Zongman: A Traveling Journey Starting from the Supreme

"...Her house is quite big, I think there is no shortage of my mouth, and there are maids to take care of it, it is not more comfortable than staying in this poor shrine." Xixiang thought about it, and said seriously.

Hakurei Reimu immediately changed his face, held Xixiang's hand, and said flatteringly: "...Mr. Chala (acdh) Tu, you are thinking wrong." "...The mansion is big, but In the middle of the lake of mist, it’s cloudy and cold all day long.” “And the interior of the mansion doesn’t see any sunlight at all, so it’s easy to get rheumatism if you live in it for a long time.” “…Look at the people living there, Either a vampire or a witch."

"The vampire can't go out during the day, he has severe rheumatism, and the witch is a medicine jar, and she will burp and die someday." "....The feng shui in that place is bad, and it really can't be lived in."

"Looking at my shrine, although it is a little crude, the air is fresh and the sun is shining brightly. This is the place where people live!" Like a salesman, Hakurei Reimu tried hard to sell the benefits of his own shrine.

What a joke, this is the patron's father, how could he let him go!

My monthly tea money and the money for eating meat for a few days are all dependent on my father, the donor. How can I let my father go!

Feeling Hakurei Reimu's cold and smooth little hands, this little witch seems to be no different from male to female.

The main reason may be that there are too few men here except in the human world.Xixiang pretended to rub his stomach and said, "...I'm a little hungry."

Bo Liling was dreaming of the few dishes in the warehouse, she gritted her teeth and said, "...wait a moment, I'll cook for you!" She couldn't bear to let the child lose the wolf, and she couldn't bear to lose the rich father with a meal!

Not long after, the shrine was filled with smoke.

Of course, there is no modern cooking utensils here, only firewood can be used for fire.

Reimu made a side dish after a while and came back. It tasted very bland, mainly because the maiden was used to such bland meals, and she was even more reluctant to add seasonings.

In fact, Xixiang didn't need to eat, he ate slowly.

Hakurei Reimu ate at the speed of the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. She was afraid that if she ate too slowly, her food would be snatched by Xixiang.At this moment, a hearty girl's voice came from the distant sky: "... Reimu, I'm here to play with you!" Hearing that voice, Hakurei Reimu frowned and muttered: "... Why is she here again, can't she be here for dinner!" Xixiang was no stranger to this voice, it was the little magician he saw that day. "I haven't known her for long, and I'm not familiar with her."

"...She is thicker-skinned than me, and she never cares about eating and drinking."

Hakurei Reimu felt depressed for a while.

It turns out that you also know that you are shameless.

Xixiang complained in his heart.

Although she complained about Marisa Kirisame, Hakurei Reimu stood up and greeted her.

After all, she is only a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, and she is in the period of youth and vitality, not an elderly person.

Even if she feels that Kirisame Marisa always comes to eat to make her unhappy, she is already poor enough.

But girls at this age still hope to have their own friends.

And this hearty girl who was about the same age as him was Reimu's rare friend. "Your Excellency Zaratul, you know how to bully Lingmeng here." "...You promised us that you would accompany us to the underworld."

There was a weird gap opening behind Xixiang, and Yakumo Zi's upper body was exposed outside the gap, with a jade hand wearing white lace gloves supporting her fragrant cheeks, smiling lightly.

Her eyebrows are affectionate, and her amethyst-like eyes are full of affection. People who don't know really think that she is a girl in love.

"I won't break my promise to you, so I'll go with you... But going to the underworld together, that's not a good idea, it's like going to die for love." Xixiang leaned his head back, leaning against Yakumo purple above.

The monster sage is very adaptable, and he is not annoyed by this anymore. Instead, he gently hugged Xixiang's head with a pair of jade hands, and said affectionately and shyly: "... If Your Excellency Zaratul is willing to die in love with us, We can't ask for it." You wish I could die.

Xixiang slandered.

Chapter 22 The Undead Princess

"Reimu, I'm coming to see you again!"

Marisa Kirisame, who was dressed in a sloppy outfit, like a maid's outfit or a witch's outfit, shouted carelessly.

She has brilliant blond hair, but it may not be done much, and the blond hair looks messy.

Kirisame Marisa looks about the same age as Reimu, both around fourteen or fifteen years old.

It's just that compared to Reimu's lazy attitude, Marisa Kirisame always has a youthful smiling face, and she looks like a lively and active girl.

