I don't want to be a heroic spirit

Whether it is Shuten-douji or Ibaraki-douji, they are both unforgivable evil spirits in legends, just like the evil dragons slain by knights in Western stories, they are evils destined to be conquered.

However, according to her understanding, although there are monsters and demons in Teyvat, they are completely different from evil demons like Shuten Douji and Ibaraki Douji.

Although the people of Inazuma have always regarded ghosts as bad and evil beings, and even have the custom of scattering beans to ward off evil spirits, this is actually a misunderstanding... Arataki Ichito has also been trying to change people's bad impression of ghosts.

If she, as Arataki Ichito's master, told the story of the two evil spirits, Shuten-douji and Ibaraki-douji... what would that mean?

Moreover, she didn't want the story she told to cause any rift between the two disciples in front of her and Arawaki Ichito.

But... apart from Shuten Douji and Ibaraki Douji, what other stories about the demon clan can be told?

Although, as one of the most well-known monsters, Shuten-douji and Ibaraki-douji also have many secondary and even tertiary creations, among which there are naturally some who have become decent beings... But at this moment, Guiyi Fayan couldn't think of any of them for a while.

Then, what about other demon clans...the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Clan in Gensokyo?

The problem is that her knowledge of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Ghost Clan is limited to their respective names and abilities, but she knows nothing about their stories.

Compared to the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Clan, she knows more about Yakumo Yukari and Kazami Yuuka... because she has read two fan fictions whose protagonists are Yakumo Yukari and Kazami Yuuka's younger brother, and she read these two novels together.

Taking the looks in Goro and Sara's eyes, Guiyi Fayan felt that these two would most likely regard the story he was about to tell as a fact, or a story that actually happened in the past... so he had to think about it more seriously.

"Hey wait a minute?"

A flash of inspiration came into Gui Yifayan's mind.

Yes, since Goro and Sara treat the story they are going to tell as something that happened in reality... then we might as well just tell the reality as a story.

"Before I begin to tell you the story... let me ask you something, just to satisfy my curiosity. I want to know what you two think."

Gui Yifayan took out a folding fan from somewhere, opened it in front of her and fanned herself, because she always felt that this way it would create a more storytelling atmosphere.

"In your opinion, what kind of beings are ghosts? Or... do you think ghosts are evil and bad, like everyone else?"

Gui Yi Fa Yan's question made Sara and Goro look at each other in confusion.

"Well...if it were in the past, I might have been afraid of ghosts like everyone else." Goro was the first to speak, frowning as he considered his words. "Because...I often heard stories about ghosts in the past...and they were all bad stories."

"But after meeting Senior Brother Yidou, I no longer think so. If all ghosts are the same as Senior Brother Yidou, I think there must be a misunderstanding. At least the ghosts are definitely not like what is described in the stories."

Nodding to Goro, Guiyi looked at Sara again.

"As for me... I don't know what other people think. After all, I've never left this forest and haven't had much contact with people. I don't know much about ghosts... The only person I know about ghosts is Ichidou."

Sara lowered his head and began to recount his thoughts. "If all ghosts were like Ichidou... Honestly, I can't imagine what that scenario would be like. After all, just one troublesome ghost like that is enough to give me a headache. If there were more of them... I can't even imagine the chaos it would cause. Wouldn't the entire country be reduced to a bowl of overturned oatmeal?"

"..."

Sara stopped here, but neither Guiyi Fayan nor Goro spoke at this time.

Sure enough, after sighing, Sara spoke again.

"But...I have to say, Yidou is a good man."

"There's a phrase called... 'innocent heart'? I think it fits Ichito perfectly."

"I also admit that Yidou has the qualifications to become Master's disciple... not only because of his talent, but also because of his character."

"Even though he caused me a lot of trouble, and even though he's a fool and a childish ghost... he's actually a pretty good fool. He's kind-hearted and persistent. He's always trying to improve people's bad impression of ghosts, but not for himself... or rather, not primarily for himself, but for the ghost granny who raised him."

Sara and Aratake Ichito are a classic pair of enemies. Every now and then you can see them arguing or even fighting over trivial matters, but it is precisely because of this that Sara knows Aratake Ichito so well.

However, Sara's words still shocked Goro immensely.

"What? Looking at me like that?"

"Uh……"

Being glared at by Senior Sister Sara, Goro subconsciously shrank his neck and scratched his cheek awkwardly, "No, I just... I thought you hated Ichido."

"I didn't say I didn't hate him."

Crossing his arms, Sara said angrily, "But... Ichidou is, after all, recognized by the master and has become his disciple... How could he be such a good-for-nothing?"

Is it mainly out of trust in the master?

Because he was recognized by Guiyi Fayan, did that mean that Sara also recognized him?

No, it shouldn't be just that.

Given Sara's personality, he would definitely conduct a thorough investigation of the other person, because he would want to know what aspect of the other person had earned his master's approval.

But all in all... Gui Yifayan was very satisfied with the two people's ideas.

"He doesn't blindly believe or follow others. He thinks for himself and verifies things for himself... He's truly an excellent disciple, worthy of being my disciple! Ga, gag, gag!"

