Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

The "Dark Eagles" are important partners of "Darkness," providing "Darkness" with many excellent seeds. Out of this bond, he must help the "Dark Eagles" with anything they ask for, as long as it's not too troublesome.

Chuan Hui leaned forward, performing a "dogeza" (a deep, formal bow) in front of Shi Xi Huang Wo Zhi Zhu.

Shiki Huangwo was slightly surprised. Chuan Hui was, after all, the leader of the "Dark Eagle Clan" and a powerful figure in his own right. What could have caused Chuan Hui to bow so deeply to him?

"Lord 'Second Heavenly Yama,' the 'Dark Eagle Clan' no longer exists!"

Chuan Hui suppressed her grief and said.

"You mean, the 'Dark Owls' have been wiped out?"

Shiki Kōnosuke narrowed his eyes slightly.

Although the "Dark Eagle Clan" lacked extraordinary powerhouses, they had a considerable number of first-level prodigies. Moreover, besides Chuan Hui, several elders were also top-tier prodigies. Although their strength had declined due to age, they were still not to be underestimated. Not to mention, ninjas have many ways to protect themselves; if they couldn't win, they could always run away. So how was the "Dark Eagle Clan" wiped out?

Chuan Hui was slightly surprised. He originally thought that Shi Xi Huang Wo Zhi Zhu would be furious, but now, judging from Shi Xi Huang Wo Zhi Zhu's appearance, he seemed more interested in who destroyed the "Dark Eagle Clan" than in the fact that the "Dark Eagle Clan" had been destroyed.

At that moment, the woman in the white kimono approached with a sake bottle. She poured sake for Shiki Kouga no Suke, who raised his cup and took a small sip: "Who did this?"

Chuan Hui replied, "It was Hayabusa Ryu, the super ninja of the 'Hayabusa Clan,' and that extraordinary powerhouse named 'X' who did it together."

"What did you say? Who? 'X'?"

The wine cup in Shi Xihuang Wozhizhu's hand shattered, and the sake spilled from it. The woman serving him the wine immediately reached out to scoop up the spilled sake, preventing it from wetting Shi Xihuang Wozhizhu's clothes. However, Shi Xihuang Wozhizhu completely ignored this, stood up, shoved the woman in white aside, and moved in front of Chuan Hui, staring intently at her.

"You're saying that the person who wiped out the 'Dark Eagle Clan' is 'X'?"

Shi Xihuang Wo Zhi Zhu asked.

"And Ryu Hayabusa."

Chuan Hui added.

"That's not important."

Shiki Kōnosuke was indifferent to Ryū Hayabusa's matter, and only said to Tsukasa Kei, "You just said 'X', right?"

"That's right, it's that extraordinary powerhouse 'X' who has risen to fame in Tokyo in the last two years."

Chuan Hui replied.

He was the leader of the "Dark Owls" and often went out on missions, so he had naturally heard of the famous "X".

"Hmph, fine!"

Suddenly, Shiki Kōnosuke smiled and reached out to the woman in white behind him. The woman in white understood and immediately offered Shiki Kōnosuke a wine cup and poured him some fine wine.

After downing the wine in one gulp, Shiki Kōnosuke smiled and said, "That's wonderful!"

Chuan Hui couldn't help but feel uneasy: No, your "dark" important ally has been wiped out, and instead of talking about avenging us, you keep saying "okay"—what does that mean?

Tossing the empty wine glass aside, Shiki Kōnosuke wiped his mouth: "I just came out of seclusion and heard news about that guy. How nice!"

He said to Chuan Hui, "Come on, take me to see how your 'Dark Owl Clan' was wiped out!"

So much time has passed, he wanted to see how much Li Xin's strength had improved.

Chapter 737 Challenge Letter

Walking on the ruins of the nameless mountain village, Shiki Kou no Suke sensed the lingering destructive power of the land and couldn't help but say, "This kid, only a short time has passed, and he's already mastered 'near-god techniques'..."

