Lu Bu, the Thunder General, is my adoptive father in Genshin Impact.

A probability of 30%...

Although it's far superior to the gacha games Xiao Yi played before his transmigration, there's only one chance and the consequences of failure are extremely high.

Xiao Yi is a cautious person; he doesn't dare to gamble.

Therefore, we must find a way to increase the probability.

The evil spirit that has merged with the demon serpent will definitely be wary of the thunder god, and even if you try to divert its attention, it will be to no avail. Therefore, to increase the probability, you must reduce the evil spirit's vigilance.

However, the power of the Shadow is like a nuclear deterrent, and it's impossible for a madman to be completely unprepared.

Unless... nuclear deterrence disappears!

Yae no Miko suddenly added, "When I came back, I found that Inazuma Castle was shrouded in miasma. I'm afraid that the evil spirits are using the miasma as a medium to observe the city's every move. Even if you want to set up defensive fortifications in the city in advance, you can't hide it from its eyes."

"But I can use magic to clear away the miasma."

The evil spirit is watching Inazuma Castle!

Upon hearing this news, Xiao Yi's pressure vanished.

A smile appeared on his lips, as if he had remembered something happy, or had found the formula for victory.

“There’s no need to rush to clear the miasma.” He excitedly explained his brilliant idea, “Once we know that Thor is dead, the evil spirits won’t be on guard against Wuxiang’s attack.”

Ying didn't understand what Xiao Yi was talking about. If she died, things wouldn't be so complicated; Xiao Yi could simply kill the resurrected serpent—wasn't that the plan that Xiao Yi had rejected? Had they gone around in circles and come back to the original plan?

Seeing the puzzled look on Ying's face, the clever Yae no Miko immediately understood Xiao Yi's thoughts, and she grinned and mocked her friend's slowness.

“Shadow, it seems you still don’t understand!” Yae no Miko said with amusement. “You have to die, but you don’t actually need to die completely. As long as Orochi thinks you’re dead, that’s enough.”

She deliberately made simple things complicated, like a tongue twister, trying to tease the clueless Thor.

Shadow, lying in the fox's arms, tilted her head.

Xiao Yi leaned close to Ying's ear and slowly explained his specific plan.

"Hmm, wonderful, wonderful..." Thor suddenly realized and exclaimed with a meow.

At this moment, a samurai ran up to the Shadow Mountain to report, and was stunned by the scene under the Divine Cherry Blossom.

Lady Yaeguchi knelt beneath the sacred tree, the wounded Raiden General leaned against her, and Lady Narukami rested her head in front of the General's face.

What are you playing?

The samurai hesitated, so Xiao Yi stood up and came to him, asking, "What happened?"

"Reporting to Lord Narukami, we intercepted a smuggling ship from Umijima at sea, and there are several important figures on board," the samurai said immediately. "We wanted to report to the general, but we couldn't find him. We heard that you came here riding a fox, so we came to report to you."

"Does this require alarming the important figures on Haiqi Island who are associated with the General?" Xiao Yi asked, puzzled.

“A shrine maiden, a god, and a priestess,” the samurai answered truthfully, “and Goro, the great general of Umijima.”

That is indeed quite big.

"Did they say anything?" Xiao Yi scratched his head.

"They kept insisting on seeing General Thunder," the soldier said.

Xiao Yi was silent for a moment: "I will go to see them in the general's place."

……

In the military camp, the warriors of the Heavenly Territory stood ready, surrounding a dignified pink-haired girl. The girl was accompanied only by a few guards and a wary brown-haired, dog-eared boy.

Coral Palace Heart Sea said gently, "Please believe me, I have come for the peace of Inazuma. Our land is about to suffer a great disaster, and I must see General Thunder."

“You have led your troops to cross the border illegally, violating the treaty between the Shogunate and the Sangoku-no-kyo!” one of the Shogunate samurai said. “We are magnanimous and will not hold this against you. We have already sent someone to report to the Shogun. Please keep your mouth shut and do not spread alarming rumors.”

"What did you say? Show some respect to Lord Coral Palace..." Goro was about to lash out when Shinkai raised her arm to stop him.

"Hurry, this is of utmost importance," she urged the warriors who served in the Heavenly Territory.

