The Great Master of Gensokyo

Wherever the Oboroguruma went, birds and beasts scattered, and no creature dared to approach its range.

The space of the Oboroguruma has expanded, accommodating more people, and its Soul Stones can be strengthened and upgraded. Once it reaches four stars, the Oboroguruma will truly be born as a spirit.

"Wow." Yingcao sat to the side, looking out at the world through the window of the Oboro, and exclaimed in surprise.

"The interior of the Oboroguruma has become much larger, and it seems to accommodate more people. It's more comfortable than before," Midori couldn't help but exclaim. Yaodao-hime was still in her shikigami form. Now that she had completed her awakening, she wasn't quite used to being a demon sword anymore.

"I've enhanced the Oboroguruma, and now its space is about the size of a small house," Saigyouji Yuzuru said with a smile. Before, its size was similar to a human vehicle, so the space was limited.

It's different now.

"Can it fly even higher?" Hagoromo Gitsune was quite interested in this.

"Yes, the defense remains the same, and it can still withstand one attack from a great demon." He didn't intend to use the Oboroguruma as a weapon, and the Oboroguruma wasn't suitable as a weapon either.

Before long, the group arrived at the foot of Mount Yoshino by riding in a yako (a type of stunt cart).

Both siblings have a talent for Buddhism, but they are currently only listening to teachings and are not considered to have formally become monks or nuns.

Becoming a monk or nun was actually considered a fairly formal matter in this era.

Moreover, there's nothing wrong with being a monk. Monks don't engage in production and can enjoy offerings from the people. There are quite a few ordinary people who become monks.

As a result, many great Dharma masters have emerged from those who study Buddhism.

The village of Minglian and Bailian.

These days, strange things have been happening in the village.

First, the stored food was stolen and mysteriously disappeared, and then someone suddenly fell ill...

The effects of the Night of the Demon gradually spread.

"Lord Yuusuke, what are you doing here!" Byakuren, who was about to go up the mountain, saw several people in her field of vision.

"I originally wanted to come down and see the village where you two live," Saigyouji Yuzuru explained.

"What happened? Something's not right in the village." As soon as she entered the village, Midori sensed the atmosphere. Meiren, who was next to Byakuren, explained, "It's all because of the demons running rampant as the Night of the Demons approaches."

"Lord Yuzuru, could you please help the village? Many villagers have had their food stolen. It must be because a monster has appeared here again."

Minglian spoke up to plead, but in reality, she was just an ordinary little demon who could wreak havoc on a region and plunge ordinary humans into hardship.

"Tell me what happened," Saigyouji Hanyu said, looking interested.

With Myoren's explanation, Saigyouji Habu understood the cause and effect.

Before the Night of the Demon, many monsters would be active at the foot of Mount Yoshino. In the past, monks from Mount Kinpo Temple would come down from Mount Yoshino to protect the village, but now that the temple had gone through that incident, it was impossible for them to have the spare capacity to come down the mountain.

Inevitably, the village where the two lived fell into trouble.

"Do you know what kind of monster it is?" It wasn't a particularly troublesome monster, and Saigyouji Hanyu was able to easily defeat it.

Or rather, you can leave it to Midori to deal with.

"I don't know, but someone was injured as a result, with scratches that look like animal bites on their body..."

Minglian shook her head, indicating that she did not know.

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P.S.: Five chapters guaranteed. If the big update is delayed, I will make up for it with five more tomorrow.

Chapter 89 The Cat Demon's Trail

"Onmyoji, please help us."

"If the monsters come again, how are we going to get through this year?"

When the villagers saw that Saigyouji Hanyu was an Onmyoji, they all rushed over to complain to him.

The theft of grain was a minor matter; the most serious problem was that he was scratched by the cat demon and became seriously ill, causing his family, which was the pillar of the family, to collapse in an instant.

"Lord Yuzuru, why don't we help them?" Midori couldn't help but say, expressing some concern about the situation in the village.

I happened to be down the mountain and had nothing to do.

"Does this always happen as the night of the Demon's Approach?" Saigyouji Hanyu asked.

