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

The boy blinked, and then gently shook his head.

"I simply said what I thought was right."

"Is it right to let Miss Paper Dance pursue that ethereal, even vanished, past?"

"Perhaps time will smooth over all traces, but no matter how time flows, what happened in the past is a fact that cannot be changed. Therefore, even if history moves further forward, the story of Chun and Zhiwu is not a mere illusion."

"Moreover... I genuinely believe that Mr. Chun is not a bad person."

The boy walked quietly.

Her face was delicate and gentle, with a faint smile.

"Their story shouldn't end here."

"Paper Dance, you should know the truth!"

"..."

"..."

Her steps faltered, and the girl gently opened her eyes wide.

A charming smile reappeared.

"As expected, the master is still the same master..." Chapter 777, Section 780: Don't be afraid, we're having a thrilling time.

After passing through villages and hamlets, Shimizu Asahi and the others arrived at the gate of the Nichirin Pavilion.

Perhaps because of the journey, even though they had arrived quite early, they still encountered many people after entering the Sun Wheel Pavilion.

"So many people here so early in the morning? This is really lively..."

Asahi Shimizu exhaled softly, a relaxed smile on his face.

"To be honest, the fact that there are so many people at this time is a bit unexpected, but it's not unacceptable... However, there's something I've wanted to ask for a while."

"Don't these people need to eat lunch?"

Although the lifestyle habits of 800 years ago were somewhat different from those of today, they should still have been two meals a day.

Lunch and dinner.

But now... at noon, they've actually gathered so many people.

Is it really okay to go hungry here all day without eating?

"Himiko enjoys great prestige in the City of the Sun, and the people are happy that she has found her destined one. That's why they gathered here so early in the morning."

"Moreover, the Sun Wheel Pavilion will be in charge of the evening banquet. It's much more enjoyable to have everyone gathered together than to eat alone at home."

"Besides, Himiko didn't really mistreat them by making them wait from morning till night on an empty stomach."

Paper Dance gave a simple explanation.

"Queen Himiko invited me, but I haven't met many people since I was born and I'm not used to those kinds of banquets, so I didn't participate."

"Is that so... then it's been made up for now?"

The young man chuckled lightly, then said, "Hehe, just kidding..."

"Alright, let's leave this matter aside for now and begin our final task for today."

When the topic was brought back to business, Shimizu Asahi's relaxed expression disappeared.

He didn't know if what happened next would work. If it didn't, besides attracting the attention of the many people present and being besieged by the ghosts, it would also attract Himiko's attention.

Including Paper Dance, they all have the potential to lie in bed for ten days or half a month.

"If Daoman put the message into the pipa, then the power within the pipa belongs to him. And if, as Paper Dance said, past memories can awaken others... we can also awaken Daoman by using the power of the pipa."

Shimizu Asahi took out a wooden pipa and murmured softly.

His words naturally aroused the girls' vigilance and seriousness.

They froze for a moment, then immediately tried to stop him.

"Chaoyang, even if it's possible, we still can't take too many risks right now."

"That's a sure way to die!"

Rescuing Ashiya Dōman from Himiko's room was less a rescue and more a suicide mission.

Arresting Himiko's men right in front of her is a blatant provocation!

Even if Himiko didn't want to pay attention to them, she couldn't possibly ignore such a provocation coming to her door.

They will definitely die!

"Don't worry, I won't do that. I just... want to gather information that Doman left here."

The boy smiled and shook his head. He didn't explain much. Instead, he went to a corner of the main hall. After making sure he wouldn't touch anyone, he took a deep breath and then began to play the pipa in his hand.

An invisible force emanated from the pipa and spread outwards. In the blink of an eye, the entire hall was engulfed in the fluctuations of this force.

The moment the power was unleashed, the girls' eyes widened, and they immediately became alert to the surrounding commotion.

Such fluctuations would undoubtedly affect the entire hall.

They're going to be surrounded by ghosts again!

But... what's surprising is...

"The ghost...didn't appear?"

There was no response from the entire hall. Although the music resounded all around, the people seemed not to hear anything and continued to talk amongst themselves.

And the ghosts they were wary of did not appear...

"this......"

All eyes were drawn to Shimizu Asahi.

how did you do that?

"This is actually a very simple principle."

As if sensing their surprise, the boy smiled and spoke.

"What we need to do is to 'not affect' them."

"And what exactly does the so-called 'no impact' mean?"

"Is it simply about not touching them? Or is it about not doing anything that might disturb them?"

“I’ve been thinking before, are those who are deeply trapped in the cycle of reincarnation unaffected by anything around them?”

"For example, Takiyasha-hime's father, the great general of the Sun Wheel City."

“Even though Takiyasha-hime is not in the cycle of reincarnation, he has still maintained this state for a thousand years in the cycle of reincarnation. Does that mean that this cycle of reincarnation can actually be divided into different ‘dramas’?”

"They only act according to their own rules."

"Unaffected by sound, and unable to see us appearing before them."

"So, as long as we touch them and don't affect the overall venue, we can do whatever we want."

The boy's words startled everyone present.

Come to think of it, that seems to be true.

They appeared before the people, but the people paid no attention to them. Even when they spoke about Himiko, no one came forward to criticize them.

Under normal circumstances, this is simply impossible.

So... just as Shimizu Asahi said, the so-called sound has absolutely no effect on them!

"As expected of the master... his observation skills are still frightening."

"It's something that's right around us, but nobody has noticed it."

"No, it's not that nobody notices, it's that everyone takes it for granted. Nobody thinks about what's taken for granted."

"That's what makes Chaoyang so amazing."

"He won't stop to think about what he considers obvious."

The girls praised Shimizu Asahi with smiles, while Shimizu Asahi just smiled helplessly.

"Alright, alright, I'm not sure if my guess is right or wrong, I just came here to give it a try..."

"But I should say it's great, I succeeded."

"So, what's next..."

The boy took a deep breath and looked serious.

"Gather intelligence right here, gather... enough intelligence to defeat Himiko!!" Chapter 781 Good heavens, he became Himiko's husband?

The music echoed quietly in the hall, but the people did not react, and the ghosts did not come to answer.

Everything seemed eerily quiet.

However, the sound penetrated the main hall, traveled up the steps to the corridor, and then climbed back up the steps. Little by little, the faint, yet unmistakable sound reached the front door...

The fifth floor of the Sun Wheel Pavilion, with its wide, imposing gate leading to Himiko's palace.

Behind that door, a man was kneeling quietly.

His face was as pale as paper, and his whole body was devoid of color. Rather than being so ill that he couldn't see a trace of life, it was more like... the skin of a dead man.

This white-haired, white-eyed man has lost the vitality of a living person.

He... is a dead man!

An undisputed dead man.

Yet, this dead person involuntarily... moved.

The body, which should have been lifeless and stiff, suddenly reacted as if stimulated by something!

"..."

Her fair fingers were gently lifted, and an unimaginably weak wisp of spiritual energy emerged from her fingertips.