Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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Not far away, Kyosuke Kosaka and Su Yi worked together to manipulate spiritual power to create a purification barrier.

The barrier quickly dissipates and eliminates the dense miasma released after the death of the surrounding serpentine monsters.

The Demon Blade Princess was protecting the two of them.

Noticing a demon approaching, he used 50% of his power to cut it in two from a distance.

He was mostly observing the situation around Kousaka Kyosuke and Suyi.

Yaodao-hime was particularly worried that the two people who entrusted their safety to her protection would be attacked or interfered with.

"Okay~"

After about fifteen minutes, Su Chang put the sword down beside her and said in a light tone.

She was spotless and clean.

She's more like a pampered young lady on a picnic.

It's just not in terms of appearance.

It's like meeting for the first time.

Today, Su Chang is wearing an ochre-yellow outer garment paired with a white fitted outfit.

A ochre-yellow silk headband was neatly tied around her long, brown hair at the back, giving her a dashing and heroic look.

Importantly, the tight black stockings behind the knee pads made another appearance.

The outfit, resembling modern elastic tights, felt very familiar to Kyosuke Kousaka.

"Lord Kyosuke, the clan's black silk is almost ready to be produced."

Su Chang, who vaguely sensed a familiar gaze, thought for a moment and then spoke to Kousaka Kyosuke.

Kyosuke Kousaka, who was still purifying the miasma, almost choked!

What does it mean?

Is he this kind of person?

"……Um."

Considering that avoiding the topic would seem pretentious, Kousaka Kyosuke gave a soft reply.

Sushang glanced sideways at Kousaka Kyosuke.

"Kyosuke-sama is being all serious again."

Kousaka Kyosuke had no idea that he had no image whatsoever in Su Chang's eyes.

In Su Chang's opinion, Kyoko Kosaka had taken pleasure to the extreme.

She was deeply impressed.

The various unexpected positions opened her eyes to a whole new world, even though she had only been married for a short time.

Su Yi and Yao Dao Ji, who overheard Kousaka Kyosuke and Su Chang's conversation, had mixed feelings.

"...Does Lord Kyosuke like ink?" (Su Yi)

Mo Si refers to the black, semi-transparent shorts that Su Chang is currently wearing.

He often wore plain clothes when practicing martial arts, and he still wears them now.

It was simply concealed by long black silk trousers.

Yaodao-hime was somewhat flustered.

She always felt that something was about to impact her life.

But then she thought of something Su Chang had casually said before.

She quickly regained her composure.

"I can't leave Lord Kyosuke."

Another quarter of an hour passed.

Kyosuke Kosaka, together with Suyi, purified the surrounding miasma.

"These scales look like snake scales."

Protected by her true energy, Su Chang took the snake scales in her hand and showed them off.

Su Yi said softly, "I have heard rumors that the deity worshipped by the Genji is a serpent god."

Su Chang couldn't help but recall what Fujiwara Chika had told her not long ago.

A flash of inspiration suddenly occurred to me.

"Lord Kyosuke, could the miasma that's been plaguing Kyoto lately be caused by this serpent god?"

"Perhaps, but actually it's also related to the instability of the Four Gods' Barrier..."

Seeing that Su Chang had spoken her speculation so casually, Kousaka Kyosuke explained the details to her.

Kyoto can be described as a place where the spirit of heaven and earth converge.

The original Four Gods Barrier was so strong that even a fly carrying a trace of demonic energy couldn't get in.

The Four Gods Barrier is now like an old building that has lost its most basic lifespan.

Even with further mending and patching, it will only prolong the life for a while longer.

It was only because of the protection of the snake god that people had the illusion of being safe.

This made many nobles believe that Kyoto, the Heian-kyo, would always be peaceful.

Even those who know a little or a lot about the inside story can only give up.

Like Minamoto no Yorimitsu.

This person first killed the evil spirits outside of Kyoto, and then planned to restart the Four Gods Barrier.

At the same time, they had long been aware that they couldn't stop some monsters from taking the opportunity to come to Kyoto.

Oh, and also, before restarting the Four Gods Barrier, the original Four Gods Barrier needs to be destroyed. At that time...

"Half a month?"

As he explained, Kyosuke Kousaka felt a strange unease.

He discovered that the Taoist priest truly lived up to his reputation as the ultimate male protagonist in palace intrigue dramas.

This time, it's clear they want to completely eradicate the influence of the former Guan Baidao.

Of course, there was also influence within Ishu, but it was obvious that Kanetaka, who held the highest official position, was the one who took the blame.

At the same time, Kyosuke Kosaka also discovered that there were many Onmyoji (yin-yang masters) from the Fujiwara clan in the Kenbishi-cho (Imperial Envoy's Office).

They probably chose the wrong side.

It seems there are still some of his comrades-in-arms...

Kyosuke Kosaka was powerless to help with this.

As for choosing the wrong side, just be more careful in your next life.

Compared to personal safety, is the bond of comradeship put into the comparison of personal safety?

Kyosuke Kosaka wisely chose a decision that was in his own best interest.

"Ah, this is so complicated..." Su Chang's mind was in turmoil. "So the situation in Kyoto is already this dangerous?"

Her delicate body trembled slightly, her mind and body involuntarily stirred.

"...So that's it."

Got it, got it all!

It turns out that Minamoto no Yorimitsu, the clan head, had already joined forces with her husband's superior, Michinaga.

With the removal of the Four Gods Barrier, Kyoto will inevitably be impacted from all sides.

At that time, no matter who is responsible for protecting Kyoto, there will inevitably be oversights.

Is this why her husband was able to go to Arakawa to build a government office and manor without any worries after resigning from his job?

Even if the plain clothes were a guess.

But hearing it from Kyosuke Kosaka's own mouth still makes one feel a little dazed.

What is speculated is vastly different from what is admitted with one's own mouth.

But... is it really okay to talk about something so private?

Su Chang seemed to sense her sister's thoughts and whispered something in her ear.

"Sister, aren't you already Lord Kyosuke's woman?"

"..."

Ignoring the slight tickling sensation near her ear, Su Yi remained silent.

She immediately came to her senses.

Yes, I am now Kyosuke-sama's man.