I'm a thankful fox in Tokyo

Chapter 245 Ayu, Ayu?
"My secret?"

Dong Ye Yu was a little curious about what secrets she knew about his own, but to be on the safe side - who knew if she really knew something, he had quite a few secrets that he couldn't tell anyone.

It’s not that I’m afraid of being found out by Yuko and the old man, but some secrets are kept secret for the sake of protection.

"You want to use this so-called secret—"

Dong Ye Yu pondered for two seconds, squatted down as if he wanted to talk to her, and then, while she was not paying attention, a sunny doll with a simple little face painted with watercolor pens approached in the shadows in the blind spot of her vision.

Ling Zhao originally thought that he was shocked by her, and she breathed a sigh of relief, while her mind was rapidly thinking of ways to escape.

Suddenly, her eyes widened, and from the unique smell of grass after the rain and the fragrance of Japanese incense, she smelled the unique smell of paint in the watercolor pen.

This is!

Ling Zhao instantly connected the smell with the talismans that bound him, and screamed in horror, "He's a fox—wooooooo!"

A sunny doll talisman sealed her mouth, and she struggled frantically and silently.

I don't know if it was because it was late at night or for some other reason, but Iori Tadamichi looked a little listless. He yawned and stood up. Without even glancing at the beauty struggling on the floor, he whispered to Miko, "Go back to your room and rest, Miko. Ayu will take care of it."

After saying that, he looked at Dong Yeyu and said, "Ayu, why don't you stay at home for the time being? Your grandmother Tomoko has prepared a guest room and made the bedding."

Iori Tadamichi knew that he was a mortal and didn't know much about demons, but the name of a demon like Shuten-doji, which had been famous since ancient times, made him seem difficult to defeat.

But even though I know it's difficult to deal with, there's nothing I can do but give spiritual comfort.

He patted Higashino Yu's shoulder and said, "Don't worry. No matter how powerful Shuten-doji is, he won't dare to invade Inari Shrine. It's getting late today. I will hold a divine ceremony at the shrine tomorrow to pray for you."

This is indeed true. No matter how powerful Shuten-doji is, he is not powerful enough to dare to invade the Inari Shrine - his death was related to the three Kunitsu gods, and his head was suppressed in the Shuzuka Daimyo Shrine for hundreds of years. Now that he has escaped, he is hiding in the dark quietly and dare not challenge the power of the gods openly.

The reason why Kunitsu God has been able to sit firmly on the throne of God in Awahara Province for so many years between the Takama-ga-hara gods and demons is not only because the gods despise the scarcity of spiritual energy in the human world, but also because of Kunitsu God's abundant martial virtue.

Dong Yeyu bowed slightly: "Then I'll trouble you."

"Do we still need to be so polite with each other? Just treat the Iori family as your own, and Miko will treat you as her own brother."

Iori Tadamichi stretched out his body, pounded his back, and sighed, "When you get old, your spirit is no longer useful. I'm going to rest now. Ayu, you should also rest early after you finish your work."

He put his hands in his sleeves and walked down the corridor towards the bedroom.

Miko rubbed her tired face, stood up, and said in a slightly dazed voice: "Good night, Dongye Nissan."

He walked towards his room with the help of his cane.

"Let me take you back to your room."

Dongye Yu threw the fox demon on the corridor and followed Yu Zi. The originally dense dark clouds now dispersed into broken clouds. The cold moonlight accompanied by scattered starlight fell on the corridor, and the accumulated water reflected the two people walking.

Yuko didn't seem to care about the secret told by the fox demon, and had no intention of asking.

This girl is used to hiding in her own world. Is she going through a mad mental breakdown right now?

Dong Yeyu was not sure, and after careful consideration, he asked, "Isn't Yuzi curious?"

"what?"

Yuko looked at Dongye Yu in confusion.

"The secret about me from the fox demon's mouth."

"Curious." Yuko blinked, "But everyone has secrets, and so do I. Do you want to know Yuko's secret, Tono Ni-san?"

Dong Yeyu asked cooperatively and moved closer, whispering, "What is it?"

Yu Zi then tiptoed slightly on her bare feet, which were as white as mutton-fat jade, and whispered in his ear.

"Don't tell you."

Dong Ye Yu turned around and looked at the girl with a sly smile. She trotted back to the room. Although her movements were still a little awkward, it was much better than before when she could only walk slowly with a cane.

Can you try trotting now?

Dongye Yu was first happy for Yu Zi, and then he was happy for himself - this meant that the reward for the Cao Huandan was finally going to be settled.

