“If he’s not human, what is he then?” I asked Chuyi. 

He

 shook his head. “I’m not sure

, p

erhaps a monster. Moreover, his

 strength is nothing to scoff at

.” 

In Japan,

 y

okai

, or monsters,

appeared

in

 many legends and folklores. 

However,

 I had never expected to meet one right in the middle of a 

bustling

 city. 

We sat back on our sofa

 and watched 

the young man 

in white

. Soon, a woman wearing a long, tight dress came and bowed to the bald uncle. She 

seemed to be in her thirties. Although she was older than the other girls, she

 had the sexy cur

v

es of a 

mature

 wom

a

n

. The 

way she moved was 

enchanting, and h

er thighs were porcelain white

.

The bald man immediately asked one of the hostesses to 

give

 up her seat. Then, the younger 

girl

 respectfully poured wine for the older woman.

“Xiao Gao, do you know that woman?” I asked. 

Xiao Gao 

was a little drunk

 already. He pushed his glasses up his nose bridge

 and said,

 “Ah, she’s the top hostess of this 

club.

 Ms. Mei Imai. The customers who want to talk to her 

have to book

 a few months 

prior

. She

only 

comes

 here to welcome

VIP guests.” 

If so, that bald man must be important... 

Xiao Gao gazed at Mei 

lustfully

. Then, he turned back to play dice with Li Mazi and the other hostesses. 

The bald uncle gave the two young girls some tips and sent them away. In the meantime,

 t

he young man in white picked up an empty glass and spat in it

. Then, he

 discreetly 

passed it to

 the bald uncle. 

His actions didn’t escape my eyes

. 

The bald uncle poured top-quality red wine into th

e

 glass and offered it to Mei. Mei 

refused 

a few times. 

I

n the end, she drank half of it. 

“That 

boy is using

 his magic

,

” Chuyi told me

 in a cold 

voice. 

“Can we take the girls here out 

to 

a hotel room?” I asked Xiao Gao. 

Xiao Gao thought that I wanted to take a girl to a hotel. He shook his head. “No, no, this pub doesn’t provide such services. You shouldn’t act rashly. I don’t want to be put 

on

 their blacklist…” 

Li Mazi

’s speech was slurred.

 “Little 

B

rother Zhang, I thought you were a righteous man. You 

got to know

 the girl for a few minutes and you 

already 

want to have her in your room? Bold, you’re bold!” 

I ignored the two drunk men

 and said 

to Chuyi

,

 “Could it be charming magic? 

Perhaps t

hat bald uncle wants to sleep with the top hostess of this pub, and he has invited a monster to help him.” 

Chuyi nodded. If so, we didn’t need to put our nose in this. 

This wasn’t our field.

After Mei 

drank

 the wine, nothing strange happened to her. She got up and bid farewell to th

e man

. 

The young man in white noticed us

 and

 shot us a strange smile

. Then, he got 

up and 

walked

 toward the toilet. 

“Jiulin, look at his shadow,” said Chuyi. 

The 

social

 club was dim

ly 

lit

, so t

he young man’s shadow on the ground was faint. However, I could see that his shadow 

had

 a long tail that moved like a snake. The young man’s shadow also had a pair of triangular, pointy ears. 

“He’s a fox spirit!” I was surprised. 

Right 

at this

 moment, more customers arrived. They were a group of men wearing black suits with 

gloomy

 faces. They all wore sunglasses. The leader was puffing a cigar

 and

had

 a long scar above his right eyebrow. 

He wore 

a thick golden chain on his neck

 and 

looked rather fierce. 

The middle-aged woman

 hurried to welcome them

. She smiled 

brightly

 as she led

 them to the sofa. 

“Xiao Gao, who are they?” 

“The Yamaguchi group

. T

hey are underworld criminals.” 

Some shady activities

were

 legal here

, and these guys were involved

in 

loan

 sharking

, nightclubs, 

and

 the movie industr

y.

 Most of the time, they 

kept their distance from

 ordinary people

. It was a wonder how Japanese society worked

. 

Not long after the group of yakuza 

sat down, t

he hostesses came to serve them. Soon, Mei also arrived

. She bowed and sat 

next to the boss. 

Those people looked fierce, but they were disciplined. They didn’t touch the girls, which 

was

 completely different from what we had seen in the movies. 

Chuyi silently walked toward them. The henchmen saw 

him and became vigilant. He was suspicious as he carried 

a sword on his back. Xiao Gao was so scared that he 

immediately

 sobered up. He rushed to stop Chuyi

. 

