A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 331 'Plane Crash'

In the dead of night, in a mountain valley where neither starlight nor moonlight could penetrate, the Genji brothers looked at each other in bewilderment. Genji's eyes shone like a kaleidoscope, with mandala-like patterns swirling in her golden pupils.

The same pattern appeared in Genji's eyes as well, whether it was due to the effect of the Word of Power: Dream Eater, or the reflection of the golden pupils at such close range.

Suddenly, the two of them simultaneously raised their hands to cover their heads, letting out painful "uh" sounds in unison. They then tacitly endured the pain and began to attack each other.

The two moved faster than Herzog's clone, the new king, could see. Hidden in a house and wearing a Noh mask, the new king couldn't catch their passing figures at all.

All that could be seen was the two of them fighting further and further away. In the distance, there were only a dozen or so blurry afterimages, trailing the hem of their trench coats and kimonos, frantically intersecting and colliding like ghosts, pulling out distorted trajectories in mid-air.

Sometimes they suddenly converge, sometimes they explode with a roar, and as they go away, their afterimages can be seen getting smaller and smaller.

Wang tried in vain to capture the details with his eyes, but to no avail; his dynamic vision couldn't keep up with the two monsters.

All that could be heard was the continuous, thunderous roar of fists clashing! It rose from high to low, from near to far, until the small valley fell silent again, completely still.

Wang Jiang, dumbfounded, held the clapper, feeling like a clown.

After obtaining information from Miyamoto Toru, the king guessed that the Genji brothers would definitely return to Shikari Town, a place of extraordinary significance to both of them.

Genjiro even thought that his actions of secretly hindering the developers from developing Shikatori Town were very discreet, little did he know that Tachibana Masamune had seen it all.

Therefore, the king arrived earlier than Genji, and lay in wait here, preparing to regain control of Genji by using the sound of the clapper, so as to obtain a weapon that could rival Inse.

Wang's plan is that the first sound of the clapper will trigger a moment when he manipulates Kazama Ruri to defeat Genjiro, thus preventing Kazama Ruri from leaking secrets to Genjiro.

Once Genjiro falls, the king will strike the clapper a second time to bring back the weak, powerless Genjiro woman's personality, take her away, and force-feed her a large amount of evolution medicine.

This triggers the rampage of the dragon blood within Genji, transforming her into an extremely evil demon and granting her the strongest 'sword'.

The plan was good, the idea was great, but Wang Jiang never expected that the two of them would end up running far apart while they were fighting!

If we can't even find her, what's the point of talking about restoring Yuan Zhi's personality? Giving her evolutionary drugs to turn her into a demon?

The king had been squatting here for most of the day, thirsty and hungry. After the arrival of the maiden, he didn't dare to make a sound. He squatted here from daytime until four in the morning, and this is what happened?
King Wang, feeling both ashamed and furious, kicked down the dilapidated gate of the house as a form of venting his anger and left in a huff.

He didn't even notice that far, far behind him, on a treetop, a slender figure stood on a swaying branch, staring intently at his back, her eyes swirling with golden mandala-like patterns.

Wang transmitted everything from the internal recording device and the camera he carried back to the underground facility, and then to Herzog.

Herzog breathed a slight sigh of relief. Although he was somewhat disappointed that he had not been able to obtain Genjiro, at least he had successfully prevented Genjiro from leaking the secret to Genjiro.

The identity of Tachibana Masamune is at least safe for now, and he can still use it in front of Genjiro, at least until Erii returns.

……

The next day, at seven o'clock in the morning, at the Sheqi Eight Private Hospital, the faint morning light filtered through the Podocarpus macrophyllus trees, casting cool shadows on the cobblestone path.

Yuan Zhisheng returned here reeking of cigarette smoke and looked extremely tired.

It was all an act; now that he thinks about it, he can't help but laugh.

Unexpectedly, after so many years, the young girl has become a master in the performing arts.

