(14) Heiankyo

Since the drunken boy established his own hundred ghosts night walk, and other monsters from all walks of life in the country have followed suit, they have formed countless small groups led by the big monsters, scattered all over the country. This situation has made those demon exterminators anxious, and it is becoming more and more difficult to get rid www.biquge.info of demons, and the number of casualties is increasing.

This is how the war between youkai and humans began.

In addition to the onmyoji, who was originally in charge of eliminating demons, countless people such as ronins, swordsmen, samurai, Taoist priests, and monks also joined the battle to eliminate demons.

The Heian period became an era of demons, which is also somewhat ironic.

If there is a safest place in the territory of Wakoku, it is undoubtedly Heiankyo, the capital of Wakoku, if nothing else, because it is inhabited by the most powerful Onmyoji in the world.

Harumi Abe, a name that makes all the ghosts tremble.

Early morning in Heiankyo, inside Abe's house.

Abe Harumi did not wear those heavy and complicated clothes, only wore a small sleeve, and his snow-white arms and legs were exposed, making it difficult to imagine that these hands and feet belonged to a man. At this time, he had just finished enjoying the breakfast prepared by Mrs. Lu herself. He sat on the tatami mat in his room, holding a porcelain teacup in both hands, taking a few sips from time to time, enjoying the warmth of the morning.

But his heart is not as comfortable as it seems.

As the patron saint of the country, he has a lot of affairs to deal with.

Close your eyes and feel something.

The reason why Abe Harumi is known as the world's strongest onmyoji is only part of it, and more because of his unparalleled perception ability that only targets monsters. Now he can automatically sense the aura of any big youkai in Heiankyo, and if he concentrates, even the weakest insect youkai can't escape his perception.

And if this perception spreads outward, all the big monsters with a powerful aura in the country will not be able to escape his perception.

There are always a few exceptions, though.

The great monster of the Oni Clan.

Unless he returns to his original form, it is difficult for him to perceive, and he doesn't know if it is racial talent or what, which is why Abe Harumi once suffered at the hands of the drunken boy.

A certain big monster of the sun flower field.

The natural aura overshadowed the monster breath, and if it wasn't for the accidental discovery, Abe Harumi would even think that the other party was just a forest.

However, after that time, the other party also deliberately hidden, so that he could not find a trace.

The heavenly demons of Mt. Yatsugatake.

In the same way as above, the breath of the wind far exceeds the breath of the youkai, and if you deliberately hide it, it is completely imperceptible.

All of them are tricky guys, but fortunately, the last two have been living a peaceful life, otherwise these two people plus the wine swallowing boy, the three of them are enough to turn Heguo upside down.

Thinking of this, Abe had a headache again, and just hoped that the two unstable factors in the back would not explode, and it was already troublesome enough.

In fact, the current Abe Haruaki is not a demon exterminator in the true sense.

He's different from the traditional demon slayers.

Perhaps because the onmyoji's ability reached its peak, Abe Harumi switched to philosophy, and then he came to his senses. Monsters eat people, people kill monsters, this is one of the factors in the balance of the world, a link in the food chain, if this factor is broken because of humans, there will be many unpredictable consequences in the future, and it will be bad consequences.

Of course, Abe Harumi did not predict what would happen, and he was not a prophet.

So after killing a lifetime of youkai, Harumi Abe, who has entered middle age, began to intentionally help youkai.

As long as it's not a kind yokai that feeds on humans, he allows them to live in Heiankyo and helps them cover up their aura.

Who said youkai only eat people! They just like to eat people, just like people like to eat meat. But there are vegetarians, and there are non-cannibals among youkai!

Anyway, Abe Harumi is the boss in Heiankyo, even if the emperor has to give him three points, he has the final say.

Harumaki Abe continued to meditate, and after sensing that there was no new yokai in Heiankyo, he turned his attention to other parts of Wakoku.

"The aura of that ghost in Mt. Yatsugaku has disappeared, has it regained its human form? It seems that the kind-hearted Miss Raven Tengu has solved this problem for me directly, so that I don't have to go over. But why didn't the crow Tengu return to Heiankyo, the four hundred and fifty rice balls are ready, and I hope she can come back quickly before the rice balls are rancid... Forget it, I'll help her save it with Yin-Yang Technique. ”

Then, Abe Harumaki turned his attention to the east side of Mt. Yatsugatake.

In the easternmost part of Wakoku, there is no man's land, and it is the gathering place of youkai second only to Mt. Yatsugatake.

