Yae from Genshin Impact is my sister

"Hey Thomas, don't get so worked up."

“I remember Kujo Sara came to see me before I left Inazuma. She said she might need Kageromaru’s help. Logically speaking, even if Kageromaru were to get involved with someone else, it should be the Kujo family, not your Kamisato family.”

Su Bai was puzzled by Kagerou's behavior as described by Thomas. Logically speaking, Kagerou shouldn't be bothering the Kamisato family. Moreover, since he signed the contract with Kagerou, Kagerou hasn't been to the Kamisato family again. Could it be that someone deliberately lured Kagerou to the Kamisato family?

Thomas had calmed down by now. He and Su Bai had been friends for so many years, and he wouldn't get very angry with Su Bai over something like this. The reason he got angry before was because he felt that Su Bai had tricked him. Now, after listening to Su Bai's words, Thomas realized that Su Bai seemed to be unaware of all this.

"I'm sorry, Su Bai, I got a little carried away just now."

"It's nothing, it's just that I can't figure out who could have fooled that clever Xiu dog, Yinglangmaru."

Thomas scratched his head. He had thought about this problem before, but Kagero-maru could only bark and couldn't speak. And Goro, the only one of Thomas's friends who could understand dog barks, was busy fighting the shogunate army all day because of the Eye Hunting Order, so he didn't have time to help Thomas translate.

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this for now. This must be your first time visiting Inazuma. Let's go register together. Su Bai, feel free to do whatever you want."

"Forget it, I'll go with you guys and take a look. Those bloodsucking vermin from the Tong family, don't let them trick you."

"Of course, what I'm more worried about is that you might wipe out the Tong family in a fit of anger, and then we'll have no choice but to run away."

Although Su Bai didn't know that Zhong Tuo was the Dragon King Ruo Tuo, he still had a lot of confidence in this little girl named Zhong Tuo. After all, she had the bloodline of the Dragon King Ruo Tuo, and even though she was young, she should be able to turn the entire Tong family upside down without any problem.

"Haha, no, no, I brought a lot of documents for boarding the island. Take them all. With these, the Yinshan Inspectorate shouldn't make things difficult for you."

"Ugh, this feels so troublesome. It's even more troublesome than me paying a fine at the General Affairs Department. Luckily, we in Liyue don't have so many problems."

After glancing at the island entry documents that Thomas had sent to everyone, Hu Tao couldn't help but complain a few times. She was looking forward to going to Inazuma Castle to promote the Temple of Rebirth.

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Chapter 248 Matters on the Outlying Island (1)

“Young man named Thomas, now that all the paperwork has been checked, can I leave this island?”

“Master Hu Tao, we just checked your permission to land on the island. If you want to stay on the island, you will need to go to the Northern Kingdom Supervisory Office. As for leaving the island, you will also need the approval of the Northern Kingdom Supervisory Office.”

Thomas led the way while explaining the various procedures to everyone. After hearing Thomas list a long list of steps, Paimon scratched her head. Her not-so-bright little brain was now almost turned to mush.

"Um...it's so complicated and strict..."

"After all, in Inazuma, foreigners are called 'Ijin' (异人). It's not hard to tell from the word that foreigners are not very popular in Inazuma, where the country is under a closed policy, even on remote islands with 'Ijin' settlements."

Thomas gave a helpless, bitter laugh. He used to be able to buy local specialties from Mondstadt from some merchants from Mondstadt, but now, let alone local specialties, he hadn't even seen a Mondstadt merchant ship that could break through the outer thunderstorm of Inazuma for a long time.

“I remember there weren’t so many rules on the outlying islands before I left Inazuma, right? It’s only been two years, and the outlying islands have become like this.”

"That can't be helped. Su Bai, you know the Kan Ding Feng Xing. The Tong family, who manages Kan Ding Feng Xing, can come up with any rules they want in order to make money more efficiently. But with you here today, there's going to be a good show."

