Genshin Impact: I am the Great General of Liyue

Chapter 391 Red Bean Paste Secret Horse 3!

Just as Huiyuan said, 24 seconds later a man dressed as a samurai walked over.

Judging from his appearance, he seemed to be a samurai from the Kansei-gyō (military commissioner), very young, and honest, not someone who was there to cause trouble.

He walked up to Ying, bowed respectfully, and said:

"Our young lady has a letter for you. Please be sure to read it."

Ying took the letter, which had a faint fragrance, opened it, and began to read its contents.

The handwriting clearly indicates it was written by a woman, and the letter's contents are very polite...

The gist of it is that she hopes Ying and Paimon will come to the appointment tonight, and she will find a way to lure away the retainers and guards.

Seeing this, Yingmei pondered for a moment and said:

"Shin-suke Hiiragi is making things difficult for us at every turn. He seems friendly on the surface, but he's actually just trying to keep us trapped on this remote island and stall us. I just exchanged a glance with this young lady from the Hiiragi family in the courtyard, and she definitely seemed to have something to say to me..."

Paimon, upon hearing this, asked:

"Could this be a trap? They want to charge us with trespassing and lock us up or something..."

"Um... let's go check it out tonight, anyway, they can't catch me. Yuanbao, what do you think?"

Seeing Yingmei looking at him, Huiyuan nodded and replied:

“That’s settled then. But before that, I need to meet with this Shinsuke Hiiragi and see if he’s willing to give me a pass… Ying, Paimon, and Marta, you guys rest here at the World Merchants’ Guild and wait for me to come back.”

"Hey, Yuanbao, do you think he'll give you a pass?"

"Yes, probably. I found the 'Lady's' aura on the island, left a few days ago. So I guess she must have said something to Shinsuke Hiiragi to target you, so I decided to go and sound out Shinsuke Hiiragi about me."

After telling Yingmei that the lady had visited the island, Huiyuan left.

Upon hearing this news, Ying and Paimon also became worried...

They just messed up Liyue and Mondstadt, and now they're going to mess with Inazuma.

Is this woman some kind of workaholic? Does she really like pushing herself to meet sales targets?

When Huiyuan arrived at the gate of the Kanjō Magistrate's Office, he was stopped by a samurai.

"Halt! This is the Surveying and Deliberation Office. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter!"

“I have come to see your master.”

"To see the head of the family...?"

The samurai looked at the fox-person, Huiyuan, who was dressed in Japanese clothing and holding a black cat, pondered for a moment, and then gave a wink to another samurai beside him.

Seeing this, another samurai ran into the mansion...

Seeing this, Huiyuan waited patiently.

Meanwhile, inside the Kansei Magistrate's Office, an old man named Hiiragi Shinsuke was brewing green tea...

Just as he picked up his teacup to drink, there were three knocks on the door.

"My lord, someone wants to see you."

"not see."

"It was a fox-person holding a black cat."

"I already said no... Oops, wait, black cat?"

As if he had just thought of something, Shinsuke Hiiragi's eyes darted around as he recalled his conversation with the Fatui Executive Officer "Lady" a few days ago.

In the bright tea room, Shinsuke Hiiragi knelt before the tea table, brewing tea for the person opposite him.

His hands trembled slightly, as if he were afraid of something...

Even when meeting General Thunder, he had never been so nervous and respectful.

"Sir, please have some tea..."

As he slowly pushed the brewed teacup forward, Shinsuke Hiiragi inadvertently glanced at the person in front of him.

That mere 0.3 seconds of eye contact made him break out in a cold sweat, and he hurriedly lowered his head, his eyes trembling.

"Let's skip this rice-wives custom; I don't like drinking tea."

"Yes! I understand, Ma San!"

The executive officer [woman] looked down on the old man in front of her, too lazy to exchange pleasantries, and went straight to the point.

“In a few days, the traveler who defeated the Wind Demon Dragon and repelled the Whirlpool Demon God will come to Inazuma and trap her on the island. You know what to do.”

"Yes, sir!"

"Hmph, I don't expect you to do a good job... By the way, someone might come with her."

"Hey—! Let's trap that person here too, no problem..."

"...Who gave you permission to interrupt?"

"Hmm... Red bean paste, private Ma San!"

"She's a distinguished guest of the Fools, so don't neglect her. Send me news of her immediately. She's skilled in transformation, and her distinctive feature is a black cat that's always by her side. Alright, that's all. Don't disappoint me..."

"Yes—! Definitely!"

Recalling this, Shinsuke Hiiragi wiped away his cold sweat and stood up.

He stepped out of the door, pushed aside the messenger guard, and jogged to the main entrance of the Kansei-gyō (Imperial Censorate), going straight to Kwaneon.

"Haha, miss, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Please come in..."

Upon seeing this, Huiyuan glanced at the gatekeeper and walked in haughtily.

That one look was enough to make the samurai's legs go weak.

None of you family members would understand. Not long ago, a blonde traveler and a white floating spirit arrived. We didn't expect them to be VIPs, and we got a severe scolding from the Master...

It's only been a few minutes?

Another distinguished guest has arrived!

Couldn't you have made an appointment in advance?

Hiiragi Shinsuke respectfully invited Huiyuan into the tea room, where they sat down around the tea table.

Shinsuke Hiiragi introduced himself while brewing tea.

"I am Shinsuke Hiiragi, the head of the Hiiragi family, the chief administrator of the Hiiragi clan. It is an honor to meet you, Miss."

Huiyuan did not answer, but simply nodded silently.

Upon seeing this, Shinsuke Hiiragi thought to himself:

(So ​​aloof... her aura is on par with that executive lady. She's definitely the type who likes to get straight to the point, isn't she?)

"Ah, come, please have some tea... I suppose you've come about the pass?"

Huiyuan nodded but did not answer.

"Oh, haha, no problem at all!"

Shinsuke Hiiragi clapped his hands, and soon after, a guard brought over a rolled-up envelope.

Without a doubt, this is the pass.

Huiyuan took the pass and began to ponder.

(I didn't expect to get it so easily... Compared to Yingmei, this preferential treatment is outrageous. It seems the lady said something to him... Hmph, it seems the Ice Queen's invitation is quite valuable.)

Since the lady is so kind to us, we can't treat her badly, can we?

Hmm... how about arranging a decent urn for her ashes?

Since we're going to Zhidong anyway, we might as well bring her ashes back with us.

Could the system help her reincarnate and reunite with her lover in the next life?

Just after Huiyuan received the pass, a person emerged from the shadows of a screen... It seemed to be the debt collector of the Fatui.