Female Swordsman Training Dojo

Just then, the dragon finally broke free from the layers of pressure, and its proud head plunged right between the two red lips.

"Uh-huh--"

Naoko Tachibana's hazy eyes suddenly widened, as if she wanted to say something anxiously, but instead she kept licking and gently biting the hot and thick dragon head, even accidentally rushing into the dragon head's single eye.

A slightly fishy, ​​sticky substance seeped from the dragon's eyes, seemingly possessing some strange properties, making Tachibana Nako's breathing become heavier. The scorching heat lashed against the dragon's body, which remained outside, making it even harder.

It's so hard... so fishy... but... it feels so strange.

Nako Tachibana swallowed hard, but saliva continued to trickle from her mouth, even sliding down the corners of her lips. To prevent this embarrassing scene from continuing, she could only suck harder.

That's right, that's exactly why, not because...

"Slurp... hiss... gurgle gurgle..."

The girl's pretty, round face was sunken inwards due to the forceful sucking, and her lips were stretched out, forming an ugly face that resembled a horse's. Her beautiful almond-shaped eyes were rolled upwards, revealing a large amount of white, as if they were broken.

But this expression didn't seem ugly to Harunobu; instead, it excited him even more. He continued to knead her two large breasts forcefully with both hands, even pushing the explosive plumpness against the increasingly skilled Tachibana Nako's face, squeezing the dragon head trapped between her cheeks.

"Snoring...slurping—glug—"

The young widowed mother sucked on the hard lollipop in her mouth with a blissful intoxication, as if she had returned to her childhood. Her movements became more and more skillful, gently kneading the two golden jade pouches with one hand, while her fragrant tongue caressed the ribbon, darting upwards into the longan to pluck out the fishy liquid inside.

"So...big...so...stinky, haa...but why...gurgle."

Then, in the instant she took a breath, she couldn't help but ask a question, but the next second, Tachibana Nako swallowed the giant dragon that had just rushed out of the canyon in one gulp. This time, she even swallowed the dragon's head all the way to the deepest part.

The tender, narrow passage, never before touched, was violently widened by the scorching dragon head. The urgency made Harunobu let out a low growl as he pressed down on Tachibana Nako's head. Tachibana Nako was in an even worse state; her fingers, which had been caressing the muddy area, suddenly froze, and then a jet of water hit her hand.

At the same time, her throat was also hit by a thick white fluid.

Harunobu fell backward into the water, his mind gradually clearing, and he spoke in a very complicated tone: "Tachibana..."

She had barely uttered the first syllable when Tachibana Nako jumped up as if she had been poked by something and ran towards the changing room outside the hot spring pool.

In her haste, she even forgot to pick up the bath towel floating to the side. Her two full, plump breasts swayed violently, and the red handprints left on them formed a red line in the air.

What's this all about...

Qingxin slapped himself in the face, his feelings complicated.

Meanwhile, at the Bracer Guild, the kitten looked at the suddenly restless Tachibana Yuzu with a puzzled expression: "Do you need to relieve yourself again?"

“Yes…” Tachibana Yuzu said softly, suppressing the urge to groan, “It seems I drank too much water.”

Although it wasn't something she drank, and it was just plain water...

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Author's note: Happy Children's Day (seriously). But I'm out of drafts now, so I have to work hard on writing. Sigh, overtime.

Chapter 174: Infiltration

As night deepened, Harunobu emerged from the Iris Café, gazing at the Suzuki Ippei residence in the distance, accompanied by the sound of wind chimes. Just as the cat had described, it was a rather large estate, at least 300 tsubo, or nearly 1,000 square meters. The cat had also gathered information on Suzuki Ippei for Harunobu.

Suzuki Ippei, 45 years old, is a merchant from Kagoshima. Starting as a humble traveling merchant, he now runs a sizable shipping company, primarily engaged in long-distance ocean shipping. His ships reach as far as South Korea, which is still part of South Korea today, and as far as the once-prosperous British Empire, now experiencing a period of sustainable decline.

He can be described as a business tycoon.

But how could a country bumpkin from Kagoshima become a business tycoon from a mere traveling merchant? It couldn't be by selling genitals, could it? There's no such thing as an expensive genital. Besides, even if such an expensive genital existed, it certainly wouldn't belong to Suzuki Ippei, who was 1.6 meters tall and weighed 360 pounds.

