Still playing traditional Genshin Impact?

"Look, when did I say that? This was a fact witnessed by everyone on the day of the martial arts performance. Otherwise, why would the general lend out the divine weapon?"

At this time, with the return of the shogunate army, what happened on the battlefield also spread back to Inazuma Castle, causing a lot of discussion.

In the martial arts country of Inazuma, challenging General Raiden and ending the war by one's own strength is enough to make people's blood boil just by hearing about it, not to mention that it is actually happening around them.

As the protagonist of discussion, Xie Yan's popularity today can be said to be off the charts.

Although the Society Bugyo has not yet made an announcement, everyone has spontaneously begun to celebrate his becoming the new Kanjo Bugyo.

Walking on the familiar streets, even though he no longer has the ability to listen to the believers' voices, Xie Yan can still feel the joy in everyone's words.

Just as Xinhai felt relieved by the end of the war, so did the ordinary residents.

The war is over, politics is clear, life is gradually getting back on track, and the lockdown may be lifted soon. What could be better than this?

Seeing this, Xie Yan rarely kept smiling, feeling quite a sense of accomplishment. However, he was still a socially anxious otaku after all. Seeing everyone discussing so enthusiastically, he was embarrassed to step forward, fearing that he would be recognized and watched.

Kanjo Bugyo Xie Yan and otaku Xie Yan, the former is in working state, while the latter is himself.

But when he returned to the Tianling Bugyo headquarters along a less-traveled road, he still caused a commotion.

However, the army had strict discipline after all, and Xie Yan was now the leader of the Kanding Executive. Everyone knew that he was here to pack up and prepare to leave the island to take up his post. They simply went up to him to congratulate him and made themselves familiar with him, so they didn't dare to disturb him any further.

But before he could return to his own dormitory, he met Kujo Sara on the way.

"Sister Sara!"

"...Um."

The familiar address made Kujo Sara unable to react for a moment. She used to be able to speak to Xie Yan in the tone of a boss speaking to a subordinate, but now Xie Yan's position was higher than hers, which made Kujo Sara a little at a loss.

She has a strong and domineering personality, but at this time she is suppressed by Xie Yan, a younger brother-type character. She always feels a little unwilling, but Xie Yan also has the possibility of becoming the "king's husband", which is even more embarrassing.

Her belief in General Lei Dian was absolutely devout. While everyone else was celebrating the fact that the general had a royal husband, she found it hard to imagine that Xie Yan had gone from contradicting the gods during a challenge to actually contradicting them.

If I saw Xie Yan talking back to the gods, what should I do? Cheer him up? Or stop him?

In order to maintain his usual serious appearance in front of Xie Yan, Kujo Sara had to talk about business: "Don't go to the island today. Tomorrow the general will discuss state affairs at the evaluation office. You, me, and the head of the Kamisato family must be present."

67 A small gathering among friends

"A meeting will be held at the assessment institute tomorrow? That's right, after all, the war is over." Xie Yan showed a look of realization.

In fact, if there had not been a sudden change in the front line today, common sense would have led to a meeting of new senior management to formulate a new direction for development.

Kujo Sara explained, "The time is 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. All the family members who are officials in the shogunate will be present. But you don't need to be nervous. Those old subordinates of the family dare not make mistakes in front of you. I heard that someone came to the shogunate army today to inquire about your preferences."

Find out what I like?

Xie Yan was not very happy about this, because even if he was given money, he couldn't recharge it.

He still hoped that his old subordinates at home could be more normal and not do anything big to please him, such as asking him to inject patriotic genes into Qianli.

"By the way, Sister Sara, is everything going well on the front line?"

"Of course everything went smoothly. No matter how unwilling the rebels were, they dared not challenge the might of the general. Now all the objects of the Yayun Island have been returned to their places, and Nathan and other war criminals have been imprisoned in the shogunate prison and are awaiting the verdict tomorrow."

Kujo Sara's tone was not very happy. It was not directed at the war, but mainly due to self-blame and shame.

After all, defeating the rebels was actually her job as a general, but now the gods themselves had to step in to solve the problem.

In addition, she discovered that she also had great deficiencies in her personal combat power, which made her decide to continue practicing seriously.

Actually, there is no problem with this. The key is that Kujo Sara is too stubborn and likes to get stuck in a rut. Xie Yan is worried that she will go to extremes again.

He quietly changed the subject: "Now that the war is over, how about Sister Sha Luo come and get together? I also invited Manye Xiaolu and the others today."

"Is this... not a good idea?"

"It's okay, we're just friends. Sister Sha Luo, you always keep to yourself, how boring it must be, even the general can't stand it."

Kujo Sara thought for a moment and nodded, then he became curious about the general's information: "Does the general have any worries?"

But she felt it was not a good idea to ask this question, because if Xie Yan really became the king's husband in the future and answered her, "General, you have been overworked these days," wouldn't that be very embarrassing?

She can't say, "I want to go up and add explosive damage to the general," right?

