I'm a thankful fox in Tokyo

Chapter 317 Liuli: Do you want to come to my house and play?
Arima Tadayasu walked down the castle tower slowly. The shouting and fighting that had occurred earlier had now ceased. The warriors wandered aimlessly in the castle tower, seemingly without any hostility. The warrior who had been chopped down to the ground stood up shakily, his body covered in blood and a confused look on his face.

These evil ghosts can only eliminate their vicious nature if they are suppressed by gods. If there are no gods here, I am afraid that they will reveal their fangs in an instant.

The feeling of emptiness and powerlessness coming from his body made Arima Tadayasu quicken his pace. He could feel that his body, which had turned into a corpse demon, was constantly resisting and trying to infect him. Fortunately, he had eaten some fairy fruits and fairy wine that he brought from Penglai during the rain.

Although the spiritual essence cannot be retained, the remaining effects can still provide some support.

"I have a way for us all to survive."

Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded in his mind. Arima Zhongkang knew that it was his obsession, or rather, it was the corpse demon.

He remained unmoved, his steps firm, and he answered casually: "We have lived long enough, it would be nice to sleep here, wouldn't it?"

"But those parasites, those powerful families and wealthy people are still alive. They created disputes, controlled people to kill each other, and then shook hands and made peace. Compared with those who sacrificed their lives, these parasites only need to pay a small price, and they can even survive the fate of the country."

"It's really infuriatingly unfair, and we can bring fairness to people."

"Bring them death?"

“Isn’t death the fairest thing in the world?”

Shortly after Arima Tadayuchi entered, noisy sounds were heard from the castle town, and the samurai who had received Arima Tadayuchi's order to protect Sanae and Ruri fell into a strange state of confusion, and began to wander around as if they had lost their souls.

"What happened to them?" Sanae asked softly while hiding by the window of the sedan.

Dong Yeyu hesitated for two seconds and said, "It should be over."

"What's over?"

"This drama. Come on, Miss Sanae, we should leave."

Dong Ye Yu urged, he had always had a bad feeling in his heart, there were so many evil ghosts in the city now, those classmates and outsiders who had strayed here were mixed with the evil ghosts, if the evil ghosts woke up, they might eat people alive.

"Where are you going?" Sanae asked as she quietly pushed open the small door of the sedan chair.

"Gather those who have strayed here, and then go find the gods who guard this place."

As Dong Ye Yu spoke, he also floated out of the sedan chair. The thin gray-white smoke gradually condensed into a huge white fox.

Seeing this, Liuli, who was standing by, also came out of the sedan chair, holding Chengming Ichimonji Nagamitsu, who was given to her by Dongye Yu for self-defense. Her every move and gesture revealed a kind of elegance. Although she was a girl, she was as gentle and peaceful as water, and rejected everyone's reserve.

She seems to maintain this attitude all the time, while Sanae only shows this attitude when she plays the role of the Moon Witch. Although she is also very polite at other times, she also reveals a kind of youthful liveliness of a young girl.

Higashino Yu guessed that the reason why Liuli was so mature and steady was not only because of her original personality, but also because she had experienced the greatest horror in life - death. Her age might have been frozen at the moment of death, but her psychology was sublimated at the moment of death.

Of course, the second character of Chuuniburi seems to have been sublimated. She played the role more attentively than Sanae.

Liuli noticed the white fox's gaze and subconsciously stroked her cheek, a little puzzled: "Excuse me, is there anything on my face?"

"There's nothing, it's very clean." Dong Ye Yu withdrew his gaze.

"Then why are you staring at me?" Liuli blinked and asked softly as she walked over. Her voice was gentle, but the tone was impossible to avoid.

".Because I'm worried about your safety."

Dong Ye Yu was just a little curious and occasionally had some strange feelings in his heart.

After all, she looks exactly like Sanae, and from what Sanae said before, her mind has been offline occasionally in the past two months.
At that time, Sanae was acting a little strange, a little like Ruri, so the person I was talking to might have been her!

So who was I with? Sanae? Ruri? Both?
This somewhat strange question made Dong Ye Yu a little overloaded, but the situation was critical, so he quickly suppressed his chaotic thoughts and calmed down again.

"So that's how it is." Liuli said softly, her bright eyes filled with stars staring into Dong Yeyu's eyes, "I'm also worried that I might run into danger in the real world, so please protect me!"

