Chapter 117 Chapter 117 "Because everyone loves the potion." ...
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Golden ginkgo leaves fluttered down, forming a round golden carpet under the tree.
The cherry blossoms trees are covered with pink, and the branches are swaying. The petals fall like raindrops. The ground is intertwined with gold and pink, adding a touch of romance to the courtyard.
Roses and lavender are huddled together, red and purple forming a small sea of flowers, and the fragrance of flowers spreads.
Golden ginkgo leaves and cherry blossoms floated onto the corridor. The woman stared into the air in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking.
The long silver-white hair spread out on the back, and the ends of the hair fell to the ground along the back.
The light green kimono is like the flowers and plants in the garden, the color is gentle yet full of vitality.
Suddenly, a cherry petal fell beside her ear and hung in her hair like a hairpin.
The pink color sets off the fair skin, making it look even more delicate.
The dark red pupils were like sparkling gems, without any of the hostility that belonged to a ghost.
"Mr. Kokushibo?"
The woman looked over with a surprised expression.
Those slightly widened eyes looked more lively like a rabbit.
This is the scene when Kokushibo met Li Xiaoqi today.
In his eyes, the woman sitting alone on the porch was as beautiful as a painting. Even the tone of his voice would unconsciously soften, for fear of disturbing the little rabbit.
Whether as a human or as an upper-rank Celestial Being, he has seen many beautiful women. A woman with this appearance is not particularly outstanding among those beautiful women, but her temperament is particularly extraordinary, which can make him feel a little pity for her.
Is her unique temperament because she is a visitor from another world?
Lord Muzan was still worried about this strange woman and wanted to see her actions in the outside world, so he found an excuse to have him accompany her and monitor her.
After the invitation to the festival was spoken, Kokushibo found that a hint of anticipation had arisen deep in his heart.
He took a deep breath and suppressed the sudden anticipation.
When he heard the woman's agreement, Kokushibo felt a rare sense of joy in his heart.
Obviously, this feeling can only be felt when one's swordsmanship is improved, but now, looking at her, my heart beats faster and faster as if uncontrollably.
Very strange.
Kokushibo returned to his room, looked at himself in the mirror, and suddenly remembered the first time he saw a woman.
She fell from the sky like a butterfly elf, with a helpless and weak look on her face, and was finally caught by him.
Kokushibo slowly stroked his face and suddenly remembered the woman's frightened expression.
I went to see her once before, and she was sleeping, yelling about her face being scary and stuff... Women are really weak.
Why did my body unconsciously go looking for that woman when I suddenly thought of her last time?
I saw her resting, she just stood there for a while and then left.
I heard from Mingnu that Lord Muzan and Douma, like him, had also gone to look for that woman, but the woman was resting the whole time.
Is it because he has just turned into a ghost and has not yet sucked human flesh and blood that he is so tired?
Lord Muzan also made the same judgment and ordered him to capture a few humans at the festival to provide nourishment for the woman.
Currently, women are the key to Lord Muzan's search for the blue spider lily.
As his thoughts turned over and over, Kokushibo found that all he was thinking about was women. He was stunned for a moment and attributed it to the fact that she was the target of the mission.
"In order to better complete the surveillance mission... then..."
Kokushibo put his hand on his forehead, poked his fingertips into his skin, and blood flowed down his face.
The entire face was torn off, and the upper and lower pairs of eyes closed and disappeared under the regrown skin.
The newborn's face looked the same as it did when he was a human, except that the color of his eyes had become a deeper red.
He stared at himself in the mirror in a daze, and suddenly remembered his younger brother who looked 90% like him.
Yunyi's swordsmanship, Yunyi's movements when attacking, and how he displayed his powerful strength when encountering demons were all deeply engraved in his bones.
Even after becoming a ghost, the memories of his human life were forgotten in the torrent of time. He forgot his parents and his former wife and children, but the only thing he could not forget was Yunyi.
Only Yunyi can never be erased from his mind.
Kokushibo's eyes were dark, and he clenched his fist and smashed the mirror.
He stood up and looked at the countless reflections of himself in the broken mirror, just like the cold expression that had appeared in Yunyi's dreams countless times.
Kokushibo clenched his fists and murmured almost silently: "This is a surveillance mission that requires disguise."
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"Ting ting! Congratulations, host! Upper Moon One Kokushibo's favorability has increased by 10 points."
