I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 188 Fighting the Sick Old Man, Half-Dead Birds Are Everywhere, In This Way, That Yin-Yang Master Che Will Surely Offer His Neck for Slaughter!

The old man's voice was very loud, and the forest in the mountains was quite a distance from Yoshida Castle, so it was very quiet.

Therefore, the sound of the horse's hooves hitting the ground could be heard by the old man, and his cries for help also reached the ears of Uesugi Tetsu and the others in an instant.

Looking at it this way, it seems quite reasonable.

The problem now is that Yoshida Castle has already fallen because of those sick and suffering relatives—how could there be such a vigorous old man in the forest outside the castle?

Moreover, the timing was so coincidental, as they were trapped during this very short period of their journey.

Imagawa Yoshimoto knew without even thinking that there was definitely something wrong with it.

Even if this old man wasn't one of the sick and suffering relatives Che mentioned, he was definitely related to demons.

However, Imagawa Yoshimoto, as he had initially stated, placed the decision-making power in the hands of Uesugi Tetsuya.

"Che-jun, shall we stop?"

Uesugi Tetsuya pulled on the reins, and upon hearing the tone of voice filled with joy that seemed to know they had stopped, he pondered for a moment before speaking.
"Well, let's go check it out first."

He nodded silently to Imagawa Yoshimoto, indicating that he was on guard.

—Even if the old man was truly suffering from illness and family ties, it would be a good opportunity to eliminate him while he was alone, thus weakening the enemy's manpower.

Uesugi Tetsu turned his horse around and slowly rode towards the source of the sound.

Before long, the two saw the old man who had cried for help.

— He had a white beard and white hair, wore faded robes, and carried a huge medicine chest on his back.

The old man seemed to be in good health, with a rosy complexion and not many wrinkles on his face. He even carried the medicine box with his back straight.

However, his right leg was entangled in a large, seemingly tough and thick vine.

The old man's eyes lit up when he saw the two men riding up on horseback. He first bowed deeply to them before letting out a slow sigh.

"I am an old man, a monk who travels around in this chaotic world, practicing medicine and healing the sick."

Having heard rumors of an epidemic in Mikawa Province, I went to Yoshida Castle to observe the situation further, but unexpectedly got stuck by vines here.

We hope the two of you will lend a helping hand.

The old man spoke gently and used very polite language, as if he had seen a lot of the world and learned a great deal.

However, a red notification popped up above his head.

——【Sick and Suffering Family Members, Old Man with Karmic Illness (Three Stars)】.

Uesugi Tetsu lowered his head, sized up the old man for a moment, then dismounted and said in a slightly eager tone, "Lord Yoshimoto, let's cut the vines for this old man first."

"it is good."

Imagawa Yoshimoto's eyes flickered slightly.

She didn't show any extra expression, but just stared at the old man with a slightly wary look in her eyes.

On the saddle, the shrunken Mountain Whale King stared intently at the old man for a while, but after finding nothing, it closed its eyes again and returned to a state of dozing.

Uesugi Tetsu rushed to the old man and squatted down, directly using the qi he flicked from his fingertips to cut the thick vines inch by inch.

The old man, suffering from illness, let out a relieved sigh. He touched his right leg, and finding that it seemed to be alright, he stood up, leaning on a tree for support. He then bowed to Uesugi Tetsuya and said...

"Thank you, sir."

"It was nothing, no need to thank me."

Uesugi Tetsu shook his head, making a move to leave.

But before he could even mount his horse, the old man behind him, who was suffering from illness, spoke up and asked, "Are you two gentlemen also going to Yoshida Castle?"

coming.

Uesugi Tetsu sneered inwardly, but outwardly turned around and asked with a puzzled look, "That's true, but old man, you must have your own plans, right?"

After listening, the old man with the illness first glanced at Imagawa Yoshimoto, who had only uttered one word so far, and then hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"My lords, it would be best if you did not go."

Ok?
These words piqued the interest of Uesugi Tetsuya, who had originally intended to kill the opponent right there.

The ailing family members actually advised them not to enter the city.

What does this mean?

He suppressed his urge to attack and frowned, saying, "Old man, we have also come here because of this plague, and we are here to restore stability to Yoshida Castle. It is impossible for us not to enter the city."

"I recently visited several villages and cities, and even faced those terrifying demons before escaping."

The old man, afflicted with illness, walked slowly, his voice heavy.

"Based on my old experience, this Yoshida Castle..."

