Still playing traditional Genshin Impact?

Xinhai obviously has experience in fighting with pack animals and even tried to control one yesterday.

Don't ask how Yingmei knew this! She felt like she had learned a lot of experience in advance.

Looking at herself in the mirror with dark circles under her eyes, Ying couldn't help but fall into deep doubt.

In fact, when the pack animal slowed down its pace to take a walk, she had every opportunity to cut off the connection, but for some reason, she still maintained a state of empathy with Xinhai.

What’s strange is that Xinhai obviously noticed that I had “applied to join the team”, but not only did he agree, he also did not disband the team throughout the process.

What the hell is she thinking?

But it is meaningless to think about Xin Hai’s behavior. The key is what should I do next?

In order to avoid having to start Inazuma's pregnancy before finding her brother, Ying still has her bottom line, but after yesterday's fantasy in the hot spring, Ying discovered that she had a big problem.

But as the saying goes, it is better to unblock than to block. In this case, it is better to lower the bottom line a little and solve the problem by empathizing with the sea of ​​​​heart.

After all, it is the heart sea that is actually being beaten, but one can get the same experience except that he cannot really get the replenishment of divine power.

Just as I was thinking this, I heard noises from other people outside.

The aroma of food wafted in, and little Paimeng, who had just woken up, flew over after smelling the scent, and Xie Yan and the others followed him in.

Ying walked into the hall and glanced around the luxuriously decorated house. Although she did not recognize the Yumeng wood, a wood unique to Inazuma, she could still tell that it was of great value.

Speaking of the living environment alone, this was the first time that Ying was so satisfied. Although she had experienced a luxurious life in her previous travels, it was not her home after all. She could only experience it but not integrate into it.

Not to mention Paimon, this guy is like he has arrived in heaven. Ying suspects that even if she wants to leave in a month, Paimon will hold her back.

We were all family, so there was no need to observe any hierarchy. Everyone just sat down and started to eat breakfast.

Xie Yan and Hua Sanli ate quickly because they had to go to a meeting, so Ying mainly focused his attention on Xinhai.

but--

Unexpectedly, although he had dark circles under his eyes, his heart was radiant. He sat next to Xie Yan and whispered a few words from time to time.

That’s impossible. She and Xinhai were “connected” the whole time, so why was Xinhai so energetic?

Yingmei didn't understand, but Xie Yan looked back at her as if he realized something.

Of course he could notice that Ying had applied to join the team, but Xinhai and Yingmei both agreed, and he couldn't say no, so he could only carry on as usual.

Xie Yan didn't think much about it. After yesterday's temporary relaxation, he was now in sage mode. He wiped his mouth and looked at Hua Sanli: "I'll go and inform the other officials of the Kanjo Bugyo. Will you come with me or go by yourself?"

"Since you can teleport, of course I will follow you. However, we have to arrive half an hour earlier. Today's topic will cause a lot of repercussions. I have to inform the kid from Kamisato's family first."

"Kamizato? Is it because of the sword forging?"

"Part of the reason is that the Inazuma sword forging industry is run by the company's magistrate, at least in name. You can't get around them if you want to make changes. Besides..." Hanasari pondered for a while, "I won't say more about this. Just think of it as your homework. Don't let me down later."

In fact, she didn't want to bypass Ying and directly train the next generation of Thunder God. If Kitsusai Palace had not fallen, she would definitely have taught Ying to become a wise king.

Although Ying knows nothing about government affairs, she is not stupid. As long as she spends time learning, even if she cannot reach Lei Dianzhen's level, at least she will not be easily fooled by the ministers.

But this is a different time. The situation in Teyvat is unstable now. A war will break out between Tianli, Solstice, and the Abyss sooner or later. It is not cost-effective to let Ying spend a lot of time on government affairs at this time. After all, Teyvat will have to use force to speak.

Xie Yan is different. He has a broad vision and is more flexible than Ying in his methods. With just a little guidance and his own assistance, he can directly train a qualified monarch.

After yesterday's conversation, Hanasari was even more certain of this...she had to be wary of this kid, as young people nowadays are too good at playing.

After they finished talking, the two of them packed up a bit and left. Xinhai watched Xie Yan's figure disappear before he looked away.

But as soon as he and Hua Sanli left, the atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward.

