His story quested subverted all the sus expectations I had for him. Not to mention instead of using snake imagery as a classic symbolism for death, poison, etc. Changsheng is instead a being who aids Baizhu and his predecessors in saving lives even if it meant the cost of their own. God i am so tempted to use my guarantee for him. Being f2p is pain
I used to hate him and Chángheng cause, when i did the quest in Liyue he looked like a bad guys, and of course the snake is look like my future enemy, his eyes look dangerous too…however i totally cry when i saw his story😭 Thousand of apologize Baizhu and Chángheng😢
@@Minhakwihowbsmeuwkbdiev After the story,i can feel the pain in baizhu who willing to save others except himself and he want to contain the fate to prevent it from the next generation😔
His story quest was so refreshing and calm, not much fighting and a lot of conversations. It was so calming to stay on my chair and listen to the whole quest. Genshin has been really giving us good story quests lately.
@@catsarecooIlno it's actually good, the difference here is that ayato story quest doesn't focus on him or his sister unfortunately, but baizhu's story quest focuses more on his story and problems and why he's seeking eternity.
can't believe people judged him prematurely because of a few lines in Qiqi's story profile. Meanwhile, he's a genuine doctor who wants to save people and isn't willing to sacrifice another disciple's life for this contract.
Baizhu's story quest really gave a lot of context as to WHY Baizhu was seeking immortality, and it definitely improved my perception on him a lot lmao. Initially, all we had were lines from Qiqi and Hu Tao, who say something along the lines of him having an "ulterior motive" or "seeking immortality" and so everyone jumped to him wanting to become immortal for the sake of being immortal, like a typical greedy doctor. We did not have any of the WHY, so the fanbase assumed this as the reason. Learning that Baizhu was seeking immortality in order to not only save himself, but to save Changsheng, his patients, AND the people who might eventually take on the healing contract after him--now THAT is not a greedy reason in the slightest; in fact, it is quite the opposite. And this, my friends, is why context is important!
I love the contrast between the two doctors in game, Dottore and Baizhu. They look a little bit similar, but their personalities and work ethics are just so different. Baizhu is very calm and wants to help, even at the cost of his own life. Dottore is another type of calm, an eerie type of calm, and he doesn't care if his experiments die, he'll just find another. (But yeah, one is an actual doctor, the other more of a crazy scientist, but still.) AAAAAAAA
Dottore got his doctor title from academic, similar to how people got Dr title through PHD. While Baizhu is an actual doctor. They cant be more different
Baizhu’s quest did not have a lot of monster fights, it was so calm, a lot of talking, yes, but they were all important conversations. No time wasted. This is an example of a Story Quest done right. It really fleshed out Baizhu as a character.
Story- Long ago, Changsheng lived in the mountains of Chenyu Vale. One day, a desperate doctor who had lost his family to a deadly plague had traveled to the Vale, searching for the Herblord. Arriving at the Herblord's residence, he found only an extremely weakened white snake. Changsheng offered to make the contract known as the "Way of the Dragon-Dragging Jade Snake" and teach him her secret arts of healing, while also warning that though it would give him powerful healing abilities, it would also harm his own health. Despite the risks, the doctor accepted and the two bonded their lives together, their eyes swapping with each other. Using his own lifeforce and Changsheng, the doctor saved many, at great cost to himself. Before his death, he passed down Changsheng and her contract to his disciple. The doctor's successors used their lifeforce to save countless lives, at the cost of their own. This cycle continued for generations and had at least four successors. When Baizhu's master was on his final days, he sought to use the art to save his disciple's beloved from a rare congenital heart condition. The woman refused, as she saw Changsheng's lifeforce manipulation as evil and unnatural, and didn't want him to sacrifice his life for hers, as she loved him too. Her pleas shook the man and made him question his views, as she'd made him realize that the lives of Changsheng's contractors were also valuable. In his final moments, he left a letter to Baizhu in which he asked him a single thing: "May you find a remedy for this conundrum, which has ailed us so..." While they stood in front of his master's grave, Baizhu and Changsheng had a conversation. She showed regret at her inability to save her contractors, while Baizhu asked what would happen if he refused the contract and left her without a host. When she said she'd spend her final moments sleeping at Mount Yaojun and wait to be reunited with her late friends, Baizhu accepted the contract, to Changsheng's slight regret. When she showed fear over how many more would accept the contract and give their lives, Baizhu promised her that none would do so and that the contract would end with him. Baizhu was determined to become immortal, and this determination resulted in him being granted a Vision. if u read this thank u so much for ur time 🥰 -GOATAMV ❤
Baizhu was very mysterious for a long time, but I'm so glad we got to meet him and understand his intentions in this story quest. I really enjoyed it and make me appreciate Baizhu a whole lot more
Baizhu has quickly turned into my most favourite character. He is always so calm and his voice is also so soothing. I just hope he doesn't die in the near future 😭
Actually Baizhu would still outlive Lisa. Lisa gave up almost all her lifeforce for knowledge as the Sages tricked her into doing so which is why she left Sumeru. She has less than a Decade left to live. IF you look at her constellation it's an hourglass, signifying her time is almost up. She did state if she could if someone had the power to she'd undo that moment. Her master/teacher was made aware of what happened to Lisa he tried to stop her before she opened "That Book" but arrived too late, one of the Sages was the reason Lisa ended up in that room but it never stated how they did it or which Sage was behind it. Lisa still blames this person and believes that they should face Justice for what they had done. She was depressed for a long time as she was forced to leave her home, tricked into reading a book that essentially exchanged her life for knowledge she didn't want or need, she ended up meeting someone who led her to Mondstadt and eventually Jean, Diluc, and Kaeya I BELIEVE that person may have been Klee's mother Alice based on the description. There's actually a high chance, Lisa may actually canonically die In game before Genshin comes to an end.
