My wife's name is Platycodon

After observing for the past few days, Kikyo could also see that Hades Shura was not a person who bullied the weak. Although he had a strong murderous aura and a bloody smell, he would not actively hurt others.

Perhaps, as he said, he has the vision and mind to treat the weak equally.

Chapter 5: The Witch's Confusion

"I rarely see you talking to others." Kikyo asked. After spending a few days with Hades Shura peacefully, she probably already understood this man's character.

The Hades Shura and the other people of this era have a sense of alienation. But this is by no means a gap caused by power and status.

He can understand people's demands, but he will not stand with them or guide them. He is more like a knight in troubled times, doing whatever he wants.

"I have nothing to say to those people." said the Asura of the Underworld. He hated this era and blamed all the sufferings he had suffered in the past on this evil feudal era.

Although he has been reborn now, he has never thought of taking the initiative to change anything.

This is the way of the times. The rules passed down from ancient times to the present are like a mountain and cannot be changed just by saying so.

And he has no interest in being Yugong.

"How arrogant." Kikyo commented. She was not angry. A strong man like Hades Shura was a blessing for mortals.

"Oh, I'll take that as a compliment."

"Then why did you come to see me?" Kikyo was a little puzzled. They met last night, but the result was not good. It can only be said that they parted on bad terms.

She still thought that she and Hades Shura were two completely different people, and had already made plans to keep out of each other's way.

Mingfu Shura recalled Kikyo's holy and detached attitude. He couldn't say that he was greedy for her body, so he changed his words: "I'm just interested in your background."

"My origin?" Kikyo was slightly startled, then closed her eyes, opened them again after a moment, and said in a vague tone: "There is nothing to say, because I died fifty years ago."

Yes, she was dead, just not completely dead.

The girl named Kagome, her reincarnation, has come to this world and met Inuyasha.

Hades Shura was a little surprised, he thought Kikyo was resurrected not long after her death. After all, a normal person would not have nothing better to do than to resurrect a person from fifty years ago.

However, Kikyo had the urge to talk, so she put down the herbs in her hand, made an invitation, invited Hades Shura to come in and take a seat, then poured him a cup of tea and entertained him in an orderly manner.

She knelt beside the table and said, "Not long ago, my spirit bones and grave soil were stolen by the ghost girl Li Tao. Due to some accidents, she successfully resurrected me and tried to control my power..."

At this point, Kikyo's beautiful face showed a hint of sarcasm: "But she underestimated my spiritual power as a priestess. How could the sacred power be driven by evil? So I sent her to hell."

Kikyo roughly recounted her experience, skipping many details, only saying that she fell off a cliff, fell into a river, and finally met the Shura of the Underworld.

Shura of the Underworld had mixed feelings. He thought it was a beautiful young girl, but she turned out to be a mother-in-law-level figure. However, he quickly cleared his mind.

Platycodon's age is still at the moment when he was alive, and has absolutely nothing to do with old yogurt.

The Hades Asura said, "Then why are you wavering? I can sense your confusion. That's why you came to me last night."

Kikyo was a little surprised at his sharpness. She thought that the self-willed Shura of the Underworld actually had a delicate side. She did not deny it and nodded slightly, with a hint of desolation in her eyes.

"I don't know whether I should continue to stay here. As a dead person, I live in a mortal village..."

She was a witch who exorcised monsters and eradicated evil spirits. Everything she had seen and heard told her one truth.

That is, all monsters are destined to find it difficult to survive in human society, and the dead who mingle with humans will not get a good ending.

After listening to Kikyo's troubles, Hades Shura laughed out loud: "I really didn't expect that you could be so sentimental."

Kikyo poured out her true feelings, but received such an answer. She clenched her fists and said coldly: "Is it so funny!?"

"No, no, I just didn't expect you to have such an idea." Hades Shura waved his hands quickly.

"Is it strange? Shouldn't a deceased person like me return to his own destiny?" Kikyo's tone softened a little, but she was still trapped in her situation and didn't know what to do.

"You really don't look like a strong man at all, Kikyo!" said Hades Shura with emotion.

"Is this your answer?" Kikyo closed her eyes slightly, her tone was calm, but she felt a little lost inside.

"But because of this, I admire you even more, Kikyo!" Hades Shura stood up, drank the tea in his hand, put the tea set back on the table, turned around and left.

When passing through the door, Hades Shura slowed down his pace, turned his back to Kikyo and said, "Nothing should or should not exist, and there is no difference between humans and monsters. You appear, you can think, and you have an independent personality, so no one can deprive you of the right to live! If anyone refutes, let him come to me!"

Kikyo was stunned. When she wanted to say something, she found that Hades Shura had already left.

