Genshin Impact: I am the Great General of Liyue

"...Because of fear, I always strive to become smarter. I understand that..."

Gui Zhong's voice gradually weakened, but she looked at the stone man in front of her.

"...So I thought, since the gap in strength between us is too great, let's use technology and wisdom. If we had both your strength and my intellect...this city would be amazing."

Seeing that the stone man's expression remained unchanged, Gui Zhong stroked his hand and slowly lowered himself down, then struggled to his feet.

"What are you going to do?"

Morax was very puzzled. Why would Gui Zhong, who was clearly seriously injured, stand up again?

Gui did not answer. She used the last bit of her divine power to rescue the people trapped in the ruins.

The divine power completely dissipated. He looked back at the stone figure that stood motionless, staring at him, and finally smiled somewhat forlornly before slowly turning into incredibly fine dust.

"It seems I still can't walk this path with you. Let's forget about that lock."

Morax's pupils dilated, his fists clenched, and his mind raced with thoughts.

He recalled the scene when he first met the girl.

Amidst a cluster of glass lilies, light shines down, and a girl radiating azure light presents the item in her hand.

"This is the token of our covenant, and also my challenge to you. All my wisdom is hidden within this stone lock. If you can unlock it—"

Her body turned to dust in her final moments, and she embraced herself as if regretting something.

Amidst a cluster of glass lilies, light pierces through the dark clouds, revealing a girl embracing herself with a dim glow.

Seeing this scene before him, the stone man could no longer remain calm and shed a tear.

Thunder rumbled, and a torrential downpour began. The stone man's tears were drowned out by the sudden rain.

He leaped into the air, looking down at the demon god in the sea.

His pupils emitted golden light, revealing an aura of boundless killing intent.

His heart was breaking when he realized that the girl actually loved him.

She loved every weak creature unconditionally, even the god Morax, who was easily saddened beneath his hard exterior.

Morax reached out and summoned the trembling Rainbow Spear, which flew towards him.

The trembling spear, as if possessing a spirit, trembled continuously along with Morax, who was filled with grief and indignation.

The weapon resonated with it, the air became oppressive under its power, and the mountains emitted a sound like the weeping of ghosts and gods under its resonance.

Morax revealed his true form, and his spear, Piercing Rainbow, grew to a massive size.

Seeing that things were going badly, Oser tried to escape, but it was too late.

The spear, imbued with supreme killing intent, along with Morax's anger and sorrow, pierced through the clouds, ignoring the torrential rain, and like divine punishment descending upon the world, pierced through Oser's body.

"Heaven—moves—all—phenomena—!"

In an instant, the earth shook and the world fell silent.

Such power instantly changed the color of the entire sky in Teyvat, and it took several minutes for the sky to return to normal.

The rain and clouds in the sky were instantly scattered thousands of miles away by this divine strike.

At the same time, the Yaksha clan arrived and saw that the remains of the god in the ruins were radiating the power of a demon god, turning everything around them into dust. They reacted quickly and immediately suppressed this divine power.

Morax landed, silently watching the Yakshas seal away the remains of Guizhong.

Seeing such a commotion, Liu Yun Jie Feng and Ge Chen Lang Shi Zhen Jun dared to arrive, but all they could do was look up to the sky and howl, lamenting the injustice of the world.

...

After turning off Eagle Eye mode, Huiyuan looked at the Dust-Cleansing Bell emitting a faint light in her hand, fighting back tears, and asked the system.

"Have you captured the soul that has returned to its final resting place?"

"Capture complete. Do you wish to return?"

"Yes."

Once again traversing the river of time, the system quickly located the original timeline and completed the time travel.

The return journey was downstream, without the pain of being pierced through the body by countless timelines.

Seeing the familiar ruins nearby, Huiyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Inside the ruins, Grandma Ping kept praying in her heart until she saw Huiyuan suddenly appear radiating light, at which point she sat up.

Grandma Ping and Huiyuan looked at each other.

"Are you ready?"

After Huiyuan asked this question, Grandma Ping nodded silently.

This question was not only directed at Grandma Ping, but also at the system. Almost at the same time that Grandma Ping nodded, the system gave its answer.

"Shielding external perception... Complete. Calculating probabilities... Complete. Switching stellar-class fuel... Complete. Subspace power limiter ready... Host, please confirm mission execution. Resurrect and return to the end? If you select Yes, the system will temporarily take control of your body."

Huiyuan closed her eyes and answered without hesitation, "Let's begin."

The next second, when Huiyuan opened her eyes again, the color of her pupils had changed from bluish-green to a technologically advanced blue.

With both feet off the ground, the dust-cleaning bell also floated in the air.

As the Cleansing Bell shook, countless magic arrays appeared, enveloping Gui Zhong's remains. At the same time, a small point of light floated out from the Cleansing Bell and entered Gui Zhong's remains.

Huiyuan reached out and channeled energy into the remains. This energy was not elemental force, but a special energy from the system world. This energy was extremely versatile and infinitely renewable.

Huiyuan created several clones, each of which, like the original, channeled energy into the remains.

The remains, which had turned to dust, gradually regained their color, and Grandma Ping was stunned in disbelief.

The remains—or rather, the final resting place—slowly opened her eyes and surveyed her surroundings.

"Where am I? How did I get resurrected?"

When she looked at Grandma Ping, she had a puzzled expression on her face.

"Ge Chenlang City True Lord? How come you've turned into an old lady? Haha, you're quite pretty."

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Grandma Ping burst into tears and jumped up to hug the person.

"Two thousand years have passed... I miss you so much, until the end..."

The voice of Ge Chenlang City True Lord gradually became younger, and his appearance returned to its ethereal and otherworldly state.

Since Gui Zhong left, Ge Chenlang City True Lord has been wandering the mortal world under the pseudonym Granny Ping, and has never played any musical instruments again.

It wasn't because she was too old to play anymore, but simply because she was missing the most important chord by her side, a listener named Gui Zhong.

Gui Zhong was a little at a loss; this was the first time someone had hugged her so tightly.

"What happened in Gechenlang City?"

Hearing Gui Zhong's voice, Ge Chenlangshi Zhenjun hugged him even tighter, as if afraid of losing him again, and tightened his grip more and more.

At the same time, Huiyuan, or rather the system that controls Huiyuan, interrupted the two of them at an inopportune moment.

"Alright, alright, there's still one person here."