Caught Cheating on Ei

Sanctum of Euthymia

Ying closed her eyes and began to meditate.

She wanted to get rid of all distracting thoughts.

Ever since she first saw Bai Ye, she found that her emotions had never calmed down.

First, seeing Bai Ye always reminded her of her close friends. Looking at Bai Ye always brought back memories of her youth.

Afterwards, she thought that she could calm herself down after getting rid of Bai Ye. But the Anemo Archon Barbatos was still showing off Bai Ye in front of her, stirring up her emotions.

Just after Barbatos was sent away, an even greater shock came to the shadow.

The Sustainer of Heavenly Principles descended before Bai Ye and casually read "The Story of the Sun and Moon" to him, showing no concern whatsoever. Instead, he gave him a sword.

This proves that Bai Ye's actions, whether driven by love Heavenly Principles, can be tolerated.

What would be a catastrophe for others was not even met with a slap on the wrist for Bai Ye; instead, he arrived and gave him a weapon.

[You were scared, weren't you? Let me give you something to comfort you.]

That's the feeling of a shadow.

This can no longer be explained by favoritism.

Ying was worried that she wouldn't be able to stay calm when looking at Bai Ye, so she kept putting off seeing him.

It's no wonder Shadow's resolve was weak; anyone in that situation would have struggled. Even Orobas, a demon Gods who could escape his grasp, wasn't weak among Gods. And yet, such Gods demanded death with just a glance.

She planned to calm herself down before seeing Bai Ye again.

"At least, I've met Heavenly Principles this time, so there won't be anything else that will cause me to have Gabo."

The image lingers in my heart.

She could even sense the aura of Heavenly Principles, so Yinggen wasn't worried that there might be something even more influential about her.

Absolutely not!

Just as she was about to continue adjusting her state, she felt someone calling her from outside the Sanctum of Euthymia.

"Beelzebul, I've come to see you again!"

It's Barbatos.

Looking at Barbatos, Shadow felt an urge to stab him.

However, if you actually do that, wouldn't it just prove that you have a problem with your mindset?

I have to face it myself; even borrowing Raiden Shogun won't help.

Trying to adjust her demeanor to one of indifference, Ying asked Venti, "What's wrong?"

"What? You don't want to honor the bet anymore?"

Venti's words immediately darkened Shadow's expression.

"I will fulfill the bet that I am obligated to make."

Shadow said to Venti.

"Really? I thought you were going to renege on your promise," Venti continued with a smile.

After that,

Seeing that Ying was about to draw his sword, Venti quickly said, "How about this, I have an idea for you? I guarantee it won't affect your dignity Raiden Shogun, and no one else will know about it."

"Um?"

Ying frowned as she looked at Venti.

Venti said to Yingyu, "I only said that you were going to teach Bai Ye the art of puppet making, not that I was going to have you openly take Bai Ye as your student. In fact, Little Bai Ye already has a teacher. Let alone you, even if I wanted to take him as my student, I couldn't do it. It's a pity that I wanted to take our relationship to the next level."

As he finished speaking, there was still a hint of regret in his voice.

"So, I want you to secretly teach him the disease behind his back. As long as no one notices, won't that work?"

"How could I be such a sneaky person?"

Upon hearing Venti's idea, Shadow immediately rejected it.

"It's not like I'm asking you to lie to other people. Do you have to tell everyone in Inazuma about every single thing you do? You just didn't tell them, it's not like you're deliberately hiding your whereabouts."

Venti tilted her head and continued to persuade him.

What are you considering?

Looking at Venti, Shadow frowned and asked.

Seeing Venti's eagerness, she could sense that he was plotting something.

"Won't you understand when you meet me? I just want to invite you to watch a play."

Venti seemed to have anticipated Ying's question and immediately answered it.

His eyes also carried a provocative tone.

Shadow considered granting Venti's request:

"Then I'd like to see what you're planning to do?"

As long as he teaches Bai Ye in secret, secretly and without anyone knowing, that's quite something.

As for harming her, Ying isn't worried about that.

Even if Venti and Bai Ye were to bring out all the Gods from Bai Ye's body, she wouldn't be afraid at all.

Below Celestia and above Teyvat, aside from the Rex Lapis of Liyue, she truly didn't believe she would lose a battle.

