[Comprehensive] Traveling through Liaozhai with a hundred ghosts

After returning to the Kyoto area, Xu Hang got off the Oboro car near Heiye Mountain, and let the frog and the Oboro car go back on their own.

The monsters on the Black Night Mountain quickly came out to greet them.

Kaguya Ji told him: "We have notified the monsters on the mountain to prepare, and arranged for those little monsters to move to the nearby mountains first."

Xu Hang nodded and said, "Thank you, Jun Ji, for your cooperation."

"It's nothing, this is what we should do." Kaguya Ji said softly, and then asked worriedly, "Xu Hang, what happened to other places you went out to investigate these days?"

Xu Hang replied: "Other areas outside of Kyoto seem to be more affected. Kyoto is probably an imperial city, with the air of an emperor and the vibrations of onmyojis, so there is no major problem. But other places, However, there are many cracks connecting the Yellow Springs, and Yin Qi seeps out from them, and the places with strong Yin Qi cannot grow animals and plants."

Kaguya Ji covered her mouth in shock and said, "It's really scary!"

Wannianzhu and other monsters also became serious when they heard the words.

Xu Hang frowned and said, "I want to see where Yamata no Orochi's seal is."

If it was within his ability, he would naturally want to try to strengthen the seal again.

Although Xu Hang didn't have much nostalgia for the prosperity of Ping'an capital, he has seen a lot of scenery and met a lot of monsters along the way, and most of them get along happily.It would be a pity if this kind of peace and tranquility were destroyed, so if he could do his part, he thought he would not hesitate to do so.

Listening to his question, Wannianzhu recalled: "Although we knew that something was suppressed under this mountain, we never thought it would be Yamata no Orochi. As for the place where the seal is sealed, it seems strange that we have never seen anything in the mountain."

Guan Hu murmured: "I remember seeing He Mao's family members enter the mountain before. It seems that we met more than once, and each time was probably more than ten years apart..."

Fortunately, monsters have a long lifespan. Although they didn't pay much attention to some things, they still have an impression.

When Xu Hang heard it, he quickly remembered that Kagura, the girl who lost her memory like Seimei in the main plot, was Yuan Boya's younger sister.

It was said that Yuan Boya had asked him to visit his sister Kagura on her behalf, but when Xu Hang asked about it when he was entertained by the Yuan family, the Yuan family said that Kagura was not here.Xu Hang's reaction from Guanyuan's family at that time felt that they seemed to be hiding something, but he was a guest after all, so he couldn't ask too much about this kind of thing, so he didn't ask any more.

Hearing what Guanhu said now, Xu Hang thought that if he remembered correctly, it seemed that Kagura itself was a sacrifice to Yamata no Orochi.

Xu Hang didn't pay much attention to discussions outside of the game, but sometimes someone would discuss the plot in the game's Yin Yang Liao channel.I remember that he once read that in order to appease the resentment after Yaqi no Orochi was beheaded, the onmyojis came up with a way to sacrifice a girl with full spiritual power to it every ten years.

"Do you remember where He Mao's people went after entering the mountain?" Xu Hang hurriedly asked.

Guan Hu thought about it seriously, and finally pointed him in a direction.

Xu Hang hurried to the place Guanhu said, and found that it was no wonder that Wannianzhu and the others had lived here for so long, and they didn't find anything wrong.

The location of the seal is hidden behind a gap in the mountain wall. The mountain wall is covered with vines, and the hanging vines cover the entrance tightly. If Xu Hang hadn't searched carefully, he finally found a gap that just allowed one person to pass through. I don't know there is something hidden behind it.

After Xu Hang got in, the passage was very narrow at first, only enough for one person to pass through. Gradually, the space began to open up, and then he realized that there was a cave in the mountain with a height of four to five meters and an area of ​​more than 60 square meters.

There is a magic circle drawn on the ground, and there are ever-burning lamps all around, but the lights are blue, which makes the place look gloomy and frightening.

After Xu Hang came in, his body felt a little cold, probably because this was the place where Yamata no Orochi was sealed.

In front of the magic circle, there was a pool of water that led to nowhere. Xu Hang walked over. The pool was about the size of a well, and the edge was made of bricks and stones, which looked very neat.

Xu Hang looked at it with his head. Perhaps because of the dim lights, the pool water looked dark and made people feel very uncomfortable. When he reached out to touch it, he felt it was bitingly cold.

And I don't know if it's an illusion, Xu Hang feels as if he has been stared at by other creatures since he entered the cave.

He was thinking about it when there was a shout outside.

"Xu Hang, how are you?!"

It was Kaguya Ji and the others who saw that Xu Hang had been away for too long, so they simply came nearby.

