I transformed into a demonic spider lily.

"I was talking about my sister. Even if the White Wolf is strong, what if Feng gets injured?" Kikyo said with a hint of worry.

"So I lent her that umbrella. It contained demonic power that I had stored in advance. If Feng is in danger, that demonic power will be automatically triggered, just like a magic cannon shot from me, which is enough to deal with most things."

Higanbana leaned back on the tatami mat, looked up at the ceiling and continued, "Besides, there's no use in worrying about this and that. A fledgling bird eventually needs to take flight. Your pampering will only harm her. A minor injury is insignificant. As long as she doesn't die, everything will be fine."

“That makes sense.” Kikyo suddenly couldn’t refute it, but then she was taken aback.

Speaking of the cause of this incident, wasn't it a trick by the other party to lure the white wolf out to exorcise the monster in order to keep her at home?

Why did the topic suddenly become so high-level?

Is this what they call heretical talk? It's gotten even more powerful in just a few days.

Chapter 89 contains gossip about the snow road.

……

Distracted by this pile of trivial matters, Higanbana lost her sleepiness and stood up. Kikyo asked, "What, are you going to do something new again?"

"That's too much! Kikyo, I just wanted to stretch my legs after resting enough. Don't always imagine me to be so naughty, okay? I'm super eccentric."

The red spider lily boasted.

"Yes, yes, you're the best girl."

Kikyo replied helplessly, then pressed on, "So what exactly do you want to do?"

"Let's go see what Xuelu is doing."

After putting on the shoes, the spider lily suddenly stretched out her arms, then turned around and smiled at the kikyo.

Seeing this, Kikyo couldn't help but sigh, but she still reached out a hand to help smooth out the wrinkles on the spider lily's clothes and re-tied her headdress.

"All right."

After the bellflower finished arranging the spider lily, she took a step back to admire her "work"—what a beautiful and delicate flower it was!

"Let's go."

The red spider lily ran out excitedly.

It would be better if they didn't say anything.

Kikyo offered further comment on this.

"Wait for me."

As the "guardian" of the spider lily, Kikyo truly worries about her.

……

Under the tree in front of the village, Xue Lu was telling stories to the village children. Actually, half an hour earlier, it was Bai Lang who was playing with these little guys, but they suddenly ran away, so she could only temporarily help watch the place.

"Sister Xuelu, where did Sister Bailang go?" This was the question the children asked most often.

"do not know."

Xuelu also hopes that Bailang can come back soon. Although cute children are indeed very likable, annoying brats are inversely as troublesome.

"Why doesn't Sister Hua play with us? Does she dislike us?"

Camellia asked cautiously, although the red spider lily is rarely seen among children, it doesn't mean they—no, at least she still really wanted to play with it.

"Shh! Children, don't ask so many questions. I won't tell you that the Flower and Bellflower Shrine Maiden is secretly doing things that only adults can do in the house, so she's very busy and doesn't have time to play with you."

Upon hearing this, Xuelu put a finger to her lips, signaling Camellia not to ask any more questions, but she herself kept babbling on and on.

What should be said and what shouldn't be said...

They couldn't help but say it.

As for whether Camellia can understand?

Anyway, Xuelu was having a lot of fun gossiping.

"...Are you busy?"

Camellia glanced behind Xuelu and tilted her head.

"Xiaoxueji~ How come I hear you talking about such exciting things as soon as I arrive? Come and share with me, what exactly is this so-called 'things only adults can do'?"

With both hands wrapped around Yukiji's neck from behind, Higanbana rested her chin on his shoulder, and with one hand she pinched his chin, turning him towards her.

"Flower, Flower, what brings you here?"

In her moment of nervousness, Yukiji even used reduplication when referring to Higanbana. Her eyes met Higanbana's, and her brown eyes seemed to be stained by Higanbana's crimson.

"If I hadn't come, I probably wouldn't have heard you talking about such interesting things." With that, the spider lily breathed a soft breath into Yukiji's ear.

"Let me explain, I...I...I..."

Upon hearing this, Yukiji couldn't help but shudder, feeling that her chastity was seriously threatened. She quickly looked at Kikyo, who was standing to the side, for help, as if to say, "Hurry up and do something about your monster!"

