At the end of the performance, Ruri Kazama's low singing sounded outside the painting, resentful and desolate, like a lonely soul in the well, like crying and complaining:

"Tired, tired, ghost-faced;

The way has been lost, and looking back is empty;

Broken Dan floats in the sea, facing each other in a lonely city;

I still remember the kindness of the past years, and I hate the water and the east."

There was a brief silence in the theater, and an old man in a kimono stood up and let out a long roar of admiration, followed by a thunderous applause from the audience.

The ending story is the innovation of this "new Kojiki", it turns out that the Yaki Orochi is the incarnation of Izanami, and she finally returned to the world in the body of a snake after wandering in the Yellow Springs for many years, just to avenge the abandonment of her husband back then, and this road of revenge was finally cut off by Susanoo. This is the revenge of an abandoned wife against her husband and the whole world he has created, and although the revenge itself is evil, the thought of the pain she has suffered is unbearable.

Ruri Kazama's performance is too beautiful, and the singing is too mournful, and throughout the performance, the gloomy clouds and mist permeate Kabukiza, and the audience's emotions are touched by this perfect interpretation, as if they are shuttling between myth and reality in an instant.

The excited Kabuki critic couldn't help but walk up to the stage, hugging Ruri Kazama and exclaiming in a hoarse voice that it was the most perfect kabuki performance he had ever seen in his life, and the audience was so moved by the performance that countless people burst into tears, and the low sobs echoed through the auditorium.

In the VIP box, Uesugi almost couldn't help but rush out, but as soon as the performance ended, a waiter sent a white envelope into the box, and inside the envelope was a special invitation card, inviting the VIPs in the box to visit the backstage.

Winding down the corridor backstage, underworld bodyguards in black suits and sunglasses bow to welcome them, all with "ghost" badges nailed to their chests.

It is clear that the Yakuza have lost this underworld war, and the forces on the surface have been uprooted one by one by the Eight Devils, but judging from the situation here, the Yakuza Eight have completely misjudged the organizational structure of the Demons, and what they have defeated is only the gang that is attached to the Devils, and their real core, the elite "Devils", has quietly infiltrated Tokyo.

Contrary to stereotypes, the Oni don't look hideous and fierce, they are all respectful, silent, and polite, like solemn samurai, or rather, more like the elite of the Eight Clans of Snakes.

At the end of the corridor was a black wooden door, in front of which Sakurai, dressed in a black kimono, waited quietly, looking as bright as ever, and saluted the incoming VIPs and pulled the door open.

Everyone walked inside the door, and Sakurai followed in and closed the wooden door, standing beside Ruri Kazama.

Inside is a bright Japanese-style house, and the crowd outside the window is full of people, which is the audience's unfinished applause, and the room seems lonely and empty, and the contrast is strong. Ruri Kazama, dressed in a scarlet robe, is kneeling in front of the mirror to remove her makeup.

Uesugi finally couldn't help it, and rushed to Ruri Kazama with an arrow, grabbed his shoulder, and looked up and down.

The old man was so fast that he could barely react, and even Sakurai didn't have time to stop him.

"You...... Are you my son? Your name is Gen Zhinu?" There was a subtle tremor in Uesugi Yue's voice, as the former emperor of the Snake Qi Eight Family, he didn't seem to care about the fact that Genzhi was mixed with the fierce ghosts, and just wanted to confirm the identity of the boy in front of him.

Ruri Kazama frowned unhappily and tried to break free, but found that the old man in front of him was surprisingly strong, and the two arms buckled on his shoulders were like two iron tongs, making him unable to move.

This is simply incredible, Ruri Kazama knows very well that he is the same as his brother, he is a monster who has inherited the imperial blood, and he can be imprisoned by his physical strength alone, this kind of thing can't even be done by Ange in the back, he can't help but ask, "Who are you?"

"His name is Uesugi Goshi, and he used to be the head of the Snake Qi Eight family, and he may be the biological father of you and your brother." Ange smiled and replied, "Of course, this is not very certain, so I have to trouble you to do a paternity test."

It's amazing to hear that

Ruri Kazama's face was not half moved, he just raised his eyebrows, and said calmly, "Then please sit down for a while, let me finish my makeup, and then talk to you."