For me now, it is no less than when I am being chased by a tide of zombies on The Walking Dead and have no health packs left, and then suddenly I find a supply point in front of me.

However, the score probably won't be higher than B. After all, the Grass Huandan only slightly makes up for Yuko's congenital defects and prolongs her future lifespan. It has not yet affected her life trajectory or saved her from danger.

Dong Ye Yu sighed in his heart, turned around and walked back, preparing to drag the fox demon outside the shrine to execute it.

Miko, with her back against the shoji door, listened to the footsteps of Higashino Yu's departure. Her eyes fell on the stars floating by the window and she began to ponder.

The monster just said, what is Dongye Nissan?
kit? Is it a fox?

The language of the island nation is different from Chinese. The word "fox" is written as きつね, but it is pronounced in romanization as kitune. It is read as a whole word and has no other meaning when broken down, but we can always guess something based on the pronunciation and context.

Did she mean to say that Dong Ye Ni San was a fox?
Yuko thought of this possibility, then immediately shook her head, feeling it was very ridiculous.

I have been with him for so long, if he was a monster, I should have discovered it long ago.

She was still very confident in her talent. She put her cane aside and got into bed to sleep.

But after lying down for a while, I tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. I don't know why, but the figure of the white fox kept appearing in my mind, with its long, flowing white hair, its soft and broad chest, and the feeling of incomparable peace of mind.

Now that I think about it, it does feel very similar to Tono Nissan.

And his name
Yuko has a strong talent for learning. After studying intensively for a period of time, her Chinese level is now on par with some junior high school students in Shenzhou.

A Yu and A Yu, in Chinese characters, have the same pronunciation.

Is it a coincidence? Or did Higashino Nissan deliberately name the white fox shikigami Ayu to satisfy his own bad taste? Or...
The girl fell into a deep sleep while daydreaming.

At this time, there were few cars passing by on the winding mountain road outside the shrine, and not a single ghost could be seen. Dongye Yu released the restrictions on her hearing, and after listening carefully, she made sure that no one or car would appear. She dragged Ling Zhao to the outside of the shrine and placed her head on the drainage ditch.

The dim street lights fully revealed Ling Zhao's horrified expression. "You are smart, but not smart enough."

As Higashino Yu spoke, he raised his sword, and the sharp blade reflected the moonlight and was covered with a layer of misty light.

"Woo woo!" Ling Zhao widened his eyes in horror.

puff!
Silver light streaked across a semicircle, like mercury pouring onto the ground, and the slender white neck broke silently. Ling Zhao's delicate and beautiful facial features froze in expression, and the bone rolled into the ditch, with blood gushing out like a fountain.

What happened? Dong Yeyu thought that after cutting off the head, the human skin would deflate and the fox demon would reveal its true form, but he didn't expect the amount of bleeding to be so heavy.

After taking a closer look, I found the clue - there was messy hair sticking out from the broken neck.

Dong Ye Yu used a knife to cut open this exquisite human skin, and a headless red fox rolled out. It was a red fox and was the same size as an ordinary human.

He picked it up again, cut it open and saw that there was indeed a fox head inside.

Are you walking in human skin?
Higashino Yu imagined the fox walking upright with human skin on its head. It felt scary and weird, but also a little funny.

Not long after, Ling Zhao's ghost stood up from the corpse and stood there in a daze, looking confused and dazed, as if he had lost his mind.

Then, an ascetic monk wearing a conical hat came from the corner of the road, leaning on a staff. The copper rings on the staff collided with each other, making crisp sounds like bells or chimes.

The monk walked closer, facing Dong Yeyu, was silent for a while, then looked at the dazed fox ghost, seeming a little surprised.

Then he put his hands together, bowed, and shook the tin staff to draw the ghost summoned by the bell into the copper ring.

Afterwards, he turned his head and faced Dong Ye Yu, his face hidden under the bamboo hat, and only his unshaven chin could be seen.

"donor--"

His voice was very calm, as if he wanted to say something to Dong Ye Yu, but was interrupted by a lazy and gentle voice.

"Monk, you've crossed the line."

Turning around, I saw Haruhara staggering up from the seven steps of Ayase-zaka. She was wearing a white dress and red hakama, with her red hair simply tied up. She was wearing a fox mask outlined with colored threads. Her face could not be seen, but she seemed to be drunk.

The monk did not suffer any embarrassment after being caught. He simply clasped his hands together generously without saying anything. He turned around and walked back the way he had come. His staff still made the crisp sound as he left.

Chun Yuan stared at him as he walked away, then snorted coldly and turned to look at the young man.

