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"……Too."

After hearing Kaguya's idea, Shang Yang thought for a moment and expressed his agreement.

"Then I'll trouble you, Princess, to look after the house tonight. However, this is probably the first time I've left you home alone. Won't you be lonely?"

"It's fine."

She waved her hand nonchalantly, but her Royal Highness the Princess looked rather excited and happy.

"I haven't pulled an all-nighter in ages, so you can go to the party without worry."

...Should I say, as expected, it's you, right?

After ruffling his hair helplessly and complaining in his heart, Shang Yang picked up a steamed bun and brought it to his mouth.

"That's all, you guys should have breakfast soon. Ai, did you leave any breakfast for Lianlian?"

The girl with long dark hair nodded slightly.

"Yeah, it's in the kitchen."

"Thank you, love."

Hearing that Ai had thoughtfully left breakfast for his sister who was still sleeping upstairs, Jue sincerely thanked Ai.

"I'll take care of my sister and get her to eat later. Please have a good rest."

After breakfast, before going upstairs to catch up on some sleep, at Kaguya's request, Shang Yang played a few card board games with the four girls.

By the way, when playing, Ai doesn’t care about winning or losing. As long as there is a chance, he will do bad things to Shang Yang in the game.

…Although she wasn’t angry, Miss Ai was still a little depressed. Taking her anger out on Shang Yang in the game was a very normal thing for her.

Nara, the ghost city (formerly Fujiwara-kyō), around 8 o'clock in the evening.

Riding on the simple and luxurious carriage that was originally built to play the role of the Moon Messenger to take Kaguya back to the moon, but has since been idle, Shangyang, Ai, Shana, Jue and the sisters Lianlian, young men and girls left Yoshino Mountain and headed towards Nara's "Demon City".

After entering the "Ghost City" from its only entrance, Shang Yang was moved by the bright lights and bustling scene inside the "Ghost City".

“I haven’t been here for a few years, and it’s even more lively here now.”

Indeed, as Shang Yang had said, based on the old Fujiwara Castle of the Yamato court, restaurants, hot springs, and casinos opened by monsters, ghosts, gods, and other inhuman beings were all hung with festive lanterns, and the entire city was bright and ablaze with lights.

Countless monsters, ghosts and the indigenous gods of this area were wandering in the brightly lit streets. The monsters, ghosts and gods were all extremely excited and happy.

The former capital of the Yamato court, under the management of monsters, demons, and gods, gradually became more lively than when it was still the capital of the Yamato court.

Not only hot springs, restaurants and other places, but also countless small stalls of monsters are randomly distributed on both sides of the street. The monsters shout and hawk, and the place is full of the atmosphere of fireworks in the earthly world.

The luxurious carriage that the people from the hot spring villa were riding in did not stop, but drove straight to the ruins of the old Fujiwara Palace, which was burned down by Ai and Shangyang hundreds of years ago.

Volume 3: Above the Moon Sea: Chapter 156: The Noisy and Bustling Ghost City

Seeing the blue lotus pattern embroidered with silk thread on the curtain of this luxurious carriage, the monsters in the bustling neighborhood made way to let this small and luxurious carriage pass. Some monsters on the road also took the initiative to greet the young man with gray and white hair sitting in the front of the carriage, and the young man would respond gently.

Gradually, a brightly lit altar appeared in front of the luxurious carriage. This altar was built on the foundation of the old Fujiwara Palace Daigokuden.

Hundreds of years ago, all of the old Fujiwara palace palaces, including the old Fujiwara palace Daigokuden, were burned down by love that came back to life and returned to the world. However, some parts of the foundations of these palaces were preserved, such as this base that was originally used to support the old Fujiwara palace Daigokuden.

A large number of monsters gathered here, and around the altar were the monsters' restaurants, hot springs, casinos and other places.

The stalls of various monsters almost blocked the area around the altar.

