I'm in the Teyvat running group

"We've arrived." Ayaka Kamisato chuckled softly and led Yunxiu to the council hall of the Shaka magistrate's family. As soon as they entered, the elders were already seated in neat rows. In the main seat was Ayaka Kamisato's older brother, the current head of the Shaka magistrate's family, Ayato Kamisato!

Upon seeing Ayaka Kamisato and Yunxiu appear together, a look of surprise appeared on his face. He couldn't help but stand up and say, "Ayaka, you and Mr. Yunxiu..."

“That’s right, Mr. Yunxiu and I have reached an agreement.” Ayaka Kamisato stepped to the head of the table and said firmly, “Mr. Yunxiu will entrust all matters and business authority to the company magistrate, but his condition is that all operations must be carried out under the leadership of my brother and me!”

"Mr. Yunxiu!"

"Mr. Yun!"

The clan elders stared at Yunxiu in shock, one of the older elders even standing up and saying, "Why entrust such enormous profits to two young people? The clan is willing to fully support all your demands and give you the greatest practical benefits!"

"Gentlemen, you may have misunderstood something," Yunxiu said earnestly. "This little bit of benefit means nothing to me."

"you!"

"Why do you think I would choose to become a magistrate for some practical benefit? Do I lack Mora? Do I lack status? Or do I lack the support of the gods?" Yunxiu looked coldly at all the clan elders: "Miss Ayaka Kamisato convinced me in her own way, and in this process, becoming a magistrate was the least important point."

Seeing that some of the elders had even clenched their fists, Yunxiu said indifferently, "If any of you want to test who can speak more in front of Lord Thunder God, then feel free to do so. The Shenli family only came into existence because of Lord Thunder God's recognition."

"Mr. Yunxiu, please don't be angry." Ayato and Ayaka exchanged a glance, and said seriously, "I want to confirm, have you authorized Ayaka to handle all matters related to Liyue?"

“Of course, for me, there is no difference in benefits in who I authorize; it’s simply because I prefer Ayaka’s personality.” Yunxiu sat down directly across the long table, facing Ayaka Kamisato, and glanced at the clan elders around her, saying, “We can sign the relevant contracts now.”

Seeing the increasingly strange looks in the eyes of the clan elders and Ayato Kamisato, Yunxiu asked in confusion, "Is it strange? By the way, what about Ayato Kamisato's betrothed? Can I see him now?"

"Ahem..." Ayato Kamisato stood up, glanced at Ayaka Kamisato, and said with a helpless expression, "Mr. Yunxiu, the marriage partner we are here to meet is none other than you!"

"what?"

“We have already submitted our application to Lord Tian Shu, but Lord Tian Shu told us to ask for your opinion directly.” Ayato Kamisato gave a wry smile. “The family values ​​this meeting very much. Of course, I admit that I do not want to use marriage to reach this deal between the family, so I went to Liyue Harbor to look for you, but I was unable to contact you.”

“I don’t want to use my sister as a tool for family interests, and that’s exactly what I wanted to talk to you about today.” Patting Ayaka’s shoulder, Ayato Kamisato said earnestly, “But I didn’t expect that Ayaka has already convinced you. So, the marriage alliance…?”

So that's where the scheme was set up!

What does it mean to seek external help rather than get stuck in the middle? It means to skip the middleman and prevent them from profiting from the difference.

By precisely seizing the timing difference, they struck a single blow to gain all the benefits, and then used this to control the vast majority of the power within the organization. What a cunning scheme...

As for the cost, marrying Yunxiu wouldn't be a loss for her; it's better than having to marry someone else someday. Even her status as the son of Tian Shu Star is enough to make the She Fengxing agree to the marriage.

Yunxiu couldn't help but feel jealous; this time, he had truly been flirted with by the girl!

“Of course the marriage alliance will continue,” Ayaka Kamisato said. “But the marriage alliance is unrelated to this contract. After the contract is signed, everything will be handled by you, brother.”

"Ah... okay." Ayato looked at his sister in surprise and said, "Since you finalized the contract, aren't you going to handle it yourself?"

"Brother, I'm actually quite tired of these tedious family affairs. Just let me be willful for a while," Ayaka Kamisato said with a bright smile.

"I'm going to be with my future husband!"

Chapter 123 The Song of the Primordial Ocean of Conception (Second Update on Friday)

The most central private room in the Mulou Tea Room.

"I've been tricked..." Yunxiu gently swirled the teacup in front of her, saying helplessly, "I thought there would be a hero rescuing the damsel in distress, escaping my misery..."

“If my husband wants to see this kind of scene, Ayaka can act it out for you.” Ayaka slowly poured Yunxiu a cup of tea. “Other scenes are fine too.”

"What I'm really curious about is, how did you know I would definitely say yes..."

“Actually, I wasn’t sure at first, but I gathered all the information about my husband,” Ayaka Kamisato said earnestly. “I realized that as a gentleman, even if you don’t agree, it won’t be a loss for me, but once you agree…”

Her smile immediately lit up: "This may be my only chance to control my own destiny."

