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Xu Ming hesitated for a moment, then said vaguely:

"Yes, he'll be there soon..."

A smile instantly bloomed on her face; at that moment, she felt as if she had received the most precious treasure in the world.

"Is that so? I knew my husband loved me the most..."

As she spoke, her voice grew softer and softer, until finally, under Xu Ming's gaze, she slowly turned to ashes and vanished into the air.

Xu Ming sighed, the strange atmosphere when Ashina Genichiro and Kikumaru were together flashing through his mind, as well as the cold expression on Ashina Genichiro's face when he mentioned his wife.

Xu Ming ultimately did not reveal this cruel truth.

He glanced around and realized that so many grudges and feuds were hidden in a secret room that was not much bigger than the kitchen. It was truly a sad sight.

After a while, Xu Ming slowly walked out of the secret room.

"Have you finished your business?"

"I asked calmly."

"Yes, it should be over."

Xu Ming nodded.

Soon, the two figures left the ancient castle tower side by side and disappeared into the night...

"Si~~!"

Xu Ming and Si Yingshi had just arrived at the cave in the zoo when Kobayashi Rindou suddenly jumped out of the cave and, like an octopus, wrapped herself around Si Yingshi and pressed her face against his.

They had to be so intimate, so very intimate.

However, her posture inevitably aroused the imagination, so in order to show that he was not guilty, Xu Ming had no choice but to keep his eyes straight ahead.

"Xiao Lin!"

Tsukasa Eishi, who had always maintained a cool and handsome image, suddenly blushed and looked flustered. He didn't even know where to put his hands.

"Xiaolin, come down quickly! There are other people here!"

"No, I don't want to! We haven't seen each other in so long, I've missed you so much!"

Kobayashi Rindou not only clung to Tsukasa Eishi and refused to get down, but even started acting sweetly and affectionately.

Xu Ming, feeling nauseous from being stuffed with bags of dog food, silently walked to the side.

Hmph! A carnivorous woman and a submissive man, what a pair of scoundrels, ptooey!

Xu Ming waited for a long time before finally meeting the two dog food wholesalers and finishing the deal.

"Junior, I really want to thank you this time~"

Kobayashi Rindou, acting as if they were old friends, patted Xu Ming's back forcefully.

"Hmph! Kobayashi, you're still the same."

Just then, a soft voice came from behind.

Accompanied by this sound, an adorable little girl wearing a deep purple Lolita-style dress adorned with lace and carrying teddy bear plush toys in her arms emerged from the shadows of the woods.

It was none other than the owner of the fairytale castle—Momoko Akanekubo.

"Little Peach~~! I've missed you so much!"

Kobayashi Rindou didn't care at all about the disdain and contempt on Akanekubo Momo's face. He pounced over, grabbed Akanekubo Momo's petite body, and rubbed his face against hers vigorously.

"Let go of me! Get away from me! Are you a dog or something?!"

Faced with Kobayashi Rindou's 'entanglement attack', Akane Kubo Momo's icy expression immediately crumbled, and she exclaimed in surprise.

"I don't want it! Hehe! It smells so good and feels so soft! Ah! It's the same feeling I remember!"

Kobayashi Rindou rubbed his face against hers while letting out a strange laugh that sounded like that of a pervert.

Xu Ming looked at the two people 'interacting' with a strange expression.

Tsukasa Eishi, standing to the side, wore a wry smile, his expression seemingly saying, "You'll get used to it."

Chapter 121 The Five Elements and Their Interrelationships

"Seniors, I'll be taking my leave now."

Having gathered the three forces and formed a three-way alliance, Xu Ming prepared to leave first and return to Polaris Dormitory to rest, and also to ask Isshiki Satoshi about some things.

Rindou Kobayashi, who was holding Momo Akane, gave Eishi Tsukasa a wink.

"Xu Mingjun, let me see you off."

Tsukasa Eishi immediately spoke up.

Xu Ming nodded, knowing that Si Yingshi must have something to say to him.

