"Y-you... let go!" the leader cried in panic. "I am Tsuchimikado Eleven! You'll regret it if you hurt me!"
"Regret it?" Shuten's face twisted into a furious smile. ""
"Tsuchimikado..." Jin Jianglang gritted his teeth and glanced at Xiao Xiang. The Great Tengu nodded at him. It seemed Xiao Xiang's injuries weren't too serious.
Jin Jianglang then went over to Yanyanluo and asked softly, "Blind Princess, how are you?"
"Senior..." Yanyanluo gave a bitter smile, blood running down the pale curve of her cheek. "Is this what a war between Onmyoji looks like? I already... risked my life to protect Xiao Xiang..."
"You've done very well," Jin Jianglang said, his face equally furious. "Leave the rest to me."
"Senior... be careful... their target..."
Yanyanluo lost consciousness. Jin Jianglang immediately caught her, then gently laid her on the ground. He looked at the sharp needles embedded in acupuncture points all over her body, his expression turning utterly grim.
"Tsuchimikado Household... what are you thinking?" Jin Jianglang slowly stood up. "Do you know who you've provoked?"
"Wh-who have we provoked?!" the leader shouted, his voice cracking. "We're only killing monsters! Is the Shiranui Household going to wage war against us over monsters?!"
Jin Jianglang gritted his teeth and said, "Shuten, let him go."
Shuten glanced at Jin Jianglang and loosened his fingers. The man immediately fell to the ground, his face somewhat distorted.
"Today, I'll reason with you." Jin Jianglang approached Tsuchimikado Eleven one step at a time. "You injured my little sister. In fifteen years, no one under heaven has ever struck her. So, have you prepared yourselves for a journey to Yomotsu Hirasaka?"
"So what if she's your sister? She was the one being unreasonable! She insisted on protecting the Smoke Yama!" the leader shouted. "Has the Shiranui Household been