Chapter 178: I am standing right in front of you, look at how much I resemble the past

"Hehehehe."

Otsutsuki Biluo walked out of the Clan Leader's castle with a foolish laugh. Her happy mood made her footsteps light, as if she had returned to those youthful years.

Back then, she was the number one beauty in the clan, before her figure had gone out of shape due to psychological reasons.

Humming a happy little tune, the floating castle showed signs of an earthquake with every hop she took, and the sand and dust on the walls fell off one after another.

Inside the castle.

The gorgeous crystal chandelier began to sway left and right under the influence of the unknown earthquake, and the dust accumulated on it slowly drifted down. Just as it was about to fall onto Otsutsuki Yueji's bright and smooth long hair,

"Boom~"

A cyan-blue light erupted from Otsutsuki Yueji's body like an outer garment, repelling all the dust about to fall on her head. Knowing the identity of the culprit, she wasn't angry; instead, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and a hint of nostalgia flashed in her white eyes.

"Is it Biluo again? It's been a long time since I've seen her in such a good mood. She couldn't cause such a big commotion in the past~"

In her memories, a curvaceous and charming back appeared, every glance and smile filled with endless allure, and every gesture made countless men bow down.

Who could have imagined that the Otsutsuki Biluo who once captivated thousands of young men would become what she was now?

"Forget it, let her be."

Otsutsuki Yueji showed a rare smile. A cool breeze blew in, and feeling a chill in her crotch, she put on an angry expression, her silver teeth nearly shattering, and she cursed fiercely in her heart.

Hmph! If that thief dares to come again tonight, I will definitely teach him a lesson!

On the other side.

"Hei Laoda, what is that place for?"

Uchiha Gin, soaring in the sky, pointed to a floating island shaped like a temple above his head, his eyes filled with irrepressible curiosity.

"Beep beep beep... Mr. Gin, are you asking me?"

The black puppet, clearly not having reacted, had no joy or sorrow in its yellow eyes. Facing Uchiha Gin's question, it didn't answer directly but instead raised its own question.

"Uh... do you think it doesn't sound good?"

"I can analyze the emotions in human speech. There was clearly mockery and disrespect in your tone just now, Mr. Gin."

For the first time, the black puppet engaged in a dialogue with Uchiha Gin regarding its own issues. This thinking ability, which surpassed that of an ordinary puppet, made him, a human, secretly surprised.

This is incredible. Ninja World: The Rise of AlphaGo?

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have used that as a joke."

Uchiha Gin scratched his curly hair upon hearing this, his face full of apology—he didn't know if it was real or fake, but apologizing was the right thing to do anyway.

"That place is where the servants of the Otsutsuki clan used to worship."

Seeing Uchiha Gin apologize, the black puppet didn't pursue the matter further and turned to explain the temple he had just asked about.

"The supreme treasure of the Otsutsuki clan was once enshrined inside, but the real object is not here; it is just a replica inside."

"Can we go take a look?"

"Yes."

The black puppet raised its hands, and the airship accelerated instantly, arriving at the gate of the dilapidated temple in the blink of an eye.

Looking at the temple that had fallen into disrepair, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but sigh at the importance of population. The current Otsutsuki clan was withering, without even a servant, and could only rely on figures to take care of daily life.

Walking slowly into the temple, on the high platform at the very back, a giant stone ball was placed. The patterns carved on it were exactly the pattern of the Tenseigan from the movie. Judging by the size, it should be a 1:1 Tenseigan figure made by the branch family, placed here for people to worship and spread the glorious deeds of the past.

Unfortunately, time eventually wears away all traces, just like this dilapidated temple, forgotten in an inconspicuous corner.

"Beep beep beep"

A harsh beeping sound interrupted Uchiha Gin's thoughts. The black puppet seemed to be receiving some message; its yellow eyes flickered with the sound. When the sound disappeared, the puppet's eyes regained their color. It turned its head and said to Uchiha Gin in an irresistible tone,

"Mr. Gin, it is getting late. I should go back now."

"Alright, I've seen enough, and it's time to eat."

Uchiha Gin calculated the time, then rubbed his somewhat empty lower abdomen and nodded in agreement.

The man and the machine walked out of the temple one after another, stepped onto the airship, and left the desolate temple.

