The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 275 Princess Egret
"Wow—"

With the sound of the sliding wooden door opening, Ying and Paimeng entered the private room of the Mulou Tea House. The little mascot waved his arms and said, "We are back~"

"Welcome back."

Yae Shinko greeted him with a smile and relaxed a little. Since Ying chose to come back instead of leaving, it meant there was still room for negotiation.

This is good. In many things in the world, the most frustrating thing is not that we can't reach an agreement, but that we don't even have the opportunity to discuss.

"I asked someone to buy some popular snacks. Come and try them and see if they suit your taste."

"Wow-thank you Shenzi!"

The little mascot's eyes immediately lit up and he couldn't wait to pounce on all kinds of delicious snacks.

Ying raised her hand slightly, as if she wanted to grab Paimon, but stopped as soon as she moved, with a smile that showed helplessness but also a bit of doting.

Forget it, as long as Paimeng is happy, there is no need to go through the trouble of testing again and again like I did just now.

Ying sat across the table from Yae Shinko. She raised her hand to ruffle Paimon's hair and looked at Miss Fox across from her: "Tianfeng said that we should just follow the plan."

She did not hide the fact that she could communicate with Tian Feng, and in fact, she could not hide it. In the previous round of conversation, Shen Zi's eyes "inadvertently" glanced at the bracelet more than once, and his words were so frank that it seemed as if he was explaining it to Tian Feng himself instead of to her as a middleman.

"really?"

There was a look of surprise in Yae Shenzi's eyes, and then he hesitated: "Ying, didn't Mr. Chen say anything?"

Such a simple promise really feels a little unreal.

"Yes." Ying nodded.

"please say."

The Eightfold Son of God looked serious and prepared to comprehensively and thoroughly analyze every word Chen Tianfeng said.

"Tian Feng said that he is not the Demon God of Teyvat and does not have the instinct of [God loves the world]."

"..."

The Eightfold Son of God was stunned, then his purple eyes narrowed slightly and he suddenly realized something.

Without the instinct of [God loves the world]... I see, she and Ying really made a big joke, just like trying to buy Morax's position as the God of Rock with a few hundred Moras.

Never mind, the current result is already very good. At least the relationship between Inazuma and Chen Tianfeng is much better than the relationship between him and Zhidong.

Yae Shinko's eyes moved, and she chuckled softly. She looked at Ying with her beautiful eyes, nodded and said, "I understand. Thank you, Ying."

"I did not do anything."

Ying shook her head, skipped the topic, and asked, "Is Linghua not here yet?"

"It should be soon. We should give them some time to talk and communicate."

Yae Shinko roughly estimated the time, raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked towards the door: "They are coming."

The sound of the sliding wooden door rang out again, and the Kamisato brothers and sisters entered one after the other. Kamisato Ayato noticed Ying sitting opposite Yae Kamiko, and Paimon eating and drinking beside them, and there was a flash of surprise in his eyes.

"The shrine magistrate Kamisato family, Kamisato Ayaka, greets the chief priest."

"Kamizato Ayato, I have met Mr. Palace Secretary."

"..."

Yae Shinko's eyes moved from one brother to another, finally landing on Kamisato Ayato: "Why are you here too? Are you worried about what I might do to little Ayahua?"

"Master Palace Administrator has misunderstood. My sister is still young and it is inevitable that she will have shortcomings in the way she handles things. As her elder brother, I thought that working with her could make up for the shortcomings." Kamisato Ayato bowed again.

"Oh, that's thoughtful."

Yae Kamiko understood that this was Kamisato Ayato leading Kamisato Ayaka to admit their mistakes voluntarily. After all, this was the first time they had been summoned so far, except for asking the brother and sister to write a report.

"sit down."

"Thank you, Lord Palace Secretary."

The Kamisato siblings took their seats at the lower level, their every move gracefully executed as if they had rehearsed it hundreds or thousands of times.

Ying looked at Kamisato Ayaka, who lowered her head slightly, and was gentle and calm, yet a little reserved and nervous, and smiled and said hello: "Long time no see, Ayaka."

Kamisato Ayaka raised her eyes, pursed her lips twice, and finally became respectful, bowing slightly to Ying: "Long time no see, Mr. Traveler."

fluorescent:"……"

They have become so estranged... According to Tian Feng, there is already a tragically thick barrier between them.

"Eh?"

Paimon looked up and was also surprised by the address "Mr. Traveler". After thinking about it, he couldn't figure out why Kamisato Ayaka called him that, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

She searched for two seconds, her eyes lit up, and she carried the plate of red cherry cakes, flew around the table and came to Kamisato Ayaka, with both hands raised: "Ayaka, last time you treated me to delicious food... well, well, Paimon got it himself, hehe."

