[Onmyoji] Deep Sea Girl

A few lively fish swayed a few times, slapped Ibaraki's face with their strong and powerful tails, and then fell into the sea and disappeared quickly.

Ibaraki wiped the sea water with a little fishy smell on his face with his big hand expressionlessly, his face was a little black.

"Hey! Why did you let the fish run away!" Seeing this, Xingxiong Boy yelled anxiously.

"The fishing rod is gone, and the fish is gone. I'm going to starve to death." Boy Xingxiong complained dejectedly, "It's all because you didn't bring any money when you went out."

Without copper coins, they can't even exchange food with the humans in the village.

"Aside from eating and getting into trouble all day long, what else can you do?" Ibaraki said bitterly, snorted coldly, turned around and walked towards the village.

"Hey! What are you going to do?"

"Borrow a boat." Now that you already know the location of Rakshasa Island, you can just borrow a boat and row over.

Ibaraki replied. He replied two words lightly, walked towards the family that lent them the fishing rod just now, and explained the purpose of coming.

This is an old man who lives alone. It is said that he has lived in this village for more than 70 years. He is very respected by the villagers. He always helps clean and guard the shrine.

"You are back, where is my fishing rod?"

Hearing this sentence, Ibaraki was a little embarrassed, and secretly stared at Hoshikuma Doji, and then said: "Sorry... I accidentally fell into the sea while fishing and couldn't find it."

"Sigh." Seeing them returning empty-handed, the white-haired old man waved his hands helplessly, "I see that you came back so quickly, so I know you must have gained nothing."

"Young people nowadays are too impetuous. Just like fishing, you must persevere patiently and never give up to gain anything."

The old man is well versed in fishing skills, and most of the young people in the village are also taught by him.Therefore, although the old man lives alone, the people in the village will always give him some of their catches, and live a relaxed life.

"When I was young...it was different from you..." The old man began to talk about his great achievements when he was young with great enthusiasm, and it was out of control, until Xingxiong boy's face became numb.

Ibaraki twitched the corner of his mouth, took deep breaths again and again to suppress the impatience in his heart, and waited until the old man finished talking, and then brought up the matter of borrowing the boat again.

He swears that he has never been so patient with a human being, it's hardly like Ibaraki-douji.

If it weren't for the shrine in this village that enshrines Qiong Lang...

"Boat, I have a very old one." The old man scratched his back, "I'm old, and I haven't been out at sea for a few years, so it doesn't matter if I give it to you."

Xingxiong boy's eyes suddenly brightened, "Then, where's the fishing rod?"

"Fishing rods? I have a lot, so you don't need to pay for it." The old man rubbed his waist and said slowly, "You can ask for a boat, but I only have one request. I am old and my bones are not good. You two young men help me. I'll chop all the firewood in the backyard."

Hearing this, Ibaraki's gaze followed his fingers, and his eyelids trembled when he saw the firewood piled up like a hill.

It wasn't until the sun began to set that the two demons who got the boat finally set foot on the road to the Raksha Sea again.

The dilapidated boat was floating like a leaf in the vast blue sea. Ibaraki controlled the direction of the boat with his demonic power, folded his arms and closed his eyes to meditate, sitting in front of him motionless.

Behind him is Xingxiong boy who is paralyzed at the stern of the boat and retches non-stop. He said dying, "I... I never thought that ghosts would also get seasick..."

"If it's possible, I really hope that there will be no shameful and useless monster like you in Dajiangshan." Ibaraki sighed.

As dusk approached, he finally found the sea area covered by dense fog.

If ordinary humans were here, they would definitely lose their way in the mist, and would be transported far away by the power of the enchantment.

With his monster power, he would not be easily confused by the mist. Ibaraki quickly went deep into the sea and touched the barrier, but he was blocked outside the barrier and could not get close, which made him extremely depressed.

This enchantment is very strong, it is not something he can easily shake a little bit, not to mention that he does not dare to destroy Luochahai's enchantment, otherwise Qiong Lang thinks he is rude, what should I do?

Fortunately, just when he was unable to make a move, an acquaintance appeared not far away.

Huang was under Yaksha's report this afternoon, staying at the border to repair a few weakened barriers, when he suddenly noticed two familiar demonic auras approaching here.

He frowned and followed the evil spirit, and he found Ibaraki and Hoshiguma.

"Why are you two here?" Huang asked in surprise.

Ibaraki swore that he had never felt so kind to this cold face.His eyes lit up, and he immediately explained his purpose.

