"Actually exposed his body in front of Xiaobai! What a faux pas! The little fox turned his back to Nanami Hashimoto and shouted in a very embarrassed tone. And the panicked Nana Hashimoto shouted equally shyly after barely covering her body with a bath towel: "I'm taking a bath, of course I'm naked!" ”

After a period of embarrassment, Nana Hashimoto washed her body indiscriminately, put on her clothes, and sat face to face with the little fox who called herself Xiaobai.

"So who are you? Why is it in my bathtub? Nanami Hashimoto looked at the cute little fox in front of her and asked seriously.

The little fox raised his head and said in a proud tone: "I am the god of the great onmyoji Lord Abe Harumi, and the fox Xiaobai is also!" Then he lowered his head and said angrily: "Xiaobai was locked in a bamboo pipe by Lord Chiba, if you didn't open the bamboo pipe in the bathroom, this kind of accident wouldn't have happened at all." ”

Nanami Hashimoto immediately covered her cheeks and said with a blushing face: "Then you can't lie on someone's chest!" Colored fox! ”

Xiao Bai shouted in annoyance: "Xiao Bai is not a color fox!" I said it was an accident! Not! This must be another Chiba-sama's prank! ”

Nana Hashimoto looked at the little fox in front of him with some amusement, and after barely collecting his mood, he asked curiously: "Then why were you locked in a bamboo pipe by Qianye-san?" ”

When Xiao Bai heard this question, he immediately said eagerly: "It's because Lord Chiba has an important task to hand over to Xiao Bai!" It's not because Xiaobai fell asleep while guarding the library! Xiaobai didn't fall asleep and drooled! ”

Nana Hashimoto covered her mouth with one hand and bent over with a smile.

Looking at the girl who couldn't stop laughing in front of her, Xiaobai began to scream, rolling on the ground while screaming: "Ahhhh Master Qingming, Xiaobai has disappointed you! ”

Nana Hashimoto pressed her sore stomach with her hand, and barely stopped laughing and asked, "Chiba-sama?" Is this Senya-san's surname? ”

Xiao Bai turned over, supported the floor with his chin, and said in a burning tone: "Chiba-sama's full name is Chiba Chiya, and Xiaobai has always called him Chiba-sama. After speaking, Xiaobai raised his eyes and looked at Nanami Hashimoto and asked, "I haven't asked your name yet?" Why did Chiba-sama give you Xiaobai's bamboo pipe? Are you a descendant of Chiba-sama? ”

"Ah, that's rude. I'm Nanami Hashimoto from Hokkaido, and I'm 19 years old. Nana Hashimoto hurriedly introduced herself and then said: "I've only met Senya-san once, and I only met him because my friend was possessed by a hungry ghost and went to Chiya-san for help." You say I'm a descendant of Chiya-san, is Chiya-san very old? ”

Xiaobai struggled to get up from the floor, sat down on his two hind legs, and muttered, "It's strange, Chiba-sama is not a generous person, huh?" After saying that, Xiaobai's head slammed heavily on the floor as if it was held down by an invisible big hand. Xiao Bai suddenly wailed and begged for mercy: "Xiao Bai is not speaking ill of Lord Chiba!" Chiba-sama spared Xiaobai! Xiaobai doesn't dare anymore! Hearing Xiaobai's plea for mercy, the invisible big hand holding its head dissipated.

Looking at Xiaobai lying on the floor, Nana Hashimoto couldn't hide the surprise in her eyes, and her little hand gently covered her mouth and asked, "That was Chiya-san just now?" ”

Xiaobai raised his head so that Nana Hashimoto didn't see the red collar around his neck, and then said: "This is a spell cast by Chiba-sama on Xiaobai, as long as Xiaobai has any disrespect for Chiba-sama, Xiaobai will be punished." ”

"Curse?" Nana Hashimoto brushed her hair with a puzzled expression.

Xiaobai looked up at Nana Hashimoto who had not gotten up from the floor, and after sitting down, he pretended to be very wise in a very old voice and said, "The 'mantra' is the human heart. You want him to be a 'Shikigami', and he's a Shikigami. Even if it's something else, if you give him the name of 'Shikigami', he'll be Shikigami too. This is the mantra. ”

Nana Hashimoto's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly: "In other words, if I think that a blank piece of paper is 'Shikigami' and give it the name of 'Shikijin', this blank paper will also become 'Shikigami'?" ”

Xiaobai glanced at Nanami Hashimoto strangely, nodded and said, "That's right, the premise is that you can give this blank piece of paper the name of 'Shikigami'." Speaking of this, Xiaobai looked at Nanami Hashimoto with appreciative eyes and said: "I didn't expect you to have a good understanding, little girl, just now, Master Qingming has said many times to Master Boya, but he has always understood it." ”

Nana Hashimoto didn't notice that Xiaobai mentioned "Boya-sama", so she asked, "Boya-sama?" Is it the 'God of Grace' Gen Boya-sama? Legend has it that he is a friend of the great onmyoji Abe Haruaki! ”

Xiao Bai nodded and said, "Lord Boya is indeed revered by people as the 'God of Yale', and he is close friends with Master Qingming and Lord Chiba. ”

Nana Hashimoto didn't hear this, so she interrupted Xiaobai's words suspiciously, and asked, "Does Chiyo-san know Lord Harumi?" I was puzzled just now, you said that I am a descendant of Qianye-san, is Qianye-san very old? ”

"Lord Chiba has known Master Harumi since the Heian period, and he has lived for at least a thousand years. It's strange, you don't even know this, but Chiba-sama handed over Xiaobai's bamboo pipe to you. After speaking, Xiaobai looked at Nanami Hashimoto with strange eyes.

