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

Shen Liang looked at her and suddenly felt much better.

How could it not be good?

He has a cute and energetic young girl in his arms in front of him, and a soft and tall mature woman close behind him. His motorcycle speeds through a world where no one cares. He can go wherever he wants, and he can afford to spend money on gas as much as he wants. He is happy even if he only rides like this all day.

Actually, he has always enjoyed this lifestyle of killing time or even wasting time. That's just how people are; a lot of time is wasted in aimless daydreaming. Compared to that, running wildly under the sun with a girl seems to have some meaning.

It's boring to waste time alone, but it's fun to be with three people.

Shen Liang suddenly felt like singing, so he sang loudly, "I speak in the first person, drifting through my youth."

He couldn't think of any songs he could sing in the current situation, so if he didn't choose this one, he could only think of "Let's live a carefree life together in this mortal world."

"A Liyue song? What a strange tune," Kujou Sara wondered.

But Shen Liang simply turned on the player on his Harley, and the background music started playing along with his voice. Kujo Sara tried to say something, but found that he wasn't listening at all.

After the first chorus, Shen Liang accelerated again, the speedometer needle pointing to 190. The intense pressure forced Xiao Gong to catch the rhythm of the song, and the engine roared again, just like the background music. She and Shen Liang sang together, with Shen Liang shouting the first half of the sentence and her immediately following up with the second half.

"Floating, floating, floating triumphantly~"

"I circled around the mountainside, listening to the tapping of the rain!"

"Floating, floating, floating triumphantly~"

"The wind howls as we drive into the tunnel!"

There's no such thing as "street blasting" in this other world, so Shen Liang wasn't worried about disturbing the peace. On the contrary, because no one could see him, he became even more unrestrained. Kujo Sara tried to stop them from speaking several times, but they completely ignored her, forcing her to listen to his and Yoomiya's completely off-key singing. She desperately wanted to spread her wings, but felt that if she flew out at this speed, she would fall headfirst.

The sun was blazing today, and a Harley roared along the road, its energetic music and two raspy, broken voices mingling with another person's wailing in the sunlit countryside. They sang and laughed loudly, cheering and jumping for joy, acting wildly and insanely happy.

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Until they arrived at the magistrate's office, which was the Kamisato family mansion located halfway up the mountain.

Shen Liang returned the motorcycle to Earth. Xiao Gong rubbed his butt and limped over, complaining, "Although it was great, my butt hurts from all that hard work for the past hour... Ugh, why is it so hard?"

"You won't sit here anymore?" Shen Liang glanced at her sideways.

"Sit! But can it be just the two of us sitting... I want to sit in the back!" Yoomiya glanced at Kujo Sara and secretly lowered her voice, "Sara definitely doesn't want to continue with us. Anyway, she can fly and will definitely fly back. She can take me with her then."

Kujo Sara's ears twitched. As a tengu, her hearing was much better than that of a normal person. She heard it, but after thinking for a while, she felt that what Yomiya said was right. Riding on Shen Liang's motorcycle was too torturous, especially when Shen Liang and Yomiya were on the same wavelength.

"The shrine magistrate, oh well, then I can't go in. Ryoko, you go ahead. I'll come find you after I finish my prayers at the shrine. Remember to take me home, okay?" Yoomiya casually turned to go climb the shrine, when she saw the shrine magistrate's steward, Toma, run out to greet her.

"Miss Yoomiya, please don't leave yet. How can we welcome Mr. Shen without mentioning his friends? Mr. Shen, Head of the Kujo family, Miss Yoomiya, the young lady invites you."

"You even invited me?" Xiaogong asked curiously.

Shen Liang sensed something was amiss. The fact that they had invited two outsiders, Xiao Gong and Sha Luo, to stay at a welcoming banquet could only mean that the Shen family was more than just having a meal. There was a strong chance that something fishy was going to happen at this meal.

Chapter 103 The Kamisato Family is Nothing

After passing through the courtyard of the Shinto residence, we entered the magistrate's office directly.

The main halls of the Kamisato family home are quite spacious, decorated in a simple Japanese-style layout. Screens divide the view, and rectangular tatami mats cover the floor; everything in sight is in the wood tones that Inatsume loved.

In the middle of the house was a recessed area, the kotatsu area that Inatsume liked. If Shen Liang and the others sat on the floor, their feet could fit perfectly into the recess. Above the recess stood a round table, already set with the food needed for the welcoming feast.

Unlike Shen Liang, who is imagined by the Chinese, the Chinese value interpersonal relationships and social etiquette. When hosting a banquet, they would first serve up plenty of meat and fish, and serve good wine and meat before discussing business.