The ailing family member said hoarsely, "I'm afraid it has become a den of demons."

Upon hearing this, Imagawa Yoshimoto's expression changed slightly, and he unconsciously tightened his grip on the reins.

—A den of demons, it has become a den of demons in just a few days?

Uesugi Tetsu judged that the Old Man of Karma was unaware that he knew he was the Old Man of Karma, so the information spoken by the other party should have a certain degree of credibility.

But if it's only for these few days, they should still be able to save them.

Whether it's the city or the people.

"If that's the case," Uesugi Tetsu narrowed his eyes at the old man suffering from karmic illness, "why did you still go to that demon-infested cave, where there's a nine-out-of-ten chance of death?"

"Haha."

The old man with the illness laughed heartily, stroking his beard as he retorted, "I am a doctor who heals the sick and saves lives. How could a doctor refuse to treat a patient just because their ailment is too severe?"

Uesugi Tetsuya was speechless.

If he hadn't known from the beginning that the person in front of him was the Old Man of Karmic Illness, he might have actually been fooled by the other party's words and trusted him.

When he turned his head again, he found that the Mountain Whale King no longer paid any attention to the Sickly Old Man, treating him as just a strong, ordinary old doctor.

The scrutiny and questioning in Imagawa Yoshimoto's eyes also decreased somewhat.

Uesugi Che suddenly realized.

So this was the effect that the old man with the karmic illness wanted.

—The old man with the chronic illness was well aware that a "chance encounter" would lead to serious distrust, but he had already planned to gradually gain trust through subsequent conversations...

Then, reveal your identity at the most crucial moment.

Within Uesugi Tetsuya's sensory circle, scattered "seeds" that were indistinguishable to the naked eye floated slowly in the air and landed precisely on the horses they were riding.

Presumably to avoid being discovered by making his actions too obvious, the old man of illness only targeted the two horses.

In other words, the moment they stopped to check, they had already fallen into the trap set by the old man of karma.

These ailing relatives are really good at playing tactics.

But it's a pity.

Uesugi Tetsu stared at the bright red label above the old man's head, which clearly indicated he had revealed everything, and thought to himself,
—I still have the upper hand.

The old man with the disease wanted to gain their trust and then lure them into a trap.

Uesugi Tetsuya also wanted to learn more about the situation at Yoshida Castle from the old man of karmic illness, as well as some information that the old man of karmic illness was determined to reveal in order to gain their trust, information that they did not know.

Thinking of this, Uesugi Tetsuya solemnly cupped his hands in greeting.

"Old man, would you mind traveling with my lord and me on the way to Yoshida Castle?"

"My lord?"

The old man with the "keen" ability to pick up on this title looked at Imagawa Yoshimoto with a hint of doubt and asked, "And who is this gentleman again...?"

Uesugi Tetsuya understood and walked to the girl's feet.

He turned to Imagawa Yoshimoto, winked with his cold eyes, and then spoke.
"Please allow me to introduce you, sir. This is Lord Imagawa Yoshimoto, the ruler of Mikawa Province. He has come here to save Yoshida Castle and Mikawa Province from their dire straits."

The old man's expression changed drastically, and he respectfully knelt down.

“An unnamed monk from Mikawa Province has met Lord Imagawa.”

Having already understood, Imagawa Yoshimoto nodded to him, revealing an approving look.
"It's alright, there's no need for formalities during this special time. Just get up."

"Thank you, sir."

As the old man with the illness got up and was walking over, Uesugi Tetsu suddenly felt a cold gaze fall on him.

Anyone else?
He shifted his gaze curiously, and finally found the source of his gaze at the top of an old tree.

It was a crow with one half intact, its wings as black as ink, and its eyes bloodshot and indifferent; the other half rotted, its feathers fallen away, revealing stark white bones and empty eyes.

The crow lowered its head, gazing indifferently at everything in the woods.

"Gah——!"

It made eye contact with Uesugi Tetsu for a moment, then flapped its wings and flew into the sky after letting out a hoarse cry.

The old man with the ailment also looked up, withdrew his gaze from the half-dead bird, and spoke gently.
"My lord, there is no need to worry. There are many crows. Although they look terrifying, they are not harmful to people."

harm?

A few scattered, half-dead birds certainly pose no threat.

Uesugi Tetsuya, who had just finished reviewing the materials not long ago, sneered inwardly.

However, these "half-dead birds" are scouts among the sick and suffering relatives. Although they may only number half a star at most, their numbers are extremely large, ensuring the rapid transmission of information among the sick and suffering relatives.

