Chapter 6: The Westward Journey
The Westbound Archmage, who was a figure more than 200 years ago, can be a legend throughout his life.
According to legend, his people wandered the world when they were young, learned the law in Vientiane, were taught by heaven and earth, and their magic power was profound.
After the death of the Westbound Archmage, his adopted son inherited the title of Westbound Mage, and walked the world to retreat and cure countless monsters, making the Westbound Mage's great name a household name.
After more than 200 years, the Westbound Mage has been passed down for a total of 17 generations, and until today, the Westbound Mage is no longer just a name, but has sublimated into the most important symbol for people to fight against monsters.
The seventeenth generation of Master Xixing is also considered to be the last Master of Xixing, because he never received a disciple in his life, and only had one daughter under his knees, and after his death three years ago, her daughter inherited the name of Xixing.
Because there has never been a precedent for a woman to inherit the name of a westbound mage, people call her daughter, the daughter of the west.
"Hey, hey, isn't that pretty impressive......"
After Takeya regained his appreciation for the special name of Westbound, it was difficult for him to look directly at Yuko in front of him like before.
No wonder Youji would say that even if it is a youkai, as long as she follows Yuko, no one will come to trouble, even if Yuko is unarmed, as long as she inherits the name of Westward Travel, it is far more powerful than those guys outside.
Counting her ancestors, the name of the westward journey that a total of seventeen generations of people have worked hard to create is really overwhelming that others dare not gasp.
"It's just, is it really possible? Although your identity is indeed very powerful, you won't be caught by anyone, right? In the end, Wu Ye couldn't help but express his worries.
People are always not afraid to guess others with the darkest minds, and under the influence of later film and television works, Wu Ye has always had the most malicious thoughts about the battles between these big families of the ancients.
"Of course it's not okay to be blatant, but you can learn to learn from demons and taboos, just hide it a little."
"But how can I hide? I'm not half-human, half-spirit, hide the half-spirit and it's over, oh yes, where is his half-spirit? β
"How would I know about this kind of thing, ahem, I didn't mean this, I mean, Wu Ye, you just need to find a plausible excuse."
Later, under Yuko's repeated explanations, Takeya finally understood the problem.
It's true that Youji is half-human, half-spirit, and it's not wrong to be a monster, but at least on the surface, he is no different from a human.
The swordsmanship of the Soul Family originally focused on sword skills rather than sword momentum, so the demon jealousy disguised as a swordsman would not arouse suspicion at all.
What's more, he also deliberately left a weak but obvious demonic aura in the White Mansion Sword, which is not a flaw, but an "excuse" used to divert the attention of others.
Even if someone is suspicious of the monster, as long as they shirk and say that the Bailou Sword is a monster's weapon, throw the demonic pot onto the weapon, and have the identity of the daughter of the westward wanderer pressed there, naturally no one will talk nonsense.
Of course, there is also a disadvantage to this approach, but the strength of the monster will be greatly weakened, after all, once the monster can't use the demon power, just with a non-human body of strange power, it is only a line stronger than ordinary humans.
Knowing Yuko's words, Takeya suddenly realized: "You mean, let me repeat my old tricks and attribute the problem of demonic power to Gangnir?" β
"yes, that's it."
"Repeat it over and over again, use the same method a second time, will it still work?"
"Of course it's no problem, in fact, everyone is pretty much the same."
Yuko pretended to wink at Takeya mysteriously, only to hear the monster outside the door explain: "The weapons of youkai are already stronger than humans, and there are not a few humans who use these weapons. β
Now Wu also understands, in the end, this thing can't stand up to inspection, and everyone is not clean, so they simply tacitly take it to heart, and it's really a realistic approach.
"Then it's decided, since you live here, you can say that you are my court master like Youji," After finishing speaking, Yuzi instructed the Youji at the door again: "Youji, go clean up a room and come out." β
"Yes, Yuko-sama."
"Ah, it doesn't have to be ...... Uh, excuse me. β
Wu Ye, who wanted to open his mouth to refuse, thought that he was still in a predicament with black eyes, and he didn't know how long it would take to go back, so he simply settled down first.
It's not the first time I've run away from home, so I hope everything goes well this time.
Although the young Youji didn't like to see him, he still carried out Yuko's orders very efficiently, and soon he talked back and forth and led Takeya to the guest room.
Along the way, Wu Ye couldn't help but be amazed by the mansion left by the westbound mage: "It's so big, is it expensive for the previous westbound mage to retreat and cure monsters at one time?" Actually bought such a big house. β
"I don't know."
Coldly, the demon jealous looked back at Wu Ye with disdain, and said: "The ancestors didn't like luxury, this mansion was given to the Westbound Archmage by a nobleman back then. β
"Noble man."
Wu Ye nodded and said no more, although he felt that the furnishings in this mansion were a little familiar, but he thought that almost all the nobles in the past were like this, so he was no longer curious.
It's just that this thing in front of you is a bit too much to look familiar with, right?
"Hey, could this beβthe Westbound Demon ......?"
Looking up at the huge cherry blossom tree in front of him, a cherry blossom tree of this size, Takeya will never forget it once he has seen it.
The westbound demon standing in the atrium covered the sky and the sun, and it was not at all as gentle as the later Shiwu also saw, but it looked like it was dancing with teeth and claws, and the thick branches stretched out like tentacles, like a hunter ready to attack.
"I thought that a kid from the mountains like you must be lonely and unheard, but I never thought that you still knew about the Westward Demon." Youji said half-sarcastically.
"Is this really a westward demon?"
"It's the largest cherry tree in Kyoto, and I don't know who gave it such an ominous name." Youji said pointedly.
"Ominous? I think it's okay. β
Youji glanced at Wu Ye and said, "There are many people who come here every year for this cherry blossom tree, but unfortunately it is never in full bloom, and they all say that it is due to this ominous name. β
"Since there are such bad rumors, haven't you all thought to explain them?"
"There's nothing to explain, it does have a bad name, and it's not wrong to say it's ominous."
Unexpected answer, Wu didn't think that the demon would think like this, he is not an ordinary person, as a monster, it is impossible for him not to notice that this westward demon has nothing special except for the big one, let alone any curse.
At least Wu can't see it.
Looking at the huge westbound demon, the demon suddenly asked: "Since the westward archmage created the westward line, it has gone through seventeen generations of inheritance in just two hundred years, why do you think this is?" β
"Huh?" Wuya, who had never paid attention to these details, was slightly stunned.
"You should know that humans with spiritual power usually live a long life, because spiritual power will subtly change people's physique, but even so, I have never seen a westbound mage who can live a long life."
"That's why it's ominous......" Takeya raised his head and silently took a step back away from the shadows covered by the Westbound Demon.
In front of the Westward Demon, the demon jealous always couldn't ignore his own insignificance, and a wordless fear clung to his heart.
There are some things he wouldn't say to Wu Ye, who has just met him, that is, every generation of Westbound mages is one of the best people in the world, and they are all legendary figures when they are alive, but they all die in obscurity.
Thinking of the night when Yuko-sama's father, the previous generation of westbound mages, suddenly disappeared three years ago, the eight-point westward demon in his memory seemed to be beckoning to him, swaying and sprinkling petals that flew like butterflies, which were the color of death.
Subconsciously clenching the Bailou Sword at his waist, the demon jealous quickened his pace and left the atrium where the westbound demon was located as if he had fled.
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