Hundred Ghosts Journey · Life is like summer flowers

"Ahhh~~~~~" In the jungle around Edo, there was a sound of exhausted breathing.Sitting on a thick branch in the shade of the green leaves is the leader of the Tengu tribe, the big tengu.At this time, he kept shaking his feather fan, and the residual wind that was barely felt blew on his face—"I'm so sleepy..." He looked around him, and his subordinates surrounded him, " I told you, you can go down."

"But sir, we can't let you stay here alone." One of the subordinates said, "We have to keep an eye on the defense here, and be careful when that slippery ghost comes back..."

"Slippery? Cut, that is just a kid who hasn't been trained for a hundred years." At this time, the big tengu put his head on his hands: "But that slicker seems to be very powerful, and can make all the monsters in Edo listen to him. How did you do it..." Big Tengu recalled his recent experience: during the day, the monsters here did not stop him, but at night, he and his clan were repeatedly blocked and counterattacked, which made Big Tengu frown: " Won’t they come out to harm people during the day? A monster is a monster, as long as it’s a human, of course you have to kill—”

Then he flapped his wings and flew from the tree to the ground.Hearing the crisp sound of clogs, Ootengu raised his head on the ground and looked at the sky above: "Before dealing with Shuten-douji, it would be good to deal with this cunning ghost first."

At this moment, the door of the mansion opened, and what Xia Hua and the others saw was a purple vortex.Yu Daoyin and Yu Daoyin knew that this was actually an enchantment.It is said that there are many monsters who don't like the world and usually put their homes into a barrier. In fact, this can also avoid the onmyoji.

"Come on." Hua Piao dropped this sentence and walked straight to the purple vortex, and his figure disappeared in an instant. "..." Xia Hua and Ming Dou exchanged glances at this moment, and walked over. "Haha, this way I can get to know more monsters!" Yu Daoyin walked over with a smile at this moment, turned to look at Yu Daoan: "Sister, why do you seem unhappy?"

"Ah? Do I have it?" Yu Daoan was stunned at this moment, and the other party said, "How could we not know that we are sisters!"

"Haha, is it..." Yu Daoyin looked at her sister's serious look, and said with a wry smile, "Actually, you also know, our fox clan..." Before finishing speaking, Yu Daoyin seemed to understand her thoughts, and directly Said: "If they dare to bring you disrespect, I will let poison gas kill them!"

"Haha, I really have your style!" Yu Daoan smiled wryly, watching her sister approach the whirlpool and disappear.

After entering, everything in front of you is almost different from the outside world.In front of Xia Hua and the others was a promenade filled with bewitching red. The wax lamps on both sides of the promenade lit up one by one, as if they had already known their arrival.

"..." Just when they were silent, all kinds of monsters suddenly sprang out from both sides of the end of the corridor—"Master Hualao!! You are finally back!!" Some monsters did not Faces, Yokai without heads, Yokai as tall as a young woman's calf, Yokai bodies floating in the air, and some completely human in appearance...

"Uh..." Xia Hua and Ming Dou suddenly felt a lot of pressure for some reason, and they were all thankful that they didn't come here to subdue them, so many monsters could hardly be subdued.

But Xia Hua knew in her heart that the monsters she wanted to deal with were far better than these ghosts.So no matter where you are, you must not take it lightly.

"..." Hua Piao looked at the surrounding environment and raised her eyebrows, but said nothing.And those monsters rushed towards him in the next second: "Welcome back~!!!!"

"Who told you to make the house like this!" Suddenly Hua Piao yelled loudly, and all the monsters stopped. "I said that I hate red the most..." Hua Piao said again, and with a wave of his hand, the scene in front of him changed back to that of a very ordinary samurai's house.At this moment, the crisp chirping of birds came from the courtyard, adding an indescribably awkward and stiff atmosphere to the sudden tranquility here, which made Xia Hua, Ming Dou and even the fox sisters look at each other silently glanced.

"But Master Slider! Red has always been a symbol of kings."

"what?"

"Master Yuba is the king of our Edo! Of course red suits you!!"

"I'm not a red lover! Besides! I don't want to be a monster like Shuten-douji who does all kinds of evil." As soon as the words fell, the whole atmosphere froze in an instant. Except for the monsters present, even Ming Dou and Xia Hua I dare not say a word.

"But for the sake of welcoming me..." At this moment, Hua Piao took a breath and said word by word: "Thank you, I am very happy."

As soon as the words fell, Hua Piao was instantly surrounded by them, and from time to time there was an adoring voice of "Master Hua Piao, Master Hua Piao", which made the two people who had been neglected for a long time feel that they were completely empty.

"But it's really as rumored." Yu Dao'an said suddenly at this moment, and Xia Hua looked at her puzzled: "What's wrong?"

