chapter 30

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30: Kamisato Ayaka: "Xiao Gong, I'm Doing This for Your Own Good!"

General Raiden has ruled Inazuma for over 2,000 years, always maintaining the same image. How could such an ancient and powerful general be playing the role of a little child?

"Is she sick?" Yoimiya (Xiao Gong) wondered aloud.

But after taking a closer look at the child, Yoimiya noticed something odd. Compared to other children, this one was unusually petite, yet her appearance was strikingly unique. She didn't look like the typical child at all.

"My Ying is perfectly healthy," Su Ran said with a smile. "Other than being a bit shy, she's completely fine."

At that moment, Kamisato Ayaka slowly approached, looking a bit helpless. Su Ran turned to her for confirmation. "If you don't believe me, you can ask Ayaka. She can vouch that little Ying is just fine."

Kamisato Ayaka, feeling a bit trapped, pursed her lips. Her expression made anyone who saw her feel a bit sorry for her.

"Huh? Is that true?" Yoimiya asked, seeking confirmation from Ayaka.

"Yes... Lord Ying is indeed very healthy," Ayaka replied, though she almost called Lei Dianying "General." Noticing Lei Dianying's warning glance, Ayaka quickly corrected herself. Even so, she doubted anyone would believe it. After all, who could imagine that the god who ruled Inazuma for over 500 years was actually just a puppet created by the real deity?

If Ayaka hadn't witnessed the reconstruction of General Raiden with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed such a wild idea either.

"So, it's true?" Yoimiya said, now convinced by Ayaka's confirmation.

She never thought that someone as dignified as Kamisato Ayaka would joke about a child's health. But something still seemed off. "Do you two know each other?" Yoimiya asked, surprised to see Ayaka's expression around Su Ran.

She had never seen Ayaka look so helpless when dealing with a boy.

"Let me introduce myself, Miss Yoimiya," Su Ran said with a grin. "My name is Su Ran, and I'm..." He glanced at Ayaka. "I'm Linghua's suitor."

Yoimiya: !!!

Kamisato Ayaka: …

If you want me to die of embarrassment, just say it outright! Ayaka thought. Looking at her best friend's shocked face, she didn't know what to say. But if the Lord God was okay with saying it, who was she to argue?

After all, when a god is pursuing you, there's not much you can do.

"But you…" Yoimiya's eyes shifted to the small child in Su Ran's arms. Pursuing Princess Bailu with a child in tow? she thought. Are you serious? As the eldest daughter of the Kamisato family, how could Ayaka marry someone with a child?

Unless...

This isn't really his child, is it?

"Miss Yoimiya, are you suspicious of something?" Su Ran said with a teasing smile. "I can assure you, Xiaoying is my child, my biological child."

Lei Dianying, who was nestled in Su Ran's arms, gave him an elbow to the ribs. I've lived for thousands of years, and my only relative is my sister! she thought. This man, not even a century old, dares to claim me as his child? What a joke!

"Naughty~" Su Ran said, poking Lei Dianying's chubby little cheek. Her soft face was like jelly, but the scene looked strange in Yoimiya's eyes.

He's pursuing Princess Bailu, and he already has a child? Yoimiya thought in disbelief. Is he overconfident? Even if he's good-looking, Ayaka wouldn't fall for him, would she?

"And besides," Su Ran continued, "Xiaoying is so cute. How could Linghua not like her?"

Kamisato Ayaka, lost in thought for a moment, didn't react fast enough. Su Ran quickly passed Lei Dianying into her arms, and before she realized it, she was holding the little general.

A drop of cold sweat rolled down Ayaka's forehead. In her arms was not just a small, fragile child, but the god of Inazuma. It felt heavier than holding a mountain.

Is it hot? she wondered. Extremely hot! Dare to drop her? Absolutely not!

Even if someone put a knife to her throat, Ayaka wouldn't dare let go. If she did, it would be a crime her entire family couldn't bear.

"Y-Yes... I like Lord Ying very much," Kamisato Ayaka said, trying her best to make her smile look natural. Holding the god of Inazuma in her arms, anyone would be scared stiff.

But Lei Dianying didn't mind the change in "driver." Everything Kamisato Ayaka shouldn't know, she already knew. As long as no one said anything, Lei Dianying wouldn't bother pursuing the matter. Besides, being in Ayaka's soft embrace was far more comfortable than Su Ran's.

Yoimiya carefully observed Ayaka's expression. It looked a little unnatural, but her embrace was serious. It seemed that she genuinely liked the child. And the little general was undeniably cute, which only made Yoimiya more fond of her.

"Can I hold her too?" Yoimiya asked Su Ran with pleading eyes.

"Of course, just ask Ayaka nicely," Su Ran replied casually. "And don't worry about Xiaoying—she won't refuse."

Lei Dianying rolled her eyes at Su Ran. If this weren't a public place, I'd give this disrespectful guy a piece of my mind!

"No, no, it's better not to," Ayaka quickly interjected. "Lord Ying might like me more."

Ayaka's eyes widened as she imagined what Yoimiya might do. Knowing her friend's playful personality, Ayaka feared she might try to lift the little general up high and spin her around, which would be terribly disrespectful to a god. If Raiden Shogun was displeased and decided to punish Yoimiya, it would be a disaster.

As a good friend, Kamisato Ayaka decided to protect the little god in her arms like a mother hen shielding her chicks. She wasn't about to let Yoimiya get too close to this "big Buddha."

"Can I at least pinch her cheeks?" Yoimiya asked hopefully. "She's so chubby and cute!"

Ayaka quickly shook her head. Absolutely not! Even the thought of it was dangerous!

Seeing that she couldn't even pinch the little general's cheeks, Yoimiya gave up with a sigh. Now, she thought Su Ran's pursuit of Ayaka might not be as impossible as it seemed. Ayaka really seemed to like the child a lot.

Kamisato Ayaka thought to herself, Even though I'm not your mother, Xiao Gong, I still have to say—I'm doing this for your own good!

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