Chapter 100

Mount Yougou! Grand Narukami Shrine!

When Yae Miko returned to the Grand Shrine again, she found that the shrine, which she had been away from for a long time, had changed slightly from when she was there before.

Little Yae, who was following by her side, stared at this place curiously, feeling only that the scenery was very beautiful.

Sighing gently, Miko lowered her body and said: "Little Yae, from now on you will live here; when you have learned the affairs that should be clear, you will inherit the position of Guuji."

"Will Lord Hearing Luo Li teach me? Will I live with him from now on?! And what are the benefits of being a Guuji?"

The little one was a bit happy; although that bad guy always liked to tease her, compared to the strict Matriarch, she still liked Hearing Luo Li more.

Yae Miko touched Little Yae's head, did not answer the previous question, but smiled lightly.

"Once you become a Guuji, no one will stop you if you want to eat fried tofu."

"Really?!"

Little Yae's eyes lit up all of a sudden, and even her pink ears swayed comfortably.

Yae Miko's smile was mixed with a bit of melancholy; next, she still had to go find Takamine and Asase Hibiki.

Since Chiyo already knew, it was only a matter of time before those two knew as well; rather than letting them come to her door to question her, it was better to go and inform them proactively.

In the following months and even years!

The lives of the Inazuman people gradually returned to normal, and with the monsters near Narukami Island being cleared, the curfew order in the city was lifted.

Several completely safe sea routes were finally opened on the sea, and merchants could travel to other countries for trade and business to a limited extent.

The lower classes were almost unaffected, but the upper echelons felt something was wrong; the previously active and relaxed political scene became cold and uncomfortable.

The laughter of the Excellencies and the General could no longer be heard in the Tenshukaku.

The guards could previously often see the figure of the General, but starting from a certain day, the divine body almost hid within the Tenshukaku and never appeared again.

Only some interesting rumors circulated among the people.

For example, the Tengu of Mount Yougou, who often frequented the Grand Narukami Shrine, left, drifting on the sea in a miraculous villa, and finally disappeared without a trace.

The little shrine maiden Asase Hibiki, who often practiced archery at the Grand Shrine and was very gentle in her dealings with others, was also said to have suddenly returned to Seirai Island one day to inherit the position of shrine maiden of the Asase Shrine.

The Oni daughter of the Mikoshi clan refused all visits, adopted a foster son, and never stepped out of her door again.

Even the person in charge of the Grand Narukami Shrine changed from the respected and revered Miko to a little girl of only twelve or thirteen; it was said that she was also of the Hakushin Kitsune lineage, a successor personally cultivated by Miko.

As time passed, the people slowly discovered that Inazuma was changing in a way they completely did not understand.

Until one day, the imperial decree of the General came from the Tenshukaku, promulgating the "Sakoku Decree."

The Shogunate implemented a maritime ban, restricting merchants from trading; if there was no travel permit, outsiders could only be settled in Ritou.

Although it brought a lot of inconvenience, the people of Inazuma only complained a few words in private, and they still had more love and respect for the General who protected them.

Hundreds of years of vicissitudes, in the blink of an eye.

More than ten generations had passed, the trauma brought to Inazuma by the monster invasion gradually faded, and the people lived under the Sakoku Decree, slowly getting used to this restraint.

Regarding the "eternity" pursued by the General, some people might not understand, but they dared not say much.

But the benefit was that for hundreds of years, Inazuma had never experienced any setbacks, and the people could live in peace to this day.

Perhaps this peace could be maintained forever.

…………

And at this time, in a place unknown how far from Inazuma.

A windless land without a trace of fluctuation, an ocean covered in ashes; originally, no living creature should live here.

It had been the same for hundreds and thousands of years.

But now, the dead ocean welcomed a small boat breaking through the wind and waves, with two adventurers standing on it.

"Stanley, can we really find the treasure?"

One of them looked nervous, looking around, very afraid that a monster would suddenly jump out from somewhere and make the two of them die on the spot.

They had been drifting on the sea for several days; if there was no harvest, they would have to return to land for supplies.

Seeing him so afraid, the other gentle-looking adventurer patted him on the shoulder and smiled helplessly: "Hans, I told you not to come; don't worry, even if something unexpected happens, I can protect you."

The novice adventurer named Hans nodded vigorously: "I believe you, Mr. Stanley."

Calming his companion, Stanley continued to row the sail.

Not long after, a domain appeared in the distance.

"Found it!"

Stanley could not suppress his surprise and, urged by Hans, hurried toward the domain.

However, this ocean was excessively large; it looked not far away, but in reality, it would take half a day to reach.

Fortunately, the two had enough patience, and seeing the domain, they both exerted twelve points of effort.

Seeing the domain getting closer and closer, before the smiles on their faces could bloom, suddenly the calm sea became noisy, forming a large whirlpool.

Following this, the shadow of a huge monster passed under the sea surface.

"This is... what's going on?" Hans was terrified.

Stanley said with a grave expression: "It seems we have encountered a sea beast."

"A sea beast?!"

Hans's shouting voice was a bit distorted.

Having expected his companion to be at a loss, Stanley's movements were calm and neat; he took out many adventure tools from his backpack, thinking he must have encountered many such situations.

He was a great adventurer, how could he be scared by this little setback.

But perhaps because it hadn't seen living creatures for a long time, the sea beast gave Stanley almost no time to prepare, immediately roaring and flipping the small boat from the seabed.

Compared to the sea beast with a huge body, the small boat was not even one-tenth of its size.

Discovering that something was wrong, Stanley immediately unfolded his wind glider, taking Hans and flying into the air.

But carrying a person, and being in a windless place, the wind glider couldn't fly at all.

Seeing the living creatures fly up, the sea beast, having missed its strike, jumped angrily from the sea, opening its foul-smelling, hideous mouth, wanting to swallow the two in one bite.

Hans was almost scared to the point of wetting himself, hugging the person beside him tightly and shivering.

Disturbed by this, Stanley had no time to take out the tools for confrontation, and could only watch helplessly as the giant beast's shadow covered the two; time seemed to slow down.

At this critical moment, the space between the sea beast and the two suddenly solidified, and both sides stopped at the same time.

Witnessing the giant beast less than a meter away, the two, who could only think but not move their bodies, reacted completely differently.

Stanley was shocked and uncertain; he thought he was dead, but then a sudden change occurred.

Hans wanted to scream, but couldn't.

I don't know how much time passed; when the two felt that it would last forever like this, suddenly the space shattered like a mirror.

The scenery became pitch-black and empty, and the world seemed to fall into darkness.

Stanley widened his eyes, looking at the scene that was simply like the arrival of the Abyss, his brain blank.

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