Chapter 757: Enjoy your quiet fishing time while you still can...
After that, the topic between the two was interrupted and the atmosphere became a little awkward for a while.
Shao Yun didn't know what to say, while Yae Shen Zi was immersed in his own thoughts and had no intention of speaking again.
……
As time passed, Shao Yun and Yae Shen Zi soaked in the hot spring, their skin slightly reddened by the hot water.
Maybe Yae Kamiko was feeling a little bored, or wanted to vent her emotions, so she started to find topics to chat about, just like Kitsauji teased Asase Hibiki.
"By the way, Shao Yun, how long has Ying been pregnant?"
Shao Yun, with a towel on his head, answered casually: "Almost half a year..."
Hearing this answer, Yae Shinko suddenly became a little unruly, her fox-like nature began to show, and she said coquettishly:
"Half a year? Oh my, you are really patient! With a beauty like me right next to you, you can still remain calm. You are really amazing!"
Shao Yun looked at the appearance of the Eightfold Son of God, revealed a cold smile, and replied indifferently: "Beauty is in the bones, not in the skin. You are still far behind Ying."
"Besides, don't test me. I now have the life that countless people dream of. Although it has only been a few months, I am already very satisfied."
Shao Yun had no reaction to Yae Shen Zi's teasing and didn't take her words to heart at all.
Seeing this, Yae Shinko felt a little bored, so he curled his lips and muttered, "You really know yourself. No wonder you are so difficult to deal with..."
"But, can you really just watch a beautiful woman beside you and not be tempted at all?"
Shao Yun looked at Yae Shen Zi expressionlessly. He saw her twisting her body like a fox in heat and couldn't help but roll his eyes.
He thought to himself, this fox must have been drunk and in heat, he didn't want to stay with her any longer.
It was almost time to soak in the hot spring, so Shao Yun decided to get up and leave.
He stood up from the hot spring pool, dried his body with the towel above his head, and prepared to leave the place.
"Okay, I'm done, you can take your time soaking by yourself." Shao Yun said coldly to the Eightfold Son of God, then left without looking back.
Yae Shinto looked at Shao Yun's hurriedly departing back, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a hint of a smile.
"Oh my, you are so easily teased... I can't beat you, but can't I scare you?" she said to herself.
However, not long after Shao Yun left, when Yae Shen Zi was about to pour himself a glass of wine to relax, suddenly, two crisp gunshots were heard behind him.
The sudden gunshot scared Yae Shinko so much that her hands shook and the wine in her hands spilled directly into the hot spring.
The two gunshots instantly woke up the drunken Yae Shenzi. She widened her eyes, looked at Shao Yun standing next to the hot spring pool in horror, and shouted angrily, "What are you doing!"
Shao Yun stood there expressionlessly. He was wearing a summer sharpshooter suit and holding a Litchfield rapid-fire rifle in his hand, with the black muzzle pointing at Yae Shenzi.
(Why a burst rifle? Because the three-star fox skin needs a burst rifle to hit the head, but for Yae Miko, a legendary fox... an explosive arrow will do!)
"I'll shoot you twice to wake you up." Shao Yun said in a cold voice.
"You...you lunatic!" Yae Shenzi was so angry that she was shaking all over. She never expected that Shao Yun would suddenly shoot to scare her.
Isn't it just to charm myself and relieve my pent-up emotions? Is it that serious?
"You should be thankful that I know you are just coquettish, not stupid. Otherwise, you would have been made into Ying's scarf."
The next second, Shao Yun put the Litchfield repeating rifle on his back and said goodbye, "Now, goodbye."
Seeing Shao Yun almost killing him again, Yae Shenzi said incoherently, "I knew... he would never suffer any loss... I was so self-indulgent..."
"Rui Xi, when will you come back..."
……
After taking a bath in the Royal Hot Spring in the castle tower, Shao Yun immediately headed to the place agreed upon with the Arakaki faction to meet up with them.
The members of the Arotaki faction had been waiting for a long time on an open grassland outside Inazuma Castle.
Led by Shinobu Kuki, a grand barbecue party was specially prepared for Shao Yun to thank him for helping Ichito Aradaki successfully solve the kidnapping case of Chisato Hiiragi.
