Miss Zashiki

After hearing the words of the drug seller, Fu Xiaoyue felt that his head seemed to be slightly empty for a few seconds. Looking at the calm and firm eyes, the surrounding air seemed to become very thin, and his breathing could not help being restrained. Very lightly, very slowly.

The two (demons) just looked at each other silently for a long time, until there was a sudden reminder of "cough..." in front of them, and Fu Xiaoyue suddenly came back to his senses—and then his whole body trembled slightly. Turning his head, he met a group of onlookers, curious, doubtful, probing, or joking, all with piercing gazes.

"..."

For a moment, Comrade Fu Xiaoyue stagnated in his chest, and there was a bang in his head, and the whole demon almost jumped up on the spot.

With a face that was almost steaming from the top of her head, she stammered uh uh uh uh for a while, and finally managed to pull out a sentence that could be said out of her chaotic mind:

"Uh, um, by the way... so what kind of demon forest, what does it look like inside...?"

"--Humph."

The fox demon youth snorted once again, the smirk on the corner of his mouth was more cunning, obtrusive, annoying and hateful than before, and he looked lazily, as if he was about to open his mouth to speak.

When Fu Xiao saw his appearance yesterday, he felt that he couldn't say anything good. The alarm bell rang in his heart, and he hurriedly stopped the other party before he could speak, and shouted:

"Xiu Shu!!!"

"..."

Her shout did indeed successfully stop Kuroba Akito, but at the same time, it also shocked Kuroba Hideki on the other side.

The wolf demon girl rubbed her bowed fingers in her hand, paused, and replied with a bewildered expression: "What?"

Facing her clear eyes, Fu Xiaoyue couldn't help but feel guilty for a moment, and then said pitifully against his conscience: "Sister Xiushu...can you tell me? I, I want to hear you say……"

Although she felt puzzled, but seeing her sincere pleading, the kind-hearted and soft-hearted wolf demon girl finally did not suspect him, nodded, and pondered seriously: "Is the forest of demons—"

Ever since leaving Rose Island, Kuroba Hideki, who had learned of Adie's death, had been in a rather depressed mood recently, but thinking of his hometown at this time, that pair of handsome eyebrows still couldn't help but float up a little bit. Very soft and nostalgic.

——In her mouth, Yaozhi Forest is peaceful, serene, and so beautiful that it looks like a paradise.Every monster lives the life of every monster, and has nothing to do with the world.

Fu Xiaoyue wasn't sure how many filters were included in it, but after listening to it, he couldn't help being attracted by the scene she painted.

"At the beginning of every spring, when the forest, which has been silent for the whole winter, just wakes up, everyone gathers in the bamboo forest at the westernmost end of the forest. , very nice..."

"Hui Ye Ji lives in the Hui Bamboo Forest. It is rumored that she was taken out from the Hui Bamboo Tube by the Taketori Weng on a full moon night, hence the name. The sound of the flute is so beautiful that it can call the spring breeze early..."

"Accompanied by such wonderful music, the monsters who wake up will hold the forest music festival in the bamboo forest to celebrate the beginning of the year. If there are monsters with outstanding talents to join - like butterflies who can sing and dance Essence, eccentric Komatsu Maru, etc., the original Mori Le Gathering will be transformed into a grand and unprecedented idol festival, so lively that it can last until summer..."

"In summer, the forest is actually not very hot, but there are still extremely heat-resistant monsters who can't stand the temperature. At this time, they will go to the snow-capped mountains in the north. Some plan to stay there to escape the heat, and some Then I just want to ask the monsters on the mountain for help—if I’m lucky, I can find the elusive Snow Girl. If she can come down the mountain for a walk, the whole forest will be much cooler; but most of the time, I can only bring back the young Snow Girl. Boy—you must remember at this time, you must send him home before he melts..."

