Tomo-sama's Rescue Plan - Hell Chapter

Not long after returning to the temple, Mr. Yamada came again.

At that time, I was sorting out the accounts of the Kagurazaka store in the room during the day, and when I saw him kneeling respectfully at the door, I had a premonition that nothing good was going on.

Sure enough, it was another message.

"Master Hierarch said that he needs to take a bath after evening class, please ask Ms. Arakawa to serve him."

The pen in my hand dropped again, so I could only cough twice to cover up my embarrassment.

What does it matter to me if he takes a bath?Didn't you agree to just focus on the accounts?

"Well...let me...ask a question," I said cautiously, "are the female servants... who were the master's former servants... also responsible for... this matter?"

Yamada-san nodded seriously.

"This is the most important duty of a maidservant who is the child of the gods, Ms. Arakawa, please prepare as soon as possible."

...Why on earth am I looking for this job?

If Mr. Yamada hadn't led the way, I wouldn't even have known there was a hot spring hidden in the Kek Lok Temple.

I remembered that when I was still in Karma Hell, this ghost asked me inexplicably if I had taken a hot spring, so I was used to luxury.

It looked like an ordinary courtyard on the outside, but inside it was like a maze. After turning countless corners, Mr. Yamada led me to a door, handed me a lacquer plate, and said nothing. Withdrew.

I glanced down at what was on my plate.

Bathrobes, wooden combs, small incense burners... Wait, why is there still wine?

How particular is this ghost?

I bit the bullet and asked:

"Well, can I go in?"

"Has Xiaoran come?" A ghost's brisk tone came from the door, "Come in quickly, they are waiting for you~"

When I opened the door, I was greeted by water vapor and alcohol.

The hot spring pool in the house is not big, but it is facing a closed courtyard. The courtyard is paved with white sand and only dotted with pine trees and some shrubs. It is actually an exquisitely arranged dry landscape.

...Going to hell is really wronging you, Mr. Tong Mo.

The ghost leaned against the pool, holding a wine glass in one hand, and waved cheerfully when he saw me.

"Just finished drinking, just wait for Xiaoran's wine~"

"Master Tong Mo, how much wine can you drink in a day?" I had no choice but to go over and put down the plate, and fill up the wine in the clay bottle, "Aren't you going to get drunk?"

"No, I was a good drinker when I was still a human~" Tong Mo said with an air of habit, "Ah, the wine kept in the temple is really delicious. I haven't tasted this taste for a hundred years. It's really shocking." I miss you~"

I shook my head helplessly, lit Jialuo incense in the incense burner, put it in a corner of the room, and then walked over with a ribbon.

"Your hair has fallen into the water, please tie it up for you."

While letting me play with his long hair, the ghost said with a smile, "How about that foreign car? Isn't it beautiful?"

"You have the nerve to say that, I heard from the owner of the cafe that the price of that car is not low, Mr. Tong Mo really doesn't know how expensive rice is." I couldn't help complaining, "Do you know how much rice is on the market now? Is it? It’s almost 20 yuan per stone, and I’ve heard people in Kagurazaka talking about how it’s going to be impossible to afford food.”

"That's where it starts again."

"What is starting again?"

"Rice grabbing, human beings always make a scene every few decades. The last time was almost in the Meiji year." Probably because the bath was comfortable, the ghost's tone was quite comfortable, "Let Yamada tell those who are more familiar with us Shop, just say I said, find a suitable price and dispose of all the rice before summer, or you will probably be robbed by then."

"I didn't expect you to be good at business!" I said in surprise, "Where did you learn such a mess?"

"Believers like to ask about making money. In the past, several bannermen of the shogunate often mentioned this. They joined forces with rice sellers to raise the price. They always wanted to make more money. In the end, it was not worth the loss to drive people into a hurry. Tong Mo said calmly while drinking, "So, human desires are really stupid."

