I'm a thankful fox in Tokyo

Chapter 163 You smell so good, let me touch you
The voice was crisp and sweet, and the breath gently stirred the hair inside Dong Ye Yu's ears, making him feel a little itchy, but the content of the words was not so sweet.

This girl Kaori is somewhat rude.

If it was Yuko, she would definitely say: "Mr. Fox, I'm Yuko, have we ever met before? Grandma made fried tofu, do you want to eat it?"

Alas, the second day after I missed Miko, there is a gap between loli and loli.

Dong Yeyu sighed in his heart and said seriously: "I am not Lord Dong Yeyu. I am his shikigami, you can call me A Yu."

Apart from becoming solemn and dignified and having its own reverberation, this voice is almost the same as his original voice.

Even Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami, who was alert to the surroundings, looked over in surprise. Shiori still seemed to have buried her head in her fur like an ostrich, oblivious to the outside world.

"Really?"

Kaori's cute little face was full of suspicion, as if to say, "Don't think I'm easy to fool just because I'm a junior high school student." Her little hands subconsciously stroked Higashino Yu's ears. Her crystal eyes, which reflected the pink peach blossoms, looked at the big, round fox ears and she inexplicably had the urge to pull them.

But when her eyes fell on that fox mouth full of sharp teeth, she was afraid that he would bite her, so she turned her eyes away and said in a naive tone, "But your voice is very similar to Dongye Nissan's."

"When Lord Higashino took me in as a shikigami, I couldn't speak yet," Higashino Yu explained.

Some shikigami do learn the voice of their master, and even the object of their transformation is their master.

but
While keeping an eye on the situation in the surrounding peach forest, Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami was observing the giant fox monster in front of him. His black jade eyes, as clear as a mirror lake, fell on the knife in his mouth, and his dark eyebrows were slightly raised.

You're going to a dangerous place without even a sword?
"Although there is such a saying, my mother said that foxes will lie." Kaori blinked.

"Slander! This is absolutely slander!"

"There are many liars among humans. Can I say that all humans are liars? I don't think so. For example, Miss Kaori, you are a very honest child."

"What's more, even if foxes can lie, Gozen Inari can't. The gods won't accept cheating messengers. Although I'm not Gozen Inari yet, that's my goal."

Higashino Yu said seriously that in fact, he was not prepared to be the Imperial Inari to guard the gate for the Inari God, nor did he know the specifications for the gods' appointment as messengers.

You are cultivating immortality and have a system. The great road is just around the corner. Why do you want to be a messenger of God?
Even if the Inari Goddess is blonde, blue-eyed, animal-eared, childlike, big-breasted, rich, little loli, it won’t work.

It's just nonsense to fool children.

Shiori, who was lying on Higashino Yu's back, heard this and nudged Higashino Yu's back as if she had just woken up, mumbling, "Ayu, you smell so good."

Then he rubbed his eyes and sat up, saying softly, "Mom said that a deceitful fox will cry when its ears are touched. Ah Yu, you can prove it by letting us touch it."

"Sister is right." Kaori smiled sweetly, her crescent-shaped eyes sparkling.

This map of Yan State is indeed a bit short.

“Don’t give me that.” Dong Yeyu rolled his eyes at them and imitated their tone: “My mother also said that not everyone can touch a fox’s ears. There’s no point in negotiating.”

"Then you are guilty. You must be Dong Ye Nissan."

"If I could transform, would I still be a shikigami? Wouldn't it be happier for me to just rule the mountain and be the king than being a shikigami?"

Higashino Yu was speechless, his gaze fell on Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami who had been staring at him without saying a word.

The girl with the Ji hairstyle had no expression on her face, but her dark eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, which must be because she was worried about the danger around her. There was no movement in her pupils as pure as the night, but combined with this calm and cold face, the fox felt inexplicably guilty.

Did she realize something was wrong?

His shapeshifting skills were flawless, the only flaw was the sword in his mouth. After all, no demon hunter would act alone without a weapon.

But there was no way. I couldn't just throw the Chengming Ichimonji Nagamitsu into the white mist, could I? If I lost it, it would be a miracle if I could find it.

This is not going to work. The longer I stay with them, the more flaws I have. I have to find a chance to change back, but my clothes...
Higashino Yu thought about how he looked like without clothes after turning back into human form, twitched his lips, and decided to take it slow and consider the long-term consequences.

"Then let's touch the ears!"

The two little girls lay on Dong Yeyu's neck and wanted to reach out their hands. Dong Yeyu trembled and raised his head.

"oops!"

The two rolled into a ball, sliding down the fox's neck to its back. They held on to the fox's fur and barely managed to avoid falling. They finally climbed up and sat on the fox's back, puffing up their little faces slightly, looking very unhappy.

Dong Ye Yu looked back and wanted to laugh, but when he saw the two girls' childish faces, he fell silent again.

At this time, people of the same age are either out shopping, putting on makeup and dressing up at home, or browsing online shopping stores. Some are sitting in air-conditioned, safe and fulfilling cram schools with complete peace of mind, burning their youth and striving for their future.

Kaori and Shiori had to face dangerous monsters at such a young age. Higashino Yu's heart softened again. He hesitated for a second and was about to agree.

Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami tapped the two men's heads lightly with his sword sheath: "Stop messing around."

