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Logically speaking, Tamamo-no-Mae shouldn't be afraid of such an ordinary iron weapon.
But at this moment, she did not know that the sword in front of her was just an ordinary product. Having already suffered, she did not even dare to touch this sword. Her feet turned into afterimages, and she instantly retreated several steps away.
"What is your relationship with Ren Doutang?!" Tamamo-no-Mae had barely finished speaking when a fierce sword strike came crashing down.
Huaiyin didn't answer her thoughts at all. The complex sword moves in her mind seemed to come alive at this moment, and she used them one after another. The clear shadows of the long sword she swung were overwhelming, forcing Tamamo-no-Mae to dodge in a panic.
Compared to Dou Tang's swordplay, which is mostly characterized by wide and sweeping movements, Huai Yin's swordplay is more gentle and light, making greater use of her wrist. Although she doesn't have Dou Tang's monstrous strength to support the power required for wrist swords, the lightness of her sword allows her to continuously increase the speed of her swordplay, like a river flowing endlessly, wave after wave.
This meant that Tamamo-no-Mae, who had a deep fear of the sword, was completely unable to fight normally. She could only dodge and weave, relying on her superhuman speed to avoid Huaiyin's sword moves.
Chapter 319 The Same Anger
The two fought in the middle of a narrow road down the mountain, constantly entangled around a wrecked car.
With her hair styled in a single ponytail, Huaiyin looked dashing and spirited, her ponytail fluttering with her movements, exuding a heroic aura.
The sharp longsword almost never stopped, transforming into streaks of silver light that constantly pressured Tamamo-no-Mae, nearly severing her hair several times.
Tamamo-no-Mae was furious, but she avoided it at every turn because she was afraid of the sword.
All she could do while dodging was talk.
"You're from the Ren family? Even though we've moved to a different world, you still won't leave me alone?"
"How did the Ren family's sword end up with you?"
"...You can't be Mr. Ren!" After dodging dozens more moves, Tamamo-no-Mae said decisively.
The woman in front of me had physical strength that was completely at the level of an ordinary person.
It couldn't possibly be Mr. Ren who could control Haoli!
Then there's nothing to be afraid of!
Tamamo-no-Mae bared her teeth, her fingernails bulging, a crimson-gold light spreading from her fingertips, and her eyes flashed with a fierce light, clearly indicating that she had already decided to kill.
But before she could make a move, Huaiyin suddenly pulled out a new talisman, concealed it behind the sword light, and flicked it with her finger, sending it towards Tamamo-no-Mae.
"Still trying to fool me..." Tamamo-no-Mae flashed her sword, but ignored the talisman.
The spells of ordinary Onmyoji are nothing to her. Although she is known for her illusion magic, she is not afraid of ordinary talisman spells at all.
But... this is a talisman given by Lu Zizhen.
Then, in the next instant, a dazzling burst of light and electricity erupted, and the burning talisman was submerged in the overwhelming lightning without even a trace of its fragments.
“Ahhhh————!”
Tamamo-no-Mae screamed as she was engulfed by the light and instantly blasted away, then convulsed on the ground.
Even Huaiyin herself felt her arm go numb and her hand holding the sword trembled uncontrollably.
If it weren't for the force emanating from the talisman that pushed Tamamo-no-Mae away, she would probably have been affected by the electric shock wave released by the talisman.
Tamamo's face was contorted with rage as she tried to get up from the ground. Even when she managed to stand up, her body was convulsing uncontrollably, the residual, surging lightning within her body preventing her from taking control.
A hint of lingering fear appeared in her eyes.
What kind of technique is this?
Tamamo-no-Mae's gaze toward Huaiyin held a hint of apprehension, not for the longsword, but for the girl's endless array of tricks.
Lu Zizhen's talismans are actually quite different from those of ordinary exorcists.
The various tools used for exorcism can be roughly divided into two types: one is for burning, and the other can be reused.
The talisman paper that is burned will instantly release all the energy contained within it and activate its spell, such as strengthening the body in an instant, or releasing a barrier that can prevent resentment from entering the body.
This type of talisman is most common in the Chinese system. Even when various famous families hold rituals, they generally do the same. However, the difference is that what is burned in China are more often copied scriptures. As the scriptures are copied, obsessions reside in the paper and become the source of power.
Burning scriptures and talismans, using combustion as a medium, releases the obsessions within to perform a one-time spell.
The key point is actually in the process of combustion.
Creating an item and then destroying it will cause the obsession spent during its creation to erupt instantly when the item is destroyed.
Another type is the magical artifact that can be reused multiple times, such as the gloves of Aida Gaku, or the weapons carried by many martial arts exorcists.
