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Ai shook her head and said softly.

"However, we should have killed them using the simplest method, just like we did at the beginning, instead of using mana and attracting the attention of the Onmyoji."

"It's ok."

Hearing this, Shang Yang comforted Ai Dao.

"Anyway, we haven't been entangled. Besides, it also allows us to directly observe the Yin-Yang magic of this world."

"……Um."

She nodded slightly, and then, Ai thought of Dao Xin's body still lying on the grass. A trace of empathy and loss flashed across her dark red eyes.

"I should trust that feeling more..."

"This is my mistake."

Before Ai could blame herself, Shang Yang interrupted her beloved's speech, which was rare, and said calmly.

"Although the shogunate's Ichibashi faction's unusual movements have certainly made the Tendoushu less patient with the 'small matters' of Purgatory Pass, yesterday, Kidomaru Doshin participated in several fights there in order to confuse the custodian of Purgatory Pass."

"I did consider that the recently impatient Tendoushu might simply eliminate Kidomaru Doshin, whom they considered a 'little man.' However, I didn't expect them to send the assassins almost on the very day Doshin had participated in several fights and put on a great show for them."

"I guess someone from the 'Heavenly Dao Clan' was present at yesterday's performance, and they saw through Dao Xin's plan to escape, which is why they quickly sent in assassins."

Having said that, Shang Yang shook his head.

"After coming to this world, I somewhat underestimated this harmless vacation world, which is why I made such an oversight."

Shang Yang turned his head and looked in the direction of the clearing in the forest.

The young man with gray hair had already seen that the children adopted by Kidomaru Doshin, who were unwilling to wait, had already chased all the way to the clearing in the woods under the leadership of the oldest boys.

Likewise, they also saw the badly damaged body of their adoptive father still lying there.

When they saw the body of their adoptive father, whom they regarded as their own father, all the children rushed over, hugged the body and burst into tears. Some of the girls even fainted.

Similarly, love can naturally observe that the children are crying bitterly around the body of their adoptive father.

Seeing this scene, Ai also showed a look of loss.

Feeling Ai's loss, Shang Yang couldn't help but sigh and hugged Ai tighter.

At the same time, Shang Yang raised his right hand and lightly clenched it.

In the distance, the remains of dozens of celestial beings who were killed by Ai's attack and still remained around the wooden house, were like flour. With the movement of Shang Yang's empty grip, they turned into extremely fine powder with a bang, scattered in the air, and disappeared without a trace.

Immediately afterwards, the remaining bloodstains, scattered body parts, and the places where the grass was bent disappeared without a trace.

Now, no one in this world could discover that a one-sided execution of these scum of heaven and earth had taken place here.

After removing the remains and traces, Shang Yang held his lost love tightly in his arms and snapped his fingers again.

The flame of red lotus emerged from Shang Yang's body, and then the flame of red lotus condensed into a petite girl.

Although she does not have Shang Yang's teleportation ability, as Shang Yang's bound equipment, Shana naturally has a way to appear next to Shang Yang at any time.

Shana, not knowing that Shang Yang and Ai were currently standing on a tree branch, almost missed a step and fell from the tree after she appeared. Fortunately, Ai reached out and grabbed the petite red-haired girl.

“It actually turned out like this…”

After standing firmly on the tree and listening to Shang Yang's general account of what happened, Shana sighed obviously and then asked.

"Shang Yang, what's the next step?"

"Now is the time to erase the cause and effect of Ai's contact with those children just now."

Hearing Shana's question, Shang Yang thought for a moment and answered in a low voice.

"The great Onmyoji Yueno Haruaki, who noticed the unusual changes in the area, should have informed the shogunate of his findings by now. The Shinsengumi will soon know what's happening here. Let's get out of this matter first."

"If we don't erase this karma, even though I've completely destroyed the remains of the Amanto mercenaries, the Shinsengumi won't care how many Amanto thugs died. However, they will still conduct formal interrogations, and they'll keep a close eye on us from now on. We won't have time to deal with them."

After hearing Shang Yang's words, Shana nodded without hesitation, expressing her understanding and support.

"oh, I understand now."

After agreeing, Shana casually drew out the Heavenly Fire Sword and swung it lightly. The sharp blade drew a beautiful semicircular arc in the air.

Under Shang Yang's observation, the blade swung by Shana directly cut off a causal line that existed deep in the world, and the causal relationship between the facts that Ai and Daoxin's children had just encountered was also cut off by Shana.

