I Am a Heroic Spirit

"We went to Mount Oe and wanted to meet the Shuten-douji of this world." Shuten-douji said in a very sweet tone, making people's bodies become numb in an instant.

"Did you see it?" Zhang Luo's expression relaxed. He didn't have to insist on doing anything. Since Shuten-doji gave an explanation, he wouldn't dwell on the issue.

"No, we searched all over Mount Oe and couldn't find this world's Shuten-douji. We even found Ibaraki-douji," he said, his expression becoming strange. "It is said that this world's Shuten-douji fell in love with a female ghost, so he left Mount Oe to chase her, and Ibaraki-douji followed him."

It was for this reason that Shuten-douji had not returned for so many days. Due to the disappearance of the two demon kings, Shuten-douji and Ibaraki-douji, Mount Oe fell into chaos without a leader. She spent a lot of effort to tidy up Mount Oe, and by the way, she defeated all the monsters in Mount Oe and took over Mount Oe.

"Alright, forget about this world's Shuten-douji. Come with me later. I received a commission today. I just did some divination and found that there's a bit of trouble. I don't know where Ibaraki and Tamamo-neko are. You'll come with me." Zhang Luo twitched his lips and changed the subject. There was no need to worry about those three perverts; they would probably come over in a few days.

"Commission? Master, you are really dedicated to your work," Shuten-doji said in surprise. Is it necessary to develop the business from modern society to the Heian period? "If you are short of money, we can rob some. The Heian period is not like the modern era. Even if we rob a lot, it won't affect you."

As early as in modern times, Shuten-doji had raised this issue. She didn't hate the job of a monster catcher, but she didn't like it very much either. However, Zhang Luo brushed it off by saying that robbery in modern society would cause trouble.

"I'd better wait until I'm desperate to do robbery." Zhang Luo said casually. If it was just for money, he could just withdraw tens of millions from the dark side. There was no need to go through so much trouble. The main thing was for achievement.

During the Heian period, Zhang Luo had accumulated eleven Saint Crystals. As long as he completed this commission, the commission achievements, money-making achievements, monster-killing achievements, and work achievements would add up to at least twenty.

With twenty Saint Quartz, you can draw at least two first-rate Heroic Spirits of the strength of Shuten Douji. It is not impossible to draw top-tier Heroic Spirits like Old Sword and Old Flash.

"Then who are we going to deal with this time? Even if it's a big monster like Aoandon, the master can handle it alone." Shuten Douji's face showed doubt. She knew her master well. Although his strength was a little weaker, he still had no problem dealing with ordinary big monsters, unless the other party was a monster like herself who was related to a great god.

"Let's talk about this on the way. I'll go tell Qingming and the others."

Letting Shuten-doji wait outside, Zhang Luo entered the inner room, said something to Qingming and the others, and took away a large box of grilled fish.

"This is sweetfish from the Kamogawa River. It was originally prepared for Ibaraki, Tamamo-neko, and Tamamo-neko's new friend, Nine-Lived Cat. Who would have thought that you would come back and they would be out."

Zhang Luo handed a box of sweetfish to Shuten-doji. Shuten-doji took the box, opened it, picked up a grilled sweetfish and started eating.

"Hmm! Not bad, these sweetfish are all delicious." Shuten-doji exclaimed in praise. A river that can raise such sweetfish must not be an ordinary river.

"This time, the client is the owner of the sweetfish, Kamo Chusuke, a fisherman who raises ospreys."

Zhang Luo and Shuten-doji walked swaggeringly on the small path under the night sky, heading towards the Kamogawa River where Tadashi's house was.

"Kamo? Is he a relative of Kamo Tadayuki?" asked Shuten-doji.

"No, on the contrary, he is a distant relative of the warrior Minamoto Boya." Zhang Luo replied.

"Minamoto no Hiroya? Is he a relative of that old and ugly lady?" There was deep malice in Shuten-doji's words.

"No, Minamoto no Hiromasa is the ancestor of the Daigo Genji, and Minamoto no Raikou is the Seiwa Genji. If you insist on counting, Minamoto no Raikou should be a generation younger than Minamoto no Hiromasa. However, in this world, time is a bit confusing, so Minamoto no Raikou is a generation older than Minamoto no Hiromasa. Also, Minamoto no Raikou in this world is a man."

