[Cijiu colleagues] Two or three things about the big demon

1,

It wasn't Shuten-douji who had to die, but the King of Ghosts.

Jiu Tun was leaning on a boulder on the back mountain, sipping the good wine on the wine dish slowly, a little distracted.

If he wasn't the notorious Dajiangshan Ghost King, maybe such a leisurely life could be longer?He thought uncertainly.

Monsters have ravaged the world for too long, and the ruler of Heianjing is determined to regain the dignity of human beings as the rulers of the world.It is absolutely impossible to drive out thousands of monsters, big and small, but killing a ghost king and shaking the demon world is a huge profit.

Success is also the ghost king, and defeat is also the ghost king.

At first thought, Jiu Tun felt that he was wronged, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was not too bad.

Thinking of him as a majestic ghost king, it would be unreasonable if he really died of old age in a calm and peaceful environment.

Originally, Shuten-douji's time was running out, and it was better to die by the sword than to die in silence.

It's just that I don't know what kind of role humans will send this time.Several or a group?

I hope it is a samurai who can match his ghost king status. This will not only fulfill the samurai's heroic name but also give him a heroic ending.

Shuten looked up and yawned, tears from sleepiness appeared in the corners of his eyes.

The clouds above his head were clear and the sky was long, but his heart was empty for no reason—Jiu Tun knew very well that he did not have what humans call a "heart", but he probably lived too long and watched too many people. The world's joys, sorrows, joys, ups and downs, so that there will always be a vague human touch that he doesn't know.

Before he could think about it, a familiar face jumped into his eyes, covering him from the glare of the sky.

Best friend!So you are here.

Ibaraki trotted over following Shuten's demonic aura, and there was a bit of uneven panting in his cheerful tone.

Jiu Tun looked at his expression of joy, and something soft seemed to grow in his heart that was still empty a moment ago.He stretched out his arms as if wanting to touch Ibaraki's face, but he was still a short distance away.

Ibaraki was always extraordinarily considerate at times like this, and took the initiative to bend down and put his face within Shuten's range of motion.

Patting his cheek in satisfaction, Jiu Tun held his golden horn with his hands and pulled it down gently, motioning him to sit down.

Obediently sitting on the floor next to Jiu Tun, Ibaraki took the wine dish he handed over, and secretly moved it closer to him while sipping it.

Jiu Tun glanced at him inadvertently, and was amused and amused by his small gestures, and finally leaned on Ibaraki himself, squinting his eyes comfortably as he rested on his fluffy and soft hair.

The mountain wind blows, bringing with it unknown petals, Jiu Tun casually grabs one in the air and holds it up to his eyes for a closer look, then let it be carried away by the wind.

Ibaraki.

Best friend?

Jiu Tun opened his mouth and closed it again, pondered for a while, swallowed countless thoughts, and finally asked lightly——

Do you like Dajiangshan?

Ibaraki turned his head to look at him, his golden pupils were full of doubts, obviously he didn't understand why he asked such a question suddenly.

Shuten also raised his face to look at him, and asked again.

Like it?

2,

Of course Ibaraki likes Oeyama.

Danba Oeyama has four distinct seasons. In spring, there are the most colorful cherry blossoms covering the mountains. When the wind blows, the sky is full of flowers and rain. Occasionally, a few cherry blossoms fall into the wine dishes of him and Shuten, which is very interesting; The sound of cicadas chirping one after another, he would drink the divine wine iced with mountain spring water with Jiu Tun and hide in the dense forest; the breeze and bright moon in autumn are the most moving, he would exchange cups with Jiu Tun all night long; snowflakes in winter Sada, the north wind is majestic, he and Shuten can also nest in the kotatsu of the cast iron palace, talking, laughing and cooking wine.

Later, Ibaraki, who has traveled thousands of mountains and rivers, slowly discovered that there are not a few people in this world who are better than Dajiangshan in spring flowers, autumn moon, summer cicadas and winter snow, such as Shishan Qiuyue[1], and Biliang Muxue[2], but he I don't think I like it much.In spring, summer, autumn and winter, there is prosperity every year, and the beautiful scenery you see is like clouds and smoke.

Do you like Dajiangshan?

Ibaraki sat alone under the leafy old tree, thinking of Shuten's words again.

like.

Ibaraki raised his head and looked at the unknown distance through the layers of branches and leaves, endless emptiness filled his eyes.

Once, I liked it.

He liked it so much that he would rub his face against Shuten's hair and tell him his heartfelt feelings without concealment, and then looked at Shuten with burning eyes like a large canine animal, waiting for his response.

