Honkai Impact

He could easily handle the monster incident as an accident; he could even use his status as a shrine maiden to frame the old woman for "deceiving the gods!"

All the problems seemed to be easily solved.

In the future, Sakura will no longer be able to meet everyone as a shrine maiden. Does this mean that the Yae Shrine is going to announce to the outside world that Sakura is actually not the second daughter of the Yae family, but the second son?

To be honest, Yae Ki was tempted by this terrible idea.

P.S. Keywords for this chapter: "Heart of Wisdom", "Misunderstanding", "Identity", "Recommendation Vote", "Manual Laughing".

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Strike the Stream

"We'll talk about this later."

"Lord Ji, we don't have much time left!" Nozawa said solemnly, "Once those elders who rely on their clan's influence make a proposal to the shrine, then Miss Rin..."

"I know, you go first, let me know if anything happens." Yae Ji's tone remained unchanged.

Nozawa sighed, respectfully agreed, and left the side hall.

Sitting cross-legged on the floor, Yaeji lowered his head. In his view, the gods truly existed; otherwise, the fact that it rained after the ritual was inexplicable.

Legend has it that some shrine maidens can communicate with the gods. Disguising oneself as the current shrine maiden is indeed a good method, and all problems seem to be easily solved.

But the pure daughter of the priestess bloodline favored by the gods is not a cute boy of the priestess bloodline.

He couldn't know what the gods were thinking. He had notified his father before digging the well, and the three of them prayed in the temple for seven days. Only after there were no disasters did they begin to dig the ground.

Why send a boy to pretend to be a shrine maiden? Anyway, he can use the Falling Cherry Blossom Slash and wield the spirit sword Cherry Blossom Blizzard, so he has all the necessary qualifications of a shrine maiden.

But the most important thing is that he is a man.

He could fool the villagers, but he wasn't sure if he could deceive the gods.

The villagers dared not drink the well water anymore. Instead, they would gather together, twist themselves into a rope, and pray to the shrine for offerings and for rain from the gods.

These are all manageable, but the main concern is the opinions of powerful clans, such as the old women.

The old woman made a mistake during the last ritual, and apart from coming to the shrine to discuss matters with the Yaejin priest last time, she has remained secluded ever since.

She will definitely play a role in this sacrificial ceremony.

Even an old woman could make a mistake during a crucial ritual, and the gods didn't punish her. Could he himself then impersonate a shrine maiden to deceive the village?

Yaeji was conflicted.

And what's going on with the frequent appearance of low-level monsters outside the village?

Yaeji was troubled and confused. Things like gods and deities could not give him good answers in his dreams or other worlds.

He needs to try everything himself.

That night, in my dream.

Yae Ji stared at the blue skill panel in front of her, pointing and gesturing with her little hands, unable to make up her mind.

Passive skill:

[Pouch]

【Cherry Blossom Snow】

[Iaido]

Strike Stream Slash:

The Mark of Murderous Intent

【Canxin】

And the three branches of the Instant Flash:

[Zero-Virtual Three-Flash]

【Blade Return】

Double Instantaneous Movement

After much deliberation, Yaeji decided to use his skill points on the Killing Intent Mark of the Flowing Slash.

Although he could use the Cherry Blossom Slash to clash with the monsters a few times, most of those monsters were incredibly strong, and a single successful attack could break seven or eight out of ten of his bones.

If it weren't for Ye Ze stabbing that wolf demon in the ass from behind last time, he would have broken several bones, if not died.

In that battle, what did he rely on to dodge? Sliding, running, and rolling. As for the "instantaneous dash," that's just a sudden thrust behind the enemy to attack, and it has no effect whatsoever on dodging.

Strike Slash: Quickly teleport to evade enemy attacks.

Ultimate Evasion: Unleashes three bursts of sword energy, each dealing a certain amount of physical damage to the enemy.

When a perfect dodge is successful, each sword strike counts the enemy's Crimson Cherry Blossom skill.

Yae Ji had seen the term "Sakura Count" more than once, and today he finally found how to use Sakura in the branch of Instantaneous Movement.

By using a teleportation attack on enemies marked with the Crimson Cherry Blossom symbol, you can deal four times the physical damage in one teleportation.

Unfortunately, he can no longer use the Blade Return technique and therefore cannot execute such a monstrous move.

