Chapter 202 On the Birth of Rumors (Two in One)

In fact, after Su Wu defeated Gojo Haru, who represented the strongest sorcerer of the time, no one said anything to him anymore.

Especially... Abe Haruaki, who was highly expected by Heian-kyo, died on the day when Su Wu and Gojo Haru fought.

It was like Abe Haruaki had just died in the morning, and the news that Gojo Haru was defeated by Su Wu in the evening reached other people's ears.

Now, there was no one available in Heian-kyo.

It was said that the grandson who inherited the most abundant blood of Abe Haruaki? He was talented, but too young and not strong enough.

Maybe after a few decades, his strength would become very strong.

But... he would never become the second Abe Haruaki.

No one could become the second Abe Haruaki.

For thousands of years, there was only one Lord Haruaki.

For a while, no one challenged Su Wu again.

Lord Haruaki's funeral was quite grand, and he even started to build a shrine for the other party to worship.

It seemed that they were planning to worship Abe Haruaki as a god.

Su Wu went to pay tribute to Lord Qingming as the head of the Gojo family.

The former head of the family, Gojo Haru, had white silk covering his eyes and holding a folding fan, still gentle and elegant, but the leader stood behind the boy.

The rest of the Gojo family members followed silently with their heads down.

When they saw the white-haired boy's particularly recognizable blue eyes, and then looked at Gojo Haru with white silk covering his face, many people sighed in their hearts.

It's true, the six eyes of the Gojo family were actually dug out by the boy in front of him and moved to his own body.

But no one dared to question it.

The head of the Zenin family was beaten to death, and the strongest shikigami was killed by the opponent in one move. Zenin Akira is still lying on the bed half-dead.

And it is impossible to summon the strongest shikigami in their family's ritual again.

Shikigami will not really die, but it will not be able to summon the shikigami again in the short term.

When the blue eyes swept over them, everyone present lowered their heads unanimously.

They had either been beaten or had seen people being beaten, and some were even relatives of the people who were killed.

Su Wu glanced at Abe Masahiro and the shikigami who had left.

Since Abe Haruaki's death, the demons, or shikigami, who had followed him, had found their own way out and left, seemingly without any attachment.

"Haruaki is not dead, Haruaki is not a human, how could he die of old age..."

When leaving Abe's house, Su Wu heard a demon quarreling with another demon angrily.

"Haruaki is a human."

"No! Haruaki is not a human! Haruaki is Haruaki."

The demons' arguments sounded naive and ridiculous.

But Su Wu was thinking about the truth of Abe Haruaki being a half-demon.

"Is Lord Haruaki a half-demon?" Su Wu asked the person who was most familiar with Heian-kyō.

Gojo Haru, who grew up in Heian-kyō and heard a lot of rumors, should know more.

"Hmm? You mean the rumor that Abe Haruaki is the son of a white fox, right?" Gojo Haru thought for a moment and then answered with a smile.

The rumor that Abe Haruaki is the son of a white fox only spread after he became famous.

When he was unknown, no one cared about his origin.

After he became famous, people were impressed by his unparalleled talent and envied his strength.

After the rumor of the son of a white fox came out, people seemed to have found the reason why Abe Haruaki was so gifted.

Because the other party, non-human, or half-human and half-demon, has half of the blood of a fox demon in his body.

Therefore, it is reasonable that the other party is more powerful than them as pure humans.

"I don't know whether it's true or not." Gojo Haru shook his head, "After all, when I was born, Lord Haruaki was already Lord Haruaki."

At that time, the rumor of the son of a white fox had been circulating for a long time.

"But... Lord Haruaki died at the age of 85, which is inconsistent with the so-called half-demon bloodline." Gojo Haru said.

"...After all, he is only a half-demon, or maybe not even a half-demon, because... Lord Qingming does not have the characteristics of a demon." Su Wu complained slowly.

The so-called white fox prince has no fox ears or fox tail, no fox characteristics at all, and looks like a purebred human.

If the bloodline of the demon is not obvious at all, it is natural that the other party does not have a long life like a demon.

"Well, anyway, it is still a secret about this. Someone once asked Lord Qingming about the truth of the rumor, and Lord Qingming just smiled and said nothing, and the six eyes can't see the bloodline of a person." Gojo Haru sighed.

When he was young, he climbed over the wall of the Abe family, intending to sneak in and meet the so-called No. 1 Onmyoji of Heian-kyo - Abe Haruaki.

