The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

“Yes! Besides, Yuanxia and I don’t know how to pretend.” Yuan Zuo nodded in agreement.

"You..." Yuan You was about to say something when it saw the innocent eyes of its companions, which turned all its words into a sigh.

"Sigh—, never mind, just follow my movements." Yuan You sighed, then pulled his feet back and said.

It looked down, where the changes on the abyss were complete.

At this moment, the person on the abyss has transformed into a blond-haired, blue-eyed Mondstadt person. He had once glimpsed a passerby from afar, and now, borrowing his appearance should be fine.

Anyway, Ke Yuanshang didn't think he could cross the ocean to cause trouble for him.

After straightening his clothes and making sure there were no flaws, Yuan Shang walked straight along the beach towards the distant figure.

The man appeared to be a martial artist, wearing a purple samurai armor in a style characteristic of Inazuma, and a somewhat tattered straw hat on his head.

"Hey! Hello, sir!"

Yuan Shang greeted him with a smile and went to meet him.

"Hmm? A foreigner?" The samurai turned around when he heard Yuanshang's voice, looked at Yuanshang, and said with some excitement in his voice.

"Yes, yes, I'm a foreigner, new here, and I have some questions I'd like to ask you." Yuan Shang smiled and rubbed his hands together.

"Did they just arrive?" The samurai became even more excited.

"Just arrived." Yuan Shang nodded, his smile growing even brighter.

"That's great! Foreigner, let me try out the knife!"

"????"

Chapter 323 The "Friendly" Inatsume

2023-11-29

"Hey! Did I offend you, brother?" Yuan Shang saw the samurai draw his sword and slash, but he dodged the attack by jumping back.

"Hahaha, no reason needed! My martial arts skills have improved a lot recently, and I've been looking for someone to test my skills on!" The samurai swung his sword, and fine white marks appeared on the blade, demonstrating the excellence of his martial arts.

"???"

Fuchigami looked at the samurai's crazed expression, feeling utterly bewildered. Why was Inazuma being received so "warmly" upon arrival? Had his identity been discovered?

"Tell me, how do you divide three Sunset Berries among four Hilichurls?" Yuan Shang asked the samurai, pulling away from him.

"Kill them all, not even the Sunset Fruits!" The samurai's answer nearly made Yuan's jaw drop.

Are the Inatsume people really this aggressive? They won't even let the sunset fruit go?

However, this confirmed one thing for Yuan Shang: his identity had not been exposed—how could a guy with nothing but muscles see through his flawless disguise?

"Whoosh—" The blade almost grazed Yuan Shang's neck, causing a patch of sweat to seep onto his back.

As the samurai finished his move, he looked up at Yuan Shang. Even a fool could see that Yuan Shang was no ordinary person.

"Who are you? State your name!" the samurai shouted, brandishing his sword. Could this foreigner be one of the Tenryo magistrates?

That would be troublesome.

The samurai's gaze toward the abyss grew even fiercer. He knew he had to destroy the evidence; he couldn't just wipe his blade and leave after the attack.

"I am your grandpa!" Yuan Shang's voice became hoarse, and with a burst of light, Yuan Shang's true form, which was much taller than ordinary people, appeared in front of the samurai.

"You had so much fun fighting, now it's my turn!" Yuan Shang looked at the samurai, pressed down his arm, and fireballs appeared floating behind him.

"Boom boom boom!"

The fireballs summoned by the Abyss Singer were incredibly fast, even those who possessed the Eye of God had to be careful to deal with them, let alone an unnamed warrior with some martial arts skills.

The scorching fireball struck the samurai, instantly charring his purple armor black.

"Cough...cough cough!" The samurai knelt on one knee, using his last bit of strength to look up at the terrifying abyss, and muttered intermittently:

"I...I am the Iwakura-ryu..."

"Bang!" Before the samurai could finish speaking, he was kicked away by Yuan Shang and disappeared without a trace.

“You’re so grown up now, your grandmother has probably passed away. Go down and fulfill your filial duty to her.” Yuan Shang transformed back into human form and said in a serious tone.

They even want to use their connections to intimidate him? Do you think Yuan Shang is the kind of coward who fears power? Don't even mention his grandmother being a "Wanzo-ryu" or even a "Raigin-ryu"—he'd kill her without hesitation!

"What happened? You caused a death right from the start! You're useless now!" Yuan You ran down from the tree and said, looking at the samurai who was almost charred in the distance.

It glanced at Yuan Shang and quickly instructed him to change his appearance. Killing someone would significantly hinder their quest to find the so-called "Previous Events of the Sun and Moon."

“If I don’t fight back, I’ll be the one who dies,” Yuan Shang explained.

"What happened?" Yuan You asked, though it was also somewhat puzzled. From a distance, it seemed that the warrior had made the first move.

"What else could it be? We ran into a madman," Yuan Shang said with a smirk.

"A madman? Could he also be absorbing the power of the cult?" Yuanxia ran over as well, a bad possibility rising in his mind.