Yae Ji looks forward to the next time he accumulates enough skill points to unlock Blade Return. At that time, he will be able to use normal attacks, burst attacks, and evasive maneuvers, making him a well-rounded swordsman in both offense and defense.

When that time comes, hunting down those low-level monsters again will be a breeze.

After squandering all her accumulated skill points, Yae Ji immediately fell asleep.

day.

He instructed Sakura, and then trained on his own to increase his stamina and swordsmanship.

three days later.

Rin's health showed no improvement, but the village was in turmoil, so the trip to the big city to find a doctor was repeatedly postponed.

Over the course of three days, many elders from prominent clans in the village came to the shrine to offer sacrifices to the fox god, and then, intentionally or unintentionally, brought up the matter of offering sacrifices again to the Yaejin shrine master.

Yaeji saw all of this.

Sacrificial rites are permissible!

But if anyone sets their sights on Sakura and Rin, they shouldn't be afraid of him chopping off their outstretched claws!

Another morning dawned, and Yaeji met Nozawa again.

"Sir, our second well, which we were almost finished drilling, has been partially filled in overnight."

Yae Ji's lips twitched, barely suppressing the urge to explode.

"The patrol team didn't send anyone to guard the area?"

"Lord Ji," Nozawa said, his face full of difficulty, "as you know, most of our patrol team's energy has been spent around the village these days. It's already difficult enough to arrange guards for the first well every day, and besides, no one expected anyone to come and sabotage the second well before it was even finished."

"Have you caught that person?"

Nozawa gritted his teeth: "As long as it's someone from the village, we should be able to catch the culprit by tomorrow at the latest."

Yae Ji stood up. “From now on, we need to keep people on duty at the wells that are under construction. I’ll talk to my father and join a patrol team to ease your burden.”

"Uh, Lord Ji, there is actually one more thing."

Seeing the expression on Nozawa's face, Yaeji knew it wasn't good news.

"explain."

"That's right. Yesterday, the staff on duty at the well saw someone sneaking over there under the cover of darkness, carrying something in his hand. When he saw the staff on duty, he ran away immediately."

"You also want to fill in the well?"

"That shouldn't be it, but the guards reported that the figure looked a lot like Daisuke who disappeared after the previous ritual."

"Daisuke!"

Yae Ki was deeply impressed by the young man, who was able to obtain the remains of a monster outside the village and turn the Ryo family into corpse demons. Judging from this alone, Daisuke must have encountered something after leaving the village.

They sneaked into the village in the middle of the night, carrying something in their hands?

The target is a well?

But how did he know that a well had been dug in the village?

"Go investigate Daisuke's former friends in the village, and let me know immediately if you find out anything."

"Yes!"

Seeing that Nozawa was still there, Yaeji's heart skipped a beat again.

"Is there anything else?"

"Should we continue digging our well?"

"dig!"

Nozawa paused for two seconds before saying, "Lord Ji, have you considered the suggestion I gave you before? Those old ghosts have been frequently visiting the shrine these past few days, it must be about the ritual."

Nozawa looked directly at Yaeji: "If the sage makes the decision, then there's no way to stop the ritual."

P.S. Keywords for this chapter: [Strike Stream Slash], [Rin], [Scarlet Cherry Blossom Mark], [Blade Return], [Fill the Well], [Daisuke], [Recommendation Vote]

Chapter Thirty Mass Manufacturing

“As you know, when the sacrifice is held again, who will the elders in those villages target? Their clans control the most farmland in Yae Village, and the wells we've dug aren't enough to satisfy those water-devouring behemoths.”

"Okay, I'll think about it for another day."

After Nozawa left, Yaeji disregarded her image and lay down on the floor, her gaze fixed on the beams supporting the house.

A few days ago, Nozawa asked him to appear before everyone as a shrine maiden, which left him a little confused. But after calming down and thinking about it carefully these past few days, he realized that they probably really thought he was the current shrine maiden, but the matter of the next head priest of the Yae family had not been announced yet.

Hehe~

A hint of bitterness appeared on Yaeji's delicate face. He could use the entire Falling Cherry Blossom Slash technique and wield the spirit sword Cherry Blossom Blizzard. If he were anyone else, he would think that 'Yaeji' was actually the current shrine maiden.

People like Nozawa couldn't possibly not consider the issue of the gods. He and the other members of the patrol probably believed that they had seen through his "true identity," which is why they continued to support him.