How did I, an Onmyoji, become the Lord of Yokai?

Moreover, he did indeed turn his blade against his best friend.

This is just a small compensation.

Anyway, their friendship is still going strong, so it's okay to leave these little conflicts unresolved.

"Heh, indeed, Yamata is still under my seal. Even if he survives, he won't have enough power to recover his body. But just because he can't do it alone doesn't mean that two people can't."

The girl's pupils narrowed slightly, and her already oppressive gaze became even more dignified.

"Sister, only you know the location of the original sealed place. Even if I wanted to save her, I couldn't find the location."

"Can't find it? I think you can."

A knowing smile appeared on his face.

"..."

For some reason, looking at his sister's smile, the big man felt a sense of unease and foreboding rise in his heart without warning. He suddenly felt that his sister seemed to know everything.

Could it be... that my sister really knows everything?

No, no, if my sister knew everything, she would definitely run to kill Hachimata immediately. Why would she come here to confirm with him first?

Hmm, his sister must be bluffing him. He'd better be careful; if he slips up, he'll be doomed.

Fortunately, no matter how excited he was inside, his expression remained unchanged.

As someone who used to lie as easily as breathing, maintaining facial expressions is one of the essential skills I need to master.

He might not be a match for Yamata in a fight, but when it comes to lying, eight Yamatas couldn't compare to him.

A sense of smugness rose within him; his long-dormant lies were about to see the light of day again.

Just as the big man was about to use his most prized lying technique to cover it up, his sister's voice suddenly rang out again.

“Ox-head, a few months ago when you came to Heian-kyo, you visited the underground altar of the Minamoto clan a few times, right?”

“And three months ago, when the Genji clan was running rampant in Kyohara, you stopped me for the sake of the Genji clan… Well, perhaps that’s not quite right. It should be that you had to stop me in order to hide something from me, right?”

With confidence and pride, Shimizu Mio raised her head.

"Bullhead, you don't really think you can fool me?"

His eyes widened involuntarily, surprise and shock appearing in them. The big man was completely dumbfounded. This... his sister knew about him and Hachimata from the very beginning!?

How could that be? He hid it so well. Every time he went to the underground altar, he checked everything beforehand. There's no way my sister could have known.

"Indeed, you hid it very well, but just because you hid it well doesn't mean that the Genji clan hid it well."

“I can see the power within them very clearly.”

That's right. Although the Genji's unclean power lies dormant within them when they don't use it, undetected by others, it is still unclean power. How could Shimizu Mio not sense such an evil power?

The big man thought he had concealed it well, but little did he know that everything was under Shimizu Mio's control.

Your sister is still your sister. Chapter 215, Section 218: Hachimata, who is both father and mother.

"..."

Faced with these words, the big man remained silent for a long time, his mouth agape. After about three minutes, he finally revealed a helpless expression.

"Sister, since you already know everything, why are you asking me for confirmation?"

Thinking about it carefully, I realized that I had really miscalculated. I only thought about not letting my sister find out, but I didn't think about not letting my sister find out about the Minamoto clan either.

It seems that because he hadn't used his brain for too long, his thinking had become sluggish, and he hadn't noticed such a simple flaw immediately.

“I’m here to confirm whether he intends to attack Heian-kyo. If he tries to destroy Heian-kyo, I don’t mind killing him when I get back.”

With icy eyes and a chilling tone, the girl, who had been gentle and considerate in front of Qing Shui Chaoyang, now displayed an unusually assertive side.

"Sister, Hachimata doesn't have that kind of thought, please don't act impulsively."

The big man shouted anxiously, "Yamata, who has lost her power, is no match for Shimizu Mio. Even with him here, she can still kill Yamata."

Therefore, we must not allow my sister to have even the slightest thought of killing Hachimata, absolutely not.

“I wasn’t acting impulsively. If I were, I would be looking for him, not you.”

In contrast to the burly man's anxiety and tension, Shimizu Mio appeared extremely relaxed and at ease.

"Then, let's talk about the whole process of this incident."

"...Okay...this is fine."

He scratched his head hard. Although he really didn't want to tell his sister about this, he had no choice. In order to save Hachimata's life, he had to confess.

"The thing is actually like this..."

The big man told everything he knew... or rather, everything he wanted Shimizu Mio to know.

He concealed information that could potentially harm his future, such as his own scheme to get Shimizu Asahi and Ibuki Doji together, or his secret hints to Shimizu Asahi while he was praying at the shrine.

Because the whole incident was not complicated, and could even be described as very simple, the big man explained the ins and outs in just one minute.

Shimizu Mio, upon learning the reason for the incident, appeared somewhat astonished.

"You mean, Ibuki is Yamata's daughter, and you're letting Ibuki have more contact with Asahi so that I'll let Yamata go when you break the seal?"

“Bullhead, are you sure you’re not joking with me? You’re the only friend of Hachimata. No one can get close to him except you. And now you’re telling me he has a daughter? Even if it’s a joke, it’s not a funny joke.”

“It may sound unbelievable, but Ibuki is indeed Yamata’s daughter. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Kijina. Kijina knows too.” Spreading his hands, the big man tossed the question to his wife.

