It was already dusk when we returned to Yin Yang Lao, but Qingming hadn't come back yet. When he asked the governor, Xiaotong, he reported that Qingming had urgent matters and left Kyoto. He also transferred many magicians from Yin Yang Lao and left a letter asking Bai Lin to stay in Kyoto with peace of mind. Minamoto Yori He will definitely come back when the troops are launched.
Fortunately, the girl Youyou woke up, and Bai Lin found out that her name was Eri, so he arranged for her to stay in the shrine. With him protecting her, at least her safety was guaranteed. I usually help Bai Lin wash clothes, tidy up the room, and have two meals a day.
After Qingming left, Bai Lin lost all restraints. According to the rules, Yin Yang Dayun had the right to check the official documents and books of Yin Yang Residence. He excitedly came to the library, only to find that there were very few books here.
There is an entire room of wooden boxes in the well-kept library. Each large wooden box contains a thin manuscript, and most of it is written in Chinese characters.
It was not easy to check, but it was not difficult for a great magician. Bai Lin easily took out all the books and piled them in front of him to examine them carefully.
Most of these books are secondary works on astronomy and divination written by scholars of the Book of Changes. They are little known in the East, but are regarded as classics in Neon.
Of course, there is also a rather ancient handwritten copy of "Baopuzi", which is regarded as a treasure of the town. Bai Lin felt relieved when he thought about the ancient Neon people's obsession with the nine-character mantra "All those who face a battle are arrayed in front." I heard that several schools of swordsmanship can be learned from this Taoist saying, which is also speechless.
After reading all night, I finally found the words "Falling Moon" in a very scrawled note.
“The essence of the moon is called Emperor’s Liquid Liquid.
At the end of the Holy Meteor Dharma, the saint and his immortal disciples ascended to the heaven and star realm, destroying buildings and cutting off the heaven and earth..."
Bai Lin read as he read, his notes were scrawled, and the narrative logic was normal. They were basically Eastern myths and legends.
"Invincibility starts with sacrificing the ancestor"
To put it simply, in ancient times, saints lived on the ground like mortals, and their disciples were called immortal disciples. After a war that spread across the world, the saint took all his immortal disciples to heaven and destroyed the "buildings" that connected heaven and earth, completely severing the connection between "heaven and earth". The immortals could never return to the human world.
Bai Lin was very familiar with this story. It was obviously referring to "The Romance of the Gods". It was also consistent with the story of "the gods departed" described by the soul master, but the tone of records in different civilizations was different.
However, the second half of the note describes the story after the Battle of the Gods. Although after the separation of heaven and earth, the spiritual energy on the earth was thin and so many immortals could no longer be born, some gods still gave mortal creatures a chance of extraordinary power.
The Sun God left behind a small group of human beings "immortal bones", which Bai Lin understood to be wizard bloodlines. This group of humans would slowly awaken to the use of magical elements, but they would not be as powerful as immortals.
The God of the Moon left a secret treasure to non-human beings, namely the "Essence of the Moon Emperor Ooze". This is an extremely mysterious thing. Some lucky creatures will discover this secret treasure in the moonlight and swallow it, thereby gaining wisdom and turning into monsters. The place where the emperor's liquid appears is called the "Place of the Falling Moon".
Seeing this, Bai Lin suddenly realized that this was the origin of wizards and monsters. But this triggered other questions in him, such as what was the purpose of the God of the Sun and Moon in doing this? Didn't this undermine the meaning of the Battle of the Gods in disguise?
And the "source of chaos" he has been pursuing, is it the wizard bloodline that allows humans to awaken magical power, or the "Emperor Ooze" that turns non-human creatures into monsters? What about the "demon energy" that forms a large number of monsters? What is it?
Bai Lin shook his head and decided not to get into trouble. At least he knew that Kyoto was the next place where the moon would fall, so it would attract many monsters. As long as he found Emperor Liujian, many secrets might be revealed. Answered. As for according to records, humans cannot see Emperor Liujian, but who is he? He has a great weapon called the Summoning Illustrated Book.
Thinking of this, he slowly put all the ancient books back into the wooden box. Shi Shiran walked out of the library and stretched out in the sunshine in front of the door.
Just as he was about to go back to his room to catch up on his sleep, a boy from the Yin and Yang dormitory found him.
"Report to the judge!" The boy bowed his head and said respectfully. The judge is a general term for the officials in Yin and Yang who handle specific local affairs. It means the respect of the lower class civilians for such officials. However, Bai Lin also heard what Takeda's patriarch said. The judge actually meant to be sarcastic, but from a different angle.
"If you have anything to say, just tell me." Bai Lin said.
"The Ono family sent someone to report that there was a demon at home last night and people were injured!" the boy said quickly.
"Onoya?" Bai Lin felt that it sounded familiar, and he suddenly thought of Ono Heiji who he met in the fragments of history a few days ago, a boy with no talent but an illusion that provoked infighting within the family.
However, since he had come to report the news, he should make a trip for both business and personal reasons. After asking for directions, he rode out of the shrine without any entourage.
Ono's family was not far away. Bai Lin rode quickly. The civilians moved out of the way very skillfully along the way. In less than half an hour, they arrived in front of a large house. Bai Lin didn't even need to tell the difference. It looked like mourning flags and drums. It looks exactly like the Takeda family, so it must be right.
On the other hand, another team of knights and Bai Lin almost bumped into each other. After a closer look, it turned out to be Mikiemon, an old acquaintance. He seemed to be the one who came to investigate the Ono family on behalf of the city guard.
"Shiro-sama!" Mikiemon bowed his head and saluted. Apparently he already knew about Shiro Lin's official position and may have heard about Shiro Lin's strength from Watanabe Tsuna, so he was very polite.
Bai Lin exchanged greetings with him and were led into the house by Ono's servants.
There were many people standing in the house. A large coffin was parked in the middle of the yard, and several goddesses were doing it. Bai Lin saw that it was just a meaningless superstitious activity.
Ono Heiji was kneeling beside the coffin with a mournful face. When he saw Bai Lin walking in, a hint of joy appeared in his eyebrows.
"Hey, it's his eldest brother who won't die, right?" Bai Lin thought to himself.
When he stepped forward and asked, sure enough, if it had been anyone else, Bai Lin would have suspected that his younger brother had sent someone to do it. However, looking at Ono Heiji's evil-hearted but not courageous look, Bai Lin could only say that he had won.
The head of the Onoya family was a short, fat old man with a neon mustache. He was filled with grief and anger. If his forehead hadn't been shaved bald, his head might have turned gray overnight.
Just like the Takeda family's procedure, they cleared away the others and opened the coffin for autopsy. Although it was not cut into pieces like Takeda Konyu, it was cut in half with one sword. The cut was extremely smooth. He was undoubtedly a master of swordsmanship or a demon sword.
Bai Lin glanced at Mikiemon who was thoughtful next to him, pulled him aside and asked: "Have many famous families been attacked by demons recently?"
Mikiemon was shocked and frowned: "Master Shiro is well-informed. In the past month, more than a dozen family and direct members have been assassinated inexplicably!"
