Chapter 626: Like

Below the Imperial Palace, Suzaku Avenue.

Ji Ji Tianrui closed her hands violently.

"[Ten Thousand Nets]."

The dense Qi threads, which almost filled the space of dozens of yards around, tightened together, swept past several strange-looking deities, and gathered in Ji Ji Tianrui’s hands with a *swish*.

*Splash!*

A few breaths later, blood sprayed from the Shinto deities, splitting into countless thin lines from head to toe, then shattering and collapsing.

Ji Ji Tianrui took a few breaths.

Her injuries were not light.

[Ten Thousand Nets] is not suitable for encounter battles.

Profound Observation reflects the inner heart, and the divine ability produced reflects the essence of the holder. Ji Ji Tianrui is best at weaving conspiracies and setting up battlefields, and least at encounter battles.

Precisely because of this, she often cooperated with Li Miao, and was even willing to let Li Miao have the greatest results of every plan. Excluding some unclear thoughts, the key reason was that Li Miao, a killing embryo who would charge at the face if he didn't agree, was the type she was least good at dealing with.

When Li Miao stepped onto the Imperial Palace, she started to return from Ise Grand Shrine. It had only been half an hour until now. She was already unstable in foundation, weaker than Li Miao in the same realm, and had her Gu insects destroyed by True Man Zhang Sanfeng, and she had to force her way here in a short time...

Being seriously injured was already the result of her full-force maneuvering.

And she didn't have much time.

No matter what thoughts she had about Li Miao, no matter whether the two would turn against each other in the future, she couldn't lose Li Miao right now... otherwise, relying only on herself, she definitely couldn't contend with Master Monk.

Li Miao must live.

As long as it wasn't life for life, Ji Ji Tianrui was willing to pay any price to exchange for Li Miao’s safety.

Ji Ji Tianrui adjusted her breath for a moment, and without waiting for her injuries and Qi to fully recover, she flashed and rushed toward the Imperial Palace with all her might. When she rushed to the end of Suzaku Avenue, she stopped suddenly and turned to look at the side of the street.

"Come out."

*Swish, swish, swish*—

A light sound of rubble falling came from a ruin on the side of the street. A moment later, Lu Lu Wushuang poked her head out with a sword, and after seeing Ji Ji Tianrui, she walked out slowly, her expression complex and difficult to describe.

"Sect Leader Ji."

Ji Ji Tianrui flashed in front of Lu Lu Wushuang, didn't answer, and reached out to slap Lu Lu Wushuang’s face.

The two couldn't talk about half a trust. Lu Lu Wushuang instinctively wanted to dodge, but after making the movement, her eyes flashed, and then she forcibly stopped the movement, letting Ji Ji Tianrui clamp onto her face.

"My Gu insects are destroyed, I need to take back the Gu insects on you."

Ji Ji Tianrui explained.

"Tell me the situation, I only have ten breaths."

Upon hearing this, Lu Lu Wushuang immediately told everything she knew. After she finished speaking, two Gu insects also happened to crawl out of her mouth and nose, falling into Ji Ji Tianrui’s hands. Before and after, it was exactly ten breaths.

"Understood."

Ji Ji Tianrui’s eyes flashed continuously. She spent one breath to sort out her thoughts, then reached into her bosom and threw a seal to Lu Lu Wushuang.

"I left a Gu insect for you. After you activate it with Qi, you will temporarily have the light-body technique of the Heaven-Man realm. Now you set off, go north 120 miles to Obama Port in Wakasa Bay, show my seal at the port, and someone will prepare ships and food."

"You wait there for an hour. If I and Lord Li haven't arrived after an hour, you set off immediately to return to the Central Plains, find the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the imperial court, find Zhu Zai, and tell him everything, let him think of a way."

"Also..."

Ji Ji Tianrui looked back. While the two were talking, Miyoshi Ryota also ran over from his hiding place, his face full of loss, clearly for him, the experience of this day was too stimulating and had far exceeded his acceptance range.

Lu Lu Wushuang took the seal, swallowed her words, nodded, and reached out to grab Miyoshi Ryota, wanting to take him to the seaport, but coldly grabbed empty air.

Looking back, she saw Ji Ji Tianrui had already grabbed Miyoshi Ryota and jumped high, leaving only one sentence.

"He might be useful, I’ll take him."

"The matter is of great importance, being late by one breath might affect everything. If you can wait for us, you will naturally have time to ask! Go quickly!"

The lingering sound was still there, and Ji Ji Tianrui had disappeared from sight.

Lu Lu Wushuang gritted her teeth, turned quickly, activated the Gu insect Ji Ji Tianrui left for her, flew up, and rushed toward the direction Ji Ji Tianrui indicated with all her might.

Let’s turn the perspective to Ji Ji Tianrui’s side.

Miyoshi Ryota struggled a few times when he was first grabbed, but seeing Lu Lu Wushuang didn't stop him, out of trust in her, he stopped struggling and let Ji Ji Tianrui carry him toward the Imperial Palace.

The scenery in front of him changed rapidly, and his ears were full of violent wind. He was a little dizzy, but suddenly heard Ji Ji Tianrui ask him in Japanese.

"What is your relationship with that imperial girl?"

Seeing Miyoshi Ryota’s confusion, Ji Ji Tianrui added.

"It’s the girl named Nanako."

Miyoshi Ryota came back to his senses and said hesitantly.

"...Friends."

"Don't hide it, now is not the time for you to be coy. Answer my questions truthfully, this might very well relate to that girl’s life—have you confirmed your relationship?"

Miyoshi Ryota was dazed, but seeing Ji Ji Tianrui’s light-body technique, he knew that this woman covered in blood was not an ordinary person, and she shouldn't be talking nonsense, so he collected his mind and answered calmly.

"Verbally, it is so."

Ji Ji Tianrui continued to ask without stopping.

"Have you experienced life and death together?"

"...Sort of."

"Is she willing to die for you?"

Miyoshi Ryota paused, remembering the night before when facing the Shinto priests, when Nanako was grabbed by the priests and ignored her own safety to turn around and shout at him, and answered with a choked voice.

"...Should be willing."

"Senior, my lord, can you save her? If my life is useful, you can take it, just ask to save Nanako!"

He looked up at Ji Ji Tianrui with hope.

But Ji Ji Tianrui didn't intend to answer him at all.

The next moment, Ji Ji Tianrui’s words threw Miyoshi Ryota into an ice cellar.

"That is to say, if you die in front of her, that girl will definitely be mentally traumatized, right?"

"Good, I promise you."

What does that mean?

Miyoshi Ryota was also a swordsman. Although he seemed raw in front of Li Miao, he was also a person who had experienced life-and-death struggles. He immediately sensed the heavy malice contained in Ji Ji Tianrui’s words.

Before he could react, there was a sudden sharp pain in the back of his neck grabbed by Ji Ji Tianrui, and a cold living thing bit through his skin and drilled into his spine.

The sharp pain made him instinctively struggle violently, but he was pointed a few times by Ji Ji Tianrui on his back, and then he lost control of his body, his limbs hanging softly, only a pair of eyes staring red.

Ji Ji Tianrui’s voice came from overhead.

"Although I don't want to waste Gu insects on you, for the sake of you following Lord Li for a long time, I will give you one percent of vitality."