"It's fine for the two of you to stay here, but it hasn't been cleaned for over two years, so it's probably covered in dust."

Su Bai opened the door with his key. He had been holding his breath when he suddenly realized that the room wasn't as dusty as he had imagined; in fact, it was quite clean.

Paimon flew up and circled around. To her surprise, she found that the house didn't seem dirty. It seemed she could be lazy and not have to clean. Great!

"Su Bai, there seem to be signs of habitation here. Did you give the key to anyone before?"

“I think I know who’s cleaning. Ying, Paimon, you two just find a room, get your bedding ready, and settle in. It seems that little guy isn’t here today.”

Remembering that he had given the key to Hayato before leaving Inazuma so that Hayato wouldn't sleep outdoors when he was being lazy, Su Bai suddenly felt that having this little guy was quite reliable, as he had even helped him tidy up the house.

"By the way, Ying, about the treasure chest you found in the wooden hourglass tea room, although Ayaka said you could take any treasure chest in the wooden hourglass tea room, would a treasure chest even appear in a place like that?"

"I don't know why the treasure chests appeared, but there are two large treasure chests in the back room behind the counter. One chest contains 200,000 Mora, and the other chest contains a bunch of money bags with the Heavenly Order's logo painted on them."

Su Bai stroked his chin. In his eighteen years of life, he had never seen such a strange treasure chest before. He could only say that it was indeed the magical continent of Teyvat. Oh well, never mind. Perhaps it was a gift from nature.

Su Bai placed the food he had packed on the street in a prominent position on the dining table so that Hu Tao and the others could see it as soon as they returned. Su Bai was also a little tired after a busy day. After taking a quick shower, he pushed open the door to the room he remembered.

As he expected, there was indeed a small bed in his room filled with raccoon elements. It was clear that this was something that Zaoyou had deliberately arranged so that she could sleep while hugging his tail.

Thinking back to how Zaoyou used to wave and hug his fox tail every time she took a nap, Su Bai smiled. Although there was a room for Zaoyou in the house, the little guy still specially prepared a special bed for napping next to his bed. He really didn't know how Zaoyou, who was so small, managed to move this bed to the second floor.

Exhausted from a long day, Su Bai collapsed onto the bed. The soft blankets and the floral-scented pillows revealed the loveliness of Zao You. As drowsiness washed over her, Su Bai drifted into a wonderful dream.

Just as Su Bai was fast asleep, the group chat exploded. After a busy day, Kujo Sara saw the message posted by Kurumi in the group and immediately banned Kurumi from going to Tsurukan.

Kurumi: 'This lord is a professional, General Kujo, please make an exception~'

Kujo Sara: "Impossible. Tsuruga is too dangerous. Besides, Ms. Kurumi, you're an official of Liyue. If something were to happen to you, Inazuma would have a very difficult time."

Kurumi: 'Don't worry, General Kujo, I've already thrown Ningguang's approval document into the sea. Now I'm not an official anymore, hehe.'

Kujo Sara: '...That won't do either. The laws of Inazuma state that the shogunate army must ensure the safety of the people to the best of its ability.'

Ying: 'General Kujo Sara, I want to know, if I were to take emergency evasive action, would I be able to eat Paimon?'

Paimon: 'Luminous, Paimon isn't edible! Besides, all I did was accidentally spill water on the blanket, and you're going to eat me? Luminous, you're so stingy!'

Ying: 'Don't you know we only brought one blanket?!'

Paimon: 'It's okay, we can try to squeeze in with Su Bai. I'm sure Su Bai will agree.'

Ayaka Kamisato: 'No!'

Kujo Sara: 'No!'

Ying: 'Oh, I didn't expect Lady Ayaka to be spying on me!'

Ayaka Kamisato: 'I... I just happened to pick up my phone, I didn't... I wasn't spying.'

Kujo Sara: 'It's easy for problems to arise when a man and a woman are alone in a room. I'll send someone to bring you a blanket right away.'

