I Am a Heroic Spirit

Zhang Luo nodded and agreed.

The five of them walked together, went down the mountain, and after entering the city, they saw from afar the Lord of Harima Province, who lived in Himeji Castle, standing outside his mansion with many people, as if waiting for them.

Zhang Luo turned his head and glanced at Ashiya Doman. It seemed that Ashiya Doman had informed the King of Harima Province when he was going down the mountain, but Zhang Luo could easily detect the movement.

When the distance between the two sides was closer, the Lord of Harima Province also saw the face of Ashiya Doman who was walking in front of him, and he raised his foot to step forward to greet him. After all, no matter how bad Ashiya Doman's reputation was, he was one of the two strongest Onmyojis of this era, and even slightly surpassed Kamo Tadayuki. Although the Lord of Harima Province did not like him, he did not dare to neglect him like he neglected Zhang Luo, an unknown person.

Before the King of Harima could step forward, the two Onmyojis from the Onmyoji Ryo who followed him quickly stepped forward and blocked the King of Harima behind them. Their serious expressions revealed fear, and they did not look like they were eager to pay a visit to Ashiya Doman.

On the contrary, because Ashiya Doman was unkempt and, despite being powerful, he acted like a beggar all day, many Onmyoji were very dissatisfied with him, believing that he damaged the image of Onmyoji. Therefore, it was unlikely that an Onmyoji would eagerly visit Ashiya Doman.

"What are you doing?" The King of Harima said dissatisfiedly, reaching out to pull away the two Onmyojis from the Onmyoji Ryo.

"Sir, be careful, there is a big monster!" Following the two Onmyojis from the Onmyoji Bureau, the four Onmyojis in the wild who were recruited by the Lord of Harima Province also found something wrong. They hurriedly stopped the Lord of Harima Province, took out talismans from their bodies, and were ready to face Zhang Luo and others who were walking out from the dim light.

"Your Majesty, please leave quickly. There are three powerful monsters on the opposite side. They are very evil and they are at least big monsters. That Ashiya Doman is probably a monster in disguise." The Onmyoji who came from the Onmyoji Ryo had a trembling voice, and one could hear the fear in it. In fact, if he was not an official Onmyoji, he would have run away by now.

"Damn it! Why is there a big monster appearing!" Another Onmyoji from the Onmyoji Ryo has already made hand seals in his hands, and will launch an attack as soon as the last hand seal is completed.

The Harima ruler's expression changed, and he quickly realized what he thought was a flaw. Ashiya Michiman never left his mountain home, waiting only for others to invite him. Why would he come to Himeji Castle in person this time, and even mention disappearing? It seemed this Ashiya Michiman must be an imposter...

Zhang Luo and others did not pay attention to the actions of the two Onmyojis because they were too weak. Or they were stronger than the ordinary Onmyojis of this era, but much weaker than them. Even Zhang Luo, who did not have the assistance of Heroic Spirits and magic equipment, could easily capture the two Onmyojis alive with magic.

"Don't be nervous, the enemy is not following."

Ashiya Doman glanced at the nervous group of people opposite and the King of Harima who was retreating into the mansion, and he instantly understood what was going on. He waved his tattered sleeves, and the people standing outside the King's mansion felt dizzy, and then a cool breeze blew in their faces, making them wake up quickly. All the panic and fear were swept away, and the six Onmyojis were surprised to find that they had put down their hands that were used to make seals and cast spells at some point.

However, after Ashiya Doman showed off his skills, no one thought he was a fake monster anymore. Not to mention that the three big monsters could easily kill them, just that attack would have knocked them unconscious forever if they wanted to.

"Are you... Master Doman?" The Onmyoji asked tentatively, his vigilant eyes sweeping over the three monster-like heroic spirits behind him.

"Yes, it's me. This is Master Zhang Luo from the Tang Dynasty in the west, and the one behind is Master Zhang Luo's Shikigami." Ashiya Doman explained.

All the Onmyojis were immediately filled with awe. Not to mention that the Tang Dynasty in the West was extremely respected in ancient Japan no matter which timeline it was. Just looking at those three Shikigami who were at least great monsters, they were already worthy of their admiration. The combination of the two made all the Onmyojis feel admiration.

The attitude of the Lord of Harima Province also changed. Originally, he thought that Zhang Luo was just an ordinary Onmyoji from the Tang Dynasty. After all, his age was there. Not everyone could become a great Onmyoji at such a young age like Abe Haruaki. Who would have thought that Zhang Luo was not much weaker than Abe Haruaki when it came to using cheats? Although he himself was not Abe Haruaki's opponent, his three Shikigami were enough to beat Abe Haruaki at this time.

