Chapter 6: The Forest of Foxes

"Snail's grandson."

"A girl, a boy."

"It's so rich in the blood of the Iijima family."

Grandpa walked in the forest, holding a child in each of his hands.

The trees around were swaying, and many figures loomed, and they were all talking, very curious about the identities of the two children beside Grandpa.

"Grandpa."

Ritsu's courage is very small, he clings to his grandfather tightly, and he doesn't dare to look at those demons and monsters at all.

"Don't worry, Ritsu."

Gu Yun said: "They are not malicious. ”

In a week, Gu Yun learned many low-level spells, including the art of perceiving monsters and human malice.

And in Gu Yun's perception, the demonic power of these monsters is very weak, and most of them are negligible miscellaneous ghosts.

Occasionally, there are a few small monsters, and they don't have the power to harm humans.

What's more, with Grandpa here, even a powerful superior demon probably wouldn't dare to approach easily.

"Grandpa."

Gu Yun walked all the way and found that the demonic power of the monsters was not high, and he was a little puzzled: "Aren't there any demons here?" ”

"Demons aren't common."

Grandpa smiled, "Most of them live in seclusion. ”

"Most of the demons in the present world have their own territories, and the ones we are visiting today are the mid-level demons who live in the forest."

Demons are youkai that can pose a threat to humans.

According to the level of demonic power, they are divided into lower, intermediate, and upper, and the special level second only to the big monster.

Qinglan and Xiaobai belong to the powerful super-level demons, and they are the demons among the demons.

They have the potential to break through the Great Youkai.

If one day, the two attracted enough demons to establish their own Hundred Ghost Night Walk.

At that time, Qinglan and Xiaobai will rely on the fear of a hundred ghosts to break through to become big monsters.

"Demons are actually the same as us humans," Grandpa said, "Xiao Tani Yun is in the second grade of elementary school, right?" ”

"Hmm."

Gu Yun nodded, and his grandfather said, "Then will little Gu Yun look down on his classmates from poor families?" ”

"No, it won't."

Maybe some people will, but Gu Yun definitely won't.

"It's really worthy of Xiao Tani."

Grandpa secretly said that his daughter was right, his grandson is not only a genius, but also very sensible.

"Demons and humans, in my opinion, grandpa, are no different."

Human beings measure their status by money, and demons determine strength by strength.

Humans offended youkai and thus received revenge.

Just imagine, if you replace the youkai with a human, and the human offends the human, shouldn't the other party be angry and retaliate?

"There are some warlocks who believe that people are people, and monsters are monsters."

"It is only natural for humans to protect humans and to retreat from monsters."

But in grandpa's opinion, the logic in this actually doesn't make sense.

"In this land, the line between ghosts and gods has been blurred since ancient times."

"Ghosts can become gods, youkai can become gods, and ghosts can too."

The Japanese believe that everything dies one day, and after death, it becomes a spirit.

People die as ghosts, mountains and lakes die as gods, animals die as monsters, and pots and pans die as mourning gods.

This is the origin of the saying that there are eight million gods in Japan.

So according to this theory, humans become ghosts when they die.

Are humans human beings or ghosts?

Is it just because humans have flesh and blood, and ghosts don't, that ghosts are not human?

If one day, Gu Yun's mother turned into an evil spirit.

Does Gu Yun want to treat her?

Obviously, Gu Yun would not do this.

Because that's his mother.

In Grandpa's eyes, youkai are people of another race.

Youkai threaten humans with their power, just like the rich in humans threaten ordinary people with their wealth and power.

"In trouble, we're soul exorcists."

Grandpa smiled: "But if there is no grievance with us." ”

"Then Xiaotani, you can forget their identity as a monster and treat them as a people with their own culture and customs, just like foreigners."

Grandpa's code of standing is not to be a messenger of justice all over the world just because monsters eat people.

"This..."

Grandpa saw Gu Yun hesitating, he thought that Gu Yun was still young and didn't understand these very well: "Don't think about it so much, Xiao Gu Yun just needs to do what he thinks is right." ”

"We're just small people."

"The world is big, and our power is limited, so we can't manage it."

