Tokyo: My Hundred Demon Scroll

Some of these came from Gu Yun himself, but the larger source was the red spider lily, red leaves, and Prajna.

"This"

Realizing this, Gu Yun frowned deeply: "They couldn't have done it on purpose. In other words, this is what Grandpa meant by bearing the weight of demons?"

The power of demons exists in various forms, including benevolent deities like the Firefly Grass and ghostly deities like the Spider Lily. The latter resides in the most filthy underworld, the Yellow Springs, and its attributes are naturally evil and dangerous.

While Hua Jie and Hongye are very loyal to Gu Yun, this cannot change their inherent nature.

It's not that the two women are bad; in this world, there is yin and yang, and there is no absolute right or wrong, good or evil.

However, Gu Yun is a living, breathing person. Red leaves represent jealousy and greed, while spider lilies represent death. They are so close to Gu Yun that the power they carry will inevitably continue to influence him.

At this point, all Gu Yun could do was make a choice.

Either be tainted by their colors, or remain true to yourself and remain uncorrupted.

Of course, the best solution would be to find a shikigami with the opposite attribute to maintain balance.

Gu Yun was unlucky and hadn't awakened many positive shikigami.

He's basically on a relentless path down the villainous road now.

"How could someone as 'kind' as me be a villain!"

In fact, the simplest solution would be to order the two women to suppress their aura and stop affecting him.

But what's the difference between doing this and openly telling Sister Hua and Hongye, "I don't like you"?

They are the embodiment of evil and death. Since Gu Yun summoned them, he has a responsibility to embrace and protect them, both physically and mentally.

As a sorcerer, Gu Yun chooses to cherish and respect all the shikigami, while also disciplining them properly.

Gu Yun had already seen the changes in the courtyard and knew how happy the two women were when he lost his temper and wanted to kill someone.

"They are infatuated with my crazy and ruthless nature."

Gu Yun did not stop them; he chose to accommodate them, allowing the two women to treat his heart as a paradise and play happily.

This is Gu Yun's self-training, and also his absolute love for the shikigami.

"Hmm, I feel much better now."

Fortunately, with the aid of the Battle God Technique, what is filth and curse to ordinary people becomes the best whetstone in Gu Yun's eyes.

This single wave of absorption of Kong Huan's pain, along with the purification of the negative emotions brought by the two women, significantly improved Gu Yun's physique, and even caused his proficiency in the Battle God Technique to skyrocket.

"Owner."

Sode Shirayuki's figure appeared in front of Tanigumo, who stretched and said to Hayasaka Nao beside him, "Alright, let's go back."

"Ah."

Hayasaka Nao likes the simple-minded Tanigumo, but she doesn't dislike his domineering nature either: "Are we going back to Grandpa's house?"

"Yes, my physical body is still over there; I need to revive my soul first."

Summoning the divine chariot, Gu Yun headed towards the old Iijima house in the countryside.

On the way, Gu Yun inquired about Xiu Baixue's experiences.

“Some monsters have wings, human bodies, but bird heads.”

Based on Sode no Shirayuki's description, Tanigumo deduced the race of these monsters—Tengu.

“I kept my strength to a minimum and repelled them, but without causing any casualties.”

Making enemies and incurring resentment for no reason is clearly not Gu Yun's style.

"You did very well."

"It's just a little effort."

Sode Shirayuki was pleased, but she didn't show it on her face. After giving an elegant bow, she returned to the courtyard.

"Boom~Boom~"

Along the way, the carriage encountered no further obstacles, and Gu Yun returned to her body smoothly.

"Is the matter resolved?"

When Grandpa saw that Gu Yun had woken up, he calmly asked her what was wrong.

He saw Hayasaka Nao, so what he was asking about now was Yuyao's fate.

Gu Yun didn't hide anything and told her grandfather what had happened before.

"is it?"

After listening, Grandpa didn't say anything, still maintaining his kind demeanor.

"Does Grandpa think I went too far?"

