Chapter 278: Bandits and the Dog General
"Master Coral Palace! They're back! They're back!"

"Who's back? Don't be impatient, Goro, take your time."

"The resistance forces stationed at Wuming Fort!"

Wu Lang was very excited, his tail wagging rapidly behind him. "The supplies in Wuming Fort are scarce, and the location is difficult. I thought they would never come back! But they are back! That's great!"

"Wu Ming Zhai?"

Coral Palace Xinhai was also surprised.

Since Haigi Island was blocked by thunderstorms, the resistance forces of Wumingzhai have returned. This is one of the few and extremely rare good news.

She calmed herself down and asked, "How did they get through the thunderstorm? Where are they now?"

"It is said that the thunderstorm was crossed with the help of a blond traveler, and is now resting in Wanglong Village."

Goro answered, his brows relaxed, the guilt and self-blame that had accumulated for many days finally dissipated a little: "Kusuda has settled the soldiers and is rushing to the Coral Palace with the blond traveler. Uncle Pingchuan is here too."

"plain?"

Shanhugong Xinhai's expression changed slightly: "No, Pingchuan has been lurking in Inazuma City. He suddenly came back this time. Something big must have happened! Wulang, how long will it take for them to arrive?"

"We set out early this morning. At a normal pace, we should be there before the evening!"

"We left in the morning and arrived in the evening... Fortunately, we still made it in time!"

Coral Palace heaved a sigh of relief, looked at the clock on the wall and calculated silently for a moment before making a decision: "Wulang, you set off immediately and take people to the road that must be passed between Wanglong Village and Coral Palace. Make sure they are safe."

"besides……"

Coral Palace thought about it and quietly told Wu Lang a few words: "Have you written it down?"

"take note of it."

"Then let's go. I'll be waiting for your good news at the Coral Palace."

"Yes, I'll leave now!"

Wu Lang responded and immediately turned and left with a brisk pace.

Although Wu Lang didn't understand why Coral Palace Xinhai arranged for him to do this, it didn't matter. He never understood her arrangements before they were revealed, so he just did as he was told.

Coral Palace Xinhai watched him leave with flickering eyes.

Since the blockade of Kaigi Island, the island has been no longer peaceful. If Ishikura Yuzhi and his men knew about the traveler and Hirakawa, they would probably make a move in secret and try to find out the secret. However, these people would not care what method they used to get the information.

These people have caused enough trouble already, we cannot let them go on.

Coral Palace Xinhai pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly, his eyes becoming determined.

……

"Master Traveler, after we cross the bridge ahead, we will be not far from the Coral Palace."

Pingchuan introduced cheerfully, pointing in a certain direction: "Look, sir, that large area of ​​pink coral! The Coral Palace is right under the coral, the scenery is great!"

Ying looked up and saw a large area of ​​tall and beautiful corals. Perhaps because of the magical location of the Coral Palace, the corals were surrounded by "ribbons". After a closer look, she found that they were not ribbons, but many colorful water bubbles that gathered into strands, which were very beautiful.

"It's really good."

Ying nodded. If Teyvat or Inazuma as a whole was in a state of peace and the people were more open-minded, perhaps the Coral Palace on Umijima Island could become one of Inazuma's most famous attractions, attracting thousands of tourists to visit and check in.

Even if you don't sell tickets, you can still generate a lot of revenue just by selling snacks, specialties and souvenirs.

Ying was thinking randomly, and saw the little mascot looking at the huge coral in amazement. After thinking for a while, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he whispered: "Paimon, I seem to have seen this kind of large, no, this kind of giant coral."

"Eh? Did you see it when you traveled to other worlds?"

Paimeng was amazed and felt that the starry sea was indeed wonderful. No matter how magical, magnificent and unique the landscape was, there was always a chance to find similar or identical ones on the scale of the starry sea.

"Yes, and if I remember correctly, this coral has a very magical characteristic!"

"What characteristics?"

"At the highest point of the coral, where the first ray of sunlight shines every day, it will become edible under the influence of the morning light. Once the morning light passes, it will return to its original state. It is called [Coral Gum], and it is a rare delicacy in the world!"

Ying's expression was sincere, and he said confidently, "All planets connected to the stars know about it. I heard that only the great people in the sea of ​​stars can taste this delicacy at the grand banquet held once every thousand years."

"Really?!"

Paimon's eyes lit up immediately, and she didn't even think about whether Ying was teasing her again. She tried to look at the top of the giant coral, guessing the location of the coral glue, and imagining the wonderful taste of the coral glue, her mouth was watering.

"Well!"

