"Please enjoy your meal." At this time, the boss served the dishes.
Pickled vegetables, pickled radish, a rice ball, and a piece of pancake.
Although he did not know that the "Yamada Palace" that Yamazaki Ichiro was complaining about was a fabricated identity, he still revealed a satisfied expression when he saw the sumptuous dinner.
Pei Zi Yun nodded his head, feeling hopeless about the food in this era. Back then, the official's daily menu consisted of the above, with the addition of salted fish. At most, he would have a cup of tea and a few snacks after the meal. That was already considered a luxurious meal.
"Bear with it!" Pei Zi Yun drank slowly. After a while, he had a general understanding of the identity of the people sitting here.
They were samurai who had recently come to Heian Capital for business. Most of them were low-level samurai. Normally, these people were fierce warriors, and their courage was different from ordinary people. But now, their expressions were cautious, and their words were careful.
"These samurai were not rare. In the early years of the Heian era, bandits were already rampant. They attacked the national palace, ambushed the transport, and even burned the palace."
"In the first year of Kuanhei (889), the great bandit Ubu Shiei led a group of bandits to create chaos in Kanto. They were only suppressed after ten years."
"Following that, the Eastern horse gang rebelled."
"Following that, the Wei family members were laid off, and they rebelled. They attacked the transport ships, stole rice and silk, and ran amok in the South China Sea. These were the Western pirates."
"To make matters worse, the descendants of the barbarian tribe rebelled again."
"The so-called Hundred Demons Parade was actually a synonym for bandits or bandits in real history. The imperial court slandered them as ghosts. Even the original form of Shutendoji was actually an army of bandits."
"Interesting political tactics and propaganda. If the commoners knew that the ones rebelling were people like them, they would imitate them. But now that the ones rebelling were evil spirits, not only did they not imitate them, they even avoided them. This isolated the evil spirits."
"Japan was able to maintain its dynasty for 1500 years because it had some tricks up its sleeve. In order to deal with these evil spirits, the imperial court had to rely on samurai. This was the reason for the rise of the samurai."
"Nowadays, the local security officers and transport teams are all samurai. It is normal for them to come to Heian Capital."
"But it's quite obvious that in my world, the Century Demons aren't necessarily thieves or bandits. At the very least, Shutendoji isn't one.
"Moreover, although these warriors talk about many things, if you listen carefully, they are only talking about the things that happened during the day. They all avoid talking about the things that happened during the night. Even the things that happened during the night are avoided. To be able to make these warriors afraid, it seems that the legend of man ruling the day and ghost ruling the night might not be true."
"If I had my martial arts, I wouldn't need to hesitate at all. I would just attack directly. But now, I have no choice but to take a roundabout route. I have to find out the intentions of the Black Hand. Maybe I can get Yamazaki to give it a try."
Pei Zi Yun did not like to converse with strangers. In addition to the fact that his temperament was very different from these low ranking warriors, it was hard for him to get close to them.
On the other hand, although Yamazaki Ichiro was not a straightforward person, his appearance was frightening, and he had the vulgarity of a low-level warrior, which made those people feel at ease.
Just as he drank some wine, a warrior sitting at the side swayed over and struck up a conversation with Yamazaki Ichiro.
When facing Pei Zi Yun, the other party was a little restrained, especially when he found out that the other party was the young master of the Yamada family who served Tachibana Dojo. The smile on his face became much more humble.
But when it turned to Yamazaki Ichiro, there was no such discomfort.
The warrior smiled and said, "Yamazaki-kun, it must have been hard on the road from Izumi Kingdom to Heian Capital, right?"
The Izumi Kingdom was very close to Heian Capital, but in the Heian era, it was already considered a remote countryside.
Yamazaki Ichiro's spirit was lifted, and his gloominess was swept away. He laughed out loud and said with some pride, "You're right. I met two groups of bandits along the way! Those people are really despicable. They are all lowly commoners. Facing a warrior, they actually dared to pull out their swords. "
"However, these lowly commoners, even if they managed to snatch one or two swords, they were just bumpkins. I chopped down three of them on the spot."
Yamazaki Ichiro picked out a few things that he had done well, causing the surrounding people to stop talking and listen carefully.
Pei Zi Yun also listened curiously. After all, this' Yamada Shinichi 'had directly' parachuted 'to a place not far from Heian Capital. Those things that happened before had nothing to do with him. He also wanted to listen and see if he could find any clues.
In the end, all he heard was Yamazaki Ichiro bragging about his strength, and he suddenly felt bored.
Obviously, the focus of the warrior was not this, "… This is really amazing, but other than this, did you encounter any strange things?"
Was he asking about the demons on the way back to determine if the journey back was safe?
"Speaking of which, after entering the city, we encountered a strange thing." Not wanting to continue listening to nonsense, Pei Zi Yun suddenly spoke, attracting everyone's attention to him.
Yamazaki Ichiro, who was just talking about his own pride, could not help but shiver when he heard this.
Immediately, someone noticed this and asked with a little unease, "Oh, Yamazaki-kun, Yamazaki-kun, I'm really sorry for my presumptuous request. Can you tell me?"