There must be some shady dealings behind him.

Furthermore, the cat couldn't even find any connection between Suzuki Ippei and the Demon Dragon Society; their only dealings were the most basic protection money exchanges. This might seem normal, but considering Suzuki Ippei's career path and social standing, it's quite unusual.

Anyway, if Qingxin is such a rich and well-connected capitalist, he wouldn't just pay protection money to the Demon Dragon Society, he would make the Demon Dragon Society pay him money instead!

Based on all the previous intelligence, especially the information the kitten extracted from the Nue, Harunobu is now certain that Suzuki Ippei is also a member of the Tongxin Society. And the Demon Dragon Society's demon-transforming drug must also be their doing!

It seems

Chapter 186

The answer to everything lies within this manor.

A dark cloud drifted in front of the moon, obscuring its vibrant light and dimming the earth's illumination. The eight guards at the only entrance to Suzuki Manor exchanged a few shouts, their spirits high. While they didn't believe anyone would dare force their way in, they were even more eager to relinquish their well-paid and leisurely jobs.

They simply couldn't believe anyone could scale the outer wall of Suzuki Manor, so their attention was focused solely on the only entrance, scanning for passersby. After all, the outer wall of Suzuki Manor was four meters high, and sharp iron spikes were stuck on top. Even if someone could climb the smooth stone wall, they couldn't possibly scale it!

So Harunobu simply stepped over the wall and climbed over.

It's only four meters; even without Shimada-style wall-climbing techniques, Harunobu could easily scale it. As for the iron spikes... they might have been a bit of a problem before, but with Harunobu's current physical condition after drinking a sufficient amount of Sakura Dragon's blood, this ordinary, weathered iron simply can't break through his defenses.

He had previously tried to scratch the skin with a shallow dagger using the strength of an ordinary person, and it only resulted in minor cuts and no bleeding. To draw blood, it required considerable brute force, making it almost like a monster's work.

In short, easily scaling the outer wall, Qingxin put on his newly purchased Red Hannya mask and scanned the manor using the lanterns scattered throughout. Hmm, similar in style to the Blue Sky Pavilion's sleeping quarters, but with many more modern buildings, it seemed slightly out of place. There were quite a few buildings in the manor, but only three clearly stood out as important:

There was a Japanese-style main hall in the north, which was the front of Seishin. It was similar in style to the main dojo of Aozorakan. Guards stood on all sides, including on the roof. I roughly estimate there were at least fifteen or sixteen of them.

Not far from Qingxin's side was a three-story Western-style building, very popular these days, with red walls, black tiles, and white railings. Two female guards stood at the gate, and the sounds of women's laughter could be heard from inside, and judging from the sounds, there were probably quite a few women inside.

The last building is in the east, and it is also the building furthest from Harunobu. It is also a classic wonder of Japanese Buddhism - a five-story pagoda.

Where should I begin...?

Harunobu pondered. His primary goal was, of course, to kill Suzuki Ryuichi, but it was hard to say where the guy was hiding now. He might be working in the main hall, or he might be causing trouble in the Western-style building, or he might even be praying in the Five-Story Pagoda.

The more Harunobu thought about it, the more he felt that Suzuki Ryuichi could appear anywhere. In the end, he decided to start searching from the nearest buildings one by one. Even if he couldn't find Suzuki Ryuichi, there should be other important things in these obviously important buildings.

Having made up his mind, Harunobu, maintaining his Water Breathing technique, easily evaded the patrolling guards and climbed in through a second-floor window on the east wall of the Western-style building.

"have--"

Qingxin flashed and knocked the woman who was about to scream unconscious, then carefully helped her to the ground to avoid making a sound.

But how could there be someone inside? He had been paying close attention to the sounds inside, and there wasn't even a breathing sound... And where was the giggling he had heard outside? Why couldn't he hear it anymore now that he was inside?

Something is wrong, something out of ten or even nine points is wrong.

Harunobu glanced around warily, when a sudden warmth in his arms reminded him.

"Enchantment?!"

In this world where magic truly exists, anyone with money and ability will try to set up a barrier for their home—just like Harunobu set up the Aozora-kan—therefore, before setting off, Harunobu specifically went to the mysterious shrine maiden to purchase magical artifacts for barriers.