Shimizu Mio's gaze then shifted to Kijima.

Looking at Shimizu Mio, Kishinata smiled and explained, "Sister, what my husband said is true. When Hachimata was executed, half of his divine power turned into demonic power. Because it was the first time he had obtained demonic power, the two forces could not maintain balance. In this chaos, the vitality of divine power and the destruction of demonic power gave birth to a new life."

"That is, Ibuki, that half-god, half-demon child."

"You mean, Ibuki was born from Yamata alone?"

Shimizu Mio blinked. This was the first time she had ever heard of such a thing: when divine power and demonic power intertwined, a completely new life could be born.

"Perhaps the possibility is very low, but in fact, Ibuki did come from this. However, not many people know about this. Apart from Ibuki and Yamata, only my husband and I know."

"Ah, now we also have to count my older sister."

Qi Dao answered with a smile.

"No wonder Ibuki wasn't worried at all when she heard that Yamata might be resurrected and destroy Heian-kyo. It turns out she was confident she could stop him from the very beginning..."

"Wait, doesn't this mean... she can do whatever she wants?"

Suddenly, Shimizu Mio realized that if Ibuki had known from the beginning that even if this operation failed, it wouldn't have any consequences, then she could have done whatever she wanted on the ship... And without her constraints, she would definitely have done...

Oh no! My base is about to be raided again!

Realizing that things were developing in a way she absolutely did not want to face, Shimizu Mio could not help but stand up.

"No, I have to get there right away. I have to find Chaoyang as soon as possible. I absolutely cannot, I absolutely cannot let her succeed! Niu Tou, Qi Dao, I have something very important to do. I'm leaving now."

As she spoke, the girl, who had just been so dignified, couldn't wait to leave.

But as soon as she took a step, Qidao grabbed her hand.

"Sister, don't worry. Ibuki wouldn't harm Asahi. If that little guy really wanted to harm Asahi, he would have done it already."

The woman with tea-colored hair smiled and comforted her, saying, "Alright, sit down and have a cup of tea to calm down."

"Qidao, I'm not worried about Chaoyang's safety, I... this..."

Shimizu Mio wanted to give a proper explanation, but the words wouldn't come out.

In reality, no one would say such a thing openly, although in a sense, Qidao was not wrong.

Seeing that Shimizu Mio had been stammering for a while and couldn't give a complete explanation, Kisame smiled inwardly, and then pulled Shimizu Mio to sit down.

"Alright, sister, rushing won't solve the problem. You should calm down a bit."

Unable to think of a good way to leave, and with her emotions running high, Shimizu Mio, half anxious and half hesitant, sat back down in a daze.

Beside Qi Dao, the burly man lowered his head and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, this was a perfect idea he came up with halfway through. Although the process was somewhat unsuccessful, the outcome was still good.

At least, Shimizu Mio was left here, and Ibuki could do whatever she wanted with Shimizu Asahi.

but......

After feeling relieved, the big man looked up and glanced at his wife.

The moment Shimizu Mio started moving, he couldn't help but worry about what would happen if his sister ruined the plan, and he was also grateful that Ino stopped his sister in time.

I have to say, she truly is worthy of being my wife.

Feeling a little smug, the big man then composed himself and asked a question that he was very concerned about.

"Speaking of which, sister, you clearly knew about the sealed place of Yamata and that she lent her power to humans, so why didn't you kill her?"

"I mean...the old you would definitely have killed him first." Chapter 216, Section 219: The Land of the Gods? That place can't compare to Chaoyang?

Millions of years ago, the evil god Yamata violated the rules and laws. He not only participated in human conflicts as a god, but also developed lust because of human affairs. All gods know that gods should be high above and not be merciful. They can observe human affairs, but they must never have feelings for humans.

Because they believed in a prophecy: 'If the gods have disloyal intentions, then the land of the gods will cease to exist, vanishing in the blink of an eye.'

This prophecy lingered in the minds of the gods. The gods, who did not understand mercy, did not believe in the existence of the prophecy at first. However, when an anomaly among the gods was born... when Yamata, who was intoxicated by human affairs, entered the gods' field of vision, the gods became panicked.

They began to fear that the land of the gods would be reduced to ashes.

In order to ensure the survival of the gods and to save them, the gods made a decision—to strip Yamata of his position as a deity and cut off his head, so that he would never see the light of day again.

After the Great Han replaced the God of Execution and severed Yamata's head, Shimizu Mio, still not feeling at ease, opened the rift between the Yin and Yang realms and sealed Yamata and his head inside.

It truly never sees the light of day!

Millions of years have passed, and even though Shimizu Mio has changed a lot because of Shimizu Asahi, the Great Han still dares not tell Shimizu Mio about Hachimata. No one knows better than him how important the Land of the Gods is to Shimizu Mio.

She would not allow anything to threaten the land of the gods!

Yet, even after learning the momentous news that Yamata was still alive and attempting to break free from the seal, she remained unmoved... This action astonished the Great Han.

Is this really his sister who values ​​the Land of the Gods above all else?

"Why? Haven't you already given the answer?"