The little monster who was originally a robin and called himself "Zhizi" shook his hair, fluttered a few thin blue feathers and flew them in the air, and described what he saw one by one in a tone like offering a treasure.
came out.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah...this is really..."
After listening to Zhizi's narration, Qiao Xi felt a little regretful, but after thinking about it, he set off without any further delay - in case he went early, he could still rescue Miss Zhizi.
With this idea in mind, Qiao Xi followed the path she learned from the little monsters and arrived at a hilltop east of the town.
This place is so remote that it can be said to be a "vast area and sparsely populated area" in proportion. There are several unknown mountains surrounding the town where he lives.
By the way, the place where Fengyue God was born is also one of them.
However, unlike the place that is named "Fengyue Sacred Mountain" in the eyes of both humans and monsters, the names of mountains are often different between humans and monsters. For example, the mountain he is staying in front of is called "Fengyue Sacred Mountain" by humans.
The place called "Yunwu Mountain" is called "Smoke Ridge" by the monsters.
——Because the big monster living on this mountain is the one who controls the smoke.
…
"Oh, oh, oh, look, who did I see?"
As a female voice sounded full of frivolity no matter how you heard it, Qiao Xi was undoubtedly being teased.
Qiao Xi: "..."
He used a folding fan to block the woman's arm that was trying to wrap around his neck. He turned his body and backed away from her. Then he raised his eyes and looked at this big man whom he had heard of several times since he returned to Fengyue Shrine this time.
monster.
Since it is Yanling Mountain, it is enough for people to imagine that the scene on this mountain is filled with endless and almost endless smoke. As Qiao Xi walked up, the dark thick fog shrouded the entire mountain. If it were an ordinary person,
I can't see anything, I'm afraid I'll get lost as soon as I come in.
Fortunately, Qiao Xi was not a human (?), so he did not have such troubles, so the monsters that appeared in front of him were clearly reflected in his eyes.
This is an elegant and charming female monster.
——This was the first impression that popped into Qiao Xi's mind when she first saw the other person.
The other party was wearing an exquisite purple-printed kimono, and his appearance could be considered top-notch among youkai. His hair was neatly tied up, and his movements were full of mature and attractive charm. There was a deep and shallow smoke-like smoke lingering around his body.
The evil spirit that occasionally escapes from the object is filled with an indescribable sense of temptation.
——He is a very powerful monster.
Qiao Xi immediately confirmed this, and then subconsciously released her momentum.
For monsters, there is nothing that cannot be solved by a fight.
If so, let's have another fight.
Coincidentally, the female monster opposite probably thought the same way.
Then their eyes met, and in the next second, one finger raised, and the white smoke ghost screamed and fluttered, while the other tapped his folding fan, bringing out a fluorescent green light.
"Oh? Onmyoji?"
Seeing Qiao Xi's attack method, the female monster controlling the smoke frowned and screamed in surprise. At the same time, the originally tentative attack suddenly became sharper.
Qiao Xi: "..."
Qiao Xi gave full play to her spiritual power, mobilizing the spiritual energy of all the vegetation elves in the mountains. She naturally shook her head with a gentle expression and a smile to deny the other party's guess: "No, it's not."
——Looks very polite, but in fact his actions are merciless.
The attack method Qiao Xi is currently using is similar to the spells used by human onmyojis that he once learned from Qingming. In addition, as a god, his aura and appearance seem to be more biased towards humans with powerful spiritual power.
A little bit, so of course the female monster opposite him regarded him as a human onmyoji.
——Although he gave a negative answer, it was obvious that the other party did not believe it.
"Well, there's no saying that someone who can use spells must be an Onmyoji, right?"
Although he did borrow the identity of Onmyoji when he walked in the human world before.
"Hmm~ I don't like hearing such sophistry - as expected, men don't have a good thing!"
Qiao Xi: "..."
Although... the map cannon is a bit too high. Where did such an assertion come from after we had only met for a few minutes?
"I've already said that Xiaosheng is not a human being..."
Qiao Xi couldn't help but mumble.
——And he suddenly opened fire on the category of "men". Unfortunately, he has been male for two lifetimes. He is really sorry!
Facing the menacing female monster, Qiao Xi sighed and replaced the folding fan in her hand with a bamboo flute.
——The name "Bamboo Flute" is written as "Bamboo Sword".
Qiao Xi, who picked up the sword, seemed to change into a different person in an instant.
If the ordinary Qiao Xi is gentle and elegant like a piece of ancient jade that has experienced time, then Qiao Xi holding a sword is like an abyss with no bottom.
The female monster's originally slightly frivolous smile suddenly turned cautious when Qiao Xi slowly made a gesture of drawing a sword with her bamboo flute.
Her pupils shrank suddenly, and in just a moment, her figure was completely enveloped in the endless smoke.
——She is a monster born from smoke. The smoke in this mountain has always been the existence that gives her the most sense of security.
However, at this moment, even though the place was shrouded in a thick, deep black mist, the ever-present sense of crisis still told her that it was not enough...
…
Is she still alive?
The smoke monster blinked his eyes in confusion and looked up at the young monster in front of him who was holding a bamboo sword between his eyebrows and looking at him in a condescending and careless manner.
After a long while, she opened her mouth, calmed down, and said, "I wonder what you want, sir?"
——Since you have failed and are still alive, it proves that you are still of some use to this adult.
The smoke monster lowered her eyes and thought this, and Qiao Xi's next reaction obviously verified the correctness of her guess.
The young man put away the bamboo flute and hung it back on his waist. Then he sat cross-legged opposite the monster who was half-kneeling on the ground. He pondered for a moment and then said, "I do need your help with something."
The female monster lowered her head and responded obediently: "Yes, please do as you please."
Qiao Xi casually said "hmm" and said, "That's it - I want to ask you if you have seen a human woman passing by in the past two days?"
Female monster: "???"
——I thought I was seeking revenge and was going to die for a long time. Are you trying to find out what happened???