"finally come……"

The man who called himself "Tokugawa Yoshinian" put down the paintbrush in his hand respectfully, got up expectantly and looked at the figure on the platform.

"...Your Excellency is here, waiting for you for a long time."

On the platform that was raised from below and just stopped, stood a young man in a blond sportswear with his hands in his pockets, and a pretty witch with a huge bow and a ponytail.

These two people were naturally Sousuke Araki and Yuma Yumori, who were brought up by the platform that was suddenly transformed into an elevator.

"He Fang evildoer, I can see at a glance that you are not..."

Looking at the terrifying man with six big eyes blooming like chrysanthemums, a huge mouth between his neck, and a strong gray-white aura, Araki Sousuke subconsciously raised his fist as big as a sandbag, calling out the dark and thick existence in his body. , ready to provide the service of "Becoming a Buddha and Ascension to Heaven".

"It's the power of ghosts and gods... Why, there are ghosts and gods here?!"

The bird Yuzhengong on the side also drew his bow and drew his arrows, ready to go.

"...In such a place where no one is enshrined and the power of belief has been cut off, it should be difficult for ghosts and gods to continue!"

Unlike ordinary resentful spirits, the reason why ghosts and gods are rare is because they need the worship of believers and the continuous accumulation of faith.

It stands to reason that the ghosts and gods who have been hidden in this kind of deity for hundreds of years, and no one knows because of the death of believers, who have cut off their worship, will be depleted of the power of belief, turning into ordinary ghosts or falling into a deep sleep.

"My dear Tokugawa Yoshinian is a child of the Kii Tokugawa family, and he was the chief painter of the Edo shogunate."

Yaoyao bowed to the two of them, maintaining a humble bowing posture, Tokugawa Fangnian, who had a terrifying face, turned out to be like the ancients, gentle and prudent, reporting his family.

"The Survey Corps... According to the speed and time you described, you should have arrived at the Honmaru in the 'city center' by now..."

On the communication channel, Mai Hanyu's suggestion sounded.

"Let's talk about it first, this guy has the right to stay in Honmaru, which represents the center of power, and should know the secrets of this place... We are looking for the name he just mentioned..."

"Who are you? Where is this place?"

Reaching out his hand not to hit the smiling person, seeing such a respectful gesture of the other party, Sousuke Araki stopped his movements and asked secretly vigilantly.

Hanyu Mai was right. After all, the two of them came to find something. The interior space of this Immortal Shouyuan's figure was so vast that it was like looking for a needle in a haystack with the broken arrow on the picture scroll.

Just like just now, if you don't take the "elevator" of the guy in front of you, the two of you may not know how long it will take you to climb the stairs.

If the other party can provide some clues, it is okay to let him finish first and then provide "service".

Not to mention, in the gap in the zipper of his sports bag, the white arrow symbol on the picture scroll pointed directly at the ghost who called himself "Tokugawa Yoshinian" on the opposite side.

"Here is the family tomb of the Jiidechuan clan, Xianshouyuan."

Slowly getting up, Tokugawa Fangnian looked like he knew everything and said everything.

"And I, because I want to continue to pursue the pinnacle of painting skills, I voluntarily stay here, just a tomb guard..."

"Then... have you ever seen something like this?"

Araki Sosuke actually took out his mobile phone, pulled out the simple "bowl" symbol, and showed it to the other party.

It was clearly inside a strange tomb surrounded by ghosts and ghosts, facing ghosts and gods of unknown origin and terrifying appearance, but he and Tokugawa Fangnian talked like ordinary tourists talking to locals.

"Utensils of this shape are very common in the Xianshouyuan, and there should be many in the nearby houses."

Tokugawa Fangnian's six blood-seeking eyes looked at the simple symbol seriously, and said slowly.

"Is there a lot, this is troublesome... Otherwise, let's send this Mr. Tokugawa away first, and we can find it ourselves?"

Araki Sousuke scratched his head, then turned to look at Yumayumi the bird beside him.

"Your question, I have already answered... But I still have one question, I wonder if you can help me to answer the question?"

At this time, Tokugawa Fangnian stretched out his hand to call over the canvas on the table, and bowed again to ask questions.

"That...what do you want to ask? We don't know much about painting and so on..."

Looking at the blank drawing paper that the other party was holding in his hand, Sosuke Araki felt a tingling feeling in his heart for some reason.

"I joined Utagawa's lineage at the age of 11 to learn Ukiyo-e, and at the age of 20 I became the successor of 'Utagawa Martial Artist'. My painting skills can be said to be unparalleled in the world."

Tokugawa Yoshinian didn't ask questions immediately, but instead started talking.

"After "Martial Artist Painting" reached its peak, I was obsessed with studying "No Miserable Painting", striving to present the poignant beauty that blooms at the last moment of the soul in the blood and pain..."

But he was a little crazy talking to himself, which made the two of them, who knew nothing about painting, bewildered.

"Yoshinen Tokugawa...Under the master of the three generations of Kuniyoshi Utagawa, the imperial painter of the Edo shogunate... He participated in the drawing of famous paintings such as "The Row of the Tokaido" and "The Fifty-Three Paintings of Suehiro"... The famous works include "New Thirty-six eccentric essays on shapes, Thirty-two portraits of customs, and hundreds of essays on Kui's titles, etc."

"If what the person in front of you said is true, then he can be said to be a master of Ukiyo-e with a manuscript worth tens of millions of yen."

At the same time, on the other end of the communication, Mai Hanyu seems to have also inquired about the information.

"However, Yoshinian Tokugawa, who became famous at a young age, suddenly took a different approach and became addicted to "No Miserable Painting", which showed cruel and **** scenes..."

"Official records indicate that he finally hanged himself at home, and the cause of death is recorded as depressive-manic depression...he is hailed as 'Japan's last ukiyo-e painter'."

"Although I even call you a 'mad painter' and a 'painter covered in blood', it is because they are jealous!"

"After "No Miserable Painting" no one can surpass it~lightnovelpub.net~ I have come into contact with the highest realm of painting...that is the soul!"

It seems that it is rare to find someone to talk about, Tokugawa Fangnian's tone became more and more excited and manic.

"Only by painting the soul can it be called a real painting art! That's why, I am willing to pull down the Broken Dragon Stone and stay in this eternal time in the Immortals and Longevity Institute to study the way of copying the soul."

"So, I would like to ask your Excellency... who are you?"

With six big, bloody, cracked eyes on his face, he stared straight at Sousuke Araki, as if he had seen something intoxicating.

"No, I can see at a glance that you are not human... I should ask, what exactly are you?!"

"Huh?! What can I be if I'm not human?"

"Please, with this honorable face on your face, asking such a question is very hurtful, okay? 』

Being asked a question like "Are you human" by an ancient man who has been dead for nearly two hundred years, Sosuke Araki feels that his self-esteem has been severely damaged.