"Then I'll leave it to you two. If you need anything, just let me know. Now please let me take my wife back to her room to rest."

Yuhei Ichijo nodded slightly to Uesugi Sumiko and Yotsuya Miko, and whispered a few words to his wife. Then they saw that the lady seemed to be forcing herself to smile at them, then nodded and was helped back to the room by her husband.

Of course, since the moment Yotsuya Miko walked in, the evil spirit that was originally staring at Madam Ichijo's belly had its empty eyes fixed on Yotsuya Miko, as if it was attracted by something on her body.

After the Ichijo couple left the living room, Uesugi Sumiko and Yotsuya Miko did not hesitate to find a chair and sit down. They did not say a word, but just sat there silently and occasionally looked around. They certainly did not intend to communicate with words. After all, no one knew whether the evil spirit could hear them, so they simply adopted a more covert method.

"Well, we can't just let it go, right? After all, there's an unborn child there."

Yotsuya Kenko spoke first. She knew that the evil spirit's target was most likely the baby in the pregnant woman's belly, so she wanted to take the initiative and kill the evil spirit.

"Yes, but you can't move it casually. The situation of pregnant women is a bit special. I can't say that I can guarantee that this thing will not affect the pregnant woman and the baby in her belly."

For Uesugi Sumiya, dealing with the evil spirit is a matter of a wave of his hand, but no one knows whether the unborn baby has been affected by the evil spirit, and whether acting rashly against the evil spirit will affect the safety of the baby.

"But it seems to be always looking at me, how about we ..."

Yotsuya Miko said this with a lack of confidence. She didn't know why the evil spirit stared at her as soon as she entered the door, and it looked like it was drooling.

"Sure, we can. Let's go around the house first and see if there are any clues or traces that we missed. After we confirm the situation, we can just deal with the evil spirit."

Just as Uesugi Cheng said, they inspected the house in a serious manner. The truth was that there was nothing wrong with the house, except...

pat!

Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap! The thick and sticky sound of footsteps rang out, and Yotsuya Miko immediately thought of the horrible evil spirit. For some reason, the evil spirit that was supposed to be staring at the unborn child of the lady actually slowly poked out the rotten head hanging on its long neck from the corner, and looked at Yotsuya Miko as if muttering something.

“Delicious…delicious, delicious, kid!!!”

Yotsuya Miko finally heard clearly what the evil spirit was saying, and it seemed that it could no longer suppress its desire to have a good meal, and rushed out from the corner.

It was at this time that Uesugi Sumiko finally understood why it abandoned the child in Lady Ichijo's belly and turned to look at Yotsuya Miko. The honey attribute of Yotsuya Miko was a little too high today. Perhaps in the eyes of the evil spirit, she was more delicious and rare than the unborn child, so in the end the evil spirit gave up its original prey and turned to Yotsuya Miko.

Of course, the wanton evil spirit did not expect that the two high school students in front of it, who looked no different from ordinary people, were not at all surprised by its attack. Uesugi Sumiko was more concerned about the statue in front of him. He gently knocked on the statue of Guanyin in front of him with his hand, then frowned. Yotsuya Miko looked at the evil spirit rushing towards her, said nothing, and shook the flag hidden on her body.

Two black 'soldiers' appeared instantly and pinned the evil spirit with ill intentions to the ground. The other party screamed and wailed. Although it had no eyes, its resentful eyes stared at Yotsuya Miko.

"Kill you!! And the child!! All of them die!! They are all food!!"

It roared in a sound that ordinary people could not hear. Yotsuya Miko's expression did not change. She lowered her head silently, waiting for Uesugi Sumiko to speak.

"Mr. Ichijo, please come and take a look."

Uesugi Sumire never looked at the evil spirit again from beginning to end, he just called out to Ichijo Yuhei. Seeing this, Yotsuya Kenko looked at the evil spirit that was still showing its fangs and claws even though it was controlled, and smiled.

The next second, the evil spirit turned into ashes with a scream. It didn't understand why its own kind would help the powerless girl, but it had reached its end. Yotsuya Miko just smiled as she watched it turn into ashes, and at the same time, she also smiled as she watched Ichijo Yuhei walk out of the room.

"What happened?"

"No, nothing...please come and look at this."

Uesugi Sumiko nodded to Yotsuya Miko, as if he was pleased for her, then looked at Ichijo Yuhei seriously and pointed at the exquisite statue of Guanyin.

"This is... this is the Guanyin that a friend brought us back not long ago. Is there anything wrong with it?"