"This year's situation is the most serious. Last time, when Aobozu attacked the temple, the village was also attacked."

Byakuren sighed softly and, on behalf of her younger brother, explained to Saigyouji Yuusuke.

There is one day each year and each month when the Yin energy is at its peak, and that is the Night of Encountering Demons.

This is the norm in Yoshino Mountain, and in the past, monks would come down the mountain to help the villagers. Now, however, the monks at the temple are barely able to take care of themselves, let alone help the deities who have appeared at the foot of Yoshino Mountain.

"In that case, I'll set up a barrier around the village. With the barrier, no matter how powerful the demons or monsters are, they won't be able to set foot in the village."

Saigyouji Hanyu thought for a moment and said.

You're trying to capture and exorcise a demon, but you don't even know what kind of demon it is.

By using a barrier, most monster attacks can be avoided.

"Eh, is that alright?" Myoren asked, feeling completely relieved.

Myoren was aware of Yuzuru's prowess.

He is on par with a monk like Daoman.

With Yuzuru's help, the safety of the village can be guaranteed.

"Thank you, Lord Yuzuru." Byakuren expressed his gratitude, but Saigyouji Yuzuru waved his hand, "It's nothing. Also, let me see the villagers who were scratched by the monster."

"By examining the scratches, we should be able to determine what type of monster it is." Humans inevitably suffer wounds when injured by monsters.

The wounds will bear traces of the monster's aura, and the symptoms that appear on a human's body will vary depending on the monster that attacks them.

So, Bai Lian and Ming Lian gave directions to the group.

Inside the wooden house, the peasant woman was weeping sadly.

“Nagano family, the Onmyoji has arrived. Perhaps he can help your man.”

"What kind of trouble has this village caused? Just a few days ago, the monster in the village was quelled, and now this has happened again," an old villager sighed.

While Midori and Hagoromo were outside, Saigyouji Hanyu entered the wooden house. Inside, besides the homeowner's wife, were several children.

"It's good that we weren't eaten by monsters. What does it matter if we get hurt?"

"You have no idea, not long ago, the Miyata family was eaten by a monster. They looked so pitiful."

The gossipy middle-aged villagers couldn't help but sigh when they recounted what they had seen and heard.

The two siblings fell silent, a testament to the helplessness of people in this era.

"Onmyoji, please take a look at how my man was scratched by some kind of monster."

“It’s here.” The peasant woman showed Saigyouji Yuusuke the man’s wound. The man’s face was pale and his breath was barely perceptible. “This mark is the mark of a cat demon.”

It looked like a cat's scratch, and the demonic aura was extremely strong.

Having noted down the impression of the demonic aura, Saigyouji Yuusuke simply pointed his finger, and as he chanted the incantation, under the awe-inspiring gazes of the others, the man's complexion gradually recovered somewhat.

The wounds on my body have also healed considerably.

"Do you have any herbs?" Saigyouji Yuzuru asked. The peasant woman beside him nodded slightly. "We have some herbs on hand, but the decoction we made earlier didn't work for my man."

"Cuizi, go and see the herbs they have here. If they're suitable, help them grind some herbs to help them recover their strength."

"Yes, Lord Yuzuru," Midori replied from outside. The shrine maidens of this era bore the responsibility of exorcising monsters, and also served as doctors for the common people.

Saigyouji Hanyu didn't understand this, otherwise he wouldn't have asked Midori for help.

...

After a lot of hard work, Saigyouji Hanyu visited each household, and from the wounds on the other people's bodies, he sensed the demonic energy of many cat demons.

However, some cat demons have the same demonic aura, while others are quite different.

With the endorsement of Myoren and Byakuren, and the magical techniques Saigyouji Hanyu displayed in healing others, the villagers thought that Saigyouji Hanyu would give them a good outcome.

"I never imagined so many people were injured." Thinking of the scenes in the village, Cui Zi felt a pang of pain in her heart. "Why are there monsters in this world?"

If there were no monsters, perhaps humans would not suffer.

