Ke Xue: Xiaolan delivers goods to your door at the beginning

Ran blinked and said in a dazed tone, "But when my dad and Conan go out to solve cases together, all the murderers are like this."

"If we just tell them how they committed the crime, it would be normal for them to have a mental breakdown and confess."

Koizumi Akako was taken aback. "Ran, you're not kidding me, are you? I'm not well-educated, don't try to fool me?"

Xiao Lan chuckled and said, "Hongzi, what nonsense are you talking about? Why would I lie to you? It's really like that."

"But--"

Her words came to an abrupt halt.

Koizumi Akako suddenly sensed an eerie atmosphere spreading outside.

Starting from a certain direction of the main gate, it spreads outwards in all directions.

Although she hadn't arrived here yet, she, who understood mystery, had already discovered her.

She subconsciously looked at Lin Xiaofeng.

The anxiety in his eyes was self-evident.

Lin Xiaofeng immediately understood, stood up, stretched, and said, "Just telling stories is too boring. I'll go ask Miss Chu Sui if she has prepared any late-night snacks."

He opened the door, but didn't go far. He stood at the corner and waited for Koizumi Akako.

Sure enough, only about a minute later, Koizumi Akako came out wearing her crimson robe.

Upon seeing Lin Xiaofeng, she nodded in satisfaction and slowly walked over. "Let's go, the armor is probably in trouble."

Lin Xiaofeng raised an eyebrow slightly, "How did you manage to prevent Xiaolan and the others from coming out?"

Upon hearing this, Koizumi Akako laughed smugly, "With a gentle wave of magic, Ran can only sleep."

She thought she would be happy to have successfully shown off in front of him, but when she saw that he just nodded silently, the smile on Koizumi Akako's face slowly disappeared.

Magic doesn't seem so interesting after all...

……

Click...

Hideyuki Okawa's armor moved slowly and steadily around the gate.

Lin Xiaofeng and Koizumi Akako saw it from afar, emitting a red glow and heading in an unknown direction.

Koizumi Akako sensed the eerie atmosphere around her, her expression turning grim. "This armor is radiating malice; anyone affected by it will have their inner malice amplified."

"If this continues, something bad will definitely happen to the Daimon family."

After saying that, she looked at Lin Xiaofeng and said, "This is why I asked you to come here. Curses and magic are similar. My magic is ineffective against you, and my curses will not work either."

"Furthermore, with your martial arts skills being no less than those of Hideyuki Okinawa, as long as I can subdue this ancient vengeful spirit in battle, I can extinguish the resentment in his heart and finally retrieve my armor..."

"Wait

wait--"

Koizumi Akako became more and more excited as she spoke, but Lin Xiaofeng interrupted her, "That armor is wielding a katana. Even if the curse you mentioned doesn't work on me, it's unrealistic for me to go and fight it bare-handed."

Koizumi Akako didn't speak, but instead mysteriously pulled out her scythe from behind her again. "You can use this. It's our Red Mage's ancestral weapon."

"Dealing with an armor that only has instincts and no independent thought will definitely be a piece of cake."

He took the sickle; this was the second time he had held the weapon in his hand.

The first time was during the rescue of Akemi Miyano.

He didn't have time to examine it properly then, but he felt that the sickle didn't seem like a weapon that was about the same height as Koizumi Akako.

It's more like a part of the body.

Because it feels almost weightless when you pick it up.

No wonder this seemingly frail witch can use it so freely.

Lin Xiaofeng picked up the sickle and casually swung it a few times in the air; its sharp edge gleamed faintly in the moonlight.

"This weapon is good," he said, giving it high praise.

"Of course, if I hadn't spent all my time on red magic, you might not have been my match."

"So you'd better watch out in the future."

Koizumi Akako's exquisitely beautiful face was happier than ever before.

In an instant, the torrential rain falling around the world seemed to bloom into flowers.

Lin Xiaofeng couldn't help but glance at him slightly.

This little witch is actually quite cute after she's come to terms with reality...

……

Click.

The armor seemed to possess a sense of perception as well, abruptly stopping as Lin Xiaofeng slowly approached from behind.

squeak--

The armored figure slowly turned around.

From within the mask, a crimson halo flowed from the eyes, then mingled with the air and surged towards all parts of the gatehouse.

Lin Xiaofeng stopped, holding the crimson sickle.

He's tried fighting with people a lot.

However, this was the first time he had ever fought a ghost.

……

Not far away, at Hachigaya-no-Tsurugi ...

As a great general from 500 years ago, Okawa Hideyuki's martial arts skills, ingrained in his very bones, were naturally exceptional.

After a moment of silence, the katana slowly transformed into a two-handed grip, the blade rising as the armored figure, harboring a vengeful spirit, swung the blade down. Just like when it devoured its master 500 years ago.

However, Lin Xiaofeng was no defenseless daimyo. He slightly raised Koizumi Akako's scythe and charged forward.

As soon as the blade and sickle clashed, Lin Xiaofeng instantly realized that his opponent was weaker than him.

After a few more moves, he had figured out his opponent's style.

