Started from practicing sword in the countryside of the second dimension

If I don’t go back now, it will be difficult to make it to the Chaowu family’s dinner.

Thinking like this, Kaishenjiangchen stepped hard and returned in the direction of Hoori.

And his action of leaving finally put countless eyes at ease.

However, among those eyes, one pair seemed to have different ideas from the others.

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"It's almost time for Lord General to come back."

In the second half of the shrine, in the room used by the shrine family, Hitachi Mako said this while stirring a pot of mushroom soup.

"From the perspective of time, it's about the same."

Yoshino Asatake glanced at the clock on the wall and answered in the affirmative.

"Recently, Lord Jiangchen has been going out in the morning and coming back in the evening every day... I really don't know what he is doing."

"Although we went to the mountains to find a way to deal with the evil spirit, is it really that easy?"

"There's no information in the shrine's book that can help me, ah..."

Just as the two were sighing, General Jieshen walked in from outside.

"Four fifty... not bad, I can still catch up with today's Chushingura."

Even though a lot of mess happened today, after returning to Hoori.

For all the gods and their ministers, it is all part of their efforts to eradicate the evil spirit.

Now this is normal, everyday time.

"Zaemon, why are you doing this? She's your sister!"

"Naruto, if you hadn't stopped me that day, I would have died a heroic death as an Akako samurai. Yes, it would have been nice if I had died that day..."

"Saemon! ! "

"Goodbye, Straight Blade!"

On the TV screen, a man in ancient costume was roaring at the top of his lungs, while the other man had a calm face, did not refute, and finally stabbed himself in the abdomen with a knife.

"Master Jiangchen really likes TV dramas. What's so good about this kind of period drama that completely distorts history? Fangnai, go call Master Anqing. Dinner is ready."

Hitachi Mako put the finished mushroom soup into a container and brought it to the table. The last dish of the day was ready.

"I've already said what father said... Wait a minute, what do you mean by distorting history? Isn't this TV show based on history?"

Just now, when Hitachi Mako was preparing the last dish, Asatake Yoshino had already gone to inform her father, and now he is confused about the so-called distorted history.

"Alas... Lord Jiangchen, it's all because of you watching this kind of TV series. Lady Fang Nai has completely lost her correct view of history."

"Isn't this quite correct? It's well shot, especially the fact that the protagonist travels back to ancient times from modern times during a solar eclipse."

I really like this drama "Chushingura" which is broadcast every night at 5 o'clock. Although it has undergone considerable changes, the plot is still quite exciting.

The protagonist heard the news of the death of Ako Daimyo Asano Takumi, and the actors performed their surprise, disbelief, and hesitation when they heard the news of his death very well.

It's just that because he is so outstanding, some people's expressions are a bit artificial.

"The fact that modern people come to ancient times alone doesn't make it a serious drama... Mr. General, good evening."

Wu Anqing, who was wearing the god's attire, came in from the side door and made a rather sharp complaint.

However, all the generals and ministers were somewhat confused about the other party.

Could it be that this God Lord always wears the God Lord outfit without changing it? He has been here for so many days and has never seen him wear any clothes other than the God Lord outfit.

"Good evening, Lord Anqing."

After everyone was in their seats, Hitachi Mako began to serve food to everyone one by one.

"Jiang Chenjun, you went to the mountains today too... It's been more than a week now."

"If you don't go, you won't be able to solve the evil spirit."

"But, can we really find a way to get rid of the evil spirit in the deep mountains? If it's too difficult, we can give up... After all, this is something that has nothing to do with General Jun."

All the gods and their ministers have been busy for more than a week, and the Lord God can see that they are working hard, but when it comes to matters like worshiping gods, no one can predict when an accident will happen.

As time went by, he gradually became worried.

Even though he was worried about his daughter's curse, he still felt a little reluctant to see the gods and generals working so hard.

"So Lord An Qing wants to see the results?"

"Eh? That's not what I meant......"

"It's okay, I've almost figured it out."

All the gods and generals were not talking nonsense. He originally thought that he would have to raise his agility to level 30 before he could find some clues.

But in fact, after ordering some recently, he has gradually been able to sense the breath of evil spirits, just like sensing those inhuman creatures.

It’s just that the evil spirit’s aura is a little more hidden than those.

Chapter 29 The Location of the Evil God

"Recently, I have checked the entire forest near Hoori, and I noticed something... I have never seen any creatures that look like monsters around Hoori."

This was what the gods and generals inspected while they were dealing with those mountain spirits and wild monsters.

Considering the way he was gliding along the tree trunks now, the task didn't take him too much time.

"Monsters? Now, although I often find filth, I have never seen any monsters."

When Kaishin Shōomi brought up this topic, the shrine maiden Asatake Yoshino was the first to speak.

He had never thought about this question before, or rather, she had never seen a monster.

"That's right, you have never seen a monster, that's the problem..."

"Hmm.....Mr. Jiangchen, do you mean that monsters are common?"

Based on what Kaishin Shōomi said, Hitachi Mako asked tentatively.

"It's more common than most people think... although most youkai just exist there."