Although Xinhai had already made preparations to lie down first and then go to bed, Ying's application for connection still made her feel that it was too avant-garde.

It's okay if there are fewer people now, but what if there are more people in this team? It just so happens that I have a great advantage in team building.

Just think about it from another angle, the two of them are really sharing the same suffering now, and Ying is a newcomer and doesn't have that many prejudices against me, so they should be able to get along peacefully.

After pondering for a moment, Xin Hai was the first to break the silence: "Ying, did you sleep well yesterday? And little Paimeng, aren't you full after eating so much?"

As soon as she entered the door, she saw Paimon eating. This little guy was of average size, but his stomach seemed like a bottomless pit.

Paimon then stopped eating, wiped the corners of his mouth happily, and replied: "Hehehe, of course I have to eat more of this delicious food."

"Before he left, Xie Yan taught the chefs in the palace many dishes from Liyue and Mondstadt. I also asked the Supervisor of Far Country to collect many recipes from foreign merchants." Xinhai pointed at the Moon Pie in front of him. "After all, Inazuma's products are not very abundant. After the country was closed, basic food supply became a problem. Many residents can only eat violet melon every day."

"Viola? Is it the purple fruit? I saw it when I was strolling with the traveler yesterday. It seems to be as common as sunset fruit."

"Well, violet melon is not that delicious, but during the period of national isolation, many ways of eating violet melon have been developed. I heard that the Arakaki faction has even made a delicious roasted violet melon."

Paimon was extremely enthusiastic about food. He started to eat it when he heard that there were many ways to eat violet melon. However, Yingmei heard a lot of information from Xinhai's words.

She glanced at the maid outside the door and asked in a deep voice, "It seems that the lockdown order has a great impact on Inazuma?"

Although it was a question, Ying's tone was very certain. The residents could only eat wild fruits to fill their stomachs. Just thinking about it would tell you how bad the domestic situation was.

"Well, Inazuma's financial income is very dependent on the blacksmithing industry. After stopping trade, the economy naturally plummeted. That's why the two former magistrates turned their attention to the people of Inazuma, trying to make up for their losses through them."

"I've heard Xie Yan mention this before. They hoarded food and supplies, exacerbated domestic conflicts, and then used the war to profit after launching a war on the island."

Yingmei stopped talking here, and then she remembered that Xinhai in front of her was the leader of the island.

Although the relationship between the two has become much closer because of the "connection", Queen Hai Tian is famous and Ying really has to be on guard... What if she wants to seize the position of the eldest wife in the future, wouldn't Xin Hai be her biggest enemy?

Ahem, just in case. Ying just meant that we should be careful in advance. She has a bottom line and won’t give in easily.

Unexpectedly, Xin Hai smiled calmly: "Don't worry about it, it's all in the past. But at that time, Haidao had to start the war. The shogunate had lowered the price of Haidao's pearls to almost the same as Jingua."

It was a rare opportunity to enter the military strategist mode, but Xin Hai found that he had a feeling of returning to basics. Those obscure things in the military books became extremely clear at this moment.

Enlightenment in Longchang!

"At the beginning, the war was indeed for survival, but as time went by, things became complicated for both sides. The Tenryu Bugyo hoped to use us to increase taxes, while the rebels were in a difficult situation and could only accept the support of the Fatui to maintain the situation. Later, they were eager to achieve success and destroyed the town, which had distorted their original beliefs."

"I heard you mention the desert of Xumi yesterday... They are lucky that the conflict has not yet completely intensified. Otherwise, with the military strength of Xumi City, the chaos they caused might be even bigger than Inazuma."

Xin Hai was not making groundless speculations. She understood the position of the desert people. As a military strategist herself, she could fully foresee the consequences: if the Order House pressed too hard, the desert people would definitely choose to attack the rain forest.

The combat effectiveness of the Gilded Brigade is far ahead of that of the Ordos. Once the battle breaks out, with a little planning, Port Omos will fall immediately, and more remote villages such as Vimo Village will also be occupied.

Even if the Council of the Churches mobilizes everyone to become a soldier and mass-produces soldiers through canned knowledge, how can the people of the rainforest be willing to be cannon fodder?

