Star God Ruler of the Moon

He Maocai glanced at the five-year-old Abe Mototora, and couldn't help sighing in his heart, feeling that he was really blind, how could he become close friends with such an illiterate and illiterate, it would be an insult to his reputation in the yin and yang dormitory The literary name of the talented scholar.

However, the two grew up wearing open crotch pants and playing with mud together since they were young, and Ka Mocai didn't really dislike Abe Yuanhu, this idiot, after all, they have been used to it for so many years.

"Yuentora, Old Man Taketori! I understand if you haven't read other works, but haven't you even read "The Tale of Taketori" written by Mr. Hiida Ari? Forget it, let me explain it to you directly. Well, Old Man Taketori is the father of Nentake Kaguyahime, the man who once cut a daughter out of a bamboo."

Seeing He Mocai sighing, looking ashamed to be with you and disgusted, Abe Yuanhu finally found something related in the corners of his memory, and suddenly realized.

"That's right, that's what I wanted to say just now, but isn't this "Tale of Bamboo Tori" just a story? At most it can be regarded as an unreasonable unofficial history, and the old man Taketori in it, I remember, is just a lucky ordinary person. Where is the ability to make the top monsters bow their heads and be willing to be servants?"

Kamo Cairen didn't say anything, because he also had the same doubts in his heart, and according to the ending of the story, the old man Taketori who didn't take the elixir of life should have passed away in the end.

"I still can't figure it out, go back and find someone to ask, and report about the lost bamboo forest, so that no one will be overwhelmed and stumble here."

Moto Abe felt that what He Mocai said was reasonable, so he immediately organized and gathered the manpower. The two led a team of samurai and onmyoji without even taking a break in the human world, and rushed west to Heian-kyo and left quickly.

Lost in the bamboo forest, forever in the pavilion.

After throwing Abe Yuanhu and others out of the bamboo forest like sweeping garbage, Feiju quickly returned to Eternal Pavilion.

At this time, Yuzaoqian and Penglai Shanhuiye were discussing the tea ceremony, and the communication was not too in-depth, but they exchanged different views during the process of making and drinking tea.

As the Princess of the Moon, Penglai Shanhuiye would be forced to learn etiquette, flower arrangement, tea ceremony and other things even if she wanted salty fish. The place with the most is definitely the palace.

The conversation between the two stopped after Feiju came back, and Penglai Shan Huiye turned his head to look at Feiju who was stepping on the steps, "Is it all taken care of?"

"Although there was a little conflict, I have thrown them all out." Fei Ju nodded in response, then frowned and said: "However, I feel that they may come back to make trouble in the future. So easy to let go."

"Oh?" Yu Zaoqian was a little surprised, and asked curiously: "After all, what are these onmyojis here for? Hunting for treasure? Exorcising demons? Or did they enter this place by mistake?"

Feiju was silent for a second or two, and replied uncertainly: "Maybe there are both treasure hunting and demon elimination. After all, the Lost Bamboo Forest is very mysterious to the outside world. It may be where the villagers in the world told those warriors and Yin-Yang teacher."

"Well, it doesn't matter, anyway, they can't come in." Penglai Shan Huiye waved his hand, not interested in asking any more questions.

Anyway, if there are foreign enemies coming to the door, then just kill them all. If Penglai Shan Huiye killed all the people in a village in order to cover up the location of the lost bamboo forest, she is not so cruel.

Compared with these insignificant trifles, Penglai Shanhuiye cared about something more important to Yongchangting.

"By the way, Yonglin has been away for almost ten months, is she coming back soon?"

Feiju Wenyan bowed his head and counted the days with his fingers, "That's right, Lord Bayi said at the beginning that it would take more than a year to cross the sea to search for medicinal materials in the land of Shenzhou, and now I do the calculations and see that he should already be on the returning ship .”

Penglai Shan Huiye immediately showed a pleasant smile, and even the sitting body couldn't help but relax.

"Then it's even more of a problem. When Yonglin comes back, I'll just leave everything to her to deal with. I don't care if anyone will come to make trouble for him."

Five days later, Heianjing.

After five days of non-stop eating and sleeping in the open air, Abe Yuanhu and Ka Maocai returned to Heianjing with the demon extermination team.

The two first went home to eat and pad their stomachs, then washed and changed into clean new clothes, and then they met again and went to visit the head of the onmyoji in charge of the entire onmyoji—Taiqin Abe.

Abe Taikin is the head of the Abe family and a direct descendant of Abe Seimei.

He and Abe Yuanhu belong to the same generation, but they have been sitting in the capital of Ping An all the year round and never go out. They are one of the most powerful onmyojis today.

