I Want to Find Yukishita Saori

After taking one look at Xu Mu, the other party immediately flew into the distance and vanished into the night in the blink of an eye.

Chen Xuan also descended from above and said with a laugh, “Flying really is awesome. When dealing with people like that, if they keep flying higher, then even with our advantage, we still won’t be able to catch them.”

“Indeed.”

Xu Mu put his long sword into his storage space.

His Cloudstep could currently be used dozens of times, but that still wasn’t enough for a chase. Once he used up all his steps through the air, he would fall from the sky.

But a Boundary Breaker could turn in all directions while airborne. As long as they had qi, they could remain in flight indefinitely.

“What about Izayoi Touka?”

Xu Mu suddenly asked.

“After I infiltrated the Hanyu family with her and revealed my identity, that old man suddenly attacked.” Chen Xuan shook his head slightly. “I could only withdraw immediately. She’s still over there.”

“The Hanyu family’s former patriarch has already disappeared, and the current patriarch definitely isn’t on our side.”

Xu Mu rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “What do you think we should do?”

“I don’t know. It’s not like we can just go over there and wipe them out, right?”

Chen Xuan shook his head.

“I have an idea. Since we can’t think of a better solution for now, let’s do things my way.”

Xu Mu pointed in a direction. “We’ll go straight to the Soga family.”

“What are we going to the Soga family for? Aren’t they the Heavenly Imperial Clan’s dogs? If we go there, we’ll probably face attacks from even stronger experts.”

Chen Xuan looked confused.

“This matter probably isn’t as simple as it seems. For example, the people who captured us weren’t members of the Snow Woman Clan, but the Heavenly Imperial Clan. If we hadn’t rescued Lin Ruoshi, who would the experts have gone after?”

Xu Mu smiled at Chen Xuan.

“If you hadn’t ventured into danger and rescued Lin Ruoshi, we all would have assumed that the Snow Woman Clan was responsible…”

When Chen Xuan reached this point, he suddenly understood. “I get it. You think the Heavenly Imperial Clan is using someone else to do its dirty work, hoping to make our experts deal with the Snow Woman Clan.”

“That’s one possibility. So we might as well go there directly. Maybe we’ll be able to find out something.”

As Xu Mu spoke, he suddenly yawned. “It’s getting late. We should get a good night’s sleep. No mission is more important than our health.”

As he spoke, Xu Mu summoned the White Emperor Sacred Sword. The dark-red longsword bored into the ground like a drill, churning through the earth beneath them.

A shadow flew out of Xu Mu’s body. Then his body entered the opening, which was only three fingers wide.

Once underground, Xu Mu released his power to compact the loose soil around them. He then released flames, evaporating the damp earth on every side.

“Come in,” Xu Mu transmitted to Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan took out a teleportation token and appeared inside the tunnel.

He looked up. There was only a long, narrow opening barely three fingers wide.

Even if someone walked over the ground above them, it would be difficult to notice them.

“This place really is safe,” Chen Xuan said with a laugh.

“Sleep is the most important thing of all.”

Xu Mu took out some bedding and spread it across the ground.

…

Another day passed. Sunlight streamed into the tunnel through the tiny opening.

Xu Mu and Chen Xuan woke up one after the other.

They ate a little, then broke through the soil above them and jumped out of the tunnel.

Xu Mu took two apples from his storage space and tossed one to Chen Xuan.

“Brother Mu, I’m curious. Why can’t they detect the things you carry? When you were captured before, didn’t they take your spatial ring?”

Chen Xuan took a bite of the apple as he asked.

“My master taught me a supreme formation. It’s similar to the spatial formation inside a storage ring, except this formation doesn’t require a ring.”

Xu Mu naturally couldn’t reveal the truth, so he made up an explanation. “I can inscribe the spatial formation directly onto my body.”

“What do you mean? Inscribe a spatial formation onto your body?”

Chen Xuan looked utterly puzzled.

“Take this spatial ring, for example.”

Xu Mu removed the ring from his finger and raised his arm. “There’s a small spatial formation on my arm now.”

As he spoke, he opened his storage space and placed the ring inside.

Of course, Chen Xuan couldn’t see the storage space.

From his perspective, after Xu Mu placed the ring against his arm, it simply vanished.

“Damn! That’s incredible. No wonder they couldn’t find it.”

Chen Xuan was extremely shocked. He had never imagined that such a powerful formation existed.

“My skills are still too limited. I can only inscribe a spatial area about the size of a fist, just enough to hold the ring. My master is much more impressive. The formation he can inscribe is large enough to contain a car.”

Xu Mu took the ring back out of his storage space.

“That’s amazing! It feels like your master’s attainments in formations have already touched the Heavenly Dao level.”

Chen Xuan praised him enthusiastically.

The two chatted as they traveled. Before they knew it, they had arrived at the Soga family’s city.

The city resembled the architecture of ancient China.

Its walls stretched nearly ten thousand meters, enclosing the entire area like the Great Wall.

The city gates were currently wide open, and several guards sat outside, chatting.

Since no order to seal the city had been issued, the gate guards had a relatively easy time of it.

Xu Mu and Chen Xuan entered the city without difficulty.

The place resembled a town in the outside world. Most of the single-story buildings lining both sides of the streets were businesses.

“Brother Mu, what’s that place? Kabukicho?”

Chen Xuan looked at the characters on the signboard. He recognized every one of them.

“You’ve got sharp eyes. I didn’t even notice it.”

Xu Mu looked over. It was a dead-end alley, and every establishment along the entire street was in the same line of business.

Using his perception, he discovered that the businesses on this street were thriving.

All kinds of voices drifted out from inside. His perception suddenly settled on one particular person.

“Brother Mu, what’s wrong?”

Chen Xuan noticed that Xu Mu had fallen silent.

“I’m curious too. We can go in and take a look.”

Xu Mu smiled at Chen Xuan.

“Sure!”

Chen Xuan nodded.

The two of them entered the dead-end alley together. Chen Xuan peeked through the doors of the various establishments, but most of the interiors were dimly lit, making it impossible to see what was going on.

Suddenly, Xu Mu stopped in front of one of the establishments and led Chen Xuan inside.

After entering, they first came to a corner. Several lines of writing in the island nation’s language were displayed on the wall beside them.

Chen Xuan asked softly, “Brother Mu, what does it say?”

“Basically, it says they offer drinking companionship, massages, bathing, dancing, and musical performances. Violence and full service are forbidden. Otherwise, experts from the Soga family will come and punish the offenders.”

Xu Mu looked at the writing and explained.

“I know what violence means, but what’s ‘full service’?”

“It means intimate relations.”

Xu Mu glanced at Chen Xuan. “Other than that, everything else is allowed.”

“Isn’t that like taking off your pants just to fart?”

Chen Xuan laughed.

“It’s the same in the island nation outside.”

As Xu Mu spoke, a woman in her fifties approached from farther inside.

She was thin and wore a kimono, her hair tied up. She still retained some of the charm she must have possessed in her youth.

“Welcome, gentlemen. What kind of service would you like?”

“I’m looking for Yukinoshita Saori,” Xu Mu said.

“I’m sorry, sir, but Saori has already been booked by another guest.”

“No! I want her!”

Xu Mu said emphatically.