The beautiful and intelligent Yae no Miko exclaimed, "Oh dear, let me see who's suddenly in a hurry. It's little Ayaka and little Sara!"

Kujo Sara: 'Lord Yaeguji, although I respect you greatly, you shouldn't mock me like this. Furthermore, I've received word that you seem to be protecting a girl with the Eye of God.'

The beautiful and intelligent Yae no Miko: 'Little Sara, don't be so serious. When you were little, you and Su Bai used to sneak bites of my fried tofu. You were much cuter back then than you are now.'

The beautiful and intelligent Yae no Miko said, "As for the girl you mentioned, she's the younger sister of one of my most capable lieutenants. She's come to me for help; it would be too heartbreaking if I didn't offer her some protection."

The beautiful and intelligent Yae no Miko said, 'Besides, that girl used to be a shrine maiden here, so she's practically my subordinate. Is Kosara planning to kidnap someone from Narukami Shrine? Little Su Bai might not be happy about that.'

Kujo Sara: '...I won't make any arrests without sufficient evidence.'

Chapter 260: A fight

As the sun rose as usual in the early morning, Su Bai, still asleep, was completely unaware that Hu Tao had taken Zhong Li and Ruo Tuo to He Guan early in the morning. Ying, in order to get a simple and well-paid commission, got up even earlier than Hu Tao. If Catherine didn't need to rest, she probably would have been swearing this early in the morning.

Deng Deng Deng!

"Who is it? Why are you knocking on the door so early in the morning instead of sleeping?"

A series of urgent knocks on the door jolted Su Bai out of his dream. After grumbling, the still-sleepy Su Bai staggered downstairs to open the door.

Su Bai had just reached the first floor and hadn't even asked who the visitor was when, with a loud bang, a foot appeared in front of him through a hole in the door.

"Am I still dreaming? But why am I so sleepy even in a dream?"

Su Bai was startled by the scene before him. Not fully awake, Su Bai subconsciously thought he was dreaming. But before he could rub his eyes to confirm whether he was still dreaming, the door was smashed into pieces and fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

This completely baffled Su Bai, but his anger quickly flared up. He thought to himself, "Damn it! I've only been back in Daocheng for a day and someone dares to bang on my door. Do they really think I'm a pushover?"

Still grumpy from waking up, Su Bai gathered lightning element in his hands and, without thinking, threw several lightning element balls directly towards the door. Accompanied by a scream, the smoke gradually dissipated, and Su Bai arrived at the door. He wanted to see which bastard was so bold as to smash his door.

"You thief who came to steal things, how dare you ambush me? I'll teach you a lesson!"

Hearing that familiar voice and the self-proclaimed "this great master" catchphrase, Su Bai's face twitched. Looking at the large, blackened blob in front of him, which he had electrocuted, he asked uncertainly.

"You are... Ichidou?"

"That's right, it's me! Now that you know my name, you thief, you'd better hurry up! Wait, Su Bai??? How could it be you? Where's the thief? Have you already caught him?"

When Ichidou saw that it was Su Bai standing inside the room, he was obviously stunned for a moment. Didn't Genta say that there were strangers coming in and out of Su Bai's room? How come Su Bai is in the room?

"I'll explain these things to you later. Are you alright, Yidou?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing. I didn't expect you to become so strong, Su Bai. I need to start training when I have time."

"Let's not talk about this now, let's sit down and chat."

Su Bai glanced at the shattered door and sighed slightly. Well, he'd have to go find a new door later. Luckily, the lock wasn't broken, otherwise Ying and the others might not have been able to get into the house tonight.

After Ichidou's explanation, Su Bai roughly understood what had happened. It turned out that when Yuan Tai was buying breakfast, he discovered that a stranger had come out of Su Bai's house. Yuan Tai thought that a thief had been found and hurriedly told Ichidou about it. When Ichidou heard that his good brother's house had been burgled, he grabbed his weapon and came over, wanting to teach the thief a lesson.

