Chapter 47: The Moth of Heaven
"The Moth of Heavenly Machines!"
I was traveling all the way with Kikyo, crusading against monsters, sweeping away the monsters that had become the climate, and I saw a thunderbolt in the clear sky. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Heaven and earth warn, there is a big change!"
Qingming looked up at the sky, the sky was cloudless, and the sky was clear, but Qingming was able to see the invisible heavenly opportunity.
"I was actually gnawed off a piece of ・・・・・・"
"What's wrong?"
Kikyo looked at him worriedly and clenched his hand.
"Heaven and earth came out of the big basket, and the invisible heavenly machine was originally running well, but it was gnawed off by a big moth, and it is still inconspicuous at the moment, but it will be difficult to say in the future."
There is no love and hate in the world for no reason, and people are still like this, not to mention the ignorant and naturally operating heaven and earth, and there is really a big trouble to hand over to him.
"I'm afraid it's not an easy matter, but I can't help but go!"
Kikyo didn't speak, but held his hand a little tighter.
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Kyoto, Onyo-liao.
"Damn it, where did that big youkai come from, why did it suddenly burst in and set it on fire!"
"The enchantment didn't stop him either!"
"There's no way, such a big enchantment, to cover the entire Kyoto, it is necessary to sacrifice strength, it's okay to deal with ordinary monsters, the big monsters always have no time to react, as long as they restrain their demon energy, it will be difficult to detect."
In the spacious attic, several onmyoji are having an emergency meeting to discuss the current situation.
A middle-aged man suddenly tapped the pear wood table with a quilt to signal quietness.
"The fire burned through the palace gates, killing and wounding countless people, and the emperor has taken refuge in the outer city. Ladies and gentlemen, this bizarre fire must be contained as soon as possible, otherwise Yin and Yang Liao will be to blame. ”
Then, the middle-aged man's sharp gaze swept over, and several onmyoji who had seen a weak heart lowered their heads one after another.
Then, I heard the middle-aged man's calm and slow voice.
"Do whatever it takes to track down the real culprit, even if the other party is an unknown big monster and openly set fire to the imperial city, you have to pay the price!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have decided to make a great sacrifice and welcome the hundred gods! Defeat the evil spirits of the outer paths! ”
The middle-aged man stood up, and everyone below bowed down in response.
"Obey orders!"
Finally, the middle-aged man seemed to think of something and asked.
"By the way, Qingming hasn't come back yet?"
"Your Excellency Qingming is tracking down the Jade of the Four Souls, and it is said that after the seal was broken by the realm monsters, the fragments fell everywhere, and now it is about ・・・・・・ near the Valley of Meditation."
A slightly younger man replied.
"Send him a message quickly, Yin Yang Liao wants to suppress or even completely eliminate a powerful big monster, he can help a lot when he comes back!"
With that, the middle-aged man walked out.
"No need to send it, I'll go see that strange fire."
Then, the middle-aged man summoned a snow-white falcon, sat on his back, flapped his wings, and with a loud chirp, the powerful onmyoji left.
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Outside the city, a temporary house.
Surrounded and protected by the samurai army and the Onmyoji, the emperor who came here was furious and scolded a group of internal officials who did not act in front of him.
"Didn't I tell you to put out the fire? What have you done? Why is the fire still so big? It's about to spread to the whole of Kyoto! ”
Although the emperor was a little weakened and frightened, he was not too old after all, and when he came to his senses, he quickly commanded to maintain order, mobilize the army to prevent chaos, and mobilize a team of men and horses to relieve the disaster.
If it weren't for the extraordinary flames, the situation might have been brought under control.
"Your Highness, it's not that we refuse to put out the fire, it's really the flame, it's weird! Take the water and pour it on it, it's like you've met with oil! Cover it with sand, and even the sand will be on fire! ”
It was the internal official in charge of fighting the fire who was reprimanded, and he didn't dare not defend himself at this time, otherwise he and his family would have to die unexplained if he was charged with watching the Kyoto fire.
Just as the emperor was about to get angry, a middle-aged man's voice came.
"Your Highness, this thing should be true, this flame is indeed nothing, otherwise, it is difficult to extinguish it with mortal water!"
Parting the crowd, it was the chief officer of the Yin Yang Liao who came from not far away, He Mao Zhongxing.
When the surrounding samurai and onmyoji saw him, they all bowed down and saluted.
"Please also ask Your Highness to quickly order someone to demolish the house and clear a circle of open space, and when the flame is burned out, it will be extinguished by itself."
He observed in the sky for a while while riding the Eagle Hayabusa-style god, experimented with many methods, and finally discovered this not very good method.
"What about the inner city? Can't be saved? ”
He Mao was a little ashamed, but he had to answer stubbornly.
"Your Highness, I'm afraid there is nothing you can do! This flame seems to be the special ability of an unknown big monster! This is the responsibility of Yin Yang Liao! The minister will definitely do his best to track down this real murderer! ”
Hearing that the Imperial City, where he had lived for generations, had been burned down, the Emperor's face turned pale.
This is a major blow to the prestige of the royal family, originally he was not too glorious when he took the throne, forcing his brother to death, and the position was not so stable.
The emperor gritted his teeth in hatred, and almost squeezed a word out of his teeth.
"Pursue it with all your might! No matter where you go, you must eradicate this reckless monster! ”
"Live or die!"
"Offer a reward of 100,000 gold, a thousand stones to knight, hunt down this monster!"
"Whoever comes with the corpse of that monster will get this reward!"
As soon as the emperor's words came out, the eyes of many samurai on the spot glowed green.
100,000 gold, 1,000 stones, with these, manage it well, you will be a big noble! Although it is not a place like Kyoto, which is full of ministers, it is a great nobleman with real power in the area, and it is a legacy that can be passed on to future generations.
He Mao Zhongxing sighed in his heart, he also knew that this was the emperor's dissatisfaction with the Yin Yang Liao.
"The minister will definitely go all out to capture this monster!"
The Emperor waved his hand.
"Stand down, I'm tired."
When He Mao Zhongxing retreated, he also sensed the intention of the people present.
"I don't know if I'm alive or dead! This time it wasn't an ordinary big monster that set fire to it! ”
"It's okay, let these people rush to the front first, and test the ability of that big monster for us first!"
The Onyo-ryo where Kamo Tadayuki is located is directly under the Imperial Family, and is exclusively funded by the National Treasury, which in a sense belongs to the side of the Imperial Family, although the Imperial Family is not just the Emperor.
And these ministers often have a big family behind them, and they also support many mages and demon slayers in private, and some also support witches and goddesses, and the onmyoji is a huge cost, and usually can't afford to raise too much, like the Fujiwara family, there are only a handful of people who have their own team of onmyoji.
The power of Yin and Yang Liao is to balance the two worlds of Yin and Yang, and sort out the intricate relationships between people, gods, ghosts, and monsters, so that the human world will not be greatly affected.
Similarly, these wandering mages in the opposition and idle mages who are supported by the big family will more or less have friction and collision with the Yin Yang Liao, and from time to time they will clash, fight openly and secretly.
Therefore, it is normal for Kamo Tadayuki to look down on these people.