Upon seeing the approaching luxurious carriage, the ghosts who were in charge of the altar immediately approached the carriage.

The luxurious carriage stopped and the young man with gray and shaggy hair, the master of Mount Yoshino, got off the carriage. The ghosts in charge of the reception immediately came forward and bowed to the master of the monsters with great respect.

"Shangjun-sama, Sage-sama and Kazami-sama are feasting with Ibuki-sama and other ghost tribe lords. Please follow me."

"It's really fast, they have already started."

Hearing this, Shang Yang rubbed his hair, turned around, opened the curtain of the car and greeted him.

"You guys come down too, let's go to the banquet."

"This is my first time attending a banquet."

Jue jumped gently out of the luxurious car, looked around at the extremely lively scene, and asked Shang Yang curiously.

"Do we need to prepare anything else?"

Hearing Jue's curious question, Shang Yang shrugged.

"It shouldn't require any special preparation. Let's go there first."

When Shang Yang finished speaking, Ai, Shana and Lianlian also jumped down from the luxurious carriage one after another.

After seeing Miss Gu Mingdi Jue, the lord of monsters from the other world who came here with Shang Yang, the ghosts who came to entertain Shang Yang bowed deeply.

After handing over the luxurious carriage of the hot spring villa to the monsters for management, the young man with gray hair and four girls walked up the stone steps and headed towards the high altar.

Stepping on the solid stone steps, Ai looked around and sighed softly.

Ai naturally understood where this place was. Although it had undergone renovations and construction, and the Fujiwara Palace, which was heavily guarded by the Yamato court hundreds of years ago, had become a bright and dazzling monster market full of the atmosphere of worldly life, Ai still clearly understood where this place was.

Here was the Fujiwara Palace of the Yamato Dynasty hundreds of years ago, the prison where he was imprisoned.

The predecessor of the ritual platform, the Daji Hall located on the pedestal, was the place where his heart died hundreds of years ago.

Hundreds of years ago, in the Daji Palace that was once located here, a girl with long black hair indulged in the saddest despair and suffered the most tragic torture.

Just as Ai was reminiscing absentmindedly, Shang Yang noticed that Ai was a little distracted and naturally knew what Ai was reminiscing about.

The young man with gray and white hair gently grasped the fair and tender hand of the girl with black hair.

The girl's thoughts were disturbed by the young man's actions. She came back to her senses and turned her delicate and beautiful profile. The girl with long black hair found that her lover's warm eyes were quietly staring at her profile.

The girl with long black hair showed a faint and gentle smile, and with a little force, she also tightly grasped the warm hand of the young man, her sweetheart.

Inside the body of love, the heart belonging to Shang Yang is beating hotly and powerfully under the chest of love.

Ghost City, Festival Platform (Former Fujiwara Palace Daigokuden).

The Daigokuden Hall, which originally supported the old Fujiwara Palace, has now been renovated and built into a ritual platform for the monsters. Banquet tables large enough for dozens of people to sit at the same time have been set up. The banquet tables are covered with colorful silk brocades. On the banquet tables of dozens of square meters, there are a variety of delicious foods made by monsters and ghosts learned from the Tang Dynasty.

About half of the seats at the banquet table were occupied by monsters, ghosts and gods. Among these non-human beings, some were representatives of the monsters who participated in the attack on the Lunar Sea Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, others were the most powerful and prestigious non-human beings in this land; and some were the big ghosts who managed this "ghost city".

In addition to these seated monsters, ghosts and gods, all over the altar, even on the stone steps of the altar, there were all kinds of monsters, ghosts and gods who came to join in the fun, either standing or sitting cross-legged, making a lot of noise.

In the present, a thousand years ago during the Heian period, the hierarchy of the aristocratic society in this land had no effect on non-human beings. As long as it was a celebratory banquet, all who came to the banquet were guests.