"Then I can tell you this story without worry. Moreover, after listening to this story... you might understand why the ghost tribe is so unpopular."

Chapter 164: Miyu Chiyo

Yuyu Qiandai.

He was once the most outstanding soldier under the command of General Raiden, the god of rice wives, and was also General Raiden's best friend.

Back then, General Raiden had three close friends: the demon Mikami Chiyo, the fox demon Kitsunarimiya, and the tengu Sasayuri.

Legend has it that Gomi Chiyo had a face like the moon and once performed kagura and tsunamis in front of the emperor together with Kitsuna Sainomiya. Chiyo's beauty was so stunning that Kitsuna Sainomiya wanted to cover her face with a mask.

Legend has it that Goyu Chiyo is a martial arts master who once danced wildly among a thousand swords. His twelve layers of clothing were torn and scattered like Dong flowers, but his body was not hurt at all. It is even rumored that his martial arts skills are not inferior to General Lei Dian.

Her long-cherished wish was to overcome the fate of life and death with her fiery and boiling blood, and to establish an immortal battle record in the name of fighting ghosts for her increasingly dwindling fellow tribesmen. General Lei Dian also showed her kindness and gave her a precious sword.

Five hundred years ago, the shadow of a beast from the abyss eroded the land, and the whole world fell into great turmoil.

As the strongest man in Inazuma except for General Raiden, Miyomi Chiyo fought desperately on the front line, but was swallowed by an otherworldly beast with a fierce body and a weak tail. In the end, Miyomi Chiyo tore open the belly of the monster and escaped, thus surviving.

Because of this deed, Mikochiyo was also called "Tiger-bitten Chiyo". In the years that followed, this name was gradually simplified to "Tora Chiyo".

However, because he was swallowed by the beast of the abyss, Miyu Chiyo was also eroded by the power of the abyss and turned into an irrational beast. He swung the sword given by General Lei Dian and slashed at General Lei Dian himself.

Miyu Chiyo, who should have sworn loyalty to General Lei Dian and led the ghost clan to glory, instead attacked General Lei Dian like crazy, bringing an indelible stigma to the ghost clan.

He used his sharp teeth to bite the Raiden General's naginata into pieces, gaining a temporary upper hand, but was ultimately defeated by him. His sword-wielding arm and the two horns on his head were cut off. He fled from the city to the woods like a wounded beast, and finally disappeared completely.

Some said that she was killed by a pursuing Tengu or the last ninja; others said that she was destroyed as a monster by a samurai who was training in the forest; and still others said that she regained her sanity for a moment, but because she could not bear to draw her sword against the person she was supposed to be loyal to, she ended her life in the end.

The above... is the general experience of Miyu Chiyo as far as Guiyi Fayan can remember.

She told it to Sara and Goro in the form of a story.

The bad news is that she is not very good at telling stories and cannot make a story full of twists and turns and fascinating.

The good news is that Sara and Goro listened very carefully and seriously. On the one hand, it was because the story itself was extraordinary. On the other hand, Sara and Goro were not very picky. After all, apart from Gui Yi Fa Yan, they thought no one would tell them stories.

"This... is too much!"

After listening to the story told by Guiyi Hōgen, Sara and Goro were not in a good mood.

"This isn't Michiyo's fault, and she didn't want to do this... drawing her sword against the person she trusted and valued the most... If she regained consciousness, she would surely suffer more than anyone else..."

Sara couldn't help but imagine... what if he lost his mind and pointed the blade at his master...

Then she would rather commit suicide before losing her mind!

"Didn't Miyu Chiyo offend the Shogun because she was corrupted by the power of the abyss and lost her mind?" Goro's emotions were very complicated at the moment. Confusion, anger, sadness, all kinds of emotions mixed together and ravaged his heart. "Don't the others know this? Why put all the blame on Miyu Chiyo? She is clearly a victim too."

"Who knows? After all, it happened five hundred years ago."

Gui Yifayan half-closed his eyes, supported his face with one hand, and looked lazy.

"After all, five hundred years have passed, and many past events are no longer traceable. As for the outcome... Miyomi Chiyo's eldest son, who was supposed to inherit the family business, has since secluded himself from the world. To prevent him from falling into depravity, his close Tengu friend renamed him 'Iwazo' and duelled with him numerous times. After thirteen years of arduous swordsmanship, Chiyo's eldest son achieved perfection and founded a kendo school that once boasted numerous disciples."

"However, Miyu Chiyo's adopted son, Miyu Nagamasa, was unwilling to give up the name 'Miyu'. He shouldered the so-called sins and worked hard to enter the government. With a hundred times more diligence and clarity, he wanted to wash away the family's stigma."

Among the three close friends of General Raiden, the one that Guiyi Fayan knows best is the demon clan member Mikiya Chiyo, followed by Kitsune Saimiya, and finally Tengu Sasayuri.

By the way, when she first heard the name Sasayuri, she thought it was a girl...but it turned out to be a boy?

"Does the Shogun think so too? That Chiyo-sama is a criminal?" Sara was puzzled by this question. "And what about Sasayuri-sama? What about Kitsune-sama? Won't they clarify things to the people?"

