Yes, Lady Funina!

"That's right! Ying, let's go find Richard now!" Paimeng said eagerly.

"But the question is where can we find him?" Ying hesitated.

"Since Richard comes to Inazuma as a special envoy of Fontaine, can we just go directly to the Fontaine Embassy to find him? However, the Fontaine Embassy is not on the outlying island, but in Inazuma City, so we have to go to Inazuma City first." Paimeng's thoughts were rare and clear.

Paimon said with some emotion: "But then again, why do I feel like I can meet Richard everywhere, Mondstadt, Liyue, it always feels like his footprints are everywhere."

Ying also nodded in agreement, "Indeed."

It feels like living in someone's shadow.

"By the way, Ying, you said that the lifting of the lockdown order this time might have something to do with Richard, right?" Paimeng suddenly thought of this.

She looked at Thomas and asked, "Thomas, do you have any idea?"

Volume 143: Chapter : That's all you can do

"I'm not really sure about this, but there are indeed some rumors that the lockdown was lifted because Mr. Richard won the duel before the emperor."

"But how is this possible? You have to know that he was facing the Shogun. So I think Mr. Richard should have explained to the Shogun the dangers of the Closure Order and the Eye Hunting Order, and exposed the crimes of Kujo Takayuki, and finally made the Shogun order the lifting of the Eye Hunting Order." Thomas thought for a while and said the version of the rumor that he thought was most likely.

Facing Thomas's speculation, Paimon poked Ying's arm and whispered in her ear, "I think the version that Richard won the duel before the emperor is more credible."

After all, Richard's strength is obvious to all. That terrible Fatui executive lady couldn't even get close to Richard. She just moved her fingers and the other party completely lost her ability to resist.

You should know that [Lady] is ranked eighth among the Fatui, and [Young Master], who had previously fought with Ying in Liyue and failed to determine the winner, is only ranked eleventh.

According to the system where the seats of the Fatui executive officers are ranked according to strength, it doesn't seem so outrageous for Richard, who was able to defeat the [Lady] alone without taking any damage, to win the duel in front of the emperor.

And as far as Paimon knew, Richard's achievements were not limited to [Lady]. In Tevarin in Mondstadt, Paimon later learned from Ying that it was most likely the work of Richard, not the water goddess Fininna.

Also, when the Liyue Jade Pavilion smashed down on the Vortex Demon God Osel, Ningguang said that the reason why the Jade Pavilion was able to preserve its most important foundation was actually because of Richard's action...

In short, because Richard's battle record was so impressive, Paimon unconsciously developed a mysterious trust in him. This trust made Paimon feel that even if Richard defeated General Lei Dian in the duel in front of the emperor, it was not so outrageous and was still possible.

In fact, Ying also thinks so. After all, when you don’t have enough strength, who will reason with you?

"Since you two know Mr. Richard, why don't you go directly through Mr. Richard's channel to meet the general. This is the location of the Fontaine Embassy..." Thomas gave Ying a map of Inazuma and helped Ying mark the location of the Fontaine Embassy.

It can be said that the service is quite thoughtful.

Thomas (the Lord of the Flesh and Blood) – the best guide for travelers in Inazuma.

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Richard was not aware of Ying's arrival. He had been helping Ying debug General Lei Dian these days.

Of course, Richard did not choose the skill of puppet creation. The so-called helping Ying to debug General Lei Dian was more from the perspective of a ruler, to help Ying improve General Lei Dian's government affairs knowledge system.

To ensure that situations like Kujo Takayuki and Bagukki will not happen again in the future where they can easily deceive the emperor.

To be honest, with Inazuma's power structure, no matter how rigorous Richard builds General Raiden's knowledge system, situations like deceiving the emperor are bound to occur, it's just a matter of more or less problems.

People always like to report good news rather than bad news.

The same is true in official circles, regardless of region.

This situation can basically be divided into four stages.

In the first stage, declare that nothing will happen.

The second stage indicates that something might happen.

The third stage says that maybe we should do something, but there is nothing we can do.

The fourth and final stage is when we should have acted, but it was too late…

However, Richard still felt that it was a bit outrageous for someone like Kujo Takayuki to play so roughly. He was even unwilling to leave himself a way out. In order not to arouse General Lei Dian's suspicion, he did not mention a single word about the battle situation on the front line in his memorial.