Huang glanced at the boy Xingxiong who didn't care about life and death, and twitched the corners of his mouth, "Qiong Lang didn't take those things to heart at all, so you don't have to care so much."

"No." Ibaraki shook his head, "It was Xingxiong who was rude first, and he must apologize to Qiong Lang anyway."

Hearing these words, the expressionless Yasha suddenly pricked up his ears, and looked at the two monsters calmly, his eyes thoughtful.

"Forget it, since you're here as guests of Luochahai, let me take you to the island." Huang pursed his lips, and even though he didn't like Xingxiong Douzi, he still brought the two monsters to the island.

Ibaraki looked at this beautiful island intently, and asked, "Where is Qionglang?"

There was a hint of imperceptible expectation and urgency in the words.

"She went to the forest in the south of the island with Ootengu this afternoon to try planting thorn vines, and she hasn't come back yet."

"Big Tengu?" Ibaraki was taken aback, and then quickly asked, "Why is he here?"

"We went back to Raksha Sea together." Huang casually explained a few words why the big tengu came to Raksha Sea.

Hearing that Qiong Lang was not in the palace at the moment, Xingxiong boy was greatly relieved, but Ibaraki was vaguely disappointed, he subconsciously ignored the uncomfortable feeling in his heart.

Bringing the two monsters into the palace, Huang ordered the clam spirit to clean up the room for the two, and asked the monster waiter to bring some food.

"Let's rest our stomachs first, Qiong Lang will be back soon." Huang glanced at the setting sun outside the window.

Xingxiong boy was eating food, but when he heard this sentence, he suddenly felt a stomachache.

He wasn't ready to meet Qiong Lang yet.

As the sun gradually set, Xingxiong boy became more and more flustered. Regardless of his unsatisfied stomach, he stood up abruptly and said, "Well...I, I'm going to make it easier."

"There are too many things." Ibaraki glanced at him coldly, "Go and come back quickly, don't cause trouble."

Xingxiong boy shrank his neck, walked outside under the leadership of the demon attendant, and after dismissing the demon attendant, he gritted his teeth and hid in the quiet and dense forest on the island.

At dusk, Qiong Lang returned to Raksha Island with Big Tengu.

The afterglow sprinkled on the sea, reflecting sparkling waves, and the pleasant calls of gulls came from time to time around, making people feel peaceful and peaceful.

"I always sing out of tune, no matter how many times I sing, I can't change it, I'm making you laugh."

Big Tengu chuckled and shook his head, "No, this is the most touching song I've ever heard."

If Qiong Lang's singing cannot be called the sound of nature, then in this world, there is no other sound that can be called the sound of nature.

Hearing this praise from the heart, Qiong Lang, who has always been as thick-skinned as a city wall, couldn't help but blush.I couldn't be more clear about her singing level, it's all because of God's favor that gave her such a singing voice.

Seeing her rare embarrassment, the smile on the corner of Daitengu's mouth gradually deepened.

He always felt that he had a different feeling for Qiong Lang, but it wasn't the nostalgia and gratitude for that singing voice back then.That singing voice in the past could calm him down slowly, but now hearing her singing voice seemed to disturb his heart.

It was as if... the smile that caught his eyes when he stepped into the courtyard that day made his heart skip a beat.

Qiong Lang didn't notice the strange look in his eyes, the two walked slowly towards the palace, and then saw a monster sitting on a stone mending his hat, it was Ebisu.

She walked over quickly, and twitched the corners of her mouth when she saw Ebisu's bald head, "Grandpa, when did you get your haircut?"

"Although it looks very trendy, this Mediterranean hairstyle is really not suitable for your elderly."

"It's Qiong Lang." Ebishou glanced at the two of them, and quickly put the mended hat on his head, "Help the old man to see, is it all covered?"

Qiong Lang couldn't help but chuckled, "Block it, why is your hair bald?"

"Don't mention it! When I went fishing outside the village, I met two little bastards. I was so pissed off!" Ebisu said with a beard and staring eyes, "The fishing skills of young people nowadays are getting worse and worse!"

He usually likes to pretend to be a human and go fishing with the old people in the human village. Who knew that he was so unlucky when he returned to Raksha Sea today, his hat was scratched by two monsters, and a lot of his hair was torn off.

"It's getting dark, won't Grandpa go back to have dinner together?"

"Hey, I don't eat anymore, I'm full of gas." Ebisu waved his hands, holding his fishing rod and sitting on the goldfish mount, "I'm going to take care of the children in the pond, you two Go back first."

