"Hiyamaru..."
At that thought, Mei turned to look at Hiyamaru beside her.
"Big Sister? Are we going in?"
Hearing Mei's voice, the already eager Hiyamaru hurriedly asked.
There were several powerful Great Yokai before them, but... that only made her happier.
"Not yet..."
Mei shook her head, summoned Higanbana from her arm, and handed her to Hiyamaru.
"Hiyamaru, take Higanbana and Crimson Crow's Wing. As for those Great Yokai... try to land the finishing blow on all of them later. Give their souls to Crimson Crow's Wing, and their bodies... to Higanbana." Here, only kills made by Hiyamaru and Crimson Crow's Wing counted as Mei's own kills.
If Yuyuko made a move, the Crystals might be gone, so it had to be left to Hiyamaru."
"Yeah... understood."
Hiyamaru took the palm-sized Higanbana and indicated that she understood.
"As for the Great Yokai of the Nura Clan... don't kill them unless necessary." A Great Yokai was worth fifty Crystals, but Mei was not that heartless.
Chapter 80: Yingcao vs. Shuten Doji
After settling everything with Hiyamaru, Mei looked at little Yingcao again.
"Yingcao, do you see that Shuten Doji?"
Mei pointed at Shuten Doji in the distance, who was currently going berserk.
"Mm, I see him!" Yingcao hugged Tsukumo and nodded.
"You'll go fight him later..."
"Ah! Lord Mei... Master, you want me to fight that Shuten Doji? He's a Great Yokai! Yingcao can't do it..."
Upon hearing her Master's words, Yingcao was immediately frightened. That was Shuten Doji, a legendary yokai!
Even if she had gained a little strength now, she still could not possibly be a Great Yokai's opponent. Had she done something wrong somewhere, and was Master planning to have Shuten Doji kill her?
Yingcao felt as if her heart had nearly stopped beating.
"Lord Mei... how about