Chapter Forty-Three: The Bird Is Gone
After hearing that Fengyue God once said that he didn't like youkai with bad karma, the youkai in the neighborhood consciously restrained their behavior.
Speaking of which, this heavenly demon was not originally a vicious monster, but just loved pranks very much.
It is a youkai born in the mountains and forests, and often lures humans into the depths of the mountains and forests by pretending to be acquaintances when humans come up to cut wood or collect medicine.
Then I laughed out loud when I saw these humans lost in the depths of the mountains and forests, spinning around like headless flies.
- As for what's the point of doing that. Well, for youkai who have a long life and have almost no end to it, it is already a very meaningful thing to be able to laugh out loud.
The heavenly evil ghost said his purpose aggrievedly.
Actually, it's really not a prank today.
There is an abandoned shrine in the middle of the mountain, where most of the unwanted children brought by the bird live.
However, just two days ago, the bird that had been fetching food for the children every day suddenly disappeared.
Most of the children in the shrine who no one wants are disabled or too young to take care of themselves, and they can't support themselves at all, or some kind youkai will throw some wild fruits and other things into the shrine.
The children who were raised by the birds in the shrine also knew that there were monsters in the mountains, but they were not afraid, and when they saw the food being thrown in the yard, they consciously picked it up and ate it.
However, these children are still growing human beings after all, and it is not a way to eat these wild fruits all the time.
It's been a few days, and the bird hasn't come back, so the monsters gather around to figure out what to do.
It just so happened that that day a child named Goro ran to the mountain crying, and the monsters had an idea as soon as they thought about it.
A fox demon leads Gorou to play in the mountain for a few days, and then when the humans go up the mountain to look for them, the heavenly demon pretends to be Gorou and leads the humans to the shrine and finds the children.
- Well, the Heavenly Demon realized that there was no flaw in this plan, and a bunch of youkai also applauded it.
So it was going to lure the humans over as planned.
- and then I found out that one of these people was actually ...... No, it's an onmyoji.
That's it.
It has been observing for a while, this onmyoji is weak, and there is no problem if you are careful.
However, it screamed, and before the men could get closer, it was hit in the leg and fell from the tree.
In an instant, anger arose from the heart, and evil arose to the side of the guts.
But when he saw that there was some familiar aura on the person who hit it, it was instantly startled.
The first thought in my mind was that it had seen the living Fengyue God!
Legend has it that the god Fengyue, who defeated the ghost king of the great rivers and mountains, has come to this mountain!
Then I started to think about whether there was a youkai on this mountain recently and whether it had done something bad.
But it thought about it for a while, and made sure that the monsters on this mountain were all very well-behaved.
- The unobedient ones have long been beaten away or sealed by Lord Buluna.
It didn't expect that the Fengyue God, who had never heard its voice and never seen it, would come here, and it trembled and was a little proud at the same time - it had also seen the Youkai of the Fengyue God.
When it was finished, not to mention Qiao Xi, some of the villagers who came to look for Gorou were shocked.
The person who seemed to be Goro's father couldn't help but mumble to himself a little dazedly.
"I just scolded him twice that day, and he ran out of the house crying, and he hasn't come back for two days and one night, I thought...... I thought ......"
He "I thought" several times and didn't say anything.
Watanabe Yuki also looked at Qiao Xi a little blankly, and couldn't help asking, "What it said is true?" ”
Qiao Xi tilted his head and asked, "What do you think?" ”
Yuki Watanabe opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say.
- He felt that what this heavenly demon said was very credible.
But......
"But it's a monster."
He couldn't help but mumble to himself.
Qiao Xi held the folding fan, tapped it on the palm of his hand, and continued to ask, "What about the monsters?" ”
Hotaru glared at Watanabe Yuki with some dissatisfaction, and said in a crisp voice: "That's it, what about youkai?" Aren't there also ruthless people among human beings who can ruthlessly throw their babies who have no ability to protect themselves in the mountains? ”
Watanabe was speechless, and a few of the villagers standing behind him couldn't help but blush and bow their heads.
There was a moment of silence.
At this time, the sky was already dark, and with the human eye, it was actually impossible to see clearly in the mountains and forests where the light was not good, but it had no effect on Qiao Xi, so Watanabe Yuki didn't notice it, but the look on the faces of those humans who looked a little ashamed fell into the eyes of several monsters.
Seeing this, Qiao Xi laughed softly.
"Well, whether it's true or not, let's go to the shrine and take a look."
Watanabe Yuki was a little surprised why the villagers behind him suddenly quieted down, but after looking down and thinking about it, he also felt that no matter what, as long as he went over and looked, he could know whether what this heavenly demon said was true or false.
So he nodded and said, "Yes, just take a look at it." ”
He hesitated.
It's already dark at this time, and most youkai are very active at night, so it is very dangerous at night in this mountain forest.
- But he was a little uneasy about letting these people go back on their own, and he wouldn't have time to cry if something happened along the way.
Qiao Xi saw the hesitation on his face clearly, but he didn't say anything, and after a while, Watanabe Yuki gritted his teeth and said: "Mr. Tanaka, I and this Onmyoji went to the shrine to inspect, this mountain is too dangerous, you ......"
Before he finished speaking, Mr. Tanaka's head shook like a rattle: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, we're not afraid, we'll go with you." ”
Several other people also agreed that they were not afraid and did not have to worry about themselves.
Watanabe Yuki suddenly couldn't laugh or cry.
He didn't mean to let them go back.
He reluctantly picked up the unfinished words and said, "I just want to say, you or you should go to the shrine with us." ”
A reassuring smile appeared on his face as he spoke, and although he couldn't see clearly in the night, everyone could still hear a little comfort in his soft tone.
"Since you are not afraid, let's go."
The villagers often breathed a sigh of relief, only to realize that they and others had misunderstood, and laughed dryly one by one.
Qiao Xi looked at it coldly, and when he saw that they had decided, he glanced at the Heavenly Evil Ghost, picked his chin and said, "Then let's go, lead the way." ”
The Heavenly Evil Ghost responded happily, and diligently held up a dark green ghost fire from his hand, illuminating the surroundings a little.