My wife's name is Platycodon

Xiaoye looked at Kikyo in disbelief. When she got a firm nod, she immediately ran over regardless of everything and threw herself into Kikyo's arms.

"I'm sorry, Sister Kikyo, yesterday...yesterday..." Xiaoye choked and couldn't speak.

"You must be very scared. I'm sorry that I made Xiaoye go through that."

"Sister Kikyo won't hurt me." Xiaoye said so confidently. She cried in Kikyo's broad heart. How could she be afraid of Sister Kikyo?

boom!

Suddenly, a figure fell from the sky and left two deep footprints on the ground.

Xiaoye immediately grabbed the collar of Kikyo's white kimono and looked at the Hades Shura who suddenly appeared with fear.

Although she was not afraid of Kikyo, as a child she was deeply afraid of this Asura of the Underworld as her parents called him.

Legend has it that this man would eat three hundred disobedient children a day.

"Oh, after your true identity was discovered, you haven't been driven out of the village yet, Kikyo!" Hades Shura said in the same tone as always.

Before Kikyo could speak, Xiaoye mustered up the courage to say, "Sister Kikyo will not leave the village."

Kikyo noticed that Xiaoye's fists were clenched so tightly that they were almost pulling down her collar, revealing her fair skin and delicate collarbone. However, she didn't care. She patted her little head, signaling Xiaoye not to be afraid.

With Sister Kikyo behind her, Xiaoye suddenly felt endless courage and cheered herself up.

Brave Xiaoye, don’t be afraid of difficulties!

The Hades Shura narrowed his eyes and looked at the girl:

"Ok?"

In just three seconds, Xiaoye's eyes changed from firm to collapsed. With tears in her eyes, she was extremely stubborn and didn't cry.

Kikyo was speechless. She patted Xiaoye's shoulder and whispered in her ear: "Xiaoye, run!"

The child was as if he had been pardoned. He covered his face and ran out quickly. You could still vaguely hear his sobbing.

As the two were watching, the child first stumbled because he didn't look at the road, then got up and continued running as if nothing had happened, as if he was being chased by a tiger.

"Hmph!" The Asura of the Underworld was arrogant and glanced at Kikyo with disdain.

Even with Kikyo's calm state of mind, she couldn't help feeling helpless at this moment.

Why is this man so petty?

"You didn't continue killing, but why is the smell of blood even stronger! Hades Shura!" Kikyo suddenly asked when she noticed the change in Hades Shura's breath.

"This has nothing to do with you, Kikyo!" Hades Shura snorted, as if he was too lazy to explain, and walked into his room.

Chapter 11: The Tea Ceremony of the Witch

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Kikyo didn't ask any more questions, but followed Hades Shura into the house.

Fortunately, Hades Shura did not have the habit of closing the door casually. He was also so carefree in his daily life, as if he had no secrets. The door had never been closed, as if Hades Shura did not consider this place as his private territory, but a temporary place to stay.

Otherwise, Kikyo, who was following closely behind him, would have been in great trouble.

"You came uninvited, Kikyo!" The Asura of the Underworld had a very casual posture. He lay on the mat at an angle, supporting his head with his left hand.

Kikyo was calm and composed, kneeling on her knees beside the table, with a calm and peaceful temperament, and said: "Because you don't seem like a host who is very good at inviting guests."

"Is this why you're so rude? Kikyo!"

"It would be too much of a disrespect to treat someone like you politely." Kikyo answered calmly, looking around the messy room, then at the wooden table in front of her that was covered in a thin layer of dust, and sighed, "Besides, you don't even have the proper hospitality, Hades Shura."

"You never clean your room?"

The Hades Shura said indifferently: "Didn't we clean it up at the beginning?"

"But it was only that time. When will the next time be?" Kikyo asked.

"Hmm? After doing this once, do you need to do it a second time?"

Kikyo was speechless for a moment, closed her eyes and sighed. It was difficult for her to convince someone who had no awareness of this aspect at all.

"You are very uneducated, Kikyo." Hades Shura suddenly sat up and said.

Kikyo opened her eyes. The Asura of the Underworld had no expression on his face. He just looked at her quietly, with black hair cascading down his shoulders like a waterfall. His body was majestic and motionless. He had a broad body and chest, eyebrows like heavy ink, eyes like stars, and sharp edges.

If it were an ordinary person, just being stared at would be enough to make him unable to bear the pressure he put on himself, and he would be so angry that he would kneel down and beg for mercy.

