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

01

Ibaraki often drinks wine looking at the mountain facing Yinyangliao a hundred miles away, his golden pupils are bottomless, and no one knows what he is thinking.

After bumping into the red-eyed young warrior many times, he finally couldn't help asking him what he was looking at.

Ibaraki glanced at him, then looked down at the wine dish in his hand, and said: "Hometown."

The samurai looked at the very old wine dish in his hand, even the pattern was almost worn out, and asked: Do monsters also miss their homes?

Ibaraki nodded slightly and filled himself with wine.

Then why not go back and have a look?The samurai didn't understand, you're not Seimei's shikigami, you can go wherever you want without the constraints of a contract.

After drinking a glass of wine, Ibaraki was silent for a long time, then looked at the misty mountain in the distance again, and said lightly: I can't go back.

Never go back.

He knew very well that everything would have been different long ago.

Dajiangshan without the ghost king may have a new ghost king one day.

Under the thick clouds and mists, the winter of Dajiang Mountain has passed, and the white snow has turned into mountain streams. The spring breeze blows through the mountains, and it is a grand scene of warblers flying and grass growing.

The country is still the same, but Jiu Tun is gone.

The young samurai didn't know why, so he asked why.

Ibaraki put down his wine dish, looked up and down this inexperienced samurai who couldn't understand the pain of others, and threw a joking smile, why?Did you win the competition with Seimei?If you have time, come to me to worry about it.

The samurai opened his eyes wide when he heard the words, blushed slightly angrily and said: I will beat him sooner or later!

Ibaraki raised his eyebrows, pointing to the Onmyoji sitting under the cherry tree, go, I don't believe you can defeat him.

just go!The young man couldn't stand the excitement, so he left his words and strode towards the courtyard, holding a longbow in his hand, which was indeed majestic and heroic.

The onmyoji under the cherry blossom tree looked up at the arrogant warrior in front of him, tapped his forehead with a folding fan, and showed a helpless smile, Boya...

Ah.Ibaraki watched them from a distance, and took a sip of the sake on his plate.

Young man.

02

As the evening approached, the two onmyoji shikigami who had gone out to do assigned tasks came back carrying their shikigami, which attracted the onmyoji and all the little shikigami in the room to surround them curiously.Ibaraki was sleeping under the corridor, and was so disturbed by the chattering voices of the small shikigami that he couldn't sleep any longer, so he just sat up and looked towards the source of the sound, not surprisingly, he saw the big shikigami named Cibao called Tunbao Behind him is a large-scale divine guard, looking like a beast protecting food.

Get out of the way, my best friend is tired and needs to rest.While waving his ghost claws to scare the naughty little shikigami, Ci Bao glared at the onmyoji who only cared about counting rewards.

Tun Bao stood behind him with arms folded and didn't speak. He looked in a good mood, and his fiery red hair was still bright in the twilight.

As they walked this way, Ibaraki just stared at them blankly.The moment Ci Bao noticed it, he showed displeasure.

What do you see—

Tun Bao reacted quickly, and before he spoke rudely, he punched him neither lightly nor hard, and quickly dragged him away.

Friend, what did you hit me for?

It's okay, don't provoke him.

He stares at you.

To shut up.

best friend...

You can't beat him, come here, let me see your injury.

Ibaraki looked at the end of the corridor with erratic eyes, vaguely listening to the conversation that was fading away, and thought to himself, it’s okay to be stupid with one name and another, and the strength is not so good, even if you do a delegated task, you will be injured.

But... how nice.

After Tunbao bandaged Cibao's wound in the inner room, he quickly changed the set of Yuhun for himself and was ready to go out and continue hunting the ghost king.When he turned around the corridor and passed Ibaraki again, he stopped deliberately.

He is not sensible.

Ibaraki looked up at him and smiled, huh?

Our shikigami are no bigger monsters than you.

Ibaraki is still smiling, so?

Tun Bao couldn't figure out his attitude, and secretly clenched his fists.

I am not him either.

After Tunbao finished speaking, he left without hesitation, and Ibaraki's smile froze and then faded away.

he?Ibaraki lowered his eyes and muttered to himself: Who is it?

03

Later, Cibao had a conflict with Ibaraki, and of course he was beaten by Ibaraki and rubbed on the ground.

