My wife's name is Platycodon

She used to think that Tsubaki was a failed shrine maiden, with little knowledge, selfish and vicious personality, and she had no right to lecture her. But now that she thinks about it, there is some truth in what she said.

But she did not make the mistake of thinking that Chun's realm was very high. After all, fools can sometimes say wise words.

There was silence in the room for a moment.

"Mingjia just came over." He said softly.

Kikyo opened her eyes slightly, her squinted eyes looked very sleepy, like a cat that couldn't wake up. She seemed a little unresponsive. After thinking for a while, she remembered who Mingjia was.

"You seem to have asked it to find a way to resurrect."

Hades Shura nodded slightly.

Kikyo didn't seem particularly happy. She asked calmly, "Any news?"

"A magic called Taishan Fujun Sacrifice."

Kikyo was slightly stunned, moved her body, and turned sideways. Even through the thick shrine maiden's costume, she could feel how soft this completely relaxed body was. It was like water melting on the tatami, and she became even more lazy.

She sighed, "It's amazing that Abe Haruaki's secret technique can be found."

"Wasn't it brought here by a man called Abe no Nakamaro?"

Kikyo said softly: "It doesn't matter who brought it here. Among all the Onmyoji in Onmyoji, only Abe Haruaki can use it. The Taishan Fujun Festival is too dangerous. If you don't have enough cultivation, it will backfire. The rest can only imitate the form."

Therefore, only this secret ritual technique belongs only to Ampere Seimei.

Hades Shura said in an inexplicable tone: "Kikyo, do you know this kind of magic?"

Kikyo noticed that there was something wrong with Hades Shura, but she was lying on her side on his legs and was unwilling to get up. She tried hard to open her eyes and glanced at him sideways. Seeing that he looked a little dissatisfied, she couldn't help but chuckle.

"Are you angry?" Her voice was light and soft, like a feather falling into the ear in the wind, fluttering slightly and making people feel itchy.

Kikyo rarely showed this expression, but Hades Shura was not very satisfied and frowned. He felt that he was being teased by Kikyo.

He put on a very serious expression, lifted Kikyo's head from his legs and put it back on the tatami, and even took away her pillow.

Kikyo let him do whatever he wanted, her black hair scattered like a fan. She was a little helpless, opened her eyes, tilted her head and explained: "I have been to the Onmyoji, but the Onmyoji of my generation did not inherit the Taishan Mansion Lord Festival, so I had no chance to see it."

The witch needs to travel around the countries to practice. She has visited many heritages and, according to the agreement, has obtained countless knowledge and ancient books, and also memorized many secret methods that are not passed on to others.

But today, not only have the big monsters disappeared and retreated, but even the world of cultivation has been damaged. Cuizi's era was the last time the monsters counterattacked, and the impact was too wide. Many forces suffered great disasters and there was a fault line. Many magicians were almost killed, and many things were lost in the chaos.

The times nowadays are no longer as prosperous as they were hundreds of years ago. Although she has learned a lot, strictly speaking, she can only be regarded as picking up things from the garbage dump, most of which are useless, otherwise she would not have gone to the underworld to find a way to destroy Naraku.

Kikyo has always felt this way. Compared to Tsuiko, she does not have profound magical powers, nor is she particularly proficient in magic. She only has powerful spiritual power and some talent. Apart from these, she cannot be on par with Tsuiko in other aspects.

Because more knowledge was lost over the years, the Onmyojis also lost many of their spells and ways to control Shikigami. The mage lineage suffered heavy losses and has been searching for past knowledge.

However, she has a quiet personality and does not like to fight with others, so she has never forced it. As the strongest witch fifty years ago, she does not have an excessive desire for power.

The death of Tsuiko sounded the death knell of an era. From five hundred years ago when big monsters were rampant to the present when Naraku can dominate, and then to the era of Kagome, when monsters disappeared and became legends, what about the next five hundred years?

Kikyo has seen the trend of the times.

