“I’m fine, I’m fine.” Keiko Ito shook her head repeatedly, then buried her face in her hands and burst into uncontrollable tears.Right then, what moved her most was not the relief of surviving the danger, but the overwhelming surprise brought by Allen’s sudden appearance.Seeing her break down in tears, Allen reached out and gently touched her cold back of the hand, comforting her softly. “Miss Ito, don’t cry. It’s all over now.”Keiko wiped away her tears and shook her head. “I’m not crying because of what just happened.”She lifted her head, her eyes filled with undisguised affection, and asked in a choked voice. “Allen‑kun, why did you come to Kyoto?”Allen gave a faint smile. “I had some business in Japan. I got to Osaka, and since it’s not far from here, I came to see you.”Upon hearing his words, Keiko felt as if countless candies had melted inside her heart.Overjoyed, she asked, “Allen‑kun, did you come because you missed me?”Allen was caught off‑guard by the question.He ha

The Iga ninja ran non‑stop for two kilometers before finally stopping in front of a courtyard gate. He reached the antique wooden door and knocked four times in a pattern: two long knocks followed by two short ones. The door creaked open from the inside, revealing a narrow gap just wide enough for one person to slip through sideways.He darted inside and vanished.Allen suppressed his breathing and heartbeat, leaped silently onto the surrounding wall, and carefully surveyed the compound.The courtyard was not particularly large. Its front yard spanned more than two hundred square meters, planted with bamboo and ancient pine trees. At the rear stood a two‑story wooden building.The Iga ninja who had just entered crossed the front yard straight away and went inside the building.Allen sensed there were at least six or seven people within. He moved quietly along the wall until he drew near the structure.Up on the second floor lay a hall of roughly fifty square meters. Several black‑cloa

What made it even more unbelievable was that the Iga jonin had not stood still waiting for the attack. He had been charging full‑speed forward, yet his hand tendons had still been sliced clean through mid‑sprint. Such marksmanship was simply inconceivable.Furthermore, Allen had subdued the Iga jonin entirely with one hand. His power was nothing short of bizarre.What kind of monstrous level of strength could achieve something like this?Louise stood utterly stunned.To her eyes, Allen looked like a god as he pinned the Iga jonin against the wall with a single hand.The jonin struggled furiously, trying to break free of Allen’s grip. But the webbing of Allen’s right hand was as unyielding as steel rebar. He squeezed with such force that only the tiniest gap remained for the man to barely draw breath.Struggling, the Iga jonin gasped out in a faint voice, “Who… who exactly are you?!”“Me?” Allen smirked. “I’m your Chinese father.”The Iga jonin’s face twisted with rage, and the other n

Michael stroked his chin and asked Louise, “Louise, do you think those ninjas are dead?”Louise shot back, “Could anyone possibly survive a fire this huge?”Michael waved his hand. “That is not what I mean. I am asking whether our savior killed them first before setting the fire, or just burned them all alive inside.”A chill ran down Louise’s spine, and she shook her head. “I cannot tell for sure…”As she spoke, Allen’s figure floated across her mind, and she murmured softly, “That savior of ours… he is truly no ordinary man. I really wish I knew who he actually is.”Michael chuckled. “Just have the family look into it. Back home, there is hardly anyone we cannot dig up information on.”Louise shook her head. “He clearly does not want us to know his identity. What if we anger him by prying on purpose?”Michael clicked his tongue. “You have a point…”Then Michael recalled Allen’s earlier conversation with the Iga jonin and said, “Hey, while my head was covered, I heard our savior tell

Ryosuke Matsumoto pressed urgently, “Brother! We still do not know if our plot has been exposed. Are we just going to sit here and wait for our fate to be decided? That would leave us far too vulnerable. Even if death is certain, we have to fight back. We cannot give up like this!”“Right!” Ryosuke Matsumoto’s features twisted with ferocity. “If we are going down, we will drag others down with us. Either way, we lose nothing!”At that very moment.After setting the two‑story building ablaze, Allen made his way back to the Ito family estate.He took the same route and slipped into Keiko Ito’s private courtyard.Keiko Ito was seated at the tea table, eyes half‑closed, fingers gently turning a string of bodhi prayer beads as she silently chanted Buddhist scriptures to pray for Allen’s safety.Buddhism had long flourished not only in China but also in Japan. Ever since Master Jianzhen journeyed eastward, Buddhism had spread rapidly across Japan.Though there were minor differences between