Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

This book was something Iwasaki Taro's grandfather used to tell him about when he was very young.

He was instructed to remember this history, as it was the main reason for the decline of the Iwasaki family.

This is also the main reason why the lineage of supernatural beings in island nations has been severed.

But at the time, he only listened to it as a fairy tale.

As he grew up, he devoted himself to commerce, contributing his modest efforts to the Iwasaki family, and rarely touched swords again.

My grandfather's admonitions were long buried in my memory.

However, even at this moment, it was not Iwasaki Taro who thought of it on his own initiative.

The moment Iwasaki Taro stepped into the office, Cui Ming had already connected to Iwasaki Taro's brain via a hidden wire.

These long-buried memories of Iwasaki Taro were all directly unearthed from his mind by Cui Ming.

Has the trail gone cold?

Cui Ming lowered his head and began to think.

Something's not right. There's a problem.

Cui Ming's brain, which was comparable to a computer, started working at high speed, and every detail in Iwasaki Taro's memory was further magnified by Cui Ming.

Finally, a vulnerability was found.

In Taro Iwasaki's memory, every time his grandfather told him this story,

The book in my hand was not like the one I have now, which only has a few pages.

The book that I remember being treasured by Taro Iwasaki's grandfather was comparable to the latest edition of the Xinhua Chinese Dictionary.

It contains detailed records of various aspects of the chaos caused by the strange people in the island nation.

This includes the origins and development of the rumors, the mystery surrounding Abe no Seimei's death, the root cause of the destruction of the Yokai Alliance, the true identity of the Nurarihyon, and their current habitat.

only...

The head of Mitsubishi at the time only listened to the story and ignored all the details, forcing the grandfather of the Iwasaki family to only tell stories that would interest the child.

Anyway, at least let some of it get passed down.

That's probably what the old man was thinking.

However, Cui Ming, who was stuck on the clue again, twitched the corner of his mouth.

Looking at Taro Iwasaki, I didn't know what to say for a moment.

With a loosening of his grip, the hidden thread was removed.

Cui Ming stood up and walked up to Iwasaki Taro.

"Now, immediately find out where this book came from. Once you find it, don't tell anyone, and give me the address."

"The current restructuring of the Mitsubishi Group will be put on hold for a while. For now, we can maintain the status quo, allocate some resources, and hand them over to the Osaka Division for operation."

Just as Iwasaki Taro snapped out of his reverie, he realized that his master knew everything before he could even speak.

He held Cui Ming in the highest esteem and said no more, only bowing deeply and replying that he agreed.

"Go back."

Cui Ming waved his hand.

Taro Iwasaki held the thin book in both hands, slowly stepped back, gently opened the door, and left.

After he left, he looked up again and regained the dignity of the head of Mitsubishi and the head of the Iwasaki family.

"Someone come here!"

A ninja emerged from the shadows and knelt on one knee before Taro Iwasaki.

As for Sato Rei, he has already been sent by Iwasaki Taro to the East to make contact with the 37th Regiment.

Snapped!

Taro Iwasaki threw the forged book to the ground.

“Go and investigate the origin of this book, but don’t alert the enemy. We only need the address. If you ruin the Lord’s plans, you can go live as a wild monkey in the Pacific Ocean.”

The ninja kneeling on the ground shuddered, picked up the book, and quickly disappeared into the shadows.

Taro Iwasaki narrowed his eyes as he watched the ninja retreat into the shadows.

Ninjas are indeed all bad. Otherwise, how could my Iwasaki family have restored the glory of the samurai?

It's decided! Starting tomorrow, I'll form a samurai squad loyal to me, Iwasaki... no, loyal to our lord!

Taro Iwasaki recalled those long-forgotten memories in the office, and a surge of passion welled up inside him.

It seems that the Iwasaki family has had some talented ancestors!

We must gather intelligence on this!

It seems that our lord is more interested in intelligence regarding supernatural beings than in doing business...

Taro Iwasaki left the mansion, seemingly lost in thought.

Everything that happened outside could not escape Cui Ming's powerful spiritual perception.

But at this moment, he didn't have time to care about such trivial matters.

Cui Ming's fingers tapped unconsciously on the desk.

Who handled this history of the development of the superhumans?

Yokai Alliance? Nurarihyon? Curse Binding Society?

Or perhaps... Abe no Seimei hidden in history?

Chapter 260

Iguchi Village, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture.

This is the birthplace of the Iwasaki family, and the founder of the Mitsubishi Group was born here.

He was also Taro Iwasaki's grandfather.

Cui Ming wasn't interested in any of that; what mattered was that the problematic book had been found to have been taken from the old house.

That's why Cui Ming led Yong En through this somewhat dilapidated little village.

There is only one dirt road that runs through the entire small village, and you walk on this wet and soft road.

Cui Ming couldn't even imagine how unpleasant it would be on a rainy day.

It's likely that ordinary people would have to pull themselves out to walk on this road.

Taro Iwasaki's Mitsubishi Group makes a lot of money, so why is he so indifferent to his hometown village?

With these questions in mind, Cui Ming looked up and surveyed the entire village.

Most of the houses here are still made of wood, although they look somewhat densely packed.

But the whole village only has a small number of people, so if something happens when they are all together, they can help each other out, which makes it feel quite warm and welcoming.

There are almost no adult men in the village; most of the people are elderly, women, and children.

The children, all barefoot, stood by their doors and windows, staring curiously at Cui Ming and Yong En.

The small village, which hadn't seen any outsiders for a long time, was now filled with two groups of visitors. How could they not be curious?

Moreover, the last time it came was from the now-prosperous Iwasaki family, who sent people to the old house to collect things.

I just don't know what these people who came here are here for.

The women and children of Jingkou Village all looked at them with curiosity and envy.

People from big cities are novel to them in terms of their behavior, actions, and clothing.

Therefore, in such a small village, any outsider would seem particularly out of place.

Cui Ming narrowed his eyes.

The two soon arrived at the door of the only house in the entire village, which had a yard, an outer wall, and a large iron gate.

Yongen strode forward and rang the bell hanging on the iron gate.

The crisp, tinkling sound echoed throughout the small village.

A moment later, a slightly heavy footstep came from inside the house.

With a whoosh, the door to the inner room was pulled open.

A thin, elderly man who looked quite old walked over, swaying with each step.

Who are you?

The old man stopped some distance from the door, as if he had realized that the two people in front of the door were strangers, and asked a question.

“We are from the Mitsubishi Group. The president thought the books he took from the old house last time were very interesting, so he sent us to see if there were any similar ones.”

"Here, these are our identification documents."

Seeing that the old man was somewhat wary, Cui Ming took the initiative to step forward and explain, handing him a Mitsubishi Group employee ID through an iron gate.

The old man frowned, reached out and took the work permit, examining it closely.

"Why are you here again? Last time..."

As he spoke, the old man suddenly froze, and a wisp of energy suddenly rushed into his body from the work ID in his hand.

Then he shut up, put his left hand on the wall next to the iron gate, and unlocked the door.

"From now on, don't accept anything from strangers."

Cui Ming led Yong En in and joked with the "little old man".

"Little sister~"

The "old man" was terrified, but his body wouldn't obey him at all. He even walked slowly towards the house uncontrollably, leading the way for Cui Ming and the others.

Upon arriving at the Iwasaki family's old residence, Cui Ming immediately noticed something amiss.

First of all, in this small village, the old house of the Iwasaki family has quite a few traps and defensive formations.