Hundred Ghosts Journey · Life is like summer flowers

——Rich Mansion——

The courtyard is filled with the smell of green grass, even sitting in the house can smell it.In this family, the existence invisible to others is a monster. For thousands of years, he has hidden his aura and stayed in this family silently.Although he wants to go out for a walk, but because of his special ability, he can only sit inside the house - he doesn't know what the outside world is like.

"Hello..." A very unkind voice came from outside the sliding door of the room. The monster sitting in the back room looked out at this time and saw the shadow on the sliding door.

"Ibaraki Doji...?" Listening to the voice and guessing who was coming, his blood-red eyes dimmed, "It's really a rare visitor..." At this moment, he stretched out his hand to brush away the silver hair on his cheek, and stood up slowly. stand up.At the same time, a black vortex suddenly emerged from his feet, swallowing everything in the room, until the figure in front of him showed his figure because the sliding door was swallowed.

"..." Ibaraki Doji breathed out lightly, looking at the monster in front of him, he couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of depression in his heart.In fact, when he was still a human, he had seen this monster himself.Thousands of years ago, when Ibaraki Doji was an ordinary boy, he was imprisoned in a dungeon because of his bloodthirsty personality.At first, there were tea and steamed buns delivered intermittently to fill the stomach, but after a few years, everyone forgot about themselves.

"You will become a monster if you continue like this." At that time, I didn't even have the strength to open my eyes, and there was no light in the dark cave.In order to survive, I also tried to grab the weeds between the rocks and the bugs on the ground and eat them into my stomach.In the completely dark space, he couldn't see anything, he just kept repeating the action of grabbing and putting it into his mouth.Over time, Ibaraki Doji finally chose to die.

"If you hate humans, you will live..."

"If you don't hate humans, you will die..."

"..." Ibaraki Doji clenched his fists tightly at this moment, raised his head and said with a bright voice: "Why do you want to set up a barrier? Are you afraid that my evil spirit will hurt the humans here?" He raised his eyebrows and sneered, and the opposite The man looked at him indifferently at this moment: "You must have something to ask when you come to me, otherwise why haven't you come to me once in the thousand years?"

"I'm here to ask you this time—about Shuten-douji, Zashiki-douji." The dark brown pupils dimmed at this moment, and every word he spoke had invisible gravity.

"..." Zashiki-douji was silent for a moment, then turned his head and looked at the blue whirlpool that emerged to the side. A rather immature girl in a white kimono stood at the whirlpool with a dull expression between her brows.Her existence seemed to be incompatible with this black enchantment, and she was particularly conspicuous in the eyes of Ibaraki Doji.

"You still remember, I said that if you hate him, you will become a monster. If you don't hate him, you will die." Zashiki Doji raised the corners of his mouth at this moment, turned his head and smiled coldly: "Even if he is half human and half demon, he must not be regarded as a demon." My side." Ibaraki Doji naturally heard something in Zashiki Doji's story, but he was quite puzzled as to why the girl on the other side appeared.

"She is Zashiki-douji, and also my other half." Zashiki-douji walked over to hold her with one hand in his arms, turned around and said to Ibaraki-douji: "But it seems that you really forgot about the young Time to play things with us."

"..." Ibaraki Doji was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "Stop talking nonsense."

"Heh..." At this time, the Zashiki boy and the girl looked at each other and smiled, and when they turned their faces away, their eyes suddenly lost focus, and at this moment, they spoke at the same speed and in unison: "Meihua is bitter and beautiful, Three thousand curtains have ended, and Iori is about to fight..." Hearing the back, Ibaraki-douji's eyes widened, watching Zashiki-douji and the girl's mouth movements, as if all the voices disappeared for a while.

In those empty eyes, Ibaraki Doji felt a sense of fear for some reason.Zashiki Doji's power is to see through everything and make accurate predictions.So the world is so big that only he can tell the future of mankind, including monsters...

"Ghost-killing Angang, fighting against the bright moon... Hopeless hell, thousands of pavilions and hope, high in front of Shangyuzao—" When he said this, Ibaraki Doji suddenly felt that he was a little unsteady, and couldn't help taking a step back.

