At the end of the long corridor in the back of the confectionery shop, on a short bridge in front of the Three-Storied Tower Mochizuki Tower, Kuro and Genichiro sat kneeling opposite each other.

The sound of running water here isolates all the orioles and swallows on Yoshihara Avenue, the maple leaves above the head rustle, and occasionally the sound of the geisha next door contacting the shamisen comes, making the atmosphere here fresh and quiet, somewhat similar to Senboji Temple.

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Genichiro nodded secretly, which showed that Anayama had put some thought into it. Although he was an enemy before, there was no need to be too harsh on him.

"I didn't expect that there were only two buildings, but there were so many people standing on them."

Kuro was talking about the scene of geishas watching the car, and he made the same sigh as Genichiro when he first arrived here, "It's such a lively world."

Genichiro nodded in agreement.

"I have roughly counted before that the population of one block in downtown Tokyo is probably greater than the entire Ashina population and monkeys combined."

"But having said that, the population of Tokyo alone is probably much larger than the population of all Japan combined in the late Warring States Period. The world has really changed a lot."

"is that so?"

Jiuro sighed sincerely, and then showed a look of nostalgia.

"I really hope the wolf can take a look here. Maybe a serious person like him will smile."

After saying that, he felt that he had made a mistake and quickly said: "I'm sorry, Brother Genichiro."

After all, in Kuro's memory, the destruction of the Ashina Kingdom is inseparable from the killings of the wolf along the way. In the process of rescuing him, the wolf killing destroyed many of Genichiro's arrangements, which can be said to have wiped out part of the inner palace.

obstacle.

Even Ashina Hashira's general, Genichiro's assistant teacher Kiba Masataka, died under the sword of the wolf, which allowed the inner government to enter the main city without any hindrance.

Although Kuro firmly believes that he and the wolf did the right thing, for Genichiro, this is undoubtedly the destruction of hope.

If I exchange places with Genichiro, I really don't want to hear the word wolf at all.

But Genichiro had already thought it through when he was in "Hell".

"Before the wolf attacked Wei Mingzhong, I had already hurt them. There is no difference between me and him. Wei Ming's failure is inevitable, and it was also my willfulness that single-handedly accelerated its demise."

At this point, Genichiro suddenly bent down to Kuro, "So I am really sorry for what you have done."

Jiuro quickly returned the gift, and the two people in the room seemed to be kowtowing to each other.

Quite a sense of joy.

After they reset, the two were silent for a while, and finally Kuro spoke first.

"Brother Genichiro, it's time for us to verify that matter."

Jiuro's tone was a little nervous, as if he was being forced to see someone he didn't want to see at all.

Genichiro was stunned for a moment and nodded slowly.

He stretched out his hand and grasped it in mid-air, and the Diamond Iron Summoning Thunder instantly flashed into his hand.

Then, he solemnly pulled out the sword blade, held it forward with both hands, and faced Kuro.

Jiulang stretched out his hand to hold the blade, just like the wolf holding the owl's blade, and then wiped it back hard.

After feeling some pain, Jiulang didn't show any sign of unbearable pain, but instead felt a little lucky.

However, when he stretched out his palm again, he found that the wound he had just opened was healing at an incredible speed. It looked like time had gone backwards, without even a drop of blood flowing out.

A hint of disappointment finally emerged from his eyes.

"..."

After a brief silence, Jiulang sighed: "Although Long Yin's effect is weaker, it is still back."

Long Yin's ability to make people immortal and invulnerable to harm, that is, the curse in Kuro's mouth, does not disappear with death. It's just that because Sakura Dragon is no longer in this world, Long Yin's own recovery ability has been weakened.

Genichiro can only use paper figures to summon the characters who entered the underworld, which means that the Kuro in front of him is the Kuro who cut off the ending of Shuoyin (Kuro in the other three endings is likely to be still alive).

It's just that after summoning Kuro, his physical condition returned to what it was before the ending, but he still remembered the situation when he died in his mind.

"Sorry, I resurrected you without your consent."

Seeing Kuro's confusion, Genichiro apologized again, "But I have to see you."

"If I don't see familiar people, I worry that I won't be able to survive in this world as strongly as I imagined."

For a Warring States general, this was a sign of weakness and shame.

However, Jiulang understood him better because of this, "Brother Xianyilang..."

"But please don't worry."

