After taking a short break to recharge in reality, Kamiya went to Kyoto again.
According to the geographical correspondence between the current world and the eternal world, the monster city in the eternal world is located between several villages under the mountains of Dajiangshan in reality.
With the little old man's body and outer body cooperating inside and outside the two worlds, Kamiyagawa successfully determined the corresponding location of Yamao's mansion in reality. He dug three meters into the ground there and placed another [Blank Divine Barrier]
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In order to conquer the great rivers and mountains, Shengu invested a lot of resources.
Gao Tianyuan's pass token was consumed in two pieces, causing Changshi's craftsmen and their apprentices to have to retreat to Fusang Township.
With everything ready, Kamiyagawa returned home and entered the ordinary world again.
Yamao Mansion.
In the basement that has been evacuated, there are wooden plaques of sacred trees and several shikigami shrines. The yellow and green fluorescent lights are flying, outlining the white and blurry "Keidan figures".
"Abba."
The scout recalled the clone and gave a brief report on Chang Shili's activities after Kamiya left.
The king's spy who monitors the mansion is still lingering outside the mansion.
The wood spirits are relatively peaceful and stay in the courtyard all the time.
Everything is still under control.
"After setting up another sacred coffin in the basement, traveling back and forth to the great rivers and mountains will become much smoother. It won't take too long to return to reality. It's time to show my face in front of the kings again."
…
Bang bang bang!
There was a fierce knock on the door of Shan Nan's mansion.
Rather than knocking on the door, it was actually more like slamming the door impatiently.
The tall and heavy stone door panel was shaken by external force, and dust and stone chips were shaken off.
The wood spirits who were resting among some dead trees in the courtyard were alarmed and jumped down from the tree branches one after another.
"Open the door." "Open the door."
The wood spirits opened the stone door noisily.
After they saw clearly who was standing at the door, they all bowed their heads obediently, rubbed their hands as if they were standing still, and stepped aside.
Coming to the door of the mansion were the two heavenly kings of Dajiangshan, Golden Bear Boy and Star Bear Boy.
"Where is your new master?"
The golden bear boy stared at his tiger eyes, and the asymmetrical pair of large horns on his head swayed.
"Master." "In the house."
The wood spirits looked at each other.
Their new owner went back to the pavilion of the house yesterday and never came out again.
"Let him come out to see me!"
The fangs at the corners of Golden Bear Boy's mouth were clearly exposed, and he raised his feet to rush into the mansion.
Of course the wood spirits didn't dare to stop them and dispersed in a hurry.
"Are the two heavenly kings here to visit me? But Mr. Golden Bear looks very angry."
But as soon as the two heavenly kings entered the courtyard, the white ghost figure appeared with a little ghost costume dressed as a void monk.
The tall golden bear stopped, the chain on his body rattled, and he looked like he was going to accuse him: "Dog Demon, I heard that you stayed behind closed doors yesterday."
"Is that just what you heard?" Although Kamiya's face was unclear, his vague voice seemed to have a hint of a smile, "I have played in the ring seven times in a row, seven games. Although I am so angry in the ring.
I am calm and relaxed, but I am not afraid of the two adults laughing. It is just trying to hold on. So, if you need a good rest, thank you, Mr. Golden Bear, for taking care of me."
"snort."
Golden Bear snorted coldly.
Star Bear on the side took another sip of wine from the wine bowl and smacked his lips.
Also, "Inujiro" just didn't show up in the world for a while.
According to the surveillance of the King's spies, he has never left Dajiangshan City.
So it's not suspicious.
And Inujiro also had a reason to say that after seven rounds of battles, taking a break is not too much.
"Did you let go of Shan Nan's banshees yesterday?" Jin Xiong asked again coldly.
"No?"
"Of course not, we are ghosts! Ghosts who want to plunder and dominate existence! No ghost will let go of his slaves and trophies!"
"Let me declare that I am a dog demon. But since there are such customs in the great rivers and mountains, in order to better integrate into this place, I will abide by it next time, and I will definitely do it next time." Kamiya still looked calm. In fact, the Golden Bear Boy
It can't give him any pressure.
In addition, Xingxiong, who was leaning on the strange rocks in the courtyard and drinking as if nothing had happened, glanced at Kamiya during the conversation and nodded slightly.
The drunken eyes narrowed and flickered in confusion.
Yesterday, Kamiyagawa felt that Hoshikuma Doji's attitude towards things might be a bit special among the great rivers and mountains.
So maybe the act of releasing the banshee imprisoned by Shan Nan lowered the favorability of the Golden Bear, but maybe it improved the favorability of the Star Bear?
