Question, Understand, Become a Holy Lord

The huge harvest made Bai Hen eager to find a lucky monster at random to experience his current strength.

"Is there any monster that has no background, no special abilities, has committed many evil things, has obvious characteristics, is easy to find, and has little to do with Naraku?" After searching for monsters that meet the requirements in his mind, Bai Hen actually found a guy who met the requirements perfectly - Gatenmaru.

Gatenmaru, who is obviously a monster, became the leader of a group of bandits. His weapon is an axe. He often leads his men to burn, kill, loot and commit all kinds of evil in villages.

However, Bai Hen was very critical of one point in the information in his memory, and that was about the location.

In the original plot, most of the time you can only see Inuyasha and his crew arriving at a certain village or a certain monster's territory, but there is rarely a specific description of where they are. The only information that can be inferred is that they are not too far from the Bone-Eating Well, after all, Kagome goes home often.

"Just kill all the bandits around here. We'll eventually run into Gatenmaru, so it's a good opportunity to sharpen our stronger body along the way." As for further research into the powers of other talismans, Bai Hen didn't want to do it, but he finally encountered resistance.

The dragon's change once again destroyed the balance maintained by the Four Soul Jade. Although the current fluctuation of divine power is still within Bai Hen's tolerable range, the risk is real. Moreover, Bai Hen's use of the dragon's divine power that is integrated with the magic of fire is just the tip of the iceberg. There is no need to start a new task in a short period of time.

When Baihen became stronger, the soldiers of the Black Shadow Corps were never idle. Although they had not found Kikyo's whereabouts yet, they encountered many bandits and monsters along the way, and even many members of the Black Shadow Corps had been killed once.

After gaining complete control of the Black Shadow Legion extorted from Tara, White Scar established a strange connection with the Black Shadow Legion.

There is an invisible network between the Black Shadow Corps and Bai Hen. Bai Hen's orders can be input into the consciousness of the Black Shadow Corps soldiers through this network, and the Black Shadow Corps can also share intelligence through this network. Bai Hen can also use keywords to find the information he wants from this network.

"It's worthy of the Warring States Period. Even if there are monsters everywhere, are there still so many bandits?" It seems that ordinary people are even more afraid of lords and daimyo than monsters.

"But since you have chosen to become a bandit, then just die in peace." Bandits are bandits. No matter how many reasons they have, it cannot change the fact that they survive by oppressing ordinary people who are weaker than themselves.

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"Please spare me, please spare me, I won't dare to do it again!" A bandit who lost an arm knelt down in front of Bai Hen with tears and snot, begging Bai Hen to spare his life.

"It's not impossible to let you go. The choice lies between your life and the life of your accomplice behind you. Make your choice." Bai Hen has already cleared out five bandit strongholds and is on his way to the sixth stronghold.

The killings along the way also allowed Bai Hen to gain further control over his body, but since there was no progress in the search for Kikyo, Bai Hen decided to continue using bandits to pass the time.

The guy in front of him was a pleasant surprise for Bai Hen. According to the intelligence of the Black Shadow Corps, there were no bandits here, which meant that there was a gang behind him other than the intended target.

"I, I understand. I will lead the way for you right now, as long as you can spare my life." The bandit was overjoyed to have hope of survival and betrayed his former companions without hesitation.

Bai Hen was not surprised by this. Bandits were just like this, or it could be said that real criminals were almost all pure egoists. No matter if they were bandits or sea pirates, or even air pirates who might appear in the distant future, a thief was just a thief.

There may be so-called righteous thieves, and there may be thieves who are loyal and would rather die than surrender, but it is obvious that the guy in front of Bai Hen is not one of them, and neither are the group of accomplices behind him. Bai Hen has no psychological burden about such a small matter as sending them to hell.

"Of course, I will give you a chance to live." Bai Hen said calmly, his red eyes without a trace of emotion.

Chapter 16: Moth Pill

"The next wave is the ninth batch. Gatenmaru, Gatenmaru, where are you?" A dragon blast completely burned down the entire village. Bai Hen had begun to lose interest in the game of exterminating bandits.

"The next bandit stronghold seems to be not far from here. I hope Gatenmaru will wait for me there obediently, otherwise I'm not sure how much patience I have left." Baihen's red eyes looked into the distance, and the color became darker and darker, like blood.

"Boss, we've almost run out of food. When are we going to rob again?" A soldier asked his boss. He had been in the village for a while and he could hardly hold it in any longer.

A man with a feminine appearance, wearing a pink vest and bright red lips, who looked effeminate but used a rough weapon, a long axe, sat in the main seat. His eyes were almost entirely white, with only a very small pupil dotted in between. It was none other than Bai Hen's beloved Gatenmaru.

