I'm raising a fox fairy wife in Tokyo

After the Five Dynasties period, in accordance with the changing times, they changed their family name and went into hiding. This was a very secretive matter, and even the Takagawa family knew nothing about it.

Even the monk in the ward had no idea such a thing existed until the other party came to him!

Now, Abe no Seimei is about to be resurrected.

The Mikadoin family members naturally gathered in Kyoto and began making preparations in advance for the resurrection of their family patriarch.

Well……

So that's why they came to Kurama Mountain to compete with the Tengu for the right of way?

Firstly, this would prevent them from going to Kyoto to provide support;

Secondly, Kurama-ji Temple was originally a Buddhist temple, so seizing its religious power and turning it into a Shinto sect dominated by Onmyoji (yin-yang masters) would also strengthen Abe no Seimei's power.

It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.

"It's the 21st century, and they still have thoughts like 'fighting for faith.' They truly live up to their reputation as an Onmyoji family from a thousand years ago..."

In modern Japan, monks, shrine maidens, onmyoji, sorcerers, samurai, ninjas, and so on are all spiritual mediums; they've long since become one.

An old antique is an old antique.

"Those competitors who came before, they were all killed because they were trying to help you gain access?"

"Um……"

Monk Zhengfang nodded.

The current situation is quite troublesome. As the leader of the Eight Tengu, his strength is quite strong even in the "S~" level, and he is even regarded as a guardian deity by Japanese Buddhism.

But it's no use.

The concept of "contending for the right path" originated from Go (Weiqi). Therefore, once it begins, the two players are, in a sense, "absolutely fair."

Neither side has the strength to interfere with the internal workings of the game.

In other words, in this village, Sengzhengfang was just an ordinary, skinny monk who could be easily kicked to death by any ordinary person.

But as long as he is killed.

This means that the "local people" have lost their faith in Buddhism and will instead turn to Shintoism, which claimed to have lifted their curse.

Conversely, the Mikadoin family members involved in the power struggle are probably hiding somewhere in the village right now.

Both sides need to find their own solutions.

By convincing the villagers that the other person was the "evil one" who cast the curse, and then killing him, they achieve a victory in faith.

The rules are indeed fair, but the current situation seems unfair no matter how you look at it.

We've been set up.

The fact that I and my colleagues from Kyoto were able to get in here means that the Mikadoin family had left a "back door".

Of course, they can also enter here to help fight for the right of way.

"Ugh!"

The monk official clearly understood this as well.

However, Takagawa Takayuki was still puzzled as to how the Mikadoin family managed to get the tengu to agree to a contest for the Dao. It was impossible to start a contest without the mutual consent of both sides.

In other words, the Tengu were defeated and subdued first.

I have to admit that the other party's rules are obviously flawed. In fact, it's fair to say that if I hadn't come here, I would have undoubtedly lost the contest.

"Be careful, Takashi. Those guys are not simple either. The one coming is Mimonin... who is the head of the Abe family for generations."

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"Abe no Seimei left behind a secret technique for restoring souls, based on the Taishan Fujun Festival, which allowed his descendants to survive from a thousand years ago to this day..."

Chapter 114 You're the ones who are surrounded!

handed down.

Abe no Seimei had been researching the art of resurrection, which could bring the dead back to life.

Once, during a debate in front of the palace, he and Ashiya Dōman, who came from Harima and were both Onmyōji but from different schools and lineages, became rivals and guessed what was inside the palanquin.

Ashiya Road was full of words.

Inside is the body of a dead boy.

But Abe no Seimei said...

[Inside is a living boy.]

Then, the boy inside the palanquin indeed came back to life and walked out, and the first "guessing game" between the two ended with Abe no Seimei winning completely.

But after it was over, the once vibrant boy quickly turned into a skeleton.

Legend has it that this was Abe no Seimei using the technique of resurrection to revive the boy who had been cursed to death by Ashiya Dōman in the palanquin.

However, the technique was incomplete, causing the boy's body to quickly disintegrate after he was brought back to life, and his soul returned to the underworld once more.

Other than that.

There is also a record of the two having a second debate and contest of magic.

Legend has it that Ashiya Dōman had an affair with Abe no Seimei's wife, who remained in Heian-kyō, while Abe no Seimei was away paying homage to the Tang Dynasty. Through her, he obtained Abe no Seimei's secret scroll, "The Golden Crow and Jade Rabbit Collection".

They then used this as bait.

Together with Abe no Seimei's wife, they plotted to kill the most powerful Onmyoji of the Heian period.

But the result was that Abe no Seimei was resurrected after his death and successfully took revenge, eventually driving Ashiya Dōman out of Kyoto and back to the countryside of Harima (some legends say he was beheaded)...

……

Gao Chuanlong always felt that the second debate and contest of skills had a bit of an unofficial historical feel to it.

But anyway.

The legends associated with Abe no Seimei are indeed closely related to "resurrection," including the "Lord of Mount Tai" whom he specially brought to the east, whose prototype is the famous Emperor of Mount Tai.

