"If you don't know where to go, there is a shrine called Enmusubi Shrine in the suburbs south of Kyoto. You can go there."
With the connection to Princess Goldfish, he could no longer ignore the potential consequences for the Hair-Eating Demon if he continued to stay in Kyoto.
As for ordinary residents of Kyoto,
Since the head of the Genji clan has already challenged them to a battle here, he should take responsibility for the ordinary people in this city.
"Thank you for reminding me, Lord Ara."
Upon hearing this, Yan Yanluo was slightly taken aback, though she didn't know exactly what the other party was referring to.
However, the Minamoto clan's campaign against Mount Oe alone demonstrates that the Onmyoji led by that clan fundamentally disagreed with the theory that yokai could coexist with humans on this land.
Thinking about what important things might happen next, and recalling what he had seen and heard at Qijiao Mountain, a chill ran down his spine.
Even she, who could transform into smoke, wasn't entirely confident she could escape unscathed from that serpentine phenomenon, let alone her younger brother.
A momentary struggle flickered across her alluring face.
Her pitiful expression makes one want to soothe their own troubles and help solve the problem she is struggling with.
Just then, the hair-eating demon, who was lying on the ground with broken ribs, slowly stood up. Although he looked disheveled, his injuries were no longer a big problem.
There, some insect fires with a faint green glow hovered around his wound, bringing a healing effect.
Sorcery - [Insect Protection!]
This is the effect of Ara borrowing the power of the healing little demon, Mushishi.
Seeing this, the conflict on Yanyanluo's face instantly vanished, and she decisively called out to the Onmyoji who had already reached the edge of her vision:
"Lord Ara, when I was heading towards Kyoto, I also passed by Mount Shichikaku and heard the monsters of Mount Shichikaku singing about how you helped them save the forest."
"if,"
"If you ever face that filth that lurks in the sky, please do not hesitate to borrow my power."
As he finished speaking, a cloud-like seal without a specific shape gently flickered on the back of Huang's right hand.
The next second after she finished speaking, she coldly looked at her younger brother beside her.
Suddenly, the hair-eating demon felt a chill run down its spine and hurriedly swore an oath towards the retreating figure of the Onmyoji:
"I'm the same as my sister."
He didn't want to get beaten up by his sister again.
At the same time, a ghostly figure surrounded by long black hair slowly disappeared into the back of Huang's right hand.
This also means that, after setting aside the newly emerged Yu Yi, Ai Hua, the sleeping Xiao Cao, and the young Three-Tailed Fox, and after successively forming contracts with Xiao Shi Nan, Yan Yan Luo, and Shi Fa Gui, he can finally turn over the cards of the Eighty-Eight Demon Night Parade!
Chapter 788 The Witch's Thoughts
"Onmyoji, Onmyoji, where are we going next?"
Ever since the shrine maiden was able to walk normally, the three-tailed fox has been like a chattering, incessantly curious child, constantly hopping around the two of them.
The peaceful scene here explains why the hair-eating demon mistook them for a family of three.
Upon hearing the little guy's question, Huang stopped in his tracks as he headed out of the city.
The bright moon hangs high in the sky, and night has fallen. Even the bustling capital city is gradually falling into 'sleep'.
Where to go next is indeed a question.
He's a ninja, so it doesn't matter to him; even a dead tree or a cave can become a simple campsite. Needless to say, the little fox, who has lived in the wild since birth, can find temporary shelter anywhere. And looking at her hopping around now, she clearly has inexhaustible energy and strength.
But Xia is different. Although she has a special constitution that allows her to communicate with spiritual energy, she is no different from ordinary people in terms of physical fitness. Today's setbacks have revealed a hint of weariness in her gentle eyes.
"I'm fine,"
"I'm the one who dragged you and all of you down."
Feeling the young Onmyoji's gaze upon her, Xia Fang's heart trembled slightly. She bit her lip and then apologized.
Then, his slightly parted lips seemed to want to say something...
She was a priestess who served the gods.
In the shrine, apart from the priest who presides over everything, his position is the most special.
If judged by their relative closeness or distance from the gods, she, who frequently prays to the gods and listens to divine pronouncements, is even closer to the gods than the priests who preside over the overall situation.
Therefore, almost immediately, Kasumi, whose mind was racing, had already vaguely guessed the identity of this young Onmyoji:
This is the [Godslayer] whom the divine deity commanded all believers to pay attention to several years ago!
