I Am a Heroic Spirit

"Who are you?"

Minamoto no Hiromasa's tone was very arrogant, which was understandable. After all, as a descendant of the Minamoto clan who was related to the emperor, and with spiritual power and barrier techniques that were no less than those of the great Onmyoji, Minamoto no Hiromasa had enough confidence to face anyone.

"You can remain so calm amidst this demonic aura. Are you an Onmyoji? And that dog... is it your Shikigami? Interesting! Challenge me!"

Minamoto no Hiromasa looked at Abe Haruaki and Xiaobai who was following closely behind Abe Haruaki, and a smile of interest appeared on his face.

As soon as he finished speaking, Minamoto no Boya bent his bow and drew his arrow. The sharp arrow fell in front of Abe Haruaki with a sound of breaking through the air. The arrow head was completely embedded in the ground, and the tail of the arrow was still swinging.

"Wait, why are you attacking us all of a sudden?" Xiaobai exclaimed

"I'm just trying to scare you! Remember this, little dog!" Yuan Boya glanced at Xiaobai arrogantly, as if he didn't take him seriously at all.

"Well, Xiaobai is not a puppy, he's a fox Shikigami!" Xiaobai was suppressed by Minamoto Boya's aura, shrank his neck, and weakly defended himself.

However, Yuan Boya had no interest in Xiaobai, who looked like a weak chicken, and simply ignored Xiaobai's words.

"Although I don't know what's going on, I'll take this opportunity to leave." The monster lying on the ground had already broken free from the arrows that bound Minamoto Boya, and found that no one around him was paying attention to him, so he took the opportunity to run away.

"Is it okay to just let him go?" Abe Haruaki didn't know what he was thinking. Instead of stopping the monster, he asked Minamoto no Boya.

Zhang Luo and the Eight Hundred Bhikkhunis had no interest in that ordinary monster.

"Who cares about him?" Minamoto no Hiroya glanced disdainfully at the direction where the monster fled, then said to Abe no Haruaki, "Compared to that guy, fighting with you seems to be much more interesting."

After saying that, Minamoto Boya pulled the bowstring again.

"Attention, multiple arrows."

After giving the reminder, Minamoto no Boya instantly shot two arrows, aiming at Abe Haruaki's abdomen.

"Five Elements, barrier formation!"

Abe Haruaki calmly recited the spell, and a shield made of spiritual power enveloped him. The two arrows shot by Minamoto no Boya hit the barrier, causing a faint ripple.

"Evil-killing Arrow!"

Seeing that Abe Haruaki blocked his tentative attack, Minamoto no Boya said nothing and shot three arrows in a row almost at the same time. However, this attack was different from the previous ones. The arrows were completely formed by the spiritual power of Zhuxie, which hit Abe Haruaki's barrier and made cracks.

However, Abe Haruaki was not defeated so easily. He injected abundant spiritual power into the barrier and restored it to its original state.

"You're quite capable, then. I'm going to get serious next."

The fact that two consecutive attacks failed to defeat Abe Haruaki made Minamoto no Hiromasa smile with satisfaction, and also made Minamoto no Hiromasa serious.

After watching the fight for the first time, Zhang Luo and Yaobikuni realized that Minamoto Boya had no ill intentions and was just sparring normally, so they did not interfere with the fight between the two. Instead, they consciously stepped aside and observed Minamoto Boya's strength.

"Secret Technique: Leopard Eye!"

Minamoto Boya shouted loudly, and his eyes suddenly changed strangely. His white eyes with blue beads stared at Abe Haruaki's barrier. He shot arrows continuously from the bow in his hand, and each shot hit the weakest point of the barrier. With only three arrows, the barrier was broken.

Minamoto no Boya was serious about it, and Abe Haruaki did not dare to underestimate the enemy. He used various spells and barriers one after another, and even summoned the Shikigami. Except for the last summoning of the Thunder Emperor, he used all his other abilities, and fought with Minamoto no Boya to a draw.

After a fight, the two men tacitly stopped attacking, each took a few steps back, stood firm and looked at each other from a distance.

"You're pretty awesome, what's your name?"

Minamoto no Hiromasa's tone was much better than his previous arrogance, and he took the initiative to ask Abe Haruaki.

"Seimei, Abe Seimei." Abe Seimei said with a smile. For some reason, he always felt that the man in front of him was pleasing to the eye. Even if he was actively provoking trouble, he did not feel any ill feelings towards him. This must be fate.

"You are Abe Haruaki? The Onmyoji? ...Hahaha!"

