Fortunately, the food was served very quickly in this restaurant, and the silence between the few people did not last long. Plates of Liyue-style dishes were delivered to everyone's eyes by the waiter.

With just one glance, Bai Qiyun could tell that the food in front of him was extremely authentic Liyue cuisine.

It seems that Ayato did not lie.

"How is it? Does it suit your taste?"

"not bad."

Even with Bai Qiyun's cooking skills, it would be difficult to find fault with these dishes.

Although it is not very outstanding, it is considered an extremely standard Liyue dish, and the chef is probably at the second-tier level of Liyue Port.

Although he can make something more delicious than these.

"That's good. In this case, this time is not in vain."

Ayato and Bai Qiyun were chatting away, and Danzaburo who was watching on the side couldn't get in the conversation at all.

Bai Qiyun bit the chopsticks in his mouth and chatted vaguely with Ayato.

But at the same time, it did not lower the vigilance around me.

But he still didn't understand what Ayato meant.

In fact, he was aware of the anomalies in this store. One of them was Danzaburo. From the words of the little monsters on the side, it sounded like Danzaburo had a high status. He shouldn't have come out to greet a few people, let alone accompany them to a meal.

Already.

In addition, Kamisato Ayato's speech was very polite at first, but later he changed his attitude and did not regard himself as an outsider at all.

But that's all. Without the support of intelligence, Bai Qiyun couldn't draw any useful conclusions from it. He could only cooperate with Ayato to prevent the situation from getting colder.

But it is not an option to continue like this. Besides, he is still quite curious about the monster race. Now with such a monster leader in front of him, he would be sorry for his curiosity without asking more questions.

Bai Qiyun straightened his expression, slightly turned his gaze away from Ayato, and looked at Danzaburo beside him.

"Senior Dansaburo..."

"No, no, no, Mr. Bai, calling me that is really embarrassing."

Bai Qiyun suddenly fell silent when he saw Danzaburo suddenly panicking just because of a title.

He seemed...probably...maybe understood why there was such a strangeness.

It seems that the problem still lies with himself.

His eyes vaguely swept over the pattern on his wrist, and Bai Qiyun did not feel any power emanating from it, which meant that it was not the power on his body that caused Danzaburo to behave strangely.

Hmm...the information is still too little.

"Your Excellency Danzaburo, I am from Liyue. I don't know much about the big monsters of Inazuma. Along the way, I saw that there are monsters all around. Could this forest be the territory of the monsters?"

Since the opponent was wary of him, Bai Qiyun simply hit the ball straight.

As expected, when he heard the boy's question, Danzaburo didn't hide much.

"Mr. Bai doesn't know. Hundreds of years ago, monsters were all over the land of Inazuma. However, because of the disaster five hundred years ago, the monsters suffered heavy casualties, so the few remaining monsters from various places were recalled to this land.

In the forest, we can barely survive by helping each other."

Of course, there are exceptions, such as the black cat Beiko that Bai Qiyun once saw in Qianlai Shrine. Monsters like this that originally had a place to live and someone to serve did not return to the guarding forest.

Although the monster clan has a high reputation, it cannot stop the monsters from having their own ideas.

However, the monsters later developed some unwritten rules because of this, that is, if something happens to the monsters living outside the guarded forest, they need to bear the responsibility themselves, while the monsters in the forest are protected by the monster clan.

"Oh I got it."

Hearing this, Bai Qiyun nodded.

"In that case, in addition to the demon fox, there should be many other demon clans in this forest, such as the ghost clan, fox clan, and tengu among Inazuma's several major demon clans."

His inference was reasonable, but Danzaburo shook his head.

"No, these big clans can hardly be seen in the woods below us."

"Oh? Then why is this?"

Watching the boy and the demon raccoon talking to each other, Ayato moved his body back to give the two people space to talk.

Danzaburo held the wine glass in his hand, took a sip, and told stories about the past.

"It's not a secret. There are only a few members of the Tengu clan, so they moved out to live by themselves. Due to historical reasons, the ghost clan has had conflicts with humans, so some of them live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and some live in cities, and do not mix with ordinary monster clans. As for the ghost clan,

The fox clan... Because of the former Narukami Palace Secretary, the current fox clan is mixed with that little girl who lives in Narukami Taisha Shrine."

The three major races mentioned by Danzaburo each have their own difficulties. Bai Qiyun of the Tengu clan knows Kujo Sora. Although he does not know why he left the family, he can indeed see that the Tengu clan has a sparse population.

As for the ghost clan, it is true that as Danzaburo said, Arataki Ito often swings back and forth on the outlying islands or Inazuma Castle.

The rest of the Kitsune...well...

