The main hall of the Jakiki Hakka Shrine was extremely quiet. The sound of rain outside the hall could be heard. People dressed in black knelt on the ground, facing the silver-haired old man who bowed deeply at the main seat.
"This is my tenth year. This is my tenth year as a master." The old man in front of the curtain said, "It is my honor to get to know all of you here. Thank you for taking care of me. You have always helped me and supported me.
I also support this family. Without you, I, Tachibana Masamune, must have been a rotting corpse by now. But I have never been able to lead the family to its peak, and I am really ashamed to say that."
"It is my honor to meet Mr. Masamune." The head of the Sakurai family said softly. She is the only woman among the five surnames.
"It is our honor to meet Mr. Masamune!" Everyone stood up one after another, and as the head of the Sakurai family responded loudly, it was like a black tide was set off again.
"The love you all have is really frightening." Mr. Masamune returned to his seat as head of the family. "Looking at everyone, it reminded me of the time when I first came to Japan. I remember that it also rained heavily that day, and the wind and rain were pouring down my clothes.
I poured it into my sleeves, and at that time I just felt that the world was shaking and I had nowhere to rely on."
Mr. Masamune paused, looked at everyone, and said sincerely: "But fortunately I have met you all, and now I have a place to settle down, and I can experience the warmth of home for the first time in a long time."
"Everyone here must know that I was not born in Japan, but I was elected as the patriarch of the family. This is inseparable from your support, but I have betrayed your trust." Mr. Masamune said sadly, "In
In the past ten years, we have lost the territory that originally belonged to us, and lost countless compatriots. We are bleeding every day, and people are dying every day. I always wear a black lining under my kimono, because I may suddenly have to rush to someone.
The funeral may be of my friends or your family members. These are all my dereliction of duty. I can only watch the enemy grow stronger, but I can do nothing."
"But Mr. Masamune, these are not your dereliction of duty." The head of the Feng Mo family said, "You have done your best. Without your leadership, the family will not be as prosperous as it is today, and we can still be together here.
This is all your credit."
"Credit?" Mr. Masamune shook his head slowly, indicating that the head of the Feng Mo family did not need to say these words to comfort him, "I will mention a name next. Many people here may have never heard of it, but there should be many.
People who know her still remember the child named Miyamoto Noyuki."
Yuan Zhisheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and the head of the Miyamoto family suddenly froze.
In the Miyamoto family, there are two names that have long been erased from the family tree. Those two names have always been taboo for the entire family and are strictly forbidden to be mentioned by anyone. One of them is "Miyamoto Kenjiro" and the other is "Miyamoto
Wild Snow".
Few of the younger generations of the Miyamoto family are familiar with these two names, and the elders all recognize them, but they all say nothing about them, as if they avoid these two names... let alone the members of this family.
When everyone is gathered together, saying this name without restraint is like tearing open a bloody scar deep in the heart of the head of the Miyamoto family!
But the person who said this name was the head of the family. What else could the Miyamoto family head do? He had to remain silent.
"She is a child of the Miyamoto family. She was born in Kagoshima. Because her parents' bloodlines are so excellent, she was born a ghost. But at that time, no one questioned her bloodline, because her birth and resume were all
It has been tampered with, so I have to mention another person here, her brother, who was the director of the executive bureau, Miyamoto Kenjiro." Mr. Masamune said solemnly.
When the old man paused, you could hear a pin drop in the hall. The old people shook their heads in silence when they heard the name, while the younger generation held their breath and swallowed, as if they were waiting for the long-lasting secret to be slowly revealed.
open.
"Miyamoto Kenjiro had a high prestige in the family at that time. After tampering with Miyamoto Noyuki's biological mother and bloodline in the family's files, he brought her to Tokyo. Miyamoto Noyuki was very talented in medicine.
, joined the Rock Flow Research Institute when he became an adult.”
"I have seen that child, and the elders in the family should be familiar with that child. She looks very well-behaved, but yet so lonely. I can see that there is always an uneasy vigilance hidden in her eyes. But she is still so
Young, as young as a summer flower, what is she wary of?" Mr. Masamune said, "It wasn't until fifteen years ago that the matter came to light. Mr. Kenjiro Miyamoto, the director of the Executive Bureau, disappeared after losing control and killing his wife. His whereabouts so far
It is unknown, but the cause of the incident was the birth of a drug called 'Fierce Ghost Potion', which can expand the ingredients of our dragon blood without limit, allowing humans to evolve in the direction of 'dragons'."
