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He said it casually.
The Tengu leader suddenly looked up, his face full of astonishment.
"You cultivate the Way of Gale, pursuing ultimate speed and sharpness, but in order to lead your clan, you forcibly suppressed your true nature and learned something about being profound and steady, resulting in something that is neither fish nor fowl, and you've been stuck at a bottleneck for over a hundred years, haven't you?"
Every word Zhou Ye spoke was like a thunderbolt, striking the heart of the Heavenly Dog leader.
How could he...?
This is his biggest secret! It's the inner demon that has plagued him for over a hundred years!
“The wind doesn’t need to be steady,” Zhou Ye continued. “The essence of the wind is freedom.”
"Go back and throw away all your messy clan management issues. Find a place and think carefully about what you wanted when you first picked up the naginata."
boom!
Something seemed to shatter in the mind of the Tengu leader.
The bottleneck that had plagued him for a century, that seemingly indestructible barrier, had actually shown signs of loosening!
He was trembling violently, not from fear, but from excitement!
"Thank you for your guidance, Lord! Thank you for your guidance, Lord!"
He kowtowed three times to Zhou Ye, tears of gratitude streaming down his face.
The matter of the Kyoto yokai has come to a temporary end.
Just then, Akeno Himejima stepped forward.
Her expression was complex, a mixture of gratitude, anticipation, and a hint of barely suppressed nervousness.
"Lord Zhou Ye... the interest you mentioned earlier..."
The gentle expression on Zhou Ye's face vanished instantly.
Instead, there is a chilling coldness that can freeze the soul.
He turned his head and looked in a certain direction from Kyoto.
That place is the ancestral home of the Himejima family, one of the five major clans.
He said to Himejima Akeno.
"Your pain and your resentment will all be put to rest today."
"I will not only seek justice for your mother."
Zhou Ye paused for a moment, then spoke slowly and deliberately.
"I also want the entire Himejima family to kneel before you and repent."
"Let them see for themselves what a dazzling treasure they abandoned all those years ago."
The words fell.
Zhou Ye took a step and walked in that direction.
Rias, Akeno Himejima, and the others immediately followed.
Yasaka stood up and gave orders to all the yokai behind him.
"The Lord has given the order: all men, follow me into battle!"
"Yes!"
The Kyoto yokai clan, led by their new master, left Nijo Castle in a grand procession.
A storm is brewing against an ancient family of exorcists...
Chapter 272 The Doors of the Himejima Family, An Uninvited Guest
Kyoto, the ancestral home of the Himejima family.
This place is less a residence and more a massive fortress perched on the foothills.
A heavy barrier enveloped everything, and the air was filled with an ancient, solemn, and slightly decaying atmosphere.
Led by Yasaka himself, Zhou Ye and his entourage arrived in a grand procession at the gates of this ancient exorcist family.
The line stopped.
Himejima Akeno's body trembled slightly, unable to stop herself from doing so.
She clenched her fists, her nails digging deep into her palms.
This is where she was born.
It was also the place where her mother was killed, and where she was banished as a "stain" and "ominous" figure.
Every inch of this land is steeped in the nightmares of her childhood.
"who!"
Two guards dressed in hunting attire blocked their way, their arrogant demeanor showing no regard for the uninvited guests before them.
When their gaze fell upon Himejima Akeno, their arrogance instantly transformed into undisguised contempt and disgust.
"Oh? Who do we have here?"
One of the guards sneered, his words cutting.
"Isn't this a disgrace to our Himejima family? That filthy woman who mingled with a fallen angel?"
"What, you couldn't make it on the outside and now you want to come back to the family and beg for mercy?"
Another guard chimed in, "Get out of here! You degenerate scum! You're not welcome here!"
Rias's face darkened instantly, and she was about to reprimand him.
Himejima Akeno reached out and stopped her.
Zhu Nai raised his head and looked directly at the two guards.
She did not speak.
But a storm was brewing in those purple eyes.
"What? You dare glare at us?"
Enraged by her reaction, the guard formed a hand seal, and a ball of light containing purifying power condensed in his palm.
"How dare a mere half-demon act so presumptuously in front of the Himejima family's gate!"
"Today, I will cleanse you of this trash for the sake of the family!"
His words were filled with contempt for demons and fallen angels, and he was extremely arrogant.
As for Zhou Ye, who was standing in the center, and the imposing army of Kyoto monsters behind him, they were selectively ignored.
To these narrow-minded exorcists, monsters were nothing more than lowly, unworthy of respect.
Zhou Ye was probably some kind of wild demon henchman that Himejima Akeno recruited.
However, just as the guard was about to make his move...
Zila——!
A golden lightning bolt, even more domineering, purer, and more majestic than the lightning flashing on Himejima Akeno's body, descended from the sky!
No.
It didn't fall from the sky.
It burst forth fiercely from behind that tightly closed vermilion gate!
The bolt of lightning struck the two shouting guards precisely.
No screams.
No struggle.
The two living people, along with the enormous, imposing door behind them, carved with intricate family patterns, were instantly blasted into charred remains.
Black, charred ash fell in a soft rustling sound.
A burnt smell filled the air.
The tense atmosphere from just moments ago instantly turned deathly silent.
Rias and the others were all stunned.
This is... our own people fighting each other?
A figure slowly walked out from the charred door frame.
He was a young man dressed in a black kimono, with a cold and stern face, and an aura like a sharp blade drawn from its sheath.
His appearance made Himejima Akeno's body tense even more.
"cousin……"
The young man is the current head of the Himejima family and is hailed as a once-in-a-century genius.
Suzaku of Himejima.
Himejima Suzaku ignored everyone. He first glanced at the two charred remains on the ground that were indistinguishable from human figures, and frowned slightly.
Then, he turned his gaze to Zhou Ye and his group.
To everyone's surprise.
He showed no hostility; instead, he bowed slightly to Zhou Ye.
"My family is in trouble. I have not disciplined my children properly. Please forgive my poor behavior."
He adopted a humble posture, and his words were full of rationality and decisiveness.
This move even made Zhou Ye, who was prepared to watch the show, raise an eyebrow.
interesting.
It seems that the Himejima family isn't entirely made up of fools.
"Akeno."