The Demon's Menu-Chapter 1117: Ancestral Home! (2)
Exactly!
His ’Combined Strike Technique’ originates from his sword.
Not from himself.
In order to win this sword, he had plotted meticulously and went through great lengths to do away with the former Leader.
The other party could never believe until death that their confidant would stab them in the back.
That’s how he killed the former Leader.
Therefore, he would never trust anyone from the ’Ten Blades’.
Even if they’re from the ’Sword Eater Group’ it’s the same.
He joined the ’Sword Eater Group’ merely for the chance to become powerful.
This is the moment!
To take out Jason!
And then...
To search for those two ’Renowned Blades’!
With them, he will become unprecedentedly powerful!
Thinking of this, Ah Be became even more determined.
However...
This poison, this acid, is so potent.
Each time it feels like dealing with artillery shells intended for armored vehicles.
And the Corrosion from that acid, it’s like bullet spray coming at him.
It hurts!
But I can hold on!
I must be able to endure!
Ah Be reassured himself like this, gritting his teeth with resolute eyes, yet his form was faltering.
No matter of will can shift the truth of reality.
For example: an empty wallet.
For example: they (he/she) like me.
For example: hunger pangs.
For example: the limits a human body can take, like Ah Be’s.
Another 2-3 seconds later
Thump!
The Leader of the ’Ten Blades’ collapsed to the ground just like that.
And at the instant he fell, numerous Sword Qi from the sword in his hand enveloped him, followed by a ’hissing’ sound.
In the span of a breath, the Leader of the ’Ten Blades’ was sliced a thousand times over.
"Aaaaah!"
Amidst the agonizing screams, Omeshiki, Amakasu, Usami, Naoe along with Uesugi, Hu Qiandai, and Hui Lijing all retreated dozens of meters again.
The middle-aged Uesugi’s face has never been so grave.
He couldn’t imagine what had happened to make a person let out such a wretched howl.
Perhaps... being sliced a thousand times wouldn’t be an exaggeration.
The only thing he felt fortunate about was that the screams weren’t Jason’s.
They were the enemy’s.
Our side is fine, the enemy is in trouble.
For us, that’s great news.
Then, Uesugi’s gaze could not help but turn towards the four elders of his own.
That look was very complex.
There was disbelief, relief, and also mingled with a hint of resentment.
Indeed!
Despite the ’Inside World’ legacy existing within his own family, why didn’t they tell him from the start?
Could it be that his position as Family Head was fake?
Did he really perform so inadequately?
When Omeshiki, Amakasu, Usami, and Naoe’s eyes met Uesugi’s gaze, they looked at each other, and then Naoe, the elder, spoke as their representative.
"Sorry, Uesugi."
"It is the rule of the family."
"Rule?"
Uesugi was stunned.
He was somewhat perplexed.
What rule could make him, the Family Head, seem as though he doesn’t exist.
"Trial!"
"Pass the trial, and you will know everything!"
"If you cannot pass the trial, even as the Family Head, you cannot know—Back then you, Uesugi, had no ambition. I arranged three trials for you, and you failed them all."
Three trials?
How come I don’t know about them?
Uesugi was baffled.
If it weren’t for such a long period of interaction, the Family Head would definitely think the elder before him was deceiving him.
But with the test of time, Uesugi knew the other would not deceive him.
So, there was only one possibility left.
He was too weak.
Completely unable to touch the ’core secrets’ of the family.
This...
Uesugi wanted to say something, but in the end, he just opened his mouth and showed a wry smile.
Forget talking about having a good character or being kindhearted.
At any time, being unskilled is the original sin.
"Then..."
Boom!
Uesugi wanted to say something, but a loud explosion from the direction of the ancestral home interrupted him.
"This is bad!"
"Someone has triggered the forbidden spell!"
"This is a feint!"
"Their target is ’the Uesugi Family’s heirloom’!"
Naoe’s face changed dramatically.
