[ There are many layers of intricacy to it. Jun will understand them one day. ]

It was out of necessity. Only with force could some dangers be subdued.

[ Only after two thousand years did most of the threats to Liyue finally abate, mostly because it took two thousand years to kill or seal them all. Gentleness was a weakness in those times. ]

I am the most long-lived of all the gods remaining on Teyvat. The dreams of those lost remain with me, and I must see them realized in the place of those who could not.

[ For Guizhong, he persevered for another four thousand years. Finally, his duty has drawn to a close. ]