"But how can a human become a real dragon? All of this is just the fantasy of fallen people. Chasing the ultimate power is ultimately futile." Mr. Masamune sighed deeply, "This potion was improved by Miyamoto Noyuki.
, after that she was sent to a monastery deep in the mountains of Tokyo and never came out again for fifteen years."
"She has never read a book or been in love. A girl's best years are spent in a cage made of iron mesh. Even the law enforcement officers will ignore her. She has no friends or family. Everyone.
Everyone should know how much a girl desires these things, but she can't get them...because she is a 'ghost'." Mr. Masamune's voice was like an ancient clock in the dusk, "Only since then did I realize that the look in that child's eyes turned out to be...
She is wary of the entire world. She has always known that once she is exposed, she will be abandoned by the human world."
"Until seven days ago, she injected the drug called 'Fierce Ghost Potion' into her body, awakening the dragon's blood in her body. She killed the law enforcement officers, tore open the iron mesh cage, and re-established herself.
Returned to this human world." Mr. Masamune said, "Do you know what she wants? Power? Freedom? Or killing? None. She is a degenerate, but apart from killing the law enforcer, she has not done anything depraved.
What should be done.”
"Seven days later, the Law Enforcement Bureau found her on a train. At that time, she was holding a porcelain urn with her own name on it, heading to Kagoshima, where she was born." Mr. Masamune sighed, "
It turned out that she was going to the place where she felt the warmest in the world... to bury herself."
Everyone was stunned. The main hall was as quiet as if there was no one, except for the patter of rain outside the window. In the Sheqiba family, the difference between humans and "ghosts" has been an unsolvable problem since ancient times.
"I'm very sad, because that child is also my family member, and my family member died." Mr. Masamune said softly, "She was born a ghost, but she is still our family member. No matter what mistakes the child has made, as a parent, I
I just feel sad... someone died again."
"That child... is cursed." The head of the Miyamoto family said silently.
"Yes, the dragon's blood gives us extraordinary power, but it also comes with the curse of destruction." Mr. Masamune sighed, "There is never anything for nothing in the world. We resort to force to stand at the top of the underworld, but we also have unknown secrets.
Suffering, each of us, is cursed."
There was unspeakable pain on everyone's face, as if they were helpless against their fate.
"That child Miyamoto Noyuki never thought about giving up her identity as a human being and becoming a dragon. Until the last moment of her life, she still looked forward to dying as a human being." Mr. Masamune said in a low voice, "How could a child who yearns for a human being do this?
Developing a potion to evolve into a dragon yourself? There must be someone hiding behind this child, secretly pushing her to the edge of the human world."
"Is it... a group of fierce ghosts?" the head of the Sakurai family asked tentatively.
"Who has been our enemy all these years, seizing our territory in the underworld, and instigating children with good intentions to turn into evil spirits?"
"It's the fierce ghosts." The head of the Longma family said loudly.
"Then who is it that has been secretly waging war with us and creating this bloody world?"
"It's the fierce ghosts!" the head of the Feng Mo clan gritted his teeth and yelled angrily.
"Yes, the fierce ghosts have the same dragon blood flowing in their bodies as ours. They are like the other side of us, a 'Snake Qi Eight Family' born in darkness. Their bloodline is even better than ours.
, closer to a 'dragon'!" Mr. Masamune's voice was thunderous, "Dragon blood has occupied their consciousness, so that they have been delusional about evolving in the direction of dragons, and they have degenerated into evil ghosts! Not only that, they
They even instigated those gangs that were originally attached to us and tempted those poor children to degenerate together, so the family had to imprison those children with degenerate tendencies. They would fight when they were deprived of their freedom, and blood would be shed whenever they were deprived of their freedom!"
The young juniors were shocked and speechless.
"It's time to get rid of...the 'evil' side of the Snake Qiba family."
Mr. Masamune used increasingly majestic tones to heighten the atmosphere to the extreme, but suddenly dropped at the end. It was like a very high wave hit, shattering everything and then returning to calm. That was the determination after the impulse.
