The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

Unfortunately, this has nothing to do with Yefie Schneitzevich, who turned into a gray stone statue.

Chapter 454 The Wanted Criminal Nobody Recognizes

2024-01-30

"Let me see, this is the White Fox Field. The mountain in front is Mount Kagehira, and the top of Mount Kagehira is Narukami Taisha Shrine."

Unfolding the map, Ember gestured as he looked at it. Soon, he found the direction to move forward.

Narukami Taisha Shrine is a famous tourist attraction and religious site in Inazuma, and its location is naturally easy to find.

Looking up, Ember was surrounded by a lush, green field. The field was incredibly vast, with very few tall trees.

And in the distance of the wilderness lies Shadow Mountain, bathed in dark purple shadows.

“The shadow faces the mountain, and the mountain lives up to its name.” Yu Jin sighed as he looked at the distinctive mountain.

If all places were as easily recognizable as Yingxiang Mountain, he wouldn't have to worry about getting lost anymore.

The White Fox Field can now be said to be located in the heart of Inazuma. One obvious change is that at least three burly men won't jump out here to rob the embers.

Yu Jin found himself increasingly comfortable on his journey through Inazuma. As for the reason... it was because he rediscovered a sense of familiarity in Inazuma.

He used to be a master of both large and small fights, and anyone who could move couldn't resist giving Yu Jin a couple of whacks.

Although White Fox Field is located in the heart of Inazuma, it is quite peculiar that such a large plain is completely empty, which is nothing but amazing.

"There are no people, but plenty of foxes."

Walking along the path, Yu Jin sensed the pulse of many small things around him and muttered to himself.

"Hmm? Come here!"

The grass near the road rustled, and with quick reflexes, Yu Jin reached out and grabbed a white fox by its ears.

"Woo!"

The white fox probably didn't expect to be captured. Its movements visibly paused for a moment, as if it hadn't reacted yet.

"Wow!"

But soon, the white fox began to struggle. Its short limbs thrashed about, but Ember was holding its long ears like he was carrying a rabbit. Its limbs were flailing aimlessly at the air.

"This intelligence is quite impressive." Yu Jin raised the white fox and stared at it.

Upon seeing the panic in the white fox's eyes, he knew that this was no ordinary fox.

"Is this a place for raising monsters?" Yu Jin casually tossed the white fox away and stroked his chin as he speculated.

This fox's behavior resembles that of a legendary monster. Could this White Fox Field be a gathering place for Inazuma fox-like monsters?

But what does this have to do with Ember? Nothing. So after throwing the white fox away, Ember continued on his way.

The lush, tall grass gradually disappeared, and sparse farmland gradually appeared on both sides of the road.

Consequently, human traces naturally increased.

"Stop! What are you doing?!"

Suddenly, a checkpoint appeared ahead of the road, and the soldiers stationed there immediately blocked Yu Jin's path when they saw someone coming.

"Um... I'm going to Narukami Shrine."

Yu Jin was stunned for a moment. He suddenly realized that he seemed to be a wanted criminal on Inazuma's list.

This……

Yu Jin glanced at Ying Xiangshan, who was almost right in front of him, and he was a little reluctant to cooperate.

With his hands behind his back, Ember reached into a spatial rift. Through the rift, he grasped a massive, dusty club.

"Narukami Taisha, why are you dressed so strangely?"

"Alright, let's go! I hope you have the stamina to hold on."

"Eh?"

Ember released the giant club in his hand, and the spatial rift disappeared as well.

Are these soldiers planning to call for reinforcements after he leaves?

"Hey, what? Do you expect us to give you a cane...?"

"boom!"

"Ouch!"

The embers instantly transformed into a blur, smashing the large soldiers on the checkpoint into a daze.

Whether they actually found Ember or not, and whether they would call for reinforcements, makes no difference to Ember.

……

The mountain is named for the fact that one side of the mountain range is always in shadow.

Perhaps because it is shrouded in shadow all year round, the vegetation on the side of the mountain facing the shadow is all purple, which is in stark contrast to the other normal vegetation.

"Why is this place so chilly, like it's haunted?" Stepping onto the purple lawn, Yu Jin felt a gust of cold wind blowing in his face, and the sudden drop in temperature made him complain.

Continuing forward, a dilapidated shrine came into view before Ember.