Of course, if you really encounter it.

Grandpa told Gu Yun: "Do what you can, maintain the balance between the two worlds, and try your best to find an answer that can satisfy both parties." ”

It's very easy to destroy directly.

As a soul eliminator, the hardest thing is purification, that is, to make both parties satisfied.

In this regard, Grandpa often visited his friends to discuss and share his experiences with them, so as to improve his own virtue and understanding.

There are good and bad human beings, and the same goes for youkai.

If you encounter a very evil monster, then Gu Yun doesn't need to show mercy.

The other party is evil, and I am more evil than you.

Even if you want to be reasonable, you have to convince both sides first, and then you can sit down and talk slowly.

"That's why we need to work hard to improve ourselves."

Grandpa told Gu Yun that they were beings between two worlds, diplomats who upheld the law.

"Alright, we're here."

As he was talking, Gu Yun saw a quaint torii gate erected in front of him.

"Beyond this torii gate, we're in another world."

This torii gate is not the vermilion color commonly seen in Japan, but is made of pure wood.

And under the torii, an old woman in a kimono is standing there, waiting for her grandfather to arrive.

"Master Iijima."

The old woman is the fox fairy in this mountain, and she is also the highest ranking among all the demon foxes.

She signed a contract with this forest and was able to cultivate with the help of the aura in the forest, so she had the demonic power of an intermediate demon.

"Excuse me, Granny Fox."

Grandpa took the two children and gave a salute to the fox fairy in front of him, showing the etiquette of the Iijima family.

"Are these two little guys the grandsons of the master?"

"yes."

Grandpa introduced: "The older one is Gu Yun, and the younger one is Li." ”

"Buzz~~~"

When Grandpa introduced Ritsu and Gu Yun, the Hundred Ghost Picture Scroll moved again, and it was flashing with a light blue light.

"Open the scroll."

Gu Yun said secretly in his heart, only to see the scroll slowly open.

【Three-Tailed Fox】

Awakening Mission: Encounter 10 fox monsters (no level limit)

Completed: 1/10

"Huh?"

Gu Yun looked at the task of the three-tailed fox and contacted fox-like monsters, which was much easier than contacting 5 dragons.

"Auntie."

"Mother."

Just as she was thinking, two small figures ran out from behind the fox mother-in-law, with fox ears on their heads and a fox tail behind them.

In terms of appearance, they are about the same age as Ritsu, that is, about 5 years old.

【Three-Tailed Fox】

Awakening Mission: Encounter 10 fox monsters (no level limit)

Completed: 3/10

"So fast!"

Gu Yun looked at his grandfather, the old man smiled slightly, and said, "The law will be handed over to Xiao Gu Yun." ”

"Uh, okay."

Gu Yun grabbed his younger brother's hand, he had many spirit runes on his body, plus Xiao Bai's protection.

In a way, he is actually more powerful than Granny Fox.

The people who should really be afraid are not the Iijima family, but Kitsunemori.

"Gu Yun."

Suddenly, Grandpa called Gu Yun.

The latter turned his head and looked into his grandfather's eyes, and the old man smiled slightly: "You can't bully them." ”

"I see, Grandpa."

Gu Yun understood what his grandfather meant.

He still subconsciously distinguishes monsters and people too clearly.

Just like people in previous lives, when they encountered ghosts, they would instinctively scream, because they thought ghosts were bad.

Gu Yun's previous thoughts were like going to his grandfather's friend's house as a guest, and then he touched the pistol in his arms, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

What is this doing?

Is the Fox Forest an Extreme Way or an evil organization?

They are just foxes who have lived here for hundreds of years, and Gu Yun is an outsider.

"My name is Kitsunaro, and this is my sister Ayako."

Kitsune Taro and Ayako politely saluted Gu Yun, like children of ancient Japanese aristocratic families.

"Uh."

Gu Yun could only follow their example and returned the salute: "My name is Iijima Guyun, this is mine, my sister Iijima Ritsu." ”

Gu Yun remembered his grandfather's instructions, in front of outsiders, he had to call Lu his sister.

This reversal of gender is a deception of the perception of monsters, a disguised law of protection.