When Li Xiaoqi was standing on the corridor, holding his head and wailing, the administrator Liu Yue suddenly said these words.
The corner of her mouth twitched and she raised her hand to support her forehead.
Li Xiaoqi didn't understand what the mechanism of increasing favorability was. Did the favorability increase just because he agreed to go to the festival together?
In her stereotype, a man like Kokushibo, who is stubborn and focused on swordsmanship and strength to the point of abandoning his wife and children, would never be in love.
"Because everyone loves the potion."
Administrator June said something that sounded familiar.
...Eh.
Li Xiaoqi suddenly remembered that the description of the Everyone Loves Potion seemed to include something like "it will make others become love-brained".
She looked at the courtyard in confusion, then took out her backpack and started picking out clothes.
There were some clothes in the backpack that the system had given him before. Li Xiaoqi chose a light yellow yukata kimono with a white hibiscus flower pattern and tied a red belt around his waist.
She looked at the mirror in the room and habitually wanted to tie up her long hair, but found that she didn't have any tools.
So, Li Xiaoqi thought of Dazai Osamu.
She looked at the live broadcast interface. The sunset outside dyed the mountaintops red, and the orange afterglow fell on Dazai Osamu's face.
Dazai Osamu was lying on the porch, his head on the pillow and his eyes closed.
Light and shadow divided his face, half of it was embraced by the sun, and the other half was hidden in the shadow.
Li Xiaoqi couldn't bear to wake him up, so she looked in the mirror and combed her long hair with a wooden comb and left it at that.
There was no rouge or lipstick on the wooden table in the room, so she simply shook her sleeves and went straight to find Muzan Kibutsuji.
When you open the door to the courtyard, you will see a crisscross of stairs and many tatami rooms floating in the air.
"Ms. Naruto, I'm looking for Mr. Muzan."
Music sounded from the air, and a long-haired woman in a kimono appeared before my eyes.
"Nana-sama, I'm sorry, but Muzan-sama is not in the city at the moment."
Li Xiaoqi was stunned and nodded slightly.
"I see. Thank you."
Mingnu bowed slightly, strummed the shamisen, and disappeared.
Kokushibo said Muzan had something important to do, was he outside?
So how do I invite someone to the festival?
Li Xiaoqi walked back into the yard, stood in the lavender field, squatted down and moved the purple stamens, waiting for Kokushibo in boredom.
After a while, footsteps came from afar, coming along the lavender field.
The black trouser legs came into view. Li Xiaoqi raised his head and saw the figure of Kokushibo reflected in his eyes.
He was wearing a conical hat with a translucent gauze curtain hanging from it. He was still wearing the same purple and black snake-patterned kimono and black samurai hakama.
The gauze curtain fluttered up, and Li Xiaoqi saw his appearance clearly.
The scary six eyes were gone, and the pupils were no different from those of humans, but the color of the eyes had turned deep red, and dark red flame patterns spread across the forehead and neck.
"Leave."
Kokushibo said in a deep voice.
Li Xiaoqi opened his lips slightly, shocked by the fact that this humanoid six-eyed monster had turned into a handsome man with a human appearance.
"Mr. Kokushibo?"
Kokushibo lowered the brim of his hat, his expression indifferent.
"Um."
Looks super similar to Yuanyi!!!
Li Xiaoqi shouted in his heart.
At this moment, the barrage of comments began to get excited, just like Li Xiaoqi's surprised heart.
[Emma, damn, this guy suddenly became handsome]
[As expected of two brothers, they really look alike]
【Muzan: Doki! 】
[Hahahahahahaha, he's the boss now. Muzan must be ptsd after seeing this.]
Is it possible that the reason Ichigo became six-eyed was not only his pursuit of strength, but also because of Muzan? (dog head)
【Satoru: Six eyes?】
"Is it because Xiao Qi said it was scary two or three times that Yi Ge suddenly became like this? Sorry, I'm in love."
[!!! The scene of Yige and Qiqi standing in the flowers is quite good]
【Zai: I really will thank you】
Li Xiaoqi quickly stood up and asked in surprise, "Mr. Kokushibo's appearance has changed...?"
Kokushibo nodded and said, "It's not appropriate for a demon to attend the festival. It would be troublesome if it caused a disturbance."
His gaze lingered on Li Xiaoqi's face, and finally landed on her lips.
Kokushibo frowned slightly and quickly looked away.
Soon, with the help of Mingnu, Li Xiaoqi and Kokushibo arrived at the path near the festival in the blink of an eye.
