A samurai who doesn't want to be a daimyo is not a good onmyoji

Chapter 20 The Sealed Land
It was not beyond Shinkuro's expectations. When Shinkuro followed the traces of destruction caused by the pig monsters, he returned to the place where he was first attacked, and after exploring the nearby monsters, he quickly found it. destination.

A half-collapsed cave, but also a sealed place that has experienced countless years.

A few dozen meters in radius was almost entirely occupied by a huge five-pointed star, the famous Platycodon Seal in Onmyoji, and then several small auxiliary Bagua arrays.

Shinkuro was not surprised by the emergence of the Bagua array, because Abe Seimei also had this array in his inheritance, and he had personally studied it in the Cathay Empire when he was young.

Onmyoji is inherently extremely complicated, with reference to astronomy, geography, the Five Elements and Bagua, Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. For geniuses, this is a combination of the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought, which can broaden their horizons, but for ordinary people, it is not so Friendly.

In the middle of the array, there is a small box made of black jade. The platycodon seal on it shows that it was also made by Abe Seimei.

Among the inheritance received by Shinkuro, it is called the Spirit Sealing Box. In addition to sealing monsters, it can also be used as a temporary residence for the shikigami driven by him. It is actually a small space-type prop.

But it is now damaged, and there is still a trace of the bloody smell belonging to the ghost girl Momiji. It is obvious that she was imprisoned in it before.

In the middle of the dense formation, the half-meter-long crack in the lower left corner is so conspicuous.

After looking around for a while, Shinkuro was completely convinced that this was indeed Abe Seimei's method.

Probably because it took too long, the energy of the seal was almost exhausted, and the continuous corrosion of rain over the past hundreds of years changed the terrain here, causing the seal to fail, and the ghost girl Hongye was able to successfully escape.

It's a pity that Shinkuro turned around several times, but still couldn't find the spiritual stone he expected. Only the cracked box was left in this bare cave. Either Abe Seimei didn't store many spare spiritual stones here, or But they were all taken away by the female ghost Hongye.

Combined with the situation of the pig demon, Shinkuro is more inclined to the latter.

It's just that I don't know if it's because the technique is not skilled enough, or the time is too short, or both. In short, the leading big pig demon obviously failed to fully utilize its power. It only had pure brute force, and even The spirit stone can still exist independently after its death, which itself illustrates a problem.

But this time also gave Shinkuro a new reason for his murderous intention towards the ghost girl Momiji.

Originally, his purpose was to keep his secret, but now, he also wants the secret treasure that the other party obtained from here.

The only items he knew included pure spiritual stones and Abe Seimei's inheritance. Did she take away other things back then?
As an onmyoji who is famous throughout Nippon, Abe Seimei is definitely richer than most people imagine.

Reaching out and picking up the small black jade box, Shinkuro decided to take it back and study it carefully if he had time.

This is the treasure that once sealed the ghost girl Hongye. If he can successfully repair it, he will definitely give the other party an unexpected surprise when they meet again next time.

After asking Kozaburo to check carefully to make sure that no treasures were left behind, Shinkuro decided to leave.

Although defeating the pig demon solved one of his minor worries, the matter could not end there. He also needed to bring the pig demon's body back to Xiaodani City and show it to the many warriors there.After seeing the corpse of the pig demon, they will definitely not dwell on the dozens of ashigaru they lost before. Instead, they will only think that they are brave enough and a qualified warrior, and things in Yuanfu will go much smoother.

The name Shinkuro is not a nice one, and it is also very popular. As far as he knows, not far from the Asai family, the current head of the Saito family, Saito Yoshiryu, a powerful daimyo in the south, and the previous daimyo Saito Michizan, the three of them Everyone has the same nickname.

As for the middle and lower-level warriors and even civilians, there are countless people with this name.

Just as his thoughts were spreading, a crisp and slightly plaintive bird call suddenly sounded in the cave, which was only a few dozen meters in radius.

Shinkuro was startled immediately, he immediately took two steps back, drew the knife out of its sheath with one hand, and gathered his few mana with the other hand, attaching a temporary armor to himself.

He was shocked because he had no idea where the voice came from. It was as if it came directly from the bottom of his heart. The last time he did this was his partner Huang Long.

And he had never thought that a bird song could contain such strong emotions, just like the sadness of a woman who stayed at home all year round, looking forward to the return of her husband.

The attendant Xiao Sanlang, who had been carefully guarded next to him, immediately noticed the change in his young master's expression, and the young master's armor that was rapidly changing color also showed that the other party seemed to be preparing to enter a battle state.

But he was a little confused for a moment, because he didn't notice any danger around him, not even a hint of trouble.

However, he immediately approached with a knife: "Young Master, what's wrong?"

"Did you feel something was wrong about that bird song?"

With the Earth Armor Technique on his body, Shinkuro was not relieved at all, because no matter how he looked, there was nothing suspicious of birds around.

When Kosaburo heard this, he became even more confused. "Birdsong? What birdsong?"

Seeing that the other party's confused expression didn't seem to be fake, Shinkuro felt more interesting, so was he the only one who heard it?

At this time, another bird song sounded, and Shinkuro could once again be sure that this sound did not come from his ears to his brain, but sounded from the bottom of his heart.

Different from the previous laments, this time the birdsong made Shinkuro feel a little strange: there was a bit of sadness, but it was more of joy and joy, and at the same time, there was a part of sweetness. . .

Although he still couldn't find the owner of the voice, he was able to confirm one thing. The other party was definitely not an ordinary bird. This already involved the scope of magic!
Will it be the same existence as Huanglong?
After scanning around again, Shinkuro finally discovered that something was not quite right on the ground. The positions and angles of several small Bagua formations were slightly weird. Regardless of the complicated spells, they seemed to be pointing to a certain corner invariably.
After a slight hesitation, Shinkuro finally put away his long sword and stepped forward.

Abe Seimei is not only a great onmyoji with superb magic, but his character is also extremely outstanding in Nippon. Shinkuro, who has received his inheritance, can further confirm this. Leaving traps to entrap others is not His style.

Although there is still some risk, compared with the possible gains, this risk is worth taking!
(End of this chapter)