This is not a development trend that can be changed by individual power. The future is destined to be destroyed. Even the Asura of the Underworld cannot do it.

She looked pitiful, as if she was wronged, and Hades Shura immediately softened his heart. He gently dragged her in front of him and started combing Kikyo's hair with his fingers again.

If you think about it carefully, it is indeed like this. Mingjia also said that he went to ask the monster named Yaoling Dasheng for the Taishan Lord Sacrifice. He has also met Yin-Yang masters over the years. When they saw him from afar, they turned around and ran away. His magic power was incredibly shallow.

"How come the birds and butterflies don't know about this?" asked the Asura of the Underworld silently.

Kikyo knew that he was still upset and blamed her for not telling him the truth, so she rubbed his body as a way of comforting him and slowly said, "After all, the two of them didn't inherit all of my knowledge and memories."

What she needs is a Shikigami, not another self. If she were given complete memories, it is estimated that none of the birds and butterflies would be able to form their own personality.

The Hades Shura whispered softly in her ear: "It seems that the two of them are beginning to have their own secrets."

When did it start? Hades Shura couldn't say for sure, but it should have started on the day he hugged Butterfly.

"This is a good thing." Kikyo replied, not intending to interfere. In fact, she was happy to see this happen.

The birds and butterflies were created by her own hands. Although the lives of the shikigami limit their future, it does not mean that she has to imprison their minds.

They were exploring the world in their own way, behaving very cautiously, and their innocent look made her feel overwhelmed with maternal love.

Only when you understand what emotions are, only when you realize the distance between life and death, and only when you know the true meaning of love and hate, can you be considered to have real life.

In this way, even when facing death, they will not be indifferent and will not be like tools that are thrown away after use.

"The legendary Taishan Lord Festival? Shura of the Underworld, tell me about Abe Haruaki's magic." She rested for a moment and regained her strength.

Hades Shura repeated the scripture and steps to Kikyo.

After listening to it, she looked thoughtful: "That world is the first land, dark and difficult to sink, souls float in the dark, and Qi is the original universe... So this is the method."

Is the so-called Lord of Mount Tai just a manifestation of the will of the underworld?

Yes, there are no living things in the underworld. Even gods cannot master the rules of the underworld and can only use them.

Kikyo looked at her fingertips, and her heart seemed to be touched.

"Kikyo, are you regretful?"

The Asura of the Underworld suddenly hugged her tightly and buried his face in the black hair on her back. It was not known whether it was an illusion, but he seemed to smell a faint fragrance.

Although her body was tightly bound, Kikyo remained calm. She said gently, "Do you think I am a fleeting phantom? Asura of the Underworld."

"That's what Cong Yunya said." Mingfu Shura was immersed in Kikyo's hair, "I didn't notice it lying, it was telling the truth."

He was in a state of confusion. He didn't bring Cong Yunya with him, and the magic sword was still on the stone bench in the open space.

Kikyo looked back, but due to limited vision, she couldn't see the appearance of Hades Shura, but she could sense his inner thoughts from his increasingly tight force.

"Hollow Shura, are you panicking?"

"Kind of."

Seeing that he had no one around, Kikyo was surprised, but also a little happy. She had a faint smile on her lips: "People like you can also panic."

The words of Hades Shura were somewhat dull: "I don't want to argue with you now."

Kikyo chuckled: "It seems that Asuka and Butterfly didn't take good care of you, so you actually asked me for help. It's really rare."

The Hades Shura said calmly, "The butterfly told me that you can save yourself."

"Are you saying this because you want me to punish Butterfly?" Kikyo paused, and without waiting for Hades Shura's reply, she continued, "If I want to live, of course I can live. If I can't even save myself, how can I save others?"

She stopped speaking in euphemistic terms and began to speak in a unique and charming voice. It was warm in calmness, high in peace, yet firm. She said again: "There are still ways to become a god, a Buddha, or an immortal. Even if I don't go find Kagome, I can still maintain my existence by taking other people's souls and gain eternal life."