"I didn't expect you to come back so suddenly, Su Bai, but with you back, I won't be bored anymore, hahahahaha."

"Wait a minute, Su Bai, you don't actually want me to make you a new door, do you? That's not impossible. I've never made a door before, so I'll give it a try today."

"...Never mind, I'll just go buy one myself. It won't cost much Mora."

"No way. If it succeeds, then I can sell wooden doors and earn some pocket money, hahahahaha."

Su Bai rubbed his messy hair. To prevent people from pointing and gossiping about the front door of his house, he decided to buy one. Looking at Yi Dou, who was lost in his daydreams, Su Bai decisively changed the subject.

"Alright, alright, whatever makes you happy. Ichidou, how have you been lately? You haven't been starving your people from the Ara-Taki Faction, have you?"

"Hey, Su Bai, I don't like what you're saying. What do you mean by starving the people of the Huanglong Sect? You're an external member of our Huanglong Sect, you can't be so distant."

"Besides, am I, Araki Ichito, the kind of person who would let my underlings go hungry? Let me tell you, the Araki Faction has developed very quickly in the past two years. I don't say we have meat every meal, but at least we can have a meat dish every day."

"When did roasted violet melon become a meat dish? Is this the latest popular name for it?"

Su Bai handed Yi Dou a piece of paper, gesturing for him to wipe the crumbs of roasted violet melon from the corner of his mouth. Years of brotherly understanding had led Yi Dou to habitually wipe his mouth. Looking at the crumbs on his hand, Yi Dou gave an awkward smile, seemingly unconvincing of his words.

At the same time, Ichidou also regretted agreeing to let Shinobu try her new slime gel melon. Now, not only did Su Bai misunderstand that he hadn't eaten enough, but he also made Su Bai think that he hadn't eaten enough.

Ichidou's unconvinced laugh reminded Su Bai of when the Huanglong Sect was first established. Back then, the Huanglong Sect, including Ichidou, only had four people in total, but even these four people couldn't afford to fill their stomachs. If Su Bai hadn't found an excuse to eat with them every day, they would have gone hungry for three days straight.

"Alright, Ichidou, you don't need to say anything more. I'll help your Ara-Taki faction find a job. As the leader, you should at least make sure your underlings have enough to eat."

Su Bai tried to persuade Yi Dou with great earnestness, but Yi Dou knew that Su Bai must have misunderstood him. However, Yi Dou was not the kind of person who was particularly good at talking. After Su Bai still had that "I understand, I understand" look after his explanation, Yi Dou simply stopped explaining and decided to take Su Bai to see the current state of the Huanglong Sect.

"Su Bai, you didn't believe me, did you? Come on, let's go to the current Desolate Dragon Sect and we'll know everything."

"Let me tell you, ever since Shinobu joined the Araki-ha, what we do has gone beyond just delivering letters. In Shinobu's words, we are the Yorozuya, the Yorozuya."

“Our income in the Arataki Faction is quite good right now. Su Bai, you don’t need to go back for lunch. Let’s have a good drink together. If it weren’t for Ayato being too busy, the three of us Inazuma would definitely get together.”

On the street, Ichidou had his arm around Su Bai's shoulder, looking like good buddies. Su Bai was already used to the puzzled looks from the people around him. After all, with Ichidou around, anyone who hung out with Ichidou would become the focus of attention. Even Su Bai and Ayato Kamisato couldn't avoid this.

Along the way, Ichidou told Su Bai about the development of the Arakkari School over the years. Hearing Ichidou's earnest explanation, Su Bai began to believe what Ichidou had said earlier. After all, if this almost brainless guy were to lie, Su Bai would be able to tell immediately.

"Our base of the Wildwater Faction is just ahead. Come on, since A-Rin is free today, I'll introduce her to you. Speaking of which, A-Rin studied in Liyue, so she might know some of your acquaintances."

