After rebirth, they all want to monopolize me

Chapter 170 Let's Run Away (4000 words, two chapters combined)

Early the next morning.

Jiang Li got up from her makeshift bed on the floor, feeling a slight pain in her back.

To be honest, Jiang Li still didn't quite understand why people from island nations liked to sleep on the floor.

The mattress on the floor was indeed quite hard; Jiang Li felt a slight pain in her back when she woke up in the morning.

Jiang Li recalled what Chen Xueman had said yesterday.

After understanding the situation, Jiang Li also realized that the current situation was very urgent.

The opponent has already obtained the Amaterasu Mirror and is very likely on the path to reviving Orochi.

If the other side really resurrects Orochi, it won't just be bad luck for the entire island nation; it will affect the whole world.
"Brother Li, are you awake? Xueman is coming in~" Chen Xueman called out to Jiang Li at the door.

"Yes, I'm awake. Come in," Jiang Li replied.

Chen Xueman walked into Jiang Li's room and took out a plane ticket: "Brother Li, this is your plane ticket. I'll take you to the airport later."

Looking at the plane ticket in Chen Xueman's fair hand, Jiang Li asked with some concern, "If I leave here, will you be able to handle things on your own?"

"OK."

Chen Xueman smiled slightly.

"Don't worry, Brother Li. Although what's happening now is indeed beyond my expectations, I can handle it well."

Leave things here to me.

"Don't even think about letting that eight-headed serpent out. I'll go find Brother Li after we've dealt with things here."

Jiang Li looked into Chen Xueman's eyes; her smile seemed so reassuring.

But Jiang Li knew very well that Xue Man was just like that; she would always say that so as not to worry others.

Jiang Li shook her head: "Never mind, I thought about it yesterday and decided it's better to stay here."

"Huh?" Chen Xueman blinked.

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Don't look at me like that. Now that I'm here, it wouldn't be right for me to just go back like this."

So I've decided to stay here and wait until this matter is resolved before going back.

Although I'm unfamiliar with this place, I think my skills are pretty good.

If there's anything I can help with, just let me know.

"Brother Li," Chen Xueman gently bit her thin lips, "It's really dangerous here. What if something happens to Brother Li?"

Jiang Li reached out and ruffled Chen Xueman's hair: "You're worried about me having an accident, and I'm worried about you having an accident too, so it's decided."

"But."

"If you say anything more, I'll get angry."

Jiang Li interrupted Chen Xueman.

Jiang Li felt that she was absolutely gentle and kind right now, which would be enough to charm a lot of people in Japanese anime.

Seeing Jiang Li's earnest gaze, Chen Xueman took a deep breath: "Alright, since Brother Li has said so, let's work together to resolve this matter. I believe that with Brother Li's help, this matter will proceed more smoothly."

However, since Brother Li has helped me so much, Xue Man can't just leave without showing any appreciation.

After this is all over, I'll give Li-ge a reward~

"What reward?" Jiang Li asked curiously.

“Of course.” Chen Xueman stood on tiptoe, placed her small hand in front of Jiang Li, raised her fair chin, and whispered to Jiang Li.

After hearing this, both Jiang Li and Second Master Jiang gasped.

Even the Second Master gave it a thumbs up, showing a certain eagerness.

"What? Brother Li doesn't like it?" Chen Xueman blinked, her eyes filled with a mixture of innocence and allure.

"Ahem." Jiang Li straightened her expression and changed the subject, "We'll talk about that later. What are your plans now?"

Chen Xueman smiled, feeling even happier inside.

Since Brother Li didn't refuse his reward, it means he likes it.

There's something going on between me and Brother Li.

"There are no plans at the moment. I'm just waiting for my informant to come and tell me some information, and then we'll go and search for Xiangyinlong and the others' location."

However, I might be a bit busy during this time, and it's not appropriate for Brother Li to be by my side.

Furthermore, Hojo Sana has a lot of things to take care of lately.

So during this time, I'll trouble you, Brother Li, to protect Hojo Sana. If you can help her in any way you can, then help her a little.

"Is it okay for Brother Li to see this?"

Chen Xueman naturally still hoped that Brother Li would stay with her; otherwise, why would she have asked Brother Li to come to the island nation?

They just wanted to take advantage of this time to completely activate the Heart-Connecting Gu in Brother Li's body.