Ichijo Yuhei looked at the peaceful expression of the Guanyin statue with a look of confusion.

"Perhaps it would be better for you to see for yourself."

Uesugi Sumiya snapped his fingers and the head of the Guanyin statue fell to the ground. Before Ichijo Yuhei had time to admire the powerful strength of Uesugi Sumiya, he was shocked by the thing in front of him.

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190

Chapter 190: Remuneration and Models.

The head of the Avalokitesvara statue flew out with the sound of the statue breaking when Uesugi Sumiya flicked his finger, and fell on the ground not far away. However, what shocked Ichijo Yuhei was not Uesugi Sumiya's strength, but the things inside the Avalokitesvara statue.

The interior of the statue of Guanyin was actually hollow. Ichijo Yuhei had never thought about such a thing. He clearly remembered that when he put the statue back in place with his own hands, the feel did not seem fake. That was definitely not the weight that a hollow statue could have, so he looked carefully inside the statue. In fact, he later regretted why he took that second look.

It was an eyeball covered with bloodshot, which looked like a human eyeball. Looking out from the inside of the statue that had never seen the sun, his eyes met those of Ichijo Yuhei. Accompanied by a strong stench, Ichijo Yuhei could not hold on for more than three seconds and could not help but hold on to the wall and began to retch violently.

"That's... ahem... Mr. Uesugi, what is that?"

Tears were already welling up in Ichijo Yuping's eyes, as the intense stench made it difficult for him to open his eyes. However, even more terrifying than the stench was the contents of the statue.

"It's probably a bunch of corpses. I don't know where they came from... Mr. Tiao, besides the evil spirit that haunts your wife, this is the only thing that might be related to your recent experience."

"I'm sorry, and thank you."

Ichijo Yuhei hesitated for a while, without any guilt of being exposed, and silently thanked him. When he looked at the statue again, his face was cold. He coughed a few times, turned around and looked at the two people with an expression full of gratitude.

Yotsuya Miko also covered her mouth and nose. She blamed Uesugi Sumire for not telling her about this earlier. At least she could wear a mask and not be suffocated by the smoke.

"Nothing, but I suggest that you should not live here recently. We just dealt with the evil spirit that was bothering you... To be honest, they seem to have nothing to do with each other, but I personally recommend that you look into the people and things related to this statue of Guanyin."

Uesugi Cheng also turned his head away with some disgust. If he had known that the stuff inside smelled so bad, he should have found a safer way to solve the problem instead of exposing himself to the stench in order to get the most shocking effect for the customers.

"I understand. I am very grateful. I will do my best to pay you two whatever you want. Now please move to the living room. I will find someone to deal with this thing now."

Ichijo Yuhei made a promise seriously. He immediately took something to cover the broken clay sculpture, and then made a phone call. It seemed that all the servants in the villa were withdrawn according to Mrs. Ichijo's wishes, so he had to do many things himself.

The follow-up handling of the incident was not within the scope of service of Uesugi Sumiko and Yotsuya Miko, or in other words, the remaining matters had nothing to do with supernatural powers, so they simply got out of it.

"Acheng, is there any connection between that evil spirit and that statue?"

Yotsuya Miko finally asked the question she was curious about.

"Not at the beginning. The evil spirit entangled Madam Ichijo simply because she was weak after being affected by the cursed statue. But when it followed Madam Ichijo back to her home, it was probably also affected by the Guanyin statue. In this situation of mutual help, Madam Ichijo's body quickly weakened."

"Wait a minute, if you put it that way...if there's no evil spirit."

Yotsuya Kenko was stunned for a moment.

"The child might die in the womb, and the mother might die from excessive grief and physical weakness. Then the curse might be passed down to Mr. Ichijo."

Yotsuya Miko was frightened by Uesugi Sumire's seemingly casual words. Such a loving family actually died together. Yotsuya Miko didn't dare to think about what evil intentions the person who gave this statue had.

"Of course, I don't think the person who sent this statue knows anything... But the person who made this statue must have already thought of their victim, Jianzi... Now you should have discovered that besides me, there are many people in this world who have spiritual power or other supernatural powers, so you must be careful."

Uesugi Sumiko spoke earnestly. After all, the other party was in the dark. Although they were also in the dark now, there was no guarantee that they would be discovered at any time, so he had to remind Yotsuya Miko to be careful.

"I know... Why would the person who built that statue want to murder a family he had never met? It sounds like he is crazy..."