Kamiya didn't care much about Golden Bear's attitude.
Anyway, no matter what you do, this big ghost will probably be displeased with you.
If you want to gain a foothold in Dajiangshan, all you need to do is find a beautiful one-horned female ghost sister.
"Is there anything else? Two heavenly kings?"
Kamiyakawa still looked calm and composed.
"Yes." This made the Golden Bear Boy even more angry, "You are a ghost general in the country. Since you are a ghost general, you should do the work of a ghost general!"
coming.
On the second day after taking office at Dajiangshan, Golden Bear Boy came to assign work tasks.
As the leader of the permanent force, Kamiyagawa has always assigned work to others, and now the experience of working for others is really a long time coming.
It has to be said that as long as you work for others, there will always be resentment.
"I have only been in office for a short period of time, and I haven't even taken as much benefit from you... Oh, I seem to have collected a lot in Shan Nan's basement. But even so, I still feel uncomfortable working for other forces."
Kamiyakawa cursed while suppressing his emotions.
Work is also an indispensable part of going deep into the world.
Let’s take a look at what Golden Bear wants to do first.
Seeing that "Inujiro" was silent, Golden Bear thought that he had finally suppressed this arrogant dog demon, so he pursued the victory: "The atmosphere in the palace has begun to become restless again, dog demon, you go clean it up."
"Palace? You mean, the palace to the north?"
"Otherwise, where else would it be? This was originally Shan Nan's job. Since you took his place, it's naturally up to you to do it! Don't think about escaping!"
"Ah this..."
Kamitani opened his mouth and didn't know what to say.
But even though the "boss" who looked like a disgusting person, Golden Bear, suddenly became cute.
Great!
Why didn't you tell me earlier that there was such a job? I was worried that I couldn't find a reason to explore there!
"Scared?"
"Inujiro"'s speechless look seemed to be of great benefit to Golden Bear Doji.
Kamiya couldn't suppress the raised corners of his mouth, but because he was covered by the Oni's leather coat, his appearance couldn't be clearly seen, so as long as his voice sounded a bit embarrassed, there would be no problem:
"Since I am a member of Dajiangshan, I naturally have to do things for Dajiangshan. However, can you tell me what is there at the palace? I want to be prepared."
"The ghosts of the ghosts who died in the battle have awakened again, and someone needs to clean them out."
"Ghosts and resentful spirits?"
"You don't have to ask so many questions. Just do it. If you can't do it, don't be a ghost general."
After "embarrassing" the dog demon, the Golden Bear Boy was so proud that he walked out of the mansion with a swaggering attitude of a victor, dragging himself in iron chains and shackles.
Kamiya then looked at Hoshikuma Doji, who was still in the courtyard.
The latter shrugged drunkenly: "Don't look at me, there isn't much I can tell you."
"So, what do I do?"
"Just like Jin Xiong arranged. However, in the past, when Shan Nan went to clear out the palace perimeter, he always brought his troops with him. But Jin Xiong has reorganized Shan Nan's subordinates. Now that you have removed the wood spirits in the courtyard, in fact,
There is no one available. Hiccup - Anyway, you should have noticed that the Golden Bear is making things difficult for you, so try to be more careful when you go to the palace."
"Is there any danger?"
"With the strength you showed in the ring, it's not too dangerous. After all, you are stronger than Shan Nan... But if you go in alone, you might suffer a loss. The golden bear probably has the intention of killing your energy. Oh, yes.
Now, the cleaning work is only for the outer layer of the palace. After you clean up the ghosts and resentments there, you can come back. If you can't deal with it, you can choose not to show off and withdraw quickly. However, you will definitely be attacked by the Golden Bear after you come back.
Just ridicule."
"Outer layer? What about the inner layer?"
"In the inner layer, you can't get in even if you want to." Xingxiong took another sip of wine, and there seemed to be a look of sadness on her face that fleetingly disappeared.
"Is it because Lord Ghost King is in the inner layer?"
"Stop asking, go do your thing, and wish you good luck."
Xing Xiong waved her hand, and the wine cup hanging on her left wrist swayed at her waist, and then left through the door of the house.
Kamiyagawa was left alone in deep thought.
"To the Golden Bear and the Star Bear, I am still an untrustworthy alien. In order to suppress my arrogance, the Golden Bear wants to put me in the palace to clean up the work, and the Star Bear has no objection..."
Even though the Golden Bear Boy is a reckless man who is not very bright, the Star Bear Boy gives Kamiya the feeling that he is restrained and shrewd, and is by no means as simple as an alcoholic.
