Hokkaido is the only prefecture among the 47 prefectures in the island country. It belongs to the Hokkaido region in the territorial concept of the island country and is also the northernmost first-level administrative region.
Hokkaido is bounded by the Tsugaru Strait to the south and Sakhalin Island to the north by the Soya Strait. It is the largest island in the island country besides Honshu, and its area is slightly smaller than the Island of Ireland.
In the parallel world, Hokkaido was once the last territory of the island nation's demons in the main plane during the third human-monster war.
The third human-monster war ended with the victory of mankind, and all the demons of the island nation were driven into the demon rift in Hokkaido.
At this moment, Haoren was taking Xue Ji and others on a dusty journey to Sapporo, Hokkaido.
Although he traveled thousands of miles from near Tokyo to Hokkaido, it didn't take Hiren long.
With his Ming strength and the space power under his control, although it is still difficult to cross thousands of miles, it is not very easy to shorten the journey time.
Therefore, Haoren and the others, who set out at noon, spent several hours arriving in Sapporo.
On this trip, Haoren brought along all the monsters who were good at concealment. Xue Ji had lived in seclusion in human cities for many years. Even if she was a spirit general, it would be difficult for her to recognize her identity as a monster.
As a demon king, Akeno had been wandering in human cities for a period of time after being driven out by her tribe. Naturally, she also had some legs to hide her identity as a demon.
So Haoren and several demons entered the city center of Sapporo without much effort.
"Xiaohua, is the entrance to the space rift where the Hanatori Maki clan is located really in the urban area of Sapporo?"
Following Xiaohua all the way into the city center of Sapporo, Haoren felt a little confused.
Because according to his original guess, locations like the entrance to the demon rift are usually located in remote mountainous areas or sparsely populated areas.
Moreover, in order to prevent demons from slipping out of the rift and harming ordinary people, there will definitely be guards of exorcists around the entrance of the rift to block it with layers of barriers.
Just like the entrance to the demon rift that appeared near Tokyo, there were police officers from the Taishi Bureau setting up a cordon around it and guarding it.
But what Haoren didn't expect was that Xiaohua actually took him to Sapporo?
I would like to know if the city of Sapporo can be the administrative center of Hokkaido and make it a big city. With Sapporo as the center, Hokkaido forms the famous Sapporo metropolitan area outside the island country's three major metropolitan areas.
The Hokkaido branches of the three major extermination agencies are also stationed outside Sapporo City.
Of course, most people rarely pay attention to that point, and Hokkaido is no exception.
Because more than ten years ago, a "Six Demon King Attack" occurred in Hokkaido that shocked the entire island nation.
When the attack by the Six Demon Kings occurred, Haoren was just born, and because the incident was so big, he didn't even hear about it.
Later, after learning the details of the incident from Kawashima Fumi, Hirohito discovered that the protagonist of the incident was actually an acquaintance of his - Takegai Hori.
It is rumored that the Onmyo Ryū branch established in Sapporo City, Hokkaido at that time was suddenly attacked by six demon kings for unknown reasons.
Because there are not many high-legged people in the camp, the wrong party will not be able to attack suddenly.
Unprepared, the Onmyoji in the branch suffered heavy casualties and were in critical condition.
Maybe at that critical moment, one person stood up and saved the Yin Yang Lao branch.
That person was Takegai Hori, a second-level onmyoji who was serving in Hokkaido at that time.
And this battle was also the battle that made Takegai Hori famous.
She used a powerful magic trap to trap six powerful demon kings at the same time until reinforcements from the main liaison arrived to support them.
After the barrier was opened, the onmyoji who came to support were surprised to find that two of the six demon kings were trapped alive, and the other four also suffered varying degrees of injuries.
With just one barrier, when facing the Demon King, it actually resulted in a horrific record of two deaths and four injuries.
In an instant, the name "Boundary Goddess" became famous throughout the island country.
Perhaps it was because he had heard about that incident that Haoren had a very deep impression of Sapporo.
That place was clearly the location of the Yin Yang Lao branch that was attacked.
In a sense, Sapporo City is equivalent to Tokyo, and the headquarters of the three major ghost removal agencies are all stationed in Tokyo.
In other words, it is clearly not under the nose of the three major spirit-killing agencies.
How come the entrance to the Demonic Rift is at that place? Is it the wrong place?
Is it because of that kind of doubt that Haoren asked this question?
"That's right, Lord Kyuubi, is the entrance to the rift where Lord Hanazumamaki's family is located really there? Don't humans have a saying that 'the more dangerous the place, the safer'?"
However, Xiaohua shook her head and explained a little.
Such a sentence immediately stunned Haoren.
Good guy, it turns out that the demon clan also knows how to use psychological tactics!
Haoren didn't say much before. Following Xiaohua's instructions, he took Xiaohua disguised as a leg figure and Akeno Yukihime disguised as a human to the outside of a park in the center of Sapporo.
"The park? It's actually there?"
"Yes, Bu Nuo is a little further ahead. There is a public toilet there..."
"Damn it, the entrance is in a public toilet, right?"
Xiaohua's answer made Haoren's expression suddenly change, and he was a little confused about whether to laugh or cry.
The entrance is actually a public toilet, which is really unexpected...
Bu Nao, what's that? His toilet is connected to another world?
"No, there is an artificial lake next to the public toilet. The entrance is at the bottom of the artificial lake. You need a token from Mr. Tongchentong Niaojuan to open the entrance..."
Fortunately, Xiaohua added another sentence, otherwise Haoren would have almost doubted whether the taste of those members of the Nine-Tails family was questionable.
Shaking his head, Haoren gave his final warning.
"Alright, they will go to the fairyland in the painting where the Flower and Bird Scroll is located. Akeno, Yuki, there will be some trouble waiting for them later, so be mentally prepared..."
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The fairyland area in the painting where the flower and bird scrolls are located is not a large area, with a radius of dozens of miles, and the scenery is beautiful, just like the Jiangnan water towns in landscape paintings.
That area is a plain area with rivers intertwined like a river network in the south of the Yangtze River.
In the center of the plain area, there is a large ancient city. Outside the city, there are various pavilions and pavilions, and there is a beautiful garden.
A piece of beautiful buildings, carved beams and painted buildings, nine winding corridors and winding paths leading to secluded areas, just like a fairyland in a picture scroll. Is this how the name "Wonderland in a Painting" got its name?
Unlike the other two great demon kings, there are only six demon kings belonging to the east in Tamamo-mae!
Therefore, every demon king east of her, along with their dependents, has a demon rift as their clan's stronghold.
Among them, the stronghold where the Flower and Bird Scroll is located is called the Demonic Crack in the Fairyland in the painting.
It is almost impossible for humans to attack a demon rift similar to the demon king's stronghold level from the outside.
Let’s not talk about the various defensive legs of the demon, but it is very difficult to find the entrance to the demon rift.
After finding the entrance, it is very necessary to find a way to forcefully open the entrance. This is almost impossible for humans who are not good at space power.
Because of this, the demons were able to survive until the dawn of time and were not completely wiped out by humans.
However, as of tomorrow, the fairyland in the painting, which is difficult for outsiders to enter, has welcomed a group of guests after a long absence.