Zhang Luo knew who Shuten-doji was talking about. He coughed twice before explaining.

"Tsk!" Shuten-doji curled his lips and stopped holding on to Minamoto no Raikou.

Tadashi's family has been raising ospreys for generations, and Tadashi is the fourth generation. Sixty-two years old, he built a house on the west bank of the Kamogawa River, not far from Hojo-ji Temple, where he lives with his granddaughter, Ayako.

Chufu discovered that Ayako's granddaughter seemed to have a lover about two months ago.

One night, Zhongfu suddenly woke up in the middle of the night. He was awakened by the sound of splashing water outside, as if something was jumping in the ditch in the courtyard, disturbing his sleep.

Zhongfu didn't take it seriously at first, thinking it was just a jumping carp or something. As he was thinking, he drifted off into a light sleep again, and then the "clattering" sound started again.

I thought it was an otter or something trying to catch fish, or an osprey had escaped and jumped into the ditch.

This time, Tadashi couldn't sleep. He lit a lamp, put on some simple clothes, and was about to go out. Suddenly, he remembered something. - His granddaughter Ayako.

Because the house is too quiet.

Tadashi called Ayako's name and opened the door of her room, but he did not find Ayako who was supposed to be in the room.

Worried, Tadashi planned to go out to look for Ayako, but as soon as he opened the door and walked out, he met Ayako face to face.

Ayako looked at Zhongfu with her wet eyes, without saying a word.

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Chapter 197 Lord of Arakawa

"Ayako's mother was like that too. If Ayako follows her mother's example and has secret meetings with men who come to her house, and gets pregnant as a result, Tadashi will be very sad. He is already 62 years old, and he doesn't know how long he can take care of Ayako. If it is a good match, she should try to marry into that man's family; if not, she can be a concubine. He has even considered this step." Zhang Luo continued.

"Oh, the class system of humans is stricter than that of us monsters. If this Tadashi really doesn't care about the status of men, he would be a good grandfather." Shuten-doji said calmly.

"However, Ayako's partner seems unusual, even making people think he is a monster. So, Zhongfu came up with a plan." Zhang Luo continued.

"What idea did he come up with?" Shuten-doji continued.

"Because asking Ayako didn't give any answers, Zhongfu thought of just revealing his true identity," said Zhang Luo.

"Interesting," Shuten-doji said with an interested smile, "It's because you exposed his true identity that Chusuke came to you."

"Yes and no." Zhang Luo denied Shuten-doji's words.

Zhongfu waited every night, hoping to wait for the man to arrive. However, there was no movement for the first four days. On the fifth night, Zhongfu sat cross-legged in his bedroom, arms folded, waiting as usual.

At that moment, someone knocked on the door in the darkness. Zhongfu opened the door with a lamp in hand. Before him stood a handsome man in a black shirt, black skirt and pants. A girl of about ten years old was beside him.

"Who are you?" Zhongfu asked the other party.

"People call me Kurokawa-sama," the man replied.

Zhongfu held up the lamp and shone it over and over again, looking at the man and the girl.

Although the man was handsome, he had a certain air of greed about him. His hair was wet, and he exuded a pungent animal odor that choked his nostrils. When the light hit him, he turned his head away as if dazzled. The girl's mouth seemed too big no matter how you looked at it.

This is not good. --It can't be human. It must be a monster, Chusuke thought.

"Lord Kurokawa, what important matter has brought you to my house?" asked Zhongfu.

"Miss Ayako is so beautiful, I want to marry her." How shameless. As soon as he opened his mouth, a fishy smell hit him. He and the girl had walked at night, but they had no light in their hands.

It's definitely not a human.

Zhongfu made up his mind and pretended to be nice to the man who claimed to be Kurokawa-sama, so he led him into the house and took the opportunity to attack Kurokawa-sama.

However, monsters are monsters after all. Not only did Tadashi fail to kill Kurokawa, but he was also frozen by Kurokawa. He stood there unable to move and could only watch Kurokawa enter Ayako's room.

Ayako stood up with a joyful smile. Chusuke was standing nearby, but she didn't seem to notice. Ayako took off her clothes. The moonlight from the window illuminated her fair body. The two of them hugged each other tightly. Ayako let go of Chusuke's hand and lay down first.

