Chapter 2519 Missed

The man's face under the mask was covered in sores, with pus and blood sprouting from them, making his entire face look very hideous and terrifying, and there was even a slight smell of decay.

"What kind of disease do you have? You can't enter the city if you have an infectious disease!" the guard screamed.

"My lord, I was poisoned by a gangster, and I made a special trip to Kyoto to seek treatment from a famous doctor. If you don't let me in, I will have no choice but to wait for death here at the city gate." The man said and smiled at the guard. As a result, some more pus and blood was squeezed out of the scar, and the guard was frightened and backed away.

"Where is your identity document?" There was another guard who was much calmer.

The man took out the ultimatum, and the guard let him in, but couldn't help but remind him to put on his mask.

After entering the city, the man's mouth already had a smile. He quickly got into a deserted alley and wiped his face with a handkerchief. Soon the disguise on his face faded away, and there was no trace of rot anywhere. Sores and wounds? It is obviously a smooth and clean face.

Then he took out another mask from the package and raised his hand to put it on his face.

After finding a more remote inn, the man asked for a room and started chatting with the waiter.

"Which onmyoji in Kyoto is the most famous?" the man asked.

"Is your guest a foreigner? Have you never heard of astrologers?" The waiter said with a smile, "The heads of each generation of their families are called astrologers. The heads of this generation are only in their early twenties, but their yin and yang skills are very good. It’s amazing, it will soon be the most famous in Kyoto, and it will be ranked among the top three in Fuso as a whole.”

"Oh? He has caught thousands of demons?" the man asked.

"How do I know this, but he killed a great demon two years ago, and it is said to be an ancient ferocious beast!" said the waiter.

The man nodded, "I wonder where the astrologer is? I want to visit him later."

"Your Majesty, do you want to find an Onmyoji to catch monsters?" The waiter's eyes lit up. "Astrologers must be expensive. If it's just a general hunt for monsters, I can recommend you, Your Majesty. It will definitely be much cheaper."

The man was stunned. He was not looking for someone to catch a monster. He just wanted to compete with the most powerful onmyoji in the legend. However, it was better not to tell the waiter more about this, so as not to cause trouble in the future.

"You misunderstood. I don't need to catch monsters. I just came here to see the Onmyoji." The man explained.

"So that's it. If you go from here to Xinyang Town and then go south, you'll find it soon," the waiter said.

The man drank some tea, then changed his clothes, and then walked towards the astrologer.

At the door of the Xingxing Mansion, the servants heard that someone wanted to compete with their master, and their jaw almost dropped in shock. They glared at the man and kissed him: "Who are you? How dare you challenge our master?"

"I'm just a passerby, I don't have a name, why can't I discuss it with Master Astrologer?" The man said and laughed, as if he didn't care at all about the contempt he received from his servants.

The servant was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Our master went out early in the morning, otherwise you can wait here and see if he is willing to compete with you when he comes back."

"He didn't say when he would be back?" the man asked.

"How do I, a servant, know?" the servant replied rudely.

The man frowned. After all, he had been waiting for an hour, but he didn't get the horoscope, so he could only leave in frustration.

At this moment, Xingxing was discussing things with everyone in the post house. Naturally, he did not tell the rest of the family where he was going, so he missed the opportunity to meet the man.

When Astrology returned home, it was already evening. His servant reported the matter to him, and Astrology didn't take it to heart. Throughout the year, there are always a few people coming to compete, which is normal.

But Oda frowned when he heard that, and said: "Master, I was plotted against in Toyama Mansion that day. Lord Bai wanted to save Coral again. We were almost discovered by people from Toyama Mansion, and there happened to be an Onmyoji wearing a mask. He helped us, but the man didn’t say anything and seemed to do it casually. I don’t know if the person who came to challenge is the same person as the one in Toyama Prefecture. "

Oda knew about this and was disappointed because the man was not Ning Yu. When he heard Oda's words, he hurriedly said to his servant: "If that man comes again, you should report it to me immediately. If I am not at home, I must let him stay." Come down to your residence so I can pay you a visit."

The servant secretly blamed himself for not being attentive enough. If he thought of asking the man where he lived, he would definitely get praise from the master of the family.

Astrology said to Oda: "If that's really that person, I should also come to thank him for helping you that day."

It's a pity that the masked man didn't come to the door again for several days. People asked for horoscopes in the city, but no one was found.

Bai Ruozhu knew this and hoped that it was really the person who helped them that day. At least he could treat him to a meal to express his gratitude.

On the other side, the palace arranged for Princess Ya'an to visit Bai Ruozhu. She gave Princess Masako a lot of gifts, saying she wanted to apologize to Bai Ruozhu.

"Princess Ya'an, I don't want to embarrass you, but I really don't dare to accept these things. I deserve it." Bai Ruozhu refused.

"Master Bai, don't be angry with my mother-in-law. She has a bad temper and often offends people." Princess Ya'an looked a little tired, thinking that she felt tired for having such a mother-in-law.

Bai Ruozhu smiled and said: "It's okay to be angry, but I don't understand that I tried my best to save the second prince, but Princess Masako has never been very friendly to me. I really don't understand. I don't have any grudge against her, right? ?”

Princess Ya'an smiled bitterly, "My mother-in-law is just petty. She thinks you are getting close to Princess Shanzi and is afraid that you will help the eldest prince and the others, so she is always on special guard. She just thinks too much."

Bai Ruozhu didn't know how to evaluate it. The emperor was obsessed with converting to Buddhism and thought very little. I don't know how many manipulations were done in the palace, but Princess Masako thought a lot, as if she had delusions of being persecuted. It's like they are suffering from a disease, these two people really need to reconcile.

"That's all, I won't hold grudges, but I'm avoiding her. We really can't interfere with the second prince's affairs anymore." Bai Ruozhu pushed the gift list, "You can take the things back."

Princess Ya'an disagreed and simply dropped the things and ran away. Bai Ruozhu had no other choice, so she asked someone to take them aside temporarily and return them when she had a chance.

Then she took two bottles of newly made pills and went to Zhaoti Temple.

"Master Bai, look at this painting."

As soon as Bai Ruozhu entered Master Puru's house, she heard him say this.

Bai Ruozhu followed his line of sight and saw a simple ink painting hanging on the wall. She didn't do much research on the painting. She could only see that there was a big ship and the sea, and there was a faint figure of Qing Shi in the distance. , is this a sea voyage map?

There is a poem on the picture:

Fusang is already in the mist, and my home is farther east than Fusang.

Who will be here with the teacher? A ship with a bright moon and a sail with wind.

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The poem is borrowed from Wei Zhuang, so please note it here.