Yuanshen, as a mortal, I cannot accompany you to the end

Falling on the body is also very cold.

After the snowstorm, the first thing that catches the eye is a pair of clogs on the ground.

The white socks stepped on the sweet-scented osmanthus, but the legs were exposed, and the fluttering sleeves of the red and white priestess uniform hung naturally beside the slender ankles.

Yae Kamiko, the palace secretary in charge of Narugami Taisha, is a fox.

It was snowing outside, and her furry ears drooped naturally, with a little white snow piled up on them, which looked like snow-white plush balls.

"Huh. It's so cold!"

Seeing that the wooden door finally opened, Miss Yae shook her ears, shaking her ears off.

He bent down, took off the sweet-scented osmanthus neatly, and got into the house with ease, as if returning to his own home. The white socks stepped on the tatami, making a brisk thumping sound.

It wasn't until she got into the stove and put her white and slender legs into the kotatsu that Miss Fox let out a breath of relief and made a comfortable voice, her complexion gradually turned rosy, and her eyes narrowed into crescent moons: "Hoo, I'm going to freeze to death!" Master Si!"

"Why are you opening the door now? Old guy?"

While keeping warm, she raised her head and looked at Qingye with a slight complaint.

"Ah... I think you need to clean up."

Kiyono sat down opposite Miss Fox, and also put his feet into the kotatsu, their thighs were lightly touching each other.

"Can you beat Master Gongsi? Old guy~"

Yae Shenzi raised his sleeves, revealing half of his white and tender arms, obviously showing his strength.

It looked like a kitten showing off its strength.

"Hey, I have great strength!"

But Qingye wanted to cough again, his lungs twitched slightly, his throat became sweet again, he paused, picked up the cup of tea warmed by the fireplace, and drank it.

What was swallowed into the stomach along with the warm tea was fresh blood with a slightly rusty taste.

Can't let her know.

"You little fox can be killed with one punch. I'm so strong, I can still be strong for hundreds of years!"

Swallowing blood, he smiled.

——Then, he smiled heartily at Yae Shenzi, very hearty, very energetic, this is the smile that belongs to the Dazhu Kingdom alone, an inspiring smile, on the battlefield, the soldiers of Daozuma will always see this smile in their hearts Arouse unparalleled courage.

Dazhu Kingdom will never fall.

Kiyono always has this ability, the ability to lie, he can always convince both enemies and friends that he will never fall.

Apparently, he was very successful.

Miss Fox was still happy and lazy, she straightened up, her sleeves dragged on the tatami, and snatched the cup from Kiyono.

After snatching the teacup, she showed a slightly sly smile, as if she had succeeded in a prank.

"My~"

She also made herself a cup of tea.

When Miss Yae drank tea, she held the teacup in both hands and drank it briskly, triumphantly.

call...

Kiyono sighed helplessly.

Look like you can't do anything about it.

Dazhu Kingdom has been majestic for a lifetime, from the shogunate to the people, no one is disrespectful.

But he just couldn't shake the fox.

"Ah, your neckline." Yae suddenly said. "It's not fastened."

When Kiyono came to his senses, Miss Miko's upper body was already leaning over.

One of the plain white catkins was propped on the desk, and the other lightly pressed against Qingye's chest, tightening the loose skirts, covering the naked skin.

They are very close.

Kiyono could even smell the sandalwood fragrance from the long pink hair.

"Do you really think of yourself as a boy? It's so cold, old man?"

Her tone was slightly reproachful, quite dissatisfied.

"Ah, I told you I'm strong..." Kiyono struggled.

"old man."

"You promised to be strong for hundreds of years, then you must tell Mr. Ben Gongsi what you say-then old guy, the first step to be strong is to dress well in winter!"

Miss Fox raised her head, and leaned close to Qing Ye's face, speaking unquestionably.

Purple eyes stared stubbornly at Kiyono's eyes.

Only at this moment, she is like the "Master Palace Secretary" who is in charge of all the shrines of Inazuma under one person and above ten thousand people.

... Qing Ye was defeated, and turned his face sideways:

"too close."

It was too close indeed.

Miss Yae reacted.

They were already very close to An Sheng, but now when they raised their heads, the two of them almost caught their breath.

The thin, warm breath condensed into little mist in the cold air, and the two mist blended together, and then slowly dissipated in the air.

Outside the window, there is snow on the pines and cypresses, reflecting the rare sunlight.

"Then, so what... Talk too much."

