I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

Because, as the fourth daughter of the Yuan family, Yuan Jingshui, who had been living in the Yuan family since childhood, had seen far too many geniuses.

Among his peers alone, there are many who can rival Uesugi Tetsuya, and many who surpass him and leave him far behind.

After surveying the area and finding no one who had escaped, Yuan Jingshui, her face covered in blood, nodded to him.

"Then, let's say goodbye."

She sheathed the demon sword, which eased the inexplicable pressure on Uesugi Tetsuya's shoulders.

“Next time we meet, we might be enemies.” Minamoto Shizumi’s gaze was deep, with a hint of anticipation. “Uesugi-kun, I look forward to seeing you on the other side of me.”

Uesugi Tetsu nodded to her: "Goodbye, Ms. Gen."

Yuan Jingshui neither turned his head, nor gathered his strength, nor took a step.

And just like that, without any warning, he vanished from Uesugi Tetsuya's sight as cleanly and decisively as a dream bubble.

If I had to use a metaphor, it would be like the characters on the layer being suddenly erased by the artist with a giant eraser.

Uesugi Tetsuya was slightly taken aback, and immediately searched his senses for the aura of the source of the still water.

However, no.

In that brief moment, Yuan Jingshui had actually left his perception circle, which covered a radius of several hundred meters.

However, looking around at the sky, there was no trace of airflow left after supersonic travel.

This is truly something that comes without a trace and goes without a trace.

"The Return to the Abyss Breathing Technique, is it...?"

Uesugi Tetsu, who had no idea what was going on, narrowed his eyes and murmured something softly.

The appearance of Yuan Jingshui once again proves that the "three and a half stars" rank is an incomparably broad river.

In the great river, there are landlubbers who have just ventured into the water from the land; and there are also river-crossing dragons that have ventured hundreds of miles into the river and traversed thousands of meters in a single breath.

Moreover, if he wasn't mistaken, Yuan Jingshui's Guiyuan Breathing Technique seemed to be still at the "Sea of ​​Qi" stage.

Because there were no signs of tempering on her skin.

"The heroes of this world are truly a delight to behold."

Uesugi Tetsu couldn't help but sigh.

Next, he took out the Key of History, held it in his hand, and infused it with spiritual power.

Everything is ready.

It's time to return to the Warring States period.

……

Above the West Three Rivers, in a one-way perspective floating cube.

noon.

Due to the existence of the flying half-dead bird, Erchi Daren consumed a large amount of his life points to transform the originally single-sided floating platform into a floating hexahedral cube.

In this way, even if a half-dead bird appears outside their field of vision, they usually cannot detect the existence of the floating cube.

At this moment, the two-foot-tall man stopped the floating cube that had reached a thousand meters in the air and asked Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was standing beside him and whose legs were trembling slightly for some reason.

"Lord Imagawa, where should we go first to investigate the specific situation?"

—That's a bit too high.

As soon as Imagawa Yoshimoto looked down, he felt a sudden, inexplicable dizziness, and his legs suddenly went weak.

She didn't know why she felt this way.

It was clearly his own doing to raise Erchi to this height so that he could better observe the terrain.

And she can still see it clearly herself.

This should have been a good thing.

Imagawa Yoshimoto secretly took several deep breaths, trying to get his uncooperative body to adapt quickly.

It wasn't until the two-foot-tall man repeated himself for the third time that she could hear his words clearly.

Imagawa Yoshimoto clenched his fists, closed his eyes, thought for a moment, and then gave his answer.

"Isshiki Town."

After closing her eyes, her thoughts suddenly became clear.

"—That place is a key waterway, so there are many different kinds of people coming and going. It will be more convenient to do whatever you want there."

Moreover, this should be the most difficult town in Nishi-Mikawa to be invaded by demons; if this place also falls, then there's no need to worry about the rest.

Imagawa Yoshimoto said in a steady tone: "Hanzo's information also mentioned that Isshiki Town has the fewest demons, but whether that has changed now needs to be confirmed with our own eyes."

"The more critical the moment, the less room there is for negligence." She stared intently at the man, "At crucial junctures, even the slightest mistake could lead to irreparable failure."

"Been taught a lesson."

The two-foot-tall man, who had been focused on Xinxian, straightened his expression and nodded emphatically.

"Therefore, two feet."

Suddenly, the man in two feet heard Imagawa Yoshimoto adopt an indifferent tone, and without giving a reason, he said...

"Could we lower the altitude a bit first?"

Before the puzzled man could answer, he suddenly felt that the previously ethereal and illusory connection between his heartstrings had become incredibly clear!

Standing inside the floating cube, Uesugi Tetsu looked around with a sense of novelty.

Then, he looked at Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was sitting upright with his back straight even in the empty sky.

Sitting like this while fully clothed must be very uncomfortable.

Uesugi Tetsu reached out and patted Imagawa Yoshimoto's shoulder, who was looking down at something. "Lord Yoshimoto, I..."

"Uh-huh!"

From the intense trembling sensation emanating from his fingertips, Uesugi Tetsu could clearly sense that Imagawa Yoshimoto was greatly startled by his move.

Ok?

Strange, wasn't my appearance obvious enough?