Kikyo's eyes seemed to relax, as if she had received the answer.

"You're such a self-talking person." She chuckled, picked up the warm teacup in her hand, and looked at the house outside the window.

However, my heart, which was originally filled with gloom, was also comforted.

"Lord Kikyo, do you have time?"

A little girl in yellow clothes was leaning against the door frame, sticking her little head out, looking at Platycodon with a timid look.

Kikyo turned around and recognized her as Xiaoye, a child from the village. Her eyes immediately softened and she invited her in and poured her a cup of tea.

"Just now, I saw Lord Shura accompanying you into the house, and I thought you had something to do and was sorry to disturb you." Xiaoye said carefully, holding the cup.

"Why didn't you come in just now? You must have been waiting outside for a long time." Kikyo said softly.

Hearing this, Xiaoye's eyes widened, and he shook his head desperately, saying in a timid tone: "I dare not disturb Master Shura."

"My parents always said that Hades Shura is the ruler from hell, who can judge the monsters and humans who do evil in the world. Anyone who does bad things in front of him will be caught and sent to hell."

"If I disturb Lord Shura, I will be captured."

Xiaoye spoke with his head down and timidly, becoming more and more frightened. He grabbed the corner of his clothes fiercely, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Kikyo was surprised at the shock that Hades Shura had on the children. During these days of living there, she also heard the rumors about Hades Shura, but she didn't expect that his reputation had reached the point where children could stop crying.

She gently held Xiaoye in her arms and said softly, "Then you must have great courage to come here."

She also had a younger sister named Feng, who was sensible and cute. When she passed away, Feng was only about ten years old. But when she opened her eyes again, what she saw was a sixty-year-old woman.

Humph, the world is so unpredictable!

Xiaoye was in Kikyo's arms, and she felt completely relaxed, as if she was in the safest place in the world, but then doubts came to her mind.

Why is there no warmth in Lady Kikyo's arms?

Xiaoye quietly raised her head and saw Kikyo looking at her gently. That gentle look was irresistible. She buried her doubts in her heart and said to Kikyo timidly: "Xiaoye is here to find Lady Kikyo to play by the river."

"Oh?" Kikyo was a little surprised.

Xiaoye plucked up the courage to say: "Lord Kikyo, you have cured so many patients, but you never leave the house all day, so I hope you can go out more. It is not good to stay in the house all the time."

Chapter 6: How dare you show off your skills in front of an expert?

"Well, I understand your good intentions!" Kikyo smiled and nodded slightly.

"You agreed!" Xiaoye was surprised and happy. She knew her identity as a civilian. Not only did she not dare to approach the Shura of the Underworld, she was also in awe of Kikyo.

Although Kikyo always looks friendly and approachable, Xiaoye still has awe for the profession of shrine maiden, especially since Kikyo is proficient in a lot of knowledge and can help everyone see a doctor and dig herbs. Although she has only been here for a short time, she has a high status in the village.

It was because Kikyo cured her family that she wanted to get closer to him, but in fact she was already prepared to be rejected.

"Lord Kikyo, let's go to the river right away. It's a very beautiful place." Xiaoye stood up immediately and couldn't wait to pull Kikyo to show off in front of his friends.

She had invited Lord Kikyo's people.

Kikyo smiled warmly. These innocent children always bring joy to people. She also stood up and said gently, "Xiaoye, slow down, don't fall down."

Just as Xiaoye said, this is indeed a very beautiful scenery, like a dream.

This place is not far from the village. There are lush grass, birds singing and flowers blooming. There are lush aquatic plants growing by the river. The river is not wide and the water is not turbulent. The clear water flows down quietly. From time to time, you can see a few lively fish. Everything here is picturesque, natural and vivid.

Platycodon fell in love with this place at first sight. There was vigorous vitality here, and even the soil was very soft, which was pleasing to the eye and made people involuntarily optimistic and cheerful.

Several children were already waiting here. When they saw that Xiaoye really brought Kikyo, they were very surprised and immediately came forward.

"Hello, Lord Kikyo!"

Xiaoye led the way in front, leading Kikyo. Now she was very proud and said with her nose turned up: "I told you that Kikyo-sama is very nice, a very kind person."

Kikyo really didn't have any airs. She touched the children's heads. The breeze caressed her hair, making it dance. The sleeves of her red and white shrine maiden costume fluttered, bringing with it the scent of flowers and plants. At this moment, Kikyo really planned to live here permanently.

Her past had been buried fifty years ago. Why should she be dominated by the resentment in her heart now and embark on a long road of hatred with revenge as her goal?

"I'm sorry, Lord Kikyo." Several children apologized honestly in front of Kikyo.

Kikyo was slightly surprised and asked curiously, "Why do you want to apologize?"

