Chapter 843: A Visit from Kamo Tadayuki

Lost Bamboo Forest, Bamboo House.

"Lingyun, what you are doing is truly risking the Princess." Yagokoro Eirin looked at Lingyun with a look of disapproval.

Because Lingyun's Bamboo House possessed the power to shield everything, Yagokoro Eirin no longer concealed her form, but appeared openly within the Bamboo House.

Yagokoro Eirin had never looked down upon the humans on the ground because of her identity as someone from the Moon Capital. She knew that although the vast majority of humans were nothing in her eyes, a small portion of humans possessed abilities that would make even the gods of the age of gods marvel, and Lingyun was one of them. Although she had long ago set up safeguards on Kaguya, making it difficult for most people to investigate Kaguya's true identity, among these ground-dwellers, there was no telling who might break through the safeguards she had set and discover Kaguya's true identity.

If Kaguya's true identity were exposed, it would inevitably cause a huge uproar on the ground. And if the Moon Capital, which had been secretly observing the ground, learned of this, there was no telling what actions they might take against Kaguya. After all, before Kaguya became a Hourai Person, if it weren't for Kaguya's special status, there would have been people who wanted to make a move on her long ago. Now that something had happened again, those people could use the pretext to stir up trouble, and by then, Kaguya's situation would inevitably be even more difficult.

"I don't think so!" Yakumo Yukari, who was lying lazily on a chair, popped the last piece of pastry from the plate into her mouth. "The weight of being Lingyun's student might be even heavier than the weight of being the Moon Princess!"

"What do you mean by that?" Yagokoro Eirin asked.

"Compared to Tsukuyomi, the King of the Moon Capital, who carries more weight: an existence that possesses the power of the Netherworld gods and can converse directly with the Will of the Netherworld?" Yakumo Yukari said slowly.

"Able to converse directly with the Will of the Netherworld?" A trace of surprise could not help but appear on Yagokoro Eirin's face.

Although Yagokoro Eirin knew that Lingyun was no simple character the moment she first saw him, now that she knew Lingyun could actually converse with the Will of the Netherworld, she could not help but feel somewhat stunned. The Will of the Netherworld was not something that Tsukuyomi, who opened up the Moon Capital, could compare to; purely in terms of Status, Tsukuyomi was a head lower than her. Perhaps only Shinki, who opened up the Demon World, could compare to the Will of the Netherworld.

"If that is the case, I worry that more people will target the Princess for their own purposes, and some may even stop at nothing to achieve their goals." There was still a trace of disapproval in Yagokoro Eirin's tone.

"I have always been protective of my own; if anyone truly uses any improper methods, then I don't mind stretching my limbs," Lingyun said indifferently.

Heian-kyo, Kamo Residence.

"Father, during this period, many people from great families have been coming one after another to deliver calling cards, hoping that Father can help them divine the identity of a person," Kamo Yasunori said, standing before Kamo Tadayuki.

"The identity of a person? Who could pique the interest of so many princes and nobles? Could it be the recently rising Kaguya-hime?" There was a trace of doubt in Kamo Tadayuki's tone.

"Exactly." Kamo Yasunori told Kamo Tadayuki all the information he had recently gathered.

Hearing the information Kamo Yasunori reported to him, a trace of curiosity could not help but appear on Kamo Tadayuki's face.

However, when he truly began to deduce Kaguya's identity, his expression suddenly became grave. He discovered that even with all his might, he was unable to divine Kaguya's true identity; back and forth, he only obtained four words—"Too noble to be spoken of."

"Hiss—" Kamo Yasunori, who was watching his father deduce the divination, also gasped. "The identity of this Kaguya-hime is actually so shocking that even you, Father, cannot deduce it?"

"The origin of this person is unimaginable. Yasunori, prepare yourself, and come with me to visit this Kaguya-hime," Kamo Tadayuki said, rising to his feet.

"Father, you want to...?" A trace of strangeness appeared in Kamo Yasunori's gaze as he looked at Kamo Tadayuki.

Kamo Tadayuki closed the Bat Fan in his hand and unceremoniously knocked it directly onto Kamo Yasunori's head: "You fellow, where exactly have the thoughts in your head wandered off to? I am just going to see what is so unusual about this Kaguya-hime that makes so many people lose their minds over her; where would I have any other thoughts?"

