Didn't you go to Teyvat to earn money to support me?

Why should I be the one born into a wild tribe on the frontier of Nata?

In this uprising of a hundred men, the three men sent by the magistrate were all fragile ornaments in her eyes, yet these ornaments could order her around, humiliate her, and do whatever they wanted to her without any restraint.

In her eyes, these men of the shogunate were all weak, hothouse flowers. What did they need to win fame, status, and the Jade Dragon Banner? Weapons and warriors! Elite troops forged in blood and fire! Not pretty vases who could gain prestige simply by relying on their family background!

Even so.

Even so...

But why must she obey these people?

Why, despite all my efforts to resist, can I find the best life for my brothers and sisters... or remain a slave?

Qingyi Xiaohu couldn't help but grin, as if he wanted to laugh.

What a piece of crap life! Why should I even try to live such a piece of crap life?

"By the way, do you know who gave you the Evil Eye and helped you escape to Inazuma back then?" The young master, who was observing her expression, suddenly lowered his voice. "It was us, the Fools. We are your benefactors."

Qingyi Xiaohu was suddenly stunned, his pupils dilating slightly.

"I'm quite satisfied now. As expected, the Evil Eye can indeed produce a formidable expert. Come, let me see your true colors." The young master smiled. "I've already reconnected with your tribe's slave traders. Now that you've killed your former master and fled, you'll only face double the punishment if you return. You surely know how your slaves are treated after being bought back, don't you?"

She looked terrified.

"Why...why?" she asked, trembling.

"Why so many questions? It's all part of the plan... Oh, you want to ask if everyone has to treat you like this? Because you're weak." The young master looked down at her with pity. "You're weak, so you deserve to be used, you deserve no one to stand up for you, and you deserve to live and die without a sound."

The principle is too simple, Qingyi Xiaohu closed his eyes.

She remembered how she was beaten and bruised in Nata before she could get a full meal.

She remembered her younger sister using her body to serve other gladiators in exchange for healing medicine for her.

She remembered the teacher who taught her martial arts, whose throat was slit by her in the arena.

She then thought of all her brothers and sisters who were anxiously awaiting news from the back mountain of the Magistrate's Office, hoping to become servants of the Hiiragi family.

Countless people placed their hopes and heavy gazes on her.

She finally cried.

"If only I were an Inatsume woman... how wonderful that would be," Kiyoshi Kotora said softly.

Then, under the joyful gaze of the young master, a jet-black flame burst forth from her chest! He quickly retreated, while Qingyi Xiaohu had already risen up backwards as if she were not human, her entire body covered in black flames!

Her skin was scalded and festering from the fire, and her hair began to burn dry. Then she stared at the young master with a ferocious expression, like a demon!

"Yes, yes, yes! That's it! This is your full power! This is exactly the kind of you I want!" The young master laughed loudly!

Kiyoshi Kotora, now a demon, lunged at him! The audience screamed, and Yae no Miko almost instantly realized what was happening; her previously sickly expression turned serious!

"Evil Eye!" Countless soldiers of the Heavenly Commander's army stood up in terror at the same time and shouted out!

"Cease fire immediately!" Although she didn't quite understand what had happened, the ominous black flames made her instantly grasp the situation. With the imposing aura of a matriarch, she swiftly ordered, "Both sides cease hostilities!"

"Why should I stop!" The young master laughed wildly, drawing his twin swords and charging towards the demon instead of retreating. "The rules don't say I can't use the Evil Eye, and this isn't elemental power from a god! This is perfectly in accordance with any rules, so don't try to spoil my fun!"

Chapter 245 Tartaglia, I Will Kill You

The appearance of the Evil Eye at the Shin'yō Dojo is a major event for both the organizer, the Shahō-ji, and the military, the Tenryū-ji.

But the young master didn't care what these people were thinking at all; he was only intoxicated by the joy of being able to fight Qingyi Xiaohu, who was using the Evil Eye!

Qingyi Xiaohu's strength was already astonishing, and with the ability to use the Evil Eye, it had even surpassed his limit! The demon, greatly amplified by the Evil Eye, was terrifying, and the young master was even forced to retreat step by step! The tiger's mouth of his hands, which were holding the twin swords, was cracked under the demon's frenzied suppression!

For the young master, this kind of breathless battle is exactly what he wants! All the uprisings, martial arts competitions, and diplomacy can be put aside. For him, the maddened Qingyi Xiaohu is what he truly enjoys!

