The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

If it weren't for his older brother's weak personality, he probably would have been the head of the Kujo family.

"If you ask me, it's not that you're stupid, nor that old man Kujo Takayuki is smart; it's just that the old man is too old and his thought process is abnormal."

In front of Kujo Masahiro and Kujo Sara, Yu Jin began to belittle Kujo Takayuki.

This made Kujo Masahito and Kujo Sara even more embarrassed. They watched Yu Jin talk on and on, but just scratched their heads and didn't respond.

Seeing that the two were distracted, Yu Jin suddenly realized what was going on. He slapped his forehead and belatedly said:

"I was so caught up in the moment that I forgot that Kujo Takayuki is your father. I apologize for my rudeness."

Yu Jin waved to the two of them, but there was no hint of apology in his tone.

"My father has indeed been ill-considered in many matters." Kujo Masahito could only offer a forced smile without saying anything further.

"Could it be that the General is about to make a move?" Kujo Sara asked, seeing Yu Jin and Kujo Masahito deep in thought.

"The General himself has intervened? That shouldn't be the case, right?" Kujo Masahito looked at Kujo Sara in surprise, seemingly very curious as to why Kujo Sara would come to such a conclusion.

"The general has only intervened a handful of times in history, and those were all times when Inazuma was facing a major crisis."

"Although Inazuma is currently embroiled in a civil war, it's certainly not at the level where the Shogun needs to intervene."

The more Kujo Masahito talked, the more he felt that Kujo Sara's idea was nonsense.

Whether out of a desire to maintain his authority or for the sake of the destruction he might cause, Thor has intervened very rarely in Inazuma's history.

Throughout history, Inazuma has faced far more dangerous situations than this one, yet the Raiden General never intervened. There's no reason for her to step out of the castle tower and display her unparalleled martial prowess this time.

"The general will not intervene." Kujo Masahito shook his head, his tone very firm.

"Indeed, as you said, the general does not usually make a move easily."

"Throughout Inazuma's history, there are only three instances where the Shogun truly resorted to force. The first was the invasion of the Great Serpent to the east, the second was the rampage of the Thunder Bird, and the third was the emergence of darkness from the earth."

Kujo Sara didn't rush to refute Kujo Masahito; instead, she recounted the moments when Raiden General made his move.

After briefly recounting General Raiden's achievements, Kujo Sara changed the subject and said to Kujo Masahito, "Have you noticed that the General always takes action when Inazuma is facing a powerful external enemy?"

"Indeed, now that you mention it, it's quite true. Doesn't this further demonstrate the General's protection of Inazuma?"

Kujo Masahito nodded in agreement upon hearing this, and following Kujo Sara's train of thought, the common characteristics of the Raiden Generals' attacks immediately came to mind.

"Isn't that settled then?" Kujo Sara didn't say anything more; she just glanced at the bored Ember beside her.

Seeing this, Kujo Masahito also turned his gaze to Ember. Seeing Ember's unusual attire, he immediately realized what was going on.

Doesn't the Ember perfectly meet the conditions for General Raiden to make a move?

"What are you looking at me for? Do you think I'm Inazuma's enemy?" Yu Jin was shocked to see Kujo Sara and Kujo Masahito staring at him.

He recalled all the good things he had done since he came to Inazuma; wasn't every single one of them good for Inazuma?

Based on his tireless efforts in helping Inazuma, Yu Jin felt that the fact that he didn't compete with the Third Commissioner for a position showed his indifference to fame and fortune.

He never expected that he wouldn't get the position of the Third Commissioner, and now he'd be treated as an enemy? This almost made Yu Jin's nose twist with anger.

Seeing the black mist rising from Yu Jin's body, Kujo Masahito felt he had to speak up and say something good.

Otherwise, judging from this situation, Yu Jin might turn evil.

"Ember, calm down. This is just Saro's speculation, it doesn't represent the general's true thoughts!"

"Besides, you're Inazuma's friend in our hearts!"

Kujo Masahito quickly waved to Yu Jin, telling him to calm down. Not only that, he also winked at Kujo Sara.

“Yes, yes, yes! You’re our friend!” Kujo Sara understood immediately and nodded in agreement.

"Then tell me if General Raiden has this idea!" The black aura on Yu Jin's body immediately dissipated, so quickly that Kujo Masahito and Kujo Sara couldn't help but wonder if they had seen it wrong.

"Oh, I was just cleaning my armor. It's been a long time since I cleaned it, it's dirty." Yu Jin saw the two people opposite him looking at each other blankly, and ran his palm across his breastplate.

Then he slammed his hand on the table in front of him with a "thud." When he moved his hand away, a large black handprint appeared on the table.

Seeing this, Kujo Masahiro and Kujo Sara's eyelids twitched. They had just been worried that Ember would turn evil; now it seemed they had been overthinking it.

"Hmph... let Saro answer you. She has met the General more often and should know him better than I do."

Kujo Masahito turned his head to the side, took a deep breath, and shifted the topic to Kujo Sara.

He's experiencing some angina right now and needs to rest.

Kujo Sara rolled her eyes at Kujo Masahito upon hearing this. She pondered for a moment, then carefully said:

"Based on my understanding of the General, only Inazuma can calm her down regarding her yearning for 'eternity'."

"Nothing can stop the Shogun's pursuit of eternity except for Inazuma himself."

Kujo Sara glanced at the embers; clearly, he couldn't let the Thunder General give up his pursuit of eternity either.

"I remember that a while ago, the Tianling Fengxing Mansion was inexplicably razed to the ground, and the general even swung his sword."

