"What? Has someone gone mute?"
"I didn't expect you to be such a Yao-yasha!"
Although Bai Ye's expression was calm, that hint of cunning in his eyes was still caught by Tsukuyomi.
At first, during their first encounter, she considered Bai Ye a gentleman. Although he had seen her unintentionally, his subsequent behavior was very proper, and even Tsukuyomi didn't think further about it.
During their second encounter at the Tree of Ages, she discovered Bai Ye's uniqueness and thought they could become friends. He seemed more like a real existence, and like her, he was lonely, so at that time, she believed they were 'kin'.
But this time, she understood and completely overturned all her previous evaluations of Bai Ye. All of those before were just disguises; he was just a shameless little Yao-yasha!
"But weren't you also very willing to be bullied by me like this?" Bai Ye said faintly.
"I wasn't!" Tsukuyomi immediately retorted, but wasn't this exactly what she wanted?
She wanted a friend with whom she could confide, with whom she could play around, a friend with whom she could open her heart anytime, anywhere, without having to put on that cold, aloof facade.
"Your strength is greater than mine. If you wanted to resist, there's no way I could have carried you so easily."
With Bai Ye's various strange abilities, Tsukuyomi wouldn't be his opponent. Just the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit alone was something ordinary humans couldn't withstand.
But Tsukuyomi's raw strength was superior to his. At least according to the demon world's cultivation realms, Tsukuyomi possessed the strength of a Great Yao-yasha.
If she didn't want to be carried by him, it would certainly be easy for her to break free. He couldn't possibly hypnotize her with his Sharingan or subdue her with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit just to keep holding her, could he?
It was precisely because she herself didn't struggle that Bai Ye was able to carry her so easily.
"I just thought you were a friend, but I also hoped you would put me in the position of a friend!" Tsukuyomi explained, blushing with annoyance. She wanted Bai Ye to treat her as a friend, which was why she didn't resist, and there was no other meaning.
"Is that so? Actually, becoming friends is fine, but I think our friendship should be maintained by an additional child, don't you think—" Before Bai Ye could finish, Tsukuyomi's fist directly struck Bai Ye's head.
Crack, crack!
Bai Ye's head instantly turned into lightning, which startled Tsukuyomi.
She hadn't used much force just now; she only wanted to stop Bai Ye from continuing. She hadn't accidentally destroyed his head, had she?
"Tsukuyomi, you're so cruel! I treat you as a friend, and you actually blew up my head?"
"I didn't do it on purpose! Then how do you recover now?" A hint of anxiety flashed across Tsukuyomi's face. This was the first time she had seen something like this. Bai Ye's 'wound' was covered in lightning, and there were no signs of recovery.
No way?!
Her first friend was killed by her own hand?
"Our Inu Demon Clan has a legend: a head can only be cracked by the fated one. If the fated one kisses it, the head will recover."
"This..." Tsukuyomi had never heard of such a bizarre thing, but hearing Bai Ye's sincere tone and his half-face that still hadn't recovered, she gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and said, "Come on."
The fated one.
Were they fated ones?
A ripple of emotion stirred in Tsukuyomi's heart. No matter how powerful a Miko, deep down, she was still a girl, especially a Miko like her who had been revered since childhood.
However, after waiting for a long time, Tsukuyomi still didn't feel Bai Ye's actions, but the wind from flying still brushed against Tsukuyomi's face, proving that Bai Ye was still alive.
Tsukuyomi opened her eyes and looked at Bai Ye, who had already recovered, and the teasing smile in his eyes. She knew she had been tricked.
"Sorry, that's just an ability. Did I scare you?" Bai Ye said, regretting it in his heart. He admitted he was tempted just now, but he couldn't take advantage of the situation to kiss her. If Tsukuyomi found out he was lying to her later, she would probably kill him.
"You're a wicked jerk!!" Tsukuyomi said, twisting directly off Bai Ye's body and rapidly falling from the sky. Kira timely caught Tsukuyomi.
"Kira, let's fly faster!" With that, she turned her head directly, ignoring Bai Ye.
Looking at her back, a hint of confusion flashed in Bai Ye's eyes. Strange, he was very respectful to her just now, wasn't he?
Taking advantage of someone was not something he wanted to do.
Inuyasha Bai Ye: [That's strange, brothers. Do you think this woman has a problem?]
With that, he also briefly recounted what had happened with Tsukuyomi.