"We will set out tomorrow morning. Kill all the men, keep the women for use, and take all the food away!" Regardless of the content, just hearing Gatenmaru's voice makes people feel that this person may be a pervert, or at least a good person.

"Oh!" xN, the minions all excitedly picked up their weapons and cheered.

"Hmm? Smell of blood?" In the noisy atmosphere, Gatenmaru, a monster, smelled a fresh smell of blood. It was very close, and the source of the smell was in this mountain village.

"Everyone, be quiet!" Gatianmaru raised his arm and shouted, and the bandits stopped making noise.

"It seems that some blind creatures have come to our door. Grab your weapons and follow me to take a look!" Gatenmaru walked out of the hut with a group of bandits in a menacing manner.

"Oh, there is a demon. It seems that we have finally found the right target this time." Bai Hen threw away the bandit whose throat had been strangled in his hand, and his expression began to become excited.

"Who are you? How dare you come to our territory to cause trouble?" "If you kowtow and admit your mistake and join us, we can let you go. Otherwise, humph." Ge Tianwan did not say anything, but his men started shouting.

"Human? But it feels a bit strange, is he a half-demon? The aura is not right, there is no demonic aura on him." Gatenmaru looked at the guy in front of him who was all black except for his two eyes that were glowing red. He found that he could not see through this guy's true colors.

After finally finding the real culprit, Bai Hen had no interest in wasting time on the bandits. He opened his mouth slightly and launched a dragon blast mixed with the power of demonic fire towards Gatenmaru.

Gatenmaru reacted quickly and stood up to dodge, but the bandits didn't have that ability. All of them were evaporated by this upgraded version of Dragon Blast, leaving no ashes behind.

"What is your purpose, you guy?!" Seeing that even the soil was swallowed up wherever the Dragon Blast passed, Gatenmaru felt terrified. If he was hit by this move, several lives would not be enough for him to live.

Bai Hen was not surprised to see that Dragon Blast was dodged. It was better to say that he deliberately gave Gatenmaru time to react in case he could not dodge in time. However, if Gatenmaru was stubborn and wanted to die, Bai Hen would not care. Of course, Bai Hen would like Gatenmaru to survive.

Concentrating his strength in his legs and without using the power of the rabbit talisman, Bai Hen rushed directly towards Gatenmaru.

"Don't underestimate me, you guy!" The angry Gatianmaru swung the axe in his hand vigorously and chopped towards Baihen. Baihen's speed was just so-so in Gatianmaru's opinion. As long as Baihen didn't use that trick again, he would have nothing to fear!

Facing the axe coming towards him, Bai Hen raised his right hand, the dragon's power brewed in his body, and then he punched out.

Gatenmaru watched as his axe successfully chopped into Baihen's fist. Before he could be happy, he felt an irresistible force coming from the junction of fist and axe, and then this weapon that had accompanied him for many years was destroyed by Baihen's fist.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Gatianmaru decisively let go of his weapon and stepped back, but it was too late. He still could not completely avoid Baihen's attack, and his right arm was directly broken.

"Damn it! You guy, you have completely angered the monster Gutenmaru. Get ready to repent in hell!" Covering his broken right arm, Gutenmaru's bloodiness as a monster was aroused. He opened his mouth and spit out a piece of poisonous powder towards Baihen, and then began to reveal his original form.

Ignoring the poison powder in the air, Bai Hen continued to move towards Gutianwan. The poison powder fell on Bai Hen's body and disappeared without causing any ripples.

After transforming back into its original form, Mothmaru flapped its wings, creating a whirlwind filled with poisonous powder, and spit out pieces of cocoon silk that could corrode a person from its mouth, which entangled Baihen.

The poison powder was still ignored by Bai Hen, but looking at the cocoon silk wrapping around him, Bai Hen's eyes moved slightly. He gave up resistance and waited for it to completely wrap him up.

"Hahaha, you arrogant little brat. You're just a half-baked idiot who's not even half-demon. Just wait for my poison cocoon to melt you into nothingness!" Gatenmaru couldn't help laughing when he saw that his special move worked.

"His cocoon silk is indeed very tough, and I can't exert any force in this bound position. If I rely solely on brute force, I don't think I can break free even with the power of the bull." Bai Hen analyzed in his mind, "If the properties attached to his cocoon silk are not poisons that horses are completely immune to, but other properties, it may cause unexpected trouble to me. I must avoid putting myself in this situation in the future."

"I didn't expect you to be so tenacious, you little brat. But it's useless. No matter how strong your vitality is, there is only one end in front of my poison, and that is death. Hahaha!" Getianwan has turned back into human form and stood outside the cocoon, shouting at Baihen.

