Chapter 122: Expansion and Fragments
In the evening, the street lights light up one by one, and the dazzling sunset spreads the last golden and red afterglow.
Xia Yujie nimbly moved through the bustling crowd of people going home from get off work, following the Curse Spirit Master who was leading the way in front.
Jiang Laihuan walked beside the two and when he reached the edge of the city, he looked past the low houses and admired for a moment the brilliant beauty of the alternation of day and night.
After arriving near the area where the debris was shaking more strongly, Masato said that he would split up into two groups. He and Kagome Kazuo went to the location of the debris to collect it, and asked Jiang Lai to patrol the area and wait.
The real person's words were very clever. His heterochromatic pupils curved and he said, "After all, this is our mission. We cannot let you get into danger, my friend. The area around the debris is quite dangerous. Let us handle it. Please just stand guard outside the tent and wait for us to come out."
Although these words were meant to put Jiang Lai's safety in the open, in reality, the plan behind the scenes was to prevent Jiang Lai from getting close to the debris collection site to avoid an accident like the one that happened to Ryomen Sukuna last time.
In addition, this method can allow them to be separated reasonably. As a result, the real person can fully discuss with Xia Yujie in the tent about the specific joint attack method against Jiang Lai.
At the same time, the real person knew Jiang Lai's space magic ability. As long as Jiang Lai stayed outside, he could isolate the danger and didn't have to worry about other cursed spirits attracted by the fragments interfering with the mission, ensuring that their mission was completed smoothly.
——It can be said that the value of this plan has been maximized.
After hearing the real person's words, Jiang Lai quickly analyzed the meaning of them. However, he did not show anything on his face, and responded with a faint smile according to the meaning of the words.
"Okay." Jiang Lai nodded, "I'll wait for you outside."
"Then I'll leave the outside to you, my friend!" The real man waved his hand, his lips raised, "Once we complete this mission, I'll take you to find other similar creatures."
Standing behind the real person, Xia Yujie had a squinting fox-like grinning mask on his face. He nodded slightly to Jiang Lai, and his bangs in front of the bandage on his forehead swayed slightly.
He put his hands together naturally, and the fine black and gold cassock fabric slid down.
Although the two did not communicate anything, the tacit understanding between them was clear in their eye contact at the end.
When the real person was about to strike, it was also the time when Xia Youjie and Jiang Lai were ready to counterattack. The situation was reversed in an instant.
The three blue-haired cursed spirits and the young man with a bun-like hair stepped into the prepared tent, ready to deal with the fragment of the godhead.
The last rays of the setting sun lit up the sky and then slowly sank into the dark blue night.
Jiang Lai blinked lightly, and at the moment when the sun sank, he released his space technique to the surroundings.
He was sensing another faint fragment of divine power that only he could perceive.
The small fragment did not release much vibration, and was almost covered by the vibration of the fragment that the real people were dealing with. But as an [existence], Jiang Lai could clearly sense every fragment.
He paused for a moment, held his breath, and followed his perception to walk towards the location of the tiny fluctuation.
The edge of the city was sparsely populated, and even the street lights were dilapidated and flickered with poor contact.
Under the dim flickering light, a figure with double ponytails was squatting in front of a small, glowing fragment, seemingly hesitating whether to touch it.
——It’s a special grade cursed spirit, with a bloated appearance!
Jiang Lai recognized it immediately.
I didn't expect to meet him here just after hearing the news about him? Jiang Lai was slightly surprised, but he approached him very quickly and silently, and spoke calmly:
"Don't touch it."
Jiang Lai, who had lost his breath, was very good at hiding. It was only when he stepped into the light that Zhang Xiang noticed him!
The double-tailed sea urchin was suddenly startled, and quickly half-stood up and stepped back, with a cold expression, posing an attacking posture!
The street light illuminated half of his face, and the dark purple stripe on the bridge of his nose was barely visible in the light.
His body was tense, but his arms inevitably trembled slightly, revealing the fact that he was in poor condition.
Jiang Lai stood still, without any attack or defense, but just said steadily: "Don't be nervous. I have no ill intentions towards you."
Zhang Xiang half-narrowed his eyes but did not immediately relax his vigilance. His gaze swept across Jiang Lai and then fell on the tiny fragment floating in the air.
A light green light was flowing, and the fragment was so small, only as big as the nail of a little finger.
Jiang Lai gently raised his hand, and under Zhang Xiang's vigilant gaze, he used a light strand of magical power to hold up the fragment, and then held it naturally in his hand.
This action stunned Zhang Xiang. He obviously didn't expect Jiang Lai to be able to catch the fragments so easily with one hand!
Obviously this thing is very dangerous and can hardly be touched...! Zhang Xiang stared at Jiang Lai's hand. Just now, he tried to touch and take away this tiny fragment, and was hurt by the force. How could this guy just -
Zhan Xiang tried to see what special magic tool was in Jiang Lai's hand, such as a woven glove.
However, there was nothing attached to the black-haired young man's hands, including cursed energy.
Jiang Lai was calm and composed. He opened his hands forward, revealing tiny light green fragments in his palms.
The dangerous fragment lay quietly in the clean palm of the black-haired young man, just like an ordinary crystal gem, reflecting the faint light under the street lights.
"If you touch it, it will be dangerous. That's why I told you not to move." Jiang Lai said, "It's harmless to me."
