Inside the small shop.
The bespectacled otaku young man enthusiastically took out several other books of Hyakki Night Journey to Su Ziyu. Currently, there are quite a lot of manga single volumes published by Qing Xingdeng wearing a vest, but the protagonists are all famous ones. Daiyoukai, what otakus are holding now are "Nine-tailed Fox Arc", "Guhuotiao Arc", "Snow Girl Arc", and "Shuten-Douji Arc". Among them, the worst-selling one is the Shuten-dōji Arc. It may be Because the protagonist of the comic is male.
After learning his lesson, Qing Xingdeng began to focus on drawing manga versions of female monsters.
"Huh?"
"You look a bit like the toad spirit in the movie Yuki Ono!... He is the big toad who is very funny and likes gambling. His name after turning into human form seems to be Shota Inoshita!..." The otaku turned his attention at this time. Turning to the big fat man on the side.
At first, the comic was in Su Ziyu's hands, and he thought he had found someone with the same interests, so he focused all his attention on Su Ziyu.
Hearing what the other party said, the fat man next to him suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
Su Ziyu squinted his eyes slightly and looked at him, glanced at the comic that the otaku had opened, and nodded: "They do look similar."
Shota Inoshita wiped the cold sweat on his face nervously and whispered: "That toad spirit is not bad, at most he likes to gamble."
"Yes. But that person is quite lustful." The otaku said with a smile, "How dare you spy on Yuki-onna taking a bath."
"I didn't expect to be frozen into lumps of ice."
The big fat man's cold sweat broke out even more intensely, and he glanced at Su Ziyu next to him with a guilty look.
"Let's go." Su Ziyu stood up and said.
He casually returned the comic in his hand to the otaku and asked, "Where is the comic shop?"
"Over there." The otaku looked very happy and said happily: "Are you going to buy it? There is a discount today!"
Missionary success.
This otaku is full of joy. He believes that as long as the sales of the comics are good enough, maybe Mr. Aoyuki Keiko will draw the books faster.
"Follow me." Su Ziyu glanced at Shota Inoshita beside him and said.
This toad spirit still had some eyes, so he quickly paid the bill and followed him, but he was a little guilty and scared, and the cold sweat on his head never stopped.
"Do you have money?" Su Ziyu asked after walking out of the shop.
"Yes... yes!..." Shota Inoshita quickly took out a large handful of Japanese currency and handed it over.
"Yeah." Su Ziyu flicked his fingers, threw a gold coin into the other person's hand, and then walked towards the comic shop on the other side of the street.
It seems that Qing Xingdeng is not just drawing comics to pass the boring time.
When Su Ziyu was reading these comics, the outline of "Hundred Monogatari" suddenly appeared in his mind. He felt that Qing Xingdeng might be up to something, and that it was only half of it as a hobby at best.
There are many people in the comic shop.
Keiko Aoyuki's comic book is placed in the most eye-catching position. It seems that the sales volume is quite good, and a lot of them have been sold.
"Bring me a copy of all Keiko Aoyuki's comics." Su Ziyu said to the owner of the store.
Got the comics.
Su Ziyu flipped through it carefully and was sure that the Aoi Hing Lan manga was definitely related to Hyakumonogatari, because the characters and monsters that appeared in it, including the guest star Abe Seimei, etc., were almost all similar to me. Appearance.
"Hundred Monogatari hasn't been completed yet?"
"Or is it that Qing Xingdeng wants to collect something with the help of comics?" Su Ziyu said secretly.
Then, he put away the comic book in front of him, turned to look at the honest Shota Inoshita next to him, and said in a deep voice: "Have you seen the Qingxing Lantern?"
"Ah?" Inoshita Shota was stunned for a moment, then said cautiously: "I was lucky enough to meet Ao Xingdeng-sama several times before."
really.
Su Ziyu immediately said: "Take me to see her."
Shota Inoshita broke into a cold sweat when he heard this, and whispered: "Sir Qing Xingdeng doesn't like to be disturbed."
Although the person next to me is cruel enough.
But Qing Xingdeng was also notorious among monsters, so he felt that he was probably colder now.
"It's okay." A mocking smile appeared at the corner of Su Ziyu's mouth, and he said slowly: "I happened to see her for something."
"Let's talk."
Damn it.
Is this an itchy skin
Su Ziyu felt that it was necessary to go to Qing Xingdeng and have a long talk.
"yes."
"Please come with me." Inoshita Shouta thought about it seriously, and between getting cold now and maybe getting colder later, he decisively chose the latter.
He went out and took a taxi and quickly reported an address.