“Alright…” Yunxiu downed her tea in one gulp and said seriously, “In that case, let’s go on a ‘trip’ with you for a while.”

“Okay, where to go? I’ll have someone arrange it right now.” Ayaka Kamisato said quite happily, “Where to? Fontaine, Liyue, or Mondstadt? Is this considered a ‘honeymoon trip’?”

"Call Furness, let's go to Asase Shrine first, and then to Fuchishita Shrine."

"???????????????????"

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Despite her confusion, Ayaka Kamisato prepared all the necessary travel supplies and notified Funina, who was researching various Inazuma sweets at the company headquarters.

Soon, Yunxiu's pack animal, laden with all sorts of supplies, appeared at the entrance of the magistrate's office. Xiangling was also waiting at the entrance. Yunxiu was also surprised to find two girls together, Xiaogong and Jiuqiren.

"Xiuxiu, are you going out again?" Xiangling asked with concern. "Is it to that place you told me about?"

“Yes, this time we should be able to uncover a lot of secrets, probably…” Yunxiu himself wasn’t very confident, but it was necessary to seize every clue now. He thought for a moment and said to Xiangling, “If Shenhe comes, I’ll trouble you to take care of her for a while. I’ll try to come back within a month.”

"You must be careful..." Xiangling handed over a bag of dry food: "Here are some snacks I made recently. You and Miss Funina should eat them sparingly on your journey."

"Okay." Yunxiu gave Xiangling a gentle hug, then asked in confusion, "But, did you meet new friends as soon as you arrived in Daozaki?"

“Yes, yes!” Xiangling exclaimed happily. She pulled Kuki Shinobu over and said, “Strictly speaking, Kuki Shinobu should be considered one of my junior sisters. And this Miss Yoomiya, I met her when I was looking for ingredients in Inazuma. She found some wonderful cherry blossoms for me.”

Night Palace, I've finally met you!

Yunxiu thought to himself that he had also carefully examined this "Princess of Hanamizaka," perhaps because Inazuma's development was different on this timeline.

Yoomiya's attire is somewhat different from that in the original work. Although she still looks energetic, she has gained some of the refinement of a young lady, and at least the bandages are no longer visible.

Is this too good to be true or too bad...?

Hisaki Shinobu is almost completely different from the original timeline. The reason is not complicated. Yunxiu learned about it a little before coming to Inazuma.

Because the calamity was not as terrible as it was in history, the Oni clan survived almost intact, and Arataki Ichito is naturally a key talent that the Oni clan is now cultivating.

This directly resulted in the absence of the Araki school; there are hardly any vagrants left in Inazuma Street now.

Hisaki Shinobu never served as a shrine maiden at a shrine; instead, she went directly to study in Liyue and became a lawyer from the same school as Yanfei.

As for why she was here, it's probably because she was responsible for detailing and documenting the various contracts I had signed...

As for why Yoomiya also appeared with Hisaki Shinobu, it's possible they were simply having fun together...

"So you're the Xiuxiu that Xiangling has been talking about all this time," Xiaogong said cheerfully. "What an interesting name. Don't worry, we'll take good care of Xiangling for you, so you can go with peace of mind."

"Miss Xiaogong, then I'll trouble you." Yunxiu said with a smile, "You can also let me know if you need any help."

"It's alright, it's alright. Ayaka and I are good friends, and I often come to the magistrate's office to hang out." Yoomiya gently played with the end of her single ponytail. "Besides, Miss Karin's cooking is really delicious!"

It was still a perfect shot into my target area...

Let's talk about it when we get back...

Just then, a hurried Funina finally arrived at the gate, cake crumbs still on her lips. She bumped into the pack animal's leg, yelling and shoving, and sank into a fluffy ball of fur: "Hey... I made it, didn't I? Am I late?"

"No, no..." Yunxiu helplessly pulled Fu Ningna up, watched her fly onto the beast, and then got on the back of the beast with Shen Li Linghua. After saying goodbye to Xiangling and the others, they headed directly out of Inazuma Castle.

The beast was incredibly fast, and Yunxiu had a very clear goal. It flew straight towards the Asahi Shrine. The beast, which had been further enhanced by Sugar and Abedo, was now almost as fast as Yunxiu in her normal state. It quickly flew out of the range of Narukami Island.

The seas of Inazuma and Liyue are completely different.

The sea of ​​Kumo is vast, but it is not very stormy. The entire sea surface is exceptionally wide, but the sea of ​​Inazuma is almost endless. Even without the thunderstorms that block the country in the original timeline, most ships would have difficulty passing through safely.

Every Inazuma ship that sets sail must have a powerful array or a possessor of the Eye of God in order to ensure the normal operation of maritime trade.

