With the sound of "", the long knife was unsheathed.

Using the acceleration props and heat insulation props, Qi Yan jumped up from his clogs and swung his knife at the spirit hanging from the branches.

The slightly reddish blade flowed with a cold light that was incompatible with the fire, and neatly cut off the demon cherry blossom qi root that was entwined on the spirit body.

The spirits that were suspended by the air roots like marionettes did not fall immediately, and the spirits that had regained their freedom instantly dispersed, turning into blue glow-like points of light and floating in the night.

Qi Yan, who was holding a long knife, breathed a sigh of relief, he was also gambling, but fortunately, he won the bet.

Miss Yuko hid the guy's knife behind the screen in the boudoir, and based on what Miss Yuko revealed before, she speculated that every time she bites, she will use the knife to cut the victim's neck again, causing real fatal injuries.

After all, Miss Yuzi is only a human being, and most of the time she needs to kill people with sharp weapons, unlike the guy in the dream who can show the sharp teeth that have been quenched with Gu medicine.

So this long knife became the "cause" of the whole incident, and those who were cut by the blade of the knife were the "fruit".

Qi Ji has tested it before, and ordinary weapons can't cut off these qi roots that are entangled in deep resentment, and only this knife with "cause and effect" can cut off the connection between the two.

At the same time, the system sends out a reminder -

[Congratulations on successfully severing the causal connection of the Blood Sakura Spirit, and the Spirits bound by the cherry tree will regain their freedom]

[Spirits that have been freed will unleash a tremendous amount of energy for the travelers who have severed their causal bonds]

The tremendous energy released by the wraiths –

In a flash of inspiration, Qi Ji instantly thought of the true solution of "helping Miss Yuzi to liberate"!

【Warning! The normal-level item "Cooling Umbrella" will completely expire after 30 seconds, so please replace the item in time.

【Warning! The normal-level item "Stamina Accelerator" will completely expire after 20 seconds, so please replace the item in time.

The warning of the system continued, but Qi Ji was not in a hurry at this moment.

He checked the inventory in his inventory, and there were enough items left for him to sever all the air roots.

Before entering this hot spring book, in order to prevent the rapid heating of the hot pool, Qi Yan wholesaled a lot of low-cost cooling ice-making props, which were not used in the dungeon space on the first floor of the "Hot Spring Hotel", but now they are just right.

He walked through the falling cherry blossoms and the rain of fire, frantically wielding the long knife in his hand, quickly cutting off all the spirits bound to the branches.

The long knife trembled slightly in his hand, and the cooperation between one person and one knife was very tacit.

The long knife was held in Qi Yan's hand, and the blade that was originally glowing with evil blood gradually became clear and clear, Qi Yan could feel that there was some kind of indescribable connection between himself and the knife, and he guessed that it was probably because it was that guy's knife.

Long Dao, like the little gray cat, regards Qi Yan as "his own person".

Or rather, he and the guy not only have the same appearance, but even the energy field emanating from their bodies is the same, so that he can use the other party's items without any obstacles, whether it is this knife, or the cafeteria meal card and fingerprint machine from the previous copy.

"I will share my resources with you, and the ability I can deliver" -

At that time, that guy promised so, indeed, that guy did it, he hired NPCs to come over and work for that guy's money, and now he is also carrying the other party's weapon.

And digging up the abandoned plot line and finding the guy's hidden character in exchange for it, Qi Zhen knew that he enjoyed it more than anyone else.

He loves to play this hide-and-seek-like game with the guy.

"Find me—" The Oiran whispered in his ear more than once.

Qi Zhen was sure in his heart that it wouldn't be long before he could really meet this Gu man's male flower through the energy released by these resentful spirits, not in a dream.

