A Stardew Valley farmer came to Gensokyo.

If she said anything else, the other party would suddenly attack and bite him. Xia Xun would at least give this little guy a flick on the head to teach him a lesson.

He sighed, withdrew the surging magic around him, and put the talisman back into his backpack.

He bent down and gently stroked the little girl's soft blonde hair.

I must say, the bow in her hair is quite similar to the one Reimu uses.

"Don't cry," Xia Xun said, taking a silver cucumber from his backpack and handing it to Lumia. "Here, have this."

After thinking for a moment, he took out fifty coins and placed them in her palm: "If you're still not full, use this money to buy something else to eat."

"Eh...?"

The little girl named Lumia looked up, tears still glistening in her red eyes, staring blankly at the human who, instead of being angry at her for biting her, had given her food and money.

She blinked, seemingly unable to comprehend this behavior.

"Alright, don't bite people when you're hungry next time." Xia Xun rubbed her head again, straightened up and nodded to Okunoda Miyo, "Let's go."

The two continued walking towards the shrine.

After walking a distance, Xia Xun glanced back.

Lumia was still sitting on the ground, clutching a cucumber in one hand and a coin in the other, tilting her head with a puzzled look on her face.

After several seconds, she looked down at the juicy cucumber in her hand and muttered, "Lumia doesn't want to eat cucumbers, she wants to eat meat."

But the sweet aroma emanating from the cucumber tempted her.

She swallowed hard, and finally couldn't resist taking a small bite.

The crisp texture exploded between her teeth, and Lumia's eyes lit up as she was extremely hungry. She immediately took several bites, stuffing her cheeks bulging out.

So sweet! So delicious!

What's strange is that even though it's just a cucumber, eating it gave me a long-lost feeling of fullness and warmth in my stomach.

"Suck it-"

Suddenly, a clear sound of saliva came from the side.

Lumia looked up alertly and realized that she was surrounded by a group of kappa girls.

Their eyes were fixed on the cucumber in her hand, and drool was dripping from their mouths.

"Little monster, are you selling those cucumbers?" The leader of the kappa rubbed his hands together, his tone full of longing.

"No!" Lumia immediately clutched the cucumber tightly to her chest, baring her little fangs and making a fierce expression. "This is Lumia's!"

After saying that, she exhaled a cloud of darkness that enveloped her, and then vanished like a gust of wind, leaving behind a group of disappointed kappa sighing in despair.

—Author's Note—

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Chapter 86 Kaguya of Hourai Mountain decides to remember this man.

"Hehe, Xia Xun is indeed a good person."

On the long stone steps of Hakurei Shrine, Okunoda Miyo looked at Natsumi and couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle softly, but her eyes were filled with a very gentle expression.

"Hmph, I'm not a good person, I'm the big bad wolf."

Xia Xun deliberately put on a stern face and let out a dissatisfied snort from her nose.

He then made a menacing gesture, yelled "Awooo!" at the girl next to him, and made a move as if he was about to pounce on her.

Miyo Okunoda laughed so hard her eyes crinkled, and the two of them chatted and joked as they walked briskly uphill.

The closer you get to the summit, the clearer the clamor of voices becomes, surging in like a tide.

Even the approach to the shrine, and even the steps near the sacred pillars, are now filled with all sorts of stalls set up by yokai (Japanese spirits).

The lanterns flickered, casting dappled shadows, and the curtain was rising on a festival belonging to an alien species.

"Wow, so this is what the monsters' festival is like..."

Xia Xun couldn't help but widen her eyes and look around curiously.

Unlike the exquisite handicrafts on the stalls in the human village during the day, the monsters' goods appear rough and fantastical.

Beautiful seashells shimmering with a faint light, brightly colored bird feathers, unpolished gemstones, and strange minerals that emit a subtle glow—it's filled with all sorts of bizarre things.

Of course, there are many more stalls selling barbecue, oden, dumplings, and other food, with aromas similar to but different from those in the human village wafting through the air.

