Chapter 227 Yae Miko's Sarcasm is Maxed Out
Looking at the contents on the parchment, Hakuto would hand over the Legendary Cooking Utensils to Yakumo Yukari and prove that he could make the Legendary Cooking Utensil, the Jade Dragon Pot, manifest the Tyrant Dragon Pattern. Yakumo Yukari would release the person.
Yakumo Yukari looked at the contract in Hakuto's hand. She hesitated for a moment, then still signed the contract.
If they really fought, Gensokyo would definitely be destroyed. It was better to just agree to Hakuto. This would avoid the destruction of Gensokyo and also find a new way out for Gensokyo.
Yakumo Yukari just wanted to save Gensokyo, not to kill people. So whether Mai lived or died wasn't important, as long as Gensokyo was fine.
Hakuto glanced at Yakumo Yukari, then said, "So, can you go out?"
"Yes. If I couldn't go out, I wouldn't have been able to find that girl named Sakurajima Mai."
"In that case, you should know about the Grand Narukami Shrine. The Legendary Cooking Utensils are at the Grand Narukami Shrine right now."
Yakumo Yukari gave Hakuto a meaningful look. Then she opened a gap and said to him, "Then let's go. But do you dare to come in?"
Hakuto scoffed and walked in. Yakumo Yukari followed closely behind. The two directly appeared under the Sacred Sakura tree at the Grand Narukami Shrine.
Sensing Hakuto's arrival, the petals of the Sacred Sakura tree drifted down onto Hakuto's shoulder, as if welcoming him. Yakumo Yukari, meanwhile, looked at the Sacred Sakura tree with a hint of nostalgia in her eyes.
"Oh my, I said why I heard magpies chirping early this morning. So it's the Yokai Sage, Lady Yakumo Yukari, gracing the Grand Narukami Shrine with her presence. The Grand Narukami Shrine is truly honored!"
Yae Miko's smug voice directly made the corner of Yakumo Yukari's mouth twitch. She looked at Yae Miko and then said playfully, "It's been several hundred years since we last met, and you're still this smug, Yae Miko."
Yae Miko ignored Yakumo Yukari. She looked at Hakuto and said, "Little one, how did you end up with this old woman who likes to act young? This poor little fox can't fight this old woman."
It had to be said, Yae Miko really had a way with sarcasm. The veins on Yakumo Yukari's forehead were almost impossible to hide anymore.
She gave a fake smile and looked at Yae Miko. "Saying that about a seventeen-year-old girl isn't a good thing. You might just accidentally have your fox skin peeled off and made into a fox fur scarf."
Yae Miko put on an expression of fear as she looked at Hakuto. "Little one, you saw that too. This woman is simply too detestable. She actually wants to do such a cruel thing to this delicate little fox. Little one, you'll protect me, right?"
Yae Miko directly leaned her entire body against Hakuto's chest, her finger drawing circles on his chest.
Hakuto was instantly dumbfounded, 'What did Yae Miko mean by this?'
Yakumo Yukari looked at Yae Miko, a flash of surprise in her eyes. She hadn't expected Hakuto and Yae Miko to be so close.
Although she was puzzled, Yakumo Yukari was more concerned about Gensokyo's matter. So she looked at Hakuto. "Where are the Legendary Cooking Utensils?"
Hakuto looked at Yae Miko. Yae Miko said, "Come with me."
Although she didn't yet know what deal Hakuto had made with Yakumo Yukari, since Hakuto had brought her, Yae Miko naturally wouldn't refuse.
She took the two to the back mountain. By a mountain spring on the back mountain, Kikyo was holding a ladle, continuously pouring fresh spring water over the Legendary Cooking Utensil.
Compared to the first time it was seen, covered in rust, the rust on the Jade Dragon Pot had already fallen off considerably. Only about twenty percent of the rust remained.
"The Jade Dragon Pot!"
Seeing the pot in Kikyo's hand, Yakumo Yukari's eyes immediately lit up. Hakuto walked over and said to Kikyo, "You've worked hard."
Kikyo glanced at Hakuto and shook her head. Then her gaze fell on Yakumo Yukari. Then she handed the Jade Dragon Pot to Hakuto. Hakuto held the Jade Dragon Pot. Instantly, a golden five-clawed dragon flew out from the pot. A part of this golden dragon's scales were still dull and lusterless. But it was completely unlike the first time, when almost all of its scales weren't golden.
Seeing this, Yakumo Yukari's pupils contracted sharply. Her breathing became rapid. Then Yakumo Yukari asked Hakuto, "How much longer will it take to purify this Jade Dragon Pot?"
"It will probably take about half a month."
Yakumo Yukari looked at Hakuto. Then, a gap opened, and Mai fell out of the gap and was caught by Hakuto.
"The person is returned to you. But you must promise to do your utmost to help me pass the Dragon God's trial once the Jade Dragon Pot is purified."
"No problem. I promise."
Yakumo Yukari looked at Hakuto. "Then I will come find you in half a month."
"Wait. Has her problem been solved?"
"Don't worry. I have already resolved her problem."
Yakumo Yukari opened a gap again. "Then I will send you back."
Hakuto was directly swallowed by the gap. Then Yakumo Yukari looked at Yae Miko.
"Let's go. The two of us need to have a good talk."
Yae Miko raised an eyebrow. "What, is Lady Yakumo Yukari planning to make this little fox into a fox fur scarf? Oh my, how frightening!"
It had to be said, Yakumo Yukari was really skilled at getting on people's nerves. The corner of Yakumo Yukari's eye twitched. She suppressed the anger in her heart.
"Yae Miko, if you keep provoking me, even for his sake, I will not let you off easy."
Yae Miko knew that if she kept playing, she would be in trouble. She pursed her lips at Yakumo Yukari. "He was right in front of you and you couldn't recognize him. And you talk about 'for his sake'."
Yakumo Yukari looked at Yae Miko with confusion, then looked at Yae Miko in shock. "You're saying Hakuto is him?"
"Otherwise? Do you think I would throw myself into the arms of any other man?"
She let out a disdainful laugh. Yae Miko looked at Yakumo Yukari with a hint of mockery, 'And she called herself a Yokai Sage. He was standing right in front of her and she couldn't recognize him. If she didn't need her eyes, she should donate them to someone who did.'
"What evidence do you have that he is..."
"Not long ago, he came back. I don't know if you noticed. He is him."
