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Onmyoji Ling Ming spoke.
It seems that he did not know Dou Tang's true identity, but only saw through his extraordinary insight that Dou Tang was no ordinary person.
Dou Tang instantly understood the situation and said calmly, "Ah, we're just here to have some fun at the amusement park. Who doesn't know that Pu'an City is in complete chaos right now? Joining in the fun at a time like this is really asking for trouble."
Onmyoji Ling Ming raised an eyebrow, revealing a hint of approval, and continued, "You're right, Urayasu City is clearly no longer suitable for exorcists to manage... But perhaps order will soon be restored here, what do you think?"
“Uh…” Dou Tang frowned, looking puzzled. “I don’t quite understand what you’re saying. It sounds like you’re very knowledgeable about the situation in Pu’an City?”
Onmyoji Ling Ming didn't seem to care about Dou Tang's reaction and continued, "I think you should have heard about the half-demon. The half-demon... their affairs are about to end. From now on, Pu'an City will quickly stabilize."
Upon hearing this, Dou Tang waved his hand and said, "Hey, wait a minute, this seems to be the first time we've met. Why are you telling me all this? Who exactly are you?"
"I just need someone to relay the message." Yin Yang Master Ling Ming raised an eyebrow. He was slightly shorter than Dou Tang and was looking Dou Tang up and down, nodding from time to time.
"Tell the exorcists in Tokyo that the situation in Urayasu City will stabilize soon, it's that simple."
"And the one who solves everything is me." He raised his head, appearing extremely confident.
Dou Tang quickly sorted out the whole matter.
After discovering that the half-demon had been completely suppressed, Onmyoji Lingming may want to discard him after he has served his purpose.
He wanted to slaughter all the half-demons, completely cover up his past, and with his relationship with Shui Tian Jing Sanlang... he wanted to completely clear his name!
Then he returns to the exorcists' view as an Onmyoji who saves Urayasu City.
Of course, this is just Dou Tang's guess, but it is the most likely outcome.
Now, it's clear that Onmyoji Ling Ming is planning to spread the word about the gradual stabilization of Urayasu City. He's trying to get some exposure by meeting Dou Tang through various channels, at least to let his reputation reach Tokyo.
In short, all of these are possible.
Dou Tang had an idea. He readily took on the role of the straight man, feigning surprise, and said, "Is...it true? I don't know who you are?"
Onmyoji Ling Ming seemed somewhat satisfied with Dou Tang's reaction, and nodded slightly, saying, "I am the exorcist currently dealing with the half-demons in Pu'an City. As for my title, it is not important."
"I just happened to run into a colleague today, so I was happy to share my progress with them. I would like to ask you to go to Tokyo and convey the news that Urayasu City is gradually becoming safe to the association's colleagues."
Dou Tang nodded: "I see. No wonder the number of murders in Pu'an City has decreased recently. It turns out that someone has really started to take action. Pu'an City is truly fortunate to have an exorcist like you who cares about the common people."
Onmyoji Ling Ming nodded, opened his folding fan with one hand, and a light fragrance emanated from the pure white fan. He fanned himself twice and said, "I'm just doing my bit."
He then looked at the sky and said, "It's getting late, so I'll take my leave now. I hope you have a good time in Puan City."
Dou Tang bowed slightly: "Alright, goodbye."
In the eyes of the Onmyoji Ling Ming, he had only casually chatted with the exorcist while strolling around tonight. He did not expect the exorcist he met by chance to promote him. However, he needed to at least create a friendly image for himself. He could create this image at any time, but he had to have one.
At least when he finally wipes out all the half-demons in Urayasu City, there needs to be an exorcist who says something like, "Ah, it was him who solved this problem. I've run into him before," to further enhance his credibility.
As Dou Tang watched his receding figure, some thoughts began to form in his mind.
The resentment emanating from the Onmyoji Ling Ming was indeed very strong. Any evil spirit that Dou Tang could quickly sense was undoubtedly beyond the capabilities of ordinary exorcists.
But what puzzled Dou Tang was that he didn't have a crown. Why?
According to intelligence, the Onmyoji Ling Ming does indeed possess a crown.
But he doesn't have it now... What happened?
This is a point of contention.
Dou Tang also took the opportunity to learn more about this Onmyoji. It seems that he does indeed intend to clear his name after killing the half-demon. This means that his experiments on human and demon bodies have yielded some results, so he can now deal with his failed experimental subjects.
So... the remaining half-demon in Urayasu City, especially those who knew what he had done, became the ones he had to eliminate.
