The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 279 Times Change

From a political perspective, occupying Japan would be less worthwhile than sweeping through the grasslands a few more times.

Or we could just take down Goryeo.

Not only is it easier to Sinicize, but it also truly maintains rule.

The cost is also lower.

This is the mindset of a superior nation: all the good things and the best land are in our own hands.

Some scraps are naturally dispensable.

Li Jingxiao, however, did not have that time and stayed in Japan to maintain his rule.

If he hadn't been thinking about leading his army into Japan, he might have already ascended to heaven by now.

Li Jingxiao could roughly guess what Su Mei and the Japanese monsters were thinking.

A unified Japan was not a good thing for these outcasts.

Japan, a country constantly embroiled in war and divided, is the ideal place for monsters.

If possible, it would be best to keep Japan in a primitive era.

That's why no monsters came to oppose him during the month or so that Li Jingxiao was in Japan.

They even hoped that Kyushu and the entire country of Japan would descend into chaos once again.

At the same time, the more people die, the more benefits the demons and monsters will receive.

Li Jingxiao said with a smile: "Does Japan have any powerful sorcerers?"

Should we join forces and kill these mages?
As for whether I will rule Japan, I have little ambition; Kyushu Island is enough for me.

Furthermore, I don't plan to stay here long-term. Every time I see Japanese-style food and cuisine, I miss my own home-cooked meals.

Su Mei's eyes lit up.

It was clear that Li Jingxiao also did not want to see Japan unified.

However, mutual trust is very important for cooperation.

After thinking for a moment, the fox spirit took Li Jingxiao's hand and walked into the castle tower.

Then, she untied her beautiful kimono, revealing a perfect figure to Lee Kyung-hyo.

In the past, Li Jingxiao would naturally have had many concerns.

But now, the level is maxed out, and the skill level is also approaching the max.

That mere fox demon no longer poses any threat to him.

Li Jingxiao got up, picked up Su Mei, and walked towards the bed in the room.

Half an hour later, Su Mei's whole body was flushed.

She lay on the bed for a while, her face glazed over with a seductive air.

I finally snapped out of my daze.

When she turned her head to look at Li Jingxiao lying next to her, a hint of tenderness flashed in her eyes.

Women are all like that.

When both body and mind are at ease, one can't help but look at a man with love and admiration in their eyes.

But after reason prevails, it's hard to say how much love will remain.

However, Su Mei was aware of Li Jingxiao's farming abilities at this time.

I am truly, truly satisfied.

Moreover, he possesses exceptional Taoist magic and martial prowess, and is also young and handsome.

In addition, Lee Kyung-hyo is indeed very gentle and considerate when he is intimate with women.

Of course, most importantly, Li Jingxiao was absolutely one of the players who could determine the future of Japan at this time.

The allure of power to women is often greater than any other temptation.

Su Mei stayed in Tachibana Castle for three days, and Li Jingxiao also spent three days fooling around with this vixen.

The two then agreed to wait until Su Mei and Da Tian Gou had made contact.

They would gather in Kyoto, Japan, and first wipe out the Onmyoji (yin-yang masters) in Kyoto.

Then they went and killed several of the most powerful monks in Japan and burned down the temples.

From now on, the monsters of Japan will be able to live as freely as they have in the past.

At that time, for powerful demons like Su Mei and Da Tiangou...

There are basically no more Japanese monks who can threaten them.

The more rampant the demons' mischief, the greater the chaos and destruction they caused to Japan.

On this point, Li Jingxiao wholeheartedly agrees.

As for whether this will create monsters that can wreak havoc on the entire world.

Li Jingxiao could only say that in the past hundred years, Japan had been plagued by constant wars, and Shuten-dōji, Su Mei, and Ōtengu were not particularly powerful.

If you give them another hundred or two hundred years, it won't really matter.

The more comfortable one is, the slower one's strength will improve.

After seeing Su Mei off, Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong couldn't help but look at him with some resentment.

Especially Hu Xian'er.

Not only did they know who Su Mei was.

I heard that there was some connection between her great-grandmother and Su Mei.

This surprised Li Jingxiao, but also made him secretly pleased and proud.

Anyway, one is surnamed Hu and the other is surnamed Su, so they are at most cousins.

As for their relationship as cousins...

Whether it's an aunt or niece relationship, Li Jingxiao doesn't care.

Besides, it's not like I'm marrying a fairy, so there aren't that many taboos.

Standing atop the castle tower, I looked down at the massive military camp beneath Tachibana Castle.

Li Jingxiao was wondering whether he should release the Heavenly Lake Dragon.

That old guy has already been beaten into submission.

He's staying on Kyushu Island.

This can also be seen as a form of surveillance and deterrence against the Jurchens, Goryeo people, and Japanese soldiers who were enfeoffed on Kyushu Island.

They even released Shuten-dōji back.

Together with the Old Dragon of Tianchi, they restrained and threatened Su Mei and the Great Tengu.

However, Li Jingxiao also understood that no matter how humble the old mudfish and Shuten-dōji were in front of him, they were no different from servants.

