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"All we need to do now is wait patiently for the General to make his move."
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not long ago.
A corridor in the Kamisato family home.
"Saro, it's been a long time."
As Kujo Sara was performing her "guardian" duties, she looked up and saw a pink-haired fox priestess smiling as she walked towards her.
"Mr. Yaegouji."
"No need to be polite."
Yae no Miko smiled and waved her hand, asking curiously, "Isn't there a war going on on Umi no Shiro? What are you doing here?"
"The patriarch has ordered me to guard Inazuma Castle and be responsible for its security."
Yae nods slightly in realization, then asks with increasing doubt, "With your martial arts skills, Sara, the war would have been over long ago if you had gone to the front lines."
"Why did the head of the Kujo family bring you here to be a guard?"
Kujo Sara's expression remained completely unchanged.
She had heard this question countless times during the time when the Heavenly Territory Enforcer was attacking Haiji Island. Many people did not understand why she, who had performed exceptionally well in the previous battles against the Haiji Island resistance, was recalled to Inazuma for the new war.
Some people really don't understand.
Some people may simply have ulterior motives.
Kujo Sara didn't believe that a great demon who had lived for thousands of years could be unaware of the significance behind this.
—It's simply that Kujo Takayuki didn't truly consider her a member of the Kujo family.
The previous battle with Haigi Island.
In a stalemate, it is natural to send her, a key general, to the front lines to fight and maintain the stability of the battle.
But this battle with Haigi Island.
The Haiqi Island resistance was decimated by Lin Jiu'an.
Lin Jiu'an herself obviously could not continue the massacre, and General Lei Dian would take action to punish her.
The severely weakened Haiqi Island is now completely unable to stop any effective resistance.
Anyone with eyes to see could see that this was a perfect opportunity to gain merit, so naturally, each family would place their own sons and confidants into the army, hoping to get a bigger slice of the pie in the subsequent distribution of benefits after the Haiqi Island was pacified.
She was naturally no longer of any use.
"Lord Yae no Kami, I hope you will be careful with your words," Kujo Sara said calmly.
"I just feel it's a bit of a pity."
Yae no Miko sighed deeply: "You were the one who provided all the power and shed all the blood."
“Kujo Masahito was just sitting in the back. His various foolish decisions were completely seen through by Sango Mikoto. You were the one who contributed to the fighting. The fact that things were able to stay that way back then was clearly your achievement and his fault.”
"But now, all the credit has gone to him, while you've gotten nothing."
Kujo Sara remained calm.
"Lord Kyoji, if there is nothing urgent, I will take my leave."
Seeing that Kujo Sara was completely unmoved by reason, Yae no Miko suddenly seemed to realize something and smiled with a hint of pleasure.
"I'm asking you a question."
"Kujou Ie and the Shogun, who is more important to you?"
Kujo Sara did not understand the meaning behind Yae no Miko's question.
However, there's no need to consider this issue.
Secondly, the opponent is, after all, the Eightfold Palace Master, the most powerful being in Inazuma besides the Thunder General, a true 'second only to one, above ten thousand' great demon.
Even her father had to respectfully address her as "Sir".
“Of course it’s General,” Kujo Sara replied without hesitation.
"So..."
Yae no Miko's laughter grew even more joyful, to the point that Kujo Sara felt somewhat uncomfortable.
"If the orders carried out by the Heavenly Command conflict with your general's orders, whose orders will you obey?"
"Of course, it's General."
Kujo Sara replied without hesitation, "The guiding principle of Tenryo is to be loyal to Lord Raiden, and this is my only creed in this life."
She then frowned and asked, "Did the General say anything to you?"
"very good."
Yae no Miko said, "Indeed, Kage did give me an order to give to you."
Kujo Sara asked sternly, "What is your order?"
"Kill everyone in the Kujo family."
Kujo Sara's expression changed drastically in an instant.
Those dark golden eyes were fixed on Yae no Miko.
Yae no Miko instantly sensed a change in the atmosphere, as a powerful aura locked onto her.
However, Yae no Miko didn't pay much attention to it.
If Lin Jiu'an were standing opposite her right now, she would definitely be kneeling on the ground wagging her tail and calling him "Daddy"; but Kujo Sara...
Kujo Sara was strong, but only in terms of being a "human" creature.
"I have no interest in joking with you."
Kujo Sara coldly said, "Yae no Kami, please be careful with your words in the future."
talking.
She was about to bypass Yae no Miko and continue her patrol and guard duties.
But the next moment.
A purple longsword appeared in Yae no Miko's hand.
The moment it appeared, Kujo Sara felt a familiar yet powerful thunder, and the thunder element in the air seemed to become active as a result.