For example... Old Wolf and others, even Mikazuki.
This is actually good news. As long as we use the half-demon, such as the old wolf, as bait and spread some rumors that are unfavorable to him, we won't have to worry about him not taking the bait.
Dou Tang breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the Onmyoji Ling Ming gradually disappear from sight.
However, another question suddenly popped into his head.
This reclusive guy suddenly came out; was he really just out for a stroll?
………………
Onmyoji Ling Ming walked along the street and soon left the amusement park, heading towards the beach.
Actually, it's called a beach, but it's just a piece of land enclosed by an amusement park. There's a sea roller coaster, but other than that, there's no beach for people to play on.
After all, who would want to swim in Tokyo Bay?
The sea roller coaster does not operate at night, so the steel skeleton rising and falling on the sea surface is as mysterious and quiet as a sleeping dragon, somewhat eerie.
Ling Ming went down the stairs to the seaside. Around the roller coaster's boarding point, there were some observation platforms with views of Tokyo Bay. At this time, these observation platforms were not lit up, so there were no tourists visiting.
On the dark platform, the Onmyoji Ling, dressed in white, stood out somewhat out of place.
In the distance, a girl also dressed in white slowly turned her head.
Onmyoji Ling Ming's face gradually turned cold. He said, "Sir, is there something you need from me tonight?"
"And... I hope you can explain how you knew where I was hiding... and who you are?"
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The girl in white turned around, raised her hand, and as she did so, her wide sleeves slid down, revealing her arm, adorned with a red bracelet, slender and fair, as smooth as jade.
She raised her hand to straighten the tall hat on her head, looked at the Yin-Yang Master Ling Ming, and said, "I came to find you to tell you that your lifespan has come to an end and it is time for you to die."
"As for me..." She waved the white mourning stick in her hand, as if wielding a baseball bat about to be used to beat someone up, "I am Bai Wuchang, it's that simple."
"White Impermanence... Tch." Onmyoji Ling Ming snorted disdainfully, clapped his hands with his folding fan, and said, "Although I don't know where you exorcists got your information about me, it doesn't matter, it's completely irrelevant to me."
"Anyway, it's all a misunderstanding. I'm a native exorcist of Urayasu City. I couldn't just sit idly by and watch the half-demon's behavior, so I took action to maintain order in Urayasu City and gave the association a good slap in the face. It's that simple."
The girl sneered: "That's quite a pretext. You want to use this opportunity to clear your name and destroy all clues after completing your experiment. Is your next step to find all the surviving half-demons and silence them completely?"
Onmyoji Ling Ming looked innocent, even somewhat righteous: "I did this so that they could have peace and atone for the sins they committed when they were monsters."
The girl's gaze gradually turned cold, looking at him as if he were a dead man, and she said, "Forget it... I don't want to know any more of that. I just want to send you to your death now."
Onmyoji Ling Ming sneered: "You? I don't see what you have that could possibly threaten me."
"You're not a renowned expert, and I've never seen you in the association before. A nobody young exorcist dares to challenge me?"
"I don't know where you got that information from, but you're really underestimating me!"
His disdainful sneer gradually turned into a ferocious grin, and he abruptly slammed his folding fan shut.
"Want to fight? Then try it! You arrogant little brat..."
"call--"
Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly saw a blurry white figure appear in front of him in an instant!
"Snapped!"
A crisp whipping sound rang out, and the Onmyoji Ling Ming was immediately stunned.
A burning pain surged up his face, and he realized that he had been attacked.
So fast!
He covered his face with one hand and took a few steps back before he could see how the girl had hit him.
Countless white scraps of paper fell from the air, and behind the path paved with scraps of paper, a very long... jet-black whip stretched out from the ground.
The cosplay prop, the mourning stick, had transformed into a long whip with tiny blades embedded in its surface.
Onmyoji Ling Ming slowly lowered his hand, his eyes wide with rage, and the surface of the wound on his face began to writhe, as if countless tiny insects were writhing inside.
In just a moment, the wounds on his face were completely healed.
"You're asking for death!" he roared in a deep voice, raising his hand to point his folding fan at the girl in white.
From between the folding fan ribs and the blades, many fine needles suddenly flew out and scattered towards the girl in white.
The girl in white remained fearless in the face of danger, wielding a long whip with one hand. The whip seemed to come alive, twirling and dancing in the air as she swung it.
It blocked all those fine needles with perfect accuracy.
This was not an exorcism technique, but a simple martial art. Neither the Onmyoji Ling Ming nor the girl in white used their most powerful techniques.