"Are you going to Akihabara?" The taxi driver is a woman in her thirties, with short hair, lean and capable, and a little tattoo can be seen on her exposed forearm, but she covers it well.
Su Ziyu felt something after sitting on it and looked up at the taxi driver's back.
— "Sight."
In Su Ziyu's sight, there were two spiritual cats sitting on the shoulders of the taxi driver, one black and one white. When Su Ziyu saw them, they also saw Su Ziyu, very well-behaved. He meowed softly in a flattering manner.
This is the cat spirit.
A very weak guardian spirit.
It is said that if a cat is grateful for being treated well until its death, it may turn into such a guardian spirit after death and follow its owner until the owner dies and enters the underworld.
This type of guardian spirit has no particularly powerful abilities.
It is estimated that when encountering wandering night spirits in the middle of the night, it can help the owner scare them away, or protect the owner from harm.
This type of guardian spirit is useless when facing monsters.
They are essentially similar to druid animal spirits. If there is any chance, they may be lucky enough to become a kind-hearted Nekomata, which will be a more powerful monster.
"The gap between the two planes is really huge." Su Ziyu said secretly.
As he withdrew the effect of his spiritual vision, the figures of the two cat spirits, one black and one white, gradually disappeared.
In the plane of Hundred Ghosts at Night, even in modern civilized society, there are still many supernatural beings, and some ordinary people may be accompanied by such spirits.
This taxi driver was quite talkative, and he chatted with Shota Inoshita about a lot of things along the way.
He also talked about some supernatural incidents he encountered while driving.
Because she drives the night bus.
Su Ziyu listened silently all the way and gave a little extra tip after getting off the car. The other party was not polite and just thanked him softly.
A woman in her thirties who works as a night shift taxi driver must have a story.
"grown ups."
"Lord Qing Xingdeng lives in front." Shota Inoshita said cautiously.
Ahead is a high-end community.
Within Su Ziyu's sight was a small Western-style building with exquisite decoration. There were some flowers, plants and trees planted outside. It seemed that Qing Xingdeng was quite enjoying it.
"Yes." Su Ziyu nodded and said, "You can go."
Upon hearing this, Shota Inoshita felt like he was being amnesty, and quickly turned around and ran away.
Neither of these two people can afford to offend, so they should run away as soon as possible.
— "Qingxingju."
When Su Ziyu came to this small foreign-style building, he saw a small sign in front of the door. On it was a ray of mana left by a green lantern. If ordinary monsters approached, they would naturally be scared away.
"Array?"
As soon as Su Ziyu pushed the door open, the scene in front of him changed automatically. The original small foreign-style building turned into a green bamboo forest, and right in front was a green bamboo house like a world of calligraphy and painting.
phantom
wrong!
It's a bit like a world in a painting.
"It seems that Qingxing Deng's strength has improved a lot in the past thousand years." A ray of light flashed in Su Ziyu's eyes, and he closed his eyes directly to perceive the fantasy space in front of him.
— "Psychic teleportation."
Su Ziyu was too lazy to pay attention to the things in the fantasy world. He took one step and returned to the real world.
at this time.
He was already standing in the small courtyard outside.
"Stop whoever comes!"
"This is the residence of Master Qing Xingdeng. You are not allowed to enter without your permission!"
On both sides of the small courtyard, the lanterns that were originally just for decoration suddenly lit up, and then a wisp of cloud appeared, and two maids wearing white ghost-face masks appeared in Su Ziyu's sight.
Qing Xingdeng has many such maids.
"Don't you recognize me?" Su Ziyu frowned slightly. It seemed that these grimace maids should be subdued within a thousand years.
The two maids wearing white ghost-face masks looked at each other, stopped directly in front of Su Ziyu, and said in a solemn voice: "No entry! Get out of here quickly!"
"Isn't Qing Xingdeng at home?" Su Ziyu frowned.
Looks like he's not there.
Otherwise, there would never be only two maids with ghost faces showing up.
- "Spiritual suggestion!"
Su Ziyu's eyes looked at the two ghost girls in front of him, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, and he said slowly: "I am a friend of Lord Qing Xingdeng."
"Let me in."
The words fell.
The two maids wearing white ghost-face masks looked dazed for a moment, and then retreated into the light. Before disappearing, they respectfully said: "My lord, please come in."
Su Ziyu smiled and pushed the door open directly.
Qing Xingdeng's residence is decorated in a very ordinary small villa style. There is a spiral gold-plated staircase in the center of the hall. In front of it is a large row of soft sofas, filled with pillows and some assorted snacks and fruits. On both sides Each has a room, one with a piano and one with a guzheng, both of which look like they haven't been touched for a long time.