Minamoto no Hiromasa asked excitedly. As a noble of Heian-kyo, he naturally knew that the great Onmyoji Kamo Tadayuki had a disciple who was no weaker than any other Onmyoji in the Onmyoji Ryo despite his young age. He had long wanted to make friends with Abe Haruaki, but he didn't expect to meet him here. He was really lucky.

Chapter 183 Really Missing

"In that case, I can't let you go! I have always wanted to fight a strong enemy like you. Come on! Make your move and see who will fall first. It's time to fight with all your strength." Minamoto no Boya picked up the bow and arrow again and said to Abe Haruaki with boiling blood.

"Well, if you want."

Several talismans appeared in Abe Haruaki's hands, and he gladly accepted Minamoto no Hiromasa's invitation. It seemed that he had forgotten about Kagura.

"Wait, you should stop."

Just as Abe Haruaki and Minamoto no Hiromasa were about to fight again, a sword light flashed between the two of them, cutting off Abe Haruaki's talisman and Minamoto no Hiromasa's arrow, and at the same time, a deep crack was drawn on the ground between the two of them, like a river, separating the two of them.

Minamoto no Boya was stunned, and together with Abe Haruaki, he looked at Zhang Luo who emitted the sword light.

At this time, Zhang Luo had a magic sword in his hand and was putting it back into the sheath. Yaobikuni followed Zhang Luo and walked between Abe Haruaki and Minamoto no Boya.

"I say, Qingming, have you forgotten what you are here for?" Zhang Luo asked Abe Haruaki with a frown. Although he knew that they were famous good friends, Zhang Luo did not expect that Abe Haruaki would forget about Kagura, the soft and cute girl, when he met his good friend Minamoto no Boya for the first time.

"..."

Abe Haruaki was stunned, and his expression suddenly became serious. He felt a little guilty, wondering how could he have forgotten about Kagura.

"Hey, who are you? Your swordsmanship is pretty good. Which school of swordsman are you from? Want to fight with me?" Minamoto no Boya didn't think as much as Abe Haruaki. Seeing the sharp sword energy that could not be concealed even after Zhang Luo put it back into the sheath, he asked Zhang Luo with fiery eyes.

"Sorry, we don't have time now. We have other things to do." Zhang Luo said casually, feeling a little anxious.

When Minamoto no Hiromasa and Abe Haruaki were fighting, Zhang Luo had been paying attention to his surroundings. However, he didn't see any trace of Kagura until the end of the battle.

This is not right. According to the original plot, Kagura should appear after the battle to stop the second round of battle between Minamoto no Boya and Abe Haruaki. Why did the plot 343 change? Since the plot has changed, where is Kagura now and is she safe?

Zhang Luo began to feel annoyed when he thought that something might happen to his well-behaved sister Kagura, with whom he had been living for nearly half a month.

"Do you want me to help? One more person means more strength." Yuan Boya asked enthusiastically.

"Thank you in advance, Boya." Abe Haruaki said gratefully.

"Tell me, is there anything you need to do in Dark Night Mountain? I come to Dark Night Mountain often and I am very familiar with it." Yuan Boya asked directly.

"Our friend Kagura disappeared inexplicably. I found out through divination that Kagura is here at Kuroyoru Mountain. Kagura is a little girl who always holds a paper umbrella. Have you seen her?" said Yaobikuni.

"...You said, Kagura?" Minamoto no Hiroya's expression became excited. He walked quickly towards Yaobikuni and asked loudly.

"Yes, it's Kagura. The girl is about thirteen or fourteen years old. She wears a red dress, goldfish-shaped jewelry on her head, and a paper umbrella with a white background and black stripes. Have you seen her?" Although he didn't know why Minamoto no Hiromasa was so excited, Abe Haruaki still described it in detail.

"Thirteen or fourteen years old, this age is just right for a fight. Could it really be..." Minamoto Boya's expression kept changing, his hand tightly gripping the hilt of the sword, looking very excited and unable to bear it.

"Minamoto no Hiromasa-sama, do you know Kagura-sama?" Xiaobai asked with some confusion when he saw Minamoto no Hiromasa's expression. He had been with Kagura for quite some time, so why didn't he know that Kagura was a nobleman who knew the Genji clan?

Abe Haruaki also looked at Minamoto no Hiromasa with a puzzled look. Judging from his expression, could it be that he had known Kagura before?

"If the Kagura you are talking about is really the person I know, she may very well be my sister who disappeared a long time ago." Minamoto no Boya said in a deep voice.

I've always sought the strong. Whether my opponent is human or youkai, I fight and win. If I lose, I continue my training. No matter what, I want to be stronger than everyone else. Nothing else matters. Because, if I become stronger, I'll be able to venture into any place, no matter how dangerous, to find that child who suddenly vanished from my sight one day in the past? My only sister, Minamoto Kagura.