"General Raiden must have suffered more than anyone else. After all, he was her best friend... At least we feel that before that, she was still quite humane, unlike now, who blindly pursues eternity... The reason she pursues eternity is probably to prevent such sad things from happening again."

Guiyi Hōgen continued, "As for Sasayuri and Kitsune Saimiya... I remember Kitsune Saimiya also died in that disaster, and as for Sasayuri... I can't quite remember, but it seems he died before the war with the Abyss began, right?"

"Even Lady Sasayuri and Lady Kitsunesai-kun..."

Sara was just shocked.

She knew more about the disaster that happened five hundred years ago than Goro... After all, her first friend, Chika, was closely related to that disaster.

Moreover, in the sealed space, Sha Luo also saw many monsters from the abyss with Gui Yifa Yan, especially the huge black king beast like a mountain, which brought her an unprecedented shock.

The huge beast shadow that covered the sky and the sun, the dark army that seemed to have no end...but this was just a small part of the tragic battle that year, a small splash of water caused by a stone thrown five hundred years ago.

And now, thanks to Guiyi Fayan's narration, Sara had a better understanding of the battle.

At the same time... she also understood a little better about the great God who was high in the sky.

Although Guiyi Hōgen said he was telling a story, Sara and Goro did not regard it as a purely fictional story. They preferred to listen to history rather than a story.

I don’t know what Sara and Goro will think of General Lei Dian if they meet him in the future, and what will happen.

However, perhaps in the future, General Raiden or the despicable fox Yae Shinko, one of the few insiders, will learn about the Oni-ichi Phayan because of Goro and Sara, and then become curious about this thousand-year-old monster that they have never heard of.

After all, he was able to learn about what happened five hundred years ago, and he seemed to know their secrets very well... I guess General Lei Dian and Yae Shen Zi would be very restless by then, right?

But Gui Yi Fa Yan didn't care much.

"Let everything take its course." That's what she thought.

Chapter 165 Self-destruction

"Hmm? You said you wanted to hear Sasahiri's story?"

On this day, Gui Yi Fa Yan was originally staying in his room reading a book, with a plate of violet melons on a small table beside him.

Although she said that reading consumes brain cells and she needs to eat violet melon to replenish sugar and energy... but to put it bluntly, she was just greedy.

It was not until Sara came that Gui Yi Fa Yan put down the book in his hand.

"This is a bit difficult..." Guiyi Hage scratched the back of his head and said with a hint of trouble: "If you ask about Michiyo or Kitsusaigumi, I can still name a few, but Sasayuri... I don't know much about her. By the way, why do you suddenly want to know about Sasayuri?"

"Because... Lady Sasayuri is also from the Tengu clan," Sara replied, "so, I am a little curious."

Knowing the story of Michiyo, Sara naturally becomes curious about the other two, the fox demon Kitsusai-miya and Tengu Sasayuri.

In particular, Sasahiri, Sara and Oniichi Hōgan are all Tengu, which naturally makes Sara pay special attention to Sasahiri.

"However, Master seems to know Chiyo-sama and the others... and the gods themselves very well... Could it be that Master knows them all?"

"How should I put it...the relationship is a bit complicated."

Gui Yifayan frowned slightly, "Although I know them and understand many things about them...but they don't know me, or even know I exist."

This made Sara a little confused.

"Why? Isn't Master a thousand-year-old monster?"

"Even so, when I first came into contact with the human world, I didn't use this identity. I disguised myself as a human... Anyway, there are various reasons."

Let’s use this as an excuse for now.

"If you're really curious about Sasayuri, you can ask his acquaintances."

"acquaintance?"

Sara's face turned strange.

"Master, could it be that you are talking about a great god? Would that god really come into contact with an ordinary person like me?"

"I know the difficulty of this matter better than you."

If I remember correctly, General Raiden had already hidden in Isshin Pure Land at this time. The one who is managing Inazuma now should be the puppet made by General Raiden, so it is basically impossible to see General Raiden in person.

So the one Gui Yi Fa Yan was talking about wasn't General Lei Dian, but another...

"Yae Jinja, the chief priestess of Yae Shrine," Guiyi Fayan casually revealed the existence of the despicable fox. "Even though she's only a little fox who's lived for five hundred years, she should know Sasayuri, Kitsune Saimiya, Mikoto Chiyo, and the others very well, right? After all, she and Kitsune Saimiya were very close. Back then, Yae Jinja could often be seen affectionately lying on Kitsune Saimiya's shoulder like a little fox."

Five hundred years old...little fox?

Although five hundred years was indeed nothing to his master, Sara still felt a little strange when he heard this.

"Yae Shinko is a member of General Raiden's family, and one of his few remaining friends. You should have a chance to meet her in the future. After all, she's the chief priest of the shrine, so meeting her will be much easier than meeting General Raiden." Touching his chin, Guiyi Fayan glanced at Sara and suddenly said, "However, with your personality, you'll probably not get along with her, right?"

When he heard that his personality was incompatible with his own, the first person that Sara thought of was naturally the junior fellow student who often made him angry.