Dragon Clan: Start by obtaining the Sett panel

Chapter 290 Paradise Pavilion...disappeared?

The drizzle fell in the mountains, and the wind from the pines was like the sound of the sea tide. The blazing firelight shone through the hut, and the sound of the hammer hitting the steel was clear and long. Gen Chisei pushed open the door, and Kikumasamune, wearing a white linen robe, was forging a knife blank by the furnace, with flames flying everywhere.

"I thought you would be waiting for me in the office... I didn't expect you to come back here right after a meeting with the people from the headquarters." Yuan Zhisheng took off his clothes and hung them by the stove to dry.

"The ancient Chinese said, if Mount Tai collapses in front of you, your expression will not change; if a deer appears on your left, your eyes will not blink. The sword saint Miyamoto Musashi also said something similar. When facing an enemy, you should remain true to yourself. If you are misled by the enemy's rhythm, you will reveal your flaws." Kikumasamune inserted the sword blank back into the charcoal fire.

"Take a break, and then we'll talk about the three people at the headquarters. There's some Kansai shochu next to you, take a sip to warm yourself up. It's been rainy this spring, and the cold air has penetrated into your bones."

Kikumasamune turned around and saw Minamoto Chisei staring at the fire while drinking. "You've loved watching me forge swords since you were a kid, but it's a pity that I haven't been able to forge any good swords to give to you in all these years."

"I just like to look at the fire and feel warm," said Yuan Zhisheng.

"If you like good swords, there are plenty in the family sword museum. Why would you want to make your own?"

"The sharpness of a Japanese sword lies in the care and attention that the swordsmith puts into each blow. When a samurai swings these swords to strike a lightning strike at the enemy, the thousands of hammers that the swordsmith has put into the blade all work together, creating a thunderous roar."

"Do you consider katana as a form of spiritual practice?" Yuan Zhisheng said.

"Everything is cultivation. A cup of tea, a meal, a flower, and a leaf are all cultivation. Carrying out your mission is also cultivation." Kikumasamune patted the charcoal ash on his hands.

"What do you think of those three children?"

"I can't guess them..." Yuan Zhisheng frowned. Today was not just a simple meeting between the heads of the eight Sheqi families and Lu Mingfei and the others, but also an opportunity for the patriarch to observe them.

A joke also occurred during this meeting. Caesar, who was unfamiliar with the Japanese tea ceremony, drank the boiling tea without hesitation together with the other two in order not to be at a disadvantage in front of the Japanese branch.

This is what Yuan Zhisheng later learned when he led them to visit the Ganliu Research Institute. Their personalities are like the changeable weather in Tokyo. When they first arrived, they were like crazy people provoking the police station, but today they are like fools who know nothing.

In order to continue testing whether they had any other support, Yuan Zhisheng gave them one day to prepare before conducting the deep-sea dive.

As a result, this group of people were too insane. Not to mention the playboy Caesar, Lu Mingfei, who looked no different from an ordinary boy, could actually say something stupid like going to Akihabara even though his face turned pale with fear.

Yuan Zhisheng just felt that these idiots were singing and dancing around him again. Carrying out a mission with these idiots was like a knight riding a donkey into the battlefield. Even if you raise your saber and roar like thunder, ready to sacrifice your life for your country, you can't be sure that you can kill your way into the enemy camp... because the donkey under your crotch will start to run wild at any time and take you to the horizon.

"I know you will be subconsciously led astray by their disguise..." Kikumasamune sighed.

"Anyone would think these three people are hopeless idiots, but you have to believe that Ange would never do meaningless things. After all, the shame he brought upon us is still fresh in our memory."

"I understand, but I really can't tell which one of them is the real one, the fool? Or the madman..." Yuan Zhisheng said.

"I went back and asked Kaguya to investigate carefully. Caesar's bloodline is also top-notch among Class A ones, so I'm not surprised that Angers values ​​him so much. Chu Zihang is not as uncontrollable as the files say. When you were talking to them, I didn't feel any murderous intent leaking out of him. This shows that although his dragon blood ratio is very high, his self-control ability is stronger and he can restrain the dragon blood. This quality is very rare, but..."

"The only thing I'm not sure about is Lu Mingfei. He doesn't seem to be any different from ordinary people. He doesn't even look like an S-rank. Of course... his skills are comparable to Caesar and the others."

"But they still killed two dragon kings, didn't they?" Kikumasa looked at Minamoto no Chisei.

"There were two dragon kings. From what we have found and from what we have found, Lu Mingfei made a lot of efforts in these two dragon slayings. He was even more dangerous than Caesar and Chu Zihang."

Gen Chisei frowned. Just like what Kikumasamon said, no matter he retrieved the information from Kaguya-hime or collected it from other places, he would get the same result.

But... he always felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.

"Dad, do you really think the three of them can kill the Dragon King?" Yuan Zhisheng couldn't help but ask.