The two left the zoo and slowly walked towards the Polaris Dormitory.

At this moment, Si Yingshi took out three fan-shaped fragments of different colors from his pocket and handed them to Xu Ming.

"Xu Mingjun, please keep this safe."

"This is a fragment of the 'Blood Moon Roulette'!?"

Xu Ming took the fragment with some surprise.

"Yes, Kobayashi originally promised to give you these fragments."

"What are these fragments for?"

Xu Ming examined the fragments in his hand, which resembled neither gold nor jade, with suspicion.

"I'm not entirely sure about the specifics, but it should be related to the magic array set up by Azami Nakiri."

However, no matter how the three of us tried to activate them, the fragments didn't react at all. Therefore, Kobayashi guessed that these fragments might only work in the hands of living people.

Xu Ming nodded as if he understood, and quickly put the fragments close to his body.

"I would also like to express my gratitude to you personally."

As Si Yingshi spoke, he bowed deeply to Xu Ming.

"Senior Si, you're too kind. I was entrusted by Senior Lin."

Xu Ming quickly waved his hand.

"No, for some reason, the three of us are actually unable to leave the place where we died. In a sense, the three of us are higher-level earthbound spirits."

Tsukasa Eishi spoke with a complex expression.

"But because Xu Mingjun loosened the nodes of the magic array, we were able to break free from its confinement."

"Who told us we have a common enemy?"

Xu Ming smiled.

You're right.

Tsukasa Eishi nodded in agreement.

"Senior Si, please tell Senior Lin and Senior Qian that the ceremony will likely begin tonight, so please be prepared."

Xu Ming slowly suppressed his smile, and his expression became serious.

"I understand. Everything will be settled tonight."

Tsukasa Eishi nodded solemnly.

The two talked a lot along the way.

Tsukasa Eishi also told Xu Ming about the cause of death of the three men.

Kobayashi Rindou was indeed bound with iron chains by Nakiri Azami and thrown into the pond to drown.

Momoko Akane was burned alive, and then Azami Nakiri turned her ashes into stone bricks, which were then embedded in the walls of the castle.

He was poisoned to death by the venom made from datura flowers by Azami Nakiri.

Well, now we have all three elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

"Wait a minute, junior."

When Xu Ming returned to Polaris Dormitory and casually told Isshiki Satoshi his deduction, Isshiki Satoshi said the following.

"You only see the surface of things."

Isshiki Satoshi snapped open the folding fan in his hand.

"Why do you say that, Isshiki-senpai?"

Xu Ming looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"If it's just the simple Five Elements, why would Azami Nakiri make it so complicated? Don't you find that strange?"

Xu Ming seemed to be thinking about it, and after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be true.

For example, if Kuga Terunori were to be associated with 'fire' in his death, all that would be needed is to light a fire while he is asleep. Why go to the trouble of stuffing him into a coffin and then burning him?

Xu Ming thought about it more and more and felt that Nakiri Azami's actions were very strange, unless... he had a reason to do so!

Xu Ming suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"It seems that the junior has already figured out the reason."

Isshiki Satoshi fanned himself with a folding fan, squinted his eyes, and revealed a mysterious smile.

"If my guess is correct, the reason why Azami Nakiri is made so complicated is to conform to the principle of 'mutual generation of the five elements'."

Xu Ming said firmly.

Kuga Terunori was nailed to a coffin and burned to death. The coffin was made of wood, so it was 'wood that produces fire'.

Eizan Etsuya was killed by a gold brick and sealed inside a wall, which conforms to the principle of 'earth generating metal'.

Kobayashi Rindan was bound with iron chains and drowned in a pool of water; 'metal generates water'.

Momoko Akane was burned to ashes, and her ashes were used to make stone bricks, which were then used to build the castle walls, a process known as 'fire giving birth to earth'.

Finally, there's Tsukasa Eishi, who was poisoned to death by the sap made from a poisonous plant, which corresponds to 'water-grown wood'.

The complex causes of death of these five people form a wonderful cycle of 'five elements generating each other'.