"Of course." Dong Ye Yu crouched down, feeling a little worried. Where should he go to find the gods after gathering those people?

"Let's go look for those people who have mistakenly entered here. The teachers and the others are probably here too." He said casually.

After that, he looked around, took a deep breath, and shouted, "Arima, Imagawa! Come here, I'm here!"

The sound was so loud, like the roar of thunder, and spread so widely that most of Fukuchiyama Castle could hear it. Familiar panicked classmates and teachers heard the sound and subconsciously looked in the direction of the castle tower.

The next second, a window in the castle tower was pushed open, and Arima Norimune, Imagawa Kashiwagi, and a few unfamiliar male and female classmates were lying on the window frame. They were dressed differently, some in samurai uniforms, and some in maids and attendants' clothes, but their expressions were exactly the same at this moment.

They were all crying out: "Ayu/Higashino-san! There's blood all over, please save me——"

Then, several people saw the source of the voice, and their frightened faces suddenly changed: "Ayu/Higashino-san, why did you turn into a fox?!"

"I am Lord Dongye's follower, the white fox A'yu. Lord Dongye is guarding everyone's health in the inn and sent me to rescue you." Dongye Yu explained.

Then he said, "Those warriors will not harm you for the time being. Please look around the castle tower to see if there are other students. If not, come down quickly."

Several people were a little hesitant. After all, in today's public perception, white fox monsters mostly exist as auspicious signs and messengers of God, but there are also many stories about foxes deceiving and eating people.

It wasn't until they saw two identical-looking Asumi Sanae riding on the back of a white fox that people who knew her, such as Arima Norimune, became even more panicked - they had never heard that she had a twin sister, so who would believe that this wasn't a monster?

"what?"

Just as they were preparing to escape quietly, Imagawa Kashiwagi noticed that Ruri was holding the sword of Ichimonji Nagamitsu. "Isn't that Tono's sword?"

"Ah!" Arima Norimune looked angry and screamed, "Ayu was eaten by a monster!"

Upon hearing this, Imagawa Kashiwagi's face turned pale and he couldn't believe it.

"What the hell? I..."

Higashino Yu was halfway through his words when he thought of Sanae and Ruri on his back and had to hold it back. He was speechless and after thinking for two seconds, he simply started threatening.

"If you don't come with me, you will be left here to be fed to the evil spirits! Let me make it clear, those warriors in the castle tower are all old ghosts who have been dead for hundreds of years. They have been suppressed by the gods and are always hungry. If you, who are so delicate and fragile, are caught, not only will your lives be in jeopardy, but your marrow will be sucked out!"

"I'll only wait for you for five minutes. If you don't come downstairs within five minutes, you can go back on your own." Dong Ye Yu gritted his teeth, and several people shrank back and squatted by the window frame to discuss.

"Is what he said true?"

"I'm not sure, but his tone does sound a bit like Ayu. Maybe he is really Ayu's follower."

"But according to legend, monsters can also imitate humans."

"What should we do?"

As Arima Norimune spoke, he clung to the wall to avoid a staggering samurai passing by. The samurai's blood-stained face looked ferocious and dazed at times, which was a terrifying sight.

"That white fox might be a monster, but these warriors definitely look like ghosts! If we stay here, we will die. If we follow the white fox, we might be able to survive."

Several students hesitated for two seconds and nodded: "This is the only way."

A female classmate dressed in a maid's outfit looked terrified: "What about the other students in the tower? Should we look for them?"

"Nonsense." Arima Norimune rolled his eyes at her and stood up to go look for it.

Imagawa Kashiwagi stopped him and said, "It's too dangerous to search alone. Let's work in pairs. This castle tower is not big. If we search and shout at the same time, we can finish the search in five minutes."

"Won't it wake up the ghost?"

"That white fox was fine even though he was so loud just now, there's nothing to be afraid of." Arima Norimune said, laughing three times. The warriors in the corridor were unmoved. "Look, is he okay?"

Seeing this, the few of them felt a little relieved, quickly divided into groups, and then began to disperse to look for their classmates scattered in the castle tower.

Higashino Yu did not just wait at the castle tower, but walked out of the copper sentry tower and began to observe the structure of the Fukuchiyama castle town, thinking that he could find everyone as quickly as possible and then evacuate this ghost town full of evil spirits.

