Ye Sha set out for Tanba Province once more.
This time, he had a handy weapon: the Famous Sword Yasutsuna.
He had heard of Dojigiri Yasutsuna. That was the new name the sword had received after killing Shuten Doji.
So along the way, he studied the sword's essence. Of course, he couldn't see anything special about it. He even felt that this sword wasn't as useful as the watermelon knife he had used back then.
On the road, Ye Sha asked Mo Qiong, "What did you mean by saying Abe no Seimei is an expert operator?"
"It's rumored that ghosts and gods often visited him, and that was probably true. If you mentioned Shuten Doji while standing outside his house, he immediately knew you were one of the ghosts and gods. He would then have a banquet and wine prepared inside, while ordering attendants to stand on both sides with weapons in hand. He used both soft and hard tactics. Judging by the look of it, this wasn't his first time doing so," Mo Qiong said.
Ye Sha said, "He said his magical powers were weak, and that he relied entirely on his identity as the White Fox Lord's son to get the ghosts and gods of all sides to show him some respect. If he heard that ghosts and gods were visiting him, it was only natural for him to receive them courteously. I guess that's just basic procedure for someone who's been mixing in ghost-and-god circles for years."
"Afterward, he raised my status even higher and showed me tremendous respect. No wonder the ghosts and gods of all sides are willing to befriend him."
Mo Qiong laughed. "That's where he's truly formidable... I now seriously suspect that all the terrifying ghosts and gods in Rakuyō were elevated by