There is a connection between Ibuki Damyojin and Yaki Orocha.

In this part of the information that Xiaolu brought back, there are some descriptions of the drunken boy.

It is mentioned in the information that there is a connection between the ghost king of Okoyama and Mt. Ibuki. It is likely that the wine swallowing boy was born in Mt. Ibuki, and then established a business in the great rivers and mountains.

In other words, Mt. Ibuki is the hometown of Sakuto.

In addition, the Ifuki Shrine in Shiga Prefecture and the Ifuki Shrine in Gifu Prefecture have compiled some additional old news.

There is a certain conflict between the two.

The Ifuki Shrine says that the wine swallowing boy is the heir of the god of Ibuki; The Ifuki Shrine says that the wine-swallowing boy is the Ibuki Damyojin himself.

"The information is a bit confusing."

Kamiya took out a pen and paper and briefly combed through the current information.

Regarding the relationship between the wine swallowing boy, Ibuki Damyojin, and Yaki Orochi, it can be roughly divided into two -

One is that Ibuki Damyojin is the sub-spirit incarnation of the Yagi Orochi, which is also a part of the Orochi. And the wine-swallowing boy is a descendant of Ibuki Damyojin.

Another theory is that Ibuki Damyojin is a descendant of the Yagi Orochi God, and the wine swallowing boy is Ibuki Damyojin.

"It seems that no matter which way you say it, the wine-swallowing boy belongs to the descendants of the Yaqi Orochi. So, after the drunken boy was a god of calamity, he left Mt. Ibuki for some reason, and degenerated into a ghost in the mountains and rivers, pulling up a monster force, is this so? ”

It's not entirely unreasonable to think about it.

In terms of hell, the drunken boy and the Yaki snake at least die in their respective legends.

The drunken boy was drunk with wine by Minamoto Yorimitsu, and then beheaded; Yaki Orochi was drunk by Susanoo and then killed.

It's not that a family doesn't enter the door, but the son inherits his father's business.

"As for the snake god in Dajiangshan City......"

The shrine barrier on the inner layer of the palace of Oeyamajo was broken by Kamiyagawa with the tail feathers of the sky.

However, by the time the battle with the snake god came to an end, the barrier began to repair itself again.

In the follow-up, the Golden Bear Boy seems to have sent someone into the palace to check again, but the main thing is to see if the revived group of ghosts and ghosts have really been eliminated.

The matter of the inner barrier was not mentioned later.

At present, no one in Dajiangshan knows that "Inujiro", that is, Kamiyagawa has actually made contact with the snake god once after entering the northern palace, and even snatched the snake god's boy Che Angang.

In other words, the snake god itself does not seem to communicate with the golden bear and the star bear.

Now that I have seen the information about the Ibuki Great Myojin, Kamiyagawa first regarded the snake god as the true body of the drunk-swallowing boy.

It's pretty much the same anyway.

Judging from the existing information of Dajiangshan, the crusade against Dajiangshan by Minamoto Yorimitsu during the Heian period should indeed be true, and the item identification information of [Shenben Ghost Poison Wine] and [Tongzi Che Angang] all confirm this.

"So, the drunken boy was probably really beheaded by Yuan Laiguang."

If the snake god in the great rivers and mountains is really a wine swallowing boy, then maybe the wine swallow did not really die after being beheaded, but changed back to the original form of the big snake god.

"But the snake god is very crazy, and the one who fought with me feels like he is not sane, and it is no better than the rotten ghosts and ghosts, maybe it is the beheading that affects the IQ of the drunken boy?"

Just to put it simply, it was the meeting when Kamiyagawa used the tail feathers of the sky to open the shrine barrier.

If Kamiya himself is a snake god and wants to deal with the intruding outsiders, then he can wait until the other party walks into the gap in the enchantment and reappears, and directly catches turtles in an urn.

If the snake god really did this at that time, then Kamiyagawa probably could only choose to blow himself up and quit.

But at that time, the snake god chose the most unfavorable way for himself - when the outsiders were still outside the barrier, he threw out the snake tail from the gap in the barrier and launched a fierce attack.

The geographical advantage that could have been used suddenly turned into a disadvantage.

Such an unwise approach made Kamiyagawa cheaper, and he even waited for the opportunity to snatch the boy Che Angang on the tip of the snake's tail.

"So, the snake god in the shrine is completely dependent on violent instincts. Such an irrational existence, it is difficult to say that the whole country is on the same side. I even feel that if the snake god can get out of the shrine barrier, the first thing he will do is destroy the Great River Mountain Castle. ”

Kamiya closed the documents that the fawn had brought back and sat quietly in the living room for a while.