The King of Harima quickly welcomed Zhang Luo and his party into his residence and had them sit down in the reception room.

"Lord Doman, who are the enemies you are talking about?" As soon as he sat down, without even any official courtesy, the King of Harima asked the question.

The news he had received before was that a powerful foreign enemy had invaded and destroyed Ashiya Doman's residence. They had just retreated and were worried that they would attack again at night, so they needed to stay in the governor's palace for one night.

Originally, he did not take the news from Ashiya Doman seriously. After all, no matter what, Ashiya Doman's strength was the best in Japan. What enemy 0.5 could drive him out of his home and still be called a strong enemy by him?

However, after meeting Zhang Luo, Ibaraki Douji, Shuten Douji, and Tamamo Neko, he finally realized the seriousness of the problem. Zhang Luo and his Shikigami were obviously friendly, even so

Chapter 166 Untitled

In Himeji Castle, after making the decision to go to Heian-kyo the next morning to inform the Emperor of the large number of Tsukumogamiran, everyone dispersed. Ashiya Doman claimed that he was not used to living in the lord's residence, and then left on his own. Zhang Luo also had his own residence in Himeji Castle, and he also rejected the lord's invitation and left the lord's residence with Tamamono-neko, Ibaraki-douji, and Shuten-douji.

Zhang Luo's residence was not far from the Lord's Mansion. It was a house with a modern atmosphere. Two days ago, Zhang Luo used a lighter to exchange for a piece of land from the Lord's Mansion and asked Magic to build the house. This was because Zhang Luo was really not used to living in the civilian residences of this era, and had no interest in living in the Lord's Mansion.

After opening the door and entering the house, Zhang Luo was about to go to bed. The high-intensity battle made him, a night owl, unable to hold on any longer.

"Master, it's time to eat. Where are my dried fish and carrots?" Before Zhang Luo sat down, he was pulled by Yumo cat.

"And my wine and snacks. You're not going to default on your debt, are you?" Ibaraki Douji jumped onto Zhang Luo's bed, crossed his arms over his chest, looked down at Zhang Luo, and questioned him aggressively.

"There's also someone else's wine glass, sir." Shuten-doji threw a coquettish glance.

"Don't worry, I haven't forgotten, and I have no intention of defaulting on my debt."

Zhang Luo turned around and sat down beside the bed, pulled the table not far away over, and then took out a lot of things and put them on the table.

Among them was a large bag of dried fish and two boxes of canned carrots, which were specially prepared for Tamamo Cat in order to increase her favorability. There were also several boxes in the space.

Then there were five cups of chocolate screwdriver wine, three cups of wine glass-shaped chocolate with liquor filling, a cigar and red wine, two plates of nectar chocolate with liquor filling, a somewhat scary-looking chocolate takoyaki, and a Brave Cup. All of them were four-star gift cards that were of no use to Zhang Luo, but they were very valuable.

I didn't get many Heroic Spirits from the initial forty consecutive draws, but I got a lot of useless costumes. If this continues, how long will it take to collect all the Heroic Spirits?

Zhang Luo felt inexplicably melancholy at this moment, hoping that he could raise enough Saint Quartz during this trip to Heian-kyō.

"Tamamo-neko, these are yours."

Zhang Luo pushed the dried fish, canned carrots, and chocolate takoyaki to the left side of the table.

"Thank you, master." Tamamo the cat, who was lying on the left side of the table with his tail wagging and waiting, said happily. He reached out and picked up the chocolate takoyaki, opened his mouth wide and was about to bite it.

Although the chocolate takoyaki looks a bit scary, it should taste good. After all, it is a four-star gift set and Tamamo Cat participated in its production.

Looking at the still moving octopus tentacles, Zhang Luo turned his head away and thought to himself.

"These are yours." Zhang Luo pushed the other four-star costumes to the front and gave them to Shuten Douji and Ibaraki Douji.

The two of them are already very close. Whatever is given to Shuten-douji is also given to Ibaraki-douji, and what is given to Ibaraki-douji definitely includes a share for Shuten-douji, so there is no need to separate them.

Ibaraki Douji twitched his nose, then reached out to grab the chocolate with a liquor filling. After taking a bite, he smiled with satisfaction: "Not bad, you actually have such a snack hidden away. This is called a chocolate with a liquor filling, right? It's quite strong."