The fine needle fell on the wooden platform without making a sound, only a few slivers of moonlight bounced around.
The girl in white slowly raised the whip in one hand, while casually removing her white top hat with the other and tossing it aside.
Beneath the hat peeked out her hair, which was tied in a high ponytail, revealing her slender nape.
"An exorcist who uses a whip... You're from the martial arts faction? I've never heard of you before." Onmyoji Ling Ming asked with more caution.
"Heh, it's normal that you haven't heard of it. There are many things in the world that you don't know." The girl in white took two steps forward and casually waved her long whip.
"call!"
The whip lashed through the air in a strange trajectory, heading straight for the Onmyoji Ling Ming.
With a sudden flick of his wrist, the Yin-Yang Master Ling Ming's arm beneath his wide sleeve instantly twisted and transformed into long, white bone, which collided with the whip, producing a loud cracking sound.
The whip failed to reach its target and fell to the ground. The girl withdrew her hand, and the whip returned to her side.
Meanwhile, the Onmyoji Ling Ming on the opposite side had become somewhat ferocious.
His left hand had completely transformed into a slender skeleton hanging on the ground, with the outer sides of the two forearm bones becoming somewhat sharp, while the palm had no bones at all, consisting entirely of muscle.
Muscles filled the inside of his forearm bones, turning his entire forearm into a bizarre shape driven by inner muscles, giving it a bio-modified look that was quite ugly.
"So that's how it is. Your ability is to manipulate the flesh and blood of living beings, which is why you can so easily fuse the bodies of monsters and humans."
The girl in white looked disgusted: "Such modifications probably weren't done by you alone, were they? Even if you gained power, it would be difficult to do something so exquisite without a foundation in biology."
"The brainless monks in Kyoto, the abandoned mental hospital in Tokyo—are these places involving human modification related to you?"
The power of the crown comes from the inner desires of life and the inherent qualities it possesses. Only those who are obsessed with things like human modification before obtaining the crown can acquire such a twisted crown.
Without a doubt, Onmyoji Lingming had already come into contact with related things before obtaining the crown.
As the association's second-in-command, he can provide many conveniences to those evil spirits involved in human modification.
After he also obtained the crown, he began to ignore those evil spirits.
This led to the exposure of human trafficking and mental hospitals.
"You really do know a lot..." Onmyoji Ling Ming grinned maliciously, "But it doesn't matter, you're going to die tonight anyway."
He suddenly leaped up, soaring towards the girl, his deformed bone blade arm stabbing directly at her.
"Since you're serious, I can't hold back anymore..."
The girl spoke softly, turning her arm and making a circle with her hand above her head, causing her long whip to dance.
As it was being wielded, the whip somehow acquired a crystalline sheen.
In a daze, as he lunged forward, the Onmyoji Lingming saw a strange sight.
It seemed as if a slender, ethereal arm emerged from behind the girl, boneless, keeping pace with the rhythm of the whip's swing.
That illusory arm had already formed a blade with its fingers together, and following the trajectory of the long whip, it brought down a powerful chop!
Chapter 117 Clone
This arm, long and slender yet strange, doesn't resemble a human body. It carries an eerie aura and is stuck to the whip as if it has no bones.
Onmyoji Ling Ming snorted coldly. Since gaining the power of physical modification, he had not yet had a proper fight with anyone. At this moment, he did not use any spells and simply used his mutated hand to meet the attack.
"Oh!"
The whip struck his arm with a dull thud, but the whip was quite flexible, and the head of the whip went around the arm of the Onmyoji Lingming and struck his face accurately.
His face was instantly torn open, and the white bones could even be seen beneath the deep wounds.
"You evil spirit are overestimating yourself, actually using pure physical strength to fight me. Are you looking down on me?"
The girl in white casually flicked her wrist, and the long whip snapped back, causing the illusory arm to vanish.
But then she frowned and said, "It seems this body isn't your true form, you evil spirit."
The wounds on the face of the Onmyoji Ling Ming began to heal rapidly again, returning to normal in just a few seconds. This astonishing recovery ability was truly astonishing.
He gave a sinister smile and said, "How did you figure that out? That whip strike just now felt no different from before, and that arm... could it be an attack on the soul?"
"That's right, I should have guessed it. Bai Wuchang... how could the soul-reaping messengers from China not have methods to attack the soul? Interesting."
The girl didn't reply, but strode forward, brandishing her long whip once more, and lashed it at the Onmyoji Ling Ming.
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