I’m a Witch In Dongying

"This matter is my temporary negligence..."

Asakura Asami took a deep breath, her face looked very ugly: "Xiao Qiu, do you remember that you once reminded us that it was the last evil thing that escaped from the "Gate of Yellow Spring". Thing?"

"...Remember, what's the matter?"

Bai Shuiqiu nodded.

For this matter, she was still quite impressed.

Mainly because until now, she still has a task that hasn't been completed--

[Optional task: Kill the evil creatures that escaped from Lantern Mountain. Each time you kill one, you will be rewarded with a Gouyu. Current progress is 3/5.]

Of the five evil creatures required by the mission, Bai Shuiqiu only hunted three by himself, and the remaining two, one was robbed of the head by another group of members of the countermeasure team, and the whereabouts of the other one is still unknown. Under the premise that Yu Nu was not found after three or four consecutive days of heavy rain, Bai Shuiqiu had to temporarily give up tracking this thing.

But now...

What does Asakura Asami mean when she mentioned this suddenly?

"That evil thing, in fact, has been hiding by our side for a long time."

"Maybe it was from the time around Obon, when the black mud triggered the riots, it had already been attached to the younger brother of the Aikawa brothers, and then hibernated quietly until this time when the Jiuju faction launched an attack. When he suddenly occupied the consciousness of Brother Aikawa, he turned to kill me...

This triggered a series of follow-up chain reactions. "

Asakura Mami's cultivation is outstanding, and with the cooperation of Shikigami, he can fight one against two.

But in the face of Brother Xiangchuan who suddenly turned against the water, and the evil cultivation of Jiu Ju's group who killed him along with him, they couldn't handle it.

But Asakura Mami is also a decisive person.

Under the situation of one enemy four, he made a decisive decision and immediately adopted a wound-for-injury style of play, quickly beheading the Jiuju Clan Xie Xiu, and then cut off half of the left arm of Brother Xiangchuan-in fact, since it can Cut off half of the left arm, then theoretically it can also be killed directly, but because the latter is a "teammate", Asakura Asami deliberately left a little more.

After that, Asakura Asami's shikigami also exploded with demon power and forcibly swallowed one of the enemy's two shikigami.

As a price, Asakura Asami suffered heavy damage to her back and right arm.

Especially on the back, the evil cultivator's magic weapon was directly pierced into the flesh and blood, and a large amount of Yin Qi poured into the body, supported by Mami's willpower, did not reveal it.

Without being fully confident of victory, Shimazu Yoshiaki, who was left among the two attackers, recalled his shikigami and evacuated from Lantern Mountain in embarrassment.

Although the attack was finally quelled, both sides suffered heavy losses.

One side of the Jiuju faction was killed and the other injured.

As for the countermeasure team, Asakura Asami, who was the absolute main force, was seriously injured, and the Aikawa brothers also died and wounded.

The most troublesome thing was that Brother Xiangchuan exploded the spiritual power in his body during the chaos of the battle, and launched a suicide attack on the formation of sealing black mud-this was also the real cause of Brother Xiangchuan's death.

Although the main body of the formation was still there, and the black mud didn't take the opportunity to get out of the trap this time, but the "Yellow Spring Gate" aura permeating the top of Lantern Mountain became much stronger than before.

These two points resulted in the "blocking news" mentioned by Suzuki Zhuxi earlier.

After all, the leader of the "rebellion" this time was one of the Aikawa brothers, an important member of the Countermeasures Group of Chiba Prefecture.

When the incident happened, Asakura Asami and others didn't know why he suddenly turned back.

If the brothers were actually bought by the Jiuju No.1 faction, or were the ghosts of the Jiuju No.1 faction from the beginning, then the trouble would be serious...

Therefore, in this case, the countermeasure team naturally has to closely monitor the remaining brothers, and strictly control the movements of the countermeasure team members in the entire Lantern Mountain area to prevent other agents of the Jiuju faction from being caught. .

Furthermore……

The breath of "Yellow Spring Gate" diffused from Lantern Mountain to the surroundings, which was also quite troublesome.

No matter what actions the countermeasure team takes to this end, it obviously cannot spread the news. Otherwise, I am afraid that there will be some disagreements and turmoil within the Dongying practice world. And that kind of result is harmful to the handling of the incident itself.

"In other words..."

Bai Shuiqiu digested the news he received from Asakura Asami for a while, then slowly raised his head, looking directly at the sister Asakura on the opposite side, and asked earnestly: "The last evil thing that escaped from Lantern Mountain , Really is the'evil brain'?"

"It should be."

