A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 329 The grave hasn't been dug yet, but the person has already jumped out.
It was 10 p.m. at Sheqi Eight Private Hospitals.

Wearing a new black trench coat provided by Yabuki Sakura, Genji watched Tachibana Masamune, who was fast asleep, through the glass window.

The once tall, mighty, resourceful man who sheltered Yuan Zhisheng from the wind and rain is now so haggard and weak, lying helplessly in his hospital bed.

Genjiro urgently contacted Nuwa, who replied that Erii would arrive by plane tomorrow. The attending physician also said that Tachibana Masamune's condition was barely stable, and that he should be able to get through the night and wait for the head of the Uesugi family.

As time goes on, Tachibana Masamune's condition will deteriorate further, and his attending physician has no way of guaranteeing how long he can hold on.

Yuan Zhisheng turned his back; this was the last bit of time he could squeeze out to return to the small mountain village.

According to the attending physician, after tonight, Tachibana Masamune could pass away at any moment, and every day from now on will be the most dangerous.

So for the next few days, Yuan Zhisheng couldn't leave the hospital and had to stay there at all times.

Yuan Zhisheng wanted to see his father off on his final journey.

This leads to a problem: if Genjiro doesn't go to the small mountain village tonight and visit the ancient well where his younger brother Genjiro is buried, he doesn't know when he will be able to go.

Yuan Zhisheng felt it was absolutely necessary to go and see for himself whether Yuan Zhinu was truly dead or not.

This has been a persistent inner demon in his heart for many years, and Yuan Zhisheng would wake up in a fright from his dreams countless nights.

That was a nightmare in which her younger brother, Genjiro, was stabbed in the heart, yet he welcomed her home with a radiant smile. The one who stabbed him was none other than Genjiro himself.

Tachibana Masamune said that Genjiro had fallen into demonhood, and there were countless cases of fallen hybrids in his family, but Genjiro was different. She was a demon who smiled and welcomed him home. She was the only demon who had accompanied Genjiro since he was a child.

He was the only blood relative in Genji's heart, but because he had fallen into demonhood, Genji had to erase him and even dared not let anyone know.

No one knew about Genjiro, and even when the three retainers chatted and inquired about Genjiro's childhood anecdotes, Genjiro deliberately concealed them.

All he could say was that he went to school in the mountains when he was a child, and that he would mischievously climb trees to steal bird nests and go down to the river to catch fish and shrimp. Crow Yaksha and the others never imagined that the aloof Genji had such experiences in the past, and they all burst into laughter.

Genjiro would laugh along with the three of them, as if there were no shadows in those mischievous memories, but in those childhood fun, there was always one person missing.

Yuan Zhisheng did not climb trees alone to steal bird nests, nor did he go down to the river alone to catch fish and shrimp. Yuan Zhisheng never mentioned Yuan Zhinu. Like a wound that had long since scabbed over, he still carefully avoided it, afraid that if he touched it, the unhealed pain inside would surge up again.

The retainers listened with great interest, unaware that each recounting touched upon Genjiro's deepest wounds.

This wound was supposed to stay with Genjiro for the rest of his life, until today when Aso Makoto suddenly said that Genjiro was still alive, finally tearing open this wound and letting all the sorrow that had been brewing inside flow out.

However, due to Tachibana Masamune's illness, Genjiro barely managed to suppress the urge to immediately return to the small mountain village. At 10 p.m., the urge resurfaced and became uncontrollable.

Like the lid of a kettle, even with the lid on, the boiling steam will still rise and fall continuously against the lid.

Genjiro clenched his fist slightly, turned around and took two steps, startling Yabuki Sakura, who had been staying by his side and dozing off against the wall: "Master?"

“Sakura…” Genji quietly loosened his fist, looked solemnly at the female secretary, and bowed for the first time: “I’m entrusting my father to you for now.”

"I need to leave for a while."

what happened?
Sakura Yabuki wondered if she had overslept and slept for several days, otherwise how could Genjiro have said such a thing?

Not only Sakura Yabuki, but also Crow and Yasha knew that Genjiro regarded Tachibana Masamune as his father. Even when Tachibana Masamune committed the serious mistake of raising Dead Servants, he was only punished by Genjiro by having five fingers cut off, and was not executed.

What if someone else raised Deadpool in the Snake Clan?
At this critical moment for Tachibana Masamune, why is Genjiro, who is always the most sentimental, thinking of leaving? What happened that she doesn't know about?
Is it about investigating Ince?
That doesn't make sense either. Crow called at noon, saying that the heads of the five lower families had a meeting and, after understanding the situation, decided to immediately search for Ince and the elite of the Fierce Ghosts. That's all.

The search can be left to the members of the Snake Clan. There's no need for the head of the clan to personally go out in the middle of the night, is there?

Despite her many doubts, Yabuki Sakura suppressed them all and solemnly stepped forward to put her hand on Origami Chisei's shoulder: "Okay, leave it all to me."

“I am your person. You can leave anything to me to handle, but you should never bow down to me.”

Sakura Yabuki knew Genjiro very well. She knew that there must be a reason why Genjiro had made such a serious request. Since Genjiro wouldn't say, she wouldn't ask. She would just do what Genjiro had entrusted to her.

"..." A sudden surge of emotion rose from the depths of Genjiro's heart, but it was quickly suppressed by Tachibana Masamune's illness and his longing for Genjiro: "Thank you, Sakura."

Leaving Sakura Yabuki behind at the hospital, Genji quickly walked out. The hospital building cast a huge shadow in the courtyard late at night, with only the streetlights casting a faint glow on the empty parking spaces.