"Perhaps they want to absorb something to worship or cultivate something. In short, they should be using the method of casting a wide net. However, the power of the statue in Mr. Ichijo's house is beyond imagination. It seems to be specifically targeted at him. After he cleans up that place, we will have to go back again to remove the curse power involved. I have just made an agreement with him."

Uesugi Sumiko mentioned that Yotsuya Miko had no idea when the agreement was made, but she just nodded in agreement with Uesugi Sumiko, and then she heard the sound of her phone receiving a message.

"Hey!! Wait wait, that... that much money, I can't accept it! Ah Cheng, you can take it back, I didn't do anything!"

Yotsuya Miko was so shocked by the number in front of her that she felt dizzy. For a high school girl, the number she just saw was simply a huge sum of money.

"This is Mr. Ichijo's reward, just for this time. He will give us more rewards next time we go back. Just take it and we'll split it in half. After all, you were the one dealing with the evil spirits this time, and I didn't contribute at all."

Uesugi Sumire yawned, what he said was the truth, this time the evil spirits were all solved by Yotsuya Miko herself using her spirits, he was just responsible for solving the puzzles, and based on Mr. Ichijo's positive comments, he was probably very interested in introducing the Kujo family and Uesugi Sumire to his friends.

"Come to think of it, I should finally verify what kind of paintings I can draw now... Jianzi, let's say goodbye here. Remember to get to school on time tomorrow."

Uesugi Sumiko's words left Yotsuya Miko speechless, as it was obvious that Uesugi Sumiko was the one who skipped classes all the time.

"I see. See you tomorrow."

However, Yotsuya Miko still nodded seriously, happily holding her mobile phone, and began to think about what she could buy next.

"Ying, be a model for me later."

Uesugi Cheng said so.