@@vinny8589that, along with the biggest red flag of them, Jean hasn't yet have a "dead friend" as far as we know. Plus you know one of the fundamental laws of genshin, if you have an anemo vision and especially if you're a 5-star, you're very likely to have a dead friend. RIP Lisa.
If you look at Baizhu's character story 5, you will find that baizhu has gone through a lot of hardships on this road. Because of transferring the patient's pain to himself, Baizhu often gets sick, with fever, chills, dyspnea and severe pain all over the body. He even realized that he might not be able to survive. It is definitely not as calm and peace as he said on the surface, it was more like a tough battle. My heart hurt for him😭
4:15 "This contract will end with me" Baizhu sounds(and looks) so badass yet so elegant and at peace,though the more meaning behind it is that he will take that contract/curse to the grave with himself,damn it Mihoyo,you gave us such a good character
he won't take the curse to the grave coz if he does that chongshung the snake will die, the trailer implies he will achieve immortalilty so no one else will have to suffer like this ever.
@@samuelfraysse4209 well you are giving your sleep, your youth and time. It's hard, exhausting, stressful. You are already giving your life in a sense. It is like this for many jobs, i am not saying one is better than other but the difference is you deal with life sometimes it's more than a job.
"None. This contract... will end with me." Is a hella powerful line. The contract will end with him because he doesn't wish anyone else to bear such a responsibility? Or because Baizhu's aiming to rid the world of a sickness in particular? Either way, amazing stuff.
@@nvk225 pain is a constant of life. In Chinese we do not say "life is the pursuit of happiness"... we say that life is the act of "swallowing bitterness". Life will always give you pain. Happiness is a byproduct of enduring pain.
One of the best story quests. You could really feel the emotion and beauty in this story, as though it were a rare flower. Elegant but invigorating. An even bigger treat that it was Baizhu's story, a genuinely calm but interesting experience.
"None, this contract will end with me." Baizhu Story made me cry for real. 😭 We all thought he was a suspicious doctor but turns out he is the most selfless doctor ever. Aiming immortality so that he may be able to share his infinite lifeforce to save lives. I cried harder when Xiao gave him a warning on how Immortality isn't what it is cracked up to be. Baizhu. ❤❤❤
Truly one of my favorite (if not my most favorite) stories so far. The last line was delivered so calmly but gave me chills. The juxtaposition of his willingness to use the craziest means to achieve the noblest goal is so nicely done. He wants to save not just every patient, but also the life of Changsheng, as well as any other person (and their loved ones) from the burden of inheriting the contract. For this reason, he seeks immortality so he will bear the contract (and the pain that comes with it) forever. Baizhu is officially my favorite character from Genshin now😢❤
I love the diversion of expectations with Baizhu's goal of immortality. It's not driven by selfish desires, but the need to end a cycle of suffering both for the people around him and himself.
Imagine Baizhu as a world boss with his own domain like Childe, but you can't beat him because he heals instantly and the trick to beat him is to let your HP fall below 20% and then Baizhu looses HP to YOU, only then can he take damage
Stories like this are the ones that enrich the experience within the game, once you get a certain character you really feel attached to it, like actually knowing the character. You are not playing just to "play the game", it just feel different to other games in where they give you characters just for the sake of it without any context or background. This game simply has soul.
Don't forget to check out the Chinese dubbed as well. It's sooo good and I just love the fact that 长生 (Changsheng) simply means long life. Nice artwork as always. Thanks, everyone at Hoyo! 😊
This quest was definitely worth the 2+ years wait, Hoyoverse did my favorite character in the game justice, the quest was so beautiful and touching, it made me tear up several times. Thank you for this amazing experience
He's sus AND selfless. The methods he's researching to gain immortality are often forbidden and a human seeking to gain that sort of thing is frowned upon as against the natural order of things - it's one of the sins of the Akademiya, for example, and I wouldn't be surprised if it's technically a sin in the eyes of the Heavenly Principles. But at the same time, his intentions behind doing so are good. So I'd call him morally grey overall; there's still an element of susness there despite the ultimate goal. As someone that fell for him two years ago because of the sus aspects, I'm pretty happy with how he turned out overall despite not being AS suspicious as initially presented. It's a good balance.
Did anyone else notice that Baizu and Changshen exchanged eyes. In the beginning Changshen had yellow eyes but at the end she had Baizu's red eyes, the same goes for Baizu
Lovely quest. Everything in this quest was well done - the storytelling was way more fluent than in other quests, it referenced world quests and events like the lantern rite that to recently were not referenced by story or archon quests at all and left me wondering if they're even canon. The camera angles and animations were very cool and made the quest so much more interesting, made it a lot more fun to play than the older quests where the NPCs just sit around talking idly. Love that in the part that we search for clues Baizhu actually goes around searching instead of just sitting idly or being posed in an animation somewhere around. The appearances of other playable characters were awesome and it the fact that they were hidden around between quest checkpoints for you to notice and get a fun little interaction was so cool. I love the fact that we're getting other characters' perspectives on things, like how we played as Baizhu to walk with his fellow apprentice, rather than just the Travelers, it makes the plot much more rich than just getting to see what the traveler sees and hears, although it does take away the feeling of immersing yourself in being a character in the story. Also the design of the domain was stunning, it was one of the most beautiful domains in game and I hope they use the new mechanisms they showed us in future domains too. The domain had a bit of an aztec feel to it though, it would be much more suited to be a Natlan than an Liyue domain in my opinion. As for the story itself, as always it had it's funny and it's darker notes, the darker ones being more prominent here. I do think that both Baizhu, Jialiang and Jiangli are very inconsiderate and reckless when it comes to their actions, although they have good intentions they threaten to leave a young kid without parents and a huge city without a brilliant doctor. I do agree with Hu-Tao's philosophy of moving on and not turning people into zombies more than Baizhu's recklessness and blind hope to find imortality which some have been cursed with but I appreciate them showing us both perspectives and not forcing us on one of them like in some other story quests like Nahida's first story quest (Nahida's one of my favorite characters but seeing her force her philosophy upon someone without even trying to understand where they come from, and the player just ganging up on him ruined the quest for me, because the character was doing dubious stuff but his perspective was worth exploring and understanding instead of just shutting him down completely). Anyway I hope hoyo uses this type of storywriting, gameplay and camera angles for their future quests. Stellar work hoyo. And this video is a treat as well, the ending shot where he has Changsheng's eyes and the flowers falling behind him, "This contract ends with me". Someone should turn it into a dynamic wallpaper.