Jiu Tun just smiled, rubbed his head with his backhand, lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Ibaraki loves such intimate physical contact so much, he let his hands rub his hair, and let out a pleasant purring sound from his throat.

Jiu Tun thought, maybe he was at a loss. Is a heroic ending really comparable to one of the few peaceful and soft moments in his life?

Use a piece of love and sincerity to switch to a thunderstorm.

does it worth?

Jiu Tun let out a long sigh, and the corners of his eyes, which were used to flying and domineering, also climbed up a little bit of trouble.

However, he is the ghost king.

3,

Shuten often doesn't match his heart, so there are not many times when he confides his warmth to Ibaraki, and a few words occasionally are enough to make Ibaraki never forget.

It was the eve before Ibaraki left for Mount Ibuki. [3]

Shuten felt negligent for a moment in Ibaraki's pious kiss, and then an indescribable sadness rushed out from the depths of his soul, submerging him like a flood.He clasped Ibaraki's shoulders tightly, making their bodies closer together, it seemed that only in this way could his almost unbearable feelings overflowing in his chest be relieved.

Jiu Tun looked at the past, the earth, the time and the galaxy, one by one. His great rivers and mountains are still the old great rivers and mountains, and his Ibaraki is still the same as before. He is sincere, but he is about to leave.The demon life that he thought was endless was a dream he couldn't wake up from when he was alone, but the real eternity was only a very short moment.

Jiu Tun turned his head to kiss the tip of Ibaraki's ear, his lips slid past his ear like soft satin, leaving sigh-like calls.

Ibaraki, Ibaraki, Ibaraki...

In your life, I will borrow one more night.

Ibaraki didn't take it to heart. In his cognition, his whole body and mind were full of alcohol, and he couldn't talk about borrowing or repaying it.

It wasn't until later that he realized that it was Shuten-douji's last confession to him, full of affection, obscure and deep.

But, why Jiu Tun clearly said to borrow one more night, but ended up borrowing the rest of his life.

It turns out that the big monster who can tell lies has never been just Ibaraki Doji.

4,

Ibaraki-douji sees Shuten-douji's past at Mt. Ibuki.

but did not see their future.

The jackdaw landed on his shoulder, bringing a message of death.

He was walking among well-informed market places, and heard the name of a Taidao——

The boy Che Angang.

Ibaraki suddenly felt that the right arm that was cut off by Onikiri began to hurt bitterly again.

5,

Regarding Shuten-douji's reincarnation and return, Ibaraki-douji never placed hope but never let go.

He repeatedly had the dream of embracing his best friend who returned home in the gentle wind and snow, and couldn't help crying, and when he woke up again and again, he was surprised that this was just a joke played by the blazing flame in the depths of his soul.

This long joke gradually became Ibaraki Doji's worrying daydream.

So much so that when he reunited with the big monster that he had been thinking about day and night in Shijing Changjie, he dared not choose to believe it.

Before dawn, the streets and alleys were deserted and silent, with a faint ray of sky hidden at the end of the long street.Ibaraki looked at the figure wearing black feathers and red hair casually scattered ten steps away, but he was stunned in place - the years he had waited for were too long, and it was like cutting flesh and bones. extravagant hope.

If this is a dream again.Ibaraki thought, then I would rather never wake up.

This dream was so real that he could smell the evil spirit in the air that belonged to Shuten-douji.

For Ibaraki, even if it is only such a dream that has been waiting for thousands of years, it is worth it.

The morning light finally spread out from the horizon, liberating the scenery that had been shrouded in darkness for a long time.

Ibaraki watched the bright white dawn pass by the fiery red hair of the big demon, and felt dazzled for a while, and the heart in his chest that died with the ghost king of Dajiangshan seemed to be beating suddenly, and the long-lost feeling suddenly disappeared. This short drumbeat instantly swept through his limbs and bones, bringing him unbearable joy and pain that overflowed to the point of breaking his bones.Choked up as if he couldn't bear it, Ibaraki bowed his waist and squatted down, hiding the tears all over his face between his knees.

The young Shuten-douji never expected such a reaction from the arrogant big demon in his memory when he saw him again, so he couldn't help being dumbfounded.Walking slowly to Ibaraki's body, he raised his hand to caress the top of his head, and Jiu Tun leaned over to kiss the place on his forehead where the horn was broken for him[4], softly and affectionately.

Ibaraki, my uncle is back.

