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

However, Yama was puzzled as to why Izanami stayed up so late waiting for Shimizu Asahi to come over, but now that Shimizu Asahi had arrived, she was not seeing him.

Seeing Izanami completely unmoved, quietly holding her cigarette and savoring it bit by bit, Enma couldn't help but whisper a reminder to her.

However, Izanami remained unmoved.

That faint mystery and unconventional attitude made Yama pause for a moment, and then he gave up the idea of ​​continuing to tell his story.

Just as she gave up on saying more, Izanami suddenly smiled.

"You're still as clever as ever, Lord Yama."

The pupil-less eyes stared at her, and the smile that bloomed was not one of intimidation or anger, but of satisfaction.

"The Land of the Dead... You have been following me ever since I came to this Land of the Dead, but those who followed me at the beginning have all left, more or less."

"Either you clash with me and I kill you, or you leave me completely, or I throw you into the wilderness."

"The only person who has truly stayed by my side for so long is you."

There is a saying in the world: "Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger."

Although Izanami is not the emperor of the human world, she is the true ruler of the land of the dead. She controls every move in the land of the dead, and the life and death of anyone is in her hands.

Moreover, Izanami's personality is unpredictable and capricious; no one knows what her mood will be like today, let alone whether they can save their lives from her clutches.

If you accidentally anger her, even those who follow her will be killed by her.

For thousands of years, hundreds and thousands of people have followed her, but in the end, only Yama remained by her side.

This alone is enough to prove how terrifying Izanami is.

The secret to Yama's survival in such a crisis is... intelligence.

She knew when and how to speak to Izanami, what Izanami wanted to do, and how she should act to avoid angering her.

For example, at this moment, Izanami called her over and said that Shimizu Asahi had come back to find her, and that she would meet Shimizu Asahi with her.

But now, the sun has risen over Shimizu, yet Izanami shows no intention of seeing him. At this moment, she cautiously reminds her, but Izanami does not reply, so she stops speaking.

That's what intelligence and caution mean.

It is also the place where Izanami likes the King of Hell the most.

"Although I didn't say anything, now you should understand why I'm not in a hurry to see him."

The sound echoed in the hall, and Yama quietly lowered his head.

"King Yama understands."

Izanami's absence from Shimizu Asahi could be due to either her capriciousness, not wanting to see him now and thus leaving him there, or her feeling that now is not the right time to see him and thus making him wait.

Of course, it doesn't really matter which one it is, because Yama believes that both reasons exist...

"Yes, you guessed right. I do need to see him, but not now."

As if she could see right through people, Izanami laughed, her eyes narrowing as if they contained stars, so deep that they were mesmerizing.

What... will he do?

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Time passed by little by little, and in the blink of an eye, 'daytime' arrived.

Izanami still did not summon Shimizu Asahi, and the maids went to find Izanami after dawn, but were stopped by Yama-kun.

Yan Jun said that Izanami was busy recently and should not be disturbed. He then went to inform Shimizu Asahi to leave the area.

After receiving the news, Shimizu Asahi nodded to indicate that he knew, but knowing was one thing, whether or not to leave was another matter entirely.

He asked a maid to bring the memorial from the Yama King's Palace, and he handled state affairs right in front of the Yellow Springs Palace.

No matter how the maids tried to persuade them, it was no use...

After learning about this, Shimizu Mio also came to the Yomi Palace and said that she wanted to go in to find Izanami, but was stopped by Shimizu Asahi.

"Don't worry, sister, I know what I'm doing. Just let me wait here."

With a light laugh, he persuaded his unwilling older sister, and Shimizu Asahi continued to wait.

And soon, five days passed in the blink of an eye...

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P.S.: "Lady, My Wife"

Bai Ze, the chief scientific master of the Winter Kingdom, held a high position, yet he had no great ambitions. He only wanted to climb the highest peak in Teyvat, to stand at the summit and survey all the mountains below. Until one day, the Ice Queen betrothed him to a lady.

Chapter 852 Speaking terrifying words in a serious manner

Five days later, in front of the Yellow Springs Hall, Shimizu Asahi put aside the political affairs he had already dealt with, and then stretched out a long yawn.

For the past five days, he has been waiting quietly in front of the gate, unmoved by anything anyone said.

After failing to persuade her, Shimizu Mio guessed that Shimizu Asahi must have discovered something, which was why she acted this way.

She asked him privately, and Shimizu Asahi gave an affirmative answer.

He had indeed discovered something, which was why he was waiting here. As for why Izanami wouldn't see him, he just smiled and said nothing, adding that he would find out later.

Shimizu Mio was a little unhappy with her younger brother's mysterious demeanor, but since he had said there was no problem, she decided not to ask any more questions. In any case, if anything happened, she could just go to their mother.

However, while he was waiting here, the time for his appointment with Izanami also came.

From this day forward, he will return the Yama King's Decree to Yama King and become an ordinary person again.

The outcome of this contest is about to be decided...

After he finished dealing with the matter, a maidservant hurriedly ran over.

"My lord, Lady Izanami has given orders; she requests that you come in."

"Well, I see."

Just as expected, he smiled slightly and nodded to indicate that he understood.

After quickly tidying his clothes and making sure he was alright, he followed the maid into the Hall of the Underworld.

Before long, we arrived at the Hall of the Underworld.

Unlike the previous reception rooms, this time, Shimizu Asahi came to the main hall of the Yellow Springs Palace.

This is a place filled with an ancient atmosphere, completely different from the palaces outside, yet filled with endless majesty.

His dark eyes swept around, taking in the scenery before he looked up at the black-haired woman high on a platform deep within the hall.

"Lord Izanami."

He bowed quietly and called out Izanami's name.

This time, however, the woman above did not ignore it.

Those pupil-less eyes looked at him, and although there was indeed dissatisfaction with men in them, it was much better than the naked disdain and indifference before.

Even the sunlight reflected on her face.

That kind of smile, somewhat surprised yet quite pleased with the unexpected.

However, even after Shimizu Asahi entered, Izanami did not speak. She simply looked at Shimizu Asahi quietly, and Shimizu Asahi looked at her quietly as well, without lowering her head because of the other party's terror and status.

Perhaps he felt emboldened, or perhaps he believed that Izanami wouldn't be angry about it; whatever the reason, he was at least looking Izanami in the eye right now.

The atmosphere became slightly heavy without anyone noticing, and the entire space seemed to freeze at this moment.

After an unknown amount of time, it was Izanami who first broke the atmosphere.

She looked at him, her expression suddenly becoming somewhat melancholy.

"You and him... are so different..."

She seemed to be lamenting something, or perhaps angry about something, and gently shook her head, emanating a touch of feminine softness.

"If he had been as patient as you back then, we wouldn't be in this situation..."

Now Shimizu Asahi was certain that Izanami was referring to Izanagi, and the patience she spoke of was the incident where Izanagi came to the Land of the Dead, then broke into the Palace of the Dead, and saw her transformed into a monster.

Shimizu Asahi didn't reply, remaining calm as ever. He wasn't sure if speaking now would prompt that person to kill him outright...

"If only he could be a little more patient, just a tiny bit more patient... that bastard!!!"

The divine power surged forth in an instant, completely enveloping Qingshui Chaoyang in a mere moment.

At that moment, it was as if a heavy hammer had struck his body, leaving his mind blank and unable to think of anything.

All that remained in his mind was fear.

Fear of death, fear of absolute divine power!

His body trembled involuntarily, and a faint golden light emanated from his body.

Although it was impossible to completely negate such divine power, Shimizu Asahi survived safely under the protection of this light.