Cat with nine lives
Su Ziyu raised his head and looked at the nine-life cat demon who soared nearly thirty meters in the air and landed directly on the wall. The opponent's attack was so sudden that he didn't realize that the soul attracting card was taken away from him. The monsters all have their own specialties. For example, the green lantern is capable of binding souls, the three-tailed fox is charming, and the nine-life cat in front of him is extremely sensitive.
"Meow!"
"Are you also the soul-attractor of the underworld now?" The nine-life cat in front of him squatted on the wall like a real cat, touched his beard with his little paws, and tossed the soul-attractor in his hand. : "Meow! Do you want to hang out with me?"
"I am a very powerful monster!"
How can a big monster have no followers or subordinates
The man in front of me looks quite powerful. It would definitely be a very honorable thing to take him as a follower.
When he thought of this, the Nine-Life Cat in front of him looked at Su Ziyu even more eagerly.
"Fuck with you? Big monster?" Su Ziyu retracted his hand that was originally on the hilt of the sword. He couldn't help laughing when he heard this and said, "What's the benefit of hanging with you?"
He also had a cat before.
Su Ziyu knew very well what kind of nature the cat had. The other person didn't seem to have any malicious intent, it was just a mischievous and mischievous nature. He still remembered that when he was sleeping, the fat orange he raised plopped on his belly in the morning. It felt like it was being beaten, but in fact it was just bored and wanted to find someone to play with.
This nine-lived cat is still far from a big monster!
She didn't even have a pair of cat claws to complete her transformation. The tail behind her, the cat ears on her head, the little whiskers on her face, and many parts of her body still retained the characteristics of the cat demon.
"benefit?"
"Meow! What benefits do you want?" The Nine-Life Cat tilted its head and looked at him after hearing this, with a slightly hesitant expression, and then said in a weak tone: "As long as you agree to be my follower! I can touch your head. ?"
This is quite attractive.
Su Ziyu almost couldn't hold back her laughter, so she shook her head forcefully and said, "It's better to do this."
"It just so happens that I'm also missing a follower."
"How about we make a bet? Whoever loses will be his follower?"
Hearing Su Ziyu's words, the nine-life cat in front of him suddenly became excited and said loudly: "Meow! What are you betting on?"
"wrong!"
"Do you have any conspiracy? I am very smart!"
Her expression gradually became suspicious. Cat monsters are still very suspicious and will not be deceived so easily.
"You decide what you want to bet on, how about it?" Su Ziyu asked with a smile.
"Okay!" The Nine-Life Cat became happy again after hearing this. She rubbed her head and thought for a while, "Meow! Then let's compete with who can catch more ghosts! How about meeting at Suzaku Avenue at this time tomorrow?"
"Okay." Su Ziyu smiled and nodded.
The Nine-Life Cat looked confident that he had a chance to win, and proudly threw the soul-drawing card in his hand back to Su Ziyu, and said loudly: "Then it's settled, meow!"
A black shadow disappeared into the night sky.
This cat demon is indeed quite powerful. Its jumping ability and movement speed are quite astonishing. It is also very good at sneaking and hiding. Su Ziyu did not find any trace of her at first.
Su Ziyu caught the soul attracting card casually, weighed it in his hand, turned around and walked towards the outside of the imperial city.
There was still a lot gained today.
At least he has triggered the main mission of the current world after meeting Yama, but this main mission does not look like he can complete it alone. If it were to kill some monsters, it might be easier for Su Ziyu. After all, it was just a BOSS fight, but the requirement of the mission was to restructure the realm of Yin and Yang and reshape the way of reincarnation. '
This is not a task that can be completed simply by killing monsters.
It is estimated that he had to use the power of the underworld, so Su Ziyu agreed to become the soul attractor so simply.
Regardless of whether the main mission can be completed or not, the source power value still needs to be refreshed.
However, the rules of this world seem to be quite special. Many ghosts and monsters have no pollution value, which means that they are 'legal' creatures in this world just like humans. Most of the source power comes from monsters that are repelled by the laws of the plane. So far, Su Ziyu has not encountered any source of pollution proactively prompted by the system.
