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

The red rope returned to its original state, and the house, which had been trembling under the murderous aura, gradually calmed down.

"Is it...resolved?"

A quiet atmosphere spread silently, and after a couple of seconds, Enmusubi finally emerged from her fear.

She peeked out from behind Qingshui Chaoyang, cautiously staring at the red rope on the ground, afraid that the terrifying murderous aura would resurface.

"...It looks like it's been sealed."

Looking at the still red string of marriage, Qingshui Chaoyang remained silent for a long time before finally giving this answer.

"Lord Enmusubi, do not be afraid, I have sealed the aura of the Asura Demon King."

"Really? That's great..."

Trusting the spirit of the clear water and rising sun, the spirit of fate immediately lowered its guard and breathed a sigh of relief.

"That thing suddenly appeared just now, it almost scared me to death."

As a deity who has existed for millions of years, the God of Fate has encountered many powerful beings.

Characters like Ara, Mio, Himiko, Susanoo, and so on, even evil gods, all had some connection with her.

Therefore, she had faced many dangers. Even the most terrifying aura of the Asura Demon King could not frighten her. However, just as someone suddenly shouted in her ear when she was focused on something, Enmusubi was startled.

Then, it turned out like this.

Rather than saying that the God of Fate was afraid, it would be more accurate to say that he was frightened.

However, Shimizu Asahi did not respond to the God of Marriage's words. He frowned, then walked over and picked up the red rope.

After thinking for a moment, he looked at Kidomaru beside him and said, "Kidomaru, may I hold this for now?"

Even if I said no, you wouldn't agree, would you?

Kidomaru nodded slightly. "You can keep it for now."

He understood Shimizu Asahi's apprehension, so he didn't say anything more.

However, after looking away, he asked softly, "What do you plan to do next? Destroy her?"

"If I could, I would like to destroy it. But... no one knows what the situation is right now, and destroying it rashly might lead to an uncontrollable situation. So, I plan to hand it over to the teacher. The teacher will definitely be able to see what the situation is."

"Teacher...that's fine too."

"Um......"

Shimizu Asahi let out a slight breath, then looked at Enmusubi and said, "Lord Enmusubi, Kidomaru and I are going to visit our teacher. That's all for today. I'm so sorry for this sudden turn of events."

"Oh, there's no need to apologize. Anyway, I'm prepared for a long battle. I won't give up on Kidomaru. So, it's alright, you can go and do your work."

"I'm going back to play with Mio."

The God of Fate chuckled knowingly, then waved to them and left.

Seeing the departing figure of this deity, the two couldn't help but chuckle.

"Alright, let's go." Chapter 436: Is it protecting Kidomaru?

The Yin-Yang Bureau, now in its holiday season, was quiet. Shimizu Asahi and his companion, who had just left the Kidomaru residence, stepped back in after only a few steps. Their faces were serious as they walked almost without stopping towards Kamo Tadashi's study.

"Dong dong dong."

A slightly hurried knocking sound rang out, and Kamo no Tadayuki's voice came from inside the house.

"Come in."

As soon as the sound rang out, Shimizu Asahi pushed open the door and walked into the room one after the other with Kidomaru.

"Asahita, Kidomaru?"

Kamo no Tadashi was taken aback when he saw the two disciples who had arrived. Shimizu Asahi was one thing, but why was Kidomaru here too?

"How could you...?"

He instinctively wanted to ask them why they were there, but seeing their expressions, he stopped himself from uttering the rest of his sentence.

"For you guys to make those expressions... something must have happened?"

"Has Kidomaru's bloodline been suppressed?"

The only possibility that Shimizu Asahi and Kidomaru arrived together and showed this expression is Kidomaru's Asura Demon bloodline.

They would only bother their teacher when they could no longer suppress the Asura demon bloodline!

The very clever Kamo no Tadayuki immediately thought of this possibility.

As he had guessed, after Shimizu Asahi and Kidomaru sat down, he nodded and said solemnly, "Master guessed correctly. We came to see you about the Asura Demon."

“Not only my bloodline, but also the red rope... the Asura Demon King... the aura of my father has reappeared.”

"The Asura Demon King!?"

Upon hearing his old rival's name again, Tadashi Kamo's expression immediately changed.

He frowned, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes, and the previously calm atmosphere instantly became solemn.

"Tell me in detail, what exactly happened?"

"This story begins yesterday..."

Kidomaru recounted the events of the previous day: the upheaval of the Asura Demon bloodline, the power of the marriage red rope, Shimizu Asahi's discovery, and the appearance of the Asura Demon King... The whole story was clearly explained, and as Kidomaru finished speaking, Shimizu Asahi handed over the red rope in her hand.

