Chapter 113 Bait
Ziyue Xun wasn't a member of the Kurohimeyama family. He had come only to deliver a message for the head of the family, Miyuki, and was considered a secret messenger sent by the head himself. Naturally, he received no special "treatment" from Kasumi Castle.

Unlike Kuzuka, who lived in the castle and was treated as a "guest", Fumio Shizuki lived in an inn in the castle town.

After meeting with Kuzuka, he boarded a gorgeously decorated sedan chair (Japanese sedan chair) and, under the protection of many guards, left the city and prepared to return to the hotel to rest.

boom!
There was a flash and a bang, followed by an explosion.

"Enemy attack!"

The guards shouted and drew the swords at their waists. Some exorcists in armor raised their guns. The attacking enemies must have used smoke bombs. Thick black smoke billowed in, obscuring everyone's vision.

Just in the thick fog, a figure rushed over quickly. The other party was as fast as lightning and knocked a guard unconscious with the hilt of his knife.

The other guards also rushed forward and launched attacks. The figures launched counterattacks flexibly. Ye Ming did not only use double swords to fight the enemy, she was also good at attacking with punches and kicks. This should also be the physical technique taught by the Yuejialuo clan.

She kicked away the approaching guards and knocked them unconscious with the back or handle of her knife. With her current outstanding strength and powerful spiritual power, it was easy for her to deal with ordinary exorcists of the Heijishan clan.

"Don't let him get near Master Xun!"

The members of the Shell Snake Clan stepped out. They were the core figures who protected Zi Yuexun's safety. At the same time Ye Ming took action, these people also rushed to her from the smoke.

The girl swung the Mizutsu sword in her right hand, deflecting the blades, spears, and naginatas thrown at her, and the three Shell Snakes were blown away, spurting blood.

"You bold thief, prepare to die!"

The sorcerers who were on guard in the back row rushed over. The fire sorcerer released flames from his palms, the one who was proficient in witchcraft opened the pot in his arms, and the talisman sorcerer cast fast-moving talismans.

Flames attacked, poisonous insects flew out in swarms, and talismans emitted destructive light. These were all attacks at the magical level, including strong winds, lightning strikes, ice spears, poisonous fog, etc., all bombarding towards the girl.

Attack spells flew across the sky. Facing this level of spell bombardment, no matter how strong one was, one would be overwhelmed.

After all, this is equivalent to a hail of bullets on the battlefield. How can human power resist it?

However, the next second, an accident happened——

These attacks spread out countless ripples with the point of impact as the center, and a hemispherical transparent cover appeared beside the girl. The flames, poisonous insects, talismans, strong winds, lightning strikes, ice strikes, and poisonous fog all stopped just a few inches away from Ye Ming.

Next, all the spell attacks exploded into fragments of light. That was the effect of the curse-returning barrier.

"It's really useful."

Ye Ming looked at the "Demon-Breaking Cage Hand" on his left hand. The gem inlaid on it emitted a strange light.

This is the Cursed Blessing Orb, which can be embedded in a barrier called the "Cursed Return Barrier" that negates spells. As long as this barrier is opened, basically no spells can break through the interference of the barrier. They will either be rebounded or destroyed by themselves.

"Please stand back, I don't mean to hurt anyone."

Ye Ming charged forward again, driving away the Snake Shell Clan one by one with a barrage of blades and spells. The Shuijin Sword displayed a dance of light, fragments flew, swords and spears broke, and defensive barriers shattered layer by layer.

"Stop her."

"Don't retreat!"

"Attack..."

Those who were close were injured, but no one died.

"Get out of the way! Let me do it!!"

An exceptionally tall and burly swordsman appeared. He roared, his muscles bulging, and rushed in this direction.

boom!
He raised the sword in his hand, and the sword slashed towards the girl with the pressure of thunder.

Ye Ming took a step back, blocked with Wakizashi Shinyo, and stabbed with the tip of the knife at the same time.

The tall swordsman reacted quickly, drawing his sword to defend himself.

The blades of both sides crossed like electricity and began to dance wildly, erupting with dozens of tiny butterfly-like sparks and sharp metallic sounds.

"You're moving too slowly."

