As the Great Tengu and the Snow Maiden continued their downward journey, they saw that the surroundings were becoming more and more strange, and at first the lights in the passage were like ordinary flames hanging on the walls, even though the colors were more brilliant and the brightness was more dazzling than the others, but there was nothing new about them.

And as the two of them went deeper, the passage became more and more translucent, and the original blue firelight showed a turquoise color through the wall, and the whole turquoise passage was like a whole piece of exquisite jade, which made people tremble.

"Wow! it's beautiful!" the Snow Girl blurted out in appreciation.

"It's very beautiful, and the vendor is indeed an extremely elegant youkai. ”

The Snow Maiden couldn't help the curiosity in her heart, knocked on the wall, and listened to the muffled sound of "dong dong dong", which neither looked like a stone nor a crystal.

"What kind of material is this made of? It looks very transparent. ”

"Well...... Probably pearls. ”

"Pearl ?!!"

The Snow Maiden's eyes lit up when she heard the word 'pearl', the temptation of this treasure was something that no woman in the world could resist, even the Snow Maiden, who was a monster.

The big tengu smiled, the innocent appearance of the snow girl is indeed very cute.

"The medicine seller is a clam demon, for you pearls may be a rare plaything, for him he can have as much as he wants this thing, it is really normal. ”

"Hehe, do you have a good relationship with the medicine seller?" the Snow Girl looked at the big tengu with a grin, and there was a sly light in her eyes.

Stunned by his gaze, the Great Tengu thought, "What is this female monster thinking about? ”

He replied: "It's not too close, and if I can let him help save people, even if I am lucky for three lives." ”

When the Snow Maiden heard this, she immediately wanted to deflat, and she lost the excited look just now.

The Great Tengu asked, "What's wrong? All of a sudden, it's like this?"

"Hey...... I thought you two were close, so I asked him how many big pearls he wanted for me......"

Hahahaha, the big tengu laughed loudly, "What's so difficult about this, don't say it's me, if you ask him yourself, he will give it to you, this thing is very troublesome in his eyes." He spit out thousands of pearls on time every month, and he couldn't vomit if he didn't want to, and the pearls he spit out were piled up like a mountain and there was nowhere to put them, so he made this passage. ”

"Really? Then I'll have to ask him how many he wants. ”

They were chatting here, and suddenly a voice came, not very loud but very clear, and when they heard it, it was a medicine seller.

"Don't say it anymore, you're about to expose all of my old secrets. ”

The Great Tengu bowed and smiled, "Brother Tai, don't come to harm!"

The Snow Maiden looked at the Great Tengu respectfully and bowed as well.

After a while, a youkai covered in mussel shells came out of the passage, bowed to the Great Tengu and the Snow Maiden, and gently lifted them up and said, "Chongde, if you want to say that we don't know each other, I'll be angry." My mother was able to spend her old age in peace thanks to your many times of care during her lifetime, and you did the filial piety of the son of man for me, and this kindness is like mountains and seas! Besides, when I was a human being, I still need to give you the courtesy of a monarch and a minister, and it is my honor to be able to make you a friend.

The big tengu was stunned for a moment and said, "Where, after all, you have been harmed by my father and younger brother in this life, and I am very grateful if you don't blame me, how dare I make friends with you again." ”

"Hey, don't mention the past, you know I'm just a monster now, a monster with an unsightly face. ”

Indeed, no one dared to see the seller because of his terrifying appearance. When he was still a human, all the skin of his body was stripped away, and after becoming a demon, he could only cover his skin with countless mussel shells. The mussel shell is densely packed with pits, and only seven small holes leak out of the gaps, which are used as ears, eyes, nose, and mouth.

Speaking of the past, there was a trace of resentment on both of their faces, and perhaps it was this related resentment that brought the two closer.

The Snow Maiden looked at the vendor, and her eyes leaked a glint.

This is the first time that a female monster has confronted him, and this female monster is still so beautiful.

In the past, whether it was a human or a monster, whenever he saw his honor, he was scared away, and even if he stood in front of him, he didn't dare to look at him without fear or disgust.

The medicine seller felt warm in his heart, and asked softly, "I didn't scare you with this look." ”

The Snow Girl reached out and touched his face full of mussel shells and replied, "I'm not afraid, I just think you're quite pitiful." ”

"Poor?" the seller was shocked, for for the first time in hundreds of years he had heard of him pitiful.

At that time, Japan was starving, changing children and eating, and the people were almost numb to the point of extinction of humanity, and even the most tragic things would not arouse the slightest sympathy in their ears. Rather than giving them a meal, it's better to give them a meal.

When the seller was still a man, he traveled through the mountains and rivers, cured the sick and saved people, and how many people were brought back from the ghost gate in the past few years, these people sighed at most after hearing about his deeds, and even those who were saved by him did not even shed a single tear.

After he became a ghost and a monster, humans feared to avoid him. He had also sought out those who had been saved by him, and without exception, when they heard that it was him, they all fled away. What's more, he would rather give up money and food and spend a lot of money to invite onmyoji and others to retreat to him.

After a few repetitions, the seller's heart died, and his heart was as hard as a stone. Originally a half-demon, he became a pure monster, and his humanity in the past was almost wiped out.

