Chapter 119: Fanning the Flames and Lighting the Fire

  "Don't look at me with such a pitiful gaze... I'll be embarrassed." The nine-lived one curled up the corner of his mouth, stretched out his hand and grabbed the small clock that had already reached his waist. Unexpectedly, he really managed to grab it!

  It's just that the feeling of being pulled by the forces of tearing and pulling in all directions after grasping is not very good, is this the feeling of grasping time?

  The movement of the nine lives seemed to have triggered something. The clocks that had been slowly drifting over suddenly accelerated - all pointing at him.

  "Damn it! Looks like you're fine now." He curled up the corner of his mouth, and Jiuming directly took a step back, preparing to retreat again when the Soul Spirit Witch suddenly grabbed him.

  "Wait! I also have a part of the blame for coming here, so..."

  So what's the point of drawing your sword? Can't you just cut through time with a cool move? At this moment, it's better to leave one by one. Probably no one can resist more than him here. Who knows, maybe after holding on for a while, someone will discover that something is wrong and tear apart this "time" trap.

  The words "nine lives" could only be thought of in his mind, the Soul Witch's words were said halfway, the knife was pulled out halfway, and those drifting clocks disappeared quickly like four-winged sparrows, including the one he held in his hand. He moved his palm, feeling still normal, without any unexpected events.

  "Who is it?"

  A very soft female voice sounded in the ears of Xun'er and Jiǔ Mìng, but the soft voice carried a heavy sense of oppression.

  "Ugh... just listening to this sound makes me feel like I'm in for a tough time..."

  The next moment, before the owner of this voice could continue speaking, the two were swallowed up by a black fissure that opened under their feet.

  "You two are really impressive." The nine-headed serpent was spat out from the gap between the eaves, it's unclear whether Yatsume was intentionally doing so or not.

  "Ah ha~ That's unexpected." No need to mind this little problem with his head down, anyway he won't fall on him. After landing in the correct posture, Jiǔ Mìng let out a long sigh. Even if he had extremely bad luck, he wouldn't directly rush into what seemed like some ultimate BOSS's lair.

  "......" Ba Yunzi glanced at Jiuming with a sideways glance, and you can still laugh at this time? Looking in the direction where Jiuming was pulled back earlier, the smile on her face unconsciously converged, and several serious threads were added.

  She shook her head afterwards, if the BUG there could be thought of, it would have appeared long ago.

  "I'm a bit impressed, little shopkeeper." As expected, the entire imperial palace was in an uproar. Who would have thought that the intruder had burst into the most important place of all? This was completely beyond Yuyuko Saigyouji's expectations.

  "......So you're indeed planning to use me as bait to attract firepower!"

  "Well, others believe you can bear this responsibility."

  "Hmm, I can only feel all sorts of discomfort and unpleasantness." Jiǔ Mìng let out a couple of soft sighs, feeling slightly disappointed in her heart. Not even an apology? Thinking this way was somewhat self-deceiving, but whenever she thought about how she had always been sincere with her, it was all so uncomfortable. I guess that's just the process of turning from a good person to a bad one."

  "Ah, forget it," he said with a slightly bitter smile. Jiǔ Mìng waved his hand at her and said, "I'll go stir up some wind."

  "Is this really okay?" Yuyuko, standing beside Yakumo Yukari, spoke up as she watched the Nine Lives quickly leave, while the Soul Eater Maiden remained silent by her side.

  "Let's talk about it later, after all, now that we've come this far, many things require him to take the lead, let's hurry up and act while we still can in this world."

  "Ah, I'll always support you, Zi."

  ……

  "What? How did he get in?" Mutsuki Toyokage muttered to herself, stunned by the news that an intruder had entered the Imperial Palace, and at a place where even people with status shouldn't appear, let alone startle those who lived inside...

  Is this enough? Um, although it's not considered a death sentence, it's almost the same as one. After all, this matter can be sentenced to life imprisonment in the Moon Capital.

  "What!?" Meng Yueyi was also shocked upon receiving the news, she hadn't expected that Jiuxing would have such a talent for courting death and humiliation. Why did he have to go there of all places?!

  In fact, she was more concerned about how the nine lives had secretly approached that place and whether it was possible for individuals to approach the past without being able to come out.

  "It's just a probe, do you have to use the direct kill command?" He took a deep breath and Nine Lives touched his hair ends with lingering fear, a very powerful beam of light had just grazed past here. When he heard the direct kill commands boiling inside the Imperial Palace, Nine Lives was not calm at all.

  This is a rhythm of death, and he's going to die again, for the second time!

  "This guy, if caught, is as good as dead, right?" Having rushed to the imperial palace, Mitsuki Iori rubbed her temples in a headache, still unable to understand why Kunoe had suddenly burst into the palace. Did he want to cause a big commotion and meet up with his companions?

  This is getting out of hand.

