[Comprehensive] Why am I not dead yet?

"The world is going from bad to worse. There have been a lot of unscrupulous vagrants in the city recently. Not only are they doing things like robbing houses...there's even a nasty incident of slicing a baby's stomach open."

"There is no need to report this kind of trivial matter to me."

Mrs. Yodo waved her hand coldly: "Our Toyotomi family is now facing a very serious situation. Are you ready to face the Tokugawa forces?"

"But Diandian!" The retainer hurriedly said, Xu felt that the words were absurd, so he couldn't help lowering his voice: "Now it is rumored that there are monsters rampant in Osaka City..."

"what?"

"This is also related to the reputation of the Toyotomi family..." He cleared his throat, and his expression became more cautious: "Although it is very impolite, but I heard that there is a highly respected miko living in your backyard, so my subordinates I just thought, if we can invite this witch to come out and practice exorcism, at least it can calm people's hearts for a while."

Yuyi Fox narrowed his eyes.

She is not completely ignorant of the rumors outside, it might be better to say that there is a bit of her fueling the flames - if countless human legends are used to form a new word spirit to bind the soul of the witch, maybe there is no need to waste her own energy Demon power to keep Lian Ji's soul inside the pottery figurine...

She tapped the cigarette rod in her hand.

...But if the power of faith is used to bind the soul of the witch, the effect may be better than a curse.

Yuyihu subconsciously touched the fetus in the womb that had not been nourished by new demon power for a long time, and had become more and more quiet in recent days, and he already had a new idea in his heart.

"It's not impossible, but the adult I serve is not particularly healthy. I've heard that many princesses have strange powers. You can find a suitable one... it's best not to make her too hard. I will arrange for the Miko to go there—since you said that Osaka City is now haunted by wanderers, then don’t let her stay in a place that is too messy, it would be bad if those unreasonable guys offend the Miko.”

The retainer finally breathed a sigh of relief, and bent down again: "Your subordinate obeys."

Lian Ji can let go, but she must keep one thing by her side...something that will keep her from betraying herself.

"correct."

"Yes, Diandian."

"I am very interested in the works of Yoshimitsu Awataguchi recently. Do you, or someone you know, have the works of this swordsmith?"

"Yes... there are several, but which one do you want?"

"me……"

A smug smile appeared on Yuyihu's face.

"—Awataguchi Yoshimitsu's knives, naturally, the more the better."

The next morning, Miko Renji left Osaka Castle.

The Awataguchi Taidao, which had followed her for more than [-] years, was forcibly left in the hands of Yuyi Fox. When she left, there was only Fusangshin, who was transformed from the saber of the former demon king, by her side—Kakiri Hasebe. accompany.

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On this day, Sakurahime, who was sitting in the room, was attracted by the servants who were talking.

I heard that the lord who just moved in today was specially sent by the Osaka Castle to exorcise the evil—Sakurahime did not see the real face of the lord, but only saw the soot-haired man in the costume of a priest. A tall, dark-colored man stepped out of the bullock cart to get the silhouette of the grown-up.

...It's a priest costume.

Ying Ji, who was sizing up secretly, quickly withdrew her eyes. The tall and handsome young man was so good-looking but very scary. Ying Ji was startled by the cold eyes of the other party looking back, and immediately shrank back, not daring to look back. look.

From 1562, when the first baptized daimyo appeared in Japan, to 1569, Jesuit Floys went to Kyoto again, met with Oda Nobunaga, and obtained a charter to preach in Beijing.By the time Nobunaga was assassinated in 1582, there were more than 200 churches in Japan, with more than 15 believers. It is not uncommon to see believers in Western costumes in this land. After decades, no matter how strange it is It will also become commonplace.

Although Ying Ji has lived in a boudoir for a long time, she is not completely ignorant of the outside world. At most, she is just curious why the priestess who is accompanied by the priestess is dressed in western clothes.

She won't ask, and others won't talk about it; ever since Ying Ji's power awakened, her father has gradually been flattered by people who paid a lot of money to seek medical treatment. Those golden things blindfolded his eyes, and now he can't No longer a loving father who cared for his daughter, he no longer cared about her in the past, so Ying Ji learned early on to keep her ears shut and let her life be like a pool of stagnant water, living incomparably numb.

But the guests who came today aroused the curiosity of the little princess.

Ying Ji walked around the room a little awkwardly, and the onmyoji of the Huakaiyuan family who was in charge of checking the evil spirit and the surrounding enchantment looked at her dangling, and couldn't help asking: "Excuse me, what's the matter?" Is there a question, Your Royal Highness?"

"Hmm...? Hmm..." Ying Ji covered her mouth with her sleeve, hesitated for a while before whispering: "The witch who came today is a little concerned..."

"Ah——" Huakaiyuan Shiguang was stunned for a moment, then smiled, and said warmly: "My lord, if Your Highness the Princess is really curious, you can pay a visit."

