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

His heart pounded violently at that moment, the cheers of his blood reverberated in his mind, and his pupils began to tremble.

He found them... He found them! He finally found the Tamura sisters who disappeared three hundred years ago!

They hadn't yet realized that the ghostly figure behind them was like a persistent, intractable torment, relentlessly clinging to them.

Although Reiko didn't want to deal with them, there were just too many of them this time, so she had to keep turning back to chase them away.

No matter how hard they tried to drive them away, the evil spirits coming from the depths of the Sai River source continued to make up for the losses, and even increased in number.

Their situation is not very good now.

But then, a chill suddenly swept in from the front.

The icy aura made them shiver involuntarily, and their gazes involuntarily turned forward. They sensed a familiar aura from this spiritual power, but... this familiar aura seemed so strange at this moment.

The overwhelming aura of pure white froze the towering ghostly figures, turning everything around them into ice. Now, only the two of them remained active in this icy world.

However, ignoring this sudden anomaly, the aura emanating from ahead had already firmly captured their attention.

When the cold wind stopped, the surroundings suddenly became quiet. Lingzi and Yezi stared blankly ahead, while their heartbeats echoed in their ears.

I hear the wailing of a heart that feels like its eardrums are about to rupture. I hear the stirring of blood in the distance, awakening a sense of something beyond.

"Sister, sister...is it him?"

The girl's lips began to tremble, like a child throwing a tantrum, her mind blank.

So many years... She couldn't remember how many weeks it had been since she last saw him, but his image was still etched in her mind. She fantasized countless times that she would wake up one day to find him by her side.

She had longed for it for a hundred years, waited for it for a hundred years, and finally, on this day...

Her fantasy came true.

But... when her fantasy came true, she felt a little unreal.

The abhorrence of countless years has come true in this moment, bringing not only surprise but also fear.

She was afraid... that all of this was just an illusion.

"..."

Reiko was unable to respond. Like a leaf, the illusion and fear that came her way left her speechless, and she could only stand there blankly watching him walk up to her.

"you......"

Perhaps it was her duty as an older sister, or perhaps it was the courage of a wife, but Lingzi spoke with trembling hands, and before she could utter a word, a gentle embrace enveloped her.

The boy's gentle voice rang in my ears.

"Sorry, I'm back."

The soft call, like the most touching love words, echoed in her ears and melted the girl's heart.

It's true, his voice, his breath... it's real.

This is not an illusion; it is all real!

She found him! She finally... found her husband again!

Her eyes closed involuntarily, and a tender, girlish expression appeared on her face.

She hugged him and responded softly.

Welcome back.

The atmosphere around us was gradually replaced by warmth.

This is a tacit understanding that only they possess; they can understand each other's thoughts with just a gesture or a greeting, without needing words.

However, this warmth did not last long. When the ice between Qingshui Chaoyang was broken and the evil spirits reappeared, a biting cold wind enveloped the three of them.

However, this time, they were met with an overwhelming and boundless momentum!

"When did I say you could come out?!"

Gentleness vanished, and Reiko, who had emerged from Shimizu Asahi's arms, transformed once again into the ruler of the Sea Kingdom, revealing herself as the strongest yokai who ruled the entire ocean before these evil spirits.

She didn't make a move earlier because she was searching for Qing Shui Chao Yang, and these things were endless, so no matter how many she killed, she couldn't kill them all, so she had no choice but to retreat.

But now.

She had found Shimizu Asahi; her husband had returned to her side, and she had nothing left to fear!

Moreover, disturbing their reunion is something that can never be forgiven!

Reiko's aura overwhelmed the roars of the demons; almost instantly, her pure and extreme demonic power annihilated them.

Cutting it in half is like ripping open a belly; it offers no resistance whatsoever.

Before Qingshui Chaoyang could even see what was happening, he witnessed the evil spirits being blasted into ashes by an invisible force.

His black eyes blinked involuntarily. This... was somewhat unexpected. Had Lingzi become this strong now?

These thousands upon thousands of evil spirits were defeated just like that?

"Alright, Chaoyang, let's go first. These evil spirits are indestructible. Although we've scattered them now, they'll quickly regroup. Moreover, evil spirits from even further away have been attracted by my demonic power."

"It won't be so easy next time."

After defeating the demon, Reiko took Shimizu Asahi's hand and prepared to leave. Shimizu Asahi did not object. Although he was not attacked by the demon, he was not sure if he could protect Reiko and Yoko from being attacked as well.

Therefore, retreating for now is the best option.

After getting away from there, the three found a fairly secluded spot in the woods and hid themselves well.

