Chapter 64: Walking Together

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  "Well...this Gensokyo is quite interesting..."

  Looking at such a distinctive shrine maiden, Akane said in a low voice.

  In the world where she originally lived, Akane wasn't unfamiliar with shrine maidens, but a shrine maiden as "unique" as Asagiri was someone she had never seen before.

  "This big sister is so interesting..." Yui looked at Ling Meng, whose eyes were almost shining with golden light, and burst out laughing.

  "Huh? Who are they? They don't have the aura of Gensokyo on them. Could it be that they're outsiders?"

  Reimu finally noticed Akane and Yui standing beside her.

  Have you put all your attention on money?

  With a snort, Yakumo Muko introduced to Reimu: "Hey, this is my wife Meirin, and this is my daughter Kurei. Meirin, Kurei, just call this shrine maiden Aka-Shiro, got it?"

  "My name is Ling Meng, not Hong Bai!!!"

  "And I'm not just one! You're the one! Your whole family is one!"

  Red and white, this joke is almost rotten...

  However, Ling Meng seemed to be ignoring all of this and finally exploded, grabbing Baiyun Mo's collar with one hand and about to punch him.

  "Bang!"

  It was very easy for Ling Meng's fist to be caught by Bayun Mo.

  If he didn't use his spiritual power and just compared their physical bodies, even Ling Meng wouldn't be a match for Bā Yún Mò.

  To put it bluntly, humans are absolutely no match for youkai in terms of physical strength alone.

  Fortunately, although she was dissatisfied in her heart, Ling Meng was still a person with a sense of propriety.

  She could see that although Yue was a Shiki-gami, Akane was an ordinary person through and through, and if they were to use spiritual power to fight here, it would definitely affect her.

  "Never mind, let's not argue about this for now. Hurry up and give me the money! 1 billion, 18 million, 873 thousand, 750 yuan!"

  Like a string of popping peas, Ling Meng burst out a long string of numbers.

  Knowing that not returning the money to Ling Meng would make it impossible to escape, Bayun Mo could only reopen the gap, and under the stunned eyes of Morigi Sana, Akane, Kiyoe's curiosity, and Ling Meng's excitement...

  One after another, they kept throwing gold bricks outwards.

  "Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh..."

  Soon, a small mountain of gold was piled up in the Hakurei Shrine.

  In fact, the national treasury of the country where Yagumo no Kokoro robbed had a gold reserve that far exceeded the numbers reported by Reimu, so Yagumo no Kokoro roughly estimated and casually threw out a small portion before closing the gap.

  At this time, the entire shrine was enveloped in a golden glow emanating from Kinzan.

  "Good... so many..."

  "All is gold..."

  "Ink, what have you done..."

  "Dad is so cool!"

  "Hey, how's that? Red and White, we're even now, right?! This gold is enough for you to renovate the entire shrine into a super-luxurious one and live a life of decadence for a hundred years!"

  "Renovated shrine...... Ultra-luxurious shrine......"

  Ling Meng seems to have fallen into some sort of delusional state.

  Suddenly, Ling Meng grabbed Baiyun Mo's sleeve and asked with a full face of expectation: "That, the demon from the Baiyun family, how about you let me beat him up again and then use money to redeem him?"

  I'd rather die than agree!

  Eight clouds ink soul desk eighteen continuous turnover.

  Ling Meng's hand was slapped away by Yiyun Mo, who said in a bad mood: "Please, can you lose your dignity to this extent for the sake of money?"

  "Integrity? Can it be sold?"

  Ling Meng's expression was so serious that Bachou Moku felt like he would lose if he made a joke.

  Having a mountain of gold is still not enough for you...

  Yakumo Taku is a yokai, so he doesn't age and can't die.

  That's what they mean by "forever 16" - a beautiful young man who never grows old.

  Yui still calls Yakumo Satsuki "Papa", but after being transformed into a tsukumogami by Shiro, she also becomes virtually immortal like him.

  But Akane is still an ordinary person.

  Beauty fades quickly, youth turns white-haired, all in an instant.

  So Yiyun Mo had to think of a way to solve this matter.

  At first, he thought of finding the immortal maiden of the Yongwang Pavilion and asking her for the elixir of immortality.

  But this idea was soon overturned by him.

  Instinctively, Bayun Mo didn't want to go to Yongyuan Pavilion.

  There is an old rival of Otome's sister, Hachiyoshi Eirin.

  Later on, Bachiko thought of one of Violet's abilities, that is, turning around the boundary between life and death.

