A large raccoon with black fur flew quickly through the mountains and forests.
Among the Tanuki tribe in Matsuyama, this big black raccoon has a name, and everyone calls it "Duangoro Tanuki".
Dangoro Tanuki was one of the original 808 Hutanuki leaders under Shenyin Xingbu Tanuki.
Now, his responsibilities in the eternal life are to patrol the mountains and forests and monitor the movements of nuns entering the Taoism.
And just today, a great event happened——
Ni Rudao was defeated by a group of foreign ghosts.
Dangoro Tanuki tried to lead his men to intercept the group of evil spirits, but the opponent was so powerful that there was no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation.
There was no other way, so Dangoro had no choice but to retreat deep into Matsuyama and report the situation to his boss, Xingbu Tanuki.
Jumping over the hidden trees with familiarity, the view ahead becomes wider.
Soon a majestic but rough wooden palace appeared in front of us.
The wooden pillars supporting this palace are extremely thick, with clear surface textures. They stand in an orderly manner to form a red building skeleton, and they stand as tall as mountains, showing a different kind of majesty and solemnity.
This is the Tanuki Palace.
The residence of the Shinyin Xingbu Tanuki.
Dangoro Tanuki hurriedly entered the main hall of Tanuki Palace, where a strong smell of alcohol could be smelled.
"Huh-huh-"
Snoring as heavy as thunder echoed in the hall.
The source of the sound was a huge beast, a raccoon dog the size of a small mountain, which was sleeping soundly while holding a wine jar. Its body was unusually bloated, and every muscle under its smooth fur appeared plump and round.
This is the general of the Matsuyama Tanuki Group, Shenyin Xingbu Tanuki.
"General!"
Dangoro Tanuki stepped forward anxiously.
It was quite big, but in front of the eight hundred and eight raccoons, it looked like a mini raccoon cat.
"General! General!"
There were several more urgent calls.
The drunken and sleeping Eight Hundred and Eight Rhinoceros rumbled over in the main hall, and slammed the wine jar in his hand towards Dangoro Lizzie!
Bang!
Dangoro ducked with his tail between his legs.
When it stood up again, the general's eyes, like red lanterns, had swayed in front of Dangoro's nose: "If you fart, hurry up!"
"General..."
The strong smell of alcohol coming towards him made Dangoro take two steps back unconsciously.
In fact, Xingbu Tanuki was not originally so decadent and irritable.
In Dangoro's heart, the former general was an extremely good leader.
only……
The story begins a long time ago. Ever since the eight hundred and eight raccoon dogs were defeated by the human samurai invited by Matsuyama City and the entire force was sealed into the cave, the general became helpless.
Even later, the raccoon demons fell into the eternal world and the seal was broken.
But there are only a few Huali who have entered the ordinary world.
The raccoon army is no longer glorious. In fact, it is no longer worthy of the title of "Eight Hundred Raccoons". There are only thirty-six leaders left in the force.
As for the general, Xingbu Raccoon, his vigor has never recovered.
He indulged in wine and sex all day long until he became like this.
To use the original words of Xingbu Tanuki, it is——
"I've been a patron saint for a hundred years, can't I enjoy it?"
"General." Dangoro began to report the situation, "Nirudo is dead."
Xingbu Li slowly turned over and sat up slowly from the main hall: "Dead? How did you die?"
"A group of very powerful ghosts came from outside and drove Ni into the Tao."
"Ghost clan? Where did they come from, Dajiangshan?"
The name of Dajiangshan is still very resounding. When mentioning the ghost clan, they are the first ones that Xingbuli thinks of.
"It's not clear right now."
The Xingbu raccoon shook its huge head: "Then why did you come to me if you don't want to find out more about it?"
"General...Ni Rudao is dead, we should, should have a countermeasure..."
Dangoro had told his subordinates before.
It's not clear whether Nini's death is a good thing or a bad thing for the raccoon forces.
That entry into the Tao itself is the aggregation of the souls of raccoon and fox, and does not belong to either side of the two forces.
Moreover, because both the raccoon and the fox would occasionally worship the nirvana, the Aragami had never actively attacked either of them.
Probably a delicate balance has been maintained——
When the nirvana feels that it is time to worship the raccoon, he will go to the raccoon's sphere of influence to find some trouble; if he feels that the fox is the time to worship it, he will go to the fox's area to find some trouble.
And because Nirudo wanders around Songshan all day long, it is difficult for raccoons in Songshan to get out around him, and it is also difficult for foxes from outside to get in.
There was peace between the three parties for a long time.