The eyes outlined by the delicate colored threads seemed to have opened their eyes like a god, giving Dong Yeyu the feeling that his underwear had been seen through, and unimaginable mental pressure suddenly came down upon him.

Is this the realm of Yangshen Zhenren?

Although it's not to the point where I can't even muster the thought of resistance, but in front of such a being, this is probably all I can think of. If I dare to take action, I will probably be grabbed and refined in an instant.

Dong Ye Yu swallowed his saliva and didn't know what to do with his hands. He didn't think there was anything wrong at first, but with Chun Yuan's current attitude, he inexplicably felt like he was caught having a secret relationship with someone.

Just when Dong Ye Yu was sweating profusely and was about to explain, Chun Yuan burst out laughing, stretched, and her slender and fruit-like figure was fully displayed in front of Dong Ye Yu, with her graceful curves embedded in the silver moonlight.

"Stay away from things like Huangquan in the future. Everything in that land is not normal, whether it is gods or demons."

Dong Yeyu was speechless: "I didn't want to contact them, the monk came here on his own."

"Just a reminder to you." Chun Yuan's voice returned to its usual lazy tone. He didn't even look at the fox demon's corpse on the ground and staggered back to the shrine.

Dong Yeyu hesitated for two seconds and called her: "Senior Chunyuan, I seem to be in trouble."

She turned her head and looked over, as if waiting for Dong Yeyu's answer.

Dong Yeyu then explained: "I was entrusted by someone to kill a demon named Cangwu. The person who was beset by the demon was my senior in the orphanage. Today, this fox demon pretended to be that senior and came to me. I found her and captured her. She claimed to be a demon from Mount Oe and was loyal to Shuten Douji. She said that Shuten Douji would avenge her."

At this point, he rubbed his hands a little embarrassedly: "I wonder if you have any magic weapon that can kill demons and monsters?"

Chun Yuan was stunned for a second when he heard this, looked at Dong Ye Yu carefully for a moment, and shook his head.

"Your cultivation level is too far behind that demon. Unless you have a magical treasure to help you, you won't last more than one round under his hands."

"Lingbao was born with innate powers. Not to mention Princess Inaho's fate, he doesn't even have Yuzhongjin's fate."

"As for outsmarting, the demon was fooled once, so he won't be fooled again this time."

“Oh, it is said that there is a Tianzun in the East Heaven Court who is good at refining magic weapons and elixirs. If you can ask him to refine the magic weapon, you can also slay demons and monsters.”

The Vajra Cutter of Taishang Laojun?

That is indeed a supermodel. If there is such a thing, even the Monkey King would dare to touch it, but the problem is that it is simply impossible.

Does Yuanjun have a magic weapon of this level?

Even if the Four Seas Dragon King takes out his underwear, you can't do it, right?
Dong Yeyu felt as if the sky had fallen, and muttered to himself: "Then I am finished, right?"

"This is a calamity, and it is inevitable for cultivators to avoid it."

Chun Yuan sighed softly, and seeing that Dong Yeyu seemed a little jaded, he pondered for two seconds.

"It's not that there is no hope. Although the demon is rampant, it no longer dares to show its head easily, let alone invade the divine realm. You just need to practice in peace in the shrine, and after becoming the Gozen Inari, you can rest assured."

Gozen Inari must be at least a four-tailed fox fairy, which means he must be at the Yang God level to take on this role, while he himself has only just reached the Yin God level.

If you don't repay your gratitude, you won't even be able to obtain the scriptures of the Shangqing Lingbao Dongxuan Zhenjing that can help you to reach the state of refining the spirit and returning to the void. Without the method, it will take a long time for you to refine it like an ordinary monster.

Dong Yeyu was confused, but he still bowed politely and said, "Thank you for your guidance, senior."

Seeing that he seemed reluctant to leave the mundane world, Chun Yuan said sternly, "You have only practiced for more than a decade and have already become the Two-Tailed One. You can be said to have extraordinary talent. To become the Gozen Inari, you may need to practice for another sixty years. If you can't even handle this little bit of loneliness, how can you go further on the path of practice?"

She stood in front of the torii and stared at Dong Yeyu, who smiled back: "Senior Chunyuan, I have come a long way from being a wild fox, and have received a lot of favors from humans, gods, and monsters. I wrote them down one by one. At that time, I thought that after I had practiced well, I would be able to help my benefactors when they were in trouble, just like they showed kindness to me in the beginning."

"If you just hide in the shrine and practice, you can indeed survive. A sixty-year period is only sixty years, which is not long, but for humans, it may be most of their lives."

Dong Yeyu said this with a sincere look, "In the past sixty years, there have always been benefactors who need my help."

(End of this chapter)