Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Chapter 996 Ambush 3

Just when a conflict between Zhongli and Alice was about to break out at any time, a buzzing sound of space distortion suddenly came from behind Alice and the others.

Several deep purple cracks appeared out of nowhere, and they were the portals to the abyss!

Immediately afterwards, a familiar figure walked out of the middle portal. It was Yuan Shang who had transformed into the form of the Abyss Singer.

A faint abyssal energy surrounded him, and it was obvious that his body had not fully recovered and his breath was slightly unstable.

Behind him were dozens of members of the Abyss Cult, standing in formation with a menacing look.

"Don't even think about attacking our non-affiliated princess!" Yuan Shang's powerful voice echoed in Wuwangpo.

Ying looked at Yuanshang who suddenly appeared and asked in surprise, "Yuanshang?"

She didn't expect that the protection arranged by her brother would appear so timely!

Yuan Shang's gaze fell on Ying, who was protected by Zhongli's "Jade Shield," and he shouted, "Don't worry, Princess! We in the Abyss Cult don't have much, but we have numbers!"

"If these bastards dare to bully you, we will leave them here in Wuwangpo today!"

When Ying heard Yuanshang address her as "Princess Highness," she asked in confusion, "Wait a minute, when did I become Princess Highness?"

"I haven't joined your Abyss Cult! That's a weird name."

Yuan Shang waved his hands and shouted carelessly: "None of this matters! You just need to understand that we are here to save you!"

"His Royal Highness has instructed that your safety must be guaranteed. If anyone dares to stop us, don't blame us for being rude!"

Zhongli looked at the members of the Abyss Cult who suddenly appeared, and thought to himself that this was not going to be a good thing, things were going to be troublesome now.

"Wait a minute, this is a misunderstanding. We are just discussing something with Miss Ying and have no intention of hurting her!"

Alice looked at the Abyss Cult that appeared out of nowhere, her face filled with even more anger, and she snorted coldly.

"Humph, it's getting more and more lively. Even the scum from the abyss have come out to join in the fun!"

Rhinedot looked at Yuanshang and the members of the Abyss Cult behind him with great interest. A hint of curiosity flashed in his heterochromatic pupils. He was very interested in this sudden change.

When Yuanshang heard Zhongli's explanation, he immediately started scolding him without any hesitation.

"Bullshit! Is it really necessary to go to this godforsaken place like this to discuss matters?"

"You've even summoned the Ruler of Life, one of the Four Kages of Heavenly Principle. This is clearly a threat! Do you think our Abyss Cult is foolish?"

Upon hearing this, Rhinedot's eyes turned slightly and looked towards Yuan Shang, reminding him slowly:

"I'd like to state my current identity as Witch 'R' of the Witch Society. I simply devoured the Ruler of Life to achieve coexistence."

"When I'm working, you can call me by my title. But I'm off duty now, so just call me by my real name, Rhinedot."

Yuan Shang scoffed at this, bah!, and said, "It's no use saying that! Quickly release our princess, or we, the Abyss Cult, will blow up the life and death boundary of Wuwang Slope!"

"At worst, we'll all perish together. No one will have an easy life!"

When Zhongli heard this, his expression changed slightly.

The reason why he and Alice chose to talk with Ying at Wuwangpo was because of its remote location.

Moreover, matters concerning the border between life and death were extremely secretive, and one thought that they could be concealed from the public, but one did not expect that the Abyss Cult would actually know about it.

How did the Abyss Cult know about the boundary between life and death in Liyue?

Apart from the people of the Wangsheng Hall, only the immortals of Liyue know such inside information. Ordinary people have no way of understanding it.

How could Zhongli know that Yuanshang not only lived for a long time, but was also a scholar who loved to study the secrets of various places. He had already known all the affairs of Liyue.

"Let's all calm down!"

Zhongli looked at the tense situation in front of him and felt overwhelmed.