At the same time, all the children were lying on their adoptive father's body in agony. No one noticed that the memory that originally existed in their minds, "Sister Ai killed the bad celestial beings, saved them, and then went alone to chase the teacher who was threatened by the celestial beings", had changed because of the present cause and effect erased by Shana.

The children now only remember that “the bad guys tied them up, set fire to the wooden house and left. When they struggled to untie the ropes and followed the direction the bad guys left, they saw the teacher’s body.”

Watching Shana erase the cause and effect of what happened just now, Shang Yang nodded slightly, then hugged Ai tightly in his arms, and jumped off the tree with Shana, who was struggling a little due to the sudden attack.

"Maybe it's because of the relationship with Ying (seven) Liu Yi (two) 镹er who has been dead for some time."

Stepping on the ground, Ai raised her hand, brushed her long inky hair, and spoke softly.

"Mr. Daoxin's soul is not wandering around here."

"I see. So, based on what we know about the setting of this world."

Hearing Ai's words, Shang Yang of course understood what Ai meant, so he responded accordingly.

"Mr. Kidomaru Doshin can only be in one place..."

After hearing Shang Yang's words, Ai and Shana also nodded.

The young man and the two girls said in unison.

"Xianwang Township." ×3

Volume 4: Edo Chronicles: Chapter 195: Wandering

Senbogo-go, whose correct full name is "Senbogo-go Hot Spring Hotel", is run by the proprietress Ayan, a good friend of Granny Tose. However, unlike other hot spring hotels, the guests at "Senbogo-go" are not living humans, but souls who have passed away but still have concerns and linger on the world of the living.

In this part of the country, most of the souls who are unwilling to become Buddhas after death (Note: Buddhahood in Japan means that the dead let go of their worries and disappear to be reincarnated) will approach the deep mountains where "Senwangxiang" is located in confusion.

The philosophy of the proprietress Ayan of "Xianwangxiang" is to let the dead enjoy themselves here and relieve the pain they suffered in their lifetime.

Putting aside the topic of "Xianwang Township" itself, Shang Yang, Ai and Shana, who had now come to this deep mountain, were concerned about other things.

Deep in the mountains, on the mountain road leading to "Xianwang Township".

A tall, middle-aged man, who looked like a lay disciple of a temple and whose overall appearance was a little blurry, was braving the wind and snow in the mountains and walking along the snow-covered mountain road towards "Xianwang Township".

Why am I here? Where is this place? It seems I've forgotten something important. So, what did I forget...

As he walked forward on the snow, the middle-aged man was thinking. It seemed that his whole body was out of his control. He just walked mechanically towards a place that seemed to be able to relieve this feeling of confusion.

The blizzard had no effect on him, as if his body was an alien object that did not belong to this world, and the snow that his worn-out straw sandals stepped on strangely did not leave any footprints.

There is no doubt that this middle-aged man is a "ghost".

It is a non-human alien object that remains in the world after the death of a living person due to certain concerns.

This man is none other than the soul of Kidomaru Doshin, its manifestation in the mortal world, the "ghost" of Kidomaru Doshin.

In the world of Gintama, there is no other world. The souls of the living will not go to the non-existent hell after they die. Most of the souls of the living will dissipate and reincarnate when they die.

Only some particularly tenacious and caring souls can realize their "self" and become ghosts wandering in the world.

After being killed without any resistance by the demon lion from the mercenary race Dakini, the new generation emperor of Purgatory Pass chosen by the "Tendoushu", because the demon Marudou Nobumasa was too concerned about the children he adopted, his soul was confused and turned into a wandering undead in the world. He left Edo in chaos and came to the deep mountains where the Senwang Township was located.

Since he had not been dead for long, the chaotic mind of the undead could not recall anything, let alone the memories of his life. Dao Xin's soul walked confusedly towards the "Xianwang Township" where many undead souls gathered.

However, the middle-aged man's journey to the dead ended here.

"Why do the confused dead still wander in the world where the living live?"

An ethereal and cold voice sounded softly in Dao Xin's ears. Along with this ethereal and cold voice, the sound of a copper bell "ding-dong" also rang beside him.

Hearing the bell, Dao Xin's ghost expression suddenly shook, and he subconsciously looked forward with confused eyes.

Not far ahead, at the edge of the mountain road, a girl with long dark hair and a black dress stood with her hands behind her back, gazing at the distant mountains that appeared hazy in the howling wind and snow.

In the wind and snow, the girl's long black hair flew wildly with the wind and snow.

As if noticing the confused look of the undead, the girl turned slightly and also cast her gaze on the confused Dao Xin undead. Her dark red eyes were like solidified blood, without any ripples.

