Genshin Impact, Teyvat's own beloved immortal.

As she spoke, the divine child was about to unleash a final, merciless blow to completely crush Ayaka Kamisato.

Suddenly, a violent storm swept through the shrine, swirling up cherry blossoms and dust that obscured everyone's view.

When the storm subsided, Ayaka Kamisato had vanished without a trace.

The priestess's eyes blazed with barely suppressed rage as she ordered the shrine guards, "Are there accomplices? Notify the Heavenly Commander to conduct a full-scale island-wide search! Don't let them escape!"

Narukami Island, beach.

Rikuo, carrying Paimon in his left hand and holding Ayaka Kamisato in his right, slowly landed on the beach.

The situation in Inazuma has completely exceeded his expectations.

We need to figure out what exactly happened on the island first.

He gently set the injured Ayaka down and asked, "Are you alright?"

Linghua looked at Rikuo curiously, then shook her head. "It's nothing, just a little numbness in my hands and feet... So... who are you? Why did you save me?"

“My name is Tie Niu, and this is my sister. We are friends with Feng Yuan Wan Ye. We just came to Inazuma with him. We want to know what happened in Inazuma. It seems completely different from the Inazuma we used to know.”

Ayaka carefully recalled the name in her mind, "Kaedehara Manyo? That name sounds familiar... Oh! I remember! He's the descendant of the Raiden Five Generations who fled because of the Eye Hunt Order. Did he return because the isolation order was lifted? But Inazuma has changed so much that he doesn't recognize him at all..."

"So what exactly happened? Can you tell us? Don't worry, the pursuers won't be here anytime soon."

Ayaka nodded and began to recount the changes in Inazuma.

It all started with that Kanpaku (chief advisor to the emperor).

That day, a woman suddenly appeared in Inatsume. She called herself Suzuka Gozen and was an extraordinary woman who was extremely beautiful and learned.

At that time, Inazuma was under the oppressive influence of the Eye Hunting Edict and the National Isolation Edict, and the whole country was in a state of terror.

Suzuka Gozen went alone into the castle tower to meet the Raiden General, and afterwards became the Kanpaku (regent) of Inazuma, second only to the king.

After taking office, she first revoked the Eye Hunting Order and then used appeasement to win over the rebels on Haiji Island, thus resolving the biggest internal strife in the country.

He also cracked down on corruption in Inazuma with swift and decisive measures, almost completely replacing the original ruling class in Inazuma.

She also lifted the lockdown and introduced food to solve the domestic famine.

At first, almost everyone regarded her as Inazuma's hope and savior.

Until she attempted to take control of the entire Inazuma organization with her own authority.

She began to abuse her power, arbitrarily amending laws and tolerating no dissent whatsoever.

Under her manipulation, the original system of separation of powers completely collapsed.

Tianling was the first to declare its position and unconditionally support all of Kanpaku's decisions.

Afterwards, the opposition was met with the destruction of the Kamisato family, whose head, Ayato Kamisato, was arrested. The fate of the Kansei Magistrate, who was found to have embezzled and colluded with the Mujin clan, was even more tragic. The entire Tou family was wiped out, leaving no survivors.

Currently, the three major officials are led by the three generals newly appointed by the Kanpaku.

They are the crows and tengu who are governed by the Heavenly Rank.

The Otake Maru advocated by the society.

The Kidomaru that was determined and implemented.

After a private meeting with Suzuka Gozen, Yae no Miko of Narukami Shrine led the three generals to destroy the Kamisato family, personally captured Kamisato Ayato, and then massacred the entire Tou family.

----split line----

Inazuma Arc: Chapter 78: The Anti-Suzuka Gozen Alliance

After listening to Ayaka Kamisato recount the changes in Inazuma during this period, Rikuo had a reason to speak.

"Isn't Suzuka Gozen doing a pretty good job? Look at Inazuma now, isn't he much better than before? The Eye Hunting Order has been lifted, there's no war, and the people can eat their fill. Why would anyone oppose her? They're just asking for trouble."

Ayaka Kamisato bit her lip and retorted, "I have never denied her achievements, but is it right for her to concentrate all power, big and small, in the hands of the entire country?"

“Even if we don’t object, she will eventually take back the power of the company’s executive branch, and then our Kamisato family will not fare much better.”

Rikuo laughed; it seemed that Inazuma hadn't suffered enough.

Back when Thor was offline, he behaved himself.

To be honest, if Thor had been any less intimidating during that period, Inazuma would have faced the fate of national extinction.

Three major followers, two internal traitors.

The major families were corrupt by nature.

The already scarce resources were completely exploited by the lords of Inazuma City.

Although your Kamisato family did not betray the country, you have never suffered a single day. You, Kamisato Ayaka, are a noble young lady of exceptional status.

Isn't the Kamisato family one of the biggest beneficiaries?

Those at the bottom who can resist rebelling are truly extraordinary.

