Curse Reply: After choosing Nawa, the cursed spirit cursed me for being cruel.

he does not know.

All he knew was that he was the head of the Zenin family, the inheritor of ten shadow magic techniques, and the man who established hundreds of ironclad rules, forging the Zenin family into the strongest of the three great families.

But all these titles mean nothing to the person in front of him.

"I don't want to die."

He said the voice was very soft, as if he were pleading with someone, or as if he were talking to himself.

Then the white light engulfed him. There were no screams, no struggles. His figure, along with his shikigami, vanished into nothingness in the white light.

The white light slowly dissipated, and the ruins returned to their original darkness.

There was no blood on the ground, nor any sign of a battle; only two fingers lay quietly among the rubble.

Duanmu Yan bent down and picked up the two fingers.

"Just one more..."

Chapter 254 Completed

Let's go back to the moment when Uruga was discovered.

It took Duanmu Yan a lot of effort to find her.

This woman truly lives up to her reputation as the captain of the Fujiwara clan's direct assassination squad from a thousand years ago; her methods for concealing her presence are indeed exceptional.

If he hadn't paid special attention to every tiny fluctuation of magical power when he extended his senses, she might have really slipped through his fingers.

Uruko hid deep in the shadows of the abandoned building, using magic to wrap herself up completely.

When that tall figure appeared below the floor where she was hiding, her heart nearly stopped.

She made a quick decision, immediately taking to the air and flying rapidly in the opposite direction.

As long as she can escape from here, with her speed and techniques, she can definitely hold out for a while.

Halfway through the flight, a violent gust of wind swept in from behind, like an invisible hand grabbing her ankle and pulling her back violently.

She rolled several times before finally crashing heavily onto the gravel ground in front of the man.

Duanmu Yan looked down at her, extended one hand, and said calmly, "Hand it over."

Uruhiko's face darkened.

She thought she had hidden herself well enough, but she was discovered in just a few minutes.

What angered her even more were the other three people; they were utterly useless, and arrogantly useless at that.

The alliance is embedded in the pocket where the screen is set up, and the gap is wide. The packaging is simple and elegant ...

She cursed her three incompetent teammates in her heart several times, and then without hesitation, she took out Su Nuo's finger from her bosom and placed it in Duanmu Yan's outstretched palm.

Those who know the current affairs are handsome.

She's lived for over a thousand years, so she understands this basic principle.

After handing over her finger, Uruko Kenko actually relaxed a lot.

The invisible burden that had been suffocating her left her palm along with her fingers.

Having her finger taken away, she failed to keep her promise, which already constitutes a breach of bondage.

The cost of the restraint won't be immediately apparent. It might suddenly cause your spell power output to plummet in a battle, or it might distract you for a moment in a life-or-death situation.

But she couldn't care less about any of that.

At least she survived for now, unlike those three useless people.

She raised her head, looked at the man before her whose aura was almost identical to that of Su Nuo from a thousand years ago, and asked the only question she cared about now.

"I lost. What will happen to me after this?"

Her voice sounded calm, but her clenched fists betrayed her inner anxiety.

I heard that Duanmu Yan is a very easy person to talk to, at least much easier than those three guys who went to their deaths.

They probably won't kill her.

Duanmu Yan pondered for a moment, then remained silent.

Those few seconds of silence felt incredibly long to Uruko; she could almost hear her own heartbeat.

Then Duanmu Yan spoke up, "Whatever you want. As long as it doesn't threaten society, you can do whatever you want."

Uruko had already resigned herself to life imprisonment; the best outcome would be becoming the other side's henchman, earning her a living through labor.

She never expected that what they would offer her would be freedom. "You mean..."

"I don't like to take action against people." Duanmu Yan toyed with the finger he had just retracted. "As long as you don't violate your principles, I have a high tolerance. You can go wherever you want."

Uru nods quickly, "Of course, I just want to live freely and I don't want to live a life where I'm always controlled by others like before."

"Then enjoy it to the fullest. Modern society is much richer than the era you lived in. Even an ordinary person can live a good life."

Uruko looked around at the abandoned city ruins.

Although it is now dilapidated, the remaining high-rise buildings and wide streets still hint at its former prosperity.

Such things didn't exist in her time.

"Yes. This place is completely abandoned, but just by looking at these ruins, you can tell that it is different from any capital city a thousand years ago."

"That's settled then. We'll register you as a mage once we get back, and the guild will pay you a salary on time every month."

