Chapter 1034 Shadow, challenge time, fate, and death

In front of Ying and Paimon.

The soldier looked terrified.

He told this to the people who were surprised that they didn't know that Inazuma had been shrouded in black.

"There are wild beasts everywhere, and even more terrifying monsters! They have no emotions at all, and will only devour everything crazily... All the evidence of our human existence will be devoured by them..."

His eyes revealed despair.

Jiang Yi observed their shapes and the blood of the sacred cherry tree.

The heart, consciousness and dream power tremble slightly.

Paimon pointed to the left and right: "There's nothing around here!"

The soldier interrupted, his eyes unfocused due to nervousness.

"It's not time yet, but they will definitely come back, come back... Go! Go! There's no time!" He urged in a hurried voice, extremely anxious and fearful.

The soldier trembled and said, "Now that the general is missing, and Master Kitsaigong is also missing, we can only rely on ourselves."

The courage in my heart rose up again, and I forced myself to remain calm, turning it into a fearless light and determination to fight.

The soldier lowered his head, his voice hoarse and tired.

"I don't know how long we can hold on, but...if we give up hope, we will really have nothing."

Paimon and Ying opened their mouths, and the suffocating sadness and despair came through in their words.

Until a sound like the light of heaven tore all of this apart, just like tearing apart the darkness.

I don't know when Ying had come to the side, with a reassuring temperament and strength: "Don't panic, I'm here."

A faint voice was heard, causing the soldier to raise his head again and rub his eyes in disbelief.

The voice was excited.

"General?!"

"you are back!"

"Please, please help us... please save Inazuma!"

The injured people who were still able to move all raised their heads and looked at the back of the powerful god.

"Without your supreme lightning, there is no way to dispel this darkness. If this continues, the entire Inazuma will become food for wild beasts!" The soldiers prayed and shouted.

Paimon scratched his head, looking at this sad soldier who spoke strange words.

Ying said in a gentle voice: "Calm down, the war is over."

The soldier was stunned and surprised by the general's words.

"End? What are you talking about, General..."

His trust in the general made it even more difficult for him to accept these words.

Ying looked around, seeing purple thunder cherry trees, green bushes, grassy hillsides, and the ocean breeze in the distance.

"Look around. The grass is green, the weather is calm, and it's just like the peaceful Inazuma you remember. There are no monsters, and nothing that could threaten your life." Her voice was soothing.

The soldiers looked around together.

Even more confused.

The scenery can’t be faked, but…

"But why? They were all nearby just now... I just saw my comrades' bodies being torn into pieces..."

The nightmarish scene is still echoing in my mind. The blood and internal organs flowing from the comrades’ bodies are still reflected in my eyes. The pale bones and lifeless faces, the beastly mouths that devour everything, the fangs that tear everything apart… How could it be fake?

"I can testify that everything is fine now." Jiang Yi said, "Look at me and these two. Do we look like we are in danger?"

He smiled and pointed at Ying and Paimon.

The soldiers looked at the man in white with an inexplicably extraordinary temperament, who seemed to be leisurely and relaxed on a picnic.

"That's right! That's right!" Paimon responded.

"I understand, General... Did you save Inazuma?" After the soldier was in a trance, he showed a relaxed smile, "It is indeed the right choice to believe in the General. As long as the General is still alive, Inazuma will live forever..."

He kept thanking her, and his body became more and more illusory.

Then, it gradually disappeared in the mist and light spots.

"The memories remaining in the land..." Jiang Yi closed his eyes. In Teyvat, elements and spirit are inseparable. Elements have emotions, elements record information, and even memories.

Are human soul, body, and consciousness all pieces of information?

Then the concepts of history, time, life and death...are more ingenious.

"Disappeared!" said Ying and Paimon.

Ying looked at the roots of the sacred cherry tree, and the blue energy juice flowing out of it dimmed slightly.

"The Sacred Sakura Tree can absorb and purify the filth in the earth veins. After being attacked by the hounds, the filth leaked out through the cracks in the tree and condensed into a solid entity." She said.

"I understand this. That filthy warrior appeared in the Shenzakura Purification..." Paimon said.

"Yes! The Great Purification of the Divine Sakura is also thanks to you. I have also read the report submitted by the Society Commissioner." Ying said, "If the filth is strong, the individual formed will have strong aggressiveness. If the filth has been purified, it will appear in the form of memory."

Ying nodded. So if the Divine Sakura Purification had not been completed, these soldiers might have turned into that kind of filth instead of the pure memories they are now.

Ying said: "The purified filth dissipates quickly and will be reintegrated into the earth veins. In other words, they cannot exist for too long."

"The flowers are scattered..." Ying said.

"Hana Sanri?" Ying asked, "Are you talking about the child in the report who was related to Kitsai Palace? It is incredible that Jiang Yi was able to preserve her existence."

"My skills are not superb. It's just that I am a special person from another world, and I have a certain resistance to the rules of Teyvat." Jiang Yi heard Ying and Ying talking about Hua Sanli, and said, "The memories of these deceased people appearing at this moment are really touching."

Ying also said: "The soldier who communicated with us was one of the thousands of victims at that time. What he was talking about was the disaster that happened in Inazuma five hundred years ago."

"Me and Kitsai-kun... the soldier said we weren't there..."

"Yes! At that time, Inazuma was facing multiple crises. Some came from the local area, and others... came from the destroyed kingdom, Kanreya."

Normally she didn't want to recall these things, but today, seeing these soldiers, she was willing to tell Ying, Paimeng and Jiang Yi about the past, telling them about Inazuma's dark time.

Ying and Paimon listened quietly.

Ying recalled that day and the sea turned into a black past.