“As long as humans have fear in their hearts, yokai will exist,” Saigyouji Habu remarked. “You can sense the location of yokai, right, Midori?”

Saigyouji Yuusuke gathered the demonic energy he had collected. Even with just a wisp of demonic energy gathered, the cat demon's aura became increasingly intense.

These demonic energies were all absorbed by Saigyouji Hanyu during his healing process.

"Let me see." Midori nodded slightly. As a shrine maiden, she had the means to locate enemies by tracking the direction of demonic energy, and in some ways she was even more skilled than Saigyouji Hanyu, an Onmyoji.

Her training system is somewhat different from Saigyouji Hanyu's, except that she can learn the corresponding spells from the study of Yin-Yang Dao.

Shrine maidens have no knowledge of incantations. Their only function is to purify spiritual energy for exorcising demons.

Therefore, you can see that a priestess can use her spiritual power to subdue high-level monsters, but once she loses her spiritual power, she is just an ordinary person who is powerless.

"Cat demons, huh? It seems that cat demons should be active in the Western Lands. Why are there traces of cat demons here?" Hagoromo Gitsune frowned slightly. She knew much more about the world of yokai than Saigyouji Hanyu.

"If you want to know the answer, let's track it down." Saigyouji Yuzuru was curious to see what kind of cat demon was active here.

"Found it, it's not far from Yoshino Mountain."

After sensing it, Midori immediately let out a surprised sound.

"Lord Yuusuke, please return soon." Byakuren, who was standing beside him, spoke up, her eyes filled with gratitude.

He opened his mouth as if to say something more, but swallowed the words back. "I believe in Master Yuzuru."

Saigyouji Hanyu nodded and left the village with Midori and the others. Inugami stayed in the village to protect them, while Saigyouji Hanyu headed in the direction Midori had indicated, which was the stronghold of the cat demon.

However, being new to the place, they knew to conceal their presence and did not harm anyone; on the contrary, they only stole food.

Is it a good-looking demon?

No, a truly good demon is one that does not harm people and coexists with humans.

However, such monsters cannot exist nowadays.

Chapter 90 Cat Demon Girl Himari

Perhaps in the future, Saigyouji Hanyu will encounter such a monster, and only then will he have compassion for ordinary monsters.

However, the monsters that Saigyouji Hanyu encounters nowadays are all evil monsters that harm humans.

"The aura seems to have become weaker in this area." As Saigyouji Yuusuke entered the deep mountains, his ability to sense the aura of the yokai weakened.

Because there is a lot of demonic energy mixed in with it.

"Is it really in this direction?" he asked Midori instinctively. Midori nodded gently. "It's deep in these mountains."

“However, it seems that besides the cat demon’s aura, there are other demonic auras as well.” At this moment, Cui Zi frowned. “Could there be other demons as well?”

This place is not far from Mount Yoshino. The previous rampage by Aobozu has led to the activity of some demons and monsters in the area around Mount Yoshino.

“Go and see for yourself, and you’ll understand,” Saigyouji Yuusuke said with a smile.

"It should be over there." Hagoromo Gitsune pointed in a direction not far away, and deep in the mountains was where the cat demon was located.

Deep in the mountains.

……

A cat demon is being hunted.

Exhausted, she leaned against a tree, her body covered in wounds from fighting monsters.

"I'm not going back, that godforsaken place..." The cat demon, her scalp tingling with hunger, didn't harm any humans. She was originally raised by humans, born in the Western Kingdom, and belonged to the Leopard Cat clan, a cat demon protected by them.

However, she loathed life as a monster and thus escaped.

Despite being a demon, the cat demon still longs for the days when she was raised by humans.

"Quick, after them! That cat demon can't have gone far."

"As a cat demon, you actually betrayed the leopard cat clan and deserted in the face of battle! You deserve death!"

The cat demon was being hunted by several leopard cats from the leopard cat clan. They and the cat demon girl had originally served in the Abe clan's camp.

The Leopard Cat Clan is a major clan in the Western Kingdom, and together with the Dog Demon Clan, they are the two dominant forces in the Western Kingdom.