Of course, this was no problem for Yunxiu, the beast that carried her. Having been enhanced to the twenty-ninth prototype, she was almost on par with ordinary sixth or seventh-ring level magical beasts. She strolled leisurely on the sea, with a protective shield around her body that kept all the wind and waves out of her.

The occasional ships and travelers who encountered this beast were astonished to see it speeding across the sea, with a couple sitting at a small table drinking tea on its head.

They quickly spread the news throughout Inazuma, and after learning Yunxiu's identity, quite a few people actually placed orders for pack animals with Sugar through the magistrate.

Sugar, who was conducting experiments on new bio-alchemy technology, inexplicably received a business deal to modify dozens of pack animals, further increasing her already abundant development funds...

Of course, that's a story for another time.

Yunxiu is currently drinking tea while studying the information on the remnants of the White Night Kingdom, the story of Asase Hibiki and Takaryo Kombumaru five hundred years ago, and even the calamity that, although it did not erupt on a large scale, still caused considerable impact.

Ayaka Kamisato helped Yunxiu analyze some slang related to Inazuma, while Funina also sat down to watch along, which was rare for her. She just didn't care much about these kinds of things, but that didn't mean she was really stupid. After all, she shared the same memories as Fukaros, only their personalities were different.

“Yunxiu, look here.” Funina picked up an old book and pointed to a line of text, saying to Yunxiu, “I think this should be the information you’re looking for…”

"Really?" Yunxiu took it and looked at it. He quickly found his memory of seeing this passage back then. He had seen it then, but hadn't thought much about it.

"Three rays of moonlight sink into the coral veins. Sages who bow to the white night, offer your umbilical blood at sunset, and she will grant you the moon's carving knife to alter your destiny..."

This oracle was too strange. Yunxiu was able to guess what the three rays of moonlight were, most likely the three moon goddesses of Teyvat. The meaning of "sinking into the coral veins" was not surprising, because the history of the Underworld Palace recorded the story of the War of the Burial Fire.

It is highly likely that a portion of the power of the moon was captured by the people of the Abyss Palace and merged with the coral branches of the Abyss Palace to form something that may be a medium for communication, through which the Goddess of the White Night can be summoned.

The Moon Carving Knife that alters destiny stars is most likely a product of controlling a portion of the moon or some other dragon super weapon, capable of altering the false heavens.

But the one thing I don't understand is what this umbilical cord blood symbolizes in Teyvat...

“I can understand that sentence, but I don’t understand what this ‘umbilical cord blood’ is.” Yunxiu scratched his head and said, “I have searched for many corresponding products, but I have not found anything that matches.”

“Is that so…” Funina looked at the words and said softly, “If I’m not mistaken, this should correspond to the water of the primordial womb…”

"The water of the primordial womb!" Yunxiu exclaimed in surprise. "What does sunset correspond to?"

“Let me think…” Funina pondered with difficulty: “Although I’m not entirely sure which moment it corresponds to, if umbilical cord blood does indeed correspond to the primordial waters of the womb, then ‘the moment of sunset’ should correspond to… Ah!”

"what happened?"

"Could it be that the prophecy will eventually come true..." Funina sat helplessly on the ground, covering her face with her hands, a tear rolling down her cheek: "Is this the product that can only be born at the moment of the 'prophecy'?"

A prophecy? Could it be... the prophecy that the waters of the Primordial Sea of ​​Conception will rise and the people of Fontaine will dissolve in the waters of the Sea of ​​Conception?

Yes, the people of Fontainebleau are pure water spirits created from the primordial waters of the womb. It is prophesied that on this day they will "return to the womb," which is also the "time of sunset." The womb, which nurtures life, will naturally contain products like "umbilical cord blood," which is most likely some kind of womb essence.

"Don't be sad. We'll figure out a way together when the prophecy says it will happen!" Yunxiu gently hugged Funina, wiped away her tears, and said seriously, "The most difficult thing is that Fontaine will be submerged. At worst, we'll build a huge ship and take everyone on board!"

“If it really is as the prophecy says, it’s not that simple…” Funina said sadly, wiping away her tears again, “There are too many people in Fontainebleau, even the biggest ship wouldn’t be enough.”

"Then let's reverse the prophecy!"

“Can it be reversed…?” Funina murmured, “If it can’t be reversed, the people of Fontaine will all dissolve directly into the primordial sea of ​​consciousness…”

"Yes! Because I've done it before, I changed my apprentice's fate!"

“Ah! Yes…” Funina seemed to remember something: “The Water God mentioned you.”

But she quickly became disheartened: "The difference between an individual and the people of a country is still too great..."

"How much longer? We can work together to figure something out."

"Hmm... let me calculate." Furina counted on her fingers and said, "Based on the situation after the Kanria cataclysm, it should be exactly five hundred years, which is until October next year..."

“We still have a year and a half left, we still have time.” Yunxiu said with a smile, “Let’s go to Yuanxia Palace to look for relevant clues first, and then build a large ship. That way, even if we fail to turn things around, we can still save as many people as we can.”

"Hmm...okay..."