Kujo Sara stood there with her arms crossed for a long time, her eyes closed as she drifted into a light sleep.
The sun finally peeked out from behind the white clouds, but after shining on the earth, it was quickly obscured by passing clouds again.
The brief appearance of sunlight made Kujo Sara open her eyes, and she began to doubt the "professional" that Yae no Miko had mentioned.
Today is the agreed-upon day. According to the agreement, that "professional" should have already purchased the statue of Mikage Naruto, and should have even handed it over to me long ago.
Therefore, Kujo Sara got up very early, specially cleared a space in the room, and even prepared a fine altar made of otogi wood.
Kujo Sara waited until noon, but no one came.
Her frustration grew, and she began to wonder if that so-called "professional" had forgotten about her.
"Is it Kujo Sara?"
The cold voice made Kujo Sara turn her gaze and see a shrine maiden dressed in a shrine maiden's outfit.
Kujo Sara had seen this shrine maiden at the taisha shrine; her name seemed to be... Genfurin Konoe.
Gento Ringo showed no respect to Kujo Sara, but Sara didn't care and asked Gento Ringo a question.
"So, you're the professional?"
Chapter 92 Xiaobai's Plea to Stay
Xuan Donglin calmly shook his head, not caring at all that Kujo Sara had been waiting there all morning.
"I don't know what you mean by 'professional'."
Xuan Donglin spoke up, "But tell me, do you want to see Mu Xian?"
Upon hearing this, Kujo Sara stopped abruptly. All thoughts of the statue of Mitakenō-no-kami and the professional all vanished from her mind.
"Hmph, what does he have to do with me?"
Kujo Sara recovered: "Since he left the castle tower, the two of us no longer need to have any contact."
"What if he's in Inazuma Castle right now?"
Kujo Sara squinted, but then quickly opened her eyes.
"I've said it before, he has nothing to do with me!"
His tone was stern, as if it were routine business.
Before Xuan Donglin could finish speaking, the tall female tengu had already turned around and walked back to the town magistrate's office, her steps as if she had encountered some urgent matter.
Kujo Sara's movements startled Gento Rin, whose eyes suddenly narrowed.
"Little EMI?"
An ordinary-looking fellow happened to pass by and was visibly surprised to see Xuan Donglin: "What are you doing here?"
"Tsk..."
Seeing that he had been discovered by his colleagues from the Final Fan, Xuan Donglin clicked his tongue and said, "Don't tell anyone that I'm here."
"The head of the family..."
"This also includes the head of the household."
As he spoke, Xuan Donglin turned to leave, but then turned back as if he had realized something.
"By the way," Xuan Donglin looked at this unremarkable fellow, "I remember you were with the family head today, what are you doing here?"
"The head of the family told me to ask Hyakubei if there was anything else I could do. Hyakubei said that the young lady of Inazuma Castle seemed to need someone whose appearance was hard to remember to do some things."
"Is Miss Ayaka also in Inazuma Castle?"
"Yeah, lately... Hey, Momoyo, why did you leave?"
After learning an unexpected piece of news from that guy, Xuan Donglin hurriedly left the town magistrate's office.
She turned left and right in Inazuma Castle and finally found two figures, one tall and one short.
With no sign of the young lady in sight, Xuan Donglin slowly loosened his grip on the wooden armrest.
After taking a deep look at the two people being intimate in the distance, Xuan Donglin withdrew his gaze.
Xuan Donglin thought about turning around and leaving, but his eyes couldn't help but look in that direction.
The tall, thin figure in sight squatted down and said something to the short figure.
It's unclear what the tall, thin figure said, but the short figure suddenly stood on tiptoe and wrapped his arms around the tall, thin figure's neck.
One second, two seconds...
Five seconds later, the short figure reluctantly released his hands and slowly disappeared from Xuan Donglin's sight.
In Xuan Donglin's sight, it seemed as if only the tall, thin figure remained.
The tall, slender figure in sight slowly got up and began to stroll leisurely through the street.
At this moment, Xuan Donglin knew he should look away and leave.
Just like before...
That's how it should have been, but this time, Xuan Donglin didn't do it that way.
She slowly followed the lone figure, watching from behind as the figure ordered food from a snack stall, then watched as the figure walked out of a dye shop and disappeared into a small alley.
Xuan Donglin didn't find it strange and walked straight into the alley.
The alleyway came into view, revealing its entirety, but the familiar figure was nowhere to be seen.
At this moment, the sense of crisis that belonged to the final episode finally came online, causing Xuan Donglin to immediately turn around and leave.
However, in the instant he turned around, he bumped into the figure that he had been following.
Mu Xian was clearly surprised; he had assumed that those following him would be General Lei Dian's men.
The surprise in his eyes flashed for a moment, then quickly returned to his indifference: "Was it Ayato who told you to follow me?"
Xuan Donglin raised his head, but before his gaze met Mu Xian's, he lowered his head again.
He clenched his loosened hand into a fist, and the color slowly faded from his knuckles.
"If I weren't the head of the family, do you think I would want to follow you?"
Xuan Donglin's tone suddenly turned hostile, completely unaware that he had been discovered.
"He's...he's an absolute idiot!"
The roar that suddenly erupted after being suppressed seemed especially quiet afterward, and the quiet made the previous roar seem all the more abrupt.
Xuan Donglin realized his loss of composure and lowered his head to rush past Mu Xian, but Mu Xian grabbed his right forearm.
The sudden force caused Xuan Donglin to fall backward, but Mu Xian quickly braced her back with his right hand.
"Sorry." With that, Mu Xian released his left hand.
Just like the lingering warmth on his forearm, the apologetic voice still echoed in his ears. Xuan Donglin shifted his gaze from the arm that had been grabbed to Mu Xian.
—Except for the hair and expressions, everything seems exactly the same.
"Isn't that Ayato...?"
"So... it was you?"
—Was it a lucky accident?
Upon hearing this, Xuan Donglin paused for a moment, then chose to remain silent.
"I understand." Mu Xian's indifferent voice softened slightly: "So, what are you doing following me?"
—It wasn't a lucky accident!?
Xuan Donglin's almond-shaped eyes widened slightly, revealing an expression of disbelief.
—How did he figure that out?
Just as he looked up, he saw Mu Xian reach out and press his head back down.
"You're still my student, after all."
Mu Xian said, "Your behavior is quite different from how you spoke harshly to me."
Mu Xian spoke coldly, but his cold words stirred up other emotions in Xuan Donglin.
"I don't have a teacher like you."
Xuan Donglin's tone was no longer as sharp as before.
She turned around, but then quickly turned back, remembering the scene of Ying Xiangshan.
As she turned around, she saw Mu Xian just about to leave, and then countless identical memories flashed before her eyes.
"A thrust can inflict maximum damage on the enemy with minimal movement."
"Momoyo, as a member of the final team, I hope you can learn what I teach you well."
Even if you don't kill anyone, you still need to learn how to protect yourself.
...
"Poison..."
"But remember to carry the antidote with you at all times, since poison doesn't discriminate between friend and foe."
"No matter who it is in the final episode, I don't want an unintentional encounter to become the last time I see them."
...
"Her name is Zaoyou?"
"How come I've never seen her before?"
...
“In the final chapter, children who cannot protect themselves die very easily.”
"So, Little Baidai, I know you hate teachers."
"But I beg you, teacher, please don't tell anyone that I secretly taught Zaoyou martial arts."
...
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