Genshin Impact is a big stage, come if you dare

"General! We finally found you." A pair of magistrates and the shadow reported something.

After a while, the figure came over and said goodbye to the traveler team apologetically, "It's rare that you invited me out, but something unexpected happened. I'll go deal with it quickly."

Seeing Ying's serious expression, Sora raised his guard, "What happened? Can we help?"

Ying hesitated for a moment and told the truth, "The officials reported that many beast hounds appeared and destroyed the roots of the sacred cherry tree."

The sacred cherry tree might really be related to her sister, so she has to deal with it personally.

The Baichen Ring floating behind Su made a ringing sound.

"Don't worry, Hanasari," Su said, knowing how important the sacred cherry tree was to Hanasari, "Let's go help too!"

A group of people rushed towards the nearest sacred cherry tree roots.

Paimon asked as he flew, "Beast Realm Hound, does this kind of monster require General Thunder to personally take action? Is it a particularly powerful monster?"

So far, Kong is the only one in the traveler group who has seen this kind of monster. "It's a bit tough, but not particularly strong. Maybe it's because there are so many of them." It is indeed dangerous if they gather in groups.

Ying explained, "The sacred cherry tree means a lot to me, and I must ensure its safety. As for the beast hounds, the terrifying thing about these monsters is not just themselves."

"Five hundred years ago, Inazuma experienced a great disaster. The land was shrouded in a dark fog, and monsters were rampant... This disaster claimed the lives of countless people, and the homes that people had worked so hard to build were almost destroyed."

"The monsters have committed many atrocities on the land of Inazuma. The Beast Realm Hounds have always been the vanguard of the monsters. Their duty is to use their sharp claws to tear open the space channel and summon more powerful beasts."

Monster tide!

The Traveler Team's vigilance against the Beast Hounds increased three levels.

There were indeed wolf-like monsters gnawing at the roots of the sacred cherry tree. When the beast hounds found a living creature approaching, they immediately pounced on it.

Faster than them was Shadow's naginata, which cut through space with lightning that simultaneously cut off their lives.

There is no need for Kong and Su to fight hard, and there is no need for Paimon to worry anxiously. Ying can handle it all with just one sword!

Paimon smiled, "I feel safe when I'm with Ying!" How cool! This is the sense of security and superiority of traveling with a super strong person!

The tree roots were broken and a lot of juice dripped onto the ground. A white mist filled the air and a blindfolded old man suddenly appeared.

Paimeng's face changed and he quickly hid behind Su, "Why is he, he, he, translucent?" It can't be a ghost!

"You are..." Ying recognized the old man, "Gushan, long time no see."

The blindfolded old man twitched his ears, "Is it General? Didn't you go to a distant battlefield? Why did you come back suddenly?"

"The war... is over." Ying seemed to understand something. After explaining it to the old man, he introduced him to the team of travelers.

"This is Furuyama, the tea maker appointed by General Raiden. Furuyama is blind, but he has a taste for tea that is far superior to that of ordinary people. The tea he brews is one of the best in Inazuma."

"You are too kind. I am just so familiar with the general because I am always by his side." Gu Shan bowed to Ying and thanked him. He turned to the traveler team with a look of relief and regret. "Are these the general's new friends? Under the current circumstances, I am afraid I cannot serve you decent refreshments. I am really sorry."

Paimon was no longer afraid of this friendly old man. "It's okay, it's okay. You're welcome."

The blind old man has a strange sense of perception.

"The general always said, 'Everything beautiful will change and disappear with the passage of time. So we must enjoy life while it lasts and leave no regrets. '" Gu Shan said goodbye to his master with a smile, "I am lucky to see the general again before the last moment. It's a pity that I can't make a pot of tea for you again."

Paimon: "He disappeared..."

Ying nodded: "Perhaps the damage to the sacred cherry tree caused the power of the nearby earth veins to be temporarily disrupted, and the memories were briefly restored. But when the memories were reintegrated into the earth veins, the phantoms of the past dissipated. It is an extremely rare fate to be able to meet him again like this."

Paimon still has questions: "What he just said, what the general said, doesn't sound like what the Shadow Club would say or what the general would say?"

Ying confirmed Paimon's guess: "I rarely have the opportunity to drink tea. I spend almost all my free time practicing martial arts. Most of the time, Gu Shan is making tea for the former Thunder God, my sister, Raiden Shin."

"He may have been aware of the two generals, but he has always acted as if he was completely unaware. What he just said is the philosophy and view of reality that he has always adhered to."

Paimon suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. It's really different from what you thought."

Ying: "This is the most important difference between us. In her eyes, the most valuable thing in life is [dreams] - that is, life's yearning for a better future."

Ying looked up at the pink cloud-like thunder cherry tree above him, "When the flowers fade, new flowers will bloom. When the tree withers, the young buds will break through the ground again. In Zhen's view, the beauty that flows forward forever is eternity."

But the eternity she wanted before was to stop time and not continue to lose.

"She dreamed of a dynamic eternity, while I was looking for a static eternity. Now it seems that she was right and I was wrong.

She shouldn't dwell on what she's lost.