Chapter 278
Because it was worn.
“Master, this style is completely different from what we have in Cangyun Realm. Is it comfortable to wear?”
Li Qingran didn’t mind at all, her big eyes blinking as she stared intently.
“Hmm.” Chen Huai'an felt his face heat up. “It’s quite nice to wear—light and comfortable, much better than those bulky, drafty rags from Cangyun Realm. But… I’ll get you two brand new pairs when I return, and then you can replicate them.” He started to put the two pairs of pants back into his storage space.
However, Li Qingran was quick and snatched one of them away.
“Hey!”
Chen Huai'an was about to say something.
But Li Qingran’s hand was suddenly empty; she had nothing left.
“I want the worn ones.” Li Qingran put on an innocent expression, but the mischievous glint in her eyes betrayed her. “If it’s brand new, it might not fit just right. Only what you’ve worn can be considered a perfect fit!” She smiled, her cheeks flushed as she argued softly.
“You….” Chen Huai'an’s face turned beet red, pointing at Li Qingran, unsure of how to scold her.
In the end, he could only sigh in resignation.
In the distance, Lin Lingling silently observed this scene, her round eyes narrowing as a plan formed in her mind.
“Oh? So that’s how it is~”
So, the beautiful elder sister who has lived for a thousand years likes this kind of teasing?
That’s quite a lively development.
Usually, the governor’s clothes were sent to the laundry for cleaning.
It seems that starting today, a few pieces of clothing would mysteriously go missing each time.
And all of this was for the governor’s happiness and the sustainable development of resources for the Demon-Slaying Division in C Province.
She, Lin Lingling, would become an elder in the future!
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The Demon-Slaying Conference had concluded.
Chen Huai'an, Li Qingran, and Lin Lingling boarded a helicopter to return to the Demon-Slaying Division.
Considering that Li Qingran might actively seek to meet in reality in the future, Chen Huai'an intentionally wanted to show her a glimpse of his life in the real world.
This would definitely reduce the chances of an awkward first meeting!
Even if the so-called heavenly laws that suppress cultivation were exposed, Li Qingran would not feel too embarrassed since she would have already gotten used to modern life.
The Ascension Pillar was quite mysterious.
However, the reward of the Cleansing Elixir was not; Chen Huai'an had asked Hong Li for a few bottles, and she didn’t say anything against it.
Clearly, these elixirs weren’t too precious to the hidden forces.
It was just that someone was deliberately hoarding resources, causing everyone in the world to be bewitched and flock to them…
This also served as a reminder to him—if he didn’t want to attract attention, he needed to be cautious about how he handled resources from Cangyun Realm in the future.
At this moment, Chen Huai'an was still unaware.
In just one day, various districts in C Province were experiencing a surge of demonic disturbances.
These demons were swiftly eradicated by the proactive demon slayers of C Province within half a day.
Meanwhile, the instigator, Tokugawa Daliang, and his subordinates were surrounded by Zhao Ying and her team.
…
At Wandan Square, a cordon had been set up beneath the shattered floors.
Everywhere lay the corpses of demons.
“Gentlemen, we underestimated our opponent’s strength.”
Tokugawa Daliang knelt on one knee, propping himself up with a katana.
His clothes were tattered and stained with blood, his eyes glinting with ferocity, like a wounded wild dog.
Behind him stood his subordinates, all varying in injuries, but no matter how you looked at it, they were at the end of their rope.
No one had expected the demon slayers of C Province to be so powerful.
Their recovery tools and demon-slaying equipment were not only numerous but also several times stronger than those of demon slayers from other provinces.
The key was that their numbers were also several times greater than those of the demon-slaying divisions in other provinces.
Tokugawa Daliang regretted not investigating the situation of the C Province Demon-Slaying Division before launching the attack.
In his view, the strength of the demon-slaying divisions in each province should not differ too much…
After all, this was the Huazone, a country that valued balance and moderation.
“Chief, what should we do now?”
Looking at the approaching demon slayer team.
Tokugawa Daliang narrowed his eyes, the blood on the hilt of his sword seeping into his palm, swallowing the blood in his throat.
“Desperate times call for desperate measures; we have no choice but to use that technique!”