He clearly didn't conceal his breath; given Imagawa Yoshimoto's mastery of breathing techniques, he should have been able to detect it immediately.

Several seconds later, after calming his breathing, Imagawa Yoshimoto casually turned around and asked a question.

"Che-jun, how did you get here?"

"Through the connection with the shikigami, namely, the two-footed one..."

Uesugi Tetsu raised his hand and smiled sheepishly, "I apologize for startling Lord Yoshimoto with my sudden physical contact."

"It's nothing, just a small matter."

Just as Imagawa Yoshimoto finished shaking his head and was about to point to the ground, he saw Uesugi Tetsu take out her Japanese bow, which was bigger than a person, and hand it to him.

Then he took the quiver and a handful of arrows that Uesugi Tetsu had "enchanted".

This interruption completely deprived Imagawa Yoshimoto of any opportunity to suggest lowering the altitude.

She silently took the bow and began to explain the current situation to Uesugi Tetsu.

five minutes later.

Uesugi Tetsu nodded in agreement, "Then let's go to Isshiki-cho to observe the current situation first."

The two-foot-tall man immediately activated the floating cube, and half an hour later the cube arrived in the air about three kilometers away from Isshiki Town.

Only Imagawa Yoshimoto's eyes could clearly see this distance, and it was also a range that those half-dead birds wouldn't pay much attention to.

Imagawa Yoshimoto narrowed his eyes, his long eyelashes trembling slightly.

Several minutes passed before she finally spoke.

"Isshiki-cho...at least on the surface, is no different from what Hanzo said."

"There are no corpses lying outside, normal business continues, and the streets are quite lively. It's much better than the situation in Yoshida Castle."

Uesugi Tetsu listened silently, then looked at Isshiki Town, which also had many red dots on the panel map.

There are quite a few Vision Bugs in Isshiki Town.

In other words, there are quite a few sick and suffering families in the city.

More importantly, this place is less than ten kilometers away from Nishio Castle, where the patient is suffering.

At this distance, illness can easily turn into a living hell with just a wave of its hand.

How could the situation inside the city be so good?

Weird, so weird.

Uesugi Tetsuya not only did not lower his guard, but he was determined to figure out this strange phenomenon today before he could go to Nishio Castle with peace of mind.

So he immediately said, "I will go down to Isshiki-cho first to conduct an on-site investigation, while Yoshimoto and Nishaku will stay in the square for now."

"Because I need someone with a God's-eye view... well, someone who can see the big picture and remind me of things."

Uesugi Tetsu looked at Imagawa Yoshimoto, whose expression had subtly changed several times in response to his words.

He then took out a yellow talisman that was shimmering with spiritual light from his storage backpack and handed it to her.

"Lord Yiyuan, this is a [transmission talisman]. You can talk to me from a distance by sticking it on your hand."

The Transmission Talisman is a minor Onmyodo technique that even a half-star Onmyoji apprentice can easily learn, though it's not very practical.

Because the communication technique is easily interfered with by the fluctuations of spiritual energy in the world, it often causes the connection to be interrupted at critical moments, leading to major accidents.

So much so that this thing is less reliable than a regular police radio.

However, the spiritual energy in the world was extremely scarce during the Warring States period, which is why those communication talismans are now very useful.

Yin-Yang techniques should also be used in accordance with local conditions.

Although maintaining the effect of the transmission talisman requires a continuous drain on Uesugi Tetsu's spiritual power, this is nothing more than a drop in the ocean for him now.

Imagawa Yoshimoto mastered it after just a short try.

She raised her hand, put the yellow talisman to her lips, and whispered...

"Can you hear me, Che-kun?"

"very clear."

Uesugi Tetsu's words were barely audible, yet Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was also wearing a communication talisman, heard them clearly.

The head of the Imagawa family immediately opened his eyes wide and stared at the small yellow talisman in his palm.

Her beautiful eyes sparkled with wonder, already imagining how much this little gadget could improve the efficiency of military information transmission.

Imagawa Yoshimoto held his breath: "Tetsu-kun..."

Just as Uesugi Tetsuya was about to leap down into the crowd of refugees, he turned around and, upon seeing the girl's expression, understood what she was thinking.

He shook his head with regret: "After the world is revived, it will hardly have any effect."

After saying that, without looking at Imagawa Yoshimoto's stunned expression, Uesugi Tetsu jumped down from the thousand-meter-high sky.

He fell very fast, but without making a sound that an ordinary person could detect.

Because air is naturally considered a type of gas.

A few seconds later, at the end of the long line of refugees, which numbered over a hundred, appeared a thin young man of average height, appearance, and clothing, who was completely unremarkable among the hundred people and attracted no attention at all.

Almost half an hour later, Uesugi Tetsu finally arrived at the gate of Isshiki-cho with the group.

He glanced at the silent monks on either side and couldn't help but feel a little strange.

The Pure Land True Sect has great influence in the western three rivers, so it's one thing to seize power by taking the opportunity... but why are these two monk soldiers indifferent to this hundred-man team?

Aren't they afraid that these hundred people might be carrying some deadly disease, or that there might be some dangerous individuals among them?

—The Jodo Shinshu sect is colluding with demons.

The words Hanzo had written in the intelligence report came to Uesugi Tetsuya's mind.

It seems that this statement is quite credible.