readytorunbook Chapter 2206, Page 2204: Everything as before, accept it all.
Chapter 2206, Page 2204: Everything as before, accept it all.
Chapter 2206, Section 2.204: Everything as before, accept it all.
"Be careful." Captain Yuko, the courtesan of Gobancho, made a quick decision: "The rest of you, follow me."
Just as Yuan Wen stepped into the folded palm formation, the Extinction Team followed Captain Yuko, the courtesan of the Fifth District, and successfully traversed the town.
Turning her gaze away from her good friend who was safely away, Yuan Wen, the third concubine, gently pushed open the lattice door made of clasped hands.
The light suddenly brightened.
Looking around, on the oil-slicked wooden floor, in the center, an old woman with white hair was quietly spinning thread by the stove.
Along the walls on both sides, several tatami mats were casually placed. Nearby, an oil lamp was lit, and several people dressed as samurai sat cross-legged, pouring themselves drinks.
"Ah, welcome. Tang Ji (a noblewoman from China) who has come from afar." The white-haired old woman stopped her hand-cranked spinning wheel and smiled at Yuan Wen, the third concubine, "Do you have any money?"
"Grandma, do you have any food?" Consort Yuan Wen repeated, mimicking Wu Chen's tone.
"Yes, yes," the white-haired old woman said with a smile, her eyes narrowed. "What kind of food would you like?"
“This kind.” Yuan Wen, the third concubine, pointed to the ceramic plate in front of the tatami samurai.
"Two liang." The white-haired old woman smiled and held up two fingers.
"What kind of food can you eat with 20 taels?" Consort Yuan Wen asked again.
"Ah, 20 taels is enough for a decent 'Mino-yaki' meal." The white-haired old woman beamed with joy.
Mino ware is a famous type of porcelain from the Edo period. As everyday tableware for wealthy commoners, Mino ware, with its three-colored patterns and varying sizes, was not only practical but also collectible. Here, it signifies a hearty meal served in Mino ware.
"What kind of food can you get for 200 taels?" Consort Yuan Wen asked again.
“Ah, 200 taels is enough for a delicious meal of ‘Washima-style tuna’.” The white-haired old woman’s expression began to turn serious.
"Washima lacquerware" originated in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, on the Noto Peninsula, during the Kanbun era of the Edo period. With its elegant sheen and exquisite texture, Wajima lacquerware became a household name, highly sought after by nobles and wealthy merchants. Despite numerous restrictions imposed on merchants by the shogunate, wealthy townspeople still displayed their wealth by commissioning lacquerware such as tea sets, bento boxes, and furniture. Lacquerware was also used in dowries, decorated with family crests to highlight family background.
"In that case, old woman, what can this thing be used to eat?" said Consort Yuan Wen, holding the Seven Treasures Lotus in her hands.
"...Gulp!" The white-haired old woman swallowed inelegantly, her eyes filled with undisguised greed: "A feast for the eyes."
As she spoke, the white-haired old woman turned the spinning wheel with one hand and pulled the thread with the other. The thread, which stretched all the way up to the roof and hung down in various places, resembled the strings of a puppet, drawing in beauties of all kinds to enter the scene.
The cast includes: Naruse Chikako (Toshiko Oda), a wandering kabuki actress; Oshino (Mayumi Nagisa), a "teahouse girl" who impersonates the sister of samurai Genjiro Tadokoro; a female ninja from the Inada clan (Natsuko Oka), who impersonates a maidservant of Princess Sayohime; a blind female ninja from the Inada clan (Shigako Shihaki); Sugie (Kayo Mikimoto), the wife of a samurai from the Inada clan; Ozono (Yoshishige Mizutani), the proprietress of an izakaya (Japanese pub) from the Horito clan; and Princess Sayohime of the Saeki Domain (Miwa Takada).
And this old lady (Emiko Okajima).
Without exception, they all came from "Memiko: Female Hell." "Unfortunately, I'm not a lecherous man." The Third Consort, Yuan Wen, had already spoiled this plot divergence caused by the disordered teleportation of the Purple Sandalwood with Wu Chen. To continue advancing the story, the divergence must be severed.