Perhaps some people are highly conscious and willing to join the war, but their physical fitness cannot keep up and their combat skills are rigid. Even if all the discipline officers and forest rangers are deployed to the battlefield, the best result will be a situation where the north and the south are governed separately by the river.

As for the gods? Xie Yan and Ying had told her yesterday that the new Grass God had been under monarch confinement and did not have strong combat power. Even if the sages released her when they were at their wits' end, it would only lead to more intense resistance from the desert people.

By the time she solved the problem, Xumi had lost all his face.

Xinhai gave a rough analysis, and Ying and Paimeng couldn't help but exclaimed. They didn't expect that the seemingly peaceful Xumi was actually more dangerous than Inazuma.

Ying stroked his chin and said with emotion: "No wonder Xie Yan has been teaching Nashida to show the majesty of the gods and to train her own army."

Thinking about it this way, Xie Yan's previous arrangements in Xumi seemed very far-sighted. Although there were some shortcomings in the details, Xumi really needed a decisive leader to cut the Gordian knot.

If it were based on Nashida's original character, even if the desert people received equal treatment, they would only obey orders and not announcements. It would probably take hundreds of years for the true integration to be completed.

They still believe in the Red King, and may become an unstable factor at any time because they have control of the Red King and the Flower Goddess's relics.

"Wait, in that case, what about the island..." Ying hesitated to speak, because she knew that Xie Yan would never let the island have a chance to rise.

Xin Hai shook his head gently: "Ying, you don't need to be shy. The fact that the godless regime can continue to this day is already a gift from the general, and the people of the island don't have to worry about their livelihoods. What else is there to be dissatisfied about?"

The regime of the island was indeed destroyed, but the question is, even if it still existed, what would it do? Would it just stay on the island and eat fish every day? Or would it hope to make great achievements and conquer Bayun Island?

Her open-mindedness took Yingmei by surprise. She had always thought that Xinhai had a deep plan and wanted to use the Kanding Fengxing Mansion to benefit the island. But now it seems that Xinhai has obviously let go of the past, and she has been conquered by Xie Yan wholeheartedly.

As if she could see what Ying was thinking, Xin Hai smiled and said, "I have nothing else to ask for than to marry a hero like my husband, so Ying, you don't need to be alert. I am talking about this today mainly to tell you that we are on the same page and we will be a family from now on."

No, what do you mean by a family? I haven’t even married Xie Yan yet!

Yingmei wanted to make some explanation, but somehow she swallowed her words back... Well, she just felt it was too difficult to explain.

But the atmosphere among these sisters is a bit too much for Yingmei to bear. After breakfast, she decides to go out and take some commissions to witness the changes in Inazuma.

Last time, she took a shortcut to obtain the element of thunder in advance, but if she didn't stay in Inazuma and accumulate enough exploration points, she wouldn't be able to come into contact with the fifth element.

Xinhai happened to be right next to her, so Ying asked her about the relevant commission.

Although Xinhai did not go out, relevant documents had to be sent to the mansion for meetings held by the Assessment Office, so she was very clear about Inazuma's situation.

"Inazuma has a lot of work to do and indeed needs help. Ying, you can accept the commission to help the Tenryo to exterminate monsters, or you can help the residents of Himiki Village to rebuild."

"Oh, by the way, there's some movement at Yaedo as well. Recently, a novel called 'True Ghost Detective Notes' has been selling very well, and Yaedo is recruiting new authors to compete with it."

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Castle tower.

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Compared to the past, the expressions of the shogunate officials today were obviously much more excited. Before entering the castle tower, everyone gathered in groups of two or three to discuss the matter.

"When I heard that Lord Xie Yan was coming back yesterday, I knew that a meeting would be held, but I didn't know what kind of big move would be made."

"Do we even need to guess? The general will definitely give him a divine name and title. Oh my god, if that happens, wouldn't our Inazuma have two gods? God bless Inazuma."

"I will definitely file a complaint against Xumi in front of the general later. It's ok that he announced the title first, but he even said that Lord Xie Yan recognized the new Grass God as his sister."

Ridiculous, is Lord Xie Yan the kind of person who would just casually acknowledge someone as his sister?

The people of Xumi are too good at stealing. You might as well say that Lord Xie Yan is the husband of the Great Compassion Tree King. This would be more believable!

