Fantasy Library.

Chapter 494 Not Being Kept in the Dark
A few minutes later, a voice came from mid-air.

"Master! Yoshino!"

Sure enough, it was Cong Yu who had come looking for them.

"Are you alright? Are you hurt?!"

Murasame hurriedly flew down from mid-air, with Murasame-maru floating beside him. Murasame flew over with Murasame and landed in front of Aize and Yoshino.

However, when Murasame appeared, neither Aize nor Yoshino spoke to each other, their backs turned to each other, shrouded in an indescribable silence.

They were already dressed, but still stood with their backs to each other. One scratched his face, looking somewhat embarrassed, while the other blushed and buried his head deeply in his knees.

"You've finally arrived, Cong Yu."

Aize stood up and looked at Congyu and Congyu Maru descending from the sky, and felt a sense of relief.

"Lord Cong Yu..."

Asagi Yoshino also raised her head, but her face was still red.

"I apologize for being late." Cong Yu, unaware of the unusual situation between the two, said with some self-reproach, "Because you both had close contact with the evil spirit, you are tainted with filth, which weakened my senses."

Otherwise, she should have flown down from the mountain and directly reached the river to find the two people in the water when Aize and Asagi Yoshino fell into the water, instead of waiting until now.

“Then it’s not your fault, no need to apologize.” Aize reached out and took the Congyu Maru floating beside Congyu. While feeling the joy emanating from the Congyu Maru, he comforted the self-blaming Congyu, saying, “It’s already a stroke of luck that you were able to find us before Chongshen discovered us.”

Without Congyu Maru, Aize really can't deal with Chongshen. If they encounter him, he'll have to find a way to escape.

Now that Congyu Maru is back in his hands, Aize suddenly feels like he's back to his old self.

"How was it? Did you encounter any deities on your way here?"

Aize, holding the knife, questioned Cong Yu.

“No, we didn’t encounter any deities before we found our master and Yoshino.” Congyu shook his head and said, “They should have all been cleansed, right? It feels like the filth has been greatly reduced.”

According to Yoshino Asatake, the evil spirits are not always present, but only appear on the mountain at night, and only when the filth in the hoori accumulates to a certain level will these evil spirits form.

Therefore, as long as the filth accumulates to a certain extent, Yoshino Asagi and others will go up the mountain to exorcise the formed evil spirit and defeat it.

Once the evil spirits are defeated, they should not reappear until the filth accumulates to a certain level again.

The appearance of two spirits tonight is actually quite unexpected. In the past, when Asabu Yoshino and others went up the mountain, they would only encounter one spirit. This shows that there are not many spirits on the mountain, at least not at this stage.

Now that the two spirits that appeared on the mountain have been killed by Murasame, there shouldn't be any more spirits appearing for a while.

"Fortunately, everything has been exorcised, otherwise Master and Yoshino might have encountered the deity here and been in danger."

Cong Yu patted his chest, looking as if he was still shaken.

"Ok."

Aize nodded. Although he felt some regret that he could not take revenge, he did not force the issue. He loosened his grip on the Murasame slightly and disengaged from the fighting stance.

"Yono?"

At this moment, Cong Yu noticed Asagi Yoshino's unusual behavior and asked her with some concern.

"What happened to you? Are you hurt somewhere? Did you accidentally hurt yourself and get sick after falling into the water? Your face is so red!"

After Congyu said that, the awkward atmosphere between Aize and Asagi Yoshino reappeared.

"I-I'm fine, Lord Congyu."

Asagi Yoshino naturally wouldn't tell the other person what had just happened. Her face flushed, she took a deep breath, trying to cool herself down.

Unfortunately, several deep breaths did little to cool her burning cheeks; instead, they brought back even more embarrassing memories.

(Mr. Aize did say that he performed CPR on me...)
Thinking about this, Asahi Yoshino didn't dare to take a deep breath anymore, and her pretty face flushed red again.

"Whoa! Your face is getting redder and redder, Yoshino!"

Cong Yu, unaware of what had happened, only felt that Asagi Yoshino was putting on a brave face.

"It's definitely a cold, or even a fever. Master, quickly carry Fangnai down the mountain. I'll go and inform Anqing and Moko immediately so they can bring a doctor over!"

After saying that, Cong Yu hurriedly flew away.

"Wait... for Lord Murasame?!"

When Yoshino Asatake realized what was happening, she tried to stop them, but it was too late.

Murami suddenly disappeared, leaving Aizawa and Asagi Yoshino alone again, which made them both very uncomfortable.

"Ahem..." Aize coughed lightly and said, "Do you need me to carry you?"

"No, no need!" Asagi Yoshino quickly shook her head and said, "I'm not sick or injured, I can walk by myself!"

