Reading poems from Teyvat

Shen Zhigui immediately patted the sword in his hand.

This is certainly not the Huaying Sword that Zhongli gave him.

He did not do as Rosaline thought and did not even hide such a thing. Of course, he simply felt that he had to go all out to deal with the lady. Although he had encountered a few holders of the Eye of God in the Sea Ghost, he did not really need to use the Painted Shadow Sword to deal with these people. So no one could recognize who he was at the moment. I think that except Rosaline and Ningguang, no one would connect his actions with the idle bard in Liyue Harbor.

He also did not want to come into contact with either the rebels or the shogunate.

After all, if they couldn't directly contact Lei Dianying and block Wuxiang's sword, then everything they did would be meaningless.

If you want to contact Lei Dianying, why not just go to Yae Shenzi, or more directly, sneak into the castle tower? Why bother with such a place? Although more people present can indeed make Lei Dianying change his intentions and see the voice of the people, the premise is still the same. It still requires someone to be able to wake up Lei Dianying.

And Shen Zhigui really had no interest in intervening in Inazuma's affairs at this time.

So even though he sensed someone approaching, he just wiped off the blood on his sword and then hid. Not long after, someone surrounded the Kairanki's base. Then a samurai investigated the scene and hurriedly ran to report to his superior: "Master Kujo, those Kairanki have been wiped out."

"Has it been cleared out?"

"Yes," the warrior hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Based on the signs left at the scene, it should be the legendary person who entered the Tadashi Sand. Judging from the situation, it is estimated that we will have to go to Kaigi Island to continue to eliminate the Kairanki."

"Any more news?"

"Please forgive my incompetence. I really can't find any more information. When we arrived, that person had already left."

"It seems like you respect him very much?"

Kujo Sara just stared at his subordinate and said expressionlessly.

"Yes, Lord Kujo, in my opinion, no matter what his purpose was, at least he cleared out these sea demons who were looting everywhere, so that the merchants and travelers passing by no longer have to worry!" The samurai did not deny it, but just said.

Kujo Sara didn't say much, just waved his hand and told him to continue doing his work, but in the end he said in his heart:

What a shame.

Chapter 66: Rumors

And Shen Zhigui did as those people expected. He continued to move towards Haiqi Island and continued to clear out the sea ghosts on the road. However, Haiqi Island was originally a poor place. It was because the food produced was unable to supply the people that Oropas was instigated by them to invade Bayun Island. As a result, Oropas was directly chopped by Lei Dianying. Shen Zhigui also went to take a look at the huge wreckage of the demon god, and could feel the resentment left by the wreckage on this land. However, Shen Zhigui was too lazy to care about it for the time being. Anyway, he was not short of true energy at the moment. Although using "Cinnabar disappears without a trace when it sees fire" and "Fish and birds in the world fly and sink" to deal with the wreckage, he could probably get considerable true energy to squander, but the problem was that Shen Zhigui's body could not accommodate so much true energy, not to mention the hidden worries of using this kind of true energy contaminated by foreign demon gods to refine qi and transform into spirit, so he could only ignore it for the time being.

After arriving at Haiji Island, Shen Zhigui became much more free.

Of course, although his purpose was to run to Yuanxia Palace on the way, the key to open that passage should be in the hands of Coral Palace Xinhai. Coral Palace Xinhai is probably busy with the affairs of the resistance army and the shogunate at the moment. Shen Zhigui suddenly appeared at this time and asked her to open the road. It is estimated that she would not believe Shen Zhigui. If she is ruthless, she might even ask him to join the resistance army and lift the Eye Hunting Order before helping him open the road to Yuanxia Palace.

"So, we still have to wait for the Traveler to start the story? Judging from the time, the Traveler should already be in Mondstadt by now, right?"

Shen Zhigui stood on the highest cliff of Haiji Island, overlooking this strange island with layers of hollowness, and thought to himself.