"The facts are in front of us. Caesar used the storm torpedo to kill Norton, and Lu Mingfei used the alchemical bullet to deal with Fenrir. All of this is recorded in the database of our headquarters." said Kikumasamune.

"No, Dad...you still missed something." Yuan Zhisheng said suddenly. He has been investigating the headquarters' information these days. Although they hid it very secretly, he still managed to find out some things.

"Have you made any new discoveries?"

"Yes, they can shut up the members of Kassel's headquarters, but they can't shut up others. I found some clues in the hunter forum. When fighting Fenrir, someone witnessed a guy using fire fighting Fenrir..." Yuan Zhisheng said.

"Chu Zihang's words should be of the fire type, right?" Kikumasa Matsumoto said.

"His word spirit is Junyan, whose characteristic is detonation. According to that person's description, what he saw was a man burning with platinum flames. It was obviously not him." Yuan Zhisheng shook his head.

"Do you suspect there is another person involved in slaying the dragon?"

"Yes, their abilities may be strong enough among the hybrids, but I don't believe that they can easily kill the Dragon King."

There are very few reports about these clues, and they may even be ignored if you don't pay attention, but Yuan Zhisheng, as the executive of the Sheqi Eight Families, has the habit of exploring details.

This investigation did reveal a lot of things. Of course, there was another reason that made him so sure, and that was...

"Dad, have you noticed that when the Fenrir incident happened, many corporate executives turned towards China?" Yuan Zhisheng asked.

"I don't know much about these, but I have heard about the bounty. Those who went to China should be mixed-race families..." said Kikumasamune.

"That's right, but they didn't investigate Fenrir's whereabouts immediately. Instead, they went to meet someone." Yuan Zhisheng paused and continued.

"Except for the secret party, almost all the mixed-blood families in the outside world don't know about our existence. In order to protect our secrets, I have no way to learn these things from them, but I can be sure... starting from Norton, there has always been a mysterious person guiding Caesar and others."

"If that's the case, then why didn't he send that mysterious man along? This way the chances of completing the mission would be higher." asked Kikumasamune.

"That's what I don't understand... I can only suspect that something went wrong between that mysterious man and Cassel."

"Oh?"

"While investigating these, I saw the news from Italy. It happened that before they came to Japan, a rare polar night phenomenon occurred in Rome." Yuan Zhisheng took out his mobile phone and looked up the news.

"The polar night phenomenon must occur in extremely cold climate zones, because only in cold zones can the phenomenon of sunlight refraction occur. However, Rome has a Mediterranean climate, so theoretically this should be impossible."

"So how do they explain it?" Kikumasa Mune asked, glancing at his phone.

"The climate experts in Rome said that the recent climate changes were drastic, so the probability of this happening by chance was only one in a thousand. But I found a different explanation..." Yuan Zhisheng opened another web page on his mobile phone again.

This is a foreign forum, and a man is telling a story about a battle between two gods, which happened to take place in Rome.

"What's interesting is that everyone thinks he's a novelist and that he made up this story to attract attention, but I asked Kaguya to look into his information and found out that he's just a factory owner and doesn't have any literary talent."

"That is to say, there is a mysterious person who is at war with the Gattuso family?"

"That's right. It is said that before the war, the Gattuso family offered a bounty on him, but we didn't find any relevant information on the hunter forum. It should have been withdrawn by the Gattuso family." Yuan Zhisheng sighed.

"Kaguya-sama cannot find the Hunter Forum server, and there is no way to restore the previous posts, but the only thing that is certain is that the polar night in Rome is not a natural phenomenon, but a fire that is enough to light up half of Rome... and the Gattuso family's residence was burned to ashes under that fire!"

"It seems that the headquarters has its own troubles... No wonder Ange only sent students here, but this is also our chance." Kikumasamune tapped the table lightly. "If that mysterious man really has a conflict with the Kassel headquarters, Ange may not be able to get away. As long as we blow up the God's Burial Place, we can announce our departure from Kassel as quickly as possible!"

At this point, Kikumasamune's eyes lit up, like a long-ill old man who had gained new hope.

Yuan Zhisheng knew that this had been his long-cherished wish. The Sheqi Eight Clan had been suppressed by the giant Angers for too long, and now they finally found an opportunity to get rid of him.

"So, Chisheng, you must not show mercy..." Kikumasamune said seriously.

"I understand, Dad...everything is for the family." Yuan Zhisheng nodded.

"Very good, you are becoming more and more like a head of the family."

"But you know, I don't like this..."

"It will be soon. Soon the Sheqi Eight Clan will be able to end the curse. When the time comes... Dad will accompany you to do what you want to do." Kikumasa Matsu patted Gen Chisei's shoulder like a kind old father.

"Young Master! Urgent information!!!" A panicked voice came from outside the door, and Crow pushed the door open in a hurry.