Xu Hang hurried out of the cave, and joined Kaguya Ji and the others.

As for the existence of the cave, he thought about it and felt that it would be better not to tell them for the time being.

The He Mao family arranged the cave so secretly, presumably because they didn't want to be discovered, lest the seal be destroyed.

After Xu Hang saw them, he thought about it and said: "The location of the seal is not sure yet, but I found a place for offering sacrifices. He Mao's people go into the mountain every ten years, probably for the purpose of offering sacrifices to Baqi. The serpent offered sacrifices to appease its wrath."

Kaguya Ji was very surprised when she heard that, Wannianzhu and Guanhu probably didn't expect that they had lived on Heiye Mountain for so long, and they didn't notice the movements of He Mao's family at all.

Then Xu Hang said: "I will discuss this matter with Qingming after I go back. You will continue to live in Heiye Mountain. You should be careful in the near future."

"Well, we will pay attention. If the situation is not right, we will leave Black Night Mountain."

After saying goodbye to Kaguya Ji and the others, Xu Hang began to think about the magic circle on the way.Although the Onmyoji's spells are different from the Taoist spells he mastered, the Yin-Yang Dao was also passed down from China in retrospect, and there are still common points in theories such as the mutual generation of the five elements.

Xu Hang recalled the constituent elements of the magic circle, and probably deduced the way of sealing.

After Xu Hang left, the monsters of Heiye Mountain returned to their respective residences very quickly. No one noticed that in the jungle near the cave, a witch was watching everything just now.

Eight hundred bhikkhuni said angrily: "It seems that there is another obstructive person, and it seems to be quite difficult to deal with. What should I do?"

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Xu Hang came to Qingming's courtyard, and Qingming was very happy to see him back.

"It's been really hard for you to travel around during this time."

Xu Hang shook his head: "It's nothing, it's just a matter of a blink of an eye for me to go back and forth."

Qingming had a smile on his face, but it faded away immediately, and he said with a heavy expression: "I read the information you sent back, and I didn't expect that the place outside the capital has reached this level, and the influence is greater than I imagined. much more serious."

"Yes." Xu Hang responded, "I have sealed the gaps that I have seen within the range I can reach, but if the problem with Yamata no Orochi is not resolved, new gaps will appear sooner or later."

Seimei frowned, looking distressed.

Xu Hang pondered for a moment, and finally asked: "Do you know that He Mao's family will go to Heiye Mountain every ten years?"

Seimei showed a surprised expression, but quickly calmed down: "I heard before that it seems that the Kamo family was originally responsible for the Yamata no Orochi."

"I found the place where they set the seal." Xu Hang threw down a big news, "I studied their magic circle. If it's just to strengthen the seal, I think I might be able to find a way."

Although Xu Hang was in Ping An Jing, his superb painting skills brought him a much higher reputation than his magic skills. Some people even forgot that he originally came to Ping An Jing as an overseas mage.But Qingming knew that the other party was no worse than herself in terms of spells.

Now that Xu Hang said that there is a way, I have no doubts.

He just asked with concern: "Do you need my help? If you need anything, just let me know."

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Hang told Qingming about some supplies needed to open the altar.

After that, he went to the palace.

After all, the hazy car that I took on the road these days was provided by Tamazamae.

"You seem to have had a lot of fun outside these few days." As soon as you arrived at the courtyard of Shujingshe, you heard Yuzaoqian's voice, and saw Yuzaqian sitting in the courtyard, looking over with a half-smile, " Recently, there have been a lot of rumors about you among the monsters."

Xu Hang rubbed his nose and said, "It's just that I did what I could."

Yuzao stopped teasing him and asked, "It seems that the situation should be under your control."

"That's it."

Then Xu Hang said that he would go to Heiye Mountain to strengthen the seal in two days. After he finished speaking, he found Yuzao staring at him, so he showed a puzzled expression.

Yuzao said inquiringly: "I don't know why, I have a hunch that I may not see you for a long time."

Such an ominous premonition has only appeared for the third time so far, and this time.

Xu Hang recalled his intuition that he might soon leave this era, and for some reason, he was inexplicably nervous.

He said vaguely, "Maybe I will go out to do some errands soon... After all, Yamata no Orochi's problem is a bit tricky."

Yu Zaoqian looked him up and down with strange eyes, making Xu Hang uncomfortable.

In the end, she didn't say anything, but said a rare and serious sentence: "Then you should be careful."

Xu Hang nodded.

The next day, Xu Hang came to the sealing place of Heiye Mountain again.

This time he came alone without telling the others.