Now that a capable person has finally arrived, single-handedly saving the country from the brink of destruction, one can't even imagine how much respect the people of Inazuma will have for her.

They actually dare to openly oppose her? Even if Suzuka doesn't take action, the Kamisato family will probably be overthrown by the overwhelming public opinion.

From Lu Sheng's perspective, the destruction of the three major authorities was inevitable.

If he were to become the ruler of Inazuma, he would do even worse than Suzuka.

Given what the Kujo and Tong families did, executing their entire clan wouldn't be an exaggeration, but in the original storyline, only the head of the family was punished.

Even more outrageous was that after dealing with the criminals, their children were allowed to inherit the power of the family head.

I can't understand it, I can't understand it at all.

Do they really treat governing a country like a game?

If the distributed power gets out of control, taking it back is the simplest and most effective solution.

Rikuo became increasingly interested in Suzuka Gozen; judging from their choices in behavior and conduct, they seemed to be the same kind of people.

He really wanted to know how Suzuka Gozen had convinced the shogun to make her the regent.

Judging from the current situation, she has been very successful, and even has an understanding and ability that transcends this era.

As for Yae Shenzi...

That scoundrel weighs a hundred pounds, has fifty pounds of rebellious spirit, thirty pounds of cunning, and ten pounds of thunderbolts.

How could she possibly obey the orders of a regent?

And would she really do something as exhausting as leading a family to wipe out an entire clan?

There must be some problems here.

Rikuo said to Ayaka Kamisato, "Inazuma is now completely under their control. If you don't want to end up in jail like your brother, I advise you to find a way to escape and leave Inazuma to live abroad."

Linghua stubbornly declared, "No! I must rescue my brother no matter what! If I'm leaving, I'll leave with him!"

Wow~ How come this tortoise in the mythical world is as hard as its shell?

Well, it's hard to reason with a damned devil.

"Okay, good luck."

Lu Sheng turned and left.

"Wait!" Linghua hurriedly stepped forward, but fell to the ground due to the paralysis caused by the lightning. "I can't move my hands and feet right now. Could you please take me to the base? My friends are there. I will thank you properly when we get there!"

Lu Sheng stopped and turned around, saying calmly, "I've already saved your life, why should I help you again? Just because of your meager good looks?"

Linghua gritted her teeth, her expression forlorn.

"If you've lost a loved one like me... you'll understand my desire to live. If I die, no one will ever save my brother..."

Paimon felt great sympathy for Linghua's plight and tugged at Rikuo's sleeve, pleading, "Brother, let's help her. If you were ever kidnapped by bad guys, I would do everything in my power to save you too."

These words made Lu Shengqi laugh. He patted Paimon's head and said, "You're worried about me now? I'll be thanking my lucky stars if you don't get arrested!"

He then looked at Linghua and agreed to help her with this favor.

It was also because he suddenly realized that his and Suzuka Gozen's positions were still uncertain, and if they were to fall out later, having more allies would always be a good thing.

Rikuo carried Paimon on his back, then picked up Ayaka, and under her guidance, the three of them arrived at a secluded island.

Behind an inconspicuous rock, lifting the wooden planks buried in the sand reveals a staircase leading down to a spacious cavern. Inside, it is brightly lit by candles and fully furnished with tables and chairs. Apart from being a bit damp, it is indeed a good secret base.

"Miss?!"

Thomas, who was anxious because his young lady had left without saying goodbye, was overjoyed to see Ayaka Kamisato return and immediately rushed up to take his young lady from Rikuo's arms.

"Where did you run off to, Miss? We were all so worried! Were you injured? You didn't go to find the head of the family all by yourself, did you? Honestly! By the way, Miss, who are these two people?"

As soon as Thomas made a sound, several more faces appeared in the secret base.

Lu Sheng recognized them all at a glance.

Yoomiya, Hayato, Toma, Goro, and Hisaki Shinobu.

Thomas from the Kamisato family and Hayato from the final episode are understandable.

The others.

A fireworks maker.

A former rebel general.

One of those guys who hangs out with that bastard.

How did these people who have absolutely no connection get together?

Linghua explained, "Don't be nervous, everyone. They are my saviors."

Then, she recounted what had happened to everyone.

Goro shrank back upon hearing this, and shouted, "How dare you? That's Yae no Miko!"

If we're talking about who's the most terrifying person in Inazuma, Raiden General is number one, and Yae no Miko is number two.

But now we need to add Suzuka Gozen!

“Miss, you’re being too impulsive! Do you know how worried we are about you? I know the head of the family is more important to you than anything else, but I’m just as worried about his safety. If you act so rashly and get caught too, the Shenli family will be completely finished.”

Thomas's words made Ayaka deeply regret her actions, and she took the initiative to apologize to everyone: "I'm sorry, everyone, I acted impulsively, and I will never let this happen again!"