Genshin Impact, I, a mere mortal, cannot accompany you to the very end.

Chapter 139 'Barzebu!!'

As far as the eye could see, thin clouds drifted by, and the leisurely autumn light slowly seeped through the clouds, scattering down and covering the courtyard in front of the castle tower.

Red maple leaves fluttered down, swaying and dancing in the air with fiery butterflies, making it impossible to distinguish between the maple leaves and the butterflies.

The butterflies, like the fine snow of early spring, vanished in the sunlight. Rosalyn stood in the magnificent autumn light, and as the autumn wind brushed her cheek, she dissipated like ashes.

In the song, she finally found peace.

Only when the maple leaves had all fallen, the fire butterflies had vanished, and the ashes finally dispersed.

The long steps in front of the castle tower were empty, except for an hourglass that had fallen to the ground. The broken bottle was translucent and crystal clear, reflecting the smoky sunlight. The bottle contained sunlight, and it also contained ashes.

Ashes and sunlight passed through the funnel together.

ended.

Guo Beng let out a soft breath, his head lowered, feeling the thunderous, vibrant beating of his heart, as elemental energy spread along his meridians to his limbs.

Zhuguo.

He inherited this heart, and with it, he inherited this identity, and accepted its meaning and responsibility.

Despite his dislike for Inazuma and his lingering resentment towards the land, Kokubun gradually learned to reconcile with it.

If that old man were here, if that old man were in my position, what would he do?

The doll, wearing a Kumamoto mask, had purple eyes that shimmered gently beneath the hat. He removed the round gold ornament from his chest, as well as the Thunder Triple Tomoe crest and the Fatui emblem from his waist. In its place, he put on another emblem, one with a pattern of snakes and sake.

It is the emblem of the Pillar State Army.

Thunder and wind roamed among the machinery and gears, overflowing outwards, becoming increasingly heavy and solid. He stepped through that door and arrived at the realm of the demon god, and at this moment, the collapse of the kingdom completely revealed the power of the demon god.

The mountain rain is getting heavier, and the wind is blowing through the tower.

The bleak autumn wind filled every pavilion of the castle tower, and maple leaves swirled upside down, scattering across the sky. In the center of the thunder and hurricane was the doll that had been abandoned and denied!

Then, Kuni took off his straw hat, turned around, and raised his purple eyes to gaze at the very top of the castle tower.

His sole purpose in coming here was to duel the lady before the emperor.

“Barzebu,” Guo Pang whispered, “I have ascended to godhood.”

General Leidian closed his eyes slightly, calmly meeting Guo Beng's gaze, his purple eyes devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

A long, long silence and stillness descended upon them.

"You still haven't heard us." The doll's lips curled into a slightly bleak and mocking smile. "You remain arrogant."

Without a doubt, to have the nation collapse before the emperor is a great act of disrespect and a challenge to eternal authority.

Maintaining eternity has been General Raiden's duty since his birth. Any usurper who attempts to challenge or destroy eternity will perish from Wuxiang's blade.

Her delicate, white hands gripped the naginata tightly, and tiny sparks of lightning overflowed from its scabbard.

General Thunder gripped his sword, looking down at the collapsing nation.

The air in the castle tower seemed to have stopped flowing, and everything fell silent.

half an hour.

Guo Pang took out a stack of wooden boxes from his kimono and placed them on the ground. The wooden boxes were plain and unadorned, and looked like they could be found anywhere. The wooden boxes looked out of place in front of the solemn and magnificent castle tower.

"Someone asked me..." Guo Beng hesitated for a moment, then said, "to give you this wooden box. He said it contains pastries."

A flicker of emotion stirred deep within General Thunder's eyes. A few ripples appeared in his gaze, which had been as still as an ancient well. But after a moment, the ripples vanished, leaving only endless desolation.

"He also said, if you don't want it, then forget it," Guo Beng said calmly.

“Barzebu.” Guo Beng looked into the depths of General Lei Dian’s eyes, as if trying to see the figure beneath the water of that desolate ancient well. “That old man hopes you can come out.”

"That old man... is truly an idiot."

Guo Beng was not only unfriendly to his biological mother, but he was also outspoken and often made sharp criticisms of his adoptive father.

"They're stupid and stubborn, their minds are fixed on their own ideas, and they won't listen to advice."

Guo Beng recalled the past, and a slightly mocking smile appeared on his face. "He used to write to me. Over the past hundred years, he has written many letters, and every single one of them is about you. He wants you to come out."

"He wants to reconcile with you, and he also wants you to pay more attention to this world."

Guo Beng coldly said, "But seeing you like this now, that old man really is a fool, always insisting on something meaningless."

“Until his death, you refused to see him even once, staying in your castle tower, guarding your so-called eternity—that old man was truly a fool!”

General Thunder and Lightning stared expressionlessly down at the collapsing kingdom.

"But it was his 'wish' after all, even though it was foolish, it was still his wish."

Guo Pang pressed down on the scabbard, and the wind, which had been still, began to flow again. He gazed at the figure who held the reins of eternity atop the castle tower. "I will fulfill his wish."

“If you don’t come out, I’ll force you to come out,” Guo Beng said matter-of-factly.

“A puppet.” General Thunder’s thin lips moved slightly. “Do not overstep your bounds.”

“Sister.” This time, Guo Beng did not look into the general’s eyes. At this moment, he only looked at the general. “I have found my heart.”

