Dragon Raja: Starting with Summoning Erii

"Uh, sir?"

Aso blushed and lowered his head.

Xia Mu smiled and shook his head.

Hopefully, this ordinary girl will have a happy ending this time too.

"Why don't you stay here for a few days and witness the unification of the underground forces?"

"Yes, yes."

Lu Mingfei's eyes lit up.

Compared to following behind Genjiro, Natsuki clearly made him feel safer.

Xia Mu nodded: "Perfect, you guys can also help me check if there's anything missing, this is the first time I've done something like this..."

Sword Comes

For the next three days, Lu Mingfei and his two companions followed Xia Mu, watching him gradually integrate the entire Tokyo underground into one.

It sounds complicated, but in essence, it's just doing something similar to what the First Emperor did: standardizing the width of cart tracks... which translates to regulating prices in the special services market; standardizing the written language... meaning everyone should have the same standards; and standardizing conduct... even underground forces should have the same code of conduct.

A unified underground force is very conducive to social order. At least the bosses who do semi-legal business suddenly found that the usual situation of being intercepted and charged by multiple gangs was gone. In its place was a set of protection fee regulations. As long as they paid according to the regulations, they could move freely in the entire underground market.

"Xia Mu, where did you get so many mixed-race people? None of them have bloodlines below grade B, and many of them have grade A bloodlines," Caesar asked.

The four of them were eating at a hot pot restaurant.

"It was just a coincidence," Xia Mu said casually.

The Snake Clan's bloodline is generally superior to others, and these caged birds deemed potentially out of control are exceptionally talented, so it's not surprising that they have such a bloodline.

"Hot pot is still better back home. This sukiyaki tastes so weird," Lu Mingfei muttered under his breath.

Caesar glanced at him: "It's already the most upscale hot pot restaurant in Tokyo. Look at the service around here. Japanese women kneel down to peel shrimp for you. That's the kind of ambiance you get from eating here."

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but glance at the gentle girl in the kimono beside him, his cheeks slightly flushed.

"Xia Mu, I want to ask you a question, but it might be a bit offensive." Chu Zihang was as direct as ever.

Xia Mu looked up at him: "About Xia Mi?"

"Ah."

Chu Zihang nodded seriously.

Xia Mu was silent for a moment: "She has always been by my side."

Chu Zihang subconsciously turned around and met Lu Mingfei's gaze. They saw the same message in each other's eyes... Xia Mu hadn't come out yet.

"And what about you and Uesugi Erii?" Chu Zihang asked again.

Xia Mu smiled and said, "She's always been here too."

The three of them turned around and looked: "Where?"

Xia Mu pointed to the top of his head.

The group looked up and their eyes widened in surprise.

This was a traditional Japanese-style house with a beam running overhead. Just as they looked up, they saw a girl's head peeking out from the beam...

"She...she...is she pretending to be a ghost?" Lu Mingfei stammered.

"Girls always have some special quirks."

Xia Mu waved, "Come down."

"Oh…"

Erii descended from the sky, causing a gasp of surprise from those around her.

Xia Mu reached out to hug her, but she deftly twisted her body to avoid him, and then carefully knelt down beside him.

"Come on, Wagyu beef, your country's best is this... ah..."

He picked up a slice of beef roll, cooked it, blew on it, and held it to Erii's little mouth. When she opened her mouth, he placed the beef on her cute tongue.

Xia Mu put down the clips, smiled, and turned to look at her, saying seemingly casually, "You should keep your distance from me, but these clips are the ones I just used."

Erii's small mouth, which was gently chewing, froze, and her eyes stared blankly at him.

Xia Mu burst out laughing.

"Why are you keeping your distance? Is it because of Xia Mi?"

On the road of gossip, Chu Zihang took the lead.

Xia Mu opened his mouth, a little helplessly saying, "You can't guess what a girl is thinking..."

"You keep guessing but still can't figure it out?" Lu Mingfei tentatively continued, peeking out from behind the screen.

