Genshin Impact: I am the Great General of Liyue

It is difficult to record true history forever.

But we cannot refrain from recording history just because it is difficult.

Since historical records can be distorted through various means such as text, pictures, music, and video, how should we record history?

Even with modern computers, photos and videos saved using 0s and 1s can have subtle errors during transfer, causing subtle changes to a single pixel.

Even advanced artificial intelligence like Tongzi can have oversights.

Since these things can't record history well, we'll just have to keep it in our minds.

There are very few creatures with lifespans as long as gods. If there were a large and long-lived species, recording true history would become very simple.

As a traveler, Ying has seen countless worlds, and even without species that are both long-lived and abundant, she can still record true history.

The story of Teyvat is told to the inhabitants of other worlds, who in turn tell it to yet another world.

The story is passed from person to person, from world to world, and in countless worlds, there will be countless different Teyvats.

Of course, another world might mistakenly "record" Teyvat.

However, as long as there are enough "records", it is possible to piece together a real Teyvat from countless different Teyvats.

Zhongli made the request to "record" Teyvat, so Ying will naturally fulfill this responsibility.

Even if Ying is unwilling, the memories of the trip will not disappear, and Zhongli's request will still be fulfilled even if it is not made.

Zhongli and Ying gazed at each other for a moment, their hearts in perfect harmony, without making a formal pact. But they both knew that a new pact, or rather... agreement, had already formed in their hearts.

This agreement doesn't need to be spoken, nor does it need to be mentioned or thought about; it will still be fulfilled someday.

"Then, let's watch this sunset together."

With that, Zhongli turned around and walked forward with a sorrowful expression. He stood on a rock and began to admire the sea.

Gui Zhong smiled quietly and walked up as well, then crossed his legs and began to admire Zhong Li.

Seeing this, Ying also went over.

Zhongli crossed her arms in front of her chest, her ponytail swaying in the wind.

“Thousands of years ago, Liyue was in chaos, and I and the immortals cleansed the four directions.”

With his back to the crowd, Zhongli seemed to be lost in thought.

"The place where the Rock Spear suppressed all the demons and gods, Lonely Cloud Pavilion... After a thousand years, all that remains are the stories and legends of the people. Oser... you and I are enemies, not friends. But the opposition of the old era is just a memory of the old era."

Just as Zhongli was speaking affectionately, Guizhong suddenly patted his shoulder and took out a small bowl.

This bowl contains subtle dust energy; it is clearly a bowl made by Gui Zhong.

“Zhongli, this is something I recently found in my cave. It’s for eating. Now that I’m no longer the God of Dust, let my past self sink into the sea with this bowl.”

Seeing this, Zhongli nodded slightly. Then he used his divine power to throw the bowl into the sea.

The bowl that sank into the sea was naturally taken by Oser.

There are two reasons why Gui Zhong buried the bowl in the sea.

The first type is what Gui Zhong himself said: he wanted to separate himself from his past self, and from then on, he was just an ordinary mortal.

Doing this would allow Gui Zhong to make a more firm decision to descend to the mortal world. It would also give Gui Zhong and Zhong Li another reason to live together.

The second reason is to tell Osel something: "I don't care about the past. As long as you are willing to let go of the past, you can also become a part of Liyue."

Bowls symbolize completeness, harmony, wealth, etc.

Perhaps Oser didn't know these cultural meanings, but the residual dust on the bowl allowed it to know that this was a gift from Gui Zhong.

Some might ask: "Won't the dust power of the finality contained in the bowl be absorbed by Oser, thus enhancing its power?"

Of course it will be absorbed, but... such a small amount of power is completely useless to Gui Zhong himself.

For almost all demons, this amount of power is like metabolic waste, having no effect on them whatsoever.

Like the divine eyes of each element, these divine eyes appear to contain strong elemental power, but in reality, they are merely the metabolic products of the gods, neither worth discarding nor useful to keep.

Giving this bowl to Osel might help it heal its wounds, but it's completely insignificant!

If Oser recovers and returns one day, it doesn't matter. By then, humanity will likely be able to solve its own problems without the help of immortals.

After handing the bowl to Ausel, Zhongli turned his head slightly and said to Ying, "I want to stay here a little longer. I'm afraid there will be fewer and fewer opportunities to reminisce like this in the future."

Looking at the boundless sea with Zhongli, Ying reflected on the day's events and sighed.

"The 'Salt Demon God,' is rather pitiful..."

Hearing Ying's exclamation, Paimon nodded repeatedly in agreement, saying, "Yes... when we left the ruins, that statue posing as if it were lunging forward still gives me the creeps..."

After Ying and Paimon started the conversation, Zhongli naturally took over and they started chatting.

"In the era of the Demon God War, the standards for judging good and evil were different from those of today. Of course... now I also hope that she could have been born in a more gentle era."

Hearing Zhongli express this hope, Huiyuan's lips curled up slightly. "A more gentle era."

"Hehe, guess what contract I signed with Heuria when I was in the ruins?"

At this moment, Ying, Paimeng, Guizhong, and Zhongli all looked over, their eyes showing the same question.

Seeing this, Huiyuan didn't keep them in suspense and gave the answer.

“I used the same method as before to bring Heureia’s soul back. However, I didn’t resurrect her; I just sent her soul to be reincarnated. Of course, she wasn’t reincarnated in Teyvat; I sent her to another world, which is… my world.”

"your world?"

Hearing Huiyuan mention his world, Paimon asked curiously.

"Speaking of which, I've never heard Sister Lingling talk about her own world before. How did you send Heuria to be reincarnated? I'm very curious."

Seeing Paimon's curiosity, Huiyuan's lips curled up again.

"Want to know?"

"Uh-huh!"

"really?"

"Mmmmmmm!"

"Don't tell you!"

"what???"

After saying that, Huiyuan chuckled and slipped away.

Paimon, whose curiosity had been piqued, was furious and gave chase.