nycdaug Chapter 21 Home is a safe haven
Chapter 21 Home is a safe haven
Koshinkawa Town, small wooden house.
Wang put down "The Art of War," straightened the edges of his black cloak, and used tongs to add coal to the small stove.
Looking at the glowing red coals inside the furnace, Wang Jiang reached out to feel the warmth, the gentle firelight shining on his mask.
A sinister glint flashed in her eyes beneath the mask. "Damn it! She played the empty city ruse on Tamamo-no-Mae, spreading the news that she and Ye Jingchen were supporting Tokyo Airport, while in reality she had Ye Jingchen escort Erii back to Genji Heavy Industries. A feint! She actually used a double-dealing scheme!"
The face beneath the mask revealed a satisfied smile. "Genjiro is indeed a disciple I taught. No, he is a disciple taught by Tachibana Seisho. My disciple is Kazama Ruri."
He is an extremely contradictory person; one second he is frustrated, and the next he is relieved.
The king has planted humanoid puppets called "Shadow Warriors" among the members of the Fierce Ghosts, so that they can obtain intelligence immediately even when they are not on site.
Wang looked at the Go board, picked up a black stone, and placed it in the game. "Yuan Zhisheng, you have grown to the point where you can play against me. Be prepared."
Tokyo Airport, underground parking lot.
After a long escape, Genji finally managed to shake off the hordes of Dead Servants.
The Emperor's physical recovery ability is terrifying; all of Genji's wounds have already scabbed over and fallen off.
Yuan Zhisheng continued to flee in a disheveled state, not knowing where he should go.
"I couldn't find my father, and I can't beat Genji." Genji muttered to himself as he ran away. "Why didn't you just kill me? Genji!"
Yuan Zhisheng buttoned up his trench coat, covering the blood-stained white shirt underneath.
He ran into the street and started skipping towards the Tamamo-no-Mae Club.
When children are confused, they inevitably think about going home. Home is a warm haven, and even if he is an "emperor," he is no exception.
Even dragons, when they were first born into the world, were just children.
The people on the street saw the tall, handsome man running in a disheveled state and immediately looked around, but did not notice any photographers following him.
They subconsciously assumed they were filming a teen idol drama, since that's quite common in Tokyo.
We arrived at the gate of the Tamamo-no-Mae Club.
Yuan Zhisheng stopped in his tracks, staring incredulously at the dilapidated gate!
Yuan Zhisheng walked in nervously.
perturbed.
perturbed.
Feeling anxious and uneasy.
Genjiro still saw the scene he least wanted to see: the members of the Snake-Headed Eight Family were lying haphazardly in the room.
"I can't protect anyone!" Yuan Zhisheng felt as if his soul had been ripped away. He staggered and would have fallen to the ground if he hadn't leaned against the wall.
Home is gone.
"Young Master, you've finally arrived!" The hostess was still bound with ropes, and she could only crawl out from behind the counter like a caterpillar. When she saw Yuan Zhisheng, she felt like she had seen hope!
Sakurai Kogure found the hostess somewhat useful and didn't make things difficult for her. After all, Sakurai Kogure was also a member of the Hebi-Hachi family, but she was defined as the Demon Queen and abandoned by the Hebi-Hachi family.
Before and after the demons left Tamamo, the hostess quietly climbed behind the counter and hid.
"Who?" Yuan Zhisheng looked in alarm toward the direction of the voice, and when he saw it was the hostess, he quickly walked over and untied her ropes.
Perhaps because she had betrayed the Snake Clan and provided information to the Demon Clan, the hostess deliberately avoided Genji's gaze, lowering her head and rubbing her wrists, which were red from being bound with rope.
Disheveled and bewildered, Genjiro remained silent, squatting quietly in front of the hostess, staring at the rope on the ground.
The rope was arranged to form a Möbius strip structure.
Silence, a deathly silence.
Unable to bear the silence any longer, the hostess hesitantly asked, "Um... now that the young master has returned, I presume the elders and Minister Schneider have been rescued?"
Upon hearing this, Genji's eyes widened and his eyes reddened.
These words were like a sharp knife piercing his heart, causing Yuan Zhisheng excruciating pain.
Tachibana Munemasa taught Genji Chisei that, as the future leader of the Snake-Headed Eight Families, he must remain calm and composed even in the face of a collapsing mountain.
Genjiro suppressed his emotions and forced a smile. "The four family heads have already rescued Minister Schneider. Don't worry, go back to your Inuyama main family and wait for us to calm things down. Everything will pass."
Genjiro hadn't even comforted himself, yet he was already trying to comfort others.
“Yes, young master. But Tamamo-no-Mae is also my home, so I’d like to stay here and tidy up first.” As she spoke, the hostess looked at the members of the Snake Clan scattered haphazardly inside the room.
Yuan Zhisheng didn't dare follow her gaze to look at the clansmen lying haphazardly in the room, but simply nodded and said, "Yes, that's fine too."
Perhaps this is truly the hostess's inner thought, but more accurately, it might be that she betrayed Inuyama He by providing information to the Oni Clan and didn't know how to face him.
Moreover, she couldn't return to the Inuyama family because Inuyama He had issued a mobilization order, requiring everyone in the Inuyama family to be on high alert and rush to Genji Heavy Industries.
Considering all these factors, the hostesses preferred to stay at the Tamamo-no-Mae Club to handle corpses and do dirty and tiring work rather than leave Tamamo-no-Mae.
Moreover, now that she has gained Genji's approval, even if Inuyama He later investigates why she didn't go to Genji Heavy Industries, she can use Genji as an excuse.
Her long experience as a front desk greeter gave her such cunning.
The hostess stood up and began to drag the bodies, arranging them neatly to one side, and placing fresh flowers in the pocket of the body's clothing on its chest.
He tidied up the appearance of the clansmen, treating the dead as if they were alive.
At this moment, she looked sad, but it was hard to tell whether it was a genuine expression of emotion or not.
Not all people and things in the world are either true or false; often, they are a mixture of truth and falsehood.
"What's your name?" Yuan Zhisheng didn't help the hostess deal with the body; instead, he stood up.
The hostess looked at Genji cautiously, hoping that the person in charge would remember her name.
"Inuyama Tsuki." She said it word by word, worried that Genjiro might not hear her clearly.
"Hmm, Inuyama Tsuki, you're very good." Genji nodded with his back to Inuyama Tsuki, praising her.
"I'm leaving. I'm going to support Genji Heavy Industries." Genji said this as if he were speaking to Inuyama Tsuki, but also as if he were speaking to himself.
After saying that, Genjiro walked away from Tamamo-no-Mae without looking back. Perhaps it could be considered an escape from Tamamo-no-Mae. After all, Tamamo-no-Mae wasn't a warm home at the moment; perhaps the atmosphere at Genji Heavy Industries would be better.
"Young Master, please take care!" Inuyama Tsuki didn't care who Genji was talking to. She bowed respectfully to Genji and watched him leave the Tamamo-no-Mae Club.
Her cunning eyes darted about in their sockets, plotting how to climb the ranks step by step.
She has already made an impression on Genjiro.
Genjiro is the future head of the Snake-Headed Eight Families, and is the "Emperor".
"Choosing the young master's side is more promising than siding with the Inuyama family head," Inuyama Yue thought to himself, before turning back to deal with the corpses of his clansmen.
While he was scheming, Inuyama Tsuki also took concrete actions, making him far superior to some people who didn't!