The two of them were making love right in front of Zhongfu, doing all sorts of things.

Afterward, the two men walked out of the room naked. The sound of water could be heard. It seemed they were fishing. When they returned, each held a large, live carp. Starting from the head, they devoured the fish with a grueling, "crunching" sound. Not a bone, not a tail, not a scale, was left.

"I'll do it again." After saying this, Kurokawa left. After watching a live pornographic show, Tadashi was finally able to move.

He rushed to Ayako's side. Ayako was sleeping soundly, snoring softly.

The next morning, Ayako woke up, but she still had no memory.

This night was neither the beginning nor the end. The man appeared every night.

No matter what Chusuke tried, he would always doze off just as the man was about to appear. When he woke up from his daze, the man was already inside. He and Ayako made love in the other room, then went outside, returned with the fish, and ate it raw.

After the man left, Ayako woke up the next morning, but she still didn't remember what happened last night.

But Ayako's belly grew bigger day by day, every night, just like she was eight months pregnant and was about to give birth to a baby.

Zhongfu could no longer bear it and had to go to consult the Taoist priest Zhiying who lived west of Bajiao Avenue.

Shan Zhiying was a Taoist priest who had come from Kanto to live here about two years ago. He was renowned for his ability to exorcise evil spirits. He was a burly man of about fifty, with bright eyes and a long beard.

+=.

Zhiying Fangshi's strength wasn't considered formidable, as he hadn't been able to defeat Kurokawa-sama. However, his ability to establish a name for himself in Heian-kyō proved that, while his abilities might not be as great as those of the Great Onmyoji, they were certainly not much weaker. At least within the Asakura family, no one besides the head of the Asakura family and their heir could surpass him. This was the rumor that had spread after Zhiying Fangshi visited the Asakura family a year ago.

Because of the failure of Zhiying Fangshi, Tadashi was very worried. Later, he found Minamoto no Hiroyasu, but Minamoto no Hiroyasu did not come back. Minamoto no Hiroyasu's family recommended Zhang Luo and Abe Haruaki, and then Tadashi commissioned Zhang Luo.

"Master Zhiying is quite powerful. Relying on the Yin-Yang magic to control monsters, he can defeat even ordinary big monsters. But he still failed. Although he barely saved his life, he will not be able to go out for a long time." Zhang Luo continued.

"Lord Kurokawa? I think I know this monster."

A gleam of light flashed in Shuten-doji's eyes.

"Huh? Do you know him? Is he also from this era?" Zhang Luo asked curiously.

"That guy is a monster that controls the river. When gods do not appear in the world, he is the god of the river. He was born and raised in Kurokawa, and eventually even Arakawa was brought under his rule. At that time, he was already a powerful monster comparable to me, Ibaraki, Tamamonomae, and Daitengu." Shuten-doji said.

"Arakawa? Lord Arakawa?" Zhang Luo reacted immediately. Isn't this the SSR Shikigami Lord Arakawa in Onmyoji?

"Ah, yes, because he made a name for himself in Arakawa and was worshipped as a god by humans, he is called the Lord of Arakawa." Shuten-doji nodded.

As they talked, they heard the sound of running water. Chufu's house was near the Kamogawa River. There was an earthen embankment in front of the house, and the sound of running water came from the embankment.

"Zhongfu, are you there?" Zhang Luo walked closer and shouted into the house.

"Is that Lord Zhang Luo?" Zhong Fu's voice was heard before he even walked out.

"It's me, we're here to help you." Zhang Luo shouted.

"They? Is there anyone else?"

The doubtful voice gradually approached, the door of Zhongfu's house was opened, and an old man in his sixties walked out.

"Ah! Ghost!" The old man noticed Shuten-douji and Shuten-douji's ghost horns following Zhang Luo at a glance. He screamed, turned around and ran into the house, then closed the door.

What great skills! Zhang Luo secretly admired in his heart. He was obviously over sixty years old, but he still had such a neat and nimble skill.

"Boom boom boom!"

Zhang Luo walked forward and knocked on Zhongfu's door.

"Zhongfu, open the door quickly, that's my Shikigami, not an evil spirit." Zhang Luo shouted inside while knocking on the door.

