When Ye Liang returned to his room, there were noticeably more guards around. Fallen patrolled everywhere outside the cloud layer, though none of that concerned him.
Ye Liang entered his room and briefly recounted the day's events to Might Duy before pulling the charred half of a Hakubon candle from a drawer and lighting it in the corner.
[Secret Technique - Summoning Jutsu for Izanagi no Mikoto!]
When Izanagi no Mikoto's face appeared within the flame, Might Duy looked completely stunned. Ye Liang told him to wait in another room, so he wouldn't accidentally say something inappropriate in front of Izanagi no Mikoto.
"It's been a long time."
Ye Liang shook the wooden comb slightly; Izanagi no Mikoto's eyes burned with unbearable longing!
Extremely intense.
"What? You want this?" Ye Liang teased.
"I've waited five hundred years! I never expected you would get it. Hurry up and give it to me, and I'll fulfill my promise to you right away!"
Ye Liang shook his head and raised three fingers.
"Three troubles!
First!
How are you going to solve our problem of not being able to leave?
Helping you get the comb, we've already been discovered by people from the Yomi Celestial Palace. They're searching everywhere, and we can't descend from the clouds at all.
Second!
I still have three family members in this world, whom I hope you can help me find. They're Hashirama Senju, Tobirama, and Minato Namikaze." The reason he spoke their names was to prevent Izanagi no Mikoto from detecting his thoughts.
With three people mentioned, Izanagi no Mikoto couldn't figure out Ye Liang's true intentions.
"Alright, I agree to all of that! Using my authority, gathering those three won't be difficult. As for your first concern, once we find them, I will directly attack the Yomi Celestial Palace!
What about your third point?"
"The third..." Ye Liang paused dramatically for effect.
"Third!
I want you to keep your promise! Rescue one Squirrel from the ancient Yomi Palace! You promised that creature you'd take it to the real world for some fun—how could you forget your word!"
Ye Liang said this with such righteous conviction that Izanagi no Mikoto's body trembled slightly.
"You know about the ancient Yomi Palace!"
"Ha! How could I not know?" Ye Liang replied casually. Although the little Squirrel had tricked him, it had also indirectly saved his life.
If it hadn't been for the Squirrel, he would've died while cultivating the Yomi Forged Fire Art.
In life, nothing is more feared than karma.
If you owed too much, it would be hard for your cultivation to advance further — this was something he had read in novels from his previous life.
"Fine, I'll agree to that too!"
"So quickly?" Ye Liang asked, surprised.
He had been expecting to argue a bit more.
"Hehe, I've always been a straightforward person," Izanagi no Mikoto said.
Sure thing. Believe that, and the devil himself might pay you a visit!
For the next few days, Ye Liang trained in the Eight Gates nonstop — day and night without break.
Until one day...
A deep, echoing bell rang from the core of the Yomi Celestial Palace.
"The Goddess has returned! Everyone must go pay homage!" Several servant girls ran around spreading the news. One even came to Ye Liang's quarters.
All the contestants prepared to go out.
They hadn't been having an easy time lately with the guards watching them like hawks.
Fortunately, being able to meet the Yomi deity did lift my mood a bit from its previously unpleasant state.
Panic gripped them even more intensely!
The others had all taken Izanagi no Mikoto's advice and stolen the wooden comb. This was tantamount to betraying the Yomi Celestial Palace! How could they turn against their own goddess?
Now the real master has arrived.
How could they not panic!
Mikamitsu Shirabe and the four men were the first to step out of the building. They stood at the outermost part of the side chamber, lining up in pairs, leaving space in the middle as a gesture of welcome.
Ye Liang and the others arrived at the central plaza.
From the southern gate, two figures made their way toward the plaza.
A woman approached gracefully, her delicate frame and elegant steps immediately drawing attention. Judging by the captains' respectful demeanor, she could only be the Yomi deity!
The man beside her was handsome, charismatic, and naturally charming. Though he wasn't quite as outstanding as Ye Liang, the difference wasn't significant. Everyone's attention was drawn to this man!
"Why is he here?!"
"I don't know! Could it be that he betrayed us?"
"No way! He was the one who initiated the deal in the first place!"
Ye Liang listened to the murmurs around him and became pensive.
The one who had arrived with the Yomi deity was none other than Izanagi no Mikoto — the very person who had made deals with all of them!
Izanagi no Mikoto casually chatted with the Yomi deity.
The rumors of their supposed divorce now seemed to vanish into thin air.
"This is the side chamber. You can stay here for a few days," said the Yomi deity, greeting Izanagi no Mikoto, then gestured at the door guards before leaving the area with the four captains.
Izanagi no Mikoto now took control of the place.
"Everyone, I really appreciate your help," he said with a courteous bow toward the group, then raised his hand. In an instant, an invisible dome enveloped the entire side chamber. Without hesitation, he strode toward the entrance and slaughtered every remaining guard inside!
"Where is it!" he anxiously rushed over to Ye Liang.
Ye Liang hesitated slightly.
He wasn't because of Izanagi's abrupt actions — he was struck by how familiar the Yomi deity's face seemed. From afar, the deity's face looked somewhat familiar, yet he couldn't get a clear look at her features.
"Huh?"
Ye Liang blinked, finally noticing Izanagi standing right before him.
"What are you doing here? Aren't you and the Yomi deity sworn enemies?"
"I came under the pretense of touring Heaven. She still doesn't know her wooden comb has already been stolen. Hurry up and give it to me! Once those four captains report the theft, this woman will definitely come charging back!"
"You really take risks," Ye Liang said, frowning slightly at Izanagi.
"Where are the people I requested? We had a deal — you bring my loved ones; I give you the comb."
As soon as the words left his mouth,
Izanagi swept his sleeve and two bewildered figures materialized in midair.
"There they are! As for the person you mentioned — Minato Namikaze — I couldn't find him. Either he's reincarnated, or he's already been torn apart by the Fallen!"
Minato Namikaze was gone?
Ye Liang glanced at the two bewildered individuals — one was Hashirama, the other Tobirama.
That was enough!
In such a tense situation, just finding Tobirama had already accomplished his goal.
He reached into his robe, pulled out the wooden comb, and handed it to Izanagi no Mikoto.
"Thank you! Truly, thank you."
Izanagi no Mikoto picked up the wooden comb with excitement and immediately soared toward the clouds.
He's leaving already!
Ye Liang understood his intention and quickly pulled Hashirama, Tobirama, and Uncle White Fang into his house.
The others exchanged confused glances.
Upon seeing Izanagi no Mikoto leave, they hurriedly chased after him.
These people had all made agreements with Izanagi no Mikoto.
Although they hadn't been the ones to find the wooden comb, right now, only Izanagi no Mikoto could save them.
They were traitors now! Having overheard Izanagi no Mikoto's conversation with Ye Liang, they knew it wouldn't be long before the Yomi deity rose to purge everything!
Ye Liang returned to the house. "Might Duy, come out."
Time to get things done!
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