At this moment, the artificial sun changed precisely according to the set time, turning from the blinding heat of the day to the orange-red of dusk. The airship passed through the sun and finally landed steadily at the gate of Otsutsuki Biluo's palace.

Following the black puppet into the palace, the highly efficient small boys had already brought out the cooked delicacies. Uchiha Gin didn't stand on ceremony and immediately began to feast.

After being full of wine and food, two kimono-clad maid puppets carried a bewildered Uchiha Gin to a palace emitting heat. Looking at the hot spring in the middle that emitted a faint smell of sulfur, he couldn't figure out even if he broke his head: what kind of good person would dig a hot spring in their own home?

"Lord Gin, please bathe and change."

The two maids' CPUs were clearly inferior to the black puppet's; they could only execute rigid commands and started stripping Uchiha Gin's clothes without a word, scaring him into retreating repeatedly.

"You guys go out, I can handle it myself!"

Uchiha Gin, covering his collar, was terrified. Although the other party was a puppet, their exquisite faces were no different from real people. He was the type who couldn't take off his clothes in front of strangers.

"Lord Gin, please bathe and change."

However, the other party's actions would not be changed by Uchiha Gin's words. Four strong, small hands grabbed his clothes tightly, determined to wash him clean.

Tsk! Why did I forget to ask the Great-Granduncle for the puppet control technique last time? I was too busy listening to him brag, causing me to forget this major event.

Seeing that his chastity was not guaranteed, Uchiha Gin had no choice but to prepare to violently protect his secret garden. His black pupils began to change color, and a cold force was slowly released. He prepared to activate the old man's Mangekyo to hide these two puppets. Anyway, there were so many in the palace; one or two missing shouldn't be discovered, right~

"Huh? What's going on?"

Just as one of Uchiha Gin's eyes turned into an equilateral triangle, he suddenly felt a fetal movement in his eyes. Then, a breath that made him feel very intimate was guiding him, and the source of that breath was in the crust beneath his feet.

"Whoosh~"

Although he didn't detect any malice from that breath, the always cautious Uchiha Gin still followed the principle that more trouble is worse than less, cut off the connection with that breath, and the equilateral triangle in his eyes slowly disappeared.

"No choice, let's try something else."

Since he couldn't use the Realm of Shadows to hide these two puppets, Uchiha Gin had to activate his mutated Byakugan, trying to find the switch on the puppets to force them to shut down.

"Sigh! What is this mark?"

In the perspective of the activated Byakugan, Uchiha Gin looked up and down at the two kimono puppets that were no different from ordinary people. When he "accidentally" swept his full-power X-ray vision to their chests, he wasn't attracted by that pair of fair mounds, but instead became interested in the moon mark branded on their chests.

This mark seemed to be visible only in the Byakugan state. He hadn't noticed this mark when he used the Sharingan just now. It seems this is the switch set by the Otsutsuki clan on the puppets.

Holding a heart of scientific research, Uchiha Gin slowly extended his Byakugan's pupil power into that mark. After groping for a long time, he found a familiar breath inside; it was Otsutsuki Biluo's chakra.

He tried to erase the mark left by Otsutsuki Biluo with his pupil power. He didn't expect the chakra left by the other party to be very fragile; it dissipated instantly with a light touch. The two puppets' yellow eyes also dimmed, and their movements stopped instantly, looking like batteries that had run out.

"Sure enough, the Otsutsuki clan relies on this method to control puppets."

Uchiha Gin looked at the two puppets that had lost power, thought for a moment, and tried to send his own chakra into the kimono maid's body through his pupil power.

He didn't expect that as soon as it entered, the mark on the chest was activated again, but this time, the chakra inside had become Uchiha Gin's shape.

"Master, what are your orders?" *2

The two maids changed from their previous rigidity, their yellow eyes carrying a luster similar to the black puppet, with a bit more agility belonging to high-level AI than at the beginning.

"Squat down."

Uchiha Gin tried to give orders to the two maid puppets. He didn't expect the other party to have no hesitation at all and follow suit directly.

"Reach out your hands~"

Followed suit.

"Lie down~"

Followed suit.

"Rub my belly!"

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"Haha, I'm just joking."

Uchiha Gin gave a dry laugh, looking at the two puppets with vigilant expressions, and made a joke.

"Master, please abide by the three laws of robotics."

The maid puppet, covering her lower abdomen, warned Uchiha Gin of the principles he should abide by with cold, emotionless eyes.

