Antique Shop Zero: Disfigured School Beauty Becomes a Succubus to Pay Off Debts

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The crow inwardly grumbled:

"That's it? And he calls himself the number one illusionist under Seimei?"

The Nine-Tailed Fox is so powerful, how come you, Seimei's direct disciple, are so weak?

Oh right, that Seimei must also be a weak stag.

The evil crow took a deep breath:

"Hey!"

A chilling shriek echoed throughout the entire neighborhood!

The investigators covered their ears and crouched on the ground in anguish.

Yamada Yu was so shocked by the scream that he coughed up blood.

He quickly looked toward the source of the sound.

Beneath the smoke, Yamada Yu couldn't make out the appearance of the evil crow, but he could sense that it was a bird with extraordinary power.

Yamada Yu's pupils suddenly contracted!

Could this be a legendary shikigami?

Even Lord Seimei didn't have a shikigami, yet the Xia Kingdom actually has one!

Yamada Yu realized that the shikigami was holding a lucky star pendant in its mouth!

Got it, so the Xia Kingdom also has Onmyoji, right?

That Onmyoji from the Xia Kingdom came for the lucky star pendant, and also wanted his shikigami to kill him.

Yamada Yu didn't think that the evil crow was saving him.

Just now, after hearing that scream, Yamada felt like he could see his great-grandmother.

"You want to kill me? Not so easy. When Lord Seimei arrives, you'll all be dead!"

Taking advantage of the investigators' dizziness, Yamada Yu quickly broke through the window and fled frantically.

It took the investigators more than ten minutes to regain their senses, albeit unsteadily.

Liu Wei covered his head and wanted to chase after him, but his legs gave way and he fell to the ground again.

Several investigators helped him up.

Liu Wei stared at the broken window, gritted his teeth, and said unwillingly:

"He got away."

This illusionist is much stronger than I imagined.

Especially that last move, which made everyone lose consciousness.

An investigator took out a small work phone and handed it to Liu Wei:

"Sister Yan identified that person through the footage just now."

That person from the Eastern Sakura region wasn't Seimei; his name was Yamada Yu.

Liu Wei took the phone.

Yamada Yu, 42 years old, came to Xia Kingdom five years ago.

Liu Wei squinted and said:

"I never expected that even one of Seimei's underlings would be so strong."

We must report this to our superiors quickly and bring a forbidden item to the South China Sea as soon as possible.

Liu Wei handed the phone back to his teammate and said:

"Order the police to conduct a city-wide manhunt for Yamada Yu."

The investigator said:

"Yes."

Liu Wei turned his head, looked at Li Mingyue through the thick fog, and praised her:

"Mingyue, well done."

Otherwise, we really wouldn't be able to find any clues about Seimei.

How did you find this guy?

Li Mingyue did not answer; she knelt blankly beside Jiang Yong's body.

The thick fog had mostly dissipated, and Liu Wei could clearly see the deep self-blame and guilt in Li Mingyue's eyes.

Liu Wei was taken aback for a moment, then a relieved smile appeared on his face.

The Bureau of Anomalies exists to protect the peace and tranquility of the Xia Kingdom.

Investigators may not have high academic qualifications or combat skills, but they must have a sense of responsibility towards their compatriots.

This girl is reliable.

She is capable, responsible, and courageous; that's really great.

Not only him, but everyone present knew that it was perfectly fine to entrust their backs to her.

......

As dawn breaks in the east, over the South China Sea, in the eastern region...

Yamada Yu, clutching his arm, limped into the alley.

He hid behind the trash can, cautiously looking around.

There is no danger.

Yamada Yu breathed a sigh of relief, panting heavily.

"If only I had Lord Seimei's abilities, how could these mortals have driven me to this state!"

"Damn it, why is it that after so many years of cultivation, I still don't have even a fraction of Lord Seimei's strength?"

When Yamada was young, he entered the Seimei family with many other children of the same age.

Of the hundreds of children, only three were favored by Lord Seimei and began to learn Yin-Yang arts.

All told, I have been cultivating for thirty-five years now.

Thirty-five years of diligent training had yielded illusion techniques that were not even comparable to a single finger of Lord Seimei.

Actually, the way to break through his illusions is very simple.

The illusion loses its effect as long as one does not listen or look.

"Fortunately, I've done something worthwhile today."

"If I tell Lord Seimei the information, he will surely teach me even more profound Yin-Yang arts!"

Yamada Yu picked up his phone and dialed a number.

This phone isn't his; he just stole it from a passerby.

The Bureau of Abnormal Affairs has definitely locked my information now, so using my own phone to make a call would be suicide.

The call was answered.

Yamada Yu's tone immediately became humble:

"My lord, several divine artifacts have been discovered in the Xia Kingdom!"

The "divine object" he spoke of was a forbidden object.

Over the years, Yamada Yu has been relentlessly scavenging antiques in Xia Kingdom in search of divine objects.

A soft, effeminate male voice came from the other end of the phone:

"What happened?"

Yamada Yu said excitedly:

"We discovered a divine necklace today, but unfortunately the Anomaly Management Bureau interfered, and we ultimately failed to obtain it."

Soft male voice:

"So, that divine artifact fell into the hands of the Bureau of Anomalies?"

The Bureau of Anomalies already possesses several divine artifacts; if they were to acquire another one...

The Seimei family has a history of over a thousand years.

The intelligence gathered over the years has shown them that the Xia Kingdom possesses the most divine artifacts.

The Seimei family plans to enter the Xia Kingdom through commercial channels to secretly search for forbidden items.

Afraid of offending the Xia Kingdom?

Once there are enough forbidden items, the Seimei family will become a divine race!

Let alone the Xia Kingdom, even the whole world would tremble under the feet of the Seimei family!

Upon hearing Lord Seimei's tone turn cold, Yamada Yu quickly explained:

"No, it was taken away by another shikigami in the end!"

I suspect that the Xia Kingdom also has Yin-Yang Masters, who are equally interested in divine objects!

The effeminate male voice softened slightly:

"Oh? The Xia Kingdom also has Onmyoji?"

Hehehe... Interesting.

Shikigami? I still don't have one.

All told, the Yin-Yang Masters of the Xia Kingdom possessed at least two divine artifacts.

That would certainly be worth the risk of making a trip to the Xia Kingdom.

The phone hangs up.

Yamada Yu heard the busy tone in his ear.

A sinister smile crept across his face.

The Yin-Yang Master from Xia Kingdom tried to kill me, didn't he?

Once Lord Seimei arrives, you'll know what true Onmyoji magic is!

Yamada Yu never worried that Lord Seimei might be unable to defeat the Xia Kingdom's Onmyoji.

He sighed:

"These next few days will be tough; I'll have to hide and go on the run."

Suddenly, a harsh, hoarse voice rang out:

"I can find you a nice place to stay for a few days."

Yamada Yu was startled and looked around.

"who!"

Yamada Yu saw what was speaking and his eyes slowly widened.

It was a crow!

She also had a lucky star necklace in her mouth.

Tilting its head, it stood on the wall.

Yamada Yu reacted quickly, rapidly forming hand seals. The trash can next to him transformed into a white tiger, roaring as it charged towards the crow.

The crow didn't even flinch.

A mocking look appeared in its eyes.

Let the white tiger charge at us.

The white tiger, like a phantom, passed through the crow's body.

"Your illusion magic is not even as good as a single hair of a nine-tailed fox; it's incredibly childish."

"After all, he's just a mortal. Even with the magic of a nine-tailed fox, he's still incredibly weak."

After the crow finished its rant, a beam of black light shot from its eyes.

Yamada Yu lost consciousness.

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