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A long spear spun like a wheel an inch in front of her, protecting her from head to toe.

The "Thunder of the Heavenly Clouds - Thousand Sticks," which is said to be able to penetrate everything, cannot penetrate the defense of the Salt Sorrow Spear.

As a divine artifact, the Salt Sorrow Spear cannot be pierced by mere lightning needles.

Ke Qing nestled in a warm embrace.

The only person who could step in to help her at this moment, the only person who could hold her like this, was Han Fulai.

“You…your injury…” Ke Qing looked at Han Fulai’s chest with great concern.

The large bloodstains on his chest were still there, and the wound was still very gruesome, but it had stopped bleeding now.

The Wind-Slaying Sword technique that Jiang Xue had previously taught him came in handy at this moment. The Wind-Slaying Sword technique requires the practitioner to precisely control their strength, reaching a level of "microscopic" control, the foundation of which is the ability to manipulate the muscles of one's body. Han Fulai forced the muscles in his chest to compress the blood vessels in the wound, and with the addition of his immortal power, used a method similar to "acupressure to stop bleeding" to seal the blood vessels and stop the bleeding.

Of course, more importantly, he didn't actually have much blood left to bleed.

The physical damage is still there; this is just a temporary measure, but it's enough to allow him to recover a certain level of combat strength in a short period of time.

Han Fulai simply lowered his head and smiled at her, "Thank you for protecting me, Lady Keqing. Now, leave it to me."

Although he still addressed her as "Lord Keqing," he did not let go of her waist.

Ke Qing's lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something but didn't, and just let him hold her.

At the same time, Rouran exclaimed in astonishment, "How...how is this possible!"

In his consciousness, the blood connection between him and the Salt Sorrow Spear was suddenly severed.

Han Fulai was not holding a gun; the Salt Sorrow Spear spun on its own in front of Ke Qing, blocking Lei Yin Quan Xian's attack.

The fact that the Salt Sorrow Spear could be manipulated in this way shows that it had become Han Fulai's "magic weapon" and recognized Han Fulai as its master.

—Han Fulai didn't just suck so much blood from Yan Aiqiang for nothing.

If the Rouran used their blood to refine the Salt Sorrow Spear, they were offering their bloodline as descendants of the Salt God to reach a "contract" with the remnant soul within the Salt Sorrow Spear. Han Fulai, on the other hand, directly shattered the consciousness of the remnant soul of the Salt God and then used his own blood to refine the Salt Sorrow Spear again—this could probably be considered a kind of "NTR".

In short, Han Fulai is now the owner of the Salt Sorrow Spear.

The Salt Sorrow Spear no longer possesses the will of the remnant soul of the Salt God and therefore no longer has the effect of mind control. However, it plays a significant role in replenishing the remnants of the Salt God and amplifying the Salt God's power. In game terms, the spear's main attribute is "Charging".

This is exactly what Han Fulai needs now.

Although the Rouran were shocked, they did not panic.

Even without the Salt Sorrow Spear, the "Mirror Return Secret Realm" still exists, and the "Flow Fantasy Sword" can still function.

A gentle voice drifted through the darkness: "Deputy Minister Han, you were able to get up even after being hit by Salt's Sorrow. You are truly a dragon among men, extraordinary indeed. I just wonder how much strength you have left, and whether you can withstand the next strike of 'Thunderous Manifestation'?"

He had just told Keqing that "Chidori" was the strongest attack under the Thunder Sound Authority, but now he didn't mention it at all and immediately moved on to the next attack—"Imagination Sword." As long as the imagination is strong, the sword move that is conjured can be just as strong.

His words were actually a subconscious suggestion to Han Fulai, implying that Han Fulai was already severely injured and exhausted, and might not be able to withstand a stronger attack, while also telling him that he was facing a powerful "Thunderous Manifestation" and that there would be even stronger attacks. This is the "hypnosis" of "flow simulation".

Han Fulai blinked.

The Rouran call this thing "Thunderous Power Manifestation"?

