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"Ichiro Sakurada?"

Lord Hai Ruo fell into deep thought.

After a moment, she shook her head: "Sorry, I don't know anything about Sakurada Ichiro."

"You're lying!" Suddenly, Xin Jue, who was playing around with Da Yu Wan and the others on the sofa next to her, turned her head and stared intently at Hai Ruo Shen Zhu.

Although Morikawa Yu was speaking to the Goddess Hai Ruo through telepathy, the Goddess Hai Ruo did not realize that her words could be heard by Xin Jue and Da Yu Wan.

Because the Goshuincho (ritual seal) belongs to Morikawa Yu.

Morikawa Yu can control the space inside the Goshuin Zhang, and of course, she can also tell Xinjue and the others what Hai Ruo Shenzhu said.

He asked Xinjue to listen to see if Hai Ruo was lying.

Now that Xinjue has pointed out that Hai Ruo Shenzhu is lying, Hai Ruo Shenzhu is clearly stunned for a moment.

Morikawa Yu said in a deep voice, "Lord Hai Ruo, if I'm not mistaken, Sakurada Ichiro should be the ancestor of your current Lord Hanamiyuki. Your Izumo's great yokai, Kamio, helped you because of him and Hanamiyuki, right?"

Lord Hai Ruo frowned.

Xinjue, who was next to her, was also lying on the sofa, propping his chin up with his hands and staring at her.

Morikawa Yu: "Lord Hai Ruo, you must know about Shen Zhi and Mr. Sakurada Ichiro, right?"

Finally, the God Lord Hai Ruo snorted coldly: "Of course I know."

But why should I tell you?

"If I tell you, won't Princess Shuiyue and the others be in danger?"

Morikawa Yu: "Because I have already captured Hanami Yuki and am investigating her. If you are willing to help me, I will treat you leniently because of your help, and I will release you after this matter is over."

"Otherwise, you can forget about going back to Izumo. I'll keep you locked up in the Goshuincho space forever."

Hai Ruo, the God Lord, said coldly, "That was just now."

"Now that Hanami-san has escaped your clutches, you may not be able to catch her again."

The view outside can be seen from inside the Goshuincho (temple). Although you can only see the view directly in front of Morikawa Yu, it is enough for you to observe the outside world from inside the Goshuincho.

She also witnessed the fight between Morikawa Yu and Hanami Yuki in the shrine square.

Morikawa Yu: "That's right, Miss Hanami Yuki has escaped from my grasp, but do you think she can keep running away? Let me just tell you, this is the historical realm from four hundred years ago."

"The person walking in front of me is Sakurada Ichiro, the ancestor of Hanamiyuki."

“Even if you don’t tell us, we will find out what Sakurada Ichiro went through right away. You might as well tell us and help us understand what happened in history. Maybe we can even help him.”

"Moreover, the nature of the historical realm also dictates that only one of my consciousness projections and Hanamiyuki's can survive."

"When Hua Jianxue and I return to reality, she will still be by my side. She can't escape at all."

The Lord of the Sea Gods remained silent.

She thought for a moment and said, "Alright, I can tell you."

"But you have to keep your word. You must release me in a moment, and then release Sanae and Maizuru."

Lord Hai Ruo looked at the dancing crane lying on the floor beside him.

Maizuru was knocked unconscious by Morikawa Yu and thrown into the Goshuin Zhang space. Then, Daitamaru used his demonic power chains to tie Maizuru up and lock her next to him.

"Release Wuhe as well. I am the only prisoner here."

"No." Morikawa Yu refused outright: "I can let you go, but the shrine maiden and Maizuru must stay with us. What if you run away?"

In negotiations, you can make concessions, but you can't keep making concessions, otherwise the other party will make even more unreasonable demands, wanting you to continue to make concessions.

Morikawa Yu doesn't mind showing her friendliness, but she will never let the Goddess Hai Ruo think that she is so kind that she can take advantage of her.

Lord Hai Ruo hesitated for a moment, then bit his lip.

