How could Su Han not understand what Yae Miko had said?
He could only continue making preparations.
So that when that day arrived, he would have a trump card to bring the dead back to life.
However, there was one thing Su Han cared about.
Why had he transmigrated?
If he could figure that out, there would be no need to worry.
After chatting for a while, the two returned to the cave.
Su Han picked up Saiguu. Her body was very light, and her touch was cold, like that of a corpse.
"Are we going back to Mount Yougou?"
"Mm. If we rest here, we will inevitably be disturbed."
The cave was damp and cold.
Even though Saiguu's body was only formed from filth, he could not leave her here to suffer.
Yae Miko nodded. "Alright. I will instruct them not to disturb her later."
The two carried Saiguu and flew toward the Grand Narukami Shrine.
The shrine maidens stood on both sides, welcoming the return of the Guuji.
Before any of them could speak,
Yae Miko reminded them, "Do not make a sound."
Hearing this, everyone immediately closed their mouths and bowed gently.
Su Han walked as if returning to his own home, heading straight toward the innermost area. As he passed a certain shrine maiden, he sensed a probing gaze from her.
This feeling continued until he entered inside, where it gradually disappeared.
"Who was the sixth shrine maiden on the left just now?"
Su Han stopped, holding Saiguu.
Yae Miko thought for a moment and said, "Her name is Lin Dongxuan. What is it?"
"So it is her. Heh… arrest her, she is a spy of the Fatui."
The moment Su Han heard the name, he recalled her identity.
No wonder she had been watching him.
So she was a spy.
Yae Miko's expression changed drastically, then turned dark.
"The Fatui dare to extend their claws into my domain. Very well… it seems they have grown increasingly arrogant. Wait here."
If it had been anything else,
Yae Miko might not have been so furious.
But this concerned her territory, and Saiguu had just arrived.
If Saiguu found out, Yae Miko would truly have no face left.
The Grand Narukami Shrine had always been under Saiguu's management, protecting Inazuma for thousands of years. Now that it was in her hands, it had been infiltrated by enemies.
She felt ashamed just thinking about it.
Yae Miko walked out with a dark expression, heading straight for Lin Dongxuan. Before the other could speak, several lightning foxes restrained her.
"My lady, what are you doing..."
Pinned to the ground, Lin Dongxuan looked terrified.
She did not understand what had gotten into the fox spirit today.
Was it another prank?
Looking at her clumsy acting, Yae Miko said expressionlessly, "Stop pretending. A Fatui spy. Since you dared to extend your claws here, you must have been prepared to be discovered, right?"
Hearing the Guuji's words, the shrine maiden trembled.
But she quickly steadied herself and hurriedly argued, "What spy? My lady, you misunderstand me."
"A misunderstanding? Heh… no matter how you argue, a spy is still a spy. Enjoy the taste of hell."
As her voice fell, the surrounding light dimmed.
Nine enormous fox tails rose along with crackling lightning.
Thick mist slowly spread.
Seeing the wild fox spirits gathering at Yae Miko's feet, Lin Dongxuan finally panicked. She pulled out a Delusion from her chest, trying to escape.
But a bolt of lightning struck it away.
"No, don't..."
With her last hope destroyed, Lin Dongxuan cried out in despair.
She did not dare imagine her fate.
Because according to rumors, every enemy who fell into the hands of the Guuji met a miserable end. For a spy like her, the outcome was obvious.
"Only now do you feel fear? Heh."
"It is already too late."
"Remember, in your next life, do not become a traitor."
Countless fox spirits bared their fangs and lunged at the shrine maiden.
Seeing this scene, the nearby shrine maidens shut their eyes in fear.
But at that moment, Yae Miko shouted sharply, "Open your eyes and watch carefully. Betraying Inazuma, betraying Narukami, this is the consequence."
The shrine maidens trembled, then slowly opened their eyes.
Soon after, they began to vomit.
The beautiful girl from moments ago had already lost her human form under the tearing bites of the fox spirits.
She tried to bite off her tongue to end her life, but the fox spirits forcibly pried her mouth open.
She tried to close her eyes, but was forced to watch her body being brutally torn apart.
Her tongue was bitten off, so she could not even scream, only letting out desperate hissing sounds.
Yae Miko looked at the shrine maidens who were vomiting and said, "Watch carefully. Then send this person to the Northland Bank and pass along a message. This is only a lesson. Also…"
She looked at a shrine maiden who was barely holding back her nausea and ordered, "Yingmei, use the best medicine. Do not let her die. Take her around Inazuma City. If she dies along the way, you will bear the responsibility."
"Yes, my lady."
Inazuma Yingmei immediately knelt.
She understood clearly.
The Guuji was truly enraged this time.
Many people believed the Guuji had a good temper and could be taken lightly.
But once she was angered,
in all of Inazuma, aside from the supreme Narukami, no one could appease her.
After handling everything,
Yae Miko was about to check on Saiguu, but as she turned around, she saw Su Han standing at the entrance.
She paused, then smiled. "I am sorry you had to see my cruel side."
"Not at all. Against enemies, any method is appropriate."
Su Han was no naive hero.
No one understood better than him how many atrocities the Fatui had committed in Inazuma.
Let alone torturing a spy,
even executing every Fatui member in Inazuma would not be excessive.
Over the past five hundred years, countless lives had been lost in Tatarasuna alone.
Yae Miko had not expected such a response from Su Han and smiled even more brightly.
"Come. Leave the rest to them. Let us talk inside."
"Alright."
The surrounding shrine maidens were shocked.
They had never expected that the Guuji, who usually showed no interest in men, would chat and laugh with a man.
Just a moment ago, she had been furious, yet upon seeing him, she smiled.
Who exactly was this man?
A young shrine maiden, while wiping the ground, asked, "Hey, who do you think that man is?"
"Stop talking. If you want to die, do not drag us with you."
"I was just curious."
After being scolded, the curious shrine maiden dared not say more.
But in truth, she was not the only one. More than ninety percent of the shrine maidens were curious about Su Han.
After all, it was said that for hundreds of years, no man had ever stepped into the Guuji's private quarters.
Inner courtyard.
Su Han and Yae Miko sat beneath the Sacred Sakura Tree.
"Has she woken up?"
"Not yet, but she is sleeping soundly."
"That is good."
Yae Miko poured tea for both of them, then asked, "Should we inform Ei about this? You know her identity, right?"
"The Raiden Shogun of Inazuma. Of course I know."
Su Han admitted with a smile.
At this point, there was no need to hide things from each other.
But unexpectedly, Yae Miko gritted her teeth and said, "So you were treating me like a fool all along, weren't you?"
"What does that have to do with me? At first, I did not even know the person in the dream was Saiguu. And if you had told me earlier that that reclusive immortal was Ei, things would not have turned out like this."
Su Han refused to take the blame.
It was clearly her lack of trust.
Now she was trying to shift the blame onto him.
That would not do.
Yae Miko refused to listen and stubbornly said, "I do not care. You made a fool out of me, so you must compensate me."
Su Han raised an eyebrow.
Playing hard, are we?
Fine.
He would go along with it.
"Compensation? Sure. I will go ask Saiguu."
"You… what are you doing..."
Yae Miko quickly grabbed his clothes, refusing to let him leave.
This was between the two of them, what did it have to do with her lady?
Su Han smiled and said, "What am I doing? Of course I am going to ask my wife. Even though we are not married, since the Flame of Longing connects us, it proves our feelings are real. So what is wrong with asking my wife about it?"
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