Chapter 93: Is this considered Yin flourishing and Yang declining?

  "This is the product of the future...?" Yakumo Satsuki gazed at Kurenai's handheld console with a thoughtful expression, "It looks more like something those aristocrats would play with to waste their time."

  "...cut, what kind of entertainment do you have in this era?" Jiǔ Mìng curled his lip, suddenly having a sense of superiority as a modern person looking at ancient people. What kind of entertainment does this era have? Drinking a little wine, watching a little dance, playing chess and hunting occasionally, and sometimes going to find a 'technical' workplace to have fun?

  What else is there?

  "Different times, naturally there are many differences... This thing is just a product of popularization, although mine is a bit more expensive."

  "Is it different in your era... Hm, little shopkeeper, if there are also youkai in your world, what position do you think they would occupy in your era?"

  "What's with the sudden question?" Jiǔ Mìng looked at Bā Yún Zǐ with a puzzled expression, thinking carefully, "If it's opposing forces, if one side can't let the other gain the upper hand in terms of numbers, then they'll definitely be at a disadvantage... I'm referring to normal types, not your kind that shatters people's hearts. After all, the development of human weapons in that era was already quite advanced, and with a ten-to-one advantage, humans could exhaust the youkai to death."

  "Of course, on the condition that there aren't many yokai, compared to the tens of billions of humans."

  "Is that so." Yakumo Yuko looked up at the sky, still daytime, "As the number of humans increases and develops, youkai will eventually leave the stage of confrontation with humans too."

  "What's with that? After all, two different worlds. And if you're this kind of existence, even if you develop to the technological level of my world, I reckon not many people can handle you."

  Light is a thought that comes and goes, just enough to make more than 90% of people weigh whether they want to take action or not. If you offend her, be careful when sleeping, as you might find a gap in your neck where your head has been taken away.

  Powerful, yet intimidating. Difficult to deal with, and even more so when combined with strength. I reckon not many sensible people would dare to provoke her.

  "......" Yagumo Tsubame's faint smile on her face was reined in, "But this kind of existence is only a minority."

  She was quite certain that there wasn't a second one of her kind in this world.

  "Alright, your words are quite insightful." Jiǔ Mìng shrugged his shoulders, he didn't know the trend of this world's development, but one thing was certain: the number of monsters was absolutely not as overwhelming as that of humans. Since that was the case, with the increase in human population and the passage of time, it was likely that most monsters would have to go into hiding.

  Of course... The actual outcome can only be understood at the last moment.

  "But then, being one step ahead is genius, but being two steps ahead makes you an easy target to be called a lunatic." Jiǔ Mìng said, glancing at Bā Yún Zǐ's expression again, seeing that she didn't have much of a reaction, continued, "According to this era's timeline... what you're worried about won't happen for at least another thousand years, and as for those who can think ahead to that step, they basically don't exist."

  Yunzi nodded slightly, not denying Jiǔ Mìng's words. "Mm-hmm, shopkeeper, our conversation will stop here for today. I suddenly remembered that I have something to take care of, see you tonight."

  Is that it? I'll just go out for a walk myself then.

  Patted his thighs, Jiǔ Mìng put away the handheld console and took out a small music player, plugged in earphones and walked out with small steps. Anyway, there were still two days before her scheduled departure time, so he might as well take this opportunity to get familiar with the surroundings.

  Just on this road, Jiǔ Mìng had just left Bā Yún Zǐ's place not far away and noticed many gazes, as well as those rather inferior ways of covering up traces that Jiǔ Mìng saw.

  Hiding behind a tree means no one can find you!? Nestling behind a big rock means nothing's wrong!?

  It's useful for ordinary people, but for him, it's basically useless. If not for the fact that most of those gazes were single-minded and voyeuristic, without much strong malice, Jiǔ Mìng would have taken action long ago. Hmm, I reckon even if that were the case, he wouldn't be the one to make the first move.

  Is this a monster's den?

  After walking for a while, Jiǔ Mìng turned back to take a look, making sure he still remembered the way, and continued moving forward. "Is this the lair of the monster..."

  Along the way, Jiǔ Mìng saw tens of colorful monsters, they glanced at him and paid no attention to him after realizing he wasn't human, just a ghost... They gathered here for more important matters.

  "Uh..." took a detour... saw from afar a girl with green hair, crouching in front of an unknown flower, carefully protecting it. With a strong premonition, Jiǔ Mìng's eyes twitched slightly, and she decisively chose to take a detour. Green hair...

  Thinking of the one at home, he happened to see this one in front of him and immediately gave up on flirting, he's not blind after all!!

