"It's really tenacious," he applauded, and walked down from the altar to Tachibana Kanazawa, "It's really a half-demon, even if the heart is pierced, it can still survive." ”

Tachibana Kanazawa leaned over, sat down reluctantly against a pillar, raised his head, looked at Kamo Tomofumi, and then turned to Kamo Chiren, who was still kneeling on the ground, and said, "Chiren...... You, look up. ”

He Maochi knelt up, his face was already sobbing, his face was red, and he choked: "Tangerine...... Tachibana-sama...... I ......"

"Why?" Tachibana Kanazawa smiled bitterly, "Why, do you want to do this?" ”

"For the future of Onmyoji," Kamo Chiren's voice suddenly became firm, "Tachibana-sama, everything we do is for the future of Onmyoji!" ”

"Oops, oops, oops, how can you say such ambiguous words, how can the pure-minded Tachibana-sama understand?" He Mao Zhifumi also knelt beside Tachibana Kanazawa and said softly, "It's better to let me say it." ”

Tachibana Kanazawa snorted coldly, and wanted to raise his hand to slap He Mao Zhiwen, but after all, he couldn't lift his strength, so he could only spit a mouthful of blood on He Mao Zhiwen's face. He Mao Zhifumi didn't even blink his eyes, nor did he wipe the blood off his face, and even bowed to Tachibana Kanazawa very respectfully: "Tachibana-sama, please listen to my explanation." ”

He cleared his throat and slowly spoke: "Since the Meiji Restoration, the shogunate has fallen, and the Onmyodo has been denounced as an obscene cult, and the Onmyoji has lost its former status. In the eyes of the world, the so-called maintenance of the five elements of yin and yang is nothing more than a trick to pretend to be a god and a ghost, and the so-called astrology and fortune are just a mouthful. Even the current lord of Xunhua Liao, the lord of yin and yang, Kamo Shiro, has to worry about his livelihood. After being incorporated into Shintoism, it was for the better. Tachibana-sama, you're an onmyoji in an era of change, and you must feel no less than you're going to be below, so you can understand what I'm saying, right? ”

Tachibana Kanazawa looked at Tomofumi Kamo and did not speak.

He Mao didn't mind touching a soft nail in the slightest, and his voice was still calm. He said, "As you heard just now, after a long period of experimentation, this weapon that has finally been created - please forgive me for not being able to call it a magic weapon - cannot make people close to cultivation, nor can it strengthen anyone's strength, and even it will keep depriving the user of his lifespan, and eventually become like me. The real place where he can make a difference is in war, which is a weapon used against enemy troops, and even against the civilian population of the enemy country. How rare is it to spread the plague and manipulate corpses as combat power? Imagine if two armies were fighting and a massive plague broke out in the enemy's army, and their former comrades took up arms against themselves. It must be spectacular, and it must be spectacular. ”

Tachibana was already very weak, and even though the wound was blocked by a knife and no blood was spurted out, the pain fed back to him with each beat of his heart became more and more intense. When he spoke, he was also angry: "So you say...... Have you violated the ethics of an onmyoji and used what you have learned to create a weapon that will only be used in the war against the country? It's really out of 'righteousness'......"

As if he didn't understand the irony in Tachibana Kanazawa's words, He Mao Zhifumi actually bowed and said with a smile: "It's just a trivial matter, serving the empire loyally, and I can't afford your praise for 'righteousness'." Tachibana Kanazawa smiled bitterly and tilted his head away.

He continued: "This matter is not something that I can do on my own. Actually, I was ordered by His Majesty the Emperor to make such a move. Otherwise, with my identity, how could I have come into contact with the Killing Stone and your mother's body? Not to mention, being sent to such a barren place. In fact, all this is for concealment, in order to be able to experiment with impunity. After all, the lives of the people of China are not valuable, and even if many people are missing, no one will suspect them. Now the experiment has been successful, and the weapon has been cast. There is no one who can afford not to pay attention to the Onmyoji, and all the Onmyoji will benefit from it. Please rest assured, Tachibana-sama, we will say that you gave your young life for the creation of this weapon. The presiding officer of this weapon casting will be the amazing genius of yin and yang arts, and Lord Tachibana Kanazawa, who is the same 'son of the fox demon' as Harumi. And we're just doing a little bit of a thing, your followers. ”

Tachibana Kanazawa narrowed his eyes, then turned his head back and stared into Tomofumi Kamo's eyes. It's a pity that Tomofumi Kazumo didn't look at Tachibana Kanazawa at all, but lowered his head: "Yes, Tachibana-sama, just as you guessed, with my talent, it's not enough to design such a plan. It should be said that in my vision, this kind of thing is unthinkable, I am just the implementer of the plan, and the person who made this plan is your master, the current master of Xunhariao, and the current lord of yin and yang, Lord Kamoshiro. You, it seems, are surprised by this? If this kind of behavior violates the power of the five elements of yin and yang, it is the lord of yin and yang, leading all the onmyoji masters, and violating the principle of the five elements of yin and yang. ”

Tachibana Jinze spit out another mouthful of blood, he coughed a few times in a row, and his face turned abnormally red under the condition of blood loss: "I don't allow you to slander my master!" ”

As Tachibana Kanazawa himself said, just because he is the son of a fox demon, he has been sent to the Yin and Yang Liao since he was a child, and he is not very close to his family, and the image of his biological father is only seen in the newspaper, and his memory has long become very vague. For him, Xunhagoliao is his home, and the old man named Kamoshiro is like his father.