"If you don't have enough money, you can also take on some tasks to remove cursed spirits to earn extra rewards."

Uruhiko paused for a moment, then bowed deeply, saying, "Thank you so much."

Duanmu Yan waved his hand casually and turned his gaze back to the barrier above his head: "Now that things are settled here, I should go out."

“This barrier is specifically designed for you; you should have noticed it long ago. It will naturally disappear in three days; you just need to wait until then…” Before Wu Lu Hengzi could finish speaking, Duanmu Yan interrupted her with a light laugh.

"It's a pity I don't have that much time to vacation here. My lovely students and colleagues are probably swamped with work right now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Duanmu Yan stopped suppressing the curse power within his body.

The immense cursed power that had been sealed and suppressed was released without reservation. Uruhiko was forced to take several steps back by this sudden sense of oppression, and only managed to regain her balance after her back hit the wall.

Duanmu Yan formed hand seals, assuming the gestures for a barrier technique, and infused his understanding of barrier techniques into this opposing barrier.

The sealing barrier above his head, which had suppressed him for so long, began to tremble violently under the impact of this power, and then shattered.

A small gourd fell from the sky and rolled to Duanmu Yan's feet.

Duanmu Yan bent down to pick it up, held it in his palm, and used his magical power to sense it for a moment. Instantly, he understood its name and purpose.

A top-grade cursed artifact, Shuten-dōji's Pot.

Its function is to specify a technique to seal a person within a certain range.

However, the cost is equally obvious: those who use it cannot use the technique itself.

But this is for the iliac crest, astragalus, and ox, and the leisure to care for the body's internal organs.

"This is really a good thing." He weighed the gourd in his hand and put it into the inside pocket of his coat.

The rewards from this trip were indeed substantial: the Six-Finger Sukuna and a top-grade cursed object that can specify the sealing technique.

He suddenly sensed two extremely familiar auras rapidly approaching him.

The two of them arrived quite quickly.

Two figures landed in front of Duanmu Yan.

Before Xia Youjie's Rainbow Dragon could land, Qi Hai quickly stepped forward. "Senior, why did you leave without even saying goodbye?"

"You suddenly disappeared, leaving only a message saying you went with Ranpi. You've gone so far as to leave a message saying you've gone to find someone else!"

Xia Youjie put away the Rainbow Dragon, put his hands in his sleeves, and spoke with a hint of helplessness, but more so with a sense of relief.

Duanmu Yan replied succinctly, "I followed the instructions of the emperor, and I'm sure he'll be satisfied!"

Chapter 255 Real Person

"Don't worry, I'm just here to pick up something."

Duanmu Yan turned to the side and pointed to Wu Lu Hengzi, who was standing not far behind him.

"This is Uruga Keiko, a sorcerer from a thousand years ago. From today onwards, she is also a member of the Federation."

Uruko bowed slightly, offering an ancient and solemn greeting to the two.

Xia Youjie and Qi Hai nodded in response and exchanged a few simple greetings.

"How's the exchange meeting going?" Duanmu Yan asked.

Xia Youjie's expression became somewhat subtle. He carefully considered his words before speaking: "Wu is watching over there, so there shouldn't be any major problems. However, I heard that a top-tier cursed spirit has broken into the assessment area."

Wu said that one top-tier cursed spirit was nothing to the students, and adding another one wouldn't be a problem, so he didn't stop them at all.

Duanmu Yan raised an eyebrow: "What kind of special-grade cursed spirit?"

"According to the external auxiliary monitoring, there are obvious stitches on the cursed spirit's body."

Upon hearing this, Duanmu Yan remained silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled, a smile that Xia Youjie couldn't quite decipher.

"It seems we've successfully made contact."

Xia Youjie frowned slightly, staring at Duanmu Yan's cunning and scheming face for a while, and said with a hint of suspicion, "Is there something you're hiding from us?"

Duanmu Yan smiled at him, not answering directly: "This is a plan I devised a long time ago. After all, given the circumstances, it's a long shot in the game!"

Xia Youjie read this sentence aloud to me. Judging from this, things should still be under control.

He still had some questions to ask, but Duanmu Yan clapped his hands and his tone suddenly became relaxed: "Let's go, let's go, it's our turn to reap the rewards."

……

Kinugawa Hot Spring Village.

The real person stretched out his limbs and walked slowly through the abandoned streets.

The barrier above his head was set up by Duanmu Yan himself, but it posed no obstacle to him.