In order to help Genjiro test Tachibana Masamune, Genjiro specially instructed Genjiro on acting skills in the dream created by the Word of Power: Dream Baku.

From gestures and expressions to pronunciation pitch, they talked Yuan Zhisheng until his head ached. Now, Yuan Zhisheng has a lot in common with Lu Mingfei, who is often bombarded with knowledge by Finger until his head aches.

To achieve a better performance, Genji followed his younger brother's advice and slowed down his driving, taking an extra hour to return from Shikatori Town to the private hospital.

He smoked three packs of cigarettes on the way. His physical condition was good enough to ignore the dizziness caused by the tobacco, but the strong smell of smoke could add to his decadent feeling.

The 'dejected' Genjiro lowered his head and stepped on the champagne-colored stone floor, smelling the white tea scent in the air that was sprayed to mask the disinfectant, and became slightly more alert.

No, no, I can't be alert. Genji tried his best to keep his eyelids closed and maintain his previous state. He swayed as he got on the elevator, his condition visibly 'terribly bad', and went straight to the floor where Tachibana Masamune's intensive care unit was located.

The elevator doors opened, and Yabuki Sakura and Yasha simultaneously turned their gazes towards them. Seeing Genji's appearance, they were shocked: "Master?"

"Master, what happened?"

The two retainers sniffed slightly at the same time and frowned simultaneously. Was Genjiro going to light the tobacco warehouse?
Details, details, Genji thought to himself, recalling the acting techniques taught by Genji. He slowly raised his head, glanced at Yabuki Sakura, then at Yasha, before lowering his head again without saying a word.

The main characteristic is a lack of energy and a distracted demeanor.

Sakura and Yasha were extremely worried. They had never seen Genjiro in such a state before. It was as if he had no life left, and there was no greater sorrow than a broken heart.

"Homeowner?"

Genjiro simply walked past the two with his head down, ignoring them completely, which worried Yabuki Sakura and Yasha terribly.

They followed for a few steps, then slowly stopped. Further ahead was Tachibana Masamune's intensive care unit, which they were not allowed to enter.

Genjiro could see that, in the brief glance he had just given Yasha, he had seen through the glass that the attending physician was examining Tachibana Masamune, who had just woken up. "Good morning, Master..." The accompanying nurse saw that Genjiro wanted to come in to visit and quickly brought up her protective suit, but Genjiro also bypassed her.

"?!"

The unbelievable act of filial impiety shocked the two retainers, the nurse, the attending physician, and even Tachibana Masamune on his sickbed.

Tachibana Masamune was extremely flustered. Wasn't it said that Genjiro didn't know the truth? What's going on now?!
The naive Genji from before would never have dared to do something like this!

Yuan Zhisheng didn't care about anything else, and walked into the intensive care unit covered in cigarette smoke, his voice rough and hoarse as if it had been smoked: "Dad..."

"Eri...she, she...the plane crashed."

"What did you say?!" Tachibana Masamune nearly jumped up on the spot. Erii, the filter that made him a god! A plane crash? How could he then steal the White King's power? How could he become a god?
Genjiro coldly observed this scene. He's really got some nerve, Tachibana... Masamune!
No, that's not right! Tachibana Masamune realized in time that he was in a critical condition, so he closed his eyes, tilted his head, and "fell unconscious".

It's just like an elderly person who has suddenly received bad news and can't bear the blow.

At the same time, various instruments and equipment in the intensive care unit began to sound alarms one after another, with various urgent beeps rising and falling, as if the patient was in critical condition.

Hearing the urgent beeping warnings, Tachibana Masamune became even more agitated. How could Erii's plane crash?
No, it might not be an accident. Perhaps the old church did something!
Are the people from the old church deliberately causing trouble because they don't want to release Erii?

What exactly is Genjiro doing? Talking to him about this is less helpful than sending ships and helicopters for search and rescue!
"The head of the Tachibana family? The head of the Tachibana family?!" The attending physician panicked and hurriedly operated various instruments and performed various examinations, while asking Genji to leave.

