Li Sinan surveyed the Firm Amber in his hand, trying to recall the past.
"Brother knows I like stones, he often gives me some gems."
"Like these beautiful gems... Brother gave me so, so many."
As he reminisced about his past with his brother, Li Sinan couldn't help but smile.
"And I would carefully collect the gems my brother gave me; over time, I accumulated a lot of them."
"I even specifically used the gems my brother gave me to decorate our home."
"With the gems as decoration, our home became so, so beautiful, it was truly beautiful."
When mentioning his home, the smile on Li Sinan's face grew wider, and his large eyes were filled with the light of happiness.
As if afraid Makoto and Morax wouldn't believe him, Li Sinan quickly added, "Big brothers, I haven't exaggerated like a storyteller, you know."
"I'll invite you to our home to play then, and you'll see for yourselves!"
Li Sinan was full of excitement and nervousness.
After all, this was his first time inviting friends to his home to play.
More importantly, Li Sinan wanted to prove that he wasn't boasting.
He was already eager to show his friends the gems his brother had given him.
However, Li Sinan seemed to suddenly remember something.
His cheerful, joyful voice came to an abrupt halt, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
It was replaced by an indescribable sense of desolation and sadness.
"I'm sorry, big brothers, I can't take you to my home to see the gems anymore."
"Because, because I remembered..."
"I don't have a home anymore... I have nothing left."
As he said this, Li Sinan's voice was choked with tears, and his eyes welled up.
It was clear that Li Sinan was trying hard to control his emotions, to keep himself from crying.
"After my brother and I finished building the house, a group of people destroyed my home."
"They rushed into my home with shovels and hoes, smashing and taking anything they saw."
"I could only watch helplessly as my home became a mess, and most importantly, they stole all the gems my brother had given me."
"I don't know why they did that, I never provoked them at all."
"My brother and I worked so hard to build a house for them to live in, why did they still treat me like this?"
As Li Sinan spoke, tears began to fall, pitter-patter.
Sadness swept over him like a tide, overwhelming him.
He felt so wronged.
He hadn't done anything wrong, so why was he subjected to such injustice and bullying?
For a moment, Makoto remained silent.
Originally, he had many confusions about Li Sinan in his heart.
But as he listened to Li Sinan continuously recount the past,
He had understood everything.
Within this child, there existed another personality.
Azhdaha's benevolent thought.
The so-called search for his brother was actually a search for Morax.
Because, in a sense, Azhdaha and Morax were brothers who had gone through life and death together.
If this was true, then everything made sense.
Li Sinan said he liked minerals and could remember past events when he saw them.
And Azhdaha was originally a peculiar stone, living by absorbing the power of the ley lines.
Li Sinan said his brother healed his eyes, referring to Morax bestowing eyes upon Azhdaha, allowing him to see the light.
The so-called leaving home was Morax bringing Azhdaha from underground to the surface.
Building a house was establishing a new Liyue.
And a group of people rushing into his home and causing widespread destruction should refer to the Liyue people excessively excavating The Chasm.
After all, for Azhdaha, the underground was his home.
Everything, absolutely everything, could be matched up.
The child in front of him was a trace of Azhdaha's benevolent thought!
If it had developed according to the original timeline,
Azhdaha's benevolent thought should have attached itself to a young man named Kunyun.
But now, with the explosion in The Chasm, the actions of the Fatui, and other events creating a butterfly effect, the seal was loosened prematurely.
Azhdaha's benevolent thought detected the problem, which is why it attached itself to Li Sinan.
At this moment, Makoto noticed Morax was silent beside him.
Evidently, Morax also realized that the Li Sinan in front of him was his old friend.
Makoto looked at Li Sinan and asked softly, "What happened next?"
Li Sinan squatted on the ground, hugging his legs, and thought for a long time.
Finally, he shook his head and said with regret, "Sorry, I can't remember what happened later."
"I only remember sleeping for a very, very long time, and in my dream, my brother and I fought."
"I didn't want to do that... but I couldn't control my body."
"I tried very hard and finally regained control of my body, and asked my brother to end that battle."
Li Sinan paused, then continued, "When I woke up again, those people were gone, and my brother was nowhere to be found."
"Then I came to the docks and met you two."
"But even so, I still can't recall what exactly happened back then."
Li Sinan was a bit annoyed when he talked about this.
Why was he missing the most important memory?
No matter how hard he tried to remember, it was ultimately futile.
His mind was just a blank, with no memory of that time.
At this moment, a wisp of black smoke streaked across the sky.
The black smoke dispersed and transformed into a small girl, appearing in front of the three.
The little girl looked clean and fair, dressed simply, likely a child from a nearby mountain village.
But faint wisps of black energy emanated from her body, like karma, or accumulated resentment over time.
When Makoto saw the girl, he immediately realized that this little girl was also possessed by Azhdaha.
Only, it was Azhdaha's malevolent thought.
All things in the world have a division of yin and yang; good corresponds to evil, and black corresponds to white.
Li Sinan and the little girl were both Azhdaha, but they represented different stances.
At this moment,
The girl looked at Li Sinan, then sneered and said, "Do you want to know what happened then? I will tell you now."
"At that time, that group of people rushed into your home and caused widespread destruction. You wanted to protect your home, wanted to protect the gems your brother gave you."
"You tried to drive those people out of your home, but they still went their own way, continuing to hollow out your home."
"You tried hard to lift your head, wanting to see their faces clearly, but found you couldn't."
"They stood on the moral high ground, in the sunlight."
The girl paused, her gaze shifting to Morax, and her voice dropped several octaves, becoming very cold.
"And it was at that time that your so-called brother arrived at home in time."
"When you saw your brother appear, you were overjoyed."
"Because you thought your brother was so powerful, he would surely uphold justice for you."
The girl laughed silently, her smile desolate and mocking, and the hatred in her eyes grew even stronger.
"But... the scene you imagined didn't appear."
"Brother didn't uphold justice for you; instead, he helped those bad people teach you a lesson, even striking you."
"When brother hit you, your skin hurt, but what hurt more was your heart; that pain was gut-wrenching."
"Because you once relied on your brother and walked together; you were clearly the best companions."
"You couldn't believe that brother would hit you, would help those bad people hit you, but you clearly didn't do anything wrong!"
"Your so-called brother never considered your feelings, yet you treated him as the most important person in the world."
"Isn't this... ridiculous?"
The girl's face was full of playful mockery.
"Don't doubt my words, because I am you."
"We are one... Azhdaha!"
Immediately after, the girl looked up at Morax: "Morax, it's time... to settle everything!"
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