bookbashuk Chapter 829: The Second Reincarnation (9)
Chapter 829: The Second Reincarnation (9)
——Teyvat, Liyue, Guiliji, Fengdeng Tower.
"That's right. Iya and I share the same 'father'. Looking forward to your guidance."
Through the translucent light curtain projected by the system, Jun Bai witnessed this scene clearly.
The girl in the picture has delicate eyebrows and eyes, a slight smile on the corners of her lips, and her tone is so light as if she is just telling a very ordinary thing.
However, this short sentence was like a thunderclap, exploding deep in his heart.
He was silent for a long time, his eyes were deep, as if thousands of thoughts were surging up, and finally turned into an almost inaudible sigh.
The light screen froze silently, and the system's voice sounded, with a hint of teasing and inquiry:
[Is this your seed? And whose?]
Jun Bai's gaze fell on the pair of eyes of different colors, one green like emerald and the other red like amber, and his heart trembled slightly.
Those were the eyes of Nashida—the lord of wisdom on Mount Sumeru, the five-hundred-year-old grass goddess. He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, a complex silence filled him.
"It's not mine... but it's kind of mine."
His voice was low and slow, as if drawn from a distant memory. "The source of her life, besides the branch that the Great Compassionate Tree King broke off from the World Tree, also included a wisp of the flame of Nirvana that I left behind. Deep within her soul flows my power."
In this sense, there is nothing wrong with calling him Nashida's "father".
Jun Bai stared at the young yet intelligent face in the light curtain, feeling a mixture of emotions. He shook his head helplessly and murmured softly, "Don't recognize relatives randomly..."
You have indeed inherited my original power, but if you say it so bluntly, won't people misunderstand that there is an unspeakable relationship between me and the Great Compassionate Tree King?
He smiled bitterly in his heart. When the Great Compassionate Tree King borrowed the flame of Nirvana from him, he had already made his intention clear.
Infuse the new god with the flame of life and continue the inheritance of wisdom.
Therefore, Jun Bai knew from the beginning that Nashida in this world line would be inextricably linked to him.
But even so, they had never met, not even acquaintance. Now, suddenly being called "father," he was asked to immediately accept that he had a 500-year-old daughter...
This is too absurd and too heavy.
If Yiya had not unexpectedly appeared and broken the peace of fate, Jun Bai would probably still be the "junior" with the lowest seniority among the Liyue immortals.
Although he is a demon god and has a high status.
But in the three thousand years of immortal fate genealogy, his birth is the latest one.
Although Zhongli and Guizhong were on equal terms with him, their words were gentle and friendly, and their behavior was full of the tolerance and care of elders.
And those ancient beings of the same generation as Emperor Yanwang and Lord Guizhong are all his actual elders.
Even Ganyu, if we put aside her position and status during the Demon War, and only consider her seniority in the immortal family, Jun Bai needs to respectfully call her "Senior Sister".
After all, before he solidified from the lava, Gan Yu had already become a disciple of Master Liuyun Jiefeng, and had practiced for more years than him.
"Ugh……"
Jun Bai sighed again, his fingertips unconsciously caressing the edge of the teacup. The steam was thick, casting a hazy shadow between his brows.
A few years ago, he was the youngest among the immortals.
Now, in just a blink of an eye, not only does Yiya, a biological daughter, appear, but a five-hundred-year-old "adopted daughter" has also appeared in the depths of the oasis of Xumi?
Life is unpredictable, nothing is more unpredictable than this.
He looked at the dim lights of Guiliji outside the window, and a subtle sense of panic arose in his heart.
He is not yet ready to bear the weight of being a father.
The system seemed to sense his emotions, and its tone suddenly changed, with a mischievous smile:
[Does this count as being pregnant before marriage? ]
Jun Bai raised his eyebrows and said calmly, "It's illogical to use the term 'pregnant before marriage' on a man."
[Oh? But you're a demon god. Gender is just a matter of thought for you. Do I need to remind you of Jun Xinwu's existence?]
"At least now, I walk in the world as a man."
[Yes, you have two daughters now. Have you ever thought about finding a mother for them?]
"Didn't you just say that gender is determined by me?"
"In that case, I can also fulfill the role of a mother. Why do I have to get married? Why do I need to look for a partner?"
[Then just find them a father.]
The air suddenly became quiet.
Jun Bai's eyes turned cold, and he shouted rudely: "Get out of here!"
……
Xumi City, Grand Bazaar.
The venue of the Flower Goddess’ Birthday Festival was just around the corner, and the noise and celebration surged like a tide, with colorful flags fluttering and melodious music playing.
However, the corner just across the wall seemed to be shrouded by an invisible force and suddenly fell into a dead silence, even the wind held its breath.
Just as Nashida opened her red lips and uttered those shocking words, two visitors from Inazuma—
Arataki Ichito and Kuki Shinobu both knelt on the ground at the same moment, their movements so consistent as if they had practiced it a thousand times.
This is not intentional, but an instinctive reaction deeply rooted in blood and memory.
They are all Inazuma's people, and are also high-level figures in Inazuma's power core.
During that dark period shrouded in the shadow of the abyss, Tianfeng Marshal Jun Bai once entrusted the great Thunder God Lei Dian Zhen to come to his aid from Liyue.
It was He who stepped forward, it was He who turned the tide, and it was He who protected Inazuma who was in dire straits.