Yuan Boya's tone seemed inexplicably desolate and sad, but a flame of hope was burning in his eyes.

"Kagura... is your sister? Then why has no one come to look for her?" Abe Haruaki asked in astonishment. He had never associated Kagura with Genji, because Genji was different from ordinary nobles after all. As a member of the royal family, if Kagura was really related to Genji, no one should have come to look for her until now.

Zhang Luo was also very curious about this matter. Although he had long known that Kagura and Minamoto no Hiromasa had a brother-sister relationship, reality was different from games after all. How could the Minamoto family, which was related to the emperor, not take the loss of their child seriously?

"Yes, my sister who's been missing for almost ten years is called Kagura," Minamoto no Hiroya said as he quickly headed up the mountain. "We'll talk about the details on the way. The most important thing is to find Kagura. That hair-eating ghost often kidnaps women from outside. If Kagura is in Kuroyoru Mountain, it's very likely that she's related to him."

Abe Haruaki became anxious when he heard this, and felt very regretful that he had not stopped the hair-eating ghost and allowed it to escape successfully.

The three men and the fox chased Yuan Boya up the mountain, not daring to delay for a moment.

If the Hair-Eating Demon is the kind of monster that has a history of capturing young girls, then Kagura would likely be in danger, because the Hair-Eating Demon had just been severely injured by Minamoto no Boya. If he wants to recover quickly, he must eat a girl with spiritual power. Although he can heal his injuries on his own, a monster that has eaten humans will not spend extra time healing.

"When Kagura disappeared, I searched for her for a long time. The servants I sent out searched all over Kyoto, even the Imperial Palace. Because the Emperor was very supportive, we also searched the homes of the major nobles in Kyoto. Although it caused a lot of dissatisfaction, they could only understand because it was a child of the royal family who disappeared."

Speaking of this, Yuan Boya's tone revealed a bit of dominance.

"But we searched all over Kyoto and couldn't find Kagura. Finally, we found the Kamo family, where your teacher, Mr. Kamo Tadayuki, was."

"Master? Master, you haven't found Kagura's whereabouts either?" Abe Haruaki asked in confusion.

Abe Haruaki's heart was filled with mysteries. If Kagura was indeed the missing child of the Genji clan, and her master had searched for her, why had Kagura lived with him for so long without her master's response? He simply couldn't believe that his master didn't even know about this.

"Lord Kamo Tadayuki has not revealed Kagura's whereabouts. Moreover, ever since that day, the adults have been vaguely trying to get me to stop looking for Kagura. Although they never said it directly, the implication is that."

Yuan Boya's face looked very bad, with a hint of reluctance.

"I thought Kagura had already left Heian-kyō, perhaps captured by a great monster hiding in the mountains. The adults at home knew about this, so they wanted to stop me. But I won't give up. I'll keep working hard to become stronger so I can go to the dangerous monster territory to find Kagura's whereabouts."

"You are really a brother who dotes on his sister." Eight Hundred Bhikkhunis praised.

Kamo Tadayuki? Ashiya Doman also knew Kagura before, and it seems Kagura also knew Hakuzo no Sumire before she lost her memory. Could it be that...

After hearing what Minamoto no Hiromasa said, Zhang Luo accurately grasped the key point. Those big figures of the Minamoto clan stopped looking for Kagura only after they had looked for Kamo Tadayuki, and the performance of Ashiya Doman in the Phoenix Forest before also explained the problem.

If that's the case, could it be that Kagura didn't go anywhere else after her disappearance, but stayed in the Kamo family forever?

After careful consideration, this possibility is more likely.

The group moved very quickly and soon arrived in front of a gloomy cave.

"Hmm, there is the smell of the remaining hair-eating ghost." Everyone entered the cave, Xiaobai sniffed everywhere with his nose, and then reported to Abe Haruaki.

"Indeed, although the demonic aura here is very strong, there is nothing eye-catching." Abe Haruaki frowned, thinking that there might be something else that cannot be seen by the naked eye. "Let me use my spiritual vision to take a look."

Abe Haruaki activated his clairvoyance ability, and clear spiritual power spread out in a circular shape from his body in all directions, revealing the monsters hidden there.

"There really are monsters here. I feel like there's demonic energy gathering here." Xiaobai said excitedly.

"They might be the subordinates of the Hair-Eating Ghost." Abe Haruaki nodded and concluded.

"Then let me ask them!" Yuan Boya walked towards a lantern ghost with a menacing look. He was obviously just one person, but his appearance gave people the impression that he was in a group.

