I transformed into a demonic spider lily.

"It's precisely because there are too many people that it can't be solved. Back then, you were fully equipped and started killing indiscriminately. No one could stop you. How could they escape if they didn't abandon their teammates?" Higanbana said helplessly.

Suddenly I couldn't understand it anymore.

Instead of arguing with the spider lily about this issue, the bellflower asked in a different way: "So, flower, if one day we encounter an enemy we can't defeat, what will you do?"

"Of course I ran, you definitely can't outrun me anyway," the spider lily replied without hesitation.

"(▼へ▼メ)"

Kikyo took a deep breath and said, "Then I will definitely shoot you down first."

"I really couldn't defend against your move. This young witch has no martial ethics and is bullying an old flower fairy like me." The Spider Lily finally finished hanging up all the clothes.

Then, we'll work together to figure out how to defeat the enemy.

This is the second half of the sentence that Kikyo never said.

Then, they went into the house together. As soon as they reached the door, the door opened automatically. Higanbana casually tossed the wooden basin aside and lazily lay down on the tatami.

Kikyo brewed a pot of tea for her and placed it on the table. Then, Higanbana complained, "Ahhh, Kikyo, why hasn't anyone asked you to exorcise a demon yet?"

"How would I know? Your request is really strange. It would be a good thing if there were no monsters for us to exorcise. Besides, even if you wanted to go, it's not like someone would come to you right now to give you a request," Kikyo said.

However, the words were spoken in less than three seconds.

Boom, boom——

"Excuse me, is Kikyo Shrine Maiden here? I need your help with something." A knock came from the door, followed by an unfamiliar voice.

"...They've arrived?"

The red spider lily looks at the bellflower.

Kikyo: "..."

Is it really that much of a coincidence?

……

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Feng was squatting in the corner of the room, feeling depressed and resigned to her fate. Just now, she heard the voices of Kikyo and Hana outside the door, so she rushed over to open it. However, the two of them walked past her on either side, as if they hadn't even seen her.

Could it be that she has already mastered the art of invisibility?

Feng felt that she was suited to be a ninja.

Chapter 57 Miss Yukiji

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"Excuse me, is Kikyo Shrine Maiden here? I need your help with something."

An unfamiliar voice came from outside the door. With Higanbana's current memory ability, she could tell that the person was definitely not someone who lived in the village. So she immediately stood up and, before Kikyo could say anything, rushed over to open the door.

—Squeak.

Upon opening the door, a young woman came into view. She was dressed in a crimson dress, which accentuated her fair skin. Her long, black hair, reaching her waist, was tied in a ponytail with a white ribbon.

With bright red rouge stained at the corners of her mouth, and clearly without any ornaments on her hands or neck, one could sense her noble bearing, indicating that she was no ordinary villager.

However, these are not the most important things.

After looking the other party up and down, the other flower couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle softly, saying in a voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz, "So flat."

That's right, the "flower of the other shore" refers to the other person's chest. Even though Kikyo binds her chest to such an extent every day, she can only barely maintain a B-grade. But the other person seems to have never restricted herself, yet she looks like she's only an A-grade.

The more you want something, the less likely you are to get it.

That statement is absolutely correct.

"Flowers should not be treated arbitrarily."

Although she didn't know what the spider lily was laughing about, Kikyo could sense that it was not a good thing. So, after giving it a slight reprimand, she asked the woman standing at the door, "Miss Yukiji, may I ask what brings you to my humble abode today?"

"Snow Road? That's a pretty good name!"

If she hadn't known that this was the world of "Inuyasha," Higanbana would have thought she had wandered into the wrong film set next door—what a coincidence to share the same name!

The woman named Yukiji had obviously heard the whispers of the spider lily, so she glanced down at her chest, which was flat enough to look directly at the ground.

Then, Yukiji looked up at the spider lily, observing her with a subtle expression. Finally noticing her crimson pupils, she asked, "Ah, miss, may I ask, you must be a yokai, right?"

"Ha~ You're really rude. Although I am prettier than the average person, it's incredibly disrespectful of you to call me a monster as soon as we meet."

The other shore flower didn't want to reveal her identity to others, as that would bring unnecessary trouble, so she retorted with a hint of concealment.

"But your eyes..."

Xuelu pointed to the pupils of the spider lily.

"Oh, just conjunctivitis. My mother has a similar condition to mine; it's hereditary." The Lycoris Radiata now lies without even needing to think, her expression so natural that a lie detector wouldn't even register it.

“However, when Tianxing has red eyes, it’s usually the edges that are red, not the pupils.” Xuelu was clearly a cultured person, and he immediately exposed the flaw in the other shore flower’s description.