"Little girl? Could it be that Lord Danzaburo is talking about the current Narukami Palace Priest, Lord Yae Kamiko? This one cannot be called a little girl at all."

Hearing this, a trace of disdain flashed in Dansaburo's eyes.

Of course, this disdain is definitely not directed at the person in front of me.

He raised the wine glass in his hand with a flushed face, like an old man who had drunk too much.

"That little fox is only five hundred years old at all times. Not to mention me, even some of the big monsters in the forest are over a thousand years old. If it hadn't been for Lord Foxsai Palace's appointment, how could she, a junior, be qualified to be admitted to Narukami Taisha Shrine?

Palace Secretary."

The topic gradually became more intense.

However, Bai Qiyun knew that Tuansaburo in front of him was definitely not drunk, he was just pretending to be drunk with wine, and took the opportunity to say what was deep in his heart.

But when the words came to this point, it was difficult for Bai Qiyun, an outsider, to continue talking.

Fortunately, Ayato on the side intervened.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Yashiro has been diligent in his work over the years, and he has managed Narukami Taisha Shrine very well."

"Hmph, how can she manage the shrine well with her lazy temperament? If she hadn't been assisted by a dedicated shrine maiden, she would have caused some big trouble."

Danzaburo obviously did not approve of Ayato's flattery.

Compared to these humans who are less than half a century old, Danzaburo understands better how out-of-touch and lazy the female fox lying on the shrine is.

And only an elderly youkai like it can say this, and Yae Shenzi has to listen honestly. This is also a manifestation of the culture of Inazuma's predecessors in the youkai community.

No matter how high your official position is, if an old man criticizes a child, you still have to listen honestly.

"Ha ha..."

Bai Qiyun could only smile helplessly in response to Tuan Saburo's unscrupulous preaching.

If the eighth-level palace minister heard about this, I'm afraid they would all have to deal with it.

However, his curiosity about the palace minister temporarily suppressed Bai Qiyun's caution, prompting him to continue asking Danzaburo for information about Yae Shenzi.

"Your Excellency Danzaburo, are you saying that Mr. Kozaigong specially selected Mr. Yashige as the next palace minister because they are of the same race?"

Hearing this, Dan Saburo looked at the young man in front of him strangely, shook his head and said.

"Yes and no. In addition to the reference opinions of the palace minister himself, the selection of the palace minister of Narukami Taisha Shrine ultimately depends on the opinion of the god. If he said that the fox clan should be the main one, then the fox clan should be the main one.

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In fact, after the turmoil five hundred years ago, Kosai Palace abdicated, many monsters wanted to take over the position of palace minister of this shrine.

But they were either not strong enough, or their appearance was too ordinary, so to be on the safe side, Huzhai Palace still followed the gods' advice and chose its own successors before abdicating the throne.

Judging from the current Ina Wife, her decision was not wrong.

Although Inazuma is in chaos now, according to the rules passed down thousands of years ago, monsters are not allowed to interfere in human affairs, so Yae Kamiko, who is the chief minister of Narukami Palace, is naturally not qualified to take action.

What she can do is limited to the affairs of Narukami Taisha Shrine, and other than that, she cannot interfere with Inazuma in the slightest.

Mentioning the past, Danzaburo's face became more and more rosy. He held the wine glass and straightened out his bulging belly. He didn't look like a demon raccoon, but more like someone who had drunk too much.

A middle-aged man who speaks plausibly.

"Oh, don't look at the little guy Yae who has made Narukami Taisha Shrine prosperous now, but the old shrine we built at the foot of Mt. Kage with Mr. Kozaimiya is not bad, and it doesn't require people to climb the mountain!"

When talking about the comparison between the old and new shrines, Danzaburo immediately puffed up his beard and stared.

He stood up directly from his seat and began to criticize Yae Shenzi for all the bad things he had done over the years. It looked like a child complaining, which was a bit funny.

"Why did the little fox directly move the new shrine to the top of the mountain for such a nonsense reason as 'so that all Ina-wives can visit Narukami Grand Shrine'? Ordinary people would lose half their lives even if they go up the mountain just once, and they would also lose their health."

As a shrine minister, it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t devote himself to the Shinto cause, but Kitsune actually goes out of his way to publish some novels. I really don’t know if Mr. Kitsune will be extremely disappointed when he comes back and sees this scene!"

Obviously, Danzaburo is a typical conservative representative of the youkai community. He thinks that Yae Kamiko is too out of touch in some aspects, and it is really unbecoming to have the whole shrine accompany her to do these things.

.

Although he couldn't get involved in the monster's housework, Bai Qiyun still captured some useful information from its words.

"Your Excellency Danzaburo, are you saying that Mr. Kosai Palace is not here at Inazuma?"

The young man's brows moved, as if he had thought of something.
To be continued...