This also reflects her confidence in daring to close the country off and hunt for opportunities.

With her by my Inazuma, everything is safe.

"I believe you will see some extremely exciting news tonight."

Venti felt she had said everything she needed to say, and since Shadow didn't seem inclined to invite her for a drink, she should leave.

Now go find Kujou Takayuki and see if you can squeeze any more money out of him.

The Kujou Clan is large and powerful; if you squeeze them a little, you can always find something of value.

At night,

The informant of the Tenryou Commission saw Bai Ye leave his residence alone after finishing dinner.

The informant stared for a long time but couldn't see anyone behind Bai Ye.

He was all alone.

Upon receiving this news, the informant, the Tenryou Commission, immediately came to report to Kujou Takayuki.

Pushing open the door, the informant entered Kujou Takayuki's secret room.

However, after entering the secret room, the eyeliner smelled strongly of alcohol.

Looking up, Kujou Takayuki was kneeling on the tatami in a perfectly standard posture, his eyes exceptionally sharp. Opposite him, a boy reeking of alcohol was slumped on the tatami, holding a bottle of liquor in his hand.

"Master, Bai Ye has already set off."

"Um."

Kujou Takayuki nodded.

Venti then put down the bottle and looked at the Kujou Takayuki mother.

"Let's go, let's go to the scene and find Bai Ye later."

"Um."

Kujou Takayuki stood up.

"Let's go. I'll give you a reward after we're done."

He said to Venti.

Venti pursed her lips.

He then followed Kujou Takayuki out with a grin.

He was waiting for Kujou Takayuki's happiness to reach its peak before delivering a fatal blow when he was at his most triumphant.

Kujou Takayuki's health was quite good, no worse than that of an average young man. Instead of taking a car, he walked with a swagger towards the place that Bai Ye was heading.

Inazuma City wasn't very big, and Kujou Takayuki quickly led the ninjas to the house that Bai Ye was currently heading to.

Upon arriving at the house, he immediately ordered the ninjas to lie in ambush.

He trained quite a few ninjas, and Kujou Takamasa believed that they were no less capable than the Shippou of the Kamisato Clan.

Only after doing all that did he walk in with a confident expression.

Venti had told him that she had used deception to lure Bai Ye over, so naturally she wanted to catch Bai Ye off guard.

Kujou Takamasa went inside.

Venti continued to wait outside with a smile.

At this moment, Bai Ye was playing chess with his teacher in the room out of boredom.

Of course, to outsiders, it appears as if Bai Ye is playing chess alone.

Anyone knowledgeable in Go would be astonished to see Bai Ye playing like this.

It is extremely difficult for one person to play a game using two completely different styles of chess.

"Teacher, you lost."

Bai Ye gently made a move in the game, then spoke in his mind.

Seeing that he was about to lose, Hagintos immediately retorted, "That doesn't count, that doesn't count! You didn't place the pieces the way I told you to..."

"Teacher, we can't act like this!"

Hearing his teacher say that, Bai Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

My own teacher's sportsmanship is truly exceptionally poor.

Basically, among all the people Bai Ye knew, besides Emperor Jing of Han, she was the only one.

"When did I act like a scoundrel! Anyway, it was all your doing, start over, start over!"

Hagintos continued.

Bai Ye still wanted to set up the chessboard.

At that moment, the door to the room opened.

Bai Ye looked over and saw Kujou Takamasa walking in.

Upon seeing Kujou Takamasa, Hagintos immediately said to Bai Ye, "Alright, alright, now it's your turn to perform."

Upon Bai Ye what Hagintos said, Bai Ye's face immediately turned to one of shock.

"Head of the Kujou Clan, how did you get here?"

Seeing the shocked look on Bai Ye's face, Kujou Takamasa felt extremely smug.

You and the people around you ignored me like that, but now that you see me, you finally know how powerful I am.

Asmodeus's desires gradually grew, causing Kujou Takamasa to become increasingly arrogant and complacent.

He said to Bai Ye, "I am the head of the Tenryou Commission family, and I am responsible for the security of Inazuma. Since you came out alone, I naturally have to investigate you thoroughly."

"Investigation?"

"Yes, we need to investigate whether anyone colluded with Inazuma's higher-ups to betray Inazuma's interests."