"I don't know whether it's Sora or Ying, and how to get the title of Honorary Knight in Mondstadt."

After all, Shen Zhigui had ruined that opportunity early on.

But judging by his legendary status, he will be able to cause big trouble wherever he goes, right?

Speaking of which, that person's twin should also be the prince of the abyss. Although he has no interest in being infected by the abyss, he should be rational, right? Should we contact him and see if we can cooperate to fight against the law of nature at the right time? However, it is unknown what the abyss will think of him as a dissident who wants to establish a new system between the two systems, but maybe we can really give it a try?

Seeing that his martial arts had been stuck at a bottleneck for a long time and could not move forward, Shen Zhigui couldn't help but have other ideas.

Although he has encountered a bottleneck now, it has only been half a month.

But at the moment, he has indeed made no progress other than "Nanshan Mountain in the Morning Snow, Jade-like Ruggedness".

“Forget it, in that case, let’s go back first,” Shen Zhigui shook his head. “Anyway, there’s no way to solve the problem in a short period of time. And since we’ve already reached our limit by killing people, there’s no benefit in continuing to kill people. Let’s go back to Liyue first.”

When he thought of this, he was too lazy to observe the appearance of Coral Palace Xinhai and Goro, so as to take advantage of them next time. Although he could actually challenge those two people directly now, he did not choose this method to defeat some holders of the Eye of God on Ming Shen Island. When he arrived at Kaigi Island, there was no need to add trouble to those two only prominent figures.

Of course, he did not expect that his recent actions had caused great trouble to both the shogunate and the resistance.

Even if he appeared in front of Xinhai of Coral Palace, it might make the legendary witch who was known for her impeccable plan feel a little more at ease.

Because his actions were so unexpected, there were even rumors within the resistance that he was the resurrection of Oropus, wandering around Inazuma as a spirit of vengeance, accumulating faith again. Before long, he would challenge General Raiden again, overthrow the shogunate, and bring hope and prosperity to this dark country again!

In other words, Shen Zhigui brought enough food and water, and could make his own fire and cook in the cave, so he didn't need to contact anyone, and was not aware of the rumor. Otherwise, if he knew that he was actually linked to a demon like Orobasi, it is not known whether he would really spit out water.

In fact, this rumor has become more and more intense. Even Coral Palace Xinhai cannot stop it. After all, as the living goddess of the sea island, she absolutely does not want to see such a blasphemous rumor spreading among the resistance army. But people must have hope to survive, and Shen Zhigui's deeds are too legendary. He can cleanse the sea demons in the entire Inazuma area tirelessly by himself. Such deeds are not something that an ordinary holder of the Eye of God can do.

What Coral Palace Xinhai did not expect was that this rumor was not only circulated among the resistance army, but also spread to the shogunate through the mouths of some merchants and travelers. Some people even deliberately added fuel to the fire and exaggerated the image of Shen Zhigui, saying that he was a man with a height of seven feet and a waist of seven feet who could turn into a giant snake and swallow the enemy at a critical moment. Such rumors were obviously not what the shogunate wanted to see, but the more these people spread the rumors, the more specific they became, causing the entire shogunate to be unclear whether they were in panic or had their own intentions, and the rumor actually spread. Some people even set the date and location of the decisive battle as "On the night of the full moon, on the top of the castle tower, a sword came from the west, and a fairy from the sky."

Logically speaking, Fairy from the Sky is also the way to play in Liyue, right?

Those who are well-informed can't help but grumble in their hearts after hearing such rumors.

"In short, that's about it."

But these rumors were really too much, which led to Yae Kamiko, who always liked to stay out and watch the fun, to ask about it. The shrine magistrate was originally in charge of sacrificial and cultural affairs, and had always cooperated with the shrine maidens in affairs, and they even trained the shrine maidens themselves. The Kamisato family was the first to notice Shen Zhigui, so when Yae Kamiko asked about it, Kamisato Ayaka rushed to the Narukami Taisha Shrine to explain.

