RNP Page 207
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Upon hearing what the God of Marriage said, the Ubume was taken aback.
She didn't understand why someone else had to make decisions for her own shrine.
However, when she thought about the undisguised intimacy between the two of them, and the demonic aura on the goddess of marriage, she suddenly understood the reason and changed the object of her dogeza (a form of prostration) to Natsuhiko.
"Would you like to live in the shrine...? If you can grant me one request, you can stay there indefinitely~"
Looking at the Ubume kneeling before him, Xia Yan's eyes burned even brighter.
"Let me introduce myself first! I'm the great yokai Nurarihyon, and my name is Natsuhiko. I'm currently building my own Hyakki Yagyō (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons), and this Okusan-zan is the base I've chosen. If you can join me, you can stay here indefinitely; otherwise... I don't have much affection for humans~"
Actually, I have a pretty good impression of humans...
After all, he was human in his previous life. Although it's not quite a case of a demon with a human heart, Xia Yan can still treat humans and demons equally.
The reason for saying that she has no good feelings towards humans is simply to put pressure on the Guhuoniao, making her think that if she doesn't agree, these children will have to move out immediately.
Although it's a bit despicable to do this, it's a Guhuoniao!
But he was Xia Yan's favorite shikigami in his past life, without a doubt!
To say that it was love at first sight and that I had already fallen in love with the Ubume would definitely be an exaggeration.
However, his possessiveness is absolutely at its peak!
He has made up his mind that he must keep the Guhuoniao!
Upon hearing Xia Yan's words, Yuan Jie Shen opened her mouth, but said nothing, only glancing at Gu Huo Niao with a strange look in her eyes.
In her line of sight, a red thread suddenly appeared on Xia Yan's wrist, and in an extremely unreasonable manner, it was forcibly tied to the wrist of the Guhuoniao.
This scene left even the goddess in charge of marriage completely stunned.
Good grief, everyone else's marriage is predestined, but you're trying to steal the bride?!
Three parts are destined by fate, seven parts depend on hard work, and you're planning to use brute force for the remaining ninety parts, huh?
You are really despicable now!
But she didn't say much.
Since 347 has decided to follow Xia Yan, she will naturally stick to this path to the end and put Xia Yan first in everything.
Even if it really came down to force, she would still be the one massaging the thighs!
She's very right about this!
The Guhuoniao fell silent.
Feeling Xia Yan's gaze, which was as tangible as a physical object, burning as if he wanted to devour her alive.
She wasn't a child, so she naturally understood the meaning behind Xia Yan's words. She instinctively wanted to refuse, but before she could open her mouth, she was interrupted by Xia Yan's words.
"Don't rush to refuse! Think about it carefully. If you want to protect these children, your strength isn't enough, is it?"
"However, if you are willing to become my child, your children will also receive the protection of this great demon! Do you want your children to grow up in this small barrier forever?"
Upon hearing this, the Guhuoniao trembled slightly.
Her heart still refused, but she just couldn't bring herself to say "no."
She truly treated every child as her own, asking for nothing in return, wholeheartedly protecting them and hoping they could have a happy childhood.
However, due to limited resources, they could only allow the children to live within a barrier that did not exceed a radius of 500 meters.
Chapter 311 Madam, you didn't want this either...
The outside world is far too dangerous.
This is not Guhuoniao's subjective imagination, but a purely objective fact!
The Guhuoniao is not a powerful monster.
Let alone letting the children go out to run around and get some fresh air, even if she only takes one child at a time, she is not confident that she can protect them all if they encounter a group of monsters.
That barrier was something she painstakingly and at great expense had to ask someone to set it up for her.
Although it was destroyed by Enmusubi, the other party also had their reasons, and the mistake cannot be entirely attributed to others. Therefore, Guhuoniao would not do something like asking for compensation.
Moreover, even if she did ask for it, I have no way to make her pay if she doesn't give it to me.
Thinking of those children, who clearly wanted to go out, but were so sensible that they never said it, only silently gazing at the outside with longing eyes.
In order for children to grow up happily and healthily under the sun, it's only a small price to pay...
The Guhuoniao closed its eyes and kept doing mental work for itself.
Seeing the Ubume seemingly about to submit, Xia Yan's lips curled up slightly, and his eyes narrowed into slits, as if he were a fox who had stolen Kun's possession.
Indeed, for single mothers raising children alone, the child is their Achilles' heel.