Kikyo looked at him again and again, a strange color bloomed in his calm eyes, and he was filled with emotion: "Underworld Shura, you are really a strong man who lives out your true self."

This person's back is very straight. If he were sitting upright, there would be a perfect right angle between his back and the ground, and there would not be a single shake. It would be impossible to maintain this posture without a strong will, and it would take a long time to develop a habit.

Without professional training, a normal person will start to shake his head, scratch his ears and cheeks, and feel sores on his buttocks after sitting quietly for three to five minutes. Not to mention being able to straighten his back, it is difficult to just stay in the same place.

Only people who are self-disciplined and very strict with themselves can do this.

Casual but not arrogant, using strength but not bullying the weak, this man carries out his will.

It is not possible to accuse the Asura of the Underworld from a moral high ground simply by using the word "education".

Shura of the Underworld was not happy with Kikyo's praise. He found it difficult to adapt to this era and chose to stick to himself. He struggled to survive as a wandering child and experienced many hardships in the first ten years. The pain he went through cannot be understood by words.

"I like you a little bit, Kikyo!" Hades Shura suddenly said.

The truly strong are always aloof, because they have seen scenery that ordinary people cannot see. They are also lonely, because no one can keep up with them.

It is the most difficult to find a soulmate or confidant of this kind of person.

"Hmph, what nonsense." Kikyo remained indifferent.

“This time I really mean it.”

The Asura of the Underworld curled his lips. If he had known earlier, he would not have teased the dead man in the first place.

But he was used to being casual, and this worry was thrown behind him in the blink of an eye.

Kikyo smiled gently, stood up and left. Hades Shura did not stop her. He watched Kikyo leave calmly, and the room fell into silence again.

Quarter of an hour later, Kikyo came back with a set of tea set and a pot of water.

She found a rag, lifted the wide sleeve of her white shirt with her left hand, wiped the table clean with skillful movements, and then placed the tea sets on the table one by one.

He lit the stove in the middle of the room, put the kettle on, and while waiting for the water to boil, he took out a few tea leaves from his arms and divided them equally between the two teacups.

Kikyo poured tea with her bare hands. Although the conditions here were simple and the preparations were insufficient, there was an indescribable elegance in her every move, like flowing clouds and running water. Her eyes were calm and indifferent, giving people a feeling of piety and peace.

Immersing the Asura of Hades in her movements, his soul seemed to have undergone a baptism.

He looked surprised, and felt that there was a mysterious rhythm in Kikyo's actions, so he asked, "Have you learned the tea ceremony?"

Kikyo said, "I have practiced as a miko, visited many shrines, and know a thing or two about the tea ceremony!"

"You can't do this with just a little knowledge."

Kikyo shook her head slightly: "If you are sincere, your wish will come true."

The tea leaves in the cup are stretched out, green and juicy, as if they had just been picked. All the vitality is stimulated and they are swirling in the water, round and round.

The aroma of tea wafts in the air, and the heat continues to rise and dissipate in the air, filling the room with a unique fragrance.

The Asura of the Underworld picked it up, took a sip, and then put it down, silently savoring the tea. It indeed contained an indescribable flavor.

He didn't know much about tea, but he knew that good tea would not be produced in this remote area. The power of Platycodon grandiflorum turned decay into magic, giving the tea a magical flavor.

Kikyo did not drink the tea in front of her, but said: "You seem to be a little weakened today."

The Shura of Hades cannot be denied.

"And those evil spirits have also quieted down." Kikyo looked out the window again.

Monsters are endless, especially mosquitoes, flies, rats, cockroaches and the like. Although each one cannot cause harm to humans, they are like insects on the tarsal bones, lurking in the forest and cannot be eradicated. They can only be completely purified with powerful spiritual power to be eliminated.

There are too many of these things and they are too weak. Even Platycodon rarely specifically expel them. The benefits outweigh the costs and it requires a lot of energy.

But now she discovered that those evil spirits that were so weak that they were hardly noticeable had disappeared, as if they had all been killed overnight, spreading outward with the village as the center, forming a vacuum zone.

"Just spilling some blood can achieve this effect. In the next few years, no other monsters will occupy this place." The Asura of the Underworld said casually.

This behavior is equivalent to enclosing forests and occupying land, declaring sovereignty. No monsters are allowed to approach without permission, otherwise they will have to live in fear under his power.

