“Go east, for ten li.”
"The demon on the roof couldn't help but say."
He also needs rest and healing.
"You're not lying to us, are you?"
The Snow Woman's tone instantly plummeted, making everyone who heard it shudder.
Yaksha hissed, his chest heaving violently. Da Tengu got up and went to the roof of the carriage to look at him. Seeing that his face was ashen and he didn't seem to be lying, he drove towards the place he had mentioned.
"Yuki-onna, have you ever seen Ichimokuren?"
Inside the carriage, Quan asked weakly.
She had initially followed him here; the Great Tengu was an unexpected surprise.
"Ichimokuren? He's a god who's long since died? He's right ahead," the yaksha on the roof of the carriage chimed in.
Do you know where he is?
"He... disappeared long ago."
Yaksha paused for a moment, then said.
"What happened?"
Lifting the carriage curtain, they saw a decaying pillar in the distance within the forest.
“There used to be a shrine there, dedicated to the wind god. Once, there was a continuous rainstorm for several days, and the torrential rain threatened to flood the village at the foot of the mountain. You see, that's the one. The villagers were all afraid of dying, so they came to worship and pray for the god's protection.”
"And then the wind god protected them?"
"Ootengu asked in a nonchalant tone."
Yaksha scoffed, "That's not how it is. It seems Tengu is just as ignorant! Foolish god... he's the most useless of all the gods."
Quan subconsciously frowned.
"The Wind God controls the wind, not the water, so he can't possibly stop the flood. But that Ichimokuren still forcibly changed the flood's course, losing an eye in the process and becoming a one-eyed dragon. How ridiculous!"
The Yaksha laughed for a while, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at the approaching village, and said, "The foolish gods have only foolish humans under their command. They were killed in just a few simple moves!"
"What does this have to do with his disappearance?"
"The Snow Woman asked."
“Once the disaster is over, people will no longer need gods. They will leave, and the shrine will fall into disrepair.”
"So Ichimokuren is dead?"
The Snow Woman seems to have found the answer.
“No.” Ōtengu shook his head. “Even if a god loses a shrine, he will not disappear. He can just go to another shrine. The gods in many shrines are very busy.”
"That's right... that stupid idiot knew perfectly well that these people had run away, yet he still waited for his followers by the shrine. In the end, his shrine collapsed, his followers ran away, he lost his status as a god, and could only disappear alone in this forest."
Yaksha Path.
"He didn't disappear...cough cough..."
The Snow Maiden helped the spring up.
"He fell into monster form and remained here to protect his people."
"Is there?"
Yaksha sneered.
"When I wiped this place out, nobody came to stop me!"
The Great Tengu pondered for a moment and said, "You're talking about the future, aren't you, sir? I can vaguely sense his presence; after all, he was once a god."
Quan paused for a moment, then said, "Since we've found him, let's go see him."
"What?!"
The Yaksha roared from above.
"You sinner, do you not dare to face the gods here?"
"Itsuki said coldly."
"You little monster who hasn't grown up yet, you're really annoying!" Yaksha muttered.
"puff!"
This is the sound of another icicle piercing into flesh.
"Ahhh—"
"Shut up, you're so annoying."
"Itsuki said coldly."
"My lord, there's no need to do this." The Great Tengu stopped the carriage in front, surrounded by murderous intent and the stench of blood. In this environment, Izumi could barely breathe.
"First of all, he is too weak to become a shikigami to protect you." Ōtengu went into the village's pharmacy to find medicine.
"Secondly, according to Yaksha, he probably doesn't want to leave here."
Quan lowered his head, "Am I late...?"
Are you willing to suffer?
The Snow Woman pointed her finger at the ground, gaining a deeper understanding of this world. Why did he have to stay here and perish?
Anyway, let's try to find him.
Quan insisted.
“Since you live in Kyoto, you can return to Heian-kyo to summon yokai,” said Ōtengu.
Izumi sighed, "Kyoto is full of powerful Onmyoji, and I am just a small Onmyoji from a small family. If I return to Kyoto, I can only ask the Broom God to be my shikigami."
"Is this why you left home so far away? You're still too young," the Great Tengu said dejectedly.
How could he be so easily subdued by this person?
"Since we're looking for powerful shikigami, why don't we stay here, recuperate, and subdue the monsters in the vicinity?"
The Snow Woman made the suggestion.
“This area has been thoroughly cleaned up by that monster above your heads. Apply this to the wound.”
The Great Tengu handed a ball of green ointment to the Snow Woman, who carefully lowered the carriage curtain and applied the ointment to Izumi.
"Hey! Great Tengu! I need the medicine you have too." Yasha felt blood seeping from the two holes in his waist.
“Tell me, which village in which direction did you not massacre?” the Great Tengu asked.
Yaksha managed to straighten up and make out the details.
"There, in that direction."
The Great Tengu looked in that direction.
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After traveling for several days and nights, they finally arrived at a relatively prosperous town nearby on a clear morning after the rain.
As the sleigh drove into the town, countless elderly people gathered at the town entrance stood up.
"Ah! This oxcart, the ox is exhausted and just a pile of bones!"
An old man called out.
"Wait, look... there seems to be someone tied to the roof of the car!"
"No way? I saw it too! The man driving the car had two black wings on his back! Like a bird!"
"Go and call someone here quickly!"
The appearance of this rickshaw caused quite a stir in the small town, and soon countless men came running over.
One of the sharp-eyed people spotted the face of a demon on the oxcart and exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that the murderous demon Yaksha?!"
"Oh no! Oh no! Wait... why does he look so disheveled?"
Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, the Great Tengu coughed a few times and said, "My master is an Onmyoji who is passing through this area and wishes to stay here for a few days. Please don't be surprised."
"Onmyoji! An Onmyoji has come to our remote little town!"
"Very good!"
People said with delight.
The carriage successfully entered the town, and the mayor led them to a nice mansion, which was overgrown with weeds.
"Legend has it that at night a woman's sigh can be heard here, and there is a river behind the mansion that flows upstream, where laughter can often be heard."
"Let me take a look."
The carriage curtain was lifted, and Quan stepped out of the carriage, with Xue Nu following beside her.
When the snow woman got out of the carriage, everyone around her started shivering; it was just too cold…
When the snow woman's wooden clogs touched the ground, the ground froze, and sparse snowflakes fell on this dwelling.
Who is this?
"Snow Princess".
Quan smiled faintly.
Upon entering the mansion, one finds it filled with people cleaning. They have learned that an Onmyoji lives there, and they are all working hard to clean. When Izumi enters, the spider webs are no longer visible.
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