I'm a male god in Liyue

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The next moment, a strange woman's voice rang in his mind.

"Who are you?"

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"and who are you?"

"How rude of you... barging in so abruptly and disturbing my rest, and then speaking like that..."

The woman's words sounded like she was blaming herself, but Xia Zhi didn't hear any dissatisfaction or annoyance in her voice. Instead, he heard a hint of curiosity and a sense of nostalgia for not seeing anyone for so long.

Xia Zhi stared at the tree trunk, lost in thought.

Dreams cannot exist out of thin air; they must have a maintainer.

In this dream, there is nothing but the Divine Cherry Tree and himself.

I am an outsider.

Therefore, the only thing that can sustain it is this magnificent cherry blossom tree.

From a purely rational perspective, it is indeed quite incredible that a tree can dream.

But considering that my cousin is also an incarnation of the World Tree and wields the power of dreams, it seems quite normal.

"You have a familiar scent on you..."

"Oh?"

"It's not just the scent of cherry blossoms, there's something unique... What's your relationship with the Tree King?"

"The Great Compassion Tree King?"

"Ah."

"She is my cousin."

"Nonsense, the Tree King has no cousin."

"We just recently got to know each other."

"?"

Xia Zhi looked at the tree trunk, his gaze suddenly becoming interesting.

"You actually know the Tree Queen, and it sounds like you're quite familiar with her. It seems you're not a consciousness generated by the Divine Cherry Tree. Otherwise, being trapped in this body and unable to move, you would at most only have heard of the Tree Queen's name."

"..."

"You are so familiar with the Tree Queen that you even remember her scent, which means you must have spent some time with her in a close relationship, and you are probably one of her friends."

"..."

"My cousin has very few female friends, and for some reason I've happened to catch a glimpse of them all. Let me guess: Marikata, the goddess of flowers? Egolia, the goddess of water? Baal, the god of thunder?"

"..."

Xia Zhi raised his head and looked at the empty sky in the dream, as if confirming something.

“I just felt a slight fluctuation in this dream. You are the maintainer of the dream, which means your mind just fluctuated slightly. And this happened precisely when I mentioned the name Baal, the God of Thunder. If you weren't intentionally trying to mislead me in this way, then it was probably some kind of subconscious reaction…”

"..."

"Perhaps it's because the name Baal has some special meaning for you, or perhaps you *are* Baal."

"..."

“I remember you said something before, that I disturbed your peaceful sleep. You said peaceful sleep, not sleep or deep sleep. I once heard Morax say that Balzeb seemed to have brought her sister’s consciousness back to Inazuma, and the Divine Cherry Tree was also in Inazuma. For the fallen Thor Bal, the cherry tree in his hometown was indeed a good place to rest.”

"..."

"So, you are the remnant soul of Thor, Baal?"

Xia Zhi looked at the divine cherry tree.

The woman's voice inside the cherry tree fell silent.

She probably didn't expect that her short sentence would reveal so much information.

After a while, she asked the same question she had asked at the beginning.

"who are you?"

"You didn't refute my guess, so does that mean you're admitting it?"

"who are you?"

"I am the Tree King's cousin."

"Those you've met recently?"

"Ah."

"So, you've seen the Tree King recently?"

"I've seen it."

"Is she... okay?"

"She's doing well. She eats well, sleeps well, and has even grown taller recently."

"?"

Xia Zhi pondered for a moment.

"Do you want to see her?"

"I...of course I want to."

"I see."

Xia Zhi nodded.

"I'll go and call my cousin. You stay here and don't move."

"what?"

Xia Zhi withdrew his hand from the tree trunk, leaving a mark in this dream.

Then, his figure gradually disappeared amidst the falling cherry blossoms.

Back in the real world, Xia Zhi sat up in bed.

Let's check the time; only a few minutes have passed.

The [Lucky Potion] effect is still active.

Xia Zhi lowered her head and looked at the soft pillow in her arms.

The dream I just had should be the special dream mentioned in the hidden effect of the [Dream Pillow].

That's strange.

They actually encountered a former Thor who had already fallen.

But there seems to be something wrong with her condition.

Because he didn't see a progress bar on the Divine Cherry Tree.

This has nothing to do with the dream, because the progress bar on Miss Yun Jin was actually something he saw in the dream.

This has nothing to do with the soul, because the progress bar on Miss Akabane was actually reached when he was in ghost form.

"Is she really Baal?"

Xia Zhi couldn't help but ponder.

"Or perhaps, the Divine Cherry Tree is not her incarnation..."

At this point, I started to miss the broken mirror.

However, with such a high level of luck, this shouldn't be a bad thing.

Xia Zhi got out of bed, straightened his slightly disheveled pajamas, and then cast a spatial teleportation spell to arrive at the door of his cousin's bedroom next door.

He reached out and gently knocked on the door.

Xia Ci's voice came from inside.

"Ying'er?"

"not me."

"cousin?"

"Is it convenient for me to come in now?"

"Yes, the door isn't locked."

Xia Zhi pushed open the door and went in, smelling the fragrance of spices in the air.

Xia Ci was sitting at the table, seemingly having just been fiddling with alchemical equipment to extract something.

She turned around and smiled, "Cousin, what brings you here?"

"I have something to ask you."