Under the clear sky, a red figure flashed past like a shooting star.
"Higokumaru, can you go any faster?"
Yae Sakura sat on Higokumaru's back, urging her on while maintaining a private chat with Xia Ji.
"Mm!" Higokumaru accelerated once more.
In less than half an hour, Higokumaru carried Yae Sakura to Tanihara Castle.
From midair, Yae Sakura looked at Tanihara Castle halfway up the mountain. She could smell the demonic aura and blood from far away.
Looking at the samurai in the castle, Yae Sakura patted Higokumaru. "Higokumaru, grow bigger... Charge straight in."
"Yes, Big Sis!"
At her words, Higokumaru immediately transformed into a giant beast dozens of meters tall and charged toward the mountain castle ahead. Like a meteor, she crashed into Tanihara Castle, making the entire mountain fortress shake several times.
"What's going on? What happened?"
"Hurry and report to my lord!"
The samurai and soldiers throughout Tanihara Castle became somewhat panicked. Tanihara Castle had only just changed masters, and its fighting force had already been reduced by more than half. If anything else happened now, there would truly be no one left in Tanihara Castle.
"Higokumaru, that was a bit too dramatic!"
After the dust settled, a huge crater had appeared in the ground. Five-tailed Higokumaru stood amid it, her entire body engulfed in flames.
Yae Sakura stepped on Higokumaru's head and jumped down.
Looking at the ruined buildings around them, Higokumaru was practically a weapon of war.
"The samurai are coming. Leave the rest to me. Higokumaru... go have some fun with them!"
Sensing the approaching samurai, Yae Sakura looked in the direction of Xia Ji's room.
There was no need for any plan to rescue Xia Ji—just charge in! Samurai, demonized Takekawa Yukuma... just cut them down.
"Yes, Big Sis!" The