The Lantern Ghost wanted to escape when Minamoto no Boya approached him, but Minamoto no Boya was already in front of him, making him give up the idea of ​​escaping.

The lantern ghost timidly asked, "What's wrong? Do you want to talk to me about something?"

"Is there a monster called the Hair-Eating Ghost here? Where has he gone now?" Minamoto no Boya asked fiercely, scaring the lantern ghost so much that the flame inside it was about to go out.

"I don't know. I'm just a lantern ghost. It's my destiny to light up the dark places. There are holes in my body, and I came here because there is no wind. I don't know anything else!" The lantern ghost's voice was trembling, and his body was shaking constantly.

"Hmph!" Minamoto no Hiroya snorted in dissatisfaction, turned back to Abe no Haruaki, and said to everyone, "That little monster knows nothing."

"That's not necessarily true," Zhang Luo said, somewhat puzzled as to why Minamoto no Hiroyasu and the four others, including Abe Haruaki from the original story, would believe the Lantern Ghost's words. "This cave is clearly the Hair-Eating Ghost's territory. Since the Lantern Ghost lives here, even if he's not one of the Hair-Eating Ghost's followers, he wouldn't be unaware of his fellow inhabitant."

"You're just a little monster, and you dared to lie to me?" Yuan Boya reacted immediately after hearing Zhang Luo's words. He walked towards the Lantern Ghost again in anger. As he walked, he drew his sword from his waist and thrust it into the Lantern Ghost with a "Shua!" He said angrily, "Tell me the whereabouts of the Hair-Eating Ghost. If you dare to say you don't know, I will chop you to pieces."

"No! The Hair-Eating Ghost has gone to the top of the mountain!"

Seeing that Yuan Boya was angry, the Lantern Ghost did not dare to resist at all and shouted out the whereabouts of the Hair-Eating Ghost in horror.

"go!"

Minamoto no Boya turned around in a hurry and walked out of the cave, running towards the mountain. Zhang Luo, Abe no Haruaki, and the eight hundred nuns hurriedly chased after him.

The group reached the top of the mountain and soon found the hair-eating ghost. They saw the hair-eating ghost floating above a group of little monsters. Demonic power was constantly being drawn from the bodies of the little monsters and poured into the body of the hair-eating ghost.

"Little monsters, I've accepted your magic powers! You should be happier. Although I sacrificed you, I feel more beautiful!"

The hair-eating ghost had a happy smile on his face, and everyone could notice that his skin and hair became smooth and shiny at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Hair-eating ghost, that's enough."

Chapter 184: Kagura's Traces

"Kagura? You mean the little girl in the red dress? I don't know either!"

The ghost-eater trembled under Minamoto Boya's arrow.

"You know that the Kagura we are looking for is a girl, and you dare to say you don't know!" Minamoto Boya's eyes flashed red, and his murderous intent was not concealed at all.

"I really don't know!" said the hair-eating ghost resentfully. Just as he was about to move, he was pinned on the shoulder by Minamoto Boya's arrow. The second arrow was already on the bow, ready to be shot at any time.

"Wait! Listen to me!"

Seeing that Yuan Boya was really going to kill him, the hair-eating ghost shouted hurriedly.

"Hurry up and tell me! Could it be that you have eaten Kagura?"

Gen Boya roared.

"I did catch a little girl at the foot of the mountain tonight, but before I could eat her hair, you came and messed with me. When I came back just now, I didn't know where the little girl had run off to. And I never eat people. All the monsters on this mountain know that. You just need to ask them and you'll find out."

The hair-eating ghost looked aggrieved, and indeed he felt aggrieved. He had finally managed to capture a girl with beautiful hair, whose spiritual power and hair were both top-notch. But before he could even get his hands on her, Minamoto no Hiroyasu came rushing in and beat him up. He took the opportunity to escape, only to find the girl missing. His frustration hadn't subsided when Minamoto no Hiroyasu, along with Abe Haruaki and the others, chased him.

He has lived for hundreds of years and has never felt as aggrieved as he does today.

"What?!" Minamoto Boya became more and more angry. He could see that the Hair-Eating Ghost did not lie or hide anything. That was why Minamoto Boya was angry. He had finally found the whereabouts of his sister, but in the blink of an eye, the clues were gone. How could he not be angry?

"Don't you have any clues at all?" Eight Hundred Bhikkhunis stepped forward and asked.

"No, it only took a gust of wind for that Kagura to disappear." The Hair-Eating Ghost said with certainty, his face full of sincerity.

"You, you damn bastard!"