"It's so noisy, let's send him to death." Bai Hen was very annoyed by Gutianmaru's voice, and he gave up the idea of staying in the cocoon for a while longer.

"Although the aura is very strange, I am sure that this guy is just a human. He must have some incredible treasure on him, since he made me, Gatianmaru, spend so much effort and even injured an arm. After getting the treasure, I, Gatianmaru, may not even have to be afraid of those big monsters!"

Mothmaru, who was enjoying his bright future, was suddenly horrified to find that his poison cocoon was burned up by flames from the inside. A pair of scarlet eyes appeared in the flames, and the flames seemed to be suppressed by them.

The last scene that Gatianmaru saw in his life was the scarlet eyes coming in front of him, and then Gatianmaru fell into darkness and lost consciousness.

"It's still too weak. How about finding a stronger monster next time?" Bai Hen muttered to himself after throwing away Gatenmaru's head.

Chapter 17 The Frustrated Witch

"Master Kikyo, do you think this is a medicinal herb?"

"You actually found this. This is Physalis. It can reduce swelling."

"And mine, Lord Platycodon, what is this?" "What about this, Lord Platycodon?" Several children gathered herbs and surrounded Platycodon and asked.

Kikyo didn't rush to answer the children's questions, but turned her head to look at the woods beside her, "Master, you seem to have been watching from the side."

"Oh, oh, I'm discovered by you. I'm fascinated by your beauty." A monk came out from the woods with his apprentice, with a perfunctory smile on his face. He praised the beauty of Platycodon, but it sounded insincere.

"Stop joking." Kikyo said with a smile.

"It seems that my practice is not enough. I'm sorry to embarrass you." The monk said as he walked towards Kikyo, but he seemed to stumble and a scroll fell from his arms to the ground.

Kikyo looked at the open scroll on the ground with complicated scriptures on it. The smile on her face disappeared and she had a bad feeling in her heart.

The fake smile on the monk's face had disappeared at this moment, and he said in a gloomy tone: "Can you please help me pick it up? This is a scripture to break the devil. It is said that if a monster touches this, it will immediately reveal its true form."

Kikyo looked at the monk, then at the scriptures on the ground, bent down and picked up the scriptures on the ground, "This is truly a scripture that benefits the people. Here, please keep it." As she spoke, she restored the scroll to its original state, the gentle smile reappeared on her face, and handed the scriptures back to the monk.

The monk stared at Kikyo in astonishment, "How come there is no reaction after touching the scripture?" Looking at Kikyo's smile, he slowly reached out to the scroll.

But the moment he touched the scripture, he felt as if he was pierced by something, and his consciousness fell into the abyss in an instant.

After Kikyo handed the scriptures back to the monk, she turned around and left with the children.

The monk didn't hold the scripture firmly in his hand, and dropped it to the ground again. After coming to his senses, he touched his chest. "What happened just now? It seemed like something passed through my body." Then he looked at the scroll that fell to the ground, and the Zen stick in his hand almost fell out of his hand because of the shock in his heart, "What, what is this?!"

"Master Harumi, what happened?" The monk's disciple came over and asked his master worriedly.

"Look for yourself." Harumi asked his disciple to see for himself.

The disciple looked at the scroll that had fallen to the ground. The dense scriptures on it had disappeared, and the scroll was completely blank. He uttered a shocked voice: "The scriptures...the scriptures are all gone!"

"It was eliminated." Harumi corrected seriously.

Then he looked at Kikyo who was walking away and shouted hurriedly: "Miko-sama!"

Kikyo heard Harumi's shout and stopped, wanting to hear what else the monk would say.

Qing Hai stepped forward and said seriously: "I don't know why you still cling to this world, but this is really not the place for you to stay. Go back to where you should be!"

The children nearby heard what Harumi said. Although they didn't quite understand what it meant, they all knew it was not a good thing. They all stood up for Kikyo and said that Harumi was a weird monk. Only a child named Sayo looked at Kikyo worriedly.

Kikyo didn't say anything after hearing this, and left with the children without looking back.

'That woman doesn't seem to be a fox demon, but something much more powerful and ominous...' Harumi thought with a heavy heart as he watched Kikyo's departing back.

"It's Miss Kikyo. We really have a good miko in our village."

"Yes, she cured all the patients and the children are full of life."

"We are so blessed." The villagers who were working in the fields were full of gratitude and praise when they saw Platycodon's return. The arrival of Platycodon has undoubtedly made life in this village much better.

"Lord Kikyo, Lord Kikyo." But Kikyo had a lot of worries at this time, and even the children could see it. It was Xiaoye's continuous calling that finally made her temporarily wake up from her troubled thoughts.

"Lord Kikyo won't leave, right?" Xiaoye pulled Kikyo's sleeve and asked worriedly.

