Reading poems from Teyvat

Although in reality, someone's act of clearing out the Kairanki is only a temporary solution, because as long as the war on the front line continues, the shogunate's enforcement of the Eye Hunting Order and internal conscription are still maintained, the corruption of the Kanjo Bugyo and the collusion between the Tenryo Bugyo and the Faints have not been completely resolved, there will still be people who continue to degenerate into Kairanki, and the country will never be at peace just because someone clears them out. It can even be said that someone's actions have, to some extent, encouraged the arrogance of the Kanjo Bugyo and the Tenryo Bugyo, making them more unscrupulous in suppressing and plundering the lower classes.

But no matter how you put it, Inazuma is now enjoying a bit of peace because of the "ghost" who is clearing out the Kairanki.

After all, no one wants to be walking on the street and suddenly encounter someone holding a knife and demanding money from them, and their life may not be guaranteed even after handing over the money.

So when the community official saw the people's sentiments in the country were like this, he held a summer festival to allow the common people who had been suppressed and had little breathing space to relax a little. After all, no matter how miserable life is, one must always find some hope for oneself. Otherwise, without any hope, one will probably have no choice but to surrender to the rebels.

The important task of organizing such festivals has always been shouldered by the egret princess Kamisato Ayaka.

Although this Princess Bai Lu doesn't look very old, in someone's eyes, she is actually about the same age as Yu Hengxing. Of course, in fact, in someone's eyes, her promotion is more reasonable than Yu Hengxing's. After all, Yu Hengxing claims to be selected through open selection and fair voting. But in fact, anyone who really sits in that position, no matter how young, basically has to be in his thirties to convince the public, because no matter what, in the game of thrones, people of her age, even if they have the eyes of God, others don't understand her personality and behavior, so naturally there is no way to trust her and vote for her. Even if other people know people by appearance but not by heart, they have been acting for more than ten years. What if their masks take root and can't be taken off? Not to mention that they have played the game for a long time and have done a deep enough exchange of interests. How can you, a young man, find out the hidden rules and the thresholds set by people in private, and do things well?

Therefore, in the opinion of some people, Yuhengxing's promotion to the throne was actually a secret promotion by Emperor Yanwang.

The Inazuma version may be much simpler and more crude:

It is completely a feudal system where the son inherits the throne from the father.

I don't care what abilities you have now or whether you can inherit this seat, but as long as you are the son or daughter of the previous one, you can inherit this seat with peace of mind. Although if you cannot convince the people, you will most likely be overthrown by others, but before that, you can still inherit your old man's position first. As for the question of whether you can convince the people, we will talk about it at that time. I think if you really cannot convince the people and are driven down by then, you will have no complaints.

Fortunately, although the family of Princess Shiragiri Ayaka encountered a sudden change and her parents passed away suddenly in a hurry, the two brothers and sisters were able to stabilize the society, which was originally in a state of unrest, with their outstanding personal abilities.

Although it is more likely because both siblings have the Eye of God.

But no matter what, Kamisato Ayaka and her brother still held the power of one of the three magistrates of Inazuma, and she was not an ambitious person who was eager for fame, wealth and honor. It would be better to say that the reason she inherited the family business was simply because she did not want to bring disgrace to her family's reputation and disappoint those who supported her.

And it was under such circumstances that she held this festival.

Then at the festival, she saw the traveler from a foreign land who seemed to be talking to himself.

Chapter 77: Festival (Part 2)

Of course, under normal circumstances, Kamisato Ayaka would not appear directly at occasions such as festivals.

Although she actually likes this atmosphere.

But as a qualified leader who even cares too much about the feelings of others, she is well aware of the principle of tolerance for the sake of the country, just like when Zhang Muzhi took office in Echeng and asked his advisor what the most important thing about being a county magistrate was, and the advisor replied that it was "patience", leaders must suppress their selfishness at some point, so "Yu Tang blamed himself, and his rise was vigorous; Jie and Zhou blamed others, and their demise was sudden" -

Oh, there should be no such allusion about the Rice Wife.

But Kamisato Ayaka was indeed worried that the appearance of such a big shot as her would destroy the atmosphere of the festival and disrupt the order of the festival, so she only presided over the festival but never really joined in as a visitor. This was something she always regretted in her short life, and even a small unfulfilled wish of hers. Of course, if Shen Zhigui knew about her idea, he would definitely sneer at it: even the Lord of Yuhengxing would disguise himself and pretend to be an ordinary person to go shopping in private, and you, Inazuma, have the tradition of wearing masks to visit the festival, so why are you so entangled?

But no matter what, the reason why Kamisato Ayaka appeared was just to maintain order.

But after she dealt with the commotion caused by the Tianling Bugyo's pursuit of the holder of the Eye of God, she heard a rumor that there was a very strange person standing somewhere who was talking to himself as if he had seen a ghost, so she thought of solving it while she was at it.