All the Gods and Generals answered in the affirmative. After he was able to see monsters, he discovered that monsters actually appeared quite frequently in the deep mountains and forests.

But most of them are monsters that have almost no power and can only play in the mountains and forests.

Ordinary people cannot see this kind of monster, nor can it affect ordinary people. It is just like an environmental creature and is not worth paying too much attention to.

The key to the problem lies in Yoshino Asatake, who possesses spiritual power, can drive away filth, and can see the rain that others cannot see.

From birth to now, I have never seen these little monsters in Hoori.

"If that's the case, then the legend of the evil god also seems to mention that the ancestors of the Chaowu family killed many monsters..."

Asatake Yasuharu also realized that something was wrong.

You know, the records about the past clearly stated that there were many monsters doing evil in Hoori, so there were biographies left about the ancestors of the samurai family killing monsters.

"Perhaps it's because we have entered the modern era. Think about it, there are no records of actual sightings of monsters in modern society. If we tell people about our experiences here, people outside will think we are superstitious and conservative."

Hitachi Mako guessed with some uncertainty.

However, unlike in the past when there were records of monsters every other day, there are almost no records of monsters in modern society.

Occasionally, if someone posts something online, it will most likely be regarded as bragging.

This made all the gods and generals realize that something was wrong.

After all, based on his actual observations, there are actually quite a lot of demons and monsters in modern times.

But considering the law-abiding appearance of those non-humans I saw in the city before.

Perhaps there are some people or organizations secretly maintaining the normal order of modern society, and these people hide this abnormality below the surface and do not expose it to the public.

"Master Cong Yu, have you ever seen a monster?"

"I'm sorry, ever since I became like this, the only thing I've seen that can be called a monster is a ghost. Although many people did say that there were monsters out there, I haven't seen one with my own eyes..."

Cong Yu's words made all the generals and ministers frown slightly.

I had vaguely sensed it last time, and now it is even more clear.

When I became like this, at that time...

Cong Yu's past is obviously not that simple.

But he didn't ask any further questions.

The main thing is that it is already a thing of the past, and even if we knew about it now, we probably couldn’t do anything about it.

The key is not what happened in the past, but what can be done now.

"To sum up, it is quite unusual that there are no monsters in Hoori. As for the source of the anomaly... I don't need to explain it in detail."

"You mean the evil spirit?"

"But wasn't this something we knew from the beginning?"

All the gods and generals have explained it clearly enough, and almost everyone present can understand it.

The only doubt is that the source of the problem, which has been mentioned before, is evil spirits.

And they can't do anything about it because the other party is hiding.

"It's different. What I talked about before was the source of the curse, but today I mentioned the monster because I discovered that the reason why Hoori couldn't see any monsters was because that evil spirit occupied the entire Hoori spiritual vein."

"Eh? Spiritual veins, is there such a thing?"

"I do often see this statement in books...but what exactly is the spiritual vein?"

What the general said made everyone look at each other in surprise, even Cong Yu was the same.

After all, spiritual veins are too abstract and they find it difficult to understand.

"It should be underground, some kind of energy channel. I don't understand the details, but occasionally I can sense the breath of evil spirits flowing through the ground..."

The increase in agility points not only allowed all the generals to gradually see the green hair of Cong Yu opposite them and the ancient costume that exposed her armpits for some reason.

More importantly, he sensed a hint of the evil spirit's presence.

The direction from which the breath came was underground, and it flashed by very quickly.

This also explains why the gods and generals were unable to capture the escaped evil spirit and could not find any trace of it.

He was looking in the wrong direction!

The evil spirit is indeed in the forest, but not inside the forest. Instead, it is underground in the forest, in the spiritual vein that is invisible to the naked eye.

"Hey, wait a minute, Lord General, do you mean to say that the evil spirit has occupied the local spiritual vein... and has been occupying it for hundreds of years?"

Immediately, Hitachi Mako realized that something was wrong with the evil god.

Even though she had never seen a spiritual vein, it appeared quite frequently in novels and comics, so she could understand what it was.

The problem is that there is an evil spirit that has occupied the Suizhi spiritual vein for hundreds of years.

Except for the occasional filth outbursts and evil spirits hurting people, Hoori has always lived in peace, which is quite incredible.

"Maybe it's not completely occupied, but just able to use it... And don't forget the Kagura dance."

However, Cong Yu seemed to disagree with the so-called occupation of the spiritual vein. After thinking about it, he put forward a new point of view.

"Kagura dance? Oh, yes, during the period when Kagura dance is performed regularly, filth and evil spirits rarely appear..."

"That's indeed possible. There are still many mysteries."

What Cong Yu said made sense. If it was a complete occupation, even if it was not the original body, the evil spirit would be a bit weak.

"But if that's the case, then the timing of the appearance of the evil spirit is very strange. Yoshino hasn't missed the Kagura dance recently."

"Then the place where I met the evil spirit on the mountain that day might be an important node of the Suizhi spiritual vein."

After considering various possibilities, the generals and ministers of the gods came up with the biggest possibility.