just a not-so-powerful poet who could only wait for death in despair.

“Let me see what your heart, a traitor’s, looks like!”

“Well–!”

A hand passed through his chest, and Wendy felt pain, which was rare. If he were a wind elf in reality, he would not feel much pain even if his heart was ripped out. But now, in this inner world, he was just an ordinary human being. Such an injury made the pain spread throughout his body, and he felt unwell.

When a person is killed, he dies. Wendy’s body fell to the ground helplessly.

It hurts so much. Wendy was in pain when she died, right? Wendy, I’m sorry…

But it’s time to end it.

Wendy closed her eyes peacefully, thinking that the illusion in her heart would end, but she heard an angry voice in her ears: “Wendy, traitor, you are not loyal to the king!”

what?

The repeated familiar words made Wendy open her eyes suddenly. She stood up again instead of falling to the ground. The wound on her chest disappeared without a trace, as if nothing had happened just now.

“Let me see what your heart, a traitor’s, looks like!”

“Well–“

The intact chest was pierced again, and the pain spread throughout the body again. Wendy fell to the ground and closed her eyes peacefully.

“Wendy, you are a traitor, you are not loyal to the king!”

When I opened my eyes again, everything was back to normal.

“Well–!”

Wendy, who was lying on the ground, thought to herself, Oh no, I seem to be trapped in an endless cycle of death!

…………

Another place in the fantasy world.

“Host, you don’t intend to expose yourself, right? Although you didn’t appear directly in front of him, it’s obvious that this illusion was caused by you, the host.”

“I had no intention of provoking a dispute.” Ren Zha replied, “But if I’m bullied, it’s not my character not to fight back.”

No, now it seems like you are bullying the other person, and you really have nothing to do with others in the other world, so isn’t it normal for someone to come to you?

The system thought about it and decided not to say this out loud. Anyway, if I said this out loud, the inhuman master would say that what I did in the other world has nothing to do with me in this world, and then put the blame on me. If the system wasn’t so useless, how could what I did in the other world be exposed… Humph, among those cat systems, I’m not the most useless one. I’m obviously very useful.

“Once the seeds of doubt are planted, the prejudice in his heart will grow. Even if I don’t show any ability, he will keep staring at me. Sooner or later, he will notice something unusual.” Ren Zha chuckled. “In that case, I will play with him and find something for this lazy wind god to do. Although I don’t intend to do anything that will harm Mondstadt, how he wants to interpret it is his own business.”

“Host, I feel like you’ve become arrogant because of your ability. You forgot that you also became arrogant and had your head chopped off in your first world.”

“Isn’t this normal? When you are incapable, you are Cautious Superman, and when you are capable, you are Happy Superman.”

What is the difference between all these two types of supermen?

“And if something really goes wrong, you will help me, right?”

The system no longer wanted to warn the host not to use CPU anymore. It was used to it. Without waiting for the system’s reply, Ren Zha looked back at Wendy who was still dying in the illusion and changed the subject: “Although Wendy is still strong compared to most people, he is at the top level and can still feel his weakness. Otherwise, I would not have let him fall into the illusion so easily. If he wants to regain his true power as one of the Seven Lords of the World, he may have to wear the crown again.”

Host, do you want him to wear the crown again?

“In the inner world, the speed of time is different from that in reality. Even if a few days and nights pass here, it won’t be long in reality. And I didn’t mean to torture him. I’m helping him train to prevent the Wind God from having his heart ripped out outside his own temple in the future.”

Host, you are the one who enjoys digging out Wendy’s heart the most. You have dug out two worlds in a row, and even the lady’s heart has been dug out by you.

Ren Zha seemed to be pleased and said, “I guess he will thank me after he knows the truth, right?”

This system thinks it will cut you into pieces.

“So host, when do you plan to let him out?”

“Everything that happens in this dimension is fake. No matter how badly your body is injured, it will not affect reality. Since this is special training, it cannot be completed in one or two times. So, how about setting a 72-hour limit?”

Do I have to have my heart dug out for three days and three nights?

“Host, if you go to the next door, you can at least be a Masked Fool.”

Chapter 4 General, are you and I having the same dream?

call……

Wendy half-knelt on the ground with one hand on her back, panting, her back soaked with sweat.

Have I come out of that space?

Her body in reality did not suffer any damage, but she was mentally exhausted. In that space, she kept dying as the real “Wendy”, once, twice, one day, two days… Wendy could no longer remember how long it had been.

It really hurts to have your heart exposed. Fortunately, this is all fake. In real life, you should never let anyone have their heart exposed!

Wendy forced herself to suppress her tiredness and looked up. Ren Zha had stopped and was turning towards her. She could see an expressionless face half covered by shadow.

The other party was able to trap himself in a death loop illusion. There was no doubt that he was also powerful and knew his true identity. He appeared in Mond at this critical juncture. If he wanted to do something harmful to Mond… the scene of Tevarin being killed that appeared in his mind before might become a reality.

