Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

Why are your experiences so similar to mine?

Tanlang smiled and said, "This old woman doesn't have that much imagination. Since I'm going to design a dream to test the younger generation of the Tiantong family, I'll naturally use my own experiences as the prototype."

"That's why you look so much like me, and that's why I said I wouldn't exist without you, because you are essentially me in my dream, the manifestation of my original intention in my dream..."

"That's why, when I dream, I subconsciously focus too much attention on you and the people around you. Over time, this has elevated you from mere thoughts into independent souls..."

"Himeno Aoi is like that, and so are you."

Hearing this, Asuka Tendo inexplicably felt that it was like a programmer developing a game, only to find that the characters in the game suddenly developed their own emotions.

Over here, Tanlang sighed again and sincerely said to Sakuragi Naoko:

"I'm sorry, I was too slow to notice and missed your birth."

"Unfortunately, he did not overlook the fact that Ruyi Fangzhu came to test the Tono Secret Realm a year ago."

"Although his test failed, he took the opportunity to bewitch Himeko Aoi, abducted her, and used this to formulate his current plan to infiltrate the secret realm..."

Tanlang looked at Tendo Asuka again and said, "Luckily you are here. Otherwise, if I had really signed a contract with the wrong person while half asleep, I don't know what kind of trap I would have fallen into. At that time, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to talk to you..."

Asuka Tendo scratched her head and asked again, "Lord Tanlang, do you mean that it's because Himeno Aoi is there that the people from the Cloud Sea Casino can easily enter and leave the Tono Secret Realm?"

"Yes."

Tanlang said, "Because she is a person in the dream, she herself is like a key that can unlock the nested structure of the secret realm and the dream. You can think of her as the adsorption protein on the surface of a virus, which can bind to receptors on the cell membrane and thus invade human cells..."

huh?

Adsorption proteins? Cell membranes? Receptors?

These words sound so out of place coming from Lord Tanlang's mouth!

Seeing the girl's expression, Tanlang raised an eyebrow and said, "Why are you so surprised? Can't this old woman keep up with the times? Or do you not understand what I'm saying? Sigh, these young people nowadays, how can they only learn Yin-Yang magic and not science..."

Asuka Tendo lowered her head in shame.

I'm sorry, because of the trials and countermeasures work, she really hasn't been able to attend classes properly for the past two years. I'm so sorry...

"In short, that's all I wanted to tell you."

Tanlang sighed softly, then forced himself to sit up and took the hands of the girl and Sakuragi Naoko respectively, saying:

“Master Ruyi is right, I am already at my end… But this is not the fault of the Tiantong family, it is purely because my strength is insufficient and my lifespan is nearing its end… Thirteen hundred years is not a short time for a great demon…”

"Now I have to leave, and before I go, I want to entrust my last strength to you."

She first looked at Asuka Tendo and said, "I can no longer sign a contract with you. I can only directly transfer my magic power and some memories to you. Please use them wisely."

"Lord Greedy Wolf..."

Asuka Tendo pursed her lips, her eyes moistening, and finally nodded silently.

Then Tanlang looked at Sakuragi Naoko and said, "No matter how you came to be, you have already been born. In a way, you are both me and my daughter."

“I will dedicate a portion of my power to shaping your body so that you can go into the real world. As for the meaning of your existence and how you should proceed in the future, that is up to you.”

After hearing this, Naoko Sakuragi, though with mixed feelings, solemnly said, "Thank you..."

Greedy Wolf smiled and said finally, "Now, please close your eyes..."

The two women obediently closed their eyes and then, without realizing it, fell into a deep sleep.

I do not know how long it has been.

Asuka Tendo awoke and opened her eyes again, only to find herself no longer in that pure white space, but lying under the starry sky of the real world.

I... came out?

Lord Tanlang has left, entrusting his last strength to me? Or was it all just a dream?

She rubbed her head, sat up, and then saw Naoko Sakuragi lying next to her. She immediately realized that everything that had just happened was real, not a dream!

The girl let out a long breath, stood up, and was about to carefully examine the changes in her body and observe her surroundings when...

Just then, the murderous light struck the fox's forehead!

Then the fox fell silent, stopped breathing, and collapsed in front of the girl!

Asuka Tendo: Huh?

don't want! ! !

Chapter 229 Resurrect, Fox Lord!

Let's rewind a few seconds.

As soon as the light struck his forehead, Hoshino Hideyuki immediately felt his body rapidly growing cold. His demonic power, life force, and even the vitality of his soul—everything that could sustain a free will—was leaving him.

He thought: Oh no, I'm really going to die this time.

There was absolutely no warning...

Then, just like in many works of art, in his final moments before death, Hoshino Hideyuki felt time passing more and more slowly, and he began to see flashbacks of the two years he had experienced after his transmigration.