"Speaking of which, my foreign boss got to know a lot of people from the embassy, ​​high-ranking government officials, and even Chinese people because of buying antiques. I want to get to know these people, in case they are useful in the future." I said, "I heard that the cabinet has recently decided to cooperate with the United Kingdom to send troops to Siberia. In the next few years, everyone's life will not be too easy."

"Xiaoran can go if he wants to. The more difficult life is for human beings, the more they need God's salvation." The ghost smiled, "But I don't plan to stay here for too long. Now that I think about it, I still prefer Kyoto. , may come back in a while."

"Ah, I haven't been to Kyoto yet!" I became excited, "Do you still have a house there?"

"Of course, I grew up there when I was a child. The monastery at home has always been maintained by people, but it is smaller than this one."

"...You rich man. By the way, I haven't thanked Master Tong Mo for helping me buy the land of the shrine. Thank you."

"To thank others, it's not enough to just talk about it."

The ghost suddenly grabbed my wrist, sniffed it lightly, "My lord, please give me a more practical reward~"

My face became hot, more exaggerated than drinking.

"As, whatever you want."

"Then I won't be polite~"

The ghost's fangs tore open the blood vessels on my wrist in an instant, and began to suck my blood. I don't know if I drank too much wine. After taking a few sips, he grabbed my arm and pulled it hard, directly pulling me away. into the arms.

The warm, wine-scented water instantly submerged me, and when I came back to my senses, Tong Mo's fangs had cut open the side of my neck and bit down hard.

The death-like sense of blood loss accompanied by rapid regeneration, coupled with the strong smell of alcohol, made me feel hot and dizzy.But that feeling seemed to be immersed in a dream, the body was pressed against the man's strong chest, his hands rested on the back of my head, his fingers inserted into my long hair, and pressed my face on his shoulders.

The smell of blood, wine, gara, and lotus, all mixed together into an indescribably coquettish scene in the room flickering with candles.I don't know whose heart beats like a drum, and the blood is boiling all over the body, like a river flooding in summer, that inexplicable little tune is circling in my mind over and over again:

Life is too short

girls fall in love

Before the red lips fade

before the blood cools down

time gone forever

So I didn't know where the courage came from. The moment he stopped drinking blood and turned to look at me, I held his face and kissed his blood-stained lips with all my strength.

Those iridescent peach eyes widened slightly, as if surprised for a moment, but then narrowed like a fox.

"Hey, I haven't seen you for a year. Xiaoran has grown a lot more courageous. Where did you learn this? From foreigners?"

"What kind of foreigner, of course I learned from you!" I said loudly, "You did this to me first, and this is a gift in return!"

God, what am I talking about?

"Hahahaha, very good!" The ghost laughed loudly, "My Miss Bai Ji has finally grown up!"

"But just this bit of courage is not enough~"

"Eh? Isn't that enough? I, I'm not Yoshihara's wandering girl..."

"That's wrong," the ghost lightly tapped my lips with his index finger, "Xiao Ran must be a Tai Fu, she likes eating Tai Fu the most~"

I was confused, "But I heard that Hua Kui's social status is very high, so he was dragged away and eaten by you, no one suspects?"

"Xiaoran's mind is really not bright. In Yoshihara, there is nothing that can't be bought with money. After all, the oiran is just a high-level wandering girl. Besides, there is a little falling princess, so hunting is very convenient, so people I'm going to move to Edo..."

The more I heard this, the more awkward I became, so I stared at him seriously and said:

"Then I don't want to be a husband anymore, Tong Mo, I want to fall in love with you!"

Tong Mo's expression froze for a moment, then he laughed again.

"Okay~" He said softly, "Then let's try it."

What should I do in love, I don't know at all.

But it should not include... the one in front of me.

Looking at the rows of women's skulls in the paulownia cabinet, I felt a chill on my back.

... This resentment is too strong.

"Xiaoran, can't you find it? I remember putting it in... Hey, you found it?"

