Honkai Impact

The blood-red wound was turned outwards, and the exposed flesh had turned white due to the heavy rain.

After rinsing, apply Yubai powder and wrap Rin's feet with a breathable thin cloth.

Yaeji didn't know if these things would be of any use; this was all he could do.

On the other side, Yae Sakura, having finished applying ointment to her wounds, came to Yae Ji's side, her gaze fixed on the sleeping Rin.

"Brother, can Rin still stand up?"

After a moment of silence, Yaeji said decisively, "Yes!"

This time it was Yae Sakura's turn to remain silent. The heavy rain outside was still relentlessly washing away the filth in the village, and Yae Sakura's gaze was drawn to the rain curtain.

"Brother, shall we go to the big city again?"

"why not?"

Yae Sakura lowered her head. "When are we leaving?"

"Wait until the heavy rain stops and Rin feels a little better."

"Ah."

After boiling a kettle of water, Yaeji tried desperately to fall asleep, but the more he tried, the less he could sleep.

He wanted to enter his dream to find a way to heal his ruptured Achilles tendon.

Even as the rain subsided, Yae no Sei still hadn't drifted off to sleep.

Before long, Yae no Kami walked in from outside, drenched in a light rain.

Yae Sakura stood in front of Yae Rin like a mother beast protecting her cubs. Her gaze towards Yae Rin was full of wariness, completely devoid of her usual respect.

The depths of Yae no Kami's eyes held an unknown emotion. He merely glanced at Sakura before looking away, whether out of lack of courage or for some other reason.

Yae-ji stood up and put on a haori (a type of traditional Chinese garment).

The father and son stood inside the house, neither of them speaking first.

The atmosphere was heavy and awkward, with a little dog whimpering nearby, protecting its younger sister.

This eerie atmosphere lasted for about five minutes, then the hoarse voice of the Eightfold God Lord came:

"Shall we talk?"

Chapter 49 Everyone will eventually become the person they hate the most.

The interior of Yae Shrine is always very simple, even simpler than the rooms of the three Yae siblings.

The father and son sat facing each other, neither of them speaking first.

half an hour.

"Do you hate me?" asked Yae no Kami.

Yaeji looked at his father in surprise. In his memory, this man would never say such a thing.

"I hate it!" Yaeji said this with absolute certainty, without the slightest hesitation.

Instead of meeting Yae Ji's gaze, Yae Shinju looked around the house, seemingly trying to find memories in those places.

“More than twenty years ago, I also resented my father.” Yae Shinshu gave a self-deprecating smile. “Not only him, I also hated that woman.”

Yaeji knew his father was talking about his grandparents, but he had no recollection of them at all, and there was no trace of them living in the shrine.

Yae Ji has learned a lot about the village's past in recent days. Apart from Rin, the most recent shrine maiden bloodline ritual happened more than 20 years ago.

The one who died on the altar at that time, whose soul went to serve the fox god, was probably his aunt.

His blood-related 'aunt' was likely younger than he is now when she went to serve the Fox God.

Why didn't you go and save her?

Yae no Kami shifted his gaze from elsewhere back to Yae Ji, the self-mockery on his face gradually turning into bitterness.

“Ji, you need to know that not everyone has your talent.” The Eightfold God Lord recalled the day of the sacrifice. Two patrol members grabbed him, and he shouted until his voice was hoarse, but what was the result?

Yaeji still couldn't hide his emotions well; he was clearly not satisfied with his father's answer.

"If that's the case, why inflict the same suffering on your own child? Do you want to become like your grandfather, having your child resent you for the rest of their life?!"

"No." The Eightfold God Lord shook his head. "You don't understand. You're still too young."

"Enough! You all use the same excuse! You're still young, who didn't grow up from a child?" Thinking of the wound on Rin's ankle, and the fact that Rin might never be able to stand up again, Yae Ji's anger rose again.

"If Mother were still alive, she would never have agreed to use Rin as a sacrifice!"

Since the death of the previous shrine maiden, the most revered person in Yae Village, Yae Shinto, has dared not look into his child's eyes again.

"No, you don't understand us. Even if your mother were still alive, that ritual would still be performed. It would be conducted by your mother herself, just like when she was executed twenty years ago."

"You're talking nonsense!" Yae Ji shouted angrily, no longer caring about his years of good upbringing, and stood up to yell at his father.