"...Tamamo-mae...Anzuna..." Ibaraki-douji's brain went blank, but soon formed a fantasy picture: Tamamo-mae appeared, and someone took Anzuna from Shuten-douji's hand ——Everything that has been done for thousands of years is completely destroyed.

Shuten-douji-sama will die again...and never come back...

"Actually, I really want to know why you insist on taking Shuten-douji's side?" Zashiki-douji's voice interrupted Ibaraki-douji's thoughts and pulled Ibaraki-douji out of his own world.

"In addition, I can tell you that Shuten-douji's era is over. Even humans and monsters will kill him." Having said that, Ibaraki-douji did not respond, but turned around silently.

"Ibaraki-douji, let me tell you. If you want to remain loyal to Shuten-douji, there will be no good results." Zashiki-douji sneered for a while, watching Ibaraki-douji clenched his waist The handle of the knife showed a very satisfied look. "Shuten-douji regards you as a confidant, but you also know the consequences of betrayal—Hoshikuma-douji was before, and you were there when Shuten-douji killed you."

"...shut up..." Ibaraki Doji gritted his teeth tightly, almost all the strength of his body was concentrated on the power held on the handle of the knife.That day, the day Hoshikuma-douji was killed... Shuten-douji, who ran away, couldn't resist at all, it was like a completely different personality.Even a monster as powerful as Hoshiguma-douji couldn't resist in front of Shuten-douji.As for himself, he tried his best to stop him but was seriously injured...

But if you want to ask him why he has followed Shuten-douji so far, he may be because Shuten-douji is the first youkai who is willing to accept himself.Because of Shuten-douji, he got to know Hoshikuma-douji, his only best friend for thousands of years, and he also understands what is missing in the world, that is, trust.

I have seen too much ugliness in the human world, what's wrong with falling into the demon world to change the human world?Even if they lose their sense of humanity, after a long time, all youkai will definitely want to be able to live on their own.Yes, leaving aside the boring world change, Ibaraki-douji decided the moment he met Shuten-douji—to follow this monster to the highest peak and assist him in leading the demon world.

"Hmph..." At this moment, Ibaraki-douji suddenly sneered coldly: "Zashiki-douji... You said that Shuten-douji's era has passed..." Ibaraki-douji turned around at this time, with an evil smile on his face. The sharp eyes sunk deeper and deeper.

"..." Zashiki Warou didn't speak, but just looked at him silently.

"Then I will help him open a way with my own hands, and I will accept everything that Shuten-douji will endure." Suddenly, a dazzling white light appeared in the black barrier, and after the white light flashed, Zashiki-douji's eyes returned to the original s room.But outside the door, Ibaraki Doji has long since disappeared.

"..." Zashiki-douji looked at the courtyard outside expressionlessly at this moment, and let out a heavy breath: "It's up to you."

——The Palace of Dajiangshan——

"Master Shuten-douji!!" In the main hall, Jiuten-douji is setting up a feast of ghosts to entertain all kinds of monsters. The laughter of the monsters echoed in the temple like a bottomless pit.But the one who didn't fit in with the atmosphere here was the girl sitting next to Shuten-douji.Her whole body was dressed in pitch black, revealing her fair and almost transparent skin.Hairpins of red maple leaves were inserted between the temples, and the out-of-focus eyes seemed to have lost consciousness.Now she is like a puppet, not saying anything, just staring blankly ahead.

"..." Shuten Doji took a sip of the wine, put down the wine bowl, reached out his hand to stroke her head and said softly, "Are you not satisfied?"

"..." The puppet can't speak, let alone answer him.

"..." Shuten-douji withdrew his hand speechlessly at this moment, just when he was thinking about something—"Sir Shuten-douji..." At this moment, Ibaraki-douji, who had been late for a long time, came from the back hall, and Shuten-douji immediately He raised his head and said complainingly: "Ibaraki, you are finally here, I have been waiting for you for a long time." The noise of His Highness belongs only to those monsters, but they in His Highness have entered another silent world.

