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Chapter 127 A Thousand Paintings of the River (Please subscribe and add to your favorites)

Intentional killing...

Long Er frowned.

He didn't know what had happened between Jiraiya and the Kagerou clan, but based on the content of his novels, it could be inferred that Jiraiya had very complex feelings towards the Kagerou clan.

But there was absolutely no resentment in it.

But at this moment, Wanlijiang said that the Yangyan clan wanted to kill Jiraiya, which she didn't quite understand.

"You must have read Jiraiya's novel about the Kagero clan!" Marie said, looking at the scenery below.

"Um."

"Actually, the descriptions of the Kagero clan in that book are all true."

"real?"

Long Er frowned even more deeply.

He remembered very clearly that the book described the protagonist traveling to this beautiful place where he met six beautiful women. Each of them was naturally alluring and incredibly beautiful, and each of them fell in love with him at first sight, even fighting and being jealous of each other for his affections.

Various methods of seduction were employed, sometimes even escalating into physical violence.

To be honest, when Ryuji saw this part, he almost gave up on the book.

Because this kind of plot was an old trick that wasn't used even ten years ago in the previous life.

It's not only vulgar, but also overly fantasizing, degrading women in an excessively vulgar and obscene way.

But Wanlijiang said it was all true, which made him very incredulous.

Because he couldn't see any resemblance in Wanlijiang to the Yangyan clan described in the book.

He initially thought it was Jiraiya using erotic content to attract readers.

But now that I think about it, Wanlijiang must be unique.

However, the answer is not so.

"In the novel, Jiraiya downplayed the Kagerou clan's hostility towards him through the protagonist's romantic encounters, but what's the reality?" Marie said self-deprecatingly, "There were hardly any romantic encounters, and no one would fall in love at first sight with someone who is neither handsome nor proper. But everyone's first reaction upon seeing him was to want to have sex with him."

At this point, Wanlijiang glanced at Long Er, whose brows were almost furrowed, and couldn't help but smile. He continued, "Don't overthink it. Women of the Yangyan clan are just naturally alluring, not naturally promiscuous. The reason my aunts react this way is simply for the continuation of the clan."

"Ethnic continuity?"

"That's right, it's about the continuation of the clan." Wanlijiang seemed to have decided to reveal all the secrets, and let out a long sigh of relief. "In my generation, there is only one person left in the Yangyan clan."

Upon hearing this, Long Er's brows relaxed.

He roughly understood what was going on.

The unique constitution of the Yangyan clan dictates that the men who love them can only have sexual relations once.

But not everyone in this world is a sharpshooter; how could anyone hit the target with a single shot?

If a woman of the Yangyan clan cannot conceive on her first time having intercourse with her lover, it means that the clan will lose a man.

Even if she gets pregnant, if it's only one child, it just means the number of babies remains the same.

In the long run, not only will yin prevail over yang, but the overall population will also decrease.

This is a race destined for extinction.

"Hundreds of years ago, the clansmen did not want to harm others, so they chose to live in seclusion in the deep mountains. However, due to their special physical condition, the number of clansmen dwindled, and by my mother's generation, only seven people remained, and I was their only child. In order to ensure the continuation of the clan, they also gave up their idea of ​​not wanting to harm others and attacked Jiraiya, who happened to come to the clan's territory."

Wanlijiang's words confirmed Long Er's conjecture.

He felt somewhat emotional about this.

Reproduction is a biological instinct, which is why humans form families, engage in further interpersonal relationships, and give rise to concepts such as nations and races. Even ninjas who make a living by killing can feel joy and warmth when they have family and friends.

That's why Ryuji, who could rely on the puppet, would help the village.

Because this is the place where he was born and raised.

As long as he exists as a human being, he will continue to have this feeling.

"So, the story about 'learning about the wonders of the outside world from Jiraiya and then secretly running away' is also a lie?"

"It's not all a lie." Wanlijiang swung his slightly chubby legs. "My aunts wanted to get pregnant through Jiraiya, so they tried all sorts of methods. But Jiraiya was all talk and no action. He was all talk and no action, but when it came to actually doing it, he wouldn't cross the line. That forced my aunts to resort to violence."

He wasn't lustful but lacked the courage; rather, he gave his heart to a woman named Tsunade.

Long Er silently complained in his heart, but his face remained unchanged as he calmly said, "So your aunties didn't win, right?"

"Yes." Wanlijiang nodded. "To me, who was still young at the time, those aunties were invincible masters, but they were defeated by Jiraiya in a playful manner."

At this point, a smile appeared on the girl's face, as if she had remembered something happy.

Considering Jiraiya's unserious personality, Ryuji guessed that the battle would probably be similar to the comedic scenes in the original anime.

