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Chapter 102 Taking Control of Mizuna and Suzume Together
As the morning light pierced through the paper doors of the shrine, Chen Xiao stepped into the tea room, where Yuriko was already seated in the main seat.
Today she was wearing a dark green kimono, with a flamboyant camellia in her hair, the petals glistening with dewdrops like drops of blood.
“Chen Xiaojun, please sit down.” Yuriko raised her hand to indicate that her sleeve had slipped down to reveal her pale, almost transparent wrist. “This is Ms. Sawaguchi Chikako, Koichi-kun’s… ex-girlfriend.”
The woman in the corner, with blonde hair, looked up at the sound. She wore a pure white dress, but her face, which should have been innocent, was flushed with an unnatural redness. When her eyes met Chen Xiao's, she suddenly trembled violently, and her legs involuntarily rubbed together.
"Lord Chen Xiao..." Chihiro's voice was incredibly gentle, "Please...please help me..."
Chen Xiao raised an eyebrow at Yuriko: "What kind of new curse is this?"
Yuriko covered her mouth and chuckled, "It's just to make Miss Sawaguchi more candid." She pushed a cup of blood-red tea towards her, "Want to try some? It's specially made with mountain tea from the back mountain."
The aroma of tea was mixed with a fishy sweetness. Chen Xiao swirled the teacup, then suddenly pulled Qian Hezi over and pressed her down on the tea table.
"Even in front of you?" Chen Xiao asked provocatively.
A hint of annoyance flashed in Yuriko's eyes, but she still maintained her smile: "Please do as you wish. After all..." She looked meaningfully at Chikako's writhing body, "...the removal of the curse requires a medium."
Chen Xiao sighed, having seen through Yuriko's scheme: "The camellias are poisonous. You're controlling these women just to sow discord. You know I won't refuse something so interesting, especially a woman who's still a virgin."
"So you're willing to sacrifice Koichi Hayama's ex-girlfriend?? Then I won't hold back."
Yuriko Kuraki smiled and said, "Isn't this '200' just right? An ex-girlfriend is an ex-girlfriend, and my purpose is to sow discord between you and Koichi Hayama."
"You're quite perceptive, but she seems to be enjoying it."
[System notification: Curse carrier detected]
[Recommended purification method: Healing power of the Dark Bible.]
[Ding! Purification successful]
[Reward: Curse Resistance +30%]
[Chikako Sawaguchi's affection level is 100% (pathological attachment)]
Afterwards, Chikako lay unconscious amidst a pile of disheveled kimonos. "Terrible."
"Can you tell the truth now?" Chen Xiao asked, fastening his belt. "What will happen if Suzuna and Koichi get together?"
Yuriko's pupils glowed red and then quickly went out: "This camellia has been cursing this shrine. Any man or woman who sees the camellia at midnight will be poisoned. Only by uniting can the curse be broken."
Chen Xiao laughed and said, "That's impossible. I would never give up my Suzuna to anyone."
Yuriko smiled slightly: "You're right, I admire you, but feelings can be quite fragile sometimes."
“However, Suzuna wouldn’t betray me.” Chen Xiao shrugged.
Why are you so convinced?
“Because Suzuna’s feelings for me are true, pure love.” Chen Xiao looked at Yuriko with disdain. “How could someone like you, who doesn’t understand what true love is, possibly understand this?”
Yuriko Kuraki grinned maliciously: "I don't believe it, I absolutely don't believe it! If you have the ability to go to the stalactite cave in the back mountain, and if you can come back and still maintain this deep love with Suzuna, then I'll believe what you're saying."
Without hesitation, Chen Xiao stepped into the stalactite cave on the back mountain.
The cave was dark and damp, with water droplets falling from the tips of stalactites, making a crisp echo. A faint spiritual energy permeated the air, yet it was also mixed with a certain oppressive sense of restriction.
"Is this... the place Kuraki Yuriko sent me here? If I'm not mistaken, I'll run into Kuraki Mizuna." Chen Xiao had watched the original anime of "The Moon Without Faces," so everything was actually part of his plan.
He ventured deeper into the narrow passage, and suddenly, a glimmer of light appeared ahead.
A girl sat quietly on the stone platform, her long silver hair hanging down. Her face was exactly the same as Kuraki Suzuna's, but her temperament was completely different—Suzuna was as cold as the moon, while the girl in front of her was like the rising sun, pure and warm.
"Mizuna?" Chen Xiao called softly.
The girl looked up, a hint of surprise flashing in her clear eyes.
"Who...are you?" Her voice was soft, with a hint of timid curiosity.
Chen Xiao approached her and smiled slightly: "My name is Chen Xiao, and I'm here to take you out."
Mizuna tilted her head, her eyes full of confusion: "Go out? But... I can't leave here."
"why?"
“Because…” she looked down at her hands, “my sister and I… cannot live together.”
Chen Xiao's gaze sharpened, and he immediately understood—
Bellflower belongs to Yin, while water spinach belongs to Yang. Yin and Yang are mutually exclusive; if they are forced to coexist, one of them will inevitably perish.
That's why Mizuna is imprisoned here.
The world of mizuna is a pure white expanse.