In certain exceptional cases, it can also act as a mobile pathogen.

It's estimated that within a few minutes, news of their contact with the Old Man of Karma will reach the other intelligent, suffering relatives in Yoshida Castle.

In this way...

What Ye Bingweng (the old man with the disease) probably wanted to do was to lure them into a fixed trap and then surround and kill them.

It's possible.

Just as Uesugi Tetsu was about to use this opportunity to extract information, the old man with the illness spoke up and told them about the other sick and suffering relatives.

For example, there are miasma demons, rotten leeches, "heat leeches" that cause wounds to fester and fester, "stun-eating worms" that can devour a person's memories and induce hallucinations, and so on...

Not only that, the old man with the disease even took out several different pills and ointments from his medicine box and explained to them that these were for treating xx disease.

It even goes so far as to explain in detail what materials it is made of.

Uesugi Tetsu looked at the old man, who was working so hard that he was practically a salesman, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This old man with the illness went to great lengths to gain their trust.

Despite this, Uesugi Tetsu diligently wrote all of these things down.

Although the Special Affairs Bureau has a cure as a backup, it's always good to have a backup plan.

After the old man's meticulous "sales pitch," Uesugi Tetsuya had already put on an expression of "extreme admiration and unwavering trust."

"Old man's medical skills are truly admirable..."

The old man with the disease shook his head and waved his hand, saying, "Not at all, it's just some experience gained through repeated trials and experiments, nothing special."

After a pause, Uesugi Tetsuya clasped his hands in a fist and asked,
"Then, in your opinion, sir, how should we sneak into the city without disturbing the crows?"

In that instant, he could clearly see that Yebing Weng was stunned for a moment, then stroked his beard, frowned, and fell into silent contemplation.

—You've finally waited for this, haven't you?

Uesugi Tetsu chuckled inwardly.

After a long silence, the old man with the chronic illness spoke solemnly: "If you two trust me, then wait until the time when dawn and dusk are about to break, and enter the city from the shadows in the east."

Uesugi Tetsu asked in confusion, "Why is that?"

"As I said, we will do this if we trust you... If you don't trust us, then we can enter the city according to your own ideas."

The old man with the illness avoided answering and instead simply repeated what he had said above.

OK, here comes the classic pyramid scheme scam rhetoric.

While inwardly sneering, Uesugi Tetsuya caught two key words: "evening" and "east".

In other words, going to the west of Yoshida Castle now will maximize the distance between the old man suffering from illness and his other sick relatives.

Perhaps taking direct action here would be an option...

But given that the old man with the chronic illness had stayed in the woods for so long, it's hard to say that he hadn't left any contingency plans there, considering his cautious nature.

There's no need to fight on the opponent's home turf.

Having made his decision, Uesugi Tetsu bowed again and said, "Then I will rely on you greatly from now on, sir."

The old man, who was suffering from illness, smiled broadly: "No, I should thank you both for saving this old man. This little favor is nothing."

Next, Uesugi Tetsu mounted his horse and led the old man of ill health slowly westward toward Yoshida Castle.

About half an hour later.

Finally, the old man with the illness couldn't hold back any longer and pretended to be puzzled, saying, "Sir, you seem to have come to the wrong place. This is the western part of Yoshida Castle."

"Huh? Is that so?"

Uesugi Tetsu scratched his head, rubbing his fingertips as he asked Imagawa Yoshimoto, "Lord Yoshimoto, is this the west?"

Imagawa Yoshimoto nodded silently, and placed his hand on the hilt of the katana where the old man could not see.

"Sorry sorry."

Uesugi Tetsu smiled sheepishly at the old man suffering from illness, then dismounted and said, "Old man, look at my sense of direction... It's alright, I'll be there in a bit."

He suggested, "But the area around us doesn't seem very open, making it less likely for the crows to spot us. How about we rest for a while and have lunch?"

The thin layer of protective energy, carried by the gentle breeze, swept away all the "seeds" from the horse's body.

Uesugi Tetsu had somehow appeared behind the old man suffering from karmic illness, gently placing his hand on the man's thin shoulder, and grinning happily.

"Is this a good idea... Lord Yebing?"

Crackling!

Boom!

As the words fell, blue-green arcs of electricity and incomparably scorching hot energy burst forth from Uesugi Tetsuya's palm.

