Chapter 16

She looked at the boy in a daze, her blank mind deeply etching this incredibly stunning, gentle smile into the deepest part of her memory, never to be forgotten for all eternity.

Immediately, with Luo Shu’s feet leaping rapidly, the two returned safely to the ground.

Not until they landed steadily did Kagome’s little head begin to function again. The girl’s cheeks heated up and flushed red rapidly; only after regaining her senses did she realize the posture she had just been in, clinging to Mr. Luo like an octopus...

Was it a bit too intimate?

Luo Shu didn’t take this to heart at all; he gazed into the distance and began to think earnestly.

That A-rank evil spirit, which looked remarkably like a sea spider, was overflowing with a terrifying aura from its entire body.

After he saved Kagome, it seemed to have gone mad, emitting angry hisses. Its four long legs, covered in chelicerae, were like a whirlwind motor, moving so fast they left afterimages, crazily charging in his direction.

It was as if it had a clear target equipped with a tracking device, making it somewhat difficult to handle!

The earth was plowed into countless gullies, and patches of dense forest collapsed in an instant...

This guy is strong~.

Luo Shu rubbed his chin with his index finger.

He could clearly perceive that this monster was also a powerhouse who had stepped into the third-Third Third Tier realm; its body, like that of a land overlord, was its capital for tyranny.

The moment he saw it, Luo Shu felt a chill run up his spine, a dripping sense of fear spread throughout his body, and his sixth sense was crazily warning him to flee.

His genetic instincts were all advising him that this was an enemy impossible to defeat...

If he were to insist on fighting it, the slightest carelessness would result in injury or death.

Even two of himself might not be a match for this A-rank evil spirit.

However...

On the premise of using his golden finger, it was also a guy that could be easily dealt with.

18. The Shikon Jewel, slaying the evil spirit, a god-like strike!

“Why did you run into the forest?”

Luo Shu smiled indifferently, his whole body exuding confidence as if he held the wisdom of the world in his palm. He turned to look at the black-haired girl with the flushed face and asked curiously:

“There are people from the Supernatural Disaster Prevention Agency in the city. As long as you delay for a while longer, the demon slayers will arrive. Even if they don’t slay the evil spirit, your personal safety will certainly be guaranteed.”

“I absolutely cannot do that!”

The girl, who had been daydreaming, suddenly woke up, clenched her fists, and said seriously and earnestly.

“Although I don’t know why, that guy is coming straight for me. Its goal is only me. If I stay in the city just to survive, I will end up killing many innocent people.”

“Even if you are cruelly killed by the monster?”

“So what!”

Kagome was righteous, her eyes determined and serious.

Subsequently, her attitude softened, and she pursed her lips, acting bashful.

The girl took a deep breath, made up her mind, and said solemnly to the boy:

“Mr. Luo, if you have no way to deal with this guy, just give up on me and escape alone. Please don’t feel guilty because of this!”

“I, Higurashi Kagome, do not want to implicate innocent people.”

“Rest assured, I am confident I can handle this big guy.”

Luo Shu smiled, his favor for Kagome rising significantly in his heart.

This kind of girl with a sense of justice is not common in this world where etiquette and music have collapsed.

Currently, his Divine Authority Jades are abundant, so what does it matter if he saves her casually?

To follow one’s heart without overstepping the rules—this is Luo’s code of conduct.

“...Thank you, Mr. Luo, for saving my life!”

With the heavy stone lifted from her heart, Kagome cheered with joy, her pretty face full of pure excitement, wishing she could pounce on the boy.

Luo Shu pursed his lips and chuckled, not being modest.

“Do you know why this evil spirit would attack you regardless of everything?”

“...Why?”

Kagome’s excitement subsided, and her expression froze.

“This brings us to your family’s ancestral Shikon Jewel.”

Luo Shu explained with a smile, “It is inside your body right now.”

“Inside my body?!”

Kagome said in surprise, feeling that there was no sensation of a foreign object inside her.

Subsequently, the boy reached out his fair hand and “inserted” it into her lower abdomen. Amidst her surprise and blushing face, he easily pulled a circular jade bead from her body, its faint, glowing purple light illuminating the night.

“This is the Shikon Jewel. You should have heard its story from your grandfather.”

“During the Warring States period, the powerful priestess Midoriko, in order to slay the great demons ravaging the human world, sacrificed herself. The souls of both fused together, eventually forming the Shikon Jewel.”

“It is said that the Shikon Jewel can grant any wish and is a treasure coveted by all living beings.”

“Possessing the Shikon Jewel, you can be said to be a delicacy in the eyes of all demons.”

“However, the aura of this Shikon Jewel of yours has already been sealed by someone, so generally, demons and evil spirits won’t be able to perceive it... I don’t know how that guy managed to sense the Shikon Jewel.”

As the boy smiled and explained, all the mysteries were unraveled.

Higurashi Kagome was stunned on the spot.

No, wait, so the legends her grandfather told her were actually true?

This thing is really a treasure?

No wonder that giant spider was almost drooling with greed; looking at her was like looking at Tang Monk meat.

Just as the girl was optimistically complaining, the boy casually tossed the Shikon Jewel back.

“Mr. Luo, don’t you need it?”

Kagome looked down at her palm, seeing the Shikon Jewel returned to its owner, and asked with some surprise.

“I haven’t fallen so low that I need to rob a little girl of her family heirloom.”

Luo Shu smiled nonchalantly.

To him, this thing was just a Pinduoduo version of the Void.

Having it or not made no difference.

Higurashi Kagome wanted to say something but was interrupted.

“Rumble...!!”

The earth began to shake crazily, almost making her lose her footing.

Dust filled the air, and the behemoth went on a rampage in its anger. The sea-spider-like evil spirit hissed, already inches away from the two, its four pairs of chelicerae covered in black hair about to strike.

“It’s here.”

Luo Shu smiled indifferently and drew the katana at his waist, his movements flowing like clouds and water, completed in one go.

Every move and action had an indescribable beauty.

“Clang... clang...”

He walked calmly toward the monster, the tip of his blade scraping the ground and making a crisp sound. His departing back was as steady as Taishan, giving people a full sense of security.

Unmoved by favor or humiliation, watching the flowers bloom and fall in the courtyard.

Coming and going without intent, drifting with the clouds in the sky.

Kagome was stunned, her beautiful eyes seemingly flowing with brilliance as she stared blankly at the boy walking away.

Then she saw him suddenly turn his head and smile, saying in a leisurely tone with three parts comfort.

“Miss Higurashi, watch closely~.”

“Ah?”

“This strike will be very cool!”

“...Mm!!”

In an instant.

The boy in the feather garment arrived at the front, blocking the path of the enraged giant beast.

He tilted his head, the corners of his mouth suddenly curling up, his smile somewhat evil. Surging magic power was released, the katana flashed a beautiful arc under the moonlight, the surging momentum stirred up wind pressure, and his hair bun swayed with the wind...

Although he was smiling, the depths of his eyes were as cold as a grim reaper.

Then, he gripped the hilt with both hands above his shoulder, assuming a starting stance.

The boy sneered, and hundreds of Divine Authority Jades burned crazily at this moment.