[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky":3,"chapter-i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-chapter-57":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Sparked the Hundred Demon Night Parade in Tokyo",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2326275,4550,"Chapter 57: Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Extraordinary Heian Era","i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-chapter-57",57,"\u003Cp>【Yuzaoqian!!!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Am I hallucinating? That demon child just said Yuzaoqian?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yuzaoqian’s banquet?!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone watching the video froze rigid at this segment, as if struck by lightning, their minds going utterly blank, unable to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This single sentence contained an enormous amount of information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elderly demon scholars, who had just been revived from the shock of learning the ancient city was Heian-kyo, stared at this part of the video, their legs stiffened, and they collapsed into another shock—some of these veteran scholars passed away on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could quickly regain their composure; the shock was overwhelming, and everyone stood frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon child’s words were clear, and everyone heard them distinctly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mentioned Yuzaoqian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with the direction the carriage and chariot had taken—it was toward the ancient city…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without needing to think, Yuzaoqian’s banquet was in the ancient city, and the video had previously shown the city’s signboard: the ancient city was Heian-kyo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All these clues pointed unmistakably to the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancient city was Heian-kyo, and its ruler was Yuzaoqian!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, historical records of the Heian period containing demon lore were dug up; every demon scholar and anyone familiar with demons recalled a single ancient tale: the story of Yuzaoqian recorded in Japanese history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legend says that during the late Heian period, under Emperor Toba’s cloistered rule, a peerlessly beautiful woman appeared, transformed from a white-faced, golden-furred nine-tailed fox. Due to her vast knowledge and unmatched beauty, she captivated the entire nation and was called Japan’s greatest female scholar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her beauty and talent won the favor of Emperor Toba, who took her as his imperial consort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman was Yuzaoqian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling this history, they nearly confirmed: the ruler of the ancient city was Yuzaoqian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heian-kyo was the imperial capital of the Heian period—the emperor’s residence. As the emperor’s consort, Yuzaoqian naturally lived in Heian-kyo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, when the demon child and the Lord of Chiwei Wanglang headed toward the ancient city, they uttered Yuzaoqian’s name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doesn’t that seem too coincidental?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancient city is called Heian-kyo, and inside it is Yuzaoqian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This coincidence is too extreme—it can’t be coincidence. It can only mean one thing: the ruler of that ancient city is Yuzaoqian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why do I say that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because many scholars online have deduced a conclusion: in ancient times, humans and demons coexisted in the same world, but due to certain events, all demons departed to the Demon World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuzaoqian was also a demon, so naturally, she too would have to go to the Demon World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, let’s consider this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Yuzaoqian was going to the Demon World, but she had spent years living in Heian-kyo during the Heian period, enjoying luxury and growing accustomed to it, after entering the Demon World, she either out of habit or nostalgia, recreated the ancient city based on Heian-kyo and named it ‘Heian-kyo.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why we now see the demon child visiting Heian-kyo and mentioning Yuzaoqian.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsuchinokami Xia Mei voiced her hypothesis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire class fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the history teacher who entered as the bell rang stood frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The history teacher stared blankly at Tsuchinokami Xia Mei, his gaze filled with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Tsuchinokami! Your hypothesis… is too bold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, the history teacher wanted to refute it—but he couldn’t find a single flaw, because Tsuchinokami Xia Mei’s hypothesis was perfectly reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only possible objection was one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um… Miss Tsuchinokami, if what you say is true—that Yuzaoqian modeled the ancient city after Heian-kyo—but ancient texts record that Heian-kyo was small, and its luxury paled in comparison to the ancient city.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yunhu incident had spread throughout Hara Ward; everyone, young and old, male and female, was paying attention—even the history teacher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsuchinokami Xia Mei’s speculation involved both history and demons; the history teacher had no interest left in teaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already abandoned the lesson—at least until he got to the bottom of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsuchinokami Xia Mei turned to him, smiling calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teacher, I’ve considered your point. This ties into another hypothesis of mine—one that might seem unbelievable to everyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone leaned forward, ears straining; even the history teacher listened intently, and Kamikawa Mitsu turned his gaze toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This hypothesis still holds that the ancient city is ruled by Yuzaoqian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only difference is: Heian-kyo *is* the ancient city!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes—my hypothesis is that when Yuzaoqian went to the Demon World, to continue living in Heian-kyo, she uprooted the entire Heian-kyo and brought it with her into the Demon World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancient city we now see is actually the Heian-kyo of the Heian period!! That is the true, original Heian-kyo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Heian-kyo recorded in ancient texts, it was likely merely the outer civilian town surrounding the original Heian-kyo. Yuzaoqian had no interest in moving those outer civilian districts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Think about it: the ancient city is so vast and magnificent. That means the Heian period was far grander than we imagined—even the civilian towns probably looked as impressive as modern-day Osaka Castle. So the historians who recorded ancient history didn’t realize Heian-kyo had vanished; they simply assumed the civilian town at the original Heian-kyo’s location *was* Heian-kyo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pata.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The history teacher’s mind trembled violently; his history textbook slipped from his grasp and fell to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the room stood dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsuchinokami Xia Mei’s hypothesis was too bold, too ahead of its time—her leaps of thought left people unable to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancient city was no ordinary city—it was colossal, blotting out the sky. It was nearly impossible to imagine anyone capable of moving such a city; it was harder than moving Mount Fuji, harder than moving the stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then again—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary humans couldn’t do it, but demons could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consider: when the Lord of Chiwei Wanglang emerged, heaven and earth bowed to him. But given his current identity, he cannot be Yuzaoqian—otherwise, the demon child would never have spoken that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the Lord of Chiwei Wanglang returns to the original theory: he must be Shuten-doji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuzaoqian, as one of the three great demon kings equal in fame to Shuten-doji, surely possessed strength not much lower than his. Logically, it was entirely possible for her to move the entire ancient city from the mortal world into the Demon World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once you thought of it this way, everything made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Tsuchinokami, you’re incredible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, Miss Tsuchinokami is amazing—she actually thought of this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sure it’s exactly as Miss Tsuchinokami deduced. Teacher, don’t you agree?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The history teacher adjusted his glasses, pausing thoughtfully: “Miss Tsuchinokami’s second hypothesis may sound fantastical, but for demons, it’s entirely reasonable. Her theory fits the situation perfectly in logic, coherence, and imagination.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the history teacher and classmates all agreed with Tsuchinokami Xia Mei’s idea; some were even awestruck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among those awestruck was Kamikawa Mitsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kamikawa Mitsu looked at Tsuchinokami Xia Mei, his mouth slightly open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Tsuchinokami, should I say you’re brilliant—or that your imagination is wildly excessive? I created a plot hole myself, and you patched it up—neatly, logically, perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Three chapters today. And if today’s recommendation votes hit 1,000, I’ll add a fourth!! Aaaahhh! I’m going all out for the votes!)\u003C\u002Fp>",1191,"2026-06-20T17:56:08.120Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3f0fd2b1a9e537761ff68f941e7e1d06a5ef2151193a8d408624b75e5698e435","i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-chapter-58","i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-chapter-56",477,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-cover.jpg"]