The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

Their concerns are reasonable, but somewhat unnecessary.

Kiana pondered for a moment, then looked at the Eye of God hanging on Yoru's body.

"You should have a way to distract them, right?"

"Really? Oh! Because you guys are so strong, I forgot..."

Xiaogong chuckled for a while, then prepared to use the Eye of God to detonate the hidden fireworks.

However, at that moment, a cold voice appeared in the cell where Master Zhengsheng was being held.

"Using vigilante justice is something the general has explicitly forbidden, are you aware of that?"

“I...I know…” the samurai from the magistrate’s office replied in a low voice, his tone revealing fear, as if the person he was speaking to was a powerful figure he could not afford to offend.

The sudden reply stopped Xiaogong from lighting the fire.

Everyone turned to look at the person questioning the samurai, and discovered that it was a woman with a peculiar appearance and a tengu mask tied in her hair.

"Who is she?" Paimon asked, his eyes wide, voicing everyone's question.

"Her name is Kujo Sara, the adopted son of the Tenryō magistrate and a general in the shogunate's army. I never expected to meet her here..."

"Huh? Adopted son? General? So she's a man?" Paimon asked, puzzled.

"Ah...I don't know, anyway..."

Xiaogong didn't know why the little guy would think of this, but she didn't want to figure it out. She just gently touched her God's Eye.

Amidst a series of crackling and booming sounds, fireworks exploded throughout the prison. The fireworks were so high quality that they turned the prison into a fireworks display. The two samurai were so frightened that they crouched on the ground, trembling with fear.

"Xiaogong! You've made too much noise!"

"Hehehe, we didn't control the amount well, let's hide it quickly."

Urged on by Xiaogong, Yingqiana, Paimon, and the other two found a secluded place to hide, so as not to run into the samurai who appeared halfway.

Not long after they had taken cover, Kujo Sara slowly lowered her bow and looked down contemptuously at the two samurai who were still crouching on the ground in fear.

It seemed that they were angry at the two men's lack of assertiveness, or perhaps they were disgusted that these two men, who had just been so arrogant in front of the prisoners, were now so scared that they didn't dare to utter a sound.

Kujo Sara shook her head and looked towards the exit with a sigh.

"Huh? What is that? Get up, you're making a fool of yourself."

"It should be...fireworks?"

Fireworks? They're here? Let's go check it out.

"Yes!"

At Kujo Sara's instruction, the two samurai quickly got to work, leaving one after the other.

After the two left, she turned around and disappeared.

Master Zhengsheng, who appeared to be seriously injured, was left in the prison. It seemed that if left unattended, he would soon perish there.

Upon seeing this, Xiaogong, who had come out to investigate, rushed over without thinking twice.

Are you alright?

"Hey! Yonomiya, don't walk so fast!"

"You two, be quiet! Don't make such a commotion!" Yingwen chased after them, looking anxious.

It has to be said that the three of them were really casual, as if they were on a picnic in someone’s prison.

If she hadn't known that there wouldn't be any major battle ahead, she might have already started to teach them a lesson.

"Fine, let them do as they please. Anyway, Kujo Sara is a reasonable person, she probably won't—!"

Before the words were even finished, with a 'whoosh!', an arrow imbued with the power of lightning flew swiftly towards them.

"Someone shot at me from the shadows?!"

The arrow came so suddenly, but fortunately Kiana reacted quickly enough, lunging forward and tackling the three girls to the ground.

"Hey! Kiana, what's wrong with you...?"

Before Ying could ask any questions, a loud bang was heard, and the power of lightning element flashed through the cell.

Although not extremely powerful, it is still strong enough to pose a threat to ordinary people.

Of course, this doesn't bother Kiana at all.

"I didn't expect you to launch a sneak attack. That's not how a general should behave." Kiana slowly stood up from the ground, then shook her cloak and casually put her hands on her hips, looking at the Shogunate general in front of her.

At this moment, the other person raised her bow and made a aiming motion. Although she only squinted one eye, you could tell that she was actually very scared.

"Who exactly are you people? How could you take care of so many people so easily?"

"Guess whether I'll tell you?"

Kiana stretched her arms, ready to execute the archer the moment he fired his arrow.

"Hehe, take him with you."

Kujo Sara put down her bow and did not continue to attack. She simply stared intently at the crowd, but did not see any sign of her trying to play any tricks.

"Oh? You're just letting us go like that?"

Ying and Xiaogong, among others, showed expressions of disbelief at her leniency, but Kiana was not surprised.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that everything was under her control.

"Let's go, before I change my mind."

Urged on by Kujo Sara, Yoomiya pulled up Master Masakatsu and tentatively bypassed her. After confirming that he was not playing any tricks, she winked at Kiana and the others.

