A week later, in early spring, it was drizzling. Fortunately, the temperature turned warmer, so Gu Yun's little hand holding the umbrella was only slightly cold.
The two figures walked on the flying stones in the courtyard, and the mother behind them told Hayasaka Nao again and again that she must take good care of Gu Yun.
"Two beautiful sisters, can you hurry up?"
Gu Yun stood behind the gate and was quite speechless to the two women: "I have told you many times that I will not run away with the old man. You have to believe me."
In this way, under the nagging of her mother, Hayasaka Nao took Gu Yun into the car and headed to the countryside.
"I'm about to meet that old Mr. Iijima," Hayasaka Nao said, "I'm a little nervous."
"It's okay, Nao-san."
Gu Yun said: "Grandpa is a writer, you can just call him Mr. Iijima."
"Isn't this too rude?"
It was her first time coming into contact with the supernatural world, but she still had some basic judgment ability. For example, if there was a sealing barrier, it must be suppressing something.
"demon?"
"Ah, I know this."
It would be foolish to want to use human flesh and blood to go head-to-head with monsters.
Next to Gu Yun, the figure of the three-tailed fox suddenly appeared, which startled him.
"I've never seen a spirit fox before."
Gu Yun knew his situation. Although his spiritual power was close to the lower level, in order to really fight, level and experience were indispensable.
He is satisfied to see his children grow up healthily and become better and better.
Gu Yun asked, and Hayasaka Nao was also curious.
Spirit foxes and fox demons are both monsters transformed from foxes, but there are essential differences between them.
"Xiao Guyun."
"The fighting power of the nine-tailed spirit fox is not strong, it is equivalent to the three tails of the demon fox."
The other one chose Haitian Feast, and although he also made a lot of money, the chain of contempt in it was clear at a glance.
From this point of view, although mother and grandfather are not dealing with each other, they are not without discussion.
"What the spirit fox uses is spiritual power."
Gu Yun smiled and said, "Stay a little longer."
“…..”
The most famous spirit fox is probably the legendary Inari god in Japan.
"Eight hundred plus eight hundred, then fifteen hundred."
"So, what is a spirit fox?"
"No, it's not that far yet."
Hayasaka Nao sighed with emotion: "A spirit fox needs to practice for three thousand and one hundred years before he can become a god."
"That's why we need shikigami."
"Sister Fox, please say something before you come out."
So, amid Hayasaka Nao's worries, the car drove from Tokyo to the county town where Iijima's hometown is, and her grandfather also waited in front of the woods outside the old house in advance. When he saw the car approaching, he waved.
During this process, the nine-tailed spirit fox's own strength will become weaker and weaker as its tail decreases.
The three-tailed fox explained: "The demon fox needs to practice for at least 2,400 years before he can become the nine-tails, and this is also the limit of the demon fox."
Then use spiritual power to bless the people of that area to live and work in peace and contentment, and have a good harvest.
"As for me, my cultivation level is only more than 800 years, so I only have a three-tailed body."
Touching Gu Yun's head, Grandpa laughed. He really found it interesting.
Such a highly respected person must have accumulated prestige for a long time.
"Teacher Iijima."
After a while of silence, Grandpa praised him without realizing it: "Nao-chan is so awesome."
Hayasaka Nao's next words made both grandfather and grandson stunned: "I memorized all the stations on the map. Mizugawa should be a relatively remote rural village."
"Ha ha."
To put it this way, Iijima Snail is the oldest member of the Iijima family that Hayasaka Nao can think of.
"But Xiaohuan is still the same, ha, it doesn't matter."
Therefore, for the sake of safety, most nine-tailed foxes will choose to form contracts with humans and be worshiped by them.
Just like the three-tailed fox, her demon power attribute is biased toward the fire element, so her combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced in the water.
"No, but I know."
Grandpa explained to Gu Yun: "This time, it's actually an invitation from an old friend, asking me to come over and help strengthen the sealing barrier."
"Well, so Kong Hu is very powerful."
"Who are you?"
Grandpa looked at the girl who came to Gu Yun's side after parking the car.
"certainly!"
Hayasaka Nao: "In front of Tamamo is the nine-tailed demon fox."
Gu Yun asked Hayasaka Nao's question, but Grandpa shook his head and said, "It's not a demon, it's a spirit fox."
They will stay out of town for two days this time.
"Sealing barrier?"
The eldest young master feels like something from a novel. I never thought I could have one in my own family.
Grandpa explained: "Spirit foxes are extremely rare. In ancient times, people would even enshrine them and regard them as gods."
"In another fifteen hundred years, the sky fox will shed its tail and completely transform into a human form," the three-tailed fox envied: "It is said that the sky fox evolved from the sky fox and is no different from a real god."
"Tamazozen-sama, there is something different."
"They will not do evil, but will use their own power to protect peace."
"I thought the spirit fox was a noble among fox demons, but it turns out that's the case."
"What Xiao Nao said is actually not wrong."
"The old man is not the stubborn old man you think. He is very easy to talk to."
