Help! I changed the gender of the male protagonist in the yandere game

"It shouldn't be my imagination, I feel like the spiritual power I lost before is recovering quite quickly..."

Bai Jie thought to himself as he ran. Originally, he had exhausted his spiritual power in the battle with the beetle monster "Bēng Jiao."

However, after only resting for a while, not only did his depleted spiritual power recover, but his stamina, which had plummeted to rock bottom, also recovered rapidly.

"If there are no accidents, it should be the effect of the mermaid flesh."

Bai Jie thought to himself about the benefits of the legendary mermaid flesh.

Real mermaid flesh can be compared to an elixir of immortality, providing people with powerful life energy, and even injuries will heal quickly, making one an immortal being.

The mermaid flesh that Xue Yecha Ji provided to Bai Jie was not so magical, but it should also be able to generate huge life energy. It seems that his spiritual power recovered quickly and his physical fitness was strengthened because of the benefits of eating mermaid flesh.

He was sprinting through the forest at the fastest speed, tracking the figure of Jiu Jiu Jin Yigui, his speed as fast as an arrow shot out.

"Bai, Mr. Bai Jie... please let me down!"

Ayaka, who was held in Bai Jie's arms, struggled gently, but could not break free.

"Miss Ayaka, please don't move, clench your teeth."

He jumped up and landed on a tree, disappearing into the shadows. Amid Ayaka's screams, he jumped from one big tree to another.

Then, Bai Jie's body soared lightly in the air, passing over a small hill, landing as lightly as a feather.

His landing position happened to block Jiu Jiu Jin Yigui and the Night Walkers he led.

"...You?"

Jiu Jiu Jin Yigui raised his eyebrows, revealing an expression of half surprise and half displeasure.

"I'm sorry, Lord Yigui."

Bai Jie put Ayaka down at this time and gently pushed her back.

"It seems that Ayaka-sama has important things to say to you, I am here to send her over—"

"That's not true, obviously..."

Halfway through her words, Ayaka suddenly closed her mouth, realizing that her brother Yigui was looking at her.

She opened her mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but shrank back under the other party's gaze.

"What do you want from me, Ayaka..."

Jiu Jiu Jin Yigui uttered cold words.

"I."

Ayaka bit her lip hard, trying to adjust her breathing.

"Brother...I—"

"There's no need to say anything if there's nothing."

Jiu Jiu Jin Yigui looked away.

"I'm not interested in listening to your nonsense."

In that instant, her body trembled violently, and then stiffened all over.

"Is, is that so?"

Ayaka lowered her head. Suddenly, as if she had made up her mind, she took a deep breath—she put her hands on her chest, holding them tightly.

"Even if, Brother says that, I still want to ask—"

She spoke out.

"Are you doing well?"

"..."

Jiu Jiu Jin Yigui kept a cold face. After a moment, he turned to another direction.

"I'm fine."

He pretended to be calm, but his expression was a little stiff.

"That, that's good then."

Ayaka shrank her shoulders uneasily.

"Also... how is Sister-in-law doing? I remember those two children should be four years old now, right?"

She asked carefully: "I, I never had the chance to see them. The last time I met them, Brother's children were still two little babies."

Ayaka continued softly, with some trepidation: "Sister-in-law's health has never been good. I heard that she caught a cold after giving birth. She should be alright now, right?"

"She's fine."

Jiu Jiu Jin Yigui said as if squeezing out the words.

"Also, Mei and Tsubaki are also doing well, you don't have to worry."

Mei and Tsubaki were Yigui's two daughters. Ayaka had only seen them once when they were just born.

Finally, the man forced a smile on his stiff facial muscles and said slowly: "Ayaka."

"Yes."

Ayaka nodded a little nervously.

After a moment of silence, Yigui finally opened his mouth slowly: "Yeming, I'll leave her to your care."

Next, he stopped talking, his face became expressionless again, and he led his subordinates away from here.

'This man is really clumsy.'

Bai Jie was half-emotional, half-helpless.

He finally created an opportunity for these siblings to have a good conversation, but in the end, he only said these few words to his sister.

At the same time, Ayaka silently watched the figure of her brother leaving, until the group gradually disappeared.

Finally, she withdrew her gaze, then turned around and bowed deeply and solemnly.

"Mr. Bai Jie, thank you."

"No, I didn't do anything worth mentioning."

Bai Jie shook his head.

"Furthermore, Miss Ayaka was brought here by me under duress."

"No."

Ayaka interrupted him.

"That kind of thing is no longer important... I, I really wanted to talk to my brother, I must thank you."

She pressed her chest, looking embarrassed, and said with lowered eyes.

"I... I always thought that my brother had abandoned me long ago, but now, I know that shouldn't be the case..."