In Inazuma, Yae no Miko's affection for Su Bai was obvious to almost all the Inazuma leaders, which meant that no one dared to provoke Su Bai. It is said that many years ago, a family conspired with the Fools to assassinate Su Bai, but a Fool Executor wiped out the entire family, which made Su Bai even more mysterious.

"Letting a family manage a country's finances without any oversight is an overestimation of Thor's vision. Mora's allure to ordinary people is something no ordinary person can resist."

As the god who created Mora, no one understands Mora's attraction to ordinary people better than Zhongli. Perhaps that Thor was too young. Hopefully, she can see all this sooner.

"You've already completed the island entry procedures, right? If you need to complete the main procedures, just sign here and pay the Mora."

At the registration desk, a woman was engrossed in reading a light novel. Noticing someone approaching, she spoke briefly without looking up before continuing to read the novel.

She was completely captivated by the light novel "The Young Master of Kamisato Falls in Love with Me." Every single sentence in the novel resonated with her, and the content depicted in the book fulfilled all her fantasies about Ayato Kamisato.

"Ying, this guy seems even more arrogant than you, it's infuriating."

Paimon whispered something in Luminous's ear, and Luminous nodded in agreement. "So what if she's just a money collector? She's an honorary knight of Mondstadt, after all."

"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, the handling fee is one million per person."

"What?! One million for each person?! Are you robbing me???"

Ying was shocked by the number. She thought that the 300,000 Mora she had recently saved would be enough for her to live a good life in Inazuma. But now she was being told that it would cost one million Mora to complete the procedures. Wasn't this just making her a sucker?

"It's only one million Mora. If you don't have it, you can ask your friends to help you pay. Those richly dressed young men don't look like they're short of Mora."

Baihehua, who was in charge of handling the procedures, silently put the book aside. When she was working as a regular inspector on the outlying island, she had developed a keen eye. She could tell whether a person was wealthy just by looking at them and their demeanor. It was precisely because of this ability that she had been transferred to this lucrative position.

At a glance, she immediately judged that the richest among them was the handsome man with golden eyes and black hair who looked very elegant, followed by the little girl wearing clothes made of top-quality silk and wearing animal horn hair clips. These two were obviously young masters and ladies from other countries.

"Aren't you bullying honest people? How can it cost a million Mora to complete a procedure? I've been paying fines for so many years and I don't even have a million Mora."

Seeing that she would have to spend more money if things continued like this, Hu Tao couldn't sit still any longer. She hadn't brought much Mora with her on this trip, and if she really spent it all here, wouldn't she be sleeping on the streets?

She herself was fine sleeping on the streets, but she couldn't accept that little Zhong Tuo was sleeping on the streets. If even her own employees had to suffer with her, then she, as the head of the group, was derelict in her duty.

Seeing that Hu Tao directly took out the Staff of Homo, Baihehua did not show any surprise. She simply clapped her hands lightly, and a squad of Tong family private soldiers immediately surrounded Hu Tao and the others.

Hu Tao's face darkened as she looked at the Tong family's private soldiers who were grinning at her with lustful eyes. No one had ever dared to look at her like that before. These people were practically courting death. Zhong Li, Ruo Tuo, and Su Bai, on the other hand, didn't show much emotion, but they looked at the Tong family's private soldiers as if they were dead. Especially Zhong Li, Ruo Tuo could even feel the churning rock element within Zhong Li's body.

"Ahem, Miss Baihehua, this is just a misunderstanding. How about you release my friends for the sake of the patriarch?"

"Oh, Mr. Thomas, I don't see you here. Since you are Mr. Thomas's friends, it seems that it was just a misunderstanding."

"I didn't expect Miss Lily to be so understanding. I will definitely tell the head of the family about this."

Seeing that she had achieved her goal, Baihehua walked up to Hu Tao with a smile, and taking advantage of her height, she looked down at Hu Tao.

"Little girl, are you good at fighting?"

"What good is it if you know how to fight? To have fun, you need power and connections. What connections do you have here in Inazuma?"