She's currently in Morikawa Yu's hands, so theoretically she has no chance of resisting.

The only condition she could negotiate with Morikawa Yu was that she knew many things about Izumo in history and the secrets of the priestesses of each generation.

However, Morikawa Yu wanted to know about Sakurada Ichiro, the ancestor of the great yokai Kamio and Hanamiyuki from the Izumo Age, and that he would soon be able to witness what had happened in the past.

What she had wasn't enough for her to ask Morikawa Yu for anything more.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, I'll do as you say. I'll tell you about Lady Shinori and Mr. Sakurada Ichiro, and you can let me go and let me move freely in your Goshuincho space."

"Yes." Morikawa Yu nodded.

"If you behave well, I will definitely let you go."

His mind left the Goshuincho space, and his attention returned to the outside world, looking at Asaka and Tenshi Inaba beside him.

Inaba Tenshi looked at him and transmitted her voice to him, "Well, Mr. Morikawa, is Lord Umiwa willing to tell us about Lady Kamio?"

Morikawa Yu shook her head slightly: "She doesn't want to."

"But I told her that if she told me what I wanted to know, I would allow her to move freely in the Goshuincho space. Judging from her expression, she was probably very unhappy with Otamaru and was waiting for me to let her go so she could cause trouble for Otamaru. So she agreed, and I agreed to her too."

The Emperor's eyes widened: "Isn't that very unfair to Miss Daiyuwan?"

Morikawa Yu: "It's okay, I'm not really going to let her go."

"When it's all over, I'll tell her that she's Otamaru's prisoner, and that I promised to release her, not Otamaru. I'll keep her tied up and lock her in the Goshuincho."

Inaba Tenshi paused for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening and looked at Morikawa Yu with a strange expression.

"Mr. Morikawa, you're so mean."

However, since Hai Ruo is now their enemy, she feels that Morikawa Yu did not do anything wrong.

Morikawa Yu reached out and touched the bunny girl's fluffy, soft, and beautiful pinkish-white hair, and said in a voice, "It's alright, it's alright."

Chapter 609 Respect for Teachers

"We'll release her after this is over. For now, let her stay here with us so she doesn't cause us any trouble."

Emperor Inaba nodded.

Asaka, who was listening to the two's telepathic communication, nodded in agreement.

Morikawa Yu's consciousness sank into the Goshuincho space and found Hai Ruo God Lord again, saying, "Hai Ruo God Lord, please speak about the matter concerning your Izumo Goddess Ori and Hanami Yuki's ancestor, Sakurada Ichiro."

As Morikawa Yu spoke, he took the wrists of both the rabbit girl and Asaka, connecting his thoughts to them so that they could also hear the voices inside the Goshuincho.

Lord Hai Ruo: "Hmph, fine, I'll say it then."

"Where do you want me to begin? From when Lady Kamori went into seclusion in the Izumo Mountains more than a thousand years ago? Or from when Mr. Sakurada Ichiro visited the Izumo Grand Shrine and met Mr. Kashima and Lady Kamori?"

Morikawa Yu: "Let's start with Mr. Sakurada Ichiro's visit to Mount Izumo."

He already knew why Sakurada Ichiro had visited Izumo Daizan.

Hanami Yuki's ancestor was obsessed with swordsmanship and aspired to reach the pinnacle of swordsmanship, wanting to learn swordsmanship from other swordsmen.

However, by this time, the previous swordsman, Urabe Tomotaka, had been dead for twenty or thirty years. Only Kashima, the demon of Izumo, had learned Urabe Tomotaka's swordsmanship and returned to Izumo.

Upon hearing the rumors, Sakurada Ichiro bid farewell to his master, left his dojo, and went to the Izumo Mountains to search for the sword demon, Kashima.

Lord Hai Ruo: "Then I will speak, Your Highness Morikawa. First of all, you already know that Mr. Sakurada Ichiro is the ancestor of Your Highness Hanamiyuki. He also just told you the reason why Mr. Sakurada Ichiro risked entering the Izumo Mountains."