In his eyes, it was nothing more than a shikigami made of talisman paper, a large purple fluttering moth... Oh, once you think of "Thunderous Manifestation," this large fluttering moth does seem somewhat similar.

—Keqing fell into Rouran's suggestion from the very beginning, and her cognition was gradually changed by "flow simulation" starting from the battle against the Sword Demon. Han Fulai remained behind Keqing with his eyes closed in meditation the entire time, and he didn't hear a single word Rouran said to Keqing, so the hypnotic suggestion to him had to start from the beginning.

"This move is called, Thunderclap of the Heavenly Clouds..."

Han Fulai gave him no chance to continue hinting.

Before Rouran could describe his next move, Han Fulai waved his hand and pointed at the large purple moth, shouting, "Thrusting Spear of Death!"

The spiral spear, now stained crimson with his blood, bore a striking resemblance to the red spear, Gajeberg, wielded by a blue-armored soldier he'd seen in anime. So Han Fulai simply stole the move—it was just a fancy name, after all.

Upon receiving the command, the Salt Sorrow Spear traced a blood-red path through the air, instantly piercing the shikigami that was flying through the air. The spearhead pierced through "Thunderous Power Manifestation," which immediately shattered into salt grains, making it impossible to unleash any "stronger next attack."

After all, Han Fulai didn't have time to listen to anyone explain the moves. He was currently seriously injured and needed emergency treatment, so his current style was more like that of his Ah He. He would rather take action than talk.

Seeing Lei Yinquan, a being as powerful as a demon god, so easily defeated by Han Fulai, the one most shocked was not Rouran, but Keqing.

Ke Qing stared blankly at the broken sword in her hand.

"That Lei Yin Quanxian... was actually... killed so easily?"

In fact, Ke Qing also suffered because she had to protect Han Fulai, who was seriously injured. She had to stay in place and endure the attacks. Otherwise, with Ke Qing's agile movements, she wouldn't have been in such a sorry state.

Hearing Keqing's exclamation, Han Fulai revealed his signature smug smile: "...Lady Keqing, next time you fight a lightning elemental creature, don't enchant yourself with lightning magic, they're immune..."

Ke Qing bit her lip in frustration—was that the problem?! Why did I look like the worst one again?!

Rouran was so angry he felt like vomiting blood—no, he was so angry he actually vomited blood.

As the master of the "Mirror Return Secret Realm," his words possess the power of "word magic," naturally carrying a seductive quality. Even the most impatient martial artist in this arena would be influenced by his words. Ke Qing, as the holder of the Eye of God, also fell for his tricks. So why is Han Fulai completely unaffected by his suggestive seduction?

He was, of course, unaware of the conflict between Han Fulai and the remnant soul of the Salt God.

Even the bewitching power of the remnants of the demon god could not corrupt Han Fulai's will, so how could his "word power" be enough?

Rou Ran raised her hand to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth, and used the blood on her fingers to draw a new talisman mark on her chest.

He is now hidden in the darkness, but still has the home-field advantage to prepare for a new attack. In addition to the "Mirror Return Demons" created by Kami Seinosuke, there are also powerful shikigami known as "Shiki Generals" who serve as the managers of the Onmyodo.

In the few words left by Yuugami Seinosuke, this "Shiki-sama" can collect information about monsters and create copies, allowing an endless number of "Mirror Reflection Monsters" to evolve in the "Yin-Yang Bureau of the Secret Records," making it arguably the most powerful Shikigami.

"Shiki-daishou" requires the Onmyoji to expend painstaking effort to create it by splitting off a part of their own soul. Rouran himself is not a legitimate successor of Onmyodo, and his strength is insufficient to create "Shiki-daishou". However, this is a life-or-death moment, and he can no longer care about the possible backlash from failure.

Even with the monster evolved from the "Shiki General" and the "Heartflow Fantasy Sword," he still has a chance to kill Han Fulai.

The silence in the darkness was particularly unsettling. Ke Qing, having witnessed the Rouran's methods before, was even more vigilant now, and worriedly reminded Han Fulai, "Be careful. He can use a martial arts technique called 'Kokoro-ryu' in Inazuma, which combines swordsmanship with shikigami to conjure various powerful monsters. And this 'Mirror Reflection Secret Realm' is also very strange. If he hides and launches a sneak attack..."

