"Although I said that the other party would be exposed sooner or later, since he has been planning for so long, he is not stupid. Maybe what is exposed now is just a bait to attract my attention, so I can't be sure. But now that I have put aside my duties as the God of Rock, I have more time to think about and explore this matter."

Zhongli didn't believe that the mastermind behind this was an impatient fool, so he turned to Ying and asked,

"So, traveler, have you decided which country you want to go to next?"

Ying nodded and confirmed, "Go to Inazuma."

……

Although Inazuma is a closed country, there are many ways to get in, such as the Traveler and Paimon who smuggled in by boat with the help of Beidou, or the wanted criminal Baishu who sneaked into Bayun Island with Amber, or the Fatui's executives who entered Inazuma with the help of the forces they had already laid out in Inazuma.

For a while, this seemingly closed country was like a funnel, and anyone could come in and take a look.

On Bayun Island, two Fatui executives, one tall and one short, Sanbing and Eula, walked towards the Evil Eye Factory that the Doctor had left behind. Eula had a cold face the whole time, as if she didn't want anyone to disturb her, but she was thinking in her heart that although she had heard of Inazuma's Eye Hunting Order when she was still in Mond, Inazuma's situation was more serious than she had imagined.

On the one hand, the Fatui secretly colluded with high-ranking officials of the shogunate in Inazuma to promote the Eye Hunting Order, and on the other hand, they secretly caused a rebellion on Umigi Island to resist the rule of the Thunder God, resulting in a war between the two sides and the current chaotic situation in Inazuma. Now, he and others are going to take over the Evil Eye Factory and prepare to provide Evil Eyes to the soldiers of Umigi Island to prevent Umigi Island from being defeated too early, balancing the strength of both sides and keeping them in war, which is most beneficial to the Fatui.

Wherever the Fatui are, there will be no good things. Should we say they are worthy of being the Fatui?

Youla looked at Sanbing beside her. Feeling Youla's gaze, Sanbing also looked back at Youla: "What are you thinking about? You have been silent all the way." Then Sanbing thought of something, "I heard that the trace of the little girl named Amber was found on this island. I remember that you killed her family. Now she is desperately trying to seek revenge on you. How about solving this trouble once and for all?"

Eula responded coldly: "It is too weak to be worth killing."

"Really? Do you think so?" The soldier grinned maliciously, "Then you don't mind if I kill her if I meet her?"

"It doesn't matter, as long as you can do it."

From what she said, Eula seemed to not care about Amber's life or death.

"Hehe..." The soldier sneered, "Forget it. As long as they don't jump on me, I'm not very interested in crushing them. Keeping them may provide me with more fun. In this case, how about I secretly be in charge of the evil eye factories in this area, and you be the diplomat in public to communicate with the shogunate?"

Eula nodded. She did not feel that this arrangement was inappropriate, but she still asked, "You don't seem to want to see the Thunder God."

"You've said too much!" Sanbing's voice was raised, and he seemed a little exasperated, but he soon calmed down and asked, "Don't you also want to not see that little girl named Amber?"

Without waiting for Eula to speak, Sanbing continued: "I will see her, but not now."

Baalzebub, wait until I obtain your Heart of God and become a true god. Then, it will be time to settle everything!

Sanbing looked towards the direction of the Evil Eye Factory. Under the Evil Eye Factory, the Doctor had already prepared himself to become a god's body. The only thing missing was the Heart of Thor.

Chapter 85: Inazuma's former hero

Not now...which means he is indeed avoiding the God of Thunder.

Eula has been a member of the Fatui for a short time. Based on the principle that the more she speaks, the more mistakes she makes, and because of her natural personality, she has always been taciturn in the organization. Even though she has completed a mission in Liyue, she is still not familiar with the other executives. She also clearly understands that she has not yet truly gained the trust of everyone in the Fatui.

This guy called Sanbing knew nothing about why he betrayed Inazuma and became an executive officer, except that he was originally from Inazuma. However, listening to his tone, there was an inexplicable sense of familiarity... just like how he felt about the family that he had destroyed with his own hands in Mond.

"Ma'am, sometimes I really envy you for doing what I have never done." The soldier suddenly asked, "How does it feel to kill your parents and all your people?"

