Still playing traditional Genshin Impact?

Ahem, back to the topic. Xie Yan did not search Inaba Hisazo's drinking buddies. He went to the other three ronin warriors. He did not find any confidential documents, and their swords were broken beyond repair. However, he did find the evil eye from the ronin warrior who had learned the Iwazo-style swordsmanship.

"Evil eye?"

The pronunciation is a bit similar to his own name, but this thing is not a good thing. Since its core is the power of the evil god, or the residue of the devil, although it can allow ordinary people to mobilize elemental power, it will also cause people to be eroded by the power of the devil.

Judging from the current information, except for the holders of the Eye of God who have a certain resistance to it, ordinary people will pay the price of their vitality when using it. This is why Zheping became gray-haired.

Xie Yan carefully picked up the object in his hand and observed it from top to bottom. The moment his mind sank into it, he felt the same negative aura as on Bayun Island, as well as a faint temptation, which seemed to persuade him to use the power within it.

If it were someone else, they might really get addicted to it. After all, it allows people to use elemental power like the holder of the Eye of God. It is something that countless people dream of, even if it requires paying a price.

But Xie Yan was not moved at all and continued to study the structure of this evil eye.

"It's the evil eye of the lightning element... Oh, it's strange, how does this evil eye factory produce evil eyes of different attributes?"

Unfortunately, this matter is probably only the doctor who knows the answer. This guy has been studying the power of the devil for a long time. Fortunately, he did not slice Inazuma.

When Xie Yan squatted down to check, Inaba Hisazo came over from behind.

"Captain Xie Yan, what is this?"

"You should have heard of the evil eye of the Kingdom of Winter."

"What? How could such an ominous thing appear in Inazuma!?"

Inaba Hisazo was shocked at first, and then worried. From his perspective, this evil creature that stole the authority of God would only bring disaster.

Xie Yan shook his head. He couldn’t possibly say that other people’s evil eyes were assembled and produced in our Inazuma, right?

Thinking of this, he turned his evil eye over, but didn't see the words made in Inazuma.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I will report this to Sara... Lord Kujo Sara in person when I get back. But please be careful on the battlefield."

"understand!"

Inaba Hisazo's face was solemn, but he was muttering in his heart about the relationship between the two.

He is not just gossiping. Many soldiers in the shogunate army are curious about this. Many people think that although the two appear cold on the surface, they are very affectionate when they are together in private. It is said that someone was personally punished by Lord Kujo Sara for spreading the "rumor" that he had seen the two on a sweet date.

But to be honest, he thought that Xie Yan and Lord Kujo Sara were a good match. He had heard rumors before that Xie Yan had a close relationship with Naganohara Yonomiya of Hanamizaka, which made Inaba Hisazo very angry. He dragged the rumor-mongering walker to fight with him several times before letting him go.

He is an old pure love party!

Follow Xie Yan and walk straight out of Mingzhui Beach. As for the Black Rock Blade... Xie Yan made the excuse that the blade was not forged well, quietly withdrew his magic power and broke it in front of Inaba Hisazo.

He didn't dare let people know that he only needed to pay a certain amount of "mana" to manufacture a four-star weapon, and even if the mana was not enough, it could be deducted from the blood volume. This was too shocking.

In front of other people, he still pretended to be a traditional knife maker who needed to use the "craftsman spirit" to slowly forge the sword, hammer by hammer. For example, when he first started forging weapons, there were many defective products. Xie Yan had reflexively practiced the process of bowing to a certain angle and then "bowing with red bean paste private Mason".

This is called when in Rome, do as the Romans do!

Even if it was because of some important deal, he told the other party that he could project weapons as a token of his allegiance, in order to make the other party think that he could only mass-produce low-end weapons. For this, he had been acting for a whole year.

The two then set off together, and on the way Xie Yan helped Inaba Hisazo bandage his wound... He didn't know much about medicine, but he had learned some emergency treatment methods under the training of Kujo Sara.

They found a boat at the pier of Tadashi Sand and rowed straight to Ming Shen Island.

The story of Tadashi Sand is the same as the original one. Due to problems with the core of the Yuying furnace, some areas were blocked by Fontaine's engineers with protective shields.

Of course, according to the content of the Teyvat tour guide in the Inazuma chapter, this protective shield was modified by Alice. The original protective shield did not have such power, and the production efficiency of the Imperial Shadow Reactor was also greatly reduced by her, otherwise it would have exploded due to overload.

