Chapter 62 The Conspiracy of the Three Great Families (6)
Ranluo watched as the dispatched spirits completed their tasks, and her heart finally settled down. She slumped into a chair, completely unconcerned, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from her shoulders.
"Really—, why did Lord Hanzhou suddenly give me such an important task?"
Yu Yuwu looked at Ranluo, who was sprawled out like a pancake, and a gentle smile appeared on her face. She brought the young junior a glass of warm water.
"Isn't this done very well? As expected, Lord Hanzhou didn't misjudge you!"
Qingye crossed his arms, his face cold and aloof, but his eyes were overflowing with satisfaction and pleasure.
"I absolutely must ask Lord Hanzhou for some rewards! This trip has really exhausted me!"
Yu Yuwu and Qing Ye couldn't help but laugh as they watched the young man stand with his hands on his hips. Although they had known Han Zhou longer than Ran Luo, they didn't dare to interact with him as casually as Ran Luo.
Perhaps out of respect for the gods, they, as humans, dared not be too presumptuous in front of Han Zhou. But Ran Luo was different. Although she also respected Han Zhou, as a descendant of the white fox clan, she felt a natural affinity for him.
It makes it easier to get along with each other.
Han Zhou naturally didn't reject the closeness of her own juniors. Having traveled the world for many years, she hadn't encountered anyone of her own kind in a long time. Offering help within her capabilities was certainly not a problem.
—Hanzhou’s Honmaru—
"Hey, hey, why did you bring back some things that don't look good?" Tsurumaru Kuninaga looked at the swords emanating black energy in front of him, then glanced at the two historically famous demon-slaying swords beside him.
"Well~ why did I bring it back? I don't quite remember," Higekiri replied with a smile.
This was as good as saying nothing at all. Hizamaru naturally picked up the conversation and began to explain some things that happened when the disqualified people's citadel was being cleared out.
All the tsukumogami in the Kanshu Honmaru went to clean up the disqualified individuals, but the disqualified individuals encountered by these two brothers were exceptionally different.
Tsurumaru Kuninaga felt inexplicably familiar with the situation the brothers were describing, as if he had encountered something similar during his time serving his lord.
"Hizamaru, is there anything else unusual about that citadel?"
"No, apart from the unusually foul smell, there's nothing else wrong."
Seeing the unusually serious Hakutsuru, Hizamaru guessed that the other party might know something.
"So, what came to mind?"
"Hmm... I encountered something similar during the time I was by my lord's side," Tsurumaru Kuninaga said, his arms crossed, a hint of nostalgia in his golden eyes.
Tsurumaru Kuninaga began to tell them about that past.
As Han Zhou passed through a small village, he noticed that the village worshipped an "evil god." The villagers obtained the money they desired by sacrificing children.
The power of the evil god enveloped the entire village, though to ordinary people the village appeared quite ordinary. However, in Han Zhou's perception, the entire area was corrupted. Those who lived there for a long time would not live past 30. Their ultimate fate was to become nourishment for the evil god.
Han Zhou naturally wouldn't offer any help to humans who sacrifice others for money. However, before leaving, she took with her an infant, still in swaddling clothes, who was to be sacrificed by the ignorant villagers.
The infant had been corrupted by evil spirits, and it was Han Zhou who gently cleansed them with his divine power. Han Zhou then entrusted the infant to a trustworthy family.
After hearing Tsurumaru Kuninaga's words, the Tsukumogami looked at each other in bewilderment.
"So that disqualified person was actually enshrining an evil god in the citadel?!" Taikogane Sadamune exclaimed in disbelief.
"Who knows? But it's probably true. Only our lord can cleanse these swords of their evil aura." Tsurumaru Kuninaga looked at the swords arranged in a row.
Hmm... I knew it, that disqualified person did it on purpose.
Shujumaru Tsuneji, Taro Taitō, Jiro Taitō
These are all swords that have been worshipped; were they intended as sacrifices to an evil god? It seems the sacrifice failed, and they were instead corrupted into inhuman monsters.
Tsurumaru Kuninaga inwardly mocked the foolish disqualified man.
Why are you all gathered here?
The familiar, clear, and cool voice told the tsukumogami that their master had returned. Beside Hanshu stood Yagen, who had reappeared, but this time the tsukumogami all sensed something was amiss.
The half-human form that has not yet been reclaimed, and the undisguised anger.
It seems our lord has also discovered something quite significant.
After the encirclement dispersed, Han Zhou saw the three swords that had been corrupted by evil energy. She quickly walked to the swords and knelt down to examine them.
After confirming everything was correct, his brows furrowed. His light golden eyes blazed with fury, and his previously calm aura turned icy again. This caused the spirits closest to Han Zhou to notice the sudden drop in temperature.
"It seems we've found the other offerings."
Offerings?
Tsurumaru Kuninaga cast a questioning glance at Yagen beside him, who silently shook his head. He then turned his gaze to Kansune, who was purifying the swords; it wasn't the right time to discuss this.
I feel like if I said it out loud, the general would be even angrier.
Han Zhou looked at the three swords she had purified; they were still not fully restored and therefore could not manifest. The evil energy she had stripped from the swords was constantly trying to break through the protective barrier that imprisoned them.
He tightened his grip, crushing the evil energy instantly!
Her fingers twitched slightly, and the little paper doll perched on Hizamaru's shoulder flew into Hanshu's palm. From it, Hanshu learned everything that had happened during Higekiri and Hizamaru's purge of the disqualified.
"Pharmaceutical Research"
Sensing Hanshu's seriousness, Yagen immediately responded:
"yes!"
"Tell everyone about the sacrifices of the three great families. I need to check on the situation at this citadel." Han Zhou looked at the three swords. "Place them in the storage room; they should reappear around tomorrow."
"I understand, General. Please be careful."
"Master, please allow my brother and me to accompany you." Hizamaru stepped forward, looking earnestly at Hanshu.
"Little brother Maru can guide the family head~"
"It's Hizamaru, Aniga!"
Han Zhou did not respond, only giving a curt nod in response. This action further confirmed the swordsmen's suspicions—
Their lord/general was truly furious.
-The main pill for the disqualified-
Without the support of spiritual energy, the plants and trees within the citadel have begun to wither. Even the buildings have started to collapse, and Han Zhou suspects that the government will soon discover the citadel's anomaly.
Then it's discovered that it's related to the three major families, and the matter will eventually be dropped.
Beneath the withered myriad cherry blossoms in this citadel, Hanshu discovered an inconspicuous little statue. This statue was continuously absorbing the evil energy permeating the citadel.
"This citadel is a petri dish that provides nourishment for evil gods. Whether human or spirit, they are all nourishment for evil gods."
Han Zhou reached out and ripped the statue apart, his hand glowing with golden light as he crushed it completely. Without its vessel, the evil energy within seemed to know that Han Zhou was their natural enemy, and scattered in all directions.
pity--
They are destined to be eliminated.
In Higekiri and Hizamaru's eyes, their patriarch radiated a gentle, warm light. The power surrounding him was pure, warm, and powerful. The black, malevolent energy was captured and annihilated by this power, and the previously withered Man'yō Sakura, upon sensing this pure power...
New shoots grow again
Unfortunately, it was destined to disappear along with this citadel into the cracks of time and space.
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