A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 306 Mocking others' fate, fate mocks you in return.

"Okay, I know."

In the private courtyard of the Hokkaido hot spring inn, milky white spring water steams, like a piece of warm, breathing jade, constantly emitting wisps of sulfurous smoke.

The mist enveloped the small courtyard in a dreamlike atmosphere, leaving only dark silhouettes of distant mountains. Dense stars stretched across the sky, creating a breathtaking scene that left Erii speechless with amazement.

Dressed entirely in white, Erii was hidden in the hot spring. She looked like a piece of melting butter, slowly sliding down the slope. She finally took a sip of the hot spring water before closing her mouth.

"..." Erii, whose mouth was a little hot, looked down at the hot spring, then turned her head to look at Asou Makoto, who was on the phone, and pondered what to do.
Would it be bad to spit it back into the hot spring? Wouldn't it cause trouble for Aso-neechan?

Erii tilted her swan-like neck back and gulped it down. With her royal blood, she was fearless. Let alone drinking this, she could probably drink nuclear leak water raw without any problems.

Aso Makoto, who happened to hang up the phone and witnessed this "gurgle": (⊙﹏⊙)
"Eri, have you never been to a hot spring before? You can't drink the hot spring water." Asou Makoto, carrying a bath towel, walked barefoot on the stones and slowly walked to the hot spring.

She lifted her soft, delicate little feet and gently waded into the water, testing the temperature of the hot spring. Seemingly burned, her round, adorable, and distinct toes shyly withdrew.

"I've never soaked in it." Erii placed a small yellow duck that she always carries with her on the surface of the hot spring. "But it's the same as taking a bath, right? I know I can't drink it, but I accidentally drank some."

"I drank it so that Aso-neechan wouldn't think the water was unclean."

So that's how it is. Asou gently soaked her feet in the hot spring, and after getting used to the temperature, she slowly moved into the pool. Her fair skin instantly turned a lovely pink: "Good girl."

"Thank you, Erii, for thinking of me so much. But it's okay. Next time I accidentally drink some, I can just spit it out on the rocks outside the hot spring."

Huh? Erii is no longer the clueless girl she used to be. After playing around for so long, she has slowly become like a normal girl and realized that she had just done something stupid.

Her cheeks, already flushed from the hot spring, turned even redder, and she sank deeper into the water, too embarrassed to face Asou Makoto, until the water reached right up to her eyes.

Bubbling sounds kept rising from the water to the surface, causing Asou Makoto to chuckle softly. He couldn't help but raise his hand and poke Erii's forehead: "You, you."

"By the way, did Erii write in her diary today? Xu Jun contacted me beforehand and said that at this stage, you need to record the customs of different places."

"We can't just focus on having fun."

When the topic turned to business, Erii resurfaced: "I remember, the Genghis Khan barbecue here is especially delicious. I even asked the owner about the origin of the name, and he wrote it all down in his diary."

"That's good." Aso Makoto rested his head on a rock, gazed at the vast night sky, and sighed comfortably at the bright moon. "From now on, I won't be able to travel around with you anymore."

"Why don't you go find Nuwa? That place is truly vast and abundant. Even if you try to remember everything for ten years, you still won't be able to fully grasp all the local customs and traditions."

Erii first looked regretful, then turned to curiosity: "What happened?"

Aso Makoto continued to stare at the moon, playing his usual role as a crimson scholar who loved the moon: "It's just a small matter; the Oni Clan isn't quite behaving themselves."

"It's alright, Erii, just focus on having fun and taking notes. I'll discuss this with your brother when I get back, and we'll wipe out the Oni Clan as soon as possible."

"How about we help you contact Nuwa?"

"Yes!" Erii happily agreed, "I've wanted to visit Xu-kun's hometown for a long time."

……

As night fell, at the Shinjuku Ward Police Station in Tokyo, a man reeking of alcohol became agitated: "I really didn't lie to you! I really saw it!"

"There's a woman whose neck is about to break, yet she can move incredibly fast. She's a female ghost, definitely a female ghost! Believe me, you all have to believe me!"

Two police officers on night duty looked at each other in bewilderment, took out a piece of white paper and drew a simple picture of a female ghost with her head and body separated.

The drunken man swept her aside: "Not that kind! It's the kind of female ghost whose head is at a 90-degree angle to her body! Her neck is still there, but it's severely fractured and bent!"

"Pfft!"

"?" The man reeking of alcohol paused, and the air suddenly went silent: "What are you laughing at?"

Damn it, damn it! Kazama Ruri was unaware that she had been seen by passersby. After fleeing from the old temple, she quickly arrived at a safe house secretly prepared by the Oni Clan in Tokyo in just a few minutes.

After entering the room and closing the door, Kazama Ruri collapsed in the entryway in a disheveled state. She barely managed to breathe a sigh of relief, took a few seconds to catch her breath, got up again, went to the bathroom, stared at the mirror, and slowly straightened her neck!
With each slight bending, the bones creaked and cracked, forcing out sweat from my entire body. After finally straightening them, the kimono was beyond repair.