Qiong Lang smiled and nodded, watching Yebisu's figure disappear into the dense forest.

"...What a...cute old man." Big Tengu raised his eyebrows with curved lips.

"Yeah, grandpa is always very energetic in his old age." Qiong Lang responded with a smile, "But...in fact, he was not like this before, grandpa used to be a kind, kind, and steady-tempered old man. "

I don't know when, he began to slowly become a little old and unruly. He is the main force of teaching in the kindergarten, and he also taught a bunch of little unruly.

Qiong Lang firmly believes that this is definitely not caused by the content of the textbooks she compiled.

Talking and laughing with the big tengu and returning to the palace, Qiong Lang immediately spotted Ibaraki sitting on the chair with sharp eyes, and looked at him in surprise.

"Ibaraki? Why are you here?"

Ibaraki suppressed the anticipation in his heart, and when Qiong Lang finally came back, his eyes immediately burst into surprise.But after seeing the big tengu next to her, the smile faded away.

He pursed his lips and glanced at the big tengu calmly, feeling a strange feeling in his heart.

Ibaraki always felt that the atmosphere between Qiong Lang and Datengu seemed to have become much more subtle after a few days of not seeing each other.Different from the polite and unfamiliar ones before, at this moment they are like old friends who have known each other for many years, close and natural.

What happened while he was away?

This recognition made Ibaraki feel a little uncomfortable, he whispered: "You seem to be surprised, don't you welcome to see me?"

"I didn't say that, did you come alone? How did you find this place?" Qiong Lang glanced around.

"I was ordered by Jiu Tun to bring Hoshiguma to Raksha Sea to apologize to you."

Qiong Lang shook his head with a smile, "There's no need to be so polite between us... Forget it, where is Xingxiong, why didn't we see him?"

"It's broken." Ibaraki's expression changed, "He said he had a stomachache and needed to go out for convenience, but he hasn't come back for a long time, so I'll look for it."

Qiong Lang twitched the corners of her mouth, looking at this posture, she knew that Hoshikuma Doji must have been forced by Jiu Tun reluctantly, and Ibaraki was here to guard him.

The dinner was already on the table, but Xingxiong boy disappeared, Qiong Lang had to go outside the palace with everyone to look for him.

Huaniaojuan frowned and said: "Young boy Xingxiong, please don't get into trouble as soon as you arrive in Luochahai."

As soon as the words fell, Qiong Lang saw figures chasing each other running towards the side in the distance, and the one who hid in a panic at the head seemed to be Xingxiong Boy.

He let out a scream from time to time, and Ebisu's distraught voice came from behind.

"I told you to steal my fish!" Yebisu kept roaring, and the fishing rod in his hand hit Hoshikuma Doji's head repeatedly.

Hoshiguma Doji is young and strong and runs fast. Although Ebisu is not as fast as he is when he is older, the length of the fishing rod in his hand can be changed freely. hit him on the head with a rod.

"Little bastard! I told you to steal my fish and destroy my fish pond!"

Ebisu didn't forget that the monster in front of him was the one who almost made him bald in the afternoon, and his attack became even more ruthless.

Xingxiong boy was beaten all over his head, and ran around with his head in his arms.In terms of monster power, the old man in front of him is definitely not as good as him, but in the territory of Luochahai, he dare not do anything easily to the monsters here, otherwise the cold-faced Huang would definitely invite him to watch the meteor shower.

Seeing Ibaraki in the distance, he immediately hid behind Ibaraki with tears all over his face, tightly grasping the hem of his clothes, "Ibaraki, save me!"

The corner of Ibaraki's mouth twitched, and he suppressed his anger and said in a low voice, "What trouble did you get into again?"

"Grandpa...what happened?" Qiong Lang asked the panting Ebishou while supporting him.

After Ebisu's roar and Hoshiguma Doji's defense, everyone knew the whole story.

It turned out that Xingxiong boy hid in the dense forest before he heard that Qiong Lang was coming back.He was hungry for a long time, and he didn't have enough to eat in the house. When he walked to a fish pond, he found a lot of goldfish in it, which were unusually fat, so he jumped down to fish some of them to eat.

Who would have thought that being bumped into by Ebisu would make a fuss, and the pond would be destroyed in every possible way. Hoshikuma-douzi, who knew he had caused trouble, resigned himself to his fate and hid in the palace.

Qiong Lang's eyelids trembled, and he quickly comforted Ebishou.You know, the goldfish in that pond are Yebisu's treasure.