Now Ni has entered the Tao and died.
That means that the raccoons in Matsuyama can go out freely and seek opportunities to develop their power throughout Iyo.
But this also means that the raccoon forces have to face the fox forces outside.
Strategically speaking, the raccoon demons are eager to expand externally, but those fox demons are probably also eyeing Songshan.
Also, those ghosts from outside are also a big problem.
Dangoro felt that the whole of Iyo might be about to change.
For the sake of raccoon power, we must come up with some useful countermeasures now.
After hearing what his subordinate Dangoro said, Xingbu Tan just picked up another wine jar and drank two gulps.
Before it could say anything, there was a sudden noise from outside the raccoon palace.
Immediately afterwards, a civet cat rolled in and crawled in, trembling and reporting: "General, general! Foxes, the foxes are coming!"
…
The eight hundred and eight raccoon dogs just want to be clean, but troublesome things keep happening one after another.
soon.
From outside the main hall, a group of lean fox demons walked in majestically.
It seems that the Fox Clan is also aware of the demise of Niru Dao.
Otherwise they wouldn't have come so quickly.
It was so fast that even the raccoon demon didn't react.
The leader of the fox clan is a male fox who looks young.
Compared to other raccoon demons and fox demons, this young male fox actually looks more like a human.
The animal ears on his head and the animal tail behind him are clearly exposed, and they are both fluffy white. Wearing a scholarly plain robe, with a jade pendant hanging around his waist, and holding a folding fan in his hand, he looks quite aristocratic.
Xingbu Tan recognizes him——
Fox 16ro.
He was originally the youngest son of Xuan Hujun, the nemesis of the Criminal Department.
However, Lord Xuanhu died in the incident at Matsuyama Castle a long time ago. Fox Juliushiro inherited his father's mantle and should now be the actual leader of the fox clan wandering around Iyo.
The foxes in Mr. Xuanhu's influence all believe in the God of Yuejin, which is also the God of Inari.
The strength of the internal fox clan is also divided based on the belief system of the God Yuqijin.
When Mr. Xuanhu was still alive, he was the "Sky Fox".
According to the self-bragging of the foxes, anyone who can become a Sky Fox must have powerful supernatural powers that are over a thousand years old, have become deified, and claim to be the envoys of Inari God.
However, it's actually not that mysterious.
When the eight hundred and eight raccoon dogs were at their peak, they were even more powerful than the Xuanhu Lord.
To this day, Xuan Hujun's son Fox Shiliu Lang is probably already a "Celestial Fox".
"Uncle Li from the Criminal Department, I'd like to send you my long-awaited greetings. My nephew is very polite here."
Fox Sixteen Lang stood in the main hall, folded his folding fan, and bowed his hands in salute to Eight Hundred and Eight Basilisks.
The atmosphere in the Li Yu Palace at this time was extremely tense.
The fox demons brought by Jukuro and the raccoon demons under the Xingbu Tanuki were confronting each other with hoarse grins, and the smell of gunpowder was extremely strong.
"snort."
Xing Buli snorted and slammed the wine jar in his hand to the ground.
It is because of this that the eight hundred and eighty raccoon dogs hate these fox monsters.
Foxes are so good at putting on airs.
"Fushijuro, what are you going to do? You're a bit brave when you swagger into my raccoon palace. If you want to declare a challenge, then I'll take it!"
"Uncle is joking. Ever since we entered the ordinary world, haven't we always been living in peace?"
"You know what it is like."
"Isn't uncle's hospitality too rude? Apparently you and my father fought side by side against Matsuyama Castle."
"I'm already very polite, little fox bastard. Otherwise, do you think you can really walk into the Tanuki Palace with all your beard and tail?"
"Haha. Uncle, as far as I know, you have been very weak since you lost to the samurai named Inao. Is it because Demon King Koichi is still affecting you? My nephew has not neglected his practice for a long time.
"
"It's easy to strangle you to death. Do you want to try it?" Xingbu Li hissed, showing his fangs, "Don't talk to me about Songshan City anymore. Who knows whether that incident was Xuan
Was it secretly provoked by that old fox?"
The Fox Clan and the Tanuki Clan did once join forces to fight against Songshan City.
But that was forced by the situation and must not be done.
And as Xingbu Tanuki said, who knows if the incident with Songshan City was secretly provoked by the mysterious fox that it suppressed?
Therefore, even though they briefly joined forces, the relationship between the two parties did not ease too much.
Transferred to the regular world, due to the existence of Ninidao, the fox and the raccoon just tacitly did not have much contact. One side guarded Matsuyama, and the other occupied the periphery of Iyo.