In this way, Brother Li will be inseparable from her.

But there's no way around it now; the plan has to be postponed.

I have to deal with other things.

The things I'm about to do will be quite bloody.

She didn't want Li-gege to see her acting like a ruthless witch.

So let's just let Li-gege go and keep Sana company first.

Sana also happens to need someone to protect her.

Besides, Sana is her best friend, and she couldn't possibly like Li-gege, so she could feel more at ease.

Once this matter is over, I can slowly work on the bond between brothers in Li's heart; it will be the same.

"no problem."

Jiang Li did not refuse.

"There's nothing wrong with that. Besides, I was originally sent by the Dragon Guard to be Hojo Sana's bodyguard. If you need anything, just contact me."

"Okay, Brother Li."

Chen Xueman nodded sweetly, then threw the plane ticket into the trash can and took Jiang Li out for breakfast.

After breakfast, Hojo Sana was heading back to Tokyo.

This was no small matter, and Hojo Sana had no way to hide it, so she had no choice but to go back and tell her father about it.

Then let your father decide whether or not to tell the Sakura-no-Kami (Sakura Japan) office in the island nation.

Sitting in the car on the way to the airport, Hojo Sana, who was usually quiet, nodded to Jiang Li and said:
"I haven't yet thanked you, Jiang Jun, for what happened last night. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have died in the wilderness last night."

“Miss Hojo, you’re too kind. It was just my duty. Besides, that last bat-like monster was clearly coming for me. You might have been dragged down by me,” Jiang Li said.

"That's true, but in that situation, if it were anyone else, they would have abandoned me and run away long ago."

After what happened yesterday, Hojo Sana felt much closer to Jiang Li.

That's understandable.

When two people have gone through life and death together, they know whether they can completely trust each other and whether they can entrust their backs to each other.

"I'm sure Xueman explained a lot to Jiang-jun yesterday. If there's anything you still don't understand, feel free to ask me. I'll answer everything I know." Hojo Sana's tone was very sincere.

"I do have a few questions in my mind."

Jiang Li didn't mince words.

"I just heard Miss Hojo tell Yukiman that she was going to tell your father and the Sakura Sun Agency of the island nation about this. Could it be that no one else knew about this from beginning to end?" Logically speaking, others should know about such a big matter, after all, it concerns the future of humanity.

So it turns out that your island nation's Sakura-nishi Agency didn't know about this?
Isn’t this a bit too outrageous?
Hojo Sana smiled slightly, knowing that Jiang Li was wondering about something.

She explained gently, "Yes, neither my father nor the Sakura-no-Karako Agency in the island nation knew about it."

This might be something that Jiang Jun finds difficult to understand.

Because the Sakura-nishi (Sakura-nishi-koshi) Bureau is an official structure of our island nation, we didn't even tell them about such a big thing.

But Mr. Jiang, not every extraordinary organization in every region is like your Dragon Guardian Division.

Our island nation's Sakura-nichi (Sakura-nichi) government is infiltrated and controlled by many conglomerates.

Of course, our Hojo family is also a zaibatsu (financial conglomerate), so it's not appropriate for us to say anything.

There's a saying on the internet that's very true.

The island nation is an island nation of chaebols.

Each conglomerate has different interests and different ideas.

When there are other benefits to be gained, does Jiang Jun really think they will just stand by and cooperate willingly?

impossible
Not to mention the current resurgence of spiritual energy. Even if ordinary people don't know, most of the wealthy and powerful know what's happening in this world.

Even in the island nation, many conglomerates are thinking about how to make a fortune during the spiritual energy revival.

All these people care about is money.

The Sakura Sun Agency is indeed an organization for superpowered individuals in our island nation, but it also houses many members of wealthy conglomerates.

If we tell the Sakuraji Office about this.

What does Jiang Jun think will happen?

Those people might start fighting amongst themselves, making the situation even more difficult.

Moreover, what if some wealthy tycoon is colluding with demons within the Sakuragi Bureau?

Jiang Li could completely understand after listening to Hojo Sana's explanation.

Looking at it this way, Chen Xueman and Hojo Sana's decision was indeed correct.

Their original intention was to minimize the impact of this incident and then secretly obtain the Amaterasu Mirror first.

But who knew that even so, the other party would still snatch it away.