"Seriously, I said I was joking. You two are not as open as the little pink refrigerator."

Not expecting to be lectured by his own puppets, Uchiha Gin complained with a drooping face.

"Alright, alright, you guys go down first, I'll wash myself."

Waving his hand to order the two puppets to go out and wait, Uchiha Gin stripped himself naked only after they left, and soaked comfortably in the hot spring. Smelling the faint sulfur smell around him, this was the true moment of relaxation.

Remember the last time I soaked in a hot spring...

Uchiha Gin's face turned green, and he almost recalled the sealed memory. He hurriedly reached out to wipe away that memory and focused his gaze on this spacious hot spring palace, scanning the paintings mounted on the walls. His eyes were attracted by the one in the very middle.

"Tsk! This young lady is really something; I don't know whose family she belongs to."

Uchiha Gin's extremely strong dynamic vision was attracted by the beautiful woman in the painting after just one glance. He couldn't help but look a few more times.

The woman in the painting had long, slightly curly white hair, a pair of peach blossom eyes that were exceptionally alluring, and plump red lips that seemed to have some kind of magic, making people unable to stop themselves from yearning. There was also a beautiful black mole at the corner of her mouth, giving her a bit more mature charm and a bit less of a young girl's greenness.

"Huh? There is a signature. Let me see... Uh, gifted to Otsutsuki Bi..."

With sharp eyes, he caught a signature in the bottom right corner of the painting. Out of curiosity, Uchiha Gin used his dynamic vision to look over. He saw a string of blurred small characters, vaguely writing "gifted to Otsutsuki Bi".

Although the last character had been deliberately erased, just from the first few characters, Uchiha Gin had guessed the answer.

Hmph hmph, it must be that Bo Gang's sister. I didn't expect that Otsutsuki Biluo, in that appearance, would have such a beautiful and moving sister.

This sister-in-law, I am determined to have!

Apart from this beauty painting, there was nothing else that could attract Uchiha Gin, so he closed his eyes and began to relax and enjoy this hard-won hot spring.

After all, after that incident last time, he already had some PTSD about hot springs.

"Huh, why are two puppets out of contact?"

In the inner chamber of the palace, Otsutsuki Biluo, who was reviewing the personnel list, had eyes full of doubt, which then returned to normal, and she muttered to herself,

"Maybe it's been too long, and the chakra supply was cut off."

Thinking of this, she stopped struggling and continued to arrange the list of 66 people one by one.

"Hmm, the Clan Leader is definitely first. Didn't you see how anxious she was? I'll send the washed-clean Gin to her bed tonight~"

Recalling Otsutsuki Yueji's anxious appearance during the day, Otsutsuki Biluo smiled understandingly. Which girl doesn't dream of spring? The Clan Leader has also reached this age; some impatience is normal.

Didn't I do the same back then? It's just that I was deceived in love and started not to believe in men.

"Second is definitely me. Even if we rank by seniority, if I claim third, who dares to claim second?"

With a giggle, she stabilized her second position once again. At the corner of her raised mouth, a buried black mole was exceptionally conspicuous under the light.

"Hehehe."

Meanwhile, in the deepest part of the moon's crust, a figure that had been silent for a long time slowly opened its eyes. Sensing that its connection had been unilaterally severed, the figure's white eyes were filled with disappointment.

The figure was bound by countless chains in a circular space. Above its head, there was a tiny, imperceptible crack.

Strands of faint light slowly sprinkled down, shining on the figure's face, revealing a beautiful and moving face. However, at this moment, her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, her two cute eyebrows were tightly knit together, and her tearful expression made people feel great pity.

"Hagoromo, you've come, why are you hiding from me!"

Through the crack above her head, she, who had finally sensed her eldest son's breath again, pouted somewhat disappointedly, her white eyes filled with confusion.

But fortunately, after repeated attempts, she finally sent out a breath carrying her spiritual power and began to track the breath of Hagoromo that had appeared twice.

This time, she must teach that rebellious son a good lesson!

When the breath went away, a hint of pleasure flashed in her white eyes, and then a hint of cyan-green light flashed in her eyes, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly.

As for that silly boy Hamura, he had already been dealt with~

Sorry, I went to serve as a staff member at the college entrance examination venue today, which delayed me. It won't happen again (probably)~

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