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The priest smiled warmly as he thought of his daughter's lovely face.

"Thank you for your hard work, Igarashi. It's getting late. Are you going back, or will you stay at the shrine?"

Igarashi Kiyomi slowly shook his head.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I need to go back to my quarters."

After saying that, he left without saying goodbye or farewell.

The priest seemed used to the expressionless boy's style and didn't take offense, simply strolling towards the shrine's rear hall.

About half an hour later, in a somewhat secluded, deserted alley in Kamijou Ward, Igarashi Kinya faced the wall and muttered incantations.

"May my mind be clear and my eyes bright, may the law not obscure me, may it be so! Open!"

After chanting an incantation, he took a step forward and, as if dissolving in water, was sucked into the wall in front of him.

But inside, there is a completely different world.

At the very front is a wooden door, somewhat like a torii gate at a shrine, but with subtle differences.

There are three Chinese characters written on it.

Yin-Yang Bureau

This place is commonly known as "Heian-kyo," the gathering place of Kyoto's Onmyoji (yin-yang masters).

All that comes into view are classically styled Japanese palaces, as if they were in a completely different world from the outside.

After walking through the long corridor and dealing with the greetings from many Onmyoji in hunting robes, Igarashi Oniya grabbed one person at random and asked them a question.

"Has my senior brother returned? Where is he now?"

The Onmyoji he caught was very respectful to Igarashi Oni, bowing formally in greeting.

"Lord Igarashi, Lord Tsuchimikado just returned to the dormitory not long ago and should be at the observatory now."

Having gotten the answer he wanted, Igarashi Kiyomi nodded, walked through the winding path, and headed straight for the "observatory".

An ancient-style platform that looked to be over ten meters high was entered by Igarashi Kiyomi. He stepped over the spiral staircase and arrived at a circular, somewhat spacious open-air platform.

There is nothing here, but when you look up you can see a sky full of stars.

The white-clad youth accompanying Qinglong was leaning against the wall, holding a wine jug, pouring himself a drink.

When Igarashi Kiyomi saw the boy in white, his eyes finally showed a flicker of emotion.

He walked over and looked down at the boy with a youthful face.

"Brother, I'm back."

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"I saw him."

The young man in white took a sip of wine, his eyes glazed with drunkenness as he looked up.

"Oh, Oni-mi is back."

"Why aren't you continuing your Genji plan?"

"Also, don't talk like those charlatans, spouting nonsense. What do you mean I saw him? Just tell me his name."

Igarashi Kin'ya remained expressionless and uttered only three words.

"Can't say."

Upon hearing this, the white-clad youth perked up somewhat, glanced at Igarashi Kiyomi, and a thoughtful smile appeared on his lips.

"Unspeakable?"

"Ha, I know who you met."

“A few hours ago, the Vermilion Bird of the Four Spirits was startled and scared away. I was thinking at the time, could it be that person has returned?”

"I went to the scene to check, and I ran into that general of the Genji clan. We exchanged a few words, and then I slipped away."

"So you actually ran into that person? Where? At Yoshida Shrine?"

"Where did he go? He was a notorious skeptic. Back then, he killed dozens of gods. He was a first-rate killer in the world—otherwise, he wouldn't have been favored by the White Tiger Spirit."

"Don't tell me he went to visit a shrine. I'd rather believe the world is going to end than that."

The boy in white said a lot, but only received a few words in return.

"He went to investigate a case."

The young man in white narrowed his eyes, his expression knowing.

"The only major event in Kyoto recently was the ambush on the Collectors' Association, which resulted in heavy casualties. Was he here because of that?"

"Tsk, so he's been hanging out with those kids. He's getting worse and worse. I'll definitely give him a good roasting next time we meet."

Igarashi Kinya seemed tired of the white-clad boy's talkativeness and interrupted him directly.

"And the Lord of a Hundred Tales is also by his side."

"They are dangerous."

"Do you want to monitor?"

The boy in white glanced at Igarashi Kiyomi with a somewhat exaggerated expression.