The little mascot wiped his saliva and gritted his teeth: "I have decided, I must stay in the Coral Palace for a few more days, get up early, climb corals, and eat coral gel!"

"It's hard to get up early, especially since we have to leave time for climbing. Paimon might have to get up before dawn."

Ying suppressed her smile and pretended to persuade him, "It's just a rare delicacy in Xinghai, so forget it, Paimon."

"No! I must eat it!"

"But getting up early..."

"Paimon can overcome it!"

"It's still very high..."

"Paimon uses flying! And he can use tools!"

"Paimon is amazing."

"Hehe, Paimon is serious about delicious food!"

The little mascot folded his arms, raised his little face proudly, and then thought of something, his eyes turned, and he hugged Ying's arm: "Um, Ying~"

"Huh? What's wrong Paimon?"

Ying was puzzled, and at the same time, she suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Um...um...I can't get up. Can you wake me up in advance?"

The little mascot Qi Qi Ai Ai said: "Also, I would like to ask you to make a set of mountaineering tools suitable for me. Also, do you have a recipe for coral glue? I can't just bite it directly, right?"

If she bites it right, it's fine, but if she bites it wrong and bites the coral... Ugh! Her teeth will not be able to bear it, right?

Paimon thought of that scene, and couldn't help licking his teeth with his little tongue. He made a pitiful appearance and looked at Ying with his big eyes: "Please help me~ Ying~ Please~"

fluorescent:"……"

She had no intention of getting up before dawn just to climb to the top of a giant coral to watch the sunrise.

Ying, who had shot herself in the foot, thought quickly and soon came up with an idea. She whispered, "Paimon, this giant coral may have a sacred meaning on Haiji Island. Outsiders are not allowed to climb or even approach it. They might be considered blasphemous!"

"Eh? Well, what you said makes sense." Paimon frowned and thought, his little hand made an "eight" shape to support his little chin, his brain worked quickly, and finally a light bulb flashed, and he shouted happily: "Got it! Well!"

The little mascot reacted and smiled shyly at Hisata and Hirakawa who came looking at him after hearing the noise, indicating that he was fine. Then he lay on Ying's shoulder, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, "You can ask Tianfeng for help! He...he will have a very high status in Haigi Island soon. It will be no problem to ask him to help find it!"

"…Paimon is so smart!"

Ying almost laughed out loud, and gave Paimon a thumbs up, praising him highly.

"Hey, I'm not that smart."

The little mascot is very humble.

I don't know what Tian Feng's expression is now...Ying glanced at the bracelet on her wrist quietly, her golden eyes full of smiles. The corners of her lips curled up, and suddenly she sensed something, raised her head and looked forward, her eyebrows raised instantly.

Just ahead of us, we saw a group of masked men dressed like treasure robbers blocking the bridge with swords in their hands, looking at us with ill intentions.

"Is there a treasure-stealing group next to the Coral Palace?"

Ying was quite surprised, and several words that Chen Tianfeng had said during the casual chat popped up in her mind, namely "darkness under the lamp", "many monsters at the foot of the sacred mountain", and "the brighter, the darker".

Pingchuan had a gloomy face. He hadn't been back to Haigi Island for many years and didn't know the specific situation. At this moment, he just felt ridiculous and embarrassed - he had said so many good things about the Coral Palace in front of the traveler along the way, but now a group of treasure robbers jumped out in front of the Coral Palace?

Jiutian's face first turned red, then dark, and the veins on his forehead jumped. He took a step forward, his left arm still wrapped in bandages, his right hand on the hilt of the knife, the murderous aura of a battlefield revealed, staring at the treasure-stealing group like a vicious tiger: "Assholes! Who are you!"

The leader of the treasure-stealing group was not afraid at all. He stared back and drew out his long sword with a "clang" sound, sneering: "Brothers, we held a banquet, but not many people came. I thought that meeting you is fate, so please come with me! It's best not to resist, otherwise it will be unlucky if blood is seen!"

"The kidnapping and robbery stories of the treasure-stealing gang on Haiji Island are different from those in other places. It's really amazing."

Ying sighed softly, remaining very calm.

These treasure-stealing groups are naturally not real treasure-stealing groups. Most of them are disguised by a certain force on Haiqi Island, in order to kidnap these "outsiders", or to seize secrets, or to find ways to cross the thunderstorm.

This is normal. Haigi Island has been blockaded for so long that it is naturally impossible for everyone to be united. All kinds of hidden snakes and insects... uh, hidden demons and monsters will jump out and cause trouble.

I guess that current human goddess, the Coral Palace's heart must have been exhausted a long time ago?
"Ha, you're still in the mood to joke. It seems like you're that remarkable traveler."