Ever since he said goodbye to Yu Zaoqian that day, he could smell the faint fragrance of rice when he practiced at night.Xu Hang knew that this was when he was about to wake up from his dream and return to reality.

It is estimated that it may happen within two or three days.

Since he is going back soon, let him do something good at the end...

With this in mind, Xu Hang came to the sealed place by himself.

However, it was a coincidence that he came here today. He had already avoided being seen, and he specially left at noon when monsters rarely come out to move around. Unexpectedly, when he arrived, he found someone in the cave.

Xu Hang thought for a while, and entered the cave with a spell to hide his figure, and then saw several people dressed as onmyojis sitting around the magic circle, they must be members of He Mao's family, and in the center of the circle was a man lying down. With an unconscious girl.Take a closer look, isn't the girl's dress and appearance the same as Kagura, one of the main characters in the plot of Onmyoji? !

The onmyojis are doing the tricks, and it seems that today is the time to offer sacrifices to Yamato no Orochi.

Although Xu Hang wanted to do something, he knew that the practice process should not be interrupted easily, otherwise it might bring about serious consequences, so he could only hold back and watch how He Mao's onmyojis did it.

But after looking at it, he began to realize that something was wrong. This spell really used sacrifices to calm the anger of the fierce god, but it made people feel uneasy.

Xu Hang couldn't think of a reason for a while, until he saw that their spells were finished, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and then secretly thought that something was wrong.Seeing that they were about to throw Kagura into the pool, Xu Hang didn't care too much and showed his figure.

"who?!"

As soon as he revealed his figure, he immediately attracted the attention of the onmyoji stationed around him.

Then they recognized Xu Hang's identity. After all, Xu Hang was quite well-known in Ping'an Beijing, and his appearance and clothing were also recognizable to a certain degree.

"Painter Xu, why did you appear here?"

Although Xu Hang is famous for his painting skills, the onmyojis present also knew that when the other party first came to Ping'an capital, he was actually more famous as an overseas mage. Later, he probably had no intention of competing with Yinyangliao, so he won the appreciation of the nobles with his painting skills.

Now that they saw Xu Hang here, and found that the other party had sneaked into the enchanted cave without anyone noticing, but no one found it, they remembered Xu Hang's original identity and began to get nervous. enemy.

Xu Hang said coldly: "I came here to solve the loosening of the seal. What are you doing?"

When he was serious, he was not angry and arrogant. Originally, He Mao's onmyoji disapproved of him, but for some reason he couldn't speak his words of accusation.

After hearing Xu Hang's explanation of his purpose, one of them explained to him: "We are the Onmyoji who are in charge of the seal here, and the seal of Yamato no Orochi has been in charge of all generations of our He Mao family."

Xu Hang asked: "Are you going to offer that girl as a sacrifice to Yamato no Orochi now?"

The man froze for a moment, thinking that Xu Hang couldn't stand such behavior, and said with a wry smile: "Yes, it has been like this throughout the ages, and we have no choice. The members of the He Mao family, if there is no other way, who wants to sacrifice their clansmen..."

Xu Hang vetoed: "No, what you did did not really appease Yamato no Orochi, on the contrary, those spiritual powers became the nourishment of Yamato no Orochi."

"what?!"

Someone at the scene exclaimed, and immediately some people couldn't agree.

"Who do you think you are! You suddenly came out to point fingers!"

Xu Hang knew that this was unbelievable for a while, after all, they have been doing this for so many years, so he could only sternly say: "You can't throw that girl into the pool."

As soon as the voice fell, the cave where it was located suddenly trembled, and then everyone heard a hoarse and evil voice.

"Sacrifice, why hasn't it arrived yet..."

He Mao's onmyojis showed panicked expressions.

Someone glared at Xu Hang, and then urged other clansmen: "Hurry up, leave this strange guy alone, and offer the sacrifice first!"

Then someone moved Kagura again, Xu Hang saw this and had to stop it.

But He Mao's onmyoji had already prepared himself.

"Quickly set up an array to stop him!"

Several Onmyouji formed a team and used mantras together to form a blocking barrier.

In this era when night walks of ghosts were the norm, the level of onmyojis at this time was far higher than those later, not to mention the onmyojis of the He Mao family who were facing them now.Although Qingming is famous, the most powerful onmyoji family in Ping'an capital is undoubtedly the Kamo family.

Xu Hang was in a stalemate with the onmyojis of the He Mao family, and behind them, Kagura had been sunk into the puddle by them.

Seeing this, Xu Hang's complexion rarely changed: "Get out of the way!"

"We will not let you destroy the sacrifice!"

With the complete sinking of Kagura, the mountain has not calmed down, and a new round of violent vibrations has ushered in.