Nana Hashimoto's eyes widened suddenly: "A thousand years? How is it possible for a man to live for a thousand years? Deceptive, right? ”

Xiaobai suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly remedied: "Ah, Xiaobai shouldn't tell you this." Chiba-sama's affairs, you might as well ask Chiba-sama in person. If Xiaobai says anything more, he will be punished again. With that, he put his little head between his two front legs.

Seeing Xiaobai's attitude, Nanami Hashimoto could only give up asking questions and suppressed his doubts in his heart. Nana Hashimoto picked up the bamboo pipe that was placed aside, looked at Xiaobai's size like a puppy, and compared the bamboo pipe in his hand that was not thick and said, "How did you get stuffed into such a thin bamboo pipe?" ”

"Xiaobai is a pipe fox." Xiao Bai, who poked his head out from between his legs, said with a little pride: "Xiao Bai was originally just an ordinary fox, and after being injured once, he was given as a gift to Lord Boya by a hunter, and Lord Boya took me to Master Qingming's house in order to heal my injury. In Qingming's master's home, in order to cure Xiaobai, Qingming's master turned Xiaobai into his god, a pipe fox. As a pipe fox, it is an instinct to drill into your own bamboo pipe. ”

Nana Hashimoto took the bamboo pipe and asked Xiaobai curiously, "Then can you still get into it now?" ”

Xiaobai nodded and said, "Of course you can, this bamboo pipe is Xiaobai's home." If there is no master to provide spiritual power for Xiaobai to maintain Xiaobai's existence, Xiaobai will have to rely on this bamboo pipe to replenish spiritual power. Since Chiba-sama handed over this bamboo pipe to you, please be sure to take care of it. After speaking, Xiaobai looked at Nanami Hashimoto with a solemn face.

Nanami Hashimoto waved her hand and said, "Since this bamboo pipe is so important to you, then I will return it to you, and you can keep it yourself." After speaking, he had to return the bamboo pipe to Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai stretched out a small paw against the bamboo pipe that Nana Hashimoto stretched out, and said solemnly: "Since this bamboo pipe has been given to you by Lord Chiba, it means that a contract has been concluded between you and this bamboo pipe, and the contract is also a 'curse', which has linked you to this bamboo pipe, and Xiao Bai can't take back this bamboo pipe from your hands." Before you lose this bamboo pipe, you will be the new master of Xiaobai. ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Bai seemed to remember something and hurriedly added: "Xiao Bai's master will always be the only one who is Qingming's master, don't be mistaken about this." You just temporarily became Xiaobai's temporary master through the contract on the bamboo pipe, don't think of replacing Qingming's master to become Xiaobai's master. ”

Nana Hashimoto didn't see Xiaobai's eyes very serious, so she nodded seriously. After carefully putting away the bamboo pipe, he said to Xiaobai: "In this case, I will keep this bamboo pipe first." By the way, you said that as a royal lord, you will provide you with spiritual power, how do you do this? ”

Xiao Bai heard Nanami Hashimoto's question, stood up and circled around her, sniffed at her and said, "Master, you haven't cultivated spiritual power, but you seem to have a little talent." ”

Xiao Bai thought for a while, and said to Hashimoto Nanawei: "With your current ability, you can't provide spiritual power for Xiao Bai, so you just need to let me go back to the bamboo pipe every night." This bamboo pipe made by Qingming's master is enough to provide spiritual power for Xiaobai, so you don't have to worry about this. As for the idea that you want to provide spiritual power for Xiaobai, Xiaobai suggests that you still ask Chiba-sama. ”

Nana Hashimoto nodded in understanding, so he took out the bamboo pipe and said to Xiaobai, "Then do you want to rest now?" Or do you want to eat something? I still want to continue to take a shower, but I was interrupted by you just now, and I haven't finished my shower. ”

Xiaobai shook his head and said, "It was really rude just now. Master, you don't have to worry about Xiaobai, let's deal with your affairs first. Xiaobai has been around for a thousand years and can take care of himself. ”

Nana Hashimoto nodded, so she put down the bamboo pipe and walked into the bathroom again.

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A few days later, Nanami Hashimoto finally came to the main shrine again with Xiaobai on a day off, and Nanami Hashimoto, who was standing in front of the torii, asked Xiaobai: "Why is this shrine called 'here Taisha', and can such a small shrine be called a Taisha?" ”

Xiaobai squatted on Nanami Hashimoto's shoulder, licked his paws and said, "The name of 'Here Taisha' was given by Emperor Hanayama. As for why the name of the shrine is Taisha, Xiaobai is not very clear, but it is said that the 'here Taisha' uses the Taisha as the name of the company, and even the Izumo Taisha has not objected. However, the shrine has not been well-known, and during the Edo period, Chiba-sama even moved it from Kyoto to Edo Castle. ”

Nanami Hashimoto looked curiously at the torii gate and the stele in front of her, the last time I came, it was already dark, so Nanami Hashimoto didn't take a good look at this rather magical shrine.