“Chief, you mean that technique?” Fear flickered in his subordinate’s eyes.
“Exactly.” Tokugawa Daliang steadied himself with his broken sword, took a deep breath, and quickly formed hand seals. A faint spiritual pressure surged from his body as he growled, “It’s that technique!”
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Chapter 295: Ibaraki Doji
As Tokugawa Daliang completed the hand seals, his spiritual pressure reached its peak.
The ground began to crack under an inexplicable pressure, forcing the demon slayers back.
At the center of this pressure, a crimson demonic aura shot up into the sky.
Tokugawa Daliang suddenly opened his eyes wide, holding the sword aloft, and bowed in reverence.
The Tokugawa family had a forbidden technique known as the “Reversal Technique.” When an Onmyoji exterminates demons, there are mainly three methods: annihilation, sealing, and exile. The third method, exile, is used against powerful demons that cannot be confronted directly, often requiring the sacrifice of many Onmyoji to succeed in exiling a single demon.
Moreover, there’s always a chance that the demon could return.
The so-called Reversal Technique is to summon the exiled demon back.
The Tokugawa family once used this technique to confront the heavily armed American forces, and while the demon was caught in the aftermath of a nuclear explosion, it also managed to save the Tokugawa family.
Tokugawa Daliang’s power was limited; he couldn’t summon that great demon back.
But he could connect the “Reversal Technique” with the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons in Osaka.
Attracted by the “Reversal Technique,” the spatial rift would immediately be sensed by the strongest nearby demon.
How powerful the summoned demon would be, Tokugawa Daliang didn’t know; it was like drawing from a blind box.
The demons summoned would attack indiscriminately, which was why his subordinates looked so terrified.
But it was the only way to escape now.
“Let you all witness the demons of my Neon!”
Tokugawa Daliang focused and shouted, blood mist spewing from his mouth: “Open!”
Boom—!
A crimson rift opened in the void above, and a pale giant claw covered in red patterns reached out from the rift, gripping the edges of the tear. With a crack, it tore open a hole, revealing a fierce face and golden beastly eyes.
“Hmm—! The scent of the living!”
The demon’s language was obscure, yet it resonated in everyone’s hearts, conveying its meaning clearly.
The demon poked its head out from the rift, its fiery orange-red hair swirling wildly behind it, crimson horns protruding from either side of its head, and a massive mouth that took up half its face, with fangs glinting ominously in the dim light of dawn. Its upper body was clad in tattered samurai armor, exposing a broad chest covered in blood-red demonic patterns.
The moment Tokugawa Daliang saw this demon’s form, he froze in place, his eyes wide, as if a fishbone had lodged in his throat.
“Ibaraki Doji?” Zhao Ying’s expression darkened, realizing the gravity of the situation.
With the outbreak of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons in Osaka, various great demons from Neon mythology had emerged.
Ibaraki Doji was one of them, said to be a general of Shōtoku Taishi, immensely powerful and nearly impervious to blades and bullets. Arrogant and brutal, it was not just brute strength; it was also cunning, making it a very difficult demon to deal with.
Currently, the task system connecting Neon and Huazone had not been updated for a long time.
It was likely that the Onmyoji organization in Neon was struggling to survive and had no time to update the task system. From last week’s expired information, it seemed that Ibaraki Doji was on par with the cursed blade when it descended, both being of the same rank.
As it rampaged through Neon, its power had undoubtedly surged.
Now, Zhao Ying was already at the rank of “Shang.”
Facing Ibaraki Doji, who had not fully emerged from the rift, she felt an immense pressure.
This Ibaraki Doji was at least a “Shuai” level… or even possibly a “Wang” level!
“Oh? You’re the one who summoned me, you little bug from the Tokugawa family.” Ibaraki Doji’s gaze fell on Tokugawa Daliang, a sinister smile curling at the corners of its mouth. It suddenly thrust a massive foot out from the rift and stomped down with a thunderous crash.
Boom—!
The ground sank violently.
Blood and flesh splattered across the faces of the surrounding Neon people.
“Summoning me comes at a price, and that price is your lives! Hehehe!”
Under the pressure of Ibaraki Doji, the Onmyoji of the Tokugawa family could only watch helplessly as the giant foot descended, unable to move at all.
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