The first thing Yelan did after regaining consciousness was to vomit wildly, not even having time to open her eyes; it was a purely instinctive reaction.
After expelling the stomach acid, she finally opened her eyes weakly, squinting against the bright lights. The moment her eyes opened, she wondered if she had already died?
She felt as if she was in a Domain. Under her feet were solid clouds, and on the clouds, several platforms and trees floated. At the highest point of the platforms, Yelan immediately saw the person she hated most sitting in meditation, eyes closed in thought.
Seeing that Mr. Uchiha was also here, Yelan understood that he had brought her to some Domain. While collecting information about him, she had learned that he had somehow obtained a huge mingxia floating stone and stored it in the Feiyun Commerce Guild. She figured this must be where it was.
Yelan immediately checked her entire body and found that her most important Ruoshui, Lifeline, and Vision were all gone. Not only that, but some intelligence, Mora, and identity documents from her pockets were also missing. Even the things she had hidden in private places had been taken.
Thinking of this, a blush appeared on Yelan's face. Although she presented herself as an older sister figure, skilled in flirtation, at heart, she was still a pure maiden. If things got serious, she would also be shy.
However, she quickly regained her composure. She was actually very curious: why hadn't that person tied her up, imprisoned her, or even killed her after subduing her? Also, why did she suddenly lose consciousness? What was with his abnormal crimson eyes?
Now, Yelan's mind was filled with all sorts of questions. For an intelligence officer, maintaining curiosity about everything and a desire to seek the truth had become Yelan's subconscious behavior.
"Mr. Uchiha, where is this place?"
Yuto, who was meditating, heard a sound from below and stopped his meditation. "This was once the Grotto-Heaven of Narukami Ogosho, the master of your family's ancestors, Boyang and Rongshao. Now, it is my Grotto-Heaven."
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Yuto's simple sentence contained an enormous amount of information, causing Yelan's pupils to involuntarily dilate.
"You know about my family's ancestors?"
"What's there to know? Narukami Ogosho once gifted the taiwei instrument to your ancestors. During the battle of The Chasm, Boyang used the taiwei instrument to seal himself, the Nameless Yaksha, a portion of the Millelith, and the monsters all within the underground mining area of The Chasm, greatly alleviating the battle situation for the Millelith above ground.
It's a pity that everyone in the underground mining area died in battle, and the taiwei instrument has not been seen since. Although Rongshao miraculously survived, she became insane because of it and passed away not long after."
"How do you plan to deal with me?"
"To be honest, your identity makes things very difficult for me. After much consideration, I've only thought of two options. First, kill you and then flee Liyue. Although Ningguang's power is immense, it's limited to Liyue. If I go to another country, her reach won't extend that far."
"That's true, very well thought out. What's the second option?"
"The second option depends on whether you accept it. I release you, and we pretend we've never met. I'll return all your belongings, but you also need to guarantee that you won't bother me again, unless I genuinely cause trouble first."
"You mean you want me to pretend these things never happened?"
"I quite like the country of Liyue and plan to live here long-term. I don't want your matter to force me to flee for my life. This is also good for you. Isn't it better to be alive? If you're dead, you'll have nothing."
"Aren't you afraid that after I'm released, I'll retaliate when I go back?"
"Fontaine's Kamera technology is truly excellent; these pictures are so lifelike." Yuto picked up a Kamera from the ground nearby and shook it at Yelan.
Yelan immediately understood something, and her face turned crimson. "You beast, you despicable, vile creature."
"Any means can be used to achieve a goal; that is the ninja's way of doing things. To ensure you don't retaliate against me, I need to hold some leverage over you. Don't worry, I guarantee that no third person besides you and me will know about these pictures.
Madam Yelan, what have you decided?"
Yelan's face was ashen. As an intelligence officer, if someone held leverage over her, it meant that besides Ningguang, there was a second person who could control her. In that case, that intelligence officer would essentially be useless.
The leverage in Yuto's hands had to be retrieved, otherwise, she would never have peace.
Yelan's eyes were filled with murderous intent towards Yuto. She was already calculating whether to feign agreement, and once she was out, gather people to kill him and destroy the Kamera.
"You don't seem able to agree. How about this, I'll give you two additional pieces of information, so you have something to do and don't just stare at me all day."
"What information?"
"The Fatui Harbinger, Childe, will arrive in Liyue soon. His mission is to seize Lord Rex Lapis's Gnosis."
"What did you say?!"
"Don't rush, I haven't finished yet. But Lord Rex Lapis is now living in seclusion, and no one knows his whereabouts. Therefore, Childe's plan is to cause some major incidents in Liyue, forcing Lord Rex Lapis to appear. As for what major incidents, I'll leave that for you to investigate."
"How does a ninja from Inazuma know top-secret intelligence from Snezhnaya? Who exactly are you?"
"Oh, now you're not concerned about whether the information I'm giving is true or false, but rather where I got it from? We have a saying in our country: curiosity killed the cat. Don't always worry about who I am.
As for the second piece of information, I hear Madam Yelan often goes to the underground mining area of The Chasm. I presume you're looking for the whereabouts of your ancestor Boyang and the taiwei instrument?"
"You know about this too?" At this, Yelan truly couldn't stay calm. For five hundred years, every generation of her family had tried to find the whereabouts of Boyang and the taiwei instrument, but unfortunately, they had all found nothing. It had almost become their family's obsession.
"Of course, I know. However, I won't tell you now. I'll tell you after you've thoroughly resolved the first piece of information I mentioned."
"Okay, I agree!"
After Yelan agreed, Yuto threw a package to Yelan. It contained all her belongings. After checking them one by one, Yelan held Ruoshui in one hand and glared angrily at Yuto, strongly wanting to shoot an arrow at him.
"You can leave. The exit is behind you. I hope we have a pleasant cooperation."
"Our business is concluded, but Lady Ningguang sent me to find you and invite you to the Jade Chamber for a discussion."
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"What do you mean? Why is she looking for me?"
"How should I know?"
"In other words, your true purpose in coming here wasn't to capture me, but just to inform me to go to the Jade Chamber? Are you a troublemaker, causing so much trouble out of nowhere!"
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