Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

Chapter 617 Scenes of the Past

"Alright, let's part ways here." The boy stood at the cave entrance, turned around, and looked at Mo Yan and the others.

"Huh? We've come this far, aren't we going to go together?" Karin was taken aback.

The boy shook his head: "No need. This is the Ice Dragon's territory. Because of its aura, the monsters hovering around it dare not approach rashly, so staying here is the safest option."

After saying that, the boy turned around and faced the cave again.

"But……"

Before Kailin could finish speaking, she was interrupted by the boy.

"Unless you are also people who are trying to seize power, then stay here and don't go anywhere."

The boy didn't turn around; after saying that, he walked into the cave.

As darkness swallowed the boy's figure, only the howling wind remained at the cave entrance.

Karin opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing.

“Let him go,” Rek'os suddenly spoke, his voice low and calm. “It is his own choice, and his own destiny.”

“But…” Karin wanted to say something, but Mo Yan pressed down on her shoulder.

Mo Yan shook his head, his eyes indicating that she didn't need to say anything more.

The group stood silently at the cave entrance, gazing into the deep darkness, waiting for something.

Just then, Rednos, who had been standing to the side with his arms crossed, lowered his arms and walked toward the cave.

"Lord Rednos, where are you going?" Sognir asked.

Rednos stopped and shrugged. "Obviously, of course we should witness this historic moment. Don't you want to?"

Upon hearing this, Rek'os sighed angrily and said coldly, "What kind of time is this to be watching a show? You should think of a way to get out of here first."

“Watching a show? No, no, no, I’m looking for a way to leave.” Rednos shook his head, speaking meaningfully.

"Don't you find it strange? This is the domain created by the Holy Lord through the Ice Trial. How could fragments of the past appear out of nowhere, unless the Holy Lord intentionally wanted us to see something?"

"What did you see?" Zhao Heng asked calmly.

“All of it,” Rednos said. “Not only the exit, but also the method to eliminate Ifrit. Don’t forget that what the master did was only to transfer it. Even if this snowfield can suppress Ifrit’s flames, it cannot completely eliminate them. So I guess this should be a trial that the master deliberately arranged, a trial for you, the Ice Emperor, Rekos.”

Sugnir scoffed, "So, whatever our purpose, we have to enter this cave?"

"good."

“Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go.” Sugniel shrugged and stepped forward.

Seeing this, the group exchanged glances and eventually followed.

Deep inside the cave, the chill intensified.

The walls are covered with ice crystals that have remained frozen for millennia, shimmering with a dreamlike luster under the light of an unknown source.

The passage winds downwards, as if leading to the depths of the earth.

"Strange, where is Tianzhen? Although there is some distance between us, it shouldn't be this far apart, right?" Kailin asked疑惑地.

Although the tunnel was winding, there was only one path, with no forks. Yet, they walked along without seeing the boy.

Rednos stroked his chin: "Something's not right. The elemental field here is disturbed, as if it knows someone is coming. Everyone be careful and don't get separated."

He turned around and said, but when he finished speaking, he found that there was no one behind him.

“This is…” Rednos’s pupils contracted slightly as he looked around. He saw countless reflections of himself refracted on the ice wall in the dim light.

……

“Strange, we’ve been walking for so long and we still haven’t seen anyone. Hey, Mo Yan, what do you say…” Kailin stopped walking forward, but halfway through her sentence, she turned around and found that there was no one beside her.

"Wait a minute, where are they?" She stopped abruptly, looked around, and called out loudly, "Mo Yan? Zhao Heng? Zi Xuan? Rednos? Rek'os? Caesar? Big Tiger?"

She called out everyone's names one by one, but only hollow echoes responded to her.

"Damn it, how did everyone just vanish like that?" she shouted angrily.

Suddenly, icy mist filled the cave. Seeing this, she quickly took out an assault rifle from her storage ring and stood guard. A moment later, a petite figure appeared in the icy mist.

……

At the same time, Mo Yan also realized that he had become separated from the group. He gripped his longsword tightly, looking around warily. Countless reflections of himself were cast on the ice wall, but there was no sign of his companions.

"Illusion? Or spatial distortion?" he muttered to himself.

Suddenly, a burst of angry shouts from the surrounding children rang out.

"Fine, I'll leave. Anyway, in your eyes I'm nothing! When my grades are good, you tell me to work hard, but when they're bad, you scold me for being useless. All I want to do is buy a few dresses and make a few more friends. Is that wrong?"

"You dare talk back, huh? You want your freedom, right? Then get out of here, the farther the better. From this year on, I'll pretend I never had a daughter like you!"

Snapped!

A door slammed shut, and Mo Yan frowned slightly.

Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw a small, thin figure appear in the icy mist.

The girl sat curled up on a rock, her face streaked with tears.

"Why... I just want to be a normal girl, to have pretty dresses and friends to play with, is that wrong...?"

At that moment, Mo Yan was startled, because the girl's appearance was very similar to that of the current Kailin.

"Yes, I remember now. Back in the Darklands, when we were talking about the past, Karin told me about her background. She was born into a wealthy family, but her parents treated her like a tool, and were extremely harsh on her from childhood."

Karin in my memory:

"Finally, I couldn't stand this family anymore, so I chose to run away from home!"

"I wandered the streets for seven days straight. When I was hungry, I rummaged through trash cans or stared at the food spilled from roadside restaurants; when I was thirsty, I would pick up a bottle and sneak into a restaurant restroom to drink some tap water; when I was tired, I would lie down on a bench at a roadside bus stop. I would take a detour when I encountered police officers, and I would avoid anyone who tried to call for help."

That night, I ran into Old Man Zhao. I was lying on a bench by the roadside when he saw me, having just finished get off work and was on his way home…

Kailin said that Uncle Zhao from the car wash adopted her, not only raising funds and finding connections to support her through junior high school, but also using the car wash to teach her many lessons.

But why are Karin's memories...?

He was stunned for a moment, and in the blink of an eye, many of the girls in front of him disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye. Just then, a middle-aged man's voice came from beside her.

"Child, where are your family?"

"Me? I don't have a family... I don't want such a selfish family..."

"Just as I suspected, it's exactly what Karin said back then."

But in the silence, the girl from his memory looked up at him.