"What you mean is that according to your sources of intelligence, you don't know who the person you are talking about is? You don't even know whether he is a human or not?" Yae Shinto just asked softly.

"I'm sorry, Master Yamae, we really tried our best, but that person's whereabouts are indeed elusive and he never comes into contact with humans, so the news we get is all uncertain," Kamisato Ayaka said calmly, and even observed the follower of the Thunder God, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "So, Master Yamae, what do you think is the truth?"

Chapter 67: Encounter on the Road

Even if "that person" is really the reincarnation of the devil, it is definitely not the case that Orobas would behave like this in order to accumulate faith again.

Yae Shinko asserted this in his heart.

However, she did not directly state her judgment, but just answered Kamisato Ayaka's question with a question, saying that this was the rumor among the people, and whether the Kamisato family was fanning the flames or watching it grow. Kamisato Ayaka suddenly became a little anxious and wanted to explain, but unexpectedly, Yae Kamiko quickly changed the topic and said that she wanted to know the man's general whereabouts, preferably with a specific time and place. Kamisato Ayaka did not dare to neglect and quickly gave an answer.

Then Yae Kamiko calculated the speed of "that person", thought about it, and just told Kamisato Ayaka that she had remembered this matter, and then went directly to the pass between the front line and Narukami Island to wait for someone who might pass by on the way back -

Then they met unexpectedly.

Although to be honest, Shen Zhigui could have avoided it. After all, in the perspective of "Tongyou Mingtong", what he could see at this time was definitely not just the scene from the previous ordinary perspective. In fact, under this perspective, he could see farther and more, and it was even more handy to use it to detect enemies around. However, the more Shen Zhigui observed the world from this perspective, the more he felt that if he continued like this, his aesthetic sense would be distorted to some extent. He even now had a bit of what was said in the "Tao Te Ching": "The five colors make people blind, the five sounds make people deaf, the five flavors make people's mouths refreshing, galloping and hunting make people's hearts crazy, and rare goods make people's actions hindered. Therefore, the sage is for the belly, not for the eyes, so he gives up the latter and takes this."

So in order to prevent himself from reaching that state, after all, Shen Zhigui had never thought about becoming that kind of person. He felt that the meaning of his life was to become a saint who had cut off all emotions and desires. So for now, he would just look at the appearance instead of using his "Tongyou Mingtong" to observe other people's souls all day long, thinking that appearance was just an external object.

Since he did not use the "Transcendental Eyes" to observe his surroundings, and he was relaxed, he just wanted to return to the outlying island and then take the ferry back to Inazuma at the port there. Naturally, he just kept avoiding people. However, if he wanted to return to the outlying island, he would have to pass through the small pass between Ming Shen Island and the front line. Naturally, he would be discovered by the Yae God who was waiting there.

"Nice to meet you."

After the pink-haired witch appeared, she actually spoke to Shen Zhigui politely.

Shen Zhigui immediately looked around, but couldn't find anyone else. He didn't really believe that this scumbag fox really just met him by chance. She must have come to him prepared. Maybe she had already confirmed what he had done recently in Inazuma. However, Shen Zhigui could only nod to her at the moment: "Nice to meet you."

"I am Yae Kamiko, the chief priest of Narugami Taisha Shrine," the pink-haired shrine maiden introduced herself straightforwardly and asked Shen Zhigui directly, "Are you the legendary figure who recently wiped out the Kairanki in Inazuma?"

Shen Zhigui thought about it and said, "If so, so what?"

