Chapter 250: Want to Try a Bone-Cleansing Pill? |
Chapter 250: Want to Try a Bone-Cleansing Pill?
Two hours later, Wang Rui stood teary-eyed in the now-empty Wang Family estate.
To scrape together that 1500 billion, he had gone all in—sold everything that could be sold. Now, the Wang Family only had usage rights to this estate for one more day. After tomorrow, it’d be taken away.
Despite how it turned out, Wang Rui had no regrets.
His tears were from nostalgia and a bit of sorrow.
After all, this place held memories of his childhood.
Even though the process of C Province Exorcist Division containing the Bone Porcelain Woman had been a bit slapdash, at least it had saved his life.
And on top of that, he now had five seemingly ordinary Demon-Sealing Boxes in his possession.
As long as the green hills remain, there’ll always be wood to burn—these were the green hills he was leaving for the Wang Family!
Wang Rui stroked one of the boxes on the table, eyes full of obsession.
He’d already had it appraised.
It looked like it was made of wood—and it was wood—but not from any known species in this world. It was a brand new type of tree—possibly an immortal tree.
Even more important, the Demon-Sealing Box clearly had been handcrafted by a true master. The carvings were both sharp and refined, exuding a kind of distinct aura. You could practically feel the sculptor’s sharp temperament through the engravings.
Wang Rui didn’t have the vocabulary to describe it. But he knew—it was a damn good box.
“That Governor of C Province Exorcist Division, heh… what a fool!” Wang Rui couldn’t help but chuckle at the thought of trading 1500 billion for something so good. Sure, money could still buy resources now, but as spiritual energy continues to revive, currency might not vanish, but high-level resources would soon only be tradable with other high-level resources.
Maybe that Governor had strength, but his vision was short-sighted.
Right now, it looked like Wang Rui got the short end of the stick—his entire family had to walk away with nothing. But in truth, he had foresight.
Compared to Chen the Governor, he was the real wise man.
And in this new era, only wise men like him would go the distance.
“Wang Debiao! Come here!”
Wang Rui waved over his most beloved grandson.
The burly, thickset Wang Debiao trotted over obediently and knelt respectfully before his grandfather.
“Eldest grandson, see these five wooden boxes?”
“Yes, Grandpa!”
Wang Rui patted him on the shoulder, his tone deep and serious: “I’m giving you three of them now. The other two will go to your eldest brother and second sister. At the upcoming Monster Hunting Tournament led by Kunlun Immortal Palace, you must perform well. Don’t let the Wang Family lose face. With these three Demon-Sealing Boxes in hand, the hope for our family’s revival rests on your shoulders!”
“Thank you, Grandpa!”
Wang Debiao’s tiger-like eyes welled with tears. He kowtowed three times before respectfully receiving the three Demon-Sealing Boxes from Wang Rui’s hands.
These were treasures capable of suppressing King-level cursed spirits.
And his grandfather had given him three of them, just like that!
Rumor had it that the top ten in this tournament would be awarded the rare Bone-Cleansing Pill, while the top three would receive even more precious resources from mysterious factions. He hadn’t been confident before, but with these boxes, there was no way he’d let Grandpa down now.
“Clan Leader, someone from the Tokugawa family is here to see you.” A subordinate whispered in Wang Rui’s ear.
“See them? See my *ss!” Wang Rui waved a hand like swatting a fly and sneered, “Tell them to crawl back where they came from!”
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“Our family head said—get lost!”
A Wang family member threw a body bag on the ground, then turned and walked back into the estate.
The row of black-robed men standing at the gates stood silent for a long time.
One of the leaders stepped forward, unzipped the bag, and upon seeing its contents, began trembling with rage. His fingers shook as he zipped it back up: “B*stards! Kazuya, don’t worry—we’ll definitely avenge you!”
Inside the body bag, Tokugawa Kazuya’s corpse was barely recognizable.
His body had been chopped up like a pile of diced meat.
There was a cause and a culprit. Since Tokugawa Kazuya had been killed by a cursed spirit, then they would take revenge—on that cursed spirit.
Tokugawa Dairyo turned to his subordinates, his tone grim: “Gentlemen, we came to Daxia to prove the strength of our Tokugawa family’s onmyōji. Now Kazuya has been brutally murdered by a cursed spirit, and the Wang Family, who had agreed to work with us, looks down on us. We cannot just let the Tokugawa name be trampled like this!”
