Xu Yi's attention was primarily focused on the newly appeared person, who he perceived as far more threatening than the ferocious spirit of the little boy under the table.
As the dark clouds cleared from the sky and the moonlight poured down, the girl's skin appeared so pale it was almost transparent. Her hair, too, was white, like frost or snow, with sharp, knife-like features that exuded an air of unspoken nobility.
The mont the girl appeared, the pale boy crawled out from under the table, clutching a bloody eyeball in his hand. He glanced at the girl and dashed towards the door.
Xu Yi hesitated for a mont but didn't follow.
He had co to realize that the ferocious spirit of the boy was too eerie, so it was better for him to wait and see what would happen.
"You're not Arican, are you?" Xu Yi asked, noting that her features and temperant were very distinct from the Aricans he had encountered.
"Russian," the girl replied sparingly.
"We only have green tea here, no vodka. Would you like so?" Xu Yi brewed a pot of tea on his own initiative.
"You are the strongest man I've t," the girl said, looking at Xu Yi with a detached air.
Xu Yi nearly choked on his tea and coughed twice, "That's an easy misunderstanding to provoke, you know! Breaking into a young man's room through the window in the middle of the night... But why not the strongest person?"
"Because the strongest person is !" The girl's icy face was filled with pride.
"You really are confident," Xu Yi sat down and scrutinized her carefully.
She was indeed strong, perhaps the strongest exorcist Xu Yi had ever encountered. The reason he could sit there drinking tea so calmly was that he had ascertained she bore no malice towards him.
"If you want to marry , you just need to defeat ," the girl said, unconcerned with Xu Yi's evaluating gaze.
Xu Yi quickly put down his teacup, not daring to drink anymore, fearing he might choke to death. He looked at the unfamiliar girl speechlessly, "Do you Russians always speak so..."
He wanted to say bluntly, but that didn't quite capture it. To describe her as unrestrained didn't seem right either, as the girl maintained a serious deanor, as if she was discussing so profound truth.
"My na is Yukeni." The girl ignored the conflicted Xu Yi and jumped down from the windowsill, striding straight towards him.
"The Evil Dragon Empress Yukeni?" Xu Yi wasn't surprised by the girl's self-introduction; he had already begun to realize who she was.
As a recently acclaid exorcist, he was of course familiar with his "colleagues."
The combination of her threatening presence, youth, and iconic pure white hair left no doubt that she was Yukeni, reputed to be the most talented exorcist in history.
"Please don't ntion that foolish title," Yukeni frowned slightly.
Xu Yi breathed a sigh of relief, "At last we've found so common ground! When I have ti, I'll definitely go and file a complaint with the church to have the title changed. By the way, what would you like it changed to?"
"The strongest exorcist in history!" Yukeni answered without hesitation.
Xu Yi put down his teacup, silent for a long ti, "I was too hasty before; I take back what I said earlier."
Clearly, the girl before him was afflicted with a severe case of "Chunibyo," or second-year middle school syndro.
"Why did you tell not to go after that ferocious spirit?" Xu Yi tactfully changed the subject.
"I've killed it several tis, and then it beca like this," Yukeni released the seal on her body, and a special aura spread out.
Xu Yi was inwardly alard; her words disclosed much, naly, that the ferocious spirit was tough to kill, perhaps unkillable, or else it wouldn't have been "killed" multiple tis by Yukeni.
"Is this a curse?"
What shocked Xu Yi more was the fact that Yukeni had been cursed!
The curse had been forcibly suppressed by Yukeni earlier, so Xu Yi hadn't detected it.
Being a titled exorcist, even though Xu Yi didn't know what her abilities were inclined towards, it was unlikely that she would be easily cursed.
"This curse is very special. According to those useless Onmyoji from Japan, it's called a 'grudge,' basically an insurmountable entity," Yukeni said irritably.
She had heeded the call of the Japanese Governnt and ca with the intention of making so extra money and honing her skills, but she didn't expect to encounter such a troubleso thing.
"A grudge?"
"There are certain extrely rare and special people called 'Nasha.' If a Nasha dies harboring a grudge and establishes a curse before death, it would create a 'grudge,'" Yukeni explained.
