Elevator Dimension Line

A small village with a few dozen inhabitants outside Kyoto.

By this time, it was already dark, and the scattered wooden houses in the village were lit by candlelight.

In front of a relatively secluded house, three figures carrying lanterns walked from the roadside at the edge of the field. Judging from their clothing, they were three women.

"This is it. According to Kii's neighbor, this guy named Taga Sukuji doesn't have much contact with Kii, but he's always very secretive... He lives here." Hotaru said, looking at the wooden house not far away.

Zhu Juan, who was holding a lantern, looked at Yue Chengliu beside her and asked, "Miss Liu, why are you so sure that this person is suspicious?"

"It's from the intelligence you've gathered!" Yuecheng Liu pushed up her glasses.

Zhu Juan and Yinghuo looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Alright, let's go directly to their door. We'll find out if there are any problems by asking... But I'm sure there are problems, that's my gut feeling."

As Yuecheng Liu spoke, she also took a step forward, and Zhu Juan and Yinghuo hurriedly followed.

The three arrived at the front of the house. Since they did not deliberately slow down their pace, a table was moved inside the house, followed by a deep male voice.

Who's outside?

"Excuse me, are you Taga Sukuji?" Hotaru stepped forward and asked.

Her voice was sweet and pleasant, which helped people relax their guard, so she was the one who responded before the three of them greeted each other.

wow~

The wooden door slid open, and a short, thin man stood inside.

"Who are you? I don't know you. How do you know my name?" the man asked.

Yuecheng Liu stepped forward, a calm smile on her face, and said, "We've come to ask you about someone?"

"Inquiring about someone! Inquiring about whom?" the man asked cautiously.

“Kii! You know this person, don’t you?” Tsukishiro Ryu said directly.

Taga Sukuji's eyes narrowed sharply, then he waved his hand in feigned annoyance and said, "I don't know him, and we don't have anyone like that here."

A smile appeared on Yuecheng Liu's face, while Zhu Juan and Yinghuo behind her exchanged a glance.

The other party knows Mu Jing; this was witnessed by Mu Jing's neighbors, otherwise they wouldn't know he lives here.

But now the other party is denying it outright, which is clearly a problem!

"Your answer was too straightforward!" Yuecheng Liu laughed.

“If you don’t know me, you don’t know me. You should leave now. It’s getting dark, and this isn’t a place for women,” Taga Sukuji said impatiently.

"Your acting is too clumsy. Since we were able to find you, we must have already confirmed that you know Kii. Now you are denying it like this... Could it be that Kii's death is related to you?"

"Bullshit, Mu... What does it matter to me who dies? Get out of here!" the man said angrily.

"I will leave once I have the information I want, but I will need your cooperation." Yuecheng Liu smiled and turned slightly to the side.

The warm yellow candlelight from the lantern, mixed with the bright moonlight, shone on her face, like top-notch lighting in a professional photograph, making her delicate, porcelain-white skin appear hazy and translucent.

The man standing at the door was clearly stunned for a moment, and then a strange, lewd smile appeared on his lips.

"Since I told you to leave, but you won't... then stay and keep me company! I'm really lucky today, three beauties have come to my door."

As he spoke, Taga Sukuji stepped forward and reached out to touch Tsukishiro Ryuu's face.

However, before his hand could even get close, it was blocked by a hand reaching out from the side.

It was Zhu Juan. Yue Chengliu had come to help them, so naturally she wouldn't stand by and watch them be treated lightly.

"What? Is this young lady in a hurry? Why don't you go first?" said Sukuji Towa, whose hands had been freed.

After saying that, he reached out to pull Zhu Juan again.

Unlike Yuecheng Liu, Zhu Juan was not calm. With a flick of her wrist, a short knife slid out from her sleeve, and with a turn of the tip, she pressed it directly against Taga Sukuji's jaw.

"You'd better answer our questions honestly, or I won't mind adding another corpse to this village tomorrow morning," Zhu Juan said in a deep voice.

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Taga Sukuji's forehead. His opponent's hand holding the knife was steady, pressing the tip against his skin, creating a dent. He felt the blade would pierce him at any moment.

Moreover, judging from the other party's demeanor and actions, he is either a samurai or a ninja.

Seemingly realizing something, Taga Sukuji was now certain that the other party was a ninja.

"What do you want to ask?" Taga Sukuji asked, his voice trembling slightly.

"It's about those questions you just asked. Don't tell me you don't know Mu Jing; someone has already seen you," Zhu Juan said in a deep voice.

“Okay, I do know Kii, but we're nothing, I just bought some things from him…”

"What are you in such a hurry to explain? Did I ever say there was anything between you two?" Yue Chengliu said with a half-smile.

Taga Sukuji suddenly paused, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

"Speak up, tell us everything you know, or we won't be polite," Zhu Juan said, pressing down on the knife in her hand.

"Okay, okay... I'll go inside and talk. It's not good to stand here all the time..." Taga Sukuji leaned back and made way for the doorway.

Just as Zhu Juan took a step forward, about to enter the room, Taga Sukuji suddenly raised both hands.

Click!

After the sound of the eggshell cracking, two puffs of white, powdery smoke rushed towards Zhu Juan's face.

Seeing this, Yuecheng Liu, who was half a step behind, grabbed Zhu Juan and pulled her back. In that short moment, Taga Suji had already disarmed his short sword and retreated back into the house.

A volley of darts suddenly shot out from the dark house, instantly sealing off the entire front door.

But the next moment, a flash of lightning appeared in the air, and all the darts that had just been shot at the door were deflected one by one.

It fell to the ground with a clanging and clattering sound.

At this moment, Yuecheng Liu and Zhu Juan rushed into the house, but apart from the lingering smell of lime powder in the air, there was no one there. It was as if Taga Suji had vanished into thin air.

Firefly followed the two in, looked around curiously, and asked, "Why did this person disappear?"

"It didn't disappear; there must be some kind of hidden door or passage," Yuecheng Liu said, looking around as she spoke.

Sure enough, inside a sliding cabinet, the wooden planks underneath were lifted, revealing a dark, vertical shaft.

"That guy got away!" Firefly said in frustration.

Just as she finished speaking, a shadow suddenly appeared on the wall beside her, looking extremely eerie.

Firefly was startled and took a step back. Zhu Juan also instantly became alert. Only Yue Chengliu, after being startled at first, quickly recovered and smiled.

The raised shadows receded as if melting away, revealing the figure of Tantai Ye.

It really was him!