Chapter 64: Inazuma Characteristics Must Be Tasted
"How? Did you get any useful news? Ying returned to the roof with the wanted warrant with Anping's portrait, and Paimon anxiously asked her.
"Hmm... I've got some useful information, I think I've been in Inazuma Castle for a while before pretending to be my brother, so let's go to Inazuma Castle and see if we can find his whereabouts! Ying glanced at Shen He, who was silent, and decided not to take out the wanted warrant for the time being.
"Do you want to go now?" Paimon looked at Ying's appearance and felt like she wasn't going to rest tonight.
"That's right, it's better to leave the outlying islands at night, otherwise when the old man thaws tomorrow, I'm afraid he will have to block the outlying islands and search us." Whatever the reason, Ying doesn't want to stay on the outlying islands for a moment.
"Okay then..."Paimon was thinking of buying some local snacks on the outlying islands tomorrow.
Hearing Ying say this, it seems that it is indeed safer to leave quickly. In the past, Ying and Ying had to be hunted down, regardless of whether they went to Mondstadt or Liyue, but no one like Inazuma had been wanted before they arrived.
Inazuma is so annoying to Paimon!
"The head of the house is assassinated! Blockade Hiiragi's house! Capture the Assassins! There was a sudden exclamation in the courtyard of the Hiiragi family.
"Without further ado, let's go." Ying immediately turned out of Hiiragi's house with Shin-ho and set out on the road to Inazuma Castle in the direction that Thoma pointed out.
... After arriving in Konda Village, Ying handed over the girl she had rescued from the Hiiragi family to a shrine maiden in Konda Village, and after thanking Ying, she promised that if the Hiiragi family dared to attack the girl again, she would report it to the Narukami Taisha.
In this way, Ying is also relieved. With the girl's thousand thanks, Ying didn't take a break and continued to hurry.
After leaving Konda Village, Ying experienced the special customs of Inazuma for the first time. Liyue and Mondstadt's wilderness is not without its dangers, but it's hard to be like Inazuma, where Ying and Shenhe have already been robbed six times in just a few kilometers.
And that's not even counting the trouble the hilichurls have caused them. Two young and delicate looking girls hurried overnight, and it was really hard not to let the hearts of these wild people who lived in the wilderness and robbed for a living.
"Is it true that Inazuma doesn't have anyone to take care of these guys?!" After repelling the seventh wave of robbery, Paimon couldn't take it anymore, even though she didn't do anything but watch the battle.
"It feels like these places are completely unmanaged, and there is a lot of chaos..."Ying also thought it strange.
It's obviously a normal country, and the gods are in power, so let's not talk about Liyue, how can it not even compare to a country like Mondstadt where the gods completely ignore the knights and are all fish-touching monsters.
Although it is impossible to cause them any harm, it is still very difficult to affect the efficiency of rushing to stop the way by appearing out of nowhere like this.
However, through a few battles, Shenhe released some of the accumulated evil qi on his body very well. For such an environment in Inazuma, Ying didn't have a good way, so she could only fight with Shenhe quickly, help the shogunate army do what they should have done, and rush to Inazuma Castle as soon as possible.
Finally, at dawn, Ying and Shinhe arrived at the gate of Inazuma Castle. Then I ran into the same trouble as Anping.
"The foreigner in front of you stop! Please show your landing permits, residency procedures, and passes! "The shogunate army guarding the gates of the castle looked iron-faced and selfless.
If An Ping was there, he would definitely recognize at a glance that this was the guy who put him in the city after receiving him Mora that day.
"Do you still need these things to enter Inazuma Castle?" Ying was stunned. If you want these documents, you have to go to Inazuma Castle, but the problem is that you can't enter Inazuma Castle without these documents... Why didn't Thoma tell her before!
"That's... Our documents were snatched along with the robbers on the road ... Can you be accommodating and let us go in and make up for it first? The reason Ying found was the same as what An Ping casually made up at the beginning.
"Since you don't have any documents, please go back to the outlying islands first, and then come to Inazuma Castle after completing the refills." The shogunate army guarding the gate showed no mercy.
Thomas, that guy... How could you forget something so important?
