Miss Heber is fighting her way out of the Lostbelt!

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She shook her head violently, her expression changing suddenly. "I, when did I fall to the ground? No, to put it this way, just now—I was actually caught in an illusion?!"

Tengu's gaze lingered on Tanuki Taro for a moment, then met Heber's gaze.

"Golden-haired, jade-faced nine-tailed fox?" Tengu chuckled self-deprecatingly. "Ha, falling into a trap because of excessive pride is just Tengu's nature. I never thought that I, with my Ghost One Eye, would become such a bad example."

Heber's long eyebrows raised slightly.

Gui Yi Fa Yan, this name is often associated with another famous person from the East.

——Ushiwakamaru, or Minamoto no Yoshitsune.

As one of the most legendary heroes in Eastern legends, Minamoto no Yoshitsune was forced to become a monk due to an accident in his childhood. As an adult, he crossed eight warships in a row during the Genpei War and killed several generals of the Taira clan in battle.

After that, Minamoto no Yoshitsune fell out with his brother and was betrayed and died.

Kiichi Hōgen was none other than Minamoto no Yoshitsune's teacher, the Great Tengu from Mount Kurama.

Rumor has it that she collected the military book "Six Strategies and Three Strategies" from Aurora.

And now, this Tengu is anxiously wanting to know an answer.

"When exactly did I fall into this illusion?" Tengu kept asking. "I was clearly flying in the sky, and our eyes never met... When exactly did I fall into 'Kong Ming's trap'?"

Was it during the fight with the giant snake? Or was it the moment when he stirred up the wind and thunder?

Gui Yifayan couldn't even believe her own memory, so she desperately wanted an answer.

Heber just put his hands in his sleeves, smiled and shook his head.

"Ms. Aaron has never fought you before."

Tengu's expression was as stiff as a stone.

In other words, she fell into an illusion from the very beginning.

After realizing this, Tengu looked at Hebe with fear in his eyes.

"What a demon fox!"

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ps2: The next update will be a little later, I will try my best to update three times today

Eastern Kingdom Volume 66: The Fox Demon's Principle

"You demon fox!"

This legendary great Tengu, known for his wisdom and courage, looked at Hebe as if he saw the thing he feared most in his life.

It is normal for Gui Yi Fa Yan to have such a reaction.

Because she couldn't confirm whether Heber's illusion was still in effect at this moment.

Once the seed of doubt is planted, it becomes extremely difficult to pull it out.

Heber remained silent, unconcerned with Tengu's angry words... After all, isn't a Tengu also a type of dog? Then the giant Tengu before him could also be considered a loser.

"Compared to this, I'd rather know what's going on with the bride going up the mountain?" Heber nodded towards the sedan chair covered with white curtains.

Tengu's expression was somewhat gloomy: "That's exactly what we are talking about... follow us."

When they came to the side of the sedan chair, Tengu stretched out his hand and waved a gust of wind, blowing away the white cloth on the sedan chair.

There was no one in the sedan chair, only a puppet with yellow talisman paper pasted on it.

An inverted pentagram was drawn on the talisman paper—a reverse Platycodon seal.

"The black-robed wizard who just escaped on the wind is Ashiya Doman's apprentice," Tengu said. "We don't know what Ashiya Doman is planning, nor do we care about the grudge between him and that kid Qingming, but he actually dared to set his sights on us. We must make him know the consequences."

She used the word "we" in a very detailed way, trying to get closer to the golden-haired, jade-faced nine-tailed fox.

If Minamoto no Yoshitsune is the representative of military commanders, then Abe Haruaki and Ashiya Michiman, the old enemies and rivals, are the signature of the Eastern Onmyoji. Thanks to the later re-creations, the fame of these two Onmyoji is even greater than that of Minamoto no Yoshitsune.

"Hmm... I see." Despite saying this, Heber didn't intend to get involved in this matter. "In that case, Tamamo, I wish you a bright future and a speedy revenge. Perhaps we will meet again in Heian-kyō in the future."

"Eh?"

