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"Oh?"
"Mm!"
The two were drawn in by Zhu Ganglie's words, responding differently; Kitagawa asked with curiosity, while Mr. Yuan replied casually.
"Did you find the pendant that those Western big shots ordered us to look for?" Kitagawa exclaimed excitedly.
At that moment, Zhu Ganglie could only greet him with a smile, but inside he felt a deep reluctance. If he were to directly report this significant achievement to Wa Country or the West, he would gain infinite glory and benefits. However, for the sake of his own plan, he had to drag Kitagawa into this mess. Reluctantly, Zhu Ganglie revealed this information.
"Yes, Kitagawa-kun, please report to the Emperor. Regarding the Western command for us to search for the heritage flowing into Huaxia, we have found it. It is in the hands of Mei Yulou from the Mei Family. Please send more Onmyoji masters to retrieve it!" Zhu Ganglie said respectfully.
Upon hearing Zhu Ganglie's words, Kitagawa's eyes flickered before he asked, "Steel Lord! Do you know how powerful this Mei Yulou is?"
Seeing that Kitagawa had taken the bait, Zhu Ganglie replied, "Kitagawa-kun, the Mei Family is an ordinary family in Huaxia. Mei Yulou has about the strength of a Jonin, while his second son possesses abilities ranging from Genin to mid-level Shinobi. Additionally, the Mei Family has some influence over the Southern Underground Forces, but they are just ordinary people; there are no other significant powers."
After hearing this information, Kitagawa was clearly intrigued. However, his instinct for self-preservation as a Wokou prevented him from making a rash decision. Noticing that Kitagawa was not easily fooled, Zhu Ganglie glanced at Mr. Yuan sitting nearby. The two had evidently discussed this beforehand. Mr. Yuan nodded knowingly and then said, "What’s it going to be? Does Master Kitagawa still want to go alone? I advise you to go back and get reinforcements! The Ancient Warriors of Huaxia are not like your Wa Country ninjas; Mingjing, the Master of Hidden Strength, can easily take the lives of lowly Onmyoji."
Mr. Yuan's words were quite blunt and sarcastic; even a fool could tell it was mockery. However, Mr. Yuan laid out all the pros and cons clearly. Normally speaking, choosing to call for reinforcements would be the best outcome since backing down isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Yet Mr. Yuan's words made Zhu Ganglie's heart race; he hadn’t asked Mr. Yuan to help Kitagawa!
Given Kitagawa's character, he would certainly avoid taking risks. How could Zhu Ganglie obtain Kitagawa's Shikigami under such circumstances? Without that crucial element, his own Shikigami would remain an unupgradable piece of trash.
Thus, Zhu Ganglie kept signaling Mr. Yuan with his eyes; however, Mr. Yuan completely ignored him and continued mocking Kitagawa. But nothing is absolute; people from Wa Country are strangely stubborn about their pride even when they know they’re being mocked.
Suddenly, Kitagawa stood up excitedly and declared, "Mr. Yuan! I, Kitagawa Kai, am not afraid of death! I understand this matter well; we Onmyoji are the strongest existence! Two mere Ancient Warriors from Huaxia are nothing to me! My Shikigami has a special ability to devour their inner energy! Just wait until tonight; I will annihilate the Mei Family!"
With that, Kitagawa stormed out of the room, leaving behind a bewildered Zhu Ganglie and a grinning Mr. Yuan. At that moment, Zhu Ganglie asked in disbelief, "Mr. Yuan, did you do this on purpose? Did you anticipate that Kitagawa would react this way?"
“Ha ha ha, Kitagawa is just a ghost. Even if two more Geomancers come, they won't be my match!” Mr. Yuan laughed.
“Then our plan has succeeded!” Zhu Ganglie suppressed his joy.
“Not yet. Zhang Chuanhai's soul is the key to your Shikigami's transformation. With Kitagawa's Shikigami, the ghosts you raise will gain the power to devour. I must leave now! Tonight, we can accomplish part of our plan! You better make it look good! Don't let the Onmyoji from Wa Country discover what you're doing. Once Kitagawa is dead, you won't escape the consequences!” Mr. Yuan said.
“Rest assured, sir. The Mei Family possesses that item. Kitagawa is going to steal it from the Mei Family, and it's only natural for him to be killed by their experts. There are so many talented individuals in Huaxia; it's normal for Kitagawa's ghost and his Shikigami to be wiped out, isn't it?” Zhu Ganglie's chubby face was filled with a sinister smile. However, after hearing Zhu Ganglie's words, Mr. Yuan also began to laugh happily, even more so than Zhu Ganglie. Yet no one knew the true reason behind Mr. Yuan's laughter.
Kitagawa Kai, who had already left, would never know that this Zhu Ganglie, who was so respectful towards him, was secretly plotting to kill him and seize his ghost and Shikigami. Although Kitagawa Kai was very excited at the moment, the impulsive words he had just spoken could not be taken back, especially with Mr. Yuan present. If he failed, how could he maintain his dignity?