Abe Mototora and Ka Mocai's visit went smoothly. The two soon met Abe Yasuhito and recounted to him everything that happened in the Lost Bamboo Forest.

"Old Man Taketori? Yuanhu, are you sure you heard me right?"

"Reporting to Patriarch, I'm sure I heard it right, and Cairen, my warriors and onmyojis all heard it at the time, so I can't be wrong."

Seeing Abe Yasushi's gaze, Ka Mocai nodded without evasiveness, confirming the authenticity of Abe Yuanhu's words, not to mention that the two of them didn't need to lie about this kind of thing.

"Let's not mention the top monster for now. The appearance of Old Man Taketori may be related to the medicine of immortality. This matter has a lot to do with it. You two should follow me into the palace now to see the Emperor and Lord Fujiwara."

After Abe Yasun finished speaking, he stood up from the tatami, and walked out of the room in a hurry, while Abe Mototora and Ka Mocai followed quickly, obviously expecting that the news he brought back would alarm the court.

At the same time, in the palace.

Emperor Toba is setting up a banquet and enjoying singing and dancing, while surrounded by many dancing girls in the center of the hall is an extraordinary beauty.

This is exactly what the nine-tailed demon fox Yakumolan looks like in the palace. Her current name is Zao Girl.

As the shikigami of the monster sage Yakumo Zi, Yakumo Lan was also ordered to appear in the palace, in order to be able to reflect the changes and news of human beings to Yakumo Zi at all times, so that Yakumo Zi Can take the initiative in the game between humans and monsters.

Looking at Emperor Toba who was fascinated by her, Yakumo Ai, who danced brilliantly, sighed inwardly.

"Hey, is Master Zi too cautious? Playing with this guy like Brother Pig every day, I feel like I'm going to be stupid."

ps: It's winter, and the temperature here in Feimeng is already below zero. I really want to sleep with Yakumolan's fluffy and soft big tail. It will definitely be very comfortable! ! !

Chapter 440: Lang is affectionate, concubine has no intention

Despite all the complaints in Yakumo Lan's heart, she always kept a charming smile on her pretty face, and she didn't show the slightest negative emotion.

The melodious instrumental music echoed in the palace hall, and the soothing rhythm soothed the impetuousness of people's hearts.

But at this time, under Yakumo Lan's beauty and superb dancing posture, everything in this hall has been reduced to the most faithful foil. Her existence is like a bright moon in the sky, and she is the irreplaceable center of this hall.

Zao girl's delicate figure dances lightly among the dancers, just like a butterfly flying through the flowers, she is as smart and beautiful. From time to time, she throws a few charming eyes at Emperor Toba, overwhelming the crowd. Liugong Fendai has no color.

"Good! Good! Good!" Emperor Toba laughed heartily with a flushed face.

He picked up the gold bottle from the table and drank it down, and let out a hearty and hearty laugh. His eyes were tightly glued to Yakumolan's body below, as if he was the only one in his eyes, even if it was the palace dancer who was close at hand. They were also completely ignored by him.

Although Zao Girl is just a commoner woman, Emperor Toba really likes her, and even does not hesitate to restrain his dominance as the emperor.

In the past, when Zao girl first entered the court, although Emperor Toba was shocked and attracted by her beauty, he did not rush towards her like a hungry ghost in color, but took her by his side bit by bit. Get along slowly.

As the supreme ruler of the country, Emperor Toba has never been short of women. Just because of his marriage with major families, he has married many high-quality noble ladies, but this is all based on political needs. , not because of their own emotions.

But now Emperor Toba has really met a woman he likes from the bottom of his heart. He appreciates the intelligence and erudition of the woman, and he loves the smile of the woman.

At the end of the song, Yakumo Lan stayed in the final dance position for a while, and then relaxed after the sound of instrumental music echoing in the hall gradually faded away, and then walked straight towards Emperor Toba.

"Your Majesty, did Zao Nu's dancing just now catch your eyes?"

As Yakumo said, she knelt and sat on the side of the table, and naturally picked up the jug to fill the empty gold bottle, and handed the gold bottle to Emperor Toba with both hands.

"Hahahaha, dear concubine, your dancing posture is the most outstanding in the world, how can you not attract my attention? I only hate that the song is too short, I haven't seen enough of it before I finish it."

Emperor Toba said, he took the gold bottle handed over by Yakumolan, and drank it with his neck up again. It can be seen that he is in a very good mood now.