this story quest absolutely broke me, Baizhu is definitely one of my most favourite characters now, and im so so happy that he turned out to be a very caring and pure individual, instead of the devious scheming one everybody thought he was and the final scene where baizhu says "None. This contract... will end with me" just sent absolute chills down my spine
So So beautiful. I am already so deeply invested in this game, so when I see teasers like this it just reminds me why I love everything about this game. Most especially the lore.
Maybe... but Baizhu is seeking immortality so he can endlessly help people with his life energy... maybe that's what he meant with "this contract will end with me." Sadly if anyone is gonna die I have a feeling it's gonna be Xiao... I hope not... :(
This truly is gorgeous. I had waited since 1.0 to finally have Baizhu, and it was worth the wait. But the tale of the white snake and doctor being influencal to their storyline also won my heart - though it is changed somewhat! I know Baizhu has a billion death flags, and even still I find it hard not to be attached wholeheartedly to both him and changsheng - knowing that when Baizhu eventually goes, so will Changsheng. And I don't want to but also can't help but imagine that that must be a day for Hu Tao as well.. it is her job to send the souls of others to the afterlife, afterall. And the pharmacy AND funeral parlour are good friends/alliances. Either way, this was beautiful.. their story holds something dear to my heart and I'm so so happy to have finally got it within my hands!
3:08 *Why has Changsheng RED eyes here already..?* Do the doctors that made contracts with her in the past always have red eyes naturally so now she has them and the doctor with short hair has Changsheng‘s eyes? Such amazing details! Moment that resulted in absolute goosebumps were: 0:57 , 2:47 and 4:18 *- Just like with Collei, Cyno, Wanderer / Scaramouche and Yaoyao we had to wait over 2 years for his release- and I can’t await for the journey that may join me, as I waited since the first time I layed my eyes upon him back in October or November 2020… Baizhu has ALWAYS been there!* And maybe it‘s meant to be Qiqi and Baizhu in one party, in order to secure Baizhu‘s savety to the fullest..? It‘s so nice to know Changsheng‘s story now too, and how Baizhu doesn’t want ANYONE to suffer from her contract after him- He‘s such a mysterious legend. 🐍 Baizhu only wants the immortality in order to heal and secure his patients forever and never fade away himself so no one is hurt for the contract after him or in the patient‘s daily life‘s overall- He really is incredibly irreplaceable. 😭 Also the first doctor who made a contract with Changsheng looks like Baizhu with his kind of hair too- which I find so nice. Perhaps he got reincarnated as Baizhu? Who knows… The ones that risk that contract in order to make others be healthy is so special, as they only want others to be saved since the patients suffer just as much as these doctors did when they lost their… family members. They truly were doctors of all kinds for all kinds.
one of the best story quest, not too much long or short, and that help us understand baizhu and changsheng, loved it also the fact that they change eyes to seal the contract is so cool :>
I love Baizhu so much. I've been waiting nearly two years to get him and I've gotten him! The best part? The story, and how well it was put out for him. I can't wait to see more about Baizhu in the near future. The story touched my heart, and in fact made me shed a tear. I loved it. ❤️
With his themes of mortality defiance and changing fates, he might be a crucial character in the quarell with Heavenly Principles. Or -at least- an important piece of the puzzle when discovering the "truth of this world".
Before, Baizhu is sus for trying to research immortality by bringing Qiqi under his care. After the quest, all those suspicion was absolutely wrong after all. The immortality he seek is not for himself, but rather for him to endlessly cure people, to ensure Changsheng survive since he will die without a host and to seal the contract so that no other doctors would take on the contract and die young like his predecessors.
ABSOLUTE GOOSEBUMPS at 0:57 , 2:47 and 4:18 *- Just like with Scaramouche, we had to wait over 2 years for his release- and I can’t await for the journey that may join me, as I waited since the first time I layed my eyes upon him back in October or November 2020… Baizhu has ALWAYS been there!* And maybe it‘s meant to be Qiqi and Baizhu in one party, in order to secure Baizhu‘s savety? It‘s so nice to finally know Changsheng‘s story too, and how Baizhu doesn’t want ANYONE to suffer from her contract after him- He‘s such a mysterious legend. 🐍 Also the first doctor who made a contract with Changsheng looks like Baizhu with his kind of hair too- which I find so nice. Perhaps he got reincarnated as Baizhu? Who knows… but this secret art of healing takes much loss and tragedy with it, as we saw here… The ones that risk that in order to make others be healthy is so cruel yet beautiful, as they seemingly only want others to be saved since the patients suffer just as much as they did when they lost their… family members. They truly were doctors of all kinds as it seems. And lastly, Baizhu only wants the immortality in order to heal patients forever and never fade away himself so no one is hurt after him- He really is incredibly irreplaceable. 😭
This story reference is based on chinese folklore, "the legend of white snake", about a love story between a normal man who work as a herbalist and woman who half human half snake-demon but ended up tragically because Buddha doesnt allowed any relationship between human & demon..
hoyoverse in general is honestly beginning to dominate the gacha game world. i've never seen a gacha as popular as genshin is, and star rail seems to just be becoming an extension of that
@@hiddendrifts The amount of revenue they've made speaks for itself, Genshin may be far from perfect but at least they used it as a stepstone to give us HSR which improved everywhere and is really an amazing game. Other gacha games really have a big competition now.
