The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

The sound of lingering embers startled the young master, causing him to lose control of the power he had accumulated.

"Well……"

His blood and qi were reversed, and the young master almost couldn't catch his breath. He turned his head and saw Yu Jin carrying two figures in his hand.

Chapter 449 Kujo Masahito's Dilemma

2024-01-27

"Young master, I was rash. Please forgive me!"

In the commander's tent in the center of the military camp, the hatamoto general who had just been shouting and threatening the prince was now kneeling on both knees.

He placed his hands in front of his forehead and vividly demonstrated Inazuma's unique pose—the dogeza—to the young master!

"Alright, alright, I get annoyed just looking at you!" The young master first glanced at the hatamoto samurai, then stared at Yu Jin, and said through gritted teeth.

It's true that he was annoyed by this hatamoto warlord, but he was even more annoyed by Yu Jin!

“Yes! That’s right! What’s wrong with you guys? You’re always yelling and fighting whenever you see someone! Now you’re getting what you deserve!” Yu Jin echoed the young master’s words and scolded the three people in front of him.

“It’s wartime now, and everything is rushed. It was our oversight.” Kujo Masahito lowered his head and honestly accepted Yu Jin’s criticism.

"You may leave now, General Aishima." Kujo Sara, standing beside Kujo Masahito, waved to the hatamoto general who was kneeling in reverence before him. The latter, understanding the situation, withdrew.

Seeing that there was no one else in the tent, Kujo Sara turned her head around.

“A wanted criminal…” She first turned her head to look at Yu Jin, the wanted criminal who had been wanted by the Shogunate for more than half a year.

Then she looked at the young master, "Executive... Ha, aren't people who aren't on the same path destined to never walk together?"

"Oh ho, you're a wanted criminal? Tell me, what did you do in Inazuma?"

Upon hearing Kujo Sara's address to Yu Jin, the young master immediately became interested. He moved closer to Yu Jin and pressed him for an explanation as to why he was wanted.

"Go away! What's it to you?" Yu Jin slapped the young master back, then faced Kujo Sara and Kujo Masahito, and slammed his hand on the table:

"A wanted criminal? I won't stand for it! Call your general over here and have her slash me again. See if I take it or not!"

“Sara is bad at talking, just ignore her words.” As soon as Yu Jin finished speaking, Kujo Masahito was already sweating profusely.

He had witnessed the previous duel before the emperor. The scene of Yu Jin receiving General Lei Dian Wu Xiang's sword strike was still echoing in his mind.

If General Thunder were to come, perhaps Ember could actually handle it.

Moreover, Ember didn't come here to cause trouble; he came with goodwill.

"Lord Yu Jin, what you said to us in the tent before, is it true?"

Kujo Masahito sat up slightly, staring intently at Yu Jin with his tiger-like eyes.

He feared that what Yu Jin had just mentioned about transporting grain and rebuilding was a delaying tactic to save the young master.

If that's really the case... Kujo Masahito looked down at the sword at his waist, his thoughts were self-evident.

“I never lie.” Yu Jin crossed his arms and nodded.

"As for the Fools..."

"Listen to him, I can't say anything now."

The young master pointed at the embers with a nonchalant air, looking like a lazy bum.

This made Kujo Masahito take another look at Ember. For the Fatui to do such thankless tasks, Ember's power must be extraordinary.

“Very well then, I entrust the people of Kannazuka to you two.” After confirming that Ember and the young master were serious, Kujo Masahito’s originally solemn face broke into a smile.

"Alright, alright, I like people like you who speak so frankly! By the way, we also have business on Bayun Island and Haiqi Island, so don't mistake us for spies if you see us."

After thinking for a while, Yu Jin told Kujo Masahiro about what he had discussed with Umijima.

He mainly felt that the Shogunate army might misunderstand if they saw it, so he wanted to clarify things now to avoid trouble later.

After speaking, Yu Jin glanced at the young master, and seeing him clasp his hands together, he sighed heavily. The young master was a brainless fellow, so the task of using his brain had to fall to Yu Jin himself.

"???" Seeing Yu Jin sigh, the young master was full of questions. Had he just been trimming his nails? Had he gotten in Yu Jin's way again?

"Is that all? Does it not involve the military?" Kujo Masahito pondered for a moment, then asked as if to confirm.

"Is that all? You want me to help you?" Yu Jin ran to the tent flap, glanced outside, and then shook his head in disgust.

To him, the shogunate army and the resistance army were nothing more than precious objects. The fact that Yu Jin hadn't unleashed his full power was a testament to his good temper.

As for helping? Impossible!

"Ha...haha." Seeing Yu Jin's expression, Kujo Masahito could only laugh awkwardly a few times.

Anyway, as long as we can confirm that Ember didn't help the resistance, let them laugh at us, it won't hurt us.

"In that case, I will give the order that the soldiers do not disturb the actions of the Fools. Please set off quickly." After laughing, Kujo Masahito resumed his solemn demeanor.

"Did you hear that? It's your turn to work!" Yu Jin slapped the young master's head and urged him on.

"Understood, I'll go gather my men right away." The young master rolled his eyes at Yu Jin, then ran out of the command tent as if fleeing.

