RPAGF Chapter 200 Meeting Old Friends
Chapter 200 Meeting Old Friends
"Oh my, oh my~ Is this the residence of Lady Fengyue a thousand years later? As expected, even this courtyard is filled with rich spiritual energy."
However, if we're talking about the most concentrated spiritual energy, it has to be that ancient cherry blossom over there; it's truly beautiful.
Under the silvery moonlight, an Onmyoji dressed in exquisite hunting attire strolled leisurely through the courtyard of Yubai Honmaru.
His long silver hair fluttered gently in the wind, and a bat-shaped fan partially concealed his face. Hidden beneath the fan, the corners of his mouth curved into a handsome smile, and his eyes, which were visible, curved like those of a cunning fox.
If Yu Bai were to see this person now, he would recognize him as none other than Abe no Seimei, the great Onmyoji of the Heian period a thousand years ago.
As Abe no Seimei walked toward the eternal cherry blossom, he observed the surroundings of the citadel.
Why would Abe no Seimei appear in the citadel?
This brings us to the amulet that Bu Yue had previously given to Yu Bai; that amulet contained a trace of Abe no Seimei's soul.
A thousand years ago, in order to eliminate the Yamata no Orochi, Abe no Seimei split himself in two, one half representing his good intentions and the other half his evil intentions.
Many years have passed since Yu Bai and the others left Heian-kyo, and everything has finally settled down.
Abe no Seimei finally reconciled with himself and merged back into one.
However, a slight mishap occurred in the middle.
A wisp of evil intent from Kuro Seimei escaped when Kuro Seimei and Kuro Seimei merged.
When Abe no Seimei finished merging with the evil thought and tried to find it, he couldn't find it no matter how hard he looked.
At that moment, he suddenly realized that this evil thought would become a great problem a thousand years later.
In order to avoid becoming a source of trouble, Abe no Seimei used every means at his disposal and began to deduce the future.
Finally, he figured out a little bit, but it was very vague. He only vaguely knew that it was related to Fengyue God.
So Abe no Seimei separated a wisp of his soul and placed it into an amulet, entrusting it to the little yokai of Misumi Mountain to give to the Toyotsuki god if they encountered him a thousand years later and wanted to stop the Tsuki Festival.
And this wisp of one's own soul will awaken at the most appropriate time.
"Stop, who are you!"
Hasebe stared sharply at the unfamiliar figure in the courtyard.
He was certain that this person, dressed in hunting attire and resembling an Onmyoji from a thousand years ago, was definitely not anyone he knew in his citadel.
This instantly triggered an alarm in Hasebe's mind. A stranger had entered their lord's citadel without their knowledge!
If this person harbors ill will towards the lord and thus harms the lord, then these sword spirits can truly atone with their deaths!
"Bang~"
With a crisp sound of a sword being drawn, Hasebe had already drawn his snow-white katana from its sheath, the tip of the blade pointing directly at Abe no Seimei, his eyes filled with vigilance and hostility.
It was as if, at the slightest sign of Abe no Seimei's unusual behavior, the katana in his hand would mercilessly slash at his neck.
Hasebe, his voice icy, demanded again, "I'll ask you one last time, who are you! And why are you here!"
"Yare~ yare~ Please rest assured, Lord Sword Spirit, I am Abe no Seimei, a friend of Lord Toyotsuki-no-kami, and I have no ill intentions in appearing here."
Seeing the seriousness in Hasebe's eyes, Abe no Seimei had no intention of using his last wisp of soul to test the strength of the Toyotsuki clan's tsukumogami.
After all, he's just a mage who's not good at close combat.
Unless he's gone mad, he would never confront these sword spirits head-on.
"Lord Fengyue God? Lord Yu Bai?"
Upon hearing Abe no Seimei utter those four words, Hasebe Yashikiri might not have reacted at first, but he was more perceptive than anyone else whenever the topic of Yu Bai came up.
The title "Fengyue God" was certainly not unfamiliar to Hasebe; in fact, it was extremely familiar, as they had another god of decay, Fuyue, in their citadel.
You often hear the Moon Goddess addressing the Lord in this way.
However, despite having some suspicions, Hasebe did not easily lower his guard.
Just then, other sword spirits heard the commotion in the courtyard and came out.
Kashuu Kiyomitsu and Yamato no Kami Yasusada came out of a nearby room. They had also heard the commotion in the courtyard and wanted to come out to check on the situation.
Unexpectedly, he saw the great Onmyoji Abe no Seimei, who should have died a thousand years ago, here.
"Lord Seimei?" Kashuu Kiyomitsu's voice carried a hint of surprise and disbelief.
He, along with other veteran swordsmen from Heian-kyo such as Hizamaru, Mikazuki, and Tsurumaru Kuninaga, once traveled to the Heian period to search for their time-traveling lord and Higekiri-dono, and there they met Abe no Seimei.
He was naturally familiar with the appearance of this top-tier "star" of Sakura.
It was precisely because of this familiarity that he found it hard to believe that he would encounter Abe no Seimei again in the citadel a thousand years later.
Surely their entire citadel couldn't have been transported to another world together, could they?
"I remember you are Prince Kiyomitsu of Kashuu?"
The moment Kashuu Kiyomitsu called out his name, Abe no Seimei also recognized the name of the sword spirit from his memory.
The lights in each room of the citadel lit up one by one as the commotion in the courtyard began. When Yu Bai arrived from the castle tower, the courtyard was already filled with a group of curious yet wary sword spirits.
"Seimei? Long time no see. I never thought I would meet you in my own citadel. So it was you who gave me the amulet back then."
Yu Bai smiled and said to Abe no Seimei, who was standing in the middle of the crowd, completely relaxed and fearless.
"Lady Fengyue, it's been a thousand years, yet you remain as beautiful as ever."
Abe no Seimei turned around, his eyes filled with a smile as he looked at Yu Bai.
Then the silver-haired Onmyoji opened his arms and smiled, saying, "It's been so long, Lady Toyotsuki, could you give your friend a reunion hug?"
"Hmm? Of course!"
Yu Bai wasn't surprised by Abe no Seimei's request for a hug, given their deep friendship from their previous interactions.
His Yin-Yang technique was taught to him by the person in front of him, so it was just a reunion hug, of course there was no problem.
So, under everyone's watchful eyes, Yu Bai also opened his arms and embraced Abe no Seimei without hesitation.
Under the moonlight, two handsome young men and women with silver hair embraced tightly, like a touching painting frozen in time.
However, at that moment, a golden light suddenly shone above the citadel, and with the dazzling light, Gilgamesh, who had just finished the battle, returned to the citadel with Futsuki and Hozuki.
What greeted the eye was a heartwarming scene of two silver-haired beauties embracing.
"You scum! Let go of me!"
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Fuyuki: (-`ェ′-Angry) It's that fox again! Did it actually chase Toyotsuki all the way to the citadel? What bad luck!
Gilgamesh: (▼皿▼) One wave after another comes, there are always some fearless guys who sneak into my base when I'm not paying attention!
Hozuki: (?(′^｀)? I'm not happy) Yu Bai, how many wings do you have?