He revealed everything about that special divine decree without any concealment.
Because she was a priestess serving a deity and was currently burdened with sin, she mustered the courage along the way to express her desire to leave the group and not implicate the others.
However, this desire was thwarted by the former's repeated dismissive rejections and the eventual 'silencing'.
At this moment, noticing that her presence was once again putting the other person in a difficult position, Xia wanted to say she was leaving, but when she met the former's deep eyes, the words she wanted to say stopped abruptly and turned into a firm conviction in her heart.
【That’s it. 】
Let him be.
If something really happens, I'll pay with my life...
From the moment she released the little fox, she understood her future destiny.
Therefore, they are not so afraid of death.
"No need to apologize,"
"After all, it is because of you that I was able to obtain such a shikigami with potential."
Huang once again rejected the apology in the former's words, and at the same time reached out and rubbed the little fox that had stopped jumping because of the tense atmosphere.
A fox born with three tails is destined to be anything but ordinary.
If given to Tamamo-no-Mae to train, her future achievements will not be weaker than Shiro's.
"hey-hey."
The three-tailed fox, having received praise and had its head gently rubbed by the Onmyoji, let out a smug laugh.
"Don't worry, Sister Shrine Maiden, I will protect you!"
At the same time, she did not forget to declare to her sister, the priestess, and several sharp, subtle glints were hidden in her raised palm.
"Um,"
"Please guide me from now on, Three-Tailed Fox."
"However, I can no longer teach you the Prayer Dance."
Xia bent down, her slender arms supporting her knees, trying to make her line of sight level with the former's.
After making a firm decision in her mind, her mood became calmer, and even the fatigue on her face was somewhat relieved.
But when the dance of prayer was mentioned, a hint of sadness still appeared in Yu Zhi's eyes.
However, she was not saddened by losing her identity as a shrine maiden, but rather by the promise she had made to teach the little fox to dance.
"It doesn't matter,"
"I've worn the shrine maiden's outfit, and I've learned the dance. I have no regrets."
"I just want to be with my older sister every day from now on."
Sensing the sadness in her older sister's eyes, the little one immediately nestled into her arms like a spoiled little sister next door.
Humans and ghosts coexist.
This heartwarming scene further solidified Ara's acceptance of the ideas proposed by Kamo no Tadayuki.
Admittedly, there are many evil spirits in this world that gorge on humans, but there are also many monsters with whom we can coexist peacefully.
Not only can one form friendships with yokai, but anyone who shares the same mindset and acts in a friendly manner, like Kasumi or the old woman who took in a zashiki-warashi, can also do so.
"By the way, do you still want to continue being a shrine maiden?"
Based on the former's words, Huang also came up with a plan to settle the other party.
"Huh?"
Upon hearing this, Xia suddenly looked at the young Onmyoji in her field of vision, a look of confusion appearing in her gentle eyes.
If someone else had said such a thing, she would have thought they were joking. But the one asking the question was the powerful yet gentle Godslayer before her, and she couldn't question the truth of the inquiry.
"Lord Ara, do you have any way to get my sister back to the shrine and for the gods to forgive her?"
The little fox also peeked its head out from the woman's arms.
Her face showed surprise, as well as a hint of reluctance.
"If you can, please help my older sister!"
However, this reluctance was put aside; her older sister's happiness was the most important thing.
After all, it was her appearance that disrupted her older sister's life.
“I have betrayed the gods,”
"If I come into contact with the monster and let it go, the gods will no longer take me in."
"Moreover, I also want to live with the three-tailed fox."
Xia did not directly state whether Huang wanted to or not.
Instead, while gently patting the little fox who couldn't hide her thoughts, she offered a subtle explanation.
"Oh, I wasn't referring to the one you served before."
Ara realized the misunderstanding in his question and also knew the consequences of defying the will of the gods. Not to mention the priestesses responsible for making prayers, even the queen of an ancient land could not escape the fate of divine punishment.
"I know a deity, well, although He's a bit down on His luck now, a little poor, and a little simple-minded..."
He continued speaking, but when he mentioned the God of Fate, the deity in charge of marriage, his expression and tone began to change and he gradually lost his confidence.
Even though the shrine where Kasumi previously lived was only located on the outskirts of Kyoto, just one glance at it made it look much more imposing and formal than the other's small hill.
"However, He is very kind and generous to His believers."
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