My mother's love song

The head that was leaning over seemed to want a pat on the head, but Rhodes raised his arm and pointed it at the statue.

“I’m going to tear it down.”

“Uwaaa! Stop it! Boss! Stop it now! This is my proudest work after working on it for ten days without eating, drinking or sleeping!!”

Ibaraki Douji hugged the boy's thighs and cried bitterly.

Considering her recent diligence, Rhodes finally did not remove the statue.

At the same time, he also learned that the appearance of this statue was exactly the terrifying image reflected in Ibaraki Douji's mind.

After listening to Ibaraki Douji's work report, Rhodes nodded with satisfaction and turned to Shuten Douji in his arms.

"So, what have you been doing lately?"

"I didn't do anything. After all, my job is just to serve the master."

As Shuten-doji said this, he plucked a slice of orange and put it into Rhodes' mouth.

Just then, a voice was heard from the distant martial arts arena.

"Master, please look at me! I will definitely win!!!"

One of the warriors standing on the earthenware ring surrounded by the fence was Rhode's beloved disciple, Kiichi Hogan, who was brought here by Rhode to attend the practical class.

The girl held a naginata in both hands that was longer than her height, with the crescent-shaped blade pointing directly at her opponent.

She wore a Tengu mask and samurai armor, and her long silver hair was tied into a ponytail and swayed behind her. Even people who knew nothing about martial arts could feel the exquisiteness emanating from the girl.

Less than two months after becoming Rhodes's disciple, Gui Yi Fa Yan had been transformed, like a fierce warrior who had trampled through countless Shura fields.

Standing opposite the girl was a huge ghost that was several times her size.

Hoshiguma Boy, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Mount Oe, has the name of a boy but his appearance has nothing to do with a boy.

He is over four meters tall and can easily carry the ghost gold rod weighing more than one ton on his shoulder.

Rhode glanced at the battle situation inside the fence, propped up his chin with one hand and said, "Oh... Are the opponents arranged this time the Four Heavenly Kings? Isn't that a bit too much of a stretch?"

Having personally fought against the Four Heavenly Kings, he knew very well that although the Oeyama Four Heavenly Kings were not as good as Ibaraki Douji, they were also monsters that were far superior to humans.

It goes without saying that the ghost clan is proud of their strange strength and magical powers, and they also have extremely rich combat experience.

Although Gui Yi Fa Yan is a genius, it is still too early for her to face the Four Heavenly Kings.

"Shuten, you are not going to bully my lovely apprentice, are you?"

After Rhodes said this, Shuten smiled charmingly.

"It can't be helped, sir. The little devil you brought with you has already won nine consecutive victories against Nu Tao today. Apart from the Four Heavenly Kings, there is no one else who can fight her.

Even if you are the master of Mount Dajiang, we ghosts have our own pride and we can't let that little ghost continue to run rampant."

"Well, then there's nothing we can do about it."

Rhodes nodded and agreed to the competition.

Then a shout of “The duel begins!” came from below.

"I stayed at the woman's house last night and slept very late. I'm a little sleepy now."

Rhodes yawned and then rested his head on Shuten-doji's slender, long, yet fleshy legs.

Seeing this scene, the young female ghost king looked down at the young man who was resting with his eyes closed on her lap in confusion.

"Hmm? Master, don't you need to see the result of the game?"

"Not worth seeing."

Rhodes said lightly, "I've seen the result," and turned over and buried his face in Shuten's soft belly.

In the martial arts arena, Guiyi Hōgan did not show any fear because of the two men's physiques. She clenched the naginata in her hand.

"what happened?"

She said as if to provoke Star Bear Boy.

The girl's voice is clear, beautiful and very penetrating.

"Are all the demons on Mount Oe only good at showing off in front of humans? Does that mean it's not too late to surrender now?"

"……Well!"

The Star Bear Boy clenched his mouth full of fangs.

Seeing this, Gui Yi Fa Yan continued to provoke.

"Hey, hey, hey, you are too timid, aren't you? Your huge body is just for show?

The Four Heavenly Kings of Oeyama, who are known for their supernatural powers, were so scared of a little girl that they dared not take action... It's really hilarious.

Even if they are praised as the weirdest of the weird, the only thing that is commendable about ghosts compared to other monsters is their extraordinary strength. If they don’t even have courage, wouldn’t they just be brainless? "

"Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

The raging rage devoured the Star Bear Boy's rationality.

He raised the huge ghost gold stick high and rushed towards Gui Yifayan with earth-shaking steps.

This is exactly the purpose of Guiyi Fayan.

Before the battle, you can use taunts to make the opponent lose their rationality and keep the initiative firmly in your hands. This is the application of the art of war.

The footsteps of the Star Bear Boy sent an impact that seemed to make the earth tremble.

Just relying on the strength of his wrist to wield the ghost gold stick, he can crush everything into dust. If it were a human, just being touched by the wind pressure would cause his skin to break.

When [muscle strength] rises to a mysterious level, the strongest fighting race called oni is achieved.

but

“…Um hahahaha!”

