Chapter 98: Looking for trouble...?

  "I'm really stupid, I actually followed you out with a confused mind." Jiǔ Mìng scratched his head, he wasn't stupid, but at the time he didn't understand what was going on. Now that it's been a night, he's more or less figured it out, "You used me as bait?"

  "Isn't that also a kind of enjoyment?" With a hint of a smile, Yatsumei looked at Kunome for a moment, and said in a soft voice. To be honest, she had also seen the big momentum all along the way, and those monsters always looked at him with an inexplicable gaze.

  What left the deepest impression on Jiǔ Mìng was that expression of 'this is not scientific' as he moved his nose slightly, because being close, Jiǔ Mìng clearly smelled the faint body fragrance on the girl's body, "Alright, I suppose."

  "It's here again." Jiǔ Mìng said, looking at the vast lake in front of him, "If you ask where I met her, it was right here."

  Jiǔ Mìng pointed ahead, where there was still a remaining trace of a fire pit that had been burned before. Looking around, he didn't find any other unusual places either.

  Yakumo Kizuna closed his eyes, seemingly savoring the sensation of the clear wind brushing against his face. Nine Lives, who was very close to him, felt a strange wave-like fluctuation centered around her that swept outward in all directions, much like radar.

  "Very clever means, not a single clue can be found." Reopening her eyes, Yakumo Tsubaki lightly shook her head and turned back to look at Kuroba with a slightly teasing gaze, "Shopkeeper, your luck with women is really good, isn't it? You don't even do anything and yet women come knocking on your door."

  "Cough, although this sounds pleasant to hear, what about the tough ones that come knocking on the door?" Jiǔ Mìng probed with his hands, saying in a very helpless tone. He had originally wanted to say it was a monster's fault, but then he thought of the girl in front of him who was also one of those 'monsters', and abruptly changed his words.

  "Are you destined to be oppressed?"

  "......" Jiǔ Mìng shook his head helplessly, and couldn't help but let out a soft snort in his heart. If he had lived as long as you, see who would be suppressing whom!

  "Hey, boss of this small shop, what will be the fate of the monsters in this world from now on?"

  Sitting by the lake, with her bare feet in the water, Yuzuki Murakumo asked softly.

  "This, who knows... maybe it will be completely integrated into humanity due to human development, or maybe it will be submerged in time, but your words, unexpectedly, can live for a long time."

  "How annoying! You're talking as if you're a whole lot older than me."

  Bang! A thick, heavy book fell from Jiǔ Mìng's head, hitting his brain with a thud. Jiǔ Mìng silently removed the heavy book that was pressing on his head and saw the cover, which made him want to vomit - Military Encyclopedia... Hey! You must have stolen this from my home!

  This is theft!

  "Can the affairs of a bookworm be considered theft?" As if seeing through Jiun's thoughts, Yakumo Yuko opened her folding fan to lightly cover the lower half of her face and said with an absent-minded gaze.

  "You always have a reason." Jiǔ Mìng shook his head.

  "Well, who made me a woman?" Yakumo Yukari smiled slightly, "It's strange to say, but the text on this seems to be Chinese characters, however, compared to what I've seen before, it appears to be simplified?"

  "What? Can't you understand?"

  "Don't underestimate others just because they're from a small shop." Although the mysterious shop's 'translation' rule was gone, she could still understand it with her own knowledge, it was just simplified characters... What she was really concerned about were the records of future weapons above.

  No doubt, the weapons in here are enough to pose a fatal threat to most of the monsters. Just like the cannonballs above, their explosive power is no less than some monsters' magical attacks, and it doesn't seem to be difficult for humans to produce such things with their resources.

  When exhausting consumption, they only consume materials. When the demon's demonic power is exhausted, it can only fight with its physical body. Humans are fragile and weak as individuals, but when united, they seem unusually terrifying.

  In this world's current era, humans still fear monsters, but what about in the future?

  With her vision, combined with the world information of Jiǔ Mìng as a reference, the future development of this world will definitely be very similar to that of Jiǔ Mìng's world. The estimated difference is that there won't be many ability users in this world.

  There are humans with special abilities in this world too.

  No matter what, after humans obtained powerful weapons, the side of the monsters would definitely fall at a disadvantage. Even if their individual combat strength was not good, having more people is also an advantage, isn't it? If ten to one doesn't work, then how about a hundred to one!

  "It's about time, let's go, little shopkeeper." After glancing at the time, Yakumo Satsuki slightly shook her head. Having an inexplicable onlooker would always make one feel uneasy in various ways. Never mind, she thought, I'll just take some extra precautions later.

  "Today you should rest well, it's going to be busy from now on." Yakumo Yukari slightly raised her body, and in an instant, the two of them disappeared, leaving the lake shore quiet once again.

  On the night of the full moon, the Forbidden City... uh, no! There's only a large lake and a huge number of monsters. The massive amount of monster energy gathering together is so intense that even people with abilities can see it clearly from tens to hundreds of miles away. It's freaking terrifying!