It’s funny that before his official debut as a playable character. Many people theorized lots of things. First, he was theorized as the God of Wisdom disguising as a doctor who hides from someone, but it was debunked and it was revealed that it is Nahida. Second, people theorized that he is a descendant of Vishaps (the race that Kokomi and her family came from) but turns out, that the snake eyes he has is from Changsheng. Third, he was theorized that he has a casino, but there is no mention about it in his character story nor he brought it up during his story quest. Finally, people theorized that he was the missing soldier from 500 years ago. But then again, no mention of it in his story. Baizhu is just weak because of his contract. With all these theories, Hyv managed to cut these down and wrote Baizhu as a regular guy hanging out with an ancient magic healing snake.
The fact that him and changsheng switched eyes is amazing
Changsheng eyes will be guiding him to heal others.
that means baizhu's eyes are actually red woahh
No
Classic anime epicness. If only I was an anime character ☹️
@david [SamiVapor?! More like PooPoomiPooPooPor] that got me haha my sister used to watch this videos haha
"None. this contract... will end with me" this gave me chills
Same here. The good kind of chills.
What is his intention tho.
Like, he won't pass the contract to the next person or he will finally become immortal and cure everyone?
@@grildrago I guess his intention is obviously the latter, but the former is most likely to happen.
@@grildrago его ученик тоже бессмертный Цици
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Baizhu's story quest was genuinely the most beautiful🥲💚 I love Changsheng and Baizhu so much more as I already do
His story quested subverted all the sus expectations I had for him. Not to mention instead of using snake imagery as a classic symbolism for death, poison, etc. Changsheng is instead a being who aids Baizhu and his predecessors in saving lives even if it meant the cost of their own.
God i am so tempted to use my guarantee for him. Being f2p is pain
Yea, as everyone in China can relate to seeking out the best herbalist to counteract the wuhan Covid leaks.
when in the world did you have the time to do the quest!!!??? What are you people made of!!!???
I used to hate him and Chángheng cause, when i did the quest in Liyue he looked like a bad guys, and of course the snake is look like my future enemy, his eyes look dangerous too…however i totally cry when i saw his story😭 Thousand of apologize Baizhu and Chángheng😢
@@Minhakwihowbsmeuwkbdiev After the story,i can feel the pain in baizhu who willing to save others except himself and he want to contain the fate to prevent it from the next generation😔
His story quest was so refreshing and calm, not much fighting and a lot of conversations. It was so calming to stay on my chair and listen to the whole quest. Genshin has been really giving us good story quests lately.
these descriptions were used for quests like ayatos so hoping it's not the same lol
@@catsarecooIl nah Baizhu's story quest was actually good FOR ME,
@@catsarecooIl well ayato's quest wasn't about ayato
@@catsarecooIlno it's actually good, the difference here is that ayato story quest doesn't focus on him or his sister unfortunately, but baizhu's story quest focuses more on his story and problems and why he's seeking eternity.
@@catsarecooIlen la de ayato peleamos
can't believe people judged him prematurely because of a few lines in Qiqi's story profile. Meanwhile, he's a genuine doctor who wants to save people and isn't willing to sacrifice another disciple's life for this contract.
Eh, those were just theories xD I kind of feel like that was intentional, to shroud him in more mystery, before finally revealing the truth
Baizhu's story quest really gave a lot of context as to WHY Baizhu was seeking immortality, and it definitely improved my perception on him a lot lmao.
Initially, all we had were lines from Qiqi and Hu Tao, who say something along the lines of him having an "ulterior motive" or "seeking immortality" and so everyone jumped to him wanting to become immortal for the sake of being immortal, like a typical greedy doctor. We did not have any of the WHY, so the fanbase assumed this as the reason.
Learning that Baizhu was seeking immortality in order to not only save himself, but to save Changsheng, his patients, AND the people who might eventually take on the healing contract after him--now THAT is not a greedy reason in the slightest; in fact, it is quite the opposite.
And this, my friends, is why context is important!
I still remember how everyone thought he was a shady doctor 😂
@@rainoftime37 Well, he IS greedy, even Changsheng said that wanting all of that to happen is really greedy to which he agreed wholeheartedly
@@babuebaguette7982 & by becoming "greedy", he is becoming selfless
I love the contrast between the two doctors in game, Dottore and Baizhu. They look a little bit similar, but their personalities and work ethics are just so different.
Baizhu is very calm and wants to help, even at the cost of his own life.
Dottore is another type of calm, an eerie type of calm, and he doesn't care if his experiments die, he'll just find another.
(But yeah, one is an actual doctor, the other more of a crazy scientist, but still.)
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In Chinese, Dottore's title means someone who has attained a doctorate, not the medical kind.
Dottore got his doctor title from academic, similar to how people got Dr title through PHD.
While Baizhu is an actual doctor.
They cant be more different
@@intjrovert9611 Well, Dottore did research Eleazar, so he could be considered a medical doctor specializing in Eleazar.
@@intjrovert9611 He was kicked out though
@@OneWholeBird exactly.
Baizhu’s quest did not have a lot of monster fights, it was so calm, a lot of talking, yes, but they were all important conversations. No time wasted.
This is an example of a Story Quest done right. It really fleshed out Baizhu as a character.
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Story- Long ago, Changsheng lived in the mountains of Chenyu Vale. One day, a desperate doctor who had lost his family to a deadly plague had traveled to the Vale, searching for the Herblord. Arriving at the Herblord's residence, he found only an extremely weakened white snake. Changsheng offered to make the contract known as the "Way of the Dragon-Dragging Jade Snake" and teach him her secret arts of healing, while also warning that though it would give him powerful healing abilities, it would also harm his own health. Despite the risks, the doctor accepted and the two bonded their lives together, their eyes swapping with each other. Using his own lifeforce and Changsheng, the doctor saved many, at great cost to himself. Before his death, he passed down Changsheng and her contract to his disciple.
