Raven moved the gate. He took Mei and walked deeper into the shanty town. After walking through the winding alley, the two finally stopped in front of an iron door.
"Here we are."
"The Lord is behind this door. He wants to see you alone."
"I hope you get the answers you want, and good luck."
Raven opened the iron door for her and watched her walk in. He closed the iron door again.
Now, in the shadows ahead, there seemed to be someone's footsteps, walking quietly and softly towards here——
Ice cold! The air was freezing with Kevin's arrival. It made Mei feel as if she was in an ancient ice cellar. A sense of oppression came from deep inside her body, making it difficult for her to move.
Kevin's appearance gradually became clearer. Finally, he stood in front of Mei: "I am Kevin Kaslana, the leader of the World Serpent."
As his calm voice sounded, the feeling of oppression suddenly disappeared.
Kevin's eyes were like two holes. The moment he saw Mei, there seemed to be... a kind of sadness in the hole, a kind of sadness that could not be erased by time, a kind of sadness that seemed to never be healed.
This sadness was very deep, even completely unnoticeable.
But... for everyone in Teyvat who was watching the exposure, this subtle sadness was still too obvious.
Since the beginning of the exposure, Kevin's eyes were always cold and indifferent to everything. He was a completely emotionless ice cube, and even... everyone already subconsciously thought so.
But at this moment, they knew they were wrong.
[Furina]: "Am I right? There was obviously some emotion in Kevin's eyes just now."
[Nahida]: "Yes, I noticed it too. It seems to be sadness...the sadness hidden deep in my heart."
[Paimon]: "Crazy! Absolutely crazy. He did an experiment on a city without blinking an eye, and raised his hand to freeze the entire wasteland. Kevin, he actually feels sad? Something's wrong!!"
[Venti]: "What you are talking about is not the point~ The point is that he only showed this expression when he saw Mei."
[Paimon]: "Singer, I understand. Are you saying... Mei is actually the Raiden Shogun in his previous life, and Lin Hao became the God of Inazuma for the sake of the Raiden Shogun?"
[Aether]: "It's actually like this!!"
[Venti]: "@Yae Miko, little fox, please quickly ask if it is true."
[Venti]: "Where is the little fox? Why don't you speak?"
[Venti]: "@Yae Miko."
[Yae Miko]: "What are you asking? Come to Inazuma and ask the question yourself!"
[Venti]: "Strange... why is she angry?"
[Venti]: "@Raiden Shogun, what do you think about this matter?"
[Raiden Shogun]: "You must have seen it wrong."
[Paimon]: "That's right, he definitely likes you, and he definitely went to Inazuma to pursue you."
[Nahida]: "I can't mistake that touch of sadness."
[Zhongli]: "Maybe you should consider how to face him."
[Raiden Shogun]: "..., I don't believe in past lives, I only believe in this life. To me, all this is just a dream, and you must not continue to talk nonsense."
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Under the sacred sakura tree, Yae Miko was full of energy at the moment. She was so angry that she even forgot to hide her tail, which already showed signs of exploding fur.
"Lin Hao!"
"Hm?"
Yae Miko listened to Lin Hao's cold tone and looked into his still-water eyes. Even though he was right in front of her, he didn't have any other emotions at all. She felt inexplicably angry: "You really care about my god."
Lin Hao: "I don't."
"You do!"
"No."
Yae Miko said angrily: "Okay, okay, just continue to deny it, and wait a while to expose it again. Let's see how you cover it up!" She turned her head away, not wanting to pay attention to this man.
She kept looking to the sky. The exposure continued.
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Kevin looked at Mei and said: "Raiden Mei, there is someone you want to save, but neither Schicksal nor Anti-Entropy can fulfill your wish. I promise you that World Serpent can save that girl."
Mei asked: "What are your conditions?" She didn't think World Serpent would be so kind. However, when she came here, she was ready to give everything.
Time passed quietly.
Kevin then said: "You."
His words were calm and brief, but they held heavy power, like laws engraved on ancient stone pillars that were difficult to tamper with or disobey.
Hearing this condition, Mei was silent. She thought about countless conditions, and also thought about what advantages she had to allow World Serpent to help her. But she never thought that the World Serpent wanted her.
It wasn't just her who was silent. The entire Teyvat continent fell silent for an instant. Ever since it was revealed that Lin Hao's previous life was Kevin, the word 'Kevin' has become a symbol of strength, the strongest man who is ruthless.
Some people thought that Kevin was a complete villain and a man who was obsessed with evil. Some people also thought that Kevin had a secret buried in his heart, and all his actions might be for that secret.
But no matter which view, all were absolute recognitions of his strength.
Everyone couldn't believe it. Such a powerful man would actually...want a woman. And he got this woman by taking advantage of others' danger.
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"What else do you have to say!!!" Seeing this scene, Yae Miko could no longer suppress her anger and questioned Lin Hao on the spot.
Lin Hao also had a dark look on his face... It could only be said that the picture exposed was indeed too easy to mislead people.
He wanted to explain: "That's not the case."
"Hmph! Do you think I will believe it?"
"Do you think I'm stupid, or do you think everyone is stupid?"
Yae Miko showed the content of the chat area to Lin Hao.
[Venti]: "Raiden Shogun, you don't have to resist anymore. The facts have been revealed. He just wants you."
[Furina]: "Wow! How bold. Is this how strong people pursue women? I want to learn too!"
[Nahida]: "That's it! This is the reason why Lin Hao appears in Inazuma."
[Shenhe]: "I've learned. You should be direct when pursuing your lover."
[Zhongli]: "This is really... shocking."
[Tartaglia]: "It turns out that the Raiden Shogun is the reverse scale of the Inazuma Lord. I hope the Fatui in Inazuma haven't done anything stupid."
[Raiden Shogun]: "Is this... could it be... that he really did it for me?"
[Venti]: "There is no doubt that he has personally said that he wants you, and he will naturally come here for you in this life."
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In the Plane of Euthymia looking at the content in the chat area, Raiden Shogun felt a little unconfident. She muttered: "Is he really here for me? Is he pursuing eternity in this world, or accepting the unchanging love from past and present lives? Should I go out to see him?"