Asakura Asami nodded, then glanced in the direction of her sister.

Asakura Rie smiled slightly, and took out a thumb-sized glass bottle from her arms and placed it on the coffee table: "I have also been with Mami and Secretary Fujiwara, and heard something about what you wrote.' The evil brain's thing, but this is the first time I have seen it with my own eyes.

With the help of the characteristics that Xiaoqiu you described earlier, we have successfully discovered and captured the body of the "evil brain" through some means. If not unexpected, it should be this thing. "

Bai Shuiqiu looked down at the table subconsciously.

Inside the glass bottle...empty.

No, although nothing can be seen visually, Bai Shuiqiu can clearly feel that in this small bottle, a very thin breath is quietly permeating, trying to escape from the bottle's seal. . But because of the talisman posted there, no matter how flopped, he couldn't get out.

"... I do a command, the gods are pleased, left and right, clear eyes, anxious like a law!"

As Bai Shuiqiu muttered [Opening Spiritual Eye Edict Curse] silently, and poured spiritual power into his eyes, something gradually began to emerge in his sight.

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As Bai Shuiqiu passed his gaze, he saw a group of transparent phantoms lying on the bottom of the glass bottle.

The shape is a bit unflattering, like a ball...

Brain flower?

Well, it's the kind of edible brain flower that you can see in some hot pot restaurants...

It's just that the volume has shrunk countless times.

The thing in front of me, about the size of a fingernail, is an oval-shaped soft body covered with dense folds, and there are countless filaments at the edges, like tentacles, crawling up and down along the inner wall of the glass bottle. A faint trace of mucus was left along the way, covering the inner wall of the glass bottle in all directions.

Hmm... It feels a bit disgusting.

Fortunately, this thing has been sealed.

——This glass bottle is probably also a magical artifact. It may be specially used to seal evil things. In addition to the talisman on the outside of the bottle, the outer wall of the bottle is also outlined with very fine brushstrokes. The imprints together form a special formation.

"Actually, I can't see this thing either, only after knowing its existence can I feel a little breath."

Asakura Asami smiled and said softly: "After controlling Aikawa's body and succeeding in reversing the water, this thing quietly left without all of us knowing, and took possession of another member of the special service team. .

It was after my sister and Uncle Wentai arrived, they caught it personally, and then sealed it into this glass bottle...

Well, when my sister was in Kyoto before, it was predicted that there might be an accident on Lantern Mountain, so I rushed over with Uncle Wentai and his party.

In addition, this is also the reason why we previously severed all the members guarding Lantern Mountain from the outside world, and restricted their actions for the first time, because as long as the "evil brain" is not found, then the entire Lantern Mountain defense All are likely to be disintegrated.

Things like this are really terrible...

If the number is a little higher, I am afraid that it is not just Brother Aikawa, even me, I will be controlled by it. "

In that case, the formation that sealed the black mud would have been broken.

"..."

Bai Shuiqiu looked at Rie Asakura.

The latter smiled slightly, her lips lightly opened, and she said softly, "It's exactly what Mami said.

I don't have any expertise in combat, but in terms of hexagrams, I have slightly more trivial experience than the average person, and my spiritual vision ability is slightly stronger than most people. That's why we can figure out the situation here in advance and see the existence of this ‘evil brain’.

But if it’s Xiaoqiu, I think you should be able to see it clearly, too?

Generally speaking, it should be a transparent brain flower, only one centimeter in length. When the breath is deliberately hidden, even a practitioner who specializes in perceptual ability can hardly perceive its position. "

"indeed so……"

Bai Shuiqiu nodded.

To be honest, it was the first time she saw this thing.

Last time in the "Unmanned City", although she had a deal with the "evil brain", but because of the urgent situation at the time, she was unwilling to fight, and she hadn't figured out how the "evil brain" works, so Bai Shuiqiu quickly dropped the possessed secret service member and left in a hurry. Because of this, she only remembered the breath of "evil brain", but didn't know what it looked like.

Now it seems……

It's no wonder that the member of the special service team, and even the brother Aikawa, who is a practitioner, can be recruited unknowingly.

In the case of being completely invisible, I am afraid that only after being possessed will I realize the existence of this thing. As long as this process is a little slower, there may be no chance of recovery.

From another perspective...

Even Asakura Asami can't see it, and Bai Shuiqiu also needs to use the [Open Spirit Eye Edict Curse] to see things clearly. Asakura Rie was able to see clearly and grabbed it...

This girl's vision ability is definitely not so "a little bit" stronger than the average person.

It is more outstanding than most practitioners in the world.