"I am worried about the disaster of Inazuma. If I don't intervene in time, this disaster may spread to the whole of Teyvat. But my friend Kitsune Saimiya told me that she will use all the power around her to take on the responsibility of protecting Inazuma and clear away my worries."

The golden eyes of the heroic girl who was transformed by the white fox still seem to sparkle today.

Shadow paused for a moment.

"…I could sense that, even if no one said it out loud, she and I both knew that the road ahead would be dangerous."

That is a disaster that can bring down a god.

No one can guarantee that they can survive safely.

Jiang Yi seemed to be confirming something: "Does that mean that when the disaster happened in Kanreya, Inazuma was also attacked?"

Ying nodded, a deep hidden haze flashing in his eyes.

"That's right. Countless monsters suddenly appeared on the land of Inazuma. Kitsunesaigumi...she sacrificed her life in order to protect the people."

The monster tore open the space, teleported silently, and landed on the earth.

"I didn't get to see her for the last time. But I want to believe that she kept her promise to me until the very last moment." Ying clenched her fingers slightly, "But even so, Inazuma's miserable condition was far beyond my expectations."

"Those unfortunate events have become huge wounds, remaining on this land... and in my heart."

The wind blew through my hair, and the sad things were brought up again.

Ying and Paimeng were silent.

Wei understood in his heart that this was what Yae Shinto meant by "loss".

"For a long time I couldn't face the pain brought by 'loss'." Ying's voice was calm, but it was like the depression under the dark clouds, hiding the thunder that had not yet sounded.

"I have the power of a warrior. Even if I can kill the evil spirits and destroy the monsters, I can't defeat time and I can't keep the people I cherish."

Jiang Yi listened to Ying's words, and finally uttered the words that had been brewing for a long time.

"Then Shadow...are you willing to join me in defeating time? To challenge time, fate, and death."

His voice was solemn, and as he spoke, the sky and the earth seemed to change color.

"Uh--Jiang Yi...what...what are you going to do?" Paimeng heard Jiang Yi's determination.

Touching matters of life and death, and reversing the will of life and death, it is hard to imagine why this guy Jiang Yi could win the favor of Hu Tao, who maintains the order of life and death.

Isn't this what the head of Walnut Hall of Rebirth hates the most?

Before, it was clearly just to monitor Jiang Yi, a dangerous person who challenged taboos!

Could it be that Jiang Yi is kind?

But this is obviously also a selfish thing.

Ying looked at Jiang Yi: "Are you serious?"

"Am I kidding?" Jiang Yi said, "Some lives should not die... What I hate most is loss, especially loss caused by force majeure. This makes me alert. Why should people die when they can live? There are beautiful and perfect choices, why choose to suffer and be sad?"

"Good is rewarded with good, evil is punished with evil, good people live long, evil people die young, this is the order of life and death I want to maintain. Although the distinction between good and evil is not that simple."

"But I still want to..."

He stopped talking.

"Give all living beings a chance."

Ying looked at Jiang Yi in silence.

Just as the sacrifices of Yingda, Fanan and Mi Nu were not a pity, their resurrection is indeed a joy to behold.

Ying looked at Jiang Yi.

silence.

"After the battle with human's 'wishes', I thought a lot. My sight cannot always stay in the past." She said.

"While touring Inazuma with you, I got a glimpse of the progress of Inazuma over the centuries, and of the possibilities of humanity. Everything was beyond my expectations."

Jiang Yi continued listening.

On his body, Fanan and Yingda remained silent.

If possible... they probably hope that the five Yakshas can be reunited.

Ying looked at the two of them. Could it be that Ying was no longer obsessed with the past? Now it was Jiang Yi who was obsessed with life and death and loss?

"Moving forward will bring losses, but it will also create 'encounters'. Isn't this what you taught me?" Ying stared at the deserted hillside.

"The soldier just now, he faced many 'losses', but still chose to fight for 'advancement'."

Ying shook his head, his purple eyes meeting Jiang Yi's.

Express your thoughts.

“The victims of that era, the future they desperately pursued… the scenery that existed in their hearts, may not be the eternity I had expected.”

Ying also said: "It must be like this, this is what humans are like."

Paimeng hesitated and said, "Jiang Yi..."

Jiang Yi's expression remained unchanged: "You are right! This is what humans are like. Then you should also know that humans are greedy. Grasping everything in one's hands is part of desire."

“The yearning for beauty and the challenge of life and death have led to the advancement of medical technology, the cultivation of food, and the gradual extension of life expectancy. After people are physically healthy, they pursue spiritual happiness, entertainment, and more beautiful and meaningful things.”

"You believe in Inazuma's progress and the possibilities of human beings. But do you believe in my progress? What about my possibilities? I am also a human being! A human being with the power of immortals and gods."

"In my hometown, among the desires that humans imagine after becoming powerful, changing life and death, reversing time, and stepping on the cause and effect of all destiny in time, space and the universe are the most common."

"I am no exception. I can control my own evil, but I cannot control myself from affecting others' greed and pursuit of beauty."

"You may think it's selfish and wishful thinking! I just want to prevent some losses and make some lost things reappear. This is also the meaning of my protection. If you get used to losing, you will always become indifferent and worn out!"

Jiang Yi said a lot in one breath.

"It always feels like sophistry?" Ying said helplessly.

Who is Jiang Yi going to take back from the past and death?

"I am responsible for saving the person. Whether he wants to die or not is that person's business afterwards..." Jiang Yi said shamelessly.

Ying pursed her lips.

"The beast realm hounds have not been completely driven out, and Inazuma is not at peace."

"As the god of Inazuma, it's time for me to respond to their expectations."

They are the soldiers from before.

Ying said to the sacred cherry tree.

"To all the warriors who shed their blood here, your glorious souls have been integrated into this land. I will never forget your efforts."

She took heavy steps and turned to face forward.

"film!"