Youla was shocked. This guy also wanted to kill his own people? Who were his relatives?

Youla replied coldly: "People who attack their own relatives are destined to have a bad ending."

"Heh..." Sanbing's eyes changed and he said sarcastically, "Don't you think it's ridiculous for you to say such a thing when you killed the whole clan with your own hands? Or do you regret it?"

"I won't regret it. This result is inevitable." Eula seemed to be saying something that was perfectly normal.

"You think I will end up like this? Ridiculous, I thought we would have common topics. After all, you are just a short-lived mortal." Sanbing said in a very certain tone, "I will kill my 'mother' and become the true eternal existence of Inazuma!"

Eula looked at Sanbing. Although his voice sounded serious, for some reason she felt as if he was in a hurry to prove something to someone.

Eula asked: "That Thunder God, is he your mother?"

"Huh? Although you are stupid in some aspects, you are quite smart in this aspect. Although I don't mean to hide it."

Eula automatically ignored the foul mouth of the scattered soldiers and thought to herself, the son of the god of thunder? She had never heard of the god of thunder having sex with a human, but as a private matter of the gods, it was normal for a mortal like her not to know.

"Calling her 'mother' is just my wishful thinking. In her heart, I am just a failed 'tool', but this does not prevent the fact that she abandoned me with her own hands... Madam, in your heart, what kind of existence is the so-called Thunder God Baalzebub?"

Without waiting for Eula to speak, Sanbing continued to speak self-deprecatingly:

"It seems that I have been with you for a long time. Even I have started to ask some stupid questions. You have never really seen her, so how can you make a true evaluation? Anyway, the most talked-about story about her that you mortals have heard is that she posthumously named a mortal as her dependent five hundred years ago, right?"

Eula remained silent and listened quietly.

Compared to the deeds of demons that are far away from themselves, the deeds related to mortals are more worthy of being sung. Even when Mond Eula was a child, she had heard such a story. Five hundred years ago, a war broke out in Inazuma. There was a mortal who swore since childhood that he wanted to be a follower of Thunder God. He was brave and good at fighting. In the end, he was attacked by a powerful monster in the wild. In order to cover the retreat of everyone, he stayed alone to cover the retreat and died in battle. Even his body was not left behind. After the war was over, Thunder God heard about it. In order to commemorate the achievements of this mortal in the war, he posthumously named him his follower and built a cenotaph in the Hero Tomb at the foot of Yingxiang Mountain.

Although many scholars now believe that this was a political show by those in power, to appease people's hearts shaken by the war by posthumously bestowing such honor on a mortal, the fact that an ordinary mortal ended up becoming a follower of the devil has been compiled into various versions of the story and circulated.

"Oh, in Inazuma, many people grew up listening to this story, and many people regard her as a hero." Sanbing smiled viciously again, "If it's not just a cenotaph, I want to go to the foot of Yingxiang Mountain and dig out his body to refine it into a puppet, so that the former hero Inazuma can destroy this country with her own hands, and let her relatives who were posthumously honored by her own hands attack her. This is perfect."

"..."

This scattered soldier seems to be worse than expected. Is he trying to play with the dead like Bai Zhu? However, I have obtained a lot of information. I will find a chance to pass this information back to Mondstadt.

Eula had no idea about Inazuma's former heroes. They were already dead without a trace left, so it was impossible for them to suddenly appear again.

Looking at Eula who was still silent, Sanbing seemed to have lost interest.

"Boring. I kind of miss the 'lady' from before. At least she would pretend to be smart and say something to make me laugh. Before I leave, I'll tell you another secret. It's my reward for you killing your relatives. The 'Thunder General' that everyone in the castle tower has believed to be for the past few hundred years is not Baalzebul himself, but a puppet made by him with his own body, a lowly puppet that only acts according to a set program." Sanbing raised his voice slightly at the end, as if to emphasize something, and quickly returned to normal. "And she herself hides her consciousness in the world inside her sword. As long as you don't do anything to be hostile to eternity, it will basically not be alarmed. I think it's not difficult for you to bluff a lowly puppet, right? And she is surrounded by trash, a tengu who wants to be the next follower, and a fox demon with most of its power sealed. It's not difficult for you to bluff a lowly puppet, right?"