The wronged spirits, who fight solely on instinct, will begin to defend themselves when Lin Xiaofeng attacks, and will immediately raise their swords again when Lin Xiaofeng pauses for a moment.

He looks like a robot...

However, even though this robot is full of flaws, it is made of steel and iron.

It leaves one completely at a loss.

Seeing that Lin Xiaofeng had gained the upper hand in his battle against the armored warrior, Koizumi Akako was overjoyed and quickly cupped her hands like a megaphone, shouting towards the battlefield:

"It won't die!"

"Attack its other parts ten thousand times, it won't do any good. You have to use its blade to sever the connection between its head and body."

"Make it remember that it's a dead man!"

This is how Okinawa Hideyuki committed suicide by raising his sword 500 years ago after killing his lord.

And in order to make it realize that it is dead again, it must be done in this way.

Lin Xiaofeng once again swept away the attacking katana, and he already had a plan in mind.

He raised his scythe and swung it with tremendous force at Hideyuki Okinawa's armor.

The blade and armor clashed, yet the blade failed to break through its defenses; however, the immense force sent the armor flying.

Just as the armored creature was about to get up and fight again, Lin Xiaofeng flew over, stepping on its breastplate with one foot and its right hand holding the knife with the other.

With a forceful thrust of the sickle, it pinned the other hand to the ground.

Lin Xiaofeng simply grabbed its right hand with both hands and swept it across its neck.

This series of moves, executed in a single instant, turned the armor that had been fiercely resisting just a second ago back into an inanimate object.

A faint crimson glow fell to the ground like bloodstains from an invisible wound.

But upon contact with the ground...

Then it disappeared again.

Koizumi Q, covering her red robe, ran over, a hint of joy on her face. "That's great, this guy has already accepted his fate."

"Now it's my turn."

After speaking, Koizumi Akako closed her eyes and began to form hand seals. A faint red light slowly emerged from the armor, eventually transforming into a human figure.

It was none other than the vengeful spirit who had just fought Lin Xiaofeng—Chonghua Xiuyou.

However, compared to his heroic appearance just now, in his soul form he knelt on the ground, a katana clearly visible around his neck.

This was the first time Lin Xiaofeng had ever seen such a scene, but he wasn't surprised.

In a world where adults can turn into children and people can live forever, he can completely understand whatever happens.

As Koizumi Akako continued her actions, the soul that appeared on the armor slowly dissipated, finally vanishing completely from the world with a slight tremor in the armor.

Koizumi Akako clapped her hands and smiled, "Alright, now all we have to do is bring the armor back."

Lin Xiaofeng nodded and held out one hand. "Now that I've completed the task you assigned me, what about my reward?"

"What a mercenary fellow," Koizumi Akako finally managed to utter after a long pause.

Lin Xiaofeng frowned slightly and said, "You wouldn't be going back on your word, would you?"

Koizumi Akako didn't dare to look at him, and covered her mouth with her hand, laughing: "Oh hahahaha, how could the Red Mage go back on his word? You just want my beauty, so I'll give it to you."

“That’s right, I can give it to you in a bit.” Since she had already been completely taken advantage of by Lin Xiao, she didn’t care if he continued to take advantage of her, so she repeated herself.

Lin Xiaofeng shook his head slightly and said, "I thought that although your magic sometimes fails, at least you're a decent person, and I could get to know you better in the future—"

Koizumi Akako slightly raised her eyebrows, a hint of joy flashing in her eyes.

Seeing her adorable actions, Lin Xiaofeng shook his head, unable to bear teasing her any longer.

He took Koizumi Akako's hand, and she immediately began to resist fiercely, "What... what are you trying to do now?"

"Don't think that just because you defeated the vengeful spirit of Hideyuki Okawa, I can't do anything to you."

"I... I still have many more methods I haven't used yet..."

Lin Xiaofeng placed the sickle in her hand and chuckled, "This is yours; it's just being returned to its rightful owner."

"As for the reward, I'm not in a hurry at all. Anyway, even if you can escape, you can't escape the temple..."

He held up his phone, where the nickname "Little Witch" stood out prominently. "Finding your location from your phone number is very simple."

"Your hideout has been exposed in the face of the power of technology."

Koizumi Akako was stunned and stood there dumbfounded, not even hearing Lin Xiaofeng speak to her.

a long time.

She put away her sickle, looked around, and Lin Xiaofeng walked a short distance away.

Koizumi Akako hurriedly caught up with him, taunting him:

"I'm moving soon!"

"Don't even think about getting my phone number again next time!"

"And what the heck is this nickname you gave me? Am I that young? Don't think I don't know, I'm older than Ran..."

"Hey! Why aren't you saying anything? Are you possessed by armor or something?"

Lin Xiaofeng stopped and glared at her. "You're the one who's been possessed by armor, otherwise why would you keep chattering away?"

Koizumi Akako gritted her teeth and raised her hand to throw a punch. After Lin Xiaofeng stopped her, she angrily said, "You big pervert, once you're exhausted, I'll use magic to make you my prisoner!"

"hehe."

Lin Xiaofeng rolled his eyes and continued walking forward.

If given the chance, she would definitely do it without hesitation.

"Hey! What's with that expression?! Wait for me..."