But for those fox demons and raccoon demons at the bottom, the long-term feud between the two races still exists.
"Uncle, you have accused our Fox clan of a very unjust crime. If my father knows about it, I'm afraid he will be very disappointed." Fox Shiliu shook his folding fan, "I came here with sincerity and goodwill."
"Stop talking nonsense, hit me if you want to, and let it go if you fart. You are not welcome in the Li Palace."
Fox Juliushiro was not swayed by Xingbu Tan's words, and still maintained the rhythm of his speech: "Uncle, I came here to propose marriage to you."
Saying this, Jukuro clapped his hands.
The fox demons who followed him carried dozens of jars of fine wine and placed them in the main hall.
The Xingbu Li laughed angrily at the Fox Clan's behavior: "Are you going to trade these wines for my daughter Ah Fu?"
"No, it's a fox swap, and the raccoon clan has officially become friends. Uncle, you must already know about the death of Ninidao. A powerful ghost clan from outside appears in Iyo... If we fight with each other at this time, we will both lose, no matter what
Both the fox tribe and the raccoon tribe are in danger of being completely destroyed. Therefore, I hope that we will get married well."
The Xingbu's eyes were wide, circling back and forth between the dozens of jars of wine and Fox Juliushiro.
The threat posed by alien ghosts...
The Xingbu Tanuki knew very well that if the Fox Clan and the Tanuki Clan started a war at this time, neither side would get any favors.
Not to mention a full-scale fight, even if a fight started in the main hall now, there is a high probability that both sides would lose.
Although I really don't want to admit it, this kid Fox Juliushiro does not look weak, otherwise he wouldn't have just swaggered into Matsuyama without being blocked by Niu Dao.
…
At the edge of the mountain forest in Matsuyama.
Fox Juliushiro brought his subordinates and completely left the Tanuki clan's territory.
The wind blows from deep in the valley of Songshan Mountain, as softly as filaments, making the surrounding leaves rustle, bringing up patches of green waves, decorating the mountain forest with vitality.
Songshan is indeed a good place.
In comparison, the Iyo territory occupied by the Fox clan seemed too desolate.
All the drinks that Fox Juliushiro brought to the Tanuki Palace during this trip were accepted by the Xingbu Tanuki.
However, the proposal of marriage was not responded to by the Eight Hundred and Eight Oriole, but the old Li Yao did not reject it directly.
It seems that Xingbu Tanuki is not old enough to be completely confused.
When they entered the territory of the Fox Clan, a red fox in the team that had not yet transformed into a human form approached Juliushiro and asked: "Sir, do you really want to marry the enchantress of the Raccoon Clan?"
Jukuro shook the folding fan in his hand: "When the nirido was still there, we could still make peace with the raccoon demon. But now that the nirido is dead, there must be someone ready to make a move, whether within the fox clan or the raccoon clan.
Get up...but the price of an all-out war with the raccoon demon is too high, and the ghost tribe with unknown origin is indeed a great threat."
Compared with the overall survival of the Fox clan, Juliusan doesn't seem to care much about his marriage.
Moreover, in addition to the cost of war and external threats, Jukuro also has a very important reason for avoiding war——
It's "that place".
Before finding out the situation in that place, you must not be harassed by the raccoon clan or outsiders.
…
On Iyo's side, let's not talk about the interaction between the two demon clans.
As a third-party force that inadvertently stirred up the storm over there, Gao Tianyuan was also deploying his actions in an orderly manner.
Kamiyagawa planned to visit Tsuneisei Iyo in person.
Although in terms of feeling, the monsters active in Iyo are not very strong.
But for the sake of safety, Kamiya still played it safe and used the method of cooperating with Kamiya and the paper scapegoat to get there.
The preliminary preparation work is nothing more than creating a blank divine coffin, and then deploying it to the corresponding location in the world...
It took a while to come up with a fixed process.
But it's worth it.
The purpose of this trip to Iyo is to investigate the old events related to his younger brother Inao Heitaro.
It is currently known that the energy of the Demon King's Mallet was greatly consumed when fighting against the Eight Hundred and Eight Hundred Raccoons.
This trip may bring some new changes to the Demon King Mallet and even the Live Fish Hotel.
Secondly, it is to try to see if we can attract a wave of monster labor force into Gao Tianyuan's power to make up for the employment gap of labor positions.
Also, there is a treasure "Big Bright Moon" that I didn't plan to mix with before, so I also stopped by to check on the situation.