Goldfish are not fish that can live in the sea. Yebisu has followed her for many years, and the old man will inevitably miss his kind. Qiong Lang helps him build a small pond in the dense forest where goldfish can be raised.

Although these fish are just ordinary goldfish without any demonic power, Yebisu likes them very much, takes care of them every day, and does not hesitate to raise them with his own demonic power, hoping that one day they will be able to transform into his own form to accompany him.

"As soon as I heard the name Xingxiong Douzi, I knew something was going to happen." Huaniaojuan whispered to Yimulian who was beside him.

Yimulian shook his head and sighed helplessly, Xingxiong Boy deserved the beating.

After discovering that these two monsters were Qiong Lang's friends, although Yebishou was angry, she didn't hit Xingxiong again, but just stared at him with a pair of eyes and a beard.

Ibaraki was full of anger, wishing to beat up Xingxiong boy on the spot, he was worried that Qiong Lang would be unhappy because of Xingxiong's trouble, so he said immediately: "My best friend...it's all because I didn't like this kid."

wait wait wait!Who is your best friend!Qiong Lang twitched the corner of his mouth.

"He caused trouble as soon as he came, so it's rude." Ibaraki glanced at Hoshikuma Doji, and continued, "He caused the problem, let him help repair the fish pond tomorrow."

"That's more or less the same!" Ebisu put away the fishing rod and replied angrily.

Even though this bastard is doing stupid things, everyone who comes is just a guest, Qiong Lang had no choice but to coax everyone back to have dinner while chatting with Si Ni.

The food was delicious, Xingxiong boy's eyes lit up, he ate with great joy, and immediately put the beating behind him.It's just that at the dinner table, his eyes flicked here and there, but he never looked at Qiong Lang.

Ibaraki on the other side unconsciously focused on Qiong Lang, a little lost in thought, but he vaguely felt an unfriendly gaze staring at him from a distance.

He searched for his feeling, and found that it was a refined man in khaki clothes, with a handsome face and elegant manners.

Sensing Ibaraki's eyes, Shuweng looked away lightly, restraining the hostility on his body.

Is it an illusion?

Ibaraki frowned, not paying attention.

Xingxiong boy got into trouble on the first night when he came, and was ordered by Ibaraki to help Ebisu repair the pond. Without this troublemaker by his side, he had a rare chance to get along with Qiong Lang.

In the past few days, Qiong Lang was trying to plant various crop seeds. While dealing with Luochahai affairs, he also had to receive guests, and he was immediately entangled by Ibaraki.

"Qionglang... The Raksha Sea is very beautiful. Dajiang Mountain is far away from the sea. I have never seen such a beautiful scenery."

"Qiong Lang... what are you doing? Let me help you do it together!"

"Best friend... are you free, let's have a fight!"

"Best friend..."

"Best friend..."

Qiong Lang wanted to flip the table, she had already revealed her identity, why did this person still follow her lingeringly!

She was exhausted, but she smiled calmly, "How did Hoshiguma fix the pond? Let him come back when it's done, it's just a trivial matter."

"Both of you come to Luochahai, won't Jiuten be bored by himself?"

Ibaraki's expression darkened, is this implying that they can go back?But he just saw Qiong Lang, and he didn't want to leave so soon.

"It's okay, Jiu Tun is waiting for you to go back to drink, anyway, you still have to go to Dajiangshan, in half a month, we might as well go back together."

Qiong Lang's face turned blue immediately, which means that the two of them will stay here for more than half a month...

"Qiong Lang." A cold voice came from the door, it was a big tengu.

"Ok?"

"I found a place on the east side of the island that is very suitable for growing demon fruits. Shall we go and have a look together?"

Qiong Lang's eyes lit up, it would be best if she could grow some on Raksha Island, she nodded immediately, "Okay, I'll come right away."

Ibaraki didn't want to delay her in managing Luochahai's affairs, so he could only watch her excited, and walked out without looking back.

Before parting, Ootengu glanced at Ibaraki's face from the corner of his eye, and a dark light flashed in his blue eyes.

There was no one in the study at the moment, so Ibaraki simply went to look for Hoshi Kuma Doji to see how he repaired the fish pond, but before he could go out, Hoshi Kuma Doji ran back with his head full.

"That goldfish guy knows how to hit me with a fishing rod every day!" Boy Xingxiong said aggrievedly, "Obviously the fish pond has been repaired! Why is he so stingy!"

"Who told you to be stupid."

Hearing this, Xingxiong boy jumped up and down, "I don't care!! If this goes on, I'm going to make a fuss!"

