It was still a bit cold in spring on the mountain. I put my hands in my sleeves and looked at my brother walking next to me: "Isn't it cold?"

"...Don't rely on me even if you're cold."

"I didn't say I wanted to get close to you... I just feel that this mountain is too high." I sighed, "I have walked for so long before reaching the fourth level. The first level is the first life, the two divine envoys Bu Jian and Li Yun were originally the souls of the mountain god here split in two. They should stay together to protect this place. But for some unknown reason, a filthy curse triggered a natural disaster. Not only were the two of them just like ordinary humans, there was nothing they could do about it. Stay with each other again. Then, when the second and third levels were in conflict, the two worked together to build a bridge, allowing people who had been separated by natural disasters to reunite, and established a samurai rule..."

Perhaps he was impatient to listen to what I had to say, but my brother was already a few steps ahead.

"Wait, wait for me..."

However, we met Seimei when we were watching the third life of Miss and Li Yun from a distance. Li Yun and Yu Juchong were caught by Seimei and the others in person. We thought that my brother would stop and wait for Seimei and the others, but He just bypassed both sides and continued to move forward.

Without thinking, I followed my brother and looked back. The Li Yun from before had disappeared, and the one standing there was Bu Jian Yue...?

"elder brother?"

He had no intention of stopping, so we quickly reached the fifth level and saw the ending of the missing samurai and the singer Kasagumo.

Of course, I can't expect my brother to tell me anything. According to what Bu Jian Yue told Xiao Bai all the way, the current mountain god, who claims to be Bu Jian Yue, may be one body and two souls, just like his brother.

But why did he do this? Even if Li Yun's soul comes back, it will still be useless if the so-called curse is not lifted.

Just as I was thinking about it, the sixth level was coming soon.

How does brother know how to go? We used to follow Xiaobai...

...Ukiyo should have told him, right?

"This is...?" Although I was very happy to see so many books, I was even more surprised to meet Kagura here.

"Huh? Sister Azi, were you also sent here by the Mountain God?" Kagura was a little curious.

"...bring it up?"

"Hmm, this is the library of Lord Shan Shen. I told Lord Shan Shen that I want to wait here... Well, isn't Brother Boya with you?"

"Well... they might still be on the fourth level..." I glanced at my brother who was already flipping through books in silence, "My brother and I came up secretly."

"Oh..." Kagura also glanced at her brother and then at me, "Is it him now?"

I nodded helplessly: "But it's probably because of the divine messenger Ukiyo that we were able to get up so quickly."

"So, Sister Azi has not read the story with Kasa Yun?" Kagura did not pursue my brother and me, and sat back behind the original pile of books and said, "I have already completed the story of this mountain. It’s history, if you don’t understand anything, sister Azi, you can ask me.”

"……no problem?"

Kagura shook her head: "Although Qingming has told us, Kagura doesn't think that sister Azi will become our enemy. So, sister Azi, don't worry."

"Yeah……"

"Yeah, really."

"Then I'll ask directly." I said, "Is the reason why the mountain god who protects this mountain disappears related to the Yamata-no-Orochi?"

"I'm not very sure about this, but the curse on Bujian and Liyun is because of him. The mountains have not suffered any major damage for thousands of years, and it is also because of the efforts of Bujian and Liyun, as well as the people here for generations."

"But why is there the power of Yamata no Orochi here?" I suddenly thought of something, "Is it because..."

Kagura nodded: "Here is Tian Yu Yu Zhan."

"..."

"So, you said you came here for an outing, but you actually came to find Tian Yuyu Zhan?" My brother took a book and walked up to me and asked.

...Although I am prepared, what this body has recorded is still beyond my control.

"That's right." Kagura answered her brother and then looked at me, "Originally, we planned to explain this matter when we saw Sister Azi, but we didn't expect... But, Sister Azi, are you okay? Your face just changed.

No... Do you want some porridge or something? I still have..."

"No, no need." I said, "Is this also the reason why people can never find this mountain?"

"It's impossible to see what's true and what's false, what's true and false, what's true and false, what's true and false, what's true and false, what's true and false, what's true and false, what's true and false, what's true and false, what's true and false, what's true and what's true...ah!" My brother said and sneezed.

"Brother, you have a cold." I said.

"...Is there any Soul Drink here? I've used up what I secretly brought." My brother ignored me.