Genta from the Arotaki faction stood in front of the grill, staring at the sizzling pieces of meat on the grill, his eyes fixed on it, his saliva almost watering with greed.
"Boss! It's barbecue. I must be dreaming!"
Arataki Ichito looked at the ingredients and couldn't help but sigh: "Is this really barbecue? The funding from our Arataki faction..." Before he could finish his words, Kuki Shinobu coughed lightly and interrupted him.
Jiuqi Shinobu smiled and said to Aratake Ichito: "Boss, don't worry about the money. I have calculated it and it will definitely be enough..."
"Besides, this isn't like you before. You had no idea about Mora before."
(The drum of eight million was bought for eighty thousand Mora, and then I saw the price, and the legendary bargain king of eight hundred Mora was worth a lot!)
When Arata Ichito heard this, his expression instantly became somewhat embarrassed.
He couldn't help feeling embarrassed when he recalled how he used to spend money like water and how he had no restraint towards Mora.
"This is not...this is not..." Aratake Ichito stammered and tried to explain, but he was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to respond.
Seeing that Arata Ichito couldn't come up with an excuse, Jiuqi Shinobu advised: "Okay, boss, don't think about it. The barbecue is delicious, and there are unlimited drinks. Don't think too much."
The other three members of the Arata faction cheered, "Long live the barbecue party!"
……
After the barbecue party went on for a while, no matter how stupid Ara Taki Ichito was, he realized that this party was actually held by Kuki Shinobu specifically to reconcile him and Shao Yun.
After careful consideration, Aratake Ichito decided to take the first step towards reconciliation.
So he plucked up his courage and invited Shao Yun to go to a special place with him.
In the morning, the sun was shining brightly. Arata Ito brought Shao Yun to the White Fox Wilderness, the resting place of Kujo Sara.
Her grave stands quietly in a peaceful meadow.
Although Kujo Sara has been buried for a long time, the tomb remains intact and is not overgrown with weeds.
It can be imagined that Aradaki Ito must have come here often to sweep the graves, which is why the grave is so tidy.
Shao Yun glanced at the martyr's grave, then turned to look at Huang Long Yidou and asked in confusion: "Why did you ask me to come here?"
Arata Ichito was silent for a while, then he gently stroked the tombstone of Kujo Sara and muttered in a low voice: "Nothing, I just wanted to come here to take a look..."
Shao Yun did not ask any further questions because he knew that it was really difficult for a proud ghost like Yidou to talk about reconciliation.
The two of them stood quietly in front of the grave, and no one spoke for a while.
Just as Shao Yun was waiting patiently, suddenly, he vaguely heard a slight sobbing sound.
He looked around and found that there was no one else around except him and Arotaki Ichito.
So, where did this crying sound come from?
Excluding the absurd possibility that Kujo Sara appeared, the only reasonable explanation is that Aradaki Ichito cried?
"Mr. Yidou, are you... crying?" Shao Yun looked at Huang Long Yidou with suspicion and asked directly without any concealment, without considering the other party's face at all.
Arawaki Ichito obviously did not expect Shao Yun to expose him so bluntly.
He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his hands in embarrassment, and then said calmly: "I didn't cry, it's just that there was sand in my eyes."
Of course, Shao Yun would not easily believe what Huang Long Yidou said. He showed a half-smile and said:
"Oh? Really? Why do I feel that the Wind God wouldn't be so bored as to travel all the way across the ocean to come here just to blow sand into your eyes..."
Huang Long Yidou was choked by Shao Yun's words and was speechless. He secretly complained in his heart, how could this guy not know how to save face for ghosts!
However, Aratake Ichito also knew that his excuse was too far-fetched.
He simply stopped hiding it, sighed and said, "Okay, I admit, I did cry just now."
Then, Aratake Ichito got to the point and said, "I know why Ninja held this celebration banquet. Her purpose is to make me reconcile with you."
"After our last trip to Liyue, I also know that my hatred for you is completely unreasonable, but, in my heart, I just... I just feel that it's very complicated."
Shao Yun was not surprised by this, after all, Jiuqi Shinobu had told him a long time ago.
"It's okay, Mr. Ichito. You don't have to force yourself to reconcile with me right away. Make peace with yourself. I'm here to help you because I want to make Ying happy."