"Can you help us get to the Wooden Leak Tea Room and tell a man named Thoma? He was approached by a traveler from Liyue. Since she couldn't go in, Ying could only find a way to ask someone to help spread the word.
"Wellโ" The soldier guarding the door rolled his eyes. The name Thoma seems to be a little familiar.,These two girls who seem to be bullying don't really know any big people in Inazuma... The eyes of the gatekeepers swept over Yinghe Shenhe again.
One looked like he wasn't very young in the world, and the other was wearing a long cloak that didn't even dare to raise his head... The clothes are not gorgeous... No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like you know any big people.
"If you're willing to pay a little bit of money, then it's not like I'm not going to be able to do you a favor..."Anyway, it's not the familiar names, and the shogunate guarding the gate won't be so frightened by a name that they seem to have heard of that they will immediately let them go.
Even foreign sparrows flying over here have to be plucked by him for a few feathers.
"It's easy to talk about the reward." Ying immediately took some Mora out of her purse and handed it over to the shogunate.
"Forget it, you better go back to the outlying island and come back after finishing the paperwork..."Weighing the weight of Mora in his hand, the soldier's face showed a look of disgust.
"Huh? Just a word, aren't these moras enough? "It's enough for these Mora Ying to find someone to help deliver a letter to Mondstadt at the Liyue Adventurers' Guild.
"Do you think Inazuma Castle is a place where you uninformed foreign countrymen can come casually? Mora doesn't even have enough to buy a bowl of ramen in Inazuma Castle..."The gate guard, who was used to bullying foreigners, had a proud look on his face.
Usually those foreigners can only pay honestly as long as he bluffs like this.
"Are your rice noodles from Inazuma Castle made of gold or are your bowls made of gold!? And who is a foreign countryman? Do you know who we are?! Paimon, who finally couldn't take it anymore, stepped out from behind Ying.
"Yo! Your flying pet is quite chic... Still talking... Otherwise, how about you give me this little pet and I'll let you in? The moment the guard saw Paimon, he thought she could sell it for a good price.
"Who's a pet! My name is Paimon! Paimon! And I'm Ying's best friend, how could I give it to you! "If Paimon wasn't worried that he wouldn't be able to beat this spear-wielding guy with only one-fifth of the boar's combat strength, he would have wanted to go up and punch him twice.
"In that case, then you should go back to the island and complete the formalities before coming back." Although he clearly rejected Ying's request, this guy put Mora in his pocket with his backhand, and did not mean to return it at all.
Ying looked at his arrogant appearance and clenched her fists. The moment he saw Ying's fist clenched, Shenhe raised his head and his cold gaze fell on the soldier's face.
As long as Ying made another move, Shenhe would definitely press his head to the ground and knock him ten times.
"You... What do you want... This is Inazuma Castle... You... Don't mess around... Otherwise, I'm going to call someone! The moment he was targeted by Shenhe, the soldier smelled the smell of danger, as if he was being targeted by a deep-sea beast, he took a step back in a panic, held his weapon at Shenhe, his legs and feet couldn't help trembling, and cold sweat dripped down his forehead.
"Forget about Shenhe." Although Ying really wanted to beat him up. But this is Inazuma Castle, so you can't be wanted on the outlying islands, and you should be wanted again in Inazuma Castle.
In this way, it is difficult to find clues about the guy who doesn't know whether it is Anping or not. Hearing Ying's words, Shin Ho pursed his lips and looked away from the shogunate.
The shogunate finally felt like he could breathe.
"You... Don't think that's it, since you dare to threaten our shogunate army... Today, I will bring you to the commission to be punished for your sins..."Before the shogunate's words were finished, Ying finally couldn't bear it anymore, and punched him in the nose faster than Shenhe, knocking him in the eye, and he was lying on the ground with a bloody nose.
The inazuma residents who came and went around watched this scene in disbelief. Accustomed to seeing strangers who can only pinch their noses and endure in a foreign country, it is the first time they have seen such an arrogant foreigner.
"It's so relieving!" Paimon waved her little fist at the guy lying on the ground.
"Let's go!" Ying wanted to find a place to avoid the limelight for the time being, but as soon as she turned around, she was stopped by a woman with a mask on her forehead.