"Background? I have a good friend named Su Bai."

"Heh, so it's just a nobody... Wait, why does the name Su Bai sound so familiar? Could it be that fox spirit?"

Baihehua's previously dismissive tone instantly turned tense, her stammering words tinged with fear. She had heard far too many rumors about Su Bai, and regardless of whether they were true or false, it was clear that this fox spirit named Su Bai was someone she could not afford to offend.

"Auntie, can you tell me what you were trying to say?"

A cold voice rang out from behind Thomas. Thomas turned around with a smile, and four snow-white tails leaped into Lily's eyes. Seeing the angry look in the eyes of the person in front of her, Lily's legs went weak and she fainted. She knew that she had hit a brick wall this time.

Chapter 249 Matters on the Outlying Island (2)

"Thoma, it's been two years since I last saw you and Ayato go astray. You even deliberately pushed me to the back so I wouldn't be noticed."

"Haha, compared to the patriarch, my little tricks are nothing. But I didn't expect that even after you've been away from Daoqi for so long, the Tong family would still recognize you."

Thinking about what had just happened, Thomas couldn't help but feel a little emotional. If the Kamisato family had the same kind of deterrent power as Su Bai, then the Kamisato family wouldn't be having such a hard time. At least, during the Eye Hunting Order, there would be no need to worry about any accidents happening to the Kamisato family.

"Speaking of which, that guy who extorted us got off easy. I was even thinking of taking her out on the side."

"That woman doesn't deserve to die. Killing those private soldiers will be enough to make the Tong family feel bad for a while."

Su Bai's words were absolutely correct. The Kansei-bu under the Tong family's command was in charge of Inazuma's economy. On the surface, the Kansei-bu was not allowed to have armed forces. So even if Su Bai and his men killed all the Tong family's private soldiers, the Tong family could only grit their teeth and swallow the loss.

Perhaps because she had vented her anger on those private soldiers, Hu Tao had regained her usual liveliness. Seeing Zhong Li looking thoughtful after leaving the woman who had tried to trick her, Hu Tao couldn't help but wonder what Zhong Li was thinking about all day long.

“Harsh politics, corrupt officials, and a long-suffering populace, Mr. Thomas, does that Thunder General really care nothing about Inazuma?”

“If this continues, within ten years, our family will cease to be a family, our country will cease to be a country, and my wife will be in grave danger.”

"Ahem, Mr. Zhongli, things aren't as serious as you make them out to be. With our patriarch here, I believe that even if something happens to Inazuma, our patriarch can handle it."

Thomas didn't take Zhongli's words to heart. As the housekeeper of the Kamisato family, Thomas had great confidence in Kamisato Ayato, the head of the family. He felt that with Kamisato Ayato around, Inazuma wouldn't have any major problems.

"Mr. Thomas, has a rebel army already appeared in Inazuma?"

"Well... there are indeed small groups of rebels, but it's not a big problem. With General Kujo here, the rebels won't be able to cause any trouble."

"By the way, Su Bai, would you like to come with me to see Miss later? Miss misses you very much. I don't know who used my name to prevent the ninjas of the Final Fantasy from telling Miss about your departure from Inazuma. Miss even had a sparring match with me for several days because of this."

Realizing that Zhongli might deduce everything that had happened to Inazuma if he continued, Thomas quickly changed the subject. At the same time, he kept an eye on this guest elder named Zhongli, thinking that he would need to mention Mr. Zhongli to the head of the family when he met him next time.

"Thoma, look! The road out of the island seems to be blocked. What should we do?"

Paimon, flying in the sky, was somewhat at a loss when he saw that the road leading to other places was guarded by a group of soldiers. Ying, on the other hand, clenched her fists. She could now control three elements, and fighting these shogunate soldiers would be a good way to improve her control over the lightning element.

"There's no need for such trouble. These shogunate soldiers are all from the Tenryo magistrate. Their presence here is not only to control the entry and exit of people from the remote islands, but also primarily to monitor the Kansei magistrate."