Upon hearing the words of the living, the wielder, Kagura no Suke, Chuan Hui exclaimed, "Is this a 'near-god's move'?"

"Otherwise what? What other move could have such power?"

Shiki Kōnosuke glanced at the ruins, which had now become a depression.

Chuan Hui remained silent.

"Near-God's Move" almost represents the strongest power below the level of near-god. Even the peak of the extraordinary might not be able to master it.

The person who destroyed his "Dark Eagle Clan" was such a powerful figure. Even Shiki Kōnosuke probably wouldn't get involved in this mess. Does this mean the revenge for the "Dark Eagle Clan" is impossible? Then all his previous efforts to unify the "Dark Eagle Clan" were in vain, amounting to nothing? Perhaps, if the "Dark Eagle Clan" hadn't unified, at least the "Reformers" would have survived…

No, we can't do that!

A resolute glint flashed in Chuan Hui's eyes as he said to Shi Xihuang Wozhi, "Lord 'Second Heavenly Yama King,' as long as you avenge the 'Dark Eagle Clan,' I am willing to offer you the 'Dark Eagle Clan's' secret manual, the 'Book of Yin Transmission'!"

Upon hearing "The Book of Yin Transmission," Shiki Kōnosuke became somewhat interested: "The Book of Yin Transmission... is that the secret manual that 'Demon Fist Woman' from 'One Shadow Nine Fists' read?"

He had heard of this manual before. The old hag in "One Shadow Nine Fists" had studied the martial arts in it and developed a method to maintain her youthful appearance. Even at over eighty years old, she still looked like she was in her early twenties.

"Yes."

Chuan Hui nodded and said, "However, the 'Female Deity of the Demon Fist' only read a part of the 'Book of Yin Transmission'. If the 'Two Heavenly Yama Kings' are willing to avenge our 'Dark Eagle Clan', I am willing to offer the entire 'Book of Yin Transmission'."

"no need."

Shiki Huangwo said, "I have now obtained the martial art that is most suitable for me, and other martial arts are useless to me."

The light in Chuan Hui's eyes gradually faded. The "Yin Chuan Shu" was the last bargaining chip he could offer. If even the "Yin Chuan Shu" could not sway Shi Xi Huang Wo Zhi Zhu, then he would have no more leverage to ask him to avenge the "Dark Eagle Clan".

"I don't need those. Kid, I'll handle that for you."

A fierce fighting spirit surged from Shiki Kōnosuke: "I still have a score to settle with him!"

Chuan Hui immediately knelt down on one knee before Shi Xi Huang Wo Zhi Zhu and said, "Thank you, Lord 'Two Heavenly Kings of Hell'. From now on, the 'Dark Eagle Clan' will follow the lead of 'Darkness'!"

Shiki Kōnosuke nodded slightly, then asked the white-clad woman beside him, "Where is 'Nine Heavens Thunder God'? Where did he go?"

The woman in white knelt on one knee and said, "I'm sorry, Lord 'Second Heavenly Yama King,' Lord 'Nine Heavenly Thunder God' has returned to the Central Plains... and his whereabouts are unknown!"

"Even you don't know?"

Shiki Kōnosuke looked at the woman in white.

The woman in white was the same woman in the kimono who had been beside Xiang Ying earlier. She had a beautiful figure, a captivating face, and an alluring fragrance; she was truly a rare beauty.

The woman in white bowed her head and said, "Yes..."

"What use is a woman if she can't even keep a man?"

Shi Xihuang Wozhi said coldly.

Previously, he had recognized Xiang Ying's strength and talent, and took the initiative to recruit him into the "Darkness". He even made an exception to promote him to "Eight Blades of Sin" and gave him the title "Nine Heavens Thunder God".

But Shiki Kōnosuke understood that such a strong person could not be bound by fame and fortune, so he let the woman in white follow Xiang Ying, after all, even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman.

As a result, the woman in white not only failed to keep an eye on Xiang Ying, but she didn't even know where Xiang Ying had gone, which was extremely disappointing to Shi Xi Huang Wo Zhi Zhu.

