The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 248 Rumors Escalate
Kamisato Ayaka was not surprised that Yae Kamiko could guess that it was her brother who asked her to come to Narukami Taisha. Compared to this, she was more curious about Ying and Paimon.

Inazuma's distinguished guest... For the Lord of the Palace to call him that, his identity and abilities must be extraordinary.

My brother said that the Palace Master went to Liyue. Could it be that these two are the reinforcements that the Palace Master invited from Liyue to solve Inazuma’s dilemma?
Kamisato Ayaka thought about it, smiled and nodded at Ying and Paimon, then turned her gaze back and after a little consideration, she said, "Does the Palace Master know what happened in Inazuma Castle?"

"know."

Yae Shinko glanced at Ying inconspicuously, nodded and said, "The general is missing. Such a big thing, Narukami Taisha would certainly know about it."

The General is missing? The Inazuma god is missing?

Ying was stunned and subconsciously felt that this matter was related to Chen Tianfeng.

No, it should be said that anything that can cause the gods to disappear, especially the fact that the Inazuma god disappeared after Tianfeng came to Inazuma, must be related to Tianfeng.

But what did he do?
Could it be that he was so sleepy that he didn't react and accidentally ate the God of Thunder?
Ying was lost in thoughts, but her face showed no sign of it—even though she was already imagining how to find Chen Tianfeng, protect him behind her, and fight her way out of Inazuma with great difficulty.

Well, I have to contact Zhongli in advance, and ask this war god to break Inazuma's thunderstorm and be ready for support.

Paimon didn't pay any attention to the conversation. He ate up the scarlet shrimp crackers on the table next to him in a few bites, licked his lips with satisfaction, and glanced at the scarlet shrimp crackers on the table next to Yae Shinto.

"Before the Shogun disappeared, the Lord of the Tenryo, Kujo Takayuki, had met with the Shogun, and it is said that he brought a bronze coffin. Not long after he entered the castle tower, a thunderbolt struck, and the castle tower was reduced to ruins. The Shogun also disappeared."

Kamisato Ayaka raised her eyes and looked directly into Yae Shinko's eyes: "Master Palace Administrator, do you know what is in that bronze coffin?"

"Why don't you ask Kujo Takayuki? The coffin was delivered to the castle tower by the head of the Kujo family himself."

Yae Shinto lowered his eyes and pushed the Scarlet Shrimp Senbei a little further away to make it easier for a white UFO that was quietly approaching to take it.

"When the head of the Kujo family was found, he was already seriously injured and has not woken up yet. Even if we want to ask him, he can't answer now." Kamisato Ayaka sighed and said, "In addition, according to rumors, the bronze coffin was given to the head of the Kujo family by you."

"You also said that this is just a rumor and cannot be trusted."

Yae Shinko looked at Paimon, whose little face was chubby from eating so much, smiled softly, poured a cup of tea and pushed it towards her.

"Um!"

The little mascot thanked him in a slurred voice, taking sips from his teacup.

Kamisato Ayaka noticed that Paimon also had a smile in her eyes, but she quickly stopped smiling and said seriously, "I understand, so the truth should be: under your instruction, the head of the Kujo family learned of your whereabouts and secretly sent people to snatch the bronze coffin from you."

Ying came back to her senses and looked at Kamisama Ayaka with a little surprise, obviously not expecting her to use such an interesting statement.

Under the instruction of Yaezaki God, the head of the Jiujo family secretly sent people to steal the coffin... Doesn't this mean that the head of the Jiujo family was plotted against by Yaezaki God, and the coffin was stolen, which made her step on a landmine?

"Is this what Ayato told you?"

"Part of it, and the other part is what I thought of on the way here." "Good guess, then you should also know the rumors about the bronze coffin, right?"

"…It is said that these are the remains of the Kaigi-daimyakami of Kaigi Island."

Kamisato Ayaka pursed her lips and added: "The existence of active divine bones is the key to the resurrection of Kaigi Daimikoto, and it is also the only hope."

"Three people make a tiger, and people's words are scary."

Yae Shinko raised his hand and rubbed his temple. That idiot Kujo Takayuki didn't care after releasing the news, allowing the rumor to spread further and further, becoming more and more outrageous!

Now the whole Inazuma is spreading the rumor that she, Yae Miyabi, was dissatisfied with the rebellion on Umi Island, so she found the remains of Oropas from overseas and planned to make it into a weapon. Not only would she completely cut off the possibility of Oropas' resurrection, but she would also use this weapon to wipe out the resistance forces on Umi Island.

What is this?

How could she have such great ability to cut off the hope of a demon god's revival? And how could she have the ability to make a weapon out of the living remains of a god?
Also! Orobas' body was dead and sound on Baying Island. If she really wanted to find some god's remains, why didn't she go to Baying Island, but to the sea off Inazuma instead?

Don’t these people who believed in rumors have any brains?!
Yae Kamiko sighed and looked up at Kamisato Ayaka: "The community magistrate is in charge of the Inazuma people's livelihood, and he is the most likely to nip the rumor in the bud - but you did nothing, why?"

"The shrine magistrate is not doing nothing. Before I set out for Narukami Taisha, the shrine magistrate had already done his best to clear up the rumor." Kamisato Ayaka explained, "It's just that this rumor is related to the devil, and many people are concerned about it. Even if we ban it openly, there are still people spreading it secretly. It is really difficult to control and eradicate it."

"I know that the company's executive officer is doing his best to dispel the rumors. But what I'm asking is..."

Yae Shinko looked into her eyes and said word by word, "Why didn't the Society Bugei nip the rumor in the bud when it first came out?"

Kamisato Ayaka's breathing was slightly stagnant, and she said, "The rumor is that Tenryo Bugyo..."

"It was released intentionally by Tianling Fengxing."

Yae Shinko interrupted her, smiling, "But how could the Tenryo Bugyo, a group of warriors, be better than the Society Bugyo in controlling rumors?"

The three Inazuma Bugyo each have their own duties and are good at what they do. If Tenryo Bugyo is better than Sha Bugyo in terms of people's livelihood, then what is the point of Sha Bugyo?
Kamisato Ayaka fell silent, pursed her lips, and unconsciously exerted force on her fingers, until her knuckles turned white.

Paimon sneaked to Kamisato Ayaka's desk and noticed that the atmosphere was a little strange. She wanted to go back to Ying, but she couldn't bear to give up the third serving of Sakura Shrimp Rice Cracker on the desk. She struggled for a second before reluctantly giving up the Sakura Shrimp Rice Cracker that was so close to her. She flew back to her original position and looked at Kamisato Ayaka and Yae Kamiko who had suddenly become silent with her big eyes.

"Since you don't want to say it, I'll say it for you."

Yae Shinko smiled, his eyes slightly cold: "Under the blockade of the shogunate, the important supplies of Kaigi Island will soon be in short supply, and the frontal battlefield cannot achieve any actual results. It won't be long before people will panic and collapse without a fight."

"And the news about Umigi Daimikami just happened to appear at this time. Not only did it give Umigi Island a shot in the arm, but it also turned the attention of the Tenryo Bugyo and the shogunate army to the remains of the god, thus giving you the opportunity to send the prepared supplies to Umigi Island."

"What a calculation, what a good idea!"

(End of this chapter)