Genshin Impact: I wrote the plot into a novel to spoil the future

The readers couldn't help but nod. A cute young girl and a cool, aloof older sister—it was indeed a difficult choice. They had to ask the Emperor.

"He took away the bells to use for various ceremonies."

The moment the Emperor made his move, it was clear he was capable; he immediately confiscated the bell.

What should I do if my kids are arguing over toys? Give them a beating... I mean, just take the toys away.

Indeed, it's all good now. The readers are pleased to see the Emperor in the picture, dressed in a long robe, holding a bell in one hand, his posture upright, like a perfect clothes hanger.

There's no time to lose, so let's choose the Emperor.

"Since then, I've often seen them gathering in the mountains."

"Exploring elegant music, mechanical arts, and various aspects of human life."

The scene depicts a mountain path at sunset, with the warm sunlight and lush green grass serving as a backdrop for the two women.

The two women walked along the mountain path. Gui Zhong was a head shorter than Ge Chen, so she tilted her head back and stood on tiptoe to get close to him.

Even without seeing their faces, everyone could imagine the two laughing and joking; they truly were like fairies from the mountains.

Readers couldn't help but smile, their faces beaming with affection. It was truly delightful.

As expected, Qiu Cheng, if you wanted to, you could still draw a scene like this! That's great!

Just as I was feeling touched by this heartwarming scene, I turned the page again and saw a stone statue with cracks appearing on its cheeks.

The crack on her cheek was right below her eye, making it hard to tell whether it was a crack or a tear stain.

*Thump thump thump!* Readers had a bad feeling. Qiu Cheng, are you going to reveal your true nature again? I think I can already see the 'handle'.

Readers were right again; the scene zoomed out, revealing the final fate of turning into a stone statue.

The atmosphere in Lin Qiu's home also became somewhat somber, a scene that inevitably made people feel heavy-hearted.

Gui looked left and right, wanting to say something to liven things up, but felt that if he spoke up, it might have the opposite effect.

"Later, the demons and gods clashed, and the battle raged on Guili Plain. Gui was ultimately no match for the invaders and perished in the battle."

"When this immortal and Ge Chen arrived, amidst the ruins... only the remains of my old friend remained."

Gui Zhong is already dead.

Just like Ying, they were also a step too slow, just one step too slow.

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Character Voice Lines - Zhongli: The Story of Returning to the End

"Young Lin's stories are still so well-written that even the gods couldn't help but be moved."

Chapter 345 Cheerful Introvert

What would have been Gui's greatest regret at the time of his death? Would it have been the inability to discuss mechanisms and music with his old friends?

Or will we never witness the brilliance of human wisdom, that civilization that will ultimately be incomparably splendid?

Or perhaps, it's simply because they can no longer discuss what to have for dinner with their old friends.

We don't know what her regrets were, but readers felt deeply saddened when they saw this scene.

The Mondstadt people are silent, the Liyue people are in tears, and the Inazuma people are also suffering. It's hard not to empathize with this story.

Especially Funina and Navia, both of whom are very emotional, have already started shedding small pearls.

Fu Ningna grabbed Lin Qiu's sleeve without any hesitation to wipe her tears. "Who told you to write this story? It's made my ahoge (antenna-like hair) droop."

Wiping away her tears, she continued reading. As she turned the page, the scene zoomed out again, this time showing Zhongli and Gechen's backs, with Liuyun and Xiaoyue on the left and right sides of the screen.

In the distance of the scene, five Yakshas stand atop a stone pillar, forming an array to seal the power unleashed by Gui Zhong at the moment of his death.

The Emperor changed back into his divine attire, his hair still radiating light. Like Ge Chen, only his back was visible in the scene, his expression unseen, yet a profound sense of desolation was palpable.

The sun's rays seemed to be the same as those of the sunset, but this time its light no longer gave people a feeling of warmth.

The girl who used to stand with her feet up and look at him was gone. Ge Chen looked up at the dust and sand in the seal.