"Faster, faster, faster! Yes! That's it! Do you hate me? Do you want to kill me? Come on!" The young master's loud laughter echoed throughout the entire Divine Cherry Dojo.

But he was the only one fighting in the ring, laughing wildly.

The vast arena fell into a brief silence. Many spectators couldn't hear the few words that Gongzi and Qingyi Xiaohu had exchanged in hushed tones, so they were puzzled by the rising black aura around Qingyi Xiaohu.

But everyone could sense that Qingyi Xiaohu, who exuded an ominous aura, was the one burning his life force, while the young master was the one enjoying the consequences of others burning their lives...

Evil heretics.

No one cheered for the exciting match; not even the supporters of the Northern team made a sound.

Shen Liang looked up at Yae no Miko on the platform and saw that her usually frivolous expression was now somewhat gloomy. As Shen Liang was wondering whether she should personally assume the role of referee, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that Yegor had already disappeared. Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly saw a wildfire burning outside the Divine Cherry Dojo.

"Fire!" A spectator in a higher position noticed the scene and shouted in alarm.

The Shinsakura Dojo is an open-air dojo located in a valley. If a wildfire breaks out, it could easily spread here! All the spectators panicked!

The fire began to spread from the northeast corner of Mount Kageshiro! This scene could be seen from the Narukami Shrine at the top of Mount Kageshiro. Immediately afterwards, the shrine's bell and drum were rung by the forest-guarding shrine maiden, and the deep sound of the bell warning of the wildfire resounded throughout the entire Mount Kageshiro area!

At the same time, the soldiers of the Heavenly Territory Enforcer, who were inside and outside the Divine Cherry Dojo, rushed out of the dojo! Shen Liang saw Kujo Sara fly out without even saying hello, and immediately ordered his subordinates to evacuate the audience who had come to the Divine Cherry Dojo. In an instant, everyone who could teach the young master a lesson had something to do, and the dojo was in chaos.

"The Hundred-Man Uprising competition is suspended! Everyone evacuate the scene immediately!" The alarm sound, emanating from Yin-Yang magic, echoed throughout the dojo. The Eightfold Divine Child withdrew his magic, his alluring, slanted eyes now coldly fixed on the young master in the arena.

"You've crossed the line."

After forcing the demon back with a single strike, the young master licked the wound on his hand, looked up at the lofty Yae no Miko, and revealed a cruel smile: "Did I cross the line? I don't think so. I just wanted to have some fun. Besides... does your Inazuma even have time to care about me right now?"

Yae no Miko narrowed her eyes slightly, then seemed to sense something and suddenly looked up at Narukami Taisha on the top of Mount Kage!

"So, you fools managed to absorb him too, since you were able to break the seal on the main hall?" Yae no Miko understood. She rubbed her temples and took a deep breath. "So that's how it is. A diversionary tactic."

She seemed genuinely anxious; her figure vanished instantly, leaving only a tense and bewildered Kayoko on the podium.

……

"Ryoko-nii!" Yomiya shouted at the entrance to the contestants' passage, "A wildfire has broken out! Lord Miyaji must be using Onmyojutsu to put it out. We have to run!"

"Where's Linghua?" Shen Liang ignored the bells and alarms that echoed throughout the Divine Cherry Dojo and simply turned around to ask.

"She went to find Miss Tsubaki!"

The platform was very close to the arena. There were no servants of the magistrate around Kayo Kamisato. She was frail and shy, so she couldn't squeeze into the crowd to leave. She was still looking around on the platform, trembling.

"Let her go first. I'll take Aunt Hua Dai out with me." Shen Liang replied calmly. Then he saw Ayaka Kamisato, who was bravely moving forward in the crowd, turn around, glance at him, and then escape from the Kamisaka Dojo with Yoomiya.

Shen Liang hesitated for a moment before whispering in his heart, "Aunt Hua Dai, stay on the platform and don't move. Don't leave your seat. I'm coming to save you."

This is telepathic communication.

As someone he already had a lot of affection for, Kamisato Kayo and he were already able to communicate telepathically regardless of space. However, he didn't really want to communicate with the silver-haired woman in his mind... This kind of communication was very private, and currently only Coral Palace Kokoro, Coral Palace Ryuka, and Anna knew how to do it. As long as he didn't take the initiative to communicate telepathically, Kamisato Kayo might never know that she could communicate like this in her entire life.

