Chapter 296 A big drama is about to begin

A spring breeze blew across Enoshima at dusk. The setting sun fell on the leaves that were swaying in the breeze. The glittering golden light was so blinding that one could not open their eyes.

As a small island surrounded by the sea on all sides, it is actually the most beautiful at this time of year. You can clearly see the sun gradually falling into the coastline.

But at this moment, Suzuki Rina no longer had the mood to appreciate it. She tried her best to control herself and stand firm. The pungent smell of burning filled the entire beach, and the invasion of the monsters was coming to an end.

Although it was called an invasion, it was actually just a self-destruction like a moth flying into a flame. They crawled out of the sea in groups, and before they even touched the shore, they were pulled into the fire tornado in the sky.

Only a layer of black ash was left floating on the sea, like an oil leak. Xia Mi waved her hand and a gust of wind blew the waves back. The ash quickly dissipated completely under the washing of the sea water.

"Actually, I've always had a question." Gu Ye retracted the flame, touched his chin and spoke.

"Huh?" Xia Mi turned back in confusion.

"You are the king of the earth and the mountains, right? Why do you keep using wind-attributed words?"

"Of course it's because he's handsome. You can't just make dust fly everywhere when you fight, right? It would be so dirty..."

"So this is the only reason?" Gu Ye's face showed a hint of surprise. He thought Xia Mi would come up with some more reasonable reasons.

For example, in order not to reveal her identity or because the words of the earth element were too exaggerated, but in the end she just thought it looked good and would not dirty her clothes?
"It was to hide my identity before, but I got used to it later. Anyway, Dragon Kings often use each other's words... The wind element is so compatible with me, isn't it?" Xia Mi blinked, and the breeze gently blew her hair. In the dusk, it seemed that every strand of hair was glowing.

"Forget it, now that everything has been resolved, when are we leaving?" Gu Ye stopped dwelling on this question and asked Xia Mi.

Although there were not many witnesses on Enoshima, Kamakura was right next to it, and there was no guarantee that someone in Kamakura had seen the scene here, so Gu Ye planned to end his journey in Enoshima early.

As for the aftermath, he believed that the Eight Clans of Sheqi would pay more attention to it than himself. After all, he had not seen any news reports about the disappearance of Jile Pavilion.

"I don't care, but... it looks like there are some things that need to be dealt with." Xia Mi said as she walked towards Suzuki Rina.

She was very curious about how an ordinary person would react after seeing what happened. She had never revealed her identity to ordinary people before.

But after Gu Ye and Kassel broke up, she no longer cared so much. But even so, she was still worried that she would be regarded as an alien, because Gu Ye's mother was a completely ordinary person...

The little girl in front of her is a good reference. Xia Mi does not expect her to be very calm. As long as she doesn't think of herself as a monster, Xia Mi will have enough confidence to face the problem that will be discovered by Gu Ye's mother one day.

"I've already sent you back, why are you coming back?" Xia Mi walked straight to Suzuki Rina and looked down at the little girl.

After hearing Xia Mi's voice, Suzuki Rina was silent for a long time before she raised her head: "I am the shrine maiden of Enoshima, and I have the obligation to protect the people on this island."

Although she didn't like the tourists coming and going on the island, and was annoyed by cleaning the shrine day after day, she actually couldn't let go of it, even though she often said that she wanted to sell the shrine.

Not only because she grew up here, but there is also an old lady who lives in a convenience store at the foot of the mountain and comes here on time every day to draw divination, waiting for her son to come back from work.

There are also uncles who failed in their business but still did not give up hope. They continued to cheer up and start again after praying to God.

Everyone has different reasons for placing their hopes on the shrine, and she is the messenger connecting gods and humans.

Not only Suzuki Rina, but everyone who comes here already knows the outcome of what they pray for. But the reason why they continue to come to the shrine is because this place has become their spiritual sustenance.

Daddy said that the most important thing about the shrine is to bring hope to everyone, even if it is a lie. After all, if there is no hope, life is really no different from hell.

“Don’t be like those bastards who only know how to collect money…” This is a sentence that my father often says. Every time he said it, he would subconsciously look in the direction of Enoshima Shrine.

Suzuki Rina knew that she could not do anything compared to Gu Ye and Xia Mi, but not being able to do something and not doing it were two completely different things. After all, she was a shrine maiden who brought hope to people...

"Aren't you afraid that I will kill you directly? After all, you saw everything we did just now." Xia Mi asked.

"You won't..." Suzuki Rina shook her head and continued speaking.

"You were able to save Enoshima from those monsters, which means you are a kind god."

"Pfft... Do you think I'm a god?" Xia Mi laughed out loud. This answer surprised her.

