The Self-cultivation of the Passerby Male Protagonist

"I'm afraid? What do you mean?" Wu Ye frowned slightly, listening to Ah Li's meaning, it seemed that there was something hidden in it?

"It's all in the past, but since Takeya asked you, it's okay to tell you."

Ah Li sorted out her thoughts and talked about everything she knew: "Although Kaguya Ji is beautiful, she is the daughter of the bamboo cutter after all. No matter how outstanding her appearance is, Master Aaron, do you really think that there will be five Does a high-ranking adult put down his body and pursue her desperately?"

Wu Ye was slightly taken aback, and he roughly guessed what Ah Li was going to say, and said in a calm tone: "It is indeed as you said, it is very unreasonable."

"Those five lords are all important figures in the current dynasty. The most fundamental reason why they put down their arrogance to pursue Kaguya Ji is that this is His Majesty's imperial order," Ah Li said slowly, taking a deep breath. The most secret part: "Kaguya Hime has the secret recipe to make the elixir of life."

The medicine of Penglai...

Wu also calmly sank his thoughts, but didn't show it on his face, he simply echoed: "So, those five adults went after Kaguya Ji for the sake of the elixir?"

"Yes, on the surface it's a pursuit, but in fact it's to supervise her making the elixir of life. It's a pity that people don't know what to do," Ali smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect that all of this was actually a lie of Kaguya Ji."

"lie?"

"Yes, there is no elixir at all. Kaguya Ji disappeared. The fire on the outskirts of Kyoto completely angered the Emperor, but the five adults who were bewitched by Kaguya Ji's beauty were still fighting for the escaped Kaguya Hime excused herself."

Ah Li raised her head, and under the cold moonlight, her tone was very sad: "Except for Fujiwara-sama who finally chose to hide in the mountain, the remaining four adults were all reprimanded by the emperor, and ended up in death or exile. It also fell with it.”

"That's right." Wu Ye lowered his head and sighed sadly. Although it was only a few days since he got along with Fujiwara unequaledly, he was Meihong's father after all, and it was really embarrassing to have such an ending in the end.

Wu Ye raised his head and looked at Ah Li: "Ah Li, then the crime you mentioned earlier, could it be—"

"That's right." Although it was an unbearable past event, Ah Li showed a relieved smile: "As a servant of the royal family, my mission is to serve as the middleman between the five adults and His Majesty the Son of Heaven. There are five of them, and I am the last insider."

"That's why you are being questioned."

"Yes, His Majesty the Son of Heaven cannot allow his wisdom to be tarnished, so whether it is the medicine of immortality or being deceived by Princess Kaguya, someone has to bear these stains for him. The five adults are like this, and so am I. .”

A melancholy expression appeared on Ah Li's face at first, and then disappeared immediately: "Fortunately, with Master Zi's help, I was able to survive, and the Baitian family was able to survive."

"Then you are really destined."

Wu didn't know what kind of expression to show. I'm afraid he had a share of the responsibility for what happened to Ah Li, but thinking about it, if he hadn't created the identity of "a wise man who returned from the mainland", Yakumo Zi probably wouldn't have done it either. Come to Kyoto.

So is this really a trick for Ah Li, or is it that he saved Ah Li's life?

"Speaking of which, it seems that from that time on, the conflict between humans and monsters became irreconcilable."

Wu Ye was taken aback by Ah Li's sudden exclamation: "What do you mean?"

"Huh? Ah, sorry, I didn't make it clear," Ali smiled apologetically, and then said: "Actually, on the night that Kaguya Ji left, although it was not in the capital, it was very close to the suburbs. Amazing fight."

Fighting—could you say...?

Wu Ye frowned. A Li's words mentioned a big fire just now. Although there is no direct evidence, it is almost inseparable. It should be the trace of the battle between Meihong and Huiye.

No abnormality was found in Wu Ye, Ah Li continued: "After that battle, the onmyoji in Kyoto found an extremely strong evil spirit near the battlefield, presumably it must be traces of big monsters haunting."

"..."

"Great monsters are haunting the capital, and the disappearance of Kaguya Ji, and the deception of the elixir, these things make the big men in Kyoto really start to face up to the threat of monsters, 'It's not a wild beast in the country, but A poisonous poison that can harm us'—someone suggested at the time."

Wu Ye suddenly felt a little pain in his head: "Wait, Ah Li, haven't any monsters appeared in Kyoto before?"

"That's not true, it's just that it's so blatant and unscrupulous, releasing demon power, and even so arrogant that they fought in the outskirts of Kyoto, and even spread to Kyoto. For human beings, this kind of arrogant arrogance is simply provocation."

"..."

"And it's not just human beings. Youkai also knew about these things at that time. Maybe they didn't know the story of Kaguya Hime, but they could smell the powerful demonic aura that hadn't dissipated from the sky over Kyoto for a long time."

While chatting and laughing, Ah Li brought out another amazing fact: "I heard from Master Zi that the ghost clan chose to attack Kyoto at that time. attracted by the battle."

"No, it won't be...?" Wu Ye's face was a little unhappy.

"'Even the unknown people are not afraid of the human beings in Kyoto, why should we stop?'——I heard from Mr. Zi that many ghosts had such thoughts at that time."

As Li said, he couldn't help but sigh: "Although the conflict between humans and monsters has never been reconcilable, but it can deteriorate to such a degree in just a hundred years, the battle in Kyoto played a big role, and it is probably the cause of everything." Torch."

Chapter 67 Strange Request

"Ah-uh-"

Stretched out, with two dark circles under his eyes, Wu Ye couldn't open his eyes in the morning light, the night has passed, and a new day has arrived, but because he cared too much about what Ah Li said, he didn't say anything all night. sleep.

Shaking his head listlessly, there was a rustling sound behind him. Looking back, Ah Li seemed to have just woken up from a dream, and his energy was enviable.

"Good morning." Wu Ye's voice was not energetic at all.

"Good morning, Lord Aaron woke up really early." A Li's face was a little red, and the cloak that was still warm had been neatly folded and held in her hands.

"Good morning, both of you." The frivolous way of greeting suddenly rang in the ears, and the ubiquitous Yakumo Zi appeared from the gap again.

"You're still here..." Considering Yakumo Zi's character, Wu couldn't be sure if she was hiding and eavesdropping all night, but he was more concerned about her physical condition than these.

"Is your body alright?"

"You...is this a provocation?"

"Why do you understand it like this, hello!"

Wu also stared at Yakumo Zi angrily, and said speechlessly: "Judging from your tone, there shouldn't be any problem at all, right?"

"Although it makes us happy that you can look so high, but—" Yakumo Zi changed the subject and said calmly: "To be honest, apart from a little better spirit, the physical condition is still very bad."

"...What the hell did you do last night?"