“And the Shogunate army capable of carrying out such a mission certainly wouldn’t be new recruits.”

As he spoke, Su Bai swaggered to the front, and the surrounding shogunate soldiers immediately became alert when they saw a group of people swaggering towards them. They all knew that the relationship between the three Inazuma magistrates was far from as good as it seemed.

Their primary purpose in coming to the outlying island was to keep an eye on the Tong family. Now that a group of people had suddenly appeared and were walking towards them, it would be a lie to say that the Shogunate soldiers weren't nervous.

"Captain, there seems to be a housekeeper named Thomas from the Kamisato family in that crowd. Could it be that the Kamisato family is going to join forces with the Tong family?"

"How would I know if you ask me? But if these two families really join forces, then the Kujo family will be in trouble."

The shogunate army squad leader looked rather grim. Previously, due to the negligence of the Tenryo magistrate, the head of the Shabu magistrate, Ayato Kamisato, had seized the opportunity to establish the Final Ban, thus giving the Kamisato family a reason to arm themselves.

The mere fact that it's the final episode has already made the Kujo family very wary. If the Tou family also has a reason to arm themselves, then the Kujo family's position will be in grave danger.

No, the same mistake cannot be made twice. A ruthless glint flashed in the eyes of the shogunate army squad leader. The patriarch had sent him with a squad of elite soldiers to the remote island to 'assist the surveying and pacification work' in order to prevent the Tong family from having armed forces. It seemed that after dealing with this group of people, he would need to search the Tong family's residence. Even if the Tong family turned to the Kujo family, the patriarch would not blame him.

Having made up his mind, the squad leader walked straight toward Su Bai and the others. However, for some reason, his deputy behind him felt that the squad leader was walking slower and slower, and even stopped after a while.

"What's wrong, Captain? Is the opponent really that strong? Should I call all the brothers over?"

"Shut up and put your weapon away."

Seeing that familiar face and head of white hair, the squad leader swallowed hard. "Damn it," he thought, "how did Su Bai, that troublemaker, suddenly return to Inazuma? Thank goodness, I didn't do anything out of line just now. Whew!"

Thinking of this, the squad leader breathed a sigh of relief. If he hadn't been so sharp-eyed, he might have actually provoked the fox spirit whose tail had disappeared, and then the patriarch would definitely have given him a severe scolding.

"No way, those shogunate soldiers who always have such stern faces, they actually let us through like this? This..."

Having brushed past the shogunate army and arrived at the beach without incident, Thomas looked incredulously at the shogunate soldiers standing guard behind him. He knew that even if Ayato Kamisato, the head of the family, had come in person, those shogunate soldiers wouldn't necessarily have been as polite as they had been just now.

"It's nothing. The Kujo family has always been in Inatsuma Castle, so the Kujo family members are quite familiar with me and it's not surprising that they can recognize me."

"That's true. Su Bai, you did quite a few big things in Daoqi City before."

"Excuse me, Thomas, do you know any haunted places in Inazuma? Could you recommend one to me?"

After successfully leaving the island and regaining her freedom, Hu Tao's lively nature could no longer be contained. She couldn't wait to show off her skills in Inazuma. Thomas thought about it.

“I’ve heard that there’s a place called He Guan that’s been haunted. If you want to go there, Master Hu, I have a token here. Just take this token to the seaside, and one of our people will take you there.”

"Alright, then I'll be off. Ying, good luck to you guys!"

After saying this, Hu Tao took Thomas's token and bid farewell to Su Bai and the others. Zhong Li and Ruo Tuo also left after saying goodbye to everyone.

“Since Kurumi and the others have already started their operation, let’s split up here. If nothing unexpected happens, Thomas, you should take Hotaru to Kamisato Shrine, right? I need to go to Narukami Shrine first before going to Kamisato Shrine.”

"We're going the same way anyway, so why do we have to separate?"

"Because the demon who was supposed to take me has already arrived."