Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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She understood that Kyosuke Kousaka had definitely guessed that the high priest of the Snow Mountain Clan, someone she knew, was a god from Takamagahara.

As for the gods of Takamagahara, Enmusubi is definitely very concerned about the matter of Yamata no Orochi.

Isn't this exactly what it is now?

If she hadn't been there, she probably wouldn't have known that the Snow Mountain Clan had buried a Heavenly Feather Blade!

"Aren't we all fighting against the evil god?" Kinnara was caught in a vortex of thought.

Kasumigaoka gently reminded her, "Lord Kinnara, the High Priest's position is fundamentally different from ours. Most importantly, we still don't know any specific information about the High Priest."

"They are gods from Takamagahara." The God of Fate did not try to hide it after all.

Kasumigaoka said, "That's quite something. There are very few gods as approachable as the Goddess of Union."

The God of Fate chuckled smugly.

Kasumigaoka, however, was thinking to herself.

"It is precisely because of this that the gods of Takamagahara are even more vigilant. Lord Enmusubi, you previously said that you descended to the mortal realm because you were dissatisfied with these colleagues and completely severed ties with them."

"That high priest might not be a bad god, but the situation in Takamagahara is probably just as treacherous as the situation in the imperial court, so it's not impossible that he's become powerless to control his own destiny..."

It is precisely because I have lived in the most prosperous and complex place in this world.

Kasumigaoka has a good understanding of many of the ways of the world.

As Kyosuke Kosaka pointed out regarding the issue of stance, his perspective on the matter is remarkably insightful.

Yomo also felt that this high priest, the god of Takamagahara, would issue some unpleasant orders to him because of Takamagahara's stance.

In any case, in Kasumigaoka's eyes, the words that Yama had just conveyed carried a strong sense of instruction.

If viewed with a malicious intent, this is more like a so-called "compliance test."

Especially since the high priest appeared after Kousaka Kyosuke's decisive departure, doesn't that further illustrate the point?

After that.

Kyosuke Kosaka begins to try to control the Kusanagi sword.

Upon careful handling, he discovered that this artifact had become more "docile" than before.

That powerful, surging, and aggressive divine force has become much gentler.

At the very least, Kyosuke Kousaka could easily wield it without any problem.

"When will the demonic storm arrive? We can't just wait here forever."

"Are you saying that if you hadn't come today, you would have wanted to leave?"

"I should have asked more questions."

“Given that atmosphere before, I feel that saying more might not have been a good thing.” Yuanjieshen looked puzzled.

Being caught in the middle, she could clearly sense that Kyosuke Kousaka was very unhappy.

Just as Kyosuke Kousaka said.

Therefore, if we continue to say a few more words, something very bad might happen.

“It looks like we’ll be staying a while longer,” Kagura said. “Kyosuke, you don’t need to be too concerned about time. The most important thing right now is not to forget.”

Kinnara clenched his small fist and nodded emphatically in agreement: "Fighting against the evil god is the most important thing!"

Kousaka Kyosuke remained silent and simply walked out, saying, "I'll have Yama act as a messenger and ask him."

"come on!"

The goddess Enmusubi also made a fist gesture, just like Kinnara, to encourage Kyosuke Kousaka.

No sooner had he finished speaking than the earth began to tremble.

Rumble~

"It seems there's no need to ask anymore. Kagura, come with me outside and take a look."

"what about me?"

"Kinnara, you're in charge of dealing with the villagers who might come. Who knows if they'll try to pin this on us?"

"Isn't it?"

"..."

Kousaka Kyosuke didn't reply to Kinara. He picked up the Kusanagi sword on the table, nodded to Kasumigaoka, and then walked out of the village with Kagura.

In the blink of an eye, Kousaka Kyosuke and Kagura had vanished without a trace.

Seeing this, Kinnara silently summoned the Pipa Xuanxiang.

The God of Marriage (Yuan Jie Shen) quipped: "I think an explanation would suffice; there's no need to resort to weapons. Let's keep things harmonious!"

“No, I can play hypnotic music, so there’s no need to use knives or guns,” Kinnara immediately explained.

Da da da da…

A flurry of footsteps approached.

—The mountain has come over.

"Kyosuke-sama..."

"Lord Kyosuke has already taken the divine weapon and gone out," Kasumigaoka said to the panting Yama.

After hearing the explanation, Shan was completely relieved.

Although he didn't quite understand what the high priest and Kousaka Kyosuke had been talking about.

But he still understood one thing very well.

That is, Kyosuke Kosaka came here to save the Snow Mountain Tribe!

It's definitely not like what those stubborn tribesmen say, that they have ulterior motives or anything like that!

"How is it outside?" Kinnara asked with concern.

Shan tried to calm his breathing and said slowly:

"The 'Snow Curtain' just trembled for some reason, encroaching forward and swallowing up part of it. Some tribesmen who couldn't escape in time were injured, and some even went missing."

The God of Fate scratched his head: "Is the situation urgent?"

Shan quickly replied, "The priest's attendants have arrived in time to take over."

Kinnara: "The missing person..."

Shan tried hard to hide the sadness on his face and remain calm.

“This has been happening all these years; none of the missing people have ever come back.”

Kasumigaoka gleaned crucial information: "Has the 'Snow Curtain' only started showing unusual activity in recent years?"

Shan quickly composed himself and replied:

"Yes, in the past, although the 'Snow Curtain' was dangerous, there wouldn't be any problems as long as you didn't enter rashly. But in recent years, about three or four years ago, it started to change frequently."

"This has forced many of our people to move to deeper parts of the snowy region... The extent of the snowy region that you have seen so far is already part of its shrinkage."

Kasumigaoka then asked, "Is there any reassurance measure from the Shrine regarding this situation?"

She didn't ask the high priest, feeling that doing so would arouse suspicion.

Shan didn't think that much about it, and his expression became more and more complicated as he continued to explain.

"The elders say that this is because people with impure faith have angered the gods and had their blessings withdrawn."

The god of fate twitched at the corner of his mouth, thinking to himself, "This blessing has been there from the very beginning, hasn't it? It's been present in the land and in you, it's just been weakening year by year."

"Impure faith...does that mean us outsiders?" Kasumigaoka asked, feigning confusion.

Shan: "Yes, but some of us don't think so. Outsiders are just ordinary people like us, and they haven't done anything bad. If they are rejected simply because they are not from the Snow Mountain tribe or do not believe in gods, then where does the mercy of the gods come from?"

Kasumigaoka: "It seems like you have something else to say. Why don't you say it?"

A tentative question.

This question finally made Shan stop trying to hide anything.

"Actually, there is another rumor about offending the gods... The real reason why the Snow Mountain Clan offended the gods was that the High Priest was autocratic and arbitrary, and risked great injustice by controlling the Holy Maiden."

what? !

Kinnara and Enmusubi both exclaimed in surprise.

Kasumigaoka's eyelids twitched as well, and she also keenly sensed the mountain's distrust of the high priest.

"As the high priest, who is actually the supreme leader of the Snow Mountain tribe, it seems pointless for him to do this, doesn't it?"

"The Holy Maiden was transformed from divine fire and has existed in the Snow Mountain Clan for hundreds of years. However, the High Priest existed even earlier than the Holy Maiden. People believe that he is a divine messenger from heaven, sent to guide the people in worshipping the gods. However... the human world is bitter and cold, which is very boring for a divine messenger. It is normal for the High Priest to want to return to heaven."

"No, that can't be right!"

Yuanjie couldn't help but refute him.

Kasumigaoka said, "There must be some basis for such suspicion, right?"

Shan lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: