Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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"Kyosuke, if..."

"There are no ifs. I will then set up even more solid backup plans for you. As long as you remain steadfast in your will, nothing unexpected will happen."

Kyosuke Kousaka gently embraced Kagura, his tone more resolute than ever before.

Since meeting Kagura, this girl has almost always been by his side, so Kyosuke Kousaka has become increasingly attentive to her.

Although this is a bit unfair to other couples, it's really not something you can take too seriously.

In short, Kyosuke Kousaka just hopes everyone is doing well.

"I understand, Kyosuke." Kagura's last trace of hesitation vanished completely, and her cherry-red eyes sparkled with bright stars.

She is very happy, always has been happy, and hopes to continue to be happy like this.

So she won't be surprised.

The brief exchange ended.

With Kagura by his side, Kyosuke Kousaka sped up and quickly found Han Lingsha with Su Chang.

"You're just going to give me the bottle like this?"

Before they had exchanged more than a few words, Kousaka Kyosuke received a bottle containing the spirits of several members of the Han clan from Han Lingsha.

Han Lingsha said, "Yes, everyone has said goodbye, and there's nothing to regret."

In fact, Han Lingsha was also very reluctant to leave her father, mother and other clansmen.

However, she and everyone else knew very well that this trip to the underworld to provide support was the best opportunity.

Unlike in the Central Plains, where anyone could completely offend certain underworld officials, even if they tried desperately to atone for their sins, they probably wouldn't get any good results.

As a family of tomb raiders, the Han family truly understood the personalities of those in power.

Especially when an irreconcilable and unforgivable hatred is formed, it becomes even more impossible to resolve the matter amicably.

Since that's the case, it's better to work hard to atone for your sins here in Japan; at least that would be somewhat fair.

In the end, none of them had ever robbed anyone's grave in Japan—no, the Han family stopped doing anything reckless after they confirmed the existence of ghosts and spirits, and since then, there have been no more tomb-robbing families.

“Okay, then I’ll be going,” said Kyosuke Kousaka.

He didn't intend to linger too long; he planned to quickly send the Han family's spirits to the underworld and then help the other shore flower collect some of the out-of-control flowers more quickly.

"Kyosuke-sama, goodbye..."

Su Chang waved goodbye, but as she spoke, she looked longingly at Kousaka Kyosuke.

Kyosuke Kosaka chuckled, "You've got nothing better to do?"

"Yes, there's nothing to do here at the manor. The new recruits are all very obedient, doing whatever they're told. Not only that, someone just discovered that our main path is being eroded by 'Void,' which means no one can come this way..."

As Su Chang said this, she shamefully let out a quiet sigh of relief.

There was no way around it; since the trial ended, the manor had taken in more and more people.

Men with hands and feet can refuse, but it would be very unsettling to refuse women and children who have little ability to survive.

Moreover, Kyosuke Kosaka had instructed that they should try to take in as many people as possible, and with the seeds given by the Inari God, the manor wouldn't be so short of food for the time being... but if the population continues to grow, it will be terrible.

As a result, this unexpected event occurred.

Only then did the population of the manor stop increasing, the burden stop growing, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Of course, there were also some unexpected surprises. The moon's blessing on the crops, bestowed by the Moon Goddess, was becoming increasingly powerful, and the Moon Goddess herself had also become much stronger. Needless to say, the prosperity of the shrine was even greater.

The only hope right now is that the soil's fertility won't be depleted so quickly. I've heard that Shizuko has come up with some special methods to slow down the damage...

"Is that so?" Kousaka Kyosuke was slightly surprised, but didn't take it too seriously. There were too many pitiful people to save, and there was nothing he could do. "Then Su Chang, why don't you come with me to the underworld? Miss Ling Sha, would you like to come along?"

"I……"

Han Lingsha hesitated, wondering if this was appropriate. She wasn't particularly strong; wouldn't she become a burden?

"Mr. Kyosuke! Please help me! The dream world is about to collapse!"

The butterfly spirit suddenly appeared beside Kousaka Kyosuke, looking anxious.

Kyosuke Kosaka paused slightly, his thoughts racing, vaguely guessing—it's the end of the world, so no one can expect to have any good dreams, and a bunch of nightmares would surely throw the dream world out of balance.

This aligns well with the Japanese concept of Yin and Yang.

"Okay, don't worry, I'll take care of it right away." Kousaka Kyosuke skillfully stuffed a spirit rice ball into the butterfly spirit's mouth.

