I, Wang Ha, the Assassin of Three Red Warriors

Yakumo Lan covered her mouth and smiled lightly, the inadvertent coquettishness in her movements made Emperor Toba's breathing a little rough.

"Why next time? I want to watch it again now."

"Eh? No, I just danced three or four songs in a row, and I'm so tired now~"

"Okay, okay, since my concubine is tired, I won't dance anymore, just sit here with me and talk and rest, okay?"

"Hey, I know His Majesty loves Zao Nu the most."

With a quirky character design, Yakumo Lan succeeded in capturing Emperor Toba with a coquettish technique.

Although with the physique of a big monster, you won't be tired even if you sing and dance for a day, but Yakumo Lan is really not in the mood.

What she wants to do most now is to get the bastard Emperor Toba drunk, so that she can get rid of this sticky guy as soon as possible.

So, after taking the empty wine glass, Yakumo Lan filled it up again.

"Come, Your Majesty, please drink."

Facing the wine bottle that Yakumo Lan handed over with a smile, Emperor Toba said that he could not refuse at all.

However, this time he didn't drink as much as before, but drank a third of it in one gulp.

Then, he held the golden bottle in his hand and shook it, looking like a drunken king.

Although Yakumo Lan wanted to leave the main hall quickly, it was not something he could do in a short while to force Emperor Toba down.

Handing the wine bottle to Emperor Toba, Yakumo Lan's attention was no longer on the other party, and the kneeling girl tilted her head slightly to look in the direction of the palace gate.

Following the open palace door, Yakumo Lan's eyes seemed to be able to see the outside world through the high palace wall.

Unknowingly, there was a trace of unconcealable sadness between her brows.

Since entering the palace, Yakumo Lan has never stepped out of the palace gate, and even the contact with Yakumo Zi is directly communicated through the gap.

In order to avoid being discovered by the onmyoji, Yakumo Lan rarely mobilizes the evil spirit in the palace, let alone sneak out to play.

Emperor Toba never took his eyes off Sakame, and he naturally noticed that Sakame was absent-minded.

"My concubine, what's the matter with you? Did you encounter something unhappy? Tell me, and I will find a way to solve it."

Feeling the hand of Emperor Toba gently patted on her shoulder, Yakumo Lan glanced back and found that Emperor Toba was looking at her dotingly, without any intention of urging, just quietly waiting for her to confide mind.

Yakumo Lan immediately thought about it, and responded with a sigh.

"Since I came here, I haven't seen the outside world for a long time. I want to... go out and have a look."

Yakumo Lan raised her hand and put it on the back of the opponent's hand, showing a somewhat weak posture, which made Emperor Toba feel distressed.

"I've overlooked this..."

Just as Emperor Toba was thinking, suddenly a burly samurai ran quickly from outside the palace.

"Your Majesty, Lord Fujiwara and Master Tsuchimikado have something to see."

Although he felt a little upset, since it was Fujiwara and Tsuchimikado who came to see him, Emperor Toba knew the priority of the matter in his heart.

"Well, let them come in, I will wait here in this hall."

Not long after, Taiqin Tuyumen appeared in the main hall with Tuyumen Yuantora and He Maocai.

But there was one person walking in front of the three onmyojis, and that was one of Emperor Toba's most dependent ministers—Fujiwara Yorimaga.

Like Tsuchimikado Yasunaga, Fujiwara Yoricho also set off here immediately after listening to Tsuchimikado Mototora's narration.

At this time, his brows were furrowed, his face was slightly gloomy, and he looked preoccupied.

"Your Majesty, please retreat to the left and right as soon as possible, the minister has something important to report to you."

Seeing Fujiwara Yoricho's serious look, Emperor Toba couldn't help but become a little interested in the important things he said.

After all, Fujiwara Yorimaga is a powerful minister in the court.

Its status is completely below one person and above ten thousand people.

It is also particularly outstanding in terms of personal ability. Since becoming an official, he has experienced countless storms, large and small.

