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

Although San Guizi was one of the last children to be born, due to the difference in status, she was still the eldest in the family after her parents. Therefore, she did not have much respect for the gods who were born first.

In fact, the only people she could call her younger brother were the other two noble children, including Shimizu Asahi.

"Not many people could afford such a garment, so the owner must be someone of very high status...?"

"Its status is very high, and it's even worthy of being specially delivered by Izanami..."

Now that we've identified the origin of the clothing, we can disregard the second step.

Infiltrating the Yellow Springs Palace is already an extremely difficult task, and now that these clothes are from the past, the possibility is naturally reduced to zero.

But why not look for the same clothes...? How bored must Izanami be to make them look for identical items from so long ago?

Therefore, the only thing they could guess was that they were looking for someone.

Wearing this outfit, and with Izanami still holding back... the possibility is slim. The most likely possibility is...

—Izanagi! Chapter 850: Women are really not to be trifled with...

"..."

"..."

The moment that thought crossed their minds, Shimizu Asahi and Shimizu Mio involuntarily looked at each other.

The garments before them belonged to Izanagi, the father of the gods.

No, no... Why did Izanami send Izanagi's clothes here? To let them use the clothes to find Izanagi?

However, although Izanagi had retired, as his former wife and brother and sister, Izanami must have known where Izanagi was. What was the point of her doing this?

"Does he want me to bring Lord Izanagi here?"

Without any reason, Shimizu Asahi said this simply based on intuition.

This is one possibility, but the probability is so low that it's hard to believe.

After that incident, the two never spoke to each other again. How bored must Izanami have been to send him to bring Izanagi over?

"Sister, what do you think?"

"...I'm not entirely sure either, but I don't think that's possible."

Shimizu Mio thought for a moment, then gently shook her head and said, "Although Mother seems normal now, she used to be quite crazy. Because of her hatred for Father, she deliberately sent people to the human world to capture countless men and hang them at the entrance of the Yellow Springs Palace, burning them continuously with the Yellow Springs Fire."

"Because they are already dead, their souls will not disappear unless attacked with special spiritual power. Therefore, these people can only wail in pain in the flames and cannot escape."

"At that time, the Yellow Springs Palace was filled with the painful howls of men."

"And the mother was laughing like a ghost inside."

"At that time, the Yellow Springs Palace was less a palace of the underworld and more a den of evil spirits."

"And the mother's cruelty towards the father is probably impossible to dispel. If we really bring the father over, the first thing they will do is beat him."

"Destroy the entire Land of the Dead."

"..."

As if in fear, Shimizu Asahi gasped and widened his eyes.

Was Izanami really this crazy before?

He couldn't help but send people to arrest the innocent men and burn them, laughing as they burned them... Although it was just a few simple words, he still vividly pictured that scene.

Before the solemn Hall of the Underworld, two rows of men wailed incessantly amidst the raging flames. Unable to escape, they could only scream desperately. The entire Hall of the Underworld was filled with such agonizing cries. Meanwhile, inside the Hall of the Underworld, a delicate woman with long black hair and a pale face laughed maniacally.

Goodness, that scared him all of a sudden.

Seemingly noticing the surprise and fear in Shimizu Asahi's eyes, Shimizu Mio immediately comforted her.

"Don't worry, Chaoyang, with your sister here, Mother won't do anything to you."

"Besides, if my mother really wanted to do something, she would have done it long ago."

So, it's okay.

"..."

With a gentle blink, the boy couldn't help but smile.

"I'm not afraid, I just feel that I should be more careful when treating women in the future..."

What if a woman were as crazy as Izanami? Wouldn't he be doomed?

Shouldn't he be thankful that, despite their different personalities, the women in his family are generally quite good, at least something like this won't happen...?

"Pfft... Don't worry, Chaoyang. I can't speak for the others, but you'll definitely be fine."

As for why I can be so sure, it's because of her, of course.

No matter how crazy Reiko or Ibuki are, they cannot harm Shimizu Asahi from her hands. Therefore, Shimizu Asahi must be safe.

What? What if she's gone mad too?

That's alright then...

"Hmm... let's put that aside for now and think about why Lady Izanami wanted to give us these things."

Shimizu Asahi stroked his chin slightly before bringing up the topic again.

Although her older sister had directly denied the possibility, Shimizu Asahi still asked tentatively, "Speaking of which, older sister, is it possible that Lady Izanami is planning to reconcile with Lady Izanagi, but is too embarrassed to ask us to step in?"

"If Lady Izanami truly hated Lord Izanagi to the core, she wouldn't have kept his clothes..."

“…Chaoyang, this one is probably even less likely than the last one.”

The girl rolled her eyes at him and said, "My mother isn't the kind of person who can forgive my father after something like this happens."

“I am very similar to my mother, so I can guess what she is thinking to some extent.”

"Although I kept my father's clothes, it was more of a feeling of hatred than longing."

"My mother wanted to always remember the humiliation my father had inflicted on her, so that one day she could take revenge on him."

"???"

Upon hearing this, Shimizu Asahi couldn't help but tilt his head.

It wasn't for the sake of any lingering affection between husband and wife or brother and sister, but rather so that one day she could kill her husband and brother.

This...holding a grudge to this extent is truly something else.

Qingshui Chaoyang rubbed his head.

"So, does that mean Lady Izanami wants us to deal with Lady Izanagi?"

Do you think it's possible?

"......really."

Sending them to fight Izanagi would be suicide. No matter how strong Shimizu Mio is, she could never be a match for Izanagi, who created this land.

He didn't know if Shimizu Mio would be in trouble if they went, but he was certain something would happen to her...

"But Lady Izanami doesn't want to reconcile with Lady Izanagi, nor does she want us to deal with Lady Izanagi, so why did she send this thing over?"

Shaking his head to calm himself down, Shimizu Asahi narrowed his eyes slightly.

All the possibilities have been guessed, but none of them match up.

So... is it possible that what Izanami is hinting at is related to Izanagi, but they don't need to go to Izanagi?

"It's related to Lord Izanagi..."

Izanami would not be so foolish as to utter a meaning they did not know; therefore, this meaning was undoubtedly one they understood.

All they knew was the major event that led to Izanami and Izanagi parting ways.

"So... is this thing related to that matter...?"

A hint of suspicion had already risen in the black-haired boy's mind... Chapter 851 You're quite the clever one.

As night fell and everything calmed down, the morning sun quietly rose from the room.

He put on his clothes, and after confirming that his sister had not woken up, he left the Yama's Palace.

After traversing streets and mountain paths, he quickly arrived at the Yellow Springs Palace.

Although it was already night, there were still guards in front of the Hall of the Dead, so it was impossible to go in directly.

He stood in front of the gate, gave a simple bow to the maids as a greeting, and then asked them to inform Izanami that he had something to discuss with her.

The maids had seen him before and knew his identity, but they still refused with troubled expressions.

If it were daytime and Izanami were awake, they could simply go in and announce her arrival. But it was nighttime, and Izanami was already asleep. They didn't have the courage to disturb her under these circumstances.

Therefore, they had no choice but to explain to Shimizu Asahi in a soft voice, and then tell him to come again tomorrow.

"Come again tomorrow...?"

The boy murmured something to himself, then smiled.

"In that case, I'll wait here until Lady Izanami wakes up, then I'll go in."

"this......"

The maids looked at each other, a hint of hesitation in their eyes.

The younger brother of the Great God, the current Lord of Hell—either of these identities, he is someone they cannot resist. Ordinary people could wait here, but for someone of his status to be made to wait outside...

Even though it was his suggestion, if Omikami found out, they'd be in big trouble...

"Don't worry, nothing will happen to my sister."

"Then I'll just wait here for now."

With a gentle chuckle, Shimizu Asahi didn't give the maids a chance to speak, and then walked to the side to wait.

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"Lady Izanami, she has arrived."

At this moment, inside the Hall of the Underworld, Yama was kneeling respectfully before Izanami. Although the maids outside did not announce their presence, both of them were beings who stood above all the gods. They knew what was happening outside even without the maids' announcement.