But that's because they couldn't defeat them and couldn't escape the Demon-Locking Tower.

That's when they had no choice but to back down.

But if I let them out, after a while, they'll remember the times they were imprisoned and beaten.

The more you think about it, the angrier you get, and the angrier you get, the less you think and reason.

When he ascends to immortality one day, he might transfer his hatred to his descendants.

However, Li Jingxiao wanted to use the Heavenly Lake Dragon to threaten the Flood Dragon Princess, who had become the monkey's concubine, and find a way to kill the monkey.

Then, using the princess's beauty, he could get close to that old turtle, Ieyasu.

That princess was a dragon, so she could also be considered a demon.

However, the worship of dragons by East Asian people is somewhat different from that of other monsters.

That old tortoise, Ieyasu, might just fall for that dragon princess.

If Ieyasu is tempted too often, the old tortoise might die prematurely due to excessive depletion of his energy and spirit.

Without the monkey and the old tortoise, there was no hero who could unify Japan.

The possibility of Japan entering the Warring States period again has increased by at least 60-70%.

Thinking of this, Li Jingxiao couldn't help but think that at worst, he could just wait until the monkey and the old tortoise were both dead.

Then they locked the Dragon King of Tianchi and Shuten-dōji in the Demon Locking Tower.

Moreover, while raising his wives, he also raised his three cousins.

Spend more time teaching Shi Delong, Lin Yi, and Liu Hongshi.

If the three of them are strong enough, it wouldn't be difficult for them to live to be seventy or eighty years old.

Given his relationship with Maoshan, protecting the Li family for decades would not be difficult.

By then, his children and grandchildren had grown up.

Perhaps Qin Keqing and her three cousins ​​themselves already had the ability to protect the Li family. Thinking of this, Li Jingxiao immediately decided to go to the Demon-Locking Tower to ask the Dragon King of Tianchi for his opinion.

They left Tachibana Castle undetected and arrived at Maoshan in less than two hours.

We went straight to the Demon-Sealing Tower.

Before they even entered the tower, they were stopped by two old Taoist priests, Xuan Cheng and Xuan Jin, who were in charge of keeping an eye on the Demon-Locking Tower.

Xuan Jin, that old, unserious Taoist priest, asked with a smile, "Junior brother, what have you been busy with lately? It's been two months since I last saw you."

Li Jingxiao immediately knew that the old Taoist priest was thinking of marrying him to the daughter he had with the flower fairy.

He quickly got down to business: "After fighting the demons in the tower for so long a while, I was deeply moved and went into seclusion at home for a period of time."

Unexpectedly, Japan sent an army of 15 to invade Goryeo.

Left with no other choice, he could only lead his army to aid Goryeo in resisting the Japanese army.

Fortunately, they were lucky and not only annihilated the Japanese army.

Now, I have led an army of 11 from the Great Zhou and Goryeo to counterattack Japan.

He then thought of asking Shuten-dōji and the Dragon King of Tianchi if they would be willing to lend him a hand.

If they have rendered meritorious service, their merits and demerits will be offset, and they will be allowed to return to Japan.

Xuan Cheng and Xuan Jin immediately realized that Li Jingxiao intended to use the two powerful demons to cause trouble in Japan.

However, although the two old Taoist priests had long since become Taoist monks, they were still people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The invasion of Goryeo by Japan would inevitably threaten Liaodong.

He felt uneasy about Li Jingxiao's decision to release two powerful demons, though he didn't say it aloud.

But in my heart I wholeheartedly agree.

Of course, the two old Taoists were unaware that Li Jingxiao was about to ascend to immortality.

Otherwise, the most vehement opposition would undoubtedly come from the elders of Maoshan.

In their eyes, both of these powerful demons were captured and imprisoned in the Demon Locking Tower by Li Jingxiao.

Now is a suitable excuse to release them.

Therefore, the two old Taoist priests not only did not stop them, but also hinted that if the Dragon King of Tianchi and that Shuten-dōji dared to harm Li Jingxiao and the Great Zhou, they would be in trouble.

The two brothers were willing to help capture the two great demons again and lock them up.

Li Jingxiao smiled.

He thanked her profusely, then flew into the Demon-Sealing Tower.

Shuten-dōji, dressed as a child, was staring idly at a black and white jade chessboard.

Hearing the noise, he looked up and saw Li Jingxiao.

The evil spirit was taken aback at first, then its face lit up with joy.

He hurriedly stood up and bowed to Li Jingxiao: "Master, it's been a long time. Today, shall we play chess, or compete in swordsmanship or fist fighting?"
Or perhaps a contest of movement techniques?

Li Jingxiao could tell at a glance that this evil spirit had indeed been extremely bored while locked up.

I used to get beaten every day, so I always try to find ways to avoid retaliating.

It's only been two months since we last met, and I'm so bored I'd be willing to get beaten up.

Thinking of this, Li Jingxiao chuckled.

"Gaido Maru, would you be willing to return to Japan?"

Shuten-dōji was taken aback, then hurriedly shook his head.