"Whether you are a god or not, I am very grateful to you..." Suzuki Rina bowed earnestly to Xia Mi.

"It's boring. Forget it... Since everything is fine here, you should go back quickly. It's dangerous to stay here." Xia Mi was a little overwhelmed by the sincere thanks. She was a little like Suzuki Rina's serious eyes.

"Let's go, Gu Ye... let's go back to the hotel first, and then continue heading towards Tokyo tomorrow."

"Okay, then see you again if we're lucky enough, Miss Suzuki." Gu Ye came to Xia Mi's side, waved to Suzuki Rina, and disappeared on the beach with her.

Suzuki Rina watched the two of them leave from behind. Although Xia Mi did not admit it, she had already regarded Xia Mi as the incarnation of Benzaiten in her heart.

"Just like my father said, this island is indeed blessed by the Seven Lucky Gods..." Suzuki Rina murmured to herself.

"Well, see you in Tokyo from now on, Mr. Gu Ye and Ms. Xia Mi..."

"What's wrong? You haven't said a word since just now." On the way back to the hotel, Gu Ye asked Xia Mi who was silent.

"I thought humans would be afraid of things that are beyond their cognition, but I didn't expect that the little girl would thank me first..." Xia said with a somewhat uncomfortable tone.

Get rid of it, I am a dragon! Whether in Norse mythology or Western mythology, it represents the existence of evil. Shouldn't I be scared and scream and run away?
"In fact, humans are very complex creatures. They can say absolute words like "those who are not of our race must have different hearts", and they can also express gratitude for the help of other creatures... but from beginning to end, they will always have a friendly attitude towards the races that show friendliness." Gu Ye said.

"But why are those half-bloods..."

"Of course hybrids are different. Their abilities are weaker than dragons, but stronger than humans. They are caught in the middle and can't wait to climb up, so dragons must be eliminated."

"I understand. Is this also why humans, led by the hybrids, rebelled against the rule of the dragons?"

"Yes, in fact, ordinary people don't care who rules them, as long as they can live a stable life. But the former Black King... only wanted to destroy the world. This is why the dragon clan failed." Gu Ye shrugged.

"How is it? What does it feel like to be treated as a hero by ordinary people..."

"Feels... not bad?" Xia Mi's mouth curled up. She could personally feel that Suzuki Rina's gratitude was sincere, which was something a Dragon King had never felt before.

"Maybe my previous worries were just overthinking? Mom won't hate me for this..."

"Of course. Didn't mom say that? We are a family. Family means that no matter what happens, we will stand by you." Gu Ye rubbed Xia Mi's head.

Yes, this is the true meaning of a family, isn't it? At this moment, Xia Mi forgot about the pursuit of the Dragon King and the idea of ​​regaining power and controlling the world. She just wanted to protect these family members who cared about her...

Black Stone Residence, inside the hot spring pool.

Su Enxi watched Jiude Mai gradually return to normal and finally breathed a sigh of relief. She silently pulled out the needle from the artery. She was very glad that her blood could contain the ancient dragon serum in Jiude Mai's body.

Several hours had passed since the Cassell trio blew up the God's Burial Place. She was shocked when she saw Jude Mai, who was sent by her boss to be a nanny, coming back covered in blood.

She knew that Mai Jude had injected ancient dragon serum to deal with Deadpool who was resurrected by the Divine Burial Institute, but she didn't expect that this crazy girl didn't inject the locking agent after the end.

If he hadn't treated her in time, the person in front of him wouldn't be this long-legged girl with a great figure, but a bloodthirsty Deadpool.

Jiude Mai curled up like a baby on the bluestone slab beside the hot spring. Su Enxi scooped water with a wooden spoon and poured it on her to wash away the blood on her body.

The signs of dragon transformation gradually subsided after dozens of minutes. Jiude Mai's muscular body became soft again, and the green scales fell off one after another, leaving only the last row of tiny scales attached to her back. It would probably take a longer time to recover.

"I didn't say anything strange when I was unconscious, right?" Jiude Mai asked softly.

"You've said too many weird things, okay? Based on the list of boyfriends you mentioned, I estimate that the number of women in the world who want to kill you is as large as the US Army." Su Enxi curled her lips. The way this girl stays conscious is to recite the names of her ex-boyfriends. God knows how she has dated so many celebrities.

"What? Are you jealous?" Jiude Mai's mouth curled up.

"You're thinking of teasing me right after you've recovered, right? Why didn't you inject the locking agent?" Su Enxi rolled her eyes.

"I'm injured," Jude Mai pointed to the wound that had just healed.

"If I hadn't used the ancient dragon serum to strengthen my body, I would have died. Once the locking agent is injected, the serum will become ineffective."