According to the shrine maiden, unless the barrier was set up by a spellcaster twice as powerful as her, the magical artifact she gave Harunobu would allow him to completely ignore any barrier. Moreover, even if such a powerful barrier did exist, this artifact would still alert Harunobu to its existence by emitting high heat and vibration.

However, the fact that there is only high heat indicates that the barrier here has not yet exceeded the shielding limit of the magical artifact.

"The manor itself has no barrier, but this small building that doesn't seem to be well-defended has one? It even deliberately creates the impression that this is just a women's residence. There must be a secret here." Qingxin rubbed his chin, his gaze gradually shifting to the woman who had fainted on the ground.

She wore only two small pieces of cloth, barely the size of a palm, which looked worse than nothing at all, and there was nothing particularly noteworthy about her. While her figure and appearance were decent, they were nowhere near as striking as those of Hirako and the others.

"Forget it, it's too dangerous." After thinking it over, Qingxin gave up on the idea of ​​waking the woman up to ask questions. Judging from the woman's attitude of calling out without hesitation just now, the possibility of her obediently giving in was too low.

Before killing Ryuichi Suzuki, Harunobu didn't want to go on a rampage here.

Anyway, the barrier's influence on him has been blocked by the magic artifact, so he can go find her himself, and if all else fails, he can come back to her.

After making his decision, Qingxin walked to the door, and after confirming that no one was outside, he opened the door and walked out confidently.

Outside the door was a corridor, with a wall almost touching on the left and a straight path on the right, ending at the stairs leading to the first and third floors. Qingxin glanced around and noticed four doors on the two walls of the corridor. Apart from the one he had just come from, there were seven other rooms, each with faint breathing sounds coming from inside, indicating that someone was inside.

"Let's go check the third floor first."

Although confident he could subdue the people in the room, Harunobu decided to check the other two floors first, just in case. Logically, the higher the floor, the more important it should be.

Just as Harunobu was about to leave, a sound of footsteps and voices came from the other side of the stairs. Harunobu immediately slipped back into the room he had just been in, and pricked up his ears by pressing the door, which he had deliberately left a crack open.

"Hey, have you heard? Those people from Aozorakan have found the experimental site in Katsushika County."

"What does this have to do with us? He's looking for trouble with those Yakuza from the Dragon Society, not us. Besides, we're about to leave with that shipment, so even if he comes after us, it's none of our business."

"That's true... but things weren't so comfortable after we got back. That samurai named Taira no Harunobu is really crazy. He made such a fuss with the Demon Dragon Society for a bunch of ordinary people. Does he really think he's some kind of savior?"

"What? Don't you know it was those idiots from the Demon Dragon Society who started the trouble? To cause trouble for a samurai over a son, I think the leader of the Demon Dragon Society is even more insane..."

The voices of the people approaching grew closer and clearer. Interspersed among them were the sounds of doors opening and closing, clearly indicating that the speakers were opening the doors to the rooms in front.

Soon, they arrived at the room where Haruno was hiding.

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Author's Note: No recommendations next week... sadly asking for votes~ Also, Mingchao's Yangshi style is really fun, there are so many variations. I've even seen people using this meme in the comments of some strange videos. Although I don't play that game, it's really hilarious.

Chapter 175: Delivery

The door, which wasn't completely locked, was pushed open, and a short-haired woman walked in. She was wearing a short haori (a type of traditional Chinese jacket), but underneath she wore a white shirt and trousers, looking rather stylish.

Why isn't the door closed?

The woman muttered in confusion, her gaze sweeping around her, before suddenly pausing.

"Damn it, why did I faint? I didn't even go over time today!"

She strode over to the woman Qingxin had knocked unconscious, skillfully pulled a syringe from her pocket, and injected it into a vein on the back of the woman's hand. Qingxin, who had been hiding behind the door and was about to knock the guard unconscious, also stopped, watching as the female guard gave the unconscious woman an injection and applied medicine.

Then, the woman slowly woke up.

Harunobu gripped the hilt of the asakusa sword tightly, and...

Chapter 187

He was ready to deal with the two men, but then he encountered another unexpected situation.

"Thank you." The woman who had been knocked unconscious by Qingxin thanked the female guard softly, without mentioning the intruder at all.

