Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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Early in the morning, Kyosuke Kosaka sent the love letter with a photo to the underworld using a paper crane.

Although it is very mentally and spiritually taxing, the task still needs to be done.

Once you've done it, you have to accept the consequences.

You can't just abandon someone after you've done your job.

To be honest, if he really did that, Kyosuke Kosaka thought that Higanbana, who seemed indifferent and even enjoyed teasing him, would probably start thinking, "How can I turn this scoundrel into flower mud?"

It's highly likely.

"Kyosuke, I want to stay with Yukino today."

"Okay, I'll pick you up later."

Seeing that Kagura was unusually not clinging to him, Kousaka Kyosuke wasn't too surprised.

Because Kagura is a good girl.

Her kind nature makes her enjoy helping others.

In this situation, Kyosuke Kosaka could only hope that she wouldn't be fooled by malicious people.

Fortunately, in this era, probably no one would be so tactless, so we can rest assured.

After Kousaka Kyosuke escorted the person to the shrine.

He then went to the Monster Market to check on the situation.

The result was that they discovered there were quite a few bean sprouts on the market, which left them stunned.

I bought a batch to try, and found that the taste was acceptable; the bitterness was not mild, but very slight.

After inspecting the quality of the beans, Kyosuke Kousaka found that they were of average quality, but he could faintly detect a demonic power that was so weak it was almost imperceptible.

"Is this even possible?"

Kousaka Kyosuke, who immediately understood, was completely shocked!

He underestimated monsters!

They completely ignore the plant's growth cycle.

"Give me a large bowl of noodles!"

"okay!"

A conversation caught Kyosuke Kousaka's attention.

Kyosuke Kosaka looked toward the source of the sound and saw a monster eating noodles.

There are no noodles in this era.

No, to be precise, there were no pasta dishes.

But given that this is an era of radical changes and the existence of time travelers, the appearance of noodles is indeed quite normal.

Kyosuke Kosaka bought a bowl of it specially.

Then, upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the so-called "noodles" were more like thumb-sized flat pieces—noodle sheets.

It contained a piece of tofu, a handful of bean sprouts, and a few wild vegetables. The taste was alright, but it had a rather strange astringent flavor...

Kyosuke Kosaka tasted it carefully and realized that it was caused by salt.

Right, salt in this era had not yet been refined.

Any time-traveler with a sound mind knows this is a slide you can't touch, and the less intelligent ones wouldn't even know how to make salt.

Therefore, refined salt does not exist.

Kyosuke Kosaka did manage to manufacture it, and naturally, it was for his own use.

It was generally provided to people living in the inner quarters.

As long as it doesn't spread outside, that's fine. Even if it does spread, just say it's Yin-Yang magic. No matter how many times you ask, it's still Yin-Yang magic. That's just how society is.

"I wonder what the price of salt will be like when the maritime kingdom invades..."

It was only then that Kyosuke Kosaka began to realize another problem.

That is the issue of salt supply during the subsequent war.

When war breaks out, the price of food will inevitably soar, and the same will happen to salt.

Compared to foods that can be skipped for several days, salt is truly indispensable.

Generally speaking, if you don't eat salt for three days, you will feel weak. Because of the importance of salt, the imperial court usually does not allow its price to be raised arbitrarily.

Especially Kyoto!

However, when the sea kingdoms invaded and the salt routes to Kyoto were disrupted, could the price of salt really not rise?

Kyosuke Kousaka fell into deep thought.

It seems we need to at least find a solution.

Fifteen minutes later, Kyosuke Kosaka found Aoandon.

Aoandon has been staying in the Yokai Market area for the past few days, so finding her was easy.

"Another issue of the magazine is coming out so soon?"

"Since I've become interested, why don't you take a look at the contents?"

"The Butterfly Lovers is a folk tale from the Tang and Jin Dynasties. If you're not satisfied, I'll reject it."

"I heard this and wanted to complain to others," Kousaka Kyosuke quickly shifted the blame.

The profession of plagiarist is not suitable for him.

He should just be an Onmyoji.

To avoid having to constantly maintain a persona in order to preserve one's prestige.

This is really not worth it for Kyosuke Kousaka.

If you clearly don't have the skills, why insist on taking on such a difficult task? Aren't you just asking for trouble?

Kyosuke Kosaka disliked this very much.

It's better to just wash your hands of responsibility completely and not care about honors at all.

"Am I supposed to say that copying the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is to provide a substitute for salt?"

Kousaka Kyosuke muttered.

To be honest, he didn't know if the news from the Yokai Market could reach Kyoto.

Then the people of Kyoto gradually learned it as well.

However, this was the only thing he could try.

As for why it wasn't promoted in Kyoto?

That's perfectly normal.

Who would want to cause trouble for themselves?

With so many political nobles in Kyoto, even if you are just the head of a government office, it's not really anything special. At most, you'll be someone that others won't easily provoke.

If you were to go looking for trouble, you'd probably run into a lot of problems.

Kyosuke Kosaka didn't want to do anything in Kyoto that might cause trouble.

It doesn't matter as much as the Yokai Market area.

Anyway, if trouble really happens, that's the monster's problem, it's none of his business.

"The moon is bright, the wind is gentle, and the flowers are in full bloom; through the gauze window, a dim lamp casts two shadows..."

Aoandon began to mutter softly to herself.

Seeing this, Kyosuke Kosaka also silently shut his mouth and waited for Aoandon to finish reading.

Under the sunlight, a beautiful, mature and charming face showed a serious expression, and her full, moist, and glossy pink lips moved slightly. In Kousaka Kyosuke's eyes, this was still very beautiful.

Naturally, he took a moment to appreciate it.

There was no blasphemous meaning involved.

If someone wants to sleep with every woman they see, they might as well change their name to "Ritian" or "Aotian".

A long while passed.

Aoandon suddenly looked at Kousaka Kyosuke, her eyes and brows beaming with a smile.

"You're not thinking of promoting sauerkraut, are you?"

"what?"

Kousaka Kyosuke looked puzzled.

Aoandon covered her mouth and chuckled, changing the subject: "Let's talk about the miscellaneous newspapers."

He secretly shook his head, thinking, "When this man gets serious, it feels like he's lying..."

However, Aoandon doesn't dislike men who lie that much.