After parting ways with Hiyamaru, Youmu, and the others, Mei led Yōki and Yingcao into an alley.
It was late at night, and the narrow alley looked especially gloomy and frightening. Even with Mei beside them, Yōki and Yingcao were still terrified, clutching tightly at Mei's clothes.
It seemed that only this could give them a little sense of security.
"Let's go in!"
Mei led the two of them straight into the eerie, deserted alley.
Princess Ying Ji was dressed in a splendid kimono. Her beautiful black hair, free of any ornaments, fell all the way to her hips. Her gentle, graceful, and noble temperament was displayed to the fullest.
Yōki followed Mei with small, slow steps. She did not realize that, to yokai, her very existence was like a poison they could not resist.
Yokai had roughly the same sense of beauty as humans. However, to them, the beautiful appearance and temperament of human girls only made them hungrier, not lustful.
Of course, Mei was much the same as Yōki at the moment. Born into a wealthy family, Mei was also the representative of a god—Honkai. Her status needed no further explanation.
At 167 centimeters tall, sixteen- or seventeen-year-old Mei was already considered somewhat old for this era, yet she was at the most beautiful stage of a girl's life. To yokai, she possessed an irresistible allure.
Except for Yingcao... Though Yingcao was cute, as a yokai herself, she clearly did not suit other yokai's tastes.
After Mei led Yōki and Yingcao into the alley, pairs of evil eyes glowing red appeared all around them. Those wicked eyes stared at Yōki and Mei with obvious desire, as though they could not wait to rush forward and devour them.
As for Yingcao beside them, she was merely a