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Had a sad dream.

In the dream, there is an extremely powerful and lonely fox demon, born with nine tails, with unparalleled abilities, possessing everything but having nothing.He used to be a strong man without a heart.

Later, the fox demon with nine tails met a witch, they fell in love with each other, gave birth to a pair of sons and daughters, and shared family happiness.

But the gods did not allow this, and the sky thundered, and the witch died to protect her lover and child.

The sad fate did not stop because of this, and a life of indifference could not last forever after all.

The bracelets on the children's hands that were used to suppress the evil spirit were broken, and the onmyoji chose to eradicate the dissidents, and the two young children fell into a pool of blood.

——Ah, the flames of the fox demon's grief and anger burned the entire mountain!She heard screams, heard screams of pain; she saw a monstrous and hideous smiling face in the raging flames——

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Someone reached out and brushed her cheeks with bent knuckles, gently wiping away the tears.

"Have you had a nightmare?"

He asked softly, his voice was low, and even the gentleness was taken for granted.

"...Well." Aphra replied in a daze, frowning, and instinctively rubbed the hand that hadn't left.

"I had a sad dream..."

The little girl said sadly and opened her eyes.

She saw the long hair hanging in front of her first, and it was loosely held by the other hand in order not to rub against her cheek.

Then she saw a pair of long and narrow red pupils, so she laughed reflexively, "Oh, Lu Sheng..." Aphra muttered, still a little confused as if she was not awake, "It's you."

"it's me."

Ye Lusheng also smiled, and even answered Aphra's soliloquy in a low voice.

"It's good to see you." Aphra turned over and stretched out her hand to pinch the sleeve of the Lord of Hundred Ghosts.Her fingertips rested softly on the fabric, and she was not very strong. Ye Lusheng could pull the sleeve away with a wave of his hand, but of course he didn't do so.

The girl buried half of her face in the quilt and slept sideways into a ball, which was an uneasy position.She gently tugged on the big monster's sleeve and kept her voice muffled by the quilt, which was the kind of coquettishness only for those close to her.

No one spoke for a while.After a while, Aphra repeated it softly:

"...It's good to see you."

Aphra said.

"You know you can say it directly, right?" Ye Lusheng put his palm on the little girl's head and pressed it.His tone was still low, but gradually there was a bit of resentment: "You know you can say 'take me home' to me, right? Whatever you want, just say it, and I'll make it ——I am the master of demons and monsters." Nuliang Rikusheng said, "Speak out, Aphra. Tell me, and I will take you home."

"........."

The little girl didn't speak.She curled up a little tighter again, forming a stuffed ball.Her short ear-length hair has long been messed up, and it is covering her eyes carelessly at this moment.

Ye Lusheng was a little annoyed.He knew what he was angry about.He was angry at why Aphra insisted on being involved in such a mess, she paid so much just for a single request from Sword Fusangshen, and he was also angry at why the little girl couldn't be more selfish, and even more annoyed that Aphra still had to choose Keep running.

He was very angry—the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and when he thought of the men Fu Sangshen who were staring at the door of Aphra all the way to the palace, he became even more angry.Ye Lusheng thought for a while, squinted his eyes, bent over, rolled up the little girl including the quilt and people into a sushi roll, and slipped out of the bedroom with a mirror.

He really wanted to teach Aphra a lesson.But how to teach it?Hitting is absolutely reluctance, and language education is useless!Obviously read so many anti-strategy books, but it is still useless!It's as if the sword Fusangshen will grow wherever Aphra is placed, it's hopeless.

Ye Lusheng feels aggrieved just thinking about it, he has never met such a girl who can't be beaten and can't be listened to, but she is still their family's domestic god... Speaking of which!I have read the story of Izanami so many times before to keep you away from scumbags!Aphra, you can explain why there is an extra flower on the forehead instead!

He couldn't help but just say that, and Aphra... Aphra struggled to stretch out a hand from under the quilt, touched the center of her eyebrows, and then showed a shy smile.

——Why are you so shy! ! !It makes people care more, okay? ! ! !

The inner activities suddenly enriched, Ye Lusheng forced himself to take a deep breath and calm down.

They stayed on the roof of an abandoned temple, and the surrounding area was empty without tall trees blocking their view, which also meant that there was no place to block the wind.Ye Lusheng looked around casually, and didn't let Aphra go at all, just hugged her in his arms, remembering to straighten the quilt buried under the little girl's chin with his hands, so that she could breathe smoothly.

"Really..." Ye Lusheng was not reconciled, "If you continue to collect swords like this, when will you be able to come back?"

