FYI you can select this dialogue option and get this response (minus the peanut gallery and bonus page) when you return to the Xianzhou Luofu during the Wardance Arc
Silly doodle based on a convo I had about Jing Yuan in a friend group chat (we all play HSR)
NO LEAKS BUT SPOILERS UP TO 4.2. Skip if you haven't played up to there yet.
This theory/prediction is the result of me drinking too much tea (making my Chinese ancestors proud lmao) and hyperfixating on MBlade's splash art.
There is a silhouette of a heart in MBlade's art and a lot of flames. Now, the heart and flames can reference his constant revivals (phoenix style) but it also can reference the title of a general; specifically, General Huaiyan's title The Flaming Heart.
Now, we know that a Xianzhou General is destined to fall on Planarcadia. This is why Yao Guang volunteered to replace Jing Yuan because she knew if he went he would 100% die while she has a slim chance of finding another way to fulfill the prophecy (like what Focalors did regarding Fontaine's prophecy in Genshin Impact).
My prediction is that Yao Guang is going to make Blade temporarily assume Huaiyan's role as The Flaming Heart so that he can be the General that dies and Blade will agree to do this in hopes that he will die permanently. Whether this endeavour succeeds or not is up in the air but I think Blade is going to become a Xianzhou General in 4.3.
Do you guys think I might be on to something or am I just high on caffeine?