Pirate Bai Ye: [Holy crap!! My Rumble-Rumble Fruit created such a good opportunity for you, and you didn't cherish it?]
Naruto Bai Ye: [Women are like this. You can't be a beast, but you also can't be worse than a beast!]
Nichijou Bai Ye: [Tsukuyomi: 'My eyes are already closed, whether you're tricking me or not, just kiss me first!']
It's like when you tell a girl your cat can do a backflip. Such a terrible excuse. If the girl is willing to fall for it, doesn't that mean she's interested in you? Who doesn't know a cat can't do a backflip?
It's just an excuse, like that kiss. Tsukuyomi probably saw right through it, and you actually gave up. What a waste of a good opportunity.
Inuyasha Bai Ye: [I know, but I've never been in a relationship, and only foolish Hanyo would be with humans!]
Pirate Bai Ye: [As everyone knows, the initiator of that famous saying is already with a human!]
Naruto Bai Ye: [Inu Daisho: 'Exactly! Exactly!']
In the demon world.
Bai Ye scratched his head, looking at Tsukuyomi, who was flying farther and farther away, and quickly chased after her: "Are you angry?"
"..."
Tsukuyomi ignored Bai Ye, her gaze fixed forward, as if Bai Ye wasn't even there.
"Why are you angry?"
Strange.
Why did it suddenly feel like he was coaxing a girlfriend?
Dead memories suddenly attacked Bai Ye. Weren't he and Tsukuyomi just friends?
"I'm not angry. I just think it's childish of you to joke around with me like that. I treat you as a good friend, and you treat me like this!" Tsukuyomi turned her head and said very seriously.
She really thought Bai Ye was telling the truth just now and was even going to let Bai Ye kiss her. But then she found out Bai Ye was playing a trick on her. How could she not be angry?
Although she was angry, it only lasted for a short while. After thinking about it, she told Bai Ye the reason for her anger. She didn't want Bai Ye to guess wildly either.
"It's just that I saw you were too bored, and I happened to think of this fun, so I did it."
"Do you know how worried I was about you just now?" Tsukuyomi widened her eyes, raised her hand, and was about to punch Bai Ye again, but after thinking about it, she lowered it: "Can you turn any part of your body into lightning?"
She suddenly remembered that after she hit Bai Ye just now, countless lightning snakes appeared where his head was.
This was the first time Tsukuyomi had seen such a strange ability.
"Yes, why?"
"Nothing..." Tsukuyomi subconsciously glanced, then turned her head away, her other cheek already flushed.
She quickly suppressed that tiny thought in her heart, but she was still very curious. Wouldn't that mean...
"Don't say it!" Bai Ye's face was cold, almost unable to maintain his composure.
He didn't expect her to be so bold. Her gaze alone could start a train, choo-choo-choo.
"I was just curious."
"Tsukuyomi, are all you humans so fierce?" Tsukuyomi also broke Bai Ye's perception of humans.
He originally thought that in this ancient era, humans would at least be a bit more reserved.
"It's not about being fierce; anyone would be curious about this kind of thing!"
"But what others are curious about is the ability; what you're curious about is completely different."
"Anyway, that's how it is. I don't want to think about this anymore. Also, when will we reach Penglai Island?"
What a clumsy attempt to change the subject.
Bai Ye looked at Tsukuyomi, who was ambiguous and evasive, and knew that Tsukuyomi didn't want to continue this topic with him.
Hmm.
He'd keep it for now and bring it up as Tsukuyomi's embarrassing history later.
"We should be arriving soon. I've already seen those four guys."
"You saw them?" Tsukuyomi turned her head in confusion. She was also in the air and hadn't seen anything. Although curious, she attributed it to some of Bai Ye's abilities as a Yao-yasha.
Bai Ye didn't explain either. With the Haki enhancement of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Bai Ye's detection range was extremely wide; he could even hear the sounds on Penglai Island clearly.
In fact, Bai Ye had already sensed the situation from a very distant location.
"The situation on the island seems very bad. Those guys seem to have taken the initiative."
It looked like it was already nearing its end. In his perception, many Hanyo on Penglai Island had died under the slaughter of the Four War Gods.
And the only Miko, Toki, was currently at a disadvantage.
"Then let's go quickly!" Tsukuyomi looked at Bai Ye with some surprise, then quickly said.
It would be great if Big Dog and she could go out to exorcise demons together.
He hadn't even met the opponents, yet he already knew what the situation was like there. He was a top-notch scout.
