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Chapter 282 Thomas's Eye Hunting Ritual
When Yae no Miko wanted to drink, Xu Ning naturally couldn't, and dared not, refuse.
After all, based on his understanding from his previous life, the strength of this fox bloodline successor had probably already broken through the shackles of the Heavenly Fox and was beginning to approach the combat power of a top-tier demon god.
Moreover, when Xu Ning entered the Dust Concealment Cave, he had already asked Qingyi what exactly happened when he lost consciousness.
Although he was completely unconscious at the time, he still went all out and held nothing back when he attacked.
Thinking of how the three Sesshomaru pillars summoned by Yae no Miko at will blocked all of his attacks, Xu Ning knew that there was still a long way to go between him and this High Priest.
"Well, since we're going in for drinks, let's bring the books in beforehand!"
Yae no Miko, like a delighted young girl picking out her favorite gift, browsed the newly arrived bookshelves.
"Oh, there are quite a few new books out lately. This one, this one, and this one... Hmm? Shunji finally updated? Eek... Is he just adding new settings to advance the plot again? Oh well, let's see what kind of novel abilities he's added!"
After picking out a few books and holding them in her arms, Yae no Miko turned to look at Xu Ning, who was standing there in a daze.
"Do you need me to recommend something good? Hmm, let me think... how about 'The Tale of the Ibis Alley' by Kyo Takizawa? It's a really fun book, and it's never even been published yet. I have the only copy in the world here!"
As soon as Yae no Miko finished speaking, a woman among the Yae no Tou employees suddenly coughed.
"Ahem, um, ahem, Lord Yaejiro, I borrowed that book last time... no... I accidentally lost it..."
The woman kept her head down, not daring to even glance at Yae no Miko.
Yae no Miko was also taken aback when she heard this.
"Lost? Oh dear, this is a rare copy! I should have had you make a few more copies to preserve it."
Xu Ning listened to their conversation and sensed that the book was quite valuable.
However, it seems that Yae no Miko does not want to be too harsh on her subordinates. Moreover, judging from her expression, she is not very concerned about the lost book. Rather, she seems to feel extremely regretful that she could not see the book.
"Since you lost it, Hiratsuka, you're responsible for finding it!"
He casually gave a word of advice, ignoring Hiratsuka's utterly devastated expression, and Yae no Miko glanced at the bookshelf before pulling out a book and handing it to Xu Ning.
"Then let's read this book, 'The New Six Foxes,' it's a really fun book!"
Xu Ning accepted it indifferently, placed the Dust Concealment Gourd properly, and extended her hand for the Divine Child to place it on hers. The two of them then disappeared from the Eightfold Hall and entered the Cave Heaven.
"Wow, that's amazing!"
As soon as the two disappeared, Hiratsuka, who had been looking completely devastated and lifeless, suddenly came to life, exclaiming "Amazing!" and reaching out to touch the Dust Concealment Gourd floating in mid-air.
Kuroda quickly reached out to stop him, complaining to Hiratsuka with an annoyance, "Can't you ever change this habit of wanting to touch everything you see? Losing 'The Tale of the Ibis Lane' is already troublesome enough, and you dare to touch the things that Lord Yae no Naka de brought for the guests?"
Hiratsuka reluctantly withdrew his hand. "Fine, I'll just put up a lost and found notice at Hanamizaka tomorrow, but there's really little hope of finding it. You have no idea how strong the wind was back then..."
Regardless of the arguments among the Yaedo employees outside, Yae no Miko, who had entered the room, also sighed in agreement with Hiratsuka.
"Wow, that's amazing! There are so many wine springs! I didn't know the Divine Eye of Wine Element had such benefits. I'm really tempted!"
Yae no Miko, holding several books, glanced around.
The wind god I had seen before was lying beside a spring of wine shrouded in clear mist, holding several large apples, while the little girl in green was lying beside a spring of wine containing amber liquid.
Yae no Miko ignored the two drunkards, closed her eyes, sniffed the air, and laughed, "Found my usual drink!"
He casually picked up a clean wine bowl from the table, then walked to the "Tianlu" wine fountain next to Wendy and lay down against the bluestone.
Tianlu was the first bottle of liquor Xu Ning sold on the Teyvat continent, and it was also the liquor category that was most widely distributed among the countries surrounding Liyue.
As the chief priest of the shrine, Yae no Miko naturally drank Tenroku.
Her smooth, porcelain-like legs were slightly together, and the slime on her chest revealed a few glimpses of spring. Yae no Miko's casual and alluring posture, holding a cup of wine in one hand and resting her chin on the other, made Xu Ning's eyes twitch involuntarily.
Not daring to look any longer, Xu Ning composed himself, poured himself a bowl of "Qianyan" (a type of liquor), and opened the book "The New Six Foxes" that the Eightfold Divine Child had given him.
Before he had even read two pages, Xu Ning blurted out, "Holy crap!"
Who wrote this? And Black Fox Ada? Are you sure this isn't written by Lu Xun?
I saw the passage that our teacher made us memorize back then!
Black fox, who's next? Are there white fox Ah Chong and red fox Ah Song?
This isn't "The New Legend of the Six Foxes," it's practically "The New Legend of the Water Fox."
They really don't know who to complain to when it comes to demanding copyright fees.
Xu Ning shook his head, no longer interested in watching. He casually drank a few bowls of wine and sat quietly waiting for dawn.
Sure enough, just as dawn was breaking, Kong and Paimon came looking for them anxiously.
"Xu Ning, Xu Ning, please help! Thomas has been captured by the people of the Heavenly Territory. According to Linghua, General Leidian is going to publicly strip him of his God Eye in front of the Thousand-Handed Hundred-Eyed God Statue and hold the 'Hunting Eye Ceremony' for the 100th God Eye."
Paimon hurriedly summarized the events of the morning to Xu Ning, who had just emerged from the Dust-Hidden Cave.
Although he had anticipated this, Xu Ning still couldn't help but ask.
"To be honest, Thomas was a close retainer of the head of the Shinri family, the magistrate of the shrine. How could he be arrested by the people of the Heavenly Territory who were carrying out the Eye Hunt Order, and then taken away without any resistance?"
Hearing Xu Ning's question, Kong smiled bitterly and said, "I heard that he was originally preparing to resist, but it seems that Thomas himself was not in good condition. He kept clutching his stomach and in the end, he was no match for Kujo Sara..."
Xu Ning was stunned for a long time before saying, "Is it because he got a stomachache from eating hot pot yesterday? It seems that the God of Hot Pot not only didn't protect him, but also played a trick on him."
Sora nodded in deep agreement. "Perhaps that's the case. Right now, Ayaka, due to her position as a magistrate, can't openly oppose the Eye of God ceremony attended by General Raiden, but as Thomas's friend, we can't just stand by and watch him be stripped of his Eye of God in front of everyone, so..."
Xu Ning glanced at the resolute-looking Kong with amusement and interjected, "...So you think that now that your strength has greatly increased, beating up General Raiden on the spot shouldn't be a problem, so you're planning to go to the castle tower and rescue Thomas in front of the wife of the whole Ina family?"