Natsuki looked over and saw Sakura tilting her head and looking in the direction where Genji had left. Her eyes were gentle and captivating.

"Yes...it's so beautiful..."

Xia Mu let out the same soft sigh.

All those things they did, being so careful not to dig three feet into the ground to find Herzog, and patiently waiting for him to appear on his own, were all for the purpose of protecting these lovely people, weren't they?

Whether it's the Sakurai sisters, the Genji brothers, the heads of the five families, or Sakura, if their tragedies can be averted, then Natsuki himself will feel that his efforts were not in vain.

However, he will change his strategy and launch an attack instead of passively defending, because when the time comes to reveal the true colors, if he doesn't attack, Herzog will not show himself.

He was already the key to this whole process; without his involvement, Herzog would not have felt that everything had been a complete success.

"Young Master Mu... Miss Erii..."

Sakura's somewhat weak voice came through.

Natsuki and Erii exchanged a glance, then held hands and walked into the room.

The two knelt down beside Sakura's bed.

After exhausting her strength and experiencing emotional highs and lows, Sakura has not yet recovered.

"Young Master Mu, saying thank you is a bit too inadequate..."

Sakura gazed at Natsuki and said softly yet earnestly, "Sakura's life belongs to the young master, but if one day you need me, I will do everything in my power to help you."

Xia Mu chuckled: "You and him go to a nudist beach in France and live happily ever after. That's all I need."

Sakura blushed and looked away: "You and Erii will be happy for the rest of your lives."

"Don't let your guard down, you'll have your biggest rival in love from now on." Xia Mu's lips curled into an amused smile.

"Huh? What?" Sakura was taken aback.

Xia Mu chuckled: "You saw that man just now, right? He looks exactly like your young master. They're twins, they grew up together, you know?"

“I know him, is there a problem?” Sakura asked, somewhat puzzled.

Xia Mu leaned close to her ear mysteriously and whispered, "He's a brother complex guy."

cherry:"……"

"Ahem, I've reminded you this much. How you defeat him and win over your young master's heart is up to you."

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Xia Mu got up, looked at Ying Qing's colorful face for a while, then took Erii's delicate little hand and left.

He didn't know or care what Yuan Zhisheng and Yuan Zhinu talked about; he only noticed that Yuan Zhisheng returned with a radiant face, which told him that the result was very good.

“Xiao Mu, Zhi Nu and I have discussed it and agreed to act together until the moment he is completely exposed. Only the three of us will know about this,” Yuan Zhisheng said to him after returning.

Xia Mu nodded: "Did you give him those headphones? Did you remind him to watch out for the clapper sound?"

Genjiro solemnly said, "Everything is ready, but he is worried that his combat strength will be affected and he may not be able to fake the same kind of domineering presence as Kazama Ruri."

"That's a problem..."

Xia Mu rubbed his chin. "But don't worry, I plan to take the initiative. Their attention will immediately be focused on me."

What are you planning to do?

"I need to know the location of the Well of Hidden Bones; I believe you have already located it."

Genjiro's spirits lifted: "Good news has come from the Red Well. This morning, the head of the Miyamoto family broke through to the red rock layer. Blood-red water seeped out of the rock layer, and a thunderous sound could be faintly heard from inside. This means they are close to the Red Demon River. Everything matches the legend of the Well of Hidden Bones."

"What legend?"

"Legend has it that one half of the Well of Hidden Bones is filled with cold water, while the other half is filled with fire, and the fire and cold water are mixed together inside."

Genjiro said, "The head of the Miyamoto family believed that the confluence of magma and groundwater in the Akagi River was the source of the thunderous sound. The magma flowed from an active volcano near Mount Fuji. The magma provided sufficient nutrients for the creation of the gods, and at the same time heated the groundwater to a high temperature. The recent instability of Mount Fuji was also due to the abnormal flow of elements caused by the creation of the gods. All signs indicate that what we have discovered is indeed the Well of Hidden Bones, but it is not a vertical well, but a horizontal one underground."

Xia Mu pondered for a long time: "Seal off all areas around the Red Well, do not let anyone approach, and stop digging."

"Stop digging? If we do that, we won't be able to reach the burial site." Genji asked, puzzled.

"No, I'm enough," Xia Mu said calmly.

Yuan Zhisheng: "..."

Damn it, what a show-off!

