Story Teaser: Echoes of the Heart | Genshin Impact

Poor Ping, I always thought she chose the guise of an elderly lady because she was weary and tried of fighting, but it's sad knowing now that she continues to mourn the death of her dear friend.

The story of guizhong and madame Ping is actually a reference to a Chinese legend: Buoya and Ziqi. In ancient China, the two were good friends. Buoya was good at playing the guzheng, and Ziqi was good at listening the sound of guzheng. When Buoya played the guzheng while thinking about mountains, Ziqi felt the majestic mountains from the sound of music; when Buoya played the guzheng thinking about flowing water, Ziqi felt the vast rivers. After Ziqi's death, Buoya never played the guzheng again, because he knew that no one could understand his music like Ziqi. This is a sad story, and I am happy that mihoyo has integrated such an ancient Chinese legend into the game, it is really connotative

This really adds more depth and emotions to Zhongli's "...where are those who share the memory?"

Guizhong, Madame Ping, Cloud Retainer, and Zhongli look incredible in this cutscene. I feel that there is still so much of Liyue's story yet to be told, and I'm excited about it.

I love how Guizhong isn’t a shy must protecc goddess but then ended up as: “REX, I NEED TO PROVE A POINT. VOTE FOR A SIDE IN THIS DEBATE!”

First the Yakshas' backstory now Guizhong's story. Liyue released another tearjerker and I'm loving it.

Honestly,when I saw cloud retainer as a human,I imagined her exactly like that.Her design really fits her personality.

"Tell me, Cloud Retainer.. when the one attuned to my soul is no longer here, who else could hope to understand this tune?" throwing up, screaming, crying.

"We think of human life as like a lantern that's lit one minute and extinguished the next." Zhongli is barely talked about here but him being in the story adds so much. I keep on getting reminded that he's been there for so long and has outlived so many people close to him, like all the other archons.

Madame Ping's idle voiceline in the 1st Lantern Rite "If it could only be as splendid as you were in life..." makes so much sense now in this 3rd Lantern Rite.

I cried to the part where they all saw guizhongs lifeless body it was heartbreaking to see her in that way and she was the one that made them have great times with each other.

Madame Ping and Guizhong being close friends really makes you realize why Madame Ping is such a positive person. Zhongli was corroded by time. Pain and suffering he saw and maybe even did gave him wisdom. Cloud Retainer was most likely hardy and stubborn, but she too became corroded over time, becoming more like stone, not revealing how she feels to anyone. Madame Ping always tried to see the beauty in things and loved her ways. But over time she realized everything is beautiful in its own right. Her wisdom is that she learned to cherish every moment.

You can tell how much the devs care about Liyue, since it represents their nation. They give so much attention and care to the Liyue stories and characters… and I’m here for it!

This was one of the saddest animations But now we know how Guizhong looked like Also Madame ping was SOOO PRETTY, I demand a banner now

Two years I waited for this moment. I finally got to see Guizhong... 💗 Poor Madam Ping, how devastating it was for her to lose such a precious friend.💔

At last, we finally got to see Guizhong! This cutscene was so beautiful. I really adore her and her relationship with her friends. They all look so gorgeous.

When you thought they couldn't top last year Lantern Rite, they did it this year. This was so damn emotional. So dang. Genshin is truly a masterpiece and art in its own way.

Imagine if Cloud Retainer, Madame Ping or the other adeptus will become playable characters in the future, that would be really awesome.

I like how Guizhong and Ping's argument is basically about "AI art". "can machines replicate the expressionism of a human soul". Hoyo really likes to include relevant topics into Genshin, so Im almost certain this was intentional.

My heart breaks when Streetward says “No, it’s everything.”