My mother's love song

"It's also the responsibility of the stupid emperor who believed in Genji."

After Rhodes said this, they looked at each other and smiled.

Although His Majesty the Emperor has agreed,

Although he is the Mandate of Heaven of Japan and a descendant of Amaterasu, the real power of the court is now in the hands of the Left Minister Fujiwara no Michinaga, the emperor's father-in-law and uncle.

Even if he proposed a strategy of peaceful coexistence with Oeyama, it would not be accepted by the officials and ministers in the court.

So, as the emperor's special envoy, Rhodes came to the front line without telling the left minister and all the civil and military officials in the court.

He was both an envoy sent by the Emperor and the leader of the enemy country.

After that, all you have to do is act out a proper drama and create a fait accompli of "Oeyama is willing to submit to the Emperor himself, this is the will of Amaterasu Omikami!"

In this way, even if the officials in the palace have objections, they will have nothing to say after seeing the actual results.

Therefore, when going up the mountain later, Rod planned to bring only Lai Guang with him and let the Four Heavenly Kings stay behind to look after the house.

"Please think twice, Master Genji!"

"You are so brave that you are going to enter the territory of the ghost tribe with only two people. But this is too dangerous!"

Of course, as soon as Rhodes said this, everyone started arguing and insisted on going along to protect him and Lai Guang.

"Yes, I think so too. But there is nothing I can do. This is His Majesty's decision."

Rhodes lamented and threw all the blame on the emperor.

"Lord Genji."

The one who spoke was Watanabe Tsuna, and he asked everyone else to be quiet first.

Unlike the other three hot-blooded men, Watanabe Tsuna was very calm.

"What do you think is the possibility that this is a trap set by the ghost tribe?"

"About 30%."

"Only 30%?" Watanabe Tsuna frowned.

"I'd say there's a 30% chance that this isn't a trap," Rhodes said.

“…It’s just as I thought.”

Watanabe Tsuna nodded and said, "Since you think so, you must not take risks alone.

For example, how about discussing with the ghosts and setting the negotiation location in a neutral zone?"

Rhodes said: “Tian Xiegui is an arrogant ghost with an unstable mind and capriciousness. I’m afraid he will not accept any concessions.

Maybe just asking him to change the negotiation location would anger him, so I think it’s better not to try.”

"That's it..."

Everyone fell silent.

After a moment, the Four Heavenly Kings turned their gaze to their lord.

What on earth was Minamoto no Raikou doing while remaining silent all this time?

While everyone was discussing countermeasures, Lai Guang stood behind Rhodes.

She stretched out her arms and wrapped them around the boy's neck from behind, placing her plump breasts on top of his head.

Minamoto no Raikou smiled and stole glances at Rod's face, sometimes nodding in agreement, sometimes adjusting his bangs, and sometimes showing an impatient look, just like a high school girl who was stopped by her parents and scolded before going out on a date with her boyfriend.

"Dongliang, what do you think?" asked Watanabe Tsuna.

"I think it's fine either way...ah, no!"

Minamoto no Raikou finally came back to his senses from his happiness and spoke to his subordinates.

"Everyone stay at the main camp and be on standby. This mission will be left to me and the Lord of Light."

Without any hesitation, Lai Guang made the final decision because Rhode had already discussed it with her in advance.

She always responded to Rhode's requests, so now she was just following the boy's instructions.

"But……"

"It's okay, Tsuna. Are you doubting my judgement?"

When saying this, Minamoto no Raikou's expression was tense, and he exuded an irrefutable samurai majesty, which was completely different from the smiling woman just now.

"Since Dongliang said so, we can only obey.

Please be careful on your way, Master Genji."

The Four Heavenly Kings no longer asked to join them, so after saying goodbye to them, Rod and Raikou headed up the mountain one after the other.

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Rashomon was not the original name, but evolved from "Rashomon".

Today, this term is widely used in modern Japanese and Chinese to refer to a situation in which the parties involved in a confusing incident have different opinions.

The so-called Rajo in Japanese refers to the outer wall of the capital.

In other words, Rashomon is the outer city gate of Heian-kyo.

Suzaku Gate is the inner gate of Kyoto and the main gate of the Imperial Palace. Leaving Heian Palace and walking along the wide Suzaku Avenue to the end, what comes into view is the dark and majestic Luocheng Gate.

But for some unknown reason, perhaps due to his limited cultural level, Ibaraki Douji built Rashomon (a replica of Oeyama) right in the center of the Demon City.

It has now become the agreed negotiation location between humans and ghosts.

“It’s unbelievable… Just like the rumors, the demons actually built a city on the mountain.

Is this the work of that weird creature called Tian Xiegui... He actually came up with such behavior of imitating humans, which is really not to be underestimated."

After entering the Oeyama castle, Minamoto no Raikou showed a surprised expression for a moment, and then his beautiful eyes were filled with strong murderous intent.