The old man rushed towards the ancestral home without hesitation.
Kakizaki, Amakasu, and Usami closely followed him.
In an instant, Uesugi, Hu Qiandai, and Hui Lijing lost sight of the four of them.
Uesugi, Hu Qiandai, and Hui Lijing looked at each other in dismay.
Was everything in front of them just a diversion?
Utter astonishment.
Then, confusion.
What is ’the Uesugi Family’s heirloom’?
Hu Qiandai couldn’t help but look at her father.
Immediately, Uesugi gave a bitter smile.
"Don’t look at me."
"I only found out today that the Uesugi Family also originates from the ’Inside World’."
"I’m just a figurehead."
Uesugi sighed.
The events of today were quite a blow to Uesugi.
Though humble, Uesugi never thought of his Talent as poor.
Having taken over the Uesugi family business from his father and expanded it successfully while cultivating many Talents for the clan, these were the things Uesugi took pride in.
But who would have thought that his pride meant nothing at all.
Uesugi even felt as if he had lived his life in vain.
"Father, you’ve done well enough."
"It’s not your fault."
Hu Qiandai stepped forward to comfort her father but had to stop midway through her words.
A sudden, invisible wind appeared around Hu Qiandai.
Not only did it instantly widen the gap between Hu Qiandai and Uesugi, but it also swept Hu Qiandai up into the air.
"Hu Qiandai!"
Uesugi shouted.
Seeing his daughter being carried through the air towards the ancestral home, Uesugi, the father, did not hesitate to give chase.
Hui Lijing was no exception.
She didn’t want anything bad to happen to her new friend.
However, before chasing, she shouted into the thick fog—
"Someone has kidnapped Hu Qiandai!"
"I’m going to rescue her!"
"I’m leaving your stuff here for you!"
Leaving such a message and placing Jason’s backpack down, Hui Lijing quickly ran out of sight.
And right after Hui Lijing disappeared, the thick fog dissipated instantly.
Jason, holding nine blades and having dispelled the Flame Armor, came over, inserted the nine blades and the previous one all into the backpack, then picked up the backpack and slung it over his shoulder.
A few seconds earlier, he had already dealt with the Ten Blades.
The reason he didn’t show up was because in his perception, there was still one person lurking.
Different from the malicious killing intent of the Ten Blades.
The other’s gaze had no killing intent, no malice.
Rather, it carried a sense of inquiry.
As if seeing something novel.
This kind of gaze made Jason hold his position temporarily.
He wanted to see what the other person really wanted to do.
However, the other person ’kidnapping’ Hu Qiandai was somewhat beyond his expectations.
And on further thought, the first of the Ten Blades who appeared had also targeted Hu Qiandai.
It was only because he was fast enough to stand in front of Hu Qiandai and Hui Lijing that everything seemed to be headed straight for him.
"Hu Qiandai?"
"The Uesugi Family’s secrets sure are plentiful!"
After such a sigh, Jason swiftly found two pieces of clothes that fit him and put them on, and then he headed towards the Uesugi Family ancestral home.
...
Hu Qiandai, being carried in mid-air, quickly calmed down after the initial panic.
She looked around with her eyes, hoping to see the person who kidnapped her.
But under the invisible ’wind’, she could not do this at all.
She was completely restrained.
All she could see was what was in front of her.
Who is the person?
Why kidnap me?
To threaten my father?
There’s no need!
If the other party had acted just now, my father wouldn’t have escaped either.
To threaten Grandfather Naoe and the others?
My father is undoubtedly a better choice.
Why then?
As Hu Qiandai pondered, she drifted down from mid-air and landed in front of the ancestral home’s entrance.
Gently, with no acceleration.
This reassured Hu Qiandai that the person who ’kidnapped’ her meant no harm.
At least, they would not harm her now.
This slightly eased Hu Qiandai’s mind, and then, a figure appeared before her eyes.
Seeing this figure, Hu Qiandai was taken aback.
Who is this?