Perhaps, Asakura Rie is the first person in the world of practice today, and he is even better than Asakura Asami and the Tsumitomi Shinko from the Tsumitomi family in Kyoto. His ability is not limited to arithmetic. In this respect...

"This thing...what are you going to do with it?"

Bai Shuiqiu pressed down his thoughts, retracted his gaze from the "evil brain", and looked at the sister Asakura on the opposite side.

As my sister, Rie Asakura responded: "This evil ability is too dangerous for most people in the countermeasure team. There is no way to hand it over to the relevant departments for research and investigation like those things before. I would like to ask the shikigami by your side to help you explore and see if you can get any useful information."

"You mean... Qingluhuo?"

"Yes."

Asakura Rie nodded: "In addition to manipulating flames, Qingluhuo is also very good at manipulating memory. It has something in common with the'evil brain'. If it were her, she should be able to find something from this thing. ."

"..."

Bai Shuiqiu pursed his lips, and thought for a moment: "In this case, I can tell her about this matter. As for her willingness to help, it is another matter. Although we have a Shikigami contract between us. , But I'm not good at giving orders to her casually."

"That's natural."

Asakura Rie responded with a smile.

Next, the air was quiet for a short while.

It was Bai Shuiqiu who broke the silence: "Speaking of which, during the Mid-Year Festival last month, it was Sister Rie who calculated the news that I had entered the'inside world' and passed it to Qingluhuo. I got out of there unharmed. Although the time has passed a little longer, I still have to thank Sister Rie."

"...That kind of thing is just a matter of effort."

Asakura Rie raised her eyebrows, and then responded lightly: "I should have warned you earlier. At that time, it was a bit too late to warn Aoluhuo. If it weren't for the woman to fly directly. If you travel through Honshu and arrive at Narita in time, the situation may become quite troublesome."

"No, I can't be thankful enough to be able to do this."

After a few more polite words, Asakura Rie spoke again:

"By the way, Mami has just said that Xiaoqiu, you should have also noticed. Compared with the'evil brain' that can be possessed by the practitioner, the more troublesome thing before us is Brother Aikawa. The suicide attack launched before his death.

During the Zhongyuan Festival, a group of evil things, including the black mud, had already launched a breakthrough when the Yin Qi was strong, leaving a gap in the formation left by Senior Sana.

But this time, because Brother Xiangchuan, to be precise, was an ‘evil brain’, the formation that had just been repaired was damaged again.

And with these few actions, the seal of that formation on the "Yellow Spring Gate" has become very unstable, so..."

"so?"

"So, even if Hei Ni does not take any new actions in a short period of time, there may be some bad things that happen in these neighboring cities around the mountain area where Lantern Mountain is located. It's like...

It was the same as Heianjing back then. "

Speaking of this, Asakura Rie pretended to smile a little lightly: "Of course, this is just an analogy. The real situation is definitely not as exaggerated as the "Hyakki Yakyu" of the Heian period. The Fa hasn't been completely destroyed, so most evil things, including the black mud, can't easily leave Lantern Mountain.

At most, only twos and threes of evil things escaped from the inside.

However, it does not rule out the possibility that the breath of the "Yellow Spring Gate" spills out to the outside world, thus forming a shadowy area, or even a part of the "inside world" in each city.

In that case, the spiritual phenomenon in the entire Kanto region may increase at an extremely rapid rate, and even ordinary people who do not possess the quality of spiritual media may encounter it. In that case, although the black mud will not be so troublesome. , But for us, it is also a very bad result. "

"..."

Bai Shuiqiu bit her teeth and said nothing.

The problem described by Asakura Rie is naturally very serious.

But compared with this phenomenon itself, Bai Shuiqiu was the first to think of the task he had just received from the system days before. Retire 100 evil creatures...

Does it mean this?

After all, places like the "Inside World" have appeared thousands of years ago, and there are countless evils entrenched in them. Those "water-stained human figures" and the like are counted, so there are already more than a dozen evil gangsters that she personally retreated, plus Mishima and Kuroki Dadou. There are at least twenty or thirty evils.

Retire a hundred evil spirits, if they were placed in the "inside world"... it would be a matter of two or three trips at most.

so……

The meaning of this task is actually hinting at this phenomenon and encouraging her to hunt down these evil spirits in the "inside world"?

With the system's capabilities, it is not uncommon to estimate the occurrence of this situation in advance.

You don’t even need to “predict” because the changes on Lantern Mountain took place last Saturday, when Shirasuiqiu and Shiramine Shion went to Ibaraki Prefecture to deal with the black-clothed women, and the time the system released the mission, It was on Sunday.