A Stardew Valley farmer came to Gensokyo.

Upon hearing this, Marisa Kirisame raised her small hand and pointed directly at Reimu Hakurei in front of her.

New and old grudges, past grievances, all seemed to have a name at this moment, enough for her to righteously and fiercely retaliate.

"Ha, Marisa, have you gone crazy from eating mushrooms?" Reimu Hakurei slapped away Marisa's index finger pointing at her and said with a stern face, "I'll give you one more chance. Explain yourself properly."

"Heh heh, after several days of meticulous investigation by the Fog and Rain Detective Agency, the source of this anomaly—is you!"

Marisa Kirisame, however, remained adamant, even taking a step back and pulling out a octagonal stove from her bosom, its magical power gradually increasing: "Reimu, just obediently confess your sins, and then let us punish you!"

"Don't worry, I'll save you a bottle of good wine as a souvenir when the banquet is held."

"Marisa, I'm getting angry!" Reimu Hakurei saw her suddenly draw her weapon, and with a flick of her wrist, the talisman was already in her grasp.

The talismans fluttered, magical light flowed, and battle was about to break out.

Snapped!Snapped!

Hieda Akyuu made his move.

She grabbed the feather duster that Marisa Kirisame had tossed aside, jumped up, and gave each of the two unreliable guys a hard slap.

"Ah!" "Ouch!"

Two cries of pain rang out simultaneously. Reimu Hakurei and Marisa Kirisame, clutching their bright red foreheads, crouched down and glared angrily at Akyuu Hieda:

"Why did you hit me, Ah Qiu?!" x2

“You should go and beat up that insane Marisa!” Reimu Hakurei said.

“You should go and attack Reimu, the source of this anomaly!” Marisa Kirisame said.

"You both deserve to be beaten!" Hieda Akyuu's chest heaved with anger. "The situation is critical right now, what kind of nonsense is it for you two to start fighting each other?"

She pointed at them, listing their faults one by one: "Reimu, as the Hakurei Shrine Maiden, you have done nothing for days since the incident occurred, and you didn't even notice it. You have completely failed in your duty!"

"Marisa, how can you use an incident as an excuse for personal revenge? Don't you know that this incident endangers the safety of the entire Human Village?"

Two sentences were enough to completely deflate Reimu Hakurei and Marisa Kirisame, leaving them utterly wilted.

Seeing that the two finally realized their mistake, Hieda no Akyuu's small chest, which had been heaving with anger, gradually calmed down.

She looked at Marisa Kirisame and said, "Marisa, explain why you believe Reimu is the source of the mutation."

“Yes.” Marisa Kirisame looked up obediently, appearing exceptionally well-behaved at the moment. “I’ve been tracking the traces of the monsters these past few days, and I finally discovered that they all came from the back mountain of the Hakurei Shrine. That’s why I said Reimu is the source of the incident.”

"How is this possible?" Reimu Hakurei exclaimed in disbelief that a monster had emerged right under her nose.

Upon hearing this, Hieda Akyuu's delicate face also showed confusion. Could the monster really have originated from the back mountain of Hakurei Shrine?

Before she could ask any further questions, a gap suddenly opened, revealing Yakumo Yukari and her group who were drinking in the Yuzuri-tei.

"Come in, I might know a little about this." Yukari Yakumo waved with a smile, and then the gap closed.

"Damn it, this mysterious old woman." Reimu Hakurei couldn't help but purse her lips when she saw this. "If you knew, you should have told me sooner."

The three then re-entered the Nitun Pavilion.

"Here, here~" Suika Ibuki waved her little hand in a drunken manner, beckoning the three of them over.

"Huh, where's Natsumi?" Ibuki Suika and the other two came up to them, shaking their heads as they tried to find Natsumi.

"Xia Xun took Xiao Ling home," Bo Li Ling Meng glanced at her and casually explained.

Then she looked up at Yakumo Yukari, her face immediately turning sour. Don't think that she would forget about the old woman stealing her food in the past few days.

"Speak, old woman Zi, what do you know? Tell me right now." Her tone was barbed and extremely rude.

