You will surrender to me.

Yukino said.

"Well, where is your friend? If he is in the ghost tribe's territory, we probably won't be able to get in."

Naoto remembered that Yukino said that she hadn't been around her friend for a while, so he asked. If they hadn't been around for too long, they might not be that familiar with each other. And he knew that this was not an easy thing to solve. It was not easy to go into someone else's territory to look for someone.

"She is not in the clan's territory. She lives in the shrine on the nearby Tianfengyue. She blew up her house when she was experimenting with magic, so she just moved out."

Yukino explained.

"'Tianfengyue'?"

Naoto looked confused.

"It's the name of a mountain near here."

Yukino said.

"But the ghost tribe should be considered the nobility among the sub-humans. Don't they have any place to experiment with magic? They are actually moving out."

Naoto wondered, even though this was fine for him, it didn't make sense.

"It's just that she doesn't like to be with other people. But she has always kept in touch with her family, so there's nothing to worry about."

Yukino shook her head and explained.

"By the way, what's your friend's name? There don't seem to be many famous ghost tribes that specialize in magic."

Naoto stacked up the empty bowls and plates and handed them to the slit-mouthed woman who came to get the bowls to wash, then turned to Yukino and asked.

"Her name? Her name is Guilongyuan Feng. She is from the Guilongyuan family. You should be familiar with this surname. Among the ghosts, this family is well-deserved to be the first-class in the research of magic."

Yukino also handed over the bowl and answered.

"Gui Longyuan? Your friend is from Gui Longyuan's family?"

Naoto looked at Yukino in surprise.

The Guiryuin family is indeed the undisputed number one among the demon clan, because there was once a particularly famous person in the Guiryuin family, Guiryuin Rukai.

Kiryuin Rukai is not like other demons who are born with "supernatural powers". Her body is no different from that of ordinary people, but she has an amazing talent in magic. No matter what kind of magic it is, she can learn and master it in a very short time.

And her talent does not stop there, as she spent more and more time studying magic, her understanding of magic also increased day by day. Later, she became the patriarch of the Guilongyuan family and led the ghost clan to make up for some of their shortcomings in magic.

Her achievements in the field of magic among the ghost tribe are probably equivalent to those of humans in the field of science.

Moreover, the probability of a magical genius appearing in the Guilongyuan family is much greater than in other families. Perhaps there is some blood mutation.

"The Kiryuin family, what a reassuring name."

Naoto sighed and said that although Kiryuin Rukai had passed away, she was just famous and it did not mean that other ghosts in the Kiryuin family were not capable.

Although the population of the ghost clan has been slowly decreasing over a long period of time, it does not mean that there is a gap in the Guilongyuan family. It's just that the number of people is smaller, and there are still old elders who have lived for a long time.

But the details still depend on the face of Kiryuin Kaede. One should ask for help with the right attitude. Naoto naturally feels that he needs to bring some things, but he doesn't know Kiryuin Kaede, so he has to ask Yukino.

"What does Kiryuin Kaede like? Probably studying magic and drinking tea. She used to like making a pot of tea and then sitting in front of the shrine and looking at the surrounding bamboo forest."

Yukino subconsciously crossed her fingers, then moved them gently, thought for a moment and said.

"Tea and magic?"

Naoto thought about it. He didn't know much about tea. The tea he bought from outside might not be as good as what he drank every day. He was a member of the ghost clan, and of the Guilongyuan family. He might not even look at the precious things from outside.

So I can only work on magic?

Naoto wondered if he should show her some of the magic tricks his uncle had taught him.

Unlike some people, Second Uncle is the type who hopes to promote his magic. It would be best if everyone could use his magic. Then he would become famous. It would be an honor for him if the magic he created was used by most people.

Hanako brought the pudding to the table and placed it in front of the two of them, then gave a plate to each of the others.

Yukino is a dessert lover and immediately started using the spoon.

