Qiao Xi glanced at him sideways and saw that the young man was sitting upright and expressionless. She rolled her eyes and suddenly raised a smile at the corner of her mouth. She approached the young man and asked in a low voice: "Hey, have you heard of it?"
A nursery rhyme spread among humans about a fox marrying a girl?"
The young man stared at him silently for a long time, then shook his head.
Seeing him shaking his head, Qiao Xi couldn't help but squint her eyes and smile proudly.
When he was in the shrine, he was rarely allowed to drink. Occasionally he drank, and he tasted the mortal wine Bu Yue brought from the human world. He had never drank bowl after bowl like this.
——What's more, this fox is really generous. As expected, all the wine he poured for Qiao Xi was the best wine, so Qiao Xi drank and drank, and for some reason, she felt a little drunk.
The young man's clear blue eyes stared at Qiao Xi seriously. Hearing him murmuring some nursery rhymes in his ears, he was unconsciously in a trance.
——He seems to have never been so close to anyone else.
He tilted his head, looking a little confused.
He didn't know why he didn't draw his sword and chop him off when the young boy touched his clothes. He lowered his head and stared at the young boy with half-closed eyes, a delicate little face slightly flushed with alcohol.
Look, my heart suddenly softened unconsciously.
——He is also a god born under the will of human beings.
The young man thought blankly.
Both rely on human willpower, but they are completely different.
The breath on the little boy's body is soft and warm, just like the rising sun, it is fresh and full of vitality.
And myself...
The young man lowered his eyes slightly and did not want to think about it any more.
——It's just a sword in someone else's hand.
——That's all.
When Qiao Xi opened his eyes in a daze, the mess of cups and plates in front of him had completely disappeared. The lively scene last night seemed to be a fantasy in his mind.
He blinked and couldn't believe that he fell asleep so unconsciously - this was not in his shrine!
Qiao Xi looked solemn, and suddenly felt that she was too defenseless.
While he was reflecting on himself, he heard something moving next to him. He reflexively turned his head to look over, and couldn't help but feel a little dazed on his face.
The expressionless young man had already stood up and looked ready to leave. Qiao Xi subconsciously stopped him and said, "Where are you going?"
The young man paused and looked back at him. His eyes did not mean anything, but Qiao Xi felt inexplicably embarrassed.
He scratched his cheek and said, "Well, thank you."
The young man nodded, and then disappeared into the dense forest with his long sword on his back, leaving Qiao Xi with her eyes open as she watched his back disappear among the mottled shadows of the trees.
After a long while, Qiao Xiwu lowered his head and smiled.
"What a weirdo."
He blinked and got up from the ground.
He was halfway up the mountain at the moment. He took a look at the direction. Qiao Xi shook her head and continued to move towards Kyoto.
At the speed of a monster, if Qiao Xi went all out, it would not take too long to get to Kyoto. However, Qiao Xi followed the ordinary human travel mode.
He was not in a hurry at all and just walked slowly. Occasionally when he came across a place he liked, he would stop and have a good stroll. Sometimes he could even visit for ten days and a half, not to mention that he often took the wrong route.
Just walking and stopping like this, I witnessed many human beings' joys and sorrows of life, old age, sickness and death, and at the same time, I also saw almost all the scenery in every part of the country.
Sometimes when he meets a monster he is interested in, he can fight or spar with him.
In short, by the time he arrived in Kyoto, several years had passed since he left the shrine.
During this period of time, perhaps because of his understanding of life, the spiritual energy in his body became much stronger, and his fighting skills also improved greatly.
Even because he has stayed in the human world for a long time, at first glance, he no longer has the unique temperament that he had when he just came out of the shrine.
Strictly speaking, Kyoto does not have a city wall, only a moat that surrounds the entire Heian-kyo.
When Qiao Xi arrived here, she did not go to the city immediately, but came to the territory of Dajiangshan outside the city.
He had heard from Hongye before that there was a red maple forest outside Kyoto and the scenery was very beautiful. He had been very curious about it all these years.
——After all, there are not many beautiful scenery that can make even monsters marvel.
He didn't know where the red maple forest was exactly, but it didn't matter. He had plenty of time anyway, so he could just wander around and look for it.
Qiao Xi wandered around Kyoto for several days, but still couldn't find the red maple forest that Hong Ye mentioned. Instead, he encountered a monster that was completely beyond his expectation.
"Ibaraki...doji?"
He opened his eyes and looked at the young monster with great interest.
This monster actually has quite obvious personal characteristics. The most obvious thing is that he only has one arm. I heard that the other arm was chopped off by a human with a magical weapon a few years ago.
This characteristic was very obvious, coupled with his demonic horns and the location where he appeared, Qiao Xi boldly speculated that he should be the rumored second-in-command of Oeyama, the great demon Ibaraki Doji.
While talking, Qiao Xi took a closer look at Ibaraki Douji.
This monster is very tall and has a very delicate appearance. It has a red horn on its forehead and its golden pupils look particularly bright in the dusk sunlight. It is so clear that it can be said that it is completely in line with his explosive aura.
Unmatch.
Moreover, he suddenly appeared when Qiao Xi was about to sit down to eat snacks and watch the sunset. When he appeared, the evil aura on his body was overwhelming and undisguised.
Ibaraki Doji's rumored arm that was chopped off now looks like a ghost claw. He stood in front of Qiao Xi's small table and looked Qiao Xi up and down, and then said: "Are you Toyuki?"
Qiao Xi tilted her head: "Do you know me?"
After Ibaraki Doji looked at Qiao Xi, the expression on his face looked quite disgusting, but then he narrowed his eyes.
"I heard that you can fight to a tie with your best friend, come on, fight me! Hands of Hell!!!"
After he finished speaking, without waiting for Qiao Xi's reaction, the ghost claw swung towards Qiao Xi.
Qiao Xi subconsciously put away the snacks and flower wine on her table, and at the same time avoided Ibaraki's attack with a very light body. She was almost shocked by Ibaraki Doji's style of starting a fight after even a disagreement.
Ibaraki Doji missed the target, but became happy:
"As expected of the monster that my best friend likes, you can fight with me!"
As he spoke, his men's attacks were unambiguous - it should be said that they became more and more sharp.