Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

At noon in the Rinhui San Port, many people gathered in the open space outside the town. Civilians surrounded the navy, and among them stood a tattered suit of armor supported by a steel frame.

That was the armor Hiroo Eijiro wore in his lifetime, two broken evil swords placed on either side of the armor. Two hundred years had passed, and although his body was gone, the armor and the swords still contained the countless sins of this man.

"Mo Yan, over here, over here!" Kailin squeezed into the crowd and shouted.

The four of them, together with Zhongli, Tianlang and Chiye, came to the front of the crowd. When they saw the broken armor again, the past experience was still fresh in their memory.

The people present cheered, cursed, and many threw stones and bricks at the armor. The crowd was really angry.

"Everyone's attitude towards the Sangyang people is really stressful." Kailin teased as she looked around.

Tianlang folded his arms and said, "Of course. Didn't I tell you before? Just pick any one of the things they did to us back then; every one of them is horrifying. It's a pity this guy's soul has entered the underworld and been cast into hell. Otherwise, everyone's spit would have drowned him."

"Then let's not do that," Kailin said. "You know what that creature's abilities are after it's resurrected. What if everyone becomes its nutrients? What will we do then?"

"Well, it seems so." Tianlang said with some understanding, "Look, it seems to have started!"

Everyone looked towards the stage again. At this moment, Luo Hao suddenly came to the stage, accompanied by Lei Ming, Lu Xi, Kami and Xuan Zimo, who was in charge of the police station before.

"Everyone please be quiet!" Kami shouted.

In an instant, the noise in the audience became much quieter, and then Lu Xi walked out of the queue.

"Everyone, I'm Lu Xi, the naval commander of Linhui Sangangwan Port. Not long ago, upon hearing news of the unrest in Sangyang, I led my troops out to sea to fight the enemy. Almost all the Sangyang people on the island perished at sea during this unrest. We also recovered the remains of Hiroo Eijiro, the leader of the Sangyang uprising 200 years ago. This was all thanks to the assistance of Miss Yuxiang, the Taoist priest from Laoshan, and Mr. Hualong and Miss Qianshang from the mercenary group."

At this point, Qian Shang, Jie Xiang, and Ouyang Hualong, three siblings, simultaneously walked out of the group on the stage. The three of them greeted the crowd, and then Lu Xi continued her speech:

"We all know that 200 years ago, the Sanyang people invaded our country, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of atrocities. Wherever they went, villages were reduced to ruins and the people were displaced. Hiroo Eijiro was the most cruel of them all, and his evil deeds are simply too numerous to list."

"Back then, they used our fellow humans' flesh and blood for biochemical experiments in order to devour us. Countless people suffered a fate worse than death because of their ambition. Even after a hundred years, these scenes are as vivid as the scars of yesterday."

"And the remains before you are the armor worn by Hiroo Eijiro in his lifetime. Those two broken swords brutally murdered countless of our compatriots. Though his body is gone, his crime remains locked within."

"Today, we stand here and look at his relics, not just to vent our hatred, but also to remember that history and prevent the same tragedy from happening again."

Lu Xi's voice was steady and powerful, echoing across the clearing. He waved his hand, and Hualong and Qianshang pushed the remains to the center of the clearing. Then, the surrounding soldiers gathered firewood and piled it around the remains until it was completely covered.

"I now declare the ghost-suppression ceremony officially begins!"

As soon as the words fell, Jiexiang quickly lit a torch with the talisman paper. As soon as Lu Xi finished speaking, Jiexiang threw the torch to the pile of firewood. The flames suddenly burned fiercely, and the fire spread rapidly, instantly engulfing the remains of Yufu Eijiro and the broken sword.

The people watched quietly, their eyes filled with seriousness and solemnity. They knew that this was a judgment for past sins and a comfort for their sacrificed compatriots.

As the flames burned, the armor and swords gradually became deformed and began to melt under the high temperature. Gradually, the flames gradually became smaller and smaller until they were completely extinguished, turning the pile of debris into ashes.

At this time, Lu Xi and Jie Xiang looked at each other, and then Jie Xiang quickly cast a spell to put the ashes into a small iron box. Then the soldier brought a stone tablet engraved with "Sangyang Evil Ghost".

Lu Xi took the slate with a solemn expression and said loudly, "These ashes carry the sins of Hiroo Eijiro, sins stemming from the invasion and atrocities committed by the Sanyang people. We must seal this sin forever in the Martyrs' Cemetery, let the heroic spirits of the martyrs suppress it forever, and let our descendants always remember this history."

Afterwards, under the gaze of the crowd, Lu Xi carried the small iron box containing the ashes and headed to the Martyrs' Cemetery with the soldiers. The people followed behind them spontaneously, and the procession was quiet and solemn.

Arriving at the Martyrs' Cemetery, they saw evergreen pines and cypresses, and numerous tombstones. In the center of the cemetery stood a specially constructed suppression platform. Lu Xi placed the small iron box in the center of the suppression platform, then placed the stone slab inscribed with "Sangyang Evil Ghost" heavily on top of the box.

At this moment, the sky seemed to sense this solemn moment. The sunlight shone through the clouds, forming bright rays of light and shadow on the stone slabs, as if the light of justice was sealing evil.

After a long moment, Lu Xi raised her head and said to everyone, "We must never forget the pain of the past. We must turn this memory into strength to protect our Linhui and ensure that this place will always be peaceful and prosperous."

Everyone nodded and slowly left the Martyrs' Cemetery with this belief. The sealed ashes of sin will be suppressed here forever, becoming a heavy footnote in history.

……

After leaving the cemetery, everyone's heavy hearts gradually relaxed.

Mo Yan took a deep breath and broke the silence: "I can't believe we could actually encounter such a scene."

Kailin nodded and said, "Yeah, since I came here, the atmosphere around me has been so oppressive that I can't breathe. I guess it will take a long time for me to recover from this feeling."

At this time, Chiye looked at Zhongli and asked, "Brother Zhongli, don't you have anything to say about this situation?"

"Yes, from the beginning of the ceremony until now, Mr. Zhongli seems to have said nothing. You are obviously not from this world, yet..."

Zhongli raised his head slightly, his gaze calm yet profound. "Although I come from another world, the line between evil and justice is clear in every world. What I saw today reminds me that my world once experienced a similar dark period, when foreign enemies invaded and countless lives were lost."

Everyone listened in silence as Zhongli continued, "However, hatred should not be a burden we carry forever, but a spur to move forward. We sealed the ashes of sin, but we must also carry on the heroic spirit of those who sacrificed."