章節 16: Chapter 16
Although Lei Diansan didn't deny that Yingjian had intelligence, she still felt a little displeased—while Lei Diansan wouldn't lie, he probably knew that Yingjian wouldn't be happy if he agreed, so he hesitated for a moment before shaking his head.
As a result, Yingjian fell silent.
And she remained silent until she reached the entrance of Yingxiang Mountain, where she was stopped by a soldier holding a long spear.
"The area around Mount Yinyang is temporarily closed. Please turn back."
"Smart Asan, what should we do in this situation?"
As the tension grew in his voice, the young man was still thinking about how to appease her. When he heard her question, he subconsciously started to think and respond.
"We are adventurers passing through, and we received a mission from the Adventurers' Guild," said Raiden Sengoku, following Yinyan's previous statement.
But the guard shook his head. "It's precisely because an adventurer got into trouble that we temporarily closed the area. I advise you to go back. If you insist on continuing with this commission, please show me your Adventurer's ID."
Raiden Sengoku paused and looked at Yinyan. She shrugged, indicating that she didn't have it either.
Seeing that Raiden Sengoku was starting to struggle, Yinyan's lips curled slightly, but she quickly suppressed it and looked away. "Ahem, if you really need my help, it's not impossible..."
"This is Baron's daughter, Raiden Yinyan, entrusted by Baron to come here," Raiden Sengoku interjected, looking at Yinyan, sincerely asking, "Shouldn't this be enough?"
Yinyan: "..."
The person Raiden Sengoku asked was Yinyan, but the guard was the one who was truly startled.
The common folk of Inazuma knew very little about the Baron's adoptive daughter. But as someone who served the Shogun, the underground gossip almost confirmed the truth of this information. However, the prince had never appeared in the public eye.
"Is... is this true?!" The guard didn't really care about Raiden Sengoku's question and instead looked at Yinyan with uncertainty. "No one would joke about such a thing on Inazuma's land."
Even if Yinyan wanted to deny it, she couldn't. As she said, if she changed her statement now, it would be seen as disrespectful to the Shogun, and it would be unlikely that she would be allowed inside.
During her time in this world, she might not have known much about other things, but she couldn't help but believe in "how much the people of Inazuma trust the Shogun's subjects."
"Apologies, Your Highness! Please forgive my previous rudeness." The guard immediately lowered his spear and bowed respectfully. "Do you need an escort?"
"No need, thank you."
"Since you've arrived, the situation will definitely be resolved smoothly."
The guard's voice trembled slightly, expressing his excitement. Raiden Sengoku saw Yinyan's purple eyes narrow and looked at her, but he realized that she didn't seem as happy as he had imagined. He couldn't help but feel puzzled.
"Isn't it something to be joyful about when others trust you like this?"
"I'm just going in to investigate... but I can't guarantee that I can definitely solve this. I will do my best." Yinyan said seriously. "Well, let's go in first."
The guard followed, and Raiden Sengoku was pulled away by Yinyan. They started walking at a fast pace until they were out of sight of the guard. Yinyan then stopped and took a deep breath. She turned around, placing her hands on the young man's shoulders.
"This method is straightforward and convenient... But Asan, you need to know something."
It was the first time Raiden Sengoku saw Yinyan speak to him so seriously, and he felt a little uneasy.
"It's okay to talk big with family sometimes, but if you give someone too much hope and can't fulfill it, the disappointment will be even greater. Do you understand?"
"Uh..."
Just as Yinyan was about to praise him a bit, the next sentence completely negated it.
"Did I make you angry?"
"Of course not!" Yinyan didn't expect Raiden Sengoku to think of that, and she couldn't help but find it funny and frustrating. "I just wanted to say that sometimes the fastest and most convenient method may not be the best. For example... In Inazuma, everyone has absolute trust in the Shogun, and that extends to us as well. But in reality, the Shogun can do anything, but we can't necessarily."