"I want to go back to Dajiangshan. Anyway, I have already done what Jiu Tun asked me to do. Why are you still here?"

Ibaraki's face darkened, his eyebrows furrowed deeply, and after a while he said in a deep voice: "Okay, I will tell Qiong Lang for you, but we have to wait here for them to return together."

Although Xingxiong boy was dissatisfied, he agreed honestly.

Ibaraki secretly scolded Xingxiong Boy for not stopping, but in order to prevent him from going back to Dajiangshan, he still mentioned this matter to Qiong Lang at night.

Hearing this, Qiong Lang laughed dumbly for a while and said, "Okay, I understand, I will tell Grandpa."

After Ibaraki left, she called Ebisu and asked, "Is Grandpa still angry?"

"He ate four fish from me, and I've only beaten him for three days." Yebisu said with a sullen face, obviously still feeling sorry for his baby.

"Well... let's do it this way." Qiong Lang thought for a while, leaned over and said earnestly, "I know grandpa is very angry, but we can't let others think that our monsters in Luochahai are all stingy and vengeful!"

"Since grandpa hasn't calmed down yet, why don't you beat him with another excuse..." Qiong Lang rolled his eyes and said in a low voice, "Tomorrow I will ask him to feed you the cows and sheep on the island, whatever reason grandpa finds to beat him... ..."

"That's right, we have to use another excuse, so as not to damage the image of our Rakshasa Siren." Ebisu calmed down happily after hearing this.

But after leaving the palace and walking on the road, Ebisu began to frown and think deeply about what to do.

The Youkai Bazaar was very lively. Seeing the big tengu who was talking with Ichimokuren on the beach in the distance, Ebisu's eyes lit up and he rode a goldfish and ran over.

He has a good impression of this big monster who helped Qionglang of Rakshahai.

"...Is there anything grandpa wants from me?" Ootengu looked at Ebisu puzzled.

"Ahem...it's like this." Ebisu glanced at Yimulian and Daitengu, and in a low voice, mysteriously repeated what Qiong Lang said to him.

"Shh, I only said it because I saw you and our group, but please don't tell anyone else."

Yimu nodded dumbfoundingly, but Daitengu folded his arms and began to meditate seriously.

After a while, he pondered and said: "Grandpa, how about this, didn't Qiong Lang ask Xingxiong boy to help you feed the cows and sheep?"

"When he feeds the sheep tomorrow, if he feeds the gray sheep first, you can knock him and say that you let him feed the white sheep. If he feeds the white sheep, you can knock him and say that you let him feed the gray sheep. And the herd of black cattle and yellow cattle is the same, do you understand?"

Ebisu thought about it for a while, then his eyes lit up and he exclaimed happily: "Good idea! Great idea! I like you the most for a witty young man!"

After speaking, he happily rode the goldfish and ran away.

Yimulian looked at the big tengu with the normal expression beside him, and couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth, "You...you are really...unfathomable..."

The big tengu smiled lightly and didn't speak.

Those two monsters are best out of sight and out of mind.

The two left the monster market side by side and walked towards the palace. After a while, Ibaraki came out from the darkness calmly, his face ashen.

Although I didn't expect Ootengu to do this, Ibaraki still told Hoshikuma-douji about it, and the other party immediately jumped up in disbelief, trembling with anger.

"...I, I, I, I really didn't expect that he is such a big dog!" Boy Xingxiong couldn't speak clearly, and was obviously very angry at this scheming dog, "It looks serious, the bad water in his stomach More than anyone else!"

Ibaraki said indifferently, "Do you know what to do tomorrow?"

"……Humph!"

The next day, Xingxiong Boy really received Qiong Lang's order to help Hui Bishou take care of the cattle and sheep.

He took several deep breaths before maintaining a calm smile on his face, and followed Ebisu to an open space in the south of Raksha Island.

"Stinky boy, go feed the sheep." Ebisu sat on the goldfish and instructed him, swinging the fishing rod.

Xingxiong boy didn't move, but asked patiently: "Grandpa, do you want me to feed the gray sheep or the white sheep first?"

"...Huh?" Ebisu choked, then changed his tone, "Forget it, let's feed the cows first."

"Then grandpa wants me to feed the black ox or the yellow ox first?" Xingxiong Boy asked seriously again.

Ebisu was taken aback for a moment.

Then when Xingxiong boy was secretly proud, he knocked on the other person's forehead with a fishing rod and said angrily: "I told you to steal my fish!"