Black Myth: The Legend of Tianpeng Seeking Demons

"Whoosh!"

A flash of white light, and Zhu Feifei and Yukishiro Chihiro appeared in a small alley in Tokyo.

"Phew... I finally escaped..." Zhu Feifei breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling as if her whole body had fallen apart, and collapsed to the ground.

“Feifei… what… what do we do now…” Chihiro Yukishiro asked weakly, her face pale.

To protect Zhu Feifei, she withstood several attacks from the nine-tailed fox demon and forcibly activated the "Star Fan." At this moment, she was seriously injured and could hardly stand up.

"Let's find a place... to heal your wounds..." Zhu Feifei said, and then carried Yukishiro Chihiro on her back.

"Wait... wait..." Chihiro Yukishiro stopped him. "I... I can still hold on... Let's... let's find a safe place first..."

"A safe place?" Zhu Feifei was taken aback. "Here...where is safe..."

“Go…go to ‘Phantom Night’…” Yukishiro Chihiro said, “Tamamo-no-Mae…she should…help us…”

"'Phantom Night'?!" Zhu Feifei exclaimed in surprise. "That... isn't that a bar run by monsters? If we go there... wouldn't we be walking into a trap?"

“Right now… I can’t worry about that anymore…” Chihiro Yukishiro said, “Compared to ‘Dark Moon’… and those hypocritical Demon Exorcists, I trust her more…”

"Well... okay..." Although Zhu Feifei still had some doubts, she knew that there was no better option at the moment.

He carefully carried Yukishiro Chihiro on his back, then determined the direction and headed towards the "Phantom Night" bar.

Along the way, Zhu Feifei was worried that the "Dark Moon" organization would catch up, so he deliberately chose to take some secluded paths.

"Chihiro... are you... are you alright?" Zhu Feifei asked as she walked.

"I'm... I'm alright..." Chihiro Yukishiro's voice grew weaker and weaker.

"You...you absolutely can't fall asleep!" Zhu Feifei said. "You...talk to me..."

"Say... say something..."

“Tell me…tell me about your past…” Zhu Feifei said, “You…you used to be…a Yin-Yang Master?”

“Hmm…” Yukishiro Chihiro nodded gently. “I… I used to be… an Onmyoji (exorcist) of the Yukishiro family…”

"'Yukishiro family'? What kind of family is that?" Zhu Feifei asked.

“The Yukishiro family… is… an ancient… family of Onmyoji…” Yukishiro Chihiro said haltingly, “Our family… for generations… has taken it upon itself to… slay demons and monsters…”

"Then... then why... did you become like this?" Zhu Feifei asked.

“Because… Because…” Chihiro Yukishiro’s voice suddenly choked up, “Because… I… I…”

"Chihiro? Chihiro, what's wrong?!" Zhu Feifei felt Yukishiro Chihiro's body trembling slightly and quickly asked.

"I...I'm fine..." Chihiro Yukishiro took a deep breath and said, "I just...I just remembered some...bad things..."

"Something bad? What is it?" Zhu Feifei asked.

"I..." Chihiro Yukishiro hesitated, but ultimately didn't say anything.

"Never mind, if you don't want to tell me, that's fine too," Zhu Feifei said. "You can tell me when your injury has healed."

“Hmm…” Chihiro Yukishiro nodded gently.

After a moment of silence, Zhu Feifei suddenly asked, "Qianxun, do you... do you believe me?"

"Believe... what?" Chihiro Yukishiro asked.

“Believe me… I can… avenge you…” Zhu Feifei said, “Believe me… I can… stop 'Moonshadow's' plan…”

Chihiro Yukishiro was silent for a moment, then said, "I... believe you..."

"Hehe... That's good..." Zhu Feifei smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely... keep my word..."

……

After a difficult journey, Zhu Feifei finally carried Yukishiro Chihiro to the "Phantom Night" bar.

"Tamamo-no-Mae! Tamamo-no-Mae, are you there? Open the door!" Zhu Feifei shouted as she knocked on the door.

"Oh dear, who is it? It's so late at night, can't a person get any sleep?!" After a long while, Tamamo-no-Mae's lazy voice finally came from inside the door.

"It's me! Zhu Feifei! Open the door quickly! We have an emergency!" Zhu Feifei said.

"Zhu Feifei?" Tamamo-no-Mae seemed puzzled. "Why are you back again?"

"Stop talking nonsense! Open the door!" Zhu Feifei said, "Qianxun is injured!"

