The gust of wind accompanies the will-o'-the-wisp fire along the way.
Su Ziyu sat beside the Qingxuandeng and watched the scenery around him rapidly receding, while the big monster turned around from time to time to look at him.
Qingxuandeng's appearance is pure and elegant, the type that becomes more beautiful the more you look at her. She has a lazy bookish aura, and her fragrance is mixed with a hint of ink. Su Ziyu is very curious about the former identity of this big monster, because her ladylike temperament cannot be deceived, and other monsters do not have such a strong human smell.
"Am I beautiful?" Qing Xingdeng seemed to have noticed Su Ziyu's gaze, turned her head and said with a sweet smile.
"Beautiful." Su Ziyu nodded seriously and said, "You must have been alone before, right?"
The smile on Qingxuandeng's face gradually disappeared.
"That lamp is very strange." Su Ziyu's eyes fell on the green lamp and he said slowly: "Your soul has merged with it! How did you become a monster?"
"Is it because of Hyakumonogatari?"
Hyakumonogatari is a ghost story ritual in Fuso, and it is said that something terrible will happen at the end.
"Master Su, do you want to hear my story?" Qing Xingdeng in front of him raised a faint smile and said softly, "According to our agreement, you have to beat me once first."
I didn't realize you were so obsessed with the story.
Su Ziyu was silent for a moment, then shook his head and smiled, "Let's talk about it another day."
There were gusts of cold wind along the way.
Soon, a mountain range appeared in Su Ziyu's sight. He saw some ghosts with human upper bodies and smoke-like lower bodies floating around.
"They are the Night Patrol." Qing Xingdeng said with a breath as sweet as orchid, "Master Yan Mo's men."
"Most of them were brave and courageous when they were alive."
Night wandering god?
Su Ziyu took a curious look and found that the night patrols were also avoiding Qingxuande's carriages. Some of the night patrols were dressed as samurai and their strength did not seem very strong, probably at the level of ordinary ghosts. The most powerful monster he had encountered so far was Qingxuande next to him, and then the bone girl he saw at Rashomon, the latter's strength was probably around level three.
"We're here!" Qing Xingdeng said softly as he looked at the lights ahead.
A row of lanterns appeared before my eyes.
Su Ziyu looked at the bamboo forest in the distance with surprise, and then followed Qing Xingdeng all the way. On the way, he could actually see some other monsters, but they all seemed a little scared. A humanoid monster that looked like a raccoon cat suddenly got goosebumps when he saw Su Ziyu, and disappeared without a trace after turning around.
"A distinguished guest has arrived!"
"Go get ready!"
There was actually an exquisite inn deep in the bamboo forest. Before Su Ziyu got close, he saw a charming figure coming towards him. It was an extremely beautiful woman wearing a fiery red dress, with her exposed ears standing up furry, and three red fluffy fox tails behind her.
"Welcome!" The innkeeper's wife turned out to be a vixen. She came up to him with a pretty smile, and as soon as they met, she bowed deeply to Su Ziyu, knelt on her knees on the wooden floor, bent down and prostrated herself in front of him.
Su Ziyu glanced inside the hotel.
At first, it seemed that all the guests here had run away. In the hall, there was a humanoid toad-like monster and a monster with two cat tails who were cleaning up.
Cat again?
Qing Xingdeng next to him didn't say anything, so Su Ziyu could only say, "Get up."
"Please come in, distinguished guest." The three-tailed fox in front of him led the way respectfully.
The toad-like monster seemed to be very scared. Not only was he afraid of Qingxuande, he was also afraid of Suziyu. After packing up some things, he ran inside in a disorderly manner.
This cat had not yet fully transformed, and it still had whiskers on its young face. Its expression was both frightened and curious, and it kept secretly sizing up the two people.
It is easy to judge the strength of beast monsters.
Those who cannot fully transform into human form are generally not very strong. Here, the proprietress three-tailed fox is pretty strong, and it is estimated that she can reach about the third level.
Two ghost maids wearing masks stood outside the inn.
The breath of ghosts made the lights here turn into a dark green color. All the monsters that stayed nearby at first fled away, and the mountain spirits and monsters that were transformed from animals seemed to be a little afraid of ghosts.
"Please take a seat."
"Hurry up and bring up the fruit wine." The proprietress looked cautious, leaned slightly and then retreated.
There were things on the nearby tables and chairs that had not yet been put away.
These monsters are quite interesting, with a lot of fine wine and food placed on them. If there weren't a bunch of monsters sitting here at the beginning, it would look like a tavern in the human world.
