Naruto: The Caged Bird Cannot Confine Me - Feng Hou Qi Men

Chapter 40 The End

Just as Feng Qi used the Chaotic Gold Rubbing to freeze the high monk Meng Zong in place, a chaotic fighting sound suddenly rang out outside the courtyard.

They are wandering ninjas lurking within the Land of Birds!

They seemed to possess ninja tools capable of sensing Meng Zong's location. Furthermore, Meng Zong's residence was not far from the Daming Prefecture, so they quickly arrived and successfully broke through the Daming Prefecture's defenses.

Whoosh whoosh.

Several dark figures darted around the courtyard, making the already tense atmosphere even more so.

As his teammates appeared, the veins on Meng Zong's neck bulged, and he strained to utter a hoarse, indistinct voice: "Quick! Quick! Kill that gray-robed man!"

The wandering ninjas exchanged glances and then nodded silently.

Although they didn't know what had happened or why their leader had suddenly disappeared and arrived in Daming Prefecture.

However, when it came to the leader who could lead them to control the country, they did not hesitate at all when Meng Zong gave orders. They either reached out to touch the ninja tool bag, slowly approached Feng Qi, or quickly formed hand seals, reacting very quickly!

Their execution is quite good, but their insight is somewhat lacking.

The group of wandering ninjas didn't notice anything unusual in Feng Qi's pure white eyes...

That's an extremely dangerous signal!

"It's all over, Lord Meng Zong! Oh no, that Meng Zong guy is a treacherous wandering ninja leader!"

The wandering ninjas surrounded them menacingly, and Chishima, who had never seen anything like it before, was quite frightened.

Although he had a powerful fortune teller by his side, they had only known each other for less than a day, so he obviously couldn't trust him unconditionally.

However, even under these circumstances, the trembling Chishima stood firmly in front of Toki, almost instinctively wanting to protect her childhood sweetheart whom she had grown up with.

"Chishima, you bastard..."

Zhu Lu, still dressed as a man, stared blankly at Qian Dao's retreating figure, her eyes flickering a few times before she let out a heavy sigh.

From the moment she decided to embark on the path of avenging her father and brother at any cost, she was destined to never be able to go back to the days before.

And now...

Zhu Lu slowly suppressed her emotions, glared fiercely at Meng Zong who was frozen in place and unable to move, and walked over step by step.

My father and brother died at the hands of ninjas, and the wandering ninjas who suddenly appeared were all under the command of the high monk Mengzong.

In other words, the hypocritical and virtuous fat-eared monk in front of him is his own enemy who killed his father and brother!

Whoosh.

Zhu Lu reached out and touched the hilt of the sword at her waist. As she slowly drew it, the sharp blade reflected a chilling light that shone directly into Meng Zong's eyes.

Meng Zong was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and trembled violently as if his body was under invisible shackles.

In a normal situation, with his methods, killing his opponent would be as easy as crushing an ant.

But right now, he's in a bizarre and damnably immobile state!

What the hell are those bastards doing? Why haven't they made a single move for so long...?

When Meng Zong looked up indignantly at his surroundings, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Suddenly, he realized that his subordinates had all been inexplicably frozen in place!

They stared at each other, both seeing panic deep in each other's eyes.

What the hell kind of technique is this?

Even the Shadow Binding Technique of the Nara Clan of Konoha requires the entanglement of shadows to achieve binding, and it is not as firm, making even struggling a luxury!

"Lord Heron, I truly hope that the Bird Kingdom will become better and better, and I have been working hard for it all along. Please, please don't be deceived by those with ulterior motives!"

The ever-growing blade was reflected deep within Meng Zong's pupils. This wicked man who had assassinated the daimyo finally began to fear. His muscles twitched violently, and he frantically tried to break free from the restraints of Luan Jintuo.

However, how could he, with such negligible influence over the world, possibly shake Feng Qi?

"The facts are clear. If you still have anything to say, go to the underworld and have a good talk with your father and the others you killed!"

Zhu Lu's eyes were filled with murderous intent as she raised her sharp blade high, aiming it at Meng Zong's head, whose eyes were bloodshot with fear.

Seeing this, Feng Qi sighed softly and reached out to grab Zhu Lu's back.

call out.

Without any effort, Zhu Lu, whose eyes were blinded by hatred, picked her up and tossed her back to Qian Dao's side, where she landed on the muddy ground of the courtyard, covered in bruises.

"What's the rush, Your Excellency?" Feng Qi scratched his head, his tone lazy.

"This is between me and them, you..."

Zhu Lu completely ignored the scrapes and bruises on her body, roaring angrily as she prepared to attack the high monk Meng Zong again.

Then, she was frozen in place...

"Whatever grudges you have are none of my business. Once I finish this job, you can tear it apart however you want."

Feng Qi waved his hand expressionlessly, completely disregarding the fact that the other party was the daimyo of the Bird Country.

"I see. I understand now. Meng Zong, did you order the wandering ninja to kill Lord Oogawa (the former daimyo)?"

The strategist Hongming, who had been dumbfounded and watching the whole thing unfold, stepped forward and finally learned the whole story.

After recovering from this shocking revelation, he turned to look at the fallen Zhu Lu: "I don't know if you are Lord Lu or Lord Zhu Lu, but in any case, Meng Zong cannot be killed like this."

"How could someone like you, who only wants to compete for the position of Daimyo, possibly understand how I feel right now!" Zhu Lu said through gritted teeth.