His skills were all inherited from Kamoshiro, and he clearly remembered every word of his master's teachings. Especially when he was ignorant and handed over the red boy to him, Kamo Shirou said: "Onmyoji, take the protection of the five elements of yin and yang as his own responsibility, and he will not swerve until death. By handing over this famous sword to you, I hope that you will inherit the glory of Onmyoji and pass it on. ”

Since then, Tachibana has been reciting this phrase every day. At first it was nothing more than repetition, and the more he went through it, the more he felt the weight of the sentence. He realized the pride and responsibility of being an onmyoji, which was the motivation for him to practice diligently.

But now, with the words of Tomofumi Kamo, the image of this old man who taught him the meaning of Onmyoji collapsed without his preparation.

"Tachibana-sama, please think about it carefully, you are dying, what reason do I have to lie to you?" He Mao Zhifu said softly, "Lord Liao knows that when you learn that this weapon needs to use your mother's body, you will definitely do everything you can to obstruct it. And even if it doesn't use your mother's body, with your mind, you will never allow us to use Yin-Yang for such purposes. The time of the lord is running out, and your talent is too high, I am afraid that in a few years, after the death of the lord of the liao, there will be no onmyoji in the whole of Japan who can match you, so it is the best solution to let you die in China. ”

Tachibana Kanazawa's vertical pupils flickered and dimmed, but the expression on his face remained unchanged, as if he was thinking about something. And he was laughing. He said: "Lord Tachibana, this matter, except for you, the entire high-level of Xunhualiao is aware of it. Of course, people like Watanabe Yuya must not know, Xunhualiao has always been ordered by the emperor, and Watanabe Yuya is not qualified to know. If you don't believe what I say, you can ask the Red People......"

Tachibana Kanazawa suddenly turned his head to face Kamo Chiren, and he shuddered in fright. Under Tachibana Kanazawa's gaze, Kamo Chito leaned down again: "I'm very sorry, Tachibana-sama. In the meantime, I will apologize for my seppuku as previously agreed. Tachibana-sama, you will always be my misnefactor, even if you are gone, I will not look for someone else, that kind of pain, even if I apologize to you insignificant. ”

"Seppuku is the most glorious way for a samurai to die," Tachibana Kanazawa also wanted to spat the blood foam on Kamo Chiren's face, but the distance was too far, but it was just poured on the ground, "Kamo Chiren, you are not ...... is a villain who stabs someone else in the back, and he is not worthy of ...... Seppuku suicide! ”

He Maochi shuddered when he heard this, and his whimper became a little heavier, and he dipped his head lower, as if he did not want to lift it up again.

Suddenly, the lights in the shrine flickered a few times, and Kamo Chiren hurriedly raised his head and exclaimed, "Someone is going to break in!" ”

"I know who's coming," Tomomi Kamo said calmly, "the maggots that have been ruining our business since the beginning. It's time to find out. I've known this place has been exposed since that waste fell into their hands, but ...... What does it matter? The weapon has been cast, and they have come here only to die. ”

Tachibana suddenly struggled to stand up against the pillar, and with great effort, he took out a small purple gourd from his arms and held it in his hand. He smiled at the two He Mao and said, "You guys will never succeed." ”

He Mao Zhiwen was stunned for a moment, then stood up and shook his head: "It's just a return to the light, what can you do like this?" When the time comes, they still don't accept their fate...... No matter what is sealed in this gourd, it can't change this ending. Seeing your persistence, I don't know whether to laugh at it, or admire it. Tachibana-sama, you are truly worthy of the name of Onmyoji. ”

Tachibana Kanazawa used all his strength to throw the small purple gourd in his hand to the ground. This fragile magic weapon was torn apart at the moment, and a strong yin qi spread out from it, turning into a billowing black mist, enveloping the orange gold in it. Although the two He Mao relied on it, they still didn't dare to let the black mist get close, and hurriedly retreated.

The two He Mao could faintly hear Tachibana Kanazawa's voice in the black mist: "Huzi, you heard it, all this has nothing to do with me, I have not broken the oath I have made until I die, and I have not broken the oath I have made to protect the principle of the five elements of yin and yang." ”

When the black fog cleared, Tachibana Kanazawa could be seen lying flat on the ground, looking peaceful, and there was no more life. And beside Tachibana Jinze, a hideous-looking demon with a single horn on his head, carrying a long knife burning with a blue yin fire, slowly walked over.

"Immortal Master?" The evil ghost spoke, his voice was terrible, and there was a yin fire oozing from the corner of his mouth, "I want you two to bury Tachibana Jinze!" ”