I, Wang Ha, the Assassin of Three Red Warriors

"Then, let's talk about the cherry tree first."

"Xixing Yao, Your Excellency will really be interested in this."

Soul Yaoji showed a clear look, with a hint of reminiscence in his eyes, he looked at the luxuriant cherry tree in the courtyard.

"This matter, let alone start talking about it more than ten years ago..."

Since the master of Xixing Temple, known as the "Singer of Songs", was buried under the cherry tree, the originally peaceful Xixing Temple family has never stopped.

At the beginning, it was only from time to time that some servants cut their throats and committed suicide under the cherry tree for no apparent reason.

The Saigyouji family didn't pay much attention, thinking that just a few servants were bullied and chose to commit suicide.

But since then, the cherry blossom trees in Xixing Temple's family have become a famous suicide holy place in ten miles and eight towns.

Even people from outside often come to jump over the wall to commit suicide, and there is an endless stream of people who come to hang the southeast branch of the cherry tree.

For this reason, the Saigyouji family tightly sealed off the backyard and specially reported it to the Onnyang Residence.

The onmyojis quickly came to check if there were monsters making trouble, but they didn't realize the danger and strangeness hidden in the dark.

Then the Xixing Temple family was stable for a long time, but not long after, the whole town suddenly broke out in a plague.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of thousands of people died in the plague, and the faint breath of death in the air was the source of death.

After obtaining enough sacrifices, Xixing Yao broke through and became a big monster in one fell swoop.

The sinister blood-colored cherry blossoms bloom for the first time. Although they look beautiful and fragrant, they are watered and dyed by human blood.

The matter got serious, and nearby shrines, temples, and even the Onmyogliao as far away as Heian Jing all sent their elite personnel to rush here.

It's a pity that after repeated battles, he couldn't help the Westbound Demon.

In the end, many eminent monks passed away on the spot and condensed the relics, and the great priest Asai Yuyan offered sacrifices to Izanami to calm the dead breath.

And, Taiqin Tuyumen, the general secretary of Yinyangliao, presided over the deployment of a large sealing formation, which subdued the ominous power of the Westbound Demon.

Afterwards, the exorcists investigated in detail the whole story of the Xixing demon incident, and after many discussions and researches, they came to a conclusion.

The blood-sucking cherry is a kind of monster that has been passed down from generation to generation on Dongying Island.

The reason why the cherry blossom trees in the backyard of the Xixing Temple family changed in this way is because of the reluctance of the master of Xixing Temple to the world before his death.

"I would like to die under the flowers in spring, when the moon is full in February, and I hope that after my death, those who pay homage to me can pay tribute with cherry blossoms."

After all, the master of Xixing Temple is not an ordinary person. The spiritual energy left after his death is the chief culprit who caused people to commit suicide in the first place.

And the cherry blossom tree transformed into a demon after absorbing too much human blood, and even somehow mastered the purest power of death.

Therefore, it is difficult to find another vampire cherry tree as powerful as Saigyou Yao in the world.

It can be regarded as the new youkai of the Kazuki clan.

Chapter 453 The Old Man of the Mountain Receives His Apprentice Heart

"Master Xixing Temple is kind to this old man."

"We were traveling companions around the world, but we didn't expect that he would make such a big mistake after his death."

Soul Yaoji sighed, his words were full of regret for his old friend.

The old man on the mountain quietly listened to the narration of Soul Yaoji, with hesitation flashing in his eyes.

Although death is indeed quite difficult, especially for the living.

But just this doesn't seem to be enough to make Xixing Yao show such fierce power.

A gust of breeze blew across the courtyard, and the scattered petals fluttered over the clothes of the mountain man, and there seemed to be indistinct murmurs flashing by my ears.

The old man on the mountain looked at Xixing Yao thoughtfully, and nodded slightly.

Then, he turned his attention to Yuyuko Saigyouji, looking at the girl sitting in the shade of the tree eating steamed buns.

"Although I don't know why this child manipulates death energy, her ability should be innate, right? It's a pity that she can't control this power well now, otherwise you wouldn't imprison her here."

Soul Yaoji heard the words and did not reply immediately, he noticed that the old man of the mountain still had doubts about the Xixing Yao incident.

I thought that the other party would ask more about Xixing Yao, but I didn't expect the old man of the mountain to go to his eldest lady as soon as the conversation changed.

"That's true, Miss Yuyuko has shown abnormalities since she was born. It was this uncontrollable power that took the life of the mistress, the lady's mother."

"Is that so? Haven't you ever thought of using other solutions?"

The old man of the mountain paused, expressing the true thoughts of most members of the Xixing Temple family.

"Or, did he treat her as a monster long ago? He planned to use this courtyard to imprison her until the end of his destiny."

These words seemed to pierce the pain in Soul Yaoji's heart, causing the straight-backed swordsman to subconsciously bow his head slightly, with a look of loneliness on his old face.

"Hey, I don't want to see Miss Youyouzi being trapped here all the time, but what can I do?"

"Death energy originates from the underworld, it is difficult to control and it poses a great threat to the living. It is one of the most mysterious abilities in the world."

"This old man originally thought that when Miss Youyouzi grows up, she might be able to control this natural ability naturally, but before that, I can only wrong her to stay here temporarily."

"A Westward Demon is enough to turn a hundred miles around into a haunted area where ghosts and dead bodies wander. If the eldest lady's ability goes berserk and out of control, the consequences will be unimaginable!!!"

Maybe it's because he has been holding back in his heart for a long time, and the reticent soul Yaoji confides to the old man of the mountain in one breath, and even the pitch of his speech can't help but rise a bit.

The mood swings of Hunpo Yaoji lasted for a while, and soon he returned to his usual serious face.