The characteristic of these kinds of ritual implements is that they are difficult to destroy. The vajra in the hands of famous monks or the short knife in the arms of exorcist swordsmen are more in line with people's definition of weapons.
If you pour your faith into an object, the object will respond to you.
This is why Aida Gaku needs to worship the gloves from time to time and recite Buddhist scriptures over them. In fact, through the process of reciting Buddhist scriptures, he gradually attaches his will to the gloves, making them the source of his power.
The talismans that Lu Zizhen gave to Huaiyin should, in theory, be reusable.
The inscribed spell contains powerful lightning and also harbors the power to push enemies away. If used properly, it can be reused many times. The power of a single release is enough to kill an ordinary person. This is the most basic means she left for Huaiyin to save her life.
Huaiyin, however, did not hesitate to fully activate it, releasing lightning capable of killing ordinary people several times at the same time, instantly destroying the talisman paper that served as the carrier from the outside.
Even so, it only sent Tamamo-no-Mae flying and paralyzed her body.
Despite the murderous intent in Tamamo-no-Mae's eyes, Huaiyin showed no sign of backing down. Instead, she lunged forward, her longsword flashing like the wind as she slashed down at Tamamo-no-Mae.
Suppressing the numbness and pain in her body, Tamamo-no-Mae gritted her teeth and dodged backward. The fighting spirit that had just risen became doubtful and uncertain because of Huaiyin's initiative.
And this is exactly the result that Huaiyin wanted.
Tamamo-no-Mae, enveloped in crimson-gold light, retreated in a disheveled state. Finally, she roared, "Enough!"
"You bitch... I'll make sure you're dead next time we meet! I'll definitely kill you!"
She ducked to dodge Tamamo-no-Mae's sword strike, and the power she had originally intended to use for the attack gradually gathered in her legs. She stomped the ground and narrowly escaped from Huaiyin's sword, narrowly avoiding the blade aimed at the back of her neck. She broke free from Huaiyin's sword strike and rushed away into the distance.
This move caught Huaiyin completely off guard.
After leaving the battle, Tamamo-no-Mae didn't linger. She rushed straight to the car, tore open the driver's side door, and threw it at Huaiyin.
This time, the car door came at a low angle, and Huaiyin could only dodge to the side. In that moment, Tamamo-no-Mae had already hoisted the dazed Kurizaki Tsukikoto onto her shoulder.
"Put her down!" Huaiyin roared as she charged forward.
However, while Huaiyin's sword moves are fast, that speed comes from the coordination between his arm and wrist. But when it comes to running speed, Tamamo-no-Mae can leave Huaiyin far behind.
Shouldering the Kurizaki Tsukiko, Tamamo-no-Mae crouched on the car roof, her face contorted with rage as she uttered a vicious threat: "Next time we meet, I will definitely kill you, Ren family."
people!"
After saying that, she jumped up, and the roof of the car beneath her feet made a loud "bang" as it dented down.
Tamamo-no-Mae then jumped off the side of the mountain path and into the woods below. With a rustling sound of branches, she vanished instantly.
Huaiyin ran to the roadside in a few steps, clenched her fists tightly as she looked down at the dense forest below.
For the first time, she felt the same annoyance as Dou Tang.
This feeling of being let get away is so infuriating!
Chapter 320 Chasing the murderer
In fact, if Tamamo-no-Mae were to actually fight Kawana, Kawana would definitely be the one to lose.
Every battle from the start of the war until now has been a high-stakes gamble for Huaiyin.
She bet on Tamamo-no-Mae's fear of the longsword in her hand, and her confidence came from the uncontrollable terror in Tamamo-no-Mae's eyes when she saw the longsword.
After she used the talisman, Tamamo-no-Mae couldn't figure out how many similar talismans she had left, so she dared not continue the fight.
In addition, her own display of murderous intent—a determination to kill Tamamo-no-Mae—captured Tamamo-no-Mae's illusions, at least for a short time.
Although Huaiyin made the right bets and successfully drove away Tamamo-no-Mae, there was still one regret: Tamamo-no-Mae kidnapped Kurizaki Tsukikoto at the last moment.
This is a problem that she can't solve on her own.
Tamamo-no-Mae didn't forget to kidnap Kurizaki Tsukikoto when she ran away, so Kurizaki Tsukikoto must have some use for her.
Given Tamamo-no-Mae's personality, whatever she intends to do with Kurizaki Tsukikoto, she will definitely choose to kill her after achieving her goal.
The sound of the locust tree must be stopped.
She quickly sheathed her sword, ran back to her motorcycle, put on her helmet, started the motorcycle, and rode down the mountain.
As she drove down the mountain, she passed several cars, probably people who had heard about the commotion on the mountain road. Some of them rolled down their windows to ask Huaiyin what had happened up there, but Huaiyin ignored them.
