I transformed into a demonic spider lily.

"Hmm, I need to think about that carefully. How about I go outside and find a minotaur, then send her over? Hehehehehe." The Spider Lily held an arrow in her left hand, covered her mouth with her right hand, but couldn't help laughing out loud.

As for what the arrow in her hand is for?

To ensure the fairness of the game, Kikyo deliberately placed a weakened version of the "Sealing Arrow" into Higanbana's hand. Although it wouldn't put her to sleep, it would still suppress her demonic power and temporarily reduce her five senses to the level of an ordinary person.

"Do we really have to do that?"

Kikyo even asked a specific question.

"That's right! A monster has to keep its word. If I catch her, I'm going to have some fun with her. That guy should just pray I don't catch her."

The red spider lily affirmed once again.

"I told you not to always talk about 'that guy'..."

—Splash!

Before Kikyo could finish speaking, a strange noise suddenly came from the tree behind her. Just as Higanbana was about to look up, she heard the sound of birds chirping...

Chirp chirp chirp.

"...The wind has been a bit noisy lately."

That's what Kikyo said.

"What are you doing standing here? Let's go and catch Xue Lu together!" Higanbana said impatiently.

"I suddenly wanted to stand here."

Kikyo smiled and said that since following the Lycoris radiata, her smile still retained its elegant charm, but it was now filled with genuine joy.

At this moment, she is the referee for this game.

—This is Zhen Gongping.

……

Ah, ah ah.

Why did Kikyo, the shrine maiden, stop under this tree?

The snow path, hidden in the tree, was truly heartbreaking. Then, overhearing the conversation between the spider lily and the bellflower, it was revealed that they were actually going to give her to the minotaur? What a cruel flower spirit!

Startled, Xuelu trembled involuntarily, causing the branches to rustle. She quickly steadied herself, but suddenly a small bird flew onto her head, chirping and pecking at her head. Upon closer inspection, she discovered that there was a bird's nest at the other end of the branch.

She didn't even notice.

Xuelu dared not move, because the menacing appearance of the spider lilies under the tree had truly frightened her. However, the bird in the tree kept pecking at her, and there seemed to be several other faint breaths in the nest, indicating that there were chicks. That was why the bird seemed ready to fight her to the death.

Neither side of the snowy path could be provoked, so she could only desperately hope that Kikyo would leave with the spider lily as soon as possible. She also tried to make a gesture to the bird to show that she had no hostility at all, but how could a bird that had not even developed intelligence understand her meaning? It even thought that the other party was about to attack, so it pecked even harder.

The bird is small, but its pecks are very painful. Every time it pecks, Xuelu instinctively pulls his head back, causing the branches beneath him to sway.

Her swaying caused the bird's nest on the other end to sway along with her movement, causing the birds to peck even more fiercely, as if forming a closed loop.

However, Xuelu only felt a sharp pain, but the bird's nest opposite her began to loosen, as if she might knock it to the ground at any moment...

No, no, no!

Xuelu's pupils gradually contracted. She saw the bird's nest on the branch tremble first, then slowly tilt. Sensing something was wrong, she quickly scrambled forward a couple of times, trying to help right the nest. But good intentions can sometimes backfire, like what happened now...

Because Xuelu moved too much, she knocked the bird's nest off the other end of the branch and onto the ground. At that moment, all she could think was that she was doomed, and she couldn't help but close her eyes.

...Slap.

The bellflower reacted quickly, catching the bird's nest that fell from above its head. Inside were two baby birds chirping incessantly, clearly frightened.

Then came another "click".

Seeing Kikyo catch the bird's nest, Yukiji finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, she was currently in the middle of a branch, and it was obvious that the flexible branch was not strong enough to support a person's weight.

So she broke the branch.

At this moment, Higanbana also noticed Yukiji. She subconsciously wanted to catch him, and Kikyo also stretched out a hand. Then they looked at each other and withdrew their hands together, creating a very tacit scene.

With a loud thud, Xue Lu's figure crashed to the ground. Fortunately, he had only been about four or five meters off the ground and was protected by his spiritual energy, so he wasn't seriously injured, but he still cried out twice in pain, "Ouch! Ouch!"

Kikyo: "You..."

Red Spider Lily: "This..."