"Hehe, Mokou~ Buy me this." A clear and gentle voice came from not far away.

Xia Xun looked in the direction of the sound and saw a stunningly beautiful black-haired girl affectionately holding the arm of an impatient Fujiwara no Mokou, pointing excitedly to a cafeteria stall run by a pink-haired girl.

The young girl wore a gorgeous and elaborate twelve-layered kimono, which shone with a quiet and elegant light under the lamplight, while the white-haired girl beside her had a fierce look, and her red eyes were full of trouble.

This odd combination walking among the festival crowd looked exactly like a princess sneaking out for a trip with her reluctant guards.

The Radiant Night of Mount Penglai?

Xia Xun's gaze lingered on that stunning face for a moment, and the name immediately came to mind.

This beauty, which combines classical elegance with ethereal and otherworldly charm, truly deserves to be called the most oriental-inspired existence in Gensokyo.

He nodded to himself, acknowledging that she was only slightly less beautiful than Alice.

However, now is not the time to admire beauties.

Xia Xun looked away and turned to Okunoda Misaki beside her: "Misaki, let's hurry up and find a spot to set up our stall, otherwise all the good spots will be taken."

"Yes, yes!" Okunoda Miyo nodded vigorously, her eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

The two quickened their pace, weaving through the bustling crowd of demons, and officially entered the courtyard of the Hakurei Shrine.

The usually quiet and desolate shrine was now bustling with activity, cherry blossoms were falling, ghostly figures were everywhere, and laughter filled the air.

Xia Xun looked up and saw the familiar red and white figures under the cherry blossom tree. Reimu Hakurei was already quite drunk with a group of youkai, and was raising her wine glass and shouting something.

He raised his hand and waved in that direction as a greeting, then he and Okunoda Miyo quickly looked for an open space.

They quickly settled down in a small open space near the edge.

Miyo Okunoda climbed into the food cart and deftly started a fire and prepared the ingredients. Natsumi walked to the grassy area and took out fourteen freshly dug bamboo shoots from her backpack. With a flick of her palm, a clear ball of water appeared out of thin air, enveloping the bamboo shoots and beginning to rinse them carefully.

"Huh? Are these my family's bamboo shoots?"

A clear and pleasant voice rang in Xia Xun's ears without warning, startling him so much that he almost dropped the water balloon.

He turned his head sharply and saw that Houraisan Kaguya, who had just been entangled with Fujiwara no Mokou in the distance, was now squatting down beside him.

At this moment, she tilted her head slightly, stretched out her slender white index finger, and curiously poked at the pile of fresh bamboo shoots covered with mud on the ground.

"You are...?" Xia Xun steadied herself, a suitable look of doubt on her face.

Even though you know perfectly well who the other person is, you can't skip the proper etiquette when you meet them for the first time.

"Me, Your Majesty?" Upon hearing this, Kaguya Houraisan gracefully stood up, her elaborate robes unfolding like layers of flower petals.

She covered her lips with her sleeve and smiled lightly, "Excuse me, I spoke to you without introducing myself first."

"I am Huiye from Penglai Mountain, and I am temporarily living in seclusion in the lost bamboo forest here." Her voice was gentle, yet it carried an air of aloofness and elegance befitting a noblewoman from the moon palace.

Xia Xun put down the bamboo shoots in his hand, stood up, and bowed solemnly: "Hello, I apologize for digging up some bamboo shoots from the bamboo forest without the owner's permission."

"My name is Xia Xun. I recently came to Gensokyo from the outside world and now run Stardew Valley Farm."

"These are some homegrown crops, a small token of my appreciation. Please accept them as compensation, like bamboo shoots." With that, Xia Xun took ten silver star cucumbers from his backpack and handed them over with both hands.

If you are caught red-handed digging bamboo shoots by your host, you must offer an apology.

Besides, this might also be a good opportunity to advertise your own farm.

After all, Eien-tei is famous for its grandeur.