Raiden Sengoku nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
"Whether it's the Shogun's daughter or the Shogun's creation, they're just titles. In the end, we're no different from any other living being. No matter how special the identity of a family member, they're still family, right?"
Yingjian continued, "But in the eyes of others, the existence of titles itself carries a burden. They will have greater expectations because of this matter, and the success or failure of their actions is already related to the reputation of General. But in fact, whether this matter is related to General or not, we will do our best to do it."
Leidiansan listened carefully from beginning to end. When the other person asked, he paused for a moment and looked at Yingjian, saying, "But if the title is revealed in advance and the mission cannot be completed due to insufficient ability, the people who believe in us will be more disappointed and it will also damage the reputation of Lord Barbatos... is that so?"
The answer received was Yingjian pinching his face.
"Smart~" Yingjian laughed, "That's the reason. So sometimes, insincerity is necessary."
"Yes!" the boy nodded, "Yingjian is also very smart."
Yingjian raised an eyebrow, "Didn't you say I wasn't smart before?"
"Huh? No, didn't I deny that?" Leidiansan seemed surprised.
"Well? Then why did you hesitate earlier?" Yingjian asked.
"Oh, you mean that?" Leidiansan said, "I was just thinking about the reason why you are both uncomplicated and so smart."
After half a day of this... Yingjian felt a bit complicated, but it didn't seem too surprising either, "So have you come up with an answer?"
"Yes!" Leidiansan locked eyes with Yingjian and said, "It should be because I know you very well."
Yingjian was slightly stunned. Somehow, she felt her ears getting slightly hot.
"That... that's not a bad thing to say."
"I just thought of it, is that why you called yourself an adventurer in the village before?" Leidiansan asked.
"Yeah," Yingjian nodded, "But based on your appearance, you probably really thought we were adventurers, right?"
Leidiansan felt a bit embarrassed by being hit right in the heart, and his gaze shifted slightly, "I think what you said is definitely right."
"Well, that's not necessarily true," Yingjian chuckled, "Observing and understanding others is a necessary part of survival. Let's go."
She couldn't help but laugh, and patted Leidiansan's shoulder with a serious tone. But just as she turned around, her heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she instinctively gripped the hilt of her sword.
In front of her was a tanuki that was taller than two people combined. Yingjian was certain she had never seen such a huge creature in her life, and combining it with the local customs and traditions, her first reaction was that the creature in front of her was a monster.
"When did it appear behind her?"
That was what she really wanted to know. Normally, she should have noticed it long ago... Did she let her guard down?
"You're the one that stinky fox was talking about... uh, the adopted daughter of the Honorable Morax, the Divine Crane Marshal, what was your name again?"
Yingjian: "?"
She hadn't had time to figure out what was going on, but Leidiansan answered first.
"No, that's not it." Leidiansan looked up at the monster and shook his head, "We are just passing adventurers."
Yingjian: "..." This is not the right place to say that!
She couldn't be sure whether this monster was an enemy or a friend at the moment. The only thing she could be sure of was that it didn't seem hostile for now... Of course, since the tanuki had directly mentioned her identity, there must have been something she overheard. Even if she denied it, it wouldn't make a difference.
But that didn't stop Yingjian from feeling relieved once again.
Her Asan is indeed smart. Although the timing was a bit off, she could tell that he had taken it to heart.
"Oh... I remember now! Your name is Yingjian, right?"
Now Yingjian was sure that the tanuki recognized her, so she let go of the hand that was still resting on her sword.
"You know me?"
"Yes! I know everything!" The tanuki raised its hand and scratched its head, "I wanted to meet the fearful... uh, great Lord Morax to see what kind of person she would adopt, but it would be troublesome if she wasn't happy, cough cough."
"Why do I feel like you're the one who's afraid?"
"No! How is that possible!" The tanuki vehemently denied it. Just then, Leidiansan suddenly exclaimed and had a sudden realization.