She was sealed here for many years, never having come into contact with the outside world, and didn't even know what "love" or "hate" was.
Chen Xiao sat beside her, patiently answering each of her questions.
"What is the outside world like?"
"There is sunshine, wind, flowers, and the sea."
"So... what does 'liking' feel like?"
Chen Xiao paused, looked into her pure eyes, and said softly, "It's just... when I see that person, my heart beats faster, and I can't help but want to get closer."
Mizuna blinked, then suddenly reached out and touched Chen Xiao's cheek.
"So...am I 'liking' you right now?"
Chen Xiao was taken aback for a moment, then smiled: "Perhaps."
Mizuna smiled too, her smile innocent and radiant.
She was like a blank sheet of paper, and Chen Xiao was the first person to leave color in her life.
Meanwhile, inside the shrine.
Yuriko Kuraki coldly observed the scene before her—
Koichi Hayama stood in front of Suzuna Kuraki, his eyes filled with deep affection.
"Suzuna, do you still remember our promise? According to my memories, in my past life, I was someone who would stay with you until we grew old."
Suzuna remained indifferent, her eyes not even flickering: "I don't remember."
Yuriko gritted her teeth and secretly activated the Soul Separation Curse, attempting to have Hayama Koichi invade Suzuna's consciousness and awaken the emotions that "should have existed" within her.
however--
"boom!"
A powerful backlash sent Yu Shan Hao Yi flying backward!
"How is this possible?!" Yuriko exclaimed in shock.
Suzuna coldly raised her eyes, her voice as cold as ice: "My soul belongs only to Chen Xiao."
The Soul Separation Curse had no effect on her.
Inside the stalactite cave, Mizuna nestled in Chen Xiao's arms and whispered, "Chen Xiao...do you like my sister?"
Chen Xiao didn't hide anything: "Yes."
Mizuna was silent for a moment, then suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with determination: "Then... I like you too."
"I don't want to be locked up here anymore, I want to go with you."
Chen Xiao looked at her, a slight stirring in his heart.
The two gazed at each other with deep affection.
Inside the stalactite cave, the soft light illuminated Mizuna's snow-white skin.
"Lord Chen Xiao..." Mizuna's voice was tinged with shyness, "Is...this really alright?"
Chen Xiao's fingers traced her burning cheeks: "Are you scared?"
"No..." Mizuna gently shook her head, her long, bluish-purple hair cascading down the stone platform like a waterfall. "I'm just worried that my sister might..."
Before she could finish speaking, Chen Xiao had already leaned down and sealed her lips with a kiss. Mizuna's body stiffened at first, then gradually melted like snow in early spring. She responded awkwardly.
[System Notification: Special spiritual energy fluctuations detected]
[The Yin-Yang Harmony Ritual Begins]
The spiritual energy within the cave suddenly began to swirl, forming a visible vortex. A pale golden light emanated from Mizuna, while a deep blue spiritual energy surged from Chen Xiao's body. The two forces intertwined, condensing at the top of the cave into a gigantic camellia phantom.
"Ah...this is..." Mizuna looked up at the enchanting flower shadow, her eyes filled with a hazy, watery light.
Chen Xiao curled his lips into a smile: "Just as I thought. Kuraki Yuriko is a cursed female ghost who wants to use Suzuna and Hayama Koichi to achieve yin-yang harmony and thus take over Suzuna's body."
"Then why not choose me?" Mizuna asked.
"Because Yuriko is a female ghost, she belongs to Yin! And you belong to Yang! Koichi Hayama belongs to Yang, and Suzuna Kuraki belongs to Yin."
"And what about you, Chen Xiao?"
Chen Xiao laughed and said, "Because I am also of the Yin element, which is why Yuriko tried every means to prevent me from being with Suzuna, because that way I wouldn't be able to carry out the Full Moon Plan and possess Suzuna."
Mizuna's body suddenly trembled violently, her eyes glazed over, the influence of the surrounding camellias still lingering.
"I'm so confused," Mizuna muttered to herself.
"Because this place is full of camellias, it's deliberately meant to make you confused and naive. Don't worry, I'll take you away."
Chen Xiao's eyes sharpened, and he took out the Dark Bible with one hand: "Don't be afraid, leave it to me."
[Dark Bible Activated]
[Begin purifying the source of the curse]
Dark runes spread from Chen Xiao's palm, binding the blood-red camellia like chains...
Mizuna let out a heart-wrenching scream, which shook the entire stalactite cave. Stalagmites broke off and fell, creating deep craters around the two of them.
As the last trace of blood was consumed, Mizuna collapsed, utterly exhausted, into Chen Xiao's arms. Her health improved, and she discovered she was no longer cursed by the camellias.
"Is it... over?" Mizuna asked weakly.
Chen Xiao gently stroked her long hair: "No, this is just the beginning."
“Yuriko wants to use you to drive a wedge between me and Suzuna.” Chen Xiao’s voice was low and dangerous. “But she forgot that true harmony between yin and yang is never about one diminishing the other… All things in the world, including emotions, are emotions, and have nothing to do with yin and yang. Love is love, and hate is hate. They are very simple. Those crooked theories cannot bring two people who like each other together.”