Chapter 100

"Deceiving the Heavenly Principles?"

Neuvillette did not understand what Furina was saying.

Fortunately, the other party did not beat around the bush and began to explain immediately.

"It's that prophecy."

"Everyone will be dissolved, and Fontaine will be submerged..."

"When the previous Hydro Archon, Egeria, entrusted this prophecy to me, I also thought such a matter was too tricky."

"She clearly knew that the scene in the prophecy would inevitably happen."

"As one of the Seven Sovereigns of the Mortal Realm, she also understood that the Heavenly Principles cannot be opposed."

Furina's Bai Xi and delicate face was Covered with a layer of sorrow; she placed her hands on her waist and shook her head with sighs.

"This is completely an unsolvable matter, don't you agree?"

Neuvillette did not interrupt Furina's speech.

Even if he did not understand the meaning behind it, Neuvillette knew that struggling against the Heavenly Principles was itself a very ridiculous thing.

"So, I dove into the sea alone and thought and thought..."

"I thought for a very long time, until bubbles began to rise from the clam shells beside me, before I came up with that single answer."

"Only by deceiving the Heavenly Principles can everyone be saved in the prophecy."

The words had been spoken to this point.

Furina wore a proud expression: "Oh, I am indeed a genius, and that is precisely why Egeria chose me as her successor."

"Ah? No."

Furina's expression paused, and she seemed to mutter a complaint: "Now that I mention it, she handed over the task of saving this nation, the duties of the Hydro Archon, and even the original sin of creating humanity, all in one go, to be inherited by me."

"Sigh..."

Her Bai Xi arms shrugged slightly.

Furina sighed: "There is no way; who could have known that I was once one of her many Pure Water Sprites?"

This time, Neuvillette seemed to understand something.

He asked: "So, you were originally one of the Pure Water Sprites she transformed into a human?"

Furina nodded.

"Yes, becoming a true human has always been my dream, even now."

"In my eyes, I long for human life; their emotions make me feel refreshed and happy."

"The very existence of humanity is a magnificent opera."

"After becoming a god, I separated my divinity from my body and spirit, leaving only myself, just like a human newly created."

"The one standing before you now is my divinity."

"And the human me, I named her Furina..."

When mentioning Furina, Furina smiled.

She smiled with such pride, such beauty.

As if touching that beautiful dream.

Her eyes were filled with longing.

"Furina has joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness; she is arrogant when she should be arrogant, and timid when she should be timid..."

"She becomes happy when eating sweets she likes, and suffers terribly when encountering troubles and worries."

"Similarly, she also possesses her own emotions..."

Furina squinted and smiled: "Oh my, as a human girl, those innocent emotions are truly unforgettable."

"She can be happy over a small matter, and toss and turn unable to sleep over a small matter."

"Moments full of happiness can also become infinitely painful accompanied by misunderstandings and separation."

"Furina, her strengths and weaknesses are things only humans possess."

"In my eyes and in my heart, she is the perfect human; she is exactly the same as a real human, the ideal version of myself."

"But for the plan to deceive the Heavenly Principles, I cursed her."

Neuvillette completely understood.

No wonder Furina, as a human, could live forever; the curse on her was originally Furina's doing.

It was to fulfill the final scene of the prophecy: the Hydro Archon weeping alone on the throne of the gods.

But...

"I invited Furina to act as the god being judged."

"Under my curse, my divinity remains, so Furina will never die, but she will also never enjoy the happiness a human should have."

"She will take the opera house as her stage, becoming the true heroine of the opera house, forever playing the role of a god to make the prophecy appear real."

Thinking of everything Furina had experienced.

Neuvillette shook his head in distress: "But, Furina is ultimately just a human, isn't she?"

"Even with a long lifespan, her mental strength is only at the human level."

"What immense pain and torture this is for her."

"Yes, although Furina is my human self, if there is another chance, I must apologize to myself properly."

Sadness flashed across Furina's face.

But very quickly, her state recovered again.

"I am not the kind of person who watches Furina suffer while secretly enjoying myself."

"During these five hundred years, I have been accumulating Hydro Energy."

"In fact, someone discovered this long ago; providing energy to Fontaine requires nowhere near this much Harmonic Mixed Energy."

"And the accumulated energy was merely prepared for today's execution."

"It will shatter the Divine Throne and return the authority of the gods to the Elemental Dragon Kings of this planet."

"The prologue of the prophecy has been realized; the portion of authority over water has been returned to you, and the energy of Teyvat has not undergone any massive change."

"I believe the Heavenly Principles, far up in the high heavens, should not be stirred by this."

Neuvillette's expression faltered slightly.

Is this truly the entirety of Furina's plan?

The great matter of saving the people of Fontaine has ultimately fallen upon him, the Hydro Long Wang.

Indeed, the fully realized dragon that he has become can reshape the people of Fontaine back into humans and absolve them of their crimes.

"So, over these five hundred years, you invited me to Fontaine just so I could form bonds with humanity and with this nation."

"But..."

Facing Furina's sacrifice and her impending death, Neuvillette wore a look of sorrow.

Furina, however, smiled with composure: "Oh, don't be so sad."

"I am still secretly pleased with myself for having deceived the Heavenly Principles."

"Although, it seems a slight accident occurred during the process."

"There was a cheerful young man five hundred years ago who was determined to become a navigator and adventurer to travel all of Teyvat, and he made my heart race with fear at the very last moment."

"The final scene was clearly Furina sitting alone on the judgment seat weeping, yet he insisted on staying by her side."

"Fortunately, it seems there was no major impact."

"But now, he has been watching me with predatory intent, eyeing the blade hanging over my head."

"I imagine he is constantly calculating in his mind at this very moment that once I finish speaking, he will shatter all of this with a dashing pose."

"In that case, I would not need to sacrifice my life."

A navigator and adventurer from five hundred years ago?

Neuvillette's pupils contracted sharply.

Following Furina's gaze, he slowly turned around, only to discover that the person standing behind him was none other than the my lord of the Fengdande Sect.

Su Bai.

Amber: "Klee, look, it's Mr. Su Bai."

Klee: "Hmm, Amber, I see him. It turns out Mr. Su Bai has been here all along."

Lisa: "Oh, Mr. Su Bai has arrived, and judging by his situation with Furina, the two of them indeed knew each other over five hundred years ago."

Paimon: "No wonder Mr. Su Bai asked Furina if she had forgotten the agreement between them; this boy's charm is too great."