  These monsters were planning to riot and slaughter the city, weren't they!?

  I believe no human Yin-Yang master, Taoist or even monk would dare to stir up trouble at this time. If they came, it wouldn't be looking for trouble but rather courting death!

  What's going on here, although I've been mentally prepared for a long time, but seeing such a large battle formation, Jiǔ Mìng's heart is a bit timid. Gathering so many monsters, roughly looking at least tens of thousands, are they preparing to invade?

  All nine of them suspected that Yagokoro might think the future of this world is not suitable for youkai to survive in human society, so they plan to open up a new place for survival... Target: The Moon!?

  That's it, sounds good too, but it seems like there are already indigenous people on the moon, so do we need to fight?

  She looked around and found that the nine lives had indeed discovered many powerful beings, they were standing in very obvious places, it was too obvious! Each of them stood there with a clear space around them, basically no monster dared to stand beside them!

  That's right, it's them...

  Has the yōkai of this world grown so strong in darkness and weak in light?

  The nine lives encountered that green-haired, red-eyed monster girl was actually among them, and within a hundred meters around her, there wasn't a single monster standing! If it weren't so crowded, I reckon the empty space around her could have been even bigger. To be able to shock the blood-drinking monsters like this, truly lives up to its notorious reputation.

  Her intuition was unexpectedly sharp, and Jiǔ Mìng's gaze only lingered on him for a moment longer than usual.

  The green-haired girl, who seemed to be in a daze and was in a state of distraction, suddenly turned her head around quickly. Before Jiǔ Mìng could even react, he was stared at directly by her. However, after glancing at him for just one moment, she expressionlessly withdrew her gaze, as if she had already forgotten about him...

  But what's with that cold smile!? You're looking at me like you've got some kind of grudge against me, what does this expression mean?!

  After some thought, Jiǔ Mìng felt that this might be because he had stared at her multiple times? Eh, looking a few more times wouldn't make him lose any flesh, was it really worth it?

  After some thought, Jiǔ Mìng felt that the feeling she had just experienced was probably an illusion. Maybe after a while, she would really forget about it, even if she couldn't forget... Ha? Anyway, he went home directly afterwards, let her miss him all she wanted!

  After that, Jiǔ Mìng continued to look around, among whom there was a blonde girl with red eyes wearing a black long dress who made Jiǔ Mìng take another glance. Her mouth had a faint smile, looking very gentle, but somehow it felt like there was a bloody smell filled with coldness.

  Moreover, a faint black aura was emanating from her body. Compared to the green-haired demon girl, the empty space around her wasn't much different. He couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic towards those demons who were desperately trying to squeeze out but couldn't... Just as his gaze fell on that girl, she looked over at him in an instant.

  I'm going! Another highly perceptive one? He slightly turned his head, and a very faint black aura brushed past his cheek. Jiǔ Mìng felt that his cheek was as if it had been lightly touched by a flame, this one seemed even more brutal?

  They directly laid their hands on him.

  That girl was now looking at Jiǔ Mìng with a faint smile, Jiǔ Mìng's eyebrows twitched slightly and he quickly looked away, if not for the fact that he didn't have any effective long-range attacks, he would have already made his move!

  Just as he regained his vision, Jiǔ Mìng was heavily bumped from behind by a monster.

  He turned back in puzzlement and found a three-meter-tall monster staring at him with malice, "Something?"

  "Get out of my way!"

  “……” Do I look like an easy target? The nine-tailed beast looked around, thinking that there should be a gap nearby that could accommodate its body. The other demons nearby were also watching with mocking expressions. Noticing a particularly intense gaze on him, the nine-tailed beast turned to see Eight Trigrams Purple standing by the lake, gazing over with an indifferent expression.

  Jiǔ Mìng almost understood what was going on, Bā Yún Zǐ's identity seemed to be very famous among the monsters, and as for him... it seemed that he was just an unknown little guy who had never shown his face before. The scene of him and her going out "for a walk" together was seen by many monsters who were wandering around nearby at the time.

  Youkai don't have as many rules and restrictions as humans, so the stronger fist is the only truth. If Yatonoji Kiku was to become famous for solving this case, wouldn't she be called a small white face if she couldn't even say anything about it?

  It's understandable, after all, a big female monster would definitely have needs...

  Alright, having thought it through, Jiǔ Mìng felt that this was simply unbearable! He wouldn't go so far as to say something like 'You're just jealous of Master's good looks', a phrase full of petty气息, but he could choose a way to deal with it that would save face.

  "Alright." Jiǔ Mìng nodded, "Then I'll send you over."

  The monsters around saw that Jiuming slightly raised his hand and waved it, and this sturdy monster, which was more than one meter taller and two to three times wider than Jiuming, let out a loud explosion in the air after flying out with a shocked face. Just the force of this flight could be seen, and for a while, he couldn't think of landing...