Unfortunately, the Yuying furnace core still couldn't withstand the excessive use of the Inazuma bigwigs, and Xie Yan had no way to deal with it. Unless he could sleep... persuade Lei Dianying, no one could stop the production of Tatarashi Sand.

In fact, he refused the shogunate's request to forge weapons because he used the excuse that Tadashi Sand was unable to produce Tamagotaki, and he didn't really insist that he didn't want to forge weapons.

After all, Tenryo Bugyo was in charge of the Inazuma army. If he disobeyed orders for personal reasons, he would be punished by military law even with Kujo Saroha.

But this reason is very appropriate, and no one can find fault with it. Jade steel is a special steel condensed from the crystallization of Oropas' blood and bones and high-quality iron ore. It is hard for the locals to imagine that they can forge sophisticated weapons without Jade steel.

A few hours later, around eleven o'clock in the evening, Xie Yan and Inaba Hisazo finally returned to Inazuma Castle.

Both of them had missions on this trip, so they did not go home after returning, but came to the residence of Tianling Fengxing to submit their missions.

Inaba Hisazo went to report to Yamatoda, who was in charge of public security registration, while Xie Yan walked slowly towards the residence of the commander-in-chief where Kujo Sara was.

It's not because he is confident, on the contrary, he hasn't figured out how to explain to the other party until now. Kujo Sara is famous for his seriousness.

Although she had some doubts in her heart about the correctness of the Eye Hunting Order, like Inaba Hisazo, she also unconditionally believed in the decision of His Highness the Ogosho, so she clearly expressed her dissatisfaction with Xie Yan's "slacking off".

Others might really think that he was powerless because Tamage Steel had stopped production, but Kujo Sara didn't believe it at all.

When I arrived at the door, even though it was late at night, the room where Kujo Sara was was still brightly lit. Through the window, I could vaguely see her sitting at her desk.

While he was organizing his words in his mind, a familiar figure appeared out of nowhere, patted Xie Yan on the shoulder, and said in an extremely exaggerated tone: "Hey, isn't this the captain? Why did you come back just now? Lord Kujo Sara has been waiting for you until now and hasn't even had dinner!"

The person who spoke was Shikanoin Heizo, a detective who switched to Tenryo Bugyo. He had excellent case-solving skills, and even though he was a bit arrogant, everyone admitted that he had the talent. The position he had held since joining Tenryo Bugyo was also his own personal request.

In the game, he is the first autonomous character that relies on "punches" to output damage. Many people like his big One Punch Man numbers, but Xie Yan, an old hand, has never practiced it.

But in reality, this typical troublemaker is actually his subordinate, and like Zao You, he is often nowhere to be found. Fortunately, Xie Yan already knew his character, and the two get along quite well.

Xie Yan originally thought that this boy was deliberately looking for trouble and was about to glare at him, but when he saw this boy suddenly winking at him, he immediately understood.

He pretended to hammer the pillars outside the house twice, and sighed, "Don't mention it. I asked you to go back early today, and I stayed to survey Yayun Island. In fact, I wanted to find some crystal bone marrow. I wanted to artificially synthesize jade steel to make weapons, reduce some pressure on the shogunate, and relieve the worries of Lord Kujo Sara."

The sound of him knocking on the pillar attracted Kujo Sara in the room, and she put down the document she had read several times.

No, to be precise, she was observing outside the house when Xie Yan's footsteps sounded...If it weren't for the fact that someone had not returned yet, she would have gone back to her room to rest at this time, and she would have finished dealing with Tianling's affairs long ago.

After hearing Xie Yan's explanation, Kujo Sara nodded slightly. It seemed that Xie Yan still took his words to heart and was determined to serve the general's eternal prosperity.

The noise outside continued.

"Wow, Captain, you actually did such a dangerous thing without telling us. The talisman on Bayin Island was lost, and the power of the evil spirits is everywhere!" Shikanoin Heizo said in a surprised tone, then shook his head and sighed: "Captain, you are so tired, I guess you didn't have dinner? Fortunately, I reminded the cafeteria to save some food for you and Lord Kujo Sara, you should go and eat quickly!"

As he spoke, he started making faces, and his facial expression seemed to say, "Boss, how about my assist? Come and praise me!"

In the room, Kujo Sara frowned slightly. This Shikanoin Heizo really acted on his own.

But for some reason, she didn't blame the other party in her heart. Instead, she felt a little... looking forward to it?

But she had already decided to be loyal to the general, and what she feared most was having unnecessary emotions, so she quickly suppressed this slight psychological fluctuation.

