Chapter 121: News of the escalation & before the plan begins...

With the perfect chemistry between Geto Suguru and Jiang Lai (and perhaps the little fox), the real-life performance was successfully performed.

At this point, the two of them no longer have to treat each other as strangers, and can have some communication and further close contact, so that they can silently exchange more subsequent details.

Because he felt that he had a certain level of trust with Jiang Lai, Zhenren left most of the interaction time to Xia Youjie. However, he did not completely let go and would still stand aside and watch the communication between the two.

Xia Yujie has been undercover in the regulatory committee of the curse world for many years, and Jiang Lai has experience lurking in the scientific world, so both of them can easily exchange intelligence under the noses of the enemy using seemingly everyday words.

For example, regarding the known special curse spirit problem within the regulatory commission, under the guise of Jiang Lai's interest in the same category, he listened to the relevant information in detail.

When this conversation began, they were flying in the sky on the floating cursed spirit summoned by Geto Suguru, preparing to leave Kanagawa Prefecture and head to Chiba Prefecture.

The large manta ray curse spirit was moving forward in the air at a perfect speed. The black-haired, brown-eyed young man sitting on its back seemed to particularly like fellow creatures like the nightmare fox, picking it up from time to time to tease it, and not bothered by letting the little fox gnaw on his sleeves.

The sleeves of Xia Yujie's black and gold cassock fluttered as he stepped lightly to Jiang Lai's side. After a brief interaction with the Nightmare Fox, he integrated into the scene, and then brought up some topics related to special-grade cursed spirits, seemingly talking about the topics that the black-haired young man was interested in.

During this period, Jiang Lai was able to control his aura freely. He calculated the degree of his actions in his heart, and gradually melted the "ice" he pretended to have according to the time and the length of their interaction.

After the indifferent and distant outward attitude gradually fades away, his instinctive curiosity about everything is revealed amidst his confused memory.

"We have several other of your companions over there, all of them are special-grade cursed spirits." Xia Yujie raised the corners of his narrow eyes and said with a smile, "They are the volcano-shaped coral, which was born from humans' fear of the earth, the mysterious language of the flower, which was born from humans' fear of the forest, and the tortoise, which was born from humans' fear of the ocean and usually appears in the form of a child cursed fetus. They are all special-grade cursed spirits in the organization."

When informing Jiang Lai about the mission, the real person revealed that there was an organization behind it, but he did not accurately explain the words "regulatory committee".

Therefore, Xia Youjie also paid attention to the words he used during the surface conversation and only used the word "organization" without mentioning the supervisory committee - but this was not a problem because he knew that Jiang Lai was sure of the group hidden behind Ming Xiao.

"Because they share the same ideas, the relationship between these special-grade cursed spirits is pretty good. However, they all have their favorite places, and they usually stay in the place where they were born."

Xia Yujie said, "It was the real person who accepted the mission because he wanted to go out to collect cyborgs and do some experiments in the organization."

Jiang Lai listened to Xia Yujie's narration and thought silently in his heart: From this point of view, the small group of cursed spirits composed of four cursed spirits in the original work seems to be a little scattered in the new series?

Although their relationship sounds good, they don't get together often.

However, I can guess the reason behind it.

In this new series of spells, the way Brainflower achieves his goals has changed, and the abilities he possesses are greater. He no longer needs to specially gather special-level cursed spirits and use their power to plan the follow-up.

Even if there is cooperation, it is not necessary for all members to gather together, just contact each other individually.

Moreover, from what the little fox had heard about Geto's injury to the cursed spirit, it was known that the way the regulatory agency replenishes "feed" might involve injecting cursed spirits.

That is why, when dealing with the special-level cursed spirits, Brainflower is more focused on maintaining a balance rather than letting them get too close to each other.

Based on this analysis, the relationship between Zhenren, Louhu, Huayu, and Tuogen in the new series is that of companions with similar goals who get along well with each other, but it has not risen to the level of being willing to sacrifice their lives for each other in the original work.

This might be a good thing for him, Jiang Lai thought. It could prevent Xia Youjie from being retaliated by other special cursed spirits after he swallowed and subdued the real person.

During this brief break, Jiang Lai went through countless analyses in his mind, and became more determined in his heart to take advantage of the enemy's tactics and trick the real person.

Thinking this in his heart, Jiang Lai maintained a faint smile on his face, his eyes flashing with interest. He then asked: "Anyone else? My companions."

"Well, there was a special-grade cursed spirit who took on a body before. His technique was the Red Blood Manipulation Technique, but he later left the organization."

Xia Yujie spoke briefly. He paused, as if narrating casually, and then added the following sentence.

"Because he is a reborn being, he can be seen by humans like Sukuna's vessel. He has a pair of ponytails that have exploded, and there is a mark on the bridge of his nose. If you see him, you should know that he is an enemy."

This conversation was made from the perspective of the Regulatory Commission, which was to secretly show Jiang Lai that this special cursed spirit could be considered a friendly party.

When Jiang Lai heard Xia Yujie describe the general outline, he guessed who this person was - the eldest son of the Nine Phases of the Cursed Fetus, Zhang Xiang!

[Good Death] Yuji Itadori has been in an unconscious state and controlled by the brain-crazy man for a thousand years.