But the Inatsume people completely lacked this fine tradition. The round table was laden with exquisite cold dishes: sushi, sashimi, fried food, and light ochazuke (rice with tea). Although the presentation was exquisite, it failed to whet the appetite of a Chinese person—something he had experienced on Umijima Island.

So he simply looked around, and a maid immediately knelt down and presented a copper basin filled with water for washing hands. Shen Liang didn't wash his hands. He looked around again and then asked, "Where is the young lady you've been talking about, the head of the society?"

"What's the rush? Let's eat first." Kujo Sara gently reminded her, "Princess Shirogane is the daughter of a prominent family in Inazuma, so it's inconvenient for her to show her face to the public on our first meeting. She's different from me; she's a traditional woman."

Shen Liang was taken aback; the phrase "traditional woman" surprised him.

At that moment, the door to the Japanese-style room was pushed open, and a woman dressed in a blue and white kimono gracefully walked in. Shen Liang initially mistook her for a maid. She was carrying an iron kettle, pouring boiling water into everyone's teacups and then emptying it; clearly, the first brew was only for cleaning the teacups.

This is a type of Inazuma tea ceremony. Shen Liang was appreciating the Inazuma tea culture when he suddenly noticed the "maid's" slender, fair, and delicate hands. He immediately realized that these were not the hands of a maid or other service worker.

“It seems Ryoko is quite curious about my daughter,” the woman in the kimono smiled and shook hands with Shen Liang and the others, then sat down opposite the three of them. “Well, actually I was also very curious before I met Ryoko. I didn’t expect the famous Nishikoku Musou from Inazuma to be such a cute and outstanding young man.”

"You! You..." Yoomiya, who was sitting cross-legged on the tatami mat secretly eating grilled sturgeon, pointed at her and choked in surprise.

Kujo Sara sighed. "Let me introduce you. This is Kayo Kamisato, the matriarch of the Kamisato family, the magistrate of the guild. Her daughter is Princess Kayo Kamisato. Of course, I didn't know she had another identity... Miss Tsubaki, a high-end clothing tailor."

"Yomiya-chan is still very trusting of others. I've been lying to you for four years. Haven't you ever thought that I don't even have a place to live in Hanamisaka? How could we be neighbors?" The silver-haired beauty in a snow crane kimono chuckled.

Shen Liang guessed that this "Miss Chun" who seemed to have a noble air about her was not of ordinary status, but he did not expect that she was actually the mother of one of the three most powerful magistrates in Inazuma! Although she was a sickly beauty, Kamisato Kayo's smile alone confirmed the identity of the guests. Her frank, noble yet friendly temperament could not be faked.

"Is the tea good?" Kayo Kamisato only had eyes for Shen Liang.

“I don’t get any ill effects from drinking,” Shen Liang said casually. “I drink normally.”

“Drinking is bad for children,” Kaori Kamisato laughed. “And you can’t get drunk. You still have to give me another course of treatment today. Let Auntie think about it, how about this one lasts a little longer? I haven’t felt this comfortable in a long time.”

This statement is actually somewhat ambiguous, Shen Liang narrowed his eyes.

“Yes, it’s time for today’s treatment.” Shen Liang suddenly said, “Miss Hua Dai, how about you sit next to me?”

Shenli Hua represents a moment of stagnation.

Then she casually got up, lifted her skirt, and sat down next to Shen Liang.

As soon as she leaned against him, Shen Liang immediately wrapped his arms around her waist. Although she was already of marriageable age, Kaori Kayo's waist was still as supple as when she was a young girl. She was slightly startled and was about to break free, but then she seemed to remember something and gave up.

Shen Liang noticed that her body was stiffening and softening intermittently, but he didn't mind. He gently channeled the power of Hua Haiyue into Shen Li Hua Dai's body and casually said, "Miss Hua Dai, I can't move when I'm healing you, so shouldn't you... um?"

Xiaogong, who was standing next to her, was so startled that he dropped his chopsticks.

Kujo Sara was also somewhat at a loss. She didn't know why Shen Liang suddenly acted so frivolous... and most importantly, the person she was being frivolous with seemed to be a bit problematic.

"Ryoko-chan... what would you like to eat?" Kayo Kamisato felt the intense healing power within her, and could barely speak, trying her best to stay upright in Shen Liang's arms. Hua Haiyue's healing power was somewhat similar to a massage; both were irresistible.

Shen Liang pinched Shen Li Hua Dai's waist, and the latter couldn't help but groan.

"Give me a quail egg," Shen Liang ordered.