Marisa Kirisame jumped down from the witch-like broom, a pair of slender legs under the skirt were wearing white socks-and black leather shoes.

Hakurei Reimu was afraid that she would dirty the shrine he had just cleaned, so he came down from the steps to 'greet' her.

Hakurei Reimu and Kirisame Marisa are not very familiar with each other. Before going to the Scarlet Devil Mansion together, the two only met each other in Gensokyo a few times.

However, since that trip to the Scarlet Devil Mansion together, the relationship between the two has grown by leaps and bounds. Even if Reimu doesn't admit it, they still regard her as a rare friend.

Reimu looked at the noon sun, sighed, and said, "...Marisa, you just came here to eat while watching the time."

Marisa Kirisame gave a grinning grin, without any shame, and said heartily: "...It's not good for me to cook by myself, but Reimu's cooking is better!"

Boli Lingmeng rolled her eyes when she heard the words, and said, "...That's not because I'm good at crafting, but because I have meat here!"

The little piece of gold that Xixiang threw to Lingmeng some time ago was not a big deal, but it was still a lot of money.

If it was just Lingmeng herself, she would be able to eat and drink well for a month.

It's a pity that with this money, she not only has to support Xixiang, the benefactor's father, but also prepares a meal for her every time Marisa comes over to eat.

So it didn't take long for Hakurei Reimu to become a poor witch again.

Although she is greedy for money, she always gives people a stingy look, and her mouth is not forgiving.

But Lingmeng is actually a very generous person, and he will never really save money when visiting with friends.

Of course, the premise of all this is that she has goods here, and when she is poor, she can't be generous even if she wants to.

"Hey! I can only eat mushrooms in the magic forest alone, and I haven't eaten meat for a long time."

Marisa licked her face and said, and then she took off the white cloth like a bellyband hanging around her neck, holding a lot of mushrooms on it, offering treasures: "...and I don't take advantage of you, Reimu, I I brought a lot of mushrooms, I have tried all these mushrooms, and they are not poisonous!"

"We can cook mushrooms, sauté mushrooms, fry mushrooms and it's all delicious!"

Seeing the big bag of mushrooms brought by Marisa, Reimu was speechless for a while.

Well, in fact, mushrooms are also quite delicious. Maybe Marisa is too tired to eat mushrooms living in the forest.

But mushrooms are also a good dish for Reimu.

But Reimu still reminded Marisa: "...I don't have what you want here, I'm out of money!"

Hakurei Reimu spread her hands, telling the truth about her poverty.

Mari froze for a moment, then said anxiously: "...where is my father!"

Hakurei Reimu stared at Marisa with wide eyes and said, "...you really call him Dad!"

Reimu knew that the father Marisa called was 'Saigo', and it was Saigo who tricked her into calling her.

Reimu thought it was just a joke, but Marisa took it seriously.

"Hey, my dad died a long time ago. If you call dad, you can eat and drink well. It's not a loss!"

Marisa wiped the bridge of her straight nose, and laughed.

Lingmeng has nothing to say, you are exchanging one for one at the limit!

However, she also has some understanding of Marisa, and the Kirisame family still has some assets in the world.

But Kirisame Marisa's parents did die early, and Kirisame's family is only some of her relatives.

In addition, she is interested in magic, and lives alone in the magic forest, and her family doesn't bother to care about it.

If her parents were still alive, how could she really be allowed to do this.

"Isn't your 'father' here..."

Reimu turned her head, just about to point Xixiang to Marisa, but found that Xixiang had disappeared on the steps where she was sitting just now.

"Huh? Where's the person? I guess they were taken away by the old lady Zi."

Ling dreamed and thought about it, and could only explain it this way, "...he is gone, it seems that we can only make do with lunch."

Miss Magician shook her hands, she was not disappointed at all, she didn't mind and said: "...It doesn't matter, it's fine as long as it fills my stomach anyway, I don't really care what I eat."

"...Of course I don't want to eat mushrooms if I can eat them well!"

Marisan's cheerful and happy mood always made Reimu infected, and she smiled unconsciously.

With a quiet and even lazy personality, she can become friends with a hot-tempered person like Marisa. This may be the complementarity of her personality.

At this time, Reimu noticed that Marisa's delicate face was bruised and swollen, and she was concerned: "...Are you okay?"

