Chapter Forty-Nine: The Lost Bamboo Forest

"You're done talking?"

The emperor came back just as they had finished speaking, and strangely enough, she did not know where to get the mallet, and there was blood dripping from one end; There was a lot of blood on his body, as if it had been splashed, and he was not injured.

But the big monster naturally has its own things, so everyone deliberately ignores this, just takes a few more looks, and doesn't care.

"Yes, Ellie also thinks it's better to solve her problems in the Demon Realm."

"Is it..."

It was forced by what means.

Looking at the dissatisfied Yakumo Purple and the helpless Erli, the emperor thought so, but didn't say it, just put the hammer on the ground and scratched his ears.

"So, do you know what happened to Ellie?"

"I don't know, it's the first time we've seen her like this."

"So... It was also nice to take it there. ”

There is no need to stand up for her, she has already done what she can, now finish this matter as soon as possible, and let Yakumo Zi solve her own problems.

Uther and they were very happy, because Emperor Hata did not support these three monsters, so when they needed to forcibly bring Elle back, they would have a great advantage.

"Take us back, Yakumo Murasaki.

You also know what to do. ”

The emperor spoke, and Yuka just watched faintly as she shook off the blood stains and unknown objects on her hands, which seemed to be stuck to her hands.

“……”

But Purple didn't want to agree to Erli being taken back to the Demon Realm, not only to a strange place, but more importantly, because she was unwilling to let her leave.

If you want to go, you have to bring yourself with you.

"Yakumo Murasaki?"

Seeing that she was silent there, the emperor thought that she had not heard clearly, and then called her again.

“… Good... But I'd like to discuss something with you later. ”

Facing the three demon realm people, Purple opened a gap.

The group returned to the courtyard, but there was a little commotion, because Yuxiang and the emperor each stepped on a demon rabbit.

After tossing these, Yakumo Zi specially asked for a house, and used the realm to surround the three demon realm people and Youxiang, as well as himself, and discussed.

I don't know why I separated Elle, so she had to talk to Emperor Inhata.

At this time, the two of them stayed in the emperor's room, which was like a nobleman's room, the floor covered with tatami mats was very clean, the delicate and small table was facing the door, and there were many folded books on it, and the quilt was well folded in the corner.

A few small simple cabinets leaned against the right wall of the opposite door, on which were some flowers in earthenware. On the left wall, there is a rudimentary map made up of a dozen pieces of straw paper, and it is impossible to judge the specific trend at all, only the general terrain of the surrounding area.

One rabbit crouched in Ellie's arms, and she knelt and stroked it, while the others lay next to the emperor who knelt at the table, lazily basking in the sun.

“…… Some meaning, do you say that Otomo is at home?

I've encountered that human being many times, and he's attacked me a few times, but he didn't gain anything, but he suffered a lot of losses. ”

Putting down the cup in his hand, the emperor watched a tea leaf hang down to the bottom of the cup.

Seriously, she didn't know why those Buddhist monks were using this as a sacrificial item, and it wasn't a medicine or anything like that, so why they were so online.

“… It's so bitter..."

Erli stuck out her tongue, it was naturally a good thing to be able to drink tea, after all, except for white water, she was not interested in honey water or anything.

Merely... When I poured the tea, I smelled a strong aroma, but the feeling of drinking it in my mouth was too strong.

“… Otomo Wakajia... When was the last time you saw him? ”

She also put down the cup together, and came little by little, and it was estimated that the feeling of taking a big sip would not be very comfortable.

"Three years ago, that human led a lot of people, and thanks to the consensus I reached with the other youkai, I was able to break the siege by attacking each other.

However, he really deserves the name of half-demon, and I only learned later that in that case, it was to weaken the strength of other teams, but there were few casualties among his own people. ”

It seemed to be back to that day, and the emperor turned his cup and shook his ears.

Three days after that day, he led another group of people and pounced directly on the group of youkai that he had agreed with me. This time, it's all elite, or a raid, and the results speak for themselves.

Using my own strength, I gathered a lot of my people to dig it out. It's quiet now, undisturbed by them, but I'm afraid that in case..."

"Did you make a deal with Purple?"

The emperor nodded, and in Erli's eyes, she was not very surprised.

“… To protect my kindred, there's nothing to keep. ”

"But he's defeated another group of monsters, and the exorcists' power is a little bigger."

The rabbit ran out of Ellie's arms, jumped on her head, and turned her mind to find the emperor holding the book on the table and handing it to her.

"What is this?"

Ellie took the unfolded book, which had a lot written on it, but it wasn't very good. It seems to be a Buddhist scripture, but the text itself can't be read at all.

She probably skimmed around, and the rabbit on it was also looking at the sutra with Erlie, and the movements of the two were very synchronized, and their furry ears hung over her head.

