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Upon seeing the newcomers, the eyes of Nura Riku and the others bulged in surprise.
"Two grandfathers?" Nura Riku exclaimed.
"Two generals?" Crow Dog added.
"Which youkai is bold enough to impersonate a general?" Niu Gui questioned.
Nura Grandpa chuckled, "I'm not impersonating anyone!"
"Could it be that he's your brother?" Bing Li suggested.
Nura Grandpa laughed heartily, "That's not it either!"
"Grandpa, could it be that you have an illegitimate child?" Nura Riku asked incredulously.
Nura Grandpa smacked his grandson on the back of the head. "Nonsense! Your grandpa values his integrity and would never betray your grandmother."
Nura Riku pointed at the flying Nurarihyon. "Then who is he?"
With a nostalgic smile, Nura Grandpa replied, "That's me when I was young."
"What???" Everyone was left in confusion.
The six from Hanno had already reached Nura Grandpa's side, joining him.
Nurarihyon looked at his future self and sighed, "It's like looking in a mirror."
"Indeed," Nura Grandpa agreed with a sigh. "What a nostalgic feeling!"
“Do you know I was coming?” Nurarihyon asked.
“Of course, you are experiencing what I once went through,” Nura Grandpa replied.
Ignoring Nurarihyon, he called out to Elder Brother Li, “Hey, Wei Feng, long time no see! Aren't you going to give me a couple of bottles as a greeting gift?”
Elder Brother Li pulled out two bottles of Moutai and handed them to Nura Grandpa. “You haven't changed at all!”
Nura Grandpa happily accepted the bottles. “What can I say? The wine you store is just too good!”
Nura 6th asked curiously, “Grandpa, who are they?”
Hearing this, Nurarihyon pulled Nura 6th closer. “Is this my grandson? Not bad, he’s inherited my excellent bloodline.”
“You… you really are my grandpa? A young grandpa? But how can you be here at this time?” Nura 6th asked in confusion.
“Yeah, I traveled through time to help you. Are you moved?”
Nura 6th nodded repeatedly, genuinely touched. “Who are these people?”
“Ah, they are all my friends. Let me introduce them to you. This is my good friend, Wei Feng; he brought me from the Warring States period to the modern era to help you. This is Wei Feng's fiancée, Sister Akechi Kano. Grandson, let me remind you to build a good relationship with Sister Atobe; her family is a prominent one in Nihong and quite wealthy. This lady is Sister Kagome from Sunset Shrine; she’s a very powerful priestess. You can ignore that dog beside her,” Nurarihyon said, pointing at Inuyasha.
“Hey!” Inuyasha protested.
“That elegant young man is Mr. Kuran Shu, the king of vampires in this world, and the other one is Mr. Xinyi, a famous high school detective among humans.”
“Hello!” Not only Nura 6th but also Hanaikain's head, Shougen, quickly greeted everyone; their identities were impressive!
“Tch, so much chatter,” Inuyasha grumbled, pointing towards Yorihime. “Hey, are you guys just going to chat while ignoring the enemy? It looks like that guy is about to unleash a big move!”
“Oh no, we forgot about Yorihime and Abe no Seimei!” Everyone remembered they were in battle against the enemy. Now that reinforcements had arrived, they should be able to stop Yorihime!
The truth was that the reinforcements were quite effective, not hindering Yorihime; in fact, they even saw hope in defeating her. Nurarihyon, at his peak, was far more powerful than the now-aged Nura Grandpa, and the youkai couldn't last even a round against him. Inuyasha swung the Iron Shattered Fang, unleashing a Wind Scar that wiped out a group of youkai. Although Gowei's spiritual power was not as strong as Balloon Flower's, compared to many modern priestesses and onmyouji, Gowei's Spiritual Energy was still formidable. A single holy arrow shot out could similarly slay a multitude of youkai. With these three reinforcements joining the fray, the tide of battle suddenly turned.
The other four did not join the fight; Hanno and Elder Brother Li would not engage in such lowly combat and merely stood by to watch. Kudo Xinyi, being an ordinary person, couldn't help even if he wanted to. He looked at the relaxed Kuran Shu beside him and asked, "Why aren't you going to help?"
Kuran Shu frowned and replied, "It's too bloody and violent; it doesn't align with my aesthetics."
Kudo Xinyi sweatdropped: "Aren't you a vampire? Don't you like fresh blood?"
Kuran Shu responded, "While we do enjoy fresh blood, we do not appreciate crude and bloody battle scenes. Our fights are elegant and beautiful."
Kudo Xinyi's mouth twitched as he silently acknowledged this Vampire King.
