Chapter 80

A smile curled his lips as he let Zenin Maki lie sideways on his lap, gently stroking her beautiful hair.

Zenin Maki savored this moment, then suddenly asked, "Will we always be together?"

"Of course. Become my woman, and you'll never escape my grasp in this life!" Li An said with a smile.

"I won't run away. Even if you drive me away, I'll stick to your side like glue." Zenin Maki confessed her love for Li An.

Though they had known each other only briefly, they already liked each other very much.

Sometimes, liking someone is that simple, with no reason at all.

"As long as you don't do anything to betray me, I will never drive you away." Li An also made this promise to Zenin Maki.

He didn't lock his words in stone; after all, he wasn't love-struck.

But for Zenin Maki, this was already enough.

She sat up, turned, and straddled Li An's lap, facing him eye to eye.

Immediately, the two embraced and kissed.

The driver ahead, seeing their actions in the rearview mirror, shook his head in envy and said, "These young people nowadays! The morals of the times are declining; they have no shame at all!"

After driving for over an hour, the car finally arrived in Shennaichuan County.

After paying the driver, Zenin Maki said, "Master, could you please wait here? We still need to return to Chiba City after handling this matter. Of course, I will pay you extra for your waiting time!"

"Sure, sure. Go handle your business; I'm not in a hurry." The driver immediately replied happily.

With such a good opportunity, he was naturally willing.

Zenin Maki nodded at Li An, and the two walked toward the location of the Cursed Spirit.

Shennaichuan County lies south of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area and is considered one of the more famous places in the Land of Cherry Blossoms.

In his past life, whenever Li An watched anime from the Land of Cherry Blossoms, this place often appeared.

Yet, no matter how well it was promoted or how famous it became, it still lacked the prosperity of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area.

The place where Li An and Zenin Maki now stood was a remote mountain forest area on the edge of Shennaichuan County.

There was a village here, inhabited by about a hundred households.

However, recently a strange incident occurred in the village: many ten-year-old boys died mysteriously.

The cause of their death turned out to be that their vital essence had been drained dry.

According to reports from the villagers, the Zhoushulian Alliance confirmed it as a Special Grade Curse: the Special Grade Imaginary Cursed Spirit, Lady Yasha!

As she walked, Zenin Maki recounted the intelligence on this Cursed Spirit to Li An.

Upon hearing the name Lady Yasha, the first image that sprang to Li An's mind was actually from a certain urban legend anime he had watched in his past life.

Arriving at the village entrance, Zenin Maki removed her glasses Cursed Tool and activated the "Ghost-Sighting Technique"!

Her eyes blazed with light; after scanning the entire village, she said, "The negative emotions are too intense; they have all transformed into Cursed Energy. Under such conditions, that Special Grade Imaginary Cursed Spirit is very likely to evolve!"

If Lady Yasha evolved into a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, Zenin Maki would definitely not be her match.

Li An seemed to sense her tension; taking her small hand, he said, "Fight with abandon, without the slightest fear. I will always stand behind you!"

"Mm!" Zenin Maki instantly perked up, her eyes filled with battle intent.

The magic she had learned these past few days could finally be put to use!

She set down the black backpack on her back and pulled out the Quasi-Divine Tool Li An had given her: "Mist Cutter's Return of Light"!

The other weapon, "Grass-Cleaving Inazuma," was a naginata; its size was too long and inconvenient to carry, so this time she only brought the katana "Mist Cutter's Return of Light."

Gripping the weapon in her right hand, she formed the sword finger with her left and chanted, "Born from darkness, reaching the deepest dark; all filth and defilement, be utterly exorcised!"

Pitch-black, viscous liquid slowly descended from the sky, forming a semi-circular dome that completely enveloped the entire village.

Although Zenin Maki could not use Cursed Techniques, after cultivating Magic Power, she had a sudden idea and tried using Magic Power instead of Cursed Energy to perform Cursed Techniques.

And it actually worked!

Thus, she could now not only use magic but also perform Cursed Techniques.

Combined with the powerful physique granted by the Heavenly Restriction, her comprehensive strength had reached the Quasi-Special Grade level!

When humans and Cursed Spirits are of the same grade, humans are stronger than Cursed Spirits.

A Quasi-Special Grade Sorcerer can completely deal with a Special Grade Cursed Spirit.

And a Special Grade Sorcerer can even fight a Special Grade Cursed Spirit.

If Lady Yasha has not evolved and remains a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, then with Zenin Maki's current strength, she can completely exorcise her!