Star God Ruler of the Moon

Fujiwara Yoricho sighed. He knew that once the news spread, it would definitely cause turmoil in the whole country. After all, the elixir of life was too attractive, whether it was for people or monsters.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many demons and ghosts who would attack him when Tang Seng went to the west to learn scriptures. After all, it was just for the Tang Seng's meat that could make him live forever.

Yakumo Lan's body trembled at this time, and Emperor Toba also squeezed the edge of the table tightly with his hands.

"Are you sure the news is true? I'm still skeptical about this matter. Is it just a simple repetition of names?"

Yasuo Abe took a step forward and responded: "This is exactly the reason why the old man and others came to see His Majesty. In order to find out the truth of the lost bamboo forest, the old man wants to go in person, and I hope His Majesty will allow it."

Fujiwara Yorimaga nodded, and continued: "In addition, the descendants of Hida Rei who wrote the book "The Tale of Bamboo Tori" hundreds of years ago happened to live in a village not far from the Lost Bamboo Forest. I got some useful news."

Chapter 440 IX Yakumozi: From the heart, decisively from the heart

After hearing the plans of Abe Yasunaga and Fujiwara Yorimaga, Emperor Toba nodded his head and agreed with the two's response to this matter.

Although Abe Taiqin still has the important responsibility of sitting in the town and guarding Heianjing, but it is related to the elixir of life, and he is the only one in the entire court who has enough strength to have an equal dialogue with those big monsters.

"Since that's the case, then I don't know when Master Abe plans to travel? Also, do I need to send some guards to follow?"

"The old man plans to set off early tomorrow morning. As for the entourage, besides Wonho and Jae-ren, he plans to bring two more demon-killing teams. All together, there should be about 30 people."

Abe Yasushi obviously had thought about it a long time ago. His main purpose of going to the Lost Bamboo Forest this time was to investigate and verify. He didn't intend to have too much head-on conflict with the big monster in the bamboo forest, so he didn't bring too many things with him. combat power.

Emperor Toba understood Abe Taikin's plan as soon as he heard it, but he was not very relieved to only send people from the Onmyoji department there.

After all, this is a major matter related to the elixir of life. No one can guarantee whether Abe Yasushi will be tempted after verifying the authenticity of the matter.

Thinking so in his heart, Emperor Toba glanced at Fujiwara Yoricaga where the old god was present.

Emperor Toba has always trusted the head of the Fujiwara family who has assisted him in the government for more than ten years, but since Abe Yasushi was appointed as the head of Onmyoji's general affairs at the beginning, it was Fujiwara Yorimaga who recommended him, so the matter was entrusted to him. It's not right to stare.

Besides, the other ministers either had to deal with government affairs on a daily basis and couldn't get away, or they were not qualified enough to restrain Abe Taiqin because of their status and status. This made Emperor Toba feel a little headache for a while.

"It would be appropriate if I could go there in person, but Fujiwara Qing and Master Abe would never allow me to go, so..."

Just when Emperor Toba was feeling helpless, he suddenly saw Yakumo Lan kneeling beside him, and suddenly had a thought in his heart.

Although the status of some ministers is not enough to be compared with Taiqin Abe, wouldn't it be enough if a concubine who can almost represent his will is added?

The suddenly enlightened Emperor Toba immediately granted Abe Yasushi's request to travel, and then turned his head to look affectionately at Yakumo Lan who had been quietly by his side.

"I remember Aifei mentioned that she wanted to go out of the palace to have a look, right? That's all right, Aifei, you will leave with Master Abe tomorrow, and I will send Qing Jiutiao and a team of maids and guards to accompany you."

Although Emperor Toba did not explicitly ask Yakumo Lan to go to the lost bamboo grove, none of the people staying in the main hall were fools at this time, and they all immediately understood the hidden meaning of Emperor Toba's words.

Yasushi Abe didn't say anything about this, because he had expected that Emperor Toba would never let him travel with his disciples and grandchildren at ease, but what he didn't expect was that the person who was finally sent to monitor him would be His Majesty's favorite concubine.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for fulfilling my wish. After I return from this trip, I will definitely tell Your Majesty what I saw and heard along the way."

"I am really honored to be able to travel with Her Highness Zao Nu. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, this old man will definitely ensure the safety of Her Highness Zao Nu."

Yakumo Lan and Abe Yasuke thanked each other one after the other, and both expressed their attitudes to Emperor Toba, and then the four of Fujiwara Yoricho withdrew the sound insulation barrier and quickly resigned, because they were still busy preparing items for tomorrow's trip .

