[Onmyoji] Deep Sea Girl

fox?

Hearing Xiao Lu's words, Qiong Lang frowned slightly, there are too many foxes in this forest, "Did you see anything else besides this?"

The deer shook his head.

"The little deer, do you know what kind of foxes live in the forest to the west?" Mussel Essence's usual gentle tone was somewhat cold, obviously distressed and angry at what happened to Pearl.

"This...Actually, there are not many monsters in the west of the Green Firefly Forest." Xiaolu shook his head slightly again, with a hint of sadness in his tone, "I used to live in that place too, but because of the existence of soil spiders, I had to live with other monsters." The monsters moved here together."

"That spider likes to hunt secretly in the dark. The monsters near the west side were either eaten by it, or they fled here. It may be for food, and it sometimes invades here from a long distance. Fortunately, this place is now There's another adult sitting nearby, and it doesn't dare to come."

"Another adult?" Huang asked, curiosity flashed in his eyes, the monster who can conquer spiders is obviously powerful, he never thought that there are crouching tigers, hidden dragons in this seemingly desolate forest.

"This is near the edge of the forest, and further to the east is a town where humans gather." Xiaolu said while making gestures. The Green Firefly Forest is in the southern part of the Kanto Plain, and further out is Chiba County. .

"Ten years ago, at the edge of the forest came an adult with very strong demon power and lived there in seclusion. When the soil spider invaded here, he cut off two legs. Since then, he has never attacked here again." As for the adult in his mouth, Xiao Lu's expression showed a bit of respect and admiration.

"Although none of us have seen the real face of that lord, nor do we know what his name is, but thanks to his protection, the monsters in the east can live here safe and sound."

Big Tengu nodded with a clear expression, no wonder Qiong Lang used to find very few monsters near the west side, so they all lived here.

When he came back to his senses, he remembered that Qiong Lang used to always go deep into the northwest by himself, and there was a little cold sweat on his back.Unknown dangers are hidden in the darkness around her, but luckily nothing happened to her.

"Ah, that's right!" Xiao Lu seemed to have thought of something after explaining, "That mysterious adult seems to be a fox, but it must not be the one that hurt Pearl!"

This was of no help to them looking for the monster that hurt the pearl, Qiong Lang hid the thoughts in his eyes, nodded and smiled at him, and said softly: "Okay, we got it, thank you, Xiaolu."

There are few banshees with such an outstanding appearance in the forest. Xiaolu smiled back at her shyly, and her cheeks were a little red under the night.

Qiong Lang let out a long sigh, several difficult things piled up together, adding a bit of depression between her brows.She lowered her eyes to check Pearl's body, and confirmed that she was just drugged and nothing serious, so she took a deep breath with a heavy heart.

Smoothing the messy broken hair on Pearl's forehead, Qiong Lang slightly shook his head.She slept soundly, her expression was not frightened and flustered at all, but there was a hint of sweetness and joy on her brows, as if she was having another sweet dream.

No matter what, the pearl must be brought back to Rakshahai first, Shuweng and Huaniaojuan are still worried about them in the palace.

Before leaving, Qiong Lang asked him with a gentle expression, "You saved Pearl, in order to repay your kindness, do you have anything you want?"

Xiao Lu was slightly taken aback, shook his head and smiled, "It's just a matter of convenience, don't take it to heart, I don't have anything I want..."

After the voice fell, there seemed to be a rustling sound in the dark bushes not far away, mixed with a few small noises, and no further words could be heard.

"Ah, those are my companions. I'm a little wary when I see strange monsters, so don't take it to heart."

Qiong Lang nodded and withdrew his expression, and handed it a beautiful water-blue hook jade pendant around his waist, "We don't want to stay here for long, this piece of hook jade will be given to you as a token, if one day you encounter any difficulties, just I need to inject demon power into it, and I can sense it."

"No matter what difficulties you encounter, you can tell me, as long as I can do it, I will definitely help you."

"This...it's unnecessary..." The Gouyu exuded a faintly powerful and terrifying aura, and at first glance it was not ordinary. Xiaolu hesitated for a moment, and waved his hand to decline.

However, Qiong Lang did not accept his refusal, directly tied the rope in a knot and hung it around his neck.