"understood."

~~~~~

191

Chapter 191 Experimental Painting "Girl Dancing Alone Under the Moon" (Part 1)

"Sir... do you really want to draw me? I don't think there's anything good to draw about me, right?"

Himegami Sakura believed in Uesugi Sumiya's painting skills wholeheartedly, but she did feel that there was no need for herself to be drawn as a doll. However, on this night, since she had been called out by Uesugi Sumiya to be a model, she naturally had to fully cooperate with Uesugi Sumiya's actions.

"Ah, actually I want you to be my model so I can see if my skills in drawing people have improved. After all, what I want to draw is a scene, and both the people and the scene must be perfect. Otherwise, it would be a pity to spend so much money on painting."

Uesugi Cheng pointed to the red essence, glow element, bitter black salt, yellow essence, and various mineral pigments bought from the market that were piled up in the corner of the house. However, if he wanted to paint a portrait of Himegami Sakura, he still lacked a special purple, or a color as light as the moon but memorable.

"Ying, help me get the ore, I can mix the color myself..."

Uesugi Sumiko poured himself a glass of water, drank it all, and then put down the empty cup. After Himegami Sakura helped him get the ore, she also very considerately fetched him a bucket of water. Uesugi Sumiko's fingers touched the ore. Any purple color is one of the most difficult pigments to extract in nature, at least in ancient times.

Of course, in modern times he can use developed industrial products and his skills to easily mix the colors and pigments he wants, as long as he has enough time.

The color slowly spread in the water. To Himegami Sakura, Uesugi Sumiko looked like a god standing in front of a mortal, so cold, ruthless and unattainable. She sat silently opposite him, watching every move of Uesugi Sumiko. The color in his hands was like a toy that he could manipulate at will, and it completely changed her appearance in the eyes of the world following his movements.

"Sakura, how about you strike a pretty pose? This is your first portrait after all."

Uesugi Cheng's words awakened Himegami Sakura, who was still immersed in the beauty of the changing colors. She thought for a moment, then stood under the moonlight through the floor-to-ceiling window, bathed in the moonlight, raised her hands, revealing her spherical joints that she didn't like to show, and slowly began to dance.

Even Uesugi Sumiko fell silent, silently watching this delicate doll girl who looked like an elf dancing alone under the moonlight, showing off her beauty to him, the only audience. Her jet-black hair and gorgeous clothes looked so beautiful against her dancing figure that people couldn't help but want to watch her closely.

"Sir... I'm sorry for starting to dance all of a sudden. I just suddenly wanted to..."

Himegami Sakura finished the dance that came from nowhere in her art and looked back embarrassedly. It was too dreamy for her to hear that Uesugi Cheng wanted to draw for her, even if it was just Uesugi Cheng's way of testing his own level.

"It's okay... It just so happens that I have an inspiration. That's good. Great, really great. Sakura, now I'll trouble you to help me check the time."

Uesugi Cheng narrowed his eyes. He really liked Himegami Sakura's dance and even had an inspiration. The beautiful girl dancing alone under the moon was the most suitable subject for a portrait for him as an artist.

So he concentrated and drew the first stroke on his drawing paper. Himegami Sakura silently handled other chores for Uesugi Cheng, such as changing the water and dealing with stains and garbage. As required, she did not even look at the drawing board, and even used her spiritual power to cover up the sound of her footsteps when she moved, as if she was a real ghost.

Uesugi Cheng painted for an entire night, until the dawn sunlight shone into his eyes through the floor-to-ceiling windows. He then put down his paintbrush unsatisfactorily and spoke seriously.

"Yakura, this painting isn't finished yet. I'm sorry I can't show it to you right now. I plan to take it over and finish it today."

Uesugi Cheng tightly wrapped the unfinished painting with paper. Himegami Sakura nodded seriously after listening.

"I understand. If you need anything, just tell Sakura to do it. I will definitely do it well!"

She had never been so looking forward to something, not even when she was taken away from that space by Uesugi Cheng.

Uesugi Sumiko brought the wrapped painting to school, placed it directly in the art classroom, and wrote a note "Do Not Open" on the outer packaging paper. Then he returned to the classroom yawning and slept so soundly, as if he was not in a school classroom but in his bed at home.

"It's a good thing you sleep well and don't make noise, otherwise I think those teachers would want to drag you out of the classroom. What were you doing last night?"

Hikigaya Hachiman complained helplessly as he watched Uesugi Sumire waking up slowly before the last class at noon.

Logically speaking, Uesugi Cheng's physical condition would not make him so sleepy even if he didn't sleep for a whole night, but he recklessly squandered his gushing inspiration last night, and the painstaking painting work obviously made him fall into deep fatigue, so much so that he had to sleep in the teachers' classes.

"Nothing, just doing some tests on myself. After all, I don't want to make a fool of myself in a big way."

Uesugi Cheng scratched his hair. It had been a long time since he had felt such a wonderful sleep, the kind of sweet rest after pure fatigue. In fact, he even felt that his body was a little too relaxed.

"If your grades weren't so good, you would have been handed in and made to stand in the corner as punishment... With good grades, you can really do whatever you want."

Hikigaya Hachiman lamented the injustice of this world, but of course his cynicism came to an abrupt end when the class bell rang five minutes later.

Of course, Sugi Cheng did not sleep in this class. Instead, he was looking at the textbook seriously, or rather, the book placed under the textbook.

"Vazne's Treasures": Heretical teachings of a despised branch of the Sisters of the Knot; this secret contemplative order exists in every history. This book was compiled by the person who signed it as "Vazne" and is a tribute to Saint Lepius. (Read to obtain the secret teaching: Contemplation of the Dawn) (Reading requires: 8 lamps)

"It's time to refine my skills... I still have half a painting to finish after school."

There was a hint of impatience in Uesugi Cheng's tone. Since his [vision and perception] became more and more advanced, this excitement appeared less and less.

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192

Chapter 192 Experimental Painting "Girl Dancing Alone Under the Moon" (Part 2)

After class, Uesugi Sumira staggered towards the art classroom, looking like he might fall to the ground at any time. Many of his classmates were even prepared to rush over to help him up and greet him as soon as he was about to fall. Unfortunately, Uesugi Sumira did not give them this opportunity.

Although it was a little shaky, it arrived at the art classroom very steadily.

"Sir... I've brought the paint for you as well. It's already on the table."

Himegami Sakura's voice sounded at a very timely moment. If there were other people in the art classroom, they would definitely be startled. After all, a sweet female voice coming from a classroom other than Uesugi Sumire could not help but make people imagine a lot.

"Thank you. Next, I'll trouble you to help me watch the gate. Just like before, use the fog to confuse them. Just don't let them realize it."

Uesugi Cheng's casual words made Himegami Sakura's face turn into a bitter one, but since Uesugi Cheng had already given the order, she could only do as he ordered.

From the characters to the scenery, Uesugi Sumiko gradually immersed himself in the world of the painting. The indescribably beautiful appearance of Himegami Sakura dancing under the moon appeared before his eyes again. He had to record this scene in its entirety so as not to disappoint Himegami Sakura who was willing to dedicate this dance to him.

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