Emperor Toba also lost interest in drinking and having fun, and Yakumo Lan bid farewell to Empress Toba and returned to the bedroom where she lived.

After drinking back all the court ladies who obeyed his orders, Yakumo Lan carefully checked the surrounding area, and after making sure that no one was secretly staring at him, he used black magic to set up a sound-proof barrier, and then set up a barrier between the master and the shikigami. The contact called Yakumo Zi.

Not long after, a pitch-black gap suddenly opened in the room.

Wearing a Taoist robe and holding a folding fan, Yakumo Zi lay on the gap revealing her figure, her long golden hair was hanging down, and her watery eyes revealed a bit of charming laziness.

"Lan, why did you call our house all of a sudden? I've been disturbed from my good afternoon nap, haha~~~"

Looking at Yakumo Zi's sleepy eyes, Yakumo Lan sighed silently in her heart, feeling that her Master Zi is getting more and more lazy. In the past, she just liked to hibernate at any rate, but now she is sleepy in spring, summer and autumn, and naps all year round. spend.

Despite the slander in his heart, Yakumo didn't dare to show any disrespect on his face, bowed his head and saluted, "Master Zi, I'm really sorry. I just heard a piece of news, and I feel it is extremely important, so I want to report it to Lord Zi immediately. "

"News? What news? Let's hear it." Yakumo Zi's eyes were half-closed, as if she would fall asleep in the next second.

Yakumo Lan didn't care about Yakumo Zi's unscrupulous appearance, and reported on her own: "This matter is related to a place called Lost Bamboo Forest. It is said that there is a guy named Taketori Old Man living in it..."

Before Yakumo Lan could finish the whole thing, there was a sudden 'plop', and Yakumo Zi, who was half lying on the gap just now, had fallen to the ground, and she was still on her face, as if she was suddenly hit by something. Great fright in general.

"Who did you just talk about?" Yakumo Zi got up from the ground with both hands and feet, her eyes were wide open and there was still no sleepiness, and her violet eyes were full of astonishment and shock.

Although I don't know why Master Zi reacted so violently, Yakumo Lan repeated her words honestly, and Yakumo Zi was sure that her ears did not have auditory hallucinations.

"Could it be that he really came back?" Zi Yakumo rubbed her face that hurt from the fall, while muttering to herself.

It is not known whether Yakumo Lan came to Dongpu in the past few hundred years, but she Yakumo Zi was the witness and participant of the Taketori Tale incident, and she is one of the well-deserved behind-the-scenes black hands.

So far, Zi Yakumo still has a sense of trembling from his soul when he thinks of the ferocious and terrifying figure of the old man of the mountain and the unpretentious black sword.

That is a fierce man who can kill Yue Ye Jianzun with a single sword, thinking that killing the big monster back then was as effortless as cutting melons and vegetables.

If she hadn't followed her heart decisively at the critical moment, Yakumo Zi felt that she would have become a wisp of dead soul under that great sword long ago.

Although Yakumo Zi's cultivation base has improved a lot in the past few hundred years, she still hasn't grown up to the point where she can compete with the old man of the mountain. Can't beat it.

For Yakumo Zi, the return of the old man of the mountain is definitely not a trivial matter, because it may affect her series of planned plans and calculations.

Thinking of this, Yakumo Zi suppressed the throbbing in her heart, and her pretty face changed into a solemn expression: "Lan, now you must repeat the news you just heard verbatim. The plan may need to be greatly adjusted!"

Chapter 450 Return of the Old Man of the Mountain

Seeing Yakumo Zi's serious and serious appearance, Yakumo Lan couldn't help being stunned. This was the first time she saw Yakumo Zi so serious, and she seemed to be very afraid of the old man Taketori.

Yakumolan herself is not a monster born and raised in Dongying Island, nor has she experienced the turmoil involving humans, monsters, and moon people hundreds of years ago, so she naturally has no understanding of the old man of the mountain.

"Could it be that the so-called Old Man Taketori is really a senior who lives in seclusion in the mountains? If not, it's not worthy of Lord Zi's attention. He just heard some rumors that haven't been proven true or false. Starting to revise the plan, is this still the Zi-sama who stays at home all day and eats lazy food?"

Although he didn't ask directly, Yakumo Lan still remembered the name of Old Man Taketori in his heart, and a little curiosity arose in his heart.