Perhaps this is the drawback of bloodline politics. Officials like Kujo Takayuki, who relied on bloodline to rise to power, still lack experience in political struggles. After all, they cannot compare with the Fontaine officialdom, where people relied on intrigue and fighting to rise to power.

If it were Richard, he would insert a small amount of description about the battle situation on the front line among the large amount of text describing the peace and happiness of Inazuma City, using words like "There is a slight disturbance at Mingzhui Beach, but everything is under control." to make the rebellion in Coral Palace look as harmless as possible.

- To whitewash the situation.

This would not only avoid alerting General Lei Dian, but would also allow him to exonerate himself if the situation deteriorated later.

General, I didn't lie to you. The situation was under control before and I also reported it to the higher authorities. But things got out of control later on, so I needed you to step in...

Doing so will not completely absolve one of the guilt, but it can at least reduce some of the guilt, so that one will not end up like what happened today, such as Kujo Takayuki and Ba Gu lied, and were sentenced to high treason and dismissed from their posts and investigated.

If you are a little luckier, a little sweeter, and a little more decisive when you drink a glass of wine as punishment, you might even get a chance to redeem yourself and make meritorious contributions...

Thinking of this, Richard shook his head, thinking that their level was really too low. If it weren't for the fact that General Lei Dian's level was even lower, and there was also interference from foreign forces like the Fatui.

The Eightfold Divine Son alone is enough to kill these people.

Even if Richard didn't come to Inazuma and gave Yae Shinko some time, things could still be calmed down and resolved.

Richard's arrival was nothing more than speeding up the process and reducing some losses.

Richard only thought about these words in his mind and did not say them in front of Ying and Yae Shenzi.

If he really said that, believe it or not, Yae Shenzi would immediately take advantage of Richard's words and say something ridiculous to Ying, "Can you let me sit on your general's position for two days?"

"It turns out that there are so many tricks to managing just a department... I was indeed a bit lazy when setting up the Thunder General." Ying pinched his chin with his fingers and thought.

Yae Shinko, who was watching Ying and Richard manipulating the Thunder General, was lying on the tatami in an imageless manner. However, no matter how indecent the posture was, on the fox fairy, it still formed a picture of a beauty lying on her side.

I can only say that she is good-looking, and she looks good no matter what she does.

All I heard was the fox fairy laughing and joking: "You are not being lazy, you just simply didn't think of it."

It's just like when you make a mistake while playing a game, you blame the device instead of yourself.

Ying was not annoyed after hearing this, because although what Yae Shinko said was unpleasant to the ear, there was actually nothing wrong with it.

She did underestimate the art of politics, mainly because she was spoiled by Richard.

Not long after she took over the position of Ming Shen, Richard had become her right-hand man. With Richard and Yae Shinzi in charge of government affairs, there was really no need for her to worry about anything.

During that period, Ying not only acted as a signing tool, but also taught Richard martial arts. His life was regular and fulfilling.

It can be said that during that period, Richard filled the spiritual void left by Ying due to the successive departures of her sister and friends, so Ying was not thinking about anything "eternal" or "not eternal" at that time.

For her at that time, having Richard and Yae Shinko by her side all the time was actually the eternity she wanted most.

So strictly speaking, Ying is the most loyal supporter of monogamy.

Of course, with Richard's departure and a long period of no news, the eternity that Ying longed for gradually faded away, and was replaced by the "eternity" that she believed should be granted to her subjects.

As a result, scattered soldiers and thunder generals came into being.

"So I said, instead of making an eternal puppet, it would be better to give me the general's position directly. It doesn't matter who sits on it. Don't you think so, Richard?" Yae Shinko said with a smile.

But I dare not say that.

Richard wisely did not respond, while Ying launched a death stare at Yae Shinto.

"Son of God..."

"Forget it, forget it. I don't want to deal with this kind of trouble. Just go back to your general position!" Yae Shenzi sat up and stretched lazily. Her charming fox eyes narrowed slightly as she yawned. Her white teeth and tender little tongue could be seen in her open red lips. There was a faint crystal color, which made people want to try the taste...

Yae Shinko was in human form but on all fours like an ordinary fox. He used his hands and feet to crawl to Richard's side gracefully. He put his arms around Richard's neck and leaned his upper body weight on Richard's body. He put his face against Richard's cheek and whispered in Richard's ear:

"Now, let's go do something else interesting and let Ying compete with her Thunder General alone, shall we?"

Is this thing you're playing with...serious or not?

When Ying saw this scene, he tensed, his brows furrowed, and his fists clenched.