Footsteps occasionally broke the silence, only to be swallowed up by an even deeper silence.

Yaksha may seem carefree, but he is actually very cautious. He woke up the moment he heard footsteps, sat in the driver's seat of the car, and quietly took out his pistol and cocked it.

Slightly opening his eyes a crack, Yaksha tried to observe the person who had arrived, only to be embarrassed to discover that it was his own patriarch. Speechless, Yaksha lowered his gun and pushed open the car door: "Patriarch, you..." Without giving Yaksha a chance to waste words, Genji said succinctly: "Yaksha, help me remove the GPS and mobile phone modules from the car."

Just as he used to tell his retainers stories of his childhood, Genjiro not only concealed the existence of Genjiro, but also the town where he grew up.

Apart from Tachibana Masamune, none of the Snake-Headed Eight Families knew exactly where the small mountain village where Genjiro grew up was located.

Even now, Genjiro doesn't want anyone to know about that place; it's his only memory with Chizuru.

Just like Yabuki Sakura, Yasha saw Genji's expression and realized how serious he was. He didn't try to persuade him and silently followed the orders.

They quickly removed the corresponding modules, handed the car over to Yuan Zhisheng, and watched the red taillights disappear through the hospital gate.

Yuan Zhisheng drove the car incredibly fast. His royal bloodline's heightened senses and superhuman reflexes made him even faster than the so-called Akina Mountain racing god.

He recklessly floored the accelerator, letting the engine roar through the midnight hours, and could always react in advance to avoid any obstacles with superhuman speed.

The bright headlights shone over the vermilion torii gate of Shikatori Shrine, and the car stopped outside the town of Shikatori. Genji returned to the place, only to find half of the town lying prostrate in the dark mountain valley, and the other half collapsed into silent rubble.

Wild grass and vines quietly climbed up the ruins, as if silently restoring the original appearance of the building.

Many years ago, Genjiro's hometown was hit by a severe earthquake that destroyed more than half of the old houses. After the disaster, all the residents of Shikatori Town moved away, and the town became a desolate place where no one came back.

Originally, some developers were interested in this area and wanted to demolish it entirely and rebuild it. However, after being secretly invited by yakuza members arranged by Genjiro to go to Tokyo Bay to see the sea, the developers gave up the idea.

Apart from the abundance of wild grass and vines, everything here is almost exactly the same as when Genji left, as if time has been sealed away, and everything here has been frozen in time.

Genji grew up, played, and frolicked here. Every place in Shikari Town is imprinted in the deepest part of his mind.

Even though all the residents had moved away, and there was no light at all, and it was pitch black, with everything shrouded in deep darkness, Yuan Zhisheng still found the location of the ancient well very easily.

The ancient well has been completely buried in soil. It would take at least half a meter of digging to find the original cast iron well cover.

Fortunately, Genji secretly rejoiced that he had managed to wake up the owner of the mountaineering shop by knocking on the door before heading up the mountain and bought a shovel; otherwise, he would have had to use his sword, Spider Cutter, to dig graves.

The shop owner, who wore a monocle, was a bit greedy. He claimed it was some kind of Leonard shovel and insisted on charging him 100,000 yen. Genji, who was in a hurry, didn't haggle much and just considered it compensation for waking the shop owner up late at night.

Holding the so-called Leonard's Shovel, Genji was about to exert his strength when the wooden door of the abandoned house next to him, covered with vines, was suddenly pushed open.

Yuan Zhinu, whose face resembled that of Yuan Zhisheng but was more delicate and graceful, slowly walked out carrying an oil lamp.

"Brother, you're finally back."

Genjiro smiled, the same radiant smile he had worn years ago when Genjiro pierced his heart with a sword late at night.

Like a younger brother who loves his older brother the most, finally waiting for his older brother to come home.

Genjiro held a shovel in his hand, staring blankly at Genjiro who had suddenly appeared. He never expected that Genjiro would be waiting for him here!

The point isn't that buying the 100,000 yen Leonard shovel was a complete waste of money, but that Genjiro really didn't die!
He didn't need to dig up the grave, nor did he need to cut open the sealed ancient well. The grave hadn't even been dug yet, and the person jumped out on his own!

She's alive, the young girl is really still alive, and she's even become the 'Dragon King' of the Demon Clan, the Queen of All Demons!
Seeing that Genji had fallen silent, Genji stepped forward with the oil lamp, shaking her head with an extremely complicated expression as she walked: "I have waited for a long time, and I will not wait any longer."

"If you don't come tonight, brother, I will come looking for you."

After leaving Ince's place, Genji wandered aimlessly for several hours before finally accepting the truth Ince revealed.

So Genjiro returned to Shikatori Town to stay there, because she thought Aso would tell his brother about him.

Based on her understanding of her brother, Genji knew that he would definitely return to Shikari Town once he learned that he was still alive. However, she did not expect that her brother would return so late; it would be dawn in two hours.

"Brother..." Yuan Zhinu uttered another word, then suddenly raised the oil lamp and held it in front of her head to protect it.

"Ding!"

Leonard's shovel struck the oil lamp, shattering its outer glass into countless fragments, like waves crashing against rocks, which, under the dim light, shone with endless starlight.

Before Yuan Zhinü could explain, Yuan Zhisheng moved with fluid grace, smashing out Leonard's Shovel while simultaneously reaching into his black trench coat with his right hand, silently drawing his Spider Cutter and closing in on Yuan Zhinü.

Just as Yuan Zhinü was about to explain while fighting, a strange clapper sound came from another house!

The strange and mysterious sound of the clapper instantly changed the expression of the originally calm and composed Genji into one of shock, anger and fear!
(End of this chapter)