"..."

With just such a sentence, Ian quickly confirmed the identity of the person in front of him.

After all, apart from himself and Shuten Doji, there was only one name left who could know the letter.

"Chou Gozen, is that you?"

"Well, it's me." The other party responded directly.

What Ian had to admit was.

Although he was almost exactly the same as Minamoto Yorimitsu, the Ugozen in front of him exuded an extremely indifferent attitude.

Her sword blade flashed white under the thunder and lightning.

Normal people would probably only feel scared when they see such a scene, and worry about being beheaded by her.

But Ian isn't worried about that.

He just wants to figure everything out.

"Why...why do you look the same as Raimitsu?"

"Because I am her and she is me."

Chou Yu answered Ian's question expressionlessly.

"Since we are the same, we will naturally have the same appearance."

[You realize that this may be related to the Battle of Dajiangshan. 】

[Perhaps it was Minamoto Yorimitsu's choice at that time that led to the birth of the current Chougozen. 】

[But how is all this done? 】

【You don't know. 】

"So, you are Lai Guang?"

The Chou Yuqian in front of him shook his head.

"nor."

"She can turn into me, but I won't turn back into her."

"what do you mean?"

Ian looked at the Chou Yuqian in front of him and his expression became serious.

"It has nothing to do with you."

Chou Yuqian looked back at Ian with his eyes, and there was no trace of emotion in them.

"It's Minamoto Yorimitsu I want to see, not you."

"You let her come to see me."

"..."

Ian was silent for a while and shook his head.

"No, I can't do it."

"Why?" Chou Gozen looked at the man in front of her, "I clearly told her in the letter that I was coming to Onigashima, right?"

"But I didn't tell her."

Ian stated the reason directly.

"So she didn't follow me here."

"..."

Chou Yuqian looked at the man in front of him, and there was finally some change on his face.

But that was an expression of displeasure.

"Abe, do you know what you are doing?"

"I know." Ian was not frightened by Chou Yuqian's angry tone.

"Just so that Lai Guang doesn't have to come here, I chose to set out and come here without telling her."

"Chou Yuqian, tell me everything."

"Why do you know so much about Heian Kyo? And why did you call Yorimitsu here?"

"Tell me everything."

[Chou Yuqian is looking at you. 】

[Although she has almost the same appearance as Minamoto Yorimitsu, you can clearly feel the difference between her and her. 】

[Perhaps it’s just as Ugozen himself said. 】

[There is some kind of inseparable but completely different connection between her and Minamoto Yorimitsu, right? 】

"..."

Chou Yuqian was silent for a long time.

She seemed to be debating whether to tell Ian something.

Finally, she spoke:

"Even though my mind tells me I shouldn't tell you these things."

"But since you chose to come here, then I think you should be qualified to listen to all this."

"you--"

Chou Yuqian looked at Ian in front of him.

"You should still remember the reason why Yorimitsu Minamoto went to look for you in the first place, right?"

"Learn the art of killing ghosts and revive the Genji clan."

Ian answered Chou Yuqian's question directly without any hesitation.

He still remembered the way Minamoto no Yorimitsu threatened him with a sword.

to be frank.

She is the only one who dares to do this.

Although the result is useless, at least it is full of expressiveness.

So to this day, Ian still remembers Minamoto Noraimitsu's purpose - and in fact she is indeed working hard for all of this.

Today, she is the pillar of the entire Genji.

Ian was naturally extremely happy about this.

"Well, you are indeed the same as she remembered. You remember everything."

Chou Yuqian changed the subject.

"But if I say—"

“Does this ZTE come at a price?”

[You are silent. 】

[In fact, you have already noticed some clues. 】

[After all, as Minamoto Yorimitsu's master, you can feel that her swordsmanship is becoming different little by little. 】

[The most obvious one is the power of lightning. 】

[That level should definitely not be something that can be used under normal circumstances. 】

"So Chou Yuqian, what is the price?" Ian confirmed again.

"I already said-"

Chou Yuqian's eyes once again returned to that merciless look.

"That's becoming me."

"It doesn't matter whether it's Minamoto Yorimitsu or me."

"We are all the divine envoys of the Bull-headed King - things that Genji had to call in order to maintain the prosperity of the family."

"Minamoto Yorimitsu will get closer and closer to me, until everything is irreversible, and eventually I will become an existence that only knows how to kill ghosts."

[You realize the purpose of Onigashima’s existence. 】

[This is the product of Chou Gozen's manifestation in order to kill ghosts. 】

[She is here killing these ghosts day after day until you come here. 】

[You know that this is an endless torture. 】

"But--"

Ian looked at Chou Yuqian in front of him.

"If that's the case, why did you send ghosts to Heianjing again?"

Hearing this, Chou Yuqian looked towards the thundering sea.

"I wanted to make her aware that something was wrong and get her attention."

"But right now it seems that my idea didn't work as well as it should."

"So you wrote a letter to Raimitsu later?"

"Correct."

"Because of Minamoto Yorimitsu, I have complete memories of Kyoto." Ugozen continued to explain all this, "So there is no difficulty in doing these things."

[You have a better understanding of Chou Yuqian’s purpose. 】

[You gradually realize that she is not as hostile to Minamoto Yorimitsu as you thought. 】

[On the contrary, she seems to be very worried about Minamoto no Yorimitsu becoming herself. 】

"so--"

"Are you just trying to stop Yorimitsu from turning into you?"

Ian took a deep breath and asked.

"Not quite."

The demon slayer in front of him held his weapon, turned his back to Ian, and then answered.

"I just feel like this is not the path we should be on."

"But--"

Ian looked at the back that was somewhat similar to Minamoto Yorimitsu, but not exactly the same.

"If that's the case, how could you and Raimitsu exist at the same time?"

"If she became you, she shouldn't exist."

"And if she didn't become you, you shouldn't exist."

"It stands to reason that this is indeed the case."

Chou Yuqian pulled out his sword blade and pointed it at the dark sky above his head.

The thunder roared like a bull galloping.

"But there is something on this island, and the power it provides allows me to exist temporarily."

"..."

[You recalled the legend of Onigashima that Shuten Doji told you. 】

[According to legend, there is something buried on this island that can grant all wishes. 】

[If it is really as powerful as the legend says, it does not seem to be difficult to maintain the existence of Ugozen and Minamoto Yorimitsu at the same time. 】

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