"……Um?"

Kikyo also sensed that something was wrong with the situation, as if she were seeing an endless grassland, so she quickly grabbed the back of the other flower's collar and pulled her back.

"Sister Flower, let's play together!"

Camellia is probably the only child who is close to the other shore flower, besides Maple. She is not afraid of the other flower and immediately runs to it, inviting it expectantly.

"Oh~"

The red spider lily initially wanted to refuse, but the other person's eyes were full of expectation, and the bellflower beside her patted her back, clearly wanting her to agree, and also...

Well done!

Successfully diverted the flower fairy's attention.

Xueji couldn't help but cheer inwardly.

Hmph, do you think you can escape death like this? Monsters are very good at holding grudges.

The spider lily gave a wicked smile and said, "Want me to play with you? Sure, I happen to have something I want to play. What do you think about monsters capturing people?"

"...What is that?"

Upon hearing this, a group of children asked in confusion.

This game seems really scary.

"Flower, don't mess around."

Even Kikyo couldn't help but say something.

"No problem, I won't cause trouble."

"Shrug," said the spider lily with a smile.

Haven't you caused enough trouble already?

Kikyo almost blurted out that rhetorical question.

"The so-called monsters capturing people means that when people hide, the monsters go looking for them. The people who are found will also become monsters, and then they will all go looking for the people who are hiding. Do you understand?" said the spider lily.

To put it bluntly, it's just a game of hide-and-seek.

Kikyo couldn't help but glance at the spider lily. She hadn't expected that the other party would actually come up with a game that could be played with children. Luckily, it wasn't a group of monsters that had actually been brought from the forest.

"Then who is the monster?" Camellia asked.

"For the first round, I'll play the monster."

Perhaps she was originally a monster.

Then, the other shore flower continued, "There are three rules. First, you cannot leave the village. Second, you cannot hide in your house or inside your own wall. Third, you have two quarters of an hour. If you are not found by then, please come out on your own. Because if you win, you will start the next round. The new monster will be chosen by drawing lots from those who have been found. Now, the monster will come out to catch people after one incense stick's time."

"Yay!" Upon hearing this, the group of children scattered and ran away.

"There's one more thing." Just as Yukiji was about to run away, Higanbana added, "Miss Yukiji~ do you know what the consequences are if I catch you?"

"Gulp." Xue Lu swallowed hard. Although the other shore flower didn't explicitly state the outcome, it certainly wasn't a good thing, so he nodded deeply.

"Kikyo, let's go quickly!"

I feel safer following Kikyo on the snowy road.

"Leave? I don't need to. I'm a priestess, sealing away a demon." Kikyo indicated that she had special privileges. As a referee, she would supervise whether Higanbana cheated, such as using demonic energy to explore, which would be a no-go.

"Watch out, Miss Yukiji." Every time Higanbana spoke to Yukiji, she couldn't help but draw out her words and deliberately used the title "Miss."

There's always a sense of irony in it.

"Alright, you can't look now." Kikyo covered the eyes of the spider lily, then turned to look at Yukiji, who had already run to a tree...

He skillfully climbed up the tree.

Miss, what are you doing?

...What about the image of a lady?!

Is this something a prostitute should do?

This left Kikyo completely bewildered.

Chapter Ninety: The Child of the Red Spider Lily? A Virgin Boy!

……

"Kikyo, let me tell you, that Yukiji guy..."

"Even if you don't use honorifics for her, please call her by her name directly instead of calling her 'that guy' all the time. That's very impolite, understand?" Kikyo interrupted before Higanbana could finish speaking.

“That’s not the point! She just made up a lot of baseless things. Aren’t you angry? Actually, I don’t care. It’s just that seeing her expression at the time, I couldn’t help but want to play with her.”

The smile of the red spider lily gradually became more and more unruly.

"……Um?"

Upon hearing this, Kikyo tilted her head, as if asking, "You're not angry, so why should I be?"

but……

Kikyo, seemingly unintentionally, stood under a tree, arms crossed, and asked the spider lily, "So, how do you intend to toy with Miss Yukiji?"