"No need to thank me, it's just part of the job." The female guard put away the syringe and ointment, and took out paper and pen. "So, tell me, was anything unusual today?"

"Well, I started feeling a bit dizzy and had tinnitus this morning..." the woman began to launch into a long explanation, "...and then I just fainted."

"Hmm, side effects. Looks like your dosage needs to be increased." The female guard put away her notebook. "I'll talk to the boss. Get some rest."

The woman lowered her head and said meekly, "Yes, sir."

The female guard waved her hand and left the room. As the door closed tightly, Qingxin's figure was fully exposed. This time, however, the woman merely looked at him and made no move to scream.

"Hello?" Harunobu removed his hand from Asahi, expressing goodwill. "Is there anything I can help you with?"

The woman knelt down respectfully and bowed gracefully to Qingxin: "Greetings, Lord Ping Qingxin."

"You know me?" Qingxin was genuinely surprised; he was still wearing a mask! "And what were you doing just now?"

"I didn't take my medication just now, and I couldn't control myself. If you had come in any later, you probably would have seen me already unconscious." The woman's speech quickened, sounding somewhat impatient. "Lord Ping Qingxin, have you come to rescue us?"

Harunobu was a little embarrassed and could only change the subject: "I came here to kill Suzuki Ryuichi, is he in here?"

The woman paused for a moment, then gave a helpless smile: "That's true, Lord Taira no Harunobu, you probably don't know about this place yet. However, Suzuki Ryuichi isn't here; he only comes here when he's shipping goods."

Qingxin became more and more confused as he listened, especially since the woman seemed to know him very well, but he was certain that he had never seen her before, not even once.

The woman then noticed Harunobu's suspicion and introduced herself: "My name is Nenko, and I'm Haruko's companion. However, I was lucky enough to be compatible with a yokai named 'Ken,' so I wasn't sent to the testing grounds but stayed here for targeted modifications."

"That's why I gained a certain precognitive ability. Although I can't completely control when it will be activated or the target of the precognition, since last year, no matter who I foresee, I've heard news about you, Lord Taira no Nobuo."

Nianzi spoke casually, but Qingxin's expression was anything but. He had heard of this kind of yokai, "Jian," which was said to be a yokai born from a bull, with a human face and a bull's body, capable of foretelling the future. However, such yokai would die once they uttered a prophecy, so their numbers were quite small, and they rarely fell into human hands.

If the Tongxin Guild can mass-produce these monsters' abilities, wouldn't that be equivalent to unlocking the entire map? How are we supposed to fight then?

However, after a moment, Qingxin realized something. The Tongxin Society clearly couldn't mass-produce these items, or rather, they were researching how to do so. Even the capabilities of this "prototype" were highly unstable, rendering it essentially useless.

After figuring it out, Harunobu let out a long sigh of relief: "You really gave me a fright, Miss Nianzi."

"I'm sorry for my rudeness." Nianzi bowed again. "Please forgive me."

"There's no need to be so cautious... Ah, never mind, let's get down to business. What's the deal with this building? And what do you mean by 'shipping'?"

Qingxin skipped the formalities and got straight to the point. Nianzi also dropped her apologetic expression and answered him quickly but clearly: "This is actually a warehouse used to store goods like me. It's just that rarer items like me can have their own rooms, while the others that aren't so rare are all locked up together on the first floor."

"The so-called shipment refers to transporting us out of here. As for where we're going or what the purpose is, I have no idea. Perhaps there will be information about this on the third floor, which is the room of the warehouse manager."

Harunobu's eyes twitched, and he suppressed his anger, saying, "So, Suzuki Ippei is involved in human trafficking?"

“Maybe,” Nianzi said calmly. “Of course, it’s also possible that they’ll just lock us up in a different place, or send us to another experimental site, just like they did with Chunzi and the others.”

That's still human trafficking.

Human traffickers deserve to die, and human kidnappers deserve to die even more!

Qingxin rubbed his temples and suddenly asked, "Will that guard come back later?"

Nianzi smiled and said, "No, we've already used up all the medicine for today. She won't come back until tomorrow morning. But don't worry about getting me out of here first. We've all been put under a spell, and if we stray too far from this warehouse, it will trigger an alarm. Leaving this manor will mean certain death, since these are valuable goods."