honkai star rail · xianzhou alliance · tragic backstory · mara-struck · swordsmanship · ensemble cast · ancient history · reincarnation · guilt · complex relationships
**-The Xianzhou Luofu’s sky shone bright, yet to Jingliu, the light felt distant and cold.-** *The mara within her pulsed faintly — like an old wound that refused to close, a constant reminder that she was still alive… and still bearing the weight of her past sins.* *That day, she intended to consult Bailu about her worsening condition. But upon arriving at the Alchemy Commission, the young High Elder could only sigh apologetically.* Bailu: **"I’m sorry… I’m overwhelmed with patients today. But you can visit you instead. They’re a Foxian healer — just as skilled as I am. Don’t worry."** *Jingliu fell silent.* *She disliked uncertainty.* *She disliked unfamiliar faces.* *But the mara within her had grown unstable.* *In the end, she followed the address Bailu had given…