"Hee hee, since His Majesty likes it, then Zao Girl will dance for His Majesty next time." Yakumo Lan covered her mouth and smiled lightly, and the inadvertent coquettishness in her movements made Emperor Toba's breathing a little rough.

"Why next time? I want to watch it again now."

"Eh? No, I just danced three or four songs in a row, and I'm so tired now~"

"Okay, okay, since my concubine is tired, I won't dance anymore, just sit here with me and talk and rest, okay?"

"Hey, I know His Majesty loves Zao Nu the most."

With a quirky character design, Yakumo Lan successfully captured Emperor Toba with his coquettish skills. Although with the physique of a big monster, he would not be tired even if he sang and danced for a day, Yakumo Lan really didn't have that mood.

What she wants to do most now is to quickly get the bastard Emperor Toba drunk, so that she can get rid of this sticky guy as soon as possible, so after taking the empty wine glass, Yakumolan poured it again full.

"Come, Your Majesty, please drink."

Facing the wine bottle that Yakumo Lan handed over with a smile, Emperor Toba said that he could not refuse at all.

However, this time he didn't drink as much as before, but drank a third of it in one gulp, and then shook the golden bottle in his hand, looking like a drunken king.

Although Yakumo Lan wants to leave the main hall quickly to rest, but it is not possible to pour the Emperor Toba down in a short while. After handing the wine bottle to the Queen Toba, Yakumo Lan will not be able to concentrate On the other side.

The kneeling girl tilted her head slightly and looked towards the direction of the palace gate. Following the open palace gate, Yakumo's blue eyes seemed to be able to see the outside world through the high palace wall. A few traces of unconcealable melancholy appeared.

Ever since entering the palace, Yakumo Lan never stepped out of the palace gate, usually even if Yakumo Zi had any orders, she would convey them directly through the gap.

And in order to avoid being discovered by the onmyoji stationed in Ping'an capital, Yakumolan rarely even mobilized the evil energy in the palace, let alone sneaking out to play and so on.

Emperor Toba never took his eyes off Sakame, so he naturally noticed Sakame's absent-minded appearance.

"Aifei, what's wrong with you? Did you encounter something unpleasant? If so, then tell me, and I will find a way to solve it."

Feeling the hand of Emperor Toba gently patted on her shoulder, Yakumo Lan glanced back and found that Emperor Toba was looking at her dotingly, without any intention of urging, just quietly waiting for her to confide mind.

Yakumo Lan didn't hide anything, and responded with a sigh: "I haven't seen the outside world for a long time since I came here. I want to... go out and have a look."

As Yakumo said, she raised her hand and placed it on the back of Emperor Toba's hand, showing a somewhat weak posture as if she had learned without a teacher, which made Emperor Toba feel distressed.

"I've overlooked this..."

Just as Emperor Toba was thinking, a burly warrior suddenly ran quickly from outside the palace and reported, "Your Majesty, Mr. Fujiwara and Master Abe have something to see."

The voice of the samurai interrupted Emperor Toba's contemplation. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, since it was Fujiwara and Abe who came to ask for an audience, Emperor Toba knew the priorities of the matter in his heart.

"Well, let them come in, I will wait here in this hall."

Not long after, Abe Yasuhito appeared in the main hall with Abe Mototora and Ka Mosai, but there was another person walking in front of the three great onmyojis, and that was one of the most important ministers of Emperor Toba——Fujiwara Lai Chang.

Like Abe Yasunaga, Fujiwara Yoricho also set off here immediately after listening to Abe Mototora's narration. At this time, his brows were furrowed, his face was slightly gloomy, and he looked worried.

"Your Majesty, please retreat to the left and right as soon as possible, the minister has something important to report to you."

Chapter 440 The Immortal Caresses My Top, Enduring Longevity

Emperor Toba looked at Fujiwara Yoricho's serious look, and couldn't help but become a little interested in the important things he said.

After all, as a powerful minister in the court, Fujiwara Yorimaga's status is completely below one person and above ten thousand people, and his personal ability is also particularly outstanding. The city is deep, so there are not many things that can make him look dignified.

What's more, this time Abe Taikin, the head of the onmyoji general enlightenment, came to the palace to see him. Emperor Toba immediately understood that the so-called important matters must be related to demons and ghosts, rather than ordinary mundane affairs.

Emperor Toba naturally knew the two juniors standing behind Abe Yasushi.

Although I am not familiar with Abe Mototora and Kamo Cairen, after all, they are heroes from two big families, the Abe family and the Kamo family.

"It seems that most of the important things this time are related to these two people, otherwise Fujiwara Qing would not bring them to see me."