"What a pity, what a pity. Even if you can't enjoy it, you still have to pay, esteemed guest." With that, the white-haired old woman and the spinning wheel in her hands unleashed a soaring aura of malevolence. The human body was instantly twisted into a terrifying spider demon with a human face.
“You really are ‘eight-handed shinies’.” Consort Yuan Wen was prepared.
"Yaguru-kotsu," also often written as "Yaguru-kotsu" or "Yaguru-kotsu," is a Japanese mythical creature, also known as "Tsuchigumo." It originates from the Edo-period painter Toriyama Sekien's collection of yokai illustrations, *Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki: Akira-maru*. Its prototype was a powerful indigenous Japanese clan who resisted the Yamato court and were called "Tsuchigumo" for their resistance. It gradually evolved into a yokai image, said to be the vengeful spirit of the indigenous people. The name "Yaguru-kotsu" comes from the Japanese word for "large legs," and it is recorded in documents such as *Hizen Fudoki* and *Nihon Shoki*. A Heian-period legend tells of the warlord Minamoto no Yorimitsu leading his troops to subdue Tsuchigumo, who had transformed into a beautiful female warrior. After slaying Tsuchigumo with his famous sword "Hizamaru," 1990 human skulls fell from its abdomen, leading him to rename the sword "Kusogiri." This story is included in *Tsuchigumo Soshi*.
This enormous monster, with the body of a tiger, the limbs of a spider, and the face of a demon, preys on lost travelers. It often appears in the mountains and forests, using its spider silk to bind people and bring them back to the mountains to eat, hence it is also known as the "Mountain Spider".
The "hanging ghosts" entangled in spider silk revealed their twisted mountain spider forms and were all suspended in mid-air.
The samurai who were drinking alone just a moment ago suddenly drew their swords and stood up with strange cries, but before they could even form a back-to-back battle formation, they were all poisoned. They choked on their throats, vomited blood, and died. Then, they were bound by spider silk, their limbs stretched out abnormally, and they became terrifying earth spider samurai.
It turns out that Tsuchigumo and Yamagumo actually represent two different types of yokai. Tsuchigumo is the vengeful spirit of a samurai, while Yamagumo is the vengeful spirit of a female ninja. Together they are known as the "Hanging Spider Demons."
As soon as the Hanging Spider appeared, the eight-legged demon in the center concealed itself and hid.
Unfortunately, in the fleeting vision of true sight, all demons and monsters have nowhere to hide.
"My lord?" Consort Yuan Wen asked Wu Chen.
"Everything remains the same, accept everything as is." Wu Chen said succinctly.
"As you command." Consort Yuan Wen followed the plan. Everything remained the same, and all orders were accepted. In short: male demons were exterminated, and female demons were all taken in.
Before the Hanging Spiders could swarm in, Yuan Wen, the third concubine, launched her attack with zero frames.
He transformed back into his half-demon form, and with a thought, his half-snake scales flew and gathered in mid-air with the flowing light, forming a snake scale shield array.
The hanging spiders charging at the forefront crashed head-on into it. Ripples of snake scales surged, and sharp spines shot out electric light. Adjacent scales converged to form "Hydra Flower": the "ceiling" of the ranunculus world, with super ethereal flowers, pink and light yellow gradients, sparkling as if coated with fluorescent powder, beautiful and captivating, with a flower diameter of 10 centimeters, dahlia and vibrant.
The clusters of nine-headed hydrangea flowers resemble a profusion of blossoms, filling the screen with blooms.
Plasma bursts forth from the core, sweeping through the house, and the "Sea Queen's Torrent Waltz" is immediately activated!
The Earth Spider Samurai was engulfed in arcs of electricity, as if being scraped to the bone by countless blades, and was brutally cut into ashes by the chaotic blades.
In contrast, the mountain spider ninja was electrified, trembling like a leaf. Her mutated limbs continuously disintegrated and disappeared, leaving only her human body. Her tattered kimono was shattered into fire butterflies by the surging arcs of electricity, burning away in a fluttering dance. The electric arcs then flowed back up the spider silk that tugged at her navel, blasting the eight-armed giant monster, its skeleton gleaming, out of the ground.
The tiger's body, spider limbs, and ghostly face all disintegrated and disappeared, revealing an aged human form.