A Stardew Valley farmer came to Gensokyo.

“You see, the tanuki didn’t harm these humans. They just invited them over,” Yakumo Yukari said with a smile, her eyes narrowed. As she glanced at Niiwa Makoto, she sighed inwardly.

They finally managed to bring in an ace from outside, but the other party almost ruined themselves by making a fool of themselves.

How can anyone actually believe something like the Wenwen Daily?

Even if it's new, aren't the entertainment news reports from the outside world more developed?

However, since Niiwa Mamizo has become the leader of the tanuki youkai and tsukumogami in Gensokyo, even for the sake of maintaining the balance between youkai forces, she could not allow the Hakurei Shrine Maiden to defeat Niiwa Mamizo.

However, it is clear that Yukari Yakumo's clumsy excuse is completely ineffective in fooling Reimu Hakurei.

The shrine maiden stared at Yukari Yakumo with icy eyes, as if to say: Do you think I'm an idiot?

Seeing this, Yukari Yakumo had no choice but to turn her pleading gaze to Suika Ibuki, who was drinking from a gourd next to Reimu Hakurei.

"Uh~, do you need my help?" Suika Ibuki felt her old friend's gaze and reluctantly put down her sake gourd and patted Reimu Hakurei: "Give this tanuki a chance to explain, after all, no humans have been harmed."

Niiwa Mazo was surprised that this demon king would speak up for her, but her survival instinct made her grab onto this straw and nod vigorously.

Immediately afterward, Niiwa Mazo explained her reasons for kidnapping humans at an extremely fast pace.

It just so happens that Yukari Yakumo, the youkai sage who established Gensokyo, is here. She is determined to expose the sinister plot of the oni and fox clans to control the human village in front of everyone.

Then, Niiwa Mazo began to speak at length, from accidentally discovering the special nature of the Minamoto-tei, seeing Natsumi as a pawn of the yokai, attempting to seal the source of danger but being stopped by the Hakurei Shrine Maiden, to the tengu's probing, and then the purpose of her actions.

She became more and more agitated as she spoke, and the more justified she felt in her argument.

A series of words made Aya Shameimaru, who had quietly blended into the crowd, nod from time to time, taking notes with a serious expression.

Only Reimu Hakurei and Suika Ibuki looked at Mamizo Niiwa with inexplicable expressions, while Ran Yakumo, standing next to Yukari Yakumo, also had a strange look on her face. It turned out that she also had a role in this farce.

Yakumo Ran looked at the tanuki monsters, who were completely engrossed in their evil deeds, with a sense of grievance.

Miss Fox only wanted to eat higher quality fried tofu, so she gave Natsumi, who could produce high-quality crops, some protection. How did it become that the fox demon was plotting against the Hakurei Shrine Maiden and joining forces with the oni to take control of the human village?

After recounting the entire story, Niiwa Mamizo looked at Yakumo Yukari and said, "That's how things went. I humbly request Your Excellency to make a judgment."

Yakumo Yukari looked at the scene with a glint in her eyes, her face covered, revealing only a pair of slightly narrowed pale golden eyes.

In reality, she was already laughing uncontrollably beneath the fan.

It's been a long time since I've encountered something so hilarious and funny.

There was a few seconds of silence in the arena.

Niiwa Mazo awaited Yakumo Yukari's judgment with immense tension, for the only one who could save her at that moment was this sage youkai.

Using the formidable composure of a yokai savage, Yakumo Yukari finally suppressed her smirk, closed her folding fan, and made her decision.

"Since Eryanzizang claims that this matter is a conspiracy between fox demons and ghosts, let the relevant parties come forward for a confrontation."

As she spoke, Yakumo Yukari lightly swiped the tip of her fan through the air, opening a gap leading to the Minamoto-tei.

On the other side of the gap was below Natsumi and Okunoda Miyo. The two fell directly into the gap, and everything went black as they appeared on the scene.

"What's going on?"

Xia Xun subconsciously reached out to protect Okunoda Miyo beside him, and quickly looked around. When he saw Hakurei Reimu and Ibuki Suika, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Hehe, this human brother, don't be nervous." Yakumo Yukari gently waved her folding fan, soothing Natsume in a leisurely tone, and looked him up and down. "My name is Yakumo Yukari. I can be considered one of the founders of Gensokyo. I invited you here today because there are some things I need to verify with you."

