That night.

Yunokuni Hot Spring Street.

"ah!!"

“So sweet! Delicious!”

Shuzhu, who was licking the candy apple, let out an undisguised exclamation.

"Sure enough, Buddha probably likes sweet things~"

There was a sense of satisfaction in her curved eyes, and there was also a little bit of bright starlight.

Great monk, I’m going down the mountain~

But, you still lied to me.

I kind of... hate you.

"Yeah, meow."

"Let me have a taste, meow."

Looking at the red apple candy, curiosity aroused in Nine Lives Cat's eyes.

Is there anything more delicious than dried fish in the world?

"bawl."

Shuzhu blinked his eyes lightly, extinguishing the starlight, and then handed the apple candy in his hand to the little kitten demon in front of him.

'hiss.'

"sweet!"

In an instant, the Nine-Life Cat resonated in the same way.

However, it doesn't seem to be as delicious as expected.

"Want to try my dried fish?"

She held up the wooden skewer she held tightly in her little paws, on which were skewered small dried fish that were charred on the outside and tender on the inside.

"No, no."

"The great monk said that monks cannot eat meat, thank you."

The little head counting beads instantly shook like a rattle.

but.

It smells so good~

maybe.

This is what the great monk lied to me~

She licked the corners of her mouth.

........

"........., so Mr. Huang is very strong!"

"I have really changed a lot by being with him. Even Mr. White Wolf praised me for becoming stronger."

Hotaru was teaching Zashiki Warashi with a serious face.

"By the way, will you come to Qijiao Mountain in the future? I can introduce you to Mr. White Wolf~"

"She is our patron saint~"

"It is precisely because of her existence that a weak monster like me can live comfortably."

Whenever she mentioned that adult, her voice always rose, the admiration on her cheeks became stronger, and the dandelion in her hand swayed with her mood.

"I don't know, I shouldn't be able to go that far."

Listening to Hotaru talking about the outside world, Zashiki Warashi's eyes filled with yearning.

From the moment she can remember, she seems to have been moved around in different families, imprisoned, and bound in various yin and yang formations.

I have rarely seen the outside world, let alone the distant monster territory.

but.

He didn't seem to be deceiving himself.

The little guy's eyes quietly moved away from Yingcao, who was full of admiration, and fell on the young man in the distance.

........

"Eh."

"It turns out that Lord Phoenix is ​​a man."

"Oh my God, will you really live forever if you eat mermaid meat?"

"What happened next? What happened to the girl who told the story?"

Xun held her delicate and cute little face and listened intently as the Phoenix Fire in front of her told one story after another that was beyond her imagination.

Even the four evil spirits who wanted to invite her to play with her were rejected.

"Later, she left Phoenix Forest and traveled around to search for new ghost materials. Maybe one day she will come back with more and more fascinating stories."

Looking at the cute and smart little girl beside him, Phoenix Fire's eyes showed a hint of endearment.

Just like that girl back then, quietly telling stories to each other.

"I really hope that one day I can hear the stories she tells with my own ears."

Xun was still trying to break away from these weird stories.

"Then, let me tell you a story."

"A story about the king of the forest, Mountain Breeze."

Her light and bright voice suddenly became a little deeper.

"Yeah, I'm listening."

The phoenix fire sits at attention, and the eternal fire of karma quietly dissipates, driving away the noisy four ghosts of heaven and evil.

........

As for Qing, the little guy happily went to Kamitachi again to get some abuse.

Ming Minghuang has reminded it many times that those three guys are wind monsters who rely on speed to make a living.

But it still enjoys it.

Maybe it's because their xinxing matches.

Huang, on the other hand, stands in a remote place in the hot spring street, with the human-faced tree on his side, who is on guard. With his presence, even Bai Zetsu, who is good at hiding and can erase his own aura, cannot easily approach him.

After all, the ground beneath his feet was completely covered with the intricate roots of the former. Even a small watermelon insect could not sneak in without his perception.

Of course, except for those monsters including Kujira, warriors, and wizards who were not interested in human towns and returned early.

There is a little girl staying beside Huang: the girl who symbolizes the curse, the daughter of ugly time.

"Don't you want to play together?"

He asked.

"No, it's not like I haven't been to human towns before."

Hearing the sound, the ugly girl who was playing with the straw doll paused slightly, but then she shook her cheeks and said.

She seems to still be hiding something on her mind.

"Is there anything you want?"

"Let's go shopping together."

The wilderness is unyielding.

At the same time, he did not give Chou Shi's daughter any chance to refute, and said to the two monsters in charge of guarding: "Human Face Tree, Yan, I leave it to you to guard."

"Yes, Onmyoji-sama."

A unanimous response came out.

Especially the latter's attitude became more and more respectful.

Because when the Phoenix Fire came, the other party's attitude of choosing to protect him without hesitation made him truly recognize the Onmyoji Master, and even took on the role of guiding the Human Face Tree to integrate.

"Let's go."

After saying that, Huang took the lead and walked towards the brightly lit town center.

After the night when the clan was exterminated, apart from Xue Li who fell into a deep sleep, this girl had changed the most.

This time when she appeared in the world, although her body did not have the scars from the previous time, she still seemed a little taciturn and lost the quirkiness when she first came.
To be continued...