She also turned her face away, sat back on the futon, and cursed softly, "Master Ben Gong Si...you useless old thing."

Kiyono noticed that her side face was a little red.

Like the snow outside the window, also like the sunlight against the snow.

Is the fireplace too hot?

He doesn't know.

However, why is this girl's mouth getting more and more poisonous?

"Hey." Kiyono was a little dissatisfied, "You have to learn to respect people..."

"You were smoking again just now. I smelled it on your inner cuff."

Miss Fox's catkins supported her side face, staring at Kiyono expressionlessly,

"I smelled tobacco just now."

"...No!"

"Hand over the cigarette pouch."

"If you say no, there will be no!" The majestic Qingye Dazhu Kingdom argued hard, fighting for his pipe!

"Fox nose."

She nodded Qiong's nose and spread her hands, "But it's so clever that you can smell any secret~!"

...The majestic Qingye Dazhu Kingdom really can't restrain this crumb fox.

Reluctantly, he took out the tobacco he had stashed from the inner pocket of the kimono, and put it in Yae Miko's hand.

"Now, Master Motoko will teach you the second step of longevity,"

Miss Fox smiled softly again, and it was a smile that belonged to Miss Fox alone.

Slightly cunning, slightly naughty, plus a little lazy, plus a little willful, and the most smug smile, like the melting snow on the eaves——

"The second step to longevity is to stop smoking!"

"You still want to be a cook for Mr. Ben Gongsi for hundreds of years."

what...

Really.

Longevity?..

Longevity.

Looking at her and listening to her words, Kiyono paused, and then smiled helplessly.

How about taking another puff?

So what if you take one less puff of cigarette?

For him alone, it makes no difference.

You said that your fox nose can smell everything, but you can't smell this secret.

"so,"

Qing Ye looked at the snow slowly melting in the sun outside the window, "Are you hungry? What is that 'fox udon' you just mentioned?"

"Fried tofu with udon. Serve it~"

"I'll study the recipe first."

"The third step of the secret of longevity - eat well."

"...Be careful of getting fat into a ball."

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ps1: Solemnly declare that smoking is harmful to health, please do not smoke.

ps2: Damn, tonight is the German life and death game, and I have to stay up late to watch the game again!

Volume 5: Chapter [-] That which has not yet been communicated

Crackling, crackling.

The sound of firewood burning in the stove.

Shallow sparks burst out, quickly dissipating.

Udon noodles are one of the most characteristic noodles of Inazuma.Its taste is between cut noodles and rice noodles, and the taste is soft, and it becomes a delicious noodle dish when paired with carefully prepared soup.

Add hot soup in winter and cool it in summer.Cold udon noodles can be eaten with a thick sauce called noodle sauce.

The most classic udon recipe is inseparable from beef and broth, the noodles are smooth and soft, and the miso soup is rich, so when you go to Inazuma, you must try a bowl of beef udon noodles from outlying islands.

Kiyono kneaded the dough lightly, pointing his steady index finger in the belly of the dough and pressing it down slowly.

Behind him, Miss Fox raised her fox ears, held a cup of tea, and knelt quietly on the futon, waiting expectantly.

Then there is tofu.

There are many fried tofu, fried tofu, spicy tofu, and Daozu's tofu restaurant, but the most famous and the most exquisite craft is the tofu made by Mr. Zhuguo in Zhuguo Mansion.

During this period, there is another story.

In the early years, Master Zhuguo was still a knight-errant and was poor. He opened a fried tofu shop at the foot of Narujin Taisha Shrine. People who ate it were full of praise and were loved by everyone. People who came to the shrine to worship prayed for blessings. , After burning the incense, you must eat a bowl of hot fried tofu before leaving. This journey is considered complete.

The clean aroma and refreshing taste of tofu have been mixed with the smell of smoke and candles rising from the shrine, and it has become a part of Inazuma's nostalgic atmosphere, which can no longer be separated.

No matter where the people of Inazuma go, eating a bite of fried tofu will smell home.

Now Mr. Zhuguo no longer opens a shop, but the craftsmanship has not fallen. If all the high-ranking officials of Daozuo are lucky enough to have a bite of Zhuguo Tofu from Zhuguo Mansion, it will be an honor for several lifetimes.

Wash the pot, chop vegetables, seasoning.

The firewood was burning quietly, Qingye looked at the flames fluttering in the cold air, and his heart was shaking slightly.

His 500 years of life have long been mixed with this land...

Really.