Just when Qi Yan arrived at the scene of the night cherry blossom fire, the system had already issued a main line clearance prompt-

[Congratulations on successfully finding the secret of the Yunoya fire and completing the hidden main quest "The Truth of the Yunoya Fire"]

【Clear Main Quest to Unlock Survival Coins*1000】

[Gain additional items: "Ikuko-sama's Statement"*1, "Black Ema from the Future]*1]

[The system has detected that your flexible side quest "Please Free Miss Ikuko" has been changed to a mandatory side quest, and you will not be able to log out of the dungeon normally until the side quest is completed]

[Since you have activated the ending line of the street fire, igniting a century-old fire, the dungeon is at risk of collapsing]

[Countdown to the collapse of the dungeon: 12h]

【Warning! Continue to explore the cause and effect behind the characters, and leave the dungeon as soon as possible! 】

In order to successfully complete the main quest "The Truth of the Fire in the House of Okura", it is necessary to make the "Fire of the House of Eat" reappear in the plot, but once Miss Yuko ignites the House of Eather, the traveler who does the quest will face the risk of the dungeon collapsing.

It seems tricky and contradictory, but Qi Zhen knows that the purpose of the dungeon designer is to hope that the player will be resurrected from the dead.

Only by advancing the dungeon to the climactic plot "Night Cherry Blossom Feast", when Miss Ikuko burns down the Yu's house, with the power of the burning of the cherry trees, these spirits hanging on the branches will really appear, and Qi Jiu, who has obtained the important item "Long Knife", can cut off its cause and effect.

At this time, the unlocking degree of the hidden main line reaches the highest, and after completing the "Truth about the Fire in Yu's House", the system will return the black ema with the words "Please let Miss Yuko free" to Qi Yan.

Emma's line of "Please free Miss Ikuko" has changed from a price on the back to a wish on the front.

Black Ema is a medium for the exchange between evil spirits and humans, and its existence itself is not limited by time and plot lines.

The atrium of the Yunoya where Qi Ji is now located is the original site of the prayer stand for the first floor of the copy "Shrine".

Being in the right place and having the object of communication, all that Qi Zhen lacks now is "energy".

And the huge energy obtained by severing the spirit of the cherry tree can not restart the black Ema with the words "Please let Ikuko-sama free"?

After freeing all the bound spirits, Qi Zhen, who had figured out the internal logic of the quest, hung the horse at the top of the demon cherry branch.

All of a sudden, all the blue dots scattered in the night sky converged into a river, slowly flowing in the direction of Ema.

At this moment, the temperature around him dropped, and after the cooling prop failed, Qi Yan couldn't even feel the burning heat wave

"Jingle bells, jingle bells—"

Ema was constantly absorbing the energy released by the spirits, and even though there were no shrines or prayer stands around, Kei could faintly hear the familiar sound of bells coming from the wind.

Burning cherry trees, shrine prayer stands, and black ema that can make deals with evil spirits......

At this moment, where Qi Ji was standing, it was the intersection of the time and space of the three-layer dungeon.

Soon, the surrounding firelight and cherry trees gradually turned into a blur of noise, and the strings of the shamisen in Miss Ikuko's hand were broken in an instant.

Affected by the distortion of the surrounding energy field, the "Wan Mei" on Qi Yan's face split in half and slid off his face in an instant.

The fire from the cherry tree was still burning, and the skyrocketing flames illuminated Qi Jiu's face at this moment.

Miss Yuzi was so surprised that her gaze stayed on his face: "You are... Flowers, Oiran?! ”

Her voice trembled, and the scene in front of her was so absurd that she even thought she was dead at the moment, the former Oiran standing under the burning cherry tree with a long knife in hand, a hallucination of her death.

"Miss Yuko, you recognized the wrong person." Qi Jiu's voice was as polite and soft as usual, he put his sword back into its sheath, squatted down and looked at Miss Yuzi calmly, and said, "Don't forget, it is not allowed to discuss the previous generation of Oiran in the Yu no House. ”

Because the plot has come to an end, Qi Zhen is not an employee of Yu Zhiwu now, and the constraint of not being able to take off the mask has expired.

In the flames, Miss Ikuko's pupils shrank to a tiny point, and she trembled all over.

"Miss Ikuko, you're the Oiran tonight."

