Chapter 38: The Death of Ono Fuyuko

  "The old lady followed all the way, and the two little ones performed well. Hmm, in that case, I can barely put my mind at ease about my apprentice partnering with you guys in the future!" The female demon blocked Fox Demon Wen Jing's attack while turning her head to praise me and Deng Cao.

  "Thank you, Master Shu, for your compliment." The demon girl was a gentle donkey, and it was absolutely impossible to disobey her. She said that I and the lamp grass were not bad, so they were not bad.

  "Hmph!" The fox demon, Wen Jing, saw Master Shi's shadow and Master Shi didn't put her in his eyes at all. He bared the two fangs at the corners of his mouth and let out a low growl, speeding up the attack speed of the two silk ribbons in his hand.

  "How dare a little fox spirit bare its teeth in front of me?" Master Shi's most hated thing was someone provoking him, he coldly snorted and took a step forward, not retreating but instead pressing closer to Wen Jing's front.

  "Shaoyang!" The female demon's two hands, index and middle fingers, formed a sword shape, and she let out a cold shout. With a hiss, the two silk ribbons that were wrapped around Fox Demon Wenjing's waist had already been cut off.

  "Yin!" The fox demon lost its grip on the weapon and hastily retreated several steps, throwing a pellet to the ground and letting out a tender cry.

  "Boom!" After the Maruko fell to the ground, a burst of pungent white smoke shot out. By the time I and Dengcao waved our sleeves to disperse the irritating smoke, the Fox Demon had vanished without a trace.

  "You think you can rival me with your petty skills?!" Along with Shiying Shu's angry shout, she saw her leap into the air and disappear in an instant, leaving behind only a faint pink shadow.

  "Are they in a magical rhythm?" I turned my face to ask Lamp Grass.

  "This!" The lamp grass raised his hand to touch his own bald head, but instead touched the soft fur of the lamp core. He shrugged immediately, indicating that he didn't know either.

  "Mew~" The cat's mouth opened wide, and it let out a big yawn. Afterwards, it lifted its front paw to wipe away the tears that had flowed out from yawning. After lazily doing all this, it tilted its head and stared motionlessly at some shadow under the streetlight.

  "There!" The lamp grass followed the gaze of the lamp wick and shouted loudly.

  "Damn cat!" With a whoosh, a burst of white mist erupted, and the calm figure of Huo Yao emerged from behind a speed limit sign not far from the street lamp. She looked up at the still lazy light bulb and said with a scowl.

  "Less yin!" Before she could finish venting her dissatisfaction with the lamp wick, a tender shout came from above her head. Then I saw a pink afterimage descending from the sky, and afterwards, Huo Yao Wen Jing stood there stiffly, not moving at all. If it weren't for her eyeballs still rolling around, I would have thought she was already dead from the previous attack by the witch.

  "Hehe, you think you can deceive me in front of this young lady? You're still a bit too tender!" The demoness revealed her true form and walked up to Fox Demon Wenjing, patting her face with a coquettish smile.

  "Oh my, this little brat! Luckily, the lady was beaten to death for him! Come and see, this thing is actually sleeping so soundly!" In an instant, the demoness's maternal instincts came out. From behind Wen Jing, she untied the silk ribbon that tied up the baby's swaddling clothes, and the demoness's motherly love burst forth as she played with the baby's... little chicken. Cluck! Cluck!

  "Master, uh-huh, isn't this not good?" I walked forward and looked at the demon girl's fingers that were constantly teasing the infant, and reminded her in a subtle tone.

  "Huh? What's wrong with that? He doesn't know anyway." Alright, the demoness instantly destroyed the poor guy's worldview, values, and outlook on life. So, it seems like as long as others don't know, doing bad things is fine. Then, if you do good deeds, would you also want others to not know about them? How suffocating is that?

  When was it, I, as a child, even contributed my only 5 cents of pocket money. Insisting that it was picked up on the road, I had to hand it over to the teacher. Why did I contribute both money and effort? Wasn't it just for the teacher's praise? I thought that bad things must not be done, while good deeds must be recognized. What do you gentlemen think, is this right or wrong?

  "Alright, sleeping so soundly is really boring! You two can send the child back to its owner, it's also a bit of good deed. Continuing to tease the little infant for a while, seeing that the big thumb brother was sleeping soundly and didn't respond to her invasive behavior at all, the seductress herself felt uninterested too. Handing the child over to me, she waved her hand and said to me."

  "What about her?" I asked the demon girl, looking at Wen Jing who was standing still by the side of the road.

  "What? You're still infatuated with her? Do you want me to beat her back to her original form and let you see her true self? If you're still interested in her at that time, I'll give her to you. What's the harm?" The old hag's words became more and more indecent, more and more unbearable. What is this old woman thinking about all day?

  "Medical record......" At this moment, I vaguely heard Huoyao Wenjing's mouth whispering something softly.

  "What is she saying?" I asked the demoness, pointing at Wen Jing.

  "What?" The witch drew closer a few steps, and began to listen intently!