"Sorry, I just went out to do something." Ibaraki Doji broke the silence, smiled wryly for a while, and then sat down at his banquet.

"That's right..." Shuten Doji looked at his back and something seemed to flash in his eyes, and then he narrowed his eyes and smiled: "I don't know what happened to that big tengu guy? I haven't seen him since that battle Go." At this moment, the 'puppet' beside him was startled suddenly and stood up abruptly.

"..." Jiu Tun Doji was startled, he raised his head and looked at her beside him, "What's wrong Xia Hua?"

"..." Xia Hua didn't speak, but just looked ahead silently.

"..." Ibaraki Doji looked at this scene and didn't know what to say, but he was very surprised, why did Xia Hua turn into such a bewildered look?

"Ibaraki, take her back to the room." Shuten-douji raised the corners of his mouth at this moment, and a sinister smile appeared on that extremely handsome face.

"..." Ibaraki Doji was startled when he heard this, and after silently responding, he stood up and took Xia Hua out of the main hall.And at the moment they left, Shuten-douji turned to the main hall to see the monsters of His Highness having fun, couldn't help smiling knowingly, filled up the wine and started drinking.

Walking to the back hall, Ibaraki Doji looked silently at Xia Hua who was walking behind him, and finally stopped and turned around.And Xia Hua continued to walk forward as if unconscious, and didn't stop until she hit Ibaraki Doji.

"..." Seeing her at this moment, Ibaraki Doji couldn't help gritting his teeth, and suddenly reached out and grabbed Xia Hua's shoulder: "Hey! How long are you going to pretend to me!" Like deaf ears.But seeing the figure in front of her, there was no reaction at all. Ibaraki Doji stretched out his hand and slapped her on the cheek fiercely. Even if it was a puppet, it would react when it was hit. One side of Xia Hua's cheek was already flushed, but her face was still There is no expression.

"You can cry for me! Don't pretend like you don't care about anything!" At this moment, Ibaraki Doji withdrew his hand, but accidentally bumped into the sword on his waist.

The charming flower is bitter and charming, the curtain ends three thousand times, and Yizhi is about to fight.Killing ghosts and An Gang, fighting against the bright moon, hopeless hell, thousands of pavilions falling in hope, high in front of Shangyuzao... don't care what prophecies he has!The person in front of him is the woman who brought Shuten Douji a disaster...

Ibaraki-douji is quite calm, and now his whole brain is filled with terrible thoughts: kill them all, kill everyone in the prophecy, so that Shuten-douji doesn't have to die.

A knife light shines out, dazzling and cold.At this time, Ibaraki Doji pulled out the sword from his waist and slowly raised it up. He looked at the figure in front of him with a gradually disgusted expression, "If you died at that time..." When the sword fell, blood immediately splashed all over the ground ...

"Uncle Ibaraki!"

"..." At this moment, Ibaraki Doji suddenly stopped moving. I don't know if he was hallucinating just now, or what——Ibaraki Doji really heard the young child calling him.

The past... that's all the past...

Ibaraki Doji looked at the sword at this moment, and suddenly widened his eyes to look at the figure in front of him.I don't know when, Xia Hua in front of her eyes grabbed the Taidao that was swung down with her bare hands, and the blood on her hands immediately flowed out.A large amount of blood slid down the arm, and there were terrible bloodstains on the white skin.

And when Ibaraki Doji saw her eyes, he was immediately stunned by those eyes.The dark blue pupils that had been out of focus from just now had turned into a dull crimson at some point.

"..." Ibaraki Doji felt that Xia Hua in front of him had unreservedly turned into a monster, probably an irreversible foregone conclusion.She can no longer return to her human identity...

At this time, Ibaraki Doji let go of the sword, and Xia Hua's hand fell down.With the sound of a heavy sword falling to the ground, Ibaraki Doji felt that the whole atmosphere became stiff and terrifying...