Han Fulai smiled again upon hearing Ke Qing's reminder.

"Oh... it's 'flow'?"

In the game, "Flow" is an event in version 2.0, which appeared shortly after the Inazuma map was released. "Onmyoji Guild" is a story event in version 2.2, and he already had suspicions when he saw the shikigami. He had participated in these events before his transmigration and had a fairly clear memory of them.

With just this one sentence, he had already figured out the Rouran's true nature.

Now the Rouran have no secrets from him.

This enclosed space is actually a giant illusion, and the Rouran are using illusion to kill people.

No wonder Keqing thought that shikigami was "Raine's Manifestation," while in her eyes it was just a large, fluttering moth, because she wasn't trapped in an illusion like Keqing. Keqing was actually fighting a powerful monster she had imagined.

However, Keqing being under a genjutsu has its advantages.

Forces act in pairs.

"Lord Keqing, are you willing to trust me without reservation?" Han Fulai asked.

Ke Qing answered almost without hesitation: "Of course."

Han Fulai smiled, "Alright, then I'll tell you. I just fused with some remnants left behind by the 'Salt Demon God,' so I'm practically a demon god now. As a god, I can do many things, including controlling this secret realm."

"Huh? Really?" Ke Qing was quite delighted.

“Of course it’s true.” Han Fulai nodded. “Shall we give it a try? Lady Keqing, make a wish on me, like, ‘May there be light?’”

Keqing obediently followed his wish: "Let there be light."

Han Fulai pointed one finger to the sky.

"God said, 'Let there be light.' After research and discussion at Yuehaiting, and with the approval of Lord Keqing of Yuheng Star, there was light!"

In an instant, everything was bright.

Actually, Han Fulai was just trying to fool Keqing. He didn't have time to digest the remnants of the demon god, and now that Zhongli, the god, wasn't helping him clear his meridians, he simply controlled the Salt Sorrow Spear and immediately jumped up to protect Keqing.

But this is an illusion, and Keqing is still connected to this realm, influenced by "flow simulation." Essentially, he is using a show of pretense to make Keqing believe that there is light within this realm.

And there was light.

Liyue is now a society ruled by men. The Geo Archon works for people in the "Hall of Rebirth," and the Salt Archon also works for people in the Moonlit Pavilion. Divine authority is granted by men, which is quite reasonable.

The Rouran had nowhere left to hide.

A mage without shields or summons, still in the stunned state of chanting a spell, is obviously a sitting duck.

Without Han Fu's prompting, Ke Qing immediately used her movement technique to rush forward and kicked Rou Ran in the face.

Rouran, who was still drawing talismans and casting spells, was kicked by Keqing, causing his nose to bleed profusely. He collapsed to the ground, vomiting a mouthful of blood. Keqing had already interrupted his spellcasting once before by suddenly appearing in this secret realm, and now she had interrupted him again.

The backlash from the interrupted spellcasting he was experiencing was now life-threatening. He could no longer cast Yin-Yang spells or "flow" techniques.

Sure enough, the lightning illusion he saw on Keqing using his "protective spell" was real. To him, Keqing was like a divine punishment, a bolt from the blue.

"Think of danger," "Think of retreat," "Think of change"... Even with these "three considerations" to protect you, if you are on the wrong path, no matter how much you think, you will only go further down the wrong path, and the outcome will not be any different.

Chapter 411 After entering the pass, great Confucian scholars naturally came to debate the classics for me.

The fierce battle has finally come to an end.

From the beginning to now, less than half an hour has passed, yet Ke Qing and Han Fulai have already teetered on the brink of life and death several times.

The conspirator, who had just been acting as if everything was under control, was now collapsed to the ground, breathing more heavily than he was breathing.

"Rouran, do you know your crime?"

Ke Qing's expression was stern, not daring to be careless in the slightest, with half a broken sword stuck against Rou Ran's neck. If the other party dared to make any move, Ke Qing would definitely slit his throat immediately.