Kujo Sara stopped in her tracks and, out of the corner of her eye, saw the purple figure turn around.
Kujo Sara looked on in astonishment as she gazed at the sword in Yae no Miko's hand.
That's General Thunder's sword!
"How did the General's sword end up in your hands?" Kujo Sara stared intently at her.
"This was naturally given to me by Ying."
Yae no Miko laughed and said, "Do you really think I can snatch the sword from the General's hands?"
Kujo Sara naturally understood this principle.
But here's the thing.
Yae no Miko had just uttered such an outrageous order, and she simply couldn't believe that this fox-like woman, who seemed to harbor immense hostility towards the Kujo family, had actually been granted the general's personal sword by the Raiden General!
The meaning behind this made Kujo Sara somewhat fearful.
However, the facts are clear: it was indeed the general's sword.
"so what?"
“Of course it’s the order I just told you,” Yae no Miko said with a smile.
Kujo Sara clenched her fists, staring intently at the fox whose smile was so irritating to the tengu.
It is true that she was fanatically loyal and willing to give everything to General Thunder.
But this command...
Although Kujo Takayuki clearly did not consider her a member of the Kujo family.
The way he looked at her was clearly different from how he looked at Kujo Kamaji and Kujo Masahito. His daily behavior and commands also showed that Kujo Takayuki treated her completely as a tool of the Kujo family, a sword of the Kujo family.
But so what.
The head of the household was indeed kind to her.
She was adopted by the Tenryo Magistrate when she was a child. If it weren't for the head of the Kujo family, she would probably have starved to death by the roadside or in the forest long ago.
"Tianling Fengxing" is her home, her only support.
But now.
The Thunder General she was so loyal to actually ordered her to slaughter her family members.
"impossible!"
Kujo Sara's usually cool voice now betrayed her barely concealed anger.
"Tianling Fengxing has served the General for hundreds of years."
Even if they didn't achieve great things, they still put in a lot of effort.
"Furthermore, the Heavenly Ruler has not committed any major wrongdoing, at least not the kind of wrongdoing that would lead to the extermination of the clan."
"The General would never issue such an order!"
"So, you're going to disobey the General's orders and side with the Heavenly Territory Enforcer?"
Kujo Sara's angry expression froze for a moment, then she gritted her teeth and said, "I don't believe you!"
"So be it."
The Eightfold Divine Child casually tossed it aside.
Kujo Sara stared blankly at the "Dream Isshin" flying in the air. When it reached her, her body, which had undergone countless rigorous training and battles, instinctively grabbed the sword. Only then did she belatedly come to her senses and look down at the Thunder General's sword in her hand.
"Since you don't believe me."
"Take this sword to the castle tower and ask the Shadow in person."
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Massacre / Hisaki Shinobu / Despair (6K5)
"Lord Shanluo?"
He snapped out of his daze from the call.
Kujo Sara then realized that she had unknowingly left the Kamisato family and arrived at the entrance of the castle tower.
Seeing the puzzled looks from the gatekeepers of the Heavenly Rank Enforcement Army, and their curiosity and surprise as they stared at the "Dream of the Heart" sword in his hand, Kujo Sara barely managed to suppress the unease in his heart.
"I have something to discuss with the General."
The order above prohibits any outsiders from entering the castle tower without authorization.
Even the heads of families who are both officials of the Three Commissioners, namely the Commissioner of the Society and the Commissioner of the Imperial Survey, are not allowed to do so.
It is precisely because of its control over the right to meet with the general that the Heavenly Commander-in-Chief is able to subtly hold the position of the first among the three commanders-in-chief.
However, as a general of the Kujo family and the adopted daughter of the head of the Kujo family, Kujo Sara was clearly not among the 'outsiders'. The reason the guards spoke up was simply because they noticed that Kujo Sara's expression was off.
The guards didn't say anything about the sword in her hand, which looked exactly like the general's sword.
"Please come in."
Kujo Sara walked directly into the castle tower, went up the stairs to the door of the real "castle tower", placed her hand on the door, and gently pushed it open.
With a dull thud, the gates of the castle tower were slowly pushed open.
Seeing this, Kujo Sara's heart sank.
It should be noted that since the "Thunder Prison" appeared on Umijima Island, the head of the Kujo family has never opened the door of the castle tower.
Suppressing the urge to turn and flee, Kujo Sara, driven by her loyalty to Raiden-shogun, stepped inside and saw Raiden-shogun standing quietly at the deepest part of the castle tower.
"Lord General."
Kujo Sara respectfully walked to the center of the castle tower, holding "Dream of One Heart" in both hands.