Zhang Xiang raised his eyes. He still maintained the posture of preparing to attack and retreat, but he was not as tense as before.
After a few seconds of silence, he said in a low, unclear voice: "...Is this yours?"
"No." Jiang Lai shook his head slightly, his eyelids drooping. After a long pause, he uttered a low, barely perceptible word, "My family - no blood relationship but naturally close family."
He added the second half of the sentence, giving a subtle hint to the other party's inflation.
Because Jiang Lai vaguely guessed why the inflation was here.
The reason why the other party ignored the danger and tried to take the fragments away with his bare hands must be related to his younger brother - after all, Zhang Xiang is a super brother-con who strictly abides by his responsibilities as a big brother.
The younger brother who is still alive in this world should be Yuji Itadori.
Perhaps because Yusei and Itadori are both from the Nine Phases of the Cursed Fetus, Yusei can faintly sense some of the aura of [existence] on Itadori Yuji, and thus connect it with the aura of the fragments of the godhead.
Perhaps the exorcist may not know the word "existence", but he can guess that the fragment is related to Yuji Itadori. That's why he tried to take the risk to take the fragment away.
When Jiang Lai said that at this moment, he was actually stating that he had a connection with Yuji Itadori, but it was not a blood relationship.
He couldn't bring it out directly, because that would be too direct and would make the other party suspicious. This kind of words that seemed to be spoken involuntarily were the most appropriate.
Zhang Xiang was smart enough. Jiang Lai believed that a well-placed hint could allow the other party to guess a lot of the truth.
The man with ponytails and bald hair remained silent, his eyes fixed on Jiang Lai. He did not respond quickly.
Jiang Lai didn't give any more hints. He took the fragments in his hand and glanced at the other person with his brown eyes.
With a faint smile on his face, he reminded me calmly and objectively, "Leave here. It looks like you need to rest."
You can't be too enthusiastic in the first meeting, so Jiang Lai didn't say much at this moment.
He does intend to work with Xi Jinping to deal with the regulator, but not now.
Now there are real people's affairs waiting there. Jiang Lai has to deal with the real people's affairs first. Everything has its urgency and importance.
Moreover, Zhang Xiang would not trust himself just because of these few simple words. He would probably verify something secretly. Jiang Lai gave him time.
At this point, just have a quick meeting and leave some clues that can be further explored.
Jiang Lai believed that they would meet again in the future.
Zhang Xiang's eyes swept over Jiang Lai's hand again, and his lips moved as if he wanted to say something.
But after waiting for a while, he finally didn't say anything, but suddenly shot a stream of blood towards the ground, and used the recoil force to quickly retreat!
Jiang Lai stood still, watching the figure disappear into the night, and then looked away.
He stepped back and prepared to wait outside the tent.
This time, the fragments happened to move when they arrived in Chiba Prefecture. They came quickly and had already set up a tent on the spot. With the strength of the two special-class people, they would be able to finish collecting them quickly.
However, it may take some time, Jiang Lai thought leisurely. The real person must be in there, discussing with Geto how to team up to trick him.
He was playing with the tiny fragment in his hand, thinking about what gesture he would make first and then continue to act out the real person.
Actually, the technique of the real person is to change the soul, and attacks against the body cannot hurt the real person.
Therefore, the real enemy of the blue-haired three cursed spirits is probably only Yuji Itadori, who has Sukuna living in his body.
Jiang Lai was sure that he could trap the real person with space magic, but he was not sure if he could attack the real person's soul - and even if he could, Xia Yujie might not be able to explain it to the regulatory committee afterwards.
While counter-deceiving the real person, he also had to think of a reasonable way. Jiang Lai's thoughts flowed quickly.
The light green fragment in his hand glowed faintly in the night, and Jiang Lai was ready to put the fragment into his pocket——
At the moment of putting it in, he paused again.
Wait, maybe we can make use of this tiny fragment.
Jiang Lai knew that the fragments of the divine nature were extremely powerful. Except for [Existence] and [Door] created by nature, no other living creatures could directly withstand the power of the fragments.
In this case, if I let the real person swallow this tiny fragment unexpectedly, it would be able to injure the opponent severely, right? This would definitely be a force that would directly damage the soul!
This will also make it easier for Xia Yujie to explain when he goes back.
For example, Geto could say that the real person tried to devour the power of the tiny fragments, but ended up getting hurt, so he took the opportunity to turn this treacherous guy into a cursed spirit ball and absorbed him.
The Regulatory Commission and the Special Grade Cursed Spirits have a cooperative relationship, and Geto Suguru can be considered a member of the Regulatory Commission, so one can imagine how close their relationship is.
In this way, by bringing back two fragments, one large and one small, and bringing unexpected surprises to the regulatory agency, Geto Suguru can probably fully prove his ability and loyalty and eliminate the crisis of trust.
Yes, Jiang Lai intends to give the small fragment to Xia Yujie.
He will eventually put the fragments back together and integrate them into nature as [Source] wishes, but in order to achieve ultimate victory, certain arrangements must be made along the way.
You can't always hold your chips tightly in your hand; you need to release some of them temporarily at the right moment to paralyze and confuse the enemy.
His mind was racing, and after taking a deep breath, he adjusted his mood.
Just at this moment, Jiang Lai noticed that the [account] behind him began to be recovered - Xia Yujie and Zhen Zhen were about to come out.