"Yakumo's aura is getting stronger and stronger, and the growth rate is almost comparable to that of the wine swallowing boy, it's really tricky, do you want to destroy the other party before they grow up...... Well?! ”

Suddenly, a strange monster aura appeared in Heiankyo.

"Similar to the breath of that sunflower monster, is it a product of nature? Judging from the fluctuation of demon power, it is about two hundred years, and it is a big monster. ”

Harumi Abe opened his eyes, and he decided to go and see this illegal youkai first.

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Outside Heiankyo, Hakuzen landed in a hidden place, folded his wings and walked into Heiankyo.

Soon Bai Chan was attracted by the scene in front of him.

The compacted streets beneath your feet seem to have no end in sight, enough to show the scale of the city.

The streets are lined with teahouses, taverns, pawnshops, workshops, and more. There are also many small vendors with large parasols in the open space, some of them sell snacks such as sugar gourds, sugar people, cakes, lychees, nuts, etc., and some sell small pendants such as hairpins, rouge, mirrors, and sachets.

Countless people passed through the road, some carrying burdens, some driving to deliver goods, some driving donkeys to pull goods, and some stopping to enjoy the scenery.

At the end of the road is a tall castle tower, with houses lined up on both sides of the road.

This level of prosperity was something Bai Chan didn't expect.

It's comparable to the big cities of the Song Kingdom.

Although Bai Chan's impression of the ancient Song Dynasty cities is limited to TV dramas, novels, comics and the like.

This world is still a little different from what Bai Zen thinks, and supernatural abilities are enough to make up for many gaps.

Most of the people in Heiankyo still wore coarse cloth clothes, and occasionally a few dignitaries sitting in carriages were wearing silk, but there was definitely no one wearing such a finely made suit.

Despite this, Bai Chan did not receive attention, and at most a few passers-by occasionally looked back.

Clothes that obviously did not belong to the characteristics of the country, coupled with the tall figure and conspicuous long purple hair, Bai Chan was directly regarded by them as a foreigner.

There are a lot of foreigners in Wakuni, especially Heiankyo, so it's not so unusual.

This made Bai Chan feel a lot more at ease.

After walking around for a while, Bai Chan decided to taste the ancient food first, as a native of China, under the influence of Chinese food, eating is one of his biggest hobbies!

Although he couldn't remember what it tasted like before the crossing......

This strengthened his idea of eating first!

casually walked into an inn, and just crossed the threshold of the inn gate, suddenly someone hit him from behind, with great force, so that Bai Chan almost fell.

This is just a very ordinary thing, but Bai Chan can't calm down in his heart.

The speed of the other party is very fast.

Bai Chan immediately confirmed this fact, in fact, he had already felt the other party's actions, and his body had also reacted, but he was stunned that he didn't keep up with the other party's speed, and he was still hit.

However, there is no malice, it should be just an unintentional move.

Naturally, there was no such person behind him, and Bai Chan's eyes looked at the elder who suddenly appeared in the inn.

The elder was very tall...... Well, that's at the level of Heguo, Bai Chan visually measured that he was still half a head taller than him.

His long pale hair was tied in a low ponytail and hung behind his head, and his mustache and goatee were also very long, apparently he had taken care of them quietly. Thick white eyebrows were not angry, and a scar ran from his forehead through his eyes to his cheekbones, but the wound did not take away his radiant gray eyes.

He was wearing white small sleeves, green short hangers, green trousers, and two **s, one long and one short, tied around his left waist.

"Boss, it's the same old ten."

The old man shouted directly at the counter, his voice deep and full of energy, which was in stark contrast to his old face.

"Uh...... The old man of the soul is still so lively, I can hear it without shouting so loudly, things have already been prepared. ”

The old man took the package from the shopkeeper's hand and threw a dozen copper coins from his bosom on the counter.

By the way, most of the Waguo countries used Dulai coins from the Song Kingdom, and they did not have their own coins, or their own currency production was very small and the quality was very poor, so it was rarely seen.

After receiving the package, the old man left in a hurry, but when he passed by Bai Chan, who was standing at the door, he whispered a word without looking back.

"The young man is not in good health, he was knocked down so easily by an old man like me, you have to be careful in Heiankyo in the future."

When Bai Chan turned around, he could no longer see the figure of the elder.

I always feel that the other party is hinting at something......

No matter! Eat first!

Bai Chan sat directly on a bench and shouted to Xiao Er: "Bring me all the delicious food and drink!" ”

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ps: Theoretically, Yuyuko should have been born more than a hundred years after Abe Haruaki's death, but it was written together for convenience......

PS2: Don't worry about the details!