1164 Woman Furnace (2/2)
Yin Buddha paced back and forth for a while before leaving unwillingly. But a few minutes after he left, a figure then appeared in front of Ki Kitagawa out of the blue.
”Who are you?!!”
The faces of Ki Kitagawa's four disciples dramatically changed and they instantly drew the long blades sheathed on their backs.
Tang Xiu just shot them an apathetic look and ignored them. He looked at Ki Kitagawa instead, who had abruptly stood up at the moment, as he shook his head and sighed. ”You know, Joyous Palace is really unfair. The rest of the Chess Pieces became rich and powerful people or high-ranking officials, yet you're just a butcher with little power and wealth. That's truly unfair.”
Pacing back a few steps, Ki Kitagawa stared daggers at Tang Xiu. Watching Tang Xiu vigilantly, he asked, ”Who are you?”
”It doesn't matter who I am as the more important is you who don't know who you're right away.” Tang Xiu sneered. ”You know, Grandma Meng can make you forget all the karmic ties you have in your past life, so I hope you're also qualified to enter hell, Japanese man.”
”The Joyous Palace seems to be facing some very formidable adversaries now, at least so formidable that even I'm somewhat afraid.” Ki Kitagawa heavily said, ”Was it you who killed Daikura Sakuragi and Ozawa Manzo?”
”They were like ants to me. I just got them butchered after using them.” Tang Xiu nodded. ”Anyhow, it's you who made me rather curious, Kitagawa. What's your rank among the 72 Chess Pieces? To think you can even contact that one particular guy directly rather than a Mistress.”
”It seems you've investigated the Joyous Palace very clearly,” said Ki Kitagawa coldly. ”Not only do you know the Mistresses' existence, but you also know the existence of Chess Pieces like us. But I might as well tell you on this one. I'm ranked at 72.”
”Pfft… the last in number?” Tang Xiu couldn't help laughing. ”I thought I caught a big fish, it turns out that you're just the last in the Chess Pieces' ranking. You have no use to me, so I won't talk much with you. Choose between two options: submit to me now or die!”
”Yield to you? Death?” Ki Kitagawa jeered. ”You wanna kill me relying on your strength?”
Tang Xiu nodded slowly.
Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!
Four sword images appeared out of the blue and instantly beheaded the heads of Ki Kitagawa's four disciples. The moment after, the immortal sword appeared out of thin air and swiftly and powerfully shot towards Ki Kitagawa's head.
The man's complexion drastically changed. He instantly drew the long blade on his waist as overlapping layers of sword images swayed like a waterfall, showing off a female in a black robe that appeared out of the blue and made him tense up. He could sense that this black-robed woman, a mysterious assassin, turned out to have the strength that was on par or even slightly above him.
”What the hell are you, people?” Ki Kitagawa loudly shouted.
Tang Xiu coughed and replied without being salty, ”An, that Yin Buddha fella is for you to follow. And you, Ki Kitagawa, your Joyous Palace has met its dead end as they will be completely exterminated this month at most. If you don't wanna end up dead, do submit and pledge your allegiance to me and help me remove some of the top brasses in the Joyous Palace.”
”I agree!” replied Ki Kitagawa aloud.
”I don't really care what you said is false or not, though,” said Tang Xiu. ”You only need to answer some questions. I can spare you if your answers satisfy me. I can even give you some benefits, too.”
”What do you wanna know?” asked Ki Kitagawa in a deep voice.
”Who's that Yin Buddha, exactly?” asked Tang Xiu.
”He's the Vice Palace master of the Joyous Palace, but he rarely stays inside and keeps traveling around for inspection and control over 72 Chess Pieces. His status is higher than those of the Mistresses in the Palace, albeit faintly. He's also the one the Palace Master most trusts.”
”Well, he's likely to be a Buddhist cultivator given his attire,” commented Tang Xiu.
”Heh, you guessed it, but I don't buy it.” Ki Kitagawa sneered. ”You dare to become enemies with the Joyous Palace... the Miyaji and Vice Palace master will definitely destroy you completely. Unless… you hurry and escape as soon as you can.”
”Nah, no worries about that!” Tang Xiu shook his head. ”Besides, I'll do nothing to the Joyous Palace, mind you. The people I've been waiting to do the job have yet to arrive, either. Well, let's cut the talk, shall we? Nothing else I can ask from you, so you can go accompany your disciples down there! Do remember to tell the King of Hell that the man who killed you is called Tang Xiu.”
”Hold on…”
Ki Kitagawa raised his hand and shouted, ”I'll exchange my life with a cauldron! How about it?”
”A furnace? What cauldron are you talking about?” Tang Xiu knitted his brows.
”It's a cauldron made of jade. Rumors have it that it belonged to a female Pill Master in China who spent 3 years to manufacture it,” said Ki Kitagawa in a deep voice. ”This jade cauldron is also known as the Woman Cauldron which seems to be Miyaji's favorite object.”
”Just take it out and let me see it,” said Tang Xiu with furrowed brows.
Shortly after, a fist-sized jade cauldron appeared in Ki Kitagawa's hand. Just as Tang Xiu was about to receive it, his pupils suddenly shrunk sharply. A strong gust of wind suddenly blew and the lid of the jade cauldron opened all of a sudden, followed by a burst of black smoke that instantly filled every inch of the courtyard.
”Be careful. It's poisonous!”
Tang Xiu suddenly shouted as he discovered that Mo Awu and the rest had caught up from the distance.
Whoosh…
A hazy figure flickered and bolted from the distance to appear in the middle between Tang Xiu and Ki Kitagawa. The person wore a veil, looking graceful with tight clothing that vividly described her perfect figure.