He had already seen the girl's stubbornness from Aphra's previous silence.They are all people who will not change after setting their goals. He simply gave up continuing to persuade and pushed this task to himself during the day.

However, there must be a deadline, right?An endless journey is absolutely unacceptable! !Otherwise, when he returns without success this time, the old man will definitely beat him to death! ——Although he won't let grandpa win, hum.

Moreover, when she suddenly disappeared while shopping, what happened?

Are you hurt?Are you taking good care of yourself?Do you often have nightmares?Have you ever been bullied?

As a family member, Nuliang Rikusheng didn't care about those priceless swords at all, he only cared about Aphra herself.

He wanted Aphra to be safe, happy, and free from worries, that's all.

Probably felt Lu Sheng's intentions?Aphra turned her head from the quilt ball with difficulty to reveal a smiling face, and then began to talk intermittently.

She talked about the huge fox in the Naruto world, she recalled the outstanding heroes of the Sengoku period, she met many friends, the brave and kind girl Kagome from modern times, Date Masamune who speaks English very smoothly, mysterious The drug seller, the fox demon Bawei, the evil Luo king, and Izanami Meiming who met every night and pampered her like a mother...

The little girl's tone was gentle, and when she talked about her past experience, she seemed to be glowing with joy.The experience she told seemed to have no shadows at all, like a fairy tale, like a dream without haze, making people laugh when dreaming.

... But, what kind of dream did you have before that you couldn't help but shed tears?

Nuliang Lusheng thought so, so he asked.

Night had receded.The night was long and short. They talked so much, but there were still many languages ​​that they could not speak again.When the first sun rises, the warm light shines on the body, and everything is covered with a dazzling golden light.Night recedes, and day descends.

Day Lusheng, who had recovered his human identity, tugged his sleeve upwards.He took out his glasses from his inner pocket to put on himself, lowered his head and showed Aphra a gentle smile, still hugging her, protecting her from the cool morning wind. —though he knew that the wind would never chill a god.

Aphra rubbed his arm affectionately, like a baby bird that let go of all its defenses and acted like a baby.She recalled the dream not long ago:

"I dreamed of a sad love story between humans and monsters, a nine-tailed fox demon and a witch, who are clearly in love but can't tolerate the world... Ah, that's right," Aphra clapped her hands as if suddenly remembering: "That fox demon It's called Tamamo-mae! I dreamed that he said that he would come to Heian-kyo to visit Kuzuha's son. If I remember correctly, there are various stories saying that the mother of 'Abe Seimei' is the white fox Kuzuha?"

Being stared up by the little girl expectantly, Lu Sheng silently watched from a distance, showing a desolate expression of the past:

"...No." Hiroshima replied dryly, "I have seen with my own eyes that the mother of 'Abe Seimei' is a feather fox."

Aphra: "..."

Day Lusheng: "..."

Well, this is embarrassing.

The two looked at each other for a while, but no one thought of how to explain it, so they simply put the question aside.

"Uh, then, next," Aphra asked, "should we think about how to go back? If I can't be found again suddenly, the Sword Fusangshen should be anxious..."

In fact, it might fall suddenly.Aphra, who hasn't realized how important she is to the sword, probably can't imagine the appearance of the blackened sword.

The light that rescued oneself from the darkness unexpectedly, once again, suddenly disappeared without warning. For the sword, it may become the final blow to the bottom line of the soul.

Not wanting to see the blackened sword of a palace after going back, Aphra instinctively tried to contact everyone as soon as possible.

As for Day Lusheng, he silently pinched the bridge of his nose and pushed up his glasses.

"...I try my best..." he said with difficulty, "I was so angry with you at night, that, when he slipped out, he didn't pay much attention to the direction..."

Aphra: "...don't do that."

Why did you suddenly drop the chain at this time! !

The little girl was embarrassed for a while, and stood up holding the two corners of the quilt. After thinking about it, she simply stuffed the quilt into her carry-on backpack. ——Should it be said that it is fortunate that she has developed the habit of wearing home clothes that can rush out at any time when she sleeps?Although it is still very unreliable in this era... But the beauty of Izanami in this world seems to have not developed a little game for her to dress up in the middle of the night... Aphra spread her light wings lightly from the temple The roof flew down, and during the time Hirokusheng climbed down, he quickly found an empty room and changed into a modified kimono for himself.

...It's too traditional and I don't know how to wear it. I'm sorry wow!Time is limited, so let her dress up like this for the time being!

Not knowing how cute this short light green kimono is against her, Aphra thought silently, and then instinctively pointed in one direction:

"There seems to be a monster over there! Let's go in that direction!"

——There seems to be something wrong with the point! !Aphra! ! !

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