"Is it possible?" The little princess's exquisite and beautiful face suddenly became full of spirits, but was soon covered by anxiety and hesitation: "That... the one who is next to the lord witch is really scary. In the past, wouldn't it be too offensive?"

"OK."

The onmyoji smiled, and his tone became more gentle: "I also communicated with that adult on the road, and it wasn't as scary as I imagined. As for the one who accompanied her was Fu Sangshen with a sword, he was just protecting the Lord. , Her Royal Highness, there is no problem."

Sakura Hime breathed a sigh of relief, and decided to visit the Miko who lived in the other courtyard in person that night.

——Although it was a courageous decision, let alone meet, I couldn't even say a few words to the witch, so I was stopped by Yaki Hasebe who was guarding the door.

Fu Sangshen with vine-colored eyes has a handsome appearance and a low voice. He won the hearts of many maids as soon as he came in. That beautiful appearance can easily attract the favor of others, and Ying Ji is no exception; She is admiring like other maids, but there is still a slow voice and a gentle smile.

Ying Ji has a gentle and gentle personality. Although she is a pampered princess, she does not have any coquettish air, but Ying Ji is also a noble princess who is known as the most beautiful woman in Kyoto. The beauty praised by everyone, this small half of her life can almost be said to be well-clothed and well-fed. No matter how good her temper is, she is used to being praised by others, and she is a little unconsciously arrogant, so when she was stopped by Hasebu While outside, Shao Shao was still a little unconvinced.

"It's just a visit." The little princess is rarely unhappy. After all, it is the noble Ji Jun. She has what other people have, and she has what others don't. Serve carefully, in a sense, she didn't pay much attention to Fu Sangshen who was guarding the door.

But Fu Sangshen, who was kneeling outside the sliding door, faced the special visit from the princess of the lord's house, but replied coldly: "The lord's body is not particularly healthy. If there is something really wrong, please don't disturb my lord's rest. Please, Ji Please go back."

After confirming again and again that the other party did not intend to let her in, the little princess couldn't help lowering her eyelashes to hide the disappointment in her eyes. She was a little unhappy in her heart, but she didn't show it.

Just as she was instructing the maid to pick up the gift and go back, the soft and clean voice of the witch came from the room:

"Hasebe, is there anyone outside?"

Fu Sangshen frowned unabashedly, but subconsciously softened his voice: "Yes, master, Her Royal Highness wants to see you."

In his impression, his lord was the demon king Oda Nobunaga back then, and she was unceremoniously rejected by her. He was just the daughter of a small city lord, and he didn't take it seriously even if he called Ji Jun.

"Ji Jun came to visit in person, naturally there is no reason to keep people out." The voice came from far to near, and a slender silhouette appeared behind the door, raised his hand and opened the paper door, and Lian Su, who was completely unlined, wore a A light-colored haori, with a pale complexion and a slender figure. The slightly tired and sickly appearance did not damage the beauty of the shrine maiden at all, but instead added a special beauty of fragility and sickness.She brushed the broken hair that had fallen from her ears, and then smiled at the dazed little princess.

"It's not long since Hasebe transformed into a human form. If you offend Ji Jun with your words, please forgive me."

"No no no, no offense no offense."

Being watched with smiling eyes by such a beautiful person, a shy blush unconsciously appeared on Ying Ji's face, Her Royal Highness saluted her, and her tone became lighter: "It's me, I seem to be disturbing you. Your rest?"

"It's been a problem for many years. Your Highness the Princess doesn't need to pay too much attention to it." Lian Suji patted the head of Hasebe, who was looking unhappy, and smiled at the little princess again. "Although he has been with me for a long time, he always looks at me like this. He must be a little worried."

With this sentence, the little resentment and grievance in Yingji's heart dissipated completely - even she can see that the priestess is not feeling well, let alone the Fusangshen who has served for a long time?If the object of service is this person, then this little disrespect is not incomprehensible.

The more Ying Ji thought about it, the more she felt that she was too reckless, and she was about to leave immediately, but this time she was stopped by Lian Su: "I'm here, it's not justified if you don't come in and sit around, we are borrowing here, how can there be a master?" Be careful not to tamper with your own things."

"But your condition doesn't look very good..." The little princess looked worriedly at the witch's bloodless cheeks, and offered to recommend herself: "I can heal people's ailments, why don't you let me help you? How about the apology for this offense?"

"It's okay, it's okay, Your Highness the Princess doesn't need to bother so much." Lian Su waved her hand with a smile on her face, and when she saw the little princess's disappointed face, she said again, "But there is one thing, Her Highness the Princess, to be eligible If you get it, it’s your reward for letting me open the door to welcome you in person.”

"What is it?" Ying Ji's eyes lit up, and for a while, her face was eager to try.

Lian Su walked up to Ying Ji, raised her hand suddenly, and pointed to the corner of the princess's mouth.

"Naturally it's your smile, little princess."

The witch's eyelashes drooped slightly, and she smiled lightly.

"—A beautiful woman can overwhelm the country with a smile."