"Stop! Why did you innocently beat my Inazuma soldiers?! "Kujou Sara, who was transferred back from the front line, just saw that the guards at the city gate seemed to be embarrassed by the foreigners, and was about to come over to mediate, but he didn't expect to see the scene of Ying knocking the guard to the ground with a punch.
"What a reason for this! Not only did he blackmail our Mora, but he wanted us to be taken to a place of residence..."Paimon immediately defended.
"And that kind of thing?" Kujou Sara frowned.
"In that case, please go back with me first, and wait until he wakes up, and if this is the case, then I will not pursue what you did, and I will also punish him." The soldiers on the ground were still unconscious, and Kujou Sara couldn't just take Paimon's one-sided word.
"You're in this group! We don't want to go back with you! Paimon, who had only been in Inazuma for two days and had seen a lot of injustices, didn't trust Kujou Sara at all.
Including Ying, the same idea.
"A gang? You don't have to have such doubts, if this soldier really violates the rules and asks for a bribe from you, I will definitely enforce the law impartially. But you can't just leave until he wakes up and figures things out. Kujou Sara knew that the shogunate could not be trusted in the minds of foreigners, and explained it to them as calmly as possible.
"I'm sorry, I still can't believe you, the people around me should have seen what happened just now, you can ask them." Ying shook her head.
But as Ying spoke, she shifted Kujou Sara's attention away from the rarity Paimon's to herself.
After seeing Ying's appearance clearly, Kujou Sara's brow tightened again. Resemble... It's too much like... Kujou Sara still won't forget the guy who arrogantly demolished a wall of Kujo's house after he escaped from the shogun's hands in Akisa Sento.
How could this girl look so much like that guy... Although Kujou Sara already knew that the man was disguised as a prisoner wanted by the former Shogun himself... But after seeing Ying's appearance, Kujou Sara instinctively sensed that there must be other connections between the two.
Maybe you can get information about that person's whereabouts from this girl... Seeing Kujou Sara's eyes, Ying suddenly felt bad in her heart.
must have been pitted by the guy who was suspected of being peaceful but pretended to be empty.
"Okay, then you wait for me to ask about the situation." Kujou Sara is suspicious, but her character is not enough to arrest and interrogate Ying for no reason just because she looks alike.
"Ladies and gentlemen, what this girl just said, but the truth? Did the guards of Inazuma Castle just blackmail foreigners? Kujou Sara turned his head to look at the residents of Inazuma Castle who were watching the play.
In the face of Kujou Sara's inquiry, these residents look at me, I look at you, and they don't dare to say anything.
Everyone was worried about retaliation from the shogunate army afterwards.
"Why are these people like this!?" Paimon's entire impression of Inazuma hit rock bottom. I feel that the snacks made by these people will definitely not be fragrant...
"I saw it, and this girl was telling the truth." An elegant and gentle voice came from behind the crowd of onlookers.
"Princess Egret!"
"It's Princess Egret!" The crowd of onlookers let out a burst of exclamation and quickly made a way out of the way. Ying and Paimon's gaze is drawn to the past.
From the crowd that got out of the way, Kamisato Ayaka, who was hiding her face with a fan, walked in.
"Miss Kamisato... Are you willing to vouch for this? Kujou Sara's sharp eyes fell on Ayaka's body.
"Of course." Kamisato Ayaka put away the folding fan and smiled slightly.
"That's right! I saw it too! It's not the first time that guy has blackmailed foreigners! โ
"That's right! Even the merchants who came to Inazuma Castle to deliver goods had to be blackmailed by him! โ
"That's it! Last time I saw him take on the blonde foreigner's Mora, who was favored by the Shogun! With Princess Egret, who is quite famous among the people, taking the lead, the crowd who seemed to have swallowed a sea urchin just now suddenly surged.
It was the words of a guy who was as well-informed as the Fatui of Mondstadt that made Kujou Sara very unhappy.
"Kujo-sama, I guess I can believe they didn't lie." Kamisato Ayaka looked at Kujou Sara with a smile.
"I understand, and then I will dismiss him from his work in the shogunate, and investigate all his extortion before I send him out." Kujou Sara nodded solemnly.