I, the young onmyoji

So Changran and the others plan to try here to see if they can find information about the monster. After all, there are so many monsters in Japan, and not all of them are known to Changran.

I stayed in the library for a long time and flipped through the "An Examination of the Customs of One Hundred Ghosts" series from beginning to end, but I couldn't find any relevant monsters.

"Did you find it?"

"No, bro, have you found it? Something similar."

"nor."

The brothers searched everywhere but could not find any information related to the minotaur monster last night.

"We have found a monster related to cows, but it is obviously a different species than that monster."

"I also found some, but as you said, they are obviously not the same type as that monster."

For a time, the brothers were in a bottleneck.

"Is it a new monster that has appeared, so why is it not included in "The Examination of One Hundred Ghosts"?"

Chang Hao thought of this possibility.

"It is possible, but the alien in the afternoon should be regarded as a new one. Two of them appeared at once, and they were ordered by the 'master'. Doesn't this mean that someone is creating monsters?"

Changran deduced new possibilities based on Changhao's ideas.

"In this case, Ping An Jing will be in danger."

"But I think there is another possibility."

Changran himself also thought of a possibility.

"what?"

"That's a foreign monster."

Changran put down the Hundred Ghost Test and began to rummage on the bookshelf.

"Changran, what are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for books that record foreign monsters."

"Foreign..."

"Yes."

"The "Hyakki Customs" records all the monsters in Japan. If there is no record, there are only two possibilities, either they are newly born monsters, or they come from foreign countries."

The so-called foreign countries are foreign countries.

"In this day and age, I wouldn't be surprised if Japan has monsters and onmyoji, and other countries have vampires and magicians."

"So it's a possibility."

Especially when Japan is right next door to China.

"Ah, found it."

"Shan Hai Jing"

It is a book that records the ancient monsters of the Chinese Dynasty. It can be regarded as an encyclopedia of ancient monsters of the Chinese Dynasty.

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas?"

Changhao took the "Book of Mountains and Seas" from Changran's hand.

"Changran, do you suspect that those monsters came from the Kingdom of the West?"

"It's possible, and it's very likely. After all, according to my memory, monsters basically only appear in Asia. So besides Japan, the closest one is the Celestial Empire, which is the Tang Dynasty in the West..."

At this point, Changran paused.

"No, the Tang Dynasty should have been destroyed by now, and it should be the Song Dynasty now."

"What Song country?"

Changhao was a little confused by what Changran said.

"It's nothing, it's just that times have changed. Now it's more important to find monsters."

Foreign monsters: 18. Foreign monsters

"Ah! Found it!"

In the library, Changhao and Changran searched for a long time, and finally found the monster they met last night in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

"Where?"

The two came together, and Xiaoguai and Yingcao also looked over to take a look.

"This name...Ao...Ao what?"

Looking at the Chinese characters on it, Chang Hao couldn't speak.

"I don't even know this Chinese character."

"It's Ao Yun."

Changran reminded him loudly.

"Ao Yun..."

Chang Hao retells the story and starts to look back.

"It looks like a cow, has a white body, has four horns, and has hair like a coir raincoat. This is it!"

"It seems that I guessed it right. They are monsters from the West Country."

Chang Ran put down the volume of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" in his hand and looked at the one in Chang Hao's hand.

"Not just this, but others."

"others?"

"Ah."

Changhao continued to flip through "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", while Changran turned his attention to the little monster next to him.

"Changhao seems to have dreamed about something last night, and it should be related to what happened this time. You know, Onmyoji's dreams always foreshadow something."

Changran understood the little monster's explanation.

"found it."

Changhao was also found over there.

"Its body is like a rat, its head is like a turtle, and its voice is like a barking dog. It is exactly the same as the monster I dreamed about last night. This one is called Manman."

"Is this the monster you dreamed about?"

"Yes."

Received confirmation from Chang Hao.

Chang Ran was certain that this incident was caused by a group of monsters from China moving collectively to Japan, and also to Heian Jing.

It was a coincidence that instead of going to Kyushu or Shikoku, we came directly to Heian-kyo. However, Heian-kyo is located in the southwest of the main island, so it is relatively close to the mainland.

"Then, things are basically clear. These monsters come from the distant West Country. They traveled across the ocean to come to Japan, and what purpose they should have."

"What is known is that they wanted to attack Zhangzi."

Masahiro suddenly mentioned Akiko Fujiwara.

Chang Ran looked at Chang Hao in confusion, causing the other party to quickly explain.

"Ah, this is what I dreamed about last night."

"It's okay. Even if you didn't dream about it, you can still deduce that there was already an attack yesterday."

Changran doesn't care about this. Now that Changhao is in the admiration stage, he will be more sensitive to everything about Zhangzi.

"Then what should we do next?"

Chang Ran asked Chang Hao for his opinion.

"If it goes according to the development in my dream, that barbarian might attack Zhangzi."

"The old man will go back to Fujiwara House today to set up a new barrier. There should be no problems there for the time being."

There was a bit of noise yesterday, and the main reason was that the barrier previously set by Seimei was broken, so monsters could invade. Seimei's new one should be able to maintain it for a while.

"In this case, we must hurry up and find out the whereabouts of those monsters before the barrier is consumed."

"Are you using the stars for divination?"

Changran pointed to a star map on the wall of the library.

"Forehead..."

Chang Hao seemed a little embarrassed.

"I'm...not good at stargazing."

"I'm not good at it either. There are too many stars and I can't remember them."

Neither brother seems to be very good at divination.

"Then what should we do? Go find the old man?"

Changran asked.

"No, absolutely not!"

But Changhao immediately denied it.

"If I go, that old fox will definitely say so."

Changhao suddenly changed his posture, folded his hands on his chest, and then his voice became older. He was imitating Abe Seimei.

"Chang Hao, why don't you know this thing? Are all the onmyoji techniques that grandpa has worked so hard to teach you in vain? If you don't know these things, you should learn it all over again."

"It will definitely be like this!"

Chang Hao's appearance made both Chang Ran and Xiaoguai a little embarrassed, because it really looked like Qingming.

"Brother, you are being eaten to death by the old man."

After feeling sorry for his brother, Changran put forward his own opinion.

"How about we go find some local monsters."

"They are foreign monsters. They will definitely conflict with the local monsters when they come to Heianjing. We only need to ask the local monsters, and there will be no problem."

"But how can I ask them? Can they tell it themselves?"

The little monster was a little confused.

At this time, the two brothers smiled in unison.

"Just use the binding technique to immobilize them and then ask slowly."

"Just put the knife to their neck and ask slowly."

"Well... you two... are really..."

So the brothers decided.

I decided to go find those bastards in Hepingjing at night and ask about the situation.

into the night—

Changhao brought enough magic talismans and went out with the monsters, while Changran also went out fully armed with Yingcao.

"Then, in order to collect more information, let's act separately."

"Well, let's walk along both sides of Zhuque Avenue. I will take Huangjiamen Avenue and you will take Rensheng Avenue. This way we are not far apart and can take care of you if anything happens."

"Ok."

After assigning tasks, the two brothers walked separately along Suzaku Avenue in the center of Heiankyo, looking for traces of the miscellaneous ghosts.

Changhao took the Huangjiamen Road, while Changran took the Rensheng Road.

Carrying a long bow and arrow pot, and two samurai swords hanging on his waist, Changran looked more like a night watch samurai than an onmyoji, but he didn't even wear a samurai hat, so he was more of a ronin than a regular samurai.

As he walked, he observed the surrounding situation.