Ayaka lowered her face embarrassedly, and said softly in a barely audible voice: "Perhaps, brother... he has some unspeakable reason."

Naturally perceptive, she vaguely sensed something—but Ayaka said nothing.

"It's getting late, we should go back quickly."

With that, she leisurely put her hands behind her back and walked towards the way back.

"However... Mr. Bai Jie, I am very grateful to you for today's matter, but one thing is another, I will not agree to that matter."

Huh? What are you talking about?

Bai Jie was completely confused.

Ayaka didn't explain, she hummed a song from her nose and walked forward quickly.

...

"What a boring meeting."

Heiji Mountain Kuzu Hana felt a surge of anger just thinking about the routine meeting that wasted her life.

Well, thanks to this meeting, she also knew nothing about the specific aspects of the duel that took place at Yuanfa Temple.

Damn it!

The venue for the Heiji Mountain clan's meeting was a completely closed space. Multiple barriers were set up inside and outside the venue—to prevent enemies from using eavesdropping techniques, or insiders from transmitting messages to the outside world. Shikigami could not be used there, and the meeting was presided over by her stern grandmother.

If she used small tricks, she would be spotted by her perceptive grandmother.

"...Fortunately, I don't have to see that old woman's ugly face."

Kuzu Hana sneered.

The old woman naturally refers to her biological mother, the head of the Heiji Mountain family. Due to her status, she has to go to Kyoto regularly every year, similar to the Edo Shogunate's sankin-kōtai, which is a system called "guarding in Kyoto."

This was also designed by the nobles in Kyoto, specifically to control the famous exorcist families in various places.

The heads of famous families in various places need to go to Kyoto regularly, carry out tasks according to orders, including repairing the barriers of Kyoto, sorting out the leylines, and holding various festivals... Of course, they also take the opportunity to build relationships with the imperial family and court nobles.

When she was locked in the meeting place for a closed-door meeting, she was anxious and eager to break the barrier and rush out immediately.

However, at the meeting, the Second Miss perfectly endured it.

She adjusted her breathing throughout the process, calmed down, and persevered until the end of the meeting.

Afterwards, Kuzu Hana also learned about the subsequent events intermittently by collecting and recording information through shikigami using the "record" technique.

"Jiu Jiu Jin Yigui... that Kyoto guardian?"

Kuzu Hana frowned her beautiful eyebrows.

—That man is the head of the Shadow Cage Eye Agency, and if she directly attacks him, she will inevitably offend the court.

Fortunately, he seemed to have used some means to solve the problem perfectly.

As expected of the man she has taken a fancy to, he seems to have used a trick to help Tsukigara Yeming win against Jiu Jiu Jin Yigui and protect her position as head of the family.

'However, what's going on with that little girl... princess carry... I haven't even tried it...'

Damn it.

It would be unnatural if there were no complaints.

Kuzu Hana has been watching the whole process, understanding many details, and there have been times when she hated it so much that her teeth itched.

However, Tsukigara Yeming and that little girl still have value now, so she will not make things difficult for them for the time being.

Just as she was thinking, cold raindrops fell from the sky.

Kuzu Hana noticed that it was raining and stretched out her palm upwards.

"It's really raining."

She looked up and saw a woman holding an umbrella.

"...It's you."

It was her sister, Kohagi of Heiji Mountain, who was standing alone in the rain holding a Chinese umbrella.

In that instant, Kuzu Hana's bright red lips twisted like a corroded flower, as if she had seen an enemy.

"Oh, isn't this my dear sister... Could it be that you have something to do with me?"

She pretended to be affectionate, but in reality, her nerves were tense and she remained vigilant at all times.

After all, Heiji Mountain Kohagi was holding a sheathed long sword in her right hand, which was a new sword that she had never seen before.

Every time she saw this gloomy woman take out a new sword, Kuzu Hana would feel uncomfortable on her neck, and she was now subconsciously stroking her neck with her left hand.

There was no way, Kuzu Hana had been cut once, no, twice... by this gloomy woman two years ago. She was really ruthless.

Also, the feeling of having her head cut off was really uncomfortable.

'Could it be that she's here to kill me again...'

No, she should not be able to find a way to break her "immortality". Even if her new sword is more powerful, before she has a perfect way to destroy herself, or avoid being affected by the plague curse she spreads, this woman will not rush to take action.

—So, what is this woman here to do?

"That's right, Kuzu Hana."

Kohagi answered without hesitation: "I have something to discuss with you?"

—Stop selling off, what do you want to say?

"The 'Heavenly God Cherry Blossom Festival' in Dewa Province is about to begin, and I would like to talk to you about this matter?"

Hearing this, Kuzu Hana blinked in confusion.

The only thought in her mind was, "Is this gloomy woman thinking about something terrible again?"