"Alright, alright, don't rush me." The samurai said impatiently, "Just wait another ten days or half a month, and the general will come to see you whenever he has time."

"Ten days to half a month?" Xin Hai's expression turned serious. "At that time, Inazuma was already..."

Suddenly, the camp commander ran over and shouted, "All soldiers, leave the camp! Urgent order: all Shogunate soldiers, leave the camp!"

Although the soldiers surrounding Xin Hai were puzzled, they obediently did as they were told. In less than half a minute, the camp was empty, leaving only Xin Hai and her guards.

Coral Palace looked towards the camp entrance; she knew General Thunder was about to arrive.

Unexpectedly, a familiar face entered, wearing clothes covered with the company crest.

"It's you!" Xin Hai exclaimed in surprise.

Xiao Yi approached Xin Hai: "Just tell me what's wrong, I'll..."

"So you've been infiltrating the magistrate's office since your mission failed?" Coral Miyako analyzed, stroking her chin, then said with a look of relief, "You've really worked hard, sacrificing so much for Umijima. I'm so sorry about Miyajiro's escape..."

Xiao Yi was speechless: Doesn't Xin Hai know his current status?

“There’s no need to talk about Brother Miyamoto, I know everything.” Xiao Yi asked doubtfully, “By the way, haven’t you heard of the legend of Narukamiko?”

"Well, I've gathered some information. He disrupted the Grand Tournament, so it's not your fault that the mission failed and Kujo won." Kokoro took Xiao Yi's words as an excuse for the failed poisoning attempt. "However, I need to see the higher-ups at Inazuma now. Xiao Yi, what is your identity…?"

She didn't quite understand why Xiao Yi could order the shogunate samurai to leave, and why the samurai's movements were so fast and orderly, which was enough to prove the weight of the order.

On the other side, Xiao Yi roughly guessed that Kokomi was completely clueless.

He teased, "Lord Coral Palace, you will soon meet General Raiden. Before that, I want to ask you, what kind of person do you think Narukami is?"

Coral Palace Heart Sea was even more puzzled: "Narukami-ko? Why are you suddenly asking this?"

Chapter 78 Carrying Thor's Coffin

Xiao Yi's abrupt question left Xin Hai puzzled, but since he assured her that she would see Thor soon, she decided to believe him and go along with his wishes.

"What kind of person is Narukami-ko? That's an interesting question," said Sango Mikoto. "Based on the information I have, he was born human but was adopted by the Ōmō-sho, so he understands humans better than the gods and knows how to make them more satisfied."

"The opening of ticket sales and commercial access in the Great Trial is an important choice to improve people's livelihood. I agree with him on this point alone, and I admire his courage to sacrifice the dignity of the gods to stimulate the stagnant economy."

"If Narukami had arrived earlier, the general probably wouldn't have issued the Eye Hunt Order, and the subsequent wars or other disasters would not have occurred. Inazuma would probably be a better place now."

"In conclusion, although I don't know much about his character, he is definitely a person with the power and means to benefit the people of Inazuma... a god?"

"Thank you for the compliment, thank you for the compliment..." Xiao Yi thought to himself.

"You don't know what Narukami-ko looks like?" he asked.

“I haven’t been able to gather any information on that, because Umiji Island has been extremely busy lately. Although the appearance of Narukami is a big deal, it has to be put aside.” Shinkai spread his hands helplessly. “We noticed that something was off about the remains of Umiji Omikami. After the Great Trial, all the resources of the Coral Palace were used to investigate this matter.”

The sea spirit is none other than the great serpent Oropasa. It seems that the vengeful spirit and the great serpent are connected. The Coral Palace had already noticed this, but unfortunately, they were unable to break free from it.

Xiao Yi looked at Goro beside him and asked tentatively, "I remember you came to watch the Grand Tournament, but you didn't see Narutoko in person?"

Goro shook his head: "After I lost to Araki, I returned to Kaiji Island that same day. The grand tournament exhibition match was on the last day, so I missed the chance to watch it."

"What rank have you risen to after infiltrating the organization for so long? Why do the soldiers of the Heavenly Commander obey you?" Xin Hai suddenly asked a series of questions. "And you just said that we will see Thor soon. Can you give a specific time?"