The doctor's successors used their lifeforce to save countless lives, at the cost of their own. This cycle continued for generations and had at least four successors. When Baizhu's master was on his final days, he sought to use the art to save his disciple's beloved from a rare congenital heart condition. The woman refused, as she saw Changsheng's lifeforce manipulation as evil and unnatural, and didn't want him to sacrifice his life for hers, as she loved him too. Her pleas shook the man and made him question his views, as she'd made him realize that the lives of Changsheng's contractors were also valuable. In his final moments, he left a letter to Baizhu in which he asked him a single thing: "May you find a remedy for this conundrum, which has ailed us so..."
While they stood in front of his master's grave, Baizhu and Changsheng had a conversation. She showed regret at her inability to save her contractors, while Baizhu asked what would happen if he refused the contract and left her without a host. When she said she'd spend her final moments sleeping at Mount Yaojun and wait to be reunited with her late friends, Baizhu accepted the contract, to Changsheng's slight regret. When she showed fear over how many more would accept the contract and give their lives, Baizhu promised her that none would do so and that the contract would end with him. Baizhu was determined to become immortal, and this determination resulted in him being granted a Vision.
if u read this thank u so much for ur time 🥰
-GOATAMV ❤
So Changseng is a Delusion?
So.. he's an immortal now or not?
@@albertusmario1999 no, not yet. Not even gods can find true immortality. Hence his intentions on Qiqi
@@BiBiren Perhaps he will try to bring qiqi back to life or seal the contract with her for good!!!
@@BiBiren Only Genshin true God are immortal.
Baizhu was very mysterious for a long time, but I'm so glad we got to meet him and understand his intentions in this story quest. I really enjoyed it and make me appreciate Baizhu a whole lot more
He is look like Orochimar from Naruto cartoonn..
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Baizhu has quickly turned into my most favourite character. He is always so calm and his voice is also so soothing. I just hope he doesn't die in the near future 😭
His death flags are about comparable to that of Childe's, so yeah.
Actually Baizhu would still outlive Lisa. Lisa gave up almost all her lifeforce for knowledge as the Sages tricked her into doing so which is why she left Sumeru. She has less than a Decade left to live. IF you look at her constellation it's an hourglass, signifying her time is almost up. She did state if she could if someone had the power to she'd undo that moment. Her master/teacher was made aware of what happened to Lisa he tried to stop her before she opened "That Book" but arrived too late, one of the Sages was the reason Lisa ended up in that room but it never stated how they did it or which Sage was behind it. Lisa still blames this person and believes that they should face Justice for what they had done. She was depressed for a long time as she was forced to leave her home, tricked into reading a book that essentially exchanged her life for knowledge she didn't want or need, she ended up meeting someone who led her to Mondstadt and eventually Jean, Diluc, and Kaeya I BELIEVE that person may have been Klee's mother Alice based on the description.
There's actually a high chance, Lisa may actually canonically die In game before Genshin comes to an end.
SHHHHH you’re gonna jinx it
@@vinny8589that, along with the biggest red flag of them, Jean hasn't yet have a "dead friend" as far as we know.
Plus you know one of the fundamental laws of genshin, if you have an anemo vision and especially if you're a 5-star, you're very likely to have a dead friend. RIP Lisa.
what if he found immortality.
but he need to sacrifice changsheng @_____@
If you look at Baizhu's character story 5, you will find that baizhu has gone through a lot of hardships on this road. Because of transferring the patient's pain to himself, Baizhu often gets sick, with fever, chills, dyspnea and severe pain all over the body. He even realized that he might not be able to survive. It is definitely not as calm and peace as he said on the surface, it was more like a tough battle.
My heart hurt for him😭
Yeah, it's unfortunately tragic. And if he were to become immortal, he'd have to live like this forever.
4:15 "This contract will end with me"
Baizhu sounds(and looks) so badass yet so elegant and at peace,though the more meaning behind it is that he will take that contract/curse to the grave with himself,damn it Mihoyo,you gave us such a good character
Там не в этом суть. Он станет бессмертным, весь сюжет про это
he won't take the curse to the grave coz if he does that chongshung the snake will die, the trailer implies he will achieve immortalilty so no one else will have to suffer like this ever.
Baizhu's Story: Pure Masterpiece, Sad and also on point tho 😢✨
And Changsheng is one of the best character ever ✨🤙💚
Yes assuming A #BAIZHU
@@andrefarfan4372 eh he’s weak to make him powerful you gotta level him up or whatever
@@pechis._prettiest I hope this is satire, otherwise.....
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
@@pechis._prettiest Garfield are you being /j or /srs 😭
“The contract will end with me”
That one line send shivers. That words so powerful yet so beautiful.
The butterfly. It is from the adeptus repose. And the old friends: fujin and lingyuan
I am a doctor and this story actually made me tear up
Would you give your life for the sake of your patients ?
@@samuelfraysse4209 well you are giving your sleep, your youth and time. It's hard, exhausting, stressful. You are already giving your life in a sense. It is like this for many jobs, i am not saying one is better than other but the difference is you deal with life sometimes it's more than a job.
"None. This contract... will end with me."
Is a hella powerful line. The contract will end with him because he doesn't wish anyone else to bear such a responsibility? Or because Baizhu's aiming to rid the world of a sickness in particular? Either way, amazing stuff.
He wishes to become immortal. So that no one else will have to take on that responsibility.
@@darkerebus1398 xD
@@0rchlid That's the reason why he's studying Qiqi
Both. He don't want a successor to bear early death like all the previous contractors, and he wanted to cure all people who deserves second chance.
Me when my family wants kids:
Damn, whoever wrote this story should get an award! Hoyoverse never disappoints us!