The little mascot smiled shyly, his round little face was extremely cute: "But it's okay, Paimon will treat you to delicious food this time!"

Kamisato Ayaka was stunned. She looked at the red cherry cake decorated with red cherry petals and felt the sweet fragrance entering her nose. She looked at the cute and soft little mascot with its face upturned, and her sincere eyes that seemed to be sparkling with stardust. Her heart seemed to be poured with a bucket of warm water, making it warm and comfortable.

"Well, thank you, Paimon."

Princess Egret finally smiled. Her usual elegance and gentleness were now matched with a touch of just the right amount of pitifulness that she had acquired in recent days. For a moment, it seemed to make the surrounding scenery lose its color.

She took the Hiakura Mochi, and the stiffness and nervousness in her expression disappeared. She took out a handkerchief and wiped away the snack crumbs left at the corners of Paimon's mouth. There was a gentle smile in her beautiful silver-gray eyes.

At the same time, in a place where no one could see, the ice-attributed divine eye tied at the back of Kamisato Ayaka's waist lit up slightly, and it seemed that some subtle positive changes had taken place.

What a lucky little girl... Yae Kamiko was half surprised and half impressed, and finally chuckled. She glanced at Kamisato Ayato, and her lips moved slightly, and her voice went straight into the latter's ears: "Ayato, now you don't have to worry about your [still young] sister."

Without a sudden enlightenment and a cheerful mind, such a scene would never have been possible.

It is obvious that Princess Egret of Inazuma has gained and grown in her own way during this turmoil in Inazuma.

Kamisato Ayato shook his head, his heart filled with relief and gratitude.

She was naturally pleased because of her sister's growth, but she was grateful because the words of the palace official implied that he would forgive Linghua for the past.

"A few."

The Eightfold God knocked on the table with his fingers and said with a smile: "Time is limited, we can't delay too much, let's start discussing business."

"Yes, Lord Palace Secretary."

"clear."

Several people responded and turned their eyes to the Eightfold Son of God.

Yae Shinko looked at Kamisato Ayaka and said, "Ayaka, you are responsible for reactivating the secret line of Kaigi Island and passing on the information that [Demon God Orobas has the possibility of resurrection] to them. I will tell you the details."

"I understand. Ayaka will definitely live up to your trust." Kamisato Ayaka nodded.

Yae Shenzi turned his gaze to Ying and said in a much more polite way: "Ying, please contact the secret agents of Haigi Island, use Linghua's relationship to gain their trust, pass through the thunderstorm, and return to Haigi Island."

"Well, leave it to me."

Ying nodded, and Paimon waved his arms: "And me! Paimon will help too!"

Yae Shinko smiled and affirmed: "Haha, that's right, and Paimon is really a big help."

"Hehe..." Paimon scratched his hair embarrassedly.

"As for Ayato..."

Yae Shinko thought for two seconds and said, "I am the last officer of the Society. Do you have any missions recently?"

"There are enough personnel on standby for Your Excellency the Palace Master to deploy." said Kamisato Ayato.

"That's right. Wait for orders. When the spy from Kaigi Island returns to Kaigi Island, cooperate with the shogunate army to encircle and capture the spy. Make sure that the number of spy agents who return is no more than two."

Yae Shinko paused, glanced at Ying secretly, moved her lips slightly, and sent a voice message to Kamisato Ayato: "Let the final performance be more realistic, so that people will not doubt Ying, and she cannot be really hurt - this must be remembered, understand?"

Even if all the people who were carrying out the final mission died, Ying must not be harmed in the slightest... Yae Kamiko thought about it and did not say this directly. Ayato should understand what she meant.

Kamisato Ayato was even more surprised. When he just entered, he noticed that the way the chief priest and the traveler got along with each other was very equal. The chief priest was even slightly inferior to the traveler. It was simply incredible.

But even so, he didn't expect that the chief priest would care so much about the traveler.

Who is this person?
With the intelligence capabilities of the Kamisato family, Kamisato Ayato naturally knew that Ying had subdued the dragon and wiped out the demonic disaster in Mond, but that alone was far from enough to make Lord Yaenomiya treat him like this.

And the chief priest's request was that the traveler must not be suspected by the secret agents of Umigi Island, nor must she be hurt... Kamisato Ayato took a deep breath and thought in her mind how to complete this rather difficult condition.

"that……"

Ying knocked on the table at this time, coughed lightly, and said: "Don't worry about me, just act normally, don't worry about me getting hurt - I'm actually quite strong."

Yae Shenzi: "..."

Ayato Kamisato: "..."