Xie Yan secretly glanced into the room, and seeing that Kujo Sara didn't react, he beat his chest and stamped his feet and said, "How can I have the face to dine with Lady Kujo Sara? Before, she asked me to go to Ta'ersha to get the jade steel, but I returned empty-handed. She has ignored me these past few days."

"But Captain, you must have your reasons, right?"

"Hey, the opposing Fatui have been in our jungle (stepping on the sand), and Sala asked me to go, how can I go?"

Possessed by 7's will, Xie Yan started to put the blame on others and even began to believe it himself.

After he finished speaking, Kujo Sara in the room finally couldn't sit still anymore, he pushed the door open and came out in front of the two of them.

"Do you think I treated you coldly because of this matter?" Kujo Sara asked in a deep voice.

Xie Yan and Shikanoin Heizo looked at each other and thought, aren’t you giving me the cold shoulder now?

But both of them knew that Kujo Sara had always had this expression, and there was a hint of urgency in his tone at this time, which actually showed that he cared quite a lot about Xie Yan's words.

Shikanoin Heizo's light green eyes rolled around, and he slapped his thigh and said, "Oh, I remember that I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

As he left, he muttered, "Oh my god, Lord Kujo Sara actually explained to his lover like a girl who was misunderstood in love. I must have seen it right, right?"

Hey, you gave too many assists!

Xie Yan was well aware of the principle that too much is as bad as too little. Sure enough, Kujo Sara suddenly turned his head, but a faint blush could still be seen on the side of his face.

If it was Linghua's wife who showed this expression, it would undoubtedly be a good opportunity to confess her love, but now the target is Kujo Sara, given her personality, I'm afraid...

"Come with me and let's explain things first!" Kujo Sara's face turned completely stern.

Even though her heart was in turmoil, the more so, the more she would suppress her personal emotions.

Xie Yan followed her into the room silently, thinking that although Shikanoin Heizo was a decent guy with a decent IQ, it was a pity that he had no experience in love.

He spoke as if he had a lot of experience.

Kujo Sara slammed the door shut, his eyes filled with anger: "Don't complain to me. Others may not know, but do you think I can't see it? Will the suspension of Jade Steel production affect you?"

Xie Yan wanted to answer like he did before, "How can you accuse someone of innocence without any evidence?" But the words couldn't come out of his mouth.

At this time, Kujo Sara seemed to be questioning him, but in fact she wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with him and talk about this matter seriously... If it were someone else, she would not have such patience.

"Well, since it's you, I might as well say it straight. I don't think this war is a [just war], and I don't want to raise the knife to kill my own people."

"Sure enough...you thought so too."

Xie Yan showed his hand directly, but Kujo Sara didn't seem surprised. Many people in the shogunate army had the same idea. Who wants to fight a war for no reason? Moreover, it was because of this inexplicable eye hunting order.

Leaning against the cold wall, Kujo Sara did not hate Xie Yan, but seeing that the person closest to her did not understand her thoughts and was gradually going against her, even though she had already decided to give up her own feelings and be loyal to the general, she still couldn't help feeling a little melancholy.

but--

"Sister Sha Luo, I understand your thoughts. For the General's wish, you are willing to give up your own likes and dislikes, even though you know what will happen after you are deprived of the Eye of God, and you know how many people died in the civil war caused by the Eye Hunting Order."

"Shut up! If you dare to say something treasonous, I..."

"No, I'm not saying this to deny your beliefs. Even if I want to change your mind, I will use gentler means. I just want to tell you that I will never go against you."

Kujo Sara's lips trembled slightly, just like her inner feelings at this moment.

"Without your care over the past year, I would have died in a mission in the wild, not to mention that you are still promoting me. Even if I feel that there is something wrong with the Eye Hunting Order and I cannot go shoulder to shoulder with you, I will never let you be alone."

"I promoted you because you have made enough contributions. I will never favor any soldier. As for the Eye Hunting Order...the will of the gods is far-reaching and cannot be understood by mortals."

She interrupted and argued.

It seemed merciless, but in fact it gave Xie Yan a way out.

7 Becoming a son-in-law?

Xie Yan is not a Japanese light drama male protagonist with low emotional intelligence. Kujo Sara has been very kind to him. If they continue to argue, it will destroy their relationship.

As for Kujo Sara's thoughts...be it blind loyalty or belief, Xie Yan will find a way to slowly correct her, so that she can face her inner feelings more and think more about herself, rather than being a machine that executes orders.

He followed the other party's advice and said, "Okay, okay, I know Sister Sha Luo is the fairest. My idea is: General, the Eternal Prosperity cannot all be achieved on the battlefield, right? Recently, the people have many demands, and the people on Mingshen Island are unstable. I will not go to the front line, but you can entrust the work in the rear to me. This is also to be loyal to the Eternal Prosperity."