"Please." Qing Xingdeng smiled and stood up to pour a glass of wine for Su Ziyu.
A fruit wine.
It smells nice, but the alcohol content is not high.
Su Ziyu scanned the data stream, then raised his glass and drank it all, looking up and saying, "Is this the good place you mentioned?"
"Don't be impatient, Lord Su." Qing Xingdeng also raised her cup and drank it all. She covered her mouth with one hand like a lady and smiled, "There is a spiritual spring here that can relieve fatigue. Lord Su will know after trying it."
It probably takes a cup of tea.
Three little foxes who had not yet transformed came up carrying all kinds of delicious food. They all had only one fox tail and a furry, pointed face. They looked relatively calm, though a little nervous. After bringing the things up, they quickly retreated.
The food made by these monsters is surprisingly similar to that made by humans, and tastes pretty good too. It seems like they have put a lot of effort into researching it.
"Do the monsters here live like humans?" Su Ziyu asked curiously.
"They are also intelligent creatures, most of them are monsters transformed from ordinary birds and beasts, so they naturally have some similarities with humans." Qingxuandeng seemed to only drink alcohol, and did not touch other food. This big monster seemed to be a little drunk, and his pretty face was slightly drunk and he exhaled like orchids. He asked: "Master Su, do you have any stories tonight?"
You invited me out to play, why do you want to get my story for free?
Su Ziyu smiled but said nothing.
He was just curious about the situation in this world, but he was not a storyteller.
Just at this moment.
There was a faint sound of birds singing outside, and then a faint fire appeared outside the bamboo forest. Su Ziyu frowned slightly. He realized that another monster had appeared, and it looked quite powerful.
Qing Xingdeng, who had been a little tipsy, instantly returned to normal, unconsciously sat up straight, and thought to himself, "Why is she here?"
Tap tap tap.
The sound of footsteps gradually approached.
Then, a woman with purple hair, pointed ears, slender white hands, long red nails, and wearing an exquisite red and black dress walked out. Only after she appeared did Su Ziyu see her face clearly. At that moment, Su Ziyu couldn't help but be stunned. It was not that the woman's appearance was so amazing, but that Su Ziyu saw a purple phoenix tattoo on her cheek.
——"Phoenix Fire!"
A legendary monster, said to be the incarnation of a firebird, but in fact it is just the flame left in the world when the phoenix was reborn. The phoenix's rebirth is a transition between life and death. Later, this flame was accepted by the underworld and turned into a very strange monster.
The Phoenix Fire in front of him was a female incarnation, with a face that looked quite evil. The red and black long skirt on her body looked like a phoenix feather skirt. She had a cold expression. After glancing at Su Ziyu, she sat next to Qingxuandeng.
When she sat down, Qing Xingdeng visibly trembled all over.
"Qingxuande! You are naughty again!" Fenghuanghuo picked up the wine glass and drank it all, saying expressionlessly. This is the god of Fuso.
Very strong.
But I can't tell how strong it is.
Fusang is very afraid of monsters that transform into male appearances, because encountering this kind of monster often means death. In comparison, monsters that transform into female appearances are slightly better, at least the chance of death is much lower, and they often harm people by deceiving them. The male incarnation of Phoenix Fire is considered one of the guides to the underworld. If you encounter it, it means a bad omen. He is the part of the Phoenix that represents death when it is reborn. The female incarnation of Phoenix Fire is much better. She is the part of the Phoenix that represents life when it is reborn, and basically she will not do evil.
"No. I didn't. Really." Qingxuandeng's expression seemed a little guilty. He glanced at Su Ziyu and lowered his head.
Fenghuanghuo's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and he stared at Qingxuande in front of him and said slowly: "Then what are you doing in Tanba Mountain? This is Shuten Douji's territory!"
"I just came here for a visit. I haven't been to the Earth Spirit Spring for a long time." Qing Xingdeng seemed a little lacking in confidence.
"With him?" Fenghuanghuo turned to look at Su Ziyu in front of him and said in a bad tone.
Qingxuande's strength is not weaker than Fenghuanghuo's, so why do I feel like I have no confidence at all when facing her?
Am I the one who got caught in this mess?
I didn't do anything?
Su Ziyu raised the wine glass and made a toasting gesture. Seeing that the other party ignored him, he drank it all. Then he stood up and said, "I've had a great time tonight! Let's meet again some other day!"
"Goodbye!"
It is not advisable to stay here for long.
