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Kujo Sara: "Kannazuka is the site of frequent clashes between our Tenryo Bugyo and the Coral Palace. If there is also influence from the worship of the gods there, it will be a disaster for both sides. I want to go there to put a stop to this.

If you believe me, after this, I will come back again!"

Kujo Sara's words were sincere, and his pair of golden eyes were full of determination.

Fan Yu looked at the other party. This was an expression that Kujo Sara rarely showed along the way. He knew very well that this was different from the situation when he defeated the other party in Konda Village and wanted to take her as a follower. Even if he refused, this Miss Tengu was unwilling to give in.

"It seems you have made up your mind." Fan Yu said.

Kujo Sara fell silent: "..."

The atmosphere suddenly became silent.

"I remember that when you were introducing the geography of Inazuma to me on the way, you said that Kamisumazuka was the forging place of Inazuma, right?" Fan Yu asked.

Kujo Sara looked puzzled, but nodded and replied, "Yes, the special material Tamagane used by Inazuma to forge swords is produced there!"

Fan Yu slowly drew the katana from his waist. Parts of the blade were already broken. "Although this sword is useful, it will soon be retired. I still lack a weapon."

"You mean..." Kujo Sara raised his eyes, with a faint ripple in his eyes.

"Let me go with you. I've never been to that place before, so let's just consider it an exploration."

Kujo Sara gave the other person a complicated look: "Thank you..."

Kamisato Ayaka also showed a hint of joy at this scene. Seeing her fellow traveler Kujo Sara being treated with such respect, she couldn't help but feel a little surprised at Fan Yu. This was a rare sight to see him display his tsundere side despite his dominance after kidnapping her.

A faint feeling of joy rippled in her heart, although she didn't know what she was happy about.

"Then I will temporarily return to Inazuma Castle to inform you, if you don't mind." Kujo Sara said seriously.

Fan Yu nodded.

Then, the figure of Kujo Sara stepped behind Shen Ying. As lightning flashed in the air, she activated the power of her Divine Eye and instantly moved into the air with thunder. Then, she continuously switched to the lightning seeds below.

In less than a short while, Kujo Sara had arrived at the foot of the mountain.

Kamisato Ayaka exclaimed, "There's such a method."

Seeing this, Yaejinko said, "If there's something that collects lightning elements, it's possible to use the power around the divine cherry blossoms to return to the underground immediately. Do you want to try it?"

Kamisato Ayaka glanced at the endless cliff below, took a few steps back and waved her hand to indicate that it was not necessary.

Yae Shenzi smiled and turned to look at Fan Yu again: "You are not worried at all that her general Tianling will never come back, or even lead the general to arrest you."

"If that's the case, it only proves that I was wrong about him."

These words made Yae Shinko look at him strangely, and his opinion of this man changed.

She said slowly, "Actually, worshipping the gods is still within the responsibilities of our Narukami Taisha Shrine. The reason she summoned them was probably because she was worried about the impact of the war there. If you want to go there, I will also send a shrine maiden to assist you. Although the general of the Tenryo Bugyo knows about it, it would be better to have professionals to purify the lightning cherry blossoms. Axing..."

Yae Shinto called out to the shrine maiden who had guided Fan Yu in drawing lots.

The latter bowed slightly.

Yaejinko: "You can go and take a look."

"I understand, Lord Palace Master." The shrine maiden Axing nodded.

Then, Yae Shenzi glanced at the Eye of God on Fan Yu's waist and said, "Also, you need a knife, right? There's a good forging ground over there. Before we leave, I'll give you the material for forging one!"

She slowly reached into her sleeve and took out a concentrated element that flashed with thunder.

Fan Yu generously took the materials handed over and gave them a strange look: "Thank you."

"You didn't tell me about the [Connection], though I don't know how to thank you, sir." Yae Shinko winked playfully. "After this is accomplished, I think the general in charge of the Tenryo Bugyo will choose to help you eliminate the negative influence of Inazuma."

"At least there's some truth to the claim that he murdered a high-ranking criminal, Kanjo Bugyo."

Fan Yu: "It has no effect on me."

"Wow?" Yaezakami had a playful expression on his face. This man seemed very confident in every sense.

After staying at Narujin Taisha for a while, Kujo Sara returned from Kagemukaiyama as scheduled in the evening.

Her face was covered in sweat, and she was panting, obviously having traveled a long way. "I have already informed the people in charge of Tianling. If you don't mind, there are still a few of my subordinates at the foot of the mountain."

