Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

Strangely, although it was a ninja squad, the leader was a young blonde mixed-race woman dressed as a samurai, with three katana at her waist.

The woman's eyes and brows carried an inescapable air of arrogance and impatience.

She was none other than Fujibayashi Kazuori, the sixth young lady of the Fujibayashi family.

Behind her were three ordinary ninjas, all of whom looked exhausted and cautious.

"What are you dawdling for? Hurry up! Get inside and finish the handover as soon as possible. I don't want to stay in this awful place for another day!"

Fujibayashi Kazuori scolded her with dissatisfaction, showing no sense of tension as she carried out the mission.

Last night, she felt that traveling at night would be too tiring, and she didn't want to sleep in the supposedly "haunted" mine.

He then arbitrarily ordered them to rest in a dense forest ten miles away, completely disregarding the potential risks and rules.

The lowest-ranking ninjas naturally dared not speak out against their anger. Even if they were exiled, it was still their master's family, so they could only obey.

So the four of them swaggered in without a second thought, without even taking the most basic precautions, and went straight into the mining area and into the main mine tunnel.

After all, in their eyes, this was just an insignificant guarding task in their own backyard.

When Cui Ming, who was hiding in the shadows, observed this scene through the puppet, he fell silent for a moment.

So... all his carefully prepared multiple deadly traps and psychologically manipulative mechanisms were rendered useless?

It's like casting pearls before swine in front of a group of completely unsuspecting people.

Even as Cui Ming watched them get closer and closer to the crude traps he had set up in plain sight to block the road and create panic...

"How...boring."

Cui Ming sighed.

Is the opponent really that weak? Could they not even spot a trap that an ordinary hunter could find?

Through observation, Cui Ming confirmed that the Qi of these four people was indeed weak. The strongest, Fujibayashi Akihiro, was only slightly stronger than an ordinary ninja, posing no threat to him at all.

Therefore, with the intention of not wasting any resources.

Cui Ming decided to lure these foolish lab rats into the illusion array to conduct experiments.

At least, when it's time to clean up, there won't be blood splattered everywhere.

With a wave of his hand, Cui Ming sent a shadow spider, which had been lurking in the shadows and following Fujibayashi and the others, scurrying quickly along the path leading to the illusion array.

"Ok?"

Fujibayashi Kaori's ears twitched. Although she was spoiled and willful, her training was undeniable.

"There's movement! Over there! Follow me!!"

Without a word, she drew her two katana from her waist and, without hesitation, led her three subordinates toward the source of the sound.

The three ninjas were somewhat confused, but this wasn't the first time, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.

Fujibayashi was very excited.

I've been working as the head guard in this godforsaken place for over a year now.

She was going crazy, stuck in this damned mine, living this monotonous and boring life day after day.

As long as she kills this damned intruder, she will have an excuse to go back and find her father, and she will have a chance to go back!

Why should she be exiled?

Fujibayashi gripped the knife tightly, a burning hatred igniting in his eyes.

His foot speed increased further, and he instantly became even more sharp.

The originally rhythmic footsteps became light and swift.

Ok?

Cui Ming was somewhat surprised; it seemed that this female warrior was capable enough to become a leader.

But none of that matters anymore.

As the four of them stepped into the depths of the illusion array, the puppets hidden in various places quickly adjusted their positions.

The illusion array activated in the next instant!

To the four members of Fujibayashi, the surrounding scenery suddenly changed.

The once dimly lit mine cave seemed to have transformed into a gloomy and eerie endless jungle, with mist beginning to spread and strange shadows looming around.

The figures of his companions also became blurry and distorted, and faint, mournful howls echoed in his ears.

"Illusion? A mere trifle!"

Fujibayashi forced himself to remain calm, closed his eyes to calm his mind, and mobilized the Qi within his body. Then, he suddenly opened his eyes and roared with a ferocious expression.

"what!"

With his eyes open and a furious roar, Fujibayashi Kaori's internal energy erupted instantly.

The eerie forest that had been there vanished, but what followed filled her with even greater terror.

After discovering that their leader, Fujibayashi Aoi, was not as bad as she appeared, they realized that she was not as incompetent as she seemed.

Cui Ming then focused on adjusting the illusion array specifically for her.

Cui Ming had already silently arrived near the illusion array. There was no way he could make such precise adjustments entirely through the puppets right now.

Cui Ming mobilized his Qi and added it to the illusion array, giving the vine forest a powerful dose of medicine.

then...

Having shattered a layer of illusion, Fujibayashi arrived at the Fujibayashi ancestral home.

She arrived before her father, whom she had been longing for day and night.

Her previously ferocious face froze for a moment, then she looked down and saw two wooden knives in her hands, which were meant for a trial.

When I looked up again, my father was also raising a wooden knife and slashing at me.

"wait...!"

With her exceptional talent, even before Fujibayashi Kaori could process what was happening, her sword had already moved.

With a flick and a press with his left hand, his right hand slashed at his father with the knife.

Fujibayashi only had time to deflect the blade before a slash landed heavily on her father's shoulder.

The father let out a muffled groan, took a few steps back in pain, and spoke.

"Akiri...did you see that?"

"This is your talent..."

Fujibayashi was taken aback. His hands fell to his sides, and he opened his mouth but could only stammer out a complete sentence.

Chapter 25 Kami

"No...that's not how it is..."

Fujibayashi was extremely anxious. She wanted to defend herself, but she couldn't utter a single word.

“Ah, Kazuki... my Fujibayashi family will not tolerate you.”

Not only that, the entire Japan cannot tolerate you.

She watched as her father turned around, knelt before her mother's memorial tablet with his back to her, seemingly apologizing.

"Hezhi...you've been exiled. Go to that continent."

You can never become a ninja. Go and guard a mine, and never come back until you die. Live there forever.

After saying these words, her father fell silent, leaving her with only his tall and resolute back.

"No! I can do it! Even if I can't become a ninja, even if I can't use secret techniques! I can still fight to the death for my clan!"

She didn't understand; she just wanted to live with her father, she just wanted to live with her family as before.

But everything changed from that day on.

"Get out! If Fujibayashi can't become a ninja, then get out of the clan! Get out of Japan!"

"You are not worthy to be a ninja, you are not worthy to serve your clan!"

"How could a mere mixed-race child inherit the legacy of my Fujibayashi family?"

...

Overnight, all her brothers and sisters, who were once close to her, began to speak ill of her.

It was as if she was hated and abandoned by the entire family.

Obviously...

It wasn't like this before...

They could have lived happily together...

A kind father, loving older brothers and sisters, adorable younger brothers and sisters...

"No! I refuse to accept this! Why me?! Why?!!"

The anger in Fujibayashi Kaori's eyes turned into a tangible flame, and his originally golden hair instantly turned blood red.

At that moment, she was consumed by rage and went mad.

The two swords in his hands were coated with a layer of bloody light.

Seeing this unexpected scene, Cui Ming felt something was off. Why did this guy suddenly start yelling so exaggeratedly?

Meanwhile, Fujibayashi Kaori, who was trapped in the illusion, let out a furious roar, and the kind-faced, harmonious clansmen around him...

At this moment, another image appeared in her eyes, twisted and grotesque, like a series of monsters.

"So that's how it is... So that's how it is!"

"You're all possessed by evil spirits! That's why you hate me! That's why this happened! Just cut off the evil spirits inside you, and you'll be back to normal!"

As he spoke, Fujibayashi Kazuori's aura gradually rose.

"Let me exorcise the evil spirits from you!"