It's getting late.
Su Ziyu thought for a while and prepared to return to Yangshi to rest for a while. He had not had a good rest in the two days since he came here, so it was time to go back and take a nap.
This time he did not take Suzaku Avenue again.
However, the Suzaku Road side was still very lively. A large number of will-o'-the-wisps could be seen in the distance, and the sounds of various demons and monsters laughing and playing could be heard. The captured Feitou Man did not affect their interest. Still thinking of ways to make things happen, the most discussed thing was how to get to the earthly world.
"Master Su, please stay!" At this time, a cold female voice came.
Su Ziyu stopped and saw a maid wearing a grimace mask, who seemed to be the one next to Qing Xingdeng.
"This is what Lord Qing Xingdeng ordered to give you." The ghost maid handed over a book very carefully.
For me
Su Ziyu took it and glanced at it, and unexpectedly saw three Chinese characters—Hundred Monogatari!
Weird stories
Su Ziyu opened it and glanced at it, and soon saw the names of monsters such as Futakuchi-onna, Yamadou, Yuki-onna, Kappa, Daitengu, Inugami, Shiranui, Lian Itachi, etc. Their general appearance was also drawn on it. And briefly introduce some stories.
"Thank her for me. I like it very much." Su Ziyu put the book away.
The ghost maid in front of her leaned forward slightly and said, "Okay. Then I'll take my leave."
A wisp of smoke dissipated in front of him.
Su Ziyu turned over the Hundred Stories in his hand and walked towards the location of the Gate of Hell.
It recorded more than a hundred kinds of ghosts, with various pictures and many stories about them. Su Ziyu turned to the last few articles and found a story about Qing Xing Lantern.
But the story is incomplete.
In the story, Qing Xingdeng was originally just a mortal girl. She loved ghost stories very much. Whether it was listening to stories or telling them, these were her favorite things. But gradually, as she collected more and more ghost stories, people gradually became afraid. Some people warned her that she should not continue to do this, because if she continued, it would be a Hyakumonogatari.
Something terrible would happen.
But the girl didn't pay attention to all this. She was still collecting all kinds of strange stories. She would even invite others to come over at night to tell them the strange stories she encountered. There was an oil paper lamp lit in the room.
At first she met humans.
But I don't know when, the guests she invited were no longer only humans, and the protagonists of those strange stories gradually changed from humans to monsters themselves.
The girl didn't care about these, she only cared about the interesting stories.
Everything passed like this for ninety-nine days. I don't know when it started. There were no more humans among the guests she entertained at night.
The last day.
The girl did not wait for any guests, so out of boredom, she took out a mirror and told her story to the mirror next to the lighted oil paper lamp.
Then.
She turned into a green lantern and never saw the sunrise again, nor could she leave the burning green lantern.
This is the story of Qingxing Lantern.
After reading it, Su Ziyu slowly closed the Hundred Monogatari in his hand. He didn't know why he felt a little creepy. The guests the girl entertained changed from humans to monsters, but she didn't feel the slightest fear. Nothing wrong, just completely absorbed in the wonderful weird stories.
This is pure obsession.
This girl also turned into a monster in the end, she was Qing Xingdeng, but she also finally completed the "Hundred Monogatari".
There was a slight movement in the data flow in my mind.
next moment.
Wisps of will-o'-the-wisps appeared on the "Hundred Stories" in Su Ziyu's hand, and then his vision became blurry. He saw some visions of the past. That was Qing Xingdeng, who was once a human being. A very beautiful aristocratic girl, she is holding a book in her hand, with a green oil-paper lamp lit next to her.
Time changes little by little.
Various people appeared in front of the girl, either men, women, old people, or children. They were telling the strange stories they had encountered one by one without expression, while the girl was The person holding a pen in front of him was quickly recording strange stories one after another.
Don't know when it will start.
The girl's hair gradually turned into a light white, her skin became paler and paler, and wisps of green will-o'-the-wisps appeared around her.
Storytellers are gradually changing.