To be honest, this was the first time she had ever looked down at this young master from the Liyue Clan, a Seven Stars colleague who was much more senior than her.

Although the Rouran were lying on the ground covered in blood and had a sword held to their neck, they did not appear particularly panicked.

"...May I ask, Miss Keqing, what crime do you intend to convict me of?"

"The evidence is conclusive that they controlled the Pure Water Spirit to destroy the Guiliyuan Dam and plotted to murder the Deputy Chief of the Moon Sea Pavilion and the Liyue Yuheng Star."

Ke Qing's gaze fell not far away, where a "witness" lay.

A pure water sprite, missing half a wing, was lying on the ground, shivering.

Now that the Salt Sorrow Spear belonged to Han Fulai, its mental control over the Pure Water Sprite had naturally been lifted. The sorrowful aura surrounding Lotia had completely faded, as if she had awakened from a long dream. Her single eye was filled with confusion—she was trying to remember: Where was she? What was she doing? Why had she been beaten, and beaten so badly?

Her memory loss allows her to understand to some extent that she was once controlled.

And that purple-haired human even said he was manipulated by someone to destroy the Liyue dam... Wow, isn't that breaking the contract with the Liyue Sage? Is that why he got beaten up?

Lotia trembled even more violently, so she simply shrunk her body, transforming into the appearance of a "little elf in a bottle"—that way, others probably wouldn't be able to see her.

...Liyue is really scary. I should try to get some lodging in Mondstadt. I heard there are places to stay in Springvale.

Rouran, however, smiled.

"How can I control the Pure Water Spirit? Is it the gun in Deputy Minister Han's possession? Miss Keqing, are you perhaps framing me?"

The Pure Water Sprite has no memory of being controlled, and the will of the remnant soul of the Salt God in the Salt Sorrow Spear has also been erased by Han Fulai. Including the blood pact between Rouran and the Salt Sorrow Spear, there is actually no evidence that Rouran manipulated the Pure Water Sprite.

Although the origin of the Salt Sorrow Spear could still be investigated, if they didn't admit it, they could even counter-accuse Han Fulai of controlling the Pure Water Spirit to frame Tianji Star. After all, Han Fulai is now the owner of the Salt Sorrow Spear, and he still has remnants of the Demon God within him; it seems only he has the ability to commit such a crime.

"You... I'll take you back to Dali Hall, where the officials will decide your fate. Lift the secret realm and come back with us." Ke Qing didn't want to say more to him, only asking him to lift the secret realm. They were all injured, and healing was the most important thing right now.

Her gentle eyebrows curved into an arc.

"Sorry, I can't solve it."

Ke Qing's eyebrows shot up: "You still want to put up a stubborn resistance!"

Rou Ran let out a breath and said, "I told Miss Ke Qing before that you can only leave if you defeat me."

"You haven't lost?" Ke Qing threatened, bringing the sword's edge even closer to Rou Ran's neck.

Rou Ran shook her head. "Of course not. Miss Ke Qing is also a martial artist. She should know that defeat on the battlefield means death."

Ke Qing snorted coldly and said, "Are you courting death? Are you afraid that going back for trial will implicate more people?"

Rou Ran chuckled: "Trial? Miss Ke Qing probably doesn't understand yet. Even if I survive to return, I won't survive to speak. Speaking of which... does Miss Ke Qing actually believe that Liyue's laws can judge me?"

"You!" Ke Qing felt a lump in her throat.

Someone patted her on the shoulder; it was Han Fulai.

"Lord Keqing, please wait a moment. I'd like to speak with him," Han Fulai said.

Ke Qing stood aside somewhat resentfully.

Han Fulai squatted down and looked at the noble young man in front of him who was no longer elegant.

The old inheritor of the Salt God and the new inheritor of the Salt God silently gaze at each other.

The two of them had never actually clashed before, nor had they even crossed paths.

If we had to pinpoint any connection, it would probably be that Han Fulai once presented a poem to the Rouran on the Zhudian Boat.