The moment Qi Yan's voice fell, the surrounding firelight and noise were connected.

With the help of the energy released by the spirit body of the full tree, Qi Zhen distorted time and space again through the black Ema.

This time, he came to the beginning of the story, which is also the time and space that belongs to the male oiran.

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[Congratulations on successfully entering the mandatory side quest "Please free Miss Ikuko"]

[Countdown to the collapse of the dungeon: 12h]

[In order to give you a better experience, the system will automatically play the obtained items for you: "Miss Yuko's Statement"]

[Note: The system time has been frozen during playback, please feel free to watch ——]

"The first time I saw Oiran was the night I was sold to the verandah, and it was a very lively night, with the whole verandah lit up and the streets crowded with pedestrians, as I had never seen before. The pale woman I had bought dragged me through the crowd rudely, and she said that it was the Oiran who was parading the streets.

Dressed in a scarlet and ornate gold brocade forged robe, with a tall wagon made of black lacquered paulownia under his feet, he was unlike any human I had ever met, with gray-green eyes, a long pipe hanging from his hand, and a crimson ribbon around his neck.

It seems that the guests who parade the streets are not taken into account at all.

I asked the pale woman what the ribbon around Miss Oiran's neck was for.

The pale woman didn't answer my question, but dragged me on in silence.

Two years have passed like this, and even if you live in the streets, you rarely encounter the grand scene of the Oiran in the streets.

It was very painful to live in the streets, and I didn't want to reminisce about it until two years later, in the winter, the old woman led me to Oiran's room.

Everyone told me that I was chosen, and that the chosen one was lucky because it was likely to be the next generation of Oiran.

But I didn't really care about this at the time, I just wondered why the Oiran who was parading the streets back then could look at all beings with such lofty eyes, and since that day, I have never encountered such uninhibited and desirable gazes in this street full of pain and helplessness.

It wasn't until I became their candidate and came to serve him that I found the real answer.

The reason why this Oiran can do whatever he wants is because he is not human.

With a distinctive pair of gray-green eyes and sharp teeth that grow at night, he is a legendary vampire who sails from across the sea.

I also discovered a little secret that everyone knew by heart, that the Oiran was tied under the satin of the neck, and it was a raised Adam's apple.

The Oiran of the Famous Wandering Street is a little brother.

But the people in the verandah seemed to care about the gender of the Oiran, and in fact they seemed to be forever fearing him, respecting him, and looking up to him, because he was the only one who could break out of all the rules and have true freedom.

This is something that all the wandering girls on the street cannot obtain in their lifetime.

He was an oiran on the streets, but he never took customers.

As a vampire who needs to drink blood, he doesn't bother to bite directly into a human's neck to draw blood.

He carries a long knife with him, and before nightfall, he removes the makeup from his face and turns into a knifeman who forages for food in the crowded streets.

He doesn't drink human blood directly, he hates the smell of human beings. Every time he returned from foraging, he put fresh blood in a vat to brew blood wine.

He also gave each of the wandering girls a short knife, and the blade was smeared with a special drug, so that it would not feel pain when cut on people.

Traveling girls will use this special knife to cut open the body of impolite guests when picking up guests, and the wounds are usually non-fatal parts, and death is forbidden here.

The maidens would use the wine jar to collect the fresh blood of the guests, all of which was done without the guests knowing, and their wounds were soon healed completely, and no guest ever discovered the secret of the parade, and everyone tacitly obeyed the rules of the male oiran, because he had real power to keep all the people he wanted to protect.

Freedom, freedom to do whatever you want, control over yourself and others, that's what I really want to do.

The male Oiran buried the blood of these punishments under the cherry blossom trees in the atrium, brewing jar after jar of blood.

Over time, this cherry tree blooms all year round, and even on moonlit nights, the petals of the cherry tree turn blood-red, and I have always believed that human blood has the most attractive color in the world.

Although he forbade anyone to touch his blood brew, I secretly took a sip.

I swear, it's the most delicious thing I've ever drunk in my life, enough to make anyone who has ever tasted it fall into it.