At this point, the spider lily and the bellflower exchanged another glance, both with astonished expressions, clearly asking each other, "Why did you stop?"

They had clearly thought of the same thing.

"Miss Yukiji, are you alright?"

Kikyo quickly bent down and asked.

Even though the spider lily is usually mischievous, she didn't take advantage of the situation at this moment. She wanted to go over and comfort the other person, but suddenly felt a sharp gaze fixed on Kikyo, so she instantly turned her head and stared at it fiercely.

However, it was just a small bird, seemingly trying to swoop down towards the bellflower, but after being glared at by the spider lily, it probably will never come back in this lifetime.

...Huh?

The red spider lily felt that she had gotten herself into trouble.

Sure enough, as Yukiji got up from the ground, she asked Kikyo, "I'm fine, Kikyo, is the bird's nest you're holding broken?"

Kikyo glanced down at it and replied, "I don't think it's spoiled."

"That's good." Ignoring her own disheveled appearance, Xue Lu continued, "I didn't expect there to be this thing on the tree, and I was pecked by a bird for a long time. It probably thought I was someone who stole bird eggs. Let's put it back on the tree quickly, otherwise their parents will be worried."

“Actually, I don’t think it’s necessary,” the spider lily said quietly.

"Ah, why?"

Xuelu asked, puzzled.

"What do you think?"

As an SR-level yokai, Higanbana is quite confident in her own aura. In the past, even a trace of her yokai aura could make the surrounding creatures feel their innate fear, let alone the look she just gave them.

Although it was unintentional.

"Could it be that because I accidentally damaged their nesting site, they decided to abandon it?" As a cultured person, Xue Lu thought of a reason.

No, it was simply because I glanced at them.

The red spider lily didn't dare tell the truth, and even nodded.

"No way! Wouldn't it be because of me that these two little ones were abandoned by their parents?" Xue Lu suddenly felt a heavy pang of conscience.

"Actually, it smells pretty good when it's baked."

The red spider lily is trying to distract the other person.

"Can't!"

However, Xuelu shouted, "Higanbana, you are being too cruel! They are so pitiful, and you actually want to eat them?"

"So what? You still can't keep them alive."

Young birds abandoned by their parents are almost certainly dead.

The other shore flower speaks very frankly.

"But……"

Clearly, Yukiji didn't want this to happen, so he continued to stare at the spider lily.

"...Why are you looking at me?"

The red spider lily seems rather strange.

"You...you're not a monster, are you? You must have a way to feed them, right?" Yukiji suddenly looked expectant.

"Don't confuse this with monsters. I'm a flower fairy, I wouldn't raise such a fragile creature."

"But your forest must have bird-like monsters, can't you ask them for help?"

"Let me think about it first."

Resting her chin on her hand, Higanbana pondered for a moment. Her forest used to have a flock of birds of paradise, but she had killed them all. She hadn't seen any other bird-like monsters since. If she had to think of one...

"...Do bats count?"

The image of the red spider lily can only evoke images of demons and bats.

"Waaaaah, what am I going to do!" Xue Lu suddenly burst into tears, thinking about how two innocent lives had been lost because of her.

A wave of sorrow washed over me.

Are you serious?

Higanbana didn't expect Yukiji to react this way. To be honest, she had just wanted to toy with him, but now, all her pleasure had vanished.

"Don't cry, there's still a way."

The red spider lily tried to comfort the other person.

"Huh, really?"

Xuelu immediately stopped crying.

No, where did your sadness go?

Instead, the red spider lily was stunned.

"As long as you can help me, I'll do anything for you from now on!" Xueji's expectant expression returned.

"Let's see if any of those two little guys are male."

The red spider lily points to the bird's nest in the bellflower's hand.

"okay!"

Xuelu hurried over to take a look, and after a professional assessment, said, "One is female and one is male, twins!"

"Give me the male." The spider lily stretched out a hand and took one of the fledglings from the snow road. It hadn't opened its eyes yet, and its wings weren't even feathered.

The young bird, male, is an orphan.

[Compatibility: 22%]

That's right, it's that talisman for a virgin boy.

As the only R-rank card currently available for Higanbana, it has been shelved due to the lack of suitable users. Now it's being used to trade for Yukiji Kaixin?