Li Jingxiao knew that the evil spirit was worried that he was testing him.

So he gave a general account of how the monkeys invaded Goryeo and how he led his army to conquer Japan.

The evil spirit's eyes lit up after hearing this.

Now I understand why Li Jingxiao let me return to Japan.

Without a second thought, he knelt down and loudly proclaimed, "I am Waidawan, and I am willing to follow the True Man to quell the rebellion."

Li Jingxiao smiled, thinking that none of these old monsters were fools.

He nodded and said, "Then let's wait. I'll go ask the Dragon King of Tianchi again. If he's also willing to contribute to the cause, then..."

You two should go back to Japan together.

From this day forward, remember that you are now a part of the Central Plains, and that you must act in accordance with the interests of the Celestial Empire.

Shuten-dōji nodded hurriedly and loudly pledged his loyalty.

When he went up to the third and fourth floors, the three flower fairies and the Crimson Serpent Demon saw him and, as expected, looked just like Shuten-dōji.

A delighted smile appeared on his face as soon as they met.

Especially the Crimson Serpent; this serpent demon had always had a cold face.

Even when he was beaten, he didn't show much emotion.

But today, when Li Jingxiao appeared outside the barrier on the fourth floor, he actually showed a slight smile.

Although he quickly reverted to a poker face, the excitement in his eyes was still evident to Lee Kyung-hyo.

Li Jingxiao simply wasn't in the mood to talk to her much.

Use the purple-gold-green gourd to absorb the poisonous fog on the fourth floor.

He nodded to the Crimson Serpent Demon and went up to the fifth floor.

This, however, surprised and bewildered the snake demon.

Although being beaten was painful, I had been locked in this Demon-Sealing Tower for countless years.

This snake demon certainly knew how painful it was to be alone.

For the first ten days or so of those two months, Li Jingxiao didn't come to beat her up as usual, which she thought was a good thing.

But a month later, even though he slept all day, he would dream of being beaten from time to time.

Especially in the last ten days or so, I've found it increasingly difficult to fall asleep.

The snake demon knew that it was only because it was too lonely that it hoped that this bastard Li Jingxiao would continue to appear in front of it.

Unfortunately, Li Jingxiao had no interest in this snake demon whose body was covered in poison and whose very breath was poisonous mist.

When the Dragon King of the Pond heard that he was to be released, he did so without hesitation, just like Shuten-dōji.

They knelt on the ground and loudly pledged their loyalty.

As for whether his father, Jiang Boyan, would have any objections, Li Jingxiao didn't care.

Without saying anything, he locked himself in the Demon-Locking Tower and never let him out again.

It didn't say how many years he would be imprisoned.

As long as the Dragon King is locked up, the agreement with Jiang Boyan will be fulfilled.

And since he's been locked up for so long, and he's your own son, Jiang Boyan, shouldn't you give him a chance to reform?

After leaving the Demon-Locking Tower, Li Jingxiao went directly to find the sect leader, Master Xuanming.

After hearing the whole story, the old man hesitated for a long time, but finally made Li Jingxiao repeatedly assure him that these two great demons would not threaten Maoshan in the future.

They would not commit evil deeds in the Central Plains, which is why Li Jingxiao was given the token to enter and exit the Demon Locking Tower.

Three days later, Li Jingxiao, accompanied by Shuten-dōji and the Dragon King of Tianchi, appeared outside the capital of Japan.

The shrine on the mountain that Su Mei and I had agreed upon.

Upon entering the shrine, one sees Su Mei dressed in a magnificent kimono, accompanied by a dozen or so young and beautiful shrine maidens around seventeen or eighteen years old.

He bowed respectfully to Li Jingxiao.

As Li Jingxiao approached, the vixen resembled a young wife eagerly awaiting her husband's return home.

She smiled and stepped forward to help Li Jingxiao sit in the main seat, then took a copper basin brought over by a shaman.

She personally washed Li Jingxiao's hands and face, and served him fragrant tea.

Su Mei's actions left Shuten-dōji and the Heavenly Pool Old Dragon dumbfounded, yet filled with immense envy.

This is the famous Japanese goddess Tamamo-no-Mae, the nine-tailed fox with a golden face and golden tail.

She is also recognized by both the human and demon races of Japan as the most beautiful woman in the world, and the most talented woman in Japan.

But at this moment, the woman was like a virtuous wife, kneeling in front of Li Jingxiao with a sweet and loving expression, serving him.

Not to mention Shuten-dōji, that lecherous devil, even the old dragon of Tianchi was extremely envious.

Li Jingxiao knew that by bringing back Shuten-dōji and the Heavenly Pool Dragon, he had not only intimidated Su Mei, the fox demon.

This also means that if she harbors any disloyalty, she would be unable to withstand the combined might of Shuten-dōji and the Old Dragon of Tianchi.

Previously, she, Shuten-dōji, and Ōtengu were considered to be in a three-way standoff, each wary that if they got serious with any of them, the third party would become the beneficiary.

But now, Li Jingxiao has the upper hand.

(End of this chapter)