Legend Management Bureau Chapter 476

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Jin Jianglang and Enenra also heard the commotion and turned around simultaneously.

“Little Xiang?” A trace of worry appeared on Enenra’s face. She stumbled over to Asuka’s side, gently reaching out to feel for her position. “How are you? Does your head still hurt?”

“It doesn’t hurt anymore!”

As soon as Shiranui Asuka finished speaking, she looked down and saw Enenra’s bare feet. She leaned over and took off her wooden clogs.

“Sister Enenra! You can’t go barefoot anymore, wear my shoes!”

“I can’t do that!” Enenra said with a doting expression. “You’ve already been seriously injured trying to protect me. How could I take your shoes? Wouldn’t you get frostbite?”

“I’ll be fine! I have socks!” Asuka stretched out her foot and wiggled her toes.

“That still won’t do!” Enenra shook her head. “How can just socks withstand the freezing wind? I can’t let you get hurt again.”

“Hmm…” Shiranui Asuka thought for a moment, then added, “As long as I don’t walk, it’ll be fine, right?”

Asuka placed her wooden clogs in front of Enenra, then pointed at Ootengu and said, “Sister, put these on. I have a flying pet.”

A flying pet?

“Hey, hey, hey!!” Ootengu nearly died from anger. “Little Xiang, aren’t you being too disrespectful? Who is your pet?”

“Pfft!” Shuten covered his mouth and whispered, “She really is the little puppy of the Shiranui family…”

Enenra reached out and stroked Shiranui Asuka’s head, saying, “Little Xiang, I finally understand why you are a legendary Onmyoji.”

“Huh?” Shiranui Asuka paused in surprise. “A legendary Onmyoji? Who?”

“You,” Enenra replied.

“Me?” Shiranui Asuka’s eyes widened in an instant. “How could that be? I can’t even use the most basic talismans right now…”

“Hehe!” Enenra covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, “Whether you can use

talismans doesn’t matter at all. It’s because you, Little Xiang, have never drawn boundaries between Yokai and humans. You are willing to treat everyone with genuine sincerity. Even with your Shikigami, you don’t turn them into servants to show off. Because of this, your Shikigami are willing to offer their true hearts in return.”

“Is that so?” Asuka scratched her head. “But I always felt that Shuten submitted to me just because he’s too stupid…”

“Hey!” Hearing this, Shuten snapped in annoyance. “You little brat, don’t think I won’t beat you up just because you’re my master…”

“Yeah, yeah!” Ootengu muttered quietly. “Let’s beat her up together.”

Watching them joke and laugh, Jin Jianglang felt somewhat dazed.

‘How long can days like this last?’

‘The boundary between humans and Yokai…?’

At the mention of “Yokai,” Jin Jianglang suddenly thought of the man wearing the Yaksha mask.

This time, if not for the warning from that strange Yokai, he absolutely wouldn’t have returned to the Maple Leaf Forest.

If he hadn’t made it back in time…

Jin Jianglang couldn’t help but feel a lingering sense of dread.

If the Yaksha-faced man hadn’t appeared, they would have just kept waiting for Asuka and Enenra in Hiezu Village… Even if they had been a day or two late, Jin Jianglang would have thought it was entirely normal.

After all, he was the one who had asked Asuka to “stall for time.”

If things had played out that way… Enenra would have certainly died.

Those two squads from the Tsuchimikado family never would have let her go.

Because Enenra had “broken the deal.”

For some reason, Jin Jianglang’s mind actually conjured up a vision of that devastating future.

In that vision, he was waiting in Hiezu Village with a group of Yokai, only to see Shiranui

Asuka walking toward them step by step, covered in wounds and carrying Enenra’s corpse on her back.

This scene felt so incredibly real, as if it had actually happened before.

But regardless of all that…

Everything had been completely reversed!

With just a single sentence, this tragic ending had been reversed!

But… what about the other two phrases?

“Jin Jianglang who killed ten Yokai,” and “Her smoke and hay wreath.”

Could these two phrases also change a certain outcome at a critical moment?

Jin Jianglang pondered for a brief moment, then immediately stepped forward and called out, “Shuten, you have a Yokai under your command who wears a Yaksha mask. Can I meet him?”

“A Yaksha mask?” Shuten frowned. “Is there such a person?”

He glanced at Ootengu and Yamabiko, but the two of them were equally clueless.

Shuten looked back at Jin Jianglang and asked, “Where did you see him?”

“Right in Hiezu—” Jin Jianglang was about to blurt it out, but suddenly froze.

Enenra was right next to him; she still didn’t know that all the villagers had been slaughtered.

“Oh, that’s right!” Shiranui Asuka suddenly exclaimed. “Brother, can we accompany Sister Enenra home now?”

“Home…?” Jin Jianglang and the three Yokai all paused. Given the circumstances, was taking her home really a wise choice?

“I think… Enenra just recovered from her injuries, so maybe we should first…”

“No, I want to go home,” Enenra interrupted him. “I have to protect the villagers. Please take me back.”

“This…”

The group looked at each other in dismay, staring at the expectant expression on Enenra’s face.

She had just emerged from her grief; there was no way they could tell her the harsh truth right now.

Even a powerful Yokai like Enenra would break down entirely if she knew.

r> At this point, they could only make a desperate gamble. If Enenra noticed something was wrong when they arrived at Hiezu Village, they would confess everything. If she didn’t notice anything…

‘How could that be possible?’ Jin Jianglang furrowed his brow, thinking to himself. ‘How could she possibly not notice that something was wrong?’

Shiranui Asuka looked at their expressions and felt it was very strange. “What’s wrong with you guys? Are we leaving or not?”

Jin Jianglang thought for a long time before finally saying, “Let’s go. We’re heading to Hiezu Village right now.”

As soon as he spoke, the group suddenly felt a powerful aura emanating from outside the door.

“Who’s there?”

Startled, Jin Jianglang pushed the door open and stepped outside. When he saw the person standing there, he let out a faint sigh of relief.

“Fire God?”

“Brother.” The Fire God nodded at Jin Jianglang, then peered into the house, his gaze landing on Enenra.

“W-What’s wrong with you?” Jin Jianglang looked at the Fire God in confusion.

“Whoa…” The Fire God was suddenly struck dumb. He quickly rushed forward and grabbed Enenra’s hands. “You beautiful Yokai! Would you be interested in playing a game of shogi with me?!”

“Uh, I… I’m not really interested…” Enenra said, taken aback. “Please let go of me.”

“Not interested?” The Fire God scratched his head. “Then what are your interests? Do you like looking at handsome guys?”

“No, I don’t.”

“Uh… then do you like drinking tea?”

“I don’t like that either.”

“Do you like growing flowers?”

“I’m sorry, I really don’t like…”

“This… I know! You have to eat meals, right?”

Enenra’s pale eyes blinked blankly before she replied, “I do eat meals, yes…”

“What a coincidence! I eat meals too! From now on, we are best friends for life!”