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

A century is enough time for the world to change drastically, but no matter how the world changes, the name Qingshui Chaoyang has never disappeared in the long river of history.

Everyone who enters the Onmyodo to learn and becomes an Onmyoji must remember the names of two people.

Kamo no Tadayuki, the most outstanding teacher in Heian-kyo's history, who mastered the art of Onmyoji and had the most students in the academy, and Shimizu no Asahi, who inherited Kamo no Tadayuki's will, became the guiding light of the next era, and single-handedly promoted the coexistence of humans and yokai... ended the war.

Heian-kyo, the land of Yamato, is fortunate to have them.

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A century later, in a very secluded mountain range, a simple wooden house, neither large nor small, stands quietly.

There was a path covered with footprints all around, not a normal path, but one that had been carved out by footsteps.

Although there is no sign of life here, there is no doubt that someone lives here.

In front of the wooden house, not far away, a river flows quietly by.

Qingshui Chaoyang sat on the bank, quietly watching the children playing and frolicking in the stream.

Before him, a white-haired girl and a long blue-haired girl were playing happily, their laughter echoing around them. However, the little fish in the river didn't leave because of their voices; instead, they became very friendly towards them.

They touched the two girls' fair little feet, making the girls laugh continuously.

Just like a hundred years ago, the young man with black hair still smiled gently.

The white-haired girl's name is Yuki-zakura, Shimizu Yuki-zakura. She was the first child born when winter was said to be approaching and spring was about to arrive. Her mother is Reiko.

She was the first to become Shimizu Asahi's wife and the first to give birth to his child.

The other girl was named Sky, meaning clear water and sky, a girl as pure as clear water and sky. This child's mother was Qingnvfang.

The last woman to marry Shimizu Asahi, Qingnvfang, gave birth to Sora not long after Reiko gave birth to Yuki-zakura.

These two children are also the only two children that Shimizu Asahi has had in the past hundred years.

Although he has tried his best over the years, it is not so easy for humans and monsters to have offspring. The more powerful the monster, the more difficult it is to have offspring.

Reiko and Aonobo were extremely lucky to have made a move within a century.

However, if everyone were equal, the other girls wouldn't have said anything. But now that two of them have taken the lead, the other girls can only feel resentful and then strive to improve themselves.

Almost every time, they would not stop until they had Shimizu Asahi completely immobilized.

If he hadn't possessed the power of immortality, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand it.

That's right, immortality. Twenty years ago, after Shimizu Asahi died of old age, he was resurrected by the girls and forcibly granted the power of immortality.

He is human now, yet he cannot be considered human.

Well, he wasn't really dissatisfied with the ending. In fact, he never intended to abandon the girls and leave like that. He just wanted to reach the end as a human being and then usher in a new beginning.

And now, his new life has clearly begun.

"Life in the future...it's really something to look forward to..."

The boy looked up at the sky, a faint expectation in his eyes. (Chapter 883, Epilogue)

It's over, it's over! I started this book last April and it's now finished... over 1.7 million words. That's not a slow pace. Actually, I initially planned to finish this book at one million words, but I felt that wasn't quite right, since the main plot hadn't even been written yet. So I added the main plot, and that's how it ended up here.

The author has many things to say, but can't express them, probably because they're too sentimental. However, it's probably better not to write too much, since not many people have followed this far anymore.

But the author still wants to say thank you to all of you who have been reading this book so far.

In short, the author will take a break for a while before considering a new book. The next book will probably be published in about two weeks.

Well, anyway, let's celebrate the end! It's a self-inflicted celebration.