I transformed into a demonic spider lily.

Feng squatted in the corner and cried out loud.

"……flower?"

The bellflower looks at the red spider lily.

"I told you, if this little guy knew I was a monster, he would definitely be squatting in the corner crying. Look, it's exactly what I guessed." Higanbana quietly shifted her gaze, not daring to meet Kikyo's eyes.

"Couldn't you have expressed it more tactfully?"

Kikyo couldn't blame the spider lily for this.

"Well……"

The red spider lily remained silent.

"...Sister Kikyo!"

Kaede was terrified and ran behind Kikyo.

"It's alright, it's alright, she's not a bad monster, you don't need to worry." Kikyo quickly squatted down and gently stroked Kaede's head, constantly comforting her.

"Actually, I'm not a good monster either."

The red spider lily continues to add fuel to the fire.

"flower--"

The bellflower looked up and glanced at the spider lily.

"When I was talking nonsense just now, my head was a bit muddled after being poisoned." It was only because she couldn't resist for the time being that the Spider Lily would never back down.

"really?"

The sobbing gradually subsided, and Feng asked.

"Yes, you can trust her."

The bellflower gives the red spider lily a very high evaluation.

"I'm not going to play with kids."

Upon hearing this, the red spider lily offered a brief rebuttal.

But you were the one having the most fun just now.

Kikyo forced herself not to say those words.

……

After some soothing, Kikyo finally calmed Kaede down. She had been so worried about these two guys all day. After washing the clothes and hanging them by the fireplace in the house, she still had to prepare dinner.

Ugh……

It's even more tiring than the character "正" (zhèng) has more strokes!

There was only a simple table with a total of three sets of bowls and chopsticks. Kikyo served a bowl of porridge to the spider lily. The spider lily picked up a spoon and tried to scoop some, but the spoon slipped from her hand. She tried again, but with the same result. Frustrated, she tried several more times, but failed each time. So she simply sat down at the table and sulked by herself.

"Sigh." With another helpless sigh, Kikyo sat down next to the spider lily. She first picked up the bowl, scooped a spoonful of rice porridge with a spoon, then gently blew on it to cool it down before bringing it to the latter's lips.

"...I'm not hungry."

"The other shore flower turned its head away and said."

It's one thing for a yokai to be taken care of by a shrine maiden, but to be fed by her by hand? Does she even have any professional ethics as a yokai?

"No."

Kikyo said this.

"I ate this evening, but I haven't digested those two dead snakes yet," the spider lily offered herself a lame excuse.

"But your health hasn't improved at all. Drink some porridge to replenish your blood." Kikyo was obviously not going to be fooled and tried to intimidate Higanbana with her eyes.

"If you want to replenish your blood, eating vegetarian food won't work. You might as well let me go outside and suck some blood; that would probably be more effective than this." The spider lily tried to resist the bellflower.

Setting down the bowl in her hand, Kikyo stared at the spider lily for a moment, until the latter felt a chill run down her spine, and she drew a knife from behind Maple's back.

You actually kept the knife behind your back?

The red spider lily glanced at the maple tree with surprise.

At this moment, Kikyo, who had picked up a knife, held the blade to her wrist and asked Higanbana with a serious expression, "How many do you want? I can give you any."

"No, wait a minute! I was just saying it casually. Besides, even if drinking blood really does restore health, are you trying to get rid of me before you die by making me drink the shrine maiden's blood?" Higanbana quickly waved her hand and said.

"You may attack me if you wish, but I will never allow you to harm others. Since you won't drink my blood, then you should drink your porridge properly." Kikyo then brought the spoon to the lips of the spider lily, and this time the latter accepted it, because she felt she couldn't withstand the other's attack.

Feng just watched them quietly.

The knife is gone; it looks like I won't be able to stab anyone tonight.

"Little one, what are you looking at?"

Noticing Maple's gaze, Higanbana asked.

"The red beads around your waist are very pretty."

Feng pointed to the "coral beads" of the spider lily.

"Do you like it? If you do, I can give it to you." Since it wasn't anything rare or precious, the spider lily didn't care.

"That thing must be very expensive."

Feng couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

“They’re everywhere in the forest.”

You can collect enough gold coins to buy another one by clearing out a few monsters in the forest, so it's not exactly a lie to say that they're everywhere.

However, the other flower added, "But only after I've used it up." She still needs the "coral beads" to speed up her recovery.

"Use?" Feng clearly couldn't understand.

"Little guy, you're not afraid of me anymore?"

The other shore flower slightly changed the subject.

"My sister said you're not a bad monster."

"But she didn't say I was a good monster either."

"Huh? Oh? That seems to be right."

"So be careful at night, or I might eat you if I get hungry."

The red spider lily couldn't resist scaring the other party.

"Then eat your fill at dinner. Do you need me to get you another bowl?" Kikyo asked, joining the conversation with a bowl in hand.

"No need, one bowl is enough for me."

Let's skip the embarrassing feeding part as soon as possible.

Then, the spider lily thought of something interesting and continued, "Little one, I think you must have heard many stories about monsters."

"Yes what's the matter?"

Feng tilted his head.

"Then you must know that the most widely circulated monster story is that disobedient children will be abducted by monsters at night."

After saying that, the spider lily pointed outside: "Night."

Then he pointed at the other person: "Kid."

Finally, pointing to himself: "Monster."

"Look, now that all three elements are here, the question is, why am I here?" The other shore flower couldn't help but start her teasing.

"Because you were injured, your sister brought you back to recuperate." Feng already knew the situation, but she underestimated the other shore flower's persuasive skills.

"No! Although it is true that I was injured, which is why this priestess brought me back, think about it carefully. Why was I injured? And why was I sent to your place after being injured? The fates of all living beings are interconnected. And think about the story above. Is a story that has been passed down for so long really just a story? Perhaps it has the power of causality."

The spider lily began her rambling, finally asking Maple, "So where exactly does the root of the problem lie?!"

After saying that, he stared into the other person's eyes.

"Because...because I'm disobedient?"

Maple was completely led astray by the red spider lily.

"—That's right!"

Children can be taught.

The red spider lily felt very happy.

"Sister Kikyo..."

Kaede looked at Kikyo with a mournful face.

"Spreading rumors and misleading the public."

This is a review of the bellflower.

"Thank you for the compliment."

The red spider lily humbly accepted.

"I wasn't praising you at all."

"To a yokai, this is a compliment."

Chapter Seventeen: Tu Bi NO.1!

"Hua, you and Feng should go to sleep first."

After suppressing the demonic words of the spider lily, Kikyo laid out bedding on the tatami mat, and the way she addressed the other person gradually moved from a distant to a more intimate way.

"Well, I see."

The other shore flower nodded without hesitation, saying that this was exactly what she was thinking. Once the functions of the demon body were activated, it would be detrimental to the recovery of her injuries, so entering a state of slumber was the most conservative option at present.

However, Higanbana noticed that Kikyo's gaze kept sweeping over her kimono hanging by the fireplace, so before falling asleep, she deliberately reminded her, "Don't do anything strange to my clothes."

After saying that, he lay down.