Chapter 7
Chapter 7
As night fell, the streets of the remote island were already deserted, with no one in sight.
Bai Luo sat by the window in his temporary residence, sipping tea and gazing in the direction of Inazuma City, squinting slightly.
"Lord Ausbilder, are you really not going to meet with the Hiiragi and Kujou Clans?" As Bai Luo's most trusted Pyro Agent, Ah Qi naturally stayed by his side.
"Even if I went, it would just be flattery and flattery. I don't want to go," Bai Luo replied.
Before becoming a Harbinger, he often encountered such situations similar to this. However, back then, he had no power or legitimate reason to refuse it.
Now, as one of the Harbinger, he was above all others.
In the entire Fatui's Brigade in Inazuma, his position was the highest.
Being a bit willful like this wasn't a problem.
"You're right. Lord Ausbilder, as the envoy of Snezhnaya, designated by the Tsaritsa herself, even if they receive you, it won't be these three Clans. Instead, it will be the esteemed Raiden Shogun who is high above herself," Ah Qi explained.
"Pfft—" Before Ah Qi could finish speaking, Bai Luo sprayed the tea in his mouth.
"Ah Qi."
"Yes!"
"That's enough, don't say anything more next time!"
"???"
Even though Bai Luo's task was to obtain the Gnosis from the Shogun, he still didn't want to face the Shogun.
There are two main reason for this, the first one is simple, the Gnosis simply wasn't with the Shogun, the Inazuma Archon had gave it away to Yae Miko, and the second one is because he didn’t want to attract Raiden Shogun’s attention.
‘As expected, being sanctioned in Liyue would be better after all, now, if only that orange-headed fellow would stop pestering me every hour for a match.’@@@@
"Hmm?"
Just as Ah Qi was about to report the scheduled arrangements to Bai Luo, he raised his arm slightly to stop the Agent.
They had trained together often, so even a small movement held a different meaning in each other's eyes.
"After the turbulence all the way to Snezhnaya, I'm tired. We can discuss everything tomorrow. I'm going to sleep for now."
"Understood, Lord Ausbilder."
Ah Qi naturally left the room, closing the door behind her.
Bai Luo yawned and casually placed the teacup on the nearby table.
As he walked toward the bed, he unfastened the luxurious attire on him, colored with the distinct hues of Snezhnaya.
With the last button undone, Bai Luo grabbed the coat and flung it forcefully.
"Swoosh—"
With the coat as cover, a specially crafted dagger flew out and firmly lodged itself in the ceiling.
With a flip of his right hand, the dagger he had already put away was once again held firmly in his grip. Bai Luo heightened his alertness and entered the forest.
"Whoosh—"
The moment he stepped into the forest, countless birds took flight.
Their squawking cries were unpleasant, scattering in all directions and disappearing into the night.
Crows, truly a creature that wasn't easy to like.
Bai Luo remained vigilant and continued examining the traces on the ground, trying to find the hiding place of the little figure.
It must be admitted that once inside the forest, the small figure's hiding technique had reached its peak.
Especially after the disturbance caused by the crows, there were no useful traces to be seen on the ground.
Instead, in the surrounding Grass, occasional glimpses of figures could be seen, creating an illusion of people everywhere yet invisible.
The moon in the sky was already obscured by the tall tree canopies, leaving no trace of moonlight.
However, this did not affect Bai Luo's vision.
Because within the forest, certain blue flowers were in full bloom.
The petals of these flowers emitted a faint blue glow in the darkness.
But under this ethereal glow, everything around looked eerie and sinister.
Combined with the peculiar sculptures covered in moss, even the inhabitants of Inazuma who lived here probably wouldn't dare to linger for long.
However, it was in such circumstances that Bai Luo encountered someone.
He wasn't even sure if the person he met was truly human.
"Who are you?"
She furrowed her brow, holding a bamboo basket in her hand, and asked Bai Luo.
Unlike ordinary women, this woman had a neat short hairstyle and wore the attire that only Shogunate soldiers were qualified to wear.
However, compared to ordinary soldiers, her attire was much more "luxurious."
The most eye-catching thing about her was the red bird-like mask on her head.
If he wasn't certain that the Fatui's Brigade didn't wear this style of mask, he would have thought she was a member of the Fatui's Brigade as well.
"There was a thief in my room, and I chased the thief here," Bai Luo calmly explained, retracting the hidden dagger in his sleeve.
He had already realized who this woman suddenly appearing in the mountains was.
No... she wasn't a human at all, but a yokai.
A yokai known as a Tengu.
She was also a captain of the Shogunate forces—Kujou Sara.
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