After arriving in Nikko City, she rushed into a roadside guesthouse.
She slapped Ringo Shinzen's ID and money on the front desk and said, "Get a room!"
The receptionist paused for a moment, picked up the ID and looked at it, then said in confusion, "Uh, miss, this ID doesn't seem... to be yours, does it?"
Huaiyin glared at him: "That's my companion. She'll be here in a bit. Is there a problem?"
"No, no problem..." The receptionist glanced at the sword hilt peeking out from behind Huaiyin's fishing bag and forced a business-like smile, "Our shop doesn't usually require ID."
In Japan, there is no universally accepted form of identification, and because of this, many hotels do not require guest registration at all.
The receptionist handed over the room key. Huaiyin took the key and rushed down the corridor. After finding her room, she placed the longsword next to her pillow, locked the doors and windows, and immediately lay down on the bed.
She lay on the bed, completely relaxed. Using tips she found online, she found the most comfortable position and began to imagine her body disappearing little by little. Her control over her body gradually weakened, starting from her toes, until her body seemed to melt into water, becoming uncontrollable.
This method was quite effective; Huaiyin fell asleep in just a few minutes.
Then, consciousness detached from the body and rose into the sky, like a hawk soaring through the clouds.
Huaiyin clenched his fists, his body stretching out high in the sunlight. His vast consciousness swept across the city before him like a rhythmic tide, and he instantly spotted Tamamo-no-Mae's point of light.
At the same time, she also saw a small area in the distance shrouded in black mist, which was where Dou Tang was, and also within Dou Tang's perception range.
She suddenly realized why Dou Tang's perception was different from others.
It wasn't that Dou Tang opened his senses, but rather that the resentment centered around him spread throughout the air, as if countless mindless and formless vengeful spirits had transformed into Dou Tang's accomplices, bringing him information.
Huaiyin's consciousness flew towards the light spot of Tamamo-no-Mae and instantly arrived next to a building. She entered the building and moved freely, quickly finding Tamamo-no-Mae's location.
At this moment, Tamamo-no-Mae and Kurizaki Tsukikoto were hiding in a single room in an internet cafe. Kurizaki Tsukikoto was sitting on the floor with a blank expression, while Tamamo-no-Mae was resting on the soft mat in the internet cafe, which was like a bed, without any regard for her image. It seemed that she had exhausted a lot of energy from running and escaping with Kurizaki Tsukikoto in her arms.
After obtaining Tamamo-no-Mae's exact location, Huaiyin's consciousness flew back to her body, waking her from her sleep.
The first thing she did after waking up was to pick up her phone and dial Dou Tang's number.
Dou Tang's concerned voice came through, clearly indicating that he was already extremely anxious.
"Huaiyin? Are you alright?"
"Where are you now?"
Huaiyin took a deep breath, interrupting Doutang, and said, "Brother, listen to me first."
Dou Tang paused for a moment, then a deep voice came from the other end: "Okay, good."
"I know Tamamo-no-Mae's latest location. I'll send you the location right away. She's kidnapped an ordinary person named Kurizaki Tsukikoto. Please stop her before she escapes!"
"...Okay, I understand."
Huaiyin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's settled then, brother. I'll send you the location now."
"Wait a minute!" Dou Tang hurriedly said, "You...how are you? Are you hurt? Don't lie to me! Tell me clearly!"
Huaiyin chuckled, there
She said with a hint of lingering fear, "I'm fine, completely unharmed, I'm not lying to you... In fact, I even fought with Tamamo-no-Mae!"
"They...they had a fight?" Dou Tang asked incredulously.
Dou Tang paused, then asked in a somewhat urgent tone, "...I'm asking you, what did I look like when we first met?"
Huaiyin immediately understood the meaning behind his question and said, "You were a jelly bean back then, brother. Don't worry, I wasn't affected by her illusion."
"That's good..." Dou Tang finally felt relieved.
Then he said softly, "After this is over, I think we need to have a proper talk."
Dou Tang seemed to realize that his words sounded somewhat like a reprimand, so he quickly added, "It's not that this is bad, it's just that I think... we all need to communicate with each other properly... uh, you know what I mean?"
Huaiyin chuckled and covered her mouth, saying, "Of course I understand, brother. Alright, enough talk, go catch Tamamo-no-Mae!"
"I will help you in my own way, don't worry... I'm always by your side."
Dou Tang was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then laughed and said, "It sounds like you're very confident in your abilities. Well then, I'll believe you."
After hanging up the phone, Huaiyin quickly sent Tamamo-no-Mae's location to Doutang.
After receiving Dou Tang's reply, she went back to bed and drifted off to sleep.
………………
Dou Tang hung up the phone.