NFBE Chapter 18 Ye Ce's Ghostly Scheme
Chapter 18 Ye Ce's Ghostly Scheme
Shajing Town, abandoned chemical plant.
Upon hearing footsteps behind him, the king, wearing a black straw hat, slowly put down the copy of "The Art of War" he was holding. "What are the movements of Yuan Zhisheng and Ye Jingchen?"
"Hi! This is their movement. Yuan Zhisheng has announced that he and Ye Jingchen will be going to the airport together to carry out rescue work."
A man who bore a resemblance to Genjiro, with delicate features, a face covered in white powder, bright red lips, and dressed in a kimono, resembling an actor, nodded. He was the strongest demon among the demons, nicknamed the Dragon King, Genjiro's younger brother, Genjiro's sister. No, at this moment, he was his second personality, Kazama Ruri.
(Word of Power: Dream Eater. Bloodline Origin: White King. Sequence: Unknown. It can immerse a person's consciousness in an illusionary world; if killed in the mental world, the person will become a vegetable in the real world.)
(Genjiro's younger brother was severely injured by Genjiro and thrown into the Red Well. He was picked up by the King and raised to become a key member of the Demon Clan. During his long and dark upbringing, he developed a split personality called "Kazama Ruri". Kazama Ruri is a brave demon, while Genjiro's younger brother is a somewhat timid and obedient one.)
The king stroked the ivory plaque. "Where's Erii? Have you found her?"
Kazama Ruri shook her head. "No, she's not at Genji Heavy Industries. She took her brother's car at 8 a.m. to attend Ye Jingchen's victory celebration at the Tamamo-no-Mae Club."
Wang Jiang nodded. "So, do you want to go and capture Erii, or go to the airport to 'visit' your brother?"
Kazama Ruri stuck out her tongue and licked the tip of the knife, then said with a smile, "Of course I want to see my brother. I don't know if he misses me, but I've missed him all these years!"
"Go quickly." The king slowly rose and turned around.
Ruri Kazama has vanished without a trace.
He patted the ivory board.
A woman with purple hair and bangs, wearing a purple kimono, emerged from the darkness. She was Sakurai Kogure, the king's capable assistant, one of the core members of the Oni Clan, nicknamed Ryoma, an elite who rivaled Yabuki Sakura.
(Word of Power: Phoenix Dance. Bloodline Origin: King of the Sky and Wind. Serial Number: Unknown. A pair of wind wings appear behind the user, granting them the ability to fly.)
Behind Sakurai Kogure on her left was a little boy with yellow, tousled hair, headphones around his neck, and bright green eyes—a lively, show-offy boy nicknamed "Gold General" or "Madman Gold."
(Word of Power: Mountain Split. Bloodline Origin: King of Earth and Mountains. Serial Number: Unknown. Causes the ground within a certain range to collapse.)
Behind Sakurai Kogure on the right is a little boy with short silver-white hair, wearing a black suit and holding a thick book in his hand—a quirky and mischievous boy nicknamed Silver General, Inuyama Gin.
Wang Jiang, with his hands behind his back, looked at the darkening sky and pondered, "It's going to rain. I hope the fox spirit lady won't meddle. Let's go, let's go to Tamamo-no-Mae and ask Uesugi Erii for help."
"Hi!" *3.
The high-ranking members of the Demon Clan.
King, Herzog. —Comparable to— [Head of the Snake Clan, Tachibana Masamune.]
Dragon King, Genjiro. —Comparable to—[Executive Bureau Chief, Genjiro].
Ryoma, Sakurai Kogure. —Comparable to— [Assistant to the Director, Yabuki Sakura.]
Jin Jiang, the Mad Jin. —Comparable to— [Subordinate, Yaksha.]
Silver General, Inuyama Gin. —Target— [Subordinate, Crow]
Everyone was mobilized.
……
Genji Heavy Industries Building.
This is the most heavily fortified place in the Minamoto family and even the entire Snake Clan. It looks like an ordinary concrete building, but it is actually a top-notch research center that combines the technology brought by Kassel College.
The walls are embedded with bulletproof steel plates, and the building contains many precision instruments and equipment for dragon body research.
"We've arrived!" Sezuko stepped on the brake and pulled the handbrake. "Please get out of the car."
It started to rain then. Ye Jingchen opened the car door, took Erii's hand and got out of the car, raising his hand to shield her from the rain.
