Genshin Impact, I, a mere mortal, cannot accompany you to the very end.

He has progressed very quickly. According to the system's ranking system, he has now reached level 30. However, even if he encounters opponents of a higher level, he can easily defeat them.

Through repeated real-world experience, he has gained a deeper understanding and appreciation of the legacy left by Fushe.

Besides sword skills, he also began to practice the cultivation methods he inherited, such as talisman techniques and qi cultivation methods.

Qing Nuoyan could clearly feel himself getting stronger. He could see the long staircase leading to godhood, and he was slowly stepping onto the first step. Once the filth on his body was digested, he would be able to take that step completely.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously looked at his arm, where filthy marks were etched into his veins, like bloody wounds. He realized that those wounds were slowly extending towards his lungs.

He swayed, then suddenly felt as if his chest was being torn apart. He coughed and felt a tightness in his chest.

The remaining filth was more troublesome than I had imagined.

What's wrong with you?

Someone asked curiously.

A girl.

Wearing a fox mask and dressed in a red and white shrine maiden outfit, with her smooth calves slightly exposed at the hem of her skirt, a red rope tied around her fair ankles, and white tabi socks on her feet, she tilted her head, curiously examining the black markings on Qing Nuoyan's arm.

"Ah," she said belatedly, "I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Hana-sanri, and I am a shrine maiden at Narukami Shrine."

Hana Sanri tilted her head, a faint smile playing on her lips beneath her fox mask: "Young man, what's your name?"

"Qingshui Nuoyan".

Qing Nuoyan stared at the unfamiliar girl and explained, "This is pollution."

"Oh. Pollution."

Hana Sanri nodded thoughtfully, as if pondering something. After a while, she laughed heartily and casually: "That's very simple. As long as there's a Divine Cherry Tree, all the pollution will dissipate under the Great Purification of the Divine Cherry Tree."

For some reason, she emphasized the words "all pollution".

"I will help you. After all, I am a shrine maiden, and it is my duty."

Qing Nuoyan did not yet understand the specific meaning of those words. He was just staring blankly at the shrine maiden named Hana Sanri and asked, "Have we met somewhere before?"

"What a cliché way to start a conversation." Hana Sanri crossed her arms in front of her chest and made an X. "So cliché."

..hateful!

But the next second, Hana Sanri blinked her beautiful eyes and smiled, saying, "Perhaps we really have met somewhere before—where?"

"You said you wanted to help me..." Qing Nuoyan asked tentatively, "Did the Divine Child send you?"

"Ah, divine child."

The shrine maiden named Hana-sanri looked nostalgic. "That's right, the shrine maiden summoned me."

"Then let's get started."

"No rush." ​​Hana Sanri shook her head. "You must grant me one request first, and then I will hold the Divine Cherry Blossom Great Purification."

"Can't I fulfill your request after the Divine Cherry Blossom Purification Ceremony is completed?" Qing Nuoyan was somewhat impatient; he couldn't have peace of mind until this filth was removed.

"No."

Hana Sanri made another cross, stubbornly insisting, "It must be before the Great Purification of the Divine Cherry Blossom."

She gazed quietly at Qing Nuoyan, a smile still playing on her lips, but she didn't utter a single word.

'Because I was no longer alive after the Great Purification of the Divine Cherry Blossom.'

"So what are the requirements?"

"I want to drink."

Hana Sanri tilted her head, the warm afternoon sunlight filtering through the light and scattering across her pure white shrine maiden robes. "We buried a whole jar of ale together under that big pine tree at the Pillar State Mansion... It should be ripe by now. I want to eat it."

Pillar of State Mansion...

Qing Nuoyan felt that this task was really difficult.

That's Inazuma Pillar of State! Stealing from the Pillar of State's residence? Even Miss Fox couldn't do that... She would definitely be cleaved in two by Lord Narukami.

That's suicide.

Just then, the voice of the Human Reason System slowly resounded in his heart.

[Agreement Nine]

Before the Great Purification Ceremony at Shin-sakura Shrine, please dig up the barley wine buried under the pine and cypress trees at the Pillar State Palace, and then head to Narukami Taisha Shrine to share a drink with your friends.

[Reward: None]

He slightly widened his eyes.

Agreement...

Although the Heart of Contract has been shattered into pieces, the promise made has not disappeared, and the Humanity System will still remind him of the promise he once made.

However, there was no reward, because the Heart of the Contract had been shattered.

This was the first one I encountered in Inazuma.

Was this shrine maiden named Hana-sanri also someone she knew?

He lowered his head, pondering quietly.

Finally, he slowly shook his head, indicating his refusal.