“Alright then.” Aize naturally wouldn’t force the other party. He shrugged and said, “I’m not familiar with the terrain in this area either. Since you can walk, that’s for the best.”

With that, Aize stepped aside, gesturing for Asahi Yoshino to walk ahead.

However, Yoshino Asagi did not act immediately, but instead became hesitant. "Please don't mention what just happened to anyone," Yoshino Asagi said shyly. "And, and about the CPR, it's best if you forget about it completely."

Clearly, Yoshino Asagi didn't want anyone to know that she had not only been kissed by Aizawa, whom she had previously treated coldly, but that he had also seen her almost naked.

"Don't worry, I'm not that big of a mouth." Aize had no interest in mentioning this to others, and nodded decisively, saying, "Whether it's Cong Yu, Mr. An Qing, Ms. Chang Lu, or even my grandfather, I won't tell them about this."

"That's good..." Asahi Yoshino pursed her lips, trying to suppress her embarrassment and put on a serious face. She said, "I will find time to talk to you about the evil spirits and curses later."

It seems that this priestess has not given up on her plan to keep Azer out of the mess.

"as long as you are happy."

Aize didn't think the other person could convince him, but he didn't object to the other person coming to talk to him.

He always felt that there were some inside stories about this that he didn't know.

Asagi Yoshino didn't mention what impact the animal ears on her body, which were a curse, would have on her and her family, including the purpose of Asagi Ansharu's marriage proposal. She hadn't figured out that yet.

There's also the matter of the evil spirits; Aize still feels that something is off.

Because when using Murasame to deal with evil spirits, Aize could always sense that Murasame seemed to have no hostility towards those filthy things, but rather a kind of inexplicable sorrow.

Thinking of this, Aize turned his gaze to the Muramasa in his hand.

(Why are you in such a hurry for me to pull you out?)
Is there something you need my help with?

Is that matter related to those evil spirits?

Is your goal to lift the curse on Hoori and the Asabu family?
(I have a feeling... it can't be that simple.)
Aize touched his heartbeat, which perfectly matched Cong Yuwan's emotions. Although he couldn't explain why he felt this way, he didn't doubt the authenticity of the feeling.

Perhaps, Cong Yuwan wanted to tell Aize something.

Or perhaps, there are still many truths about this that have not been revealed.

Asahi Yoshino remained vague, clearly hiding an even bigger secret.

Under such circumstances, Aize would certainly not refuse Yoshino Asatake's request for negotiation.

If possible, he would like to know more.

Not for any other reason than to avoid being kept in the dark.

…………

In the early hours of the morning, Aize and Yoshino Asagi finally returned to Kensuke Shrine and the Asagi family home.

"That's great, you're back safe and sound."

Asahi Anke had been standing at the door waiting, and when he saw Aize and Asahi Yoshino return, a very obvious sense of relief appeared on his face.

"Lady Yoshino! Lady Aize! Are you alright?"

Hitachi Mako also came over, and hurriedly went to greet Aizawa and Asatake Yoshino.

She wasn't staying at the Asatake residence. She had gone back to the Hitachi residence after dinner. The reason she's here now must be because she was notified and rushed over.
At home, besides Asahi Yasuharu and Hitachi Mako, there was another person that Aizawa had never seen before.

"Excuse me, Lady Aize, Lady Yoshino, please come over here."

She was a woman wearing a white lab coat and glasses, who looked calm and composed.

“I am Mitsuha Komagawa, a doctor by profession, and I run a clinic in Hoori Town. Mr. Anharu asked me to come and do some examinations for you.”

Seeing that Aize looked puzzled, Komagawa Mitsuha gave a brief self-introduction.

"Dr. Mizuha's family has been doctors for generations. Like the Hitachi family, they were a family of doctors who served the Asatake family. So she is one of the few people in town who knows our secret."

Hitachi Mako explained this to Aize, who then showed a knowing look on his face.

Indeed, since the Asabu family has been fighting against evil spirits and curses for generations, how could they not get hurt?

There must be people in related professions supporting them behind the scenes, which is why they have been able to keep fighting like this.

"Please, Dr. Mizuha."

Asahi Yasuharu solemnly asked Komagawa Mitsuyo for a favor.

“This is my duty, please look up.”

Komagawa Mizuha only said this much before hurriedly examining Aize and Asagi Yoshino's bodies.

The first person she checked was naturally Yoshino Asatake.

"There are no obvious injuries on her body, but there are some minor external wounds, which are nothing serious. However, her body temperature is a little low, so she may have caught a cold or fever. I will prescribe some medicine later, and please take it on time, Lady Yoshino."

Komagawa Mitsuyo was very efficient and quickly completed the examination for Asagi Yoshino, and the diagnosis she gave relieved everyone.

However, when it was Aize's turn to examine them, everyone's expressions changed.

(End of this chapter)