Ninja Momochi Seiko slashed with her sword, hitting empty air. A sudden needle-like pain erupted behind her. She instinctively relaxed her muscles, and sure enough, a terrifying force stabbed towards her from the front.
*Pfft!*
Momochi Seiko twisted her body, but the kick still tore open a gash between her waist and abdomen like a spear cutting through.
As a descendant of the Iga's Three Legendary Jonin, [Momochi Tanba no Kami], and a remnant of the Momochi clan Ninja, Momochi Seiko bore the resolve to follow Prince Yuhito and dedicate herself to the resurgence of the declining Ninja clan.
She seemed to feel no pain, rubbing her hands together. Her sword stance changed, and she thrust her sword towards the opponent's leg.
*Pfft!*
The sword sank three inches into the ground. Momochi Seiko instantly pulled back and leaped backward, exiting the smoke and throwing another smoke bomb.
She knew in her heart that the person before her was likely a monster no weaker than the Twelve Kizuki under that lord. They were not someone a normal person could contend with. As long as she could delay the opponent for a moment and ensure the Prince's safety, it would be a success.
As her thoughts flickered, Momochi Seiko saw out of the corner of her eye that Prince Yuhito was nearing the wooden house. If he could just reach there...
But the next moment, Momochi Seiko suddenly froze. She didn't hear the sound of the smoke bomb exploding.
The moment Momochi Seiko landed, she held her sword horizontally in front of her. Her posture was not as relaxed as a normal swordsman's; she seemed ready to exert force and flee at any moment.
Bai Cangshu walked out of the smoke, holding several black smoke bombs between his hands.
These trigger-activated smoke bombs, landing in his hands, seemed to have received no impact and were perfectly caught without exploding.
"Ninja Miss, you've left me a little disappointed."
Bai Cangshu suddenly twisted his body with blinding speed. The next moment, several smoke bombs shot out and struck the ground in front of Yuhito.
Bai Cangshu himself pounced towards the female ninja like a leopard.
Seeing this, the Ninja, who was completely wrapped in black night clothes, took a deep breath. She was not a fledgling who hadn't seen blood. On the contrary, over the years, she had become accustomed to taking lives and having lives taken in assassinations.
The only difference was that it was her turn now.
Momochi Seiko roared in anger, waving her hands wildly. A large number of shuriken flew out.
Bai Cangshu's pupils contracted. His hawk-like dynamic vision, combined with the terrifying reaction speed represented by his agility value of up to 17 points after enhancement, allowed him to grasp the movements of all the shuriken filling the sky.
Bai Cangshu's body twisted, his neck flickered like a phantom, and in an instant, he crossed through the flying shuriken.
At the same time, he exhaled and shouted, joining his right hand like a blade. A terrifying force instantly tensed.
*Whoosh!*
As the air whined and howled, a terrifying strike instantly stabbed forward.
Momochi Seiko's heart felt like it had sunk to the depths. She felt her movements were so slow. The opponent radiated intense killing intent, and the hand-blade stabbing towards her was more terrifying than any sword technique.
Die!
She suddenly felt the fear of death approaching. She only had time to turn the side of her sword and shift it forward, trying to block the strike.
But her speed was so slow. The moment the sword body moved, the strong wind generated by the opponent had already slammed into her mouth and nose.
*Thud!*
At the last moment, Bai Cangshu changed his hand-blade into a fist and smashed it into the opponent's chest. The sound of bones shattering was crisp, while the sound of internal organs bursting like a balloon was incredibly muffled.
[You killed Ninja Momochi Seiko, gaining 300 dimensional points]
[Side Mission · Bloody Purge, extra reward obtained. Each participant in the mission gains an additional 500 dimensional points]
[Hidden Mission · Declining Miracle, progress updated. Shinto faction reputation increased. Current: Friendly (65/100)]
The female Ninja did not remove her mask even in death. Perhaps she did have some ability, but her battlefield should have been the dark and treacherous night, focused on disguise and assassination.
Not on this exposed square, relying solely on a few smoke bombs to fight against someone like Bai Cangshu.
So she died.
Yuhito heard the clear sound of a heavy object falling to the ground. His legs, already trembling slightly, were now severely weakened.
But thankfully, the wooden house with the red moon flag was the safe house in his mind.
As long as he reached there, he could live!
