The Self-cultivation of the Passerby Male Protagonist

"After the Battle of Kyoto, the ghost clan was completely defeated, and there were very few humans living in it, hmph—"

Speaking of this, Hua Shan said angrily: "What kind of archmage, that sanctimonious executioner, those stupid humans thought it was us ghosts who invaded the capital to kill those humans, but they didn't even know that killing those humans was what they thought The Great Master Xixing who has cured ghosts!"

"What did you say……"

"Aaron, why don't you think that we have gathered such a powerful army of monsters and didn't directly attack Kyoto? Is it just because Yakumo Zi, the leader, doesn't allow it? Hey, no! It's because there is 'that' in Kyoto!"

Hua Fan's face was cold, with boundless anger and undeniable fear in his eyes: "There is a cherry blossom tree that existed many years ago in the west house in Kyoto, and that is what we are really afraid of! Because of that It's a real monster!"

"When this cherry blossom tree is in full bloom, it will kill all the living beings around it. Whether it is human beings or monsters, they are all the same and vulnerable in front of it! It doesn't matter whether it is strong or weak, it will be equal. the earth bestows upon all the same death."

"Killing all life around without distinction, it sounds ironic that such a thing is called a holy object, but the executioner seems to know this, so he gave it such a very suitable name—"

"Western Goblin!!"

"..."

Chapter 57 Seimei's Guess

No matter how unwilling people are, the sun will always rise again the next day.

On the vast wasteland, Qingming silently watched Lai Guang gather up the corpses of his retainers one by one. She was used to seeing death and parting, and she couldn't feel the slightest fluctuation in her heart.

It's not that it's cold, it's just... getting used to it.

Acting separately, they did find their target Ibaraki Doji, but in the end they were escaped by the other party. They were careless. They did not expect the support from the monster to come so fast and so strong.

The team heading south was also completely wiped out by the monsters, and they were completely defeated this time.

"This is my responsibility. If you want to pursue the responsibility, I will not evade it." These are probably the words that Qingming can say most in line with his heart.

As early as when they split up, Qingming knew that this was to let most of the people die and increase their chances of success.

She agreed with this arrangement at the time, not only because of her master's order, but also because of her own considerations. One was that she thought she would have enough time to return to the rescue, and the other was that she didn't expect that there would be more than one wave of support from the monsters.

"Laiguang knows that you are sincere, but Laiguang still wants to say...disgusting." The immature face was as calm as water, and Laiguang carved the tombstone as a last trip for them.

"Although I really want to praise their bravery, it's a pity that judging from the traces at the scene, they were all killed by a single blow, probably by a big monster." Qingming glanced around and analyzed calmly.

"Laikou knows that they didn't escape until the last moment, and they are worthy of Genji's retainers." Laiguang seemed to be unable to see the blood stains everywhere, and his face was full of pride as always.

"People will remember, they are heroes who exterminate monsters." Seimei tried to comfort him, but found that the other party didn't need it.

Although he usually looks like a nasty little kid with a bad mouth, Laiguang is actually much more mature than he looks on the outside.

"Let's go back." Laiguang took the lead to get on the horse, and after mourning, Laiguang had no intention of staying any longer.

"Don't wait for Aaron?" Qingming also got on the horse, but she didn't leave in a hurry. There was no body of Takeya at the scene, and besides, she didn't think that with Takeya's strength, she would be buried here so easily.

"It's not a child anymore. If he still says this, he will go back by himself." Baldy Lai rode away without looking back. It seemed that no matter how he didn't care on the surface, his heart would still be shaken.

Laiguang's back as if fleeing made Seimei silent. After a while, she sighed and chased Laiguang away.

……

The return of the ghost-hunting team did not bring peace of mind to the people of Kyoto, but made them feel panic.

It's not that anyone deliberately spread the news, it's just that a team of dozens of people went out of the city, and when they came back, there were only two riders left. No matter how optimistic everyone was, it might not be of much use at this time.

Along the way, Raikou was obviously silent a lot, and when they arrived in Kyoto, the two separated. Raikou had his own mansion, and Seimei wanted to report the status of the mission to her master, the leader of the yin and yang, Ka Mao Zhongxing.

Even though the sun is shining brightly, there is always an indescribable darkness in Yinyangliao. Although it is usually the same, today Qingming feels that there are more places covered by shadows.

Passing through the solemn buildings all the way, Qingming came to the place where He Mao Zhongxing worked. Although he was a master and apprentice, the rigid He Mao Zhongxing would not treat her too much.

On business, Qingming also needs to follow the formal procedure to report to He Mao Zhongxing, and first wait for the transmission outside the corridor.

After sitting quietly for about ten minutes, Qingming was led into He Maozhongxing's office room.

The gray-haired old man always wrote a never-ending dossier in front of the case with a serious face. Every time I saw the other party here in my memory, it seemed to be like this.

"Master." Qingming sat down and bowed her head to greet him. When there were no outsiders, she would call He Mao Zhongxing a little closer.

But even so, when He Mao Zhongxing raised his head, his frown still showed a trace of dissatisfaction. According to his thinking, Seimei should call him "Master He Mao" at this time.

However, he has corrected Qingming countless times for such details, but he was also ignored countless times, so he silently chose to give in on this point.

"Well, thank you for your hard work." He Mao Zhongxing cut directly to the topic with a dry routine: "Have the ghosts been expelled?"

"No, the other party escaped."

"Hmm..." He Mao Zhongxing frowned even more tightly.

"The separate team was overtaken by monsters, and all members were killed," Qingming said in a low voice after finishing the task in one breath, "Master, this is unreasonable."

"..." He Mao Zhongxing didn't finish, so Qingming continued.

"Although the source of information for this operation is a mystery, the ghost did appear there, which means that we have already taken the lead. The support from the monster came too fast. I don't think the monster's response will be so efficient..."

"Qingming, what do you want to say?" He Mao Zhongxing interrupted Qingming and asked directly.

"Master, I think someone in Kyoto is selling information to monsters."

Seimei's guess is not groundless. The news of this operation was only revealed in Kyoto on the second day of the operation. At that time, the team of oni crusades was already in the wasteland. Even if youkai got the news at this time, it would be meaningless. .

Therefore, the news that the monsters got must be before they act, at least at the same time as they act.

In other words, among the people involved in the decision-making of this crusade against ghosts, there is the eyeliner of monsters.