When Yuan Zhisheng wanted to leave, he recalled Yuan Zhinu's teachings, stood there in a daze for a few seconds, let the nurse call him a few times, and then pretended to come back to his senses, silently walking out with his back bent even more.

He seemed particularly ashamed and regretted telling Tachibana Masamune the news.

Genjiro had captured the momentary lapse in Tachibana Masamune's spirit; he certainly didn't look like someone on the verge of death.
The last shred of trust, which was already crumbling, completely collapsed.

He actually called one of Herzog's clones "Dad" for over ten years.

Hehe, Genji's nose is a little itchy, it looks like red sponge balls are growing out.

As he left the intensive care unit, Genji kept his head down, not wanting anyone to see the surging anger and sorrow in his eyes.

Outside, Sakura Yabuki and Yasha quickly supported Genjiro on either side, fearing that their patriarch might not be able to withstand the blow.

They were right at the door when they heard the news of the Uesugi family head's accident.

While Yasha was anxious, Yabuki Sakura managed to remain calm: "Master, I will immediately dispatch family ships and mobilize helicopters to conduct a search and rescue operation."

With Princess Kaguya's abilities, she could easily find out the flight number and location of the crashed flight immediately.

Genji slowly shook his head: "I have already arranged for Princess Kaguya to do it."

Before coming, Genjiro actively prepared for this final test, making thorough preparations for it. He even made a last-minute phone call to Nuwa, requesting that she accompany Erii and conceal their whereabouts so as not to be exposed.

He even used the current patriarch's authority in advance to order Princess Kaguya to help Nuwa and Erii hide their whereabouts, and further revoked all of Tachibana Masamune's authority over Princess Kaguya.

Furthermore, Princess Kaguya needs to disguise herself as if Tachibana Masamune still had authority, and respond to any orders issued by Tachibana Masamune as if she still had authority.

However, if any of Tachibana Masamune's orders harmed the fundamental interests of the Snake-Headed Eight Families, they were all handed over to Genjiro for personal handling.

Furthermore, all the orders issued by Tachibana Masamune regarding the investigation of the crashed plane were answered according to the answers pre-set by Genjiro.

Princess Kaguya even fabricated a plane crash that didn't actually happen in the database and actually dispatched a search and rescue team.

Such complex instructions would be a pipe dream for a conventional management system, but this operation is not difficult for Kaguya, a highly intelligent AI.

Genji took two more steps, then stumbled and fell. Luckily, Yabuki Sakura caught him, but he 'fainted'.

"Master? Master! Doctor, doctor!"

Outside, chaos erupted. After the two retainers and the doctor escorted Genjiro into another examination room, Tachibana Masamune finally sat up and easily hypnotized the attending physician: "Princess Kaguya, pull up the hospital's surveillance footage."

The intensive care unit was filled with equipment, and many screens immediately switched from displaying electrocardiograms and body temperature monitoring data to displaying detailed footage of Yuan Zhisheng's every move upon returning to the hospital that morning.

Tachibana Masamune carefully slowed down the monitoring, scanning frame by frame, staring at Genjiro's helpless, dying appearance on the screen, and finally confirmed that Genjiro had not lied to him!
How could Genjiro, who can't even lie, portray sorrow so realistically? It must be real... Erii really is...

Genjiro's various subtle behaviors truly showed that he was utterly heartbroken!

Tachibana Masamune gritted his teeth, and after a moment he made another request: "Princess Kaguya, show me... the flight information for Erii's crash."

Following Genjiro's pre-set response, Princess Kaguya provided Tachibana Masamune with fabricated information about a flight crash.

As Tachibana Masamune watched, he grew increasingly desperate and finally collapsed backward. Herzog, who was eavesdropping on the scene through the radio inside Tachibana Masamune's body, also collapsed to the ground. The actions of the two were strikingly similar to those of Genjiro in the surveillance footage.

I was equally heartbroken.

(End of this chapter)