Kazama Ruri was completely exhausted and collapsed in the bathroom, panting heavily. Royal Blood shouldn't be in such a sorry state, but he had lost too much strength and didn't want to get up at all.

How could the old church be so treacherous? They tell you to calm down, then launch a sneak attack, and they have all sorts of prohibitions—this is forbidden, that is forbidden, they forbid everything. It's disgusting!

Kazama Ruri recalled her battle with the Old Church, feeling utterly powerless and increasingly frustrated as the fight progressed!

Even in a direct, hand-to-hand combat, he was confident he could kill the four members of the Old Church without taking any damage within ten seconds.

But instead of engaging in a head-on, brute-force battle with him, they used all sorts of underhanded tactics, preventing Kazama Ruri from unleashing much of his power. Kazama Ruri was almost driven to the point of vomiting!

It was precisely because of this that, as her anger towards the old church gradually subsided, Kazama Ruri keenly realized that perhaps the original plan was quite good.

Unite with the old church and slay the king!

The old church's methods are incredibly insidious; they could probably easily block the king's words of power, right? That way, they wouldn't kill one king only to have another appear.

That disgusting ghoul can be buried in hell!
As for being severely injured by the Old Church tonight? Let's put that aside for now. Compared to the King who treats him like a dog, the damage the Old Church inflicted on Kazama Ruri is nothing.

As long as he can kill the king, he will be completely free and can do whatever he wants without being controlled by the king or having to listen to that awful, absurd voice anymore!

"Ring ring." The phone suddenly rang. Kazama Ruri lazily ignored the other person for more than ten seconds before slowly getting up and picking up the phone.

Seeing the 'Ghoul' nickname on the screen, I sneered, 'As expected of a king.' I answered the call.

Before the king could even speak, Kazama Ruri preemptively declared, "The mission has failed."

“The old church used too many and too complicated methods, and I suffered losses because of them.”

This is all the truth. Kazama Ruri is not afraid of the King investigating at all. Moreover, after experiencing the methods of the Old Church this time, he is confident that he can retaliate in a targeted manner if he encounters them again next time.

On the other end of the phone, there was also a silence of about ten seconds, as if they were particularly surprised by the result. Kazama Ruri was not as invincible as the king had imagined.

After a long while, Kazama Ruri's extremely disgusted and affected voice finally came: "Wait for my order."

After hanging up the phone, this reaction made Kazama Ruri laugh heartily: "Hahaha! King, King! Just you wait, just you wait!"

"Since you're so afraid of the Old Church, don't blame me!"

……

Early the next morning, at the Orange Mansion Tea Garden.

Tachibana Masamune watched the fire slowly and deliberately, the small red clay stove in front of him bubbling and smoking. When it was almost done, he took out matcha powder from the tea caddy with a tea ladle, his movements slow and precise.

Next, as I gently warmed the teacup with a whisk and poured the hot water into the cold water jug ​​next to me, my phone rang.

Tachibana Masamune was no longer as leisurely as before. He disregarded the tea ceremony and threw down what he was holding, grabbing his phone instead.

There was only one text message inside, stating that Bishop Aso of the former church had rushed back overnight.

"Hahaha! Good, good!" Tachibana Masamune laughed loudly, "That piece of trash, Genjiro, doesn't know her yet, does she? Did she think I would be very disappointed?"

"Hmph, regardless of whether this fool can take revenge on the Old Church, Asou Makoto will definitely rush back in the face of this. As long as she comes back, that's enough!"

After picking up the tea whisk, teacup, and cold water jug ​​that he had just thrown out and putting them all back on the table, Tachibana Masamune called Genjiro with satisfaction. It was time for Genjiro to urge Erii to come home, his most precious divine blood filter!
It will eventually return to his hands!
Soon, Yuan Zhisheng answered the phone.

"What did you say? Bishop Aso returned to Tokyo, but Erii was taken to Xiangyang by the goddess Nuwa?!"

"This...this! No, haha, Chisei, I, I'm still brewing tea, I'll talk to you later."

With a complicated expression, Tachibana Masamune hung up the call. His smugness from before was gone. Looking at the tea whisk, teacup, and cold water jug ​​in front of him, he let out a "Ah!" and swept them all away!

What is this thing called? !

The original intention was to force Aso Makoto to return to Tokyo and have Erii return to the Hebi-hachi family. So why was Erii taken to Xiangyang?
Isn't this even further away? Even more out of reach!
Tachibana Masamune felt like a clown in a circus, mocking the fate of others only to be mocked even more by fate in return.

An enraged Tachibana Masamune got up and took a few steps, finding fault with everything. He even kicked away the stone table and benches where he usually sat to make and drink tea.

After kicking countless things to vent his anger, Tachibana Masamune stood there panting heavily. No, he had to speed things up and find the 'god's' location quickly! He needed to obtain the 'god's' power!

Then, under the pretext of being seriously ill and wanting to see Erii one last time before dying, he would force Genji to bring Erii back!
(End of this chapter)