Uesugi let go of his hand at this time, but his gaze refused to leave Ruri Kazama's face for a moment, and although his heart was already 100,000 anxious, he still sat down in order to leave a good impression on the child in front of him.

Everyone sat around Ruri Kazama, Eri Yi took Lu Mingfei's hand and sat together, Ange and Uesugi Yue sat in the middle, Caesar and Chu Zihang sat side by side, and Fingal sat on the side.

The young people looked at Ange, who waved his hand: "This is a gathering of you young people, there is nothing to do with me as an old fellow, since I am not here to purely appreciate art, then you young people can talk about it yourself."

This is the meaning of letting Lu Mingfei take full charge of them, Lu Mingfei is familiar with this rhythm, and Ange arranged it in this way at the Chicago auction.

Ruri Kazama finally finished removing his makeup, and at this moment he looked like a plain white and slender young man, and he smiled at everyone, "I was surprised that the guest of honor who came here today was a bit unexpected, and I was really flattered that even a big man like Principal Ange was willing to deign to come."

Uesugi snorted, "You don't have to give face to this old guy, if you have anything, just say it, he won't dare to do anything to you."

Ange just smiled and didn't speak.

"Then before I get down to business, let me introduce myself formally." Ruri Kazama nodded and said, "My real name is Gen Zhinu, my brother is the current head of the Snake Qi Eight Family, my code name in the Fierce Oni is "Dragon King", and the senior cadres of the Fierce Oni are all codenamed after the chess pieces of Shogi, so I am the second person after the "King General".

"Or is there a talented Kabuki actor who is Japan's No. 1 Cowherd?" Caesar said.

"Kabuki is something that I am obsessed with, and the cowherd is another life for me, some little personal hobbies, I like to meet strangers by chance, and there is no intersection in each other's lives, but I tell each other my own stories, and then we are separated again. As Rabindranath Tagore said, the encounter between the bird and the fish." Ruri Kazama said.

"The Chinese say that the son of a thousand gold can't sit down, and it's too condescending to be a cowherd in your capacity." Caesar said again.

"Isn't the chosen heir of the Gattuso family also the newcomer Cowherd of the Red Kabuki Town? There are also characters like Chu Jun and Lu Jun, so it seems that our Cowherd is really full of talents." Ruri Kazama smiled, "I'm actually a person who is very lonely, and whenever I can't stand being lonely, I go to a cowherd shop and sit down and find the loneliest girl that night. They don't fit in with the crowd, their eyes as beautiful and vigilant as deer's. I sat down next to her and asked her if she would like to buy me a drink."

It should be said that Kazama is worthy of being regarded as a master of the cowherd, but he just smiled lightly, but his smile brought out a thousand charms, and he was really a man who was difficult for any girl to refuse.

"If I could choose my life freely, I would rather be a kabuki actor or a cowherd. Unfortunately, there is no if, I am the wrong person, born in the wrong family, with the wrong identity." Ruri Kazama restrained her smile and said lightly, "Maybe my existence was a mistake from the beginning."

"Are you a ghost?" Chu Zihang asked.

Ruri Kazama nodded: "Yes, although we are brothers, my brother is the emperor and I am a ghost, although we have the same blood flowing in our bodies, but I am not only not as noble as him, but also the most despicable kind." If we hadn't met in this situation, you would have found a way to capture me and imprison me on some deserted island. According to the secret party's Abrahamic blood contract, people like me are standard dangerous people who should be isolated from human society."

Uesugi moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't interject, quietly listening to the young people finish speaking.

"I can't think of a reason why you're coming to us." Chu Zihang calmly pointed out, "Although the academy has conflicts with the Eight Snake Qi families, it does not mean that we have any basis for cooperation with the fierce ghosts."

Ruri Kazama smiled and changed the subject: "Tonight's performance, how's it going?"

Chu Zihang was silent for a moment: "There are many ancient murals preserved on the hidden floor of Genji Heavy Industries, and your "New Ancient Chronicles" seems to be based on those murals."

"Of course, I'm the second son of the Gen family," Ruri Kazama glanced at Uesugi Koshi, "At least nominally, as one of the few descendants of the Inner Sanga, I had the privilege of seeing those murals and listening to the priest's explanations before I was judged to be a ghost."