Looking at the still confused ghost of Kidomaru Nobunaga, Ai knew that she had not yet fully awakened Kidomaru Nobunaga's memories of his life.

Then, the girl with long black hair slowly raised her slender white right hand, revealing the rosary bell tied on her snow-white wrist, and gently shook it again.

The sandalwood rosary, which was carried by the great monk Tripitaka Master Xuanzang when he traveled west to India to seek Buddhist scriptures hundreds of years ago, and was later given to love by the great monk Jianzhen, was combined with the "embryo" bell, a treasure made by Shana with the help of the "Cause and Effect Mystery" and based on a certain mythological concept. With the help of the power of the two yin and yang of Shangyang, the rosary bell, when shaken by love, emitted a light bell sound different from the one just now.

ding dong~ ding dong~

Hearing this distant, yet fleeting bell sound, Dao Xin's spirit, still bewildered, suddenly seemed to snap back to consciousness. His mind, once bewildered and nearly frozen, resumed functioning, and memories of his death fully surfaced within him.

"So, I'm already dead..."

The ghost of the middle-aged man raised his head, and as he muttered to himself, a helpless smile appeared on his face.

"Although I did expect that a demon like me, who had killed countless people, would not die a good death, I never expected that I would die at such an inopportune time..."

This place is quite a distance away from Edo and is not within the surveillance area of ​​the Onmyoji who guard Edo.

Here, Ai did not deliberately hide herself. In the eyes of Dao Xin, who had already become a dead spirit, the girl with long black hair standing on the edge of the mountain road not far in front of him was definitely not a simple human being.

Within that seemingly thin and weak body, there is a vast and obscure power hidden. The dark red aura that mortals cannot see quietly surrounds the girl with long black hair.

There was no breath of the living on the girl's body, but even so, the girl was not dead, but a purer existence.

"Ghosts and monsters...?"

Looking at the black-haired girl who was also looking at him quietly with clear dark red eyes, Dao Xin's undead spirit sighed.

"Ever since the Celestial Beings invaded this warrior nation, the country's myths, legends, and traditions have gradually been abandoned by the people. Unexpectedly, in this country, on this land, the alien creatures of myth and legend still exist."

After sighing, the ghost of the middle-aged man regained his usual kind expression and asked solemnly.

"So, Miss Yanma Ai, you appear before a deceased person like me in the form of a demon. Are you here to lead me to hell?"

"it's not true."

Hearing this, Ai shook her head slightly and spoke softly.

"Dead, Kidomaru, the place you are supposed to go is not hell."

"But to be with the children who need you."

After saying this lightly, Ai raised her hand, extended her index finger, and pointed at the blurry figure of Dao Xin's undead.

A jade lotus the size of a finger joint emerged from Ai's white jade fingertips and slowly flew towards Dao Xin's soul. It gradually grew larger and became as big as a fist.

Before Dao Xin's soul could react, the soul of this underground fighter was sucked into the jade lotus.

The jade lotus, which originally appeared light green, was also dyed with a deep black color and turned into a deep black lotus.

Volume 4, Edo Chronicles: Chapter 196: The Samurai's Soul

The undead soul sucked into Dao Xin turned into a dark jade lotus and slowly flew back.

However, it did not return to Love's hand, but instead stopped above the open palm of another inhuman being, spinning quietly clockwise.

Gazing at the dark lotus floating above his palm and slowly spinning, the young man with gray hair who appeared beside Ai at some point rubbed his hair and complained.

"Why is it becoming more and more like the Black Lotus of the Wu Tian Buddha's Primordial Spirit..."

While complaining, Shang Yang flicked his index finger slightly, and the black lotus that had originally turned into a deep, pure black color faded away and returned to its original primordial blue lotus.

The transformation of the Soul Green Lotus into the Soul Black Lotus is a characteristic of the Soul Green Lotus itself, representing that underworld beings such as the dead or the undead are sealed within it.

After restoring the villain-like Black Lotus to the Blue Lotus, Shang Yang handed the Blue Lotus to Ai and turned sideways.

Turning his gaze towards Xianwang Township, which was already faintly visible in the wind and snow, the young man with gray and messy hair seemed to be lost in thought.

...Speaking of which, it seems...

Shana, who appeared beside Ai with Shang Yang and was about to leave here together, asked with some confusion, seeing Shang Yang's thoughtful look on his face.

"...What's wrong? We should go back too. We still have a lot to do."

"Yes."

Hearing this, Shang Yang also put away his thoughtful look and agreed.

"Let's go back."

A few hours later, in the Yorozuya on the second floor of the Tose Tavern in Kabukicho, Edo.