Haha, finally I can legitimately get rid of the embers!

"I'm leaving too. If that kid doesn't behave, post a notice at the Adventurers' Guild and I'll come and teach him a lesson!" Yu Jin waved his fist and disappeared without a trace.

After the two left, silence fell over the command tent for a moment.

"Da da da!"

The sound of the wooden clogs hitting the ground was so crisp that it sounded somewhat jarring in the quiet command tent.

"They both left?"

"Young Master should have left. As for that Yu Jin, I can't tell whether he's gone or not with my strength."

After a brief exchange, there was another period of silence.

"Brother Masahito, why are you doing such a meaningless thing?" Kujo Sara couldn't contain herself any longer and asked Kujo Masahito.

"Haha, you tell me, how is it meaningless?" Kujo Masahito burst into laughter upon hearing this.

“I didn’t say that rescuing civilians and rebuilding the war zone were meaningless. It’s just that Inazuma’s people are handling these things.”

"As soldiers, our priority should be killing the enemy and carrying out the general's will!"

"These matters at home will be handled by others, why are you worrying about them, brother?"

Kujo Sara calmly expressed her thoughts.

"Then what's the point of having 'people'? Why not just buy a bunch of dolls from Fontainebleau and Winter Solstice, and adjust their parameters?"

Kujo Masahito shook his head, looking out of the tent with a grave expression: "Besides, do we really think the people behind us know how to handle this kind of thing?"

"Brother Masahito, do you mean... that the head of the family, the Kanjo Magistrate Hiiragi, and the Shrine Magistrate, the head of the Kamisato family, are neglecting their duties?"

Kujo Sara looked at Kujo Masahito, her eyes filled with questioning and doubt.

To everyone's surprise, when Kujo Masahito saw Kujo Sara's strong reaction, he simply waved his hand and said casually, "Don't overreact."

“The head of the Kamisato family is about my age, but his cunning is far deeper than mine. I can’t see through him.” Kujo Masahito shook his head, recalling Kamisato Ayato’s perpetually calm smile.

"As for their homes, there is no doubt that they have forgotten their former glory."

When the Hiiragi family, the magistrate of the Imperial Household Agency, was mentioned, Kujo Masahito wore an undisguised sneer.

"And Father..."

When the Kujo family was mentioned, Masahito Kujo fell silent.

"How is Father?" Kujo Sara asked anxiously when she saw Kujo Masahiro remain silent.

“Saro, you are the right-hand man that Father is focusing on cultivating. I have already pointed it out. As for the rest, you can look it up yourself.”

Kujo Masahito shook his head and didn't say a word no matter how much Kujo Sara pressed him for an answer.

Seeing Kujo Masahito's expression, Kujo Sara knew exactly what her older brother was thinking.

"Since Brother Zhengren is unwilling to tell me, then I will find out myself!"

She gave Kujo Masahito a deep look before leaving the command tent.

Kujo Saro hesitated for a long time before finally letting out a sigh.

“Father, oh Father, you are unwilling to nurture me, saying that I am indecisive and will never amount to anything.”

"But... why did this have to happen to me?"

"I'm torn between family ties and loyalty."

Chapter 450 There are still many good people

2024-01-28

Around any island, there are always peninsulas and islets extending outwards. And Haizhi Island is no exception.

As a large island, Haegeishima is surrounded by numerous peninsulas, as numerous as the stars in the sky.

However, four of these sites are particularly large, and since they echo the Moon Abyss in the center of Haiqi Island, the people of Haiqi Island, together with the Moon Abyss in the center of the island, call these five sites the "Haiqi Five Wounds Rocks".

These five points represent the eyes, teeth, fins, tail, and heart. And on the "tail" of the shallow waters east of Haizhi Island, a furtive figure has now appeared.

"Tail? It should be here, right?" Yuan Shang squatted behind a large rock, poked his head out, and looked at the desolate beach in front of him, muttering to himself.

After days of lying in wait by the four members of the Abyss group, and with their combined intelligence, they finally figured out the way to the Abyss Palace.

The secret lies in the Five Wounds Rock of Haiqi Island, which the people of Haiqi Island often talk about but are unwilling to look at.

The four small islands—eye, tooth, fin, and tail—are located precisely to the west, north, south, and east of Haiqi Island, forming a vast array that extends across the entire island together with the Moon Bathing Abyss, which forms the "heart" at its center.

As for the purpose of this grand formation… Yuan Shang scratched his head. Back then, Yuan You, the smartest among them, had given a long and detailed explanation, but Yuan Shang hadn’t listened to a single word.

As for why he was able to reach the tail of the sea spirit smoothly, Yuan Shang took out a small scroll of paper.

Search the area around the Sea God's Tail for any items like a Town-Suppressing Stone.

The writing on the note was twisted and erratic, a lost script incomprehensible to humans. Yet, Yuan Shang read it without any difficulty.

The madness emanating from the note was less invigorating to him than the chilling aura emanating from it.

"Looks like I need to hurry and find the mechanism." Yuan Shang shivered. Yuan You got angry, and even though he was now an Apostle of the Abyss, he was still afraid.