Xie Yan didn't feel it. He pulled Jiujo Sara towards his dormitory and explained, "Although the general is a god, she also has a female side. She is a very lovely lady, but at the same time, she has her own troubles, makes mistakes, and will try to escape when she encounters setbacks."

Kujo Sara opened his mouth, but was unable to speak.

She admired General Thunder immensely, believing that God's will was unfathomable and would never waver. However, she had not expected that God also had the same troubles as humans.

Kujo Sara had always chosen to suppress her emotions, but now that she realized that even gods were not perfect, she realized that she had been dwelling on a dead end.

"So, let's celebrate today."

As they were talking, the two had already arrived at the place. Manye and Xiaolu were preparing for a barbecue in the courtyard.

In fact, his single dormitory is quite good and it even has a small courtyard.

Of course, this certainly can't be compared with the Kande Bugyo Palace. When Xie Yan goes there, he has to find someone to lead the way for fear of entering the wrong room and damaging his reputation.

Wan Ye sensed the presence before the two arrived.

Xie Yan introduced Wan Ye and Kujo Sara to each other. Wan Ye heaved a sigh of relief when he learned that all the talismans were back in place.

"This is my duty. As for you, Manye... I will give you a bonus and publicize your righteous act to the people. If you are willing, I can also recommend you to serve as an official in the shogunate." Kujo Sara admired Manye very much.

There is no need to say much about Wan Ye's ability and sense of responsibility, as he was able to retrieve three talismans in an environment filled with the power of the evil spirit and sneak into the island to gather intelligence.

But Manye chuckled and shook his head to refuse: "No need, I am already satisfied to regain the glory for the Kaedehara family. Now that the situation in Inazuma is on the right track, I should also embark on my own journey."

When the mind is empty, everything in the world is empty. Wan Ye has never been a person who is obsessed with fame and fortune.

Xie Yan pushed Kujo Sara and said, "Sister Sara, you can't poach my good brother in front of me. Even if he wants to join the shogunate, he has to go to the island with me. Besides, didn't we agree that today is just a small gathering among friends?"

"Oh... sorry." Kujo Sara was stunned for a moment and his voice softened.

Xiaolu was busy moving the food. When he heard Xie Yan's words, he looked up and said, "Wait, Boss, I have another question. What should I do if you go to Kanjo Bugyo? You promised to give me a flexible job."

Well, Xiaolu is indeed new to the workplace and is still thinking about the big promises he made.

"Alas, I can't interfere in the affairs of the Tenryobuhye. It all depends on whether Sister Sala is willing or not."

"That's what you mean. Why don't you just give Sister Sha Luo some advice?"

Xiaolu's words made Kujo Sara blush. What kind of words were these? Xie Yan was going to become the king's husband.

Amid her mixed emotions, Xie Yan showed off his cooking skills and cooked a few more dishes after finishing the barbecue.

After finishing the meal, Kujo Sara touched her bulging belly and left first, saying that she needed supervision and inspection. She was worried that if she ate any more, she would become addicted to the food and would not want to leave.

Manye and Xiaolu were fine, but it was too boring for three grown men to just eat. And since they were all warriors, they just had a little fight.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill and were sitting together at the edge of the courtyard to rest, Xie Yan asked them about their next plans.

"Xiaolu, are you really not going to go with me to Kanding Fengxing? Even if I leave later, no one will dare to touch you."

"Boss, you know me. I chose to be a small comrade in the Tianling Fengxing because I hope to deter the evildoers and become the "partner of justice" you mentioned."

"But I also told you that this road is not so easy to walk."

"But this is the answer I found... Just like you, Boss. Although I have thought about that possibility before, but seeing you really challenge the general, I feel that I have to do something."

Xie Yan was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Okay, what about you, Wan Ye? Where are you going next?"

"After the lockdown ends, I plan to go to Mondstadt, and then Liyue." Wan Ye looked up at the distant coast with a yearning look in his eyes. "Mondstadt is the kingdom of wind. I want to see how people there live."

"Oh, forget it. You'll understand when you go and take a look for yourself." Xie Yan decided not to break Wan Ye's beautiful fantasy for the time being.

If you have never been to Mond, you will never guess how chaotic the people of Mond are.

After chatting for a while, the three of them went their separate ways. Xie Yan tidied up the courtyard and continued his daily projection and meditation exercises.

"Trace, on!"

A shadow of the purple sword appeared in his hand, and it gradually became a solid entity starting from the handle.

.....

Meanwhile, the island.

Although he saw with his own eyes that the shogunate army, led by Coral Palace Xinhai, entered the island and disbanded the island's army during the day, this incident still had a huge impact, and even late at night, the discussions did not stop.

After all, this means that the island's regime has been completely defeated, and the bloodline of the Coral Palace will no longer be pure. Even if the shogunate provides various resources, it cannot make up for this.

However, they had lost their will to fight, so they did not dare to resent Xie Yan who was holding the divine weapon and the shogunate troops who were stationed around the island. After thinking about it for a while, they subconsciously directed their dissatisfaction to their own present-day divine priestess.