In an instant, it enveloped the old man's small body and medicine box like a torrent!
In the blink of an eye, the white-browed, white-bearded old man turned into a pile of charred remains on the ground.

To be precise, it turned into several pieces of charred paper, whose outlines still vaguely resembled a paper figure. The paper figure fell to the ground and transformed into a large chunk of charred, rotting flesh.

Uesugi Tetsu calmly withdrew his hand and looked behind the withered tree beside him.
"I knew it wasn't that simple."

"This old woman... has actually had her identity exposed..."

Behind the dead tree, a hunchbacked old man wearing a rotten robe emerged. He raised his aged face, which was covered with festering pimple marks, revealing his cloudy, lifeless eyes.

The solid wooden medicine box behind him, which had originally contained many "antidotes," was now dark black and rotten, with pus and blood constantly oozing from its cracks.

Yet, on such a face, there was always a compassionate smile.

The ailing old man asked in a hoarse voice, puzzled, "When was it?"

Uesugi Tetsu ordered the three komainu to protect Imagawa Yoshimoto, and calmly drew the blade from Kaga Kiyomitsu, whose face was covered in pale skin: "From the very first moment, from the very first time I saw you."

He shook his head, pinched his nose, and gestured.
“You scourges of disease stink to high heaven.”

"So it's the taste, I understand now."

The old man with the chronic illness nodded stiffly, then grinned exaggeratedly: "Well, although it's not the right time, children... you have no choice but to come out."

"Come and offer your departed life for the great, ailing Your Majesty!"

Squeak!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Within Uesugi Tetsu's sensory range, a large group of rotting rats, each as big as an adult's forearm, gradually emerged from the nooks and crannies.

Immediately afterwards, three demons, shrouded in mist and emitting hoarse coughs, suddenly appeared.

Uesugi Tetsuya's eyes were filled with a dense barrage of notifications.

——【Sick and Suffering Family Members, Sick Rats (Half Star)】

——【Sick and Suffering Family Members - Coughing Ghost (Two Stars)】

Strange, where did these relatives come from?

Uesugi Tetsu didn't think much of it, he just shouted loudly,
"Lord Whale Three!"

"Don't yell."

On horseback, the miniature pig uttered a mature voice completely out of proportion to its size. Then it landed lightly and swelled to the size of a small mountain in just a few breaths.

The two ponies neighed in alarm and started spinning in circles.

The Mountain Whale King lowered its head slightly, and a rainbow-like column of air shot out from its mouth and nostrils.

"Lord Imagawa, come up here."

"Thank you."

Imagawa Yoshimoto nodded to it, and lightly touched the saddle with his toes to land on it.

"These sick rats and coughing demons are left to you and your komainu to deal with, Lord Whale III."

Uesugi Tetsuya paused, worried that the Mountain Whale King might not put in the effort.

So he asked with some hesitation, "Lord Whale Three, you should be able to defeat them, right?"

The Mountain Whale King raised its eyes disdainfully and sneered.
"A bunch of small fry. I don't even know how many rats I stepped on when I was ten years old."

"That's good."

Uesugi Tetsu retracted his attention and, after the paleness dripped down to his feet like a column of water, spoke: "Your opponent is me, Lord Kyōbō."

But the old man with the illness stared intently at the Mountain Whale King: "Demon King...why are you helping humans?"

As he spoke, the old man with the affliction of karma revealed an ugly smile.

"Why doesn't Your Majesty, Demon King, seek refuge with His Ailing Lord? Not only..."

Before he could finish speaking, Kaga Kiyomitsu, like a meteor falling in broad daylight, suddenly pierced through the heart of the old man suffering from illness!
The next moment, the dense electric sphere compressed on the blade exploded!
A massive amount of smoke and dust suddenly rose from the ground, only to be completely dispersed by the howling wind.

Uesugi Tetsu shifted his gaze from the large, charred, and rotting flesh on the ground, then looked up again: "Being distracted during a battle is not a good habit."

The Mountain Whale King also stomped on a large group of diseased rats, turning them into mincemeat, and let out a disdainful sneer.

"Illness is nothing compared to a mountain whale by the roadside; it's not even as bad as a brick that Master Tiangong stepped on!"

Amidst the dark smoke, the old man carrying a medicine box emerged once more.

He roared hoarsely, "You will pay the price for insulting His Majesty!"

From the rotting medicine chest, yellowish-green poisonous mist spewed out continuously, like steam compressed to its limit. It surged in wildly, as if it had eyes.