I know right!!
it's just cliche chinese legends/folklore haha so much pain always hhahahahaha🥲
@@nvk225 pain is a constant of life. In Chinese we do not say "life is the pursuit of happiness"... we say that life is the act of "swallowing bitterness". Life will always give you pain. Happiness is a byproduct of enduring pain.
yeap!!!
I think it is the most touching story among the legend missions.
One of the best story quests. You could really feel the emotion and beauty in this story, as though it were a rare flower. Elegant but invigorating. An even bigger treat that it was Baizhu's story, a genuinely calm but interesting experience.
"None, this contract will end with me."
Baizhu Story made me cry for real. 😭
We all thought he was a suspicious doctor but turns out he is the most selfless doctor ever.
Aiming immortality so that he may be able to share his infinite lifeforce to save lives.
I cried harder when Xiao gave him a warning on how Immortality isn't what it is cracked up to be.
Baizhu. ❤❤❤
Now watch me put him and Dottore in the same team :D
@@coffeeshampoo87 u evil evil individual....I want to do it too
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Baizhu by far has to be one of my favorite characters, him and Changsheng just are so different yet the same which adds a balance that I love
Truly one of my favorite (if not my most favorite) stories so far. The last line was delivered so calmly but gave me chills. The juxtaposition of his willingness to use the craziest means to achieve the noblest goal is so nicely done. He wants to save not just every patient, but also the life of Changsheng, as well as any other person (and their loved ones) from the burden of inheriting the contract. For this reason, he seeks immortality so he will bear the contract (and the pain that comes with it) forever. Baizhu is officially my favorite character from Genshin now😢❤
And I thought Baizhu had hidden dark motives, but he turned out to be one of the purest people of Teyvat.
This hits different when you hear it in Yaodie Valley, Chenyu Vale
I love the diversion of expectations with Baizhu's goal of immortality. It's not driven by selfish desires, but the need to end a cycle of suffering both for the people around him and himself.
This man deserve to live in peace, I FELT BAD USING HIM ON MY TEAM ALTHOUGH I NEED HIM.😭😭
This is so cringe
@@monochrome4484 How so
@@monochrome4484grow up , kiddo
@@monochrome4484 get off the internet
Every time he coughs my soul hurts
And now that 4.4 has come out, we get to see where she came from and hear stories from when she lived with the other adepti.
I'm here again after Changseng's technically confirmed as the Herblord Adeptus
Changsheng is the Herblord!!!
Imagine Baizhu as a world boss with his own domain like Childe, but you can't beat him because he heals instantly and the trick to beat him is to let your HP fall below 20% and then Baizhu looses HP to YOU, only then can he take damage
OMG! I love this idea so much! That’s suits for Baizhu character 🥹💚💚
AOE attack with chengshang that takes 20% of your health each hit: _lemme introduce myself_
@@notjimpickens7928 Giant Dendro snake manifestation like Childes whale
Ewww 🤮🤮🤮
The narration of the story is really wonderful.
It's Jiraiya, of course it'll be good lmao
@@myaava6608 I thought it's ProZD lol
Stories like this are the ones that enrich the experience within the game, once you get a certain character you really feel attached to it, like actually knowing the character. You are not playing just to "play the game", it just feel different to other games in where they give you characters just for the sake of it without any context or background.
This game simply has soul.
Changsheng is just amazing
Бай Чжу заслуживает отдельного аниме где он ищет способы стать последним человеком согласившимся на контракт с Чан Шэн.
It does sound like a good premise for a story, though it would be better as a novel or light novel.
Don't forget to check out the Chinese dubbed as well. It's sooo good and I just love the fact that 长生 (Changsheng) simply means long life. Nice artwork as always. Thanks, everyone at Hoyo! 😊
This quest was definitely worth the 2+ years wait, Hoyoverse did my favorite character in the game justice, the quest was so beautiful and touching, it made me tear up several times. Thank you for this amazing experience
Not sure if i should be happy or sad, i love Baizhu for being very sus up until last version, but him being so selfless is also great.
We already have one sus doctor from the fatui lol
@@liszst Nah that one is straight up evil not just sus
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
He's sus AND selfless. The methods he's researching to gain immortality are often forbidden and a human seeking to gain that sort of thing is frowned upon as against the natural order of things - it's one of the sins of the Akademiya, for example, and I wouldn't be surprised if it's technically a sin in the eyes of the Heavenly Principles. But at the same time, his intentions behind doing so are good. So I'd call him morally grey overall; there's still an element of susness there despite the ultimate goal. As someone that fell for him two years ago because of the sus aspects, I'm pretty happy with how he turned out overall despite not being AS suspicious as initially presented. It's a good balance.
@@foozlesprite .-
哇啊啊啊啊，白朮大人的故事，怎麼這麼感人！！！！這雙眼睛，原來有這麼深的含意！我哭死😭😭
This was one of the best character story quests so far. Truly amazing
So, everything indicates that Changsheng is the Herblord. With Chenyu Vale release it became almost obvious.
Did anyone else notice that Baizu and Changshen exchanged eyes. In the beginning Changshen had yellow eyes but at the end she had Baizu's red eyes, the same goes for Baizu
Everyone knows, it’s in his profile story
Loved their story quest and how Hu Tao was woven in as the "natural enemy" of the doctor, that was fun and beautiful
An absolute masterpiece!