"What?!" Tamamo-no-Mae's tone turned serious upon hearing that Yukishiro Chihiro was injured. "Wait here! I'll open the door right away!"

With a creak, the bar door opened, and Tamamo-no-Mae appeared in the doorway.

"Chihiro! What's wrong?!" Tamamo-no-Mae saw that Yukishiro Chihiro was pale and weakly leaning on Zhu Feifei's back, and quickly asked.

"She...she was injured by the nine-tailed fox demon..." Zhu Feifei said, "Can...can you save her?"

"A nine-tailed fox demon?!" Tamamo-no-Mae's expression changed drastically. "How did you manage to provoke such a monster?!"

"Well... it's a long story..." Zhu Feifei said, "Let's... let's go inside and talk about it..."

“Alright…” Tamamo-no-Mae nodded, then led Zhu Feifei and Yukishiro Chihiro into the bar.

Inside the bar, the strange-looking monsters cast curious glances at Zhu Feifei and Yukishiro Chihiro in their disheveled state.

"What are you all looking at! Haven't you ever seen handsome men and beautiful women before?" Zhu Feifei said irritably.

When Zhu Feifei shouted at them, all the monsters turned their heads away, not daring to look at him anymore.

"Hmph, a bunch of bullies who pick on the weak and fear the strong!" Zhu Feifei said disdainfully.

"Alright, that's enough," Tamamo-no-Mae said. "Come with me."

After saying that, she led Zhu Feifei and Yukishiro Chihiro to a private room in the bar.

"Put her here," Tamamo-no-Mae said, pointing to a sofa in the private room.

Zhu Feifei carefully placed Yukishiro Chihiro on the sofa, then asked, "Tamamo-no-Mae, do you... do you have any way to save her?"

"Let me check her injuries first." Tamamo-no-Mae said, then squatted down and began to examine Yukishiro Chihiro's wounds.

"How is it? Is it serious?" Zhu Feifei asked anxiously.

"She's seriously injured..." Tamamo-no-Mae said, frowning. "Her internal organs have been shaken, and... she's also been poisoned by a bit of demonic poison..."

"Demon poison?!" Zhu Feifei exclaimed in surprise. "Then... what should we do? Do you have a way to cure it?"

“I can naturally find a way to cure ordinary demonic poisons…” Tamamo-no-Mae said, “but she’s been poisoned by the nine-tailed fox demon, and it has already invaded her heart… I need some time…”

"How long will it take?" Zhu Feifei asked.

“It will take at least three days…” Tamamo-no-Mae said.

"Three days?!" Zhu Feifei exclaimed in surprise, "That... that won't do! 'Moonshadow's' plan..."

“Right now… we can’t worry about that…” Chihiro Yukishiro said weakly, “We must… first… detoxify…”

“But…” Zhu Feifei wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Yukishiro Chihiro.

“No… But…” Chihiro Yukishiro said, “This is… an order…”

“Alright…” Zhu Feifei nodded helplessly, “Then… we’ll wait for you here for three days…”

“Hmm…” Chihiro Yukishiro nodded and then closed her eyes.

"Chihiro! Chihiro, don't sleep! You..." Zhu Feifei called out immediately upon seeing this.

"Don't worry, she's just too tired. She'll be fine after a nap," Tamamo-no-Mae said. "For the next three days, I'll use 'Demon Spirit Pills' to stabilize her injuries and slowly expel the demon poison from her body."

"'Demon Spirit Pill'? What is that?" Zhu Feifei asked.

"The 'Demon Spirit Pill' is a sacred healing medicine in our demon realm, extremely precious," Tamamo-no-Mae said. "If it weren't for Chihiro's sake, I wouldn't have been willing to take it out!"

"Thank you, Tamamo-no-Mae," Zhu Feifei said gratefully.

"No need for thanks," Tamamo-no-Mae said. "I just don't want to owe Chihiro a favor."

After saying that, she took out a delicate little porcelain bottle from her bosom, poured out a pill that emitted a strange fragrance, and fed it to Yukishiro Chihiro.

“Alright, leave the rest to me,” Tamamo-no-Mae said. “You all go out now and don’t disturb me while I heal her.”

"Well... alright then..." Although Zhu Feifei was a little worried, she knew that she couldn't help much by staying here, so she nodded and left the private room.

"Sigh... I hope Chihiro is safe and sound..." Zhu Feifei sat on a chair outside the private room, her heart filled with worry.