Snow Maiden's words of sympathy stirred up a storm in his heart, a storm that rejuvenated humanity.

He was stunned for a long time...... Long...... If it weren't for the mussel shells on his face, maybe you would have seen his sad tears.

The seller was very tall, and the Snow Maiden stood on tiptoe and gently supported his chin with one hand.

She suddenly thought of something and said, "By the way, I heard that you have excellent medical skills, why don't you treat this injury?"

The seller looked at her with teary eyes, and said softly: "My skin has long been destroyed and can no longer be used." ”

"What about the dead man's skin, and you can't use it?"

"This ...... What can I do if I peel off the skin of a man who is dead? Besides, my whole body is already connected to this mussel shell, and if it is not for the skin that has been scraped from the living person to stick to it, it will not be long before the skin will fall off of its own accord. ”

"That's ......"

The Snow Maiden thought for a while and said, "It's not difficult, I have a way to help you restore your skin, although it's much better not to be born in you than to cover this mussel shell." ”

The Great Tengu and the seller exclaimed at the same time, "What way?"

"It's not difficult, but I don't know if you're afraid of ice?"

"Ice, half of me am a mussel demon in the river, and I am not afraid of the cold water of the river in winter, so what is cold to me?"

The Snow Maiden was overjoyed and said, "This is very good, you give me a pearl, and I will pour a little of my demonic power into it and turn it into a magic weapon." If you wear the magic weapon on your body all the time, a thin layer of ice will form on your skin. This way your skin can be preserved and you don't have to worry about it falling off again. ”

"That's a good idea, but where does the fresh skin come from? ”

Hope is fleeting, and the heart that the medicine seller just mentioned fell to the bottom in an instant.

The Snow Girl didn't expect that he had become a monster and was still so kind, and this heart that did not hurt life was like a white lotus blooming in this world full of killing.

She thought about it, and suddenly a determined look leaked from her face.

"Can you use your medical skills to grow a whole piece of freshly torn skin?"

Hearing her words, the big tengu was shocked and asked, "What are ......you going to do?!"

The Snow Girl smiled and replied, "Don't worry, I'm very close to this person, it's not a big deal." ”

The medicine seller hurriedly shook his head, "No, no, although I can cultivate a whole piece of skin, but there is no longer a small amount of the original need, how can I ruin your face for myself!"

"You've helped so many people before, what is my little bit of flesh and skin? Besides, your medical skills are so high, why can't I endure the pain for a while and give you a complete look? Could it be that you dislike my bad skin?"

"No, no, no, by no means, I'm afraid...... Hurt you. ”

A complete set of skins was so important to the medicine seller, it was something he had ever dreamed of.

But when this thing could be obtained, he retreated, not because of himself, but because he was afraid of hurting the woman in front of him, even if the woman was willing.

Snow Girl naturally understands this, such a kind and considerate man makes her face red.

She said softly: "For you, I am willing!"

After she finished speaking, she lowered her head, and was so ashamed that she couldn't even lift her head.

"Bang!"

At this moment, a burst of black mist suddenly appeared in front of the three big demons.

"This ...... Isn't this underground? How can there be a black m?!!ist?" the Snow Maiden asked quickly, waking up from her charm.

"No...... Impossible, absolutely impossible, this is a pearl that I have cast with demonic power, how can it suddenly appear?!"

The Great Tengu said: "Stand back! This person is very strong in distinguishing friend from foe, and even the leader can't be defeated, everyone be careful!!"

After a while, a pitch-black black lotus was born from the black mist, and then another person walked out of the black lotus, a monk wearing a Taoist robe.

The Great Tengu spread his wings and shouted in vigilance, "Sure enough, it's you! What are you doing here?"

The monk in the robe glanced at him, "Miscellaneous, it's not your right to speak!" and threw the big tengu out with a hook of one hand.

This scene not only stunned the Snow Girl, but even the seller dropped his jaw in shock.

The strength of the Great Tengu is obvious to all, compared to the peerless ghost kings such as Tamamo Mae, Ibaraki Boy, and Nine-Tailed Cat, and this monk in a Taoist robe threw him out with just a move of his fingers, which was enough to deter him on the spot.

The robed monk leaned down and glared at the Snow Maiden, and suddenly raised his palm, knocking her into the wall and embedding her in the huge pearl.

"So-so thing, dare to freeze the caretaker, this slap is considered a meeting gift!"

He spoke in a very violent tone, not at all what the Great Tengu had seen at all.

"What the hell is wrong with him?! This person is extremely powerful, although he was ruthless when he first saw him, but afterwards he was polite, and what he said was convincing, how can he be so vicious today!" said the big tengu in his heart.

He shook his body and stood up, but he didn't expect to be hurt by him so lightly.

"Dare to ask Your Excellency, what did we do that deserved your anger?"

"What's the matter?!I asked you to take care of them at night, how did they end up like this?!"

"This ...... We can't imagine that Gu Xuanniao actually invited a thunderstorm to deal with him as a mortal, so we don't have to slack off and ask your forgiveness. ”

The monk in the Taoist robe snorted coldly and ignored him, and said to the seller, "Are you sure you can cure ?!!them?"

The seller eats soft and not hard, and a sense of arrogance arouses in his heart, and he raises his head and says: "I'm not sure!"