After the spirit became a hero skillfully, Li Yan inquired a little and got a rather unexpected information. The onmyoji who controlled this spirit had a surname, and his surname was also Abe.
In ancient China, surnames were only owned by nobles. By the Han Dynasty, it gradually became popular among the middle and lower classes, and the word "common people" was truly worthy of the name. It has been more than 1,500 years ago. However, until now, ordinary people in the Japanese country have not
Surname, everyone with a surname is a noble.
The master of the spirit body has a surname, which has proven to be of noble birth. The surname is Abe, which immediately reminds people of the famous Abe Seimei, whose status in Onmyoji is definitely extraordinary.
The key is, why did this person take action?
Tao Yin is just a little demon at the moment. He killed a real Japanese who was less than fifty years old. Shouldn't the other party be Calabash Baby to save grandpa? Should he send them one by one? Why did an Abe-level stranger come all of a sudden?
If he was aware of his threat, he would not send out a cowardly path-finding spirit body. The sound of thunder would immediately turn him into a red bean paste.
However, when Li Yan asked again, the spirit body faltered and could not answer.
Although this kind of "spirit" has learned the language and skills of Shinwa, it is not a real human being after all. It is not even a ghost. It has limited wisdom and can only bow when asked urgent questions.
After Li Yan was sure that the spirit body was not a disguise, he lost interest and left it to Xiaoqian. The induction of his sixth sense began to fluctuate: "Isn't the crisis coming from here... Has Tao Yin not come back yet?"
Xiaoqian rolled the spirit body with her hair and tossed it around. When she heard this, she let out a light sigh and said worriedly: "Yes, will Tao Banyao be in trouble?"
Li Yan said: "He is no longer what he used to be. Even if he bumps into an Onmyoji, he can escape. However, this matter is indeed a bit weird. Let's go and take a look."
Xiaoqian was a little excited: "Do you want to go out?"
Li Yan smiled: "Don't you like staying here?"
Xiaoqian stretched out her hand, lifted up the lifeless spirit body, and said enthusiastically: "Follow the master out, don't be afraid!"
Li Yan nodded: "It's time to go out for a walk."
Since I came to this world, apart from changing heads and catching monsters, I have spent most of my time practicing at home. I don’t feel bored at all. It’s just that I always feel that the progress is a bit slower behind closed doors. The spells also need people to audition. Now there is red bean paste coming.
Just what he wanted.
Li Yan closed the alchemy room, with his big sleeves fluttering, and walked out.
The lights outside the house are just beginning to light up, and the night markets are bustling with people, especially the most prosperous Yu Street in Hangzhou, Jianqiao Street and Houshi Street, where the flow of people is still dense.
Logically speaking, with Li Yan's appearance, he would still be the center of attention, but his figure seems to be slow but urgent, weaving in and out of the crowd, like a fish swimming freely in the water, walking incredibly in the blind spot of vision.
Pedestrians on the left and behind felt a slight blur in front of their eyes, as someone seemed to be walking out, but they couldn't take a closer look, so they continued walking forward in a daze without causing any disturbance.
Xiaoqian took advantage of the cover of the night and followed behind. She was stunned and murmured: "The master looks more like a ghost than me..."
People don't know me, I only know people. It's just a normal manifestation of consciousness, strength and body consciousness. With a peaceful mind and a clear goal, Li Yan walked through the crowd and headed towards the place where Tao Yin was.
"Buddhist temple?"
Tao Yin still has the gold and silver needles on his body that limit the demonic energy, so he doesn't have to worry about his mysterious disappearance. However, when Li Yan and Xiaoqian followed the breath and looked at the destination in the distance, it was a little strange.
This is Lingyin Temple on the edge of the West Lake.
This temple is backed by the North Peak and faces Feilai Peak. It was first built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and passed down to later generations for nearly two thousand years. Even in modern times, it is a famous tourist attraction in Hangzhou. However, in the Ming Dynasty, its life was not easy.
When the Ming Dynasty was founded, Buddhism was advocated. Soon after, various restrictive measures were taken on major temples in the name of rectification. Lingyin Temple was afraid of destroying Buddhism, so it took the initiative to return to the imperial court the 13,000 temple fields in two places given by the Song Dynasty.
, Zhu Yuanzhang appreciated it very much, and gave him some land, but in the end it was not as good as before.
Later, after fires, lightning strikes, and various natural and man-made disasters, this Buddhist temple, which was once flourishing in the Song Dynasty, has long lost its original size. The Jiajing Dynasty was the peak of worshiping Taoism and suppressing Buddhism. At this time, the temple looked far away and there were no lights.
, a deserted place.
"Is your master nearby too?"
Not only was Tao Yin's aura here, but the spirit's gaze also fluctuated. Li Yan reached out to grab it and asked.
The spirit showed genuine fear and babbled several words in Japanese. Seeing Li Yan frown slightly, he began to bow fiercely again.
"It seems so..."
Li Yan knew something in his mind and opened his sleeves to cover the spirit body. At the same time, Xiaoqian did not fall into his shadow and walked towards Lingyin Temple.
Arriving in front of the Heavenly King's Palace, his steps slowed down and his breath became imperceptible. Taking another step forward, a layer of ripples rippled around his body.
The lights lit up in front of my eyes.
