Chapter 18 The Cult Leader
Xia Youjie's actions were too fast, and You didn't understand why he suddenly attacked ordinary people.
"Xia You?"
To his shock, Gojo Satoru, having realized what was happening, not only didn't stop him, but also launched a [Azure] attack directly.
The cursed bullet, imbued with terrifying power, distorted space. Yuujin couldn't see it, but he could feel the sudden pressure around him.
"Born of darkness, blacker than black, it cleanses away all filth and defilement."
Yuya put down the tent, and those around him could no longer see what was happening inside.
However, as a result, the entire form of the cursed spirit was revealed in front of Yuujin.
Yuujin's eyes widened, and his first reaction was to try to pull Yuya away: "Yuya-nii, there's a monster!"
As soon as he unleashed his power, Yuya was indeed dragged several steps. He hurriedly shouted to stop, "It's okay, the cursed spirit won't hurt us."
Green vines broke through the soil, protecting little Yujin inside, forming a cocoon: "Yujin, stay here and don't move. I'll let you out after the danger is over."
"Don't worry, brother will be fine."
The vines tightened, and Yuujin's figure disappeared completely.
At the street corner, the seemingly frail woman was fleeing in a disheveled state.
His body was covered in wounds, large and small.
You couldn't sense any magical power on him; he seemed to be just an ordinary person.
Why do ordinary people...why do Gojo Satoru and Natsuyu Suke seem to have a deep-seated hatred for them?
Yuya pondered various possibilities, yet he also cooperated by releasing the spell, leaving the woman with no chance of escape.
The woman grew increasingly disheveled and finally couldn't help but speak up: "Why are you attacking me? I was just passing by."
Xia Youjie's gaze was icy cold, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he looked at the woman: "So you're finally willing to speak up and stop pretending to be mute?"
“Lu Suo”.
"Are you just passing by, or is there a body here that you're interested in?"
The woman's pupils contracted.
How could this be?! How is this possible?! How could Xia Youjie know his true identity?!
The woman was actually already dead, but she could still speak and move like a living person because her body had been taken over by a man named "Lu Suo".
Lu Suo is a sorcerer who has lived for over a thousand years. He possesses the ability to control other people's bodies by implanting their brains into them.
They can even inherit other people's techniques.
Lu Suo has one goal: to transform all of humanity into non-human beings. He doesn't care whether these beings are sorcerers or spirits; in his view, both are proof of humanity's highest evolution.
To achieve his goal, he has been lying in wait in the world of sorcery for a thousand years. He secretly investigates sorcerers who possess special spells and seeks a way to replace them.
Using these people's identities, they slowly infiltrated the upper echelons of the sorcery world.
Lu Suo once conducted an experiment in which he fused humans with cursed spirits and gave birth to cursed fetuses.
Yuji Itadori... was one of the cursed fetuses he conceived and gave birth to himself.
This child is a natural vessel. From a very young age, he has shown amazing physical qualities.
After the child was born, he caused that body to die in an accident and replaced it with a new one. He came here today just to check on the condition of the vessel as usual, but he didn't expect to run into Gojo Satoru and Natsuyu Suguru.
I never expected my identity to be exposed!
"With those shifty eyes, he's up to no good again."
Gojo Satoru's eyes were colder than ice, and he slightly raised his fingers.
“Empty phrase – [茈]”
They will die.
I am sure I will die.
Without hesitation, Lu Suo abandoned the young body he had just been given and used a spell to transfer his consciousness away.
【茈】Turn the place where he was to ruins, blast a large hole in the wall, and after teetering on the brink of collapse, it completely crumbled.
Fortunately, it was an abandoned and dilapidated house, so there were no casualties.
With precise aim, Gojou used Ryouku to transfer himself away, and the woman, now without support, turned back into a corpse and collapsed to the ground.
The entire right half of his body was blown to dust.
Xia Youjie: "I understand, he's run away."
“I can tell,” Gojo Satoru’s voice was cold, lacking his usual cynical arrogance. He walked to the female corpse’s side. “I didn’t expect to run into him here.”
If they had known earlier, they would have been better prepared and would never have given him any chance to escape.
The two of them seemed lost in thought, their aura growing increasingly oppressive.
"Um..." Yuya raised his hand slightly, "What should we do here?"
To be honest, the scene right now is no different from the most horrific murder scene.
Two menacing high school students, a house reduced to dust, leaving only half of their corpses.
Enough for dozens of news outlets to fabricate different versions of the headline.
Xia Youjie: "I will have someone handle it."
He walked aside to make a phone call, when Gojo Satoru suddenly strode over to Yuya and hugged him. His voice was muffled: "Yuya, remember that person. In the future, if you encounter someone with stitches on their head, no matter if they are male or female, young or old, stay away from them."
"Or you could just kill them directly."
"No matter where you go from now on, you must have Jay and me with you. Whether it's eating, sleeping, or going to the toilet, you can't leave our sight."
That's a bit perverted, isn't it?
However, Yuya Koshino, who sensed that Gojo Satoru's mood was a bit off, did not say these words aloud.