"It's not good to steal things." Kagura was obviously a little unhappy, "The Soul Drink is the mountain god's thing, and it doesn't exist here."

My brother didn't say much and walked to the other side to read a book.

"Speaking of which, since the fourth life of Minami and Kasagumo, onmyojis have been exiled here." Kagura said and put a book in front of me, "This may have to be done after the seventh level.

See, I forgot to ask just now, sister Azi, did you also secretly take Lord Mountain God’s Soul Drink and come up first?”

"No." I said.

"No...? Eh?"

"...Maybe it's the power of the gods." I said.

"A god...?" Kagura looked at me and then at his brother in the distance, "I heard Brother Boya say that now he is the envoy of the gods... Sister Azi's brother only appears occasionally.

They are all obviously divine envoys..."

"The angels created by the mountain gods are like their own children, but the god may not have had that idea when he created the angels." I said, "But I am thinking of a way, right?"

"It's Kagura who is too worried." Kagura smiled, "So, will sister Azi take the first step next?"

"...?"

"After all, sister Azi can see those illusions and find the way without thinking about the soul drink..."

"...I have one more question. After I ask it, I will go to the seventh level."

"What?"

"Where should the souls of those who die on this mountain go?"

"Sister Azi, have you forgotten? The mountain cry seen in Qijiao Mountain has already answered you."

"Yeah……"

That's why Li Yun can appear at that time.

"By the way, since Sister Azi wants to take the first step, you have to be careful if you are above the eighth level."

After I thanked Kagura, I looked at my brother. He didn't care what happened to me, he just lowered his head and looked at the book.

Forget it, let's pester him again when we get down the mountain.

So, I walked out of the library and walked up to the seventh level. If the artifact dropped here, it wouldn't be surprising if it would be cursed by the Yamata no Orochi...

Since this is the case, there should be some traces of Afon.

A clear stone mirror appears in the snowy region, and there are also artifacts there.

When Fon gave me the Akashi Mirror, I was supposed to come back with that mirror, but in the end, for some unknown reason, it returned to Fon's hands. Perhaps because of Fon's curse, the remaining people in the Izumo Country village

, so that you can take the Akashi Mirror to the snowy area.

The reason why I asked my brother to come with me this time was because I wanted to know something from Ukiyo, preferably something related to Afon. But we were almost at the top of the mountain, and I hadn’t encountered anything about Afon. The only thing I understood was,

Perhaps the divine messenger Ukiyo has been here, more than once.

...and this is assuming he is willing to reveal something about me.

Bu Jian and Li Yun's fourth life ended in tragedy after all. Speaking of which, she hasn't seen the eight hundred bhikkhunis for so long... She has lived for so long, so she should know more about this hidden place, right?

It's a pity that I can't find her now.

The clouds and mist, and the trees with leaves in early spring should make me feel comfortable, but at this moment, my hands and feet feel heavy. I can vaguely see some undead walking around, and in an instant, a familiar figure appears on the stone steps.

, just a few steps away from me.

"Afeng...?"

She didn't speak and looked at me quietly. Just as I was about to step up, she turned around and walked forward.

So, I followed her to the eighth step, the ninth step, and up to the top of the mountain. The clouds and fog on the top of the mountain were much less, and the black soil formed the top of the mountain. The surrounding clouds and mist continued like a waterfall towards the center of the hollow mountain.

surge away.

Is that... the spiritual vein of the mountain?

"Afeng" stopped somewhere, seemingly waiting for me to walk over.

The top of the mountain is flat, with no steep slopes. Several pieces of marble stand on the top of the mountain, and there are some painted horses on them. When passing them, "Afeng" was still some distance away from me.

Just when I was about to step forward again, there was some noise behind me. I turned around and found that Yun Shi was not there kneeling down next to him.

An ominous premonition came to my mind. I turned around and ran towards "A Feng". At this moment, I caught a glimpse of the spiritual vein that had jumped into the mountain. At the same time, the figure of "A Feng" also blurred.

Got——

She is disappearing——

"Xiao Yuan, come to think of it, how do you know me?"

"Eh? What do you mean?"

"I mean gods, gods. She is not a very famous god. Why does Xiao Yuan know her?"

"You said this, this has a lot of background. When I was still in Gaotianyuan, I accidentally found a very well-written story while wandering around! Needless to say, it is you, Azi. Because the writing is so good,
To be continued...