"Don't you know either?

Those three Demon Realm people didn't understand it either, I thought you'd know. ”

Emperor Inhata herself didn't have much hope, and she hadn't seen this writing, so she thought that Buddhist books would be very useful to her, but now it seems that there is no way to understand what it is written.

"Maybe it has something to do with Buddhism, so it should be Sanskrit?"

"Sanskrit?"

“… It should be the name of the text, and you need to find a human to decipher it. I don't think there are many people in the youkai who can be. ”

Holding the rabbit on her head, she continued to stroke the rabbit's head, and the rabbit was honestly lying in her arms, as if she liked it very much.

The emperor went straight back to the table and looked at other books.

Half an hour later, Yuxiang and the others walked in, and Erli was sleeping next to the emperor with a rabbit in her arms, surrounded by five rabbits. The emperor had been reading the book intently, understanding it repeatedly, and when he saw them come in, he also put down the book in his hand.

"How's your discussion?"

“……”

However, seeing Yakumo Zi's gloomy face, she also knew that there was no consensus, otherwise Zi would not have come in with a stinky face.

"Something was discussed, but... You can see it, too. ”

Rei shook her head, deliberately standing between Uther and Yakumo.

“… Well, Yakumo Murasaki.

Did you get what you wanted? ”

Suddenly, the girl on the ground twitched, and the surrounding rabbits woke up as soon as they felt the movement, and when they saw so many people, they all ran behind the emperor.

“……

… Purple? Sister Yuxiang? …”

Erlie, who squinted her eyes, looked at them, she had just slept quite comfortably, but now she needed to sort out her thoughts, because she had to organize her language, and then how could she convince Zi to agree to her going to the Demon Realm alone.

"I sincerely regret that I didn't get it."

The subtext of the emperor is, I did my best, then, you should also fulfill the promise you made.

But the three Demon Realm people were ready to go first.

"Well, let's go first, Emperor Inba

Ellie, we'll have to leave in ten days, what's the address......"

Rose suddenly put his hand on Ellie's head and handed her the address.

They would always rest on Awaji Island, and when Ellie came over, they would leave by boat.

“… Here it is, we will wait until sunset.

Of course, if you can get a little earlier, then even better. ”

"Got it."

"So, let's go first.

Can you show us the way? ”

The emperor patted a variegated rabbit behind him, and the rabbit that was photographed stood up, so she said to the rabbit.

"Go ahead."

"Farewell."

"Farewell."

"Goodbye."

The three of them said hello and followed the rabbit away.

But Zi still gritted her teeth and stared at those Demon Realm people, who didn't have a good impression on her. If they are strong, they will never let them snatch Leigh away!

"Purple?"

A slightly cold feeling suddenly came from his hand, but there was a certain warm feeling coming from the bottom of his heart, which was very reassuring.

Purple looked back, and Erlie grabbed her hand, her eyes full of worry.

"What did you say to them?"

"Nothing... Let's go back and talk about it.

Inhata, let's solve our problem. ”

She had no choice but to smile, not wanting to worry Li so much, so she turned to the emperor's concern, who was very interested in the proposal and nodded.

"The range of my territory is about fifteen miles, but five miles is enough.

The rest is just a buffer, and I know you can't afford to live up to such a big drain. ”

(Note: I don't know much about the unit of measurement in ancient Japan, let's just press the unit of 1 li is equal to 4km, the data source is online.) )

However, such a large distance is also a heavy burden for Zi, and just as she was thinking about how to control her demon power and some other situations, Yuka suddenly spoke.

"Are you going to keep this place undetected?"

"yes, what's wrong?"

"I can help, and with the help of Yakumo Purple's power, it should be seamless."

These words surprised Erli and Purple, but the emperor didn't react, just said indifferently.

“… Does the power of the flower demon combine with the power of this unknown monster?

Can it be done? ”

"What do you say?"

Glaring at Yakumo Murasaki, the latter naturally understood what she meant, and continued her words.

"Yes. Using the flower demon's guidance of life force, there is no problem with concealment here. ”

“… Sister Youxiang, why do you want to help Zi? ”

Erli asked in a low voice, after all, the three of them knew that the personalities of Purple and Yuxiang were actually not very good to deal with, even with Erli as a lubricant, the other party would definitely not be desperate to help.

However, as the queen of Yuxiang, the answer is also very straightforward.

"I'd love to."

“……”

Erlie turned her head away again, not looking at Yuka's eyes, because it was too hairy for her.

After saying that, the four of them all walked into the courtyard, and Yakumo Murasaki and Kazami Yuka were both brewing their own demonic powers, preparing to turn this place into a place where humans would not dare to set foot in it.