The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"A Mondstadt person?" Ember shook hands with Thomas, noticing Thomas's blond hair and his face shape, which was somewhat different from Inazuma's, and asked with some curiosity.

"Haha, I used to belong to Mondstadt, but now I'm here in Inazuma to make a living," Thomas said, scratching his head and laughing.

"Alright, that's enough small talk. Thomas, is there any special occasion at the end of this month?"

After exchanging greetings, Ayato Kamisato got down to business.

"The end of this month?" Thomas pondered for a moment, then replied, "The 23rd of this month marks the third year of the isolationist policy. And..."

"Alright, the 23rd it is. Go and tell people to make preparations and hold a big festival a few days around this date, the more people who participate, the better."

Ayato Kamisato made his decision on the very first date Thomas mentioned.

Thomas had no objections and immediately nodded, "Okay, I'll go and prepare for the festival."

After nodding to Ayato Kamisato, Thomas gradually withdrew from the house.

"The 23rd? The third anniversary of the lockdown order? Your lockdown order has lasted for so long?" Yu Jin was taken aback when he heard that the lockdown order had lasted for so long.

He originally thought the isolation order and the eye-hunting order were issued at the same time!

"Of course, the seclusion edict was issued before the Eye Hunting edict. It was because of this edict that the Fools were able to discern the General's thoughts, and it was only then that their advocacy of the Eye Hunting edict was accepted by the General."

Ayato Kamisato nodded. As soon as the isolation edict was issued, various forces began to stir.

In normal times, General Raiden is truly like a puppet sitting motionless on the castle tower.

No one can see into the mind of General Thunder, just as no one can see into the mind of a puppet.

However, the isolation order was personally issued by General Raiden, and any action taken on it would indicate that he had something on his mind.

Thus, whether for some unspeakable secret, to curry favor with General Thunder, or to seek personal gain...

After the lockdown order was issued, all sorts of suggestions poured into the castle tower like snowflakes, but in the end only the Fatui's Eye Hunt order caught the eye of the Raiden General.

Seeing Yu Jin's disdainful look, Ayato Kamisato could only remind him, "Don't just look down on it. This festival wasn't really held to commemorate the isolation order."

"Remember, bring your people to the vicinity of the secret passage around the 23rd. We're about to make our move!"

Ayato Kamisato's last words were spoken in an extremely soft voice, almost only audible to Ember.

"So that's why you held the festival?! Smart people are thorough in their work!" Upon hearing this, Yu Jin suddenly realized.

So the festival wasn't held to commemorate the third anniversary of the lockdown, but rather to attract the attention of the people of Inazuma Castle, making it easier for the people of Hisaki Village to infiltrate.

"Without careful planning, one cannot hold this position." After a few sighs, Ayato Kamisato turned to look at the body in the very center.

"Let's go. Since we're going to visit Hiki Village, let's set off. Besides the preparations we just made, I have a lot of other things to do, and time is tight."

After saying that, Ayato Kamisato walked into the dark passage.

"Why have you started to like taking the secret passages?"

"Because Yu Jin, you're famous in Inazuma now. If I'm found out to be with you, I'll become famous too."

The voices of Yu Jin and Ayato Kamisato grew fainter as the wooden clappers closed. Soon, the wooden-chambered tea room fell silent once more.

……

Emerging from the secret passage, Yu Jin and Ayato Kamisato ran towards Hachiyū Island.

With Ayato Kamisato accompanying him this time, Ember's speed was not as fast as when he arrived.

However, despite that, their speed was still beyond the reach of ordinary people.

To Yu Jin's surprise, Ayato Kamisato's strength was not weak at all. Judging from his quiet demeanor, Yu Jin initially thought that his God's Eye was simply a physical enhancement amplifier.

Now it seems that appearances can be deceiving. Despite Ayato Kamisato's gentlemanly demeanor, Yu Jin is certain that he could absolutely break a boulder on his chest in public.

After two days of this arduous journey, Yu Jin and Ayato Kamisato finally stopped near Nashii Beach.

"call……"

When Ayato saw Yu Jin stop and catch his breath, he also looked around at his surroundings.

For the past two days, apart from necessary rest, Ayato and Yujin have been traveling constantly.

Feeling the burning sensation in her lungs, Ayato Kamisato became alert.

Since taking over the Kamisato family, he seems to have never really made a move, remaining hidden behind the scenes.

The most frequent and most strenuous activity was instructing her younger sister, Ayaka Kamisato. Even now, she can barely manage two days of traveling overnight.

This made Ayato Kamisato secretly determined to train. Although he didn't like fighting enemies head-on, he needed to have this ability.

After carefully comparing the terrain features, Ayato Kamisato realized that this was not Hachiyū Island.

"Why did it stop? Was it because of the war ahead?"