At the joyous banquet, powerful monsters who are well-known in the area can drink happily with weak monsters. Gods who are the incarnations of all things together with monsters will also drink and play with monsters and ghosts. Even if the guests have nothing to do with this celebration, monsters, ghosts and gods will not hesitate to take out fine wine to entertain them.

When the seated monsters, ghosts and gods saw the young man with gray and shaggy hair, Lord Shangjun, the monster lord of Mount Yoshino, and Lady Jue, the monster lord of the other world, and three other girls who were unfamiliar to the monsters, ghosts and gods, coming to the altar together, the monsters, ghosts and gods immediately cast their respectful eyes on the two monster lords.

The terrestrial demon tribe of tens of thousands of monsters, the One Hundred Demons Night Parade, attacked the Sea of ​​the Moon. Under the command of the four generals of the One Hundred Demons Night Parade, they defeated the Eternal Pure Land of the Moon City, which was ruled by the Moon Goddess Tsukiyomi, on the Sea of ​​the Moon. The news of their glorious victory was spread in broad daylight to all parts of this land and this country by the monsters who had participated in the One Hundred Demons Night Parade and returned from the Sea of ​​the Moon.

When the monsters in this land heard the news, they were extremely excited. Some monsters who did not respond to participate in the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons even felt regretful.

The monsters that went to the Moon Sea enjoyed a thrilling battle, and after returning to the human world on earth, these monsters seemed to become even more powerful.

It is not known whether it is because these monsters participating in the One Hundred Demons Night Parade absorbed the fear of the Moon People and the monsters and became stronger, or because these monsters became stronger after experiencing battles.

In short, these monsters who participated in the war to attack the Moon Sea gained higher reputation in the area where they lived. Some monsters who were not very famous originally became the local monster lords based on their reputation after returning to their place of residence.

Volume 3: Above the Moon Sea: Chapter 157: Monster Banquet

Among them, the most excited monsters were those who had worshipped Yakumo Yukari, Kazami Yuuka, Shang Yang and Jue as the lords of evil spirits before the One Hundred Demons Night Parade that attacked the Moon Sea.

When the monsters saw Shang Yang and Jue coming to the altar, they were in high spirits and greeted Shang Yang and Jue one after another.

Shang Yang, Ai, Jue, Shana, and Lianlian went to the ceremony platform. Feng Jianyouxiang and Yakumo Yukari had already been seated for a long time.

The powerful owner of the large flower fields, Kazami Yuuka, sat quietly drinking. The youkai sage, Yakumo Yukari, was drinking and chatting about trivial matters with Ibuki Suika, Kinkaru, Ibaraki Kaosugi, and Hoshiguma Yugi, the four great oni who govern the "Oni City." The other seated youkai, oni, and gods were also chatting and laughing with their friends, all in high spirits.

"Hey, Shang Yang, you're here."

Seeing Shang Yang, Ai, Jue, Shana and Lianlian coming, the petite Ibuki Suika picked up the wine bowl and greeted them warmly.

"Hurry up and sit down. We're waiting for you."

"Everyone is in high spirits."

Seeing his acquaintances in high spirits, Shang Yang was not polite. He took Ai Rourou's little hand and sat down casually.

"It seems we arrived a little late."

"Well, I wasn't in a hurry to go out."

Miss Jue signaled to several monsters from the other side of the underground that they didn't need to salute her, then pulled her sisters Lianlian and Shana to sit next to Ai and smiled softly.

"I didn't expect you to arrive so early."

"Emotions are running high tonight among the inhuman creatures of this land."

After hearing what Miss Jue said, Yakumo Yukari also stopped talking with Ibaraki Hanasu beside her, turned her gaze to Shang Yang and Jue, and smiled mysteriously.

For this great monster who loves lively atmosphere, this grand banquet is a rare experience.

"I specially prepared an impromptu program. Ah, it's time."

As the Yokai Sage finished his words, a large firework rose into the night sky from behind the altar and suddenly exploded.