"I remember now, you are the great monster that guards the Forest of Guardians, the Great King Tanuki, Osakazuki, right?"
"The Forest of Guardians?" Yingjian naturally knew what that place was, and couldn't help but be puzzled, "Isn't this the Shadowward Mountains?"
"Ahem!" Wubaitong forcefully attracted the attention of two people, raising his eyelids and saying, "It has been such a long time. Humans are creatures with legs. The person you're looking for is trapped in the Guardian Forest by me, so he can't cause trouble in the world anymore!"
"Huh?" Raiden Sango didn't understand, and a head appeared behind Yingjian, asking, "I still don't get it. Why are you here?"
"Cough cough!"
"Are you sick?"
"Hey!" Wubaitong stomped his foot in anger, "Can't you read the signs?"
"Just speak properly and stop scaring the child." Yingjian reached out to protect the young boy behind him, frowning unhappily, "If you don't want to talk, we'll leave. You said it's in the Guardian Forest, right?"
Wubaitong deflated immediately after being scolded, muttering, "It's that stinky fox who said she was busy and asked me to take care of her clan for her. Otherwise, why would I trap it in my territory?"
Ah, Yingjian understood. So the fox felt embarrassed and didn't want to say it just now. But...
"Why don't you talk to her? So it was all in vain for us to look for someone in the Shadow Mountain before the Tianling Enforcer came?"
"I don't know what happened to them, and I don't want to talk to humans. Anyway, my territory has become a mess." Wubaitong became more and more aggrieved, "I came here to find that stinky fox and solve the mess in my place. The youngsters have been hiding for many days because of that guy. When I found you, I wanted you to help me convey a message..."
"And you call yourself the 'Great Demon King,' but you can't handle a mere human?"
"I tried! That human is not a bad person, it's the knife in his hand that's bad. I can't punish him, or else the stinky fox will scold me." Wubaitong crossed his arms, "So I trapped him in the Guardian Forest! He can't come out and cause trouble anymore!"
"Oh, I see." Yingjian suddenly remembered something and asked again, "I wonder if you've seen an adventurer. He came here for this matter."
"Huh? Adventurer? You mean that outsider?" Wubaitong sat on the ground and nodded, "There was one. That guy refused to leave. So I locked him and that human with the bad knife in the Guardian Forest!"
Yingjian: "..."
"If that's the case, you've found the right person. I'm here to solve this matter." Yingjian had a polite smile on his face, patting his chest with determination, "Leave it to me—so please tell me the whereabouts of that adventurer first."
Wubaitong: "?" Wasn't it about dealing with the wanderer?
*
With Wubaitong's assistance, Yingjian and Raiden Sango smoothly crossed the barrier of the Guardian Forest. Following the location provided by Wubaitong, Yingjian and Raiden Sango quickly headed towards the northeast corner of the coastal tidal flats.
Of course, Wubaitong also suggested whether he should accompany them, but Yingjian decisively refused. She felt that if the adventurer who had been trapped here for three or four days met Wubaitong, who had no idea what he had done wrong, something strange was bound to happen.
"As long as that person is safe now..." Yingjian's forehead broke out in a sweat. When she arrived at the designated location, she slowed down her footsteps. Breathing heavily, she looked around.
On the tidal flats, there were cherry trees that she had never seen before, dreamlike and ethereal. Faint lightning flickered above the cherry trees, and beneath them was a blond-haired young man kneeling on one knee, observing something.
"That is..."
Yingjian's pupils contracted.
Behind the young man, a tall and burly wanderer appeared out of nowhere, and at this moment, the crimson-colored katana in his hand was held tightly with both hands, horizontal to the young man's head about a meter away.
Raiden Sango also noticed the situation over there, but before he could shout "be careful," the sound of unsheathing swords had already resounded beside him.
"Water Breathing Seventh Form—Ripple Thrust!"
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