"It's actually like this!" Kikyo murmured to herself, with no expression of joy or sadness on her peaceful face.

Human blood cannot achieve this level.

Kikyo looked straight at him, "Why do you do this, Shura of Hades? Even you would be weak if you lost so much blood in a short period of time."

He sneered, "Kikyo! Stop joking. It's just blood. It will be replenished soon. I don't want my secluded life to be disrupted by some random monsters. I don't want to be stained with monster blood during this period of time!"

Kikyo's heart was moved, and she looked at him deeply: "The Asura of the Underworld, you who have been baptized by countless demon blood..."

"Are you really not human anymore?"

Chapter 12: Dazzling Soul

Hades Shura did not feel any shame or anger, but said frankly: "Witch Kikyo, do you think so?"

His heroic appearance can cause strong psychological pressure on ordinary people. This is due to his strength, character, and past experiences. Although there is no aggression in his eyes, people are still afraid of this strong man who is dubbed the Shura of the Underworld.

Kikyo said bluntly: "What surprises me is that you didn't collapse."

The Hades Shura raised his head slightly, looked down at the gentle and beautiful witch in front of him, and said, "Yes, what you said just now is true. When I kill monsters, I rarely use weapons. I just tear them apart with my bare hands. The purpose is to temper my fragile mortal body."

These words were too shocking. Although Kikyo had expected it, she was still moved when she heard Hades Shura admit it himself.

The blood of monsters is extremely poisonous to mortals. Once touched, it can not only corrode the skin and flesh, but also affect the mind, causing it to go astray and transform into other monsters.

"Fighting monsters without external aids not only sharpens the body, but also the mind."

The Asura of the Underworld continued speaking unconsciously, his aura gradually radiating outward and rising, rushing upward without reservation, and continuously spreading outward with this house as the center. Everyone who passed by here felt an inexplicable palpitation, as if something ominous had appeared in the world!

In such a beautiful weather with clear blue sky, the villagers' hearts were inexplicably shrouded in a shadow.

"You..." Kikyo was stunned. In her eyes, the Hades Shura was emitting a thick black aura all over his body, as if it had substance, rising behind him. All the black aura seemed to have life, constantly evolving, sometimes taking shape, sometimes disintegrating, with all kinds of images jumping out of it, making people dazzled.

Those were all monsters that the Asura of the Underworld had killed.

But what finally took shape was a terrifying form formed by the condensation of many powerful monsters. They flew and hovered wantonly above the Asura of the Underworld, as if they were unrestrained.

The Asura of the Underworld's black hair dances wildly without wind!

The monster's blood-red eyes opened, its sharp fangs were exposed, its expression was ferocious and aggressive, it was searching everywhere, hunting for lives and choosing people to devour.

Even Kikyo was shocked by this scene, her cherry lips slightly parted, but she quickly calmed down. She couldn't let the souls of these monsters escape, otherwise the entire village would fall!

The powerful demon-destroying spiritual power was immediately gathered in his hands. Although he had no bow and arrow in his hands, Kikyo's eyes were sharp, and he would purify those monsters as soon as they caused trouble.

But soon, she found that no monsters escaped. The sounds they made were sharp and sad. There were chains made of faint black air that firmly bound their souls, and the source of the black air chains was Shura from the underworld.

This man, with his own strength, bathed in the blood of demons and suppressed the souls of many demons, preventing them from escaping or being reborn, and trapping them forever in this small space.

Kikyo said in a cryptic voice, "Underworld Shura, is this your capacity?"

She finally understood where the majestic aura of Hades Shura came from, and where the faint demonic aura emanating from his body came from.

Kikyo spoke in a heavy voice and sighed, "But, if you associate with the spirits of monsters, you will be dragged into the abyss sooner or later. You have already embarked on a path of no return."

Hades Shura neither refuted nor denied that he had a system and all his strength came from his own talent. How could he be the same as those humans who took radical measures and tried to quench their thirst with poison?

He said suddenly.

"Kikyou! As a shrine maiden, you must be born with spiritual power."

Kikyo frowned slightly. Yes, that was indeed the case. Born with extraordinary talents, she not only possessed strength beyond that of ordinary people, but also shouldered this heavy fate.

Hades Shura continued.

"The magicians have acquired magical powers through inheritance and research, and the monsters are also born with magical powers."

"Only humans, weak humans, with nothing..."

He smiled faintly, and in that smile there was no envy or jealousy caused by injustice, only a kind of calmness.