They didn't agree immediately; it seems I need to add fuel to the fire.
Thinking of this, Xia Yan squatted down and whispered in the ear of the Ubume who was kneeling in a dogeza:
"Winter is almost here, isn't it? It must be hard to feed so many children..."
"With supplies dwindling, you probably won't be able to get enough food for the children to get through the winter, nor will you have warm clothes. Or are you planning to raid the village and rob other people of their winter supplies?"
"Humans are very fragile. If they don't have enough to eat or wear, they will easily get sick. You're doing all this for the children!"
"Madam, you wouldn't want anything to happen to the children this winter, would you?"
Xia Yan gently licked the delicate and adorable earlobe of the Guhuoniao, causing this inexperienced single mother to tremble violently.
The Guhuoniao has a chivalrous heart.
Even the most chivalrous heroes, once they have attachments, will eventually bow down for a meager living.
Not to mention she's also a mother.
Xia Yan's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, causing her already wavering heart to tilt uncontrollably to the other side of the scale.
"Sigh—" She sighed softly, opened her eyes and looked at Xia Yan with a mixture of helplessness, sorrow, bitterness, and shyness in her eyes.
"I see……"
Hey~
……
After completely conquering the Guhuoniao and planting the "Reverse Ghost Entanglement" in her, Xia Yan felt unexpectedly refreshed, as if the whole world had become much clearer.
He could play with those legs for a year.
Let the bedridden Ubume and Enmusubi continue to rest, while Natsuhiko prepares to take a stroll around Okusanzan.
After all, this will be my hometown in the future, and I can't be completely ignorant of what's around my home.
Before leaving, Xia Yan casually tossed a few black ghosts to protect the two women who had entered a state of infant sleep, as well as the safety of the children.
After all, he had already promised the Guhuoniao, so he naturally wouldn't break his promise casually.
With these black phantoms around, even if the entire Ooeyama clan attacks, they can at least hold out until Xia Yan returns.
After making all the preparations, Xia Yan began his exploration of the map.
To be fair, Okusanyama is indeed quiet...
The surrounding area can't be described as deserted, but it's certainly extremely rare.
With Xia Yan's eyes fully open, after walking around, he only found one village with less than a hundred households.
If you include the children, there are only a few hundred people in total.
They basically make a living by farming.
However, the environment is indeed quite nice. At the foot of the mountain, there is a sizable pool of water, which is formed by the confluence of streams from Mount Aosan. There are also quite a few carp that are almost sentient.
When you have nothing to do, you could try fishing.
After mentally including this Carp Pond in his own territory, Xia Yan continued to explore the surrounding environment.
To the east of Mount Okusan is a tributary of the Arakawa River. Mount Okusan is like a peninsula, jutting out into the tributary of the Arakawa River. Further southwest, there is a dense forest.
"Is that... Phoenix Fire?"
Using the Byakugan, Xia Yan observed the forest with its unusually strong spiritual energy from a distance.
The trees in the forest have feather-like patterns on their leaves, making them look exceptionally gorgeous. There is also a somewhat dilapidated shrine in the forest, which enshrines a blazing flame.
The flames, which should have symbolized destruction, inexplicably carried an unusually rich vitality.
After remembering his neighbor, Xia Yan headed northwest to explore the area where Heian-kyo was located.
Not far along, a strange market came into Xia Yan's view.
This is a market entirely made up of monsters.
This market, unique to yokai, lies diagonally between Heian-kyo and Okusan-yama.
"So, this is why there are so few people around Okusanyama..." Xia Yan couldn't help but complain.
With such a gathering place for monsters, even if only a third of the monsters eat people, not many people could get through.
However, although there weren't many people, there were quite a few strange little shrines scattered throughout the mountains.
It gives the impression of shallow water teeming with turtles.
However, these small shrines are mostly unattended, look dilapidated, and some have even begun to decay.
To say it's been abandoned is already an understatement.
I wonder who built these shrines. Building them in places like this is just a waste of time!
There's a shrine near the village that occasionally still receives some incense offerings.
There is also a shrine outside the two mountains, where a priestess and Tamamo-no-Mae live together.
That's right.
The legendary great demon Tamamo-no-Mae is currently living in seclusion in the mountains, and is also considered Natsuhiko's neighbor.
Xia Yan was stunned when he saw Tamamo-no-Mae.
He really didn't expect that Tamamo-no-Mae would be living in seclusion here with her wife, but he didn't rush over to greet her.