Gui Yifayan's response was not unexpected, but it was hard to understand.

Facing the huge demon rushing towards her, the girl also rushed forward.

"A head-on competition of strength? How stupid."

Ibaraki Douji crossed his arms and said disdainfully, "Because he is the apprentice of the boss, I was expecting him to be a great figure, but it seems that he is not that great. I was wrong, boss."

"No... I feel something is wrong." Shuten Douji frowned.

Then, just before the two people on the dohyo were about to collide head-on, Guiyi Hōgan forcibly changed his sprinting posture and jumped high with a light figure.

"How is this possible! Is it possible to change the trajectory while flying like that? What kind of physical ability does that require?" Ibaraki Douji was horrified.

At this time, Shuten-doji noticed the new weapon that appeared in Kiichi Hōgan's hands.

"That is……"

Guiyi Hōgan held a naginata in his right hand and a feather fan in his left hand.

A feather fan is a fan made from feathers of eagles or vultures.

It is a tool used to command troops, but on the other hand, it also appears in legends or pictures as a mysterious treasure used by immortals or tengu, a tool that hides enormous magical powers.

The feather fan that Gui Yi Fa Yan is currently using is a simple magic ceremonial device she made using the techniques she learned from her master.

It does not yet have the ability to directly attack its opponents, there is only one thing it can do.

The girl waved her feather fan, and the whirlwind that was forced to blow her up lifted her up, and at the critical moment she dodged the fatal blow from the Star Bear Boy.

Then, Gui Yi Fa Yan continued to use the feather fan to control the whirlwind and flew to the empty back of the Star Bear Boy.

"what!"

The handle of the naginata stabbed heavily into the back of Xingxiong Tongzi's head, and at the moment of the hit, Guiyi Hōgen waved the feather fan again, and this time it was a hurricane from bottom to top, blowing the defenseless giant ghost high into the air, and then fell heavily to the ground with no chance of doing anything.

The huge weight brought about a fierce falling momentum, and even though the ground of the dohyo was covered with soft soil, it could not serve as a buffer at all.

The Star Bear Boy couldn't stand up.

"The victory is decided!"

The referee shouted loudly, but there was no cheering outside the fence, and the noisy crowd of ghosts watching fell silent.

But in Gui Yi's eyes, this tranquility is the most delicious fruit of victory.

The girl calmly raised her right arm and put up a finger to announce her tenth consecutive victory, while looking up at the VIP box.

"Did you see that, Master? This is the victory of military tactics... What? You're actually sleeping!"

……

……

……

At dusk, the day in Oeyama passed.

"That's too much, Master! When others were fighting with all their might in the ring, you were actually sleeping!"

Gui Yifayan came to Rhodes' side and puffed up his cheeks angrily.

The young man said, "You misunderstood, Guiyi. I was just pretending to be asleep, but I was actually practicing meditation."

"So you're meditating? That can't be helped."

Gui Yifayan nodded honestly.

"No, no, no, shouldn't the master be meditating while the disciple is fighting?"

Ibaraki Douji wanted to complain, but he didn't have the courage to resist Rhodes.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's go take a hot spring bath."

Rhodes said this and suddenly walked towards the hot spring.

"Hey?"

Ibaraki-douji and Shuten-douji were both stunned at the same time.

"Master, have you decided to lift the ban on hot springs?"

Rhodes nodded and said, "The infrastructure construction in Oeyama has been going smoothly recently, and this is all thanks to Ibaraki Douji.

I just had a good sleep, thanks to Shuten-doji.

We achieved ten consecutive victories in this afternoon's game, which was the result of Gui Yifayan's hard work.

As a reward for the three of you, I will open the hot springs tonight."

"Great! Long live the Master!"

"Long live the boss!"

Rhodes walked towards the hot spring surrounded by the cheerful little girls.

Then I had a nice soak.

By the way, Shuten and Ibaraki are indeed bald little buns.

Chapter 712: Hehehe, I’ll make all the women in Kyoto my own...

Open-air hot spring, and mixed bathing.

Until the Song Dynasty, public mixed bathing was very common in mainland China and Japan. For hot springs and baths, mixed bathing was the mainstream.

The hot springs that Rod built on Mt. Oe were very grand and were a complete copy of the design he had discovered during his field research at Heian Palace.

There was a sign next to the bathing pool with a few Chinese characters on it that read "No towels allowed in the water!"

After all, towels can easily stain hot springs, Rhodes explained.

The hot spring bath covers an area about half the size of a basketball court. It may be the largest natural hot spring in Japan. It is more than enough for Ibaraki Douji to practice swimming in it.

Viewed from the side, the hot spring is V-shaped, with shallower edges and deeper center.

If the petite Shuten-douji and Ibaraki-douji simply sat on the edge of the pool, the water would just cover their bodies, leaving their red shoulders exposed.

Shuten-doji tied his short hair into two cute pigtails.

She was sitting on the edge of the bathtub with her legs crossed, with only her feet submerged in the water, exposing her body to the misty air without any scruples.

The fair and slender limbs and the graceful sitting posture create a pleasing scene.