Chapter 495

Ayaka didn't want to carry too much personal emotion, otherwise, it would seem like she was morally coercing Yae Miko.

She tried her best to maintain her composure, but since it concerned the lives of countless Inazuma citizens, how could she speak calmly?

Ayaka avoided Yae Miko's gaze, her tone trembling slightly:

"As long as the Shogun's Sakoku Decree and Vision Hunt Decree are not lifted, Inazuma will only decline day by day."

"Guuji Yae, you may not know that the Shogun is indifferent, the upper echelons of Inazuma are corrupt, war is raging, and monsters are running rampant."

"The people of Inazuma are living in misery and have lost hope for life. The entire Inazuma is dead and lifeless; no one can see a future."

"The citizens cannot even get enough to eat, yet they still have to use their own food to support the war on the front lines."

"But this war is a civil war that should never have happened among the people of Inazuma."

"Everyone is fighting this civil war because of the Shogun's will, hoping for a better life after the war ends."

"But when will the war end?"

"The rampant monsters have already left us with no manpower to deal with them."

"Inazuma is filled with starving people, and corpses cover the fields…"

"Guuji Yae, I have not said a single exaggerated word; every sentence is the truth."

"We don't know what kind of eternity the Shogun wants, but if such an eternity continues, Inazuma will only have a dead end."

Ayaka clenched her fists tightly, raised her head with some unwillingness, and looked directly into Yae Miko's eyes, which seemed unaffected.

A moment later, Ayaka said earnestly:

"Guuji Yae, you also know that Teyvat has begun the recovery of spiritual energy."

"Right now, it is a problem for Inazuma to even survive. If this unstoppable trend of spiritual energy recovery sweeps through Inazuma,"

"Inazuma will truly be destroyed."

"The only one who can change all this is you, Guuji Yae."

Yae Miko slightly put away her smile, took a sip of tea, and looked leisurely at Kujou Sara.

"I think the situation shouldn't be that bad, right?"

"My stubborn Raiden Shogun, hasn't she already let General Kujou come over with you all?"

"This shows that that fellow also understands the crisis Inazuma is facing. All you need to do is wait for her to figure it out herself."

"She, although stubborn like a brat, Inazuma is the most important thing to her. Once she sees the current situation clearly, she won't continue to maintain that ethereal eternity."

"But as for knots in the heart, only she herself can solve them; no one else's persuasion will be of any use."

Saying this, Yae Miko smiled and glanced at Kujou Sara.

"Although I could indeed easily defeat her now, you wouldn't want to see me and my only good friend reach that point, right?"

"I don't want to fight her; if I win, that fellow can hold a grudge for a lifetime."

"I'll have a headache when that time comes."

From the moment Kujou Sara and Kokomi came over together, Yae Miko understood that Ei had definitely come out to see.

That fellow, although stubborn, wouldn't listen to advice, and was currently a bit reclusive.

But for Inazuma, this was truly the final treasure left behind by Makoto.

She would definitely give her life to protect it.

Ei's political sense was not as good as Makoto's, but she wasn't so blind that she couldn't see the current situation in Teyvat.

Seeking change in time—spiritual energy recovery brought opportunity.

Clinging to so-called eternity would absolutely lead to Inazuma's destruction during the spiritual energy recovery.

Ei wasn't stupid to that extent.

Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible for Kujou Sara to leave Inazuma.

Without Ei's order, how could someone as stubborn as Kujou Sara act together with Kokomi and the others?

Therefore, Yae Miko wasn't too worried about Inazuma's situation.

Since Ei had already seen the situation clearly, the rest was just waiting for time to let her untie the knot in her heart herself.

This time wouldn't be too long; after all, spiritual energy recovery wouldn't wait for anyone.

Change or die.

But Kujou Sara suddenly said:

"The Shogun did indeed let me come to Liyue with Sangonomiya Kokomi and the others, but the Vision Hunt Decree and Sakoku Decree have still not been lifted."