At this time, outside the cave, all the monsters living on Heiye Mountain were frightened by the strong vibration and ran out.

"What, what happened?"

Kaguya came out of her hut in the bamboo forest, looked outside worriedly, and found that the sky was covered with dark clouds.

Wannianzhu said threateningly: "Lord Kaguya Ji, the situation is not right, we should evacuate from the mountain first."

On the other side of Heiye Mountain, Yasha also frowned and looked at the sky: "Tsk..."

The dark clouds are rapidly gathering and forming a huge swirling vortex in the sky above, which looks quite ominous.

The abnormality of Heiye Mountain quickly attracted the attention of the monsters in the surrounding area and the Onmyoji in Heianjingli.

"It looks really disturbing..." Qingming looked at the dark clouds in the distance, and frowned, "Speaking of which, Xu Hang said the day before yesterday that he was going to Heiye Mountain. Where is he now?"

Yaodao Ji quickly answered him: "He's not in Yuan's other courtyard, and I haven't seen him today."

After Qingming heard this, he immediately had an even more ominous premonition, then looked in the direction of Heiye Mountain, and said to Yaodao Ji, "I'm going to Heiye Mountain."

Then go out.

Yu Zaoqian in the palace also noticed the situation in Heiye Mountain, but he just paused, and then continued in the courtyard as usual.

Back in the cave, Xu Hang was fighting with He Mao's onmyoji. I have to say that, as the most famous family of onmyojis at present, He Mao's people have many spells, which really hindered him. What's more troublesome is that he couldn't explain it. .

Xu Hang was not good at words, so he could only describe the situation directly, but they didn't believe what he said at all, so it was troublesome.

After fighting for half an hour, neither side could do anything to the other.

But at this time, a new situation appeared.

"Hahahahaha..."

Yamata no Orochi's laughter echoed in their ears.

"It's really thanks to you for offering such a brat with such abundant spiritual power!"

He Mao's onmyojis began to feel that something was wrong at this moment.

At the same time, there was a loud explosion outside the cave.

Someone exclaimed: "Not good! This is to trap us here!"

Xu Hang was already stern and yelled: "The evil beast must not do anything wrong!"

Yamata no Orochi completely dismissed him.

"Being suppressed here for thousands of years, it's finally time for me to be resurrected! Hahahahaha..."

Xu Hang took advantage of the drastic change in the face of He Mao's family, and finally realized that what he said before was correct, and began to act immediately.

"It's useless, you can't stop me..."

Outside the cave, the eight hundred bhikkhunis looked longingly at the center of the cloudy vortex with a mysterious smile.

There, the virtual snake's head can be vaguely seen shaking in the middle.

In the cave, the onmyoji of Kamo's family already knew that they had been used by Yamata no Orochi, and blocked Xu Hang who wanted to stop it.At this moment, they are very remorseful, and decide to assist Xu Hang to atone for his crime.

Seeing Xu Hang doing the trick, they said, "We will help too!"

On the one hand, they left people and the guardian Xu Hang, on the other hand, they hurriedly tried to leave from the cave whose entrance was blocked.

As for Xu Hang at this time, he felt that his state was a bit strange.

The scent of rice in his nostrils has become stronger and stronger, and at the same time, some pictures flashed through his mind from time to time.

In these pictures, he is far colder than now, like an inorganic robot, without any emotional color anymore.

Xu Hang was thinking: Could this be the future him?

But this is not the time to worry about these things.

The Black Night Mountain made a loud noise again. This time, a huge crack appeared on the mountain. It seemed that the whole mountain was split open, and a large amount of Yin Qi gushed out from it.

Sensing the change, he rushed to Heiye Shandu Big Tengu, with a horrified expression on his usually indifferent face.

The landslide-like scene in front of him undoubtedly shocked him greatly.

This terrifying power... almost gives people the illusion of destroying the world.

Xu Hang was inside the cave, although he couldn't see the astonishing scene outside, but he could guess the situation outside from the movement he heard.

Don't dare to delay any longer, and quickly concentrate on speeding up the use of the formula.

Originally, he wanted to use the power of the four gods to further suppress the seal of Yamata no Orochi, but it was delayed by the Kamo family's stop.

Now, seeing that Yamata no Orochi wanted to be resurrected, he had no choice but to switch to more aggressive spells.Against evil gods and evil spirits, the sky thunder is the most effective at any time, and among the sky thunders, the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder is the most powerful, but with the ability of ordinary monks, the most you can invite is the Five Elements Thunder Tribulation... …

That day was undoubtedly a turning point for Kyoto.

Overcast clouds and thunder rolled over Heiye Mountain, and the momentum caused by the collapse of the mountain could be felt hundreds of miles away.