Just like the Chaotian Palace in Nanjing, the Taoist temples, Confucian temples, and Buddhist schools on the outside are isolated from the inner core practice place, which is not only influenced by the incense of the world, but also separated from the secular world, Lingyin Temple also has a similar blessed land and spiritual area.
It's just that the place is still in a state of decline as a whole, and Li Yan can smell a strong evil spirit.
"She is my mother, you are fake!!"
"She is my mother, you are the one who is lying!!"
A clear sound of curses could be heard, and Li Yan walked forward, reaching outside the Main Hall, and looked inside, narrowing his eyes slightly.
Xiaoqian also floated out of the shadow, and after looking at it, she was stunned: "Why are there two Tao Half Demons?"
Yes, two identical Tao Yins appeared in the palace, confronting each other and yelling at each other.
Next to one of them stood a tall, thick-boned woman in red robe, and the rich demonic aura came from her body.
Not far behind the red-robed woman, stood a group of dwarfs dressed strangely.
Li Yan was the first to look at Tao Yin on the left. This man was facing a group of others. He had gold and silver needles inserted into his body, so he was almost certain to be the real Tao Yin.
His eyes were about to burst, and he was gnashing his teeth: "No wonder my mother didn't come to look for me. It was you Japanese bandits who were the ones who got in the way. Where did you get the monster from? How dare you pretend to be me?"
Being able to be so neat and short, of course they came from the Japanese country, but compared to the real Japanese soldiers who could only open their towers before, the Japanese who appeared this time were gorgeously dressed, made of silk, and even had Eguan Bodai, Seimei Platycodon, etc.
It is a standard Onmyoji dress.
Among the group of Onmyoji, a man in his thirties stood out and said in proficient Chinese: "We are friends with the Demon King, don't slander us!"
Tao Yin frowned.
Not only because of the other party's shameless words, but also because this person had shaved his eyebrows, had thick white powder on his face, and his teeth were inexplicably dyed black, which was very different from the Japanese people he had seen before.
In fact, dyeing teeth black, applying white powder and plucking eyebrows are traditional customs of Japanese people who love beauty. For example, in the Heian period, black teeth marked adulthood and marriage, just like Chinese women changed their buns and later dyed their teeth black.
Whitening powder and white powder gradually became "royal use". It was not only used by women, but also pursued by men. Only nobles were worthy of having such makeup.
During the Warring States Period, many ministers had the habit of blackening their teeth in order to show their nobility and boost the morale of their subordinates. The most typical example was Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Of course, the current Toyotomi Hideyoshi is just a teenager and is still a member of the lower class who cannot bear a surname. He will have to wait until three years later to join Oda Nobunaga and become a retainer, and another ten years before he can stand out. Even if he wants to dye his teeth black
, are not qualified.
"You ugly ghost, dressed like this, you can't even get a reward for your head...get out of here!"
And this look that Japanese people thought was very noble made Tao Yin even more angry. He looked at the red-robed woman again and said sadly: "Mother, don't you recognize your son?"
The red-robed woman was a little confused. She looked at Tao Yin carefully and felt that his aura was both close and strange. "You don't even have a demonic aura about you. How can you be my mother's son?"
Tao Yin from the opposite side shouted: "Mother is right, you are clearly a human being, yet you dare to pretend to be me?"
Tao Yin didn't know how to explain it for a while. He couldn't say that he had been a test subject for several months and the effect was quite good. The demonic state that he could freely control was much more powerful than before. He could only say tactfully: "Mother
, I was taken away by Dr. Li Dao, and after some training during this period, I became what I am now!"
The red-robed woman thought for a while: "Taoist doctor? Is he the one who attacked you in Nanjing City? I immediately caught up with him, killed him, and took you back!"
Tao Yin, who was opposite, clapped his hands and echoed: "Mother's power!"
Tao Yin blurted out: "This is impossible. That man is extremely powerful and unfathomable. How can my mother kill him?"
The red-robed woman was furious: "I can't do anything to help a mere human being? Even the optimistic Taoist priest from Chaotian Palace can't keep me, let alone stop me from flooding Hangzhou and venting such evil for my son!"
Tao Yin, who was on the opposite side, smiled and said: "My mother's power has flooded Hangzhou, letting everyone in the world know the capabilities of our clan, and they will never dare to look down upon us again!"
Li Yan, who was listening outside the hall, had a cold look, Xiao Qian changed his face, and Tao Yin shouted: "The one we want to take revenge on is the Heavenly Master Tao, and the demon Tao Zhongwen, what does it have to do with Hangzhou?"
The red-robed woman's face darkened: "You are helping others to speak, and you still pretend to be my son? Could it be that the traitor who killed my family's refining medicine didn't die cleanly and turned into you?"
Tao Yin said solemnly: "I am no longer the person I used to be. I know how to get true revenge..."
He took a deep breath, took out the anti-poison pill from his waist, and skillfully dropped one in his mouth. His limbs began to transform into demons, and his body expanded rapidly.
"If mother doesn't believe it, don't blame her son. She proved it in the most direct way!"
In an instant, the demonized Tao Yin had rushed in front of the identical version of himself, and the rich poisonous gas filled the palace with the billowing evil spirit: "Kill this fake, slaughter all these Japanese bandits, and see who dares to pretend to be me!!"