“But, sir… that cursed spirit has already been contained by C Province Exorcist Division.”
“So what?” Tokugawa Dairyo stared down the speaker until the man lowered his head. “We must prove that the Tokugawa family is capable of suppressing King-level cursed spirits. Only then will we have more opportunities for collaboration! Even if she’s been contained—we’ll break her out. Only we can kill her!”
His voice was low and resolute.
Back in Neon, the situation was getting worse by the day.
The Tokugawa family was touted as one of the key forces suppressing the Hyakki Yagyō.
But in truth? There wasn’t much "suppressing" going on. More often than not, it was the evil spirits chasing them down. They were just more organized and disciplined than the average awakened person. That gave them a slight edge—but not much.
If this continued, Ghost Kings would soon emerge.
They might even see terrifying figures like Ibaraki-dōji…
When that happened, the Tokugawa family would be doomed right along with everyone else.
So, when they heard that Daxia had factions like Kunlun Immortal Palace and Great Thunder Monastery, they set their sights here. Neon had no mysterious factions of its own, so they hoped to leverage Daxia’s to help suppress the Hyakki Yagyō.
Partnering with noble families was step one.
There’s an old Daxia saying: “Learn from the strengths of the barbarians to defeat the barbarians.”
Their real goal was to use these families as a stepping stone to connect with the mysterious factions—then learn their techniques.
“Understood, sir!”
“Please give the order!”
Tokugawa Dairyo pondered for a moment, then his eyes gleamed.
“Gentlemen, the C Province Exorcist Division is strong. From what I’ve learned, they have three major containment objects—KSC-01, KSC-02, and the mysterious KSC-0. Sneaking in to release the Bone Porcelain Woman won’t be easy. So we need to draw their attention away. There's an old Daxia saying—Lure the tiger away from the mountain!”
“Aha! Brilliant! No wonder you're our leader!”
“Sir, do we have any wise sayings like that in Neon?”
“B*stards! We don’t have ancient sayings, okay?!” Tokugawa Dairyo folded his arms and snorted coldly. “The Exorcist Division is based in Shudu City. Your job is to release cursed spirits within the city, but scatter the locations. That’s the only way to pull most of their exorcists away!”
“What about you, sir?”
“Me? I’ll sneak into the Exorcist Division and release the cursed spirit myself. There’s another Daxia saying: A single arrow signals the arrival of ten thousand troops! When I give the signal, you all come and help me finish the job!”
Tokugawa Dairyo swept his gaze across his subordinates and barked: “Gentlemen, any questions?!”
“Reporting in, sir—none!”
“Good. Begin the operation!”
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C Province Exorcist Division
“Money come, money, come, money~”
In the recreation room, Chen Huaian was wearing sunglasses, dancing to music with Shrimp King in hand as he sang.
Xiang Xiaoyuan was curled up next to Strawberry Bear in the corner, watching dramas and sobbing uncontrollably.
Lin Lingling sat in front of a mountain of empty chip bags, hugging an extra-large bag in her arms as she tilted her head back and devoured them like a whirlwind.
Zhao Ying hesitated again and again, but finally couldn’t hold back and interrupted:
“Governor Chen, I know you’re in a good mood right now, but I have to say—even though the Wang Family paid 1500 billion for five Demon-Sealing Boxes, it may seem like they were dumb, but actually, we got totally ripped off.”
“Ripped off? No, no, no~”
Chen Huaian wasn’t the slightest bit annoyed.
He turned off the music and led everyone to the Exorcist Division’s warehouse.
Xiang Xiaoyuan and Zhao Ying were still a bit puzzled at first.
But when the warehouse doors opened, a strong medicinal aroma hit their noses—and they were stunned.
The once-empty warehouse was now filled with Demon-Sealing Boxes.
Those so-called 100-billion-a-piece boxes were piled in messy little hills, easily numbering over a thousand.
“G-Governor… these are…”
Zhao Ying had seen a lot, but even she couldn’t stop her lips from trembling as she stuttered.
“I told you before—I’d handle the resource situation~”
Chen Huaian walked over to the mountain of supplies crafted by Sword Pavilion, casually picked one up, and opened it. Inside was a porcelain bottle. On its wooden cork, Li Qingran’s scribbled handwriting read: Bone-Cleansing Pill – Common Grade.
The girl had even helpfully labeled every item.
Chen Huaian waved the bottle toward Zhao Ying and the others.
“Family, anyone wanna try a Bone-Cleansing Pill?”
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