Teyvat, Inazuma, castle tower.
"…The above is the result of the execution of the Eye Hunting Order during this period."
Kujo Sara, the general of the Tenryo Bugyo, was kneeling on one knee on the ground. After reporting on his recent work, he waited for a moment and heard a cold female voice coming from above.
"I have learned that. Back off, Sara."
Seeing that the general had no further instructions, Kujo Sara immediately stood up, bent down, stepped back a few steps, then stood up, turned around and left the castle tower.
As the gate was closed by the Okuji warriors guarding outside, the entire castle tower hall returned to peace.
The Shogun, who sat high up in the sky, always kept his eyes slightly closed, and remained the same for hundreds of years.
However, apart from the pink-haired fox who shadows the mountain, almost no one in Inazuma knows that this general is just a puppet made by the real God of Thunder.
The real Thunder God had long since abandoned his body and escaped into the pure land of one's mind, where he engaged in eternal meditation.
——It should be so.
In the Pure Land of One Mind, a shadow floating in the air in a half-cross-legged position slowly opened its eyes.
This was her space of consciousness, and all the surroundings merely reflected her inner emotions. At this moment, in this pure land that should have been dead silent, a breeze blew from nowhere.
"It's this feeling again..."
A hint of doubt flashed across Ying's star-like purple eyes.
Not long ago, she suddenly had a feeling in her heart, and seemed to realize vaguely that something very important was happening, but she could not grasp the key point no matter what, and after all her thoughts, she could not come to even the slightest conclusion.
The devil is a life form far superior to that of mortals. The so-called intuition and impulse, which are not very trustworthy to humans, are in a sense more trustworthy to the devil than rational thinking.
So Ying was very sure that something extremely important to him must have happened.
While thinking, that subtle feeling came back again.
But this time, it was stronger than any previous time.
Ying's eyes suddenly widened, with a flash of lightning in her eyes. The realization in that instant made her realize what had been bothering her all along.
"...General!"
With his head lowered, Ying slowly pronounced the name.
"What is calling me from within?"
General Lei Dian's voice, as cold as an icy spring, suddenly sounded in the Pure Land of One Mind.
"I'm not calling you, General. I'm talking about the other General."
"The first generation? She appeared?"
"I can sense her presence. She was created from my original demon body. I have a deep connection with her, but I can't even tell where she is right now... This is so strange."
General Lei Dian did not respond. She had no interest in such things. She was Ying's last insurance and a substitute in his pursuit of eternity. She didn't care about anything that was not related to eternity.
Even though the general Ying mentioned was technically his sister.
Ying naturally knew the temperament of General Raiden.
After all, all of this was set up by her own hands.
After the first-generation general mysteriously disappeared, Ying went a step further based on the original technology of making skirmishers, and created the current second-generation general with more perfect technology.
Because the technology is more advanced, even if the materials used are not their own demon bodies, the strength that the second-generation generals can display will not be much worse than that of the first-generation generals.
Seeing that the general didn't say anything, Ying began to think about the current problem on his own.
It's not that she didn't look for the general. After traveling all over Inazuma and failing to find him, Ying left Inazuma and traveled all over the continent of Teyvat.
If there is any place that Ying has not searched, it is only the Dark Sea and the Sky Island.
Closing his eyes, Ying began to do his best to maintain and strengthen the connection that seemed like it could be broken at any time.
Gradually, with Ying's efforts, the fragile connection was maintained, but there was always something standing between her and the general, making her unable to really determine where the general was.
"Almost there… almost there… ah——!"
Finally, when a bottleneck was broken, it seemed as if Ying had finally broken through a layer of window paper.
Although he was still in the Pure Land of One Mind, everything Ying saw had undergone earth-shaking changes.
…dividing line…
early morning.
When the first ray of warm morning light passed through the carved window and fell into the hall, General Ning Qingxuan, who had a very good rest schedule, opened his eyes at the same time.
Xue Qing already knew Ning Qingxuan's habits, so not long after he woke up, Xue Qing brought the palace maids into Cheng'en Hall and began to help Ning Qingxuan get up and wash.
On the contrary, it was not until the general got off the couch on his own initiative that the palace maid who noticed the movement hurried in with some surprise.
Yun Xiao was arranged by Ning Qingxuan to take care of the general during this period. Yun Xiao had no objection to this arrangement. Instead, it further confirmed his guess in his heart that the general would be the future Crown Princess.
Under her instructions, several palace maids stood in front of the general, each holding a set of gorgeous palace dresses.
Of course, the general's own large furisode kimono was also there, and it had obviously been washed, ironed and dried, and even specially scented with bergamot incense.
"Just wear my own clothes."
"Yes."
Yun Xiao understood and had the other clothes taken away. She then took two palace maids to help the general put on his clothes quickly, and then led the general to sit in front of the dressing table.
"What hairstyle would you like today, Miss Ying?"
Looking down at the numerous gold hairpins and various hairpins placed in front of him, the general rubbed his brows with a headache.
"Just the same as yesterday."
Same as yesterday? Isn't it just a pigtail with a gentian flower and a small folding fan as a hair accessory?
Originally, he wanted to offer a few suggestions, but after seeing the general's face, Yun Xiao smiled bitterly in his heart. A beauty like Miss Ying, even if she tied her hair into a pigtail, would probably embarrass all the noble ladies in Chang'an.
The general let the maid take care of his long hair behind him, and he had a rare opportunity to look at himself in the mirror.
She originally did not wear any makeup, but Yun Xiao led the palace maids to dress her up carefully.
After being decorated by the skilled people in the palace, the beauty with fair skin and beautiful face was so stunning that the general himself felt dizzy, as if he was facing the most dazzling gem in the world.
(Isn't this too beautiful!?)