Eula nodded.

"You know about the duel before the emperor, right? I told you that it's a rigid and inferior puppet. You can make good use of this 'rule'. If you meet someone who makes you unhappy, you can challenge the duel before the puppet and kill the person who makes you unhappy openly... Of course, if you lose and are lucky enough to survive, you will face divine punishment. Guess how many blows you can take without dying?"

Eula already understood that the loser in a duel before the emperor would surely die.

"I won't lose."

He must not die before Amber fully grows up and he has not yet fully discovered the intelligence of the Fatui.

"Oh, I hope so. I've already given you my last piece of advice. Let's say goodbye here. I hope that next time I see you, you won't be a body chopped in half... But it doesn't matter to you, right? You said it yourself, you didn't want to have a good end."

Even at the end, Sanbing didn't forget to curse, but Eula had long been immune to it.

The two people parted ways.

As the two left, the soil underground began to stir.

"Hehe, two idiots who were completely played around by adults... Forget it, let's go find the adults."

Finally, everything returned to calm.

Chapter 86: Unable to Protect the One Who Should Be Protected

At the foot of the Inazuma Narugami Shrine, at the Hero's Tomb, a tall woman with purple hair places a bouquet of flowers in front of the tombstone.

The adopted daughter of the Tenryo Bugyo Kujo family and the current shogun of the shogunate, Kujo Sara.

“No one has come to clean for a long time.”

Kujo Sara murmured to himself, saying that he heard that the Shogun would often come here a long time ago, but with the changes in the situation on the continent of Teyvat, the Shogun sat in the castle tower in Inazuma Castle and seldom went out. Most of the descendants of this hero's tomb also gradually passed away. If it weren't for the festivals held by the Yaeguchi of Narukami Taisha Shrine on special festivals and the occasional rare descendants coming to worship, this place would probably be abandoned sooner or later.

“Even if you are a hero, will you end up being ignored in the end?”

Kujo Sara asked himself, since he was the only one here and no one could give him an answer.

There are no relatives of Kujo Sara in this hero's tomb. She grew up listening to stories about heroes. Now she holds a high position, serving the god of Inazuma, General Raiden. She worships General Raiden and has fantasized that one day she will become the general's dependent, so she came here to see the tomb of the prototype of the hero in the story.

Perhaps because there was only one person here, Kujo Sara spoke to the tombstone without hesitation.

"But I'm afraid I won't have much time to come here in the future. With the implementation of the Eye Hunting Order, the rebel forces on Umi Island are growing stronger. As a general, I need to conquer the rebels... Although I can sense that the Fatui are behind the Eye Hunting Order, but since the General has agreed, I will assist the General in achieving "eternity". If it were you, as a dependent, you would also support the General unconditionally, right? After all, the General is the strongest. Even if the Fatui have any problems, no matter who they are, the General will solve them with one sword if he takes action, right?"

The Inazuma people's confidence in the Thunder God's strength has never changed from ancient times to the present.

"It's almost time, I should go."

Kujo Sara continued talking for a long time, and finally left. The place became deserted again. After Kujo Sara disappeared for a long time, a masked figure in a black robe appeared in front of the tombstone.

A Gong looked at the tombstone, picked up the flowers in front of the tomb, and remained silent. He seemed to be recalling something, and finally sneered.

"The strongest? Ridiculous! Even if he is the strongest..."

The flowers were thrown casually to one side.

"If I can't protect the people I'm supposed to protect, what's the point of this power!"

His voice was cold and heartless, and he seemed to be suppressing his anger.

Looking at the words on the tombstone...Yuan Lu Zhi Ren Zha, this seems a strange, yet extremely familiar name.

Lei Diandian, did you build this kind of cemetery specifically to commemorate the many "pet dogs" you once raised?

The land surged, and the little head of Coral Palace popped out of the land.

"Lord Istaru looks very angry." Coral Palace looked in the direction where Kujo Sara left and said with a grin, "This Tengu really looks like the original..."

Agong interrupted Shanhugong directly: "It's completely different."

Coral Palace nodded in agreement: "That's right, the Thor that the two of them believe in is not the same person at all."