The woman in white was drenched in sweat and could only lower her head even further, almost burying it in the ground.

Just then, the phone rang on the woman in white. Shiki Kōnosuke said calmly, "Answer it."

He didn't carry a phone with him, so if anyone needed to contact him, they would notify the woman in white. Therefore, he couldn't very well ask the woman in white not to answer the phone.

"Yes, my lord..."

The woman in white answered the phone, and after listening to a few words, her expression changed drastically: "What!"

"What's causing such a panic?"

Shiki Kōnosuke remained calm, thinking to himself: Women are just women, always so loud and boisterous.

The woman in white swallowed hard and said to Shi Xihuang Wozhizhu, "My subordinates reported that Lord 'Nine Heavens Thunder God' and the sect leader of the Great Rakshasa Sect stormed the Vatican and killed ten 'saints' of the Roman Catholic Church. In the end, they were severely injured and repelled by a giant hand that suddenly appeared, and their whereabouts are now unknown!"

"...Gan!"

Even Shiki Kōnosuke was no longer calm.

Damn it, the Vatican, he wouldn't dare to mess around there, he'd have to think twice. This kid must have lost his mind, daring to cause trouble at the Vatican!

And with whom? The leader of the Great Rakshasa Sect? He died young, and so do you, doing something so reckless!

Shiki Kōnosuke felt a headache coming on, and his good mood after just leaving the pass was ruined.

However, Shiki Kōnosuke doesn't have time to deal with this right now. "Darkness" is never a nursery. If you cause trouble, you have to deal with it yourself. If Xiang Ying dies like this, it means he's nothing special.

Now, what Shiki Kōnosuke needs to do is something else.

He said to the woman in white, "Xun, go and issue a challenge to 'X'. I want to duel with him in seven days. If he doesn't come, I will kill all the people around him one by one."

Although the woman in white was worried about Xiang Ying, at this moment, she could only prioritize obeying Shi Xihuangwo's orders: "Yes!"

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In Shinobi Village, Ayane and Kasumi arrived at the mourning hall prepared for Shiden. Kasumi never expected that her father would leave like this. Although Shiden was not a loving father, he was still her father after all, the one who brought her into this world. It was impossible for her not to be heartbroken.

But Xia couldn't care less about her grief at that moment. Instead, she went to her sorrowful mother, Ayame, and hugged her, saying, "Mom..."

The arrival of her daughter allowed Ayame to temporarily forget her grief over the loss of her husband. She hugged her daughter, whom she hadn't seen for so long, and said, "Kasumi..."

At the same time, she also saw her other daughter, Ayane.

Previously, because of Zidian, Ayame had been unable to acknowledge Ayane. Now that Zidian was gone, Ayame had no more reservations. The pain of losing her husband also made her need more comfort. She put one arm around Kasumi and beckoned to Ayane with the other: "Come here, Ayane, my daughter..."

Upon hearing Ayame's call, Ayane suddenly couldn't help but shed tears—she thought she would never hear that word "daughter" again in her life.

"Mother……"

Ayane rushed over and hugged Ayame, and she and Kasumi snuggled together in Ayame's arms.

"I'm sorry, Ayane, you've suffered so much these past years."

Ayame stroked Ayane's head, pouring out her helplessness and heartache over the years.

Feeling the warm embrace of Ayame, Ayane thought to herself, "It's good that Shiden died..."

If Zidian hadn't died, he probably would never have had the chance to recognize Changpu in this lifetime.

On one side, the mother and her two daughters were embracing each other affectionately, while on the other side, Li Xin and Jifeng were discussing a very practical matter: how to settle the ninjas of Shinobi Village.

While arranging Zidian's funeral, Jifeng tallied up the number of ninjas in Shinobi Village who were willing to leave, totaling more than two hundred, accounting for two-thirds of all the ninjas in Shinobi Village.

With so many ninjas, Hayate was well aware that he absolutely could not release them all at once, otherwise it would cause chaos.