6,

Shuten-douji is proud, so proud that he is ashamed to tell others what he has done or the pain he has endured.Therefore, he never told Ibaraki why his reincarnation would last hundreds of years.

But there is one thing that Ibaraki has thought about for a long time but has not figured it out: even today, he is almost the same age as Shuten-douji in his previous life, but he has not shown signs of aging at all.

Ibaraki was rejoicing, but he was also afraid—the decline of Shuten back then was ferocious, and his head and temples became bright and his demonic power disappeared overnight. [5] He didn't know if he would do the same, suddenly one day he would leave Jiuten and fall into the abyss of reincarnation, and let Jiuten experience thousands of years of loneliness and waiting.

Just thinking about it made Ibaraki feel so much pain.

This worry was soon noticed by Jiu Tun.After hesitating for a while, Shuten couldn't bear to see the sadness in Ibaraki's eyebrows every day, and finally decided to tell him the whole story of this reincarnation that has gone through hundreds of years.

Ibaraki, I will tell you a story.

7,

Yan Modian has always been a solemn and boring place, and it has never had such a tense atmosphere like it is now.

The master of the underworld looked down at the ghost king in front of Ao Li, and waved his hands back to the left and right, easing the stalemate between the two sides.

Lord Ghost King, all things have their own lifespan, and you are no exception. You will enter reincarnation.

Yan Mo, you know what my uncle wants to ask.

This is a secret.

So what if Uncle Ben insists on taking a peek at the secret?

What's wrong with crossing the three roads and forgetting the past?

Jiu Tun is not good at arguing with others, he also knows that the Six Paths are permanent, he shouldn't have broken the rules, but he can't let go.

There is always a way to make up for everything, and this uncle is willing to pay any price.

Hearing this, Yan Mo suddenly laughed out loud, a cold laughter that was especially suitable for the underworld.

As the ghost king saw, the underworld is nothing more than a palm-sized world, and the left side is just a place where life and death are divided into reincarnation.The so-called good retribution and punishment must be completed in the human world after all.This life is either the good retribution of another life or the karmic retribution, that’s all.

You don't have to explain this to my uncle.

Your fate is over.

Yan Mo!Jiu Tun gritted his teeth, his eyes instantly burned red with anger.

Back then at the foot of Mount Atang, my uncle used his demon strength to transform his body into a filthy aura[6], but now he still has a bone from my ribs on his body. Such a flesh and blood, you say that we are no longer bound by the world. How can I convince my uncle! ?

Yan Mo stared at him silently, and she couldn't see any waves in her eyes after reading life and death, but she finally let go.

That's all, there are loans and repayments.Tell me, what do you want?

Jiu Tun's clenched fists slowly loosened, and he clearly gave his answer, every word and every sentence resoundingly.

Yan Mo nodded, pondered for a long time and gave his final exhortation.

Although you have entered the demon way in this life, your previous life was ultimately the son of a god.In other words, this life is for calamity...

My uncle understands, there is no need to say more.

Raising his sleeves, Yan Mo turned his face away from him.

Just go, the black and white ghosts will guide you.

Jiu Tun thanked and left without looking back.

Yan Mo closed the book of life and death in his hand and sighed with regret.

I wish to be the morning wind, the mountain bird, and a son of all living beings. I will give up my life as a son of God. I will go through nine reincarnations without seeing each other or recognizing each other. What I do will not pass through this life.

8,

This is the whole story of the ins and outs.

Originally, the story of the son of the Ibuki mountain god would continue for a long time, but Shuten made it stop abruptly at the place where the son of the god fell into the demon forever.

He has no interest in being a high and lonely god.

So Shuten told Ibaraki a story with only one sentence, like a confession.

9,

I give you a kiss from the bottom of my heart, and we will live and die together from now on. [7]

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Notes:

[1][2] One of the eight most beautiful scenery in Japan's Omi (now Shiga Prefecture), together with Shita (Seta) Xizhao, Awazu Haruhi, Yabashi Kaiho, Mitsui Sukaka, Karasaki Yegure, Katada The falling geese are collectively known as the Eight Scenic Spots of the Near River.

[3] Private setting, timeline see "The Seven Lies of Ibaraki Doji"

[4][5] Private setting, see "The Seven Lies of Ibaraki Doji" for details

[6] I remember that in "Adopted Son Talk", there is a saying that Ibaraki Doji has a rib in alcohol?If it's not right... then it's not right_(:зゝ∠)_

[7] The general idea is that Shuten Ibaraki shared each other's life span