Well, not alone.

In my heart, there is only one true Thunder God of Inazuma.

The image of a petite, purple-haired figure wearing a kimono and looking gentle appeared in Agong's mind. Then the scene changed and Ying took away Meng Xiang Yi Xin, and Meng Xiang Yi Xin's blade ruthlessly pierced through Zhen's body.

Agong couldn't help but clench his fists, and the air around him seemed to have become colder.

Really, wait, soon I will create a world where everyone can exist and everyone can be happy, a truly "eternal" world, Lei Movie, now you are the enemy of "eternity"!

"You talk too much nonsense!"

Agong looked at Coral Palace who had completely emerged from the soil and was dancing in the minefield with cold eyes. Seeing this, Coral Palace shrank her little head and became much quieter. She changed the subject and said, "But Master Istaru, is it really okay for us to be here openly like this? The Ice God has issued an order to confine us. It would be bad if other executive officers saw us and got to the Ice God's ears. Ah, I'm not saying I'm afraid of the Ice God, but it would be bad if it affected Master's plan."

Agong said with certainty, "No executive officer will say anything."

"Eh? Really?" Coral Palace stretched out two fingers and counted, "At present, the only ones in Inazuma are Sanbing and Madam. Although Sanbing is foul-mouthed sometimes, he is not a talkative person. But our new Madam is different. Although Madam has been taciturn since joining the Fatui, because of what the Lord did in Mondstadt, even I can feel that Madam is secretly concerned about the Lord. It is obvious that she is not on the same page with us. Moreover, Amber is also in Inazuma. In order to prevent the Lord from doing something to Amber, Madam may report the Lord to the Ice God and transfer him away from Inazuma, right?"

Coral Palace felt that he was now very smart and had surpassed his own IQ.

"She won't stand a chance." Agong's voice became increasingly cold. "Originally, letting Eula join the Fatui was just a move to disrupt Mondstadt. Now that the Heart of the God of Wind is in our hands, Eula is no longer useful."

"Oh! Your Excellency means to kill Eula? That's right, once a person dies, there will naturally be no chance." Coral Palace was very good at making fun of him. "Then your Excellency is going to take action to get rid of Eula yourself?"

"There is a more suitable candidate in Inazuma."

"Oh?" Coral Palace tilted his head and thought of something, "Could it be Amber?"

Agong looked at him with an uncommittal look.

"That won't work, right? Although that little girl's strength is improving rapidly, she is definitely no match for Eula who uses the evil eye recklessly. She can't beat her. She can't win at all. The result of such a battle will only be that Amber won't be able to kill the other party, and Eula will get away alone."

The Coral Palace came to this conclusion based on a comparison of the strength of both sides.

Agong opened his mouth and said, "Then just give Eula a reason to not leave."

"If Eula wants to leave, Amber can't stop her." Coral Palace suddenly thought of something, "Unless... a duel in front of the emperor?"

"Baalzebub, let me use your body for a bit." Agong said coldly, "Let Amber and Eula duel in front of the Thunder General!"

The loser will definitely die. As a stubborn puppet, the Thunder General will not know how to adapt. Eula, you want to protect Amber, so let's see, what choice will you make in this situation to protect her?

"Roar--?"

A delighted smile appeared on Coral Palace's face.

"This is really interesting."

I am somewhat looking forward to it. When Amber personally announces in front of General Raiden that he is going to challenge her to a duel in front of the emperor, what kind of changes will occur on Eula's unchanging cold expression?

Chapter 87 I will build you into the statue!

As for how to get Amber to do so, it is not a difficult task. The two people present have countless ways, but this is not the main purpose of coming to Inazuma. Agong finally stopped his gaze on the tombstone and briefly glanced at the other tombstones.

There's no truth here?

"Humph."

With a cold snort, Agong's figure disappeared from the spot, and Coral Palace also left with Agong.

On the other side, Ying, who participated in the Southern Cross Fight Tournament, finally got on the ship of the big sister Beidou and headed for Inazuma. With the help of Beidou, he got to know Thomas, the housekeeper of the local lord Kamisato family. On the way, he looked at the Eye of God inlaid on the Thousand-armed and Hundred-eyed statue in the city.

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