Kaori Kanazawa's fingers trembled as she reached for the chopsticks. Then she felt the healing power of the Sea Moon reach her heart. This treatment was inexplicably so long. Her heart was pounding, and she gasped for breath as she tried to pick up the round quail eggs from the soup pot, but she kept failing.

She let out a voice filled with resentment.

While teasing the beautiful married woman, Shen Liang glanced at the system panel.

Kagami Kayo's progress has started to slow down, and it's now down to 15%... She doesn't like being teased. She acts like she dotes on Shen Liang and even tries to pair them up, but actually she's holding back a lot of anger.

Shen Liang has made up his mind.

The Shen family was indeed like that; they had designs on him, and very big ones at that, and were willing to use Shen Lihua as a scapegoat for this purpose.

Since they knew his identity from the beginning, why bother pretending to be an ordinary person? In the end, he knew as soon as he arrived at the Inazuma Company Magistrate's Office. All the other magistrates rushed over to meet him, good or bad, but the Company Magistrate was aloof.

Isn't that just playing hard to get?

Now this is another attempt to win his favor. How... do they really think that by pulling him along with a face that says, "Wow, you're so amazing," or "Can I marry my daughter to you?", they can make him think that the Kamisato family is his fangirl family?

Shen Liang chuckled.

“Miss Hua Dai,” he said jokingly, “it’s not convenient for you to be treated here. Shall we find a bedroom where we can continue your treatment without being disturbed?”

Kamisato Hana's expression instantly darkened.

lecher!

They keep pushing their luck!

She gritted her teeth, but before she could speak, a clear, sharp shout rang out.

"Mr. Ryoko! The Kamisato family really misjudged you! Release Ayaka's mother!"

The person behind the screen finally couldn't hold back any longer. Ayaka Kamisato couldn't suppress her anger and rushed out with her sword at her side, glaring fiercely at Shen Liang with her beautiful eyes.

Chapter 104 Bronya, Seele

Shen Liang squinted and scrutinized the silver-haired girl behind the screen.

This is a beautiful girl with long, silver-white hair styled in a high ponytail and bangs, kneeling upright behind a screen. She wears a gradient blue haori and a dark blue pleated skirt, and her slender calves, visible beneath the skirt, are wrapped in clean, white tabi socks, her small, jade-like feet pressed against her back.

It's obvious she's a very traditional, even quintessential, noblewoman from a family whose very existence on Earth has been completely destroyed. She's the epitome of a traditional lady, so traditional that she's even well-versed in both martial arts and literature. The sword at her waist is clearly not a plaything, and the icy blue Eye of God further proves that this supposedly gentle and quiet young lady is a ruthless woman capable of taking on an entire squad of Shogunate soldiers.

"Finally out, Princess Bailu." Shen Liang looked at her sword. "Couldn't hold back anymore? I thought your Shenli family had such good patience, willingly letting the mistress use her beauty to seduce you."

"Who used their beauty to seduce you!" Ayaka Kamisato said angrily. "I just wanted to make a good impression on you, why are you so suspicious?"

"Keep making things up, keep making things up." Shen Liang shrugged. "Your society's motto is to just say what you want directly, don't do all that nonsense. If you want me to do something, show some sincerity."

Ayaka Kamisato looked at him in disbelief.

She had always heard that Kaigozen was a kind and generous man who was willing to risk his life to help Kaigoshima. But this boy in front of her... Ayaka Kamisato was confident that she hadn't done anything wrong to him, but he seemed to think that the Kamisato family had been plotting against him?

So suspicious?

Shen Liang was unaware that his personality had been quietly altered after the Haiqi Island war.

They became extreme.

Having experienced the ravages of war, he was no longer the Shen Liang who held goodwill towards many things. He was filled with prejudice and malice towards the entire Inazuma region. He pitied the people of Inazuma, but this pity was based on the gap between higher and lower civilizations. He could only speculate about specific individuals with the worst possible malice.

He himself didn't realize that he almost didn't trust the Inatsume people. He had already accepted that the people here were dirty, ambitious, stupid, ignorant, and cunning. When facing the Kamisato family, he never considered the possibility that they were simply interacting with him normally. He mistook Kamisato Hanayo's gentleness for seduction; this extreme way of thinking was beyond the realm of normal human beings.

“I originally thought that the Western Kingdom’s Peerless One was… Hmph, seeing him today has greatly disappointed Ayaka.” Ayaka Kamisato gripped her sword tightly, her eyes filled with disappointment, but she continued, “However, I hope that Mr. Ryoko is at least somewhat similar to the rumors, since the Kamisato family did indeed have something to ask of you.”