Yuan Zhisheng showed a hint of displeasure on his face and looked at Crow: "What's the matter?"

"The headquarters of the fierce ghost group, the Paradise Hall... disappeared!"

"What?!" Yuan Zhisheng stood up suddenly.

"Tell me carefully what it means!"

"It's... it's literally disappearing..." The crow swallowed, with a hint of disbelief in his expression.

"According to the report from our spies in Osaka, the Paradise Pavilion completely disappeared in just one night, leaving only ashes on the ground..."

"ash…"

"Yes, it was burning ashes. It was as if something had burned everything to ashes in an instant... Such a high temperature is simply unheard of, but the surrounding environment was not damaged at all."

Minamoto Chisei and Kikumasamune looked at each other, and the same meaning was revealed in their eyes.

"Is it him? That mysterious man..." Yuan Zhisheng said.

"I didn't expect that he would come to Japan with the Kassel headquarters. The situation has become a little bad..." Kikumasamune frowned.

"We have to hurry up, Zhisheng... We are not sure what the purpose of that mysterious man coming here is, so we must prioritize solving the problem of the God's Burial Place."

"Crow, let the spies continue to monitor the ghosts. If they spot any strangers, report to me immediately." Yuan Zhisheng said to Crow.

"Yes! Young Master!" Crow bowed and replied.

"Dad, what should we do now?" After the crow left, Gen Chisei looked at Kikumasamon.

"We can only finish the mission as early as possible..." said Kikumasamune.

"No matter what his purpose is, we must not let him find the God's Burial Place. If he finds out, it might be more troublesome than if Kassel headquarters knew..."

"If the information is true, can we really stop him?" The worry on Yuan Zhisheng's face became more and more obvious.

"I don't know, but even if I die, I can't revive the gods..." Kikumasamune stood up and looked outside.

The pine needles in the drizzle were rustling in the breeze, and his tall figure seemed to be hunched a little.

"One wave has not yet subsided when another wave comes..."

On the other side, Osaka, Abeno Building.

Abeno Harukas is a high-rise building built by Kintetsu Corporation of Japan with an investment of 1300 billion yen. The building is 300 meters high and is the tallest building in Kansai, Japan.

There is an open observation deck on the 60th floor of the building. The entire observation deck is surrounded by floor-to-ceiling tempered glass, from where you can even see the entire panorama of Osaka and the entire Kansai region.

And tonight, there was only one person on the entire observation platform. Fengjian Liuli looked at that person's back, a trace of fear flashed in her eyes, but she quickly returned to her normal state.

"You always like to meet me in places like this."

"After all, I like standing on high places... Girl, look at this city. It's like an old man lying in bed. The neon lights can no longer hide its ugliness. This city should be burned down so that we can build a more glorious country on the ruins." The figure said as he slowly turned his head.

His pale face was chilling, but a closer look revealed that it was a Noh mask. On the mask was a smiling face of a nobleman, with a pale face and bright red lips, thick black eyeliner on his eyes, and black teeth.

"Old things will always be replaced by new things. That's what the Roman Emperor Nero did. He hated the decaying city of Rome, so he burned it down and built the extremely gorgeous Golden Palace on the ruins. If Tokyo burns down one day, I will definitely stand at the top of Tokyo Tower and admire it..."

"You are still no different from a madman." Fengjian Liuli's eyes were cold, and her hand was on the hilt of the knife at her waist.

"Are you shaking?" General Wang suddenly spoke, looking at Fengjian Liuli.

"I don't think it's because you're scared. I can sense your excitement. Do you want to try to slit my throat again?"

"Are you looking forward to it?" asked Fengjian Liuli.

"Of course, I am looking forward to the day when you ascend the throne. It doesn't matter even if you eat me. I hope I am delicious enough to satisfy you." The smiling faces of the king's ministers looked extremely strange in the night.

"So... do you want to try again?"

"No, it's not me this time..." Fengjian Liuli let go of his hand. He looked at Wang Jiang and suddenly laughed. It was an extremely charming smile.

"Haven't you been looking forward to God's resurrection? Now... I have found him, but he is another God."

After he finished speaking, Fengjian Liuli turned around and bowed respectfully. The king looked in the direction he was looking and suddenly a tall figure appeared in the dim environment.

Tap, tap, tap...the sound of slow footsteps sounded, powerful and crisp.

A damp feeling swept across the venue with a breeze. General Wang subconsciously raised his head and drops of rain fell from the sky.

Is this... raining?

Boundless gold reflected in General Wang's eyes. He was so stimulated that he could not see the tall figure in front of him clearly. In a trance...it seemed as if he saw something else.

It’s not the human being just now, but the majestic... dragon!
The next moment, Wang Jiang's eyes widened. A cherry tree appeared in the sky, blocking out the sun, and he left the Abeno Building and came to another unfamiliar city.

(End of this chapter)