Then she saw the strange situation of someone standing alone under the tree.

To be honest, although Kamisato Ayaka was a very well-educated young lady, when she saw this situation, she also understood why those people were talking about it. After all, that person looked like a traveler from a foreign land, so he seemed particularly alienated from this lively celebration. But that person had the bearing of a top warrior. Even though he was not equipped with any weapons, that invisible yet extremely sharp aura permeated around him, making it difficult for people to approach him. In addition, his posture of talking to himself was too weird. Any normal person would think that he was a dangerous person. Maybe he heard some rumors and escaped the purge of that sea ghost!

Kamisato Ayaka's heart suddenly started to alarm.

Even though she didn't see the Eye of God or any trace of elemental power on that person, the demeanor of that young stranger was too sharp. Even though Kamisato Ayaka was a warrior whose swordsmanship was praised by General Raiden, she felt that she had been outshined. So she nervously held the katana at her waist. She even realized that her hands were covered in sweat, but she still held the katana with determination and walked towards that person.

"Nice to meet you."

She stopped not far from the man, took several breaths, and finally stopped her voice from trembling as she spoke.

Although in terms of appearance, the young man did not disappoint the audience, and even though he was only sixteen or seventeen years old, his eyes and eyebrows already exuded a handsomeness. On this warm and breezy night in midsummer, such a person standing alone in a corner with dim lights and scattered moonlight was enough to make some people's hearts beat.

But the closer Kamisato Ayaka got to that young man, the more she felt like she was walking into a swamp, as if there were real objects pressing towards her from all directions, or perhaps the source of the pressure was that young man whose whole body exuded that incompatible temperament. He was like a heavy mountain hitting her head straight, bending her spine with his majesty, overwhelming her mind with fear, and penetrating her body with his edge. The closer she got, the more she felt that even if this man really was a sea demon who could escape that man's purge, he must have escaped by his own strength.

Why would such a person appear here at this time?

Kamisato Ayaka gripped the sword more tightly.

"This must be the egret princess of the society, Ms. Kamisato Ayaka, right?"

When she was barely able to hold on, she only heard the man say coldly.

"It's just a name, not worth a sneer."

Kamisato Ayaka saw that the other party was coming aggressively, and sweat was already on her forehead, but she still said: "Who are you?"

"I heard that most of Inazuma's swordsmanship was taught by that General Raiden, and the highest level of that General Raiden's swordsmanship is 'the sword without thought', which emphasizes 'no thoughts and no ideas'. But your swordsmanship has obviously not reached that level, right? That's why you have such a hard time under my sword intent. You are so young and hold a high position. Knowing that I have evil intentions, why do you still stand up? Aren't you afraid that the Kamisato family will be destroyed overnight?"

Kamisato Ayaka was in a hurry on this trip, and she didn't bring many guards with her, not even her retainer Toma. She was struggling alone, so when she heard the young man's question, Kamisato Ayaka remained silent:

She was indeed afraid that Kamisato's family would suffer another devastating disaster.

At this time, the voice sounded again, saying: "I can give you a chance, just leave like this, and don't ask me what I do in the future, how about it?"

When Kamisato Ayaka heard this, she moved slightly, and immediately mustered up the courage to look directly into the boy's cold, dark eyes:

"Are you really the Kairangui who escaped from that person?"

"I said, this is not your business."

The other party just shook his head.

However, Kamisato Ayaka now drew out the katana in her arms more firmly and took a stance. Her petite body was like the small trees that were broken and shaken by the storm but always stood firm during the typhoon days that were common in Inazuma in summer. She forced herself to stand firm in the sea of ​​spiritual majesty, then concentrated her mind, took several deep breaths, and then said, "I am indeed very afraid that Your Excellency will kill me and then seek revenge on my brother, thus completely cutting off the inheritance of the Kamisato family. However, retreating here will only bring shame to the Kamisato family, which is no different from my death in Your Excellency's hands. I also believe that if my brother is really retaliated by Your Excellency, he will not blame me, and the General will also seek justice for us!"

After saying this, she was about to attack first, but she only heard a sigh from the other side: "Will General Raiden really take action for the Kamisato family?"

Chapter 78: Festival (Part 2)

At this moment, Kamisato Ayaka felt that the atmosphere around her suddenly changed with the sigh of the young man. It was still the night with the bright moon and noisy lights, but before that, Kamisato Ayaka felt that the air was filled with a heavy depression of impending storm, as if thick dark clouds had obscured the moonlight without her knowing when, and violent thunders were coming and going among the dark clouds. Strong winds were about to blow and heavy rains were about to fall. However, as the pressure brought to her by the young man suddenly subsided, she found that everything around her was still the same as before——

Except that she herself seemed to have really been caught in the rain, her entire body was completely soaked in sweat.