Maintaining her elegant demeanor, Kaguya Yamamoto's eyes twitched almost imperceptibly when her gaze fell upon the pile of cucumbers suddenly handed to her.

If she hadn't been able to clearly sense the sarcasm in Xia Xun's tone, she would have known that he was deliberately making fun of her.

"Pfft~, hahaha! Kaguya, you stinky woman, you've finally met your match!"

Fujiwara no Mokou, who had been standing to the side with a sour face and arms crossed, couldn't help but burst into laughter upon seeing this scene, laughing so hard she was doubled over.

She could tell at a glance that Kaguya Houraisan was just using any excuse to get close to Xia Xun, thinking that with her face and temperament, she could easily win him over and get the information she wanted.

However, Xia Xun directly gave him a bunch of cucumbers as compensation.

"Xia Xun, I suddenly find you quite pleasing to the eye!" Fujiwara no Mokou walked up to Xia Xun and patted him on the shoulder happily.

She then unceremoniously snatched a cucumber from his hand, took a big bite, and while chewing, raised her chin with a mocking expression.

This woman deliberately changed into this outfit today just to humiliate herself!

She wanted to see how this princess, who always acted so pretentious, would accept this pile of cucumbers that were completely out of character for her!

However, this cucumber tastes really good!

Especially with the view of the Hourai Mountain under the night sky, Fujiwara no Mokou chewed even more enthusiastically.

Click, click, click.

One, two, three.

The crisp gnawing sound was particularly clear among the three of them. The veins on Houraisan Kaguya's forehead throbbed faintly, and her fist clenched in her sleeve made a soft cracking sound.

That damn turkey! How dare it sabotage her!

Also, those are her cucumbers! Even if she didn't intend to take them, it's not up to this turkey to steal them!

Xia Xun watched with great interest from the side.

It's really interesting when women fight, especially two beautiful women.

Of course, this is on the premise that the war doesn't spread to us.

"Heh, heh heh, thank you, Mr. Xia Xun." Kaguya Houraisan barely maintained her elegance, chuckled twice, and slowly extended her slender hand to take the remaining seven cucumbers. "As for the bamboo shoots, if Mr. Xia Xun likes them, he can go and dig them up himself in the future. Don't worry about it."

Before she could finish speaking, Fujiwara no Mokou, with lightning speed, snatched away three more sticks!

"Fire...!" The curse that almost escaped his lips was swallowed back down.

Houraisan Kaguya took a deep breath, her smile growing even warmer. "Hehe, I didn't expect Mokou to like this cucumber so much. Perfect, we can each have half."

"Hehe~" Fujiwara no Mokou waved her spoils in her hand, laughing arrogantly, "I have six roots! Kaguya, you're the loser!"

Click!

A soft cracking sound came from beneath her sleeve as Kaguya Houraisan smiled, her voice so gentle it could melt water: "Hehe, Mokou really is a greedy child."

"Pah!" Fujiwara no Mokou spat to the side, looking down at Houraisan Kaguya with a satisfied expression. "I just like to steal your food so you have nothing to eat."

"Crack!"

Kaguya Houraisan, still angry, lowered her head and took a big bite of the cucumber in her hand, staring at Fujiwara no Mokou as if she were eating her mixed soup.

...Hmm? No, that's not right!

Her movements paused slightly, and she covered her mouth in surprise, blinking her eyes.

This cucumber tastes much better than that guy Mokou's mixed soup.

Damn it! No wonder I ate the turkey so fast!

Kaguya Houraisan raised her head and glared at Fujiwara no Mokou with a deep look. She had made up her mind: she would have a fight with Fujiwara no Mokou when she got back tonight!

You absolutely must use cucumber as a side dish to cook a pot of turkey offal soup!

As for Xia Xun.

Kaguya Houraisan decided to remember this man and have Reisen buy ingredients from him next time.

Although he initially approached her to chat, it was only to tease Mokou a little.