At this time, the atmosphere in the castle town was no longer as prosperous as before, but very quiet. The warm sunlight silently sprinkled on the bluestone steps outside the watchtower. The wintersweets on both sides of the mountain path were fragrant, and the pale yellow petals swayed gently.

Sanae felt a little creepy and subconsciously moved closer to her sister, burying herself in the white fox's dense fur, feeling its warmth. A reassuring fragrance lingered around her nose, as if she were in the vibrant late spring, or standing in a bush of colorful flowers.

and many more!

Why does it feel like the smell is exactly the same as that of the Knight? Sanae sniffed suspiciously, is it because Ayu and the Knight are together day and night?

Liuli smiled at Sanae, then stroked her head somewhat awkwardly, looking stunned.

It's been many years since I've been with Sanae like this, right?

When she couldn't sleep as a child and crawled into her bed, this is how I seemed to comfort her.

She slowly fell into memories, but thinking that now that she had embarked on the journey of spiritual practice, she believed that one day, she would be able to be reborn as Ayu said, right?

Thinking of this, Liuli's gaze fell on the white fox, her eyes shining, and it was unknown what she was thinking.

Something is spying on me!

Higashino Yu felt the hair on the back of his neck stand up. He looked around quickly, but did not see any evil spirits approaching. He breathed a sigh of relief and continued to observe the castle town and plan his route.

Fukuchiyama Castle is not big, but compared to the small towns in the countryside on the island country, it still covers a much larger area.

At this moment, everyone in the city, whether they were nobles dressed in luxurious clothes or commoners wrapped in rags, all fell into a state of soul-departure, staggering and wandering around aimlessly.

However, you can still see some people running around in a hurry. At first, there were only a few people, but later, probably because they met teachers from each class, village elders, police and the like, everyone began to gather into a large crowd.

This would save a lot of trouble. Higashino Yu thought that after Arima Norimune and the others had found their classmates in the castle tower, they would just have to go over and join the crowd.

"Come to think of it, Mr. Ayu, you really don't look like a fox monster."

Liuli said suddenly.

"Huh? Why?"

"After all, the fox monsters in legends are either messengers of gods or rebellious fairies. But no matter whether they are messengers of gods or fairies, they are all lively and naughty. Although you, Mr. Ayu, are also very sincere, you lack that liveliness and cunningness."

Nonsense, I was originally a human being, and after practicing Taoism, I became more enlightened, a proper person from the outer sect of Xuanmen. Dong Yeyu complained in his heart, asking people to learn from those wild foxes, isn't that against Tiangang?

It was as if I had not drunk a sip of Meng Po soup. My personality in the previous life had already been formed. Although I had the body of a fox, I was a real person inside.

Dong Yeyu thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because suffering makes foxes grow up. My experience of wandering since childhood has taught me a lot. In addition, I have more contact with humans, so compared to foxes, I am actually more like a human."

Liuli was a little surprised when she heard this: "Sir Ayu, did you wander around when you were a kid? Your life story seems similar to Sir Knight's—"

It's broken! Dong Yeyu interrupted quickly: "Ahem, it is precisely because we share the same suffering that we can support each other and grow up together."

"It's not a polite gentleman to interrupt someone when they are talking!"

Liuli gave a small rebuke, then asked softly, "But doesn't it take a long time for a monster to train? When Lord Ayu met Lord Knight, he should have been a big fox, right?"

It seems that Sanae's sister is not so easy to fool. Higashino Yu was already sweating a little: "Ahem, what I mean is that I helped Higashino-sama grow up."

But in fact, Sanae, who was lying on his back at this time, also looked quite suspicious. In terms of intelligence, she was also very smart, but most of the time she just kept it in her heart and didn't say it.

"Sir A Yu seems a little nervous, please relax a little." Liuli smiled, then felt a little regretful.

"It's just a casual chat. It's a pity that there are no desserts or refreshments here. If you have a chance, why not come to my house? When we had tea parties at Yu's house before, I could occasionally see Sanae through her vision. I really hope I can join in."

"Of course, this must be approved by Sanae."

It seemed like Liuli hadn't spoken for a long time. Now she opened up and talked a lot, but her tone was as gentle as ever. She didn't keep it in her heart like Sanae did, but simply expressed her concerns.

(End of this chapter)