"If there's anything, we can talk it out. There's no need to get to the point where everyone is doomed!"

However, his words did not have much effect. Yuanshang still stared at Alice and Rhinedot with hostility, and Alice showed no intention of backing down.

At this moment, a river of countless diamond-shaped spots of light suddenly fell from the sky, drooping from the void to the ground. Within the spots of light flowed broken images:

There were mountains that had collapsed during the Rock God War closing in reverse, there were sails from when Liyue Harbor was first built rolling back into the harbor, and the silhouette of Ying when she first saw the Wind God statue flickered repeatedly in the light spots.

Then, a figure slowly condensed at the end of the river of light. It was the ruler of time, "Istaru".

She appeared behind Zhongli, Ying and Paimon, blocking their retreat.

"Don't think you can leave so easily!"

Seeing Istaru's high-profile appearance, Rhinedot asked, "Istaru? Why are you here too? We didn't notify you."

Istaru turned to look at Reindorte with a hint of disdain in his eyes, and said in a cold voice: "You are too weak. You are dragging your feet in handling things."

"Why not just capture this traveler from the Star Sea, set a trap, and lure that fellow named Shao Yun into it? Why would we go through so much trouble?"

Ying listened to her openly talking about her plan to kidnap her and lure Shao Yun into her trap, and she felt that the world had gone crazy.

"As expected, you and Wendy are exactly the same! Both bastards!"

When Yuan Shang heard the ruler of time, "Istaru", talk about such a sinister plan without reservation, he cursed loudly: "You fart!"

"If you really have this ability and can calculate so many things, why didn't you foresee that we would be waiting for you here today? Stop pretending!"

Istaru disdains the Abyss Cult characters like Yuanshang.

Seeing that he dared to talk back, her eyes widened and she threatened, "Do you believe that I can accelerate your wear and tear, making you experience the erosion of a thousand years in an instant, and eventually turn you into a mindless monster?"

Yuan Shang was not afraid at all. He stared at Istaru's ankle, where she wore a golden anklet similar to the one worn by the Grass God.

He pointed at the anklet and sneered, "Come on if you dare!"

"Don't think I don't know. That anklet-like thing on your ankle is a restriction imposed on you by the order of heaven.

"It keeps you from playing with time as you please! Who do you think you can scare with your little tricks?"

Istaru was slightly stunned by Yuan Shang's series of words about his own limitations.

She really couldn't understand how a member of the Abyss Cult could know her secret.

She frowned and asked in an inquiring tone, "How did you learn all this?"

Seeing this, Yuan Shang immediately showed a smug look on his face, raised his chin slightly, and said proudly:

"I'm a scholar! I've read a lot, and all this will become clear to me naturally! There's no knowledge in this world that can't be contained in books."

Seeing that the other party already knew his trump card, Istaru knew that continuing to be tough would not gain him any benefit, so he had to restrain his edge a little, compromise, and try to bluff to scare the other party away.

"You're right. I really can't adjust the time in Teyvat at will."

"However, I can still use my authority on a small scale. If you have any sense, take your people and get out of here! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

However, Yuanshang didn't buy it at all.

He is a well-read man, and this bluffing trick cannot scare him.

"Now the God of Wind is dead! Without the Ruler of the Sky, your authority over time is useless! Stop pretending here!" Yuanshang mercilessly exposed Istaru's disguise.

Then, Yuan Shang, radiating the light of knowledge, looked at Istaru and said, "Haven't you heard of it?"

“In spacetime, every event has a light cone: inside the light cone are the areas with which you can potentially have causal connections, and outside the light cone are the areas where you can never influence or be influenced.”

"The light cone geometrically divides the 'future,' the 'past,' and the 'absolutely far away,' once again highlighting that space and time are an integrated causal network, rather than a simple superposition of 'space + time!'"

"Without the dimension of space, the 'causal order' of events loses its definition."

"Without spatial separation, there would be no 'light cone,' and thus no fundamental temporal concepts like 'cause and effect.'"