"I cannot go to Inazuma Castle right now."

At least not now—he's still wanted by the Fools, and he doesn't want Firefly to worry anymore; he promised to be home before dusk.

Moreover, since the incident at Fushe, he has made a clear plan for his future life. He is Qingnuoyan, not a continuation of any previous life.

He will fulfill his promise, but everything must be based on the premise that he will not let down the present.

Once the matter with the Fools is settled, the filth on our bodies is removed, and everything is settled, then we can think of a way to fulfill the agreement.

The agreement is not mandatory; the human relations system merely reminds users of its existence. Even the rewards are nonexistent, making it completely devoid of any self-interest.

"I see." Hana-san smiled nonchalantly. "It seems a lot has happened to Inazuma too. Sorry, I misunderstood."

"It's a bit of a shame, but it doesn't really matter."

Hana Sanri said she didn't care, and she did indeed appear indifferent. Her expression was hidden behind the fox mask, but a gentle and carefree smile played on her lips.

She has always been this gentle.

“Then let’s hold the ceremony first.” Hana Sanri nodded seriously and said nonchalantly, “To expel the filth from your body. Let’s hold the ceremony.”

She certainly acted as if she didn't care, and she was indeed smiling.

But for some reason, perhaps because the yellowish light of the summer afternoon obscured the corners of her mouth, Qing Nuoyan felt that her smile was very sad.

"I..."

Qing Nuoyan paused, then suddenly said, "I can't get my hands on the wine I brewed in the past. Would you like to try the wine I brew now?"

The past me is gone. Would you like to be friends with the present me?

"Now...?"

Hana Sanri paused, momentarily stunned.

"Yes, now."

In the soft light of early summer, Qingnuoyan said earnestly:

"I learned brewing techniques in Liyue... I can brew osmanthus wine. It seems that there are no osmanthus flowers in Inazuma, but cherry blossoms can also be used to make wine, and there are plums, so I can make plum wine. By then, I will have learned to make desserts. Plum wine and desserts go very well together."

“Invite all your friends to come and eat. It’ll be at Narukami Taisha Shrine,” he said. “It’ll definitely be a lively affair.”

“It takes a lot of time to brew wine, right... but the Divine Cherry Blossom Great Purification..." Hana Sanri hesitated.

"Idiot." Qing Nuoyan chuckled. "Let's postpone the Divine Cherry Blossom Pilgrimage until the sake is ready. After all, it's a promise."

Agreements are very important. This time, there was no reward for the agreement, nor was it mandatory, but Qing Nuoyan still wanted to fulfill it.

Hua Sanli stared at Qing Nuoyan with a slightly absent-minded look. The young man was smiling freely, in the prime of his life, as if he were seeing those days from the past.

Those were the days.

Under that sacred cherry tree, when they were still alive, they were all in their prime, singing waka poems together, playing karuta, and drinking games.

"Idiot." Hana Sanri shook her head. "I have plenty of friends."

This is a lie.

What kinds are there?

"Hmm, Lily, ah, she should still be alive." Hana Sanri smiled. "Luckily, when that giant serpent invaded Hachi-yeon Island, that guy stepped up, otherwise he would have been in big trouble."

“Mmm, Lily of the Drawer.” Qing Nuoyan wrote down the name.

"And the little god."

This is easy to handle.

"And there's also Kage. Hmm, that Narukami-no-Hime—she probably won't come."

Qing Nuoyan blinked her innocent eyes, suddenly realizing how difficult the task was.

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PS1: Phew, it's been a long time since Chapter 2.5!

In the original work, Yuri Tsutsumi was the guardian of Hachimonjima Island and was indeed killed by Orochi. Kiyono Raimei killed Orochi, so Yuri Tsutsumi is still alive. Because the first volume of Inazuma has limited space, Yuri Tsutsumi and Hanashiri will appear in this volume. That is, they will gradually appear in the later volumes of Inazuma.

PS2: Four Gu has been laying the groundwork for a very, very long time.

Do you all remember the note that Kiyono Fuue received? The back of it said, "Unearthed ale buried for hundreds of years." Actually, it was buried with his old friends. That's why the old man cherished it and wrote it in his last words; it was a very precious legacy of his.

Also, I recommend a book by a guy named Zayuwan. He dared to call me a "zayu" (a derogatory term for a person who is considered "miscellaneous"), so Sigu (another person) will call him a "zayuwan"!

Chapter 126 "Before Our Cherry Blossoms Ripen"

Something pretty big happened at the castle tower recently.

Lord Narukami, who reigns supreme over eternal solitude, has recruited a close attendant.