A New Village Beyond the Willows and Flowers

Upon hearing Bell's reply, William felt an even greater pain in his chest.

William swears to God that Bell's current aggrieved look is one million percent fake!

However, it was indeed he who asked Bell to attack him before...

So what was wrong with him to make such a stupid decision?!

Watching his mother scold his father with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, Bell suppressed his laughter and turned his gaze back to Lin.

"Brother Lin, it's getting late, how about we have lunch together?"

Bell was quite eager to exchange more knowledge about Onmyodo with the other party.

"No, no. I have something to do and need to get home as soon as possible."

Lin couldn't wait to go home and share her joy with her parents.

Of course, although Lin was anxious, he wasn't really in a rush to finish lunch. Besides, he also really wanted to spend more time chatting with his new good friend.

The real reason why Lin refused Bell's invitation was that among the five people on Bell's side, there were three women of different ages: a big one, a medium one, and a small one!

Okay, forget about the small one, Lin doesn't have any special fetishes.

But even if only Zhongheda is left, it's still more than a tech geek like him can handle!

Aside from his own mother, Lin couldn't even remember the last time he had spoken to another woman.

Let alone having dinner with a woman he doesn't know, even just standing this far away like this makes him feel incredibly itchy all over.

Watching Lin Yuan's departing figure, Bell was somewhat curious as to why the other party was leaving in such a hurry, but he did not intend to delve into it.

Standing there, Bell sighed in disappointment.

Although Bell had learned about the current state of the Curse World from Yomi, he didn't have high hopes for this trip to Japan.

But after it actually happens, he will inevitably feel resentful.

After spending half a day browsing the entire market, Bell only managed to buy a few extremely basic books on Onmyodo.

To be honest, Bell really didn't think they would be of any use.

While the final Gundam was an unexpected bonus, Bell wasn't sure how much he could deduce from it because Lin was unwilling to sell the related books.

"Shall we go back?"

Bell suggested.

Since things have come to this, there's no point in thinking about it anymore. We should hurry back to eat so Shanna can go to sleep; that's the right thing to do.

"All right."

Elena nodded somewhat reluctantly.

Originally, she wanted to shop around some more. But looking at her husband's current state, she just couldn't bring herself to say it.

I really don't know when my husband will grow up a bit?

"Wait a moment, esteemed guests!"

Just as Bell was pulling his younger sister along, preparing to Side-Along Apparition back, a loud shout suddenly came, interrupting his spellcasting.

Turning his head, Bell saw a strong, burly man nearly 2 meters tall with arms thicker than his legs, waving and shouting as he ran quickly toward them.

To be honest, if the earring hadn't failed to warn him, Bell would have actually pulled out his Wand.

This brave man is truly awe-inspiring!

This can be seen from Yomi's subconscious two steps back just now, and her right hand now resting on the ' Lion King '.

"Stop--!"

Based on the principle of safety first, Bell called a halt to the man when he approached within 20 meters.

"May I ask what brings you here, sir?"

As they got closer, the oppressive presence emanating from the other Bell's ridiculously strong physique intensified, causing Bell to instinctively resort to polite language.

"You're too kind, young master. My name is Kitamura Kaito, you can just call me Bei Cun."

The burly man hunched over slightly, a fawning smile on his face that seemed completely out of place with his physique.

Rubbing the goosebumps rising on his arms, Bell looked curiously at the burly man who called himself "Bei Cun".

"So, Mr. Bei Cun, is there something you wanted to discuss with us?"

"Please forgive me, esteemed guest. Actually, I overheard your conversation earlier. I happen to have some things here that might interest you?"

"Oh? What is it?"

Bell was indeed intrigued by the other party.

As for the other party eavesdropping on our conversation?

So what if I listen? It's not anything important. Bell wouldn't care about such trivial matters.

If Bell were to be able to overhear someone's confidential conversation, Bell would actually have to admire that person.

"This place... isn't very convenient."

Bei Cun looked around, lingering particularly long on Yomi. Yomi was so startled she nearly drew her sword.

Following Bei Cun's gaze, Bell glanced at Yomi, and then Bell understood.

"Lead the way."

He gestured to his parents to take Shanna, who was almost unable to open her eyes, back first, while Bell decided to go with them alone.

As for whether what awaited them ahead was a trap, Bell didn't care at all.

He is no longer the same person he once was. Traps and such, he can simply be flattened.

As long as the opponent isn't someone of Dumbledore's caliber, Bell has nothing to fear.

If someone of Dumbledore's caliber really wanted to assassinate him, honestly, Bell didn't think he could escape at all.

After spending some time persuading his parents and sister, especially Yomi, Bell followed Bei Cun, winding through the factory until they finally reached a secluded, deserted corner.

This corner is located behind a collapsed roof, and it would be impossible to find it without getting closer and looking carefully.

Then, under Bell's curious gaze, Bei Cun walked to a pile of ruins.

Moving aside the rubble, Bei Cun carried out several large boxes from underneath. He opened the boxes, revealing rows of old books neatly arranged and wrapped in plastic film.

"These are precious books that only those large families with a history of hundreds or even thousands of years have preserved. I wonder if our distinguished guest would be interested?"

Bei Cun looked at Bell with anticipation.

These books were all obtained by him over the years through some underhanded means.

Originally, Bei Cun had hoped to learn powerful Onmyodo through these books and thus reach the pinnacle of his life.

However, reality soon gave him a harsh slap in the face.

Although he could understand each word in the book, he had no idea what they meant when they were put together.

Therefore, after persisting for several more years with limited results, Bei Cun finally chose to give up.

Disillusioned, Bei Cun decided to sell all the books to earn enough money to live a carefree life for the rest of his days.