"Are you thinking of a gift for Feng?"

Halfway through the meal, Yukino saw that Naoto was still in a daze, and suddenly thought of Naoto's consideration, so she asked.

"Well, your friend in Guilongyuan would definitely not like the tea that can be bought outside, so I am thinking about what kind of magic to use in exchange."

Naoto nodded.

"Actually, you don't have to bring anything."

Yukino put down the spoon, lowered her head and was silent for a moment, then spoke.

"You're not bringing anything? Are you here to choose a gift?"

Naoto asked with curiosity on his face.

"You should know that no matter which fantasy species it is, the population of the Trouble Clan cannot be stopped from decreasing."

Yukino said.

"Well, I know this. Fantasy species generally have difficulty reproducing, and there are some confusions about the gender ratio, so the population is decreasing uncontrollably."

Naoto nodded. Whether it was the elves, the demons, or the snow onna clan that Yukino belonged to, because of their inherent strength, their ability to reproduce was relatively difficult. In addition, they were a race with a long lifespan, so it was normal for them to give birth every few decades or even hundreds of years.

"Wait, you mean..."

After saying that, Naoto quickly realized what Yukino meant.

"Well, don't you have the ability to control conception? And dragons themselves don't have reproductive isolation."

Yukino didn't continue talking, as her meaning was already very clear at this point.

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Chapter 19 Going up the mountain

"But dragons are also known to have difficulty in reproduction, right? Although dragon blood is compatible with almost all creatures, it doesn't mean it's easy for dragons to give birth. If I really want to have a baby with the ghost tribe, how long will it take me to do it?"

Naoto looked at Yukino with a look as if to say, "Are you kidding me?" This is indeed a good idea for the demon clan. The strength of the dragon clan is unquestionable, so the demon clan will not reject it. But the problem is that the dragon clan's reproductive efficiency is not high.

Among the sub-humans, there is no concept of inbreeding causing illness. After all, they are just humanoid intelligent creatures, not real humans. On the contrary, sometimes they really have to rely on inbreeding to purify their bloodlines. After all, the sub-human race really pays attention to the strength of their bloodlines. Otherwise, the ghost tribe could have intermarried with other sub-humans with strong reproductive abilities, and the current situation of decline would not have occurred.

Even humans, after the appearance of extraordinary bloodline, are different from ordinary humans. They no longer have the worries of close relatives. In essence, they have deviated from the concept of "human beings". "Human beings" generally refer to ordinary people. After advancing to the extraordinary level, everything will change.

Therefore, in the eyes of extraordinary races, inbreeding is also a preferred option. Of course, ordinary humans will still have problems, so this kind of thing will still be prohibited in normal human society.

"In fact, you don't have to be there all the time to help them have children. You can let them pick out a few excellent pregnant mothers and fill them up regularly. I remember they made a potion that increases the probability of conception, but a person can only use it once. Generally, the child will get pregnant within ten years, but it will be useless from the second time onwards."

Yukino suggested, but she blushed a little when she mentioned the fertility potion.

"There's a guarantee? It's really just a card draw. But ten years is still quite long, but it can solve my problem in the short term. As for their conditions, they have quite a long time, so I think it can work."

Naoto was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and said.

"Is ten years a long time? Won't it be quick?"

Yukino had a puzzled look on her face.

"Uh, it's okay. I'm just not used to the immortals' concept of time yet."

Naoto suddenly remembered that these fantastic species, including himself now, all had extremely long lifespans. Let alone hundreds of years, as long as there were no more powerful people to kill them, they would still be able to eat, drink, sleep and play as they pleased thousands of years later.

"Ok?"

There was great confusion in Yukino's eyes. In her opinion, Naoto was a member of the dragon clan, but he was probably born in the last few decades and was not that powerful. After all, although dragons are naturally at the top of the food chain when they grow up, that is when they grow up. Yukino could also crush a newborn dragon to death with one hand.