Fan Yu: "Okay."

Kujo Sara nodded, and then left Narujin Taisha Shrine with Kamisato Ayaka and the shrine maiden Ayuki.

At the end of their farewell, Fan Yu and Yae Shen Zi in front of Shen Ying exchanged a glance from afar. The latter smiled and said, "Why, little one, you are reluctant to leave?"

Before she left, she even changed her address to Fan Yu as "Your Excellency" into a teasing one.

Fan Yu ignored the other party's teasing and simply said, "I think you should be able to feel the 'connection' you mentioned later."

Yae Shenzi was startled: "What?"

Fan Yu still hadn't explained, but in the brief exchange just now, he could clearly observe the spectral colors connected to the Eightfold Son of God and himself through the perspective of [Harmonious Bliss].

The light red beginning, followed by communication and observation, and the collision of words.

Until just now, when Fan Yu was talking to Kujo Sara and told him that he wanted to travel with Kujo Sara, the connection between him and the Eightfold Son of God had already been tinged with a crimson color.

A prompt sound appeared in his mind.

[You resonated with the Eightfold Divine Son, and the connection spectrum was activated...]

[Current connection level: Depth 1]

[You gained Spirit +1]

The faint spiritual power was transmitted to Fan Yu's mind, and it was almost impossible to detect except for the data.

Fan Yu had been observing the strange expression on the Eightfold Son of God's face, and at the moment of connection, his expression remained unchanged. This meant that the other party was also a being with a very high level of spiritual attainments.

She did not have the obvious charisma like Kujo Sara and Kamisato Ayaka, but considering what Gobazo said about knowing the other party for a long time, it was normal for the latter to have such accumulation at her age as a demon.

However, such connections gradually accumulate with daily feedback...

Yaejinko will finally understand the meaning of "connection"!

55 Kannazuka

Fan Yu left the sacred cherry blossoms in front of the Naruto Shrine.

The petals of cherry blossoms flew away in the wind. After Fan Yu met up with Kujo Sara and others, they quickly walked down the mountain.

Yaejinko watched the others leave, a look of deep thought on her face. In the past, she'd been more likely to harbor mischievous thoughts, but Fan Yu's words before he left had left her bewildered.

The orb hanging from her waist faintly lit up with a purple arc of lightning, causing her to subconsciously look down.

At this stage of existence, she could clearly discern every bit of her own power. Yae Shenzi remembered clearly that she had not activated any lightning elemental power. The Eye of God was an external organ belonging to its holder, and that was undeniable.

According to Yae Shinko's knowledge, this could only come from power outside of his own... or in other words, he had grown for a moment?

She didn't believe in that experience, but instead remembered what Fan Yu said before he left.

[Could it be that man?]

Yae Shen Zi couldn't help but think in his heart.

As time passed, the figures of Fan Yu and others disappeared from her sight faster and faster, until they disappeared from her sight after turning a corner and going down a staircase at the foot of the mountain.

Her thoughts gradually withdrew, and she turned back to the direction where the divine cherry blossoms fluttered: "If it is the revered god of Kamnozuka... I remember that when Aying made that furnace, he sealed the demon god inside, right?

"Hope all is well with the little ones."

There is also information about Fan Yu's behavior before he left, although Yae Shen Zi cannot see through it now.

But she still had a long life ahead of her, and with the passage of time, it would eventually become clear. Furthermore, it was clear that the other party was not someone who would settle down peacefully.

……

A few days later.

Starting from Yingxiang Mountain on Mingjin Island, passing through several plains and ports, Fanyu and his group arrived at the beach of Kannazuka by boat.

From the moment they landed, what caught the eyes of Fanyu and the others was an obvious uphill road. Stretching into the distance were mountains of varying heights, with layers of peaks stacked up one after another, and there was no end in sight.

"Finally... we've reached land." Kamisato Ayaka disembarked from the boat, looking tired and listless. She felt the firm ground and soft sand beneath her feet, a hint of surprise in her eyes.

No more having to feel the ripples of the sea.

The witch Axing beside her was even worse off than her. She dragged her shaky body to hold on to a big tree on the shore, lowered her head and spit out a large rainbow, with unspeakable resentment on her pale face.

"People with a physique like yours still need training." Kujo Sara said coldly, expressing disdain for the two women who had been living in a comfortable environment for a long time.