"Don't refuse, we Rakshahai monsters don't owe favors easily." Qiong Lang smiled slightly, waved his hands to signal goodbye, and walked back with Pearl and his party.

"Ding", the little deer man's affection for you has increased by 30 points, and the current favorability is 40 points.

He looked at the back of Qiong Lang and his party going away, and he didn't look back until the figure disappeared, frowning lightly and touched the Gouyu hanging around his neck.

After Qiong Lang's aura completely disappeared, three chubby weasels with black fur rolled out from the grass before.

"Santaro, those big scary monsters have already left, right?"

"Oh! Brother Ichitaro, you stepped on my ear!"

The biggest weasel called Ichitaro's brother jumped off the heads of the younger brothers, quickly jumped onto the deer's back, and hurriedly asked: "When Qiong Langji asked you just now, why did you say no?" Need it!"

"... I really don't need it? Ichitaro, you have encountered some difficulties, do you need my help?" Xiaolu looked at him inexplicably.

Ichitaro immediately rolled his eyes, pointed his claws at a giant tree that was almost half withered in the distance, and said with a bit of exasperation in his tone, "Barrier! Barrier! The power of the barrier is getting weaker and weaker. The old man is dying, and he can't live here for long."

The enchantment is born by this long-lived ancient tree with demonic power. When the ancient tree dies, the enchantment will disappear. At that time, this place will be exposed to danger. Even if the soil spider does not come, it will still encounter Invasion of other monsters.

"That Qiong Langji and the monsters around her are so scary. The earth spider must not be their opponent. Why don't you take this opportunity to ask her to help us take our home back?"

Even though they have lived here for more than 80 years, the three Kamaitachi brothers still miss their homeland when they were born in the west just like other little monsters.

Xiao Lu was silent for a long while and said, "Ichitaro, don't mess around, Grandpa Dryad is fine."

There is another sentence that he didn't say, although the adult who lives in seclusion and has nothing to do with the world has sheltered them for so many years, but even he is unwilling to intervene in this kind of dispute, how could Qiong Lang help him.

It was just a coincidence that he saved Pearl, and asking Qiong Lang to repay this favor, no matter how thick-skinned he was, he couldn't open his mouth.

Before Ichitaro opened his mouth, the withered old tree in the distance shook its yellowed dead leaves a few times, and a pair of cloudy and old eyes appeared on the wrinkled trunk.

"Just listen to Ichitaro."

"Grandpa?" Xiaolu was startled, and looked at him worriedly.

"I'm over 600 years old, and I know how much time I have left." A hoarse voice sounded in the night, speaking very slowly, like an old man, "This winter is going to pass, soon It's spring again."

"Unfortunately, I can no longer germinate branches..." The surrounding vegetation has already sprouted new shoots, but there are still yellow leaves hanging on his bare trunk, as if they will fall off when the wind blows.

Hearing these words, Xiao Lu's expression moved slightly and lowered his eyes, with sadness hidden in his expression.

"You have been here with me for 86 years, that's enough." The tree demon advised him slowly, "Leave early, I can't protect you anymore."

Xiaolu smiled helplessly, "Grandpa, what are you talking about? I can protect myself and everyone, and I will accompany you until the last moment."

The leaves rustled and shook with the night wind, as if the tree demon was shaking his head gently.

"But I don't worry about you..." He sighed deeply, "The west is dangerous, and here is also unsafe. Listen to me and leave here early."

This place is too close to the human territory, and humans often go deep into the fringe area to hunt here. Monsters like fawns are the targets of human beings, and in their eyes, they are full of treasures and wealth.

"What nonsense are you talking about? We have all lived in the Green Firefly Forest for so many years. If the Green Firefly Forest is not safe, where is our shelter?"

"Then go to the Raksha Sea." The tree demon said slowly, his cloudy eyes moved, "Qiong Langji is a reliable monster, and she is strong enough."

He is more than 660 years old and has been in the Green Firefly Forest for many years. He is familiar with many old things in this forest and nearby.He knows everything other monsters know, don't know, and can't imagine.

He has also heard of many deeds, including the nearby Rakshahai Sea and the slightly distant Arakawa Swamp.