Looking at his Shikigami, which had weakened but was recovering well enough now, Kitagawa Kai's only concern was for the person who had injured his Shikigami. He hoped he wouldn't be so unlucky again. However, after glancing at his Shikigami, he felt a bit more reassured. Last time he had provoked someone he shouldn't have because of Zhu Ganglie; this time he planned to act at midnight when it was still early before dawn. If he encountered that person again, he felt confident.
Kitagawa Kai's confidence was not unfounded. In Wa Country, when he was young, he had caught the attention of an Onmyoji there. Especially after nurturing his own Shikigami with his aura, this Shikigami gained the ability to absorb the inner strength of Ancient Warriors from Huaxia. This meant that regular Ancient Warriors could only exert half their power against his Shikigami.
With this characteristic, Kitagawa Kai received significant training in Wa Country. After arriving in Huaxia, Ancient Warriors became his primary targets for hunting down. He was thrilled to have found two this time; although it was dangerous, as long as he could kill these two Ancient Warriors, his Shikigami would surely evolve. When he returned to Wa Country afterward, he would definitely be able to enter the Abe Family for cultivation.
However, this very characteristic of Kitagawa Kai was precisely what Zhu Ganglie coveted. Zhu Ganglie's Shikigami had been cultivated in Huaxia and lacked some abilities from the Wa Country system but had been modified by Mr. Yuan and his mother Chieko. As a result, Zhu Ganglie's Shikigami possessed characteristics of ghost nurturing from Huaxia while also retaining some features of a Shikigami. However, due to combining strengths from both sides, Zhu Ganglie's Shikigami had a fatal flaw.
It could only devour ghosts or Shikigami that matched its aura perfectly. And coincidentally, butcher Zhang Chuanhai and Kitagawa Kai fit this description perfectly—one ghost and one Shikigami made them Zhu Ganglie's ideal targets. If he could perfectly devour these two ghosts, Zhu Ganglie's Shikigami could instantly rise to an intermediate level and might even reach an advanced level.
Thus, Zhu Ganglie and Mr. Yuan orchestrated Zhang Chuanhai's tragedy together; everything was arranged by Mr. Yuan himself. Yet it seemed that Mr. Yuan gained nothing from this situation at all; no one knew that at this moment Mr. Yuan was overjoyed as he looked at Zhu Ganglie with a different gaze—one akin to a butcher eyeing a piglet.
“Mr. Xiao, I found it!” At this moment Xiao Yefeng was resting with his eyes closed; recently he had needed to use Divine Power too much and couldn't afford to relax. Whenever he had time, he focused on absorbing Qi from the air. Just then Mei Chuanqiong’s voice broke through his concentration and made him open his eyes.
Mei Chuanqiong stood before him holding a stack of paper in her hands. Xiao Yefeng looked at her and asked, “Uncle Mei, what did you find?”
"Oh, Mr. Xiao! I found the information about the person you asked for, but it's about that elderly woman!" She handed the paper to Xiao Yefeng, who noticed that the document was freshly printed. The first page featured a full-body photo of a middle-aged woman—Jin Ling!
At that moment, Zhang Chuanhai also sensed the fluctuations from Xiao Yefeng's Spirit Platform. He emerged from within Xiao Yefeng and looked at the information. Indeed, Zhang Chuanhai quickly confirmed the woman's identity while Xiao Yefeng began to examine the details closely.
Jin Ling, female, from Hangzhou, currently forty-three years old, unmarried, suspected to be the lover of Northern Dipper Medicine's special advisor Yuan Xun, though her age made this possibility unlikely.
The information was extensive, mostly trivial details about Jin Ling's life. However, Xiao Yefeng was quite curious about this data. "Uncle Mei, where did this information come from?" he asked.
"Mr. Xiao, it's quite simple. It costs ten thousand yuan. You just need to send them a photo of the person you want to investigate or a drawing that resembles them by seventy percent. But most of the content is lengthy and not very useful," Mei Chuanqiong explained.
"Oh? So as long as there's a photo, anyone can find out? Is that true?" Xiao Yefeng asked in confusion.
"Yes, to be precise, this organization in the south can do it. The north has its own underground forces. Why? Does Mr. Xiao have someone he wants to find?" Mei Chuanqiong inquired.
At that moment, a man's smiling face flashed through Xiao Yefeng's mind—the brother who had shared life and death with him but had left their constellation before him. He wondered where he might be wandering in Huaxia now.
"Oh, never mind. By the way, who is this special advisor Yuan Xun from Northern Dipper Medicine?" Xiao Yefeng set aside Jin Ling's information since he had already absorbed all useful details into his mind but remained curious about this special advisor.
"I knew you would want information on Yuan Xun, so I prepared it in advance," Mei Chuanqiong replied as he took out a piece of paper from his pocket. Compared to the lengthy report on Jin Ling, Yuan Xun's information was pitifully brief.
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