latelenovela Chapter 281 Reincarnated as the Thunder General
Chapter 281 Reincarnated as the Thunder General
Xu Ning did not accept Thomas's suggestion to stay overnight.
Neither Kong nor Paimon remained.
According to Paimon, now that the two have the Dust Song Pot, they always need to find a spacious and beautiful place to put it down and sleep.
That way, when you wake up the next day, you can see the most beautiful moment of the morning, and you'll have a good mood all day long.
After bidding farewell to everyone, Xu Ning went to Yae-do, the publishing house that Yae-do had built, as instructed by Yae-do.
"Hello, hello, welcome to Yaedo... Ah, Lord Yae, you've come in person."
Behind the counter at Yaedo, a man wearing black-rimmed glasses hurriedly came out and greeted Yae no Miko, who had instantly reverted to her true form.
"Ah, it's Kuroda. I just happened to be here to take care of some business. I wanted to check if any of you guys were slacking off. Alright, let's go in and talk."
The fox-like older sister, dressed in a wide-sleeved shrine maiden outfit, casually waved behind her and walked into the Yaedo Hall first.
Xu Ning followed her inside, secretly shocked by the fox demon's transformation techniques.
As he walked from the wooden tea room, his gaze almost never left the Yae no Kami in front of him.
But just as she stood before Yaedo, the instant Kuroda raised her eyes, without warning, the woman who was otherwise extraordinary except for her fox ears, instantly transformed into the stunningly beautiful fox demon before her.
It has to be said that there was a very good reason why the ancestors of Liyue called those beauties who brought ruin to the country "fox spirits"... well, a great reason.
Xu Ning dared not stare any longer and quickly turned her head to look at the bookshelf next to her.
Picking up a thin book at random, Xu Ning was immediately drawn to the name on the book jacket.
Reincarnated as the Thunder and Lightning General.
"Uh, this name... it's even more outrageous than the Mondstadt people's. Aren't they afraid of getting arrested by the Skylords?"
Xu Ning muttered to himself, then suddenly remembered that Kujo Sara, the magistrate of the Heavenly Territory, seemed to be General Raiden's number one fangirl, and probably would also secretly buy it to read.
Opening the book jacket, Xu Ning finally saw the book's true title: "Zhen Shuo Cheng Yan Zhen Ying Da".
There aren't many words in the book; it seems to be only the first volume.
Xu Ning frowned and read it several times before finally managing to decipher two words between the lines: "resurrection".
Xu Ning quickly stopped a woman passing by and asked, pointing to the book in his hand, "Is there a sequel to this book?"
The woman tilted her head, glanced at the book title, shook her head, and said, "I've only seen this one volume, and I don't know which editor it's from. I don't even know to urge them to update it."
Xu Ning sighed with some regret and returned his gaze to the pages of the book.
According to the book, in the disaster that swept through the seven kingdoms, only the seven gods survived. General Shadow felt that he was just a warrior and not suitable for ruling, so he chose to die and disappear to help his elder sister ascend to the capital of the heavens.
Among these, Xu Ning is most concerned about two words.
The first one is "only".
Just like Inazuma Shin and Kage, even if they are twin sisters, only one of them can remain.
Similar situations can be seen in Mondstadt and Liyue.
The King of Mondstadt perished in the battle, and the Wolf of the North transformed his power into a protective force, leaving only Barbatos as the sole surviving god.
Liyue fared even worse. The Whirlwind Demon was imprisoned beneath the sea, the Salt God was stabbed, Guisheng died, and Maxius's power was absorbed into the earth. Even the useless, cowardly god who had hidden himself away somehow lost almost all of his power, leaving only the Geo Archon alive.
In Inazuma, Orochi deliberately came out to his death, seemingly to achieve the goal of leaving only one god alive.
All these powerful and lofty demons, possessing strength far exceeding that of mortals, simply died after losing the battle.
But those who could have survived were forced to follow "a certain rule" and sacrifice themselves. Who made this rule? And what is the point of making such a rule?
The second word is "Shangluo".
Shangluo means to go to the capital, signifying one's strength and ability to rule the world.
After General Shadow slayed all the demon gods of Inazuma, he killed himself last, leaving only his elder sister to go to the Heavenly Capital to become the ruler of Inazuma.
The person who set the rules didn't care how the real position was obtained, and directly granted the power to "govern".
But can Raiden Shin's "eternal" power truly revive the dead shadows?
If resurrection is possible, wouldn't that violate the original rules? How could the one above grant her such authority? And how could they remain indifferent to such a matter?
Moreover, if resurrection is possible, why was only Kage reborn out of so many of Inazuma's deceased friends?
This puzzled Xu Ning.
But even if the content described in this book is false, it still reasonably explains what happened back then.
These events, along with the poems Xu Ning heard from Venti, and the legends of Liyue, largely corroborate each other.
unless……
Xu Ning suddenly thought of a possibility: unless there is a third person in this book, a name that is hidden.
This one truly possesses the ability to revive others. She helped Shin revive Kage, but due to some limitation, she cannot arbitrarily change the past.
She possesses authority comparable to that of the one in heaven, which is why she can disregard that one's rules.
Xu Ning was lost in thought when he was suddenly patted on the shoulder.
Turning her head, she saw a pair of captivating fox eyes smiling at her. "Yaedo isn't a library, you know. You can't just buy it after reading it. By the way, is this book really that good?"
Xu Ning closed the thin book in his hand, raised it slightly and smiled, "Of course I'll buy it, but there's a question in the book that's bothering me. Did our general actually commit suicide?"
Yae no Miko rolled her eyes at Xu Ning. "If you said that outside this door, the Heavenly Envoy might arrest you. This story is purely fictional; any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Didn't you see that on the book cover?"
Xu Ning laughed and said, "Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental? You've really hit the nail on the head regarding the essence of fairy tale books."
Xu Ning had originally planned to ask General Lei Dian about this matter in person if he could meet him tomorrow.
But at this moment, he suddenly changed his mind.
If that person altered the fact of Shadow's death and erased their own existence, then even the person involved would probably not know what happened at the time.
Raiden Shin, the only one who knew the truth, perished early on.
"Forget it, let's not investigate further. It's probably another one we can't afford to mess with. Provoking them when we're not strong enough is just courting death. Let's just bear with it for now!"
After comforting himself, Xu Ning turned to Yae no Miko and said, "While we're waiting for General Raiden to receive us, could we rest here for a few days? Drinking some wine and reading novels—there's probably no more comfortable way to pass the time!"
Yae no Miko's eyes lit up, and she laughed, "Hey, you have the same hobby as me? Well then, I'll treat you to novels, and you can treat me to drinks. What do you call that place in Liyue again? A cave, right? Can I go in and play there for a night?"