The girl exhaled. After just a few exchanges, she came to a conclusion. Then the long tip of the knife flashed horizontally, and the knife light turned into white light. The sound came a few seconds later.

The swordsman staggered back a step, and only half of the sword in his hand was left.

"Excuse me, please go to sleep first!"

She swung the knife again, lightly hitting the opponent's head with the back of the knife. With the help of the impact of spiritual power, she knocked the powerful swordsman unconscious, and then kicked him away.

"I don't want to hurt anyone, please step back."

Her eyes swept over the injured warlocks, guards, and members of the Snake Shell Clan.

"You can't defeat me by yourself."

Without exception, all the injured people retreated under her gaze. Now the girl's eyes were filled with strong fighting spirit.

However, she pointed the sword in her hand at Zi Yuexun in the cage.

"Excuse me, could you please come out?"

"of course can."

Zi Yuexun walked out of the cage with confidence. He raised his hands to indicate that he had no intention of fighting.

"What a beautiful lady, I guess you are the Lord Ye Ming."

The young man laughed exaggeratedly.

"Excuse me, what is Lord Ye Ming planning to do?"

"Excuse me."

Another figure approached from behind and knocked Zi Yuexun unconscious with a wave of his hand.

"Okay, the guy has been caught."

Baijie used invisibility to go around to the back and picked up Ziyuexun.

"let's go……"

"Ok."

The two of them ignored everyone else and quickly fled the scene.

Even if the people of the Kurohimeyama family wanted to chase after them, they would not be able to spare manpower because of the large number of wounded. Moreover, Ye Ming's combat power also showed that she was not an easy enemy to deal with.

……

"This is your plan, to capture Ziyuexun and use her to threaten that old woman?"

Ge Hua secretly monitored the melee in the castle town through a crystal ball placed on the table. She clearly saw Ye Ming and Bai Jie capture Zi Yuexun.

"Although that woman chose Ziyuexun as her fiancé, to put it bluntly, she just found a fake from somewhere and pretended to be the head of the Ziyue family, right?"

She sneered and asked, "Let alone kidnapping this guy, even if she killed him, I don't think that woman would even blink an eye."

"That's quite true."

Kurohimeyama Mikado's shikigami floated beside her, conveying the voice of the former head of the family.

"But that's only in the past."

The former head of the family, who looked as petite as a Zashiki-warashi, shook her head. "My daughter must have other ideas now. I think she's collaborating with some dangerous person. She can't just sit back and watch... Besides, this guy named Ziyuexun has a rather strange background."

"Are you trying to test me?" Ge Hua became alert.

An inexplicable uneasiness arose in her heart.

"Don't worry."

Yu Jiao said in a low voice: "Everything is going according to plan. Yu Xing has gone too far this time. This time, I am on your side."

"I hope so."

Ge Hua is still extremely wary of her grandmother Yu Jiao.

She didn't believe that pie would fall from the sky. Yu Jiao must have some purpose in helping her. She and this old man were just cooperating with each other.

"I can't just follow the old man's plan. I have to be prepared as well."

At the same time, Ge Hua was also thinking about another thing.

What is my "sister" Xiao Hagi doing now?
She found it hard to believe that Xiao Hagi would remain silent at this time. The woman must be secretly planning some evil deeds.

……

"Um, um... Baijie, where are we going now?"

Ye Ming asked doubtfully.

"The binding spells and charms have taken effect. Ziyue Xun won't wake up for a while."

Bai Jie moved the people into the carriage. After finishing his work, he came over and explained to Ye Ming.

"Next, we will travel to Kyoto by water. Lord Renjo Senjuro has made arrangements for us in this regard."

"Going to Kyoto?"

Ye Ming was shocked.

"Yes."

Baijie continued to explain, "We will go find your sworn brother, Kukutsu Ichiki-sama. He is one of the Twelve Guardians of the Holy Land... In addition, he has another job, which is to supervise the famous exorcists in the Mutsu region on behalf of the imperial court."

"Big brother?"

Ye Ming lowered his head.

"Wouldn't that also drag my eldest brother in the capital into this turmoil?"

"Kyuujin-sama's job is to ensure the balance of the Mutsu region."