Genichiro interrupted: "Although Long Yin is back, Sakura Dragon is not. The fact that you can still be injured is proof. Since it is no longer in this world, it will not use you to absorb the vitality of the people around it. It will not be like before.

That will lead to the spread of dragon cough."

"Is this true?"

Kuro, who was always calm, looked happy, but immediately thought about it again, "You mean, the dragon's cough was caused by Yinglong trying to absorb the life force through me?"

This is the first time Kuro heard about this.

He originally thought that Long Ke was just the immortal existence of him and the wolf, causing distortions to the people around him.

It was he who made the wolf come back to life again and again, while the people around him died as a result.

For many years, he has secretly hated his fate and existence, but it seems that the real situation is not what he imagined.

Genichiro didn't know this at first.

But after hundreds of Zhou Muyun passed the level, he also listened to the anchor's explanation many times, so he answered it for Jiulang.

"Shenlong was injured in the west. After escaping to the Source Palace, he parasitized on Chang Ying and absorbed the lives of the people in the Source Palace as a means of recovery. Therefore, he was isolated by the witch seal of the Source Palace."

"It wasn't until Mr. Zhang and Teacher Ba brought Changying's branches to Ashina that the phenomenon of dragon cough began to appear in Ashina. Therefore, whether it is Changying tree or Suoyin itself, it only absorbs the vitality to recover from the injury.

It was just a tool. But later, the Sakura tree withered, Master Zhang died, and Ryū Yin was reincarnated in Ashina."

"For Shenlong, as long as Long Yin is alive, he can always obtain recovery materials from the outside world."

"So no matter how you say it, Long Yin himself is just a victim."

Genichiro said this because he hoped that Kuro could feel better.

"That is really a cold and insidious dragon. It seems to be a gift, but it has such an unknown evil purpose."

Jiulang clenched his fists and suppressed his anger and said: "Is the Longquan that people worship come from something like this?"

Immediately, he looked at Genichiro firmly, as if he refused to establish a contract with him at the castle tower.

"Brother Genichiro, no matter what, you cannot bring this kind of twisted human nature into this world!"

Genichiro naturally would not do this, but remembering the existence of the Ghost King, he reminded: "I will not take Shenlong's idea. But Kuro, there is also an immortal power in this world."

"Immortal power?"

Jiulang's expression became a little solemn, "Is it similar to Suoyin?"

"Well...it's a kind of thing called a ghost. It has more weaknesses than Long Yin, but there is essentially no difference. They are both a curse."

Genichiro simply described, "The King of Ghosts is the ancestor of all ghosts. He can turn other humans into ghosts through blood. Although ghosts do not have endless lifespan and are far more powerful than beasts, they must rely on cannibalism to survive. In the end,

The important thing is that they cannot see the sun, and their life and death are controlled by the ghost king."

"You can survive by eating people..."

Jiulang sat up straight in surprise, "Is there anyone willing to become a ghost in such a twisted way of living?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't want to. After the ghost blood takes effect, they become the slaves of the ghost king. They will gradually forget the past."

"Does this ghost king create ghosts for the same purpose as Sakura Dragon?"

Jiuro guessed.

"No, he simply didn't want to be found and killed, so he created other ghosts to divert human attention."

"It's also a despicable monster."

Kuro commented: "A monster even more cowardly than Sakuraryu."

"Well, thanks to killing a ghost, people can be summoned from the underworld."

Genichiro said, "Since we are enemies of ghosts, we will definitely encounter danger. You have Long Yin on you, so they can't hurt you, so I can rest assured."

As he said that, Genichiro opened the Yuori, and four monkeys jumped out of his yukata, then got into Kuro's clothes and turned into monkey patterns with different movements.

"Keep them with you. If there is any emergency, they will be very useful. If I recall Taro Bing or Nogami Gensai (the NPC who fights Juzo with the wolf) and his family from the underworld in the future, I will let them

They are here to accompany you."

After Kuro thanked him, he continued the previous topic and said: "So, the reason why brother Genichiro came back from the dead is to end the immortal chain about the ghost king here?"

"When I resurrect Ashina, I do need to kill a large number of these things called ghosts, but this is not the main purpose."

Genichiro paused, and then said frankly: "There are already people who are focused on killing ghosts. So I may consider using these ghosts to promote Ashina's reputation."

"use?"

Kuro's eyes became extremely resistant, "Sir Genichiro, do you mean the same as when I asked for Suoyin's power?"
To be continued...