It took about a quarter of an hour for Yakumo Lan to retell to Yakumo Zi all the news heard from the Lost Bamboo Forest and the court hall. It really did not miss a single detail, so that Yakumo Zi thoroughly grasped the whole situation.

"Lost Bamboo Forest? I haven't heard of it, Lan, do you know where the exact location is? Those onmyojis shouldn't hide it when they report, right?"

"Master Hui Zi, although I don't know the exact exact location, it should be in a very remote area in a deep mountain forest east of Ping'an-kyo."

"East side?"

After hearing the words, Yakumo Zi thought about it carefully. Although she didn't go out very much to avoid the Dragon God for hundreds of years, she never relaxed her control over the news of Dongpu. Thinking carefully about what Yakumo Lan said Nothing major happened in that direction.

However, Yakumo Zi didn't think there was anything wrong with it, because she knew the detached character of the old man of the mountain who was indifferent and unwilling to walk in the world.

"That's right, after all, it's a seclusion. It should be some kind of cover-up formation. That's how the Lost Bamboo Forest was formed."

"Wait, no, if the old man Suzuki is really lost in the bamboo forest, there is no need to set up a formation at all. The bamboo forest has not made any movement for hundreds of years. It is obviously intentional to keep a low profile. It feels like he is avoiding someone... "

After thinking about it, Yakumo Zi recalled it a little bit, connecting all the things together, even a fool can guess the true identity of the hermit in the lost bamboo forest at this time.

"Princess of the Moon, Mount Kaguya Horai, the adopted daughter picked up by the old man Suzuki cutting bamboo." Yakumo Zi smiled lightly and said the answer, a gloating smile flashed in her violet eyes: "Moon Night sees respect for Kiwi Yu, so are you avoiding the investigation of the Moon Capital?"

Thinking of this, Zi Yakumo couldn't help but think of another person, the guy who also contributed to the flames like her in the Taketori incident and finally retreated with a superior game-Eirin Yayi.

"Judging from the situation back then, Bayi Yonglin was undoubtedly on the side of Mount Penglai Huiye, so she should be in that bamboo forest at this time, right? If so, it would be difficult to do anything. Well, this woman is not easy to calculate."

"But it's a good thing to be able to find the traces of the Moon Princess. The most important thing now is to confirm whether her father is there or not."

I had the experience of being peeped last time and almost being hacked to death by the old man from the mountain, but this time Yakumo Zi did not dare to directly appear in the eternal pavilion through the gap. After all, her own life is important, let alone It's not polite to come to the door like that, isn't it.

"Lan, I heard that you are going to travel with the younger generation of Abe's family this time?"

As Yakumo Zi spoke, she turned her eyes to the respectful Yakumo Lan beside her, deciding in her mind the best candidate to go to thunder for herself, anyway, isn't the official god sold somewhere.

"Yes, Master Zi." Yakumo Lan nodded in response, completely unaware of her master's sinister intentions.

"Since this is the case, then our family will give you a task. When you get to the lost bamboo forest, find a way to find out the truth and reality inside. In addition, you should be more careful in your actions, so as not to give away your identity to the onmyoji."

Yakumo Zi handed over the task to Yakumo Lan without changing her expression, and Yakumo Lan accepted it without doubting him.

"Please rest assured and leave it to me, Lord Zi."

After the master and servant finalized a series of countermeasures, Yakumo Zi raised her hand to open the gap and left. After all, staying too long in the palace would increase Yakumo Lan's risk of exposure, and the gain outweighed the loss.

Back at the Lost House in the Realm, Yakumo Zi threw herself on the soft bed, and thought about her arrangement carefully.

Although it is not very authentic to deceive her own shikigami, Yakumo Zi did not completely push Yakumo Lan to death, she is not so mean and ungrateful.

Because Yakumo Lan's cautious character should not be too arrogant and domineering, Yakumo Zi felt that even if the old man of the mountain was really in the lost bamboo forest, he would not directly kill Yakumo Lan.

Similar to the mountain spider who was hacked to death by the old man of the mountain as soon as they met, it was purely self-inflicted, no wonder others.

Besides, Yakumo Zi will definitely pay close attention to the movement of the lost bamboo forest at that time. She feels that as long as the terrible bell does not appear that night, even if Yakumo Lan is in danger, she should be able to ask the old man with some thin face Spare Lan Yi's life.

"Well, that's it, sleep and sleep..."

When all parties were undercurrents, the old man of the mountain, as the core person who caused this incident, had just stepped out of the gate of the realm and officially set foot on the land of the Eastern World.

At this time, it was already late at night.

Standing on a strange mountain top, the old man leaning on his sword looked up at the bright night sky of the Milky Way and the bright moon hanging high.

Although the Moon City has arranged powerful illusions and formation barriers on the surface of the moon, it is still too far away to block the view of the old man of the mountain, but maybe because he just returned, the old man does not seem to have made a trip to the moon. all thoughts.

"The Evening Bell didn't reveal it, but those who try to escape the destiny by means of heresy can't escape reincarnation after all..."

Withdrawing the scarlet eyes that were full of killing intent, the old man of the mountain disappeared instantly.

Although he has the ability to reach heaven and earth, the old man of the mountain needs landmarks to determine where he is now, and the fastest way is undoubtedly to find a nearby village or city.

At the same time, in the sealed and deserted backyard of the ancestral house of the Xixingji family.

A tall and tall cherry blossom tree quietly bloomed a few buds, and the cold and dead air spread out from the center of the tree.

But in the dark corridor of that room, there was a girl embracing her knees, quietly staring at the blood-pink cherry blossoms on the tree, with unspeakable sadness in her eyes.

Chapter 450 The Saigoi Demon and Yuyuko Saigyouji

The night is getting darker.

Under the cold moonlight, the gray mist rises, and the blood-colored cherry blossoms slowly bloom.

The strange power of death enveloped the entire dilapidated courtyard, but when it wanted to continue to spread outward, it was firmly blocked by the seal composed of countless magic weapons, which aroused the bright sacred Buddha light, and the two forces with mutually restraining attributes came together. The struggle against time is inextricable.

The aura surged, and the strength of the sealing formation increased with the growth of the dead energy. Bursts of lightning and thunderous bangs resounded through the entire Xixingji family's courtyard, but in the end they were blocked by a sound-proof barrier and did not pass through. to the towns outside.

For a wealthy family like the Xixingji family, the demon cherry tree sealed in the backyard is really a family scandal that cannot be spread outside. Once the people in the town really know the existence of the demon tree, it is estimated that the whole town will be shocked the next day. They all ran away.

After all, the Xixingji family wanted to live, and the huge land owned by the family also needed to be cultivated by hand. The wealth accumulated by their ancestors was all here. Naturally, they would not easily abandon their rich life and flee to other places.

It's not that the Xixingji family didn't try to eradicate and kill the demon tree, but it's a pity that they faced a big monster who could manipulate death.

This is a very simple and terrifying ability, whether it is a human or a monster, it can kill it, and all resistance is ineffective.

Therefore, when the onmyojis and eminent monks invited at the beginning were helpless against the cherry blossom demon tree, they finally chose to seal it and declared to the outside world that the monster that caused trouble had been successfully killed.

The layout of the sealing formation cost a huge amount of money, among which the most valuable are the few relics that are the core of the formation, and they are all treasures that will only appear when a real eminent monk sits and passes away.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to seal the demon tree with the strength of a big monster just by relying on the formation.

At the same time, everyone in the entire Xihangsi family hid in the house and observed the situation in the backyard in fear, not daring to fall asleep.

"Hey, how long will this Westbound Demon be making trouble this time?"

"It's not a problem to continue like this. Who can confine a big monster like us in the backyard?"

"What a crime! Could it be that this is the retribution of my Xixingji family? No one thought that such a monster would come out..."

Everyone in the Xixingji family knew why this old cherry tree turned into a monster, because since the master of Xixingji who was known as the "Singer of Songs" was buried under the cherry tree, the originally peaceful Xixingji family has been quiet again. It didn't stop either.

At the beginning, it was only from time to time that some servants went to the cherry tree to cut their throats and committed suicide for no apparent reason. The Xixingji family didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that it was just a few servants who were bullied and chose to commit suicide.

But since then, the cherry blossom tree in the backyard of Xixing Temple’s house has become a famous suicide sanctuary in eight townships. Even people from outside the mansion have come to commit suicide over the wall. Absolutely.

For this reason, the Xixingji family sealed the backyard tightly, and specially invited an onmyoji to check whether there were monsters making trouble, but the low-level onmyoji did not notice the danger and strangeness hidden in the dark.

Then the Xixing Temple family was stable for a long time, but after a few years, the whole town suddenly started to be plagued by plague.