  "Huh? It seems something big has happened?" With a light laugh, she flicked off the bloodstains from her fingertips and licked clean the blood at the corner of her mouth. The taste of the Lunar People... was too far off from that of Earthlings for her liking, leaving her disappointed to the greatest extent. The biggest difference lay in the degree of darkness hidden within their hearts.

  The hearts of the people of the moon are much cleaner than those of Earthlings. Perhaps it's because the ordinary people of the moon don't have to worry about making a living, and as a result, they have less scheming and plotting. Are the high-ranking officials of the moon not good targets?

  "It's finally over." The moon people in a large martial arts hall in the Moon Capital let out a collective sigh as they watched the green-haired girl leave with a relaxed expression. Even though she had come with the intention of "friendly" exchange, once the fight started it was no longer friendly. Under her hands, basically no one could stand up, and there were even those who couldn't open their mouths to cry out a few times.

  Is this also considered as a result of the other party's ruthless suppression? Who are you kidding!

  I don't know where the next unlucky place will be either.

  "Hey! Are you sure it's okay to demolish the wall like this?" Looking at the big hole in the wall, Jiǔ Mìng was sweating profusely and shouted at the soldier on the other side of the hole, "Don't be so careless, if the wall is damaged, it's your responsibility!"

  Can't you be more reasonable?

  Taking a deep breath, Jiǔ Mìng pulled out an iron egg the size of a wood melon, military equipment obtained from the black market... Originally thought it would be somewhat useful, but after seeing the equipment of these Moon Clan members, it was basically useless; it might have been effective if the opponent didn't have armor.

  It can only be used as a disturbing weapon for the opponent now, after the black hand grenade rolled under the opponent's feet, this soldier looked at the smoking thing under his feet with some confusion, and it seemed a little familiar?

  The next moment, the defensive barrier on his armor was automatically activated, blocking the impact of the hand grenade explosion and the shattered shell fragments. No wonder it felt so familiar, it was a hand grenade after all!!

  "Alright, you try it!" The soldier, now enraged, pulled out a round object from his waist and threw it at Jiǔ Mìng. This thing was even more advanced than Jiǔ Mìng's, with no delay in its explosion. As soon as it approached Jiǔ Mìng, it detonated, propelling him backward with an intense blast of flame that had been condensed to its limit.

  He himself is fine, but the wall that was originally well-maintained has collapsed again. Is it because you owe us wages? Do you not care about your own workplace at all?

  How many soldiers are there in the entire imperial palace? Jiǔ Mìng doesn't know, he only knows that now it's like poking a beehive everywhere he goes, and the people here aren't those Moon Rabbits either, their equipment levels are different too. The Moon People look just like Earthlings, who knows if they were once the same species?

  He now prefers to face those 'harmless' rabbits.

  Left and right, after searching for nine lives, they finally found a lone unlucky egg, who jumped down from the wall and broke through the defensive barrier on his armor in the midst of the opponent's astonishment. He easily knocked him down. Without numbers, can you still single-handedly get past yourselves?

  After looking at the soldier for a while, Jiǔ Mìng made a decisive choice to leave. The structure of this armor was unknown, and he couldn't even figure out how to take it off, unable to find any joints or seams. Should he try to forcibly rip it off?

  It's better not to waste time then.

  "Huh? There's no seal here?" He touched the door in front of him and stopped his footsteps. Many buildings here have seals, and it's hard to get close even with nine lives. Breaking through by force is also a bit stressful, and opening it with skill has nothing to do with him.

  He suddenly came across a place that hadn't been locked down, and he couldn't help but be a little curious. It might be a trap, or it might be that this place wasn't important... How about going in to take a look?

  Hesitated for a moment, slightly pushed open the door, took a peek inside through the gap, then quickly tilted his head, and made a grabbing motion at the air... Who says that grabbing wrists can always be accurate?!

  He curled up the corners of his mouth, and through the pain in his hand, he knew he had grabbed the wrong thing. He directly grasped the transparent knife, "Hiss... Alright, your reaction isn't bad."

  Jiǔ Mìng's foot heavily stomped on the ground, causing it to shatter instantly. The flying rocks hit the hidden person's body, and it seemed that this garment that allowed people to hide had a poor defense, so being hit by the high-speed impact of the stones was also very painful for them.

  At this time, Jiǔ Mìng had already loosened his grip, and with one kick, he sent the hidden person flying out. By the time that person came to their senses, Jiǔ Mìng was nowhere to be seen.

  "Really, my curiosity has exploded, how can I not go in and take a look?" After the invisible person left, Jiǔ Mìng flipped down from the eaves of the house and walked into this house without any defensive facilities. Upon entering, it looked very ordinary too.

  It's just that there are signs of no one having lived here for a long time, and nothing else?

  “……” Nothing, then leave. Wasted his curiosity, out the door and turned left, he saw a familiar figure that couldn't be more familiar. He abruptly turned back, closed the door with one hand, quickly found the window in the house, and then made a sudden dash forward. No!

  The house looks very big from the outside, but the windows shouldn't be so close to the door, I must have jumped to the wrong place...