Chapter 56 Go ahead and dream
The collapse of Shenying is the highlight of the first chapter of the game's main storyline.

According to the game's setting, the huge sacred cherry tree is rooted deep in the earth and is originally a big seal.

This is the remains of the ancient Root Kingdom. In the vast ruins, where the ground has been hollowed out, there are still ghosts of the underworld bound by the curse of the Age of Gods.

This was also a seal created by Ohiko No Mikoto, who was sent by Emperor Sujin to various places to suppress rebellions and served as the general of the Eastern Continent at the beginning of the founding of the Yamato Kingdom.

Later, in order to strengthen the seal, the founder of Mount Haguro, "Master Nohchu", planted this Tenjin cherry tree with his own hands.

As the sacred cherry blossoms slowly grew and developed over time, a guardian deity named Mahora was gradually born.

However, the Eight Blessings Society had long set their sights on the Tenshin Sakura and this great seal. In the past, they had tried to secretly plot to destroy the Tenshin Sakura, but were unfortunately destroyed by others.

However, the seeds of disaster were planted long ago...

While Baijie was recalling the plot of the game, he asked Saizo, "Which important figures from our family will be traveling with us on the trip to Dewa Province?"

"The team is led by Miss Kuzuka II, she is the chief representative of our family."

A brief explanation of Cai Zang.

"In addition, there are the twelve demon-slaying swordsmen of the Haktoin, the members of the Kukugan clan, their leader, Master Matsumushi, the branch representative of the Sakagi clan, Master Keiji, and his followers, as well as the sorcerers sent by the Riyuin for support, and the servants who provide logistics."

He coughed lightly.

"Finally, it's you, me, and that guy named Haruki. The number of ninja members we brought is over a hundred. This lineup is really exaggerated."

"After all, we're heading to Xia City, the number one city in Yuzhou. Although the current city lord is from a Wu family, rather than a famous family of exorcists, their bloodline is noble, and this family has inherited the position of Yuzhou explorer for generations..."

Baijie thought about it and felt that he could understand it.

"As for the Tenjinzakura Main Shack, it goes without saying that their influence on the imperial court is even greater than ours. If we are insincere or impolite, we will inevitably be looked down upon."

Suddenly, Bai Jie seemed to have thought of something and said in a deep voice, "By the way, I didn't seem to see any of the young lady's men during this trip to Deyu Country?"

Baijie thought carefully and found that most of the people mentioned by Saizo were from different factions. Among them was the faction to which Kuzuka belonged, such as the Niki clan, which managed trade, and Niki Keiji was the clan leader.
Master Matsuma of the Guiyan clan is a skilled sorcerer and a pillar of the clan. He is also a staunch supporter of the clan head, Kurohimeyama Miyuki, and a high-ranking member of one of the "Six Branch Clan" clans.
Hattoin is relatively neutral and will not get involved in the family faction struggle at will. The last Riyuin is the faction controlled by the former head of the family, the grandmother of Kohagi and Katsura.

The grandmother's name is Kurohimeyama Mikado, a loli old lady who is loved by many players. She has the ability of "life absorption" and can maintain her youth by absorbing plant energy. No, there is no concept of aging at all.

In addition, although she is not the heroine in the game, she also has an affair with the protagonist. It is purely an old cow eating young grass...

"But, if I think about it carefully, there really aren't any people from the eldest princess's faction this time?"

Sakura Takashi was only the head of the ninja clan, but the Sakura family had indeed joined Kohagi's faction.

However, the Sako clan did not directly control the ninja organization, and Hyakusuke and Saizo were not from the Sako faction.

"No, no, no, you forgot about that person~~"

Saizo suddenly smiled bitterly.

"That's the guy I met at Boss Long Zheng's place yesterday, the one called Yao Huo."

...Oh, it's her?

"Senior, what are you talking about~~"

Suddenly, a voice came from behind.

The next moment, Saizo was pushed away by someone, and the other person came close to Baijie like a cat approaching people.

"Hello again, Baijie-senpai"

The person who spoke was a sweet-looking girl. She spoke in a nasal voice and hugged Baijie's arm tightly.

"I heard someone saying my name."

The girl said in a passionate voice, "I guessed it must be Baijie-senpai... Whew! That's great~~ Because I thought of Baijie-senpai too. Could it be that we have a connection?"

"No, I didn't say that."

Baijie quickly used his right hand to push away the female ninja who had already leaned her whole body towards him, sighed, and his eyes caught the gaze of Saizo - the latter's eyes were full of teasing smiles.

"Ms. Yaohuo, I was just chatting with Brother Caizang before. You must have heard it wrong."

"Eh?"

The kunoichi known as Haruka was pushed back a step.

