Chapter 98: Mirror-Flower, Water-Moon Style, Nether Princess

Seeing the way the others were looking at him, Tojo gave a faint chuckle.

He knew perfectly well what was on their minds. Smiling, he said, “Rest assured. My master has entrusted this matter to me entirely. If anything unexpected should happen, my master will certainly intervene.”

At those words, Yagyu Wei and the other school masters finally let their hearts settle.

At the same time, above the villa in the estate, a black-clad figure stood suspended in midair. The fierce wind howled around him, whipping his clothes as his eyes remained fixed on the villa below. A sly, vicious smile touched his lips.

“I never expected Tojo to gather not only Xiao Yu and the Twelve Heavenly Descendants, but also the priests of the Five Great Shrines and nine of the ten school masters. They really do think highly of us.”

Xiao Yu murmured from the void, then his figure flickered and vanished.

The instant Xiao Yu disappeared, Tojo seemed to sense something. His gaze sharpened, and his figure instantly vanished from the hall, reappearing at the very spot where Xiao Yu had stood.

Frowning deeply, Tojo searched the surroundings. Then his eyes suddenly turned toward the direction Xiao Yu had left, and a cruel smile appeared on his face. In the next moment, he flashed back into the villa.

Seeing Tojo return, everyone looked at him with confusion. Sensing their gazes, Tojo slowly said, “He was here.”

Hearing that, everyone was stunned.

Among those present, which one was not a top-tier expert? Yet Xiao Yu had managed to appear here and leave without any of them noticing. It was beyond belief.

And not only were they astonished; even Tojo was somewhat puzzled. Back in China, Xiao Yu had not yet been a match for him and Abe Seizuka. But from what had just occurred, it seemed Xiao Yu’s strength had improved considerably.

“All right, let today’s matter end here. Since we have already confirmed that Xiao Yu and the others are in Japan, there is no need to worry about them escaping again. Everyone stay here tonight. Tomorrow morning, we will discuss how to deal with Xiao Yu.”

Tojo rose slowly as he spoke and walked upstairs.

After exchanging glances, the others all nodded in agreement. One after another, they returned to the rooms Tojo had arranged for them, settling themselves in.

On the other side, after leaving the villa, Xiao Yu did not return to the Wolf Shadow stronghold. Instead, he moved swiftly through the void and finally arrived outside the imperial palace of Japan.

Looking at the gilded palace that symbolized Japanese power, Xiao Yu could not help but sneer.

He knew a little of the truth about Japan’s current situation. On the surface, the imperial family still appeared to hold supreme authority, but many people knew that the country had long since fallen firmly under the joint control of the Five Great Shrines.

In other words, the people of the imperial family were now nothing more than puppets in the hands of the Five Great Shrines, with no real power at all.

As Xiao Yu’s gaze swept across the imposing palace, a figure in a white robe appeared in his sight, and he could not help but be slightly startled.

The white figure stood with hands behind her back atop the roof of a palace. Looking more carefully, Xiao Yu discovered that it was actually a woman. She was dressed in white as snow, her long hair swaying in the breeze, and her flawless pale face gave off an almost sacred purity.

The two of them simply stared at each other from afar, neither speaking.

Then, all of a sudden, Xiao Yu’s vision blurred, and the woman who had been meeting his gaze appeared directly before him.

That single movement startled Xiao Yu. Her speed was astonishingly fast, so fast that even he had failed to react in time.

“From China?” the woman asked softly, her red lips parting as she looked at him.

Her tone was so calm it was as if she were speaking to an old friend.

Xiao Yu unconsciously nodded. Then, realizing what he had done, he shook his head sharply and stepped back a pace, his guard rising at once.

“It seems you are the Xiao Yu, the War King, who caused such a stir in Japan some time ago,” the woman said with a light laugh, covering her mouth.

“Who are you?”

Though she was only a woman, Xiao Yu had a feeling she was no ordinary person. With his current strength, he might not even be her match.

“I am Mingji of the Mirror Flower, Water Moon School,” the woman said flatly.

At that, Xiao Yu was shocked.

He had heard of Mingji before. She was said to be the youngest and most powerful school master in the history of the Mirror Flower, Water Moon School.

Rumor had it that Mingji held an extremely lofty position in Japan; even the ruler of Japan had to treat her with great courtesy. The Mirror Flower, Water Moon School was also the only one among the ten major schools that did not obey the orders of the shrines.

And yet, Xiao Yu had never imagined that Mingji would be a woman who looked to be about his own age.

Just as Xiao Yu was about to speak, several sharp bursts of air came rushing from afar.

He turned slowly and saw that the newcomers were actually the ninja force of the imperial family. A faint smile appeared on his face.

“How dare you, you insolent fool, spying from above the imperial palace!”

A middle-aged man in samurai garb appeared instantly before Xiao Yu. His eyes, cold as a viper’s, fixed on Xiao Yu as he barked the words. He was a Ninja Emperor, and behind him followed four Ninja Kings.

“Beauty, are these people yours?” Xiao Yu ignored the Ninja Emperor and instead turned to Mingji.

“What do you mean?” Mingji asked, slightly puzzled.

“If they belong to you, then for your sake I’ll spare them this once. If not, then...” As he spoke, a chilling killing intent burst forth from Xiao Yu’s body.

“Hehe, I didn’t expect you to be so good at flattering women. Though these few are not mine, I still won’t stand by and watch you slaughter the innocent,” Mingji said playfully, blinking at him.

“And who might you be? Since you are Japanese, do you not know this is the imperial palace of Japan? Is it really a place you can simply come and go as you please?”

Seeing the two of them treating them like a joke, the Ninja Emperor was instantly displeased and shouted at Mingji.

“The imperial palace? In all of Japan, if I, Mingji, wish to go somewhere, there is no place I cannot enter. Do you object?”

Hearing her name, the Ninja Emperor and the four Ninja Kings behind him began to tremble.

Then they dropped to their knees in midair, stammering, “We were blind and failed to recognize your eminence, Lady Mingji. We offended you and beg for forgiveness!”

Compared with the imperial family’s ninja forces, Mingji’s standing was far above even that of the ruler of Japan. And Mingji herself had always been low-key, residing in the Mirror Flower, Water Moon School and rarely appearing in the outside world. As a result, none of them had recognized that the person before them was in fact a legendary figure in Japan’s martial world.