Chapter 543: Chapter 542 Dove Faction and Hawks
Wang Chengcuo nodded, "The Power of the Guardian God is formidable, but it’s not necessarily stronger than the Divine Travel Realm. However, it is said that among the Divine Skills of the Penglai Realm, the Power of the Guardian God is an extremely enigmatic technique, unpredictable and elusive."
Zhu Tianshou and the others nodded in agreement.
Clearly, they didn’t have an extensive understanding of the Power of the Guardian God and had only heard of it.
Given that Chiba Susumu and others were en route to their location, they didn’t discuss the matter of the Guardian God further.
Soon enough, Chiba Susumu and others arrived with Umekawa Taro, with the lights of the Umekawa Family brightly lit. However, no one from their side followed, and after Umekawa Taro was taken, the previous battle ceased. The fierce combat appeared as though it had been staged just for show.
"How is the situation?" Yang Fei stepped forward to greet them and asked the two individuals escorting Umekawa Taro.
One of them replied, "His injuries are severe, but he’s still breathing. There might be hope for his recovery."
Yang Fei approached Umekawa Taro and saw that his chest was also oozing fresh blood, having been pierced directly by a blade.
Umekawa Taro’s complexion was ghastly pale, his body weak, especially his lifeless eyes, his face expressing defeat and sorrow.
Clearly, being betrayed and framed by his own birth mother was something he couldn’t accept, inflicting an unprecedented blow to his spirit.
Seeing that the acupoints near his wound had already been sealed by Chiba Susumu’s subordinates to stop the bleeding, Yang Fei grasped Umekawa Taro’s wrist to feel his pulse.
After a moment, he frowned and said, "We must find a quiet place to treat his injuries immediately."
Xu Yunshan said, "The Xu Family estate is no longer safe; all the properties of the Xu Family in this area might be tracked down."
Yang Fei looked towards Chiba Susumu.
Chiba Susumu understood his meaning and nodded, "Follow me."
She knew that her initiative in rescuing Umekawa Taro had already shown sincerity and demonstrated a certain capability, thus earning a degree of trust from Yang Fei.
Perhaps the skills displayed by Chiba Susumu had a certain deterrent effect on the experts from Japan and the Sky Net Sect that had come; those people did not send anyone to tail them. After leaving the territory of the Umekawa Family, Chiba Susumu quickly arranged for Yang Fei and the others to stay at a farmstead in the outer suburbs.
This place was similar to the farmstead of the Xu Family, a property solely owned by the Chiba family, with no neighbors nearby, secluded, and their large group’s arrival did not attract attention.
In a room, Yang Fei was intently treating Umekawa Taro with acupuncture.
After stabilizing the injuries, Chiba Susumu also provided various medicinal materials for treating internal and external wounds, including some Elixirs that had already been prepared.
Yang Fei selected a few for external application and internal consumption for Umekawa Taro, and the treatment lasted over two hours before it concluded.
"Thank you," Umekawa Taro said, looking at Yang Fei.
Although Yang Fei hadn’t intervened directly, he knew Yang Fei was keeping watch, and even Chiba Susumu’s personal appearance at the Umekawa Family to take him away was connected to Yang Fei. Otherwise, if the power from Penglai had truly intended to save the Umekawa Family, they would have intervened much earlier, not waited until now.
"You’re a brother, no need for politeness," Yang Fei looked at him with a complex expression, comforting him, "Take it easy."
Umekawa Taro remained silent, his body weak, and the emotional trauma he suffered was unprecedented, turning him more reticent than before.
Not knowing how to console him, Yang Fei said, "Rest well and heal your injuries. We can discuss the rest after you’re better, okay?"
Umekawa Taro nodded woodenly and closed his eyes.
Yang Fei sighed inwardly and left the room.
Having only implicated his uncle in death left him with a guilt that was hard to overcome; hearing about Umekawa Taro’s ordeal would elicit sympathy from anyone. For him to heal the wounds in his heart would surely be even more difficult.
Walking out of the room where Umekawa Taro was resting, Zhu Tianshou and the others were standing guard outside.
Besides, there was a master from Penglai waiting here as well.
"Where is your miss?" Yang Fei asked the person.
The person replied, "She has already gone to rest. The miss asked me to tell Mr. Yang that if there is anything, we can talk about it tomorrow morning."
Yang Fei frowned and said, "Are you sure it’s safe for us to stay here?"
"The miss said the people from the Hawks might not know you are here, and the fact that they allowed us to take Umekawa Taro with us shows that they are still cautious and dare not disregard our Dove Faction’s stance," the person responded.
Yang Fei heard two new terms, the Hawks and the Dove Faction.
Quite illustrative, the Hawks are belligerent, fervent zealots; the Dove Faction advocates stability, wishing for world peace and seeking a balance of power among various forces.
"Thank you for today’s help. Since Miss Chiba has gone to rest, I will look for her tomorrow," Yang Fei said to the person.
The person nodded and said to everyone, "The miss has already arranged rooms for you all. You can rest assured and have a good rest; we will take care of the guarding duties."
"Thank you."
After the person left, Yang Fei turned to everyone and said, "Seniors, do you think it’s still worth staying in Japan?"
"We’ll follow your lead," Luo Yong said.
The corners of Wang Chengcuo’s mouth twitched, but he did not object.
Zhu Tianshou pondered for a moment and said, "If we don’t want to stir up more trouble, leaving as soon as possible is the best. The situation in Japan is quite complicated."
The three brothers of the Xu Family all nodded in agreement.
"Go and rest everyone. Let’s talk after I meet with Chiba Susumu tomorrow morning."
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Inside Chiba Susumu’s room, she lay in a steaming bathtub, without any bath bubbles on the water. Her perfect and enchanting body was partially obscured by the misty hot water.
She had her eyes tightly shut, her face flushed, her hair uncleaned but soaked with sweat and steaming.
Despite the flushed beauty of her face, her brows were tightly knitted, as if she were enduring some immense pain.
A full two hours passed, and even without any addition, the water in the bathtub remained steaming, and the entire spacious bathroom was swirling with hot mist, the walls dripping with condensation.
The rosy flush on Chiba Susumu’s face gradually faded, and the look of pain on her face eased.
After a while, she slowly opened her eyes as if waking up from a deep slumber, letting out a heavy breath, as if a weight had been lifted.
"My foundation is still too weak. The backlash from using the Power of the Guardian God is too painful," Chiba Susumu murmured to herself.
After lying in the bathtub for a while longer and completely eliminating the pain from the backlash of using the Power of the Guardian God, Chiba Susumu stepped out of the bathtub and got dressed.
Today’s events were somewhat unexpected and almost slipped out of control.
She had always opposed the actions of the Hawks, yet she wouldn’t personally get involved; she would merely show representation to express her stance.
Unexpectedly, a twist of fate led her to encounter Yang Fei, and she was ’taken hostage’ by him, forcing her to accompany him to the Umekawa Family, ultimately having to intervene personally to prevent the plans of the Hawks and Heaven from succeeding.
"If it weren’t for displaying the Power of the Guardian God, Yamamoto Lov and those people from Sky Net would not have given up so easily," recalled Chiba Susumu, her brows tightly furrowed.
"The determination of the Hawks is significant, and the ambition of the Yamamoto family is also immense. There are rumors that the old man from the Yamamoto family has found a suitable host. If he succeeds in becoming a Guardian God, this family will definitely stir a towering wave across the entire world," Chiba Susumu spoke to herself, her expression revealing deep concern.