Upon hearing this, Yukari Yakumo waved her folding fan to shield her face, her golden eyes narrowing as she scrutinized Reimu Hakurei: "Hehe, little Reimu has quite a temper, but since I helped you this time, you'll have to forgive me."

"As for the large number of monsters that suddenly appeared in Gensokyo this time, their source is the Demon World."

"And behind the Hakurei Shrine, there is a cave that seals off the passage to the Demon World."

Chapter 113 My Sister Has Changed Her Feelings

Click.

Closing the gate completely shuts out the noise outside Suzuna-an.

In the dimly lit room, Xia Xun gently sat down on the tatami mat, holding Motoori Kosuzu, who looked like a frightened fawn.

Quietly embracing the girl who was still trembling slightly in his arms, Xia Xun gently stroked her hair, carefully soothing Honju Xiaoling's still-shaken emotions.

After a long while, Xia Xundu began to feel numbness in her legs.

He finally felt that Motoori Suzuka in his arms was no longer trembling; instead, drops of icy coldness began to seep into his clothes.

Lowering her head, Xia Xun looked at Motoori Xiaoling, who was silently shedding tears in her arms, and softly apologized, "I'm sorry, Xiaoling, I'm sorry that I startled you because of me."

"I will be more careful in the future."

Upon hearing this, Motoori Kosuka, who was crying, suddenly gripped Natsumi's arm tightly with her little hand.

"No, no." A choked voice rang out as Motoori Kosuzu suddenly raised her head and looked stubbornly at Natsumi: "I don't want to!"

"In that case, my brother will be very, very far away, and Xiaoling will never be able to stay by his side again!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Xun looked down at the stubborn-looking girl and couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

He reached out and brushed away the messy strands of hair that were stuck to Korin's cheeks because of her tears, and said seriously, "But, Korin is very afraid of monsters, isn't she?"

"I'm sorry, as Xiaoling's brother, I didn't notice or remember this."

Xia Xun was very frustrated. On the way back carrying Motoori Suzu, the words Hieda Akyuu had said before kept replaying in his mind.

He was right there when he heard A-Qiu say that Xiao-Ling was afraid of monsters, but he didn't take those words to heart.

This led to the fright that Motoori Kosuzu experienced today.

Natsumi also decided that it would be best to avoid letting Motoori Kosuzu, Ibuki Suika, and Okunoda Miyo meet in the future.

This way, it's better for both of us.

"Big brother, you must know a lot of monsters, right?" Motoori Kosuki suddenly said, leaning against Natsumi's chest.

She was a smart child, although she was completely terrified when she suddenly saw so many monsters.

But as she gradually regained consciousness, Motoori Kosuzu also realized from Natsumi's relaxed attitude in leading them there that Natsumi trusted the group of monsters and was not worried that they would be harmed by them.

Furthermore, Reimu and Marisa were there too. Since her brother was their friend, he was probably also friends with that group of youkai.

Besides searching for Reimu, the older brother probably also wanted to introduce them to his yokai friends.

"Mmm," Xia Xun responded softly, nodding.

Upon hearing this, Motoori Kosuzu's guess was completely confirmed.

This made her feel very conflicted, as her upbringing had taught her that monsters were extremely dangerous beings.

Even if she had helped a little fox spirit before, it was because she was sure that the other party was just a child attending a temple school.

But to Motoori Kosuzu, the real yokai are still man-eating monsters.

Even though she liked the book of demons, she was well aware of it.

Reason told her to stay away; it was dangerous.

but!

Honori Kozuka gripped Natsumi's shoulders tightly; this was the older brother she had always admired.

She has already promised to marry her brother when she grows up.

She didn't want to be separated from her brother because of fear, nor did she want to be isolated from his world.

"Big brother, do you have a good relationship with the monsters?" Motoori Korin's voice had calmed down as she looked up at Natsumi.

"That's great." Xia Xun looked at Motoori Kosuzu, tidying her messy hair as she gently smiled and said, "Actually, during this time, besides Kosuzu, I've gained two more family members."

With a gleam in her eyes, Natsumi happily recounted to Kosuka Motoori, "One of them is a demon king named Ibuki Suika."

"Xiaoling, do you remember the group of monsters we just saw? The cute girl who was about your size with golden hair and demon horns was one of them."