"..."

Looking at the illusory figures in front of the shrine, Yu Jin fell silent.

"There really is a ghost?" He scratched his head, looking at the phantom in front of him in shock.

Looking up at the mountaintop, the pink of the cherry blossoms was so striking on the summit of Yingxiang Mountain that Yu Jin was speechless with frustration.

The ghost is right below the shrine. Is it that the ghost is powerful, or that the shrine is incompetent? Inazuma's departments are all so bizarre.

"Hey! Can you talk?" Ember stretched out his hand, and the phantom image completely dissipated into the shrine like clouds and mist.

Rubbing his fingers together, Yu Jin nodded thoughtfully. "Regret? Are you waiting for someone or something?"

The ethereal figure of a priestess re-emerged from the distance, her back to Ember, as if beckoning him to come and take a look.

However, Ember did not go over. He jumped onto the roof of the dilapidated shrine and carefully examined this place that looked very unusual.

As Ember's gaze fixed on him, something that hadn't been there before gradually appeared in his eyes.

“A talisman… what is it suppressing?” Yu Jin glanced at the still motionless shrine maiden phantom and nodded.

"Alright! It'll only be a little while, I'll help you out."

After saying that, Yu Jin turned his gaze to a dark little canyon in front of the shrine.

Then, Ember's figure vanished instantly, reappearing atop the canyon. Immediately afterward, Ember delivered a straight punch.

"boom!"

A mournful sound echoed from the earth, and the canyon collapsed. Then, a shimmering purple light appeared before his eyes.

"Why is it purple again?!"

Ember saw the shimmering purple and was startled. Before, purple was no different from any other color to Ember.

But ever since Inazuma arrived, purple has become a color of disaster in Ember's heart.

All of Inazuma's ailments are inextricably linked to the color purple. The evil spirit is purplish-black, the inner core of the kora is deep purple, and now this damned thing is also purple.

Yu Jin felt that if he saw purple again, he would probably punch it right away.

"Oh!"

As the smoke cleared, a warrior clad in red armor appeared before Ember.

“Resentment? Not from that giant snake?” Yu Jin knew at a glance that this thing was another manifestation of resentment.

There was probably some kind of grand formation sealing away resentment beneath the canyon, and Ember's punch just now directly destroyed that formation.

However, since the overflowing resentment has materialized, this great formation probably won't last long.

"Dead man, just lie still!"

With a flash of light, the samurai formed from resentment was decapitated and vanished without a trace. At the same time, the flickering purple light gradually dimmed.

Kicking aside the scattered pebbles, Ember walked down the canyon. Picking up a faintly visible magatama from the ground, and looking at the upright wooden roots, Ember placed his palm on them.

He separated a wisp of his consciousness and followed the wooden root. Soon, the consciousness receded, and the embers became even more numb.

He clutched his head in his hands, shouting furiously, "The Sixth Division! The six divisions that are spread throughout the entire Narukami Island! Who's maintaining this grand formation? Drag them out and chop them up!"

After a moment of frustration, Yu Jin accepted reality. Now, dealing with the resentment condensed in the roots of the cherry blossom tree was added to his schedule.

"Let me count..."

"War, evil spirits, grain transport, furnace core, cherry tree resentment, sending notes..."

As he counted, Yu Jin's voice grew softer. He suddenly realized that he didn't actually need to do any of these things.

"Where are the fools?"

"Where are the Fools of Narukami Island?"

"Oxen and horses, even more oxen and horses!"

The faint whispers echoed, and at that moment, the fools of Narukami Island suddenly felt a chill run down their spines.

Chapter 455 Worst Infrastructure

2024-01-30

"Uphill road, uphill road."

The Fools of Narukami Island have escaped a calamity for the time being, because Ember's current focus is not on torturing the Fools, but on delivering the note to Narukami Shrine.

Once the note is delivered and the situation explained, he won't need to deal with the "evil spirit" and "cherry tree resentment" issues.

If all else fails, we can capture some fools to work as laborers.

The shadowy mountain was very deceptive. Yu Jin thought there would be a path leading up the mountain behind the dilapidated shrine, but apart from a vertical cliff, he didn't see a single path.

Walking around the foot of the mountain, Ember quickly emerged from the purple area and entered the green one. Moreover, he arrived at a heavily guarded location.