"Heavenly evil ghost, heavenly demon and heroic destiny...

I can feel that he is an extremely dangerous guy and he must not be allowed to continue living in this world."

"Raikou? We are here to negotiate, not to fight, okay?" Rhodes reminded.

"Ah? Yes! Lord Light, you are right!"

Lai Guang blushed in embarrassment: "Mom has already promised you that you can't mention fighting and killing again today.

I am such a bad mother... I am unworthy of the Lord of Light if I continue like this, wuwu..."

"Raikou, let's go."

The residents and construction teams of the ghost city have been evacuated. Rod took Raikou's hand and headed straight for Rashomon (a replica of Oeyama) along the lifeless Xuanwu Road.

"But, Lord Light, even if there is a temporary peace between humans and demons, it is meaningless."

Raikou and Rhodes interlocked their fingers, looked at Rashomon, and said, "One day they will betray us again."

"is it?"

"Ah."

Raikou nodded heavily.

“Then you will understand that ghosts are creatures that cannot be trusted, communicated with, or coexisted with… Between humans and ghosts, the only outcome is to be eaten or killed.

Hehe, but don't worry, mother will kill all the ghosts in the world for you, and eliminate all the pests that approach you...

Of course, it’s better to strike first.”

Rhodes gave her a meaningful look.

As expected... Minamoto no Raikou had no intention of coexisting peacefully with demons.

Her hatred for ghosts was deeply engraved in her soul and could not be easily abolished because of a peace treaty.

But it doesn't matter.

Rhodes will then reshape Lai Guang's three views and force her to accept reality with the cruelest means.

All of this is for the little wish that sprouted in the boy's heart after he came to Heian-kyō.

Hmm? You asked what Rod's wish was?

Of course it's [a harmonious threesome with Minamoto no Raikou and Shuten-doji], it can't possibly be [world peace], right?

Chapter 716: Cultural Exchange among Different Races! Ghost Tribe

Dajiangshan is very peaceful in the night, without the noise of the past.

Luocheng Gate, the destination, was completely dark and blended into the night.

Although it is less than fifty meters high, this Tang-style city gate exudes a majestic presence that far exceeds the architectural specifications.

The watchtower above the city gate was also pitch black, and the sound of a pipa came from above, as if inviting the two to go up the tower.

In the center of Rashomon was the passage leading to the city gate. After Rhodes and Raikou looked at each other, they entered the city gate.

Unlike the solemn exterior, the interior of Rashomon is decorated magnificently and elegantly.

Suddenly, as if the night was illuminated, a blinding light enveloped the two of them.

At the same time, dizziness and chills came over me.

I blinked instinctively.

When they opened their eyes again, Rhodes and Lai Guang found that the place they were in had changed.

The small and dark interior of the castle tower just now has turned into a spacious Japanese-style room with flickering candlelight.

Raikou looked at the other world inside Rashomon in disbelief: "Could this be... a barrier!?"

Rhodes nodded: "It looks like that, someone has set up a barrier here.

The inside of Rashomon is a completely different space from the outside. This is a very sophisticated barrier technique.

So that's it. The meaning of Rashomon in Buddhism refers to the gate between the human world and hell.

Rashomon, located in the center of the ghost city, is the gate of hell between the city and the outside, the present life and the past life. It is the dividing line between good and evil, life and death, spear and shield, justice and evil.

Rashomon is as chaotic as a lie, but also as clearly divided into two parts like the Tai Chi.

In this way, he gained an unrivaled spiritual power. The inside of Rashomon even became a new world independent of the rest of the world. What an amazing and brilliant design, Sbarasi!"

When explaining the setting to Raikou, the boy looked very proud, as if this was the barrier he designed.

"That is to say?" Raikou asked.

"It's impossible to escape from this barrier." Rhodes said.

"Does it mean it's indestructible?" Raikou frowned.

The young man shook his head. "Destruction should be possible. But... whether it is physical attack or Yin Yang Dao or magic, even if we destroy Rashomon from the inside, we can't return to the real world.

We can no longer interfere with the real world. Even if we destroy Rashomon, we don’t know where we will be thrown. We may wander in the cracks of space forever... So let’s not try to break out violently. "

"........."

Lai Guang frowned slightly.

"What's wrong?" Rhodes asked.

Raikou calmly said something surprising: "My sword is missing."

Rhodes looked at her waist and found that the two famous swords that were originally hanging there were missing.

Raikou is such a careless mother that she actually lost the Japanese sword that symbolizes the samurai spirit. Of course it's impossible.

Rhode said, "I'm afraid there was a [curse] set up in the barrier that forbids the use of samurai swords. So as soon as you, Raikou, entered Rashomon, Onikiri and Spider-Kiri were repelled from the barrier."

That is what is called being banned.

Rhode signaled Lai Guang with his eyes to look at his waist. His sword was gone.

"Such an absurd thing... can it be done with Yin-Yang magic?"

Lai Guang asked suspiciously.