Xia Xun looked in the direction of the sound and saw an elegant woman with golden hair, wearing purple clothes and holding a parasol, sitting gracefully in the gap, with Yakumo Ran standing beside her.

Oh crap, Zi Ma!

Xia Xun shouted in his heart, but kept a very polite and respectful expression on his face and bowed slightly to her.

"Hello, Ms. Yukari Yakumo."

Then Xia Xun's gaze fell on Niiwa Mamizo, who was standing like a dog. She took a step back and instinctively led Okunoda Miyo to stand next to Hakurei Reimu and Ibuki Suika.

At the same time, the two also discovered the four missing regular customers of the Minoton Pavilion and instantly realized that they were the culprits.

Xia Xun's face showed disgust as he looked at Niyan Mazo and said, "You're a born evil fellow. You failed to attack me before, but you went and attacked the guests of Nitunting. You even dared to threaten Miyo!"

"Lingmeng, quickly smash her with the Yin-Yang Jade!" Xia Xun said without any politeness.

Upon hearing this, Er'yan Mazo was furious, his tail bristling, and he hissed, "You're the one who's born evil!"

"It was clearly you who colluded with the fox demon and the ghost clan, intending to utterly destroy us!"

"Bah! I'm targeting the human village for the benefit of the monsters, yet you, a human, are harming human villages for the sake of monsters!"

"You disgusting bastard!"

"Ha!" Xia Xun's expression twisted instantly.

He looked at the guy who had attacked him for no reason before, and now directly accused him of being a traitor.

In an instant, Xia Xun also breathed on the air!

"Damn it, what nonsense are you spouting, you born evil bastard!" Xia Xun rolled up his sleeves, his body surging with azure magic: "I'm harming human villages for the sake of monsters? I think it's you who's spying on the human world!"

"His mind is full of scheming and he always thinks others are plotting against him. He's truly an inherently evil person!"

"I'll seal you away myself right now!"

Eryanzizang was also furious upon hearing this, but he had already sensed something was wrong.

Especially after hearing what Xia Xun said, she suddenly felt that she might, perhaps, really had directly put the other person into her perspective.

Moreover, upon closer inspection of Xia Xun's aura, the scent of that fox demon was clearly the same as that of Yakumo Ran.

As a shikigami of Yakumo Yukari, it is possible for Yakumo Ran to control the Human Village, but it is also completely impossible.

Niiwa Mazo quietly shifted his gaze to the other people present.

Suika Ibuki was already excited, clearly starting to watch with a bloodthirsty gaze. She started yawning, and even Yukari Yakumo had a half-smile on her face.

Oh no, I think I've made a huge blunder!

With a heart full of pain, Er Yanzang felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

Thinking of this, her gaze involuntarily fixed on Aya Shameimaru, who was excitedly taking pictures to record the scene. It was all because of that damned tengu!

But because of this, Niiwa Mazo felt that he had survived.

The others clearly realized the blunder, so their killing intent relaxed. The only ones who still harbored hostility towards her were the human boy in front of her and the zashiki-warashi.

The only way out now is for her to put on a show. Throughout history, monsters have been driven out by humans to atone for their sins.

If I just let Xia Xun beat me up and then we talk things over again, I can get over it!

Get into position, Eryanzizang keeps his breathing motions, ready to take a beating.

However, when Xia Xun saw Er Yan's ferocious appearance, even though he was burning with anger, he was still very confident in his own strength.

Xia Xun quickly scanned his surroundings and immediately spotted Ibuki Suika, who was happily drinking and had already entered spectator mode.

As soon as he was about to leave, he strode forward, reached out and picked up the petite Ghost King, holding him steadily on his neck.

"Ghost King Fusion!"

He shouted in a very authoritative voice, then turned and glared angrily at the dumbfounded Niiwa Mazo.

"Come, let me enumerate your sins!"

"Hahaha!"

Ibuki Suika was overjoyed; Natsumi was just too interesting!

She wrapped her legs tightly around Xia Xun's neck, raised her little fists, and shouted, "Charge!"

"You, you're so despicable!" Eryan Muzou shouted indignantly, but he was already pounced on by Xia Xun in his Armored Warrior - Demon King form.

"Nonsense is useless!" Xia Xun raised his fist high, feeling a power powerful enough to shake the heavens and earth gathering within him: "Take this punch!"

A fist, shrouded in thin mist, landed heavily on Eryan Yuanzang's face, knocking her headfirst into the ground.