Shuten-douji also smelled the strong liquor. He picked up a chocolate with a nectar filling, put it in his mouth, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it. Then he came to a conclusion that Ibaraki-douji had overlooked: "All the strength has returned. This is a very precious treasure. It can significantly restore the mana consumed. This chocolate is not inferior to our Shenbenki Poison Wine."

【Shuten-doji's favorability increased (.】丿

[Ibaraki Douji's favorability increased by 20.]

~ Zhang Luo felt that if the system had a favorability prompt, such an increase would definitely appear now. Although there was no prompt, Zhang Luo could also feel that Ibaraki Douji and Shuten Douji's eyes towards him had become much kinder. As for Tamamo-neko, hadn't her favorability always been full?

"You are willing to use such a treasure to entertain me and my best friend. I admit that I have developed an interest in you. Let's have a drink. You are with a ghost, you won't even drink alcohol, right?" Ibaraki Douji jumped onto the bed again, one hand hooked around Zhang Luo's shoulder, the other holding a glass of chocolate screwdriver wine.

"You are such a generous master, you are so great. Come on, let me pour you a glass of wine with our treasured demon wine. This is a treatment that only Ibaraki can enjoy." Shuten-doji also picked up the gourd at his waist and poured wine for Zhang Luo with the wine dish in his hand.

Faced with the goodwill of Ibaraki Douji and Shuten Douji, Zhang Luo naturally would not refuse, although Zhang Luo was not good at drinking.

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While Zhang Luo was happily drinking wine and eating snacks, on the other side, in a deep mountain thirty miles away from Himeji Castle, there was a simple mountain stronghold. This was originally the territory of a group of ghosts. However, at noon that day, the local ghost leader, a young dog demon who was almost going to become a big demon, was seriously injured by Kokarasuma and then escaped. Since then, this place has become the territory of the Tsukumogami.

The tachi-tsukumogami and the large-sword-tsukumogami, supported by the tanto-tsukumogami and the wakizashi-tsukumogami, groped their way into the village at the foot of the mountain. The torches lit in the village finally put their minds at ease and they breathed a sigh of relief.

It is said that the so-called Time Government really has pubic hair, no, it has a conspiracy. After all, I have never heard of any monster becoming blind at night.

Kogumaru's strength is no weaker than that of an ordinary god. Even compared with Ootenjin, he is only a little weaker in status, but he is not inferior to Ootenjin in terms of combat power. Even so, Kogumaru, as a katana, is still affected by the darkness, and his vision in the dark is worse than that of ordinary humans.

After the group of Tsukumogami entered the main hall of the village, some of the injured ones went to heal their wounds at Kokarasuma's signal. Kokarasuma, however, sat down at the main seat and refused to allow Kōtōkiri, Myōho Muramasa, and Senko Muramasa to go with the other injured Tsukumogami to heal. Instead, he asked in a stern tone, "Myōho, Senko, Kōtōkiri, why did you retreat without permission when you were surrounding and killing the cat demon today?"

Chiko Muramasa was still in a daze, and it was unclear whether he had heard Karasuma's question. Qingtingqie looked at Chiko Muramasa, sighed, turned to look at Karasuma, and said, "Father, we have detected the presence of the blacksmith Chiko Muramasa, so we went to investigate. However, we did not expect that Chiko Muramasa had gained extremely strong power for some reason. With the Muramasa Demon Sword in hand, his powerful swordsmanship overwhelmed us."

Qingtingqie succinctly and clearly described their experiences, but consciously omitted Zhang Luo's evaluation of them.

"Muramasa the blacksmith, Senko Muramasa?" Kogumaru frowned and turned his gaze to Senko Muramasa.

"Yes, that person is Sengo Muramasa who created me." Sengo Muramasa lowered his head and muttered.

Kogumaru could see that Totodori and Sengo Muramasa were not lying, and he also knew that they must be hiding something. Otherwise, Sengo Muramasa, whose original level of darkness was only five, could not have fallen to such a level.

However, Xiao Wuhuan did not intend to pursue the two people's concealment. What he needed to think about now was what to do next.

At the request of tens of thousands of his children, he led the Time Travel Army to the Heian Period to rewrite history. However, the Heian Period had become chaotic. He originally thought that the timeline of only a hundred years before and after was condensed into the present period. Who would have thought that even Sengo Muramasa five hundred years later also existed in this time period, and had a strength that was not inferior to that of the big monsters. Shuten Douji and Hertzki Douji didn't know how they left Oeyama and came to Ashiya Doman. There was also the cat demon, who had the aura of Tamamonomae, but she was obviously not a fox demon.