"But, Asura of the Underworld, I have no intention of becoming a god living in heaven, nor do I have any intention of becoming an evil demon..."

Kikyo sighed slightly, stopped talking, broke free from Hades Shura's arms, stood up, turned around and looked at him, "Don't show such a confused expression. Hades Shura, if you want to do it, then do it, I will cooperate with you."

After she finished speaking, her temperament suddenly changed. The peaceful expression on her body disappeared, and her smile that was as gentle as spring breeze also withered. She seemed neither happy nor sad. Her eyes were full of indifference, without any emotion at all.

Kikyo's temperament and demeanor changed drastically, making her almost unrecognizable. Even Feng would probably look at her for a while to confirm whether she was his sister.

"Kikyou, you have a problem."

Hades Shura suddenly stood up. He reacted very quickly. The gentle time he had spent had not worn away his sharpness. He realized something was wrong at the first moment and reached out his hand to Kikyo's shoulder.

He thought that Kikyo would stop him and take targeted measures in this state, but she didn't. Instead, she allowed him to touch her.

The process was too easy, and Hades Shura was hesitant and didn't know what to do next. He couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. He remembered that Kikyo had been in seclusion not long ago and went to the underworld. Finally, she appeared when he was fighting with Seshomaru, and she had a similar temperament.

It was a feeling of nothingness, the eyes were emotionless and desireless, ethereal and traceless, as if they could leave this world at any time.

Kikyo just looked at him like this, giving Mingfu Shura a very strange feeling. She spoke at this time, her words were ethereal and gave people a sense of unreality: "How could I hurt you, Mingfu Shura."

"Remember? I saw a light in the underworld that had incredible power. As a broken soul, I should have followed it. But at the critical moment, I inexplicably woke up and returned to reality. This is the price I paid."

As she said this, Kikyo's expression gradually softened, as if an iceberg had melted and returned to its original state.

After hearing her confession, Hades Shura frowned slightly and said, "Didn't you say that you have found your feelings again?"

Kikyo was in a good condition, so he didn't take it seriously at the time. He didn't expect that there would be a follow-up to this matter.

"I have already found it. This is not a bad thing. Life is death and death is life."

Kikyo's nonchalant manner did not seem fake, and Hades Shura gradually felt relieved.

He actually didn't care what Kikyo got. Safety came first, as long as she was okay.

"You should have told me in advance."

"Does it worry you? Actually, I am sure. The state just now was a remnant of the underworld. I am using it to infer the nature of the underworld. This is the power of reincarnation. After life comes death, and after death comes life. If I can master it, maybe I can use it to dispel the fog that shrouds the underworld."

Most likely it will allow her to complete her own soul.

It was neither Kagome nor the miko from fifty years ago, but Kikyo's own soul, the deceased.

Chapter 19: Sword of Hades

First of all, she is independent, opinionated, farsighted and knowledgeable. If she were in modern times, even if she is not a career woman, she should be a white-collar beauty. Wearing an OL uniform and carrying a briefcase, she is both beautiful and intelligent.

They have a strong sense of responsibility and excellent abilities. They will achieve success in everything they do and can easily become financially independent.

Of course, based on her personality, she probably would not choose the workplace. She might become a teacher or a doctor, either teaching and educating people or saving lives, and live an ordinary but fulfilling life.

Asura of the Underworld looked at Kikyo's calm face and couldn't help but think so.

Because he suddenly realized that there was really not much he could do to help Kikyo. She had her own plans and a very clear path, but because of her quiet personality, she rarely confided in others.

For a moment, he felt a little complicated. He hoped that Kikyo would be strong, but there was no need to be so strong. Although having a smart and capable girlfriend would lay a good foundation for future life, Kikyo's worry-free nature made him seem redundant.

In fact, he essentially still hoped that Kikyo would rely more on him, but this kind of male chauvinism and the idea of ​​only satisfying his own dark desires were suppressed by him as soon as it emerged.

He stood there, feeling that he had nothing to say, and after a long while he managed to say, "If you need me, just ask me."

