Chapter 35: The invisible future is bright~The endless road is full of twists and turns~
The Chixiao sword in his hand shone brighter as the talisman flew in.

Jian Tong Jianchen looked at the Chi Xiao sword in his hand with mixed feelings. Before he had the time to criticize the damn Emperor Gaozu of Han, a sky full of engraved insects appeared in his sight.

——Useless attack.

One by one, the engraved insects fell from the sky as if they were free and disappeared on the body of Jianchen Matou.

Matou Kenshin stood still, thinking about the purpose of Matou Zōken's doing this.

Attack? He shook his head no.

Venting? That's not right either.

Matou Zouken has lived for more than five hundred years, and his state of mind can be said to be impeccable.

How could he lose his mind after just a brief fight and a failure?

So……

Jianchen Matou pinched his chin, a gleam in his eyes.

"My stupid grandpa, do you want to take another look at this?"

In the palm of the hand, blue and purple butterflies dance gracefully.

Jianchen Matou raised his hand high, exposing it to the air, with a blue-purple butterfly on it, mysterious and elegant.

The crested insect that had been attacking desperately finally stopped.

There were ripples in the air, and then groups of insects emerged, gathered together, and transformed into the appearance of Matou Zouken.

"Who taught you?" Matou Zouken asked in a hoarse voice.

"Grandpa, it's you."

Kenshin Matou told the truth, but it was obvious that Zouken Matou did not accept this truth.

Because if he was not an idiot, he would know that he had never taught this magic to anyone.

"Don't want to say it?"

He asked calmly, but he already had the answer in his heart.

In this world, is there anyone else who can perform butterfly magic except him?

But... Matou Zouken, who had already been to the secret room during the attack of the Marking Bug and confirmed that no one else had entered the secret room except himself, became more and more confused.

The secrets revealed by Kenshin Matou and his unique magic drive Zouken Matou crazy.

He couldn't figure it out, he really couldn't figure it out. He couldn't figure out how Jianchen Jianchen learned it.

As his thoughts raced, two bugs suddenly popped out on his face.

This is almost impossible for a great magician who is proficient in insect magic.

Jianchen Matou noticed this keenly.

He took two steps towards Matou Zouken's position, then stopped. Fearing to alert the enemy, he did not move closer, but said:

"Grandpa, if you really want to know, then go die."

Matou Zouken: “…”

"Everything I said is true. As long as you can face death, all your doubts will be solved. The problems you are concerned about now are not problems at all."

Jian Tong Jianchen said this sincerely.

Although Matou Zouken is an old beast, Matou Kenshin still doesn't mind going to see him off in person.

Dying in his hands was the greatest and final kindness that Kenshin Matou showed to Zouken Matou.

But obviously, Kenshin Matou's sincere words were not accepted by Zouken Matou.

He looked at Kenshin Matou coldly. Not to mention butterfly magic, even if the former Machiri Zorgen stood in front of him, he would not change his mind.

Machiri Zorgen is dead. The only one left alive is Matou Zouken.

"Okay, I've said everything I need to say. I've also paid for your food expenses for the past few days. We don't owe each other anything."

Spreading his hands, Matou Kenshin said this to Matou Zōken, then he sat cross-legged on the ground.

The Chixiao Sword is three feet long and not very heavy, but for an eight-year-old child, holding the sword and the scabbard all the time is still a bit of a burden.

After sitting on the ground, he placed the Chixiao Sword flat on his legs, parallel to the scabbard.

A red-yellow halo surrounded him. If someone who didn’t know the truth saw him, they would definitely think he was an enlightened person meditating.

"Let's not get into those empty words. You don't need to understand me. There's nothing to understand about my current body and abilities. I know you very well. At least, I know you quite well in terms of magic and experience."

Frankly speaking, Jianchen Matou expressed his thoughts:

"The current situation is that you want the Scarlet Sky Sword in my hand to break the restriction and try to escape. I just want to kill you to prevent future troubles."

"I will never be able to catch up with you. As you can see, my body is only eight years old."

"I can afford to keep on wasting time. After all, the servants are mine. Although this is your home, it is my territory."

"So, make your choice, Matou Zouken. Either die in my hands now, knowing the answer that will torment your heart, or hide meaninglessly like a pig to be slaughtered, and then be killed when you are exhausted."

After saying that, Matou Kenshin raised his head and looked at Matou Zōken who remained silent.

Nine out of ten things he said were true, and one out of ten was false.

The servants are indeed his, but the territory is not his.

The territory belonged to Liu Bang, but Liu Bang did not obey him.

Although he was nominally his servant, in fact they did not even have a basic cooperative relationship. Everything that Jianchen Jianchen relied on now was like a castle in the air, depending on Liu Bang's mood.

Even if he keeps on fighting, he may not be the winner.

Compared to the great magician Matou Zouken, Matou Kenshin is not sure if he can last longer.

It’s not that bad now, it’s less than six hours since lunch.

However, the longer time goes by, the more unfavorable the situation becomes for Kenshin Matou.

Expecting Liu Bang to send in food?
Don't be funny. The guy who didn't ask for anything and faced death calmly would never be too kind before he encountered something that interested him.

In the desperate fight with Matou Zouken, the only one he, Matou Kenshin, could rely on was himself.

This was also the reason why his anger quickly turned red when he found out that the sword failed to kill Matou Zouken.

There is only one chance to seize the opportunity with butterfly magic!
After that incident, this move would no longer work on Matou Zouken.

Now, Kenshin Matou has no way to deal with Zouken Matou.

Looking straight at Matou Kenshin, Matou Zōken said nothing, and even his chest did not rise or fall, like a standing corpse.

huh~~
The cold wind of early winter blew, and Matou Zouken's body turned into a bug and finally disappeared from Matou Kenshin's sight.

Letting Matou Zouken face death calmly is tens of thousands times more difficult than killing him.

——The worst case scenario has happened.

Jianchen Matou sighed slightly. He was discouraged, but not desperate.

His own servants wanted to play, but what else could he, an eight-year-old child, do in front of the majestic Emperor Gaozu of Han except being like a clay sculpture?

Holding the scabbard of Chi Xiao in his left hand, Jian Tong Jian Chen slapped his face with it.

The Command Spell that appeared in his sight as he raised his hand made him feel so sad that he couldn't stop laughing.

The Command Spell that checks and balances the Servants, you are so useless.

The invisible future is bright~ The endless road is tortuous~
(End of this chapter)