Seeing that the butterfly spirit lacked spiritual power, he understood perfectly well that the butterfly spirit must have been working very hard to maintain the dream world.

"Thank you, Mr. Kyosuke," the butterfly spirit said, picking up the rice ball and starting to eat. She was indeed exhausted and needed the rice ball to recover. "Thanks to the help of the others..."

As he was casting a spell to extend his thoughts into the dream world, Kousaka Kyosuke casually asked, "Who is it?"

As soon as he asked the question, he saw through his mind a large group of long-beaked beasts with purple, semi-transparent wings, somewhat similar to ordinary wolves and leopards, but much larger.

"Kyosuke-sama!"

A group of dream-eating beasts sensed Kousaka Kyosuke's presence and surrounded him, welcoming him warmly.

Kyosuke Kosaka was speechless. He took out spirit rice balls from his spatial storage and distributed them to the dream-eating beasts. He almost suspected that he was there to feed them.

Seeing that some smaller, unfamiliar monsters were also coming over, howling and begging for food, Kousaka Kyosuke gave them some too.

"Is this your relative?" Kousaka Kyosuke asked the Baku he was most familiar with.

Upon closer inspection, he suddenly realized that these unfamiliar monsters and dream-eating tapirs looked somewhat similar.

Upon further reflection, Kyosuke Kousaka realized that a yokai that could appear in the dream world at will was no ordinary being; it must at least possess some of the abilities of the dream world.

Finally, upon closer inspection, Kyosuke Kousaka noticed several large, monstrous, dream-eating monsters watching him warily.

"Nice to meet you, Lord Kyosuke..."

A soft, melodious sound drifted over.

Kyosuke Kosaka looked curiously at a girl who had suddenly appeared in front of the monsters.

431. Another Dream Eater Young Master Arrives / Helping the Underworld

Who is this?

Kyosuke Kousaka found it rather strange to see a girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old appear in front of the monsters.

He knew the girl was a demon at first glance.

However, the girl's attire made Kyosuke Kousaka feel quite out of place.

The girl had a jade hairpin in her cascading black hair and wore a long, sea-blue dress.

The top was adorned with flowing ribbons that fluttered in the wind, giving the outfit a glamorous yet elegant feel.

Kyosuke Kosaka, however, felt a sense of familiarity.

Isn't this just the Hanfu style of dress from the Central Plains?

"What's going on? Are there more people coming from the Central Plains?"

Kousaka Kyosuke, whose mind was immediately drawn to the Qionghua Sect and the Han family, couldn't help but overthink things.

Of course, it's easier to get information by asking directly.

"Nice to meet you. May I ask who you are?"

Kyosuke Kousaka didn't need to think much about the fact that others knew his name.

From the day the trial ceremony began.

His face, along with those of various shikigami, as well as Seimei, Minamoto no Hiromasa, Minamoto no Yorimitsu, and various demon kings, were all seen by many people through a projection on the Cloud Mirror.

That was when Orochi had not yet fully recovered its power.

The Yamata no Orochi used a live-streamed trial ceremony via projection to instill fear in the world and then regain its power.

After successfully breaking free from its own shackles, Orochi did not try to eliminate the projections, probably wanting the world to see how they died, so that they could at least know the truth.

Then, the trial was suspended.

The problem is that Orochi has achieved its goal of opening the interdimensional portal, but it has left a lot of problems for everyone to deal with.

Just like now, Kyosuke Kousaka is dealing with the collapse of the dream world caused by the panic of the world.

"Excuse me, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Liu Mengli. My clansmen and I have just arrived here. If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me."

The young girl, Liu Mengli, gracefully bowed to Kosaka Kyosuke.

Kyosuke Kosaka returned a standard bow:

"There's no need to be so polite. I'm just an Onmyoji. My main duty is to quell chaos. If there's anything that threatens the safety of Kyoto, feel free to tell me, and I'll help you resolve it."

Upon hearing this, Liu Mengli smiled and said, "We will keep in mind what Lord Kyosuke said."

With just a few words, Liu Mengli had a general understanding of what Kousaka Kyosuke meant.

In other words, no matter where they come from, as long as they do not cause chaos or threaten the security of Kyoto, they will not be targeted.

It seems that the environment in Japan is much better than in the Central Plains, where demons are exterminated at the first sign of trouble.