From the beginning, humans gradually turned into various monsters, including ghosts of warriors, imps in the shadows, zombies with talismans, and many ferocious monsters. In the end, the girl in front of me gradually transformed into what she is today. In the shape of a green lantern, she was surrounded by a large will-o'-the-wisp, and the green lantern turned into some unknown strange object.
The last day.
The girl sat upright, facing a mirror, looking at herself in the mirror, and slowly told her own weird story.
That day, a big monster was born!
"Huh!" Su Ziyu finally woke up from this illusion, and he found that his palms were full of sweat at the moment.
Some data streams gradually emerged.
"Strange Objects: "Hundred Monogatari"."
"Rank: Legend."
"Effect: A book containing magical power, recording the true stories of hundreds of monsters and ghosts, and receiving the blessing of the power of ghosts in the ritual of the Hundred Monogatari. The soul-binding characteristics, the gap between the planes, and the night walk of a hundred ghosts."
It is actually a legendary item!
At this time, Su Ziyu realized that the book Qing Xingdeng gave him was a little bit hot, because he did not expect it to be a rare item, and it was also a legendary item.
"Is this the "Hundred Stories" she originally wrote?" Su Ziyu murmured.
This gift is too precious.
Maybe it was what happened today that made Qing Xingdeng feel a little guilty. After all, she planned to use Su Ziyu to deal with Shuten Doji, but she didn't expect that she would actually give Su Ziyu such an expensive gift out of guilt.
To collect or not to collect
Su Ziyu's expression was slightly hesitant, but he finally put away the "Hundred Stories".
I just accepted the gift, and it wouldn't be good to return it.
He might as well wait until tomorrow night, since he still had to return to Ghost Kyoto anyway. As a soul attracter, he also had some tasks to complete, and he also promised to meet the nine-lived cat at Suzaku Avenue tomorrow.
After leaving the underworld, it was still dark and late at night outside.
It's about dawn now.
Su Ziyu's figure took off directly into the air and flew towards Kyoto. Then he quietly returned to the hotel where he was staying, closed his eyes and took a nap.
Day comes.
It was already morning when Su Ziyu woke up. He ate something briefly and then got up to go out for a walk.
Just went out.
Su Ziyu felt the clover emblem move slightly, and then he saw a figure passing by the street in the distance, wearing light red clothes with a cherry blossom pattern printed on it.
"A monster?" Su Ziyu frowned and followed.
A faint, special scent.
Su Ziyu followed him for a short while, and suddenly lost sight of him. On both sides of the road were cherry blossom trees, and directly in front was a torii gate. It seemed like a shrine, but it was not. Know who is being worshiped.
etc!
That miko looks very familiar!
Su Ziyu pretended to pass by and glanced at it, and soon discovered that he had seen this miko before. That day near the collapsed Rashomon Gate, Su Ziyu had seen this miko among the Onmyoji who came over later.
The other party was meticulously cleaning the shrine. As if aware of Su Ziyu's gaze, he raised his head and glanced at him.
The monster disappeared here.
But here is a shrine. Su Ziyu observed it and saw a lot of cherry blossom trees, but found nothing else.
Su Ziyu secretly noted this place, then turned and left.
"So you are here!" came a faint male voice.
Just when Su Ziyu passed through an alley, a male voice came from behind him, and then the figure of the black and white ghost angel appeared in front of him. The black ghost angel raised his hand and handed over a pair of chains and said: "We are looking for It’s been a long time since you’ve been here.”
"This is your hook!"
"The judge asked you to take charge of Suzaku Avenue today!"
The day seemed to have no effect on the black and white ghosts. Su Ziyu reached out and took the heavy black chain, nodded and said: "I know."
"We're going to visit Mt. Tanba. I'll leave it to you tonight." After saying this, the black and white ghost disappeared from sight.
After leaving.
The white ghost messenger looked at the black ghost messenger next to him and asked: "There are the most monsters on Suzaku Avenue! Can he do it alone?"
"It should be possible." The black ghost messenger whispered: "Otherwise the judge would not leave it to him. Besides, there is a bone girl guarding nearby. She was the daughter of a warrior and a very powerful monster."
"let's go."
"The trouble in Mount Tamba is getting bigger and bigger!"
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(End of chapter)