"Awake?" In the house in the castle lord's mansion in a small city in Sagami country, Qin Heqing looked at Kagura who was lying on the tatami mat with trembling eyelids and said softly.

"Did you survive...... Kagura opened his eyes, looked at the unfamiliar environment in front of him, and Qin Heqing, who was sitting on the side studying something, and the people around him, Yuzhu, Fenghua, Yunu, Yue'er, and Ayukawa, said.

The tone is a little complicated, as if he hasn't been able to accept that he is really free from Naraku's control, and it feels a little illusory.

"Of course, we wouldn't be here with you." Qin Heqing chuckled chuckles, as he got the information he got from the Yin Yang Liao.

The meaning is obvious, that is, we are not going to die with you.

"Free ......"

"Alright, don't sigh there, let's get up first and complete our agreement." Qin Heqing looked at Kagura, who seemed to be about to start feeling nostalgic, and interrupted unceremoniously.

Suddenly, Kagura's expression froze, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, unable to speak.

Until a while later.

"Don't worry, since I agreed to your proposal, I will never go back." Kagura regained the cold and arrogant posture that he had when they first met, lifted the quilt and sat up from the tatami mat with a crisp movement, turned his head to look at Qin He and said in a light voice.

"Let's get started." Qin Heqing was not hypocritical, and stood up from the ground.

"Let's get started."

Then Yue'er walked into the field, and with one hand and a finger, although the number was not much, but it was enough to form a strand of turquoise leaves emerged from the void, like a paintbrush, under Yue'er's operation, it circled around Qin Heqing and Kagura, cut the ground, and directly carved an orthodox contract circle in the originally clean house, surrounding Qin and Qinghe Kagura in the middle.

Then Yue'er put her hands together and formed a magic seal, activating the contract magic circle under the feet of the three of them.

In an instant, a misty blue light emerged from the magic circle, like a flame, and rose violently in the blink of an eye, enveloping Qin and Qing and Kagura, until it was extinguished again after a long time, re-exposing the figures of Qin Heqing and Kagura.

"Now I formally introduce myself, my name is Qin Heqing, I am a priest, welcome you to join my big family, and I will be with me from now on." Qin Heqing looked at the other side and reopened his eyes, and Kagura, who felt the contractual connection that existed between himself and Qin Heqing, smiled.

"I am Kagura, and the wind makes Kagura." Kagura quietly looked at Qin Heqing and replied.

"I'm Yue'er." Then, Yue'er on the side took over the conversation and introduced herself.

"The Rain Girl."

"Ayukawa Akane."

"Jade Signature Elegance."

At this point, the matter on Kagura's side is done, Nai is over, and Qin and Qing can finally return to Kyoto and continue to arrange various tasks related to the battle of Yaki Orochi afterwards-

For example, to build yourself and the shrine of the penal department Hime.

Of course, his own shrine will not be built only in Himeji Castle like the shrine of the criminal department, and only one will be built, but it will be built in the whole country, near all the cities and towns in the sphere of influence that Qin and Qing can influence, and it must cover all areas, so as to be able to publicize their name to the greatest extent and attract believers.

As for the clergy at that time?

Naturally, he came out of the witch agency of the original Qin clan and the jade sign Fenghua who had recently leaned over.

After all, if you really want to talk about the number of ready-made clergy, in addition to the royal palace and the main hall of Ise Jingu, the number of shrine maidens in the shrine maiden institution is the most abundant, which can meet the supply needs of Qin and Qing.

Then there's salvage and the search for artifacts—

For example, the eight-foot Qiong Hook Jade that was taken out by Yuan Laiguang and sank into the sea with the warship in the Battle of Ping (Clan) and Yuan (Clan), and the Ten Divine Treasures of the Island Country, which was not recorded in the official history, but did exist in history, and was also used by the Ping side to fight against the three artifacts!

It is said that with the exception of a few that were brought back to land after the war, the other treasures sank into the sea with the warship, just like the Yachikutama, and needed to be salvaged.

Therefore, for the sake of safety and security, the relevant affairs were taught by Qin Heqing to be in charge of the only retainer under him, Kuroda Kanbei, and he continued to collect and sort out all kinds of historical documents in the Yin-Yang Liao and the teaching materials stored in the Yin-Yang Dao, Astronomical Dao, Calendar Dao, and Leaky Carving Dao to strengthen his own foundation and prepare for the next battle.

In addition, the war continued, and the Imagawa shogunate, as well as Takeda Shingen, Hojo Sakumo, Kyushu Shimazu, Otomo, and Sagara clans, also under the guidance of the unified goal, attacked all the local nobles, guardians, and daimyo who did not obey Imagawa Yoshimoto and were unwilling to submit to Imagawa Yoshimoto, and gathered the land, expanded their power, and worked hard for the unification that would inevitably come in the end.

……

"Why are you here?" In the territory of Ise, in the main office of Kobe Castle, where Niwa Nagahide is currently stationed, Niwa Nagahide, who looked at Qin and Qing who entered without telling him, asked with a surprised face.

"What do you say?" Qin Heqing was not polite, and walked directly behind Niwa Nagahide and sat down, and asked with a smile while holding Niwa Nagahide's body into his arms.

"I see, Lord Yoshimoto sent you here." Niwa Nagahide tilted his head and looked at him, his eyes lit up, and he replied with a smile.

"That's right, it was Yiyuan who called me over." Qin Heqing nodded in acknowledgement.

"She's really willing."

"It's all my own people, so what's so reluctant." Qin Heqing said with a smile. After a pause, he looked at the battle report document placed on the table in front of Niwa Nagahide and said, "Let's talk about it, what is the situation on your side now." ”

"We're being pinned down."

Then, without hesitation, Niwa Nagahide told Qin Heqing about the situation he was currently encountering.

It's not complicated, it's the conventional trouble encountered in the conquest - that is, the situation when the army encounters the navy and is defeated by the navy. And the one who was defeated by Katsukata was the conquest force led by Niwa Nagahide who mixed with the armies of the Ariwari and Imagawa families, and was restrained by the Nine Ghost Pirates led by the original Oda family retainer and the current leader of the Ise local forces, Takigawa Kazuki.

The coastal cities are constantly harassed by each other, which makes his subordinates a little stretched, and Niwa Nagahide, who has no naval forces, is a little tired and unable to advance or retreat, so he can only stay in Kobe and think about the plan to see if there is a solution that can get the best of both worlds.

It's just a pity that it doesn't seem to be found.

That's when Qin Heqing was sent here to support.

Why? Naturally, he came to help her solve her troubles.

"Do you know where they're hiding now?" Qin Heqing nodded and asked Niwa Nagahide in his arms.

"Yes. On a small island not far off the coast of Shima Province, do you want to ......," Niwa Nagahide nodded, and then asked thoughtfully.

"That's what you think, I'm going to smash the Yellow Dragon!" Qin Heqing said with a smile.