Yes, it was all because of her failure to lead everyone to victory. It was all because she was too cowardly and unwilling to launch an attack. Otherwise, if peace talks had been held earlier, the island might have been able to get a piece of the Yamashima Island and extort a huge sum of money from the shogunate.

Sadly, they didn't dare say these words in front of Xinhai. After all, Xinhai would serve the Lord of Kanding in the future. If she pleased the other party, it would only take a word for her to use her position to suppress Haidao.

68 Where is the General's bedroom?

Walking on the road paved with pink shells and looking around, the colorful corals, shells and mountains are almost indistinguishable from each other. The dreamlike scene makes people feel like they have walked from reality into a fairy tale.

For Xinhai, who grew up here, this is a very common scene, but when he went to see it again today, he felt inexplicably reluctant to leave.

After handing over the affairs of the island, she will leave this home where she has lived for more than ten years.

"Island..." As if wanting to remember the scene before him firmly, Xinhai just stood there motionless.

Along the way, although she did not have the ability to listen to the voices of believers, she was not a fool. Whether it was retired soldiers or other residents, the way they looked at her no longer had the respect they used to have.

Although the island was compensated, the war was lost and that was an unchangeable fact. As the loser, someone had to be held responsible for the failure... and there was no more suitable person than her, the trophy.

In fact, this was something that was expected. Perhaps it was because they had been oppressed by the shogunate for a long time, or perhaps it was their nature. These people had become distorted under the catalysis of war. If not, Xinhai would not be so tired every day.

Behind Xinhai, only Goro and Teppei of the Herring Squadron 1 were still following.

Wu Lang thought Xin Hai didn't want to leave. After being silent for a day, he finally couldn't help but speak: "Military Advisor, if you really don't want to leave, let's talk to the shogunate. And those people on the island are too much. It's obvious that the compensation for the island was obtained by sacrificing you, Military Advisor, and they still think that the failure of the war is your responsibility."

What happened today was too shocking for Wu Lang. He had always thought that everyone was fighting for the island and for the Eye Hunting Order. Who would have thought that when the tide receded, the ugliness would be revealed.

Zheping's voice trembled with anger: "Yes, they knelt down and surrendered when they saw the artifact, but now they blame the military advisor for poor command."

"I'm not a military advisor now." Xin Hai smiled calmly, "Anyway, the war is over and the island has found a way to survive. This is a good thing to be thankful for."

"But is this really a way to survive? We can only rely on the shogunate from now on."

"Goro, do you think we didn't rely on the shogunate before? In the kingdom of Narukami, if the islands remain the same as before, they will eventually be excluded as aliens. It is not a bad thing to integrate into it now."

Wu Lang was stunned for a moment, then finally reacted.

But when he thought about sacrificing his heart, he sighed and clenched his fists: "But the price of integration is the sacrifice of the witch, this..."

"Who told you it was a sacrifice? I never felt it was a painful thing. I even looked forward to it."

"what?"

Wu Lang still didn't understand, but when he saw Xinhai's relaxed and relieved expression, he realized that he was overthinking.

In fact, Xinhai was really happy. At least she didn't have to worry about the development of the island anymore and could focus on reading military books. Her energy increased every day... At that time, she didn't know that she would have another way to replenish energy in the future.

"Wulang, after I leave, you must remember that the island's army has been disbanded. If anyone's ambitions are rekindled or instigated by outsiders, you must stop them."

"I see."

Xinhai was about to give a few more instructions, but at this time his priestess Luzi came running over in a hurry.

"Oh no, Master Xinhai, someone broke into Yuanxia Palace!"

"what!"

The thing he was most worried about happened. Xinhai didn't care about anything else and immediately asked about Luzi's situation.

"I just returned to my residence and found a letter. The other party claimed that he had entered Yuanxia Palace and left a mask for us."

Ruko handed the mask to Xinhai.

This is a black mask that only covers half of the face and doesn't look anything special.

Xinhai took the letter and read it carefully. The other party claimed to be the Fatui executive officer [Doctor]. He did not hide his intention to explore the Abyss Palace, but at the same time expressed his willingness to give Haidao certain support to deal with the war. With this mask, Haidao can dispatch all the Fatui soldiers in Inazuma and continue to obtain food and weapons from the Fatui.

It is not difficult to guess the other party's plan. They say they are providing support, but in fact they are still following the Fatui's consistent policy of continuing to expand and prolong the scale of the Inazuma Civil War.

but--

We have surrendered!

Xin Hai felt a sense of surprise as if he was on Mars. Did the other party not expect that Haidao would surrender so quickly?

No one can capture the island before we surrender

"Wait, it seems that he entered Yuanxia Palace before we returned to the island, so he had no idea that General Lei Dian was paying attention to this war." She suddenly understood the reason.

Indeed, this is purely a matter of information asymmetry, because as soon as the professor arrived in Inazuma, he went straight to Abyss Palace, wanting to carry out research before being discovered by General Raiden... He could guess that after trading the Heart of the God, the Fatui would most likely be expelled from Inazuma, so he was so anxious.