The group then evacuated, and before leaving, Ying and Paimon both expressed their determination to abolish the Eye Hunting Order.

Kujo Sara ignored them, only asking Kiana a question as she slowly left: "I can sense that you are truly strong. If possible... for the safety of the Shogun, I will keep you here. If we meet again as enemies, I will absolutely... hmph, even at the cost of my life..."

What he really meant was, "I can't beat you, so I'm letting you go. But if we meet again, I'll stop you even if it costs me my life."

It's clear that Kujo is a very loyal person, but he also knows how to weigh the pros and cons, at least he knows how much he is worth.

"You want me to stay? Fine, I won't leave. How about you offer me up to your general?"

Kiana stopped and said this jokingly.

For a moment, Kujo was choked and didn't know what to say.

Is she really that fearless? Daring to confront the god who represents eternity... I don't know whether to call her arrogant, or just incredibly powerful...

"Kiana! Why isn't she out yet!" Paimon's shout suddenly came from ahead.

“Coming soon,” Kiana replied, then waved to Kujo Sara, “Let’s talk again next time.”

"Let's talk again next time? I don't understand if these people are even here to have fun."

Under Kujo Sara's astonished gaze, the group successfully rescued the hostages and reached a safe place to make arrangements.

Xiao Gong took his leave first because he was worried about Master Zheng Sheng's safety.

After she left, Ying and Paimon discussed returning to the Wooden Hourglass Tea House to report the situation to Kamisato and Toma. However, as soon as they arrived at the tea house door, they heard Kozue outside saying in a very anxious tone:

"It's terrible, everyone! Zaoyou has been captured by the Tenryo Enforcer! Miss is inside waiting to tell you about it!"

"What?" Everyone was stunned.

The Song of Flames and Lightning (Genshin Impact Inazuma Main Story): Chapter 46 The Imminent Clash...

"Was it my fault...? The child said she was hungry and wanted to come to Inazuma Castle to buy lots and lots of things to slowly stock up on, so I asked Thomas to bring her to see it... But not long ago, the Tenryo Envoy sent someone to inform the head of the family, reprimanding us for harboring the holder of the Eye of God and for attempting to abuse our power to defy the general's will."

Inside the wooden tea room, everyone sat around a small table, listening intently as Kamisato recounted the ordeal of Hayato and Thomas.

To put it simply, the ninja showed up, got captured, and then Thomas tried to settle things privately using the same trick, but unfortunately, he died.

The people were arrested by the Kujo family's servants and samurai, who used this incident as a pretext to detain them.

"This is really not good news..." Kiana and the others said in unison upon hearing this.

Is it because I entered this place? So some things that should have been fine have become so chaotic?

Well, maybe this will give me a chance to see her sooner.

With that in mind, Kiana accepted the unexpected event.

"What do we do next? Should we try to break them out of prison again?" Paimon asked Shinri in a low voice, scratching his head.

"I'm afraid that won't work, because being caught resisting and forging documents are not the same thing. Besides, the Kujo family... seems to be intentionally slandering them before the Shogun. Those two must have already been secretly imprisoned, and there's no time left..."

“So that means…” Ying and Paimon exchanged a glance.

"Are we going to storm the execution ground next?"

Kiana looked at Kamisato and felt that this seemed to be the only feasible method at the moment.

"Thoma is my good friend, and so is Hayato... I can't let the General take away my good friends' dreams. Perhaps you don't know what happens to those who lose their God's Eye, but..."

“It’s okay, it’s just a rescue operation at the execution ground, right? We’ll help you!” Paimon agreed without thinking, only realizing his foolishness after the words left his mouth.

But since she's already spoken, Ying can't just stay silent, can she?

"Paimon... well, well, we've already agreed to abolish the Eyehunting Order. If we could take this opportunity to get to know that general, maybe we could become friends?"

"Ying, that general may not be as adaptable as you think."

"Huh? Kiana, how come you seem to know her so well... Never mind, anyway, if I asked you, you'd probably use some profound words to cover up the truth, just like Wendy and Zhongli, right?"

Should we say that Ying's premonition was too strong, or should we say that she has become accustomed to being kept in the dark?

Kiana smiled, then put her arm around her neck and smiled like a long-lost friend.

"Haha, why would I do that? Ying, you're being too paranoid. I'll tell you everything slowly when there's a chance. Hmm... I promise."

"Don't hug me so close, um... I just can't do anything with you."

Every time Ying gets close to Kiana, she can feel the warmth emanating from her, how comforting it is.

Whenever she was surrounded by this irresistible warmth, she would always blush uncontrollably. Why was that?

She wasn't sure either, she just felt...it was nice.

"Ahem! Gentlemen, have I disturbed you?"