ca-book Chapter 2245-2243 Twin Famous Swords
Chapter 2245-2243 Twin Famous Swords
Chapter 2245-2.243 Twin Famous Swords
There's no need to answer that nonsense.
Since the male and female scapegoats in the carriage are all servants of the Tsuchimon family, then the great demon dwelling in the Sannomaru must be possessing the twin siblings Tsuchimon Takeshi and Tsuchimon Murasaki.
Having navigated the grid-like terrain to this point, Wu Chen and his exorcism team have grasped about 70-80% of the general rules governing the "Night Parade of One Hundred Demons." All the demons can fight alone or in teams. Even more remarkably, they can borrow each other's "demonic power." And as long as the host's resentment is roughly the same, they can transform into the same kind of demon.
Just like the mountain spider and earth spider that appeared before and after, they clearly stemmed from the same resentment of their host. Of course, it's also related to the demonic power of the lurking great demon behind them. Broadly speaking, Jorogumo and Yagami are both spider spirits from Japan. As the saying goes, "Two flowers on the same tree, five hundred years ago they were one family." This applies quite well to demons as well.
"No way." Captain Yuko, the courtesan of Gobancho, refused with a smile: "I only have one face."
"Ah, what a pity." The female surrogate's pale face, covered in glutinous rice flour that obscured her features, was now scattering powder as she looked on with a regretful expression.
Before the words were even finished, the cart suddenly burst into flames. Before the black ox pulling the cart could even jump up, the two wheels escaped first.
It rolled around several times before returning to the third tier of the mausoleum.
It seems like even the wheels of this cart are monsters.
Yes, this is the "Wannyūdō" from Toriyama Sekien's *Konjaku Gazu Sō Hyakki* (Illustrated Compendium of One Hundred Demons). It is a yokai shaped like a giant wheel, wreathed in flames, with a large, bald head inside, its hair thinning, but its eyebrows and beard thick and curly. Wannyūdō has wide-open eyes and a ferocious expression, inspiring fear. It is said to follow adult women, shouting, "Come see your child!" If the woman turns around, her soul will be devoured. Other records state that those who see Wannyūdō will die of a soul-destroying rage, but placing a piece of paper at their door that reads "This is the village of the Holy Mother" will deter it from approaching.
As the wheels escaped, the burning carriage crashed to the ground. The carriage then suddenly expanded into a blazing inferno (the residence of a high-ranking monk).
The man and woman who were sitting upright in the palace as scapegoats have now transformed into two famous monsters in the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.
"Himaebo," appearing in Toriyama Sekien's illustrated collection *Konjaku Hyakki Shiki*, is a bald-headed demon engulfed in flames, frequently found at the Toribe-yama cemetery in Kyoto. Legend has it that in the past, some monks obsessed with the afterlife, seeking an early ascension to paradise, would set themselves on fire at Toribe-yama. Some, unable to completely sever their ties to the secular world before death, had their souls trapped on this land. Furthermore, due to numerous natural and man-made disasters throughout Kyoto's history, Toribe-yama was once piled high with corpses. The carelessly discarded bodies gradually polluted the cemetery's purity, and the accumulating demonic energy awakened the monks' souls, transforming them into the vengeful spirit Himaebo, who resides there. Edo-era legends say that this demon appeared after a mysterious, raging fire once ignited on Toribe-yama. Its body resembles a dancing flame, and in the firelight, one can vaguely discern a human upper body.
According to Toriyama Sekien's *Illustrated Night Parade of One Hundred Demons*, a yokai (supernatural being) with disheveled hair and teeth coated in black iron molten metal frequently appears in abandoned palaces around Kyoto. Often carrying a mirror, it is filled with resentment and, like a ghost, takes human lives. It is depicted as a woman with blackened teeth and disheveled hair, often haunting abandoned houses in the Kyoto area, preying on humans, and is highly dangerous. Aonobo was originally a lady-in-waiting in the palace. Before entering the palace, she promised her fiancé that they would marry after she left. After leaving the palace, she discovered her fiancé's betrayal and that he had married another woman. She remained in her old house, waiting devotedly, and gradually transformed into a yokai. Whenever someone visits, she dresses in front of the mirror; if it is not her fiancé, she kills him.