Hearing this, Xiao Lu was slightly taken aback, with a look of incomprehension, "Grandpa...?"

Qiong Lang's first impression was that she was gentle and close, and it was difficult for people to think of other adjectives, but the tree demon only commented on her being strong and trustworthy.

"I know you hate the forest, but Rakshahai is also a place that monsters yearn for. There, it will not be as dangerous and difficult as the Green Firefly Forest. As long as you work hard enough, it will be a good place for you to survive. "

The Dryad has lived for hundreds of years and has already seen all kinds of life in the underworld. If he was asked to comment on Luochahai, he would definitely say that it is a paradise for monsters.

Xiao Lu was silent for hanging his head, but shook his head firmly.

"Ah..." The tree demon sighed again, "You can't be wrong if you listen to me. I have a hunch that the forest of green fireflies will soon change."

"My roots tell me that Qiong Langji sent the monster to the west to garrison. I guess she must have other ideas about the Forest of Green Firefly. The relationship between the soil spider and the monster next to her is not shallow. They must be Will match up soon."

"Following her is not a bad thing, child... Maybe you will be able to return home soon."

A flash of astonishment flashed in Xiao Lu's eyes, and he couldn't help but look at the tree demon, but the other party had already closed his cloudy eyes and fell into silence again.

*****

Qiong Lang and his party were rushing back to Raksha Sea, and she and Da Tiangu were talking in low voices along the way.

Big Tengu played with the enchantment stone and observed for a long time. After a while, he frowned slightly, and whispered in Qiong Lang's ear, "There is a smell of wind in this crack."

"The smell of the wind?" Qiong Lang looked at him suspiciously, and sniffed subconsciously. Why couldn't she smell anything, "Are you sure you're right? Isn't foxes generally attack with fox fire?"

"There is absolutely nothing wrong." Datengu replied with certainty, he is the monster who manipulates the wind, and he is extremely sensitive to the breath of the wind.

Qiong Lang squeezed the enchantment stone tightly, lowered his eyes to think deeply, can manipulate the wind to attack foxes?That's really rare.But when the big tengu mentioned this, a thought flashed through her mind quickly, but she frowned and shook her head subconsciously.

Although this kind of fox is rare, it is not without it. The fox in her Rakshasa Sea is a monster that can manipulate wind blades.What's more unfortunate is that he followed Jinyu Ji to the Nanlu Forest yesterday.

"It should be a coincidence..." Qiong Lang murmured uneasy.

Big Tengu saw that she stopped suddenly, and couldn't help asking with concern: "What's wrong?"

Qiong Lang pursed his lips and held the enchantment stone tightly, his eyes half-drowned due to deep thinking seemed extremely narrow and long, and after a few breaths of silence, he suddenly said: "Huang, you and the clam spirit will take the pearl back first, and your brother-in-law and I Go and have a look around the station."

Huang was taken aback, although he felt a little uncomfortable with Qiong Lang's address, but he never opposed or questioned any of her orders, and immediately nodded in obedience, and left first with the clam essence, white wolf and others.

In the dark of night, the big tengu followed Qiong Lang and walked through the forest holding a lamp. In the dark forest, there were faint blue will-o'-the-wisps, which could scare a large number of people unconscious.

"Qiong Lang, what are you looking for?" Big Tengu asked puzzled.

According to Xiao Lu's dictation, Qiong Lang wandered around the east side of the station several times, as if he was groping for something.

After a while, her expression changed, and she gently picked up a piece of soaked paper from the reflective snow. The pattern on it was blurred by the snow, and the dark blue could be vaguely distinguished.

After groping along the snow for a while, she picked up a few broken pieces of paper and stitched them together with the help of the light. The folded traces clearly showed that the paper was originally a fan.

Looking at the blurry but somewhat familiar picture on the fan, Qiong Lang immediately imagined that elegant monster gently shaking the fan, standing quietly under the eaves and talking humorously, his eyes fixed.

Big Tengu saw that she remained silent for a long while, and couldn't help but feel extremely worried, "What's wrong with you, what did you find?"

Qiong Lang looked at him with an inexplicable expression, his red lips moved slightly, and he uttered a few words lightly, the big tengu was stunned, and a few lightning bolts flashed across the sky quickly, illuminating his terrifying eyes.