"You didn't do this, did you?"

As if suddenly remembering something, Kujo Sara looked intently at Ember and asked.

She was still at the front lines in Kujo Jinya at the time, and a day had passed before she received the news. The Tenryo Magistrate's explanation was that a strong earthquake had occurred, leveling the mansion to the ground.

But anyone with eyes can see that this is just an excuse for the Celestial Order to save face.

As for the reason why General Raiden intervened, the castle tower made no statement. General Raiden's supreme authority would allow the people of Inazuma to find the reason for his actions themselves.

"Uh...you didn't know? I was the one who did it last time." Yu Jin was stunned for a moment, then admitted it.

"I originally wanted to warn them, but it seems they didn't listen."

Yu Jin rubbed his hands together, considering how to teach the Tianling Envoys a lesson.

"In that case... I'm afraid this is going to be troublesome."

"Yu Jin, you've probably been seen as an external threat by the General. My previous guess was probably pretty accurate."

Kujo Sara sighed as she spoke, saying that Yu Jin had been too careless in his actions. With his abilities, he could have played a much greater role.

But he caught the attention of General Thunder, and when General Thunder attacked, there were never any survivors.

Kujo Sara felt that this time would be no exception; Yu Jin's strength would be useless in the future.

"Is that so? I think I warned your general last time too, didn't I?"

"If you won't listen to reason, don't blame me for it." Yu Jin stopped rubbing his hands, because he had already figured out how to make those people in the Shogunate suffer.

Chapter 494 A Situation Like a Powder Keg

2024-02-18

"Ember, calm down. Under no circumstances should you clash with the General."

"I can go out and talk to the general to clear up this misunderstanding."

Upon hearing Ember's words about wanting to confront General Raiden head-on, Kujo Sara immediately shuddered.

She hurriedly advised Ember to avoid a direct confrontation with General Thunder.

"You seem to have an inexplicable confidence in General Raiden," Yu Jin asked, glancing sideways at the anxious Kujo Sara.

“Not only Saro, but I also advise you not to do this.”

"This isn't a matter of confidence or lack thereof; it's simply that the General's strength is far too great for us to comprehend."

Kujo Masahito also began to persuade Yu Jin, "In history, the Shogun has only taken action a handful of times, but each time he has resolved the disaster with overwhelming force."

"No matter how hopeless and suffocating this disaster may seem to us ordinary people, it is nothing more than the power of a single sword strike from the General."

Kujo Masahito looked serious. Even if General Raiden really had made a mistake, he should have reminded her in a roundabout way.

Using force to fight against General Thunder is not a bad strategy; it's more like suicide.

“But you can’t see through me either, can you?” Yu Jin rested his arms on the table, striking a profound pose.

This left Kujo Sara and Kujo Masahiro, who had been spouting off, speechless. Just as Ember had said, they couldn't see through Raiden General, just as they couldn't see through Ember.

“Besides, I’m not alone. I have you guys too.” After his deep speech, Yu Jin switched to a cheerful tone and said to Kujo Sara and Kujo Masahito.

Before the two could say anything, Yu Jin stretched out his palm and began to count them as if they were his own treasures.

“Besides the two traitors in the Kujo family, there’s also a whole bunch of people in the Kamisato family. I reckon the chief priest of Narukami Taisha is also itching to make a move, not to mention the residents of Hachiyūjima Island who hate the shogunate to the bone.”

"And the resistance... well, let's just forget about the resistance. Let them do their job and keep the main force of the shogunate army occupied. I'd be upset if they won."

In just a few breaths, Yu Jin had identified a large number of potential resistance forces in Inazuma.

"Not only that, I can bring over the Fools. And if all else fails, I can call a whole bunch of people."

As Yu Jin finished speaking, he realized that he was running out of fingers.

He looked up in surprise and said in a shocked tone, "Damn, you don't know until you count them, and then you're shocked!"

"Gentlemen, you're sitting on a barrel of explosives right now. Do you think it's better to dismantle it now, or wait for it to explode?"

Yu Jin suddenly realized that taking action was a good decision. Inazuma was clearly a powder keg, just waiting for someone to come and detonate it.

He looked around at Kujo Sara and Kujo Masahiro, but waited a long time for their reply.

"Don't stay silent! You don't have to go to such lengths to get to the sky, do you? Just tell me and I'll send you two flying right away. There's no need to wait until you all explode before you fly."

Seeing their silence, Yu Jin quickly reminded them. He wasn't exaggerating; if things weren't handled properly, Inazuma could really be sent flying.

Anyway, Ember felt that General Thunder was definitely incapable of handling this kind of thing. All she knew was how to chop, chop, chop, and she was completely clueless about everything else.

When the time comes, rebel forces will rise up in Inazuma, all under the banner of the Thunder General. Let's see what that rigid puppet will do then.

If she had the guts, she could have easily slaughtered Inazuma from south to north, but Ember thought that General Thunder was unlikely to do such a thing.

"Let us think about it." After Yu Jin finished speaking, Kujo Masahito's face was filled with worry.

He knew nothing about many of the things Yu Jin mentioned; his mind was still reeling, let alone anything else.

Needless to say, Kujo Sara, standing beside him, was no less shocked than Kujo Masahiro.

"You weren't just making that up when you said that Lord Kuji and the head of the Kamisato family harbored rebellious intentions, were you?"

Kujo Masahito's eyes flickered slightly as he stared intently at Yu Jin, seemingly trying to find any flaw in his movements.

He didn't care about other people or forces, but if Narukami Taisha and the Shagōgyō both had other ideas about Raiden-sō, then he would have to think twice.