Genshin Impact: Dionysus reigns supreme, all demons retreat!

Chapter 625 Enter the Corridor of the Dead

Xu Ning frowned.

"I actually wanted to ask you this earlier: who tore your soul apart and sealed it in this magic bottle?"

Lilupal smiled bitterly, "Who but my king could have turned me into this state in this desert? It's just that I disobeyed the king's orders first, so I have no complaints about this punishment."

"Is the transformation of these core spirits into this state also the will of Ahmar?"

Seemingly knowing that Xu Ning would ask this question, Lilupar's voice became even more bitter.

"The fact that these children have become like this has nothing to do with the king; it was all my doing."

This was an answer Xu Ning hadn't expected.

Although Xu Ning knew that if he asked, Lilupar would definitely tell him everything.

However, seeing that Lilupar seemed unwilling to tell these stories, he nodded and did not ask any further questions.

That night, Xu Ning decided to sleep in the cave, since there was nowhere more comfortable to sleep than here.

As I closed my eyes in a daze, I seemed to see Lilupal's little bottle fly out of the window and towards the guest room below.

The next morning, Xu Ning woke up to Lilupal's gentle calling.

"My lord, it's time to get up. Please go and wash up, and while you're at it, teach that ill-mannered female slave a lesson..."

Xu Ning sat up and then heard Jie De shouting from below.

“You big drunkard, this is the third time Brother Asarig has come into my tent to see me. We really should go.”

Xu Ning sighed and said to Lilupal, "Jed is not a slave girl, she's a friend. Don't talk about her like that anymore..."

Lilupal giggled and said, “My lord, your tolerance and benevolence should not be casually bestowed upon those lowly people of the desert… but I will unconditionally obey your will and try my best to give her the right to speak before you.”

Xu Ning quickly washed up and then led Jiede out of the Hidden Cave. Then they saw the agitated Asarig enter the tent for the fourth time.

"Where have you all been... Never mind, let's hurry up and go see the mistress and then set off, it's really getting late."

Asarig turned and left the tent, but in that brief moment, Xu Ning saw through his thoughts perfectly.

"It seems like neither of them did anything, but the little grizzly's hobby is really troublesome..."

Xu Ning rubbed his temples with amusement. He hadn't expected that Jie De's well-known hobby would actually protect his good reputation.

However, it seems that this Brother Asarige also has ulterior motives towards the little girl!

Upon seeing Xu Ning and the magic bottle beside him, Babel immediately said, "Last night, all of our falcons were dispatched. According to the information from several falcons, there have been a number of traitors in the tribe recently, and it seems that they are all related to the Snow Country in the far north. As the person in charge of foreign trade, Adefi has been interacting with them frequently."

"It's the Fatui again? Well, not surprising at all!" Xu Ning said with a smile.

Babel nodded and said, "I have issued a strict order to expel all northerners who appear in our sight, and to kill any tribe that attacks you and Adefi. I will prove that the Tanit tribe will always stand on your side."

Xu Ning nodded and said, "I see your sincerity. We're ready to set off today to search for the Eternal Oasis under the guidance of Zhenling. Do you have any good suggestions?"

Babel smiled and said, "I explained all the details to Asarig last night, and he will continue to act as your guide, just like last time."

"That's good. Let's get going without delay!"

Babel suddenly reminded them from behind, "Asarig will lead you to the base of the Eternal Oasis, where fragments of Lord Lirupal can be found in the dried-up waterways. Please keep an eye out for them."

Xu Ning waved his hand, indicating that he had heard.

Lilupal smiled and said, "Thank you for telling me this news. It has allowed me to regain some of my old power and memories. I will keep an eye on your lover."

Although only a day had passed, both Jade and Asarig had already gotten used to Lilupal's way of speaking.

Anyway, whatever this spirit-suppressing lady says, just ignore her. She's not going to come out of the bottle and bite you.

"Yawn~ That canyon ahead, our tribe calls it the Corridor of the Dead. Storms can strike there at any time, sometimes lasting for one or two months. In addition, sandworms appear very frequently. Once you get stuck in it, you may never get out again."

"Therefore, Madam Babel and I suggest that you enter and explore from the bottommost waterway..."

Xu Ning looked at Asarig and smiled faintly, "It seems that you and Madam Babel really put in a lot of effort last night..."

Asari gave an awkward laugh, "Uh, yes, indeed..."

"Just thinking about this makes my back hurt again, and the scratches on my back... ouch... thankfully I have a mocking tongue..."

Xu Ning glanced disdainfully at Asarig's thoughts, thinking to himself that this guy wasted his burly physique.

He led the two to the entrance of the canyon, where Asarig, just as before, stopped them under the pretext of "Tanit tribe taboos" and then left the canyon.

Xu Ning and Jie De walked along the canyon and found that, just as Asarige had said, there were tents scattered everywhere, and one might accidentally kick up the bones of the dead from the sand.

"Many of the tents here belong to the Tanit people."

Jade retrieved a stone slab from the collapsed tent, on which was engraved someone's dying prayer, a prayer unique to the Tanit people.

Lilupal laughed from the side, "Only you would believe that woman's hypocritical words. She sent countless people to investigate this place a long time ago. Surely it wasn't for her little Jade?"

Jade paused for a moment, then said, "I will ask the mistress when I get back."

Xu Ning knew that everything here might be a blow to the little girl's beliefs, so he gestured to Lilupal to say less, and then they continued their journey in silence.

When you're not talking, you can travel much faster.

Of course, even when Lilupal spoke little, she still said quite a lot. After all, she had been imprisoned for so many years, and once she was released, she couldn't help but want to say a few more words.

According to her, deep within this place, Ahmar once used the power of the spirit to bury and build countless water pipes to irrigate the land of the mortal kingdom. At that time, there were oases everywhere in the desert, and even the sand dunes shrouded by storms above were once lush green hills.

However, these waterways are now dry, and the pipes are filled with dry sand.

"In that case, the mechanisms set up here are all powered by water."