"Don't worry at all..." Shuten-douji suddenly appeared behind Ibaraki-douji, with a sneer of a bystander—"Xia Hua will never betray me in this life." Shuten-douji suddenly appeared behind him, Ibaraki-douji's eyes widened suddenly, and he felt as if his whole body was stiff at this moment, and he couldn't even move.

"..." Ibaraki Doji was silent for a moment, then turned his head and said, "Has she been murdered by you..."

"If you don't do that, she will definitely go to the human world again..." Shuten-douji pulled her over at this time, as easy as pulling a puppet.

Ibaraki-douji lowered his face at this moment, and slowly said: "Sir Shuten-douji... I know your hard conscience... You did this to keep Xia Hua by your side and prevent those onmyojis from attacking her." Yes."

"..." Shuten-douji didn't speak, but just listened to Ibaraki-douji's words in silence—"Half-human, half-demon will be hurt no matter where they are, so you should keep her by your side and protect her..." Ibaraki The boy knows that the existence of a half-demon is not recognized in the human world and the demon world, and it is even a lower existence than a fox demon.And Xia Hua herself is half human and half demon, but for Shuten Doji, he has always cherished her existence.

"...Ibaraki...you really think too much." Jiu Tun Doji smiled coldly at this moment, stretched out his hand to brush away the chill on his shoulder and said coldly: "Xia Hua is too stubborn, I really like her like that Personality." At this moment, Shuten-douji reached out to touch her flushed cheeks, gently stroking and said: "I just found out that she is a monster born in my great river, so there is no reason for her to be an onmyoji—— Not to mention being friends with those foxes..." After speaking, Shuten-douji's voice suddenly became gloomy and terrifying, and a sharp light appeared in a pair of golden pupils.

"..." Ibaraki-douji was startled at this moment, he seemed to sense the deep hatred in Shuten-douji's heart.It was the fox's fault that he became like this.But it was the fox that bothered him again.

High in front of Shangyuzao...

Ibaraki Doji couldn't understand what it means to be superior. Could it be that Tamamo-mae was still alive?But it's impossible, at that time Tamamo-mae obviously died in front of him...

At this moment, Shuten Doji held up Xia Hua's injured hand, seeing the blood on his hand, he did not speak. "Actually..." Ibaraki Doji originally wanted to say the phrase 'Maybe Tamamomae is still alive', but he couldn't say it himself.Ibaraki-douji was actually very afraid that Shuten-douji would lose his mind, after all, he killed Tamamo-mae and Hoshikuma-douji when he lost his mind...

But if he knew about Yuzao and the prophecy... what would he think and do...

"She won't fight against you..." Ibaraki Doji looked at Xia Hua, picked up the Taidao that fell on the ground and put it back.

"..." Shuten-douji looked at him at this moment: "What happened? Why are you so restless?" I always felt that Ibaraki-douji was loyal to me, but this time Ibaraki-douji's behavior was too abnormal. Shutendouji couldn't understand.

"No." Ibaraki Doji looked at Xia Hua at this moment, and the two figures that emerged in his mind stood holding hands and smiled at him.

'I'll treat her like my own daughter'

'So his wife is your wife? '

Ibaraki Doji has always regarded Natsuka as his daughter, even when he sent her to the human world...he had already killed all the monsters in that area with his own hands, and only hoped that she could live as a human in the future go down...

If you can...never come back...

"..." Ibaraki Doji came over at this moment, put his hand on Natsuka's shoulder, leaned down and said a word in a voice that Shuten-douji couldn't hear, stood up and looked at Shuten-douji beside him.

"..." And Shuten-douji looked at him with a puzzled face, feeling this unusual, he couldn't help smiling bitterly at this moment: "You are so strange, Ibaraki."

"Shuten-douji, I'm leaving here." Ibaraki-douji walked past them without looking at them more. "Ibaraki..." Shuten-douji was startled for a moment, then turned his head to see that Ibaraki-douji didn't leave a reason to leave, and fell into his own silence.But at this moment, Xia Hua's body gradually shrank, and secretly shed an inconspicuous tear...

Volume [-] Shuten-douji Crusade