Hongming glanced sideways at Meng Zong and the surrounding wandering ninjas, his eyes flashing with a calm and indifferent expression: "Killing Meng Zong here, Lord Dalu would truly be a death without any explanation..."

As a strategist for the country, his perspective on issues was far more profound than that of Zhu Lu, who was solely focused on revenge.

His reminder struck Zhu Lu like a thunderbolt, and she squatted on the ground in a daze.

She seemed to realize just how foolish and reckless her actions had been...

“Lord Zhulu, Mr. Hongming is right. Before the execution, we must make Mengzong’s crimes public!” Chishima added.

His emotions were filled with concern for the red ibis and indignation towards Meng Zong.

Feng Qi walked calmly to Zhu Lu, raised his hand to untie the Ranjin Taku, and then turned to look at Qian Dao beside him: "Now that you've arrived here, your request related to the samurai spirits is considered complete."

Hearing the sounds of guards arriving to provide support outside the courtyard, Feng Qi continued, "As for how to deal with these people, that's your own internal matter and has nothing to do with me."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 41 The Land of Demons

Feng Qi's commission was to untangle the spirits of the samurai who were troubling the Bird Kingdom, a task he had previously confirmed with Chishima.

Now that the whole truth has come to light, with accusations from other wandering ninjas and further evidence investigation, it is a foregone conclusion that the mastermind, the high monk Mengzong, will be apprehended.

In that case, Feng Qi was too lazy to get involved in the remaining troublesome matters.

Will the tortoise be able to resolve its vengeful heart? Can its relationship with the Kuril Islands be restored? Will the strategist Akira give up the fight for the daimyo position as in the original story? What will be the future of the Bird Country?

None of this has anything to do with him!

The following day, faced with irrefutable evidence, the high monk Mengzong confessed to murdering the daimyo and the heir apparent in front of all the citizens of the Bird Country.

A highly respected monk turned out to be a vicious thug who murdered a daimyo?!

The people were stunned and incredulous by this sudden news.

The "Mengzong Incident" had a significant impact on the Bird Kingdom, involving many officials and nobles.

However, thanks to the strategist Hongming's combination of kindness and severity, the turmoil was quickly quelled. For some unknown reason, he ultimately chose to wholeheartedly assist the young daimyo in governing the country, just as he had done with Osawara in the past.

As for the few wandering ninjas who stood up to identify Meng Zong, they successfully obtained the right to live in the Land of Birds.

The tortoise, now showing its true form, has regained some of its vitality and, with the company of the Thousand Islands, is gradually adapting to its high-ranking and powerful identity as a daimyo.

If there's anything different, it's that in the Bird Kingdom, there's a new legend about a "fortune teller."

Zhu Lu and Qian Dao have not forgotten Feng Qi's kindness.

To repay his benefactor who left without saying goodbye, Zhu Yu ordered his men to compile Feng Qi's deeds in the capital into a book, which was then circulated throughout the Bird Kingdom.

Aside from a few accurate folk tales, the most eye-catching one is undoubtedly "the Taoist priest with white eyes dispelling the spirits of the dead warriors"!

Through merchants and relatives, Fengqi's Taoist pamphlets gradually spread to neighboring countries.

Because of its novel and interesting stories, which are quite captivating and have some "ghost" elements, it sold very well, and even surpassed the Make-Out Paradise series for a period of time!

Of course, Feng Qi was unaware of this at the time.

After a leisurely five-day, four-night journey westward, he passed through the Land of Bears, which possessed a special meteorite that fell from the sky, and parts of the Land of Wind, during which he eliminated several teams of arrogant bounty hunters.

Finally, we arrived in a country with a long history.

"The auspicious location indicated by the divination hexagram I glimpsed from the interior should be right here."

Feng Qi stood with his arms crossed and a calm expression on a cliff face, looking down at the entire city.

A gentle breeze swept across the cliff, lifting the sleeves of his long, flowing gray robe and scattering the strands of hair that fell across his forehead, revealing the unusually conspicuous caged bird curse mark.

"So, this is the Land of Demons..."

When it comes to the neutral Land of Demons, apart from the shrine maiden system that is different from ordinary countries where the "daimyo" is the ruling power, it is also known as the Land of Demons.

What impressed Feng Qi the most was naturally the otherworldly monster that had an inextricable feud with this country: the Wraith, who was said to possess the power to destroy the world!

Many years ago, the demon led a large army of puppeteers to attack the ninja world, causing countless ninja casualties.

With ninjas from different countries joining forces to fight against him, the first witch of the Land of Demons forcibly separated his soul from his body and sealed him in the underground palace of the Land of Demons and the temple of the neighboring Swamp Country.

In the years that followed, successive priestesses of the Land of Demons fulfilled this important responsibility, sparing no effort to prevent the resurrection of the demons!

This indirectly led to the fact that in the land of demons, the priestess was the supreme symbol, and everyone was expected to serve her.

"If I remember correctly, even if a demon is killed, it will eventually be resurrected by taking advantage of human negative emotions."

Feng Qi sat cross-legged on the ground, pondering the information about the demon, "Negative emotions, huh..."

"Moreover, the shrine maiden's innate powerful sealing techniques seem to offer a lot of room for maneuver."

Thinking of this, Feng Qi slowly stood up, dusted himself off, and smiled slightly. "Interesting. No wonder the Ghost Kingdom is my auspicious location."