She seemed to be in a real hurry; after chatting for a little over two minutes, she got back to the main topic.

However, Xiao Yi was not nervous at all. His newly conceived plan, "Thor is dead but not actually dead," was proceeding smoothly and had already reached the first stage. All he needed to do was wait quietly for something to be completed.

Two people walked in from outside the camp. Shinkai turned his head and saw that it was Kujo Sara and Kamisato Ayato.

A few hours earlier, before Thor had connected with Shenying, Sara had recovered slightly and bid farewell to the general. Dragging her tired body, she explained to the nobles that Xiao Yi had not committed the murder.

Now that she heard that Narukamiko was in the military camp, she wanted to inquire about the situation and lend a hand, so she came here as soon as she left Inazuma Castle.

As for the head of the Shin family, Ayato, who was also the manager of the shrine, keenly sensed something amiss and deduced that something big was about to happen in Inazuma. He found Xiao Yi's location through the intelligence network and rushed to the military camp to find out the details.

The two of them were among the most capable members of the new generation of nobles, the complete opposite of the old nobles who avoided problems and didn't care about them.

The two approached Xiao Yi and bowed slightly.

"Greetings, Lord Narukami."

Coral Palace Heart Sea stared wide-eyed, speechless for a long time, gazing at Xiao Yi and murmuring, "So you... are Naruto no Miko?!"

Xiao Yi's lips twisted into a crooked smile: "Since we met, I haven't said I'm not."

Goro was so surprised that his tail stood on end.

Xiao Yi looked up at the sky. It was about six in the morning. The sky was still gray and didn't look like a cloudy day. It was obvious that something big was about to happen.

"Enough said. I need the Kamisato siblings' help to complete an important task." Xiao Yi looked at Kamisato Ayato. "Please, brother-in-law... cough cough, please, head of the Kamisato family, do not refuse. After all, it concerns the life and death of Inazuma."

Ayato only knew that something had happened, but he didn't expect it to be so serious. He suppressed the usual playful tone on his lips and nodded seriously.

Then Xiao Yi looked at Kujo and said softly, "Sara, there is an important mission that you must take on. If you are physically okay, be prepared and ready."

"Yes." The female soldier tried her best to straighten her body, concealing her weakness.

Xiao Yi's gaze returned to the Coral Palace. Wu Lang was still in a dreamlike state, but his mind had already struggled out of shock.

"It seems that Lord Narukami has made quite thorough preparations," said Sango Mikoto. "My previous worries were somewhat unnecessary."

“All four of you come with me to Kagemachi Shrine to discuss how to fight the evil spirits.” Xiao Yi looked at the camp entrance. “We’ll ride foxes there; it’s fast, and we won’t have to wait long to reach Narukami Shrine.”

Bang! ! !

Suddenly, a hole appeared in the ground of the military camp, and the head of a silver-haired demon with crimson horns emerged from the soil like a tender sprout in early spring, looking around in confusion.

Arataki fights!

Kujo Sara raised one hand to cover her eyes, while the others looked at the red demon's head with complicated expressions.

Ichidou provided a flawless explanation:

"The brothers of the Ara-Taki faction told me that something big was going to happen in Inazuma. They happened to see this military camp making a lot of noise, so they thought they would dig a hole in to find out what was going on. I have a Geo-elemental Vision, so I can dig very fast—I heard everything you just said."

"There's no other way, you have to come too." Xiao Yi looked at the ghost head that was breaking through the ground and said helplessly, "The more people there are, the better. Besides, that thing should be quite heavy to lift."

"That thing?" Everyone was puzzled.

And so, Xiao Yi, Ayato Kamisato, Sara Kujo, Ichito Araki, Kokoro Sango, and Goro—six people in total—crammed together on a fox to travel to Mount Kageshiro.

Yae no Miko had to admit that the amount of exercise she did today was more than she had done in the past few decades.

……

At Narukami Shrine, Sangomiya Kokoro meets Raiden General for the first time. However, instead of the glorious Raiden, she is greeted by the weakened Kage, who has been protecting the people.

Xiao Yi brought over a large blanket and spread it on the ground so that everyone could form a circle around it.