As scapegoats for the twin siblings, each of "Huoqianfang" and "Qingnufang" had a famous sword lying across their faces.
The katana from "Kōzenbō" is called "Azuki Nagamitsu".
This tachi, forged by Nagamitsu, a craftsman active in Bizen during the Kamakura period, is said to have been used by Uesugi Kenshin to cut through Takeda Shingen's military fan. Its name derives from its blade's sharpness, capable of slicing through fallen beans. The sword later passed to the Ashikaga Nagao family and was kept at their Bodai-ji (Taishin-ji) temple, Chōrin-ji. It is said to have remained there after the Meiji Restoration, but its current whereabouts are unknown. The tachi of "Seimei-bō" is "Onikiri."
The tachi (long sword) commissioned by the Heian period general Minamoto no Mitsunaka was originally named "Higekiri" (髭切). Together with "Kusanogiri" (蛛简切), it forms a pair of renowned swords passed down through the Minamoto clan. The sword was named "Oni-giri" (鬼切) because of the legend of Watanabe no Tsuna severing Ibaraki-dōji's wrist at the Gojō ferry crossing. It was used by samurai such as Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Kiso no Yoshinaka, eventually becoming a symbol of power for Minamoto no Yoritomo. Together with Kumogiri, they are considered the two famous swords used by the Minamoto clan to protect the realm.
"Spider Cutter," originally named "Hizamaru," is a legendary Japanese sword, forged by Minamoto no Mitsunaka. It is also known as "Koumaru," "Hakuroku," and "Spider Cutter," named after the legend that it severed the knee of a sinner during a test. Minamoto no Yorimitsu, after killing Shuten-dōji and falling ill, used this sword to slay a spider spirit disguised as a demon monk, hence the name "Spider Cutter." This sword was once one of Oda Nobunaga's weapons. Spider Cutter and Onikiri are considered brother swords, together forming important legendary swords in Japanese swordsmanship, often mentioned alongside famous swords such as the Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi and Dōji-giri-Yasutsuna.
The spider-slicer that the eight-legged giant monster pulled from its navel has now been obtained by Wu Chen's wave-eliminating team.
Therefore, of the Genji's twin swords, only Onikiri remains under the "Blue Maiden" sword.
"Captain, I'll take over." After a fierce battle, the Nobuncho courtesan captain, Yuko, was now accompanied only by the fourth concubine, Xu Jingshan.
The female companions had already guessed that the game of stepping on squares was designed to break up the wave-eliminating squad as much as possible, weakening the entire team through repeated battles. The castle tower was close at hand, but the thought of the second tower above the third tower before finally reaching the main tower made them even more uncertain. Now, with only two people left, how would they face the final great demon, Hannya? Everything remained unknown.
"He who travels a hundred li is only halfway there at ninety." Now that we've come this far, let's keep going without hesitation.
Do your best to make this destined-to-be-spectacular ensemble performance a success, and leave the ending to the plot.
"Let's go together." After asking Wu Chen's opinion, Captain Yuko, the courtesan of Gobancho, also followed.
"Hmm." Consort Xu Jingshan's heart stirred, and sharp snake scales, like falling petals, circled around her body, forming large flower-shaped snake whip pillars, ready to begin playing the Night Empress's Moonlight Waltz at the slightest moment.
Captain Yuko, the courtesan of Gobancho, transforms into two 7-foot-tall Nanban warriors.
A 7-foot-tall Nanban warrior, with a set of four swords of different lengths tucked into each of his left and right waists.
The 7-foot southern barbarian warriors on the left are: Futengu Muramasa (tachi), Smiley Aoe (Owakizashi); Santengu Muramasa (tachi), Nagasoya Kotetsu (Owakizashi).
The 7-foot southern barbarian warriors on the right: Onimaru Kunitsuna (tachi), Tarobo Kanemitsu (Owakizashi); Kikuichimonji Bizen Hozon (sword), Aoimon Echizen Yasutsugi (wakizashi).