Kokarasuma looked tired, he didn't know what to do. A Sengoku Muramasa had already appeared, so would Oda Nobunaga, Minamoto Yoshitsune, Sakamoto Ryoma, Okita Souji and others appear in the future?

Today, we encounter the blacksmith Senko Muramasa. The Tsukumogami Senko Muramasa didn't rebel, perhaps because the blacksmith said something about human values ​​that angered him, or perhaps because Senko Muramasa and the blacksmith Senko Muramasa were already on bad terms. But what would Sozo Samamonji, Chokudaikiri Mitsutada, Yagen Toushirou, Fudo Yukimitsu, and Oshikiri Hasebe do if they were to encounter Oda Nobunaga?

Although Sozo Samamonji always complained that the devil Oda Nobunaga captured him as a trophy, polished him, engraved him, and mocked himself as a bird in a cage, and Yasakiri Hasebe always said that Oda Nobunaga was a barbaric man, if they really met Oda Nobunaga, they would not necessarily maintain their original camp, not to mention Chokudaikiri Mitsutada, Yagen Toushirou, Fudo Yukimitsu, and Yamato-kami Yasusada and Kagemitsu, who were Okita's chefs.

This was exactly what Xiao Wuhuan was worried about. If they rebelled, even if he had his blessing and didn't intend to stop them, what about the others? A Tsukumogami, already filled with hatred, would never agree to this. He couldn't ignore the wishes of the others and cancel the plan just for the rebellious Tsukumogami.

"Tell the others to go to Himeji Castle tomorrow evening to create chaos and assassinate Ashiya Doman in the chaos. It would be best if we can kill Ashiya Doman. If we still don't succeed before nightfall, then we should give up on Ashiya Doman for the time being and go to Heian-kyo to meet up with the others and visit that adult." After thinking for a few minutes, Kokarasuma hesitated and made his decision.

Even if it's impossible to eliminate Ashiya Doman in a systematic manner, Abe Haruaki, a resistance force, can still achieve the original goal by joining the Lord's army and successfully removing the seal. However, if this is done, there will be no regrets.

"As you command, my lord father."

Chapter 167 Fu Ji

"Boom boom boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

"Is Mr. Zhang Luo at home?"

The continuous knocking on the door woke up Zhang Luo from his deep sleep. Zhang Luo supported himself on the bed with one hand, covered his head with the other, and straightened up.

"Who is it? Stop knocking, I'll be right there."

Zhang Luoqiang endured the discomfort in his head, squinted his eyes and shouted towards the door.

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound outside the door disappeared.

Zhang Luo breathed a sigh of relief, and a white light appeared in his hands, alleviating the aftereffects of a hangover for Zhang Luo, who usually didn't drink much.

After the discomfort eased a little, Zhang Luo put down his hand and looked up at the surrounding situation.

The bed was in a mess. Besides the alcohol, there were also a lot of unknown liquids on it. Ibaraki-douji and Shuten-douji were lying on the quilt beside them, drunk. Their clothes were piled on top of each other in a messy manner. Their already revealing clothes could no longer cover themselves. Tamamo the cat was lying on the edge of the bed, curled up on the ground like a cat.

"No way." Zhang Luo could no longer remember what happened exactly last night. He could only recall that the three of them had been drinking, and then he had no memory. But looking at the situation now, it seemed that something else had happened.

"Hmm" a trance-inducing groan sounded, Shuten-douji pushed Ibaraki-douji away, sat up, and greeted Zhang Luo, "Morning, Master."

"Master, good morning."

Ibaraki Douji woke up at the same time Shuten Douji moved, turned over and sat up.

"Good morning. By the way, does anyone remember what happened last night?" Zhang Luo asked hesitantly.

"Last night? We acted like ghosts together with Ibaraki." Shuten-doji said with a chuckle.

Ghost? What do you mean? Aren't they both ghosts?

Zhang Luo was a little confused, but he didn't ask, because he had a feeling that it was better not to know the meaning of Shuten-doji's words.

After using a cleansing spell to clear away the smell of alcohol from his body, Zhang Luo woke up the Tamamo cat sleeping beside the bed, then opened the door. The bright sunlight immediately shone in, making Zhang Luo a little dazed. It was almost noon. What time did he go to bed last night?

"Mr. Zhang Luo, good morning."

The person standing outside waiting was not someone else, but Ashiya Doman. When he saw Zhang Luo finally open the door, Ashiya Doman greeted him with a smile.

"Are we ready to set off, Master Daoman?" Zhang Luo asked.