"Oh? People who can study in Liyue are either rich or have a certain talent. It seems that this A-Shinobu belongs to the latter. Ichito, you're something else. You actually managed to recruit such a talent to your Ara-Takihata. If Sara knew this, she would definitely feel sorry for him."

Chapter 261 Hisaki Shinobu

"Nine Tengu is nothing. How could she compare to me? Although she stole my Eye of God, I'm not convinced. If she's so capable, let her wrestle with me at the crossroads. I'll definitely beat her, hahaha."

Ichito's confident demeanor silenced Su Bai. Perhaps only Ichito in the entire Inazuma region could speak of something with such pride. Although he wasn't very familiar with Inazuma's culture, he did know that people take off their coats when wrestling.

You're really daring to imagine Kujo Sara taking off his coat and wrestling with you at a crossroads like this? Su Bai looked at Ichidou as if he were a warrior.

"Ichito, it's a miracle you're still alive. If I were Kujo Sara, I definitely wouldn't have let you off so easily."

"Hey? Su Bai, what do you mean by that?"

"It's nothing, please continue."

Upon hearing Ichito mention that his Eye of God was defeated and taken away by Kujo Sara as a trophy, Su Bai realized that Ichito was indeed missing an Eye of God. However, what Su Bai couldn't understand was why losing the Eye of God didn't seem to affect Ichito at all. According to Abedo's research, weren't people who lost their Eye of God supposed to become confused?

Su Bai, who had been thinking about it all the way without finding a solution, followed Ichidou to the base of the Ara-ryū Sect. Ichidou proudly pointed to the house in front of Su Bai.

"This is my base of the Ara-Taki Faction. How about it? Not bad, right?"

"Wow, that's impressive. Mora actually bought a house in Inazuma City."

Before Su Bai could finish praising him, several voices begging for mercy suddenly came from inside the room. Su Bai's ears twitched a few times upon hearing the pleas, and he thought to himself, "As expected of a top-tier fighter, he's too easily flattered."

At this moment, Yidou was also a little embarrassed. He coughed twice as if trying to remind the people in the room, but unfortunately, his reminder seemed to have no effect. A woman's voice came from inside the room.

"Boss, you're back! That's great! My newly invented roasted violet melon is ready. Come and try it!"

As she spoke, a girl dressed as a green-haired ninja came out carrying several roasted violets, while the three of them, including Genta, hugged Ushio and left after saying they were going to work.

Perhaps because they were running too fast, Genta and the other two didn't see Su Bai next to Ichidou. A-Chou did see Su Bai, but because it was being held in someone's arms, it could only watch helplessly as Su Bai got further and further away from it.

"Hmph, it's just a little bit of Jueyun pepper juice injected into the violet, is it really that bad?"

"Wait, boss, you brought guests back? Why didn't you say so sooner?"

Looking at the green-haired girl in front of him who looked very much like Xiaogong, Su Bai couldn't help but feel a little strange. Xiaogong had mentioned to him that she was adopted by Grandpa Ryunosuke. Could it be that this girl who looked very much like Xiaogong had some blood relationship with Xiaogong?

Noticing that Su Bai was staring at him, Kuki Shinobu felt a little flustered. Could it be that something got on his face when he was roasting the violet melon? Wouldn't he embarrass his boss? Ichito, on the other hand, didn't think so much and directly introduced Su Bai.

"Su Bai, this is our second-in-command of the Huanglong Sect, A Ren. She is very clever. Since you left Inazuma, she has been the one to go to the jail to get me out many times."

"Hello, my name is Su Bai, and I'm Yi Dou's childhood friend."

"Hello, my name is Hisaki Shinobu, nice to meet you."

After seeing that Su Bai and Kuki Shinobu had introduced themselves, Ichito dragged Su Bai into the house. It had been more than two years since they last met, and Ichito just wanted to have a good drink with Su Bai. After entrusting Su Bai to Shinobu's hospitality, Ichito went back into the house to look for the good wine that Ayato had given him.

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