“She is now one of my wives, and we have confirmed our relationship,” Xia Xun said happily.

"Eek~~!" Motoori Kosuka exclaimed, looking at Natsumi in disbelief.

She never expected that her older brother, whom she hadn't seen for a while, would already have a wife, and a girl who looked about the same age as her.

For a moment, Motoori Suzu couldn't help but feel overjoyed, because if her older brother liked that child, then she would definitely be fine too.

But when Xia Xun heard Motoori Kosugu's exclamation, she thought the other person thought she was a lolicon, so she quickly explained, "Kosugu, don't misunderstand. Suika is one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Oni Clan, and she's actually over a thousand years old!"

"Wow, Sister Suika is already over a thousand years old, that's amazing!" Motoori Kosuzu exclaimed, her eyes sparkling.

Cui, Sister Cuixiang?

Xia Xun was speechless at Motoori Kosuzu's attitude. He looked down at the girl in his arms, speechless. Just a moment ago she was terrified, how did she turn into worship?

A girl's heart is truly a mysterious thing that I can't understand at all.

"What else? What else?" When Motoori Suzumi saw Natsumi stop, she couldn't help but reach out her little hand to tug at his clothes and urge him on.

"...Xiaoling, aren't you scared anymore?" Xia Xun looked at Motoori Xiaoling speechlessly and complained.

"Because Xiaoling believes that her big brother will protect her~" Motoori Xiaoling blinked her big eyes and said with a grin.

Upon hearing this, Xia Xun indicated that he was surrendering.

Xiaoling is really amazing.

“The other one was busy in the kitchen and didn’t come out.” Xia Xun hugged Motoori Korin and continued, “Her name is Okunoda Miyo. She is the zashiki-warashi and signboard girl of Minato-tei. Now she is my brother’s lover.”

"Not only is she beautiful and kind-hearted, but she is also an excellent cook. She even won first place in the food competition at the Hakurei Shrine's Yokai Festival a while ago."

"Wow, Miyo-neechan is amazing too! Xiaoling wants to become a kitchen master too!" Motoori Suzu clapped enthusiastically, continuing to look at her older brother with expectant eyes.

Xia Xun was a little confused by her gaze, and looked down to ask, "What's wrong?"

“Anything else, brother?” Motoori Kosuzu asked.

Xia Xun's expression darkened upon hearing this, and he lightly flicked Motoori Korin's forehead with his index finger: "Do you really think your brother is a succubus? Meeting Suika and Miyo is the greatest blessing of his life!"

"Of course, Xiaoling is the same."

Upon hearing this, Motoori Kosuzu, who was covering her forehead and looking angry, seemed to have a flower blooming in her eyes.

Suddenly, she mustered her courage, wrapped her arms around Xia Xun's neck, and forcefully lifted her head to kiss him.

bump!

The sound of foreheads colliding, lips parting in an instant.

Honori Kosuzu covered her face and shrank back as if fleeing, then secretly observed Natsumi's expression through her fingers.

Xia Xun touched her aching forehead and lips, looking helplessly at Motoori Korin, who was trying to cover her ears and steal the bell.

What is that little girl doing again? It's so hard to understand.

But there was one thing he understood.

Xia Xun reached out and pulled away Motoori Korin's hand, then lowered her head.

"This is what kissing is like."

Chapter 114 Reimu and Marisa were just passersby all along.

"Hehehe~"

Honori Kosuzu sat in Natsumi's arms, her fingertips lightly tracing her lips, as if savoring the lingering warmth.

She suddenly raised her little face, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Xia Xun: "Big brother, from now on, are we considered lovers?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Xun looked down at Motoori Kosuke, whose face still showed signs of immaturity, and felt nothing but remorse.

I was led by Xiaoling for a moment and ended up following her rhythm.

"Don't even think about it~" He stretched out his index finger and gently tapped Honju Korin's forehead, pressing her raised head back down.

"Huh? Why?!" Motoori Kosuzu twisted her body unhappily, her cheeks puffed out slightly, and glared angrily at Natsumi.

However, although she was a little angry, she was not sad.

Because she knew that her brother didn't dislike her; he must have other concerns.