The Abyss Order uses the power of the Abyss, so naturally some people are inevitably swallowed up by the Abyss.

The thought of his companions, who had been turned into indescribable things by the power of the abyss in their pursuit of power, sent a chill down his spine.

“I don’t think so.” Yuan Shang shook his head and continued, “He was still calling out his grandmother’s name when he was dying.”

"It seems to be called something like 'Iwakura-ryu'."

Yuan Shang scratched his head. Had he gone too far? He hadn't even given others a chance to say their last words.

"I didn't expect him to be such a loyal and righteous person." Yuan Zuo also came over, looking quite moved.

"Now that you mention it, it does seem true. Did I go too far?"

"You went too far. If it were me, I would never have done that."

Seeing the three of them looking so emotional, Yuan You jumped up and flicked each of them on the head, and couldn't help but complain, "Are you guys out of your minds?"

"That guy sounds like he's announcing his sect! I remember that Inatsuma Takehito has this tradition."

Yuan You looked at the charred corpse in the distance, waved his staff, and a thick layer of ice froze on it.

Then, with a flick of its staff, the ice-encased corpse was thrown into the sea.

"In short, keep an eye on that school called 'Iwakura-ryu' in the future. They are probably the kind of school that uses people to test their skills."

Yuan You's eyes flickered, and considering the performance of the samurai, he summarized the so-called "Iwazo-ryu".

"What? There's such a school? Inazuma doesn't care?" Yuan Shang was greatly shocked after hearing Yuan You's summary.

"I don't know. Maybe they have powerful backers, or maybe they're just being secretive. Who can understand human affairs?"

Yuan You briefly mentioned a few possibilities, then shook his head and dismissed the rest.

"Yuan Shang, you go ahead and be careful." Yuan You nodded to Yuan Shang, then pulled Yuan Zuo and Yuan Xia into the bushes.

"Okay... alright." Yuan Shang stared blankly at the empty ground around him for a moment before continuing to walk forward.

……

"boom!"

As we walked along the beach, large bolts of lightning occasionally struck down from the dim sky.

"Ha... yawn!"

A gust of wind, mixed with raindrops, lashed against Yuan Shang, making him shiver.

Yuan Shang looked around and wondered how the weather had become so bad without him noticing.

He stretched out his hand, and raindrops began to fall. Yuan Shang looked up at the distant hills, grateful that he was on the beach.

Otherwise, just thinking about that muddy ground makes Yuan Shang's scalp tingle.

Although the weather is indeed terrible, it shouldn't be so deserted, right? How come there's not a single person to be seen?

Just as Yuan Shang was wondering why he hadn't seen a single person after walking for so long, a series of noisy footsteps came from afar.

A group of neatly dressed soldiers emerged from the rain and mist. This delighted Fuchigami; he had finally seen people, and they appeared to be officials from Inazuma.

Judging from Fuchigami's experience in Mondstadt, although not many of the Knights of Favonius were good fighters, they were genuinely enthusiastic. I guess Inazuma was probably about the same!

"Huh? Someone's here?!" Before Yuan Shang could react, the soldiers in the distance were the first to realize what was happening.

"Hello everyone, I'm lost. Can you tell me how to get there?" Yuan Shang learned from his previous experience and, following Yuan You's directions, transformed into the appearance of Inazuma.

"Lost?" The soldier looked at Yuan Shang, who was wearing a yukata at the edge of the battlefield.

Something seemed off, the soldier thought to himself, as his hand unconsciously reached for the hilt of his sword.

“Yes, may I ask…” Yuan Shang paused for a moment, then turned his back, glanced at the small piece of paper in his hand, and continued, “May I ask how to get to Haiqi Island, brothers?”

"..."

The soldier looked at the footprints behind Yuan Shang and remained silent for a long time. Because Haiqi Island was located in the direction behind Yuan Shang.

"What's wrong? Don't you all know how to get to Haiqi Island?" Yuan Shang scratched his head, feeling that this mission was too difficult.

Actually, his real destination was Yuanxia Palace, which is said to be located below Haiqi Island.

But if Haiqi Island is so hard to find now, wouldn't Yuanxia Palace be even more difficult?

Yuan Shang sighed, walked around the soldiers' positions, and prepared to continue forward.

"Haiji Island? Of course I know how to get there." The soldier's voice came from behind, making Yuan Shang's heart leap with joy.

"That……"

"Kill me!"

"Damn it, if I ever come to Inazuma again, I'm a dog!"

Chapter 324 Hope for Mission Completion

2023-11-30

"Damn it! Why this time?!" Yuan Shang jumped back a step, dodging the sneak attack from behind that showed no martial ethics.

Seeing how clean and efficient Yuan Shang's movements were, the soldiers not only did not stop their attack, but also called on their comrades behind them to join in attacking Yuan Shang.

"Brothers, charge! This thief must be a lone rebel commander. Take his body and collect the reward!"