Why do I have the illusion that I'm being caught cheating? What is the relationship between the Phoenix Fire and the Green Lantern?
Su Ziyu didn't like trouble, so he just slipped away.
snort!
After seeing Su Ziyu stand up, the Phoenix Fire in front of him couldn't help but snorted coldly, and then wisps of flames rose up and flew directly towards Su Ziyu.
"No!" Qing Xingdeng exclaimed and stood up instantly.
What she wanted to stop was not Phoenix Fire, but Su Ziyu who disappeared in an instant. Qing Xingdeng directly protected Phoenix Fire, and balls of green flames surrounded the two people. Then the big monster whispered an apology: "Master Su, calm down! She didn't mean it!"
A flash of cold light stopped.
When Su Ziyu reappeared, he was already behind Fenghuanghuo. He slowly retracted his meteorite and said in a deep voice, "Just tell me directly."
"What do you want to do?"
"Why did you bring me here?"
Fenghuanghuo felt a slight chill on her neck at this time. She raised her hand and gently wiped her fair neck. She could see a trace of light blood. Her face changed drastically and she asked in a serious tone, "Who are you? A ghost? Or a monster?"
Can't see the action at all.
The other party seemed to have disappeared out of thin air and suddenly appeared behind him.
"Lord Su is from the Tang Dynasty. He just came to Fusang for a trip." Qing Xingdeng secretly sent a message to Fenghuanghuo behind him: "Don't do anything reckless! He knows thunder magic!"
Thunder method?
Hearing Qingxuandeng's words, Fenghuanghuo's expression instantly became very fearful.
Tap tap tap.
At this time, the inn's proprietress came out, and the three-tailed fox knelt down in front of Su Ziyu, bowed down and said, "Please calm down, sir."
"This is all my fault."
"I asked Master Qingxuande to find a master who could deal with Shuten Douji, so she invited Master Su to come here."
To deal with Shuten-doji?
Su Ziyu turned his head and looked at the three-tailed fox in front of him. This vixen looked so pitiful that perhaps other people would feel soft-hearted about her, but for Su Ziyu who was already accustomed to the peculiar charm of the sorceress, he was almost completely immune to it.
Even succubus can't shake his will, and the same goes for vixen.
Aoandon wants to use me to deal with Shuten-doji?
Su Ziyu sat down under Qingxuandeng's pleading eyes, his gaze fell on the three-tailed fox in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Tell me. What's going on?"
There is still no clue about the main mission of this world.
Maybe there will be a breakthrough here!
The three-tailed fox in front of him looked like he was about to cry, and soon told the whole story.
It turns out that she was not only a monster in Mt. Tamba, but also the adopted daughter of a mountain god in this area. Unfortunately, a big monster came here later. He not only killed the mountain god and took over the mountain as the king, but also gathered a group of monsters to cause trouble.
This big monster is Shuten-doji.
The three-tailed fox thought of many ways to take revenge, and even asked Aoandon to ask the people of Kito to take action. However, Rashomon had just collapsed, and the Yama of Kito was too busy to deal with Shuten-doji. It was good enough that these big monsters did not cause trouble everywhere.
Fuso claims to have 800,000 or even 8 million gods. One can imagine how much water these gods have.
Su Ziyu didn't expect that the mountain god here would be killed by a monster.
Originally according to Qingxuande's plan, she was going to bring Su Ziyu here for a tour first. Since they were going to take a hot spring bath, they naturally needed someone to serve them. At that time, it was the turn of the inn's proprietress, the three-tailed fox, to appear.
It’s best to succeed at once.
Even if it fails, it can also bring them closer. In the end, no matter it is to gain sympathy or attract attention with her beauty, the strength that Su Ziyu inadvertently displayed is worth a try.
Unfortunately, the appearance of Phoenix Fire disrupted all these plans.
Seeing that the play could not go on any longer, they could only tell everything, at least to avoid angering the man in front of them.
"Are the gods here so weak?"
"Can they have divinity?" Su Ziyu thought with his chin in his hand.
He didn't blame Qingxuande and the Three-tailed Fox. Although they wanted to use him, they had prepared a reward after all. If Su Ziyu refused to admit it, he could still get it for free. He could still accept this kind of deal. After all, it was not too much.
Su Ziyu just didn't expect the situation in this world to be so bad.
The mountain gods were all killed.
There is not even one person who comes out to uphold justice. Are all the native gods of this world so miserable?
The place is not big, but there are so many monsters!
It seems that in this world, gods are also monsters, and monsters are also gods.
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