At this moment, Wendy thought of all kinds of possibilities in her mind. She had been addicted to drinking before because everything that happened in Mond was not completely out of her control, so she had so much free time. But now this unknown existence has exceeded her expectations. If she could start over… could she solve it?

He is coming over!

Wendy’s heart suddenly became alert, and her body wanted to turn into a breeze and disappear on the spot, but she heard the other party ask with concern: “What’s wrong with you? You are sweating a lot, is there something wrong with your body?”

Wendy froze in place, thinking that the opponent would attack.

Hmm? What does he mean?

“Let me help you up and take a rest nearby.”

Ren Zha extended a hand to Wendy in a friendly manner. Wendy just thought about it in her mind, then reached out and held Ren Zha’s hand, still remaining alert in her heart. However, Ren Zha did not do anything dangerous and carefully helped herself to a public chair on the side.

“Thank you.”

Wendy thanked her.

“Do you need to see a doctor? Oh, I forgot, this is Mond. Remember that there is a priest who specializes in medical treatment in the West Wind Church in Mond. Do you want me to help you go there?”

Wendy, who was thinking, heard Ren Zha’s concerned voice again, as if the other party knew nothing about what had happened before, as if a kind-hearted person really saw a passerby who suddenly fell ill and was about to fall to the ground and stepped forward to help.

Was he pretending? But thinking about it carefully, the peaceful atmosphere I felt when I first broke into his mind didn’t seem like he was a bad guy… Is it possible that there is something wrong with his body, but he doesn’t know about it? This kind of thing is very common in Teyvat.

“No, thank you. I just need to rest for a while.”

“Is that so?” Ren Zha nodded, then opened his mouth and paused, hesitating about something, but still said, “Then if there is nothing else, I will leave.”

It seems that he doesn’t want to get involved too much in this matter, but this is normal. As a stranger, he can help and support him, which is considered to be a kind and righteous act… Oh? Why did he subconsciously treat this matter as having nothing to do with him?

The genuine kindness in the other party’s words made Wendy unable to tell the truth from the false for a moment. Wendy did not try to keep Ren Zha, but watched Ren Zha’s back as he left.

Thinking back to the contact just now, no matter from which perspective, my body and perception are telling me that the other person is just an ordinary person, but from what happens in the spiritual space, I deny the existence of the other person as an ordinary person!

Ren Zha, who are you?

“It’s not a complete loss. At least I know that the other party is definitely not simple. As long as he is still in Mond, there will always be a chance to find out the truth.” Wendy rubbed his heart subconsciously, “Inazuma Sakura Tree? Maybe she knows something, but now she…”

Wendy’s body turned into a wisp of breeze and disappeared on the spot.

“He said he is from Liyue. I should go ask the old man next door. He is not like me, so he should be able to find out some useful information.”

……

Inazuma, in a pure land with one heart, closed her eyes.

“Sister, Ren Zha, thank you…”

With emotion in his heart, Lei Dianying opened his eyes, and what he saw was a dim scene in Yixin Pure Land. A hint of surprise flashed in Lei Dianying’s eyes.

The scene here…why did it return to the state before I left the Pure Land? No…

“Is it just a dream?”

I have never walked out of the Pure Land of One Mind, but why do I have dreams? And such dreams are so real that I wake up and am still immersed in the dream for a while, unable to tell which side is reality.

Lei Dianying recalled what happened in his dream.

Five hundred years ago, I and my sister actually transformed into children to play house with another child? And the teacher was actually Kitsusai Palace? Sure enough, this was just a dream, especially…

Thinking back to the dream where Kanriya killed his sister with his own hands… No, this is absolutely impossible.

Lei Dianying was sure that his real memory was correct. In reality, he had never heard of any Yuan Lu Zhiren Zha. In his original memory, there was not even a trace of him.

I don’t have such a friend in reality. He is a completely false existence in the dream.

Lei Dianying lowered his head, and the look in his eyes dimmed a little.

Mortals often say that they dream about something at night because their friends in reality have left one after another, and they miss their deceased sister too much, so they fall into sleep unconsciously. Will they imagine such a friend in their dreams? Do they desire to have such a friend?

“But even in a dream…”

And eventually lost it.

“Yuan Luzhi, Ren Zha…”

It seems that I haven’t walked out of the Pure Land of One Mind for too long. Do I still want to immerse myself in the Pure Land of One Mind? Is it really the right “eternal” thing for me to do this?

Recalling every little thing that happened in the dream, Lei Dianying stood up, and his body gradually disappeared in the pure land of his mind.

“Although it was just a dream, it made me realize that I really can’t continue to sink into the past. I will become Inazuma’s new beginning. Thank you, my friend in my dream.”

Then, goodbye forever, Ren Zha.

Ying’s consciousness withdrew from the Pure Land of One Mind and returned to General Raiden’s body.

“You’re out.” Ying heard General Lei Dian’s voice as soon as he came out, “It just so happens that I have something to tell you.”

General Lei Dian’s voice was somewhat serious, “I suspect there is something wrong with my body’s function.”

Is there something wrong with the puppet made from my own body? Is it because of wear and tear?