Now, it's my turn to look up at you.

This golden seal, whose location is unknown, is the final 'tomb'.

Thousands of miles of graves, nowhere to be bleak.

At this point, the readers were no longer in the mood for jokes and had to grit their teeth to control their emotions.

Qiu Cheng, Qiu Cheng, it's almost Chinese New Year! And this is what you show us for the New Year?

"Subsequently, at the request of Songchenlang City, Emperor Yan Wang entrusted the Cleansing Bell to her for safekeeping."

Upon seeing this sentence, readers can't help but recall what Grandma Ping said when they asked her for the Dust-Cleansing Bell.

She said, 'I loved to look pretty when I was young.'

Now I realize that if she really cared about her appearance, she wouldn't have ended up looking like this.

"Following the wishes of my old friend, I have slightly modified her 'Return to the End' path as a way of remembering her..."

Her "slight improvements" are still quite good; she changed the single shot to a semi-automatic one.

"The lanterns rise and fall many times, people gather and disperse."

The scene shows countless lanterns flying in the sky, shining brightly against the night sky, as if the stars in the sky had risen from the ground into the air.

Ge Chen closed her eyes and played the zither, just like when she appeared in the very first scene.

The playful girl who used to be by her side was gone, leaving only a crane.

The main subjects of the picture are two people, Ge Chen and Liu Yun. The two occupy the left and right sides of the picture, leaving an empty space in the middle. The empty space is filled with lanterns, like a bridge connecting to the distance.

The two moved quietly, which seemed even more so under the cover of night. The atmosphere was one of searching and searching, cold and desolate, sad and miserable.

But in stark contrast to the two characters, the background of the scene is filled with countless lanterns, creating a vibrant atmosphere where the people of Liyue entrust their beautiful aspirations to the lanterns and release their dreams into the sky.

The light of the lantern was so bright that it made Ge Chenlangshi Zhenjun, who had his back to the lantern, appear even more desolate.

[True Lord Liuyun: "What are you looking at? Guili Plain?"]

The camera focuses on Ge Chen's profile, her beauty breathtaking, her gaze fixed on the distant mountains.

The mountain peaks were cold, but now, illuminated by the lanterns, they felt warmer.

[Ge Chenlang City True Lord: "Looking at this landscape."]

She placed her weapons and the Cleansing Bell in the room, then went down the mountain.

"When a person dies, it's like a lamp going out; even immortals are extinguished."

It was still sunset, still a mountain road, but this time, the person beside me was gone.

The joy of going up the mountain turned into silence as we descended.

The sunlight that was shining on my face seemed a little too dazzling when it shone on my back.

"Perhaps one day, we will all settle down."

Ge Chen looked back at the high mountain. This mountain path was the one she and Gui Zhong had walked together. The mountain was still the mountain, and the sun was still the same sun, but the person was no longer there.

Looking back this time, she couldn't see the girl who used to laugh with her legs up.

A single glance can last a lifetime; the scene shifts, and Ge Chen has become Granny Ping.

"Return to the mortal world."

The final scene shows Grandma Ping's back; her figure is hunched over, a far cry from her former beauty.

The readers were already heartbroken. There wasn't a particularly intense emotional impact, but this subtle yet lingering emotion washed over everyone.

This gentle, lingering feeling, like a light drizzle, brings a sense of tranquility that can make one feel melancholic.

The departure of a loved one is not a torrential rain, but a long, gentle drizzle in this lifetime.

[Liu Yun sighed: "I am by nature indifferent, reserved in my emotions, and dislike socializing. My connection with Gui Zhong began with our discussions on mechanical arts."]

"I'm not like Ge Chenlangshi. She's spirited yet meticulous, eloquent, and her friendship with Gui Zhong is only stronger than mine..."

Zhongli shook his head inwardly. This friendship was not about who was more important or less important. When faced with the pain of losing an old friend, one should not compare who was more heartbroken.

