Elevator Dimension Line

Zhu Juan had already arrived in front of Taga Sukuji, who was still frozen in mid-air in a spherical shape.

He was looking at Zhu Juan with terrified eyes, wanting to beg for mercy, but his mouth was frozen again as soon as he finished speaking. At this moment, he could only make whimpering sounds from his throat.

Zhu Juan stood in front of Duohe, her eyes slightly closed, as if she was thinking about something. After a moment, she opened them again, raised her hand, and slapped Duohe.

In just three breaths, blood began to seep from the pores of his skin, and even more blood was gushing out from his face and other organs, making him look like a punctured water balloon.

The gushing blood burst into a blood mist the moment it appeared in the air, spreading outwards.

In no time, a thick, blood-red mist formed within a 20-meter radius around Zhu Juan.

After churning for a moment, the mist swirled into a vortex, then plunged deep into the forest and dissipated completely, disappearing from sight.

Looking at Nataga now, he had become like a mummy, his whole body shriveled and shrunken like a piece of rotten wood that could weather away at any moment.

Zhu Juan, her body spotless and a bright smile on her face, walked to Tantai Ye's side.

"Thank you for your guidance, sir, which has helped Zhu Juan improve her ninjutsu once again!"

Tantai Ye waved her hand, "Since you've followed me, you're mine now. It's only right that I let you grow."

“You’ve tricked another woman, you bastard…” Yue Chengliu rolled her eyes.

Firefly was at a loss for words. She had witnessed her companion gain immense strength after receiving a few pointers from the other party. The bizarre method of drawing blood from an outsider was very similar to Zhu Juan's blood mist technique using her own fresh blood, but far superior. Not only did it create a mist using the enemy's blood, but it also killed the opponent—a multi-pronged approach.

Just as the fireflies were in a daze, black mist surged before his eyes. When the black mist receded, he found himself in a guardhouse, which was the same building where Hoshimi Miyabi and the others had lived, the same Imperial Palace he had visited before.

"How did you get back so quickly? What just happened? What kind of travel method is this?"

Firefly screamed with excitement inside; she felt that so many things had overturned her understanding of the world in just one night.

And all of this was the result of that man's schemes.

Firefly looked at the relaxed figure in front of her.

Footsteps came from the passageway, and Yumiko walked in, but before she could fully enter, someone else was faster than her.

A yellow shadow flashed, and someone was right next to Tantai Ye.

"Master is back! Did you miss me?" Pokona said sweetly.

Tantai Ye smiled and tapped her forehead, then stroked her long, golden, and smooth hair like petting a cat.

At this moment, Zhu Juan and Yinghuo were stunned. What they saw was a catwoman, or rather a cat demon, wearing shorts and a vest, with a large tail gently swaying behind her and a pair of cat ears twitching from time to time.

There were no outsiders in the building, otherwise they would have been terrified.

Zhu Juan and Yinghuo stared intently at Pokona, as if they were looking at a monster from a myth.

"Aren't you afraid of being seen coming out like this?" Tantai Ye asked at this moment.

"Chief Ya told the Emperor that at night, we don't need any maids. There will be no outsiders in this building except for us. I've been cooped up all day, so I need to get some fresh air," Pokona said matter-of-factly.

Tantai Ye naturally didn't care about any of that, and just said it casually. Even if someone saw it, that would be fine. He would then take out his mythological script and come to the world of Izanagi, where the earth is restored or Amaterasu descends to earth.

Just then, footsteps sounded again, and Rize Kamishiro and Kaname Irimi also came in. They had come downstairs after receiving the message from Tantai Ye that she had returned.

When asked about Hoshimi Miyabi and Arisa, the two went to the residence in front of Mizuo, supposedly to discuss the specific time for the succession.

Logically speaking, if the people controlled the Emperor, they could have treated him as a puppet and maintained that status indefinitely, while secretly taking over the Emperor's power.

However, Empress Mizuno is now practically a lone wolf, with all her power essentially usurped. The entire nation knows that Tokugawa Ieyasu is the one with the most power now.

Very few daimyo and generals were truly loyal to the Emperor; even those who were were often just going through the motions, merely trying to enhance Locke's reputation.

Even though the Hojo clan, who currently controls Kyoto, outwardly pledges allegiance to the Emperor, it's utterly untrue to claim they are truly loyal. They are merely using the Emperor's name, acting somewhat like a figurehead in the imperial court. However, this so-called emperor is largely ignored.

On the contrary, the current struggle between Tokugawa Ieyasu's two sons for the right of succession has created a huge national spectacle. Many nobles, daimyo, and generals are choosing sides.

So, Hoshimi Miyabi and Arisa discussed it and decided that they might as well take this opportunity to have the Emperor pass the throne directly, so that they could rightfully take over the reins.

The saying goes, "No destruction, no construction; destruction precedes construction." Only in this way could they carry out sweeping reforms on the various daimyo and generals.

Those who obey will be kept; those who disobey will be eliminated.

The group then chatted in the lobby while waiting for Hoshimi Miyabi and Arisa to return.

After the initial shock, Zhu Juan and Yinghuo are now able to communicate normally with Pokona.

The two were naturally curious about Pokona's background. Although they asked, she did not answer. Instead, she looked at Zhu Juan and said, "I will tell you when you become your master's attendant and become one of our own."

Zhu Juan asked out of curiosity what a retinue was, and Pokona didn't hide anything from her, giving a brief explanation.

Zhu Juan fell silent after hearing this, presumably giving it serious consideration.

In her view, becoming Tantai Ye's attendant was equivalent to completely abandoning Iga, and she would become Tantai Ye's person from then on. However, she still had feelings for Ekaku Village's Zhu Juan, which was why she did not agree immediately.

Time passed quickly, and soon Hoshimi Miyabi and Arisa returned from the outer room.

The progress of Tantai Ip Man's case.

Arisa recounted what had happened, explaining that they had already discussed with Go-Mizunoo the plan to simultaneously announce the succession on the day of the Autumn Festival, completing the succession and establishing the titles before the daimyo and shogun could react.

After that, Arisa also predicted that many forces would rise up in rebellion, and that would be the time when they would be really busy, and they would need many of their sisters to help them.

Tantai Ye was not worried about this. Not to mention his combat-type wives, each of them would be a demon king-level figure if placed here. Just the sages who could drive the coffins alone, if a batch of them were brought here, could plow the entire country cleanly.

Of course, these decisions should be left to Hoshimi Miyabi, since she took the initiative to accept this mission, and everything should be arranged according to her wishes.