Then he got up and went to the master bedroom on the second floor, which should have been cleaned by now.

Let's go back to the everlasting world again.

After another ten minutes, the fawn came out of the kitchen.

Compared to when she first came home, she wore her hair back and a pink apron.

"Master, you seem to have already eaten the bento. But I fried the cod, although it is not as good as Master Pranya, but do you want to ...... it together?"

Kanoya pushed the door of the living room open, but there was no one inside, except for the pile of materials related to Ibuki Damyojin that she had brought back, and it was neatly stacked on the coffee table.

"Hmm."

Xiaolu tilted his head slightly and sniffed the smell of home, and the master's breath seemed to have returned to the master bedroom on the second floor.

"Master, I'm really busy these days."

Shikanoya was a little helpless.

She knew that she couldn't help her master with anything about things in the ordinary world, and the only thing she could do was pray for her master's prosperity.

And when the master is busy for a while, pinch his shoulders and beat his legs, if the master is willing to wash his feet, it is okay, in short, he can do his filial piety.

……

Perennial, great rivers and mountain cities.

It originally belonged to Yamao, but now it belongs to the mansion of the dog demon Inujiro.

The time of the monster castle is night, and a full moon hangs in the lower part of the sky, pressing on the layers of pavilions, and covering these ancient buildings with a thick layer of silver light.

The Wood Spirits rested on the branches of dead trees.

The little old man's body was quietly watching the wind.

He could feel that the number of strange things that were peeking inside the mansion from near the mansion had decreased a little compared to when the owner first moved in.

This is probably the result of the master's increased prestige and trust in the great rivers and mountains.

Meddlesome.

The calm in the yard did not last forever.

Bang bang!

There was a knock on the door of the mansion from the outside.

The wood spirits were in turmoil for a while, and then, at the signal of the little old man, opened the door of the mansion.

It was the Star Bear Boy who came.

The one-horned female ghost still looks drunk, but unlike usual, she comes alone, and the golden bear boy does not appear together.

"Hey, little old monk, where is your master?"

Xingxiong glanced around the wood spirit, and finally landed his gaze on the outside of the little old man's body.

The interior of Oeyama has naturally regarded the scout as Inujiro's butler.

"Aba, Aba."

The little old man pointed to the inside of the mansion.

The master has returned from this world, so nothing is a problem.

"Hiccup—"

Starbear burped and walked towards the house.

But as soon as he reached the center of the courtyard, Kamiya's voice sounded, still the same tone that sounded vague, but with a breezy tone: "Lord Xingxiong, rare guest." Why did you come to me? ”

"Hmm......" Star Bear staggered, looking unsteady on her feet, and after a moment she untied the wine cup on her left wrist and threw it towards Kamiya, "Drink with me." ”

Syllable.

The sake cup was steadily caught by Kamiyagawa.

He looked at Xingxiong twice.

The glamorous and tall female ghost of the royal sister seems to be different from her usual appearance, although she is still full of alcohol, but it seems to be a little softer and melancholy.

Maybe it's the dead of night, and the mood is up?

No, it shouldn't be that simple, maybe something happened.

Kamiyagawa does not reject drinking with the star bear, and only this heavenly king feels special in the high-level of the entire Great River Mountain. Moreover, drinking with you is an opportunity to promote relationships, and maybe you can get some words from Xingxiong's side.

"It's better to be respectful than to obey."

Kamiya smiled and walked over to Xingxiong with a sake cup.

The two sat down opposite each other in front of a strange rock in the courtyard, and the wood spirits and the little old man retreated to the corner.

"Lord Star Bear seems to have something on his mind?"

Kamiyagawa raised his head and took a sip of the wine in the cup, the liquid slid over the tip of his tongue, deep and mellow, with the heat and intensity of alcohol, revealing spiciness.

He doesn't like to drink very much, so he just behaves.

"When drinking, don't say anything that ruins your fun." Star Bear drained the wine from his wide-mouth wine bowl in one gulp.

Well, I'm even more sure, she really has something on her mind.

Kamiyagawa: "But you can't drink dry, right?" Tell your friends about the unsatisfactory things, and your worries will be reduced along with the drink. If you consider me a friend. ”

"Less?"

Xingxiong shook the dishes in his hand, and the wine bowl that had already bottomed out poured out again, and it didn't take long to fill the wide bowl.

After doing all this, she smiled defiantly at Kamiya, revealing tiny fangs at the corners of her mouth.

Red lips and white teeth, distinct colors.