*****

The drizzle fell gently on the snow, and Qiong Lang rode the wind and rain under the wings of the big tengu. When he returned to the Raksha Sea, the sky was foggy, and the sun shone through the clouds, and it was already dawn.

She brushed away her rain-soaked hair, didn't care about going to rest, and went straight to the demon fox's room. Under the gray light, there seemed to be no one in it.Qiong Lang's heart sank slightly, and he directly pushed the door open and entered.

The big tengu also sensed something was wrong, and immediately called the monster holding the lantern night tour and asked, "Where is the demon fox?"

"Huh? Isn't Master Yaohu here? You got up so early..." The lantern-handling monster was also a little confused, and when he saw Datengu's cold and serious face, he trembled slightly, and immediately replied: "My lord, don't worry, I'll go and ask! "

Qiong Lang stepped into the demon fox's room, the whole room was furnished as usual, the bedding was well folded, and there was still a cup of unfinished tea on the table, the heat was no longer there.

The books on the bookshelf were emptied, and several wooden dolls were placed on it, filling the entire bookshelf densely. Every puppet was lifelike, but upon closer inspection, it looked like a girl.There are also finely painted pink and ink colors on it, and the puppets frown and smile, coquettish and angry, just like real people.

Qiong Lang scanned the entire bookshelf, and finally fixed his eyes on an unfinished puppet, his pupils shrank slightly.

With her fingertips, she lightly brushed the half-carved semi-finished puppet. The facial expressions, hair accessories and clothes were completely in the shape of pearls.

After searching for a while, I found a porcelain box that looked like a rouge box from the drawer of the wooden cabinet. When I opened it, there was only a little peach-colored powder left in it. A slight dizziness, fleeting.

Now that the matter has come to this point, Qiong Lang's heart sank, his eyes were full of surprise and anger.

"Qiong Lang, why are you in a hurry to find the demon fox?" After a while, Huaniaojuan's gentle voice came from behind, and behind her was the lamp-handling monster who was sending the message.

"Where did he go?" Qiong Lang asked coldly.

Seeing that Qiong Lang and Da Tengu's expressions were cold and not as usual, Hua Niaojuan was startled, and immediately sensed something was wrong, and quickly replied: "He just went out to sea."

"Go to sea?"

"Well, Jinyu Ji was taken back to the Arakawa Swamp by Jiaotu last night, saying that she wanted to report this matter to the Lord of Arakawa." Flower and Bird Scroll nodded, "Before Jinyu Ji left, Kaguya Ji stayed in the palace. Waiting for her, but then Kaguya Hime was worried that Arakawa would blame her, and wanted to go to Arakawa to find someone."

"Yaohu said that he was also responsible for that matter, so he proposed to go together. On the way, we can protect Kaguya Ji. The two of them just went out to sea at sunrise, and they have been gone for about half an hour now."

Hearing this, Qiong Lang's face turned frosty, and she subconsciously squeezed the half piece of dragon head jade on her chest, killing intent flashed in her eyes.

They quickly exchanged glances with Ootengu, and the two rushed out the door immediately, ignoring explanations.

The golden sun has risen from the sea, shining golden light on the azure sea, covering up the frightening dark blue.

*****

"Okay, let's send it here, it's already very close to the Arakawa Swamp, and we can go on the next road by ourselves." A gentle voice sounded with a slight smile, and the demon fox took Kaguya Ji ashore, waved goodbye to the helm Kraken.

The sea monster didn't have any doubts, smiled and then plunged into the deep sea.

This is the shore of the Raksha Sea, and the Arakawa Swamp is an inland river, and it takes a certain distance to reach it.

Seeing the sea monster in Rakshahai disappear without a trace, the smile on the corner of Yaohu's mouth gradually deepened, and then froze for a while.The bone-chilling pain in his left hand made his lips turn white, he subconsciously clenched his left wrist, and let out a muffled grunt.

"Mr. Yaohu, are your hands still tight?" Kaguya Ji noticed something wrong with him, and immediately asked worriedly, "Is it still not cured? It's all because I left too quickly this morning and forgot about you for a while." The medicine needs to be changed.”

