Chapter 3: Mimiko
At the same time, in the twilight outside the Hook Xuan Pavilion, there was suddenly a trace of unusually strange changes.
There was an incomparably narrow shadow, I don't know from which corner of the ground it came out, like a strange snake, on the ground outside the door of the Hook Pavilion, twisting and struggling as much as possible, as if trying to get into the Hook Pavilion.
Ishida Ichiro sensed the aura emanating from the shadows, and couldn't help frowning slightly, unhappy in his heart: With him, the chief great onmyoji of Kyoto's Yinyangliao, sitting here, there are still short-eyed ghosts who dare to appear around here?
- What's more, there is a more mysterious young hall owner in the Hook Xuan Pavilion than him?!
The shadow outside froze for about a few seconds before suddenly rising from the ground, bulging like a balloon, growing bloody flesh and slowly turning into a human shape.
It seemed to have encountered something terrible, and let out a low, frantic roar......
From beginning to end, Tang Zeqian didn't even look up, as if he hadn't noticed the episode that happened outside the Hook Xuan Pavilion.
Ishida Ichiro glanced at Tang Zeqian in surprise, a little puzzled why the young pavilion owner would turn a blind eye to what was happening outside.
When he was hesitating to make a move, a bright sword suddenly flew from a distance, and with a "snort", the flesh shadow was cut in two, and it fell to the ground, "sizzling" straight white smoke, as if a piece of meat had been splashed with strong acid.
"Heian Yin Stream Slash, this seems to be the sword technique of the Heian Shrine......" Ishida Ichiro suddenly showed a look of sudden realization, "No wonder His Excellency the Pavilion Master looks so calm, it turns out that he has already discovered that behind that ghost thing, there is a god son of the Heian Shrine chasing after him!"
......
Outside the Gogenkan, Seto Monyin put the long blade in his hand into the scabbard and slowly walked to the door of the Gogenkan.
She glanced at the wriggling mass of flesh on the ground, then casually threw out a poem card and inserted it between the wriggling flesh with unmistakable accuracy.
She sealed her hands and chanted in a coquettish voice: "He Dao is accidental, and it is very happy when it happens." Don't see the tail in the head, and the flesh and blood must be taken care of. Whoa!!"
"Bang!"
The poems on the poem card instantly burst into golden light, and the fire burst into flames.
In just three seconds, the shadow flesh quickly charred, turning into flying ash in Mars, burning cleanly, leaving not even a trace.
Seto Monyin tidied up the lotus white shirt and red hakama on his body a little, and then raised his head to look at the Gogenkan in front of him.
As the official rank of Heian Jingu Shrine, "Mijinko" (ordinary people prefer to call them "shrine maidens").
Seto Monyin has a strong sense of spirituality, and he can clearly sense that there are indeed a lot of strangeness in the log structure building in front of him, but he can't say where there is anything strange.
For example, the ghost creature "Blood Shadow Mandrill", which she had just killed, fled all the way from PA Prefecture to Kyoto, and didn't go anywhere, so she came straight to this place.
It's not just a coincidence!
Seto Monyin frowned slightly, and felt more and more in his heart that this "Hook Xuan Pavilion" must be weird!
"Hmph, let's go and see if it's a trap, what can I do?"
When she stepped on the wooden steps and passed through the gate, Seto Monne suddenly shuddered inadvertently, as if she had the illusion of traveling through time and space.
It's quiet inside.
The two people sitting in the hall also looked at her quietly.
One of them, an old man with good spirits, pale skin, and slightly messy hair, should be the guest, and the other handsome, elegant young man with a languid expression should be the host.
But the young man, who was the master, did not get up to welcome her at all, not even a cliché "welcome", just smiled at her slightly, and sat down in the wide and comfortable mahogany Taishi chair with peace of mind.
On the contrary, the old man seemed to be a little reluctant, stood up, with a slight hint of respect, and said to the young master: "Since there are guests from the Peace Shrine who have come to visit the hall master, then the old man will take his leave first!
Ichiro Ishida's eyes flickered slightly, and then turned to leave.
"Slow down!" Tang Zeqian waved his hand slightly, "I'll not be far away!"
When Ishida Ichiro passed by Seto Monne, he glanced at Seto Monyin gently, and his eyes were as sharp as a blade.
Seto Monyin's gaze inadvertently collided with the old man's deep gaze.
Although it was only a short breath of time, Seto Monyin involuntarily shrank his pupils and his whole body exploded.
She could feel an invisible power unleashed from this old man's body, causing all her qi and blood to be suppressed, her whole body was cold and stiff, and her hairs stood on end.
Seto Monyin was vigilant in his heart: Who is this old man?
Ishida Ichiro also glanced at her with some surprise, and after a few breaths, he sighed slightly, and said with some envy: "Before he was eighteen years old, he had already cultivated to the rank of the Imperial Divine Son, and the luck of the old guys in your Heian Shrine was really good enough to make people jealous!"
On the four islands of Yingzhou, the priesthood of the shrine ranks from low to high, which can be divided into: straight level, right right level, positive level, bright level, net level, and god level.
The priesthood of the county-level shrine, such as the palace secretary and Youyi, must at least have a regular rank to be able to hold it.
The Rank Imperial Divine Son, who is not yet eighteen years old, can be said to be very rare, even if he is called Tianjiao, it is not an exaggeration.
However, Ichiro Ishida's very ordinary words made Seto Monyin feel a cold aura slowly crawling along the skin on her cheeks, bringing a chill.
Seto Mengyin judged from the condensed gaze and the coercion that the old man had just released that the old man in front of him was at least a fifth-order great onmyoji, and maybe even a sixth-order.
By the way, the young owner just now seemed to call this old man "Mr. Ishida".
Seto Monyin's face suddenly changed again: Could it be that this old man is the terrifying existence who is responsible for guarding the ghost gates all over Kyoto? The legendary "ghost gate butcher" Ishida Ichiro, who slaughters ghosts and kills gods like chopping melons and vegetables?
Hiss!
Such a famous sixth-order Great Onmyoji would actually appear here, and he would be so respectful to the young master of the Hook Xuan Pavilion?
This...... It's scary to think about!
Seto Monyin's gaze involuntarily fell on the wood carving that Ishida Ichiro had sent out just now.
She could almost see the horror of this wood carving at first glance - it turned out to be a withered "Qingxing Lantern" style divine wood carving.
The wood carving is sealed with a powerful Shishen Qingxing Lantern, as long as the aura is activated and the Shikjin is summoned, it can theoretically order the "Qingxing Lantern" to open a temporary ghost gate passage leading to the filthy earth and the netherworld.
It's no wonder that the "Blood Shadow Mandrill" that was killed just now would go straight here, it must have sensed the breath of the Qingxing Lantern and wanted to use this temporary passage to escape into the Filthy Earth Netherworld.
However, why did the owner of the Hook Xuan Pavilion look like he didn't pay any attention to the precious Shishen wood carving?
Could it be that, in his eyes, a "withered-level" style god wood carving is just an ordinary ornament?
Hiss!
Seto Monyin took another deep breath of cold air. In his heart, he became more and more convinced that the owner of this "Hook Xuan Pavilion" was a mysterious and unfathomable powerhouse.