"Are you kidding me, my dear junior brother? Why did you go and provoke those two?"

"Weren't those two ruthless characters who were feared by everyone back then?"

"Like a madman, he single-handedly confronted the extraordinary power of half of Heian-kyo, and was ultimately defeated and killed, but he took countless people with him, and his enemies suffered heavy losses."

"After a man died, she went mad and could not be judged by normal standards."

"You were also a bystander in that final battle."

"As you have seen, after the Lord of a Hundred Ghosts died, his soul was scattered, he was stripped of his name, and abandoned by this world."

"That woman went completely insane."

"The dim lamps rose, the gates of the underworld opened wide, will-o'-the-wisps covered the sky and the blue-robed ghost king commanded the souls of the dead in hell, his arrogance was invincible."

"Of the seven gods who attacked him, five were crippled, and the remaining two had their divine essence burned to ashes. Their faith collapsed, their divine authority disintegrated, and they nearly died."

"Finally, she left Heian-kyo step by step, clutching the corpse of the Lord of a Hundred Demons, whose soul had already perished."

"No one in heaven or on earth dares to obstruct me; those who block my way will all become bones."

"I would stay as far away from this pair of freaks as possible, yet you're going to go and get close to them?"

"Let me tell you, if you anger those two, even your senior brother can't protect you. You'd better watch yourself."

Although the young man in white spoke with sarcasm, his stance was still very clear.

Igarashi Kinya remained silent.

But his senior brother was like a chatterbox.

"Hey, you really know how to pick your time."

"The boundary between dreams and reality is already in grave danger, coinciding with the spiritual energy tide that cycles every five hundred years."

"Ghosts and gods covet the human world, and outer gods stand outside the world seeking opportunities. Demons and monsters appear frequently, and the frequency of awakening of extraordinary beings has also greatly increased."

"The current chaotic times present him with a golden opportunity to make a comeback."

"Hmph, Gui Mi, don't mess with him. Even if he doesn't care, all the women around him are petty and calculating."

“We are not his enemies; on the contrary, our ultimate goals are almost identical.”

"Of course, don't try to take advantage of his influence, lest you get yourself into trouble."

Let's just focus on doing our own thing.

"If we miss this opportunity, we'll have to wait another five hundred years!"

"Hey, I'm all alone, five hundred years of torment is nothing to me, but if you and your Xiaoyuan were to be separated for another five hundred years, wouldn't you go crazy?"

Very unusually, Igarashi Kinya's expression fluctuated violently for a moment before returning to calm.

He gave the white-clad youth a deep look and nodded.

"I see."

After saying that, he turned and left.

The boy in white watched as Igarashi Kiyomi disappeared, but didn't try to stop him; he simply continued drinking his wine.

He sighed softly when the bottle was empty.

"Humans, extraordinary beings, monsters, demons and gods"

"All living beings in this world."

"Guess who your God loves more?"

Chapter 308 Call the Boss

By the time Uesugi Kiyoshi returned to his hotel, it was completely dark.

Kyoto at night is a vibrant, bustling city unlike the quiet, deserted Tokyo, but he had no time to notice it.

This trip was very rewarding.

He first went to the hotel's rooftop conference room.

He advised Ryunosuke Akutagawa to stay here and oversee things—well, although he wasn't needed to guard the combat forces, he was, after all, the association's chairman, and his presence here would boost morale.

As Uesugi Kiyoshi pushed open the door, he saw Akutagawa Ryunosuke with a furrowed brow, typing incessantly on his laptop and occasionally tapping his phone.

He pursed his lips, walked over, and pulled up a chair to sit down.

"Hey, President, can't the injured go and rest properly? Why don't you show up and give an inspiring speech? Isn't that what you're good at?"

Ryunosuke Akutagawa rolled his eyes in annoyance, glanced at Kiyoshi Uesugi, and sighed heavily.

"Who do you think I'm working for here?"

Uesugi Kiyoshi didn't respond. Instead, he turned on his phone and placed the photo in front of Akutagawa Ryunosuke.