He is calm and old-fashioned, and the city is deep, and there are not many things that can make him look dignified.

What's more, this time, Taiqin Tuyumen, the head of Onmyoji's general affairs, came to the palace to see him.

Emperor Toba suddenly understood in his heart that the so-called important matters must be related to demons and ghosts, rather than ordinary mundane matters.

Chapter 455 The Temptation of Immortality

Emperor Toba naturally knew the two standing behind Tsuchimikado Taichi.

Although they are not familiar with Tsuchimikado Mototora and Kamosairen, they are heroes from the two big families of Tsuchimikado and Kamo, after all, they deserve to be familiar with Emperor Toba, the highest controller of the country.

"It seems that most of the important things this time are related to these two people, otherwise Fujiwara Qing would not bring them to see me."

While Emperor Toba was thinking about it secretly, Yakumo Lan was also observing these courtiers who came suddenly.

As a demon fox known as the 'Nine-tailed Tactician', Yakumo Lan's intelligence is not comparable to that of ordinary people, and she naturally reasoned about the things that Emperor Toba could think of.

This made her put away her inattentive state, and she lost a little bit of lazy temperament.

As a spy who penetrated into the enemy's inner core, Yakumo Lan was naturally worthy of professional ethics, and did not forget Yakumo Zi's intention to send her here.

And right now, this kind of thing that can make Fujiwara Yorimaga treat it so carefully, isn't it the information that Zi-sama needs?

"You have to find a way to stay here."

A glint flashed in Yakumo's blue eyes, and he twisted his wide sleeves with his slender fingers, talking to himself.

"Although you can spend time investigating after the fact, the most important thing about intelligence is timeliness, especially when it's such a high-level confidential conversation."

Just as Yakumo Lan was thinking about countermeasures, Emperor Toba had waved his sleeves and screened away the maids and guards in the main hall, and then turned his attention to Yakumo Lan who was kneeling silently by the desk.

"Your Majesty, this concubine will leave now..."

Before Emperor Toba could speak first, Yakumo Lan got up slowly and wittily.

Her eyes, like a pool of autumn water, showed a little bit of reluctance, which made Emperor Toba change his mind in an instant and stopped her.

"Hey, dear concubine, you don't need to retreat. If I can't trust others, can't others trust you? Just remember not to say anything casually no matter what you hear later."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust."

Following the pressing force of Emperor Toba's palm, Yakumo Lan sat back to her original position as she wished.

Seeing the emperor acting like this, Fujiwara Yoricho didn't say much, thinking that there was no need to go to the emperor Toba at this time.

The heavy hall door gradually closed, and the hall soon became a closed space.

Tsuchimikado Yasuhim apologized to Emperor Toba, raised his hand and threw a few pieces of talisman printed on the windows in all directions, setting up a sound-proof barrier.

After silently watching Yasuhim Tsuchimikado arrange everything, Emperor Toba spoke unhurriedly.

"Fujiwara Ki, can you tell me why you came to me in such a hurry?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, these two onmyoji were ordered to investigate a bamboo forest some time ago, and they seem to have found clues to the elixir of life."

"What? The elixir of life? Fujiwara, what did you just say?"

Emperor Toba stood up immediately after hearing the words, and stared at the few people in His Royal Highness.

Even Yakumo Lan subconsciously clenched the hem of her clothes, she knew very well how attractive the elixir of life was to short-lived species.

Even if it was just ambiguous news, if it was accidentally released, it might cause chaos within the human race.

"Return to Your Majesty, you heard it right, it is the elixir of life. But it is only a clue, and the specific situation is still unknown."

As Fujiwara Yoricho said, he raised his hand and invited Tsuchimikado Mototora and Ka Mosaito to the front.

"These two are the onmyojis who went to investigate this time, let them tell His Majesty the specific situation."

The two of them stepped forward to salute respectfully, and then you began to talk about your experience in the Lost Bamboo Forest.

To sum it up: they lost their way in the bamboo forest for more than ten days, and then had a little conflict with the guardian of the bamboo forest. Fortunately, they escaped from death and cleverly inquired about the owner of the bamboo forest.