Turning to Inuyama He, he said, "Head of the Inuyama family, you should now gather the clan members, prepare for a level one battle, and head to Genji Heavy Industries to organize defensive measures. You will lead the guards at the main entrance and exits on the first floor of the Genji Heavy Industries building, as well as all the corridors."
Inuyama He was awestruck by Ye Jingchen's calm and composed demeanor in the face of danger, and nodded, "Yes!"
The four entered the Genji Heavy Industries building.
The person originally stationed here was the head of the Miyamoto family, Miyamoto Shio.
However, in order to hand over the work with Schneider, Shio Miyamoto temporarily left the place.
The guard at the gate saw the four people and immediately bowed, "Young Miss! Head of the Inuyama family!"
Inuyama He nodded, straightened his back, and said, "Summon all members of the Snake Clan here and put them on high alert!"
"Hey!" The guard stepped back and began to gather the men.
Ye Jingchen nodded to Inuyama He, "Head of the Inuyama family, I'll leave the defense measures to you. I will personally protect Erii in the intensive care unit!"
Inuyama He gripped his sword tightly—Onimaru Kunitsuna—"I will give it my all!"
"I await good news!" Ye Jingchen nodded solemnly and smiled at Erii. "Eri, take me to the intensive care unit."
Erii smiled inappropriately. Although she knew the situation seemed urgent, she couldn't hide her joy at the thought of sharing her indoor world with her best friend.
Erii usually hates the intensive care unit. She has secretly run away from the intensive care unit more than ten times to play on the streets of Tokyo.
She often acts like a spoiled rich girl who runs away from home.
Ye Jingchen gave her a sense of security that her older brother Yuan Zhisheng had never given her, as Yuan Zhisheng was always very busy.
Erii pulled Ye Jingchen to the door of the intensive care unit. Behind the heavy titanium alloy explosion-proof door was Erii's personal world.
Erii gently placed her palm on the palm print scanner on the left side of the doorway. "Bang!" The door opened.
The room, decorated in warm pink tones, was filled with all sorts of adorable plush toys, and a large-screen game console sat in front of the bed.
The walls are covered with pictures of various anime characters, such as Crayon Shin-chan and Doraemon.
A closed wardrobe.
Ye Jingchen pressed the switch, closed the door, and looked at Erii's warm pink-clad world. He felt a strange sense of loneliness and empathy.
Ye Jingchen seemed to see Erii in the dark of night or day, in a room with the lights off, playing a single-player game she had played countless times, her eyes vacant, curled up on the bed holding the controller.
"No wonder Erii always wants to escape from here... If it were me, I wouldn't be able to stay either." Ye Jingchen felt depressed. He wanted to look at the sky outside the window to ease his mood, and then looked around at the walls.
Her heart clenched suddenly. "Eri's world is very small, so small that it doesn't even have a window."
Erii saw Ye Jingchen staring blankly at the wall, so she waved her hand in front of his eyes.
Ye Jingchen snapped out of his reverie, hesitated for a moment, and forced a smile, "I'm fine, I was just thinking about some things."
Erii nodded thoughtfully, then pulled Ye Jingchen to her window. She squatted down and pulled out a large drawer from under the bed.
Ye Jingchen saw that the drawer was full of plush toys.
Erii, like a child, showed off the dolls, then picked up a palm-sized Doraemon doll and handed it to Ye Jingchen.
Then it suddenly retracted, patted Doraemon's head, as if performing a farewell ceremony.
Finally, it was stuffed into Ye Jingchen's pocket.
Ye Jingchen looked at the small toy in his pocket and smiled helplessly. Erii was treating him like a child.
Erii finished writing in the notebook and placed it in front of Ye Jingchen. The notebook read: "Feeling better now?"
"Much better," Ye Jingchen patted his pocket. "Thank you Erii for the Doraemon."
Erii patted Ye Jingchen's head, took out a game controller and waved it in front of him, her eyes full of longing.
“Okay,” Ye Jingchen nodded, took the controller, and started playing King of Fighters with Erii.
He didn't intentionally let Erii play. Erii is very good at King of Fighters; she's a top-notch player.
The two of them sat together on the edge of the bed, laughing and playing games.
While accompanying Erii, Ye Jingchen listed out plans in his mind.
Having traversed countless worlds, he possesses an inexhaustible array of strategies. Strategies are invaluable; regardless of strength, a well-executed strategy can yield twice the result with half the effort.
However, if someone's personal strength is enough to sweep everything away, they often become too lazy to think of any more strategies.
Suddenly, a key figure came to Ye Jingchen's mind!
This person was also an "emperor".