"Is it because you have been educated by humans?"

Yukino stared at Naoto and asked, blinking her eyes.

"Uh, probably."

After all, Naoto was a normal human being before, and his life patterns were no different from those of other people. Before he knew it, he was in his twenties, and it felt like the changes were happening very quickly.

But now that I have become an immortal species, I guess there will be no changes for a thousand or eight hundred years.

"It's okay, it will be fine after a while."

Yukino smiled. In her opinion, as long as a period of time passes, people will naturally change their ordinary human concept of time. Of course, Yukino's "period of time" will definitely not be less than a hundred years (laughs).

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The next day, after some preparation, Yukino and Naoto set off for Tenmine.

"Yukino, how high is this mountain? These steps don't look easy to climb, how about we fly up?"

Looking at the endless stairs, Zhiren felt sweat on his back. There must be thousands of stairs. Although he would not feel tired, it would be very time-consuming. It would be better to fly up directly.

"Eh? It should be nice to walk slowly. The scenery on the mountain is quite nice."

Yukino couldn't help but tighten her hand around Naoto's. She still wanted to stay with Naoto like this for a while longer.

"Of course, I'm not in that much of a hurry, so I can walk slowly."

Naoto tilted his head and looked at Yukino beside him and said.

"Oh! It's Naoto! Naoto!"

When the two were about to go up the mountain, a shout suddenly came from a distance, and the voice was very familiar.

Hyakkiya Hikaru and Tamaki? What are they doing here?

Naoto turned around and saw that it was Hyakkiya Hikaru and Tamaki, and he was immediately confused.

"Naoto, good morning. I didn't expect to see you here! Huh? Is this your girlfriend?"

Hyakkiya Hikaru ran over and greeted him happily.

"Meow, Guang, slow down, meow~"

Yu Jin was jogging slowly behind, looking at the light of Baiguiwu helplessly, saying that although she could run fast, she didn't want to run like that, it was not elegant at all.

Good morning?

Naoto checked his phone. Well, it was a little after ten o'clock, which could probably be considered a good morning for a college student.

"We are going to the shrine on the mountain. This is Yukino Fuyuki. I think she is my girlfriend. What about you? Do you want to go too?"

Naoto asked, looking at Hyakkiya Hikaru.

"You guys are going to the shrine? To find the one from Kiryuin's family? No, is your problem solved?"

Hyakkiya Hikaru looked at Naoto in confusion, then suddenly realized that Naoto had been talking to her, and was very surprised.

"I'm just looking for help temporarily. I just want a good solution, so I came to find the young lady from the Guilongyuan family."

Naoto replied.

"I see. We are looking for something in the mountains. Someone was killed here before and his life force was sucked dry, so I was invited to come and investigate. I, Hundred Ghost House Light, will never let any evil creature go! Hehehehe (*^▽^*)"

Hyakkiya Hikaru nodded, then struck a strange pose and said.

"Ahem, well, if it's convenient for you, let's go for a walk together."

Naoto looked at Hyakkiya Hikari and remembered the time when he stood upside down and kicked and hit someone in order to imitate him. He suddenly felt embarrassed and quickly stopped Hyakkiya Hikari and gave a suggestion.

"Okay, let's go together!"

Hundred Ghosts House was smiling, humming an unknown tune, and took three or two steps up a few steps and walked in front.

"Yujin, you really took a lot of trouble."

Naoto looked at the active figure of Hikari in the House of Hundred Demons and sighed to the black and white cat Yukin who was squatting beside him.

"You'll get used to it, meow~"

Yu Jin was calm, obviously he had gotten used to it after so long.

"Okay, let's go too, or we'll be left behind by the light."

Naoto took Yukino's hand and stepped onto the stairs.

"Wait for me, meow~"

Yu Jin jumped up and landed on Naoto's back, then climbed all the way onto Naoto's head.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Naoto reached out and gripped Yukin's soft back.