"I will only talk about what Mr. Sakurada Ichiro encountered in the Izumo Mountains."

"Mm." Morikawa Yu nodded, glancing at Sakurada Ichiro, who was searching for a path ahead and heading deeper into the forest.

"You say it."

The Sea God Lord also looked at Sakurada Ichiro in front of him through the spatial vision of the Goshuincho.

She recalled for a moment and said, "Then I'll say it. If I remember correctly, it was more than four hundred years ago."

"At that time, Mr. Sakurada Ichiro was a disciple of Ogata Iko, the great swordsman of Izumo, and also Ogata Iko's most outstanding disciple, regarded as the next successor of her 'Mushin-yuu swordsmanship'."

"However, Mr. Sakurada Ichiro felt that the 'Mushin-yuu' swordsmanship he was practicing was not the most perfect, so he left the dojo without saying goodbye and came to Mount Izumo to find Mr. Kashima."

"At that time, Mr. Kashima was the strongest swordsman in Mr. Sakurada Ichiro's eyes."

"Because Mr. Kashima once trained for a long time under the swordsman Urabe Tomotaka of Kashima Shrine, learned all of Urabe Tomotaka's swordsmanship, and even gained Urabe Tomotaka's recognition."

"After Mr. Urabe Asataka passed away, Mr. Kashima guarded Kashima Shrine for ten years. During those ten years, many swordsmen with the titles of sword master and great sword master went to challenge Mr. Kashima, but they were all defeated by him. Among them was Ogata Iko, Mr. Sakurada Ichiro's master."

Morikawa Yu frowned, subconsciously glancing at Sakurada Ichiro's retreating figure: "You mean he left without saying goodbye?"

“He told me that he had received permission from his master to come to find the Ghost Deer Island that lives here.”

Hai Ruo, the Divine Lord: "Ha, he dares to say it, and you dare to believe it? What swordsman would be willing to let his disciple go to other swordsmen to practice swordsmanship? He came to the Izumo Mountains secretly behind his master's back."

Morikawa Yu: "Then why did he tell me he had his master's permission?"

Hai Ruo God Lord snorted coldly: "Of course he's afraid you'll have a bad impression of him. You are a Sword Saint, and your swordsmanship has reached the pinnacle. Although he can't tell that you are a Sword Saint, he can tell that you are much stronger than his master."

"And he came out behind his master's back. As I just told you, no swordsman would be happy to let his disciple go to other swordsmen to practice swordsmanship. You are so strong, you probably have your own disciples. He is probably afraid that you will think he is a person who does not respect the way of the master and then teach him a lesson on behalf of his master."

After a moment of thought, Morikawa Yu used his mind to look at Xin Jue, who was listening to Hai Ruo God Lord's words.

Xinjue immediately shook her head: "Master, I was playing a game with Da Yuwan at that time and didn't notice you talking to him. Why don't you go ask him now? I'll listen for you."

Hai Ruo, the Divine Lord: "Hmph, of course I'm telling the truth. Since I've decided to tell you what I know, I will tell you everything exactly as it is. You don't need to doubt me."

Hai Ruo continued, "In short, Mr. Sakurada Ichiro secretly came to Mount Izumo behind his master's back, but he searched for half a month on the mountain without finding Mr. Kashima. Finally, when he was extremely disappointed and about to go down the mountain, he finally met Mr. Kashima."

"When Mr. Kashima asked him what he wanted to do, he told Mr. Kashima that he wanted to follow Mr. Kashima to learn swordsmanship."

"Mr. Kashima rejected him."

"Because it has no intention of passing on the swordsmanship it has learned, and it feels that Mr. Sakurada Ichiro should not abandon his swordsmanship, and it is very dissatisfied with Mr. Sakurada Ichiro's behavior of giving up the swordsmanship he has learned."

"It told Mr. Sakurada Ichiro that if he wanted to learn swordsmanship from it, he should first master the swordsmanship he had learned and defeat his own master before coming to find it. Only then would it consider teaching Mr. Sakurada Ichiro swordsmanship. Then it left."