"Linghu!"
"Um…"
"Yes, the place we are going to is Mizukawa Village."
Hayasaka Nao introduced herself to her grandfather: "Madam is worried about the young master going out alone, so..."
Even for the three-tailed fox who is a monster, the empty fox is a legendary existence: "Eight hundred years ago, the spirit fox and the demon fox were equal in strength. Eight hundred years later, the demon fox continues to become stronger, but the spirit fox will become more and more powerful."
The weaker."
"Then we have to take the Kitayoshikawa Line."
"Thank you for your consideration."
As Gu Yun said, grandpa is a very gentle elder.
The three-tailed fox shook his head and said: "Because of human sacrifices and the power of faith, the spirit fox can easily cultivate the nine tails."
"Spiritual power can be used as a medium for any spell to transform the five elements, while demonic power can only be embodied in its own attributes. Fire is fire, water is water, and cannot be converted into each other."
How to put it, it's like the same people, one was admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University, and then reached the pinnacle of life.
Just because my mother is rich doesn't mean my grandfather is rich.
Gu Yun asked: "Do you know Linghu?"
The three of them had lunch at Iijima's old house, then packed up their things and set off for their destination.
"In another eight hundred years, the nine-tailed fox will become a celestial fox."
Even though my grandfather is not a poor writer, he doesn't have much money.
In order to prevent Gu Yun from being able to come back, his mother has asked for a day off for him. It will be fine even if he doesn't come back on Monday.
The other person is Tamaki Iijima's father, and the Iijima family has no male relatives.
Of course, if he wanted to, just ask, and his mother would send the money over.
The three-tailed fox actually envied the spirit fox. As a monster, she also longed to gain divinity and godhead and be worshiped by the world.
"Ah, I understand, I understand."
The enemy will not be stupid and wait for him to cast various spells.
"To put it simply, demon foxes, like Miss Three-Tailed Fox, use demon power."
The three-tailed fox was extremely curious about that same species.
At this time, if the spirit foxes continue to practice, their tails will no longer increase, but will begin to decrease.
"Xiao Guyun is now the eldest son of a wealthy family."
Hayasaka Nao continued to drive in front, while her grandfather and grandson sat in the back seat. They were going to the station in the county town, and then they needed to take a train to a place farther away.
Gu Yun was not sure about the training time of the three-tailed fox. He asked: "Does the spirit fox also cultivate a fox tail in three hundred years, and then distinguish the strong and weak according to the number of tails?"
"Nao Hayasaka, the maid of the Iijima family."
Hayasaka Nao is not a member of the circle, so she is not very clear about the concepts of spirit foxes and demon foxes.
Just like a catastrophe, only by getting through it can one become the Sky Fox.
Grandpa thought for a while and said, "In terms of the place, it's called Mizugawa."
The old man held Gu Yun's hand and at the same time felt the spiritual power in his body, and praised: "It's really amazing. I haven't seen him for just a few days, and my spiritual power has increased so much."
“The spiritual fox’s training system is different from that of the demon fox.
"If we look at levels, the number of fox tails determines the strength of the fox. The weakest is one tail, and the strongest is nine tails."
"Yes, really..."
Grandpa did not look down upon the other person because of his identity. After all, Tamaki Iijima's Iijima family and his Iijima family were two completely different worlds.
The three-tailed fox seemed a little excited. She looked at her grandfather, who chuckled and said, "Miss three-tailed fox, she should be a fox demon, right?"
The Inari god here is not the god of food, but a minor god derived from the god of ghosts in Uga. Therefore, in Japan, the spirit fox that protects agriculture and commerce is often called Inari god.
Grandpa was not encouraging Gu Yun to challenge the demon in a duel, but he was using this to tell him that as a warlock, it was wise to let the shikigami stand in front while they attack from a distance from behind.
"This is Nao-san."
"Now Gu Yun, even without borrowing the power of the shikigami, can try to defeat lower-level demons."
But Grandpa, how can he use the hard-earned money from his children?
The old man naturally understood the purpose of Iijima Tamaki's sending the girl here. He smiled kindly and said, "Then you can come with us."
Hayasaka Nao suddenly spoke, which surprised Grandpa: "Nao-chan has been to that place?"
"Grandpa~~"
"From the beginning of practice, after eight hundred years of hard work, the sacred spirit fox can cultivate the body of nine tails."
"So where are we going and what are we going to do this time, grandpa?"
Spiritual power is also called pure power, while demonic power is polluted spiritual power with attributes.
"But when it comes to the realm of the Sky Fox, the six-tailed demon fox, which has also been practicing for sixteen hundred years, is no longer able to compare with it."
It can be said that with the same training time, the Sky Fox is stronger than the Demon Fox.
But when it comes to the Sky Fox Realm, perhaps only Tamamo Mae, the most special of the nine-tailed demon foxes, can defeat them.
As the three-tailed fox said, there are two kinds of nine-tailed foxes, one is called Tamamo-mae, and the other is called the other nine-tailed fox.