The little mascot scratched his hair, his eyes blank, not understanding what was going on. No one was talking, who was Ying answering?
Kamisato Ayaka blinked and noticed the slightly hesitant expressions of the palace attendant and her brother. She suddenly guessed something, and while she was surprised, the corners of her lips couldn't help but curl up slightly.

"...Ying, can you hear me?"

Miss Fox looked embarrassed for a moment, then curious: "How did you do that?"

“It was impossible to do it.”

Ying raised her wrist, revealing a filigree bracelet, and smiled softly: "But with this, we can do it."

What an unreasonable ability... Yae Shinko muttered a few words in her heart, winked at Kamisato Ayato, nodded and said: "Then act normally, Ayato, you can make the arrangements."

"Ayato understands."

Kamisato Ayato nodded and returned a look, indicating that he really understood.

Ying was helpless and didn't know what to say.

After discussing some details, they left the Mulou Tea House together and said goodbye to each other.

"fluorescent."

Kamisato Ayaka called out to Ying, and Kamisato Ayaka and Yae Kamiko looked at each other and tacitly kept some distance between them to create a private space for themselves.

"Hmm? I'm here."

Ying stopped and turned to look at her, her eyes curved: "Why, you're not calling me [Lord Traveler] this time?"

"I...I'm sorry. I've been a little obsessed lately and done some stupid things."

Kamisato Ayaka was half nervous and half expectant, and her beautiful big eyes looked at Ying cautiously: "Um, Ying, can you forgive me?"

"Of course I don't forgive you." Ying smiled and raised her eyebrows, "After all, you're not angry, so how can I forgive you?"

"Pfft-"

Kamisato Ayaka couldn't help laughing, and then she quickly stopped and looked around. Seeing that no one was looking at her, she breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest: "Then... Ying, are you willing to be my friend?"

"Of course, aren't we friends now?"

Bright smile.

The girl in front of her was noble, elegant and beautiful, with a rare kind heart. Even when she suddenly encountered the reality of the world, she did not give up on herself. Instead, she worked even harder to maintain her kindness - it was hard for her not to like such a girl.

Kamisato Ayaka was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously: "Yes!"

"Also, I want to give you a message."

Ying looked at her with a gentle smile: "I hope that after you recognize the truth of life, you will still love life and your family."

Kamisato Ayaka looked at her, her silver-grey eyes filled with emotion.

……

"Love life, love family... Tsk, where did you learn this saying?"

Chen Tianfeng smacked his lips, listening to the movement from Ying, and moved his body uncomfortably. After hesitating for a moment, he whispered to Ying through the white scale: "Ying, the communication does not need to be open all the time."

Otherwise, he would always feel like an eavesdropping pervert, the kind of person who no one would believe even if he went out to explain himself and prove his innocence.

"No, we are about to start the action, so maintaining good communication is the only way to be safe."

Ying's voice sounded in Chen Tianfeng's ears.

"Okay, okay, it's up to you."

Chen Tianfeng was helpless and couldn't understand what this hobby was.

He stood up and looked at the secret realm he designed, checked it carefully, and withdrew his gaze after he felt that there was nothing missing. He sat cross-legged on the bronze coffin and played with the purple-black earth vein source stone.

Time and fate...interesting.

He closed his eyes and let his senses spread out, trying to capture the rhythm of the earth's veins and prepare for that moment in the future.

At the same time, Tianling was in prison.

Kujo Sara walked in slowly, stopped in front of a cell, and looked at the people in the cell through the bars: "Kamaji, are you feeling better?"

Kujo Kamajit stood up with the help of Kujo Masahiro and said optimistically, "Much better. I can stand up and walk now. I think I will be fully recovered in a few days."

Kujo Masahiro patted Kujo Kamajiro on the shoulder, looked at Kujo Sara, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Kamajiro and I are living well here. As for you, the burden of the Kujo family is now on you, so you should think twice about everything and don't let anyone cheat you."

"I got it."

Kujo Sara nodded, then seemed a little hesitant.

"What happened?"

Kujo Masahiro noticed her strangeness, thought for a few seconds, and then his face became serious: "But the result of my punishment is out?"

"No, it's not a punishment, but a chance to redeem yourself from your crime."

Kujo Sara shook his head: "But Kamajima's injury..."

"His injury is not serious!"

Kujo Masahito's eyes lit up, and he even wanted Kujo Kamajit to take a few steps on the spot to prove that he was fine: "Saro, what opportunity is it? No! No matter what the opportunity is, I must go!"

Kujo Kamajima nodded quickly. If he was not really helpless, he would have wanted to jump up and do some fancy moves to prove that he was fine and did not need Kujo Masahito to take care of him.

Kujo Sara looked at them, took a deep breath, and nodded: "I understand. I will petition the general on your behalf."

(End of this chapter)