There were also people who resisted the urge to come over and sat back down, obviously a little nervous.
Pei Zi Yun saw the reactions of these people and said lightly, "The two of us found a lantern with the words' Buckwheat Noodles' written on it. When we walked over, we found that there was no one in front of the stall. Yamazaki called out to us, but no one answered. He casually cursed, and the lantern actually … went out with a puff."
"There was no wind at that time, and there was the sound of a woman whimpering …"
The oil lamp in the house was originally emitting a faint green light, looking a little eerie. As he spoke, it was suddenly blown by the wind and shook slightly, almost extinguishing it. The sound of the wind outside also became louder, letting out a whimpering sound, as if responding to Pei Zi Yun's words.
"…" Everyone present fell silent. The warrior who came over to chat with Yamazaki Ichiro, all turned pale and did not speak, returning to his original seat.
"Everyone, what's wrong?" Yamazaki Ichiro felt uneasy and forced a smile.
No one replied. After a long period of silence, someone finally replied softly, "This is the extinguishing of the fire lantern, it's a bad omen."
Yamazaki Ichiro could not stand the stifling atmosphere, and upon hearing this, his face turned ugly. He placed his bowl of wine on the table and stood up.
"It's just that there's no one around, what's so strange about that? What bad omen, don't spout nonsense! " His heart was filled with guilt, and his mouth was trying to put on a brave front. Even so, the people around him did not speak, and just watched Yamazaki Ichiro stand there in a daze.
Pei Zi Yun drank his wine slowly, his expression calm, as if he was not affected by what had just happened. But under such circumstances, it was impossible for him to ask any more questions.
"The extinguishing of the fire lantern means that there is no buckwheat in the lantern. On a cold winter night, there are lanterns and buckwheat stalls, but there's no one around. This means that something bad is about to happen."
"These people are obviously afraid. Even the warriors are afraid. No wonder we haven't seen a single commoner step out of the house."
"After all, compared to the warriors who are strong and can even kill ghosts, the commoners are the weakest when faced with ghosts. They can only wait for their deaths."
"The Capital of Peace, this name is quite ironic."
"Perhaps it's because they pray for peace that they came up with this name?"
Pei Zi Yun squinted his eyes, "Hmph, as long as I kill two more demons, I will be able to break through the limits of this world."
"When that time comes, no matter what kind of seal I use, it will be useless."
"As for now, even if there are no big fishes, small shrimps will do."
"Who would have thought that I would be able to obtain power through killing?"
"Bad omen? It's good that you've come. It's the easiest way to wait. "
Thinking of this, Pei Zi Yun called for the owner of the inn and inquired about the rooms.
"Your Excellency, there are only three rooms left. Two upper rooms and one lower room. Which one do you want?"
"Yamazaki, it's been hard on you. Since you've arrived at the Capital of Peace, book two upper rooms. Have a good rest and visit your wife tomorrow."
Pei Zi Yun said, and his words satisfied Yamazaki Ichiro, "Yamada Hall, I'll go take a look now. I'll order hot water for you."
Seeing Yamazaki Ichiro walk over, Pei Zi Yun looked around and realized that there were only two or three people left.
This showed the power of his words.
"Boss, is it dangerous at night in the Capital of Peace?" After paying the deposit, Pei Zi Yun asked out of curiosity.
The owner's expression changed. However, in doing business, he had to be polite and considerate. He already knew the identity of this' Lord Yamada ', and didn't dare to keep silent. He could only say softly, "Yes, it's dangerous. Many people have died during this period of time. Both of you are lucky. Although you've met with some strange incidents, nothing has happened."
That might not be the case.
Seeing that the owner was unwilling to say more, he led the way. It was an old room, and the two rooms were in the same place. They were almost exactly the same, and one could see many black stains on the walls. The windows were very thin, and there were only straw mats and blankets inside.
The owner's own room was in the same corridor, and wasn't too far away. He opened the door and bowed, "My two Excellencies, if there's anything at night, you can look for me anytime."
"Got it!" Yamazaki Ichiro waved his hands, gesturing for him to leave.
Pei Zi Yun watched as Yamazaki Ichiro walked in, and suddenly said, "Yamazaki, don't sleep too deeply tonight. Be careful."
Even if they met by chance and knew each other for only a day, he still had to remind him.
Yamazaki Ichiro thought that Yamada Shinichi was afraid, and patted his chest loudly, "Yamada Hall, don't worry. If there's any danger, I'll protect you immediately!"
"Moreover, when I think about seeing Mrs. Shikibu tomorrow, I'm a little nervous. I can't even sleep. I'll definitely help you keep watch."
Pei Zi Yun was choked by this expression. He really didn't want to understand what Yamazaki Ichiro was thinking, so he just smiled.
However, he was also a little curious about what the Shikibu he was going to see tomorrow would be like.
"Heian Three Talents Shikibu? Could it be that the whereabouts of the child is related to her? "
"Did the black hand arrange for me to be involved in a famous affair in the Heian era just to make it convenient for Tachibana Michinoku to get rid of me?"
"No matter what, we'll know tomorrow."
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