Changsheng is super cute snake ♥
Honestly Baizhu's story quest is everything I could've asked for. I might be biased, but I truly enjoyed every second of this quest 😭
Baizhuu.. 💕💕
It would be interesting to see the interaction between Baizhu and Dottore
Lovely quest. Everything in this quest was well done - the storytelling was way more fluent than in other quests, it referenced world quests and events like the lantern rite that to recently were not referenced by story or archon quests at all and left me wondering if they're even canon. The camera angles and animations were very cool and made the quest so much more interesting, made it a lot more fun to play than the older quests where the NPCs just sit around talking idly. Love that in the part that we search for clues Baizhu actually goes around searching instead of just sitting idly or being posed in an animation somewhere around. The appearances of other playable characters were awesome and it the fact that they were hidden around between quest checkpoints for you to notice and get a fun little interaction was so cool. I love the fact that we're getting other characters' perspectives on things, like how we played as Baizhu to walk with his fellow apprentice, rather than just the Travelers, it makes the plot much more rich than just getting to see what the traveler sees and hears, although it does take away the feeling of immersing yourself in being a character in the story. Also the design of the domain was stunning, it was one of the most beautiful domains in game and I hope they use the new mechanisms they showed us in future domains too. The domain had a bit of an aztec feel to it though, it would be much more suited to be a Natlan than an Liyue domain in my opinion. As for the story itself, as always it had it's funny and it's darker notes, the darker ones being more prominent here. I do think that both Baizhu, Jialiang and Jiangli are very inconsiderate and reckless when it comes to their actions, although they have good intentions they threaten to leave a young kid without parents and a huge city without a brilliant doctor. I do agree with Hu-Tao's philosophy of moving on and not turning people into zombies more than Baizhu's recklessness and blind hope to find imortality which some have been cursed with but I appreciate them showing us both perspectives and not forcing us on one of them like in some other story quests like Nahida's first story quest (Nahida's one of my favorite characters but seeing her force her philosophy upon someone without even trying to understand where they come from, and the player just ganging up on him ruined the quest for me, because the character was doing dubious stuff but his perspective was worth exploring and understanding instead of just shutting him down completely). Anyway I hope hoyo uses this type of storywriting, gameplay and camera angles for their future quests. Stellar work hoyo. And this video is a treat as well, the ending shot where he has Changsheng's eyes and the flowers falling behind him, "This contract ends with me". Someone should turn it into a dynamic wallpaper.
A doctor won't abandon their patients. Baizhu is no exception.
Anyone here after doing the quest in Chenyu Vale?
Came here again after the new 4.4 world quest 🙌
My day was so good and now I am sitting here crying cause I love him and changsheng so much and I wanna hug him 😭
this story quest absolutely broke me, Baizhu is definitely one of my most favourite characters now, and im so so happy that he turned out to be a very caring and pure individual, instead of the devious scheming one everybody thought he was
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the final scene where baizhu says "None. This contract... will end with me" just sent absolute chills down my spine
As a medicine student and genshin player at the same time, i am proud of maining Baizhu, he is a doctor that i aspire to be one day
Baizhu is a gigachad. Dude is using his own life force to save others. I knew he was a real one the first time I saw him. I pray that I get him.
Didn't get him😞
XANTHE HUYNH!!!! AHHHHHH!!! I loved her in Persona 5 (as Haru Okumura) so much, and to see her in a role, even minor, is really cool.
Haru as a snake!
I knew she sounded familiar!
I am so unbelievably happy, that we finally get an answer about Baizhu's mysterious illness
I was literally crying during this scene, as a future doctor, i relate to baizhu & changsheng so much 🥺😞
Phenomenal cutscene! His story quest as a whole was fantastic as well, it's so nice to finally find out more about him after all this time :)
So So beautiful. I am already so deeply invested in this game, so when I see teasers like this it just reminds me why I love everything about this game. Most especially the lore.
The moment when i did baizhu's story quest and saw how sassy chansheng was i knew immediately that we were going to get along real well.
Nah but I got chills down my spines when Baizhu said "This contact will end with me"
KABDHSKMSD BAIZHU'S DYING SOON I KNOW IT. MOST OF US PROBABLY DO.
Probably bcs hes learning the way for immortal
Maybe... but Baizhu is seeking immortality so he can endlessly help people with his life energy... maybe that's what he meant with "this contract will end with me." Sadly if anyone is gonna die I have a feeling it's gonna be Xiao... I hope not... :(
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This truly is gorgeous. I had waited since 1.0 to finally have Baizhu, and it was worth the wait. But the tale of the white snake and doctor being influencal to their storyline also won my heart - though it is changed somewhat!
I know Baizhu has a billion death flags, and even still I find it hard not to be attached wholeheartedly to both him and changsheng - knowing that when Baizhu eventually goes, so will Changsheng. And I don't want to but also can't help but imagine that that must be a day for Hu Tao as well.. it is her job to send the souls of others to the afterlife, afterall. And the pharmacy AND funeral parlour are good friends/alliances.
Either way, this was beautiful.. their story holds something dear to my heart and I'm so so happy to have finally got it within my hands!
3:08 *Why has Changsheng RED eyes here already..?* Do the doctors that made contracts with her in the past always have red eyes naturally so now she has them and the doctor with short hair has Changsheng‘s eyes? Such amazing details!
Moment that resulted in absolute goosebumps were: 0:57 , 2:47 and 4:18 *- Just like with Collei, Cyno, Wanderer / Scaramouche and Yaoyao we had to wait over 2 years for his release- and I can’t await for the journey that may join me, as I waited since the first time I layed my eyes upon him back in October or November 2020… Baizhu has ALWAYS been there!* And maybe it‘s meant to be Qiqi and Baizhu in one party, in order to secure Baizhu‘s savety to the fullest..?