"Mr. Sakurada Ichiro had no choice but to return to his master's dojo."

"But he did not give up. Instead, he practiced the 'Mushin-yuu' swordsmanship diligently, preparing to defeat his master, Ogata Iko."

Lord Hai Ruo couldn't help but sigh.

“His master, Ogata Iko, was the strongest swordsman in human form during our Izumo era. She created the ‘Mushin Yume-ryu’ swordsmanship and possessed the strength and title of a great swordsman. He is far inferior to her.”

"But he succeeded in the end."

“From the time he met Mr. Kashima to the time he returned to the dojo, he spent fourteen years practicing the ‘No-Mind Dream Style’ and finally defeated his master.”

"Then he went to Mount Izumo again to look for Mr. Kashima, and then he met Mr. Kashima."

"Although Mr. Kashima has lived in the mountains for a long time, he also learned about what Mr. Sakurada Ichiro had done from the monsters under his command, and praised Mr. Sakurada Ichiro's perseverance."

"But it still does not intend to teach Mr. Sakurada Ichiro, because it feels that it has not yet perfected its swordsmanship and cannot fulfill Mr. Sakurada Ichiro's wishes."

"Fortunately, Mr. Sakurada Ichiro met our great yokai from the Age of Gods, Lady Kamori, this time."

"At that time, Lady Shinori was on her way to see our priestess Reiko. She happened to meet Mr. Kashima and Mr. Sakurada Ichiro when she left her realm of demonic power and was preparing to leave the mountain. Although Lady Shinori was aloof and usually ignored others, she also felt that Mr. Sakurada Ichiro was very persevering, so she asked Mr. Kashima to teach Mr. Sakurada Ichiro swordsmanship."

"Mr. Kashima listened to Lady Kamori's advice and finally began to teach his swordsmanship to Mr. Sakurada Ichiro."

“Mr. Sakurada Ichiro learned a lot of swordsmanship from Mr. Kashima. He went back to study it and often came to Mount Izumo to find Mr. Kashima and practice swordsmanship together.”

"Although Mr. Kashima learned all of the sword techniques of the Kashima Shrine Sword Saint, he did not reach the level of the Urabe Sword Saint in swordsmanship. He was only at the peak of the Great Swordsman level in swordsmanship. With his own strength at the level of a demon god, he became the strongest swordsman at that time."

"Mr. Sakurada Ichiro's swordsmanship is also at the level of a great swordsman. The two of them sparred and learned from each other through swordsmanship. They were both teacher and friend, encouraging each other to improve."

"When Lady Shenzhi is bored, she also comes to watch the two of them fight."

"And then? Is that all?" Morikawa Yu frowned. "Is the relationship between Mr. Sakurada Ichiro and your Izumo's great yokai, Kamio, really that simple?"

He had assumed that Sakurada Ichiro and the great yokai Kamiochi had some complicated relationship, but he never expected their relationship to be so simple.

"Of course that's how it is." Lord Hai Ruo frowned as well: "Otherwise, what did you expect it to be like? You don't think that Lady Shenzhi and Mr. Sakurada Ichiro had any worldly feelings for each other back then, do you?"

"Mr. Sakurada Ichiro was already over forty years old at that time, which was considered old among humans at that time. Moreover, after returning home, Mr. Sakurada Ichiro married his fiancée and had several children."

"No matter what, Lady Kamori would never have any worldly thoughts about Mr. Sakurada Ichiro. She simply admires Mr. Sakurada Ichiro's perseverance."

Morikawa Yu nodded.

This aligns with his initial speculation about the relationship between Sakurada Ichiro and Kamori: they were friends, but only friends, or even not friends at all, but rather a hidden appreciation from a superior to a subordinate.

Morikawa Yu: "And then?"

Since Xin Jue didn't interrupt Hai Ruo, it meant that what Hai Ruo said was true.

But he always felt that things couldn't be that simple.