But even if they are released in batches, how should they be resettled? They can't just be allowed to enter society directly and become unemployed vagrants or idle members of society, can they?

Ninjas are just able to endure; they don't lack basic survival skills.

After they enter society, they'll need a place to live, right? They'll need food, right? And they'll need jobs, right? We can't expect them to continue doing ninja work outside, would that mean Hayate's reforms were for nothing?

Moreover, what troubles Hayate even more is that the Ninja Village doesn't have much money left.

Originally, Shinobi Village earned a considerable income by doing dirty work for powerful figures outside the village. However, all of this money was kept by Shiden and other elders in the village. They also controlled the village's finances. In comparison, Hayate, the nominal leader, was just a hard-working laborer.

After Zidian and the elders died, Hayate took over the account book and found that there was not much money in the Ninja Village's accounts. It was only enough to support the more than a thousand people in the Ninja Village for a month, even though the ninjas in the Ninja Village could be self-sufficient in many things.

As a result, not only can they not afford to provide resettlement fees for the ninjas who have come down from the mountain, but they also cannot afford to compensate the children who have been trafficked. What's worse, Hayate doesn't even know what his village will eat next month.

Just when Hayate was having a headache over the future livelihood of the ninjas in the Ninja Village, Li Xin offered Hayate help.

"You mean, ninjas from our Ninja Village can work at your friend's company?"

The swift wind asked Li Xin.

“Yes, I have two friends who run sizable companies. If any ninjas from your Ninja Village have nowhere to go, you can go to my two friends’ companies.”

The two friends Li Xin mentioned were naturally Kisaragi Rui and Kagura Chizuru.

Kagura Chizuru goes without saying; the Kagura Group is one of the largest general trading companies in Japan.

Besides the Heinz Foundation, Lai Shengrui also had vast assets in Japan, which were the legacy left to him by Tatsumi Tadakatsu. After some consideration, Lai Shengrui decided not to merge those businesses into the Heinz Foundation, but to operate them independently.

These industries combined are also extremely large in scale, not much different from the Kagura Group.

With these two families around, digesting the two hundred or so people in Shinobi Village is a piece of cake.

Upon hearing that Li Xin had a friend who could accommodate the ninjas from Shinobi Village, Hayate was initially delighted, but quickly calmed down. He said to Li Xin, "Shin, I'm sorry, but I need to confirm with you first what our Shinobi Village ninjas will be doing at your friend's company. Will it still be the kind of work ninjas do, like killing competitors and stealing information? If so, then please forgive me for refusing!"

He really didn't want the ninjas of Ninja Village to do those dirty jobs anymore. If Li Xin's friend's company still made the ninjas of Ninja Village do dirty work, what would be the difference between that and the old Ninja Village?

Li Xin was not angry at Ji Feng's words; on the contrary, he was quite pleased.

It seems that without his father's suppression, Gale's thinking has indeed matured a lot and he has become more independent. Only in this way can he shoulder heavy responsibilities.

Li Xin said to Jifeng, "Don't worry, the ninjas from Shinobi Village will mainly be responsible for security work at their company. As you know, since the emergence of extraordinary individuals, crimes related to them have skyrocketed, making security work very difficult even for large companies. You ninjas are the best assassins, so naturally you can also be the best bodyguards. Security work shouldn't be considered dirty work, right?"

Hearing Li Xin say this, Jifeng finally felt a little relieved. He still trusted Li Xin quite a bit. He asked Li Xin earlier because Li Xin had to take responsibility for so many ninjas in Shinobi Village, not because he really suspected Li Xin of having bad intentions.

Jifeng said to Li Xin, "Axin, I'm relieved to hear that. I'll discuss it with the villagers and then give you an answer."

"No problem. After all, it's a very important matter, so we do need to be cautious."

Li Xin nodded.

Just as Li Xin and Jifeng were about to discuss more details, a ninja jogged over, knelt down on one knee before Jifeng, and said, "Lord Jifeng, someone from 'Darkness' has come to deliver a message, saying... they want to see Lord Axin."