The bandit leader smiled coldly, raised his hand, and was about to order everyone to attack, first kill the soldier, and then capture the three people, old and young, together.

"sieve--!"

The sound of an arrow breaking through the air suddenly rang out.

The bandit leader's expression changed slightly, and he immediately turned around, kicked away the men who were blocking him, turned the long sword in his hand, and slashed it down fiercely.

"drink!"

"boom!"

The long sword hit the arrow exactly, knocking it away and dropping it diagonally to the ground. The other bandits then saw that the arrow was covered with a layer of bright yellow crystals, which were gradually dissipating.

"Who was I thinking? Turns out to be the good dog raised by Xinhai of Coral Palace."

The bandit leader Takeshima spat, sneered at Goro who was standing on the bridge with a longbow, and made sarcastic remarks.

"How dare you reveal your identity, you cunning man?"

Wu Lang ignored his provocation and waved his hand. The rebel team he brought with them either drew their swords or pointed their spears at the same time, trying to surround these "treasure thieves" and eat them whole.

"Why don't you dare!"

Takeshima shouted loudly, took out a handful of thunder and fire beads from his arms, and threw them hard at the rebels rushing towards him.

"Boom boom boom!"

Amid an explosion with loud thunder, small raindrops and thick smoke, Takeshima turned and ran. His men were also very skilled and had prepared to escape when Takeshima shouted, and no one was left behind.

Reveal your identity? Naive!
If he really wanted to reveal his identity, wouldn't all his disguise be in vain?

Takeshima sneered in his heart, and somehow he turned around and looked back, and happened to meet the golden eyes of the traveler. For some reason, he felt a little uneasy, as if his disguise had been seen through by her.

Ying glanced at the fleeing Takeshima, thought about it, and felt that they would meet them again in the future, and that there were some things worth using, so she did not take action and let these "treasure thieves" go for the time being.

"Ahem! What a cunning enemy!"

Wu Lang coughed twice, trying to use his tail to circle around to disperse the smoke, but he had to hold it in for the sake of the general's face. However, his nose was several times more sensitive to smells than that of ordinary people, and the smoke was choking and unpleasant, making him quite uncomfortable. He quickly held his breath, took two quick steps out of the smoke, and came to Ying and the others, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hisaita, Uncle Hirakawa!"

He greeted the two acquaintances first, then straightened his face and saluted solemnly to Ying: "Thank you for your willingness to lend a helping hand when Haigi Island was in danger, and for taking the trouble to send the resistance soldiers home! On behalf of all the people of Haigi Island, I would like to express my gratitude to you, Mr. Traveler!"

Goro had a serious expression and seemed like a stern general, but the animal ears swaying on his head and the tail shaking behind him betrayed him.

Ying pinched her chin and looked at the Inu General in front of her. For some reason, she felt that these words were not something she could have thought of - the original meaning had not changed, but the words of thanks should not be from her.

"It's been many years since we last met, Wu Lang, you've really changed a lot!"

Pingchuan was amazed, looked him up and down, nodded and praised: "Not bad, not bad! Goro, you have grown up."

Hisata looked a little strange, and hesitated for a few seconds: "Boss Goro, did you come up with this yourself?"

"Of course Master Coral Palace taught me!"

Wu Lang answered without hesitation, shook his animal ears, looked at Ying, patted his chest and said: "Traveler, if you encounter any difficulties on Haiji Island, feel free to come to me! I will definitely do my best to help you solve it!"

"Thank you."

Ying nodded politely, feeling that this kind of gratitude and promise was in keeping with the appearance of this dog general.

"Hiroshita, thank you for your hard work during this period."

Goro patted Hisata's arm and said guiltily: "I shouldn't have come back, or I should have brought my brothers back with me, so that you don't have to suffer outside."

"Boss Goro..."

Hisata's eyes turned red and his heart was full of self-blame. He was about to tell everything that had happened during this period.

"Don't worry, we'll talk on the way."

Wu Lang raised his hand to stop him and said, "Master Coral Palace is waiting for us in Coral Palace. We should set off quickly and don't delay."

the other side,
Takeshima reported the situation to Ishikura Yuji.

"Goro, it's that Goro again!"

Ishikura Yuzhi looked grim, and he paced back and forth for a few steps before suddenly stopping: "No! Pingchuan must have brought back very important information, and we can't let Coral Palace Xinhai keep it all!"

His expression changed again and again, and he finally made up his mind and looked at Zhudao: "Contact the other families, go to the Coral Palace together, and put pressure on the Coral Palace's heart sea!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)