"You have been injected with the ancient dragon serum. Who can hurt you?"

"Remember the most inconspicuous head of the Snake Eight Clan, Uesugi Eriya? We never knew what she did, but her words were judgment, the ultimate words that forcibly imposed death orders on all life in the domain..." Jude Mai paused, took a breath, and then continued. "The Snake Eight Clan used her as a powerful weapon to stop the group of deadpools. She created a huge iceberg out of thin air and killed at least hundreds of deadpools in one fell swoop. I happened to be in her killing range at the time. I thought I should be able to withstand it with my strengthened body, but after being injured, I realized that the words were not killing in the ordinary sense..."

"Once I'm wounded by it, the wound won't heal at all. The ancient dragon serum strengthens my cell regeneration ability, but the regenerated cells die quickly and the wound opens again. It's like life is draining away from the wound."

"I didn't expect that the Eight Snake Clans still had such a secret weapon... With people of such monstrous level appearing, Japan is indeed a difficult mode battlefield!" Su Enxi said.

"There will be a hell mode next..." A lazy male voice sounded behind the cherry tree nearby.

Jiude Mai and Su Enxi turned their heads abruptly. There was no one under the cherry tree, only a silver ice bucket with a bottle of champagne in it.

Jiude Mai slowly got up and picked up the champagne and handed it to Su Enxi. It was a bottle of Paris Flower Belle Époque produced in 95, someone's favorite champagne.

He seemed to have come but left quickly, and there was a faint fragrance in the air, which was the eau de toilette he often used.

There was also a wooden tray by the water, on which were placed two kimonos, two pairs of wooden clogs and matching accessories, as well as a handwritten note: "I didn't see anything. I'll be waiting for you in the house. Come find me after you've washed yourself."

He came silently, but also with great fanfare. His traces were left wherever he went. The title of boss is really the most appropriate for such a person.

"It seems to be a difficult mode. The boss has come to Japan in person." Su Enxi opened the champagne.

"Maybe he has a lover in Japan, who knows?" said Jude Mai.

"No, if he likes Japanese women, he should like you. Aren't you the best Japanese woman?"

"I'm not a typical Japanese woman. The typical one is a Yamato Nadeshiko, the kind of virtuous short-legged woman." It was very comfortable to drink cold champagne while soaking in the hot spring, and there were fruits and snacks on the side. Su Enxi's favorite potato chips were also prepared, and they were her favorite Korean barbecue flavor.

If it were in other institutions, the female employees would quickly touch up their makeup and rush over to ask about the boss's well-being when he suddenly appeared. But Jiude Mai and Su Enxi were not in a hurry at all. They continued to soak in the hot spring, the heat seeping into their pores, their limbs getting warmer and warmer, and they chatted about irrelevant topics by the way. This was the boss's habit.

When he summoned his assistant, he was not impatient like a local tyrant. He hoped that his assistant would meet him in the best condition.

Su Enxi opened the door and could not see the end of the house. The living room of the Blackstone Residence was this big. This was where the generals held meetings in the past. At a glance, there were countless vermilion pillars and the ebony floor was as bright as a mirror because it had been scrubbed so many times.

The wooden grilles of the windows let in beams of light, dust dancing in the beams. A tall figure sat between the beams, a majestic monarch, wearing a black lacquered gold-patterned Nanbando armor, a crescent moon-shaped hooded cap, and a servant was helping him get dressed.

The sun was shining outside the window, and a huge cherry tree just covered the roof. The petals occasionally fell and scattered on the vast Sagami Bay.

"Today's sword belongs to Horikawa Kunihiro." The servant inserted the katana into the monarch's waist.

"Assist His Highness in his military prowess." He stood up and reached out to touch the monarch's head.

This was a great act of usurpation, but the monarch just sat there quietly, because he had already died, and only a pale red skeleton covered in armor remained.

The huge wing bones were gathered behind him like a screen, and the texture of the bones was like red copper that had been repeatedly forged in fire. Even though only the dry bones were left, he was still so dignified.

"How sad, Norton." The boy stared at the skeleton.

"Look at you now. It turns out that no matter if you were a god or an emperor, you are no different from a toy after you die."

Norton, the King of Bronze and Fire, was a dragon king who could use the ultimate word spirit named Zhulong to turn the world into a red-hot hell when he was alive. However, after his death, his remains were used for people's entertainment.

"Girls are here, long time no see." The familiar boy turned around.

"You are still as beautiful as before." Just as he turned around, his mood became good again, with a smile as warm as 30 degrees Celsius on his face.

"Mai, did you find the treasure I wanted?"