"Not to mention the Vision Hunt Decree for now, if the Sakoku Decree isn't solved in this situation, isn't Inazuma still committing slow suicide?"

"Guuji Yae, we need your help to persuade the Shogun."

"The Sakoku Decree must be solved as soon as possible. As for Inazuma, even if we can't cultivate, we must come into contact with martial arts."

"Otherwise, when the monsters spread to Inazuma, it will be the time for Inazuma's destruction."

Hearing this, Yae Miko frowned slightly and said thoughtfully:

"You said that fellow has no intention of lifting the Sakoku Decree?"

"That shouldn't be right. Xiao has already been there; that fellow shouldn't be arrogant enough to think she can resist the spiritual energy recovery on her own, right?"

"Even if she doesn't lift the Vision Hunt Decree, the Sakoku Decree shouldn't continue."

"What is going on? Then what did she send you here for? To find martial arts techniques and then go back to continue closing the country?"

"It's too ridiculous. Without spiritual energy, without monster meat resources, martial arts cultivation is agonizingly slow."

"Closing the country to cultivate—by the time the monsters spread there, a bunch of Foundation Establishment or even Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation monsters will have already appeared."

"Relying on her alone, it's impossible to solve all of Inazuma's troubles."

"In the final analysis, we still have to cooperate with Liyue, promote martial arts as soon as possible, and have cultivators."

"What on earth is that fellow thinking?"

Kujou Sara shook her head, looking somewhat embarrassed:

"I don't know either. The Shogun only told me to come to Liyue; she didn't tell me about subsequent tasks before she left in a hurry."

"That shouldn't be…"

Yae Miko pinched her chin and pondered.

"Even if she is rigid and stubborn, at such a critical juncture, it's impossible for her to act on a whim."

"Even if that fellow is stupid, it's impossible for her not to see the crisis of spiritual energy recovery."

This constant complaining made Kujou Sara feel a bit awkward.

To speak ill of Ei sentence after sentence right in front of her…

Kujou Sara sighed in her heart and could only ignore it, treating it as an old friend's complaints.

"General Kujou, tell me carefully about what happened that day."

Yae Miko seemed to notice something wrong and looked at Kujou Sara with a somewhat grave expression.

The latter also felt that there was a problem and didn't dare to be careless, from Xiao's appearance to the intelligence personnel returning with news, and finally to Ei leaving in a hurry with an ugly expression.

She told everything in detail.

Yae Miko had already vaguely guessed the key to some problems in her heart, but she didn't dare to confirm it yet.

If it were really like that, the trouble would be a bit big.

After a moment of silence, Yae Miko comforted everyone:

"Wait a moment."

Having said that, Yae Miko got up and found Miss Shenhe, saying softly:

"Senior Sister Miss Shenhe, can you help me perform a divination?"

Although Miss Shenhe was in charge of the God-Ghost Seven-Kill Order and had a very heavy murderous heart, it didn't mean she had no other skills.

As the future Peak Master of Xiaozhu Peak, Miss Shenhe also had exquisite calculation techniques.

Miss Shenhe didn't refuse Yae Miko; listening to her account, she closed her eyes slightly.

A profound aura emanated from Miss Shenhe. A moment later, Miss Shenhe stopped her movements, leaned into Yae Miko's ear, and whispered a few words.

Kujou Sara and the others couldn't understand, but they could confirm that Yae Miko's expression became extremely ugly in an instant.

But after thanking Miss Shenhe, she returned to Kujou Sara and the others.

Picking up her teacup and drinking it in one gulp, Yae Miko's expression was calm, but a suppressed anger lingered in the hearts of Ayaka and the others.

Inevitably, Ayaka and the others began to worry.

"Guuji Yae, what happened?"

Yae Miko closed her eyes and didn't answer for a long time. After a while, she said angrily:

"That idiot! I had already stopped her, but she didn't listen to a word, and now look!"