How did I, an Onmyoji, become the Lord of Yokai?

Qingnvfang nodded thoughtfully at Qingshui Chaoyang's words.

Only a great demon can conceal its demonic aura. If there is indeed a demon hiding in this village, then it can only be a great demon.

What are you planning to do?

"Stay here for the night."

After thinking for a moment, Shimizu Asahi gave his answer.

"Although it's a bit inexplicable, I feel that if there really is a monster in the village, it will attack us tonight."

"How did you know tonight?" Qingnufang raised an eyebrow slightly, asking in surprise.

"Well, actually I'm not sure if it's true or not, I just have a gut feeling about it." The young student immediately scratched his head awkwardly, chuckled, and said, "Although intuition is a bit unreliable, there's no harm in trying, right?"

"Intuition...?"

Upon hearing this answer, a strange look appeared in Qing Nufang's pale yellow eyes.

When humans speculate on the subsequent development and final outcome of an event, they usually only use reasonable and convincing methods such as observing clues, asking others, and thinking about common sense.

But monsters are different. Monsters don't have the active thinking of humans, nor the patience to peel back the layers of possibilities bit by bit. The only method they use is... intuition!

If we were to describe it, humans believe in materialism, while monsters believe in idealism.

They will do it as long as they think it is possible, without needing reasons, possibilities, or speculations.

While humans sometimes act on intuition, ...

After taking a deep look at the young students, Qingnufang withdrew her gaze.

"I'll listen to you."

That's how she answered.

She had said before that when she encountered a problem, unless she had a better solution, she would do as Shimizu Asahi suggested.

As for why he made this decision, what does it have to do with me?

"Then it's settled." Seeing that the girl didn't object, Shimizu Asahi breathed a sigh of relief. He chuckled and stood up, saying, "Then I'll go down and book another room now."

Their original plan was to rest here for a while, so booking one room would have been enough, but if they wanted to stay overnight, they would naturally need to book another room.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Qingnufang called him back.

"There's no need for that. The two of us can share a room."

"Huh? Why?"

The boy uttered a sound of surprise, his expression somewhat puzzled.

"If, as you say, the monster attacks us at night, then separating rooms will only give it an opportunity."

"But...you don't mind?"

“There’s nothing to worry about. If you’re worried about not having a place to sleep at night, I can keep watch.”

That's not what I meant...

Hearing the girl's words, Shimizu Asahi chuckled helplessly, and then said the next second, "But since you've said so, let's live together."

After deciding on their next move, the two began their preparations.

As they prepared, time passed little by little, and before they knew it, the sky darkened.

The young students, noticing the dimming light, looked up at the window and realized it was already evening.

I'm a little hungry.....

Shimizu Asahi touched her empty stomach and murmured helplessly.

From yesterday afternoon until now, he has not eaten anything except for drinking some water.

Because the village's situation wasn't good, he thought that if he ate one less serving, the villagers could eat a little more. Although it wasn't much, it was still a token of his goodwill. So, he didn't eat anything yesterday or this morning.

Upon arriving at the village, he thought he could finally fill his stomach, but little did he know that the village might also have been attacked by monsters.

Therefore, neither he nor Qingnvfang ate any of the food he bought.

"Qingnufang, are you hungry?"

At this moment, the young student thought of the blue-haired girl on the bed. Although she was a monster and could go for days and nights without eating or drinking, she was still injured and needed power to recover. Wouldn't she be unable to endure not eating?

"Monsters aren't as weak as you think, or are you mistaking me for a human?"

The girl gently raised her head and casually glanced at the young student who was showing concern.

"Never mind... it doesn't matter how you see me, compared to this..."

Calmly glossing over the previous topic, the girl continued indifferently:

"Help me change my dressing."

P.S.: No complaints, no motivation.

Section 53, Chapter Fifty-Three: He can play for a lifetime.

“…”

“…”

In the quiet room, Qing Shui Chao Yang and Qing Nu Fang looked at each other.

Thirty seconds have passed since Qingnvfang said "Help me change my dressing".