"Sorry, Your Excellency Suzuki, the old man lost his temper."

"It doesn't matter. You don't want to see this child trapped here for the rest of his life."

The old man of the mountain patted Soul Yaoji on the shoulder, and made a straightforward statement.

"Don't know how to control the dead energy? It doesn't matter, I can teach her how to do it."

"What?" Soul Yaoji froze for a moment when he heard the words.

He remembered the scene where the old man of the mountain snatched the right to control the dead energy from Xixing Yao just now with a wave of his hand.

Although I don't know how deep the old man of the mountain is in death energy, but with this ability, it is definitely more than enough to teach Yuyuko of Xixing Temple.

"If you can steal the death energy from the hands of the Saigyou Demon, this Suzuki Satoru is not from the underworld, right?"

The soul demon couldn't help but think about it.

"Even, they came here specifically to solve the matter of Xixing Yao and the eldest lady."

Otherwise, how could it be possible that there happened to be a professional counterpart passing by here, and it was a rare day when the Westbound Demon was rambunctious.

"Since that's the case, can I ask Your Excellency Suzuki to eradicate this monster completely?"

Hunpo Yaoji couldn't help thinking, but then felt that it was very inappropriate to make such a request rashly.

"If Your Excellency Suzuki wants to get rid of the demon, he should have done it when he came last night."

Soul Yaoji silently buried his thoughts in his heart, and did not seek confirmation from the old man of the mountain.

Otherwise, the old man of the mountain would at best say to him: "This demon's destiny is not over yet, and my great sword has not yet come out of its sheath."

"Furthermore, it is very strange that a plant turns into a demon and awakens its death energy, because the environment in the human world is completely unsuitable for the growth of ghost creatures."

"Perhaps, this involves a power struggle among some big figures in the underworld."

Thinking of this, Hun Huo's bewitched expression suddenly became solemn, and he directly bowed at ninety degrees to the old man of the mountain.

"Thank you, Your Excellency Suzuki, this old servant will definitely remember this kindness in his heart!"

The words are divided into two parts.

After several days of eating and sleeping in the open air, Tsuchimikado Mototora and Kamo Cairen returned to Heianjing with the demon extermination team.

The two rushed to Yinyangliao non-stop, and asked to see the head of the Onmyoji who was in charge of the entire Yinyangliao—Tu Yumen Taiqin.

Tsuchimokon Taikin is the head of the Tsuchimokon family and the fifth generation direct descendant of Tsuchimokon Seimei.

He and Tsuchimodo Mototora are considered to be a generation. They sit in Heianjing and guard the Emperor all the year round, and they are one of the most powerful onmyojis today.

The visit of Tsuchimokon Mototora and Ka Mocai went well, the two met Tsuchimokon Yasuto soon, and told him everything that happened in the lost bamboo forest, which made Tsuchimokon Yasuto frown and remain silent Lost in thought.

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

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

Facing the gaze cast by Taiqin Tuyumen, He Maocai nodded without hesitation, confirming the authenticity of the words.

"Let's not mention the top monster for now. The appearance of Taketori Ong may be related to the medicine of immortality. This matter is of great importance. You should immediately follow me into the palace to see the Emperor and Mr. Fujiwara."

After saying that, Tsuchimikado Yauchika stood up from the tatami and walked out of the room at the lead.

But Tu Yumen Mototora and He Mocai followed quickly, obviously expecting that the news brought back would alarm the court.

At the same time, in the palace.

Emperor Toba is throwing a banquet and enjoying singing and dancing.

And surrounded by many dancers in the center, is an extraordinary woman.

She was transformed from the nine-tailed demon fox Yakumo Lan, and now her name is Zao Girl.

As a shikigami of a sage of monsters, the reason why Lan Yakumo appeared in the palace was naturally to act on orders.

The purpose is to be able to reflect the changes and news of human beings to Zi Yakumo all the time, so that Zi Yakumo can take the initiative in the game between humans and monsters.

Yakumo Lan's mission was accomplished extremely well. She controlled a certain samurai with black magic, followed the limelight of the palace's selection of beautiful women, and successfully mixed in, and then successfully got the infatuation of the supreme ruler of the human race.

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."

Despite all the complaints in Yakumo Lan's heart, she always kept a bright smile on her pretty face that was enough to seduce the soul.

Chapter 454 The fox becomes a concubine

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

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 palace.

The delicate figure of Zao girl dances among the dancers, just like a butterfly flying among flowers.

From time to time, she threw a few coquettish winks at Emperor Toba, and she was so gorgeous that she really had no color in the six palaces.

"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 carefree laugh.

His eyes were tightly glued to Yakumo Lan's body, as if he was the only one in his eyes, and even the palace dancers who were close at hand were 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, Emperor Toba was shocked and attracted by her beauty.

But instead of rushing straight at him like a hungry ghost in color, he took the other side by his side and got along slowly bit by bit.

As the supreme ruler of the country, Emperor Toba has never lacked women.

Just by marrying with major families, he has married many high-quality aristocratic ladies.

But this is all based on political needs, not because of one's own emotions.

Now, Emperor Toba has met a woman he likes from the bottom of his heart. How can this not make him happy?

He appreciates Zao girl's intelligence and erudition, he loves Zao girl's frown and smile, and he is even more intoxicated with the day and night with Zao girl.

At the end of the song, Yakumo Lan stayed in the final dance position for a while.

After the instrumental music reverberating in the main hall gradually faded away, he relaxed, 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.

She naturally picked up the wine jug and filled the empty golden bottle, and handed the golden 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 that he took the gold bottle handed over by Yakumo Lan, and drank it down again, it can be seen that he is in a very good mood now.

"Hee hee, since His Majesty likes it, Zao Nu will dance for His Majesty next time."