During the serious moment of the confrontation between the two sides, Hongye listened to each other, and finally concluded that Kamo wanted to make Shuten Douji a shikigami, but he himself did not have the ability, and was ruthlessly beaten by Shuten for a time
He was slapped in the face, and then became angry in various ways.
By chance, I heard some little monsters talking about the ghost king of Oeyama falling in love with a human woman, and it was none other than Momiji-hime, the "most beautiful woman in Heian Kyo".
He couldn't beat Shuten, so he had a wrong idea and deliberately asked Hongye's father for a marriage.
——The Kamo family is the largest onmyoji family in Kyoto. Although their official position as an onmyoji may not be very high, they can still talk to the top.
What's more, the nobles who can live in Kyoto have more or less done some immoral things. Being able to have good dealings with the Onmyoji who can communicate with ghosts and gods is really a dream.
If such a family proposed a marriage, no one in Kyoto would refuse.
So Momiji was sent to Kamo's house by his father.
At that time, Hongye felt unwilling, sad, but also desperate.
However, what they didn't expect was that what the Kamo family wanted was not actually him, the "most beautiful woman in Heian Kyo", but they wanted to use the rumors about her and Shuten Doji to threaten the king of ghosts.
When Hongye found out about this, she had no time to react before she was taken to the city wall and looked face to face with the Hyakki led by Shuten from a distance.
Kamo, like all villains in the world, is keen to explain everything clearly before dying, so Momiji was able to understand the grudge between him and Shuten Doji.
——However, she tilted her head and glanced at Shuten Doji from a distance.
He stood among the hundreds of ghosts, and could not see his expression clearly because of the distance. However, Hongye recalled his arrogant and arrogant smile under the moonlight that day, and felt that it was impossible for a monster like him to be coerced by others.
So she tilted her head, turned her face slightly towards Kamo, and said softly: "Even if you hate Shuten Doji very much, I think it will be completely useless for you to catch me here."
Kamo was talking about how unwilling he was, and then thought about how proud he was of this idea. Then he heard Hongye say this, and couldn't help but paused, and squinted his eyes suspiciously to look at Hongye.
Hongye smiled very calmly. Even though the sharp blade was placed on her neck, her expression was still dignified and gentle - as if she was still sitting in her small courtyard arranging flowers and playing the piano.
Her unexpectedly calm posture made Kamo angry for no apparent reason.
He pressed the blade hard against Hongye's neck and shouted coldly, "Shut up!"
Hongye closed her mouth helplessly.
——She didn’t know why she was so calm. She was about to die, but her soul had never felt as relaxed as it did at this moment.
But after all, she underestimated the extent of Kamo's shamelessness.
What he wanted to see was not just Shuten Douji's hesitation for Momiji, but what he liked was a more conflict-oriented drama.
When Shuten Doji chased him with great power, he took Momiji and fled to the red maple forest outside Kyoto.
This red maple forest is a very famous place in Kyoto. Many talented people and beautiful ladies often come here to enjoy the wind and the moon.
Hongye has been here several times before, and I don’t know why, but the maple leaves here are always redder than those in other places.
Regarding this doubt, Kamo solved it.
Kamo set up a very vicious formation here, which was poured out with the blood of hundreds of people. The powerful resentment of these people created evil spirits that were completely used by the Kamo family.
And the red leaves are the last bit of nourishment for this evil ghost's growth.
Kamo deliberately wanted to let Shuten Doji watch the girl he liked being devoured by an evil spirit.
Shuton, who was chasing after him, was furious as he expected.
Not to mention that Hongye was the woman he liked in the first place, but Kamo's deliberately provocative behavior could make the King of Ghosts furious.
Naturally, he wanted to try his best to rescue Hongye.
Momiji, who was tainted with the aura of Shuten's boy because of their long time together, was not immediately devoured by the evil spirit. This also gave Shuten time to break the formation and rescue her.
However, something unexpected happened during the process. It took some time for Shuten to unlock the formation, so when Hongye was brought out, his soul was already infected with evil thoughts.
——She is no longer a human being, but she will definitely die if she is left alone like this. As soon as Jiutan summed it up, he gritted his teeth and pulled a piece of his own hair and tied it to Hongye's wrist, and then sent her to the red maple forest.
It's gone in the formation.
The hair of monsters usually condenses their powerful monster power - many onmyojis even use their hair to cast spells to control monsters and force them to become their own shikigami.
Jiutun was able to pull his hair out without hesitation at this moment, which was really hard work to say the least.
However, although Hongye survived after this, he also became a ghost.
Since she did not become a ghost because of the strong obsession in her heart, when she first became a ghost girl, she was completely dominated by the violent aura of the previous evil ghost.
Jiutun had no choice but to pour some evil wine into her to make her drunk.
However, this method can only make Hongye lose consciousness, but it cannot eliminate her violent aura.
Even because the powerful spiritual power contained in the demon wine nourished Hongye's power more and more, the violence in her body also increased simultaneously.
At this time, Qing Xingdeng, who was passing by Kyoto, visited Shuten and mentioned Qiao Xi and Sakura Yao Sa Dou who were far away in the countryside.
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To sum up, Momiji actually doesn’t have much communication with Shuten.
So when Hong Ye heard that Peach Blossom Demon said that Shuten was coming in person, she felt panicked and confused.
——There may also be some inexplicable shyness mixed in there.
Qiao Xi and Hongye were talking when they saw the expression on her face suddenly change. She couldn't help but blinked quietly and looked at her with raised eyebrows.
Hongye's thoughts were running through her mind one by one. When she regained consciousness, she met Qiao Xiqing's clear and bright eyes. Her eyes flashed subconsciously. She wanted to say something but didn't say it. Instead, her cheeks turned bright in an instant.
of blush.
Qiao Xi wanted to laugh a little, but he held it back. Although he was a little curious about the gossip between Hongye and Shuten, he still behaved as usual and didn't ask any more questions.
"Since Shuten Doji will come to the bottom of the cliff in a while, it would be better for Peach Blossom Princess to stay here for a few more days."
He paused and blinked at Sa Dou: "It just so happens that Sa Dou takes Taohuaji here for a brief tour. I remember that humans will hold a festival in two days down the mountain."
Sa Dou was almost shocked by his words and choked again, but he didn't eat this time, so he could only look at Qiao Xi with a resentful look, then met the peach blossom demon's burning eyes, laughed dryly, and silently