Their relationship has reached this point, and many things don't need to be made clear, but if you don't say something, it would make you seem useless.

He has a system, great talent, and is a time traveler. Logically, he should be a child of destiny, with the halo of the protagonist, and a decisive and murderous character, which is a standard feature of early online novels, but why?

Why can’t I always get the upper hand over Platycodon?

Am I not the protagonist?

He was very confused. Judging from this life alone, Kikyo should only be one year older than him, but why did he feel like there was a huge gap between them?

Kikyo did not notice the subtle emotions of Hades Shura. After all, she was not omniscient and omnipotent, and was not familiar with how to use that state. It took her a long time to calm down.

Kikyo looked at Hades Shura, his expression had returned to normal: "Let's go out."

The two of them left the house one after another and came to the front courtyard. During this time, a lot of things had appeared. Thick branches were inserted into the ground to form a fence. According to them, this is called a jade fence. Regular shrines have such things to distinguish the real world from the shrine. It is similar to the function of a torii, which is equivalent to a wall.

There are also shimenawa, thick ropes made of straw, about the thickness of a thumb, woven by Asuka and Butterfly themselves. They are shaped like a zigzag to represent sacredness, and they are hung on nearby trees, one string after another, and the white shimenawa disappears into the woods.

But everything is arranged very simply, with more symbolic significance than practical significance, but it has a very obvious enhancement to the shrine's barrier.

Because of their spiritual power, they are very efficient in doing things.

Now they didn't know where to get a rectangular stone slab, which probably weighed several thousand pounds.

Fei Niao drew a line with his finger, and the stone slab cracked in the middle, splitting into two roughly equal halves.

She and Butterfly each guarded a piece and began to carve. The process was very simple. They just wiped their palms and a lot of powdered lime fell down. Soon, a residue more than ten centimeters thick piled up on the ground.

The stone in front of them was carved into a rough outline at a speed visible to the naked eye - it should be the image of two little girls.

"What are you doing?" Hades Shura came behind the two of them, but Kikyo was not surprised and didn't even follow Hades Shura.

Fei Niao put down the work in his hands and bowed slightly: "Make a stone statue of the messenger of God."

"Shouldn't the messengers of the shrines be animals?" Mingfu Shura was puzzled. He had never visited any shrines, but over the past ten years, he had learned a lot from what he had seen and heard. Many shrines used animals as messengers, such as dogs, foxes, rabbits, deer, etc., to assist in the worship of the gods.

He looked at the two stones. Although they were very abstract, he could see butterflies and flying birds were carved into life-size figures.

But Kikyo didn't have these things originally. Her shrine didn't even have a name. If people from the past saw it, they would definitely think it was the shrine of some unknown god. It was so poor that it didn't even have a place for the gods to live, but Kikyo didn't care.

She is not a traditional shrine maiden, but a shrine maiden who exercises the duties and rights of a shrine maiden. The purpose of establishing the shrine is only to purify the Four Souls Jade.

The biggest difference between them and the shrine maidens is that they do not worship gods, but only respect heaven and earth.

These may seem unorthodox and do not fit the image of shrine maidens in people's minds, but this is also closely related to the environment. In the past, shrine maidens borrowed power from the gods, but later, the local gods almost died, and the shrine maidens were also implicated, and the inheritance was almost cut off. In order to adapt to the environment, the remaining shrine maidens changed from worshiping gods to worshiping heaven and earth, and began to obtain spiritual power from nature.

However, this requires extremely high qualifications for the shrine maiden. Compared with the shrine maidens, they only need to be recognized by the gods to have the ability to exorcise monsters. There are no requirements for qualifications and character.

The spiritual power obtained by the Heavenly Dao Priestess is linked to her own qualifications, and if her will is shaken and her mind is unstable, her power will be weakened. However, it is also easy for such a priestess to become strong enough to rival the gods.

Although there are still shrine maidens today, their number is small and most of them are in large shrines. Only this kind of force can still maintain the traditional nature of the shrine maidens.