Chapter 254: Leisurely Stroll

"Yechawan! What's the attitude of the Leaf Village's envoy this time?"

In the Wind Shadow's office, the Fourth Wind Shadow, Luosha, sat behind his desk and began asking about Yechawan's mission.

"Their attitude is not bad; I suppose the Leaf Village came with good intentions this time."

"That's best~"

Hearing this, Luosha muttered softly, then continued his questioning.

"Have you clarified their identity and strength?"

"They are a member of the Leaf Village's Uchiha clan, Yuzhibo Dongshilang, fifteen years old, currently a Jonin."

"As for strength, Ye Cang Jonin has had some clashes with them, though not intense. On the contrary, their talent for Genjutsu is impressive! Plus, intelligence gathered from the outpost shows they're no ordinary person!"

Hearing Yechawan's report, Luosha didn't speak right away; instead, he pondered for a moment and asked about Ye Cang's situation.

"And Ye Cang? What's her attitude?"

"Ye Cang… her attitude remains the same as before, with no intention of leaning toward us."

After saying that, Yechawan didn't forget to add a line.

"I also haven't seen any sign she intends to defect to them!"

Especially when saying the word 'they', he emphasized his tone.

"What do you think of this?"

Without stating his own view directly, Luosha wanted to see what his brother-in-law thought.

"Ye Cang is a pure ninja; we could use the village's name to make some use of her strength, but… she's too proud… can't be turned into a handy tool!"

"You go first!"

Regarding his brother-in-law's answer, he was fairly satisfied; thus, it's time to assign him to the Secret Division.

"Regarding the Leaf Village's envoy, when do you plan to receive them?"

Before taking his leave, Yechawan also mentioned Dong Shilang.

"This still needs to wait; the Council of Elders is still arguing about it!"

As soon as this is brought up, Luosha gets a headache; actually, the Council of Elders here largely understands the Hokage's intent, and they're arguing nonstop about it.

"Have you arranged the envoy's safety? Don't let those guys find an opening because of it!"

"No problem; I'll assign Ye Cang Jonin to guard their safety~"

"That's actually a good choice!"

Since Ye Cang relies on no one, using her to protect them is precisely the most suitable choice.

After Yechawan took his leave, Luosha didn't linger in his office; instead, he rose and went to Elder Chiyo's residence.

If I can't get Granny Chiyo's support for what I need to do, it would be utterly meaningless.

"You jerk, can't you behave a bit?"

On the main street of Sand Hidden Village, Dong Shilang wore a white robe with the characteristics of Feng Zhi Guo, his head wrapped in a white turban, and was strolling about.

Even his mouth and nose were completely covered by the turban; from afar, he looked more like a native of Feng Zhi Guo than the Sand Hidden Village residents.

"It's rare to have a chance to wander Sand Ninja Village; as an acquaintance's Ye Cang Jonin, since she won't fulfill her host duties, I can only come myself~"

"Who says we're acquaintances? Don't get overly familiar~"

In the past few days in Sand Ninja Village, they've faced numerous assassination attempts; yet they run out to stroll now—truly, they don't know how to write the word 'death'.

"Well! Knowing the vast sea of people, given our two countries' relations, being able to recognize each other and travel together this far is a rare fate; you actually don't know how to cherish it…"

While scanning the surroundings of Sand Ninja Village, Dong Shilang kept talking, chatting leisurely with Ye Cang, who followed behind him.

"That was just an ordinary mission; and you, this guy with shifty eyes, are you secretly gathering the village's intelligence?"

Seeing that guy scoping around, Ye Cang's ninja alertness kicked in, and she directly began questioning Dong Shilang.

Although Luosha left Dong Shilang aside without managing him, he also didn't restrict his movements. Sand Ninja Village can still be strolled through; only some sensitive areas are off-limits.

"Don't use such harsh words! No matter what, I'm quite a handsome guy; how could I be called shifty-eyed~"

"As for gathering intelligence, your Wind Shadow has been gone three days and still hasn't received me; if you don't prepare in advance, what if your Wind Shadow suddenly turns hostile?"

"I definitely need to prepare an escape route beforehand!"

Indeed, just as Dong Shilang said, being in an enemy country, his safety isn't guaranteed. He still thinks he should make some preparations; otherwise, if something sudden happens, he won't know which way to run.

"Hmph! If that's really the case, I'll act first and take you out~"

Hearing Dong Shilang's explanation, Ye Cang, though a bit doubtful, wondered why the Wind Shadow still hasn't received this Leaf Village envoy.

But this doesn't stop her from, after turning against the village, directly moving to kill that guy.

"Tsk! If only I had shown mercy last time, I'd have known……"

Just thinking of that lewd image in his mind, Dong Shilang couldn't help but have some impure thoughts.

"What mercy? You shameless bastard, daring to treat me like this? If given the chance, I'll definitely tear your corpse into thousands of pieces. Also, did you do anything excessive in the end?"

Not mentioning it would be fine, but as soon as Dong Shilang brings it up, Ye Cang can't help but flare up in rage.

The other party last time didn't utter sweet nothings nor make any moves, yet they left me hanging in the mental space, still in what pose……

Moreover, whether they took advantage of me while I was under Genjutsu control to do something filthy, she has no idea.

This has made her unable to eat or sleep peacefully these days.

"'Tsk! Given the training a ninja receives, how could this woman have such a strong reaction?'"

"I merely 'simply' tied her up, and didn't even use those 'special techniques' from my memory; why is the reaction still so big?"

As for the things the other party mentioned, Yechawan is right beside me; what can he do?

With one hand propping my chin, my eyes scanning up and down Ye Cang's body, I wonder if I've unlocked some extraordinary talent of hers.

"What are you looking at? Look again and you'll hurt your eyes~"

Being swept up and down by the other's gaze, Ye Cang seemed to feel again that night, being hung by a rope in the mental space.

A sense of shame arose spontaneously.

"As for that night we had, is there any other story..."

While saying that, Dong Shilang gazed at Ye Cang across from him with a teasing, lascivious look, as lewd as possible.

"You guess..."