"Comparatively speaking, winter is much simpler, and there are not as many tricks as in summer. The lazy monsters will go home to sleep when the temperature just drops; the spirited ones will gather in the center of the forest. In the Phoenix Shrine—there, the dazzling and dazzling flames last all year round, sitting around and chatting, the warmth and comfort are like spring..."

"In the clear autumn days, everyone is busy hoarding food for the winter, and the rest of the time is busy competing with each other. The monsters who work for the raccoon cats and the tengu clan always like to compete with each other all year round. The big monsters are used to being close Fighting hand-to-hand, the little monsters prefer to play tricks - such as the annual routine race between the rabbit tribe and the weasel tribe, and they can compare new tricks every time. The Weasel Brothers played arhats and cheated relays, and so on abound..."

"In the Forest of Demons, many new monsters appear every year, and most of them have suffered various injuries from the outside world - there are deer whose original homes were burned and destroyed, and some who were used as pets by unscrupulous owners. Rabbit demons, there are moths who suffer from discrimination and bullying and extremely low self-esteem, and there are birds who are driven by greed because of their own talents... They have been wandering and come to the forest of demons with scars—— Doctor Zhen We will heal their physical wounds, but their spiritual scars can only be healed by themselves. All we can do is ask the nightmare-eating tapirs to create a peaceful and beautiful dream for them. In the dream, they say goodbye to the past and wake up In the future, they will rebuild their homes and start a new life..."

"Every night, after night falls, the tall and dense trees will block the moonlight and starlight, but it will never appear dark. The forest of demons has its own unique light-the fireflies all over the mountains, The lights and shadows are faint, like small lanterns one after another, moving in the clear night wind..."

Kuroba Hideki was talking aimlessly while reminiscing, talking about whatever came to his mind, but when it came to the end, Fu Xiaoyue was a little dumbfounded.

Several other monsters also quieted down during this gentle explanation, listening silently without saying a word.

Even Hideki Kuroba stopped talking for a while, but everyone remained silent.

——If every monster in this world could live a life like what she said, there would probably not be so many scary, sad, hateful, hateful, and regrettable troubles.

Fu Xiaoyue took a deep breath, and the depression in her chest seemed to be cleared away. She raised her head and looked at the companions around her, with a slight smile at the corner of her mouth:

"Hey, preliminary plan, we will go to this demon forest next, how about it?"

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Regarding Fu Xiaoyue's words, before Inugami and Jiumingmao had time to nod, they were interrupted by another voice.

The Iron Rat, who had been obediently staying in the purse around her waist before, suddenly got out, and instantly transformed into a human form when it landed, calling anxiously: "Little benefactor yesterday!"

When Fu Xiaoyue saw his appearance, he was stunned.The young monk's usually solemn and solemn face was full of anxiety and panic at this moment, his complexion was pale, and the hands clasped in front of his chest were even trembling slightly.

"Master Iron Mouse? What's wrong?"

She originally thought that Tieshu had heard what they had said before, so it was rare for him to come out and express his opinion, but now it seems that this is not the case... What happened?

"Young monk, I can no longer walk with you!"

"Huh?" Fu Xiaoyue was startled, a guess floated in his heart, and he softly comforted him: "Don't you want to go to the Demon Forest? It's okay, we are still in the discussion stage, if you have any opinions of your own, don't hesitate. can be brought up.”

The little monk shook his bare head quickly: "That's not the case! It's just that just now, the little monk suddenly noticed... something happened in the temple!"

The temple... Fu Xiaoyue took two seconds to react before he realized that he was referring to the temple he had been staying in before going out to practice.

"How did you notice this kind of thing?"

——Iron Rat doesn't seem to have a skill setting similar to the sixth sense, right?

"Before the little creature turned into a demon, he had received the favor of the abbot of the temple many times. This time, he went out to practice in the temple, so as not to worry about it. The little monk once left a trace of demon power on the abbot, which can convey the abbot's physical condition to me at any time. ...and just now, the information detected by that ray of demon power informed the little monk—"

The little monk paused, and Fu Xiaoyue was startled by the intense sadness in his eyes, "...Abbot, he passed away!"