Black tentacles, twisting and turning, wrapped in mucus carrying hundreds of disease factors, also emerged from the soil.

In an instant, it transformed into hundreds and thousands of strands, surrounding Uesugi Tetsuya from all directions at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

Not only that.

The old man, afflicted with illness, stared intently at Uesugi Tetsuya, opened his rotting mouth, and began to sing an ancient, hoarse ballad.

But this ballad doesn't sound like a song at all; instead, it sounds like the wails of countless patients suffering from illnesses piled up together.

Not far away, Imagawa Yoshimoto's face was deathly pale as he gripped the hilt of the Soza Samonji sword at his waist tightly.

The Mountain Whale King bared its teeth and roared, raising its massive hoof to crush another coughing ghost to death.

Only Uesugi Tetsu remained completely unaffected, assuming a three-stage thrust stance and tilting his head slightly.
"That's it?"

In that brief moment, the black tentacles, which could injure anyone who touched them and kill anyone who rubbed them, surged toward Uesugi Tetsuya.

Uesugi Tetsuya remained motionless, only abruptly expanding the circulation of the arc-shaped energy on his body, crushing all the tentacles into dust.

The sky, which had been completely black, suddenly became clear.

Only the slow-moving yellow-green poisonous fog spread out.

But the next moment, Uesugi Tetsuya, who had already assumed a fighting stance, moved amidst the delighted clang of Kaga Kiyomitsu's sword.

——Natural rational flow·Three-stage breakthrough!
Even the thick, deadly poisonous fog was cleanly cleaved in two by the pale white blade, leaving a path for one person to pass through, before dissipating under the cover of subsequent bursts of tiny electric arcs.

Uesugi Tetsu lowered his gaze, staring at the ill old man whose skull had been pierced by the unpleasant Kaga Kiyomitsu, and sighed softly.
"A guy who focuses all his energy on playing mind games can't be that strong."

"You...you can't kill me...I can still, I can still..."

The old man with the illness revealed a resentful look in his eyes and sobbed with difficulty.

Upon hearing this, Uesugi Tetsuya suddenly smiled.

He patiently explained to the complete novice in front of him.

The reason why "three-stage" is preceded by "three-stage" is because there are three stages.

As soon as he finished speaking, the remaining two spikes exploded at the location that Uesugi Tetsu had already determined, turning the rotting flesh that the old man had hidden into lifeless charcoal.

At this point, the old man's movements and expression finally froze.

Those cloudy eyes reflected Uesugi Tetsu's calm and collected face.

He hadn't managed to inflict even the slightest harm on this great Onmyoji, and he still had a thousand tricks up his sleeve...

But the ailing old man used the last of his strength to forcefully curl the corners of his mouth.

He laughed too.

"A Great Onmyoji even more powerful than expected, why doesn't he look up and take a look..."

Uesugi Tetsu narrowed his eyes, and before he could make a move, he heard the cawing of countless crows far above the sky.

He pulled Kaga Kiyomitsu from the head of the old man who was ill and looked up.

At this moment, hundreds of meters above their heads, a flock of half-dead birds, like clouds, gathered together, faithfully recording everything that was happening on the ground in their eyes.

Without hesitation, Uesugi Tetsuya took out the Blessed Folding Fan and poured his surging spiritual power into it.

Boom!

A massive, purplish-blue pillar of lightning suddenly burst forth from among the crows, illuminating the entire sky as if a second sun were overhead.

Like divine punishment.

The lightning spread, and countless half-dead birds fell to the ground like rain, turning into a pool of dark, foul-smelling blood and mud.

Many more half-dead birds didn't even have a chance to fall before turning into a wisp of smoke.

When the lightning struck, Uesugi Tetsuya killed at least several hundred half-dead birds.

Even so, this attack, which consumed almost half of Uesugi Tetsuya's spiritual power, still failed to kill all the half-dead birds.

A few half-dead birds still fluttered their wings, making terrified cawing noises, and flew towards Yoshida Castle.

Uesugi Tetsu gazed at the few black dots that had already flown to the edge of his vision, and couldn't help but click his tongue.
"This thing is really troublesome..."

Aside from the half-dead bird, Uesugi Tetsu also remembered that the data recorded a kind of familiar called "Thousand Brain Princess", which could share memories almost regardless of distance.

The configuration of this sick and suffering family is far superior to that of an army in the modern world.

After sheathing Kaga Kiyomitsu, Uesugi Tetsuya looked at the kill notification that popped up with a hint of annoyance.