Xia Mu shrugged: "I don't understand why she's laughing so hard..."

"I don't understand why she was so happy."

"Why are you singing?" Caesar tapped the table.

Chu Zihang ignored the two lunatics and looked at Erii: "Is it because of Xia Mi? Actually, I think you two shouldn't have any barriers between you, because you've always liked each other and been together all along. At times like this, you should strengthen your bond, shouldn't you?"

Erii looked up at him, somewhat confused, swallowed the beef roll in her mouth, and said uncertainly, "But I don't know what I want... Maybe I don't need to marry Mumu..."

"what?!"

Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei shouted at the same time.

Xia Mu sighed... These two reacted even more strongly than he did.

"I feel that the kind of love I want is different from what you all talk about..."

Erii lowered her head.

"I want peace of mind, I want to be cared for, I want someone to always be by my side, to protect me, to love me, and to give me warmth..."

"Is that any different from marrying him?" Chu Zihang asked.

Erii raised her head and gently shook her head.

"no the same…"

"I think... I probably want to be his daughter..."

Chapter 275 Erii: Stop!

An exclamation mark, representing shock, floated on the table for quite a while.

"Xia Mu, what do you think?" Chu Zihang couldn't help but ask.

Natsuki casually took a sip of sake: "I think it's not bad either... No matter what kind of relationship we have, we'll still be together in the end, right, Erii?"

Erii turned to look at him quietly for a while, then lowered her head and softly said, "Yes..."

Caesar suddenly said with a strange expression, "I've seen quite a few nobles' ways of doing things. My stallion father, for example, adopted several 'daughters'..."

Lu Mingfei dropped half of the shrimp meat he had bitten into with a thud: "You city people... really know how to have fun."

"You're here."

At that moment, Yuan Zhisheng suddenly lifted the curtain of the private room and walked in. Without any ceremony, he swaggered down and sat down in the empty seat at the table.

"elder brother."

Erii greeted her politely.

"elder brother."

Xia Mu also greeted her politely.

Yuan Zhisheng's forehead veins throbbed, and he took a deep breath to calm down before saying calmly, "Xia Mu, you're not married to Erii yet, so don't call me that."

“That’s right, since she wants to be Xia Mu’s daughter, then you’re not her brother-in-law anymore, you should call her uncle!” Lu Mingfei suddenly slammed his hand on the table.

A row of ellipses on the desktop.

"Shut up!"

Yuan Zhisheng felt like he had fallen into a den of madness. He held back for a while before calming down and saying to Xia Mu, "There are some things I need your help with."

"What is it?" Xia Mu put down his wine glass.

Genji carefully considered his words: "You are now effectively unifying the Tokyo underworld in Erii's name, and the family's control over the Tokyo underworld has been reduced to a minimum. We have no intention of hindering you at the moment because we consider you one of our own..."

“So…” Xia Mu propped his head up with his hand.

“Therefore, we hope you can participate in this operation as well,” Genji said earnestly.

"Was this our operation to dive down and blow up the dragon's embryo?"

Lu Mingfei almost jumped for joy. "I agree! I agree! Xia Mu can totally take my place! Let him go down in my place!"

Caesar and Chu Zihang turned to the left and right respectively, and the branch turned their heads to indicate that they did not recognize this shameful fellow.

Genjiro's forehead creased with annoyance: "Sit down."

He turned to Natsuki: "Actually, this mission is very dangerous. We need to have backup plans. It was originally Erii's mission, but Erii..."

He paused for a moment, then said, "You know her physical condition. We don't want to use Erii's power unless absolutely necessary, which is why we thought of you."

"Don't go."

"what?"

Yuan Zhisheng was stunned.

I said I wasn't going.

Xia Mu smiled broadly.

"you!"

Genjiro burst into anger and pointed at his forehead, "I never thought you would treat Erii like this! It's a good thing Erii didn't marry you!"

"Unless you beat me at the dinner table," Xia Mu added slowly.

"belch?"