After all, once you open up your phone, it's like the other person will always have a phone to contact you, and you can never refuse to answer.

But the situation is urgent now, so there's no harm in revealing this.

Sure enough, Mrs. Kamisato, who was sitting on pins and needles on the platform, was startled, as if she had been frightened, and looked around for the source of the call.

"Ryoko?" Kayo recognized the voice, but wasn't sure, because Ryoko was standing more than a hundred meters away from her.

“It’s me, Aunt Hua Dai. I left a mark on you, so we can communicate only through thoughts. Don’t look around, I’m not next to you.”

"Ryoko-chan...so, am I just supposed to stand here?"

"Yes, just stand where you are, don't move anything, don't leave that spot, I'm locating you." Shen Liang estimated that Kazuyo Kamisato's location was where the teleportation screen could be activated. He positioned himself slightly, and then slowly opened his thumb and middle finger from their closed positions.

A large curtain shimmering with white light was drawn back beneath Kagami Kayo's feet.

Kayo Kamisato had seen Shen Liang's teleportation screen before, but she remembered that Shen Liang had said that such a thing could not be used to transport people, and many doubts arose in her mind.

But then something occurred to her, and a blush rose on her fair face. Before she was teleported away, she quickly asked:

"I...I haven't dared to wear off-the-shoulder clothes these past few days. Ryoko, is the mark you're talking about...that bright red tattoo with the weird design on my shoulder? When did it..."

Shen Liang paused for a moment, then immediately sent her away.

At this moment, in the Divine Cherry Dojo, apart from the civilians still being evacuated and crowding at the entrance, only Shen Liang and the young master, who had already enjoyed a battle and was full of pride, remained inside.

The charred ghost lay at the young master's feet, its body emitting a foul stench of burnt flesh. Not only was there no good flesh on its body, but even its clothes and hair had been burned away, making it impossible to recognize a woman.

It's more accurate to describe it as a charred corpse that was once named Qingyi Xiaohu than as Qingyi Xiaohu.

She was no match for the young master. Even with the power of the Evil Eye activated, she could only temporarily suppress him. When the young master finally couldn't hold on any longer and activated the Thunder Evil Eye, she was blown to pieces.

"You managed to force out my Evil Eye, not bad, a respectable opponent." The young master rubbed his shoulder, chuckled, and kicked the almost lifeless ghost. Then, looking at Shen Liang who was approaching step by step, he smiled again, "What's wrong? The match has been interrupted, aren't you leaving with all this fire?"

"You started the fire, didn't you?" Shen Liang asked him loudly. "You drew everyone's attention to yourself, tricked Yae no Miko into leaving Narukami Shrine... and then carried out one of your plans, didn't you?"

"Yes, but not entirely." The young master casually tossed aside the two swords, now reduced to scrap metal from the clash, and shrugged. "Of course, I have a plan, but martial arts are also one of my interests. That scoundrel promised me a satisfactory opponent, so I'll just play along as a pawn. But I'm quite satisfied. To be honest, I haven't had this much freedom of movement in a long time."

At this moment, Ayaka Kamisato, who had already run outside the Kamisaka Dojo, looked inside and saw that Shen Liang had already stepped into the arena. She was a little surprised and asked, "Ryoko!"

"You all leave first." Shen Liang waved his hand without turning his head. "Go to Narukami Shrine and wait for me. This fire will be put out soon. Yae no Miko is a divine being's child after all; she won't be unable to handle it."

Princess Bailu bit her lip, watching the young man approach the young master. As a martial artist, she could vaguely sense the rising aura between the two on the arena. She wasn't stupid; she guessed what was about to happen.

"Can...can I join the battle?" Ayaka Kamisato couldn't help but ask.

"No." Shen Liang replied coldly, "Just prepare hot water for me to take a bath later, that's none of your business."

Then he paused, "Trust me."

Ayaka Kamisato seemed to want to say something more, but she was stopped by Yoomiya, who shook her head and advised, "Trusting men without reservation when you're out in the world is the principle of being an Inatsume woman. Trust Ryoko-nii. Since he said so, we should all believe him. It'll be alright."

After saying that, the two girls held hands and disappeared with the last of the crowd. By then, the Shin'yō Dojo had been completely evacuated. The shogunate's soldiers were probably still escorting civilians down the mountain, and the dojo was quiet.

Shen Liang raised his head and silently looked at the handsome, devilish orange-haired youth in front of him.