Becoming a Demon King from Inuyasha

But the mother is already living with the other person, so anyone can see that there is nothing wrong with what the other person said.

"Where's Inuyasha?"

"A week ago, he seemed to have appeared in Mount Fuji. Now... he should still be chasing that half-demon named Naraku around, right?"

"Gather the troops and go."

"Go...where?"

"Oshu."

"Yes, Master Seshomaru."

Xie Jian breathed a sigh of relief, finally there would be no family conflict.

"You and Xiaoling go with the Fifth Legion. I'll be there soon."

"Eh...? Master Seshomaru, is there anything you need? If you don't mind, please let me do it for you."

"No need, I'll go see if Inuyasha's strength has improved."

So that's how it is.

Xiejian reacted instantly and realized that he was angry with his father and wanted to vent it on Inuyasha?

Well, letting Inuyasha bear it is better than letting himself and others suffer.

Inuyasha has thick skin and tough flesh, so at most he will be beaten half to death, so there shouldn't be any problem.

"Master Seshomaru, take care."

After watching Seshomaru leave, Xiejian quickly wrote in the rune address book:

Jaken: [Lord Yamon, Lord Seshomaru asked me and Ling to lead the army to Oshu, while he went to find Inuyasha to stretch his body.]

Ye Men: [Thank you for your hard work.]

On the other side, Ye Men smiled as he looked at the contents in the address book.

Because he knew that he was not the reincarnation of Inu no Taisho but just an imposter, he was actually reluctant to have anything to do with the two brothers of Seshomaru.

But now, because of Lingyue Fairy, let’s not talk about Inuyasha for now, as for Seshomaru, there is no problem in treating him as his father (stepfather).

At this time, there was another line of text on the address book.

Yukitaka Sanada: [Master, has the matter at Bailing Mountain been resolved?]

Ye Men: [Master Bai Xin has passed away, and Takeda Harunobu has just been subdued. You deliberately came to me to talk, is there something going on? ]

Yukitaka Sanada: [Yes, Master. There is a village under the rule of our family that is protected by a shrine maiden. They refuse to accept the land inspection and population census, and our people are confronting them.

The battle has not started yet, but the other party is completely unwilling to give in. I would like to ask, how should this matter be handled? ]

Ye Men: [Are there many such things?]

Yukitaka Sanada: [This is the first time. Before, no matter it was a village blessed by monks or a village where demon hunters gathered, they never refused our people to enter the village.]

Ye Men: [Where is the address? I will go there in person.]

Yukitaka Sanada: [I understand. The location is…]

Ye Men: [I'll be there right away, no need to reply.]

Ye Men put away the address book, turned to look at the people beside him, and said thoughtfully:

"The village under the protection of the witch refused to allow our people to enter the village and refused to accept the land inspection and census. Do you have any suggestions?"

"Kill." Takeda Harunobu said without hesitation, "Anyone who disobeys the law will be severely punished, no matter who they are."

"I didn't ask you."

Ye Men looked at him speechlessly, then turned to look at Kikyo. Among the people present, she was the only real priestess and had the most say.

Kikyo fell silent for a moment. The shrine maiden refused to accept the daimyo's rule, perhaps because there were many monsters in the Uesugi army, or perhaps for other reasons.

As a fellow shrine maiden, she can actually understand the other party.

In this chaotic era, everyone's life is not very good. In the village blessed by the witch, the villagers have enough money to open up more fertile land and often accept some outsiders.

Whether it was land inspection or population census, in their view, it was blatant robbery by the daimyo.

Moreover, the shrine maiden has been an enemy of monsters for many years, so naturally she has no good feelings towards the Uesugi family, which has a large number of monsters under its rule.

In the past, villages protected by shrine maidens or wizards would accept commissions from local lords to protect them from being harmed by monsters, and the village where the shrine maiden lived could obtain tax reduction or tax exemption privileges.

Although there are no explicit regulations, everyone does this. It has been a convention that has been followed for many years, or an unspoken rule.

Just like Maple Village, it has such privileges because of Maple.

In contrast, when local lords came to him for help, they could not refuse.

But times have changed after all.

"What do you think?"

Seeing that she did not answer, but asked herself instead, Ye Men thought for a moment and said thoughtfully:

"If it's not a direct territory, as long as the daimyo in that territory pays taxes on time, I won't make any comments."

"If it's a direct collar, then you have to pay taxes."

Kikyo remained silent. Since Sanada Yukitaka had already spoken, it wouldn't be much different if he wasn't a direct leader.

If it were fifty years ago, she might have sided with the witch.

But now that she had seen some of Kagome's memories, she found it difficult to speak for her.

Taxation is of paramount importance to any country.

The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in the ant nest.

Even if it is just a small village, there are no exceptions.

The unspoken rules are always just unspoken rules. When a lord changes, the rules will also change.

"Let's go over there and have a good talk. The shrine maiden usually doesn't interfere in village affairs and is only responsible for exorcising demons."

It doesn't necessarily mean that the village refused to pay taxes, perhaps it just had a conflict with the monster.

If possible, Kikyo really hopes it is the latter, so that it can be resolved through dialogue.