He gasped for air, his heart inexplicably beginning to resent the courtesan who had accompanied him last night. If not for her exceptional skill, why would he be in such a sorry state?
*Step, step, step.*
Yuhito froze. A chilling sensation suddenly appeared from behind him. His entire body stiffened. He was only a few meters away from the small house that Muzan had left for him to retreat to.
But that guy...
Yuhito slowly turned his head, his pupils shrinking abruptly.
The tall man was actually standing less than a meter behind Yuhito at that moment.
The closeness between the two made Yuhito almost able to smell the bloody scent on the other man's hands.
This person had killed his personal guards, and even the powerful Ninja of the Momochi clan had been slain in moments.
"Who... are you..."
Yuhito was startled by Bai Cangshu's silent approach and stumbled backward. In reality, however, he was getting closer to the wooden house.
Bai Cangshu's lips curled up. Feigning ignorance, he instead followed Yuhito's intention, continuing to step forward and force him backward.
"What do you want?"
"Money, power? Or women?"
"I can give you anything!"
Yuhito babbled incoherently to buy time, retreating anxiously.
He felt his legs had become a little more agile at this moment.
Bai Cangshu looked at his appearance, the mockery in his eyes growing stronger.
Finally, Yuhito felt himself leaning against the wooden door.
His heart couldn't help but pound violently.
Perhaps, he could live?!
The emergence of this thought seemed to ignite Yuhito's heart, making his face turn rosy.
Bai Cangshu looked at this emperor who would launch a brutal war in the future and felt that such a person was just as naive and weak at this moment.
Even if he could take countless lives in the future, when his own life was about to be taken, he was still begging for survival in a mud pit like a wild dog.
*Creak.*
The wooden door opened. In the darkness, the sound of a biwa played. Yuhito's heart rejoiced, and his face immediately became rosy.
But the next moment, a great force struck from in front of him. He was instantly lifted up, away from the wooden door.
Bai Cangshu held Yuhito by the neck with one hand, looking at the Woman sitting in the darkness, holding a biwa, her face hidden by black hair. No, he should say Ogre.
Yuhito and Bai Cangshu were completely in the sunlight at this moment. Although Nakime's biwa played, nothing happened.
Yuhito struggled to turn his head but saw the tall man's mischievous smile.
"Yuhito, you tried hard to survive, but unfortunately... Heh, it was all in vain."
*Crack!*
Bai Cangshu casually squeezed, and the throat instantly shattered.
*Thump.*
Yuhito collapsed to the ground. The pain of being unable to breathe and the fear of death washing over him caused him to instantly lose control of his bladder and bowels.
Bai Cangshu kicked the body away slightly in disgust, then looked at Nakime inside the room and said,
"Can you arrange for me to meet with Kibutsuji Muzan?"
A light flashed in his hand, and the [blue spider lily] appeared in his grasp.
Nakime froze. She had been preparing to teleport away but now hesitated.
She knew that thing was likely what Kibutsuji Muzan had sought for a thousand years without success.
The next moment, Muzan's voice appeared in Nakime's mind.
Nakime plucked the biwa. Muzan, in a black kimono worn by women, instantly appeared in the dark room. His red eyes looked at Bai Cangshu, and he nodded.
"You must be the martial artist those two spoke of. You certainly have some skill."
"How about it, do you desire eternal life?"
Although she was trying her best to remain calm, Bai Cangshu could still sense that her eyes were practically glued to the [blue spider lily] in his hand.
[You killed Prince Yuhito, gaining 500 dimensional points]
[Side Mission · Bloody Purge extra reward obtained. Each participant in the mission gains 1 * d-class special point, XX53562211 (Tao Bai Bai) gains 1 * c-rank special point] (Disguise number can be customized)
[Hidden Mission · Declining Miracle, progress updated. Shinto faction reputation greatly increased. Current: Respected (90/100)]
[Hidden Faction · Shinto, Reputation Shop has opened]
[Main Mission progress updated...]
At this moment, the trembling, writhing Yuhito completely fell silent.
Bai Cangshu suddenly burst out laughing. The Shinto Priest of Fushimi Inari Shrine had pretended not to want to kill Yuhito, but the reputation increase he gained from killing Yuhito was far higher than killing ordinary Ogres and those ministers.
These people and Ogres, sometimes there really is no difference.