"So it's under 'normal' circumstances."

"You young lady, instead of learning music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, you insist on studying medicine. Aren't you afraid that you'll lose all your hair in the future?" The other shore flower couldn't help but slander in her heart.

"But I can sense the demonic aura emanating from you."

Finally, Yukiji spoke frankly.

"???"

Higanbana quickly turned to look at Kikyo, who could only sigh and smile helplessly, "That's right, Miss Yukiji also has innate spiritual power, but she didn't choose to become a shrine maiden. However, she can still distinguish demonic energy."

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[Real name: Snow Road (R)]

[Level: 11]

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Why didn't you say so sooner!

So she was just pretending to be lonely all along?

With her hand on her forehead, Higanbana felt quite embarrassed, so she turned to look at Yukiji, crossed her arms and said, "That's right, I am a monster, Higanbana, the Lord of the Forest, a great monster who commands tens of thousands of monsters. So even if you are a young lady, don't expect me to use honorifics on you. To be precise, it's already good enough that I haven't asked you to use honorifics on me."

"Hua, could you please say less?"

Kikyo could never understand why the spider lily always adopted a "don't touch me" attitude when facing anyone other than her and Kaede. Rather than saying she disdained to get along with people, it was more like she was deliberately keeping her distance.

"No, this is good. Spider Lily, I've heard of you before, and I've wanted to meet you for a long time. I never expected to meet you here."

Despite knowing that the spider lily was a yokai, Yukiji showed no fear whatsoever; on the contrary, he acted quite affectionately towards her.

Therefore, the other shore flower had to reflect on herself. Regardless of why she couldn't scare Feng, how come she wasn't even afraid of a human she had just met?

Did I say something wrong?

Seeing that the expression on the other side of the flower was becoming increasingly strange, Xueji lowered his head and said, "If I have said anything wrong, please forgive me. I am not very familiar with the etiquette of yokai, so I may have made some mistakes."

"No, it has nothing to do with you. She just puts on this show every now and then."

Kikyo told Yukiji not to overthink it, then pulled Higanbana behind her and invited her inside first. How could she let a guest stand at the door?

Nodding slightly, Xuelu stepped into the house. As soon as she entered, she saw a delicate figure squatting in the corner, and said, "What an adorable child."

"……what?"

Upon hearing this, Feng looked up and saw Xue Lu's gaze fixed on her. A glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes, and she asked, "You can see me?"

"Uh, you're a monster too?"

For a moment, Yukiji didn't quite understand what the other person was saying. This person was just squatting in the corner, what couldn't be seen? But considering that the spider lilies were all in Kikyo's house, a few more strange things weren't so unacceptable.

Besides, on the other hand, what child would squat in a corner for no reason? Could it be a Zashiki-warashi? Yukiji felt that this possibility was quite high.

The only problem is...

She couldn't sense any demonic aura emanating from the other person.

"They can see me! They can see me! Waaah! Finally, someone can see me!" Feng wailed loudly.

"No, I'm sorry, this is my younger sister, Kaede. She's a kind of shrine maiden, so please excuse her." Kikyo felt like she was about to break into a smile.

The house is full of unruly kids. One spider lily is enough to make a mess of things. I really can't understand why Kaede is joining in the trouble. Kikyo feels only a sense of exhaustion.

At this moment, the spider lily placed her hands on the bellflower's shoulders, gently rubbed them, and couldn't help but laugh, "Were you two performing a comedy routine just now?"

"Flower, let's be quiet for a while."

Kikyo's tone was slightly pleading.

"Okay, I'll shut up."

The red spider lily said this in a very accommodating manner.

"Miss Yukiji, you still haven't said what it is that you need my help with?" Kikyo gestured for Yukiji to sit down at the table and poured her a cup of tea.

Yukiji glanced back and forth between the spider lily and Kikyo, a hint of surprise in his eyes, before his expression returned to normal. He said to Kikyo, "I've been bothered by a monster again recently."

Chapter 58 The Minotaur Chieftain Wants to Be a God of Pure Love

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"I've been haunted by monsters again recently."

With a slight frown, Xue Lu said with a look of deep worry.

If you talk about that, I won't be sleepy anymore.

Upon hearing this, the other shore flower immediately moved closer, revealing a particularly interested expression, especially since she felt that the use of the word "again" was quite clever.

"What, what? If you don't mind, how about I join your conversation?" Higanbana turned her head back and forth to look at Yukiji and Kikyo.

"Of course, no problem."

Xueji personally poured a cup of tea for Higanbana and placed it in front of the third seat, indicating that she could sit there, his manners elegant and full of courtesy.

“Um, you, human… uh.”