"Mother wouldn't say that! Only you! Only you! Aunt's death has already turned you into a psychopath! Your soul was already twisted back then!"

Yae no Kami was slightly taken aback. He wasn't surprised by Yae Ji's anger, but rather by the many terms he had never heard before that Yae Ji had uttered.

With Yae no Shin's intelligence, a little thought would be enough for him to understand what the child in front of him was referring to.

Look directly at it.

"How alike you are! Almost exactly like me back then. I think I was even worse than you. But what was the result? Mother is still..."

"She is herself! Everyone is different!"

“But the lord and priestess of the Yae clan will all live the same way.” The Yae lord looked at Yae Ji quietly: “Ten years from now, when you sit in my position, you will become like this too.”

"This is the curse and destiny of the Yae clan! Everyone will eventually become the very thing they hate the most!"

"For the sake of the village, for the sake of the Yae clan, we have no choice but to sacrifice Rin, just like the previous God Lord decided to sacrifice Ling more than twenty years ago!"

Yae Ji glared fiercely at Yae Shinju, "At least I will never live like you! I will never become the kind of person I hate! Curse? Fate? I've never believed in those things! Fate is something you have to control yourself!"

"Heh~" Yae no Kami laughed. Yae Ji was puzzled. This was the first time he had seen his father like this since his mother left.

"You say you won't be like me? You and I were practically cut from the same mold back then. Fate? From the moment you believed in its existence, you were forever under its control."

Yaeji suddenly sat down.

"I'm going to take Rin to the big city for treatment."

"The Achilles tendon won't be properly reattached."

“Go treat her cough.” Yae Ji looked directly at her father and said seriously, “Sakura will come with me too.”

"it is good."

Yae no Kami's straightforward answer made Yae no Ji feel that it was unrealistic.

"We may not be back for a long time."

"Whatever you want, just become the Lord of the Eightfold God after I die."

What if I don't take the job?

Yae no Kami turned to look at the shrine outside and asked, "Are you willing to do that? It's not as simple as you think. Man-eating monsters are certainly terrifying. But some people are a thousand times more terrifying than monsters. They not only eat people, but they also destroy your consciousness, plunder your soul, and make you wish you were dead."

"Yae Village has existed longer than Shinano Province. Why have we been able to continue? We have the protection of the fox god and the guardianship of the Yae clan."

After listening quietly, Yae Ji said, "You can't scare me. My will is still quite firm."

“You could actually keep Sakura here,” Yae no Kami advised.

"No, she will come with me. You've lived with Mother since you were little, don't you know what her childhood was like?"

"That's destiny."

Yae Ji shook her head and stood up again. "I've never believed in those things. Once the rain stops and Rin is feeling better, we'll head to the big city."

The Yae Shinto lord, who was sitting there, also stood up and said, "There is a box in the warehouse containing Shinano coins. The doctor won't treat Rin for free."

"I see."

"Wait." Yae no Kamisu called out to Yae Ji, but he turned and walked into the inner room. After a short while, he came out of the room carrying a long box.

He handed it to Yaeji, saying, "Take this with you."

Yaeji was puzzled. She opened the long box, and Sakura Fubuki lay quietly inside.

Seemingly sensing Yae Ji's arrival, Sakura Fubuki trembled slightly and emitted a soft "sniffling" sword cry.

"Thank you."

Yaeji closed the sword case, threaded his arm through a black strap on the case, put it behind his back, and turned to leave.

"Ji, I hope you can come back someday. At least before I die."

Yaeji waved his hand without turning around: "I will consider coming back when the village's wells are enough for the fields and livestock, and when those harmful doctrines are abolished."

"After all, this is my home."

P.S. Think back to the past, how are we all doing now?

P.S. Due to word count limitations, I'll thank the generous donors tomorrow. Today (author's note), I'll report on the achievements and, by the way, play the victim.

P.S.S. I'm just going through the motions, and by the way, I'd like to ask for a recommendation vote.

(3) Happy Dragon Boat Festival

Chapter Fifty: The Surprised Siblings

night.

After a heavy rain, even the night was damp and cool. Having experienced so much in one day, Yae Ji was exhausted and fell into a deep sleep on her bed.

Dream, another world.

Yae Ji searched as much as possible for information about the ruptured Achilles tendon in order to heal Rin's injuries.

A ruptured Achilles tendon is actually a medical condition, and it requires immediate medical attention. With timely treatment, there is a good chance of full recovery.