"Because we initially thought that Lord Kikyo came with Lord Shura, and he must also be a very scary evil ghost." Several children huddled together and said embarrassedly.

"I see." Upon hearing this, Kikyo was not angry, but her eyes became even gentler.

"Who knows, you are right, I really am an evil ghost." Kikyo smiled, the resentment in her heart had subsided.

Kikyo smiled, and her face seemed to be covered with a layer of holy light, which immediately attracted the children. One of the children stammered, "Even if Lord Kikyo is an evil ghost, he is the kindest evil ghost."

Xiaoye jumped up and angrily retorted: "Lord Kikyo is not an evil ghost."

"Lord Kikyo is the Eighth Great Bodhisattva, who came to the world to save people from suffering."

Kikyo was a little distressed. Although these were just empty words, they still contained sincere wishes. She tried her best to comfort these lively children, but with little success. These children admired her very much.

They circled around the gentian, playing and frolicking with each other, carefree and letting out clear and joyful laughter from time to time.

When they were tired of playing, Platycodon told them that this was a fertile land. Among the green grass, there were many wild medicinal herbs that could be collected as medicine to treat diseases.

She was very patient and taught these children the knowledge of identifying herbs, which was a very useful skill, but in this era, herbal knowledge was very precious. Xiaoye also followed Kikyo's teachings and searched for wild herbs on the land, dug them out, and brought them to Kikyo to see.

"It's amazing that you can find this. It's called Physalis and it can reduce swelling. It's very useful." Although it is a very common herb, Kikyo still praised Xiaoye.

Xiaoye laughed happily when she received the praise, her face flushed.

The other children also came back and took their own herbs to Kikyo for identification, their faces full of anticipation and excitement.

Kikyo suddenly sat up straight and said to the dense forest not far away: "Master, you have been observing this place for a long time."

There were two wandering monks in the forest, one old and one young, who were master and apprentice. When they were discovered, the young monk hid behind a tree, still unable to believe that the beautiful witch was actually a monster.

"Master Harumi, is this miko really a monster? In my eyes, she is just a human."

The monk named Qing Hai snorted coldly, his face solemn, and said: "That's because you are not experienced enough to see the evil spirit emanating from the witch. This is really a terrifying monster."

He and his land traveled here and found that the village was shrouded in an alarming bloody and evil spirit, which was a sign of the existence of a man-eating monster.

As a wizard, Qinghai naturally had to step forward to exorcise demons. He found the source of the evil spirit and wanted to observe secretly for a while, waiting for an opportunity to find flaws, but unfortunately he was discovered. He had to stand up unwillingly, pretending nothing had happened, and said awkwardly: "Haha, I was discovered, just because your beauty is too fascinating."

Kikyo, who was sitting on the grass, smiled and said, "Stop joking."

Qing Hai held the Zen stick in his hand and approached Kikyo naturally. As he walked, he said, "It seems that my practice is not enough. I am addicted to it. I am really embarrassing you."

When he was about to get close to Kikyo, when he was three steps away, he suddenly stumbled and a scroll fell from his arms and landed in front of Kikyo.

The scroll was half-opened, revealing the densely packed Buddhist text inside. Kikyo frowned slightly, her heart sinking as she recognized that these were demon-breaking texts, which had the same properties as her spiritual power.

But now, for her now, this kind of Buddhist scripture can theoretically restrain her.

Master Harumi looked as if he was facing a great enemy, but pretended to be relaxed and said, "Can you help me pick it up?"

"This is a scripture that can destroy demons. It is said that if a demon touches this text, its true form will be revealed." Master Qinghai said meaningfully.

Kikyo had a calm expression. She looked deeply at Monk Haruhi, then bent down calmly and naturally, picked up the Demon-Breaking Scroll, and gently handed it to Monk Haruhi.

Monk Harumi's pupils suddenly shrank and he almost lost his balance.

"There was no change after touching the scripture. Am I seeing things? No! There is indeed evil in this witch. Why? The Devil-Breaking Scripture did not reveal her true form!"

Monk Harumi's scalp was tingling. Why? Why?

"Master, why don't you answer it?" Kikyo asked calmly.

Harumi felt as if struck by lightning, and her body stiffened for a moment, but she quickly came to her senses and stretched out her trembling hand, ready to catch the scroll.

Chapter 7: Who Wasn't a Child Before?

At the moment of contact, Monk Harumi felt as if he had fallen into an abyss. In his eyes, it seemed as if countless holy rays of light were bursting out from the scroll, and his entire body seemed to be pierced through by those rays of light.

"This is it!" Monk Harumi's mind went blank, as if he had been hit on the head by a sledgehammer. It took him a long time to come back to his senses.