Now it was Tengou's turn to be dumbfounded. She didn't expect that the speaking skills she learned from the military book "Six Strategies and Three Strategies" were of no use to Hebe.

"Aren't you deceived by this guy Ashiya Doman?"

"I've never met him."

"Then why did you go up the mountain with them?"

"Because I suspect a blood sacrifice is being performed."

"If we really were to hold a blood sacrifice, what would you do?"

"No big deal." Heber still kept his hands in his sleeves. "We just met on the way, so let's just deal with it."

Her tone was neither hurried nor slow, and it didn't seem like she was talking about something related to killing, but rather as natural as discussing what to eat tonight.

Tengu was so choked that he couldn't utter a word.

Is he glad that he is not an evil god who really enjoys human blood sacrifice, or is he afraid of the situation described by Hebe, or is it both?

Tengu's face turned pale and he remained silent for a long time.

“But we didn’t do those things after all.”

"Yes, I saw it." Heber nodded, "That's why I'm willing to tell you these words."

This time, Tengu quickly expressed his understanding.

The weak need to be reasoned with, but the strong don't need to listen. But if the strong want to reason with the weak, the latter had better listen carefully.

Tengu rarely experienced this kind of emotion, because most of the time she was considered an absolute strong person in the eyes of the world.

This feeling is very bitter and helpless.

"I always laugh at humans and other tengu, thinking they need to practice hard and overcome their arrogance," said Guiyi Fayan. "But now it seems that my arrogance is no less than that of ordinary people."

Arrogance is a term used in Buddhism. It means thinking that one has attained excellent Dharma and thus believes that he is superior to others, thus developing an arrogant mentality.

Tengu said this and bowed respectfully to Hebe.

"I understand. From today on, I will diligently cultivate my martial arts. Repeatedly practice the strategies recorded in military manuals. Assiduously cultivate my natural talent for controlling wind and thunder. I will never go to Heian-kyō until I have mastered these three skills."

Heber hesitated to speak, feeling that this Tengu must be overthinking it.

This is the way it is in this era. Both humans and monsters have similar problems.

But since the other party has already acted like he has finally realized the truth, it would be inappropriate for her to expose him.

Herber simply changed the subject and pointed at the people lying on the ground, still immersed in the illusion and sleeping in a mess.

"I used illusion to create a false memory for these people. Since, as you said, they were deceived by Ashiya Doman's disciples, please don't take your anger out on them and let them go down the mountain freely."

Tengu frowned.

"It's not that I'm targeting these ordinary people. It's just that they're too ignorant. Daoman's apprentice can convince them with just a few words, making them willingly believe that I'm a monster who enjoys blood sacrifices... But believe it or not? If someone else were to come, they would still be willing to do the same thing.

I'm not saying this to vent my anger on them, I just feel really sad. It would be great if this problem could be solved once and for all."

After saying this, Tengu looked at Heber with hope. It was obvious that she had also heard about Heber's deeds in Hyuga Country.

"That's impossible. No matter what era, there are always these people. The most important thing is that they still believe they are on the right path." Heber waved his hand. "Don't treat me as a wish-granting machine that can solve all problems. There is very little I can do. Moreover, you hold the Six Strategies and Three Strategies military manual from Aurora. This is the key to truly promoting change."

"Military book?" Tengu was a little self-doubting, but more so, he was wary. "How is that possible..."

"Why not?" Heber smiled slightly. "Does every word in these military manuals have to be kept secret?"

Of course not. If that were the case, the Eastern Tengu would not have become the guardian of the Aurora Military Book.

Although it contains some secret texts that can be used in war, other texts are not to be made public.

Of course, doing so would certainly involve great risks—but the one taking the risk was Tengu Ki Ichihogan, not the Nine-Tailed Fox Tamamonomae, nor Herbe Stanton.

"Then why don't you pass on the military manual?" Heber coaxed, "It's easier to use humans to change human society than to let monsters change human society."

After Heber tried to change Miss A-Long's camp, she is now trying to get Tengu to open an academy as a teacher.