At that time, the great fox demon palace Sihu Zhaigong, the ghost clan warrior Yu Chiyo, the human warrior Shiye Zhangting... countless heroic souls fought bloody battles.
If Jun Bai had not come in person and suppressed the disaster with the power of the Nirvana Demon God Phemix, even if Inazuma's country was not destroyed, it would have been severely damaged and its mountains and rivers would have been destroyed.
At that time, one of Inazuma's two demon gods was ordered to go on an expedition to Kanriya to defeat the origin of the abyss; the other one resolutely followed because he was worried about his blood relatives.
The gods are absent and demons are everywhere. It is Jun Bai's arrival, like the rising sun, that pulls Inazuma back from the brink of destruction.
Therefore, in Inazuma, Marshal Tianfeng Junbai is respected as the Phoenix Emperor. In terms of his high status, he is almost on par with General Lei Dian, and is deeply respected by all people.
Arata Ichito, as a demon, is the successor chosen by Miyu Chiyo himself; although Kuki Shinobu is a pure-blooded human, he belongs to the demon clan and regards them as compatriots.
The ghost clan all inherited Jun Bai's kindness and protection in the past. This friendship has long been integrated into their bones and blood and engraved deep in their souls.
At this moment, when they heard that the goddess of wisdom, Nashida, had the same father as the legendary Iya—
Jun Baishi, the Tianfeng Marshal who was feared by the seven nations, was shocked as if thunder had struck his head, and was in awe as if the tide was surging.
That kneeling was a completely subconscious tribute to the descendants of the benefactor and a deep echo of history.
Ying and Paimon on the side were already dumbfounded, their mouths slightly open, unable to close for a long time, their eyes full of disbelief and shock.
After a long moment, Ying finally found her voice, her voice trembling slightly. "You mean... your father is... Jun Bai? The commander of Liyue Qianyan Army, Marshal Tianfeng Jun Bai? That... Demon God of Nirvana, Phemicus?"
Nashida nodded gently, a gentle and mysterious smile playing on the corners of her lips, like the first rays of dawn: "Yes."
This sudden news hit Ying's heart like a thunderclap, causing waves of ups and downs.
She felt her mind shaken, as if she was in the center of a storm, and urgently needed a moment of peace to calm her surging emotions.
"I need to calm down..." She whispered to herself, with a barely perceptible tremor in her voice.
At this moment, Ming Yuan rolled his eyes, his tone filled with helplessness and ridicule: "I say, you and my Marshal have never met before, so how come you are so familiar with calling us relatives?"
Nashida blinked her clear and innocent eyes and said calmly, "But fundamentally speaking, your marshal is indeed my father."
She raised her head slightly, her voice calm and profound, as if she was telling an ancient and solemn secret:
"Back then, the Great Compassionate Tree King used a branch broken off from the World Tree as a seed, and the Nirvana Fire of the Demon God of Nirvana as soil to give birth to my life, allowing me to become the second incarnation of the World Tree."
"The power of both the Nirvana Demon God and the Great Compassion Tree King flows through my body. Speaking of origin, I consider the Nirvana Demon God to be my father, so what's wrong with that?"
Ming Yuan rolled his eyes again and retorted, "If you put it that way, then doesn't that mean that the Great Compassionate Tree King, who is also the incarnation of the World Tree, is your mother?"
Nashida remained calm and nodded as if it was a matter of course: "Isn't it?"
She is so confident.
[So Brother Bai's official match is the Great Compassion Tree King?]
[Draw your sword! King Daci Tree, I will not give Miss Xinwu to you! Let's fight fair!]
[Lao Bai's eldest daughter, who has been living abroad for 500 years...]
[Celebrate! The most formidable demon in Genshin Impact history has been born! She is the Little Lucky Grass King, Nashida!]
[In terms of background, this guy seems to be even tougher than Iya... She has everything Iya has, and she's also one of the Seven Lords of the Earthly Worlds, and her mother was the previous Seven Lords of the Earthly Worlds.]
"..."
Mingyuan was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to refute, so he could only remain silent.
Nashida gently stroked Iya's soft little head, then turned her gaze to Ying, the girl who was Iya's temporary guardian, and said in a soft but unquestionable tone:
"I carry the essence of the Demon God of Nirvana within me, and Iya also possesses this power within him."
"In that case, I am naturally her sister."
A faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth:
"Do you have any other questions?"
"Wait! Stop!"
Ying quickly raised her hand, made a gesture to stop him, then squatted down, supported her knees with both hands, and took a deep breath:
"Let me take a moment... There's too much information, I need to sort it out."
She closed her eyes and tried to gather the chaotic thoughts in her mind one by one, like sorting out a tangled silk thread.
Distractions gradually fade away, and the mind becomes calm.
In this clear and bright moment, every detail and every conversation since Yiya opened her mouth slowly unfolded in her mind like a picture scroll.
Suddenly, a ray of light broke through the fog, illuminating the path of her thinking.
In an instant, all the fragments came together - the truth about the endless cycle of the Flower God's birthday finally emerged clearly in her mind.
Ying slowly stood up, her eyes no longer confused, replaced by an unprecedented calmness and confidence. She looked directly at Nashida and said in a steady and powerful voice:
"Narcida, I think I know the truth about the Flower Goddess Festival that you have been hiding from us."
Nashida's eyes flickered slightly, and she raised her eyebrows in surprise: "You haven't even started pursuing the clues yet, and you've already come to a conclusion?"