After confirming that there was no immediate danger, Reiko and Yoko turned their attention back to Shimizu Asahi.

Seeing him again naturally made them very happy, but at the same time, they also had many doubts in their hearts.

For example... why did he abandon them and leave alone in the first place? (Chapter 508, Section 511)

Pale yellow eyes and black pupils fell on the boy. Neither Reiko nor Yoko spoke, but their gazes were direct, and Shimizu Asahi understood their meaning.

"Actually... there's more to this story than meets the eye..."

With a gentle exhale, Qing Shui Chao Yang revealed the truth from three hundred years ago with a hint of helplessness.

His own age, the matter of time travel, and the conversation between Ara and himself.

He had revealed to the two men the secret he had kept hidden for three hundred years, and the two men were stunned upon learning the truth.

Their husbands came from that world three hundred years in the future?

"This...this is the reason...I never thought that the result of our years of searching would be this."

Ye Zi was momentarily stunned. No wonder she had searched for a hundred years without any results; she never expected it to be like this.

According to this logic, I would have to wait another two hundred years to see the sunrise again.

No...didn't I just see the sunrise recently?

At that moment, Ye Zi noticed a very strange problem.

"Wait, Chaoyang, if that's the case, then we shouldn't see you for another two hundred years. Why are we here now...?"

"It has been two hundred years now. In the time you have been in the source of the Sai River, two hundred years have passed outside."

Shimizu Asahi understood Yezi's question, so he answered again, but this answer caused both of their expressions to change simultaneously.

Two hundred years?! We've only been here for two days!

A gasp escaped her lips as Ye Zi's eyes widened.

It's only been a little over two days since I stepped into the source of the Sai River. How could two hundred years have passed so suddenly?

Although time inside the source of the Sai River is different from time outside, this difference is too great! This is truly a dream spanning a hundred years!

Two days?

This answer stunned Shimizu Asahi. "You've only been here for two days?"

He had originally thought the two of them would spend half a year, or even a year, here, but these two hundred years... only took two days! Doesn't that mean that every minute they spent here was equivalent to several days outside?

"Oh no! So, in the time I've been searching for you, several months have already passed outside?"

A terrifying thought surfaced in Shimizu Asahi's mind: one minute here is equivalent to several days outside, so the time he spends here is equivalent to several months outside.

If we delay any longer, a year will have passed?

Will my sister rush in looking for me in a panic?

Things seem to be getting a bit complicated!

"Lingzi, Yezi, let's talk outside. My sister is waiting for me outside, and I'm afraid she'll come in looking for us if we stay too long!"

Shimizu Asahi stood up, preparing to find an exit. Seeing this, Reiko and Yoko also stood up.

The three carefully left their hiding place and then walked along the Sanzu River.

They encountered some evil spirits during their journey, but they managed to avoid them beforehand, so it didn't cause any major problems.

However... even though they were moving further away from the depths of the Sei River's source, the commotion Reiko had caused earlier had disturbed the entire Sei River's source, causing demons to emerge from all directions. Trying to avoid them while searching for an exit was too slow. Unable to bear it any longer, Shimizu Asahi thought for a long time before finally deciding to try to go out.

He wanted to see if, under his protection, Lingzi and Yezi would also be successfully ignored by those evil spirits.

The final result was surprising. As long as they stayed by his side, the evil spirits would ignore Ye Zi and Ling Zi and stop attacking them. However, as long as they were a distance away from him, the evil spirits would rush up directly.

Well, compared to no longer having to hide, this kind of thing is no big problem. After confirming the situation, the three of them set off and successfully arrived at the place where Shimizu Asahi stepped into the source of the Sai no Ridge.

"Is this where the sun rises and enters the source of the Sai River...? This place is completely different from where we are."

“I remember we should be a little deeper to the left.”

Looking at where her husband had come in, Ye Zi blinked and whispered. Shimizu Asahi wasn't surprised at all; he had already guessed this outcome.

"The time of the source of the Sai River is different from that of the outside world, and the surface area is also different from that of the outside world. It is quite normal for different people to appear in different places."

"However, no matter what, the fact remains the same: once you enter here, it's very difficult to get out."

"Alright, let's find a way out."

After Qingshui Chaoyang finished speaking, he began to search, and Yezi and the other person also dispersed to search for a way out from the surrounding area.

The most direct route should be to follow the Sanzu River, since this river flows out of the source of the Sai no Kagawa, so following this route would definitely lead to the exit. However, Reiko told him that this would not work.

This is a place you can never leave; if you had to describe it, it would be a circle.