After taking a moment to catch his breath, Ayato Kamisato heard the deafening sounds of battle in the distance.

However, Yu Jin did not answer Ayato's question. At this moment, he was exuding a black aura and muttering incantations.

"In one ear and out the other, I guess you don't want your head anymore!"

As he muttered to himself, Ayato Kamisato saw Yu Jin's knees bend, as if he was about to exert his strength.

"Calm down! Calm down! Take a closer look, something's not right about either of them!"

At the last moment, Ayato Kamisato quickly interrupted Ember's corruption.

Chapter 508 War Doesn't Have to Be Cruel

2024-02-25

"Something's not right? Of course something's not right! No normal person would be unable to hear a single word; they must all be deaf."

Yu Jin rubbed his palms together; he was now preparing to send everyone in front of him flying into the sky.

"I don't know what you said to both sides, but I'm sure they took your words to heart."

Ayato Kamisato quickly pulled Yu Jin behind a rock wall and reminded him.

"I told them to tone it down and not fight so fiercely, and look, have they calmed down?" Yu Jin took the opportunity to hide his figure behind the rock wall.

He paused and listened patiently to the sounds around him.

"Kill! For the General!"

"Brothers, charge! The Great God is watching us!"

"Let me show you how amazing Fuyuki Masaya is!"

……

In just a few breaths, countless shouts of battle reached Yu Jin's ears, which infuriated him.

"I can't take it anymore! They're all going to die anyway, so I might as well do it myself, and it'll save us all this trouble."

Yu Jin couldn't stand it after listening for a while. He drew his straight sword and was about to charge into the crowd and start a massacre.

However, it was obvious that he was pulled back by Ayato Kamisato again.

"Take a good look at these people and see if there's anything different about them before you make a move!"

Ayato Kamisato peeked out and glanced at the distant battlefield before speaking to Ember with great certainty.

"Alright! Since you put it that way, I'll take another look." Seeing Ayato Kamisato's confident demeanor, Yu Jin suppressed his restless heart and, imitating Ayato Kamisato, poked his head out from behind the rock wall.

And so, on an inconspicuous rock at the edge of Nashiina Beach, two heads slowly rose up.

Two heads, one blue and one black, seemed to be stuck to the rock face, staring intently at the noisy battlefield, showing no sign of retreating.

This was certainly not because Yu Jin and Ayato Kamisato were momentarily stunned by the cruelty of the battlefield.

On the contrary, what they saw was the complete opposite of the word "cruel".

"Kill them! Let me show you the might of the men of the Shogunate!"

In one corner of the battlefield, a Shogunate soldier clad in purple armor and wielding a long spear roared and charged toward the rebel soldier in red armor before him with unstoppable momentum.

"Hmph! My husband from Kaiji Island is no less capable than your Shogunate!"

The rebel soldiers, unafraid of the shogunate soldiers charging towards them, swung their long swords in response.

To be honest, this scene is bizarre enough. On the battlefield, soldiers should be organized into various teams to carry out orderly attacks and retreats.

Such a situation, where a long spear confronts a short sword, usually only occurs during pursuit or escape. Not to mention a soldier wielding a long sword directly meeting one wielding a long spear.

If the difference in strength wasn't truly vast, a spear against a short sword would be like skewering skewers—no matter how many come, they'd be skewered.

Although what we are seeing is already bizarre for a normal war, what is even more bizarre is yet to come.

The two soldiers strode toward each other, and soon their weapons clashed.

"when!"

"what!"

"Cuck!"

After the crisp sound of steel clashing, both the shogunate soldiers and the rebel soldiers were sent flying in exaggerated poses.

"puff--"

But that wasn't the end of it. After the shogunate soldier collapsed to the ground, a cloud of blood, about ten feet long, gushed from his mouth, leaving the rebel soldiers opposite him stunned.

"Where did you get so much blood to splatter?" The rebel soldier asked, somewhat surprised, as he wiped the blood splattered on his face.

There's something wrong with this guy! Most people would have died long ago if they vomited that much blood! How could someone be vomiting while shaking their head?

"Here's a portion for you. Dry the Dendrobium officinale and soak it in water. One pound of Dendrobium officinale can make fifty pounds of water, enough for you to spray."

The shogunate soldiers stopped spitting blood, and the blood fountains, which could be described as a "spectacle," disappeared from the battlefield.

The rebel soldiers caught the leather bag thrown to them, opened it, and found it contained bright red "blood".

Upon closer inspection, there was no smell of blood; instead, there was a faint fragrance of herbs and trees.

"Are you a genius?" The rebel soldier held the fake blood in his hand and finally managed to utter this question after a long while.

"That's right. If it weren't for the war, I'd probably be a herbalist by now."

The shogunate soldier nodded solemnly, then lay flat on the ground again.

"I'm not going to say any more to you, I'm going to continue my rant."