Along the way, even after entering the castle tower, everyone's excitement did not diminish. After all, in the continent of Teyvat, gods are the strongest foundation of a country, and having one more god brings a completely different sense of security to the people.

Moreover, the appearance of two gods in the same regime is extremely novel, not to mention in the history of Inazuma, but in the entire Teyvat. Everyone has a sense of honor to witness history.

But when they entered the hall, they found that the head of the Kamisato family was standing there with a frown on his face, and they couldn't help but feel surprised.

After Shinsuke and Kujo Takayuki were executed, although Kamisato Ayato wanted to maintain the political balance, since Xie Yan and Kujo Sara did not take much charge of the affairs, he naturally became the head of all officials, and his every move was watched closely.

But will anything big happen at today's meeting?

All the officials of the shogunate looked at each other, and had to look at Kujo Sara who had returned with them yesterday, but the other party had a stern face as usual, and there was no sign of any emotion. So everyone had to give up and wait patiently for the arrival of the shogun.

After a long time, Hanasarori priest came out from the door with a smile and stood in the front row on the same level as the three magistrates.

Her appearance attracted a lot of people's attention, but when they glanced at her fox ears and tail, they couldn't help but feel awe.

Even today, the legend of Kitsunayagū still makes the people of Inazuma yearn for it. The era when she existed was the most prosperous time for Inazuma. Now that Hanasari has joined the shogunate as a disciple of Kitsunayagū, many people regard it as a sign of Inazuma's rise.

However, General and Xie Yan have not shown up yet. As the saying goes, a short absence is better than a new marriage. Will they be late again today?

Having said that, everyone was happy to see it happen, and they were more reassured about the situation on Xumi's side... Even if Xie Yan and Cao Shen were really siblings, the relationship between siblings could not be as stable as that between husband and wife.

And if Xie Yan is the next Thunder God, he and the General's heirs can continue to take over. Wouldn't Inazuma truly live forever?

On the other hand, Xumi, even if you can steal Lord Xie Yan for a while, can you steal a third-generation Grass God?

While everyone was eagerly waiting, footsteps were finally heard from inside the door.

Xie Yan and the general walked side by side and came into the hall together.

She came out a little later than Hanasari, mainly to help the general change his black silk stockings back into stockings. Xie Yan really didn't expect to have such a surprise early in the morning.

In fact, there were maids in the castle tower, but the general was more stubborn. She thought that it was Xie Yan who helped her change into the maids, so naturally she wanted Xie Yan to help her change out as well. After seeing Xie Yan, she cooperated by raising her long legs.

The round thighs wrapped in black stockings were right in front of him, and the general's face was filled with the cuteness of a young girl. How could Ah Xie resist such temptation?

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he actually felt that the general was more playful than Ying... Although he felt peaceful when being with Ying, she really didn't have much romance, and it was usually Xie Yan who took the initiative.

Although the general seems ignorant, he always manages to step on his XP.

Ying also realized this yesterday and guessed the general's behavior pattern, so he deliberately kept observing the outside world. When Xie Yan placed his hand on the general's thigh, he was ready to enter the body to intercept.

Although this would make her feel a bit of a failure, as she actually needed the general to set the mood for her...but she had to admit that this was indeed a lot more convenient. Perhaps on her wedding night she could really consider asking the general for a little favor.

Well, it’s just a small favor. She must do the actual computer operation herself.

However--

"Access denied!" The general refused the use of Shadow today.

The reason was simple, this was her reward to Xie Yan and had nothing to do with Ying.

This is actually nothing, it is normal for a general to be stubborn given his behavior pattern, but Ying suddenly discovered a big problem.

Because of the fluctuations just heard in the Pure Land, Xie Yan actually thought that he had returned to his body, and his movements became obviously more unrestrained. The usually honest general did not reveal his identity at this moment, but instead cooperated with Xie Yan in talking about love.

This time Ying really couldn't hold it any longer, but the general refused to use his power. He could only watch in the Pure Land as the general performed on his behalf.

She made up her mind that after a few days when the Pure Land stabilized, she would immediately duel with the general and re-upgrade her program to avoid such an embarrassing thing happening on the wedding day: the general was done but she was not.

Xie Yan still couldn't notice it until now, he just felt that Ying finally got it.

After returning to his position as Kanjo Bugyo, his movements attracted many people's attention.