"Also, let me remind you, the entire Kanto branch has betrayed us. Be prepared and take action. Don't let the Ryoma family head make contact without knowing anything. Some casualties are really unnecessary," Xia Mu added.

Stopping the excavation saved the head of the Miyamoto family, reminded the Kanto branch of their betrayal and saved the head of the Ryoma family, and if Genji hadn't risked his life against Genji, Fuuma Kotaro probably wouldn't have died.

"call…"

In this way, Sakurai Nanami will probably not be the only head of the five families left.

Xia Mu stood up: "I'll set off for Hongjing tomorrow."

"Xiaomu!"

Yuan Zhisheng suddenly called out to him.

"what happened?"

Xia Mu turned around.

"Spend more time with Erii; you're all she has." Genji looked at him earnestly.

Xia Mu paused for a moment, then smiled broadly and said, "Don't worry, after this is over, we'll all be free. We can get married together and go on a trip to France."

"Ah."

Yuan Zhisheng's face also showed a look of longing.

Natsuki returned to Erii's courtyard and saw her sitting alone under the corridor, hugging her knees and looking at the white clouds in the sky.

Sezuko knelt behind her, but she couldn't feel part of her world.

It wasn't until she saw Xia Mu appear that she regained her vitality and came back to life.

"Mumu!"

Xia Mu walked over and sat down beside her, hugging her with a touch of tenderness, pulling her small body into his arms: "When I'm not around, do you just space out like this?"

"No, I'm looking at the clouds."

Erii leaned against him and whispered, "Watching them fly freely, I imagine myself as one of them."

"You can fly freely too... after everything is over." Xia Mu gently stroked her head.

Erii rubbed her hand against his, a faint melancholy flashing in her eyes.

She didn't know how much longer she had to live...

---Aside---

I'll finish it tomorrow...

Other state-owned enterprises are just coasting along, why am I so busy...?

I had expected to have more free time after changing jobs, but I miscalculated.

Chapter 309 Once Again Tokyo Skytree

"Eri, I'll go with you today. Where would you like to go?"

Seeing that Erii was in low spirits, Natsuki didn't tell her about his plans. He just gently stroked her hair and asked with a smile.

Erii's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she replied without hesitation, "We want to go to Skytree."

Xia Mu asked, somewhat puzzled, "Haven't we been to the Sky Tree before?"

"Do you still want to go?"

Erii pouted and acted cute.

Xia Mu's body went limp: "Okay, okay, I'll take you there."

It had been more than two years since they last climbed the Tokyo Skytree, and they arrived at the top just as evening was falling.

As the sun gradually sets, the magnificent sunset clouds resemble beautiful scales covering the sky.

Using the power of the Snake Clan, Natsuki booked a small venue, with only him and Erii on the top observation deck.

Time flies so fast…

Natsuki hugged Erii tightly from behind, and they leaned against the railing to watch the sunset together.

Her body was so slender that she could completely curl up in his arms.

"Mumu, do you still remember the first time we met? That magical summoning." Erii felt a sense of peace as she was enveloped by his presence.

"Yes, that was the first time I saw you, such a pure and innocent girl," Xia Mu whispered in her ear.

Every time he hugged her from behind, he felt incredibly good, as if he had secured the whole world, and he wished he could hold her like that forever.

“Mumu wasn’t wearing any clothes back then, hee, I saw it all…” Erii’s eyes crinkled into a smile.

Xia Mu said without batting an eye, "Anyway, we're destined to see and touch each other naked, so it's okay if it's two years earlier."

Erii smiled, pursing her lips: "Back then, I didn't know anything, and you taught me so many things..."

She counted on her fingers, "There's the difference between men and women, there's a girl's period, and there's kissing..."

"Hey, I didn't teach you how to kiss," Xia Mu protested.

Erii blinked: "Oh..."

She slowly turned around in his arms, reached out and hugged his neck, pressed her face against his neck, and whispered, "Mumu, when did you start liking me?"

Xia Mu hugged her slender waist tightly, and said somewhat uncertainly, "I don't know...maybe I liked her from the very beginning..."

He could clearly feel the little hands that were hugging his neck tighten, then quickly relax.

"Mumu, you said that if you like someone, you'll want to marry him and be with him forever..."

Erii raised her eyes, gazing intently into them. "From the day I left Tokyo with you, I knew I would marry you..."

Reading at midnight

Xia Mu's heart trembled.

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