It‘s so nice to know Changsheng‘s story now too, and how Baizhu doesn’t want ANYONE to suffer from her contract after him- He‘s such a mysterious legend. 🐍
Baizhu only wants the immortality in order to heal and secure his patients forever and never fade away himself so no one is hurt for the contract after him or in the patient‘s daily life‘s overall- He really is incredibly irreplaceable. 😭
Also the first doctor who made a contract with Changsheng looks like Baizhu with his kind of hair too- which I find so nice. Perhaps he got reincarnated as Baizhu? Who knows…
The ones that risk that contract in order to make others be healthy is so special, as they only want others to be saved since the patients suffer just as much as these doctors did when they lost their… family members. They truly were doctors of all kinds for all kinds.
one of the best story quest, not too much long or short, and that help us understand baizhu and changsheng, loved it
also the fact that they change eyes to seal the contract is so cool :>
I love Baizhu so much. I've been waiting nearly two years to get him and I've gotten him! The best part? The story, and how well it was put out for him. I can't wait to see more about Baizhu in the near future. The story touched my heart, and in fact made me shed a tear. I loved it. ❤️
Changsheng is an adeptus
I love this. I didn't expect Changsheng and Baizhu in a way had this history. It's beautiful but sad. I especially the last part with Baizhu.
The most beautiful story of Genshin Impact! 🐍🍃
With his themes of mortality defiance and changing fates, he might be a crucial character in the quarell with Heavenly Principles. Or -at least- an important piece of the puzzle when discovering the "truth of this world".
This story is so beautiful!❤️💯💯💯💯🎶🥲❤️🥹
Before, Baizhu is sus for trying to research immortality by bringing Qiqi under his care.
After the quest, all those suspicion was absolutely wrong after all.
The immortality he seek is not for himself, but rather for him to endlessly cure people, to ensure Changsheng survive since he will die without a host and to seal the contract so that no other doctors would take on the contract and die young like his predecessors.
Can Changsheng go to Chenyu Valley with Baizu to visit Fujin and the beast (i forgot his name lmao) 🥹?
Strange enough that noone is talking about the possibility that changsheng is probably the goubafied adeptus snake
Not his but her. Her name is Lingyuan
The fact that they gave a trailer for Changsheng is amazing.
ABSOLUTE GOOSEBUMPS at 0:57 , 2:47 and 4:18 *- Just like with Scaramouche, we had to wait over 2 years for his release- and I can’t await for the journey that may join me, as I waited since the first time I layed my eyes upon him back in October or November 2020… Baizhu has ALWAYS been there!* And maybe it‘s meant to be Qiqi and Baizhu in one party, in order to secure Baizhu‘s savety? It‘s so nice to finally know Changsheng‘s story too, and how Baizhu doesn’t want ANYONE to suffer from her contract after him- He‘s such a mysterious legend. 🐍
Also the first doctor who made a contract with Changsheng looks like Baizhu with his kind of hair too- which I find so nice. Perhaps he got reincarnated as Baizhu? Who knows… but this secret art of healing takes much loss and tragedy with it, as we saw here… The ones that risk that in order to make others be healthy is so cruel yet beautiful, as they seemingly only want others to be saved since the patients suffer just as much as they did when they lost their… family members. They truly were doctors of all kinds as it seems.
And lastly, Baizhu only wants the immortality in order to heal patients forever and never fade away himself so no one is hurt after him- He really is incredibly irreplaceable. 😭
That quest was one of my favorites. Changsheng best snek
This story is so sad but the visuals are so pleasingg
Baizhu's backstory cutscenes!
Same
It was a very well done Quests, we had wholesome interactions with QiQi and Hu Tao too.
Baizhu deserves this 4 and a 1/2 minute long trailer the most
Changsheng, i cant deal with her cuteness😢
This is one hell of a long amazing cutsccene.
to everyone making this story, thank you.
and damn you for making its so heartbreaking.
awesome job
It only occurred to me in Baizhu's story quest the names Changsheng and Wangsheng (funeral parlor) were almost identical
I loved this quest, it was a calming difference from the other ones full of fights. Also I loved the cameo we saw! When we call him...he responds ;)
Changsheng deserved this teaser 💪😘
1:07 You can see the eyes changed in a blink sec
What a great story telling.
Everytime Baizhu sounded so much in pain after transferring his patient's pain to himself broke my heart every time.
I’ve never wanted to be a snake this much in my entire life 3:44
This story reference is based on chinese folklore, "the legend of white snake", about a love story between a normal man who work as a herbalist and woman who half human half snake-demon but ended up tragically because Buddha doesnt allowed any relationship between human & demon..
Respect on Baizhu for this, a true doctor till the very end
Bro.... This hit so deep in my heart❤️
Omg changsheng's voice is so good...well done whoever voiced her!
THE FIRST DOCTOR !!!!! IS PANTALONE OMGGGGG
Ok I love him now. This is just beautiful
This is absolutely amazing, Hsr and Genshin impact are conquering the Gacha game!
hoyoverse in general is honestly beginning to dominate the gacha game world. i've never seen a gacha as popular as genshin is, and star rail seems to just be becoming an extension of that
HSR is literally trash its is nothing compared to Genshin
@@hiddendrifts The amount of revenue they've made speaks for itself, Genshin may be far from perfect but at least they used it as a stepstone to give us HSR which improved everywhere and is really an amazing game. Other gacha games really have a big competition now.
@@Kumire_921 because of game quality so their two game become popular.
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Makes me love my Dr. Baizhu even more. So glad he came after years of waiting, in only 10 pity.
And just like that, Baizhu is one of my favorite characters
baizhu is so pretty with a snatched waist
It’s funny that before his official debut as a playable character. Many people theorized lots of things.
First, he was theorized as the God of Wisdom disguising as a doctor who hides from someone, but it was debunked and it was revealed that it is Nahida.
Second, people theorized that he is a descendant of Vishaps (the race that Kokomi and her family came from) but turns out, that the snake eyes he has is from Changsheng.
Third, he was theorized that he has a casino, but there is no mention about it in his character story nor he brought it up during his story quest.
Finally, people theorized that he was the missing soldier from 500 years ago. But then again, no mention of it in his story. Baizhu is just weak because of his contract.
With all these theories, Hyv managed to cut these down and wrote Baizhu as a regular guy hanging out with an ancient magic healing snake.
At 2:02, that mountain in the background was the perfect illustrations of "mountains bow in respect"..