  "The party's over......" The enchantress leaned in to listen for a few notes, her face suddenly changing color. She waved her hand and swept me and the lantern grass out about ten meters away, then quickly retreated backwards with rapid footsteps.

  "zaizen!" She whispered to herself, then looked up at a certain place outside the town with a faintly beautiful smile on her face. How reluctant she was to part with Han Bangzheng, how unwilling she was to leave this man! But she had to leave, she couldn't fall into the enemy's hands and become a threat to Han Bangzheng! Indeed, we were the enemies in her heart.

  "Bang!" A loud explosion, followed by a scattering of debris and rubble. Except for the spot where Wēn Jìng had been standing earlier, which was now a large crater several meters in diameter, everything else had vanished without a trace. Including the speed limit sign, including the Fox Spirit Wēn Jìng!

  I stared at the deep pit that had blown the road surface into two pieces, speechless for a long time. "This stupid fox, I didn't kill you, why did you have to self-destruct?" Looking at the remaining white ribbon in the pit, I felt a strange sense of sadness in my heart.

  "Are you guys okay?" Perhaps the shock of the fox demon's self-destruction was too great, and even the demon girl had put away her usual playful smile. She walked slowly to where I and Dengcao were lying on the side of the road and asked softly.

  "What was it that she just read?" I slowly shook my head, patted the dust and dirt off me and stood up to ask.

  "Nine-character mantra, Japanese version!" Shifu and Shishu turned their heads to look at the deep ditch, saying slowly.

  "What's with the Japanese version?" Lamp Grass muttered to himself, rubbing his bald head in confusion. This time he was able to touch his own bald head smoothly, because the lamp wick had run off somewhere unknown before the Fox Demon self-destructed.

  "Hmm! It seems that things are not so simple, perhaps she still has accomplices nearby. However, with just a few of us, trying to find her accomplices is like looking for a needle in the ocean. Let's take it one step at a time, follow me back to the mountain." After jumping onto the rooftop of a house on the street and observing his surroundings, Shifu and Shishu jumped down and said to us.

  "What's down there?" I pointed at the deep pit and asked!

  "This has nothing to do with us, the local authorities will handle it. Send the child back and then return to Wudang. Oh, don't let anyone see your faces!" Master Shiying instructed me and Dengcao after a long sigh.

  "My child, my child!" I said as I handed the baby back to the frantic couple searching everywhere for their kid. As I looked at their grateful eyes, I suddenly felt that succeeding Qing Long's responsibility might not be so bad after all!

  "Pffft! Wen Jing is dead!" At the same time we rushed back to Wudang overnight, Han Bangzheng, who was hiding in a brick kiln on the outskirts of the small town, perhaps should be called Kameyama Sanjuro or Kameyama-kun? Anyway, his name was just a title. He spat out a mouthful of pale yellow blood, leaned against the wall of the brick kiln with tears in his eyes, and muttered to himself.

  The blood has already started to change color, and when his blood is completely golden, it means that the Buddha's law has completely purified his blood! At that time, it will be his time of death. He wiped the bloodstain from the corner of his mouth with a raised hand, and Han Bangzheng stood up leaning against the wall.

  "I won't die here, I won't die on the enemy's land. I'll go back, to the shrine, and tell the holy maiden everything that happened." With his last breath, he grabbed the last surviving infant from the brick kiln, sucked out its soul, and growled in a low voice with a ferocious expression.

  "I'll be back here for sure. Ono Fusa, rest in peace, I'll definitely avenge you!" Supporting himself against the wall as he walked out of the brick kiln, Han Bangzhuan gazed at the distant outline of Wudang Town, wiping away his tears and gritting his teeth.

  "Call your master and tell them what happened here." Returned to the Wudang Mountain Purple Mansion, the sky had already begun to brighten. Directly knocked open the door of Youdao Mingjing's room, picked up the phone inside, Shifu Shiyu and Shishu were both solemnly facing me and Dengcao.

  A yokai from Japan has appeared in Wudang Town, and this is no small matter. This means that other Japanese yokai must have infiltrated our country as well, but we know nothing about their numbers or purposes. This case has already far exceeded the capabilities of me and Dengcao to handle.

  "Ring, ring, ring!" The phone rang for a long time before it was finally answered.

  "Who is it!?" The familiar voice of Master came from the phone!

  "Master!"

  "What's wrong with you, kid? It's still early in the morning and it's not even light outside, what are you calling about? Is the task completed?" My master heard my voice and suddenly changed his tone by 180 degrees, scolding me harshly!

  "You're still alive, you old thing? Listen to what I have to say! Remember, this is a matter of great importance." Master Shi and Master Shu saw that I was stunned by my master's words, so they quickly took the phone from me and scolded him back. But this time, it was my master who remained silent. Such is the unpredictability of life!

  "Is what you said true?" Master Shi's uncle spoke briefly, explaining everything that had happened recently. The other end of the phone was silent for a long time before Master Shi's voice came through again!

  "Every word is true!" Shi Ying's uncle replied very seriously to his master's question.

  "It seems we need to speed up! The Japanese devils are getting restless again... Ah!" On the other end of the phone, Master let out a long sigh.