When Arotaki Ichito heard that it was Ying who asked him to help, he was slightly stunned.
After a while, he looked at Shao Yun and asked, "If it wasn't Ying's request, would you come to help me?"
Shao Yun shook his head and replied: "I don't know. Maybe I will come, maybe I won't."
"But anyway, I am here now. I helped you solve the kidnapping of Chisato Hiiragi and gave an explanation to Kujo Kamajima, didn't I?"
After listening to Shao Yun's explanation, Huang Long Yidou nodded as if he understood it.
"Well, okay, I understand."
Then, Huang Long Yidou took a deep breath and said to Shao Yun: "I want to be alone for a while, you go first."
Seeing this, Shao Yun didn't force it, but just smiled and reminded: "Okay, but you have to be quick, the barbecue won't wait for you."
Just then, a message suddenly popped up on the system.
[You and Aratake Ichito have reconciled. Although your relationship can never go back to the way it was when you first met, at least he accepted your kindness.]
[Your honor value on Ming Shen Island has increased. ]
【当前各地荣誉值：蒙德+8；璃月：+6；稻妻：鸣神岛+1，海只岛+8；须弥-6；枫丹+3。】
……
Shao Yun returned to the open-air barbecue party of the Arakaki faction. Jiuqi Shinobu saw Shao Yun from afar, but she couldn't help feeling uneasy.
When Shao Yun approached, Jiu Qi Ren immediately put down the grill he was using to grill meat, walked up to him quickly, and asked anxiously, "Mr. Shao Yun, where is the boss?"
Shao Yun noticed Jiuqi Shinobu's panic. He understood that she might have misunderstood something and thought that she had dueled with Arawaki Ito and that Arawaki Ito died.
So he quickly explained, "Ichito, he is at the tomb of Kujo Sara and seems to be a little sad."
Hearing that Aratake Ichito was still alive, Kuki Shinobu breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the person was not dead, she was secretly glad.
Then, she frowned again and asked worriedly, "But, has the boss reconciled with you..."
Shao Yun said calmly: "Respect Yidou's choice."
Jiu Qi Ren looked at Shao Yun, knowing that he had done his best to facilitate a reconciliation between them, and the rest was up to Yidou.
She sighed helplessly and said, "Anyway, Mr. Shao Yun, thank you for your help. The boss can relax for a while."
After that, Jiuqi Ren took out a mysterious little object from his arms, handed it to Shao Yun, and said with a smile: "And this is for you, as a little token of my appreciation."
This mysterious little object is a specially treated bracelet woven with singing grass.
Shao Yun took the Mingcao bracelet, looked at it curiously, and asked, "What is this?"
Jiuqi Shinobu explained: "This is a bracelet woven with Mingkusa. Fortunately, I haven't lost the skills I used as a miko."
Shao Yun saw that this thing was a bracelet, so he didn't think much about it and thanked him casually: "This thing... can be used as a simple handicraft, not bad, thank you."
Seeing that Shao Yun liked it, Jiu Qi Ren said thankfully, "I heard from my family that jewelry woven with ming grass has the effect of praying for blessings. This is a gift I can give."
After giving the gifts, Kuki Shinobu continued to barbecue. After all, Akira, Genta and Mamoru were big eaters.
At this moment, the system popped up a corresponding explanation.
[You get a blessing bracelet woven by Jiuqi Shinobu: Maybe this thing can bring luck, but it is more likely to be a comfort or a decoration.]
Shao Yunduan looked at the Mingcao bracelet and couldn't help but feel puzzled.
"Is this the position reward I got after I rushed from Fontaine to Inazuma and completed the mission?"
When the system saw that Shao Yun was not satisfied with this unknown reward, it complained a lot.
[Then what else do you want? You didn't want the money that Kuki Shinobu gave you, and Yae Kamiko went to the hot spring with you, but you threatened her with a gun. What do you want? ]
Shao Yun looked at the words that popped up on the system and cursed, "Get lost!"
The system popped up a strange message for some unknown purpose.
[Enjoy your quiet fishing time while you still can...]
Shao Yun looked at the famous quote that popped up on the system, and suddenly he felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
"Edgar Ross... If you can't scold me, you disgust me..."