Marisa grinned and said, "...I accidentally got hurt when I went to borrow books from the Scarlet Devil's Museum."

"...This little injury is fine, as long as I don't play games with that vampire, it's fine."

0… ask for flowers 0…

Speaking of 'playing games', Marisa shivered, and she was also a little scared even though she was not afraid of anything.

That little vampire can really spoil her!

Reimu didn't say anything about this, after all, Marisa's method of 'borrowing books' is really not very honorable.

Those people in the Scarlet Devil Mansion also acted appropriately, and did not do anything to her, so it was not up to her, a witch, to take care of this kind of matter.

Reimu and Marisa, the two chatted and laughed and went to cook.

While preparing lunch at the Hakurei Shrine, Saigo and Yakumozi came to a quiet and deserted place.

The desolation here is not because there is nothing, but the mysterious and quiet atmosphere, which makes it easy to breathe.

The gloomy scenery around and the lack of any signs of life are even more creepy.

This is the underworld, the underworld of Gensokyo.

When Yakumo Zi created the Great Enchantment and established Gensokyo, the underworld of that area was also included in Gensokyo.

The land under his feet was pitch black, and vegetation growing on both sides of the road was different from that of the yang world.

There are no green plants here, only deep purple and faint blue colors.

The most gentle thing is the countless cherry blossoms planted in the underworld.

But cherry blossoms are flowers that symbolize death, and the pink stamens will only bring a deeper sense of suffocation to the individual.

Walking all the way forward, you can occasionally see some floating undead, and as it gradually deepens, a pale mist floats around.

Xixiang and Yakumo Zi soon came to the long, long white jade stairs.

Standing on the steps at the foot of the mountain, you can already look at a well-arranged courtyard on the top of the mountain.

The most eye-catching thing is a huge dark cherry tree on the top of the mountain.

Although this tree has not bloomed, its withered trunk and canopy are wider than that of the courtyard, and it even gives people a feeling of covering the entire underworld.

Xixiang could feel that this sealed dark cherry tree was very powerful.

Although it seems that it has never been born with self-awareness in its life, it is stronger than the Yokai Sage next to it.

If only in terms of personality, this withered cherry tree has reached five figures, and if it can bloom outside Gensokyo, it is enough to destroy a small country!

In the courtyard of Baiyu Tower, wearing mourning clothes, exuding a dark breath of death, the pale and beautiful undead princess sighed quietly: "...the purple belt stranger is here."

Immediately, the deep and complicated voice gradually faded away, the contemplation on the face of the Undead Princess disappeared, and she became cute again.

Chapter 23 Yuyuko Saigyouji

The huge cherry tree towers into the sky, attracting everyone's attention.

Anyone who comes to the underworld, the first thing that catches their eyes and arouses their curiosity must be the withered cherry tree that seems to cover the entire underworld.

Yakumo Zi's crystal-clear, mysterious and deep beautiful eyes stared at the cherry tree with complicated thoughts.

Holding a folding fan in her jade hand, she lightly dotted it on her poignant red lips, and sighed: "...that is the Westbound Demon."

Xixiang just glanced at the monster sage who was recalling the past, he didn't make a sound, waiting for her next words.

"Cherry blossoms symbolize death, and people in this island country have extreme worship for cherry blossom-like death."

"...Under this kind of worship, the concept of cherry blossoms and death finally converged into this incredible demon tree."

"It is born of death, and gathers all the pursuit of death in the history of this island nation."

"... If it really turned into a monster on "[-]", it must be a monster beyond imagination. Even if we are, we will never dare to face the extreme breath of death."

A few strands of memories of the past flashed across Yakumo Zi's eyes, and he said softly: "... If this big monster really gave birth to self-awareness, it must have such a result."

"... But thousands of years ago, a mage discovered this cherry tree and noticed its horror and the disaster it would inevitably bring to mankind."

"This mage is very merciful, and he doesn't want to see people burn to death, so he wants to seal this monster tree before it is born."

"...The mage used countless methods, but none of them helped. In the end, he thought of a cruel but effective method."

"Since this youkai's cherry tree has not yet given birth to its own consciousness, it only needs to replace its consciousness."

"...But it is not easy to replace the demon tree's consciousness, the required conditions are very strict, and the fact that it needs to have a death breath similar to this demon tree has already ruled out most people."

"The method the mage chose in the end was to let his unborn child be contaminated with the breath of this monster tree."