And so, all that annoyance vanished instantly.

[You have killed the Sickly Elder (3-star), gaining 531 Soul Ashes!]

[You have slain a large number of sick and suffering companions - half-dead birds (scattered), gaining 46 Soul Ashes!]

[Your skill, Five Thunder Method: Qi Combination Proficiency +68!]

[Your skill, Natural Rational Flow proficiency +34! ]

You have obtained the Plague Bell.

This battle, which couldn't be simpler, actually brought him nearly 600 Soul Ash points.

That's why they say that sick and suffering relatives are his mobile soul-extraction machines.

The only problem is that these half-dead birds drop very little soul ash... The same thing happened with the Rotten Yan and the Miasma Ghost before.

However, the Soul Ash dropped by the Karmic Sick Old Man is of normal three-star level.

Let's leave those minor details aside for now.

Uesugi Tetsu looked at the increased proficiency level, and his tense face relaxed—with less than 100 more points of proficiency, his Five Thunder Technique would reach the mastery level.

At that time, perhaps there will be a way to electrocute all those annoying half-dead birds in the sky.

He then took out the props that the old man with the disease had dropped.

【Plague God Bell】

[Quality: Rare]

[Effect: Shake the Plague Bell to apply a random plague-related debuff to surrounding enemy targets.]

—The rusty bronze bell once belonged to a wandering monk who practiced medicine during the chaotic Warring States period, until he encountered illness himself.

Well, it's a fairly useful little tool.

Because the effect can be applied to "enemy targets" by using consciousness, it is quite good to use it at the start of a battle.

After briefly ignoring the prompt, Uesugi Tetsu turned around and found that the group of sick rats and coughing ghosts had also been dealt with by the Mountain Whale King.

It was because the three-headed Komainu Hatakemoto fought too fiercely and fearlessly that he suffered too many wounds, and in a short time, he became terminally ill and could barely stand.

"Thank you for your hard work, all three of you."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded to the three-headed komainu (guardian dog) Hatakemoto, then waved his hand, causing them all to turn into wisps of straw and disappear on the spot.

After doing all this, Uesugi Tetsu suddenly heard the slightly trembling voice of the Mountain Whale King coming from above.

"Hey, kid." The Mountain Whale King still looked up at the lightning that had left a dragon-like trail in the sky and which had not yet dissipated. "Was that lightning your doing?"

This is the unspoken answer.

The Mountain Whale King naturally knew.

It just wanted to ask again.

Imagawa Yoshimoto let out a soft breath and spoke to him.
"Che-jun, you've become stronger."

Uesugi Tetsu blinked and replied matter-of-factly, "People are always improving. You're bound to be stronger today than you were yesterday, right?"

Imagawa Yoshimoto was slightly taken aback, then surprisingly revealed a gentle smile.

"Yes, people are always making progress."

……

……

Inside Yoshida Castle, two figures who were silently walking through the streets and alleys suddenly trembled and looked up at the sky flashing with lightning.

"Old Man Ye Bing... is dead."

"We must go and inform Master Bodhidharma."

Within seconds, two figures appeared behind Bodhidharma, who was offering rice to a pale and emaciated woman.

Listening to the woman's gratitude, Bodhidharma, lost in thought, turned back.

"What business do you two have with this humble monk?"

The two recounted the story of the sick old man in detail.

But Kasma was puzzled and asked in return,
"It is very good that the old man with karmic illness died a worthy death... What do you two benefactors want this humble monk to do?"

The owner of the scabies shop said in a deep voice, "Of course, we will go out of the city and kill that ignorant Onmyoji to prevent him from entering the city and ruining Your Majesty's plans."

"That great Onmyoji, Che?"

Having been in Yoshida Castle for five days, Daruma naturally heard some stories about this great Onmyoji who could control thunder.

The wooden fish in his arms suddenly spoke seriously: "In the past hundred years, all the Onmyoji have disappeared, let alone the great Onmyoji... Daruma, you have to be careful."

"That's fine."

Bodhidharma rose, bowed deeply with his hands clasped together in prayer towards the pregnant woman who was wolfing down the vegetarian meal he had given him, and then turned away.
“Then let’s go out of the city to meet him. I’m quite curious about… what kind of person he is.”

"Master, you are wise."

The scabies vendor paused, then leaned closer to Daruma and whispered in his ear.

"Master, why don't we do this...? This will surely make that Onmyoji helpless, and even force him to submit to execution!"

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