The latter will bring about far greater changes to the "competition" than the former.

"But we...are afraid that this will be against the rules." Tiangou hesitated to speak.

"Haha!" Heber laughed. "Knowledge is like water—why is it so clear? Because it comes from a source of fresh water! If you don't allow it to flow, it will eventually become stagnant.

Besides, you are a monster, so why should you follow the rules of humans? Just go ahead and do it. Maybe after a few decades or even hundreds of years, you will have an excellent disciple.

Tengu suddenly realized that she was not stupid and could hear some hidden meaning in Herb's words.

"No, I don't mean anything profound." Hebe tucked his hands into his sleeves and smiled slightly, "But if you believe in prophecies, I did have a dream."

In your dream, you met a wonderful apprentice. She was so humble and eager to learn that you wanted to teach her everything you had learned. But she soaked up all the knowledge like a dry sponge. Soon, you had nothing left to teach her except the Six Strategies and Three Strategies of War.

Then, she secretly read the military manual while you were away. Feeling betrayed, you chased her in a rage, but ultimately failed to kill her.

When your apprentice reached adulthood, he participated in the war and, with his Tengu skills, won the battle, becoming famous in the Eastern Kingdom."

Heber extended his finger in a downward curve.

"After that, she was betrayed, fell out with her brother, was pushed to the brink of despair, and ultimately committed suicide.

"When you are in trouble, you must change. Change leads to success. Success leads to longevity. You have studied military books, so you should know what I mean."

Tengu frowned and thought for a long time.

"You also said it was just a dream. Let's not talk about whether I will meet this person in the future. I can't empathize with what she went through.

But if everything can be changed for the better, then I am willing to try, starting with myself."

Tengu made up his mind.

[Current Lostbelt Progress: 15%]

ps: There should be another update later

Eastern Kingdom Volume 67: The Heavenly Fox Grants the Dharma and Establishes a Sect (Part )

Having solved the Tengu issue and laid the groundwork for the future, Heber felt in a very good mood.

She wanted to leave overnight, but Gui Yifayan refused to let her, saying that she had to be treated well and at least stay overnight before leaving.

The night before the day seems particularly clean in the depths of the mountain. In the depths of the forest, frogs croak by the pond - Miss Aaron likes this environment very much.

The former reminded her of her hometown of Takachihoyama, and the latter meant she could have enough to eat.

Gui Yifayan was a little drunk. She drew the sword from her waist and took advantage of her drunkenness to fight with Heber.

There is indeed such a rule among monsters, and this is also the iron rule set by Canlang Ling-Meng (the first one).

It is said that this phenomenon is even more frequent in Oeyama, where many ghosts gather. A large number of ghosts are killed due to frequent fights at banquets.

Heber stared at Guiyi's eyes, and after making sure that Tengu was not taking this opportunity to seek revenge, he stood up from his seat.

"Tamamo-sama, why don't you have a weapon?"

Tengu spoke in a drunken tone.

"There is no suitable sword." Heber replied in a deep voice.

This is also a problem that is bothering Hebe now - she has no weapons to use.

Even if it was one of the most famous swords in the world, once it fell into her hands and was played around with, it would be scrapped on the spot and become Heber's sword memory.

"Hahahahahahahaha—you're drunk! As a martial artist, how could you not carry a weapon?" Tengu laughed and threw his sword to Heber, "Come, use my sword!"

She turned back and took out a large sword.

Heber looked at the mahogany sheathed sword in his hand. It felt heavy.

The golden tassels on the outside of the scabbard collided, making a crisp sound.

"Hello, Tamamonomae-sama, this is Oniichi Hōgan."

"Hello, Mr. Kiichi Hōgan, this is Tamamonomae."

The two sides saluted each other with swords - this was a necessary step before the secret masters under Scar Father began to practice. During the fight, this polite greeting was copied exactly by the monsters under Canlang.

Over time, this link has become indispensable, whether it is the internal competition between the forces under the two ruling parties or the confrontation between the two armies before the formal competition.