Kujo Sara couldn't explain how she felt at this moment, but she was deeply touched when she thought that Xie Yan, who also attached great importance to principles, would change for her and pay more attention to her own ideas rather than the orders of the general.

This doesn't fit in with her belief that "the General comes first", but... maybe this is the human emotion.

But the words turned into a stern rebuke when they came to his lips: "You have only been promoted for a month or two, and you first disobeyed orders and then tried to avoid fighting. Do you know how many people will talk about you behind your back in the future?"

In fact, she was concerned about Xie Yan's future, but somehow it turned out like this.

Xie Yan had long been accustomed to it. He helplessly spread his hands and said, "He is a person who likes to gossip behind people's backs. He will say something about whatever you do. Besides, regarding the matter of disobeying orders... only you, Sister Sha Luo, know the truth. You will not sacrifice your relatives for the sake of justice, right?"

"I can."

"Well, let's talk about avoiding war. We can protect the people of Inami without going to the battlefield. People on Narukami Island are in turmoil because of the war. Some people in the shogunate are taking advantage of this to raise food prices for their own benefit. And as for the Fatui, I was not trying to pass the buck before. They are really planning to target Mikage Rushin. The advance team there is already more than our samurai!"

"What? Raising the price of grain? And the Fatui... But I've already reported this to my father. He said that the situation in Inazuma is complicated and the Fatui are always aggressive. If it causes diplomatic conflicts, it will only cause trouble for the general."

Kujo Sara pondered for a moment, then suddenly frowned: "Although I have the responsibility to maintain public order, since the war began, all city affairs have been decided by my brother. I have never heard of the things you mentioned."

She believed that Xie Yan would not joke about such a thing, but she also respected the Kujo family and was proud of her own Kujo surname. At this moment, she just felt that her brother and father had been careless for a moment.

Xie Yan knew this, so he didn't have the low EQ to say that your father is Inazuma's biggest traitor.

He said in a deep voice: "You may not know this when you were at the front line, but now the taxes on the island have increased a lot, plus the food problem, many people at the bottom of society can't make a living. So, hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Tomorrow, the two of us will go to Hanamizaka and Machi Street, and you will understand."

"Okay." Kujo Sara agreed decisively.

There is no way to deal with the Fatui for the time being, but she must take care of the affairs of Narukami Island. The Shogun has promised his subjects a permanent paradise. As a general, how can she tolerate anyone destroying the eternal prosperity?

"Oh, by the way, there is also this thing." Xie Yan took out the evil eye in his arms, "You should have seen it, right? This is the evil eye of the Kingdom of Winter."

"Huh? How did you get this thing?"

"Don't be nervous. I found this from a noboru. But I feel it has something to do with crystallized bone marrow."

He handed the evil eye to Kujo Sara and let her feel it for herself.

The holder of the Eye of God can open elemental vision. Kujo Sara stared at the item in his hand for a while and recognized that the power in it came from the same source as the crystallized bone marrow.

"Well, it is indeed the remaining power of Orobas, but isn't the Evil Eye something from the Kingdom of Winter? How could it be..."

"In addition to being a material for the production of jade steel, crystallized bone marrow is also something that the Kingdom of Winter has been importing. You can verify this by going to the offshore islands. Recently, crystallized bone marrow has been designated as a tax on foreign merchants, which has increased the intensity of mining for crystallized bone marrow."

Kujo Sara was not a fool, so he naturally understood Xie Yan's hint. The Fatui must have been planning something behind the scenes, even involving the Kanjo Bugyo.

"This matter involves a lot of people, and I can't make a decision alone. However, the crystallized bone marrow is related to the smelting of Inazuma's knives and the needs of the army. If a large amount of it is lost, it will have a great impact on Inazuma. I will try to investigate this matter."

This is a matter of national interest, and we cannot sit idly by even if there are diplomatic problems.

Kujo Sara decided to be more careful when he and Xie Yan patrol tomorrow. If he could get any evidence, he would definitely teach the Fatui a lesson to prevent them from being so arrogant. As for the evil eye, Kujo Sara originally wanted to put it in the Tianling Bugxing warehouse, but was worried about alerting the enemy, so he could only let Xie Yan keep it first.

The two chatted for a while, and perhaps because of the frank conversation just now, their relationship became closer. But suddenly, someone's stomach growled, and they immediately lost interest in the conversation. They finished their meal in a hurry and went back to their rooms to rest.