"According to the core equation of general relativity: G_{mn} = 8πG T_{mn} needs to be valid under the Lorentz number difference of (?,+,+,+)."

"Remove the spatial dimension, the symbolic structure collapses, and the equation loses its meaning!"

……

Yuan Shang's words immediately silenced everyone present.

Zhongli was stunned, Rhinedot's strange-colored pupils were full of thought, Alice opened her mouth but no sound came out, and even the aggressive Istaru froze in place.

Everyone can recognize those words that come out of Yuanshang's mouth individually, but once they are combined into a sentence, no one can understand them?

Ying blinked her eyes, her face full of confusion, just like when Shao Yun listened to Mona explain astrology, both looked like they were severely beaten by the knowledge.

They look like a couple...

"Yuan Shang, what are you talking about? What about light cone, Lorentz difference... I don't understand a word of it?" Ying asked puzzledly.

Yuanshang looked at everyone's confused expressions and wanted to explain the whole thing in detail.

But he also knew that now was not the time to start a lecture, so he waved his hand and changed the subject:

"Nothing, I just read a lot of books, and some of the theories are a bit off the beaten path."

When he said this, there was a hint of pride in his tone as if he was taking credit for it.

"However, if Your Highness is interested, I will explain it to you in a few days when I have recovered. I will make sure you understand it clearly."

"In short, the truth is, without the Rule of Space, the Rule of Time is just a facade! Her limited authority over time won't make any waves!"

When Ying heard this, she suddenly understood.

"Oh, I see..."

Yuan Shang was praised so much that his tail was almost up in the air. Although he didn't have a tail behind him, he put on a smug look and patted his chest and said:

"Of course! This is the benefit of reading more! So, don't be afraid of her, I'm here!"

Paimon nodded repeatedly as he listened, and whispered to Ying, "I didn't expect Yuan Shang to be so powerful. He knows so much..."

The moment Yuan Shang patted his chest and made the promise, Ying felt a lot more confident.

She straightened her back, looked at Zhongli beside her, and asked, "Zhongli! Now, which side do you choose?"

Zhongli looked down at the "Ring of Rainbow" in his hand, which was still pointed at Alice. The rock element on the gun flickered, silently telling his position.

"I have proved my position with practical actions!"

From the beginning to the end, the tip of his gun was never pointed at Ying. This is the clearest answer.

Istaru listened from the side, her expression becoming increasingly grim.

Yuan Shang not only pointed out her limitations, but also made the situation on the scene develop in a direction that was unfavorable to him.

She knew that this was no longer a problem she could solve on her own and she had to call for support.

"Calling 'Asmodai', where are you now?"

Istaru shouted into the void, "I need you to get to Wuwangpo in Liyue right now, immediately! The situation here is urgent!"

Seeing Istaru still trying to call for help, Yuanshang sneered and said sarcastically, "You're still thinking of calling for help? I'm telling you, it's useless! It's too late!"

Immediately afterwards, Yuanshang issued orders to the members of the Abyss Cult who had been on standby at the border of life and death in Liyue through the Abyss's unique communication lines.

"That Apostle of the Abyss who just joined our Abyss Cult, take your men and prepare to blow up Liyue's life and death boundary! Show them our Abyss Cult's signature move, 'mutual destruction'!"

……

Meanwhile, in Liyue, the border between life and death.

The wild Ice Abyss Apostle was staring at the peach tree in a daze when he suddenly heard an order from the Abyss.

It immediately perked up and responded, "No problem! I guarantee to complete the task!"

Then, the Ice Abyss Apostle, who had just joined the Abyss Cult, turned around and shouted to the other Abyss Cult members around him who were ready to go:

"Brother Yuanshang has given the order. Prepare to blow up Liyue's life and death boundary!"

"Those bastards dared to bully our princess. Today we will teach them a lesson and let them know how powerful we are!"

……