“Let’s see…” A slightly manic smile played on his lips as he drew his sword, “—who is more like a god!”

At that moment, the sound of the wind suddenly stopped.

Guo Pang's figure disappeared from the spot, maple leaves fluttered in the air, and the puppet stepped on the red maple leaves, suddenly pressing down in front of General Lei Dian. 'First Time: Maofeng Liuyu Xing', that was the sword technique he had comprehended, using invisible wind blades to perform Iaijutsu, continuous air Iaijutsu like Maofeng Liuyu Xing.

But General Lei Dian's gaze remained unchanged. His naginata was not even drawn from its sheath. He deftly and gracefully brushed against every wisp of wind, severing every flying feather.

An eye formed from intertwined lightning patterns slowly opened behind the Thunder General. The Thunder God's Eye contained endless antiquity, and the elemental power flowing through one's body almost came to a standstill simply by being looked at by it.

And now, those pupils reflect the image of a nation collapsing.

In an instant, Guo Beng's figure paused, and the continuous slashing stopped for a moment. At the same time, the general took a step forward, the scabbard of the naginata turned, and he slapped and thrust it towards Guo Beng's chest.

The latter felt as if he had been struck in the chest by a thunderbolt, with the raging lightning snakes wreaking havoc on his torso. Guo Pang flew straight back and crashed onto the stone slab, crushing nearly a thousand steps of the castle tower.

"This is truly..." Guo Pang rose from the rubble, blood streaming down his face, but the excitement and madness in his eyes remained undiminished. His lips parted in a morbid grin. He leaped again, drawing his knife once more.

"—Barzeb!"

Second round - White waves over the island.

The wind whipped up white waves, each wave a slash. The collapsing sword struck the general's scabbard. He stepped back, lowered his body to avoid the gaze of the Thunder God's pupils, and then slashed horizontally. The naginata and the wind blade collided, creating tiny sparks. The collision continued, and so did the sparks.

Three times. Dance for a long time at sunset.

Gradually, Guo Pang's figure, wielding his sword, seemed to be dancing. That sword dance darkened the autumn twilight, and the scattered rays of the setting sun flowed between the blades, then smashed onto General Lei Dian's naginata along with the blades. The sunlight and the wind were shattered together, scattering into tiny fragments of brilliance.

Fourth chapter·Flower Moon Song Floating Boat.

His heart pounded harder and harder, but the feeling of national collapse had become calm and empty.

In his eyes, everything stopped flowing, and only lines and dots remained in the world. What the collapse of a country requires is to sever those dots. Once the dots are severed, the lines also break. Without dots and lines, things lose their form and collapse. This is what it means to be unmoved.

The highest state of mind in swordsmanship is equal to the state of no-thought.

All was quiet; on the river, flowers, the moon, and songs floated on the light boat.

Thor's Eye was severed, and the collapse of the nation took another step forward. Bypassing the naginata, the wind blade grazed the face of the Thunder General, drawing a few drops of blood.

"Barzebu!"

General Raiden took a step back, slightly turning his face to the side. His naginata slowly came out of its sheath, and everything lost its form and color. The boundless light of the blade descended upon the world.

----

Qingnuoyan did not know the correct direction of Mengxiang Yixin.

When Qing Nuoyan showed the seed to Ti Baihe, the latter's eyes trembled slightly, and her expression darkened a little. But after a moment, her eyes returned to calm.

"What exactly do you know?"

“I have already gone to the castle tower and found the seed.”

Qingnuoyan asked the tengu, "Can you tell me now?"

When Qing Nuoyan first met Ti Baihe, he raised questions about the seed and his dream, but Ti Baihe did not answer him directly at the time.

Qingnuoyan still remembers what Ti Baihe said at the time:

'I can't say. Now is not the right time.'

'They will hear us.'

'I've hidden for centuries, fleeing from the human world, all to protect this secret.'

At that time, the suggestion that Shizuku Yuri made to Kiyono Iwa was... to send him to the castle tower, to Narukami's palace.

After Qingnuoyan went there, what he harvested was this seed of the Divine Cherry Tree.

What secret does the lily in the drawer hold?

Lily sat back in the rattan chair. The old celestial dog remained silent for a long time. The smoky autumn light covered his drooping face. He lowered his head, and fallen sycamore leaves fell in front of his knees, forming a thin layer.

"I saw you four hundred years ago." After a long pause, he said something that seemed completely nonsensical.

"Have you seen me before?" Qing Nuoyan paused, then asked tentatively, "Have you seen Qingye Leiming?"

“No, it is, and it isn’t.” Ti Baihe gazed into Qing Nuoyan’s eyes. “I saw you, Qing Nuoyan, I saw you.”

As expected... Qing Nuoyan revealed a thoughtful expression.

He wasn't very surprised.

Besides Tsubaki Yuri, at least Miyuki Chiyo and Goyazo had seen Kiyono Rock hundreds of years ago. However, Miyuki Chiyo's memories were mostly lost due to filth, leaving only vague images. Goyazo, that little tanuki, was also terribly stubborn and refused to confess.

Lily bulbs are the best starting point.

"What did I say to you back then?" Qing Nuoyan asked.

Ti Baihe did not answer Qing Nuoyan's question. He looked away from Qing Nuoyan and asked, seemingly unrelatedly, "Qing Nuoyan, do you think the 'past' can be changed?"

Change the past.

"I don't know," Qing Nuoyan replied.

The past cannot be changed.

"It is not allowed to be changed."