Genshin Impact: Dionysus reigns supreme, all demons retreat!

Chapter 419 Displacement of Time and Space

Even Xu Ning could tell that Araki Ichito was truly angry this time.

Ye Lan said helplessly, "You want a reason? Then I'll be frank. I serve Tianquan, one of the Seven Stars of Liyue. My work involves almost all of Liyue's major secrets. If you open this door and see something you shouldn't, I'm afraid I'll have to eliminate all of you to maintain secrecy. Well, except for Xu Ning."

"Hmm? Why is Xu Ning the only exception? What's your relationship with him? And who is Tianquan?"

Ye Lan turned away, leaving her back to the cowherd, no longer wanting to speak to this ignorant man.

Hisa Shinobu was also speechless. Her boss had really exposed all her shortcomings this time. She could only pull Ichito along and start explaining the history of the characters in Liyue bit by bit.

Yan Fei could only turn her gaze to Kong beside her.

"Traveler, why don't you give it a try?"

Kong was clearly somewhat tempted at this moment, and Paimon was encouraging him from the side.

“Yes, Sora, what if you can find your way in? Maybe you can even find the missing Xiao…”

Kong nodded decisively, "I'll give it a try."

Xu Ning saw that Kong was about to go in, so he stopped drinking and stared at the door that was about to appear, wanting to see what kind of scenery would appear inside such an innocent and pure person as Kong.

However, Xu Ning was disappointed.

After the door opened, it was pitch black inside and it seemed like nothing could be seen. Just as I was about to ask Kong what he was afraid of, I saw Kong step inside.

Then the door closed quickly.

"Hey! What's going on? Why is the door closed?"

Paimon was startled and quickly ran over to turn on the switch to call out the air.

However, the stone door seemed to be welded shut, remaining completely still.

Even with a much stronger opponent, they couldn't turn the switch even an inch.

"This is troublesome. We already have one guy we need to rescue, and now another one is trapped." Araki Ichito said, scratching his messy hair in frustration.

"What should we do? Xu Ning, you have the most ideas. Think of a way to rescue Kong."

Paimon approached Xu Ning with tears in his eyes.

"If you ask me, everyone move aside and let me smash this broken door with one punch!" Araki Ichito rolled up his sleeves, gesturing for everyone to stand back.

Xu Ning led Paimon forward, first stopping Arataki Ichito's destructive method of finding his way, before saying, "We can't determine Sora's condition inside right now. What if we still need to rely on this portal to contact Sora..."

Before Xu Ning could finish speaking, Araki Ichito immediately understood, stopped what he was doing, and said in frustration, "Then we can't do anything at all?"

Xu Ning calmly advised, "Waiting patiently is sometimes a good way to solve problems. At this point, we might as well trust the heavens..."

Before he could finish speaking, he heard Kong's voice coming from behind.

"Paimon, and everyone else, are you all alright?"

Everyone wanted to laugh when they saw Kong running over with a panicked expression.

Yan Fei smiled and said to Xu Ning, "You were right after all. Waiting is a good way to solve problems, even if the waiting time is a bit short."

Paimon rushed up to Kong, "You scared me to death! The door closed as soon as you came in, and I couldn't open it no matter what I did! Did you see something terrifying in there? Look at you, all sweaty!"

Kong did seem somewhat shaken.

"I saw an endless abyss of darkness inside..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ning recalled the pitch-black scene that had appeared when Kong entered that door earlier. "Then how did you find the exit and escape from there?"

Kong shook his head and said, "There was no exit, it was pitch black everywhere, and I didn't even have a direction. I just randomly chose a direction and ran out. To be honest, I don't even know if I was running in a straight line."

Paimon looked at Kong with a worried expression. "That's terrifying. And then what?"

Kong pondered, "After running for about three or four days, I suddenly felt that a place with a special color appeared in the darkness ahead, as if the black had turned gray."

"I ran that way and suddenly fell into a hole, which is where we fell from the last secret realm. I fell from there and then rushed here to find you."

Xu Ning frowned and said, "You said you've been running around inside for almost three or four days?"

Everyone noticed the time Kong had mentioned earlier and waited quietly for his answer.

Kong scratched his head. "I had a feeling that was it, which is why I rushed over to see how you were doing. Of course, my intuition might be a little slow, or maybe it's been five days, or even two?"

Xu Ning paused for a moment, then looked up at the sky and said, "Let me tell you, from the time you went in until you ran over just now, I only said two sentences in total. In total, it probably didn't take more than ten minutes."

"So short?" Kong pointed incredulously at the stone gate in front of him. "But I clearly ran such a long way..."

"If that's really the case, then I'm afraid it'll be a bit troublesome. Everyone, come here for a moment, I have a question I'd like to ask you all..."

Xu Ning gathered everyone together and asked seriously, "Everyone, think carefully, from the moment we fell into this damn underground place until now, how much time do you feel has passed?"

Ye Lan hesitated for a moment before saying, "It will probably take less than a day!"

Araki Ichito exclaimed "Ha!" in surprise at Yoran's answer, "It's been at least four or five days, hasn't it?"

Paimon raised a hand. "I feel like more than twenty days have passed."

This absurd answer also earned him even stranger stares.

"What? Is this how I feel?"

"Paimon, it feels like so much time has passed, but we've only had one meal. Aren't you hungry?"

Yanfei raised a very rational question in response to Paimon's answer.

"Huh? Oh yeah, I haven't eaten anything!"

Xu Ning shook his head with amusement, "Leaving Paimon aside, just based on Kong's experience just now, we can deduce that everyone's perception of time is probably flawed!"

"In other words, to avoid special situations like Kong's, we must strictly follow the time we feel, eat and rest normally... Kong, how much food do you have left in your cave? I'll share some with you. In case we get separated and trapped, we can hold out until rescue arrives."

Kong nodded. "I understand, but I also have plenty of food stored in my space, so there shouldn't be any problem. Brother Xu, are you also planning to go in and take a look?"