, indicating that he is particularly calm now. This is the result of his careful consideration. In order to achieve the goal of eliminating the enemy, he will do anything.
"Are you going to be so decisive? Does Mr. Masamune want to launch a full-scale war against the fierce ghosts?" The head of the Inuyama family, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said, "Every family has children who are classified as 'ghosts' from birth. They are not
Not all of them are degenerates, and birth cannot be decided by one person. To exterminate our compatriots just based on their bloodline... Wouldn't this go against humanity?"
"Humanity? Yes, the head of the Inuyama family is right. There are two roads in this world, the road of humans and the road of dragons. Are we really the ones who deviate from humanity?" Masamune Tachibana shouted, with a voice like a bell.
Echoing in this hall, "It is the fierce ghosts who are contrary to human nature! They have chosen the path of dragons and run counter to human beings. In our eyes, the dragons they yearn for are evil ghosts, evil obstacles, and all contradictions."
The root cause is the world's greatest original sin! If we don't drive out all the devils, we will never have peace; if we don't kill the evil dragons, future generations will always face war and bloodshed!"
After a long silence, the head of the Inuyama family spoke: "The family is not sure of victory. Once the war starts, blood will flow into a river. We are likely to be destroyed, or all the fierce ghosts will be destroyed... No matter which side wins, this victory will be for the sake of victory."
Made up of countless dead bones and human lives, this is not a glorious honor."
"I never said this was an honor, Inuyama-kun, this is a huge sin." Mr. Masamune said softly, "Of course war will bleed and people will die. That is why we have to fight, because this matter will always be
Someone does it. If I don't, the mess will be left to our descendants, and it will be a bigger trouble. Some blood will always have to be shed, but if it must be shed, let us old people who are dying do it.
Well, use our dry bones to pave the way for the young children, and then use our blood to wash the way for them. All sins will be on me, and I only hope that the future generations will be prosperous."
Everyone was shocked. No one thought that the determination of the head of the family was so strong. Before this, there were countless overt and covert fights between the Snake Qi family and the fierce ghosts, but no one thought that one day they would wipe out the fierce ghosts.
.Just like Mr. Masamune’s flashlight, the fierce ghosts are originally the “evil” side of the Snake Qihachi family, like two personalities in one body, but this is definitely not just a problem that can be solved by seeing a psychiatrist. The “evil” side
One side and justice are no longer superior or inferior. To completely erase it, the only way is to kill yourself!
"Can it be resolved? The entanglement between the Snake Qihachi family and the fierce ghosts..." the head of the Sakurai family muttered.
"Even if we don't start the war, one day the fierce ghosts will take the initiative to start it, because they are trying to open... the burial place of the gods!" Mr. Masamune said in shock.
"The Divine Burial Hall?" The head of the Feng Mo Family widened his eyes, "You mean...the Road to the Underworld?"
"I know the Divine Burial Hall, the Road to the Underworld...what is that?" asked the head of the Longma family, who was considered the younger one among the family heads.
"It was originally recorded in the family archives, but it was burned by someone." The head of the Feng Mo family said solemnly, "It is a road of redemption. According to legend, whoever walks on the road to hell will be given the power to roar the world by God.
, and the price is to be deprived of the right to be a human being."
"This is exactly what the fierce ghosts want, to give up being human and evolve into pure-blooded dragons." Mr. Masamune said.
"How is it possible to evolve into a real dragon?" The head of the Ryoma family lost his voice. "Even if you inject infinite ghost potion, you will become a deadpool at best. But there is a world of difference between a deadpool and a real dragon."
"But this is the belief of the fierce ghosts. They have abandoned the path of humans. If they hesitate on the path of dragons, they will be destroyed." Mr. Masamune said, "For humans, the path of dragons is
It is a dead end road, but they forcibly expanded this road to a deep place, where is the burial place of the gods, Huangquan Road."
"They believe that the end of the road to hell is in the Divine Burial Hall, where the bones of the 'god' are buried, which is the key to the ultimate evolution. The dragon servant may only have a purity difference of 0.01% from the real dragon blood, but this
0.01% is a chasm that cannot be overcome." Tachibana Masamune said, "They want the white god... to return to the world."