Zhongfu quickly opened the door and welcomed Zhang Luo and Shuten-doji in. He must have realized it when he ran back, because the door was opened by him just as Zhang Luo said that.

He and Zhongfu went into the house and sat down. Zhongfu went out and caught a dozen fish and cooked them to entertain the two of them.

Shuten-doji took off the wine gourd from his waist and drank wine and ate meat with Zhang Luo in the house while waiting for the arrival of Lord Arakawa.

The evening breeze blew gently and night fell.

"There's a demonic presence." Shuten-doji's gaze turned toward the courtyard gate. Her right hand held a grilled ayu, her snow-white teeth chewing the fish.

"Oh? Is Lord Arakawa coming?" Zhang Luo raised his eyebrows, put down the wine dish in his hand, looked outside, but didn't feel anything.

"Well, this moist demonic aura and violent breath are undoubtedly from the Lord of Arakawa." Shuten-doji rarely restrained his breath.

Although he is an Assassin, Shuten-doji never uses the Assassin's job skill, Breath Blocking. Every time, he can smell the intoxicating aroma of fruit wine from a long distance away.

When Zhang Luo found that he could no longer smell the fragrance, he knew that Shuten-doji had used Breath Blocking to eliminate his own breath.

"Monsters are very sensitive. If Lord Arakawa discovers me, he might run away." Shuten-doji noticed Zhang Luo's puzzled look and explained.

Zhang Luo nodded, then hid with Shuten-doji. From the conversation between Zhang Luo and Shuten-doji, Tadashi learned that a monster named Kurokawa-sama was about to arrive, so he hurriedly cleaned up the remaining wine, meat, tables and chairs.

A knock on the door sounded.

"Grandfather, please open the door." A voice shouted from outside.

Hearing the sound, Zhongfu was startled. Without time to pack up his things, he quickly pushed the table to the corner, then went out and opened the door.

Lord Arakawa entered the house, still dressed in a black hunting robe, very similar to Kuro Seimei.

As soon as Lord Arakawa entered the room, he began to twitch his nose.

"Hahahaha——" His lips curled up, looking very scary.

"It smells like human, Grandfather. Who did you invite?" Lord Arakawa asked with disdain, showing his sharp teeth under his lips, and turned his eyes to the corner of the yard where Zhang Luo was hiding.

I should have known that the Sengoku Village belonged to Saber, not Assassin, so there was no way she could hide from Lord Arakawa's search.

Through the gaps between the groceries, Zhang Luo knew that Lord Arakawa, who was standing at the door, was looking at this side, with a little child beside him.

Zhang Luo and Lord Arakawa's eyes met. At that moment, Zhang Luo felt a powerful force fixing him in place.

"Don't move. After Ayako and I make love, I will slowly deal with you." Lord Arakawa said towards Zhang Luo.

Then he turned around and walked into Ayako's room. Tadashi was standing at the door with his head down, his face full of uneasiness, because he saw that the place where Shuten-doji had just hidden was exactly where Lord Arakawa was going now.

After Lord Arakawa entered the house, Zhang Luo also came out from his hiding place.

Zhongfu was so frightened that he almost screamed and hurriedly covered his mouth with his hands.

Wasn't he immobilized? How could he still move? Chuusuke, who had been immobilized by the Arakawa Lord more than once, wondered in surprise.

Zhang Luo waved his hand gently, signaling Zhongfu not to make any sound, then walked quietly to the door, hid behind Zhongfu, and watched what was happening in the room with ill intentions.

"Ayako...what?!" When Lord Arakawa knelt down beside the bedding, a right hand as white and smooth as jade stretched out quickly from under the bedding and grabbed Lord Arakawa's wrist with great force. Lord Arakawa, in panic, burst out with all his strength in an instant, trying to break free from the right hand, but he couldn't.

"what happened?"

At this moment, the Lord of Arakawa immediately understood that a powerful person had come, and he immediately burst out with powerful demonic power. It was violent and ferocious, and the momentum like a raging stream covered the land within a radius of 100 meters. The river outside rioted at this moment, and waves several meters high surged on the calm river surface.

Zhongfu fainted all of a sudden. Zhang Luo also felt his head go blank. He swayed his body dizzily before he could stand firm.

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