There are some paintings and calligraphy hanging on the walls, most of which are pavilions, mountains and flowing water. The most eye-catching thing is a poem, which is actually "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" by Bai Juyi.
"There are so many snacks piled up." Su Ziyu picked up a pack of shrimp crackers, looked at it, and then tore it open and took a bite.
A bit salty.
He got up directly and went to the second floor. Qing Xingdeng's boudoir should be on the right. Su Ziyu didn't go in and went directly to the second room on the left.
This is the study room.
Su Ziyu pushed the door open and saw a large number of drawings and a lot of waste paper thrown in the trash can.
He picked up a piece of drawing and looked at it. Sure enough, it showed the outline of Qing Ji, but it was the one without clothes. Only about one-third of the drawing was completed. Qing Xingdeng seemed to have to interrupt it for something. Zuo Hua left in a hurry.
"Huh?"
"Is it still locked?" Su Ziyu lowered his head and looked at the locked drawer in front of him.
With a flick of a finger.
The drawer in front of him was directly shaken open, and then Su Ziyu took out a large stack of original paintings from it. Most of the protagonists were Gu Huo birds. It seemed to be a work that was almost completed. The clothes were basically only a little bit, and the postures were slim and beautiful. It's a bit like the style of body art. Su Ziyu turned to the bottom and saw the original painting of Snow Girl, but that was nothing. What really shocked Su Ziyu was the original painting at the bottom.
"this!… "
"Is this Yama?..." Su Ziyu clicked his tongue and looked up and down at the original painting of Yama in front of him.
Qing Xingdeng still wants her dog's head. Yan Mo's original painting is just that she wears less clothes and is more interesting, not clean and tidy. There is only this original painting at the bottom. It seems that she doesn't dare to mess around.
Don’t you want the lamp holder
Su Ziyu lit up a wisp of sparks at his fingertips and burned the drawings directly.
The green lantern is not here.
She must have been out for a while.
Su Ziyu walked around the study room and saw the drawings of the ghost girl Hongye, which seemed to be some of the characters she planned to draw next.
The next room is a wardrobe and shoe cabinet.
Su Ziyu raised her hand and opened it to take a look. The wardrobe on the left was for kimonos, and the wardrobe on the right was for modern clothes. There were mostly high heels in the shoe cabinet. She seemed to prefer blue and blue, and many of the clothes were of the same color. .
The third floor is quite special.
The decoration is in a classic Japanese style, with many wooden cabinets. In the center is a pool with two pieces of jade, black and white, and some strange things placed around it.
"This should be the formation eye."
Su Ziyu looked at it casually but did not damage anything inside.
"Hundred Monogatari" is not here.
Qing Xing Lan should be carried with her, Su Ziyu still wants to see what she is going to do.
Return to the first floor.
Su Ziyu lay down on the sofa casually, reached out and picked up an orange, then picked up the remote control and turned on the TV.
But just when he was turning over the stage boredly.
suddenly.
There was a slight cold snort from outside, followed immediately by a cold female voice: "I've only been away for a few days, and a mouse actually dared to come to my house?"
The corner of Su Ziyu's mouth curled up slightly, and he stood up directly and said, "A mouse is not that courageous."
"You should say it's great to have friends from far away."
Huh
A confused female voice came from outside, and then wisps of faint blue will-o'-wisps appeared. After all, more than a thousand years had passed. Qing Xingdeng hesitated for a moment, and then he realized who the owner of the voice was.
But then her voice turned gleeful.
"Qing Ji~!" Qing Xingdeng's voice was very narrow, with a hint of malice, and a hateful drag at the end, and said with a smile: "The man you have been waiting for more than a thousand years."
“It seems like he’s inside!…”
A moment.
Su Ziyu was a little panicked.
Originally, he came here to ask Qing Xingdeng to accuse him, but when he heard what the other party said, he became inexplicably panicked.
Su Ziyu stood there and gritted his teeth, and finally walked out bravely.
"Qingji... listen to my explanation!..."
Su Ziyu couldn't help but be stunned when he walked out of the room, and then frowned, staring at Qing Xingdeng not far away who was smiling brightly and with a condescending look on his face, and cursed angrily: "Fuck!"
"How dare you tease me!..."
There is no sign of Qing Ji outside.
There was only a beautiful girl in kimono sitting on the blue light, with a look of laughter on her face.
Crackling.
A trace of light golden electric arc skipped, and Su Ziyu's figure disappeared instantly. The next moment, Qing Xingdeng's expression changed, and he quickly begged for mercy: "Master Su!"
"This is a misunderstanding! I was just joking!..."
"ah!… "
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(End of chapter)