Kikyo looked at Xiaoye's worried expression, raised a gentle smile from the bottom of her heart, bent down, and asked Xiaoye: "Do you like me, Xiaoye?"

"Yeah!" Xiaoye nodded without hesitation, "I like it the most!"

"Thank you, I love Xiaoye like a younger sister." Kikyo said to Xiaoye gently.

"Really?" Xiaoye laughed.

Kikyo nodded affirmatively: "Yes." After getting the affirmative answer, Xiaoye ran back home happily.

Alone, Kikyo looked at the village quietly, the sadness in her heart surfaced again, "I want to live, live in this village, this is what I can do, but, is this not allowed?"

As the night deepened, Xiaoye couldn't fall asleep. Her mind kept thinking about what happened during the day. Although she didn't know what Harumi meant, Xiaoye felt that Lady Kikyo might leave them because of this. "I can't sleep." With this worry, Xiaoye couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

Suddenly, Xiaoye heard some noise outside the house. When he turned around, he saw Kikyo passing by the house and walking out of the village. "It's so late, where is she going?" With worry and curiosity, Xiaoye followed quietly.

Xiaoye followed Kikyo to a lake, hid behind a tree, and watched Kikyo's back, thinking worriedly: "Lady Kikyo heard people say strange things during the day. Could she be leaving us?" But what happened next was far beyond Xiaoye's expectations.

I saw Kikyo untied her hairband, and the loose black silk covered her slender waist. Then a group of monsters emitting faint white light flew from the sky and surrounded Kikyo docilely.

Looking at the dead girl's soul in his hand, Kikyo said softly: "Poor girl's dead soul, come with me."

Xiaoye, who was standing by, witnessed all this and began to tremble with fear, "Master Kikyo, are you actually controlling monsters?"

At this time, Qing Hai and his apprentice appeared in front of Kikyo again, "Can't you be at peace and become a Buddha? Miss Miko, you... should be the dead."

Kikyo was not surprised at Harumi's appearance, she just asked calmly: "Can you let me go? I want to live a peaceful life in this village."

Chapter 18: Fate Passing By

"If you want to live a peaceful life, why do you want to collect dead souls?"

"Because of……"

"It seems that your body needs dead souls to support it." Without waiting for Kikyo to explain, Harumi gave her answer, and the magic weapon in her hand began to emit light.

"What do you want to do?" Kikyo knew that there might not be a good ending today, but she still asked this question with the last hope.

"Letting you return to your own world is also for your own good!" Qinghai raised the magic weapon in his hand, and a golden light flashed. A giant dragon appeared out of thin air and bound Kikyo tightly. Its dragon claws even found Kikyo's neck.

"You can't escape from my soul-binding technique." This magic weapon was the reason why Harumi dared to find Kikyo after being scared away by Kikyo during the day. "Just become a Buddha honestly, and I will redeem your soul!" As he said that, the magic weapon in his hand emitted light again.

"Redemption? Just you... want to redeem me?" After hearing Harumi's self-righteous words, Kikyo could no longer suppress the anger in her heart.

Even though Kikyo was a well-known powerful shrine maiden during her lifetime, she was also a girl who longed for a peaceful life. She was only eighteen years old when she died.

Kikyo yearns for an ordinary life and simple happiness. Her biggest dream was to live an ordinary life with Inuyasha before she died.

But since she came into the world, except for the ghost girl Li Tao who wanted to control her, no one around her wanted her to stay. Instead, they all advised her to leave the world and return to hell.

Whether it was her younger sister Kaede or Inuyasha, as soon as they met each of them, they wished she could go back to hell again just for the sake of her soul reincarnation - Kagome.

Now even a passerby dares to speak nonsense here!

Redemption? Just because she was a ghost, a dead person who shouldn't be in this world?

The strong hatred in Kikyo's heart caused powerful spiritual energy to burst out from Kikyo's body. The giant dragon formed by the soul binding technique was instantly shattered by the spiritual energy burst out by Kikyo. The dragon claw located on Kikyo's neck was bounced away and grabbed straight towards Harumi's throat. Harumi was caught off guard and was seriously injured by the dragon claw she created. She collapsed on the grass all of a sudden, and the magic weapon with a dragon-shaped carving in her hand was also destroyed as the soul binding technique collapsed.

Harumi's disciple saw that his master, who had the upper hand just now, was severely injured in the blink of an eye. The huge contrast between reality and reality made him so scared that he ran away without looking back.

Kikyo slowly walked in front of Harumi and said with cold eyes: "If you hadn't been nosy, you wouldn't have lost your life."

With one breath left, Harumi struggled to reach out her hand, trying to grab Kikyo's ankle, but Kikyo stepped her hand into the ground.