"For common people, contact with a grudge ans certain death and will spawn a new grudge. It will spread endlessly like this. It's more like a virus, a virus that cannot be killed," she continued.
"You stopped just now to prevent from being cursed with resentful energy?" Xu Yi suddenly realized sothing.
"The little demon you saw just now is a part of the curse, and it's not as simple as 'not killing it ans you're safe.' The mont you set foot in Japan, or even just co into contact with soone carrying the curse, you could be cursed." Yukeni explained.
Xu Yi understood what she ant; not killing the Ferocious Spirit might an he could escape the curse, but if he killed it, he would definitely be cursed.
"Is it that terrifying? By your logic, isn't the world dood?" Xu Yi beca increasingly nervous as he listened.
"A few days ago, I left Japan to visit Boston and received so good news."
Yukeni's tone softened, "The further you are from Japan, the weaker the effect of the curse. If you're scared of dying, just find so place far from Japan to hide."
"You really are a model worker for exorcists!" Xu Yi breathed a sigh of relief and ridiculed lightheartedly.
Yukeni accepted the invitation from the Japanese Governnt, left for Boston even before the matter was resolved, discovered that there were no problems, and then hurried back here without delay.
"By the way, thank you. If it weren't for you solving the problem in Boston, my situation right now would probably be worse," Yukeni said softly, expressing her gratitude.
"So you an to say you made a wasted trip and wasted your ti?"
Xu Yi wasn't surprised that Yukeni knew of him, considering she had been to Boston. Out of curiosity, she would have wanted to see the person who resolved the issue.
"How could it have been a waste of ti? There's definitely an appearance fee!" Yukeni looked at Xu Yi with a perplexed expression.
Xu Yi was left speechless, and he also realized that the "appearance fee" probably wasn't small.
"So, the reason you ca to remind was to thank for earning you an appearance fee?" Xu Yi asked softly.
"What else?" Yukeni looked at Xu Yi with a look of surprise.
"Of course... that's exactly it!" Xu Yi took a sip of tea to ease the awkwardness.
He looked at the curse on Yukeni, frowning and speaking out, "Is this curse really impossible to remove?"
Xu Yi walked towards Yukeni, who suddenly beca a little nervous, "Why are you getting so close to ?"
Xu Yi burnt a strand of his blood, activating the ability "Holy," as a platinum-colored stream of energy converged at his fingertips, resembling flas.
"You want to dispel the curse? Don't waste your ti. I've tried so many thods, all to no avail," Yukeni said, noticing Xu Yi's actions and letting out a quiet sigh of relief. Your next read is at My Virtual Library Empire
No sooner had her words fallen, the platinum-colored flas incinerated the black-red curse surrounding her body.
"How... how did you do that?" Yukeni stared at Xu Yi in a daze.
Xu Yi wasn't happy about dispelling the curse; he remained deeply furrowed in thought because the next second, the black-red curse spread back onto Yukeni's body.
To the initial observer, Yukeni's curse seed sowhat similar to that of the Evil God Ratma, but it was actually completely different.
The curse of the Evil God Ratma is difficult to eliminate because it is of a high "tier." If one finds energy of an even higher "tier," it can be dispelled.
However, the curse at hand was different; Xu Yi actually felt the sense of "rules."
"Don't look so worried; the fact that you could temporarily burn away the curse has surprised , and it is not without effect..." Yukeni felt her own body, "The curse has weakened by more than half."
"That's only temporary. The curse will soon return to its original state, or it might even beco stronger."
Xu Yi was more pessimistic than Yukeni; only those who have co into contact with the 'resentful energy' can understand its horror and how difficult it is to deal with.
At the sa ti, he understood why Yukeni had returned to Japan.
She must be looking for a way to remove the 'resentful energy.' Otherwise, with this thing staying in her body, it's like a ticking ti bomb.
"How did you know I was here?" Xu Yi suddenly thought of sothing.
He looked at Yukeni questioningly; could she have been following him?
Yukeni seed to sense Xu Yi's thoughts and rolled her eyes at him, "Don't overthink it, I've been staying here for a while, just next door."
"You live nearby and you're wearing a combat suit in the middle of the night?" Xu Yi had noticed her peculiar attire long ago.
"This combat suit isn't for your sake." Yukeni looked out the window, her gaze deep and distant.
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