"Absolutely not."

Grandpa smiled and said, "If I had that kind of power when I was your age, I would have done the same thing, or even gone too far."

"That..."

Gu Yun was asking Yu Yao about the next course of action.

Kong Huan Gu Yun wasn't worried. This guy was carefree and would probably be eating and drinking well and living happily ever after the next day.

After all, she could sense Gu Yun's attitude and knew that her master did not dislike her, and the matter was indeed dropped.

As for Yu Yao...

It's a miracle that we survived.

From now on, let her, as the older sister, take good care of this silly girl.

“Everything has a reason,” Grandpa said. “The hardest things in this world are letting go and forgiving.”

At this point, Grandpa smiled slightly: "But you've already forgiven her, haven't you?"

"Ah."

Gu Yun showed no hesitation or leniency in the face of the punishment he deserved, and he had a clear conscience.

Whether it's making an example of someone to scare others or sticking to one's own ideas, it doesn't matter.

Gu Yun did what he was supposed to do.

"In that case, it's up to her."

If Yu Yao harbors resentment, then Gu Yun naturally has no need to accommodate him.

But if she recognizes her mistake and truly repents.

“Then for someone like that,” Grandpa said, “we shouldn’t hurt her anymore, right?”

You don't have to forgive, because repaying evil with kindness is foolish.

Repay injustice with justice, and repay kindness with kindness.

Gu Yun pondered his grandfather's words and finally nodded: "I understand."

"But there's something I don't understand."

Grandpa said, "Logically speaking, Yu Yao is a great spirit fox who has cultivated for many years. There's no reason for her to be so confrontational with you. Did you do something to provoke her?"

"No, I take such good care of Xiao Kong, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that I dote on him in every way."

Gu Yun asked himself honestly, and he was a model master who genuinely cared for each shikigami.

Even the curses brought to him by Hongye and Huajie, Gu Yun chose to bear in silence.

What more could you ask of a master like that?

Should everyone receive the same rain and dew?

That would take a few more years; he simply doesn't have that ability right now.

"Master, Xiaoyu is awake."

An ethereal voice rang in Gu Yun's ears.

At the same time, Yu Yao's emotions were also revealed to Gu Yun.

He took everything from Yu Yao, including her spiritual freedom.

It can be said that Gu Yun would know immediately if Yu Yao harbored even the slightest resentment.

but no.

At this moment, Yu Yao truly regretted it; she had harmed her sister.

Putting everything else aside, Yu Yao simply cannot forgive himself for this one point.

Sensing Yu Yao's true thoughts, Gu Yun secretly clicked his tongue in amazement: "Is there even a question? A sister who enslaves her in front of a sister-complex, it would be strange if she didn't fight desperately."

What Gu Yun truly couldn't understand was that Kong Huan had been sealed away by the San Chui family for five hundred years, yet Yu Yao remained unmoved.

How come it's him now? In just one month, his intelligence has dropped to this level.

This makes one wonder if someone is secretly plotting against Yu Yao, instigating her to escalate the conflict between her and Gu Yun.

"Cuckoo."

Faced with Gu Yun's question, Yu Yao, who had been forced back to his original form, could only let out a fox's cry.

As a kind-hearted fox spirit, Yu Yao is inherently good-natured and even more low-key than Kong Huan, who loves to play pranks.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have prepared food and water for Hayasaka Nao in the cave.

Nao Hayasaka chose to plead with Tanigumo largely because she didn't sense any malice from Yuyao.

"Coo coo, coo~~"

The silver fox continued to howl, and Gu Yun, who was of one mind with her, grew increasingly dark-skinned as he listened.

"What's wrong?"

Grandpa couldn't understand, so he asked, "Is there really a mastermind behind this?"

"this."

Konghuan translated for the old man: "Xiaoyu said that the evil aura emanating from the Iijima family has not been contained at all. The gods in the surrounding villages can sense it, and even the local earth god has moved away."