If we were to tell the Sakuraji Office about this, they'd probably still be arguing about it, and they wouldn't even be able to find Mount Subi.

By the time those people from the island nation finished their wrangling, the Amaterasu Realm had long since disappeared.

After all, a treasure like the Amaterasu Mirror involves a great deal of interests.

Leaving aside the true nature of this treasure.

Whoever finds the Amaterasu Realm and makes such a great contribution will have more influence in the Sakura Sun Agency in the future.

And those conglomerates are not unaware of what the future of the Sakuragi Bureau means for the island nation.

"So, what are your plans now, Miss Hojo?" Jiang Li asked.

Hojo Sana thought for a moment and then decided not to hide anything from Jiang Li:
"Now that things have come to this, there's no need to keep this a secret any longer, since the Amaterasu Realm is no longer in our hands."

As I said before, I will tell my father about this, and then my father will tell the Sakuraji Office.

Ultimately, the Sakuragi Bureau will definitely accept it.

Then I'll also investigate the information about those two demons.

Jiang Li nodded and didn't ask any more questions. In any case, he was just a bodyguard, outnumbered and powerless, and there was nothing he could do in Japan.

It still depends on what these conglomerates do.

Upon arriving at the airport, Jiang Li, Hojo Sana, and her personal housekeeper boarded the plane.

Not long after, the plane came to a stop.

When they walked out of the airport, a car had already come to pick them up.

Jiang Li followed Hojo Sana to a manor.

Looking at the enormous Japanese-style manor, Jiang Li truly understood for the first time what a "rich and powerful family" meant.

There are quite a few maids in this manor, and they all dress in the style of Western maids.

Jiang Li was assigned a room, which was right next to Hojo Sana's.

Hojo Sana took Jiang Li to see the current head of the Hojo family to explain the situation and introduce Jiang Li.

The head of the Hojo family was an old man with resolute eyes, like those of an eagle.

After learning that Jiang Li came from the Dragon Guard Division of the Xia Kingdom, the patriarch didn't say anything.

Especially after he learned that Jiang Li had saved his granddaughter's life, his eyes were filled with gratitude for Jiang Li.

After exchanging a few polite words with the head of the Hojo family, Jiang Li left the study, leaving the grandfather and grandson alone.

On her second day in Tokyo, Hojo Sana's father went to the Sakurabi Police Station to explain the matter.

That afternoon, the monks from the Sakura Sun Agency arrived at the Hojo family's manor to inquire about what had happened to Jiang Li the previous night.

Hojo Sana had already told Jiang Li to just say it directly.

Since that's the case, Jiang Li naturally went straight to the point.

The monks from the Cherry Blossom Bureau made a note of it and then left without saying anything.

Actually, they couldn't really say anything.

Leaving aside Jiang Li's identity as the Dragon Guardian, that's none of their business.

Secondly, there are the Hojo family members, whom they dare not touch at all.

On the third day, Hojo Sana told Jiang Li that the Sakuraji Police Station had launched a full-scale search, and teams were heading to Nagoya.

With the Sakura Sun Agency involved, Jiang Li believed things would be simpler.

However, Hojo Sana didn't think so at all, because several zaibatsu sent their own trained monks to participate.

At a time like this, who knows what might happen?

Hojo Sana wanted to investigate on her own, but the head of the Hojo family wouldn't allow it.

Hojo Sana now has a maid accompanying her every time she goes out, just in case she tries to cause any trouble.

Jiang Li acted as if she were truly on vacation in an island nation.

Jiang Li even suspected that Chen Xueman had planned this step when she asked him to accompany Hojo Sana, knowing that Hojo Sana would be locked up at home by her grandfather.

As Hojo Sana's bodyguard, he naturally had no choice but to follow her.

However, even though her freedom was restricted, Hojo Sana didn't say anything or utter a single complaint.

The girl looked very composed.

"Jiang-kun, would you like to go to Akihabara with me tomorrow?" Hojo Sana asked.

"Akihabara?" Jiang Li didn't expect the other party to bring this up. "That's nothing, but why did Miss Hojo want to go to Akihabara?"

Hojo Sana smiled slightly: "Because I'm bored."

"Just boredom?"

“That’s not entirely true,” Hojo Sana said, leaning closer. “Let’s sneak off and go find Snowman.”

(End of this chapter)