"Hua Piao is not only very popular among humans, even monsters also worship him." Yu Daoan said, "If he is the same as Shuten-douji and Daitengu, I'm afraid you humans will suffer..."

"Yeah." It is undeniable that Xia Hua knows that monsters are monsters after all, but at this moment, she has a trace of respect for Hua Piao from the bottom of her heart.In her eyes, Huaba has won the trust of humans and monsters, and she feels that Huaba is not alone in his life as a monster.And all of this reminded her of something——

Outside the wide and bright courtyard, hydrangeas are in full bloom all around, filling the air with fragrance.He was hugged by his chest with both hands.

"This child's name is Xia Hua, right?" The monster in front of him has red hair, an unusually handsome appearance, and those weird golden pupils are so gentle at this moment that I dare not look directly at him—when will Shuten-douji treat people, Have you ever been so gentle with a demon?The answer is that this is only the first time.When seeing Xia Hua herself again, she seems to regard her as her own child.

"Can I hug her?" Jiu Tun Doji reached out and took her over without waiting for Xia Hua's mother behind him to agree, "Xia Hua is so light, let me eat some more meat." Smiling evilly, the mother on the side was startled—"Well, I'm just kidding." Shuten Doji held Xia Hua in his arms with one hand, and reached out to pat the man on the other side. The man had dark blue hair. She has short hair and looks delicate and refined, but her face exudes an aura as cold as ice.For such a cold-faced man, the smile on his face is quite warm at the moment.

"..." Xia Hua held her hand tightly at this moment, and continued to think about——

"I will treat her as my own child." Looking at Shuten-douji in his father's arms, his face was also filled with a sunny smile.

"..." Xia Hua blinked and looked at him, which caused Shuten-douji to put his hand on her head and rub it slowly-"I trust you and Ibaraki-douji... I can trust now It's just you guys."

The voice echoed in my ears, and my mind suddenly went blank...

Xia Hua still remembered that at that time, she lived with Shuten Doji and the others.In other words, you are surrounded by monsters—of course...

"Then will you marry someone in the future?" The young self and Shuten-douji were sitting on the verandah, not knowing why they suddenly had such an idea, Xia Hua said without even thinking about it.

"..." Jiu Tun-douji froze for a few moments, then suddenly smiled and said, "Why do you have to marry a human as a monster?"

"Hey...then what will you marry?" Xia Hua was stunned for a moment and continued to ask.

"I said, of course youkai should be with youkai." Shutendouji said up to this point—"So do you have a favorite youkai?"

"Like it?" Shuten-douji was silent at this moment, and his golden pupils began to dim: "For me, the things I like will eventually leave, so it's better not to have anything."

"..."

"What's wrong?" Seeing that Xia Hua didn't speak, Shuten Doji looked at her.

"Are you going to be alone for the rest of your life?" Xia Hua didn't say it's okay, but as soon as Shuten-douji mentioned it, she immediately reached out and tapped her little head lightly: "Are you cursing me?"

"But you are always alone. Every time I am with my parents, I always feel that you and Uncle Ibaraki..." As soon as I finished speaking, I was hit on the head again. "I'm a demon, not a human." Jiu Tun Doji glanced at her again at this moment, and saw Xia Hua pouted at this moment and was about to cry—"Ah! I'm sorry, I was too harsh."

"Woo..." Actually, it wasn't that Jiu Tun-douji was too aggressive, the main reason was that Xia Hua always paid attention to him.Every time I was with my parents, I could always see his gratified and envious eyes.

"I will always be by your side in the future." Xia Hua reached out and took his hand, showing an innocent smile. "..." Jiu Tun Doji didn't speak, but just looked down at his hand being held by her - Xia Hua didn't understand him.He's a horrible monster, and she's just a human.

I'm a monster that eats humans...

And when Shuten-douji raised his head to look at her, he suddenly felt that Xia Hua's half-crying half-smiling face was very funny.So, his laughter suddenly sounded, breaking this seemingly warm scene.

After the recollection was over, Xia Hua only felt that her heart was so painful that it was hard to breathe.Even she was praying in her heart, if time could be turned back to that time, it would be great to start over.

But doing it all over again won't change everything——

Xia Hua always convinces herself with such a mentality. In fact, when she was at Ashiya's house, she couldn't help but want to go back to Shuten-douji once, but even she wanted to escape when something like that happened... If she could kill Drop him, then everything can go away with the wind.

Too many things were trapped in her heart, and she was so depressed that she could no longer breathe.I am afraid that only his death may alleviate or erase all of this.

Now that things have happened, Xia Hua also understands another kind of thinking of her own - she liked him in the past, and even now, she likes him so much that she is thinking about him even at this moment.

I'm afraid this is... the effect of love turning into hate.