Baijie explained: "If we hand over the captured hostages to him, we will have the 'power' to fight against Lord Miyuki."

Hostages can only play a proper role in the hands of whom they are held.

After all, the Ziyue clan was a clan that had committed a serious crime. Even the young master who survived, even if he was not caught in the act, was still a suspect.

Jiujiutsu Ikki is actually from the "own" camp. Needless to say, he is very concerned about protecting Ye Ming. If you hand the person over to him, this man will handle it properly and use Ziyue Xun's identity to exchange interests with Kurohimeyama Miyuki.

"Even a renowned family of demon exorcists from the north cannot openly rebel against the imperial court. Lord Yukichi ultimately had no choice but to keep the peace."

Bai Jie added, "On the other hand, your sworn brother, who is also an important official in the court, does not want this scandal to be exposed. Both sides will settle the matter, and the Kurohime family will have no choice but to give up on attacking you and the Yuejialuo clan."

Of course, the relationship established between the Yuejialuo clan and the Kurohimeyama family will also collapse, so the worst case scenario is that the engagement between Ye Ming and the eldest daughter Xiao Hagi will be cancelled.

However, considering Yue Jialuo Yeming's current situation, even if the engagement is cancelled, the negative impact will not be too great.

"Anyway, Ye Ming can't enter the love line of the young lady now, so it's not a big deal if there is no engagement..."

Baijie also thought about this matter for a long time. He calculated the gains and losses and found that overall, the protagonist would not suffer any major losses in this matter. So he made up his mind to act according to the plan he and Kurohimeyama Mikado had come up with.

"You two's plan is really good..."

Suddenly, a somewhat cold voice sounded.

At this moment, a dark shudder like the bottomless abyss surged into the hearts of Baijie and Yeming.

A strong sense of foreboding came over me, as did an overwhelming sense of malice.

They turned their heads stiffly and found that Zi Yuexun did not seem to be restrained at all. The ropes tied on him, the talismans and spells that prevented his movement were all gone. The young man showed a sinister smile.

"But it's good... It saves me from having to work harder."

As Zi Yuexun spoke, she waved the fan in her hand, and in an instant, everything around her turned upside down.

"...Transfer technique?"

Before Baijie and Yeming could react, they were taken away by Ziyuexun's transfer spell.

……

"Hoohoo~~Fish, it's hooked."

Yukaku also noticed this scene and conveyed a slightly happy voice through the Shikigami. Even Kuzuka beside her showed a nervous expression.

"You, you...are you going to let those two be kidnapped?"

"Don't worry."

Yu Jiao chuckled, "I've already done something to my disciple. Her whereabouts can't be hidden from my perception. Moreover, I can use this opportunity to find out her whereabouts. Don't you think this is a calculation that kills two birds with one stone?"

There was a strong murderous look in Ge Hua's eyes.

"Don't worry?"

Yu Jiao said slowly, "I'm currently cracking their teleportation technique and tracking their coordinates. If anything happens, we can rush over at any time!"

"Ok."

Ge Hua did not intend to forgive the other party, but considering that she had to rely on the power of this old man, she decided to let him go for the time being.

"I just hope he's okay."

……

"Welcome... to my 'territory'."

Zi Yuexun's voice rang out in the void.

Baijie and Yeming stood up again, and when their vision became wider again, the scene before them had been replaced by a strange space covered by sulfur and smoke.

It was as if the surrounding scenery had been replaced - the two of them were standing on black ground, which seemed to be made of black volcanic rock, and was covered with a bright red color that was not sure whether it was rust or blood.

"Is this the underworld?"

Ye Ming's voice revealed fear.

Bai Jie remained silent. He thought to himself that it was just as Yu Jiao said. Zi Yuexun herself might be a bait designed to lure out the bait designed by him and Ye Ming. In other words, it was possible that the enemy saw through their combat methods and set a trap to lure him and Ye Ming into the trap.

"Therefore, we must take this into consideration and use ourselves as bait to fall into the enemy's trap in order to obtain more intelligence."

Baijie sighed.

However, he and Ye Ming were forced to act as bait.

(End of this chapter)

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