For those thirty seconds, the two just stared at each other without saying a word.

But the silence was broken the next second.

The young student tilted his head slightly, pointed to himself, and said as if he hadn't heard clearly, "You mean... I should help you change your dressing?"

"Besides you, is there anyone else here?" The blue-haired girl remained as calm as ever.

"Wait, wait, but your injury is..."

Although she could remain calm, Shimizu Asahi could not do the same.

Qingnvfang's wound is located in her abdomen, and she is currently wearing a regular yukata. In other words, to change her dressing, we would have to take off all her clothes.

At least the upper body must be completely naked.

Looking at the cool and beautiful girl in front of him, the young student subconsciously imagined the scene of the girl being naked... Then, a blush appeared on his face, and even his emotions in a certain aspect were aroused by the news.

The boy's change in expression caught Qingnufang's attention. She got off the bed barefoot, her white soles landing on the wooden board. Then, she took out herbs and bandages from her luggage.

"If I don't care, why should you?"

"..."

The indifferent words elicited a bitter smile from the young student, who was momentarily at a loss for words.

Humans have a much stronger sense of ethics than monsters; some things that humans consider wrong are perfectly normal in the eyes of monsters.

For example, Ibuki.

During the few days she lived with him, she would wear a blue kimono at most. If she drank to her heart's content, she would throw away this only coat and then stick close to him almost naked.

Therefore, he felt a little unwell during those few days.

'Forget it, if Qingnu doesn't care, why should I care so much?'

After a moment's thought, Shimizu Asahi suppressed her shyness and prepared to agree.

But then he suddenly noticed that Qing Nufang's face... was a little red.

Although it was very faint, he noticed it because her skin was so fair.

'Is she... shy?'

With a gentle blink, such a thought surfaced in the young student's mind.

Speaking of which, when I asked him to help change the dressing, his usually calm and aloof voice was slightly different from before.

'It seems that in this respect, she's just like any other human being.'

When he realized that Qing Nufang was just like him, Shimizu Asahi's shyness lessened considerably. Although he was still a little embarrassed, he was able to maintain a calm demeanor like Qing Nufang.

After agreeing to the girl's request, he took the herbs and bandages.

Because the herbs need to be freshly ground, the process of changing the herbs takes a while.

However, while grinding the herbs, Shimizu Asahi suddenly noticed a problem.

He looked up at the girl on the bed and asked with some confusion, "Speaking of which, you should be able to apply the medicine yourself, so why do you need my help?"

Qingnvfang's injury was located in her abdomen. Although bandaging it was a bit difficult, it was not impossible.

The girl's words were so shocking that he didn't notice the problem immediately. Now that he's calmed down, the issue has naturally come to mind.

"Not yet."

The girl placed her fair hand on her abdomen, rubbing the wound through her clothes, and said, "The demonic energy that injured me lingers in the wound. Although I'm barely suppressing it, it's still hindering the healing process. My wound will hardly heal until this demonic energy is dealt with."

"Even with medication, the bleeding can only be barely stopped. If I move too much, it will aggravate the wound and cause it to bleed again."

"Is that so... I didn't expect your injury to be so serious." Shimizu Asahi was very surprised.

Originally, it was thought that Qing Nufang was much better, but unexpectedly, her injuries had not improved at all.

"Don't worry about it. Even with this kind of physical condition, I can still beat you."

Lowering her hand, Qing Nufang responded casually.

"..."

If he can't even defeat a seriously injured girl, then his supposed strength as a great demon is indeed fake.

Before long, Shimizu Asahi finished grinding the herbs. He brought the medicine bowl to the bedside and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Well, the medicine is ready."

"Ah."

Qingnvfang's body stiffened for a moment, but she quickly recovered.

She pulled her long, outstretched legs back, making room for Shimizu Asahi to sit down, and then... she reached for her sash with a slight tremor.

By the time the medicine was being ground, it was completely dark. Although Qingshui Chaoyang had lit an oil lamp, its light was clearly insufficient to illuminate the entire room. Therefore, the girl, curled up in the corner of the bed, was also hidden in the darkness.