"In that battle, Jiraiya displayed strength beyond my comprehension. It was because of his strength that I realized how vast the world is, and I became filled with anticipation for the outside world..." Marie's smile gradually froze, and then she became completely somber. "But it was also in that battle that I felt the insignificance of our clan. From that moment on, I secretly vowed to find a way to save our clan."

"..." Ryuji remained silent.

Although he couldn't fully empathize with her, he could somewhat understand her feelings from the girl's words.

Several women... some were naturally alluring beauties, who, for the sake of their tribe's survival, tried every means to have a relationship with a man, even to the point of resorting to violence, but still failed.

This is undeniably tragic.

But as a former enemy and now an unrelated party, he couldn't offer any words of comfort. He simply asked instinctively, based on the girl's words, "So you're out looking for a man?"

Wanlijiang turned his head and stared intently at Long Er.

Ryuji remained unmoved, silently meeting her gaze, ignoring the murderous intent in the girl's eyes.

A moment later, the girl gave up.

"There's nothing wrong with what you say." Wanlijiang sighed, lowered his head, and looked at the clouds drifting by below, his face full of loneliness. "Although I wanted to solve the problem at its root, I've been out for more than two years and haven't found any solution. If I still can't find someone when I'm older, I'll just have to find someone I like and have children before I can think about marriage."

"yes……"

After giving a reply, Ryuji fell silent.

"Anyway, thank you for sparing my life."

Wanlijiang stood up, brushing the dust off her bottom as she said, "If you ever need my help in the future, just come to me. I'll do my best to help you out of gratitude for what you did for me this time."

After saying that, she took out a bright red paper crane from her breasts and handed it over. "This is a communication paper crane made using the secret technique of the Yangyan Clan. It is stained with my blood. As long as you activate it with chakra, it will lead you to me."

"Blood?" Long Er subconsciously took a half step back before glancing at the red paper crane. "Are you sure it's not poisonous?"

"..." Wanlijiang hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

She opened her mouth, but ultimately suppressed the urge to curse, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled.

"no."

"What if you're in heat? Could it be poisonous?"

"you……"

"I see."

On the verge of exploding, Ryuji accepted the paper crane and then released it as a paper airplane.

Wanlijiang stared blankly at the drifting red paper crane, his gaze following its figure until it disappeared from sight, before he came back to his senses.

"Ryuji!"

Wanlijiang glared angrily at the man, especially when he saw the other man's indifferent expression, his anger became even more difficult to suppress, and the huge headlights bounced up and down.

She really wanted to beat this guy up.

But when he thought that he was no match for this man and that rushing forward would likely result in him getting a beating from this unromantic guy, he lowered his raised hand.

"Phew~"

She took a deep breath to calm her anger.

Stay calm, stay calm, stay calm...

Wan Lijiang comforted himself in this way, and then he really calmed down.

She slowly exhaled, then calmly looked at Ryuji and bowed deeply to him. "I was abrupt just now, please forgive me. If you don't mind, please send me down now."

Have you decided where to go?

"This problem..."

"If you want to solve the physical problems of the Yangyan clan, you won't go back to the deep mountains, will you?"

"This is me..."

"You belong to the Kagero clan and joined the Frost Village halfway through your life. If you don't have any acquaintances, no other ninja village will take you in."

"This is my own business, it's none of your concern."

After being interrupted multiple times, the girl finally snapped, quickly finishing her sentence in one breath and then staring coldly at him.

But Ryuji seemed not to hear the girl's words and continued, "Have you considered staying in Sunagakure?"

"Sunagakure..."

The girl's face was solemn as she stared blankly.

Then, something occurred to her, and her eyes welled up with tears.

She held her forehead and lowered her head, not wanting the person in front of her to see her loss of composure.

She tried her best to calm herself down, and it took her a while to adjust her mindset.

She looked up, about to refuse, but was interrupted again after saying "thank you".

"So women are just emotional!" Ryuji said calmly. "I only offered to take you in because I valued you."

Is it valuable?

Wanlijiang's heart, which had finally calmed down, was thrown into turmoil again.

Indeed, as a sensory ninja, she has great strategic value.

However, due to the constitution of the Yangyan clan, she is also a ticking time bomb.

During her two years in Frost Ninja Village, apart from three teammates who gained her trust through missions together, everyone else in the village kept their distance from her.

Slander, fear, curses... At first, they just gossiped behind her back, but when they saw that she didn't say anything, they started cursing openly.

They called her a slut from the Yangyan clan, called her a jinx, cursed her to never find a man in her life, and told her to get lost.

But burdened by the mission of saving his clan, Wanli Jiang endured it all.

It's astonishing that someone would take her in based on the idea that "only those with value are accepted."

If I were truly that valuable, Frost Ninja Village wouldn't have refused to pay to ransom me.

(End of this chapter)