Yakumo Lan and Emperor Toba listened to the whole thing without saying a word, and they both grasped the most important core of the whole thing, the bamboo who may live in seclusion in the depths of the lost bamboo forest and is served by the big monster Take Weng.

"Taketori Ong? Could it be related to "The Tale of Bamboo Tori"? Could it really be the adoptive father of that Kaguya Princess?"

Emperor Toba read this book, and at that time he hated himself for not being born hundreds of years earlier.

It's also good to see how beautiful the peerless beauty Kaguya Taketori will be, which can attract the men of the whole country to go crazy.

However, Emperor Toba knew that now was not the time to think about these messy things.

Realizing the seriousness of the matter, he looked solemnly and stared at His Highness, Fujiwara Yorinaga and Tsuchimikado Yasichika, who were standing there.

"Is this what you said... the clue to the elixir?"

"That's right, Your Majesty. This is exactly why I came here. If it is really the old bamboo cutter who lived in the Lost Bamboo Forest, he must be over 300 years old at least."

Fujiwara Yorichang sighed, he knew that once this news was spread, it would definitely cause turmoil in the whole country.

After all, the elixir of life is too attractive, whether it is for people or monsters.

Otherwise, when Tang Seng went to the west to learn Buddhist scriptures, there wouldn't be so many demons and ghosts who would attack him.

After all, it’s not just for the Tang Monk’s meat that can live forever after one bite.

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 am still skeptical about this matter. Maybe it is just a repetition of names?"

Tu Yumen Taiqin took a step forward and responded: "This is exactly the reason why this old man came to see His Majesty. In order to find out the truth and falsehood of the lost bamboo forest, this old man wants to go with me personally, 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."

After hearing the plans of Tsuchimikado Yasunaga and Fujiwara Yorimaga, Emperor Toba nodded, agreeing with the two's response to the matter.

As the strongest exorcist, Tsuchimikado Yasuhim usually bears the important responsibility of sitting in town and guarding Heianjing.

But it was related to the elixir of life, and he was the only one in the entire court who had enough strength and qualifications to have an equal dialogue with the big monster.

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

"The old man plans to set off early in the morning."

Tsuchimikado Yasichika had already considered it, and no one else except him was capable of taking on this task.

"As for the entourage, in addition to Yuanhu and Cairen, I plan to bring two more elite monster extermination teams. All together, there should be around 30 people."

The main purpose of his trip to the Lost Bamboo Forest this time was to investigate and verify. He didn't intend to have a big frontal conflict with the big monster in the bamboo forest, so he didn't bring too much combat power.

Chapter 456 Yakumo Zi: From the heart, decisively from the heart

As soon as Emperor Toba heard it, he understood Tsuchimikado Taichan's plan.

But he wasn't too worried about sending only members of the Onmyoji lineage there.

After all, this is a major matter related to the elixir of life, and no one can guarantee whether Taiqin Tsuchimikado 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.

However, since Fujiwara Noricho recommended Tsuchimikado Yasuchika to be the general manager of the Onmyoji, it would not be appropriate to leave this matter to him.

The other ministers, either need to deal with government affairs every day and can't get away, or their status and status can't restrain Taiqin Tuyumen.

For a while, Emperor Toba felt a little headache.

"It would be appropriate if I could go there in person, but Fujiwara Kiyoshi and Master Tuyumen will not 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 Tuyumen, wouldn't it be enough to add a concubine who can almost express his will?

The suddenly enlightened Emperor Toba immediately granted the request of Yasumo Tsuchimodo to travel, and then looked at Yakumo Lan who was by his side.

"I remember Aifei mentioned earlier that she wanted to go out of the palace to have a look? That's good, Aifei, you just set off with Master Tuyumen, and I will send Qian Jingqing and a team of palace 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.

Regarding this, Tsuchimikado Yasuhiko didn't say anything.

He had long expected that Emperor Toba would not let him go out 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 most favored 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."