He hesitated for a moment, then patted Gojo Satoru on the shoulder to reassure him, trying to change the subject: "Does this count as you doing something wrong? I even helped you set up a [tent] to cover for you. Will the Curse Supervision Association come after me?"
Gojo Satoru seemed to sneer: "If you have nine lives, come and find me."
If you can't kill Lu Suo, killing a bunch of rotten oranges isn't bad either.
Yuya: Okay, failed to change the subject.
Xia Youjie, who had just hung up the phone, walked over slowly with his usual calm and gentle smile: "Someone will be here to collect the body soon."
Xiao Lu You also found it strange: "Xia You, do you have connections at the funeral home?"
Xia Youjie was taken aback: "Funeral home?"
"No, this body cannot be sent directly for cremation; there are still secrets remaining on her body."
"It needs to be sent for research first."
It was unclear when Xia Youjie's men would arrive, so Youye used vines to drag the body away first, and then cleaned up the scene. Only after confirming that there was no blood left around did he dispel the spell.
"Brother Yuya! Are you alright?!" Little Yujin threw himself into Yuya's arms, hugging him tightly, his body trembling uncontrollably.
The vines protected him tightly, cutting off his access to information from the outside world.
The feeling of being unable to hear or see anything inside is more terrifying than being able to see or hear anything.
Yuya let Yujin hug him, and he soothingly placed his hand on the back of Yujin's neck, transferring his body heat to him: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to be scared being alone in there. It's alright now."
"None of us were injured."
Yuujin looked up and around: "Was that auntie a bad person?"
Gojo Satoru squatted down and earnestly instructed Itadori Yuuhito: "Yuuhito-kun, if you see any man with stitches on his head near your home, regardless of age or gender, notify me immediately."
He took a pen out of Yuya's pocket and wrote down his number: "Call me anytime."
Looking at the number, Yuujin didn't understand why, but he still solemnly promised, "I will do it!"
After all that commotion, the steamed buns were cold by the time Yuujin got home. Yuya only saw a very serious-looking grandfather open the door; they didn't go in.
About ten minutes after the tent was closed, Xia Youjie's men arrived.
Their first words to Xia Youjie were "Master".
After saying hello, they silently picked up the body and left in silence.
On the way back, Xiao Luyou curiously poked Xia Youjie's arm: "Xia Youjie, are those people your subordinates? Why do they call you cult leader? Are you a monk?"
Yuya's rare display of curiosity added a touch of childlike innocence to his appearance. Looking into those clear, forest-like doe eyes, Xia Youjie mischievously asked, "Guess?"
Xiao Lu You also frowned slightly, his little face very serious. He started brainstorming: "Actually, Xia You grew up in the temple and is the next abbot. But because you have never been involved in worldly affairs, the abbot sent you down the mountain to gain experience. Once you see through everything in the world, you will take over the temple and spend your life with the ancient Buddha and the dim lamp?"
Xia Youjie was both amused and exasperated, and pinched Youye's cheek hard: "Where do Youye get so many strange and bizarre ideas?"
"That's how it's depicted in romance comics. The male protagonist is of extraordinary status, and after falling in love with the female protagonist, his family comes knocking, demanding that he return to inherit the family business, which leads to the female protagonist breaking up with him in anger."
From then on, she fled, and he chased.
Xia Youjie said helplessly, "That's not true. Don't make up so many random identities for me."
Seeing Gojo Satoru laughing heartily beside him, he added fuel to the fire: "I'm just an ordinary person. If we're talking about extraordinary status, I can't compare to the eldest son of the Gojo family."
"In the manga, guys like Satoru are the kind of people who get dragged back to their families after they grow up. They might even have an arranged marriage or something."
Gojo Satoru immediately bristled: "I don't have any damn fiancée!"
Jay is so despicable!
“Jay seems more like someone with a fiancée, like a childhood sweetheart with whom he grew up and they made a pact to get married when they came of age.”
Xia Youjie's smile faded slightly: "This whole thing is fabricated by you, Wu. I don't have any childhood sweetheart."
Seeing that the topic was about to go astray, Yuya quickly called a halt: "So, why is Natsuyu called the cult leader by those people?"
Xia Youjie hesitated, choosing between telling the truth and making up an excuse—
To fabricate an excuse that partially reflects the truth.
"Actually, it was an elder I knew who was in poor health. After he passed away from illness, he passed on his church to me."
"The church is called Panxing Church. It mainly takes on commissions and helps deal with matters related to cursed spirits."
The previous statement is incorrect.
He killed the leader of the Panxing Sect.
Useless, disgusting monkey.
Xiao Lu You also believed it, without any doubt, and nodded admiringly.
"Xia You is truly a promising young man."
Gojo Satoru is the head of the family, and Natsuyu Jie is the leader of the sect.
He was the only one who wasn't even a cadre in the port Mafia.
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Baby, are you the adorable wife/husband?
*Quote the original work
I feel like I'm not very good at writing romance plots; I can't even write anything that doesn't touch on the edge. But everyone's still young, so I can't make it real, or it'll get censored.
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