Bang~!

The flashing white light of the fireworks and the sound of them exploding attracted the attention of all the non-human creatures in the "Ghost City".

The words of the Yokai Sage Yakumo spread to every corner of the "Demon City".

"Everyone, we, the Lords of the Monsters and the administrators of the Ghost City, welcome you from all corners of this land, from this altar, in this Ghost City."

"As you have heard, we won a great victory in the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons against the proud Moon People who live on the Moon's surface. The monsters who participated in the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons also fully enjoyed this great war festival."

"So, we are holding a grand banquet here in this 'ghost city'. We, the monsters, warmly welcome every guest who is willing to participate in this grand banquet and share our victory with us monsters."

"Monsters, the war festival has ended, next~"

Having said this, Yakumo Yukari paused for a moment, then suddenly shouted in a high-pitched tone.

"Enjoy this grand banquet, all the Hundred Demons Night Parade members! Enjoy this grand banquet that celebrates the great victory of our Hundred Demons Night Parade!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

As the Yokai Sage finished speaking, huge fireworks flew into the night sky from all over the "Ghost City" and exploded one after another. Accompanied by the cheers of the monsters, the entire "Ghost City" instantly became lively and noisy.

Every street is filled with noisy and boisterous shouts of joy. Monsters, gods, ghosts and other non-human creatures come and go in restaurants, casinos, hot springs and other places according to their own preferences.

Tonight, guests do not need to pay for any services in the "Ghost City". All expenses of non-human creatures will be borne by the ghosts and monsters who manage the "Ghost City".

Monsters had no tradition of restraint during their banquets. Therefore, after a while, not only did the monsters around the altar begin to get drunk, but the monsters seated around the banquet table also began to get drunk, leaving their chairs and staggering down from the altar to the brightly lit, bustling market, where they would noisily engage in amusements with unfamiliar demons and monsters.

On the festival platform, some weaker monsters simply sat in the seats left by the powerful monsters and enjoyed the delicious food on the banquet table in a dignified manner.

None of the powerful monsters who were still sitting there minded. The powerful monsters who were already drunk also clinked glasses and drank with these weak monsters.

Shang Yang, who didn't like drinking, shook his head helplessly when he saw the mess on the banquet table.

At this moment, a hand suddenly patted Shang Yang's shoulder from behind.

Shang Yang turned sideways and looked at the middle-aged man standing behind him without surprise. The man was holding a bowl of high-proof Ghost Clan Blunt-Angled Wine and was obviously drunk. He greeted him casually.

"Niu Gui, long time no see."

"Hello, Lord Shang Yang."

When the drunk monster Niugui spoke, his tongue was tied. His body was similar to that of a spider, and he transformed into a monster that looked like a middle-aged human male. He smiled brightly and invited Shang Yang in slurred words.

"Sir, could you please have a drink with some of my friends?"

"of course can."

Upon hearing the invitation, Shang Yang did not refuse and agreed directly.

After agreeing directly, the young man stood up and walked towards a corner of the stone steps of the ceremony platform with the monster Ushio-Oni.

Before leaving the banquet table, Shang Yang gently patted Ai's shoulder, who was quietly enjoying the food, and signaled Ai to wait and he would be back soon.

In a corner on the left side of the stone steps, several ghosts and monsters of various shapes were sitting cross-legged there, and Shang Yang followed the bull ghost, who was swaying with every step, and walked towards the place where these monsters and ghosts were sitting.

When Niu Gui approached the group of monsters and ghosts sitting on the ground, Niu Gui, who was completely drunk and in high spirits, took the initiative to introduce several monsters and ghosts here to Shang Yang.

"Everyone, I have invited Lord Shang Yang over. Now you know that I am not talking nonsense, but I am indeed acquainted with Lord Shang Yang."

"Haha, Niu Gui, we are not doubting you, but we are curious about how you got to know Lord Shang Yang."