“…… Just figuratively. ”

"Sometimes I think you're weird, and it's not the same as the weird stuff here." Xingxiong shook his head, and did not continue the topic of increasing or decreasing drinks.

"Aren't you the same? That's why you're coming to me for a drink, right? ”

"Huh. I really don't know if it's better to say that you're sharp or cunning. Ah, by the way, you said friend, a long time ago, there was a friend who would drink with me, but he is no longer there. ”

"You mean the Stone Bear Boy?"

"Well, he's a pretty good guy, and he's a maverick among the ghost clans. The Great River Mountain City you see now was built by him with a group of ghosts a long time ago. The skills learned from humans are modeled after those of Kyoto at the time. ”

Regarding the stone bear, Kamiya has also heard a little rumor.

Before, he felt that the structure of Dajiangshan City was extraordinary, and if it was built the day after tomorrow, then there should be a certain number of craftsman-type talents in this place.

Now it seems that the so-called craftsman monster talk about talents should be left over from Shi Xiong's period.

Kamiyagawa: "Oni and humans learn the arts?" ”

Star Bear Boy: "yes, that sounds unbelievable, right? At that time, right...... Humans call it 'peace' at that time, hehe, it wasn't peace at all. ”

"What was it like during the Heian period? I didn't live that long. ”

1,000 years ago, in the Heian period, people and ghosts coexisted, and even the information in the countermeasure room was unknown.

In addition, the previous attempt to become the co-leader of the ghosts and gods, Ashiya Michimitsu, also began to be active during the Heian period.

And Xingxiong seems to have been a witness of that era, and she may be able to know some information from that time.

Even if this information has nothing to do with the current Great River, it is still useful for Kamiyagawa.

"At that time...... Xingxiong took another sip of wine, and said intermittently, "It's very different from now. The everlasting world was not completely separated as it is now, and humans and ghosts lived in the same world. The world of the day belongs to humans, and the world of the night belongs to ghosts and gods. ”

"Then why is the world split in two?"

The division between the eternal and the present world was not clear a thousand years ago, but then at some point there was an abrupt and complete separation.

Kamiya was extremely puzzled by this.

What really happened?

"yes......"

The star bear spoke as if he were whispering.

She is cross-legged on one leg and the other leg is standing, and her posture is not elegant, but heroic. The scarlet skirt only covered the base of her thighs, revealing the white skin of her legs.

Xingxiong gently patted his knee with his left hand, his eyes were confused: "Why is the world divided into two?" ”

She repeated Kamiya's words, and although the content was the same, she always felt that what she wanted to express was completely different.

"You mean the present and the everlasting?"

"No, I don't care about that." Xingxiong shook his head, "I mean a long time ago. ”

"Before?" Kamiya opened his mouth and closed it again.

There's nothing wrong with that feeling.

After drinking, the feeling of wanting to talk about life and ideals with others.

"Hmmm......"

Star Bear nodded.

The world is divided into two parts, and it was like this before the present world and the ordinary world were completely separated.

Even in the Heian period, when humans and ghosts coexisted, humans living in the sun were incompatible with ghosts living in the night.

The world seems to have tacitly accepted that humans are good and ghosts are evil.

When did such rules come about, and by whom?

Star Bear doesn't know.

She only knew that she was a ghost born in the night, so she was judged evil.

So she kept thinking, why can't we, humans are evil, and ghosts are good?

Hasn't anyone ever doubted the bullshit truth of this world, what is the rule that must not be violated?

In order to get the answer to this question, the Star Bear Boy continued to cultivate herself, and when she came back to her senses, she was already the king of the great rivers and mountains.

At that time, the great rivers and mountains were still led by the drunken boy.

The ghost king with divinity, but who believes in unconditional use of power to dominate everything in the world.

"The goodness of human beings is hypocritical, and they are good at hiding their evil, sometimes even poorly. They stood in the daylight, and made it a heroic deed to fight against us ghosts born of darkness. Therefore, Susanoo wants to kill us, Uken is going to kill us, and the Onmyoji of Kyoto is going to kill us. As long as you kill the ghost, it is a merit and will be praised. ”

That's what the wine swallow says.

It was also at that time that Xingxiong finally understood some truth.

She had seen and seen the Rashomon Gate in Kyoto piled up with human corpses, built like a high wall, and dense flies and maggots flew and drilled on the corpse wall.

But none of those people died at the hands of the ghosts, but at the hands of the humans themselves.

Therefore, as long as the righteousness of "good" is occupied, no matter how dirty things are done, they will not be considered evil.

Therefore, even if humans have the same blood on their hands, they can still fight against ghosts under the banner of justice.

That's how the world works. (End of chapter)