"What do you think?"

The young man seemed to have returned to that strange state of talking to himself.

At this moment, Kamisato Ayaka felt as if the pressure that this person had brought to her before, which was almost like the presence of General Raiden in person, was just an illusion, or maybe this person was just a lunatic?

She wanted to raise her sword, subdue the boy in one fell swoop, and take him back for questioning, but she could not take the next step. She just waited until the boy nodded, as if he had finally ended a conversation with someone only he could see, and then she spoke up and asked:

"Your Mightiness……"

"how?"

"Who is your Excellency?"

"It is not convenient to disclose it for the time being."

"What exactly do you want to do?"

The other party just shook his head: "If you want to ask why I treated you like that before, I can only say that it was a test from someone."

"test?"

“Actually, I don’t think it’s necessary.”

The boy just said.

"So, Your Excellency can really see...ghosts?"

After hesitating for a long time, Kamisato Ayaka finally asked. Although it felt a bit strange for her to ask this at this time, after all, the people around her were celebrating the festival with joy, but she asked this question as if she had some expectation in her heart, as if she expected this young man who seemed to have great powers to really have the kind of vision that ordinary people could not reach, and could help her communicate with her long-deceased parents.

"I know what you are expecting, but your parents are just ordinary people. Of course, it's not that the souls of ordinary people cannot continue to exist, but that is also due to the constraints of some power. Obviously, your parents are not like that. So if you want to ask me if I can communicate with the dead, I can only say that I can't communicate with your parents."

"Yes...really?"

Kamisato Ayaka was a little overwhelmed to see this young man, who was originally sharp and magnanimous, explaining this kind of question so gently, but she quickly calmed down and said, "So, who set the test you mentioned? And why did she set it up?"

"Maybe it's so that we can have trustworthy and employable personnel in the future?"

The boy just said it casually.

When Kamisato Ayaka saw that the boy was obviously dressed like a Liyue person, she immediately became wary and said, "The Kamisato family will not sell out Inazuma to gain their own benefits!"

"But as far as I know, the Kanjo Bugyo and Tenryo Bugyo have been secretly communicating with the Fatui. Among the three big bugyo, your Sha Bugyo has been suppressed by the other two. Even no matter what plan your Kamisato family submitted to the Shogun, it was unanimously opposed by the other two, resulting in your plan never being presented to the Shogun. In this situation, do you still want to stick to your position? If we help, maybe your Sha Bugyo can overthrow the other two in one fell swoop, abolish the Eye Hunting Order, suppress the resistance, and thus take sole power over Inazuma. You should have discovered that the so-called Shogun has actually been replaced by a puppet who only knows how to follow the established rules and can be easily manipulated by others."

The young man just said absentmindedly:

"Since they can manipulate it, why can't you? As long as we help you defeat the other two magistrates and then publicize their crimes of colluding with the Fatui, you can easily win the hearts of the people of Inazuma. Now, all you lack is strength, but haven't you seen my strength before?"

"In that case, what is the difference between our Kamisato family and the other two families?"

Kamisato Ayaka didn't believe the nonsense of this strange boy, she just said.

"But if this continues, what hope will there be for your Society, or even the entire Inazuma? So why be so rigid?"

The young man still had a casual attitude.

"No need to say more. If you are here to act as a lobbyist, you can leave now. We in the Kamisato family do not welcome you—"

But at this point, Kamisato Ayaka reacted:

They can't just drive this person away just because they don't welcome him, right?

To put it bluntly, if the other party saw that the negotiations could not be concluded and directly drew his sword, creating a massacre for the Kamisato family, not to mention whether he could be found later, even if he could be found, who in the whole country could really arrest this person? In other words, would the general choose to leave the castle tower for the Kamisato family?

"I think Miss Kamisato has already understood the importance of strength."

But the young man said again at this time.

Kamisato Ayaka was silent for a moment, and finally said politely: "The Kamisato family will never let down the people of Inazuma and the general!"

The boy was silent for a moment, and finally nodded: "I understand."

Kamisato Ayaka wanted to turn around and leave, but at this moment, she looked deeply at the young man and said, "Please take care of yourself, sir."

But the young man said at this time: "Miss Kamisato told me to take care of myself, but I can't ask Miss Kamisato. May I ask Miss Kamisato, you said that the Kamisato family will not let down the people of Inazuma and the general, but now the people in Inazuma are suffering because of the Eye Hunter Order, Kanjo Bugyo and Tenryo Bugyo. It seems that General Raiden has let down the people of Inazuma, but you said that your community bugyo will not let down both of them. In the end, do you think the people of Inazuma are more important, or General Raiden is more important?"

Kamisato Ayaka never thought that someone would ask her such a question.

