Chapter 214

But the Oni girl didn't dare to gamble. Without 100% certainty, what if the other party wasn't him, and she alerted the enemy?

The resistance army would be on guard, and it would be even more difficult to lurk and find clues about Luo Li.

At least the blonde traveler was a correct clue; once that was broken, they would have nowhere to search.

Having finally forced herself to suppress the surging emotions in her heart, Chiyo took a deep breath, her fingertips even trembling.

The closer she got to the target, the more she had to remain calm.

"I see."

Chiyo struggled extremely hard to suppress her slightly trembling voice, barely maintaining calm.

Seeing her expression change, Gorou expressed understanding.

She must love her husband very much.

Not willing to give up even with the slightest hope—that's really nice.

This hateful war, can't everyone just make up and live together?

Cursing to himself, Gorou coughed lightly and said: "When that person returns, I will take you to meet Her Excellency Sangonomiya. They are always together, and everything will be clear then."

"Good."

Ending the conversation, Chiyo and Asase Hibiki came out of the base tent.

The two looked at each other and returned to their location.

Chiyo immediately summoned her retainer Gao and told him: "Notify Kujou Sara that the blonde traveler who resisted the Highness is nowhere to be found, but according to my guess, she is likely active on the battlefield. Pay attention to the rear grain and grass issues."

"Secondly, tell the Highness..." She paused, her gaze firmer than ever: "Found news of that person."

Receiving the order, the retainers didn't dare to delay and immediately found a way to convey the message.

Although not as strict as the Shogunate's blockade, the resistance army's internal review was not particularly strict, but sending a secret message was not a simple matter.

When it was late at night, they found an opportunity to place the message in a secret place for the Shogunate side to retrieve.

Shogunate army! Base camp!

After spending a night, the message from the resistance army arrived successfully.

Looking at the instructions from General Mikoshi Chiyo, Kujou Sara, whose face was slightly pale, pondered for a moment and immediately ordered.

"Tell the people below to send more guards to the rear grain transport routes, and also..."

After giving the order and confirming everything was foolproof, Kujou Sara looked at the second blood-red sealed letter, which clearly read "To be opened by the Highness."

As the most loyal person, she naturally wouldn't peek at the letter presented to the Shogun.

Even to avoid accidents, she decided to deliver it back to the Tenshukaku on Narukami Island herself.

"During my absence, do not clash with the resistance army. Also, be extremely attentive to the whereabouts of the blonde traveler. I do not want to receive disappointing news."

When in the army, Kujou Sara was very dignified, and her subordinates were in awe.

Because she was simply too hardworking.

In daily drills, Sara's requirements for herself were almost harsh, with training intensity far exceeding that of ordinary soldiers by more than ten times.

Until late at night, the sound of her drawing her bow and string still echoed in the dojo.

On the battlefield, she was always the first to charge.

Rewarding merit and punishing faults, every link handled by Sara was done properly, with few loopholes.

Her every word and action were seen by the soldiers, and those who had fought alongside her all admired her greatly.

Thanks to this, her orders and words were followed by the soldiers with heartfelt conviction.

After giving the instructions, Kujou Sara rushed back to Narukami Island immediately.

Before noon, she arrived at the Tenshukaku.

For some reason, stepping into the Tenshukaku again, she found that the atmosphere inside had become different from before.

It used to be cold and dead, without any changes, as if it had been like that since eternity.

Until recently, the Tenshukaku was sometimes irritable, sometimes floating.

Influenced by the Raiden Shogun, Inazuma City had recently frequently experienced clear-sky thunderbolts, or simply rainstorms and thunder.

At first, the people of Narukami would be afraid, worrying about who had angered the deity, but later they found it was just thunder and rain, so they let it be.

Perhaps only a few insiders knew the specific truth.

Inside the Tenshukaku!

"General, a letter from General Chiyo has arrived, please take a look."

Before Kujou Sara could present it, she saw Raiden Ei, who should have been cold and arrogant, look up almost impatiently and beckon.

The letter in her hand was immediately sucked over.

During this, Raiden Ei's gaze lingered on Sara for a moment.

"You are injured?"

"Thank you for your concern, General. This is a bitter-meat play performed by your subordinate and General Chiyo; it is no major injury."

Grateful for the General's concern for her minor injury, Sara was not as cold as she was outside, her gaze shifting and even showing a faint shyness and unnaturalness.

Perhaps only in front of the General would she expose the part of her heart that she had personally cut off, burdened by the duties of a minister, taking loyalty as her own responsibility, and making her own likes and dislikes yield to the greater cause.

Hidden beneath her stern exterior was a heart as hot as dark fire and as leaping as ghostly thunder.

Raiden Ei nodded slightly and turned to look at the letter in her hand. For a long while, she didn't dare to open it.

Kujou Sara could feel the General's tension.

Several minutes passed, and the blood-red wax-sealed envelope was finally torn open.

Raiden Ei unfolded the letter paper. There were only a few lines written on it, but the impact on her heart was extremely strong.

Her fingertips exerted force; the overly shocking fact made her unable to control her strength, and a crack was instantly torn around the letter paper.

Kujou Sara didn't dare to ask what it was that could make the General lose her composure so much.

But she saw the high-and-mighty deity lose her focus, with some color appearing in her eyes for the first time.

The purple eyes that had lost their luster seemed to find the light of the past, mixed with hope for the future.

"You are really still alive..."

Although Chiyo only said it was highly probable, Ei had already taken this as the real result, or rather, she was unwilling to accept even a tiny possibility of falsehood.

Her heart, which had long been numb with pain, seemed to be able to perceive it again. Sorrow and joy intertwined in Raiden Ei's eyes. Kujou Sara took one look and quickly lowered her head.

After an unknown amount of time, a voice finally came from above.

"Order: Inform Mikoshi Chiyo that once the specific location is known, convey it to the Tenshukaku immediately. I will go see him myself!"

The resolute will displayed in her words was moving.

Raiden Ei could no longer suppress the impulse in her heart. If it weren't for not knowing exactly what the situation was, she would probably have already set off.

For this reason, Ei even ignored topics like the resistance army.

She didn't mention the official documents submitted by the Tenryou Commission at all, and the will of the Raiden Shogun puppet turned a blind eye to it.

As long as it didn't hinder eternity, she wouldn't care.

And Ei had been sleeping all along, only waking up recently because of an inexplicable palpitation, and was completely unaware of this.

But next, she would deal with the Tenryou Commission and those who ate inside and out.

Coldness appeared in her eyes. Daring to mess around with her Inazuma—this crime would be washed away with their blood.