He is in charge of the cycle of life and death and is revered as the lord of the underworld.

Mount Tai is also said to be the place where the soul of the dead returns, and is even called the "entrance to the underworld".

and so.

When the Great Tengu monk Zhengbo said that the descendants of Abe no Seimei had been using the perfected Resurrection Technique and had lived from ancient times to the present day.

Gao Chuanlong felt no ripples in his heart, because logically speaking, there was indeed no problem.

Throughout history, countless people have sought immortality.

Leaving aside emperors and generals, as someone in the same profession, seeing those monsters and gods who live for thousands of years, it's absolutely impossible not to have some thoughts.

As I mentioned before, there are actually quite a few ways to achieve resurrection or longevity in the industry.

such as--

Find a monster or deity of the opposite sex to have a child, and the child will be either a half-demon or a half-god, and will also have a very long history.

Although I cannot live forever, I can still benefit the next generation.

Just like the Takagawa family...

Although only a few can actually do it, those who have made a vow of "living and dying together" like he and Chizuru have are even fewer...

Ah, I've gone off on a tangent.

Therefore, Takagawa Ryuga seriously doubted Abe no Seimei. Given that his mother was a fox spirit, as a half-demon, he would not have pursued immortality. As the strongest Onmyoji, it is also puzzling that he would seek "resurrection from the dead".

With his strength, as long as he doesn't do anything reckless, it's really hard for him to die, right?

That can only mean that Hagoromo Gitsune is definitely not his mother. Rather, the two of them probably reached some kind of agreement, and the so-called rebirth of him should also be accomplished through some kind of magic.

It's utilizing the "motherhood" that represents the roots of humanity, as seen in the legend of Hagoromo Gitsune, right?

……

"By the way, how many people from the Mikadoin family came?"

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight... a dozen or so."

"So many! No wonder."

Those who came were all successive heads of the Mikadoin family, and moreover, they were direct descendants of Abe no Seimei, the strongest Onmyoji of the Heian period.

Takagawa Takayuki was not at all surprised that the tengu of Kurama Mountain, as well as the great tengu monk Sōjōbō, had all been defeated.

"You need to be careful, those guys..."

The young man was told about the appearance and abilities of the head of the Mikadoin family, with whom he had fought.

After listening and remembering everything.

Takagawa Rinchen, this great tengu who has lived for over a thousand years, is to stay here and not wander around.

"I'll come as soon as I go."

"..."

For some reason, Sengzhengfang always felt like he was being taken advantage of...

"Let's go, Moroha. I remember you have some exorcism potions on you, don't you?"

"Ok!"

As a "monster slayer," the dog demon girl naturally carries a large number of tools needed to deal with monsters.

in particular.

The village of demon hunters in Musashi is famous. The elder sister of its leader is a powerful demon hunter named "Sango". She was a companion who traveled with her mother Kagome and father Inuyasha to find the Shikon Jewel.

Moroha even trained for a period of time in the village of exorcists.

Let alone exorcism potions.

She carries several of these large "bombs" (made-up bombs, but seemingly with special attack properties against non-human beings) that exorcists use to deal with monsters.

Tell the dog demon girl to put away her bouncy bomb.

The two returned the way they came, intending to go back to the village.

The previous colleagues had the right idea: to help Sengzhengfang win the battle for the Dao, they needed to convince the villagers at the foot of the mountain that the curse was not cast by the monks in the mountains.

This is also very simple.

Once the exorcism is successful, the villagers can then be led to find the source of the curse, which is someone from the Mikadoin family who is hiding down the mountain and involved in the dispute.

But without a doubt, other members of the Mikadoin family will also interfere with the process.

The end result was that their competitors were simply outmatched and eliminated.

But there's still a problem: the core of the "Contending for the Way" is to gain the villagers' trust, to make them believe that the "suspicious monk in the back mountain" is the murderer, and then to kill him.

If someone shows up in a big way while their peers are doing something, and then kills them.

Wouldn't that just arouse the villagers' suspicion?

They must have used some kind of method.

While Takakawa Ryu was lost in thought, he and Moroha returned to the car parked on the mountain road.

The night rain was still falling.

The deep night seemed to envelop everything, turning the sky and earth into the same color. As they walked along the mountain road towards the village, amidst the light drizzle, Gao Chuanlong could see people gathered below, their vehicles and flashlights casting their glow...

……

Daigo Takahashi was originally the only police officer stationed in the village. Because he will be able to return to the main police station in the city this year, a younger police officer came to "learn" from him in preparation for taking over his post.

I could have left here in just a few more months.

As a result, such a terrible thing happened in the usually peaceful mountain village, and even his own daughter...

"Mr. Takahashi, what are you waiting for? Hurry up!"

Along the road leading to the back mountain, a large group of male villagers, numbering at least several dozen, had spontaneously gathered, armed with hoes and machetes, waiting in the night rain for Takahashi Daigo to make a decision.

He was the only police officer stationed in the village previously.