Of course, although it was said to replace the original Sacred Sakura, Jun Bai was different from the Sacred Sakura, that creation which pacified Inazuma's turmoil as soon as it appeared.
One could borrow the Ley Lines of the entire Inazuma; while the other possessed only the purest violence.
Therefore, Jun Bai's method of handling things was different from the Sacred Sakura.
During the cataclysm period, Jun Bai descended upon Inazuma like a deus ex machina. From that day onward, the flames that pacified the turmoil continued to burn across Inazuma's territory.
Yae Miko could never forget those flames that shot into the sky from the ruins, and the phoenix soaring within the flames.
To Inazuma, Jun Bai was like dawn light shining into the darkness. He tore open the shadow that originally loomed over Inazuma, allowing sunlight to shine in.
In this world line without the Sacred Sakura, Jun Bai was undoubtedly Inazuma's savior.
This was the reason why Yae Miko personally came to welcome Jun Bai, rather than waiting at her usual idle spot.
Because it was Jun Bai.
Therefore, when Inazuma was struggling to make ends meet due to the Sakoku Decree, Raiden Ei sought out Jun Bai rather than Morax, who was on equal footing with herself.
Because in terms of relationship, Inazuma was closer to Jun Bai.
To be honest, perhaps some people in Inazuma did not recognize Rex Lapis, but they definitely all recognized the Phoenix Emperor.
Phoenix Emperor was Jun Bai's honorific title in Inazuma.
Regarding this, Jun Bai expressed that it was fortunate they did not give him a title similar to the Almighty Narukami Ogosho.
This kind of simple yet domineering honorific title, Jun Bai quite liked it.
If not for the fact that such a title would shake Rex Lapis's position in Liyue, Jun Bai would have brought this title back to Liyue.
Yae Miko extended her hand and waved it in front of Jun Bai: "Snap out of it, it's just a cherry blossom tree."
"Are you saying this is your approval of my aesthetics?"
Yae Miko covered her mouth and chuckled lightly: "If that's the case, maybe I get along quite well with you～"
Jun Bai's gaze fell on Yae Miko and he nodded: "You can still banter, it seems you haven't developed any heart problems."
"Ara～ Not yet now, but in a while it might not be certain." Yae Miko sighed.
"Originally with the Sakoku Decree in place, it was already very difficult to do anything interesting. Now there's also a Vision Hunt Decree. Inazuma is really getting more and more difficult～"
"If at this time, someone could change my old friend's mind, that would be great～"
Yae Miko seemed to be sighing, but her gaze remained fixed on Jun Bai the entire time.
"Don't look at me. My relationship with Ei is ordinary, not as close as yours with her." Jun Bai reached out, signaling Yae Miko to stop that kind of meaningless fantasy.
"What you can't do, don't expect me to be able to do it."
"Then you came to Inazuma to visit me, this left-behind child who has been alone for five hundred years?"
"At your current appearance, where do you look like a child? You look older than Ganyu."
"Speaking of Sister Ganyu, when you leave, why not take me along? It's been a long time since I've seen Sister Ganyu and Sister Guizhong. I really miss them～"
"Suggestion: go yourself after the Sakoku Decree is lifted."
Yae Miko smiled slightly: "So you really came for the Sakoku Decree? Have you already thought of a solution?"
"No, but I did indeed come for the Sakoku Decree."
Jun Bai took out the letter he received: "Someone hopes I can contribute to lifting the Sakoku Decree, so I came."
"To actually be able to invite Liyue's Sky Phoenix Marshal and Inazuma's Phoenix Emperor, does our Inazuma still have such a personage?"
"Regarding this great personage, she doesn't want her identity spread around everywhere, so it's temporarily confidential."
"Temporarily confidential, hearing that really makes one uncomfortable～ It's like I'm an outsider."
Yae Miko expressed dissatisfaction with this confidentiality matter.
"Because the identity of this great personage is a gift prepared for the Sakoku Decree." Jun Bai said mysteriously.
"Gift?" Yae Miko's face showed confusion, then in the next moment she seemed to think of a possibility. Her beautiful eyes revealed an incredulous expression.
Mysterious person, opposing the Sakoku Decree, gift...
Could it really be? But hasn't She already confirmed...
The pink kitsune shook her head, casting aside that unrealistic thought, and asked: "Couldn't you just directly defeat Ei and let her try to come out from the Plane of Euthymia?"
"If she sees Inazuma as it is now, perhaps she would suddenly have a change of heart and lift the Sakoku Decree～"
"Everyone says kitsunes are smart, but isn't your idea a bit naive?" Jun Bai told Yae Miko to stop dreaming.
"What kind of person Ei is, don't you still know?"
"If simply defeating her could change her way of thinking, then the Wanderer and the Shogun would never have been born."
"Similarly, if things could really be solved this way, then when the Sakoku Decree was issued, you would have already come to find me."
"Because no one knows better than you what kind of state Ei was in at that time."
Yae Miko looked at Jun Bai's gradually serious face and suddenly laughed out loud: "I was just joking～ You're really taking it seriously～"
"Of course I know. Making Ei realize that the eternity she pursues shouldn't be like this is very difficult."
"But no matter how difficult, I have to do it. Who let——"
"She is my only friend now～"
Yae Miko's eyes suddenly lit up, reflecting a figure within them: "My plan has already been laid out. Now all that's missing is one chess piece."
Jun Bai, who had seen the original plot, naturally knew that the chess piece Yae Miko spoke of was the Traveler.
The Traveler was an exception. Exceptions were the enemy of eternity. Therefore, only an exception could possibly shake eternity and break the cage that had always bound Raiden Ei.
Only an exception like the Traveler could, after shouldering everyone's wishes, defeat Raiden Ei in the Plane of Euthymia.
After all, the Plane of Euthymia was Raiden Ei's mental space. Technique was very important in the Plane of Euthymia, but even more important was an unshakable will.
In the original plot, what defeated Raiden Ei was not the Traveler, but everyone's wishes.
"Vision Hunt Decree..."
"The Doctor promoted the implementation of this decree. He had the idea of pushing the outbreak of war and profiting from it."
"But in reality, you had the ability to prevent the issuance of the Vision Hunt Decree. With your status, it wouldn't have been difficult to achieve this."
"You allowed the situation to develop because it suited your intentions, right? The Vision Hunt Decree was an accident, but it could also become a chess piece in your hand."
"Ordinary people often use 'kitsune' to praise others' wisdom. It really wasn't used wrongly." Jun Bai recalled the plot and expressed his opinion.
Although it was a bit conspiratorial, when combined with the original plot, the Vision Hunt Decree did indeed play right into Yae Miko's hands.
After all, without external help, no one could defeat Raiden Ei head-on. And the Vision Hunt Decree happened to provide such external help.
(The above are all the author's subjective views. If you have different opinions, please directly attack the author. Do not escalate it to the characters.)
(After finishing writing, I discovered that this paragraph seems to be smearing Yae Miko. The author feels the sky is falling and the earth is cracking.)
"Thank you for the Phoenix Emperor's praise. When it comes to wisdom, you are not inferior either～" Yae Miko laughed.
"You have your plan. I have also been assigned a task."
Jun Bai waved the letter in his hand: "So, can I temporarily stay at your place during this period?"
"The Grand Narukami Shrine welcomes the Phoenix Emperor."