Although she can choose to remain silent.

However, because of the Eye Hunting Order, Inazuma had indeed experienced a lot of chaos. She could not turn a blind eye to it, nor could she remain silent, and she could not deny what the young man said. But she was silent for a long time, and in the end she still could not weigh which of the two was more important, so at this time she just said: "As long as the general cheers up, everything will be fine."

Chapter 79: Yin and Yang, Wind and Rain, Darkness and Light (Part 1)

"As long as the emperor cheers up, everything will be fine." This sentence can be said to be the words used by all the ministers in the world who are dissatisfied with the status quo to comfort themselves, because they can neither please the emperor above nor appease the masses below. Naturally, they will be caught in the middle and fall into a dilemma. At the beginning, Qu Fu compared himself to fragrant grass and beautiful women, and likened the king to a playboy who favors others, in order to win back his favor. The subtlety can be seen from this.

"So in your opinion, General Raiden was just deceived by Tenryo Bugyo and Kanjo Bugyo, and as long as she knows the truth, she will cheer up?"

Shen Zhigui just said that.

"Indeed."

Although Kamisato Ayaka really didn't understand why this young man would discuss such an issue with her, she still nodded slightly and said.

"But what if she actually knows the current situation, but still chooses to indulge in her own world?" The thin and handsome boy seemed to have regained the grand demeanor of a top warrior, so he could easily comment on General Lei Dian, just like a master, although what he said was actually irrelevant to martial arts. "It's like the world suddenly encountered a disaster, and the farmers' harvest was not good, but there was a rich businessman who had hoarded a lot of food. You told him that if he raised the price of food at this time, many people would not be able to eat. But doesn't he know this fact? But will he really give up and continue to drive up prices? You let him compare wealth with the gratitude of the poor, will he really choose the gratitude of the poor instead of making his own life more comfortable?"

Kamisato Ayaka was suddenly speechless.

Although she instinctively felt that there was something wrong with Shen Zhigui's metaphor.

But she couldn't refute it.

Because in fact, those wealthy businessmen will choose to do so. Even if the three major banks intervene to manage prices, it is often just a drop in the bucket.

But what Princess Bai Lu could not refute, the phantom of the former Thunder God, "Raiden Shin", could refute: "But gods are not human after all. It is their instinct and duty for gods to love the world. Ah Ying simply forgot his duty."

This phantom that only appeared in the boy's vision, whose image became more and more real day by day and whose expression between her eyebrows became more and more lively day by day, just stood under the tree, shoulder to shoulder with the boy. She was wearing the traditional Inazuma costume with gradually dyed purple patterns. She stood there, shining brightly in the night. Her every word was like a drizzle that could dispel the heat of this summer night. It condensed into a thin line from the high eaves and dripped onto the stone steps in front of the house, making the listeners calm down and watch her coming -

Although Shen Zhigui always felt that he was just like some mental patient, talking to this imaginary object.

But he just doesn't have any obsession with this person.

In fact, Shen Zhigui would occasionally discuss with Yae Shinko the things she had said, and Yae Shinko would be surprised at where he knew them, but maybe that was just the memory that flowed into his perspective when he was observing Inazuma's void texture. Teyvat is such a bizarre place. In Lei Dianying's legendary mission, weren't the people in her memory also floating around in the world after encountering certain situations?

So although the image of this character became more and more real, he began to doubt whether he had gone astray, or rather, it was the remaining fragments of the demon god's will in the elemental force system of Teyvat that he had observed from his recent perspective that were reversely infiltrating his true energy system, causing him to become what he is now. He could only feel the beauty of this "Raiden Shin" that only appeared in his field of vision. As for other people, even Kamisato Ayaka, he did not have much interest in them because of his recent observations from the perspective of "Tongyou Mingtong" -

If this goes on, maybe when I return to Liyue, I will see Keqing as a pretty skeleton!

He is still young and doesn't want to become disillusioned with the world so early!

But he couldn't explain what was happening before him.

After all, this lightning really gave him a feeling that it was a little too weird.

But at the moment, he really didn't even want to act, and he didn't even respond to her with his heart, but immediately said in front of Kamisato Ayaka: "Is it really instinctive for God to love the world?"

"It's true."

"But your sister isn't as loving as you say she is?"

"Perhaps it's because her instinct to fear loss is stronger than her instinct to love? Or, if the joy she gets from loving someone is far less than the pain she suffers from losing him, and even between joy and pain, the nourishment that joy can provide to support her to move forward is far less than the thoughts consumed by the pain of loss, so she chooses to close her heart and choose to treat the world in that way," Lei Dianzhen just smiled gently and said, "Although in my opinion, she is just too clumsy. She just doesn't know how to treat this world and draw more nourishment from it."

Shen Zhigui just looked at her a little strangely.