"Since you are so wise and have done such great deeds," Yae Shinko seemed to have already prepared for Shen Zhigui's response, so no matter what Shen Zhigui said, he remained calm and smiled all the time, saying, "I wonder if you can stay at Narugami Taisha for a few days? Originally, the affairs of the Tenryo Bugyo were to clear out the Kairanki, but recently there has been chaos in Inazuma, and the Tenryo Bugyo has been busy suppressing the rebels, so there are no extra manpower to clean up the Kairanki, resulting in these matters being left to your hands. As the chief priest of Narugami Taisha, I am very grateful for your actions, so I would like to invite you to stay at Narugami Taisha for a few days to express my gratitude."

Shen Zhigui immediately said, "No need."

"why?"

Shen Zhigui looked at the calm smile on the pink-haired witch's pretty face and said directly, "I don't want to get involved in Inazuma's turmoil for the time being."

"temporary?"

Yae Shinko noticed this word keenly, and then said nonchalantly:

"Why do you think that I invited you to visit Narugami Taisha in order to get you involved in the Inazuma incident?"

"The chief priest of the Narukami Taisha Shrine is waiting here for no reason and inviting me to the Narukami Taisha Shrine. He can't really just want me to be a guest, right? For such a small matter, wouldn't it be better to just send a little shrine maiden to wait on the roadside?"

"But how can we send a little witch to find out the whereabouts of a legendary figure like you?"

Yae Shinko still had the same expression and said.

"But whether or not you find me isn't that important, is it?"

Shen Zhigui just said it casually.

Yae Shinko was silent for a moment. Although she wanted to pull him back, the man in front of her looked absent-minded. If she continued to pull him back, he would probably get impatient. So after a moment, she said, "But this is Inazuma territory after all. To put it nicely, your actions are a sign of justice. To put it bluntly, you are encroaching on the authority of the Tenryo Bugyo and resorting to private punishment. If I am interested, I can ask the Tenryo Bugyo to offer a reward for you. I think the Kujo family will not refuse..."

"so what?"

Shen Zhigui just said.

"It seems that you are determined not to get involved in Inazuma's rebellion?"

Shen Zhigui said: "It's not that I don't want to do it, but I just can't do it."

"Why do you think so?"

"Isn't the root of all of Inazuma's problems caused by the God of Naruto, Baalzebub?"

Yae God immediately examined the ordinary-looking boy in front of him, whose face was obviously covered, and said, "In this world today, there are very few people who know the secret that the God of Thunder is Baalzebub and not Baal's man."

"is it?"

Shen Zhigui just said it casually.

"Come to think of it, you haven't revealed your name yet."

Yae Shinko said again.

Shen Zhigui originally wanted to casually give a fake name that she had made up while traveling in Inazuma, but she couldn't think of a suitable one at the moment. She couldn't really say something like "One Night Stand with Jiro" and in fact, facing such a sharp-minded person, if she met him again in the future, she would definitely be able to see that she had done nothing to hide, so what would it matter even if she gave a fake name now?

So Shen Zhigui finally revealed his real name:

"Shen Zhigui."

"Liyue people?"

Yae Shinko asked.

"I think I am."

Shen Zhigui continued to use that statement.

When Yae Shinko heard him say this, he became a little hesitant.

Chapter 68: Exchange (Part 1)

Yae Shinko is of course also aware that all the chaos in Inazuma can be easily solved as long as her friend Lei Dianying can give up the idea of ​​pursuing eternity in a pure land and stop handing over the management of Inazuma's affairs to the automatic doll. So she needs to find a suitable person to make her friend give up that idea, instead of choosing to close the door like a child for fear of losing and refusing to face the new world no matter what.

What is the meaning of such eternity?

And the appearance of Shen Zhigui at this time inevitably made her feel that he was a suitable candidate.

But now that he heard Shen Zhigui admit that he was a Liyue person, the Eightfold God Son couldn't help but feel a little suspicious:

She herself was a fairy fox, so of course she knew that Shen Zhigui was not a fairy. Although the young man in front of her had a strange aura, he was actually still a human. If he was a fairy disciple from Liyue, why did he ignore the troubles in Liyue and come to Inazuma to meddle in other people's business? As far as she knew, although there were no major troubles in Liyue, there were constant incidents such as monsters causing trouble and the remnants of the gods causing chaos. Even Ganyu, the half-fairy girl she was friends with, would occasionally mention them in her letters. And if he was just traveling, his murderous nature was a bit too strong.

