Volume 2, Chapter 16 – An Encounter with The Demon King

Volume 2, Chapter 16 - An Encounter with The Demon King

Translator: Snoring Dragon

The scorching hot wind, that reeked of blood, made Lily’s back perspire. However, she herself felt cold and her soul was shuddering.

Lily’s hand tightly held the Sakura Parasol. However, could it really cover all three of them when they flee from being sandwiched between two groups of demons?

Sakiko also began to tremble but she lowered her voice and said: “Don’t be afraid. Although it’s an unprecedented thing for two Night Parade of Hundred Demons to meet each other, my Four Door array can temporarily move us to the spiritual realm and another plane. As long as you don’t move, shout, or leave the four Doors Array, even if the demons walk by right in front of us, they will not discover us. So don’t be afraid because trembling and fear will expose our existence!”

Shiu gritted her teeth and she knew that her heart was about to tear apart from the fear. However, she also knew that if she was exposed, she would drag Lily down. She would never let such a thing happen which gave her extraordinary courage to resist the fear for the Night Parades.

Michizane flew to the bullock cart and stopped right in front of it. A deep, resonant voice of an old man rang out: “Surely, this bullock cart can’t be travelling alone at night? Humph, some people with magic skills on that bullock cart must’ve played some tricks. I’ll find them by playing some tricks of my own.”

Michizane looked around. His rugged and fierce-looking face flashed with malevolence as he looked at Lily’s direction. That gave her a start, were they already discovered!?

However, just as Michizane seemed to have noticed something, his eyes were attracted by something further behind the trio.

On the other side, hundreds of demons led by a huge red demon surrounded by the will-o’-wisp and thick sulfur smoke also noticed Michizane and his party.

The handsome man sitting on the head of the red demon said, “Michizane, you are not in the Yamashiro. Have you come here for a leisurely stroll?”

This strange man’s voice was breathtaking, distant, and rang out to all directions. Furthermore, the demonic-manner bearing contained in his voice seemed to also be of great temptation to some gullible and simple womenfolk.

But Lily’s soul was not affected.

“Shuten Doji, I will take your life with the poems of my old friend’s sacrifice to his daughter!”

Those ancient looking large calligraphy characters flew up one by one. All of them were filled with mourning and resentment. Each and every one of them flashed brightly in the night and flew toward the Shuten Doji at lightning speed.

At the sight of an unimaginable outbreak that was about to unfold, even Sakiko paled. She rigidly controlled the Four Door Array to hide the three of them. The atmosphere was so tense that they were afraid to move a muscle. Shiu was so frightened that she squatted down to hold Sakiko’s lower back and pulled Lily’s hand. She lowered her head, hid behind the duo and didn’t dare to look up.

However, Lily’s eyes were attracted by the metal seal that pressed down the paper scroll.

The metal seal’s body was completely black and looked extremely heavy, emitting a faint golden luster. Even in such a critical situation, it seemed that the metal seal was still emitting an irresistibly attractive force!

That seal was naturally used by Michizane to hold papers during his junior years. However for countless years, Michizane had been carrying it with him and may even had used it as a weapon to crush opponents. It had been absorbing Michizane’s demonic fury and resentment for a long time and had become a divine iron!

If one day I use this thing to make a Cursed Katana... Oh my god! Lily, what are you thinking! Are you crazy?

Lily’s heart was pounding hard and her chest was heaving violently.

Human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food!

Michizane is no ordinary being, perhaps even Lady Sakiko wouldn’t be able to block a single casual attack of his. We would be considered lucky enough if we could stay unnoticed by the two evil forces and live through this disaster! How can I have this kind of risky idea! It’s just another attractive treasure, it’s worthless to lose your life over it!

In cold sweat, Lily felt how dangerous and absurd her idea was just now. She almost got herself killed. If she had an accident, the salvation of the senior sister would pop like a soap bubble, and everything would be far too horrible to imagine!

Calm down, I must stay calm! Lily!