Baijie sighed. The other person was his colleague. She looked only sixteen or seventeen years old. She had long hair tied into two ponytails on both sides. She had a small nose and clear black eyes.

"Senior Baijie is really aloof, or is this just a game of playing hard to get~~?"

She was not discouraged, but covered her cheeks with her hands: "But this is also great, I don't hate it."

"I still hope you can be more annoying."

Baijie knew very well that he was not popular with women, so the reason why this girl suddenly approached him enthusiastically made him a little worried.

According to the ninja head Sako Ryusei, when he called him and Saizo over and introduced the origins of the girl named Haruka, Haruka was a female ninja in charge of external intelligence investigations.

She had never appeared at our main family's place before, but because she was in charge of the investigation of Dewa Province, we asked her to come and help this time.

"Since we are colleagues, please get along well with each other."

Sako Ryusei also told them to take good care of the female ninja.

"She should be a kunoichi under the command of the young lady. Be careful, she may be an ambush sent by the faction to spy on their secrets."

Cai Zang exchanged glances with him. "Don't let her seduce you. You'll lose your life if you let her seduce you."

Baijie is not stupid. He was originally a marginal figure in the second lady's camp. Recently, he climbed to the position of Chunin because of his merits.

He was well aware of the fierce internal struggles in the Kurohimeyama family, a nest of poisonous snakes. The protagonists in the original work had suffered great losses. Considering his own status, he had to be extremely careful, cautious, and take every step carefully on such issues.

“…Your Excellency!!!”

Suddenly, a voice came from a distance.

Baijie felt that the voice was somewhat familiar and quickly turned his head. He then saw a girl wearing a long crimson crepe kimono, waving in this direction from a distance.

Ah, yes, I almost forgot about this protagonist.

The girl looked full of energy. After getting off the ox cart, she began waving and greeting people, and walked quickly towards this direction.

"Brother... Sister, please keep your voice down. How can you behave in public?"

Ayaka, wearing a maple-red kosode, also jogged after them.

"Ah...this..."

She stopped and her expression became a little stiff.

This guy is still the same as before, unable to hold his head up in front of his stepsister.

"Hello, Miss Ming... nice to see you both again."

Baijie is still willing to maintain a good relationship with the protagonist.

"Yes, we meet again."

However, after getting closer, Ye Ming's face turned slightly red. She had a lot to say, but when she came face to face with Bai Jie, she opened her mouth but couldn't say a word.

"Who is this noble man?"

The female ninja Haruka approached at some point, her warm arms wrapped around Baijie's left wrist, and she leaned her hot body towards him.

"Senior, could you please introduce me and Brother Cai Zang?"

While holding Baijie's hand tightly, she looked at Yeming with a provocative and hostile look.

"Woo..."

Ye Ming felt the beast-like hostility in an instant and shrank like a frightened little animal.

"This is Miss Ming from the Yuejialuo clan."

Baijie quickly pulled his hand out of her arms.

"Yao Huo, please don't be disrespectful in front of this person."

"uh-huh."

The female kunoichi Haruki answered with a deliberately nasal tone.

Well, Baijie suspected that she didn't listen at all.

No, from my position, I have no way to order the other party.

If Yaohuo's master is the eldest princess, even I can't do anything to her.

"Miss Ming, I'm so sorry. I'm rude. Please forgive me."

Haruki apologized in a fake manner.

"I have things to attend to, please allow me to say goodbye to you for a while~~"

She lifted up her drooping hair, turned around, and secretly stuck out her cute red tongue at Baijie.

"Baijie-senpai, I'll come see you later~~"

A faint voice like a whisper came over, and after she said this quietly, she walked away with a happy step.

Bai Jie could only stare at the man's departing back in amazement.

"This woman is truly a kunoichi. What is her origin?"

……

——This, this, bitch, wet girl, stinky whore!

Watching the entire scene through the window of the oxcart, and even through the eavesdropping shikigami, Kurohimeyama Kudzuka couldn't even keep her sneer on her face. Her pupils seemed to burn with rage as she stared intently at the kunoichi's retreating figure.

"I see……"

The corners of Ge Hua's mouth twitched slightly.

You bitch, instead of acting as the general representative yourself, you said you wanted to be the caretaker of your family. So this is what you mean?

Do you really think I'll give you this chance?
Ge Hua narrowed her eyes and curled her lips. Her face, which still retained the childishness of a girl, was filled with malice and blatant ridicule.

“—Dream on!”

 The most famous of the Haguro Three Mountains in Dewa Province was founded by Prince Hachiko of the Suiko period, who was later known as "Nochi Daishi";
  Ohhiko no Mikoto was one of the four shoguns during the reign of Emperor Sujin. He was sent by Emperor Sujin to conquer the local indigenous people of Hokuriku. He was also the ancestor of the later Abe clan.

  
 
(End of this chapter)

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