Chapter 509 - 509: Chikuzen Hakumei

Zhao Yuan thanked Zeng Rui, walked to the coffee table, opened his travel bag, and took out the skull.

On the center of the skull's forehead was a cherry blossom pattern. According to the Information Leaf, this was the brand Lingzi had left on the Bone Woman.

To subdue the Bone Woman, he had to erase this brand and then leave his own mark on it.

Zhao Yuan held the skull in his left hand, and with his right, he retrieved a brush and specially made vermillion ink from his Storage Ring Space.

Dipping the brush in the vermillion ink, Zhao Yuan's hand moved like a swimming dragon as he drew a Rune on the skull, covering the cherry blossom pattern.

When the Rune was complete, a brilliant light flashed. Sizzling sounds, "TSS TSS," came from the cherry blossom pattern, accompanied by wisps of acrid, foul-smelling smoke. At the same time, the cherry blossom pattern shrank and faded away.

「Huashang Pu Xin International Airport, inside the terminal.」

A middle-aged woman, who looked to be in her forties, suddenly had a drastic change in expression.

'Oh no, the brand I left on the Bone Woman is being erased! Who's doing this? Is it Zhao Yuan? No, that's impossible! Zhao Yuan isn't as strong as me. He only managed to win by a fluke, relying on that strange Magic and his Earth Ghost Level Ghost Spirit. There must be another, more powerful Cultivator with him. Good thing I ran fast, or I would've been trapped there myself…'

This plump woman, who was the complete opposite of alluring and sexy, was actually Lingzi! Who knew how she had managed to disguise herself like this.

Lingzi frantically sent commands to the Bone Woman, ordering it to escape, but it was completely useless. The Bone Woman was in a weakened state, and after being suppressed by Zhao Yuan's Fearless Pearl and Wind and Thunder Whip for so long, its Demon Power was already exhausted. There was no way it could escape.

Soon, Lingzi discovered that her connection with the Bone Woman had been completely severed.

This meant that the brand she had left on the Bone Woman had been completely erased.

"Damn it!"

Unable to contain her rage, Lingzi couldn't help but curse out loud, drawing curious glances from many people around her. She quickly lowered her head and pretended to be on the phone, which prevented people from getting too suspicious.

'My Bone Woman, which I worked so hard to subdue, was just stolen from me! It's infuriating! Zhao Yuan, you just wait. The next time I see you, I'll take your life! I, Bimihoko Lingzi, swear it on my family name and on my status as a Great Witch of Ghost Taoism, to all the Demon Ghosts under the heavens!'

Although Lingzi believed someone else was likely responsible for taking the Bone Woman, the matter had started with Zhao Yuan after all. So, she directed the full force of her fury at him.

At that moment, the airport broadcast began to announce boarding for the flight to Tokyo, Japan.

Lingzi took a deep breath, struggling to suppress the hatred and Killing Qi in her heart. Holding a passport and plane ticket with a picture that perfectly matched her current appearance, she boarded the plane through the first-class lane.

「In the hotel.」

Zhao Yuan put down the brush and the skull.

The cherry blossom pattern on the skull had completely vanished. In its place was the character for "Wu" written in oracle bone script.

Zhao Yuan knew this meant Lingzi's brand had been erased, and his own had been set.

"Rise," Zhao Yuan called out, simultaneously sending a stream of Wish Power to the pile of bones in the travel bag.

The Bone Woman greedily absorbed the Wish Power, converting it into Demon Power. Then, its bones slowly squirmed, assembling into a human form. It climbed out of the travel bag, raised its hands, picked up the skull from the coffee table, and with a 'KLAK,' set it atop its cervical spine.

Zhao Yuan glanced at the Bone Woman. It was covered in injuries.

Not only was its sternum shattered into dust and several ribs broken, but even the bones in other parts of its body were covered in numerous cracks.

Fortunately, according to the Information Leaf, as long as the Bone Woman cultivated diligently, these injuries would soon heal. The leaf had also thoughtfully provided a Cultivation Technique suitable for the Bone Woman.

This Cultivation Technique was called White Bone Withering and Flourishing. Wu Peng had obtained it from a powerful White Bone King whose strength was among the best of the Demon Gods. The power of this Cultivation Technique was beyond doubt.

Zhao Yuan believed that if the Bone Woman could master this Cultivation Technique, its strength would surely take a huge leap in a short period, making it much stronger than even himself. It was like he had gained an extremely powerful helper!

The Bone Woman knelt on one knee before Zhao Yuan, its jaw opening and closing with a 'KLAK KLAK' sound.

Others wouldn't be able to understand this strange sound, but since Zhao Yuan was now connected to it, the klaking sound was instantly translated into human speech in his mind.

The Bone Woman was saying: "Greetings, Master."

"Rise," Zhao Yuan said with a wave of his hand. "What is your name?"

The Bone Woman replied, "I have no name."

"What about before you died? What were you called when you were alive?" Zhao Yuan asked.

The Bone Woman shook its head. "I don't remember."

Zhao Yuan was taken aback. "Have you been dead for many years?"

The Bone Woman answered, "I don't know how long I've been dead. I have been a Bone Woman for over three hundred years."

Zhao Yuan mused, "So you've been dead for at least four or five hundred years, then? It's normal not to remember your name from when you were alive. Oh, right, were you a Ninja in your past life? Did you teach Lingzi her Ninja Techniques?"

"No," the Bone Woman replied. "She already knew Ninja Techniques before she subdued me. And I was not a Ninja when I was alive. Based on the few remaining memories I have of my past life, I was a Samurai."

"A Samurai? A Female Warrior?" Zhao Yuan was surprised. "Four or five hundred years ago... that would be the Sengoku Era of Japan, right? There were indeed many Female Warriors back then. The most famous ones were Chikuzen Hakumei Rihachiro and Kaihime."

Thanks to his senior dorm mate, Liu Zhu, who loved playing Koei Tecmo games, Zhao Yuan had heard plenty of names from the game *Nobunaga's Ambition*. Although he didn't remember most of them, he clearly recalled the few Female Warriors that Liu Zhu mentioned most often.

'It's probably not a famous person like Rikka Yoneda or Kaihime. My luck isn't that good. She's most likely just an ordinary Female Warrior.' Zhao Yuan didn't get his hopes up.

He knew that during the Sengoku Era of Japan, there were many Female Warriors. Most were the daughters of Samurai, trained in archery and horsemanship from a young age. As adults, they would follow daimyos and Military Generals on campaigns. By day, they had to fight and kill on the battlefield like men, and by night, they had to serve the daimyos and Military Generals, sometimes even in their beds.

Therefore, the fates of most Female Warriors were quite tragic.

It seemed the Bone Woman's life had also been fraught with disaster, otherwise her resentment would not have lingered after death, transforming her into a malevolent creature.

'I just wonder what her status was when she was alive?'

Zhao Yuan didn't dwell on it and said, "Since you don't have a name, I'll give you one. Hmm, let's call you Chikuzen Hakumei Rihachiro."

He had a wicked sense of humor, directly giving the Bone Woman the nickname of Rikka Yoneda as a name.

"Yes. From now on, I will be called Chikuzen Hakumei Rihachiro." The Bone Woman hesitated for a moment before agreeing.