"pain!"

Shiori Kaori rubbed her head with her hands, pursed her lips, then turned her attention to her surroundings. She looked around in amazement for a while before she suddenly remembered something and became a little anxious.

They first looked at the white mist behind them fearfully, hesitated for a second, but were really worried, so they whispered, "Ayu, shall we go find mom and dad?"

Hearing this, Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami turned around and glanced at the thick white fog behind him. Through the gaps in the peach blossoms, he could see that the white fog stretched from the sky to the ground, like a curtain that cut across the world, or like the end of the world.

It is a scene that only exists in fantasy and AI paintings, a wall of sighs composed of white mist hanging from an infinite height. The white mist is clearly separated from the outside world. When the spiritual consciousness probes into it, it is like a drop in the ocean, and nothing can be sensed.

I have finally created this place, and I definitely cannot go back. I cannot guarantee that I can completely protect the safety of these two girls after I go in.

Dong Ye Yu fell silent. After all, he didn't know how long he had been running in his original form. Going back to look for other people now would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

What's more, who knows whether this white fog is transmitted randomly?
Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami probably thought of this as well. He thought for two seconds and shook his head.

"Let's not talk about whether we can find it or whether we will get lost in the fog. Uncle and aunt are very powerful and have the help of Shikigami. If they are gone, then there is no point for us to go."

As he spoke, he gently patted their heads and said, "Ayu and I must ensure your safety first. Let's explore the surroundings and find an exit."

Shiori Kaori pursed her lips slightly, lowered her head, and said "hmm" softly, without saying anything else.

It can only be said that Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami was still calm. Higashino Yu was afraid that she would also join in the commotion and want to go back. At that time, he would have no choice but to take the three of them away by force.

But that would be a bit ugly.

"The spiritual energy here is much richer than outside. This should be the fairyland. Hold on tight. I'll climb the tree and take a look."

As Dong Ye Yu spoke, he picked a large peach tree with a thick trunk, ran on the ground, then stepped on the trunk and jumped repeatedly before finally leaping.

puff!
The tree canopy, which intertwined the branches above his head to form a lush peach blossom dome, broke a big hole dozens of meters above the ground. During the short period of suspension in the air, the scenery of the fairyland was in full view.

The location of the fairyland seems to be on a vast plain, which is countless times wider than the peach forest plain seen from the highway before. At a glance, it is full of peach trees full of peach blossoms.

However, there are cultivated farmlands in the distance, which are probably the raccoon village mentioned by Tanuki Goro and others.

With his keen eyesight, Higashino Yu could even see raccoon cats wearing farmers' clothes working in the fields?

It was probably a civet cat. It was too far away, so even when I was looking at it myself it was a little blurry.

There is a large lake further away, the area it occupies has exceeded the limit of vision and it cannot be seen clearly unless you stand higher.

In the middle of the lake stands a torii gate that is more magnificent than an ordinary castle tower.

The torii is painted red and looks like a wooden structure with bells and connecting ropes, stretching across the middle of the plain.

Perhaps it is the residence of the Hishizawa water god?
Dong Ye Yu thought in his heart and fell down.

Wow!
It broke some peach branches again and landed smoothly.

Kaori Shiori slapped off the peach blossoms that were on her body, and at the same time removed some branches that were stuck on Higashino Yu's hair and threw them away.

"Ms. Kaori, Ms. Shiori, thank you. Don't worry, Mr. Jinguji has many highly skilled demon hunters around him, and these monsters can't do anything to them."

Seeing that the two were in low spirits, Higashino Yu comforted them and then told Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami his guess.

"Ms. Jinguji, did you see that just now? I feel like this should be the peach village, and the cultivated farmland over there is the legendary raccoon village. I saw raccoon cats planting rice in the fields."

"Have you been here before?" asked Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami.

"No, but I know people from the raccoon village. When Master Dongye and I went to the Monster Market earlier, we saw the raccoon cats from the raccoon village. They were looking for powerful monsters in the Monster Market, and we wanted to ask them to come back here to help them kill the monsters."

"demon?"

"Well, not only the mortals in the outside world were harmed, but even the raccoon cats in the fairyland were not spared."

"Are they the ones in the white mist just now?"

"Not sure, maybe, maybe not."

When Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami heard this, he thought for a moment: "The raccoon cats in the raccoon village must know how to leave the fairyland. What is their attitude towards humans?"

Dong Yeyu thought back to the conversations with the raccoons and shook his head: "I'm not sure, but most monsters are very wary and repulsive to mortals. I suggest not to contact them rashly."

"Can't you ask those raccoons you know?"

"They are still outside at Hishizawa Shrine. It is said that they will return to the fairyland at night."

"Shall we wait till night?"

This place is quite far from Li Township, so it would be better to go to the vicinity of Li Township and wait.

Dong Yeyu heard this and hesitated for two seconds: "Maybe we can go over there first, I'll go ask them, and you find a place to hide?"

Jinguji Hiiragi nodded: "This is the only way."

After the two talked, Dongye Yu set off for the raccoon village, crouched down and ran quickly, trying his best to avoid crashing into the trees to avoid trouble - there was no way to do it in the white fog, but in the real fairyland, he still had to give some face to the Water God of Hishizawa.

One more chapter. In the morning.

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