It's clear that Liu Yun isn't very good at socializing. In her opinion, she doesn't communicate with Gui Zhong as much as Ge Chen, so her feelings for Gui Zhong are not as strong as for Ge Chen. Obviously, this comparison is not fair.

Coincidentally, among the people present was Paimon, who had a similar emotional intelligence to her.

Paimon: "But I see you have a lot of friends and you're quite the chatterbox..."

Paimon genuinely felt that way because she wasn't very emotionally intelligent either. Seeing that Liu Yun talked a lot, she thought Liu Yun was very good at chatting.

[Liu Yun: "Not showing timidity in front of others doesn't mean this immortal enjoys making friends! This is called an outgoing introvert."]

Readers understand, it's just that she's stubborn and unwilling to admit defeat, a proud and arrogant bird with a strong competitive spirit.

However, people generally agree that there are times when someone is outgoing but introverted, and they do force themselves to do something because they don't want others to see that they are not good at it.

But ultimately, it all comes down to Liu Yun's strong competitive spirit. She doesn't want others to see that she has things she's not good at, and the more she's not good at something, the more she wants to do it.

The story also reveals that the immortals already knew about the Emperor's faked death, but they were just cooperating with him.

[Liu Yun said, "Back then, when we heard that someone named 'Zhongli' wanted to borrow the bell in Gechenlang City, we immediately guessed that the person was the Emperor, and that we had already made a significant decision."]

"Over the years, there are some things we both know."

Putting everything else aside, these immortals are all seasoned actors when they put on a show.

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Character Voice Lines - Finale: About Ge Chen Growing Old

"She looked exactly the same as she did when I woke up... I know it was so that I wouldn't feel like a stranger."

Chapter 346 Is there any magic that can create a flower field?

Although the immortals at that time had not yet been appeared in a dream by the Emperor and did not know that Zhongli was the Emperor, they already knew that the Emperor was not dead.

Otherwise, given Liu Yun's impatient nature, she would have gone to cause trouble for Qi Xing herself.

Liu Yun continued telling the story of what happened after Ge Chen passed away. After Gui Zhong's death, Ge Chen played the zither to reminisce, and the sound of the Di Chen Bell unexpectedly matched, and the two composed a song together.

That was the song that Ge Chen was most satisfied with, and it was also the song that Ge Chen only played once.

Perhaps the ancestor of that Fontaine was rescued when Ge Chen accidentally fell into the water while playing the zither.

Ge Chen's personality is similar to Gui Zhong's; he also enjoys lively gatherings, wine, and singing.

But after she returned home, she preferred to sit alone in the mountains, playing her zither for the birds in the clouds, until she composed the song "Two People Working Together" before she put down her zither and went down the mountain.

Liu Yun was also curious: why was such a satisfying melody only played once?

[Ge Chen said, "The strings of the zither are not broken, but the soulmate is gone. Liu Yun, tell me, to whom should this melody be sung now?"]

Liu Yun: Am I even human? Am I even human?

Oh, no, she had already turned into a bird.

Well, putting aside these jokes, readers only realized after reading this passage that the bird seemed to have said something about 'the main point' in that long paragraph.

What's the main point? Of course, it's the reason that led to this event in the first place: Dvorak's ancestor!

Dvorak's ancestor was saved by Granny Ping! She glossed over this important point.

Well, nobody cares about the story of Dvorak's ancestors anymore.

The story of Gui Zhong and Ge Chen is indeed quite impactful. It's not the kind of story that makes you cry immediately, but rather the kind that leaves you with a lingering sense of unease.

I'm afraid that if I recall this incident in the future, I will still feel sad.

Gan Yu also sighed, "Although I had met Gui Zhong a few times, I didn't know there was such a past between us..."

Liu Yun sighed, "If you hadn't been searching for that immortal, these past events would probably have been sealed away in the dust."

"Traveler, now that you know the fairy who saved people is none other than True Lord Ge Chenlang City, do you intend to mention this to her?"

Liu Yun hesitated, as she didn't want to bring up these past events with Ge Chen again.