In ancient times, Emperor Jun of the East and his wife Xihe had ten sons, who were named the ten suns.
When morning comes, the sun perched on the treetops rides on a two-wheeled vehicle across the sky from east to west, and the world has the cycle of day and night, and the alternation of sun and moon. The ten suns change every day and take turns crossing the sky, bringing light and heat to all things on the earth.
Suddenly one day, the ten suns wanted to travel around the sky together, so when dawn came, they climbed into the car together and embarked on a journey across the sky. On this day, the heat of ten suns scorched the eight wastelands of Kyushu. Forests burned, farmland was destroyed, villages turned into ruins, rivers dried up, and the sea also dried up.
At this time, there was a master archer named Hou Yi. After all the hardships, he came to the East China Sea, climbed a mountain, drew a crossbow with a weight of 10,000 pounds, and attached a sharp arrow with a weight of 10,000 pounds. The arrows shot at the sun one after another, without missing a single shot, and shot down nine suns.
Finally, there was only one sun left in the sky.
The nine suns shot down by Hou Yi turned into golden crows and fell to the earth. Some died and some survived. The living sun has lost its divine status and can no longer return to the sky. They are neither gods, humans, beasts, or ghosts. They cannot enter the six realms of reincarnation and can only wander around the world forever.
Intention: Four generations of reincarnated love