...that's what happened.

Fu Xiaoyue bit the corner of his mouth cautiously, for a moment he didn't know how to comfort him: "Life ends at an end, little master, please let me be sad and change!"

The little monk shook his head fiercely again, with a strange hostility on his face: "But the people in the temple are blessed by the true god, and the abbot is far from reaching the end of his life... He must have been killed!" He said Gritting his teeth hard, his cheeks bulged slightly, "Young monk must go back!"

"--Oh?"

Hearing his words, Fu Xiaoyue was surprised that he didn't have time to respond, but the fox demon youth opposite him responded in an unclear manner.

Looking up, he saw that the eyes behind the mask of Kuroba Akito narrowed slightly, and the cynical smile on the corner of his mouth receded, and he said in a deep voice: "There are not many temples in the whole world that are blessed by the true god. And... where are you talking about?"

The little monk had a serious face, clasped his hands together and said in a clear voice, "Young monk came from the Shasheng Temple."

"Heh." The young fox demon sneered suddenly, slightly sarcastically mocking: "Is it really the Temple of Shasheng?" He folded the paper fan in his hand and stood up. The temple has always had feuds, and I don't like dealing with guys who come out of there."

As he said that, he looked at Fu Xiaoyue and the others, and tilted his head: "Let's assume that Xiaosheng didn't say what he said before. From this point of view, Xiaosheng should go back to Qiangwei Island and take the three brothers and sisters with him first." Go home and settle down. As for you guys..." He smiled coldly on his lips, "Please ask for blessings."

After speaking, Kuroba Akito left without hesitation.

As he left the table, after listening to Hideki Kuroba's words, there was a peaceful atmosphere full of anticipation and yearning around him, which suddenly changed in just a few seconds.

Facing the several twists and turns of the plot, Fu Xiaoyue was somewhat incapable of reacting, and the wolf demon girl in front of her seemed to be very at a loss about the "feud" in Heiyu Zhaohu's mouth, and it seemed that she had never heard the other party mention it either.

There was a mess in his mind, Fu Xiaoyue looked at the medicine seller beside him: "Mr. Yaolang, what kind of killing temple is this—"

Witnessing the changes in front of him, the medicine seller remained calm and calm, and said in a deep voice: "Sassho Zen Temple is connected to the shrine dedicated to Inari God, presenting the belief of the world, and thus receiving the protection of Inari God. "

——Inari God...

The wolf demon girl in front of her heard the words, pondered and nodded slightly: "I have also heard about this. God Inari is one of the few true gods in the world, and his divine power is extremely powerful... Even in the forest of demons The Lord Fengshen enshrined by the Phoenix Shrine, because he fell from a true god to a demon god in the early years, should not be able to compete with him now."

——Fengshen...

Fu Xiaoyue's face was numb, and he didn't know what expression to put on.

Seeing her dazed expression, the wolf demon girl thought she was concerned about what Kuroba Akito said earlier, and said comfortingly: "You don't have to worry, if you want to go to the forest of demons, I can also take you there."

Fu Xiao raised her eyes yesterday and saw her sincere and sincere demeanor; then she looked at Inugami and Jiumingmao beside her, Si Dao obediently looked at her from the beginning to the end, still trusting her wholeheartedly; finally, she looked at the The little monk with a sad face in front of him - the whole monster was slightly quiet for a while.

Then, just like after hearing Kuroba Hideki's words before, she still took a deep breath this time, and said softly: "Thank you for making the Yoshino Forest so beautiful... But, we may have to go to Only then will I have the opportunity to go there.”

Having said that, she looked at the young man next to her again, and the calm look on the other side seemed to give her some confidence, "Mr. Yaolang... Let's go to the Shasheng Temple next, okay?"

The drug seller's cold and unwavering eyes firmly accepted every bit of bewilderment in her eyes, and only responded lightly: "Okay."