Almighty Genius

Chapter 1876 - 1460: Encounter with the Red Oni! (Part 2)

No matter what, Qin Fang and the others returned from Lake Heart Island, and they followed the marks left by Hattori Sanzo to find them.Since they came to the grassland to play, they naturally couldn't stay in one place, so Qin Fang and the other four went to handle some matters, while Hattori Sanzo was responsible for protecting the two beauties as they played on the grassland.

Just to ensure contact between both sides, Hattori Sanzo would use some special marks to leave messages for Qin Fang and the others...

Qin Fang and the others just needed to follow these marks to find them; it wasn't too troublesome given the vastness of the grassland. By standing slightly higher, they could have a view spanning over ten kilometers!

"Over there..."

Qin Fang and his group returned to the shore, traced the marks to look for the other three, found a high ground to check, and immediately discovered their whereabouts.

"Hmm... it seems like they've run into trouble!"

However, when Qin Fang used the binoculars to take a look, he found that Hattori Sanzo and the two seemed to be encountering some trouble, and even a conflict had occurred.

"Let's go see..."

The guys didn't worry much; Hattori Sanzo was a Grandmaster-level expert, and although he had lost the use of one hand, slightly diminishing his strength, he still wasn't someone ordinary people could contend with.

Even if he ran into some trouble, he could easily handle it...

That's what they thought, but when Qin Fang and the others arrived, they realized things weren't as simple as they had imagined.

"Old man, if you don't want to die, get out of the way. If you dare stop us again, I'll skin you alive today..."

An arrogant young man, appearing to be just twenty-five or twenty-six years old, was spraying spittle at Hattori Sanzo, while more than a dozen young men around him were looking at Qin Zi and Sakura with lewd eyes, wandering up and down their bodies...

Strangely, although Hattori Sanzo was being scolded like this, his face was not pleasant, he didn't retaliate, merely observing coldly while shielding Qin Zi and Sakura behind him.

Only when Qin Fang and his group appeared did Hattori Sanzo's expression slightly relax.

"Young Master..."

Seeing Qin Fang, Qin Zi immediately smiled and rushed towards him, like a young swallow returning to the forest.

Sakura hesitated slightly, with a complicated look in her eyes, but eventually, she also moved lightly to Qin Fang's side.

This seemingly casual action surprised Qin Fang greatly, so much so that he gave Sakura a deep look.

Sadly, this beauty only lowered her head, seemingly looking at her toes, without exchanging a glance with him...

Qin Fang didn't mind; after all, their relationship wasn't harmonious, more like adversaries. Not glaring angrily at each other was already a significant improvement.

"What's going on?"

Still, Qin Fang was a bit puzzled, observing the group, then looking at Hattori Sanzo with slight displeasure, obviously dissatisfied with his handling of the situation.

"Young Master Qin, here's what happened..."

Feeling rather aggrieved, Hattori Sanzo quickly stood by Qin Fang's side, whispering the entire story into his ear.

"Asakura Ken?"

Upon hearing the situation, Qin Fang understood what was happening and why Hattori Sanzo had acted this way...

Nevertheless, Qin Fang's expression didn't change much, merely savoring the name mentioned by Hattori Sanzo with interest.

Meanwhile, Qin Fang's gaze shifted from the young man who had spoken to another person within the crowd beside him.

The person looked ordinary, perhaps not young, but well-maintained, appearing about thirty or so in age, yet assuredly older.

This wasn't the focus; Qin Fang's attention was drawn to his hands, with long, slender, and fair fingers, seemingly like a woman's hands.

But, those very hands had taken countless lives...

Even though the man's overwhelming, almost tangible aura of blood had been strongly suppressed, it couldn't escape Qin Fang's notice.

This man was the very Red Devil Asakura Ken whom Hattori Sanzo had warned Qin Fang to be cautious of... Also, he was the disciple of Kitatori Shinichi, the chief of Anping Shrine, one of the Japan Taoist Church's Six Great Holy Lands, and the bodyguard of Kitatori Shinichi's favorite grandson, Kitatori Kojirou!

"Are you Kitatori Kojirou?"

Qin Fang's gaze moved away from Asakura Ken and back to the twenty-year-old fair-skinned young man with an intrigued expression.

In fact, there was no need to ask — Qin Fang naturally knew this was Kitatori Kojirou. Besides him, there was seemingly no one else who warranted the protective presence of Red Devil Asakura Ken.

Despite being so young, Kitatori Kojirou's pale face and unsteady steps betrayed him as a wastrel, a man hollowed out by wine and women.

But unlike others, Kitatori Kojirou wasn't from a powerful family or a wealthy home, but rather a martial family...

"Hmm? You know who I am?"

Kitatori Kojirou stood amidst the crowd with a faint grin on his pale face, unable to conceal the greed in his eyes.