Kujou Takamasa said to Bai Ye.

Upon hearing Kujou Takamasa say this, Bai Ye 'quickly' defended himself:

"I met with her for other reasons and it would not harm Inazuma's interests."

"This matter isn't up to you or her to decide," Kujou Takamasa grinned at Bai Ye. "I feel I need to investigate this thoroughly. Some evidence will naturally come to fruition once the investigation is complete."

Having never witnessed Bai Ye's strength, he naturally assumed that his men were superior to Bai Ye. If he deliberately slandered him, Bai Ye would have no way to retaliate.

"Aren't you afraid of being punished by Raiden Shogun for doing this?"

Bai Ye continued to question Kujou Takamasa.

"I am naturally afraid of the Shogun's punishment. However, as the Shogun's most loyal subject, there are some things I should do in advance to help the Shogun."

Kujou Takamasa said earnestly.

He then continued speaking to Bai Ye:

"I know your strength and the special nature of your identity. Even if we get the evidence, the Shogun can't do anything to you. However, after the situation on Yashiori Island is resolved, you won't be of much use in Inazuma. At that time, the Shogun can easily expel you. At the same time, the noble lady who came to see you will inevitably be punished by the Shogun."

"You can't bear to see this, can you?"

As he finished speaking, Kujou Takamasa approached Bai Ye and said in a nearly interrogative tone.

In his view, teenagers value emotions and responsibilities the most, and are also the easiest to intimidate. He was sure that doing this would catch Bai Ye off guard.

Then, he was kicked hard by Bai Ye.

"Stay away from me!"

He was, after all, a student of Adeptal Art, and his physical abilities were much stronger than those of Kujou Takamasa.

After being kicked away, Kujou Takamasa was instantly enraged, but he quickly suppressed it.

It's not worth it.

He smiled and said to Bai Ye, "You seem to be in a hurry, but don't worry, as long as we cooperate, I will naturally make sure you have no chance."

"Cooperate? Like you cooperated with the Fatui?"

Bai Ye said to Kujou Takamasa.

"Don't mention those people to me." Kujou Takamasa was annoyed when he heard about the Fatui.

It's unknown how much of his assets were swindled away.

"As long as you help us say a few words to the Shogun, we will naturally live in peace. We can even fulfill any desires you have in Inazuma. Oh, and by the way, I will also tell you who tricked you."

After some final thought, Kujou Takamasa decided to betray Venti.

Kujou Takamasa found it despicable that he would betray his friend like that.

Certainly,

The main reason is that the desire to cooperate with Bai Ye is too strong.

"You mean you want me to help you trick Raiden Shogun?"

Kujou Takamasa laughed loudly, "This is simply a necessary step for the Shogun to better develop Inazuma. The current Inazuma Sakoku Decree and Vision Hunt Decree are not strong enough. We must increase the power of our Tenryou Commission) to better implement the Shogun's ideas."

"In the end, it was still about deceiving Raiden Shogun."

"Hmph, think what you want. I'm just asking you, if you don't want people to think you're colluding with the Inazuma nobility to target Raiden Shogun, you have to cooperate with me."

After hearing what Kujou Takamasa said, Bai Ye felt that it was about time.

He asked Kujou Takamasa, "Is that so? You mean I'm going to conspire with the people who are coming soon to overthrow Inazuma?"

"Certainly."

Kujou Takamasa nodded earnestly.

"Then when she arrives, take a good look and see who it is!"

Bai Ye keenly sensed the approaching shadow and spoke to Kujou Takamasa.

"Alright, I'd like to see..."

Kujou Takamasa's gaze was fixed on the doorway.

Under the moon, a person is carrying a house over.

The bright moonlight clearly illuminated people's faces.

This is not Kamisato Ayaka.

This is...

Looking at the gradually clearer purple-haired mature woman's cool expression.

Kujou Takamasa immediately sat down on the ground.

"This..."

It is the Shogun.

Beside her, the drunkard who had been in a daze in front of her before now had a clear expression and looked at her with pity.

"Hey, I've helped you so much, and you still want to betray me? Isn't that a bit much!"

Venti said with a grin.

At this moment, Kage was already standing in front of Kujou Takamasa.

Without saying a word, Kujou Takamasa instantly felt an extreme sense of oppression.