Kamo Tadayuki rubbed the spot where his father's fan had struck him, and could not help but mutter in his heart: "Before, those people also said they were going to see what was so unusual about Kaguya-hime, but when they came back, they all turned into strange states."

As famous Onmyoji, the two were naturally fast, and before long, they arrived in front of Taketori no Okina's residence.

"Father, we have arrived. This place is the residence of Kaguya-hime's father," Kamo Yasunori said to Kamo Tadayuki beside him.

Kamo Tadayuki looked at the old man who was stripping bamboo strips in the courtyard, and a flash of brilliance could not help but cross his eyes. The moment he saw the old man, he felt a thick Fate lingering around him.

"The old gentleman must be Taketori no Okina," Kamo Tadayuki bowed to Taketori no Okina.

"I don't know what important business the two of you have with this old man?" Seeing that the two were extraordinary, Taketori no Okina did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly stood up to welcome them.

"I have heard that Taketori no Okina has a daughter who is quite extraordinary, named Houraisan Kaguya, so I have come here hoping to meet Miss Kaguya," Kamo Tadayuki said.

Hearing that Kamo Tadayuki was here to find Kaguya, Taketori no Okina's tone immediately cooled down: "If you are looking for Kaguya, you won't find her here."

Hearing Taketori no Okina's tone become cold, Kamo Tadayuki did not mind; after all, so many people had wanted to find Kaguya before, so no matter how good the old man's temperament was, he should be annoyed facing this situation.

"Then could the old gentleman inform me how I might find Kaguya-hime?" Kamo Tadayuki's face remained respectful.

Seeing Kamo Tadayuki like this, Taketori no Okina's expression also softened quite a bit: "Behind this Small Village, there is a Bamboo Forest. In the Bamboo Forest, there is a great expert who is Kaguya's teacher, and Kaguya is currently with her teacher. It's just that Kaguya's teacher said that Kaguya's status is extraordinary, and to marry Kaguya, one must pass his test. You can go to the Bamboo Forest to inquire; I believe you will have some gains."

"The Bamboo Forest? I thank the old gentleman here." Kamo Tadayuki bowed to Taketori no Okina again, then took Kamo Yasunori and hurried toward the direction of the Bamboo Forest.

When he arrived before the Bamboo Forest, he could not help but gasp: "This, this is... turning the entire Bamboo Forest into an Array, what a grand gesture!"

"Father, to see Kaguya-hime, one must enter the Bamboo Forest and find the Bamboo House where Kaguya-hime's teacher is, but it seems no one has been able to do so yet," Kamo Yasunori told Kamo Tadayuki the information he had gathered.

"To be able to set up an Array with such a vast Bamboo Forest, the strength of the person in the Bamboo Forest is not something we can imagine. Very well, I will try to walk through this Bamboo Forest and see if I have the fate to meet Kaguya-hime," Kamo Tadayuki said, stepping toward the Bamboo Forest.

Inside the Bamboo House, Lingyun was playing chess with Kaguya.

Suddenly, Lingyun's mind stirred, and the black piece in his hand landed on the chessboard, completely strangling Kaguya's white pieces.

"A guest has arrived!" Lingyun put away the chess pieces and said.

"A guest? Someone has passed through the Bamboo Forest?" There was a trace of surprise in Kaguya's tone.

"It looks like it's someone we've met before!" Lingyun stood up, and through the window of the Bamboo House, two figures could be seen passing through the Bamboo Forest, walking toward the direction of the Bamboo House.

Walking to the front of the Bamboo House, Kamo Tadayuki tidied up his clothes, which had become somewhat disheveled from passing through the Bamboo Forest, and said in a loud voice: "I am Kamo Tadayuki; having learned today that there is a high-level expert in the Bamboo Forest, I have come specifically to pay a visit. May the master of the house grant an audience?"

"It is a pleasure to have friends coming from afar. Mr. Kamo Tadayuki, we meet again." The door of the Bamboo House opened wide, and Lingyun appeared before Kamo Tadayuki.

"It's you?" Seeing Lingyun, a look of surprise could not help but appear on Kamo Tadayuki's face.