189: I said... no need

"I'm back," Xiao Koyuki's young, cheerful voice rang out at the door. Ueno Harue walked out of the kitchen in a kimono, smiling gently, "Welcome back." "Go wash your hands quickly, we're having hot pot today."

"Great!" "Then I'll go call Brother Yuan." Xiao Koyuki took off her shoes and ran towards the second floor in her white socks.

Just as Ueno Harue was about to stop her, Jiang Yuan's voice echoed in her mind.

"No need." "Yes." She bowed respectfully, lowered her head, and retreated back into the kitchen to continue preparing dinner.

"Brother Yuan, it's time to eat," Xiao Koyuki called out from the doorway.

The door opened, and Jiang Yuan walked out, smiling, "You're getting out of school so late, Xiao Koyuki."

Xiao Koyuki shook her head vigorously, "No, school finished at three in the afternoon, I just practiced a bit more."

"On the way back, I also ran into Mori Nan, who always bullies other kids."

"He's that student you always disliked, right? And then?"

"Then I took action. Brother Yuan, the moves you taught me really worked. I knocked him down in just a few tries and made him cry all the way home to his mom."

Xiao Koyuki stood with her hands on her hips, her face full of pride and triumph.

Looking at Xiao Koyuki now, Jiang Yuan was reminded a bit of his cousin Mo Xixi when she was little.

He wondered how she was doing now.

She probably thinks I'm dead, just like Mom and Dad...

A hint of nostalgia flashed in Jiang Yuan's eyes. He bent down and patted Xiao Koyuki's head, "Well done."

"Let's go eat together."

"Okay~~"

The three of them went to the dining table.

Xiao Koyuki insisted on sitting on Jiang Yuan's lap to eat, and Ueno Harue couldn't persuade her otherwise.

Jiang Yuan smiled and said it was fine.

With his current extra charm value, it was normal for a little girl like Xiao Koyuki to want to cling to him.

Compared to this.

He was more curious about how Xiao Koyuki seemed sunny and cheerful all the time, even though her father was seriously ill and dying at home...

"Xiao Koyuki, aren't you worried about your father?" Jiang Yuan asked the little girl in his arms.

Ueno Harue's movements paused.

Xiao Koyuki tilted her head, confused, "Father? My father died a long time ago."

Jiang Yuan was taken aback.

"Dead? Then the one upstairs..."

"That's my sick grandpa, right, Mother?" Xiao Koyuki looked at Ueno Harue.

Ueno Harue nodded reluctantly and hummed in agreement.

Jiang Yuan glanced at Ueno Harue, then looked at Xiao Koyuki in his arms, whose legs were gently swinging and who was panting from the spiciness.

It seemed her memories had been altered...

But this way.

It was probably a better outcome for her...

Suddenly.

Jiang Yuan seemed to sense something, and his eyes flickered.

Xiao Koyuki in his arms instantly fainted, falling into a deep sleep.

"Shirakawa-kun...?" Ueno Harue was surprised and was about to say something.

"Whoosh!" The window flew open, and a strong wind howled in.

Several figures instantly appeared inside the room.

Ueno Harue's words caught in her throat, and her pupils contracted sharply!

!!

"You, you are?!"

A masked Martial Artist dressed like a ninja sneered, "Who we are, Madam Ueno wouldn't be unclear, right?"

"Come with us, a very important person wants to see you."

All four were six-rank Martial Artists, and their imposing Aura crushed down on Ueno Harue, making her face pale.

She looked at Jiang Yuan as if asking for help.

Jiang Yuan calmly picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth.

"Interrupting my meal, you guys..."

"Are seeking death."

"Huh?! You brat, do you know who you're talking to?"

A six-rank ninja scoffed in anger, reaching out with his hand like a claw towards Jiang Yuan.

In the eyes of the four, this silver-haired young man with no Aura about him was simply an unranked ordinary person.

One finger would be enough to crush him.

But the next second.

The six-rank ninja's left hand, which was rapidly reaching for Jiang Yuan, began to twist and deform from the fingertips. An entire arm twisted into a pretzel in an instant!

"Crack!" Intense pain struck, and the six-rank ninja's pupils contracted sharply!

"What?!"

The other three were also greatly startled, then reacted, realizing the moment that the young man before them was a terrifying monster.

It was too late.

"Boom!" A terrifyingly powerful mental force transformed into a storm tide, instantly destroying the mental Domains of the four!

"Thump." The four fell to the ground in despair.

Ueno Harue covered her mouth, watching the silver-haired young man across from her in shock.

The silver-haired young man seemed as if nothing had happened, focusing on picking up a piece of tofu with his chopsticks and putting it into his mouth.

Although she had seen it before, seeing it again still left her in shock.

Being able to achieve such instant kills was a complete crushing on the level of strength!

How strong... was he exactly?!

Jiang Yuan spoke, "You should have an idea of who they are, right?"

Ueno Harue said softly, "I think... they must be from Kitahara.

It seems Kitahara Bankoku's death still drew their attention to me.

It's no longer safe here.

We should move as soon as possible."

"No need." Jiang Yuan put another piece of meat into his mouth.

"?" Ueno Harue looked at him in surprise.

"But... Kitahara Bankoku's older brother, Kitahara-do, is an eight-rank Prefecture Lord, very strong, and he's said to have a mysterious Ninth-Order Grand Master guarding him..."

Jiang Yuan looked up and said calmly, "I said... no need."

Looking into his eyes.

Ueno Harue's heart trembled, and she didn't dare to speak again.

Silence returned to the dining table.

After a while.

"I need to go out."

Ueno Harue looked up upon hearing this.

Jiang Yuan, who had finished eating, got up and said, "Collect all the useless equipment, Materials, and items they dropped, sell them, and trade for more high-grade spiritual Materials and medicinal liquids."

Ueno Harue swallowed, lowering her head in awe.

...Yes."

......... Laine City.

At night, the lights were bright, tall buildings stood everywhere, vehicles flew like shuttles, and the intersections were packed with crowds.

Both sides of the streets were full of provocatively dressed streetwalkers and pimps.

Everywhere were luxurious clubs specifically for Martial Artists to seek pleasure.

"Hey handsome, wanna come in and have some fun? We have all types."

"Hey cutie, come on in."

Jiang Yuan walked down the street, ignoring the solicitations of the streetwalkers.

This was a City of extreme desire and decadence.

Beneath the prosperity, there was no order, only desire.

The strong here possessed everything, while the weak could only survive in the cracks...

A moment later.

Jiang Yuan arrived at the base of a large building.

With his hands in his pockets, he looked up.

[Beiyuan Heavy Industries]

"The branch of one of the three major families, Kitahara, stationed in the artificial City, should have quite a few treasures, don't disappoint me."

Jiang Yuan smiled faintly.

Then he stepped inside.