  Originally, some curious gazes were cast at him, but as soon as the Ninth walked into the range of that green-haired girl's aura, they immediately retracted. Even a few yōkai that could be seen wandering around in the distance chose to avoid this place.

  The degree of ruthlessness was not like the ones he had encountered shortly before, how ruthless... Well, for example, when he walked on the road, a burly man happened to be walking in the opposite direction. The road was wide enough, and Jiǔ Mìng thought it would be fine to move two steps aside, but the other party seemed not to think so.

  It turns out that not only humans, but also monsters have this kind of thing happen. The nine lives who were going to yield finally shook their heads and continued on, knocking the obstructing monster into a large patch of trees, where it's probably still dazed. Nine Lives noticed that in this world, the more human-like a monster is, the stronger it is.

  At least most mainstream ones are like this.

  Perhaps for female youkai in this world... breasts are also a measure of strength!?

  When leaving, Jiǔ Mìng's sharp eyes slightly turned back and glanced at the other person, who was half squatting. Jiǔ Mìng happened to be at a side angle, so he could see more clearly that his chest wasn't small either. However, it seemed like this gaze had been discovered by the other party, as the green-haired girl's line of sight on the flower suddenly shifted.

  She slightly tilted her head, her blood-red eyes carelessly placed on Jiǔ Mìng's body. The originally charming and calm face suddenly revealed a chilling and eerie cold smile. Jiǔ Mìng felt as if he was in the midst of a cold winter, the surrounding environment seemingly tainted with a faint crimson hue, vaguely visible were large amounts of mutilated corpses.

  This is killing intent!? Are you kidding me?! Strong enough to create illusions in front of his eyes...

  "Next Olympics!"

  Jiǔ Mìng's body became slightly transparent, as if it had been erased by an eraser. In an instant, he turned transparent. The ground beneath his feet silently gained several scratches that seemed to have been made by a knife, left behind after his rapid movement.

  "My god!" He let out a long sigh, pulled off one side of his headphones and rubbed his face. How long had he been out for a stroll when he ran into such a big shot? Was it bad luck or good fortune?

  He turned around and took a look, then turned back and walked away. What a joke! The difference between the two green-haired ones was huge. Compared to the one he saw now, the one at his home was harmless. How many lives had it taken to have such a strong killing aura?

  I felt that the other party's move just now was more of an intention to scare people, if there was any malice, they would have rushed up and given themselves a perfect KO when I lost my mind... (if) next time we meet, I must be more prepared, is it fun to bully people!?

  ……The nine lives that were advancing suddenly stopped, and the foot that was about to be put down also got stuck in mid-air. He stared at the small flower under his feet, which looked very similar to the one he saw earlier, for a while, then increased his stride and stepped directly over the small flower that almost got trampled by him.

  A gentle breeze blew by, and the small flower was blown silently swaying, as if it felt grateful for the care of the nine lives, or perhaps... what a pity?

  After a while, a certain brand of monster walked by from here. Its huge body would not notice the things under its feet. I guess as long as it's not a landmine or something, even if he noticed it, he would just step on it, as long as he could step on it. So that little flower was stepped on.

  The moment he was stepped on, the originally harmless creature suddenly shed its harmless disguise. A large number of fine vines extended from the branches, quickly wrapping around the monster, making it look like it had a fishing net on its body. Its muscles were torn into pieces, and threads of blood seeped out from under the vines.

  The monster with its head wrapped up couldn't even be called out, the next moment those vines seemed to have received some kind of instruction and increased their contraction...

  "Ah...!" Nine Lives' mouth twitched as he stared at the extra pile of minced meat on the ground. He hadn't gone far and had felt the commotion here, so out of curiosity, he came back to take a look. As a result, he witnessed the brutal hunting process of that little flower.

  That flesh and blood was like the best fertilizer for flowers; that small flower in the pile of flesh and blood seemed even more 'spirited'.

  He fished out a sealed card, and upon seeing the high-energy beam gun stored inside, he thought to himself that it would be better to just take aim at that small flower now and get rid of it for the people's sake, so as to prevent anyone else from carelessly stepping on it again. Although there was this bloody warning sign, unless someone was brain-dead, they wouldn't do such a thing.

  But curiosity... who doesn't have it?

  Monsters wouldn't even dare to take a peek at the scattered flesh and blood, let alone vomit excessively. If they weren't afraid, it would only bring about doubt and curiosity - what kind of thing could have turned this unlucky egg into this state? Go ahead and take a closer look...

  Take a look...?

  That's it, nothing more will happen.

  After hesitating for a moment, Jiǔ Mìng put away the sealed card in his hand. In unclear circumstances, it's better not to do that kind of thing. Who would have thought that this little flower was so similar to that green-haired onlooker from before? It seems like picking flowers also depends on the person now?