  However, this reversal of the boundary between life and death cannot thoroughly solve the problem. Strictly speaking, a living thing that has turned from the realm of death to the realm of life still cannot be considered truly alive.

  Half dead and half alive is exactly this kind of situation...

  Although it's said that the Neko King is very cute, Yakumo Suke didn't wish for his wife to become a witch or a ghost.

  So the remaining method is to cultivate it.

  In Gensokyo, as far as Hata no Kokoro can think of, the only humans who have trained to gain great power are Marisa Kirisame and Reimu Hakurei.

  But the lifespan of these two people is also limited.

  "For example, the thieving Marisa often says: "Oh my, I don't call that stealing, I call it borrowing! The things I borrow will be returned to you when I die! After all, you monsters live so long, and a human's lifespan is too short for you, isn't it?"

  So, Bayun Mo could only place his hopes in those fantasy worlds that he crossed over into.

  However, the world of crossing has uncertainty.

  For example, in the previous world, before crossing over, Yagumo Mukuro had no idea he would enter the world of Katanagatari.

  So next where can he cross over to, Hachirou also didn't know.

  If luck is good, it would be best to resolve Akane's power and lifespan issues in the next world.

  If it doesn't work...

  The worst plan is to keep Asuka's soul and then have her own sister turn Asuka into a Tsukumogami.

  Unless absolutely necessary, Hachiguma Sumi did not want to use this method.

  After all, Akane is his wife.

  Standing at the boundary between illusion and reality, Yakumo Mokou quietly sensed the existence of the entire Great Hakurei Barrier.

  Behind him, Zi Zheng gently raised his hand and placed it on his back, slowly manipulating the fantasy power within the Eight Clouds Ink Body through his palm.

  The mobilized power of fantasy was used by Tsubasa to gradually sever the connection between Gensokyo and the real world.

  It wasn't until nearly ninety percent of the fantasy power that Bā Yún Mò had absorbed from the Knife and Sword God Domain was used up that Zǐ finally withdrew his palm.

  "Hmm..."

  Taking a light breath, Zi opened her eyes and smiled: "Alright, it's true that our previous guess was correct. The speed at which the separated part of the Grand Boundary weakens has started to slow down!"

  "That's good."

  Baiyun Mo was overjoyed in his heart.

  To be honest, although he trusted his own sister very much, Yakumo Suke still worried that this method would not work.

  He has not yet fully realized the power he wields.

  "So, should I go to the next world now?"

  Turning around and gently holding Zi's small hand, Bachiyun Mo asked.

  Being held by Bayun Mo's hand, Zǐ Wēi's face turned slightly red, and she glared at Bayun Mo before humming: "Get lost quickly! You're getting in the way!"

  "And another thing, if you bring back another girl next time, humph..."

  "Hehe..."

  Shaking his head with a bitter smile, Yayun Mo opened the gap and returned to the Lost House.

  After Yún Mò left, Zǐ stared blankly at the small hand that had been held before, her heart thinking who-knew-what.

  Back at the Maitatsu house, Yagumo Kuroba asked Akane who came to greet him: "What's going on here?" as he saw Setsu covered in mud playing with Tachibana in the courtyard.

  "It's rare to have a playmate, Jieyi is very happy."

  Asahina Akane tidied up Yakumo Sumeragi's collar for him tomorrow morning.

  "Or... maybe I won't bring Yui next time?" Yakumo Suke asked tentatively.

  In fact, Yakumo Tatsu wanted to cross over alone.

  It's not that bringing family is too much trouble, but Ba Yun Mo is uncertain where he will cross over to.

  If she were to enter a dangerous world as an ordinary human being like Akane, it would be difficult to guarantee her safety.

  Yakumo Moku would rather go alone to find a way to extend Mei's life for her sake.

  As his wife, Akane was well aware of Yakumo's thoughts.

  Seeing Yagumo Mukuro trying to get Kusakabe Tsuyu to stay behind, he realized that he himself also wanted to stay.

  But whether she's being selfish or unreasonable, Akane doesn't want to be separated from Yakumo Sumeragi.

  Although things have eased up with Shizuku, facing the legendary older sister alone is still a lot of pressure...

  "Ask your daughter yourself."

  When Akane replied, Yakumo Suke knew what she had in mind.

  If I were to ask Yui myself, she would definitely follow me together.

  So his plan to get Mei to stay behind by using Yui's lingering clothes as an excuse was foiled.

  Since Akane has made up her mind, as her husband, all he can do is protect her.

  Gently grasped Akane's hand.

  "Alright, no need to ask, let's go together."