Otherwise, a fight might break out.

Chapter 89: The Wrath of Miko Hitomi

In front of a remote village, villagers were confronting a group of more than ten warriors with hoes and bows and arrows.

Although there were more people and there was a barrier protecting them set up by the shrine maiden, the villagers lacked confidence and kept looking at the shrine maiden behind them.

"Either let us enter the village and accept the inspection and headcount by our family, or come out and fight with real weapons. What's the point of hiding in the barrier?"

"I have already reported what happened here. Even if the barrier of your village can be maintained forever, what's the use? The next time they come, it will be our elite army."

Looking at the black-armored warriors showing off their might outside the barrier and the monsters hovering in the air, the village chief felt increasingly uneasy.

He looked back at the expressionless witch and mustered up a little courage.

"Sir Samurai, our village has never asked the lord for help for many years. The shrine maiden has also been commissioned by the lord many times to go to the city to exorcise demons. The two sides have always had a good relationship. Could you please do this for the sake of the shrine maiden..."

"Impossible! Humph... The lord you mentioned refused to accept the decree of the family and has been beheaded. This place is now directly under the jurisdiction of our Uesugi family. We, the Uesugi family, have no relationship with the miko you mentioned."

"Even so, we...we cannot accept the inspection."

"Are you going to rely on the power of the miko to defy the laws of the family? Even if the miko of your village is incredibly powerful, you will be reduced to ashes when the army of the family arrives."

As we were talking, we suddenly realized that it was getting dark.

The black-armored warrior subconsciously looked up and saw Ye Men and others in the lead. He quickly dismounted and walked towards them.

When the dark clouds settled, he immediately knelt on one knee and saluted.

"Master, I am Ota Sukenaga, and I have been ordered to come here to inspect the land, but this village relies on the power of the shrine maiden and the relationship with the former local lord and refuses us entry..."

Minister Ota quickly described the current situation, then looked down at the ground anxiously.

Since the land inspection was not going well, he sent a bird demon who was accompanying him to Edo for help. Unexpectedly, the head of the family came in person.

"Let me take care of the rest."

After saying that, Ye Men stepped forward, took a look at the barrier at the entrance of the village, and flicked it lightly with his fingers.

The barrier shattered in an instant, turning into countless spirit particles and then dissipating.

"Why do you refuse the land inspection? Looking at any country in the world, there is no reason for self-employed farmers to refuse the lord's decree. And paying taxes is the obligation of every citizen."

The village chief looked at the red wave of cavalrymen behind Ye Men and said tremblingly:

"New Lord, our village's witch was often commissioned by the previous lord to go to the city to exorcise demons. Therefore, our village has never paid taxes."

"I see."

Ye Men was thoughtful, subconsciously looked at Kikyo, and tried to ask:

“Is this a rule unique to this era?”

silence.

After a few seconds, Kikyo finally spoke:

"Do what you want. I won't comment."

"In this case…"

Ye Men hesitated for a few seconds, then turned his gaze to the witch who was protected by the villagers behind him, and spoke slowly:

"I give you two choices. First, unconditionally accept all the laws of this family and pay taxes on time. This is the case throughout the country. There is no need for exceptions."

"Second, I can give this village to the witch as her personal territory. Then she won't have to pay taxes. But in exchange, the witch must go with me."

"Our family is in need of people right now. The miko in your village is quite capable. It would be a waste for her to stay here."

The village chief looked stunned, and then, like the villagers around him, he turned around and looked at the witch with hopeful eyes.

"Miko-sama... No, Hitomi, I have watched you grow up since you were a child. Over the years, you have contributed so much to the village."

"I've always wanted to say thank you for your hard work."

"Since last month, no monsters have attacked the village. We don't need to worry about monsters anymore in the future."

"So, you can go and enjoy yourself with the Lord from now on. You are more needed there."

The power of the shrine maiden is very useful against monsters, but not so effective against humans. Only a few abilities such as barriers are effective.

Moreover, refusing to pay taxes is unreasonable and unacceptable.

Besides, Tongzi is old and there is no one suitable for her in the village. If she can become a concubine of the lord, it will be far better than being alone in the village.

Moreover, judging from the situation, this is not an ordinary lord, but a very powerful lord.

This small village could not resist the other side no matter what.

"Yes, Hitomi Miko, the Daimyo needs you more."

"Master Hitomi, please, this is all for the village."

Looking at the hopeful and expectant eyes of many villagers, Tongzi's expression gradually dimmed and his mood became heavier.

It has been fifteen years. I have worked hard to protect the village for fifteen years, but in the end this is the result.

Hitomi's eyes passed over Yemen, Kagome and the others, and stopped at Kikyo, who was also wearing a miko costume and looked righteous, and she spoke slowly:

"Unknown Miko, were you also forced?"

? ?

Kikyo was stunned for a moment before she realized that she and the villagers might have misunderstood something.

"You're probably thinking wrong. He's not attracted by your beauty, but by your strength in the literal sense."

"Many shrine maidens and magicians in Kanto are currently gathering in Edo Castle, both to quell the chaos and to study magic and various magical instruments."