Later, Naohua created the Nine Phases of the Cursed Fetus Diagram - it is estimated that this is the same as the original, and Yuji is also a part of it.

Therefore, in addition to being a brother with himself in the sense of the concept of [existence], Yuji Itadori is also a brother with Sho-sei as a part of the Cursed Embryo Nine Phases Diagram.

Jiang Lai: ...This time, he and Yusei share his brother, Hisahito. In a sense, can they be considered brothers without blood relationship?

In short, Zhang Xiang is a special cursed spirit who is extremely obsessed with his younger brothers. He strictly abides by his responsibilities as the eldest brother, and his goal in life is to take good care of his younger brothers.

He defected from the Supervisory Commission, probably because he discovered the 88-bridge incident and that Naohua had deliberately instigated the brothers to kill each other. Perhaps he also discovered that Naohua was the enemy of Jiuxiangtu's mother, "Kamo Kenroshi".

In any case, Xuanxiang, who is hostile to Naohua and close to Yuji, is a very reliable and powerful helper.

As his thoughts raced, the real person next to him joined the conversation after hearing what he said.

The blue-haired three-braided cursed spirit was lying on the broad back of the manta ray cursed spirit, and said casually while enjoying the breeze, "I still have some impression of that guy. His name was Zhang Xiang. He seemed to be quite crazy, especially towards his brothers."

"But before attacking his former colleagues and leaving the organization, he was seriously injured. I wonder where he is recovering now." The real person put one hand on his chin and smiled, "Maybe he died somewhere? In that state, he can be exorcised easily by the magician."

I hope not. Jiang Lai thought. Probably not.

Tansei is a very persistent cursed spirit, and it is estimated that he will not be exorcised and die easily until he finds Yuji Itadori and fulfills his duties as the eldest brother.

As for being seriously injured...even though cursed spirits have mastered reversal techniques and can heal themselves, it still takes time.

Maybe Zhang Xiang was really badly injured, so he won't show up until he recovers, Jiang Lai thought.

Maybe I can try to find him by chance. If I can meet him, I can get to know this teammate of the United Front in advance.

Moreover, encountering a distended phase in poor condition earlier can ensure safety - because a weak distended phase cannot hurt you) and allow the opponent to recover in advance - so you can help them after unifying the camp.

With this in mind, Jiang Lai did not show anything unusual on his face. He just frowned slightly, as if he felt a little uncomfortable about hearing about such a similar experience.

The real person turned his head and his heterochromatic eyes curved: "Okay, let's not talk about this. After all, there are only a few of those crazy cursed spirit companions. Most of them are like you and me, and we can communicate normally."

"There are also cursers like Mr. Getsu. They are all friendly companions." Zhenren smiled, "Perhaps you can change the topic and not talk about that weirdo."

As if because he was concerned about the black-haired young man's emotions, Xia Yujie changed the subject slightly and naturally shifted the conversation to other aspects, chatting in a calm voice.

The black-haired young man also pulled himself out of his previous emotions and no longer paid attention to the special cursed spirit named Yanxiang. He held the little fox that kept gnawing at his sleeves and listened to what Xia Yujie had to say next.

The atmosphere on the floating manta ray curse spirit returned to normal.

Masato was very satisfied with the thawing and gradual harmony of the relationship between the two. After witnessing the black-haired young man gradually relax his attitude and let down his guard towards Geto, a strange smile appeared in his heterochromatic eyes.

After arriving in Chiba Prefecture, when the black-haired young man wasn't paying attention, he deliberately stopped for a moment and whispered to Kagome Geto in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Not bad, your deception skills are good."

Xia Yujie's expression did not change. He nodded slightly with the right curve of his lips and replied, "That's right. It seems that the other party didn't notice at all."

"Isn't that great? Keep it up - it looks like we'll be able to get it soon." The real person hummed a little tune, and the seams on his face were overflowing.

"Yeah." Xia Yujie also smiled and said slowly, "It looks like we can get it soon."

The words of both of them were very sincere, without any trace of lies. In fact, what they both said was indeed what they thought in their hearts, but they were referring to different objects.

They stayed in Chiba Prefecture for half a day. In the evening, the air was strangely turbulent. Jiang Lai, who had a keen sense, immediately noticed something.

The real person also sensed something later. He stood firm and smiled, "It seems that we are lucky to have landed at the place where the fragments are."

"You can sense it, too, right?" The real person turned his head and looked at Jiang Lai, and said considerately, "There is one in the southwest."

Jiang Lai paused for a moment before nodding: "Okay."

What Jiang Lai didn't say was that he could sense two of them. But the other fluctuation was not that strong, very weak, probably a small fragment.

"We will go over there, fight off the other cursed spirits that have been attracted to the surroundings, and put the fragment in this special woven bag, and the mission will be successfully completed~" The real person took a small woven bag from his waist, his face bright, and his voice as smooth as a snake, "Then - I can take you to find your companions."

As the last syllable fell, his gray-blue heterochromatic eyes swept over Kayu Kei who was standing behind Jiang Lai, implying some kind of hint.

Xia Yujie smiled back, took a step forward, and said, "Well, then we can all get what we want."