“Teacher, this is the red rope you tied around Kidomaru’s neck back then. I have sealed away the aura of the Asura Demon King inside it.”

"However, for some reason, the aura inside only resisted for a moment and then stopped moving."

Although the Demon King Shura is dead, he is still a Demon King, an existence on par with Ibaraki-doji and Ibuki-doji. A year ago, during the battle between Mount Ooe and the Demon Realm, he even severed one of Ibaraki-doji's arms.

Therefore, Shimizu Asahi was extremely wary of him, and he remained vigilant even on the way there.

only......

"The Asura Demon King in the red rope... I see."

Upon receiving the red string from Shimizu Asahi, Kamo Tadashi's previously solemn and serious expression vanished. He let out a barely perceptible sigh of relief, and then a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

He seemed to be considering whether or not he should say it.

"..."

"..."

"Fine, now that you've discovered it, there's no need for me to keep it a secret any longer."

Without thinking for long, He Maozhong tightened the red rope and then gently exhaled a breath of stale air.

"You don't need to be nervous. The Asura Ghost King has not been resurrected. What remains here is only a trace of his aura."

"As long as you don't do anything to harm Kidomaru, the power inside won't appear."

"It won't appear?"

The man's words startled both Shimizu Asahi and Kidomaru. They blinked and looked at Kamo Tadashi with a puzzled expression.

"Teacher, what's going on?"

"...Actually, I obtained this red rope from the Asura Demon King..."

When his disciple asked, Kamo no Tadayuki shook his head and began to recount an incident from over a decade ago...

More than a decade ago, the Demon King Shura wreaked havoc on the human world and slaughtered countless people. Kamo no Tadayuki led three Onmyoji families to besiege the Demon King. Despite paying a heavy price, they still managed to defeat the Demon King completely.

After the Ghost King died, his body was buried on the spot. However, because of his great strength, even after death, his demonic power remained condensed and did not dissipate. Over time, the place where he was buried gathered a group of evil ghosts, and that area was also devoured by blood. Thus, the Asura Ghost Path appeared.

However, before the Asura Demon Path was formed, not long after the Asura Demon King died, Kamo no Tadayuki, feeling something was amiss, went to the site of the decisive battle once again.

And there he found the broken red rope.

Out of curiosity, he picked it up and then sensed the aura of the Ghost King within the red rope.

Perhaps because he had just defeated the Asura Demon King, he was extremely sensitive to the Demon King's aura at the time. If he hadn't been unable to destroy the Demon King's body, he might not have even left the Demon King with a corpse.

Therefore, he decided to destroy the red string in his hand.

Just then, a strong smell of blood wafted over from a nearby village.

The strong smell made Kamo Tadashi realize what was happening, so he put down the red rope and immediately rushed towards the village.

However, he was still a step too late. By the time he arrived, the village had been completely slaughtered by bandits, and apart from Kidomaru, there was no one left alive.

He picked up Kidomaru, his eyes wide with astonishment.

Looking at the child held in his arms, covered in blood, yet laughing happily, he knew that this was a monster, half-human and half-demon.

However, he, who had once vowed never to harm any monster again, did not intend to kill the child; instead, he decided to adopt him.

Just as he made this decision, the red string in his hand suddenly emitted light—it wrapped itself around the child.

He was stunned by what he saw. When he came to his senses, he was surprised to find that the child's aura was very similar to that of the Asura Ghost King!

Recalling the information he had received and the child that the Demon King of Asura had lost, Kamo Tadashi almost instantly concluded that the child he had found was the Demon King of Asura's child!

The child she held in her arms, not even nine months old, was the son of the Demon King who wreaked havoc in Heian-kyo and killed countless people!

This discovery fueled He Maozhong's murderous intent.

The Asura demons are a race of slaughter. Whoever they are, once they grow up, will surely become a menace. If we don't kill this child now, countless people will die because of him in the future!

Reason told him that he had to kill Kidomaru now to prevent future trouble. But... he couldn't bring himself to do it.

Human emotions told him that the child was innocent, and no matter what the former Asura Demon King had done, his child was still innocent.

He cannot take his anger out on this child because of the grudges between his parents!

Recalling the demoness kneeling before him, begging him to spare her child, Kamo no Tadayuki struggled for a moment before finally giving up on killing the child.

And the red string was tied around Kidomaru's neck. (Chapter 434, Section 437: You Are Also Being Loved)

"So, the red string around Kidomaru's neck was left by the Asura Demon King?"

Shimizu Asahi murmured in astonishment. He never expected that this red rope was left behind by the Ghost King!

"The Asura Demon King has killed countless people throughout his life. He is ruthless and merciless. In his eyes, all living beings are prey waiting to be hunted. However, even so, he also has a soft side."