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

But just like before, they searched several rooms in a row, but still found nothing.

"There's no one here... Am I mistaken?"

Looking at the empty room, Ibuki couldn't help but reveal a hint of doubt in her purple eyes.

She pursed her lips and quietly put down the red wine bowl.

It seems we won't be able to prove her guess today...

But just when she thought she would leave empty-handed today, an unexpected event occurred... Chapter 759, Section 762: This girl is crying, why don't we...

"A...girl?"

In an ordinary house, Qingshui Chaoyang and his six friends were gathered together.

Their eyes were all fixed on another person inside the room.

—A young girl in a white shirt and red skirt, with long, jet-black hair!

As the sky darkened and the wedding was about to begin, all the people of the City of the Sun left their homes and went to the royal palace.

Along their journey, apart from the section from the General's Mansion to the Imperial Palace Bridge, they had indeed not seen anyone else besides themselves.

This place should be empty by now, so why... is there still a girl here?

And...it looks somewhat familiar?

“Chaoyang, doesn’t this look like the girl we interviewed when we first came here?”

Ah Li looked at the girl carefully. Perhaps it was because of her memory skills honed when she was a courtesan, but after observing her closely for a couple of seconds, she was able to roughly guess the girl's identity.

"Day 1...gathering information?"

With a slight twitch of his brow, Qing Shui Chao Yang's memories began to surface, and soon, he found the girl that Ali had mentioned.

"You mean, she's the girl who told us about Himiko's wedding day?"

When they first arrived in the City of the Sun, Shimizu Asahi and his companions learned a lot of information in their guest room, all of which came from a young girl and the tavern owner.

And is the girl in front of us the same girl we were talking to?

I never expected to see her here.

But......

"Wasn't she supposed to be attending a wedding with her parents? Why is she here alone now?"

"And she was even crouching in a corner crying."

The girl who said this morning that she would cook a delicious meal for her parents at noon and then go to Himiko's wedding together is now squatting in a corner, crying sadly.

It was as if something extremely sad had happened.

"...Let's hear what she has to say first."

"If it's just listening, there shouldn't be any problems."

After thinking for a moment, Qingnufang decided to move closer and try to hear what had happened to the girl.

With their hearing, they should have been able to hear the girl's murmurs once they entered, but for some reason, they couldn't.

It was as if some force was stopping them.

"Um..."

The group nodded slightly and cautiously stepped forward, trying to understand what the girl was saying.

There seemed to be some kind of boundary; as soon as they got a certain distance away from the girl, a clearly audible sound immediately entered their ears.

"Father...Mother...Why did this happen...Why...?"

The weeping was filled with sorrow, but the intermittent words also caught the attention of Shimizu Asahi and the others.

Although it consists only of sounds, these sounds are enough to convey a sufficient amount of information.

The natural disaster began tonight, and they weren't sure if the plague started spreading today, but given the current situation, the girl was crying here with her parents not by her side, which strongly suggested that her parents were no longer alive.

And setting aside accidents and human intervention, the most likely answer is... the plague has already begun!

Is this child... one of the first victims of the plague?

But wasn't the outbreak point in that village to the east?

Thoughts began to race through his mind, and Shimizu Asahi decided to get closer and gather more information.

But then, without warning, the ghost appeared before them.

"No one is allowed to disturb them!!!"

The sound rang out again, and Shimizu Asahi's pupils contracted, his body immediately retreating like a cannonball.

A fierce wind whipped up a storm, lashing wildly across Qingshui Chaoyang's face.

Even though he managed to dodge the terrifyingly immense force, he was still deeply shocked.

That's amazing! Even stronger than the previous times!

Fortunately, he had already been attacked by that ghost several times and his body had reacted; otherwise, he might not have been able to dodge this attack.

Well, whether we can avoid it or not doesn't really matter anymore.

After all, the ghost had already been dealt with.

The reason why Shimizu Asahi didn't kill the demon immediately when he attacked it was because he was alone. But now, his shikigami and wives are all by his side.

They are much more ruthless than him!

—The ghost that suddenly appeared has been torn into pieces!

"Chaoyang, how are you? Are you alright?"

They left the room and came to Shimizu Asahi's side.

"It's alright, I dodged that attack... Let's put that aside for now, but that ghost... how did it suddenly appear? We clearly didn't touch that girl."

Knowing the situation, they were very careful in their actions, afraid of touching someone and attracting the ghost. But... as long as they didn't touch anyone, simply getting close should attract the ghost.

On their first day in the City of the Sun, they blended into the crowd and entered the palace without attracting any ghosts.

It only attracted the attention of the ghost after it encountered a person.

"Indeed... our actions shouldn't attract any ghosts..."

Reiko also frowned, her eyes filled with doubt.

She seemed to want to go in and see what was going on, but the sky had already darkened without her realizing it, and if things continued like this, the day would be over.

"We're out of time, let's head back to the watchtower!"

Ye Zi said solemnly in a soft voice.

"Today wasn't a complete waste of time. Let's go back and organize our thoughts."

"Ah."

The group exchanged glances, nodded, and then quickly left.

As for the houses damaged by the strong winds... don't worry, they'll be back to normal tomorrow.

With some spoils, the six quickly returned to the watchtower.

"Welcome back, Mr. Shimizu."

Ming Liu, who had just finished a day of observation, happened to come down from the tower at that moment.

He looked at the six people who had returned and greeted them very politely.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Mingliu."

Shimizu Asahi responded with a smile.

"No, I have no fighting ability. Apart from helping Lady Takiyasha record what happened during the day, I can't do anything else."

"Unlike Mr. Shimizu, who was able to help Lady Takiyasha..."

"Oh right, Mr. Shimizu, you must be hungry too. I'll go prepare dinner now. Please wait a moment until then."

As Ming Liu spoke, he bent down slightly and then left.

Shimizu Asahi didn't pay much attention to it. After watching him leave, she returned to her room.

However, Ibuki slightly narrowed her eyes.

Those purple pupils seemed to gleam with a different kind of light... Chapter 763 What is there to observe in this place?

After returning to her room, Shimizu Asahi gently closed the wooden door and then sat down in her seat.

"Well then, let's talk about it. What are your thoughts on what just happened?"

Without any euphemisms or further explanation, Shimizu Asahi went straight to the point and asked the question.

The girls who heard his question were silent for a moment, and then they began to share their opinions.

"That girl is different from the others."

"At least the experiences are quite different."

“Our thinking is all wrong. According to Takiyasha-hime, that day should have been a joyous one, and nothing sad happened.”

"In other words, that girl's day should have been wonderful."

"My parents returned from overseas, and the whole family had a happy lunch together. Then, we went to attend Himiko's wedding together..."

"The plague shouldn't have broken out on this day, and this girl shouldn't be so heartbroken. Didn't we actually see this child in the palace?"

When they first saw the girl crying and talking about her parents, almost everyone, including Shimizu Asahi, thought that a plague had arrived.

The girl's parents were victims of the plague.

On the way back, I thought about it carefully again, and although this statement was possible, it was somewhat untenable.

First, the plague likely originated in the village to the east, not in the market.

Secondly, if there were any major problems with the girl's parents returning from outside, they would have been noticed by the other returning people and reported it.