Ashiya Michiman shook his head and said apologetically, "We can't leave yet. When I performed divination this morning, I discovered that Himeji Castle is about to be in great trouble. I'm afraid those tsukumogami haven't given up yet."

Zhang Luo asked, "Is there a specific time?"

Ashiya Doman shook his head again and said, "No, I'm not good at divination after all. Facing such an existence involving the two taboos of time and gods, I don't have the ability to perform the most accurate divination."

Zhang Luo frowned. If he couldn't confirm the time, was he going to stay here forever? He wanted to go to Heianjing to see the world. What was the point of staying in this shabby place?

"Those Fusangjin are targeting us. If we leave, will they still attack Himeji Castle?" Zhang Luo asked.

"If we leave, it will be easy for the Time Travel Army to capture Himeji Castle. Himeji Castle is very special in terms of both its geographical location and status. There is even a dragon vein here. The Time Travel Army will not ignore Himeji Castle just to save a few minutes."

Ashiya Doman had already thought of Zhang Luo's idea, but he could not take the risk and ignore the thousands of people in Himeji Castle.

The sound of their conversation entered the house and was heard by the three monsters. Shuten-doji thought for a moment, then staggered out of the house. He put his hand on Zhang Luo's shoulder and said, "Master, if you are really worried, let Xingbu-ji stay here. After all, this is Xingbu-ji's territory, and she can get the biggest local bonus."

"Keibu-hime? Who is this lady?" Ashiya Doman's intuition told him that he knew the identity of the Keibu-hime mentioned by Shuten-doji, but he had never heard of this name.

"Hey, if you don't know the name of Gyobuhime, then you must know Harima Tomohime Myojin, right?" Shuten-doji said Gyobuhime's other name, which was also her original name.

"It's the princess." Ashiya Doman immediately understood.

Princess Fuhime was the daughter of Crown Prince Tatō, the half-brother of Emperor Kanmu, the 50th emperor who founded Heian-kyō. Her grandmother was Empress Inoue, and her grandfather was Emperor Kōnin. During a bureaucratic coup d'état, both Empress Inoue and Prince Tatō were framed and later poisoned in prison. Prince Sawara, another half-brother of Emperor Kanmu, was also a victim of the coup.

Poor Tomahime was implicated in this incident and exiled to the governor's residence at the foot of Himeyama in Harima Province, where she lived a life of seclusion. She later married the governor and died in her forties, buried atop Himeyama. Decades ago, the people of Himeji Castle, sympathetic to her story, built a temple atop the mountain, deifying her as Harima Tomahime Myojin.

However, although Ashiya Doman lived here, he had never seen Harima Tomahime Myojin. After all, she died too recently. According to common sense, Harima Tomahime Myojin should have transformed from an ordinary soul into a god only after a hundred years.

However, Type-Moon's worldview is obviously different from that of this world. During this period, Harima Tomohime Myojin was already a good friend of Tamamonomae.

"If the princess can protect Himeji Castle, we can go to Heian-kyo immediately." Ashiya Doman looked at Zhang Luo. Although he didn't know why Zhang Luo, a foreigner who had just arrived in Himeji Castle, had a connection with Harima Tomohime Myojin, who had not yet become a god, according to Shuten-doji, the princess was very likely Zhang Luo's Shikigami.

"That's it, I'll arrange people to protect Himeji Castle, and then we can set off." Zhang Luo thought about it and felt that this decision was not bad. Xingbu Ji's Noble Phantasm is a defensive type of anti-city Noble Phantasm, and its own offensive power is not very strong. If it stays in Himeji Castle, it can play the greatest role.

"Then I will go and inform the Lord, and then we will set off." Ashiya Doman turned around and left consciously.

After Ashiya Doman left, Zhang Luo immediately took out his toiletries. Although he had a cleaning spell, he still felt uncomfortable because he didn't wash his face and brush his teeth in the morning.

After washing up, Zhang Luo began to cast a spell. A summoning circle was formed in front of Zhang Luo, and it lit up with magical light.

"Master, do you have any instructions?" The beautiful girl holding a drawing board and a pen walked out of the summoning circle and asked calmly.

"There are some things that need help, but you also need another person to help you. I'll find a partner for you. Otherwise, you won't be able to do it alone." Zhang Luo nodded to Xingbu Ji and continued to inject magic power into the summoning circle.

You're saying I'm incompetent? Are you really looking down on me?

Xingbu Ji didn't say anything, but he was thinking darkly in his heart.

"Servant Saber, Shinmen Musashi is here! Master, it's been a long time since we last met. Please feel free to tell me what you need."