While Emperor Toba was thinking about it secretly, Yakumo Lan was also observing these courtiers who came suddenly.

As a demon fox known as the 'nine-tailed strategist', Yakumo Lan's intelligence is not comparable to that of ordinary people. Naturally, she can also deduce what Emperor Toba can think of, which makes her put away her careless state. A little less lazy temperament.

As a spy who broke into the enemy's core, Yakumo Lan is still worthy of her own professional ethics, and she has not forgotten Yakumo Zi's intention to send her to get close to Emperor Toba, and the current situation can make Fujiwara Yoricho treat it so carefully Isn't the matter about the information Mr. Zi needs?

"I have to find a way to stay here." A gleam flashed in Yakumo Lan's eyes, twirling his wide sleeves with slender fingers, and said to himself: "Although you can spend time inquiring afterward, information is the most important thing. The most important thing is timeliness, especially for such a high-level confidential conversation."

Just as Yakumo Lan was thinking about countermeasures, Emperor Toba had waved his sleeves and screened away the maids and guards in the main hall, and then turned his attention to Yakumo Lan who was kneeling silently by the desk.

"Your Majesty, this concubine will leave now..."

Without waiting for Emperor Toba to speak first, Yakumo Lan got up slowly and wittily, with a hint of reluctance in his eyes like a stream of autumn water, which made Emperor Toba change his mind in an instant, and supported him just now. Yakumo Lan was half up.

"Hey, dear concubine, you don't need to retreat. If I can't trust others, can't others trust you? Just remember that no matter what you hear later, don't spread it casually."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust."

Following the pressing force of Emperor Toba's palm, Yakumo Lan sat back to his original position as he wished, and seeing the emperor's behavior, Fujiwara Yoricho didn't say much, thinking that there was no need to go to Emperor Toba at this time unlucky.

The heavy hall door was gradually closed, and the hall soon became a closed space. Immediately afterwards, Abe Yasuhito apologized to Emperor Toba, raised his hand and threw a few pieces of ghost painting symbols printed on the windows in all directions, erecting a Formed a sound barrier.

Silently watching Abe Yasushi finish everything, Emperor Toba asked unhurriedly: "Fujiwara-kun, now can you tell me why you came to me in such a hurry?"

"Of course, but please don't be impatient, Your Majesty, first listen to the reports of these two onmyojis who have returned from exorcising demons. After all, they have personally experienced what happened this time."

Fujiwara Yoricho said that his body was deflected by 45 degrees, and he raised his hand to invite Abe Mototora and Kamo Saito to the front. Although he could directly explain the reason to Emperor Toba, in the end it would be better to let the parties make a foreshadowing first. it is good.

Abe Mototora and Ka Mocai came forward to salute respectfully, and then you began to talk about your experience in the lost bamboo forest.

Because I have already talked about it twice in front of Abe Yasunaga and Fujiwara Yorimaga, now when they talk about it again, they have a sense of rhythm of talking about cross talk and storytelling, and they describe the whole thing like that. One comes alive.

He Maocai: "At that time, I saw a gust of evil wind, and the white mist billowed in the sky. Although the big monster that was galloping hadn't shown its figure yet, its breathtaking coercion rushed towards me. It's frightening to wait for the oppression to come."

Abe Yuanhu: "The big monsters are coming fiercely, but we can't just sit and wait for death. Immediately call the accompanying samurai and onmyoji to line up, call out their strongest fighting shikigami, and arrange them by our sides, even if we know we are invincible. It's a death, and I swear to tear a piece of flesh from that monster!"

He Maocai: "I just finished preparing for the battle when the big monster came out of the white mist. It was a cat monster with black hair and white ears wearing a samurai suit, with a knife-like look in its golden eyes. Fierce..."

In this way, Yagumo Lan and Emperor Toba listened to the whole story with relish, and they both grasped the most important core of the whole thing, the old man Taketori who may live in seclusion in the depths of the lost bamboo forest and is served by a big monster .

"Old Man Taketori? Could it be related to "The Tale of Taketori"? Could it really be that Kaguya Hime's adoptive father?"

Emperor Toba had read this book. At that time, he wished that he could be born hundreds of years earlier to see how beautiful the peerless beauty Kaguya Taketori would be, and it would make men in the whole country crazy about it.

However, Emperor Toba knew that now was not the time to think about these messy things, and he also became serious when he realized something, staring at His Highness Fujiwara Yorimaga and Abe Yasunaga and asked: "The elixir of life?"

"That's right, Your Majesty. This is exactly what I came here for. If the old bamboo cutter lived in the lost bamboo forest, then his age would be close to [-] years old."