Hearing this, Yaohu's face recovered a little rosy, and smiled softly, "Don't blame yourself, this little injury is nothing, let's go, the little goldfish must have been scolded and is sad now."

Having said that, he stretched his intact right hand into his bosom with a gloomy look.

Hearing him mention Jinyu Ji, Kaguya Ji was also worried, nodded and actively followed behind him, "Mr. Yaohu, thank you."

"Mr. Yaohu is always so gentle to everyone, which really makes everyone very sorry. In fact, Jinyu Ji should be blamed for being naughty and willful. Mr. Yaohu was injured because of this. Not only did he not blame her, but he was so worried about her..."

"When she sees Jinyu Ji, she will admit her mistake obediently. Mr. Yaohu must not pay attention to this matter."

Seeing the village far away from humans and gradually approaching the forest he is most familiar with, Yaohu said with a slight smile, "Of course I don't take this little matter to heart. Little Goldfish is lucky to have a friend who cares so much about her. You She is indeed a gentle and kind girl, such a girl is the most beautiful..."

"...Thank you for the compliment." Kaguya Ji was taken aback, her cheeks turned red with embarrassment.

"So... May I ask, gentle and beautiful girl, would you like to apply medicine to my left hand?" Yaohu shook a porcelain box in his right hand, and the arc of the corner of the lower lip of the mask continued to deepen, "It's not easy for me to apply medicine myself now." convenient."

Kaguya Ji hurriedly nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "Yeah! It turns out that Mr. Yaohu brought the wound medicine himself, that's great!"

As she said that, she quickly took the porcelain box handed over by Yaohu, and prepared to apply medicine for him with a serious expression. The moment she opened the porcelain box, a strange fragrance rushed to her face.

Kaguya Ji wrinkled her nose from the strong smell, and whispered in a sweet and soft voice: "The smell of this wound medicine smells so good..."

Her innocent and ignorant appearance is like a budding flower, falling into the eyes of the demon fox, it immediately made his eyes darken a little, and he said softly in an intoxicating voice: "Girl...you must be my destined person..."

Kaguya Ji didn't have time to be shy, at this moment she just felt dizzy for a while, and the scenery in front of her eyes began to become a little blurred, and the porcelain box smashed to the ground with a loud sound.

"Come... sleep in my arms, in my love, my love..."

"...Mr. Demon Fox?" Kaguya Ji fell into his arms, feeling very sleepy.

She raised her head with difficulty, and in a trance, she could only see his chin exposed outside the mask as delicate as jade, his cherry-colored thin lips with gentle waves, but his right hand was gracefully raised, forming a sharp wind blade.

There was the smell of wind passing through the tip of her nose, and the piercing sound of wind tearing through the air. She could only feel the body of the person hugging her suddenly tense and stiff, holding her very fast and narrowly dodging a wind attack. .

Smelling this familiar smell, Yaohu woke up from his obsession, and saw the man with black wings staring at him with cold eyes ten steps away, his heart was shocked.

"Big tengu?"

Before he could recover from the shock, an odorless demonic aura struck from behind, severing his uninjured right arm.

The speed was so fast that he could hardly feel the pain, and only after a few breaths of sweet and seductive blood sprayed out, he could feel the coldness coming from the wound, which was actually more piercing than frost and snow.

Kaguya Ji fell from his arms, but fell into the hands of another monster in an instant.

The face under the demon fox's mask was extremely pale, and when he subconsciously looked back, he saw Qiong Lang looking at him with a frosty face, his expression was no longer gentle as before, it was so cold that it made people shiver.

His pupils shrank slightly, and the words blurted out subconsciously, showing surprise, "Impossible...you knew so quickly...you caught up with me so quickly?"

The author has something to say:

Emmm, I wanted to learn about the demon fox today, but it seems that I will get to know it officially tomorrow.

Demon Fox: What?Want me to play?Please put two more chicken legs in the bento, thank you.

Qiong Lang: Eat your Hamapai chicken legs. (grab it)

Kaguya Hime/Pearl: Oh, I have chicken legs for dinner today, it's great...

Yaohu: ... As one of the few villains in the novel, is this really good for me?