Gangye Yoshiko also understood that this time Beichuan Si was facing an organization with special abilities, and if he showed mercy, something might really go wrong.

Besides, such an organization of sneak attacks... to be honest, Gangye Yoshiko never had a good impression.

Beichuan Si now is at least an officer in a special department, and those people?

Suddely they rushed to the Beichuan Family and started wanton destruction.

Moreover, from the earlier discussion between Beichuan Si and Magong Yongshi, it seemed that these people had been targeting Beichuan Si for a long time.

It's unclear what their motives are exactly.

"I'll be careful. Also, this time, I'm mainly going for reconnaissance, to find out the details of those people... My plan is to conduct an infiltration investigation, and if something seems off, I'll leave early. Well, I'll set off now."

Beichuan Si nodded and said.

After saying this, he didn't hesitate any longer, taking Shinra Bell and Nishijou Kurenai with him, and left home according to the instructions of Magong Yongshi.

In fact, Beichuan Si had almost confirmed the identity of this group of people.

These people should have been hiding in the shadows observing him these past few days.

Also, considering that these people possess good spirits and aren't here for wealth...

A speculation flashed vaguely in Beichuan Si's mind.

These people... might be here for Shen Gu Mirai... also known as the Mouchi Witch.

But this speculation now lacks evidence to prove it, so it can only be considered Beichuan Si's intuition.

"I hope this intuition isn't true..."

Holding onto the train handle, Beichuan Si's thoughts raced through his mind.

It was already past six in the evening, right when the sun was setting.

According to Magong Yongshi, the distance those people left seems quite far, like somewhere in the mountainous outskirts... from here to there might take more than an hour.

Why would the meeting place for these people be in the suburbs...?

Honestly, Beichuan Si was also a bit confused.

Plus, in over an hour, it would already be after seven, and night would have almost fallen.

Then sneaking in unnoticed might yield a lot of useful information.

Beichuan Si rubbed his chin, looking at the scenery rushing by outside the window.

Tonight, it should become clear.

What exactly do these illegal intruders, sneaking into others' homes, intend to do?

...

Beichuan Si got off in the suburbs of Tokyo.

This area belongs to the border between Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, with towns stretching continuously, appearing quite well developed.

But here was not Beichuan Si's target.

Following the guidance of Magong Yongshi, he continued into the depths of the mountains and forests.

Bypassing a few small paths, he entered a mountain trail.

Eventually, Beichuan Si stopped in front of a nondescript, traditional Japanese longhouse.

This longhouse appeared rather ordinary, the kind you could find anywhere in Japan.

Yet—

"...Have I been discovered?" Beichuan Si's eyes swirled with a deadly aura, looking up the narrow path leading to the longhouse.

Many people were standing by the door.

Indeed...

On both sides of the short narrow path, there stood many people.

They stood silently in a line wearing hemp kimonos, each holding a torch.

In the air, the occasional 'crackling' sound of torches burning broke the silence.

The flickering firelight danced on their faces, hidden behind brown wooden masks without any patterns.

The rough masks had holes cut out for breathing and vision.

The gazes hidden behind the masks... directly stared at Beichuan Si through these holes.

The unanimous, emotionless stares were enough to subdue any aggressive visitor.

Even before Beichuan Si could infiltrate the longhouse... the owner seemed to have known he planned to visit.

It was evident that these people in hemp kimonos had been standing there waiting, and for a long time, seemingly.

However, this did not feel like a welcome but rather an intimidation.

On these torch-bearing people, Beichuan Si could clearly see the good spirits swirling around them.

Sigh...

Beichuan Si exhaled.

He had intended to sneak in and investigate, but before he even got inside, he had already been discovered.

"Mr. Temple... I'm sorry..."

Magong Yongshi's voice echoed in his ear.

"It's not your fault... If the other party had good spirits around them, it means they probably sensed your presence... turning this against us is quite normal."

Beichuan Si said carelessly.

Just as the two of them conversed, the sliding door of the longhouse creaked open in the next moment.

Out walked an elderly man who seemed fairly robust.

The elderly man walked step by step from the other side of the narrow path, then looked up and spoke:

"You must be Beichuan Si, Beichuan... um!"

His vision suddenly turned pitch black, and the elderly man felt as if something was stuck to his face.

"What is this?!"

He reached out to pull at the thing on his face, but no matter how much he tugged, he couldn't remove it.

What exactly was happening?

What's happening to me?

The elderly man's mouth gaped open, full of disbelief—

Could it be that Beichuan Si had acted?

Why would he act?

With so many people here, why would he dare to act first?

But before he could finish his thoughts, a sharp pain assaulted his head, his entire body went limp, and he couldn't muster any strength—

"The first one!"

Shenzhu Shihui retracted the Good Intentions Hammer with a cold laugh:

"Why so much talk! Since sneaking in isn't an option, I'll just force my way in! As long as I knock out everyone who sees me, it'll still count as a successful infiltration."

In front of Shenzhu Shihui, Nishijou Kurenai was tightly clinging to this seemingly leading elderly man's face, and upon hearing Shenzhu Shihui's words, her small doll head nodded in agreement.

Clearly, she wholeheartedly agreed with Shenzhu Shihui's view.

Since we've been discovered, there's no point pretending anymore, I'll just break in!

"????"

The torch-bearers were dumbfounded.

This sudden change caught them off guard.

Aren't... how did Shenzhu Shihui and the others act first?

Under normal circumstances, seeing so many of them, wouldn't Beichuan Si's group surrender?

Why did you act first instead? Moreover, you knocked out the strongest of us without saying a word?

This is just too dismissive, isn't it?!

A feeling of deep indignation from the heart made these torch-bearers, masked, unable to bear it any longer, as they all pounced on Beichuan Si and his three aligned good spirits.

Then—

Bang!

Beichuan Si swung the Death Aura Hammer horizontally.

In an instant, seven or eight people were sent flying.

Had it not been for the protection of the good spirits around them and Beichuan Si holding back just in time, this group of people would have been smashed in half by this blow.

And yet...

"What's going on?"

Beichuan Si frowned, looking at Shenzhu Shihui and Nishijou Kurenai, who joined the fray with hammers.

Shenzhu Shihui was purely relying on her good spirits to overwhelm, hitting people with the hammer without any hesitation.

Fortunately, she had some sense, only knocking people unconscious, not killing them.

Beside her, Nishijou Kurenai was using her nimble doll body to step on the heads of these masked people, occasionally hammering them down as if playing whack-a-mole.

Those hit immediately collapsed into unconsciousness.

Of course... they were only knocked out.

In the midst of them, Magong Yongshi shot out one golden Good Thoughts Chain after another from her sleeves to bind all those people, then—

Letting Nishijou Kurenai and Shenzhu Shihui knock them out.

It seemed to be a very perfect division of labor and coordination.

However—

"Why all hammers?"

Beichuan Si frowned.

Upon closer inspection, he saw Magong Yongshi holding a hammer in the other hand as well.

Previously, Magong Yongshi wasn't like this at all.

She would use fancy spells.

But why was she now mimicking Nishijou Kurenai?

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