"The wreckage of the Lenin was found at the bottom of the Abyss. The embryo was in the cabin, but it was deformed. I dug out its nucleus, but I'm not sure if it can form a new embryo." Jude Mai handed over the black briefcase.

When the suitcase was opened, white low-temperature steam gushed out. Inside the suitcase was a cylindrical stainless steel cylinder, soaked in liquid nitrogen at minus 200 degrees Celsius, with a thick layer of white frost on the surface.

The boy picked up the stainless steel cylinder with his bare hands. If a normal person picked up a cold object with his bare hands, his hands would instantly become frozen and stick to it, but the boss was fine. He wiped off the frost and found spider-web-like blood vessels on the surface of the cylinder.

Jiude Mai was surprised: "It wasn't like this when it was first sealed in!"

"It's not that easy to kill a king." The boy stroked the steel cylinder gently.

"It recovered its vitality so quickly and began to erode the surrounding things. It is also a leader among the first generation. See you again, my dear pet." He put the steel cylinder against his cheek, his voice so gentle.

"It's been a long time, and we haven't died yet. It's great..."

"Can we take a break, Boss..." Jude Mai interrupted the boy and the disgusting thing from reminiscing about the past. She was tired of babysitting these three little guys.

Although she knew that with the vitality of these three guys, they would not die in the explosion, she still wanted to buy some rest time.

"No, my girls, the big show is about to begin and you still need to be busy." The boy sighed.

"Big show?" Su Enxi was a little confused.

"Yeah, the encounter between monsters, and... the people you once trusted the most becoming your enemies, how can that not be considered a big drama?" The boy smiled.

"Boss, the protagonist couldn't be Lu Mingfei again, right?" Upon hearing this, Jiude Mai couldn't help but ask.

"Of course, who else could be the protagonist besides him?"

Damn it, what did that little boy do to offend the boss, to deserve being played with like this... Su Enxi couldn't help but think so in her heart.

She keenly realized that the so-called monster encounter and enmity was definitely an experience that would leave a lasting impression on Lu Mingfei.

"Don't worry, he won't be that fragile..." As if sensing Su Enxi's thoughts, the boy spoke softly.

"I just want him to understand that there is a devil in everyone's heart, and happiness is its cage. When all happiness turns into a bubble, the devil will break through the cage and emerge singing a bloody hymn. At that time, the desperate people will be invincible..."

There was a drizzle outside the window. The boy watched the rain quietly, his eyes between clarity and emptiness, as if he had seen the end of the story in advance.

"So, when do we start?" asked Jude Mai.

The boy pushed the door open and looked up at the cherry blossoms on the branches that were wet by the rain: "The cherry blossoms are in full bloom, but I heard that the blooming period is very short. So, you better hurry up..."

On the other side, Gu Ye, who had just returned to the hotel, saw a familiar figure at the door.

"You're finally back, Mr. Gu Ye..." Iwata Tsukasa leaned against the front of the Rolls-Royce, and only showed a hint of relaxation after seeing Gu Ye.

"What happened? You actually came to me on your own initiative." Gu Ye asked in confusion.

"According to the news from Gattuso's headquarters, the three people who carried out the mission this time, including Master Caesar, have been missing and are suspected of being betrayed by the Japanese branch..." Iwata Tsukasa began with difficulty.

The next moment, an extremely oppressive feeling came from Gu Ye, and Iwata Tsukasa broke out in a cold sweat.

"The previous earthquakes and tsunamis were caused by the bombing of the God's Burial Ground. They abandoned Master Caesar and his two team members right after the explosion. Now the whole of Japan is trying their best to hunt them down..."

Although he was suppressed and unable to move by this terrifying momentum, Iwata Tsukasa still explained the whole story clearly.

Suddenly, the powerful momentum disappeared, and Iwata Tsukasa raised his head, only to see a smile on Gu Ye's face. He nodded to Iwata Tsukasa.

"Let's drive. We're going to Tokyo."

"Yes!" Iwata Tsukasa did not dare to delay and quickly opened the car door for Gu Ye.

He knew that Gu Ye's smile did not mean that he had calmed down, but rather that he was showing a deeper level of anger, like Mount Fuji that could erupt at any time.

Now he can only pray that Master Caesar and his two team members are still alive, otherwise... maybe from now on, there will be no more top leader named the Sheqi Eight Families in the world.

"Gu Ye...are you okay?" While the car was driving, Xia Mi looked at Gu Ye with concern while he was extremely calm.

“It’s okay, but I didn’t expect that the Eight Clans of Sheqi would be so eager to die…” Gu Ye’s golden pupils had lit up at some point, and the cold golden light was as sharp as a sword.

(End of this chapter)