"Is that?! The Miko of Penglai Island?" As they got closer, Tsukuyomi also saw Toki fighting the Yao-yasha.
Toki's spiritual power was strong, but facing the Four War Gods, these four great demons, she was clearly struggling.
"Big Brother, it seems like others have arrived?" Gang Luo turned his head and looked behind him, reminding him. From Bai Ye's body, he smelled a scent that he found very annoying.
No sooner had Gang Luo spoken than Long Luo, Xiong Luo, and Shuo Luo all turned their heads to look in the direction he indicated.
"Tch, it's the smell of that stinky dog, that bastard's son?" A hint of gloom flashed across Long Luo's face. He remembered the scene where he was defeated by Inu Daisho.
Because they were defeated by Inu Daisho, the four brothers chose to come to Penglai Island to seize the treasures here, and then return to fight Inu Daisho again.
Their hatred for Inu Daisho had reached its peak, and now another Inu-yasha with an aura somewhat similar to Inu Daisho appeared.
"And there's a Miko, it seems to be Tsukuyomi. Big Brother, the situation is a bit bad!" That Inu-yasha was only a first-class Yao-yasha in strength, but Tsukuyomi, who came with him, was very strong. Tsukuyomi's reputation in the demon world was very great.
Very few exorcists could surpass her at this time, only Abe no Seimei, who was called the strongest Onmyoji of the Heian Period, could.
Heian-kyō was known as the safest place; no Yao-yasha dared to cause trouble there. And although the Exorcist Village, which Tsukuyomi guarded, would have Yao-yasha appearing, it was relatively rare.
The sudden halt of the Four War Gods made Toki, who had been under immense pressure, breathe a sigh of relief. At the same time, she followed the Four War Gods' gaze towards Bai Ye's direction.
A strange combination of two Yao-yasha and one Miko.
However, Toki didn't feel any sense of incongruity, perhaps because she was sheltering other Hanyo and Yao-yasha here on Penglai Island.
"Kid, are you Inu Daisho's son?" Long Luo looked at Bai Ye and asked directly without hesitation.
If he was, then they would just deal with him as well.
"Ah, the Four War Gods lost and still come here to take out their anger on Hanyo." "You bastard?! I'm going to kill you!" Shuo Luo had the most volatile temper. Upon hearing Bai Ye's somewhat mocking words, he instantly couldn't help but move to attack Bai Ye.
Being defeated by Inu Daisho was one thing, but could this first-class Yao-yasha also mock him?
"Don't be in a hurry." Xiong Luo stopped Shuo Luo. He was the strategist among the Four War Gods.
Facing Shuo Luo's seemingly irrational urge to switch targets, he quickly stopped him. If only Bai Ye, a single Yao-yasha, had come, he wouldn't have needed to think so much, but since a powerful Miko had also arrived.
Of course, he couldn't let Shuo Luo act so rashly.
"Tsukuyomi? What are you doing here?" Xiong Luo and the other three demons exchanged glances, and in an instant, they exchanged a look.
Long Luo indicated that he could deal with Tsukuyomi, then Shuo Luo would deal with Bai Ye, and then Gang Luo and Xiong Luo would continue to deal with Toki.
The four had clear divisions of labor. As long as they dealt with one person first, they could instantly break the current deadlock.
"Exorcism." As soon as Tsukuyomi finished speaking, the Four War Gods immediately took action.
Since they knew they were enemies, they would strike first.
"Kid, I'll just kill you first, and then go kill Inu Daisho later!" Shuo Luo flew directly towards Bai Ye, smashing a fist straight at him. In his opinion, Bai Ye was just a first-class Yao-yasha, easy to deal with.
"Be careful!" Xiong Luo warned.
"Your opponent is me!!" Long Luo, holding the Wind Blade Fang and Lightning Blade Fang, directly blocked Tsukuyomi head-on.
In their eyes, among the three, Toki was already at her limit, Bai Ye was the weakest, and Tsukuyomi was the strongest. If he could hold her back, once his three brothers were free, dealing with Tsukuyomi would be simple!
So, before that, they couldn't let Tsukuyomi ruin their plans.
"Oh, how scary," a mocking smile flashed across Bai Ye's lips. A pair of Mangekyo appeared in his pupils, and then in Shuo Luo's eyes, a Mangekyo also appeared: "Immerse yourself in the darkness of the Mangekyo!!"