Yae Shenzi couldn't figure out what he was thinking, so he asked directly: "Since you are from Liyue, why do you come to Inazuma to meddle in these matters?"

"Just a spontaneous impulse?"

"But since you want to kill those sea demons whenever you want, you can naturally see that there is a reason why Inazuma is in such a mess and the samurai have fallen and become sea demons. You can wipe out the sea demons and give Inazuma some peace, but are you unwilling to sort out the real root cause and give Inazuma peace? Aren't you afraid that if you leave one day, the samurai will continue to fall, causing chaos to continue to spread across Inazuma, causing your current efforts to completely become a dream?"

Shen Zhigui immediately glanced at the witch who was trying to persuade him, shook his head, and ultimately did not say "What does Inazuma's chaos have to do with a Liyue person like him?"

After all, he is not a real Liyue person.

Of course, it doesn’t matter if it’s a stranger.

But he knew very well that he was not as reckless as the yellow-haired traveler. As long as he did not break through that barrier in martial arts and find a way to retreat, he would not choose to face General Lei Dian's "unthinking sword". After all, he only had one life. Of course, it was not that he really valued his life that much, but no matter how you looked at it, it was really stupid to let him face General Lei Dian alone now.

When Yae Shinko saw his expression, he immediately shook his head:

"Your Excellency seems to know what I want you to do?"

Shen Zhigui thought for a moment and said, "Isn't the source of Inazuma's current chaos only that General? And if we want to completely resolve this chaos, we can't get around that General from the beginning, right? If the Kaigi Island rebels overthrew the Tenryo Bugyo, wouldn't the General come out to ask about it? Therefore, if we want to completely resolve Inazuma's current chaos, we can only do it from top to bottom, not from bottom to top."

After all, living in a world where gods and even things like the World Tree exist, the position of ordinary people is too insignificant. Most of the time, they just pray that the gods who possess unparalleled destructive power can give them a little protection. Even if the gods do something wrong, they cannot blame them, because from the very beginning, they were the ones who gave their faith to that god without authorization.

Fortunately, in this world, God truly loves the world.

Of course, for the current Lei Dianying, this love is only for those people living in her memory. Since she has been hiding in a pure land from beginning to end, it obviously doesn’t matter whether she loves or not to the people in this world.

When Yae Shinko heard what Shen Zhigui said, he immediately clapped his hands gently, then nodded and said, "Your Excellency is indeed right. If you want to completely put an end to the chaos in Inazuma, whether it is to resolve the Tenryo Bugyo, Kande Bugyo, or even the Fatui, they are only temporary solutions. If you want to solve the root cause, the real root is indeed my old friend."

Shen Zhigui was of course aware that Yae Shenzi was an old friend of Lei Dianying.

So now he went with the flow and said, "But since she is your old friend, why don't you go and persuade her directly?"

"Because she doesn't want to see me now," Yae Shenzi looked at Shen Zhigui and said, "So I need someone to help me create an opportunity so that I can meet that person again with the thoughts and wishes of the current Inazuma people and make her wake up. To do that, that person must have extraordinary skills and fearless will. Your Excellency has conquered the entire Inazuma territory within three months without hesitation as a human being. Your skills are the strongest I have ever seen in my life. I just don't know if you can fearlessly face my old friend's unique swordsmanship."

Shen Zhigui nodded: "Of course I am scared."

What a joke! If the other party is serious, I’m afraid he won’t be able to leave an intact body now. The remains of Orobas next door and the narrow space of the Wuxiang Blade are evidence of this!

He says he is fearless because he has nothing to do!

He is not Kaedehara Manye, who has two divine eyes!