"So, they must be sure that even if I am an uncontrollable factor that may cause trouble, entering the palace to the north will not bring any substantial harm to the country."
Originally, Kamiya thought that there was Shuten-dōji or Ibaraki-dōji in abnormal condition in the palace to the north.
But now he had to overturn this assumption first.
Things in the palace must be stranger than originally thought.
"The resentful souls of the ghosts. I don't know whether these resentful souls died in the crusade of Minamoto Noraimitsu a thousand years ago, but the current Dajiangshan seems to have to clean up these objects on a regular basis. In other words, the resentful spirits have harmed the current Dajiangshan.
, at least on the surface the two sides have a hostile relationship."
"Xingxiong is very sure that I can't enter the inner layer of the palace. I don't know where her confidence comes from yet."
"Will the things in the inner layer be hostile to the current Dajiangshan? Perhaps the disappearance of the things in the inner layer will be a good thing for Dajiangshan? Only in this way will the two kings have no scruples
Are you going to let me, an untrustworthy ghost general, go in?"
"It may also be that if the inaccessible inner layer is opened by external forces, it will be a good thing for the country."
"I don't understand. I have to wait until I go over there to see everything before I can understand it clearly."
All in all, the weirdness in the palace in the north of Dajiangshan is one of the things that Kamiya must understand to infiltrate this force.
Now that I have the opportunity before me, I won't let it go.
…
Kamiya followed the main street all the way to the palace gate in the north.
He narrowed his eyes and looked up.
The sky above the palace can be seen to be gloomy, and a ferocious hurricane vortex is clearly visible in the sky, like a huge, rotating black funnel cloud, crazily devouring everything around it. From time to time, there will be prominent roars in the dark wind.
The face of a roaring evil spirit.
Put away the vision of perception, and all this will disappear without a trace.
Only the towering high walls stand in front of you.
"I am the new ghost general Inujiro. Lord Golden Bear ordered me to eliminate the resentful spirits in the palace."
The group of ferocious ghosts guarding the palace should have received the notice a long time ago. After seeing Shengu, they did not do anything to stop them and opened the palace door neatly.
Behind the palace gate is a gray mist.
The creeping mist obscured everything, making it impossible to see anything in the palace clearly.
"Let me see what's in here."
Kamiyagawa took out a word and walked straight into the fog behind the door.
After stepping in, the door behind him suddenly closed.
Kamiya didn't care and walked towards the depths of the palace.
Above, below, left and right, there is a thick fog that blocks the sight. After getting deep into it, it seems to have no boundaries, like a giant upside-down bowl, covering everything around it.
A deep, impenetrable black shrouded the sky above the mist.
The creeping thick fog seemed to be able to swallow even sound. Walking in it, Kamiya couldn't even hear his own footsteps.
Inside the so-called palace, there is no outline of any building visible at all. It is like an intangible but real cage.
"How long have I been gone?"
The thick fog in the palace blurred not only space, but even time.
Judging from Kamiya's perception, the distance he traveled was definitely far larger than the diameter of the palace seen in Dajiangshan City.
Logically speaking, it's time to come to an end.
But the surrounding environment remains unchanged.
Just thick fog, thick fog.
The only difference from when I first came in was that the fog around me seemed to be thicker and thicker, like pus clinging to my body.
"What exactly is the so-called outer layer?"
Kamiya stood still, summoned Yang Lei with his left hand, and touched a word.
The bright thunder ripped open a corner of the thick fog, and the oppressive feeling of the environment was slightly relieved.
"Little old man."
Kamiyagawa tried to summon the scout's clone.
"Aba whined."
The little old man's clone, the size of a palm, barely appeared on the owner's shoulder.
Kamiya had inquired before, and it was difficult for an old man to penetrate deep into the palace, probably because of the mist.
Even now, the time the scout's outer body can exist is limited.
"Can you still feel the situation in the monster city outside?"
"Whew."
The scout shook his head honestly.
The thick fog obscures the senses too much. Even if you are as keen as a little old man and go deep into it, you will not be able to feel the movements outside here.
The same goes for the opposite, it should be impossible to find out what's going on inside from the outside.
"Did Golden Bear and Star Bear follow?"
"Whew."
Before entering the palace, Kamiya left another clone on guard outside.
Neither the Golden Bear nor the Star Bear appear here.
"You are really relieved about me. But thinking about the cleaning work in the palace, it should be quite important. But before, this work was done by Shan Nan, and neither Jin Xiong nor Xing Xiong participated. Now it is directly handed over to me... Isn't it right?
,Can’t the ghost clan itself come in?”
"In short, no matter what, if there is a special situation in the palace, I should be able to release the shikigami."