Ruri Kazama picked up a slender cigarette pouch with ebony inlaid silver and filled it with tobacco, "Now that you know the existence of those murals, you must also remember the large painting depicted in gold. The skeleton and the human form the shape of a Pisces, and the skeleton puts a bone into the hands of the human."

"Remember, we have a record of taking pictures, and that painting is really impressive." Chu Zihang said.

"The skeleton represents the deceased, and in that painting, it refers to the dead White King, whose name in Japanese mythology is Izanami, the Great Mother Goddess, and the human figure represents Izanagi, the ancestor of the White King's bloodline. The White King gave Izanagi his own bloodline, and then removed a piece of bone from himself and gave it to Izanagi, which is called the "Holy Remain" in the records of the Eight Clans of the Snake Clan." Ruri Kazama takes a deep breath of her cigarette pouch and squints her eyes and exhales white smoke, an action that makes him look bewitching and lazy.

"I'm afraid it's not just a skeleton, right?" Chu Zihang said.

"Of course it's not that simple, dragons are great creatures, and the White King is one of the emperors of dragons, even though she has been dead for tens of thousands of years, his blood and genes still remain in her dry bones. Perhaps she has been waiting for a suitable opportunity to use the dry bones to form a new embryo and reappear in this world." Kazama glass is a quiet tunnel.

Caesar's face sank: "You keep such a dangerous thing? It's something that shouldn't have been kept, and you should have destroyed him, tied it to a nuclear bomb and blown it up, or rocketed it into space."

"Yes, it's the most dangerous thing in the world, it's the bone of the devil and the bones of the gods, it just depends on whether we worship the dragons as gods or devils. The Eight Families of Snake Qi have been passed down from generation to generation, and after the White King is resurrected, he will give his own blood to his descendants to help us become pure-blooded dragons. So how good it is to be a dragon, not only to have a long life, but also to be resurrected in a cocoon even after death, to have the power beyond human beings, to be born a king, to be eternal pleasure and war, and there will be no sorrow." Ruri Kazama said, "It's the only remnant left in this world by the king of the ultimate creatures, but if there is a trace of greed left in his heart, who can bear to destroy it?"

"Izanagi didn't destroy it either, but after all, he was a human who had been in direct contact with the White King, and he knew very well how terrifying the so-called ultimate creature was. So he sealed the relics in a well, and selected three of the best children from among his descendants and granted them the status of priests, which is the origin of the inner three families. Genji corresponds to Amaterasu, Tachibana corresponds to Tsukiyomi, and Uesugi corresponds to Susanoo's life."

"Where is that well?" Caesar asked.

"It's called the Well of Relics, and there's no mark on its location, and there's no record of it. Only Izanagi knew where it was hidden, and he didn't want anyone to find the well, he wanted to bring the secret into the coffin." Ruri Kazama paused, "But the relics have awakened."

"The White King has been hatched?" Chu Zihang asked.

"No, the relict is not an egg, it cannot hatch on its own, it is resurrected by merging with living flesh and blood. Izanagi sealed it in the well to prevent it from coming into contact with the half-bloods, because it was the skeleton of the White King, the king of the spiritual elements, and the relics were born with the ability to tempt creatures to merge with it." Ruri Kazama smacked the ashes, "But Izanagi knows the location of the deep well, and he's the only half-breed who has access to the relics."

"He is the hero who sealed the holy relics, but the heroes are no match for the ravages of time, when the hero is old and confused, life is like a candle in the wind, and in the last hours of his life, he dreams of his beautiful wife Izanami every night, and there is no room for anything else in his mind, which is the seed that the holy relics buried in his mind when he was young, until he was too old to be delirious." Ruri Kazama continued, "So Izanagi dug up the relics, and he fused with the relics and became a deformity

The dragon class, that is, the first generation of Yaki Orochi. It is large, fierce, and a voracious devourer. But it didn't have time to make up for itself, and the first Susanoo took out the ten-fist sword forged by Izanagi from the shrine, designed to pour a large amount of mercury into the river where the Yaki Orochi drank water, and tried his best to kill the weakened Yaki Orochi."