That was the first setback he encountered since he was born. He was trapped in the formation. It was obviously summer, but the moment he crossed the wall, he was in the ice and snow, and he couldn't get out anyway.

Later, it was Abe Haruaki's shikigami who took him out.

It was also the first time he met Abe Haruaki. He was already sixty years old that year, but he still had long black hair.

His smiling face revealed a fox-like cunningness. Although he looked very old, Gojo Haru felt an inexplicable... youthfulness from him.

He could not think of him as an ordinary old man at all.

The six-eyed god who was young and frivolous at the time, and did not even need to respect the emperor, just looked at him and said, "Old man, are you a fox demon or a human?"

And Lord Haruaki's answer was - "Can't your six eyes see it? Goddess."

He seemed to laugh teasingly.

Gojo Haru didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Even with six eyes, he couldn't see through the old man in front of him.

"Then maybe he's not really dead." Su Wu shrugged, ignoring Gojo Haru who seemed to be lost in memories, and spoke to himself.

Eighty-five years old, died of old age, this age is considered longevity in Heian Kyoto.

Maybe he was afraid that continuing to live would expose his identity as a non-human, so he faked his death and escaped to become a white fox prince.

For non-humans with long lifespans, time is the least precious.

The day after Abe Haruaki died, the emperor summoned all ministers to seek help.

Even for this, he worshipped the gods and prayed for their protection, wishing that he could call down a few gods from Takama-ga-hara and defeat the guy who frightened everyone in Heian-kyo.

But... the gods did not respond to them.

"Why not... hold him up high?" The minister of the Fujiwara family made a tentative suggestion.

If you can't beat him, just admit defeat. It's not shameful to bow to the strong.

A head that is held high is easy to be chopped off.

The usual way to deal with an enemy who can't be defeated or provoked is to... worship the other party.

Just like those small cities and villages worship various gods such as mountain gods and river gods, offer sacrifices, and pray for peace.

"In this case... do as you say." The emperor said so.

Apart from this, they have no other way.

In today's Heian-kyō, there is no one who can fight the other party.

"What if the other party disagrees?" A minister asked.

"... I don't think they will disagree." The minister of the Fujiwara family said, "Otherwise, the other party doesn't need to hold back, and can kill all the hostile people."

"But he just held back, which means there is enough room for discussion."

Everyone present nodded.

If there is no discussion, they can't stand here to meet the emperor today, and they should have been killed by the other party long ago.

"So - who is responsible for discussing specific matters with the other party?" The emperor asked another question.

For a moment, all the civil and military officials in the court were silent.

...

Two days later, Gojo House.

"You mean... to worship me? And build a shrine for me?" The white-haired boy sat at the top, raised his eyebrows, and spoke suspiciously.

Standing on his hands were members of the Kamo family and the Gojo family.

The Kamo family was very aware of the current situation. When Su Wu just stepped into their gate, the head of the Kamo family brought people out to admit defeat.

And took the initiative to express his willingness to work for Su Wu.

Because of their awareness of the current situation, this family actually suffered the least loss.

Su Wu regretted for a moment that he should have picked the Kamo family first, because their family was weaker. Zen Temple at least had a Moxu Luo who could call out to pull people to die together. What did the Kamo family have? Except for the so-called noble bloodline, nothing.

"Yes, the emperor has ordered that as long as you agree, construction will begin tomorrow..." The one who came to notify was a member of the Fujiwara family.

As the head of a very powerful minister, his family must pay more.

"Hey..." Su Wu touched his chin and began to think.

Building a shrine... What's the benefit for him?

Could it be that he could become a god by relying on fear or faith? He was not born by faith.

The so-called shrine has a greater symbolic meaning to him.

Well, it seems quite nice for everyone to worship him.

It's just that it feels a bit strange to be worshipped when he is not dead yet.

"Okay, build it." Su Wu thought about it and answered the general of the Fujiwara family.

"The emperor hopes... that you can attend the festival..." the general continued.

"Of course, I will inspect my own shrine, don't cut corners." The white-haired boy said straightforwardly.

The general was relieved and couldn't wait to leave, his face full of gratitude for escaping death.

"But no one has ever proposed to build a shrine for me. It turns out that being fierce is more frightening." Gojo Haru chuckled.

Even though he was born with six eyes, and was directly destined to be the head of the Gojo family, and was praised as the son of God favored by Amaterasu, no one has ever proposed to build a shrine for him.