Then, the Ghost King's power gathered in Xia Xun's fist pierced through Er Yan Yuan Cang's body and poured into the ground.

Immediately, the earth cracked open, and the forest trembled.

"Holy crap!" Xia Xun struggled to maintain his stance, staring at his fists in disbelief.

He then lunged at Eryan Yuanzang's legs, which were swaying in the wind, and shouted, "Please, don't die!"

"I don't want to become a murderer!"

Chapter Seventy-Six: Aya Shameimaru! This matter is absolutely not over!!!

Late at night, at the Nitun Pavilion.

"Red bean paste, private Marseille!!!"

With half his face swollen and his hair still somewhat disheveled, Niiwa Mamizo bowed deeply, apologizing to Natsumi and Okunoda Miyo, who were sitting at the counter.

At this moment, the four kidnapped regular customers of the Minoton Pavilion have been safely returned home by the tanuki, and each of them has received a generous compensation gift.

Only a few key figures remained at the scene: Natsumi, Miyo Okunoda, and the mastermind behind the incident, Mamizo Niiwa.

Okunoda Miyo is a kind and good girl. Seeing the other party's sincere apology and realizing that it was just a misunderstanding and that the regular customers were all safe and sound, her anger had subsided considerably.

She pursed her lips, her eyes softened, and she was almost about to say it was okay.

"snort--!"

But Xia Xun reached out and blocked Okunoda Miyo's way.

He sat upright, his face expressionless, his cold gaze fixed on the bowing Eryan Yuanzang.

An apology is all it takes? Do you think you're a Japanese official holding a press conference?

The fire in Xia Xun's heart wasn't so easily extinguished.

Yes, he almost punched her to death just now, but she didn't die, did she?

One thing at a time.

He couldn't forget the sudden attack he had been subjected to. If Reimu Hakurei hadn't happened to be passing by, he might have been killed on the spot.

The same applies to the incident with the samurai.

Based solely on her own imagined scenarios, she opened the shop she considered her home.

If it weren't for Suika Ibuki and Reimu Hakurei's intervention, would Minato-tei have been forced to close down, and would Miyo have been forced to become homeless?

Do you think you can erase all this with just a misunderstanding and an apology?

Time flowed by in silence.

Eryan remained bowed, her back starting to ache and sweat beading on her forehead. Xia Xun watched her coldly, making no move to tell her to get up.

Not far away, in a private seat by the window.

Yukari Yakumo rested her chin on one hand, gently swirling the wine glass in her hand, her golden eyes filled with amusement.

“Suika, this little guy you’ve taken a liking to has quite a temper.” Her voice was tinged with amusement, as if she were watching some interesting drama. “From a human perspective, Niiwa Mazo is quite a beautiful woman with a lingering charm. I thought that after taking that solid punch, his resentment should have dissipated.”

"Hiccup~ Hahaha, how could that be!" Ibuki Suika tilted her head back and gulped down a mouthful of sake, her drunken face beaming with a bright smile. "This is the man who dared to carry me home to sleep. Demons don't look down on weak people."

"Oh my?" Yakumo Yukari slightly covered her face with her fan, feigning surprise. "That's quite a bold little fellow."

Her gaze fell on Suika Ibuki, an old friend she hadn't seen in a long time but who had suddenly returned to Gensokyo.

"So, should we stay by his side?" Yukari Yakumo asked casually, yet with a hint of inquiry.

Suika Ibuki paused in her drinking, holding the sake bowl, and then downed it in one gulp.

"Ha!" She let out a long sigh, raised her hazy, drunken eyes, and smiled cutely, "If I could stay, that would be nice."

"Is that so~" Yakumo Yukari smiled and lightly clinked her glasses with hers. "I will look forward to Suika's choice."

She drank the sake in her cup to celebrate their long-awaited reunion.

Beside them, Yakumo Ran stood quietly and refilled their glasses.

Her gaze involuntarily drifted to the plate of golden-brown, crispy fried snacks on the table, and Miss Fox's tail swayed gently behind her.

Mr. Xia Xun, it turns out he's not only a skilled farmer, but also an expert fisherman.

It's amazing that we were able to catch so many fish full of vitality. Next time, I can order some from him so that Orange won't be so picky about food.

The stalemate continues at the counter.

Xia Xun felt his bottom was almost numb from sitting, and he finally nodded.