It’s not that she is not generous, nor is she jealous or anything, she just simply thinks that Yae Shinko is too frivolous. Who does he think of Richard? Who does he think of me?

Do you really think of me as just a part of your play?

Ying stood up silently, smiled faintly at Richard, and then said, "Richard, please step aside for a moment."

Richard felt the thin white arm around his neck tighten. He turned his head slightly to look at Yae Shen Zi and found that this guy was looking at him pitifully.

It seems to be saying: You won't help the evil, right?

Sorry, you guessed wrong.

Richard broke free from Yae Shinto's attempts to retain him, and resolutely walked to the aisle, closed the wooden sliding door, and stood in the corridor to keep watch for the general.

The pretty face of Yae Shinko in the room was a little stiff. She suddenly said, "I... I remembered that the shrine hasn't offered incense to Ming Shen yet today. I'll go back first..."

The real Ming Shen is right here, so why can’t we burn incense in front of him?

That's right. After all, all my time is spent on serving Lord Narukami, so I naturally have no time to burn incense.

"Son of God, sit down." Ying sat upright on the tatami, his expression as serious as that of General Lei Dian.

Even though Lady Yae Shinto is both wise and beautiful, she couldn't help but feel nervous when facing Ying at this moment.

Could Ying be really angry?

Not really? This is just the beginning. She had treated Richard in front of the statue before, but she was not angry at all...

At this moment, Yae Shinko didn't dare to tease Ying anymore. He just sat upright as Ying asked, with a pair of pink fox ears pressed tightly against his head. He looked as well-behaved as possible.

"Son of God..."

"I admit that I went a little too far just now. Next time, I will just avoid you." Yae Shinko admitted his mistake first.

This is the experience she has gained over the years. As long as you admit your mistake first, Ying won't pursue it too much given her personality.

"Excessive?"

When Yae Shinko heard Ying's words, his heart sank suddenly, and he felt that Ying was speaking in a sarcastic way.

As expected, people change. Experience that was useful in the past does not necessarily mean it is useful now. It is too hasty...

Otherwise, how about changing back to the original form and acting cute?

No one can resist the temptation of the little pink fox. At worst, he will suffer a little loss this time and allow her to touch his tail.

Just as the Son of God was preparing to beg for mercy in his physical body, he heard the shadow say, "Son of God, I think you have misunderstood something."

"?"

"I'm not blaming you for anything, on the contrary I want to apologize to you."

"Apologize? What are you apologizing for?" Yae Shinko was even more confused. Did you do something to offend me? Are there other little foxes outside?

Ying lowered his head, his expression changed several times before he finally spoke his mind: "I might have to snatch Richard from you."

Yae Shinto was stunned. Just for this?

"I know what I'm doing is not right, but...Son of God, I..."

"No, Ying, is this what you wanted to tell me alone by sending Richard away?"

"Yes." Ying nodded.

Yae Shinko held her forehead with her hand, and her sitting posture was somewhat relaxed. She said in a relaxed tone: "Didn't I tell you about this matter before when I was in the Pure Land? Richard, that guy, never wanted to let either of us go from the beginning."

"I know, but it's Richard's business what he thinks, but it's unfair to the Son of God."

"It's unfair to me, but is it fair to you?"

"It's different. After all, you came first and I came later. Since I chose Richard, it actually means that I have accepted his shortcomings..." Ying said seriously.

What kind of sci-fi light novel heroine is this? Yae Miko complained in her mind.

"So the reason you apologized to me is that you wanted to take action against Richard and monopolize him to exclude me?" asked Yae Shen Zi.

"Of course not." Ying shook his head, a look of 'how could I possibly think that' in his eyes.

It was already bad enough that he took away Richard's feelings, and then he drove him away and wanted to monopolize Richard. This was even worse than one could imagine. Our Yingbao is not that kind of person.

"I may have to take away some of Richard's feelings for you." Ying said.

"It doesn't matter. They were separated from the beginning. Even if they are separated now, it should not be your fault." Yae Shinto waved his hand.

"Is that all you have to say?"

"Well, and I might do some... more intimate things to Richard in front of you later."

"film……"

"Hmm? If you mind..."

"That's all you're good for."

Volume 144: Chapter Wow, isn’t this a kitten?

Richard stood in the corridor outside the main hall of the General's Mansion, keeping watch. All the guards on patrol in the General's Mansion saluted him when they passed by.