Because he is the son of God, just the son of God, not God.

Only God can have his own shrine.

"God, usually has a divine name, right?" Su Wu fell into deep thought.

Is Sukuna's real name called Two-faced Sukuna? It seems not, Two-faced Sukuna originally seemed to be a ghost god, but Sukuna was originally a human, not a ghost or a god, at most he looked deformed, because he had two faces and four hands, so he was called Two-faced Sukuna, and he responded to this name.

Well, in this case, Su Wu can also directly replace other gods, right?

Anyway, Sukuna was not beaten by the real Two-faced Sukuna, so it can be seen that nothing will happen.

Again, if you don't accept it, come out and fight.

As long as you dare to show your health bar, even gods will kill you, not just talking.

"Have you thought of your god name?" Gojo Haru asked.

"Amaterasu is a goddess, Susanoo and Tsukiyomi..." Su Wu hesitated for a moment between the two.

"Let's call it Tsukiyomi, or Tsukuyomi. There is no need to build a special shrine. The shrine of the moon god can be changed to worship me directly." Su Wu made a decision carelessly.

He opened his mouth to grab the godhood of one of the three noble sons.

Gojo Haru temporarily lost his ability to speak.

"Although I think I look more like Amaterasu, Amaterasu is a woman." Su Wu fell into thought.

After all, the first reaction to the combination of white hair and blue eyes will remind you of a clear sky, and Amaterasu is in charge of the day.

"Moon God... not much difference." Su Wu continued to think.

White hair and blue eyes, it is not impossible to associate with the night.

Moonlight and the night sky, the night sky is also blue.

And there are fewer records about the Moon God, which is more mysterious.

"... Don't you want a god name of your own?" Gojo Haru hesitated.

"All things have spirits, and all things can become gods, but gods are also divided into weak and strong. The three noble sons are in charge of the sun, the moon, and the ocean respectively. The authority of other gods is meaningless to me."

"If I want to create a priesthood of my own, I will tamper with all your records about gods."

"For example, erase all other great gods and record myself as the god who created everything..." Su Wu said lightly.

But that would be very troublesome, and many shrines would have to be demolished.

Change all the shrines to shrines dedicated to him.

In comparison, he only decided to grab the godhood of the moon god, which was really kind.

"..." Gojo Haru stopped persuading.

He had no doubt that if he continued to persuade, the other party might really ask that all of Neon could only believe in him.

"Oh, right." Su Wu spoke as if he had thought of something again.

"Notify others, remember to kneel and bow your head when you see me in the future." He smiled.

Even when meeting the emperor, he didn't need to kneel, but he asked others to kneel when they saw him.

"Since you have decided to worship me as a god, you should take the attitude of treating gods."

"If believers meet gods, they need to kneel and kowtow."

"Well, even if other gods don't need it, it's none of my business."

"After all, I'm from the Tang Dynasty."

"Treat me with the same etiquette as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty." The white-haired and blue-eyed boy pulled the corner of his mouth and said lightly.

The etiquette of the Tang Dynasty does require kneeling.

The three families of the Imperial Family are old-fashioned, so he should be even more old-fashioned.

"If I see someone raise his head to meet me next time..." He sat in the upper seat, supporting his chin with one hand, and looked at the members on both sides with an expectant look, saying with a smile, "Kill without mercy."

As soon as the voice fell, the people on both sides knelt down at the same time.

Maro knelt at his feet early.

"Should I kneel too?" Gojo Haru sighed.

He wanted to play with the variables, but he didn't want to kneel down.

"No, after all, you are a special case." Su Wu smiled.

Gojo Haru breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, he was raised as a son of God since he was a child. He looks easy to talk to, but he is also quite arrogant in his bones.

From his domain and... some actions, it can be seen that he doesn't care about other people and things, but only cares about things he thinks are interesting.

So when he found the time and space visitor, he didn't make a fuss, and even took the initiative to hide the identity of the other party.

Even now, he hasn't thought about doing anything.

Because he felt that... the changes after a thousand years were more interesting than all the people in the Heian period put together.

But when everyone had to kneel, he became the only exception who didn't have to kneel, and another rumor appeared in Heian-Kyo - Gojo Kiri was the son of Gojo Haru and the goddess in the sky.

Following the legend of the white fox prince Abe Haruaki, there was another rumor about the half-human, half-god Gojo Kiri.