Yes, this is what is known as a "revolving lantern" effect. Simply put, it is caused by oxygen deficiency in the brain, which causes cells to undergo some kind of extreme activity in a short period of time, activating the memory area and producing an effect similar to memory retrieval.

Because he was only two years old, Hoshino Hideyuki's life cycle was very short, making the fox sigh and think that it was truly a dreamlike second life.

Although it was a bit short, overall it was still quite fulfilling.

It's just a pity that so many things were left undone...

Asuka, Kikuri, the young lady, the dead cat demon... tsk, sorry, fox, I tried my best...

Speaking of which, why would a time traveler like myself encounter such a thing? To die halfway through an entrepreneurial journey is such a disgrace to a time traveler!

Could it be that I am the protagonist of a third-rate online novel, and the author who wrote my story is planning to abandon it?

Eight duck pieces!

Damn author, if you've started a book, just finish writing it properly!

If you really want to abandon the project, just throw in a meteorite and create a huge crater on the spot. That would make it look more impressive!

Being shot to death by a rainbow of light is nothing, really. Making it so dazzling, anyone who didn't know better would think I, the fox, was killed by a magical girl…

Gradually, thinking became more and more difficult, and time around me seemed to resume its normal flow.

As darkness deepened, everything in the world became hazy and unreal, like viewing flowers in a mirror. Only this time, the fox was isolated within the mirror.

My death is nigh...

Goodbye, everyone.

Hideyuki Hoshino closed his eyes.

The End... my ass!

Pfft!

The moment he fell to the ground, Hoshino Hideyuki suddenly opened his eyes again.

Ouch! My shoulder blade is stuck on a rock!

Huh? Why am I still in pain?

The next second, it wasn't just pain, but also heartbeats, breathing, the smell of the surrounding soil, the cool night wind blowing across my forehead, the shouts of the young people from the Tiantong family, and the girl's wailing. They were all back!

Everything the fox had just lost has now returned to his body!

"I...I'm not dead? I'm not dead! I'm still alive!"

As Hoshino Hideyuki spoke, he suddenly sat up from the ground, laughed three times, and then saw Tendo Asuka kneeling on the ground beside him, her face covered in tears.

"Oh, Asuka, you're awake?"

"A fox? You...you're alright?"

"Well, I don't know why, but it seems like nothing's wrong~"

"Wow!"

Without a second's hesitation, the girl pounced on the fox and hugged him tightly!

"I thought you were dead! I couldn't sense your demonic aura at all just now!"

To be honest, I also thought I was dead.

So why did I come back to life?

Hoshino Hideyuki smacked his lips and suddenly noticed a cracked copper coin on the ground.

Akatama Soun's legacy, Senjougahara Ryoko's gift, and his beloved Kaiyuan Tongbao coins finally came to an end.

So it was the good fortune inside the copper coin that made the difference?

That's not right either. If it were purely by luck, I shouldn't have been hit by that fox! Couldn't I have suddenly developed a back injury and hunched over to dodge that burst of bullets?

If a bullet misses on the execution ground, that's considered good luck. But if you're hit by a bullet and come back to life, that has nothing to do with luck. You should ask Jesus about this; he's more professional. If you can't find Jesus, you can ask Hong Xiuquan. We're all family, so let's not be so formal.

Therefore, the fox's resurrection must have another reason. The Kaiyuan Tongbao's self-sacrifice to protect itself should just be a trigger... So what exactly did it trigger?

However, after thinking for a long time, the fox still had no clue.

Forget it.

You've escaped death, so let's be happy first!

He smiled from the bottom of his heart and hugged the girl back, feeling that her petite body was even warmer than a fireplace in winter.

around.

The rest of the Tendo family didn't quite understand what had happened, but they saw that the fox had been hit but hadn't died, and that Tendo Asuka had also woken up—this was definitely a good thing! The fox was awesome!

Although the biggest crisis is still not over, at least we can finally catch our breath!

The biggest crisis actually lies with the Ruyi Fangzhu's side...

Himeno Aoi was naturally shocked as well, but amidst her shock, she also noticed Sakuragi Naoko, who had suddenly appeared on the ground, groggily just waking up. Her pupils contracted, and she felt a pang of inner turmoil...

In her original plan, after helping Ruyi Fangzhu take away Tanlang, she could rescue Sakuragi Naoko. However, the plan failed and Tanlang was killed. As a result, she felt that she would never see Sakuragi Naoko again.

Although she felt deeply regretful and saddened by this, she did not find it unacceptable.

In her view, the Tono Trial was a meaningless torment that had lasted for hundreds of years. Ending the trial completely and freeing the deceived minds within it might not be a bad thing.