Tong Mo's voice came from behind, he was wearing a bathrobe, leaning lazily by the door.

"The cigarette rod is on the table." I said, "Take away your cigarette, I will do a purification here."

"Eh? Don't ruin other people's collection~" the ghost immediately protested, "Look, this is Miss Zhizi, you have seen her in hell, this is Xiao Xuzi, this is Xiao Mizu, This is...Miss Huizi or Xiao Lingnai...They are all my former maids, so cute, right? By the way, this pot was given to me by Your Excellency Yuhu, isn't it beautiful?"

I couldn't bear it anymore and said: "Master Tong Mo, can't you see that the resentment in this room is about to overflow? Would you like me to share the vision for you?"

"What Xiaoran said... seems to make sense? After all, even if they go to bliss, they still can't understand other people's benevolent deeds." Ghost said innocently, "But even if there is resentment, so what? They are all dead~"

I shook my head: "Although the soul of the dead is not here, but the resentment is still there, it will cause you trouble and attract people to discover what you did. If I guessed correctly, you were caught by Qin Ye here. Cannibals?"

The ghost seemed to sigh slightly.

"I was guessed by Xiaoran again. I thought this place would not be easy to find, but who knows that Xiaoqinye has a very keen sense, no matter how others explain it, she won't listen to it..."

"...Forget it, go smoke your cigarette."

"Then please Xiaoran~" the ghost said cheerfully, "I'll wait for you to come and drink~"

After finishing the work, I closed the door and added a concealment spell on the door, then walked along the corridor and returned to the courtyard just now.

Tong Mo was sitting under the porch, holding an ebony tobacco rod inlaid with silver between his slender fingers. The tobacco rod had a luster like black jade, and it looked like an object from the Edo period.

I went over and sat down against the pillar.The night in the mountains is very quiet, only the sky is full of stars, the pine branches in the courtyard are swaying with the wind, and there is a unique fragrance of pine cones and moss.

"The dry garden is talking about this place." He said, "In winter, that tree will be covered with white snow, which is very beautiful."

"I can't tell that Mrs. Tong Mo is a poetic person." I laughed, "But those girls in your house, let them rest in peace if they have a chance."

"Xiao Ran, am I wrong?"

I turned my head and found that he didn't look at me, but looked at the courtyard with a somewhat empty gaze, which seemed to be snowed heavily under the moonlight.

"I always think it's a good thing to give those girls salvation. After all, they are not happy at all. There are too many girls like Xiaoqin Ye. Even if they are alive, they will be beaten and suffer. Why don't they want to go to bliss?"

"Because everyone has their own happiness in this world, it's just that Master Tong Mo doesn't know it." I said softly, "Qin Ye loves her child so much, for the child, she can run into the deep mountains alone on a snowy night. If you ask for help, for the sake of the child, she dares to risk her life to escape from you. As a woman, as a mother, this in itself is a kind of courage to protect happiness. The same is true for Master Tong Mo. Only when you find what you feel happy can you feel it. Oh, the meaning of life."

"But what does happiness feel like? I've lived for a hundred years, but I still can't tell."

"Happiness is like...the string of soy sauce dumplings, which taste warm and sweet." I looked at the starry sky and said, "We can take our time, one day..."

My legs suddenly sank, I lowered my head, and found that the ghost was resting on my lap, closed its eyes contentedly like a child, and its long hair was scattered like white snow under the moonlight.

"Then I understand, happiness is Xiaoran's taste."

Everything is silent, only the sound of the heartbeat, this is the proof that we have walked through the dark night and lived in the world.

I couldn't help smiling.

"Then please Master Tong Mo to enjoy the taste of happiness."

*Taisho Rice Riot: In 1918, a super folk movement with a scale of 200 million people broke out across Japan.The target was directed at the soaring price of rice at that time, as well as the many profiteers who were accused of hoarding stocks.The name of rice disturbance comes from this.