Liaozhong
Back in the hut, the fox spirit nervously looked towards the tree where the Great Tengu usually resided, and breathed a sigh of relief when it saw that he was not there.
Setting down his fan and picking up Menreiki, the fox spirit asked her, "Do you know where your father has arranged for you to live?"
Menreiki shook her head vigorously. The Onmyoji had taken her here and then left without saying a word.
Night was falling, and it was time for the shikigami to rest; he needed to rest too. The fox spirit thought for a moment, then took her to find the firefly.
Entering Yingcao's room, Yingcao was making mooncake fillings with the girl in the box. When she saw the fox spirit arrive, Yingcao brushed the flour off her hands and came out.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
Would you like some tea cakes?
She took out a plate of pastries, and the fox spirit gave one to Menreiki.
"Hotaru, do you know where Father arranged for Menreiki to stay? It's getting late, little one, you're a bit sleepy."
The fox spirit said, holding Menreiki.
Yingcao was stunned for a moment. She knew that Menreiki had arrived, but she didn't know where her father had arranged for her to stay.
They've been so busy these past few days, with endless tasks and a large family needing to move. They're completely overwhelmed.
"The Snow Woman must know!"
After thinking for a moment, Yingcao decided to go and find the Yuki-onna who was out picking tea.
On the eaves, the Great Tengu, leisurely sipping tea, watched them come and go, and said loudly:
"Since there are no rooms available, why not let her stay with the fox spirit for now? We can tell her when the snow woman returns; there's no rush."
Yingcao asked the fox spirit, who had no objection to sharing the room.
My father recently bought a house in Heian-kyo, and many shikigami have moved there, leaving many rooms in the old house empty.
“Menreiki, you’ll follow him from now on, understand?” Hotaru asked with a smile.
She then took some things into the fox spirit's room and ran upstairs to the second floor.
"Xiaoxiu, please make a quilt for Menreiki~"
Yingcao called out to the second floor.
Kosode no Te's reply came from the second floor.
"knew."
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night
Qiu Shui Yi Ren hurriedly returned to her quarters. She was worried about the newcomer, Mian Ling Qi, as she hadn't yet arranged for Gu Huo Niao to take care of her.
When she entered the courtyard, she was very surprised to see Menreiki and the fox spirit having fun.
“I really didn’t expect her to be so close to you,” Qiu Shui said.
The fox spirit smiled shyly.
Turning around, she saw that Dahei was there again, but Guishibai was nowhere to be seen.
"Where's Xiaobai? Did you lose him again?"
Gui Shi Hei gave a bleak smile.
"My lord, please take me to battle tomorrow. Xiao Bai doesn't like being away from everyone and wants to come back to live here. I can't argue with him, so it's best if we don't see each other for a while."
The beautiful woman pursed her lips and nodded.
the next day
In the arena, Dahei's already dark face turned even darker.
Opposite them were a Kamaitachi (a speed booster), a Ubume (a bird-like creature), a Zashiki-warashi (a spirit), an Ara (another spirit), and a Higanbana (another spirit).
Feeling that the opponent was using a lot of fire, Qiushui decided to target the fire first. However, the opponent's Zashiki-warashi was quite tanky, and Ibaraki-doji couldn't kill it after one attack, leaving Zashiki-warashi with low health.
Just then, Dahei shouted that he wanted to avenge Yamausagi, who had almost been killed by Ara, but his first attack failed to kill her.
Shusui transformed into Kagura, giving him another chance to appear, but the opposing Zashiki-warashi still wasn't killed...
Upon closer inspection, Qiu Shui realized that the opposing Zashiki-warashi was a six-star unit, making it incredibly tanky, but Da Hei's attack had been too disruptive and turned the tide of battle.
The fight, which was originally a sure thing, now had a slight chance of failure, and Qiu Shui began to panic.
"What's wrong with you? You've been in terrible shape lately. You don't use your ultimate skill when you should, you don't use your second attack when you should, and you don't land critical hits when you should. You always pick the wrong weapon and always get controlled. Aren't you afraid your father will have a talk with you?"
The hair-eating demon walked up to the big black guy.
Big Black shook his head in frustration.
"Big Black".
Qiu Shui's umbrella landed behind him.
"grown ups."
Gui Shi Hei nervously turned his head.
"I don't know why you got discouraged by Xiaobai. You'd better resolve your matter quickly, or I'll send you to work for the judge in the next dormitory."
The black ghost was so frightened that its eyes turned white.
"I'll get myself ready right away!"
"Keep up the good work in the next round."
Qiu Shui sighed; she had already foreseen the ending.
Although Ibaraki-doji tried very hard later, Ara on the other side had already obtained fire, and Yamausagi was already at low health, and Ara did not die.
Unsurprisingly, they ultimately suffered a dramatic and heart-wrenching defeat.
Next game
They were hoping to turn the tide, but the opposing Ibaraki-doji dealt 240,000 damage with one palm strike, instantly wiping out their entire team!
Two hundred and forty thousand!
There aren't many Ibaraki-doji like this in the entire Heian-kyo, are there?
Helpless, Qiu Shui had no choice but to go to the next team to fight. This team seemed to have no main force, only support, but they had a six-star tanuki.
When Qiu Shui saw this team, she was tempted to back out, but seeing the score keep dropping, she decided to take a gamble.
After two rounds, I don't know how the opponent's combat power was increased or decreased, but in the end, after the tanuki spat out a mouthful of wine, a group of skulls rose up above the heads of the entire team at the same time.
Three consecutive losses, a drop in points, Qiu Shui is about to explode!
"We're out of cold drinks and fruit tea in the dormitory this month!" Qiu Shui said unhappily.
These kids are becoming increasingly unruly and lazy.
"Dad, please stop!"
The hair-eating demon feigns pain.
"Don't speak!"
Qiu Shui gets angry whenever she sees him.
She had been pestered by them so much that she spent all her savings on an LCD TV and lived on dirt for a month at the college.
As a result, these kids not only set their sights on LCD TVs, but also on air conditioners. How could they be so inconsiderate?
"Get ready, we're going to Orochi."
She said angrily.
"I want fruit tea~ Fruit tea~"
The hair-eating demon was still muttering to itself.
"Hey! Take them to fight Orochi!" Qiu Shui said unhappily, hands on her hips.
Gui Gui pouted, and Qiu Shui flicked him on the forehead. The hair-eating ghost dodged, continuing to mutter under his breath.
"Dad's attack power is so high, why don't you go fight the giant snake yourself from now on?"
"Then why should I support you?" Qiu Shui gave him another flick on the forehead.
His behavior is what the book calls a condition called puberty syndrome; they've started to rebel!
Gui Gui stood up and turned into a wisp of smoke, drifting into the sky.
"But it's so hot in the dorm!"
"I bought you fans, they'll be delivered to the dorm this afternoon. I've been spending all my money on materials lately, so please make do for now. If you still need help, there's Yuki-onna, she'll help you."
Qiu Shui said helplessly.
Last year, without air conditioning, Yuki-onna could manage the entire Onmyoji quarters all by herself. This year, with a TV, Yuki-onna is still there, but the kids are still unhappy.
Should she consider getting rid of some useless shikigami? Having a large and powerful family isn't always a good thing.
"Father, I don't want to see Orochi these next few days. Let Ara and Ichimokuren take Orochi with them, since Daikoku is here too. I need to discuss something with you today."
Having finished his act of coquetry and gotten what he wanted, the hair-eating demon became serious.
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