The sound of music filled the air and there were bright lights in the distance.
Li Xiaoqi stood on tiptoe and looked curiously, but could only see a dense crowd of people walking towards the stairs hung with lanterns.
“So many people…”
Kokushibo took a step forward and walked straight ahead.
Li Xiaoqi quickly followed, saying with regret, "It's quite lively, but it's a pity that Mr. Wuzan is busy, so we can't invite him to come along."
Kokushibo looked down at her and revealed the news.
"Lord Muzan is also at the festival."
Li Xiaoqi opened his eyes wide with a look of surprise.
"Huh? Really?"
Kokushibo nodded, "But I don't have time to play with Miss Nana."
Li Xiaoqi raised the corners of his lips and smiled.
"It doesn't matter, let's see if we can meet!"
Her tone became much lighter, and she felt that it was much easier.
Kokushibo looked at Li Xiaoqi's happy profile, but had some misunderstandings.
He pursed his lips slightly, ignoring the inexplicable loss in his heart.
Li Xiaoqi and Kokushibo walked side by side for a while and came to the stairs leading to the festival.
The festival takes place within the shrine grounds, with white lanterns going up the stairs, illuminating rows of red torii gates.
The fox statues on both sides of the torii cast light and shadows on the ground, quietly watching the people coming and going.
Li Xiaoqi stepped onto the stone stairs and moved up step by step.
Kokushibo walked beside Li Xiaoqi, his strong body and broad chest just enough to separate Li Xiaoqi from the crowd.
The men and women passing by stared at Kokushibo curiously and made strange exclamations.
Kokushibo's attire is in the style of the Warring States Period, which seems out of place in the Taisho era where Western and Japanese styles are blended together.
Even among the young ladies from noble families who visit the shrine, many wear Western-style dresses.
Kokushibo ignored the stares of passersby and instead criticized those who walked through the shrine in Western clothes.
"The world is really going downhill. Wearing these bizarre clothes to the shrine is really a shame."
Li Xiaoqi blinked slowly and chuckled twice.
"Mr. Kokushibo, times have changed now."
Kokushibo frowned and snorted in dissatisfaction.
"Hey, the blessing performance by the priests and shrine maidens is about to begin—"
Someone shouted.
Suddenly, passersby began to stir, and many people ran forward.
"I haven't even browsed the stalls yet, why is the show already starting?"
Li Xiaoqi murmured in confusion.
At this moment, a young man running around turned and said, "Miss, you rarely go out, do you? As long as you accept Master Tsukiko's blessing, any wish will come true! Festivals held at this shrine always begin with a blessing ceremony by the priest and the miko before the festival officially begins."
He was like an NPC, and after speaking, his figure disappeared in the crowd.
Li Xiaoqi blinked slowly. Could this Yue Yan be Muzan Kibutsuji? !
Not even changing the name?
Suddenly, a group of people ran by in a hurry and accidentally bumped into Li Xiaoqi.
Li Xiaoqi fell backwards. When she came to her senses, she looked panicked.
Kokushibo grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards him.
Li Xiaoqi bumped into Kokushibo's chest and felt pain at the tip of his nose.
She raised her head and met Kokushibo's eyes, looking stunned.
"Don't be distracted. Grab my sleeve."
Kokushibo stuffed his sleeves into her hands and used his back to shield her from pedestrians.
Feeling his protection, Li Xiaoqi felt a sense of unreality.
Li Xiaoqi obediently grabbed his sleeve and squeezed into the crowd under his guidance.
Amid the noise, Kokushibo's words came through.
"Priest Yue Yan is Lord Muzan."
Li Xiaoqi looked at the crowds swarming up the stone steps and listened to the music in the shrine, and felt it was extremely ironic.
Such a huge shrine enshrines a ghost who has killed countless people as a priest.
She lowered her head so that Kokushibo wouldn't see the mocking look on her face.
Seeing her lowering her head and being pushed into his arms unconsciously by the crowd, Kokushibo reluctantly pulled her over and held her in his arms.
The faint fragrance of flowers penetrated my nose, and the soft silver-white hair stuck to my arms, giving me a wonderful feeling in my heart.
"Tick-tick! Upper Moon One Kokushibo's favorability increased by 10 points."
Li Xiaoqi: “…”
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Author's comments: Favorability: Muzan Kibutsuji 35, Kokushibo 35, Douma 45, Akaza 0
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