The witch Axing turned around helplessly: "My seasickness is congenital..."

Kamisato Ayaka, who was standing beside them, was also hesitant to speak. She glanced at the dilapidated boat on the roadside and felt that it was not just seasickness that could explain it. On the first day of their boat trip, they encountered an inexplicable thunderstorm and storm.

The next day, Fan Yu felt that the boat was swaying too slowly, so he applied elemental force to speed it up. During this time, the boat occasionally hit some reefs in the sea, almost sinking.

It was not until today that they rushed here, dragging what Fan Yu described as the "training of the Age of Exploration".

The reason why Kujo Sara and the Tenryo Bugyo soldiers behind her were safe was simply because they had some experience.

"It took three days to get here. This efficiency is very average. Axing, maybe you should exercise occasionally after finishing your work at the shrine." Fan Yu said to the witch beside the tree.

A few days of being in the same team is enough to make the originally unfamiliar relationship become more familiar.

Ah Xing reluctantly raised his head and glanced at the people in the field: "You say that so easily, I can't compare to you."

Kamisato Ayaka is a young lady from a wealthy family, Kujo Sara is a general of the Tenryo Bugyo... It would be easy for these people to move around, but she did not resign from her position as a shrine maiden to go on a spontaneous trip.

She doesn't have a wealthy family background that allows her to choose her life, and she can't be free at all when she works as a shrine maiden.

She barely supported herself and returned to the team after spitting out some rainbows: "I'm almost recovered."

"Ms. Ayuki, do you need some more water?" Kamisato Ayaka handed over her water bottle.

A Xing shook his head. "I'm fine for now. We need to go to the branch that Shen Ying sensed, the land of thunder cherry blossoms rooted in Shen Wuzhong. We need to cross the mountains ahead."

"The terrain of Kamnozuka is complex, and there are lurking rebels at any time. The rest of the way will be explored by our Tenryo Bugyo. Axing, you follow our team and point out the way... huh?!" When Kujo Sara finished speaking, his face suddenly became stern.

"Get out of the way, Xing."

Ah Xing: “?”

Kujo Sara seemed to have sensed something, and a layer of lightning suddenly flashed under his feet. He walked to Axing's side and pulled her body aside.

call out!

A wooden arrow slipped over Axing's head and landed right under the tree where Axing was standing.

This thrilling scene made the Tianling soldiers on the scene feel like they were facing a great enemy. They immediately drew their weapons and looked in the direction where the arrow came from.

A man in a conical hat and dressed in ronin's clothes, holding a large bow in his hand, snorted when he saw that his attack failed, and immediately turned around and ran away.

"that person?"

"It's ronin," Kujo Sara responded, as if she was already accustomed to this situation. "On this island, there are soldiers from the Tenryo Bugyo and rebels from the Coral Palace. The main conflict is between these two forces.

Besides that, the island is surrounded by wandering warriors, soldiers who have deserted the army, Fatui, miners... In short, the terrain and people are complicated, so you have to be extra careful."

She slowly let go of the frightened A Xing and stared fiercely at the figure in front of her: "There's something wrong with that guy who dared to attack after seeing the uniform of the Tenryo Bugyo."

Kujo Sara moved at lightning speed and was about to go and arrest him.

But she felt a sharp wind whistling past her, blowing her hair and sleeves, and Fan Yu's figure had disappeared from the spot.

At a distance of a hundred meters, in just two blinks of an eye, a black afterimage whizzed past in the wind and appeared in front of the Ronin archer.

"Good morning."

The Ronin Archer was stunned: "Huh?"

A gloved hand came towards him from the face, grabbed his head and pressed it to the ground.

boom!

56 Mikage Furnace Heart

With a deafening roar, the Ronin archer landed on his face, and there was a sound of bones cracking as his face made close contact with the dust on the ground.

A hole as big as a watermelon appeared in the ground, and dust was flying everywhere.

The ronin archer made a "gulp" sound from his throat, and scarlet blood spurted out, and he almost lost consciousness.

He shifted his gaze backwards with difficulty and saw a pair of golden eyes.

"You can't even handle this kind of force! You're truly weak!" Fan Yu sighed and slowly let go of the opponent. He then pulled up the quiver on his back and took out two arrows to prevent him from escaping.

puff!puff!

"Ahhhh——!" The ronin archer had just endured the splitting pain in his head, but the piercing pain from his knee made him scream in agony.