CHAPTER 733: CHAPTER 731: FIRE AT YASUKUNI SHRINE

The night was deep.

But the Wa Country Imperial Palace was brightly lit.

The Emperor of Wa Country sat quietly on the sofa, listening to Ohashi Yasuo’s report, his face growing increasingly grave, even filled with anxiety and unease.

After a long while, he spoke with a trembling voice, "Since ancient times, the Eight-Forked Serpent has never become a servant god to anyone. How could it now recognize Ohashi Yui as its master?"

"Is this a blessing or a curse?"

Ohashi Yasuo offered his perspective, "Indeed, this matter brims with oddities, but none of that is important. What’s crucial is that we stabilize Ohashi Yui."

"She is like a double-edged sword, capable of both killing the enemy and harming ourselves."

The Emperor of Wa Country asked, "How can we stabilize her?"

Ohashi Yasuo replied, "Build her a Shrine of the Maiden and let her live inside."

The Emperor of Wa Country nodded slightly. Constructing a Shrine of the Maiden was merely a matter of opening their mouths for them. Although Ohashi Yui couldn’t truly bear the title of a maiden, she had been acknowledged by the Eight-Forked Serpent; that alone sufficed.

"Your Majesty, Ohashi Yui has another message for you." Ohashi Yasuo glanced at Taikang Junxiu beside him and said, "She really dislikes Taikang Junxiu."

Taikang Junxiu trembled, a sense of foreboding welling up inside him.

He looked nervously at his grandfather.

In that moment of eye contact between the grandfather and grandson, he saw disappointment in his grandfather’s eyes.

The Emperor of Wa Country sighed softly, "I will announce to the world the removal of Taikang Junxiu’s title as Prince."

Hearing this.

Taikang Junxiu collapsed like a puddle of mud, sitting directly on the ground.

He never dreamed that simply because Ohashi Yui claimed to dislike him, he would have his title as Prince stripped away.

Had he known, he wouldn’t have dared to trouble Ohashi Yui before.

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On the other side.

Xu Wendong ghosted out of Ohashi Yui’s home after she fell asleep and then arrived at the infuriating site of the Yasukuni Shrine.

Coming here had been in his plans all along.

Because this place honored many ruthless executioners, those who had committed unspeakable crimes in Great Xia, he intended to burn it down, to account for the slain souls.

Before setting the fire, Xu Wendong registered an account on a social network, using the nickname Master Zhang, and posted a photo of the Yasukuni Shrine gate, a lighter in his hand.

The caption read: Paper cannot contain fire; some crimes do not allow for your excuses.

In the darkness.

Flames rose, instantly consuming the Yasukuni Shrine in a raging sea of fire.

Though there were many security personnel present, when the flames erupted, it was too late to extinguish them. They could only watch as the Yasukuni Shrine turned to ruins.

At the same time.

Many Descendants of Yan and Huang saw the news of the Yasukuni Shrine catching fire, filling countless compatriots with excitement, as many patriotic Descendants of Yan and Huang harbored intense national resentment towards this country.

Then it was revealed that all of this stemmed from Master Xu.

"Holy shit, Master Xu is amazing, he audaciously charged into the Wa Country and set the Yasukuni Shrine on fire. Master Xu truly is the guardian deity of Huaxia!"

"Master Xu, I want to have your babies!"

"Not long ago, Master Xu slew the Eight-Forked Serpent. Rumor has it that experts from the Wa Country’s cultivation realm flocked to Great Xia, intending to avenge the Eight-Forked Serpent on Master Xu. But who would have thought that he would do the opposite and head directly to the Wa Country?"

The Internet blew up with news about Master Xu, quickly making it to the headlines of all major media outlets, leaving people feeling immensely gratified. Master Xu also gained countless fans.

The Wa Country’s high-ranking officials were furious, never expecting that the very person they sought was already in their country and even set their sacred Yasukuni Shrine aflame.

Meanwhile, the Wa country’s Prime Minister ordered a thorough investigation into Huaxia nationals entering the Wa Country during this period to find Master Xu and permanently detain him in the Wa Country.

Furthermore, they retrieved surveillance footage from around the Yasukuni Shrine. Although they captured the image of an upright figure, the footage did not capture the person’s face.

Xu Wendong had no idea how intense a social reaction his actions triggered. After setting Yasukuni Shrine on fire, he proceeded to the Tokyo National Museum.

This place housed too many of Great Xia’s national treasures, each representing the peak craftsmanship of its era, including ceramics, paintings, jade sculptures, and bronze artifacts.

However, the Tokyo National Museum had long been closed, making it impossible to enter.

But.

Could this hinder Xu Wendong?

He released the Penglai Fairy Island Minor World, stepping inside it himself. Then he controlled the Minor World to transform into a speck of dust, slipping through the door gap of the Tokyo Museum.

"This belongs to Great Xia, I’ll take it."

Xu Wendong was a man of restraint. Although he felt like he was feasting at a buffet, he didn’t take artifacts from other countries, only those belonging to Great Xia, collecting them into the Minor World.

Artifacts from other countries were indeed exquisite, but they held no allure for him.

After an hour, he collected all of Great Xia’s antiquities on the third floor into the Minor World, totaling two thousand three hundred and twenty-five pieces, including two heads from the Zodiac Animal Fountain of the Old Summer Palace.

After doing so, Xu Wendong headed underground, where he found the Four-legged Bronze Square Cauldron he had yearned for, and was enraged to see it cluttered with various trash!

This was an unparalleled treasure from Great Xia, now reduced to a garbage bin, igniting a wave of intense anger in Xu Wendong’s heart.

After clearing the trash, he bowed to the nearly three-meter-tall bronze square cauldron, saying, "Descendant Xu Wendong is here to take you home."

Buzz buzz buzz!

The previously dim and dull bronze square cauldron seemed to understand Xu Wendong’s words, releasing a hum as if responding to him.

Xu Wendong focused his mind, collecting the bronze square cauldron into the Minor World.

Ensuring there were no missing items, Xu Wendong quietly departed from the Tokyo National Museum, but didn’t leave. Instead, he took a photo of the Tokyo National Museum from afar and uploaded it online.

Along with a brief caption: Ding, Tokyo National Museum sightseeing, check-in successful.

Because of Xu Wendong’s earlier post, many people were aware of his act of arson at the Yasukuni Shrine, earning him over a million followers.

When Xu Wendong updated his second post, many compatriots were puzzled, unsure why he posted a "sightseeing" update.

They were then thrilled, speculating whether he had reclaimed those national treasures belonging to Great Xia.

The Wa country’s Prime Minister learned of this at once, flying into a rage, "Baka, that Xu went to the museum. He must have stolen our artifacts. Quickly, search for his whereabouts with the museum as the center."

"Even if you dig three feet deep, find that Xu and don’t let him return alive to Great Xia!"