I also 

followed

 him. 

“Brother, brother, please come back here! They

’re 

carrying knives!” Xiao Gao screamed. 

Right 

at this

 moment, Mei 

closed

 her eyes. When she opened her eyes again, 

they looked lifeless

. She suddenly grabbed the fruit knife on the table

 and aimed at 

the boss’s neck.

The boss reacted 

quickly

. He 

raised

 his hand to parry, which 

caused

 the knife to pierce through his wrist. He screamed in pain. 

His henchmen immediately drew their daggers

, but 

Mei kicked the table toward them. She was strangely strong right now

.

Mei raised her fruit knife

 and attacked 

the boss again. The boss covered his wound

 and ran away, screaming

 for help. The entire 

social

 club was now a

 mess

. 

The other

 customers 

stood in place

 and watched the scene. The band playing on the stage halted, too. 

Mei tore her inconvenient short skirt, which exposed her creamy thighs. She then stepped on the sofa

 and chased 

after the boss. When she passed by us, Chuyi suddenly hacked his sword 

at

 her. 

She jerked back to dodge his attack and landed with one hand placed on the floor. 

S

he then opened her mouth

 and bared 

her teeth. She behaved exactly like a wild beast. 

Then, she roared

 and tried to stab Chuyi 

a few times. Chuyi

 continued to hack

 his sword

, while

 Mei used her knife to parry. The impact created dazzling sparks. 

As he

fought

against

 the woman, Chuyi called me

. 

“Jiulin, think about how to 

dispel

 the

 magic

affecting

 her!”

I had taken out a 

Ksitigarbha

 Talisman, but the two were moving too 

fast. I

 couldn’t find a chance to join. 

Li Mazi came

. He had also

 sobered up. “What’s going on?” 

“

Go

 to the toilet. If you see a young man wearing white clothes, 

use

 all of your means to stop him from performing his magic.” 

“How do I stop him?” Li Mazi looked puzzled. 

“Do you have refined salt? Sprinkle the salt on him. If you don’t, just pee on him!” 

“Er… Okay!” Li Mazi gave me a confirming nod then dashed to the toilet. 

“Guys, move!” Chuyi suddenly screamed. 

Mei jumped off a table

 and attacked 

Chuyi recklessly. It wasn’t that Chuyi couldn’t beat her. He didn’t want to kill her, so he didn’t attack her

 actively

. He was in a passive situation. 

The gangsters were petrified. They surrounded the two

 and hesitated 

whether to help Chuyi or not. 

After around three or four minutes, Chuyi grabbed Mei’s wrist. I 

seized

 the chance

 and quickly immobilized 

her from behind

. Then, I stuck 

the 

Ksitigarbha

 Talisman on her forehead.  

Mei 

convulsed, and

 her body 

fell

 backward. She 

raised

 her head one last time before losing consciousness. 

“Bakayaro!” 

When the boss saw that the woman was finally subdued, he 

snatched a dagger from one of his henchmen

 and stormed 

toward the unconscious 

girl. 

As soon as he arrived, a sharp sword stopped him

, 

almost 

cutting

 his throat. Chuyi held the sword

 and coldly said, 

“This woman was controlled by magic. She’s not the one that wanted to kill you…” 

Xiao Gao interpreted. The boss blinked

 and said 

something. Xiao Gao interpreted again. “Mr. Saito 

says

 that you look competent. 

If

 you help him find the murderer, he will pay you generously.” 

“How did you know his name is Saito?” I asked. 

Xiao Gao gestured at the 

man

’s chest. He was wearing a crest that had the word 

‘

Saito

’ 

written in 

Japanese

. “He’s the leader of the Saito Group. This group specialize

s

 in 

loan sharking

. He’s a famous 

person

 in this area.” 

I 

didn’t want to risk my life for

 a member of the Japanese underworld. Moreover, th

at

 bald 

uncle

 had seized the time to run 

away while 

the 

club

 was in chaos.

I 

told Xiao Gao, “

T

ell him that we’re here to travel. We don’t want to 

get involved any further

.” 

Xiao Gao interpreted it for me. Saito frowned

 and stuttered 

something. Although I didn’t understand Japanese, I knew 

‘

bakayaro

’

 wasn’t something nice as he kept repeating the phrase. 

“Xiao Gao, what did he say?” 

Xiao Gao wiped his cold sweat. “Mr. Saito said that if you know the woman was controlled, you must know something else, too! You should behave and cooperate with 

him as

h

e 

has

 dozens of ways to deal with you!”