With powerful reinforcements aiding them, the Nura Clan decisively defeated Yorihime, sending her soul and Abe no Seimei's soul into the underworld. Nura Grandpa was delighted and hosted a banquet to entertain his past self and the friends who came to help. During the festivities, he also requested several bottles of fine wine from Elder Brother Li. After the banquet concluded, Kudo Xinyi left. With help from the Hanaikain Family, he quickly found his friends; naturally, he wanted to check on them first. Kuran Shu had already left early and did not attend the banquet. Hanno and Elder Brother Li left Nurarihyon at the Nura residence so he could spend time with his future self and grandson.
"Thank you for bringing us back," Gowei happily bid farewell to Hanno and Elder Brother Li at the entrance of Sunset Shrine.
Hanno smiled, "I should be thanking you; it's thanks to your assistance that we were able to defeat Yorihime so quickly and restore Kyoto."
Gowei replied, "Eliminating evil youkai is a priestess's duty; I'm glad I could help the people of Kyoto."
Hanno took out a stone and handed it to Gowei. "This is a token of gratitude for you."
Gowei quickly waved his hands in refusal, but Hanno insisted on placing the stone in Gowei's hands. "Take it; you might find it useful in the future."
After Elder Brother Li drove them away, Gowei held onto the stone, finding it exquisite yet unsure of its purpose. He casually placed it into his backpack. Later on, when the Shikon Jewel disappeared at Gowei's request and the Bone-Eating Well's time-space portal closed as well, an accidental opportunity led to the stone falling into the Bone-Eating Well, reopening the time-space portal. This allowed Gowei and Inuyasha to travel between worlds once more, at which point they realized just how precious Hanno's gift was!
After the Yorihime incident, Nihong returned to tranquility; even disturbances caused by other youkai decreased significantly, aside from occasional minor damage to public property. Before long, a year had passed. Hanno and Elder Brother Li accompanied the Atemu Couple back to their hometown for ancestral worship. The ancestors of the Aizawa Family resided in Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu, where they were landowners with their ancestral home occupying nearly one-fifth of the Hachihara region.
"The countryside is only better than Tokyo in terms of air quality; everything else is inconvenient," the boy Kageki complained, unable to adapt to rural life. "It's just too plain!"
"If you're bored, why not practice the steps I taught you?" Hanno suggested.
Kageki's eyes lit up. "That's a good idea!"
Just as he was about to run out to the yard to train, he noticed Hanno and Elder Brother Li's outfits and asked, "Are you going out?"
Hanno nodded. "Yeah, the countryside is quite nice. We're going for a stroll. Do you want to join us?"
Kageki glanced at Elder Brother Li, snorted, and turned away. "I don't want to go!"
Hanno couldn't help but laugh, ruffling Kageki's hair. "Then practice well; I'll bring you back a gift."
Kageki's face flushed. "I don't care about gifts!"
Hanno smiled; the proud boy was truly adorable!
Hanno and Elder Brother Li strolled along the asphalt road between the fields, taking in the lush green rice paddies around them, feeling refreshed.
"Indeed, this is Hachihara; the air here is thick with Spiritual Energy and demonic aura," Hanno remarked as he took a deep breath.
Elder Brother Li nodded. "There are many monsters hidden in those mountains over there, yet they manage to coexist peacefully with humans without causing any trouble. It's quite interesting."
Hanno chuckled. "That's because there are kind-hearted children here who can communicate with the monsters."
Elder Brother Li asked, "It seems you're well-prepared. Is this from another cartoon?"
Hanno nodded with a smile. "It's a manga called 'Natsume's Book of Friends.' It's very heartwarming, and I really like the main character. He's a child who can warm people's hearts. Ever since I heard that the Aizawa family’s old home is in Hachihara, I've been wanting to see this character."
Elder Brother Li said sourly, "You sure have a lot of people you like."
Hanno teased him, "You've turned into a jealous pot now, even getting jealous over a high school kid."
Elder Brother Li reminded Hanno, "You're only in your second year of high school yourself."
Hanno stuck out his tongue. "I forgot!"
As they laughed, they noticed a crowd gathered ahead. A woman's sharp voice pierced their ears. "The little troublemaker you took in pushed my son down the stairs and hurt his hands and feet. What are you going to do about it?"
"It wasn't me who pushed him," a childish voice hurriedly defended itself. "It was a monster with a long tail that pushed Matsumoto down."
The sharp voice grew even sharper. "You’re just a child who did something bad and won't admit it, blaming an imaginary monster instead. It's simply terrible. Lady Eguchi, you should take care of this child. If he hurts someone and lies about it now, who knows what worse things he might do in the future that could bring trouble to you!"
Another woman sighed. "This child has become such a liar; we can't manage him at all. My husband and I have already decided to send him away; we won't take care of him anymore."
The child did not argue further; perhaps he had resigned himself to his fate, only sobbing softly, which made Hanno's heart ache. She pushed through the crowd and saw the crying child was only six or seven years old, with delicate and gentle features, golden-brown tea-colored skin, and big round eyes that resembled cat's eyes—very cute.
Hanno turned to Elder Brother Li and said, "We came too early; the main character hasn't grown up yet!"
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