The statement that the shikigami's strength is less than one ten-thousandth of the daemon's is not false, and the big and small shikigami in the house finally realized this after witnessing this unilateral crushing fight by Ibaraki.

Except for Tun Bao - he had seen it through from the beginning.

Ci Bao began to suspect that he had summoned a fake Hell's Hand, but in fact he knew nothing about the Hell's hand's real power.

Tun Bao scolded him while applying medicine for him, Ci Bao was so aggrieved that he hugged Tun Bao and rubbed his hands, and when he accidentally touched the wound, he bared his teeth and screamed in pain.

It hurts so bad you forget it.Tun Bao said viciously, I really don't care about you!

Ci Bao looked at him aggrievedly, and shouted, dear friend...

Facing this big dog-like troublemaker, Tunbao sighed, stretched out his hand and rubbed his head a few times, and told you not to provoke him.

How is he so strong?Ci Bao took advantage of the opportunity to lay his pillow on Tun Bao's lap, still not quite reconciled.

Tun Bao put the medicine and bandage aside, looked down at him and said: He is different from us.

Ci Bao frowned, but still couldn't figure out what was different.

Best friend?

Ok?

Then you...do you think I'm too weak?

Tun Bao laughed when he heard that, bent down and kissed the tip of his nose, no, I am not his opponent either.

Now Ci Bao was completely relieved, he completely lost the appearance of Shuang beating the eggplant just now, he stood up straight and pressed Tun Bao under his body, and said with a smile: "Friend, do you know what kissing the nose means?"

Hey you!Tun Bao was so angry that he wanted to beat him to death.

Ibaraki sat on the cherry tree and looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and couldn't help laughing—the daemon is extraordinary in every way, including hearing.

Qingming sent Boya away, stood under the tree and looked up at Ibaraki for a while, a folding fan made regular sounds in the palm of his hand.

Ibaraki looked down at him condescendingly, what was he doing?

Covering his face halfway with a fan, the onmyoji's eyes are as sly as a fox's, which is disgraceful, Ibaraki.

Qingming knew very well that Ibaraki was not really angry with Cibao, but just wanted to teach that ignorant boy a lesson, but as an onmyoji, he still had to give some advice.

After all, this is my subordinate Liao, and he is also my subordinate shikigami.

Ibaraki snorted and said: I have a sense of proportion.

Yeah?Qingming asked back with a half-smile, although he is arrogant, but he is not ignorant, you...

Seimei!Ibaraki shouted angrily in a low voice, you talk too much.

Onmyoji didn't want to offend the big monster, seeing this, he gave him a meaningful look and walked away.

A deep sigh scattered in the night wind in pieces.

Ibaraki leaned against the tree trunk and closed his eyes in silence for a long time. When he opened his eyes and looked again, the bright moon had risen from the side of the mountain to mid-air.

Yes, it's been so many years.

04

Ibaraki Doji has a very resolute temperament, belligerent and unyielding, whether it is the body of a big monster or the incarnation of Shikigami.The only one who can make him willingly lower his proud head is Shuten-douji.

So Ci Bao was not afraid of being beaten by Ibaraki, he was still unconvinced in his heart, and always had some provocative mentality ready to move when facing Ibaraki.But fearing Tunbao's warning, he would only launch various sneak attacks on Ibaraki when Tunbao was not around, but unfortunately most of them were easily resolved by Ibaraki and could not pose any threat.

After all, Ibaraki has gone through the world, and he has long since lost the irritable temperament of his youth, so he can let him mess around. When he got really bored, he summoned the hand of hell and pinched Cibao in mid-air to teach him a little lesson and then ridicule him.But in this way, the escalation of the conflict is inevitable.

You are too weak.

put me down!Ci Bao bared his teeth and claws in the air, his face flushed with anger.

Ibaraki didn't make things difficult for him, he loosened the hand of hell, and let him fall to the ground with a sound, and his nose was ashes.

Crawling up on hands and feet, Ci Bao stared angrily at the big demon who was sitting there leisurely drinking a little wine, and finally gave in, you are very strong, teach me.

Ibaraki sneered, brat, what kind of begging attitude is this.

you!Ci Bao was angry, he gritted his teeth and said: Please, you teach me.

Ah.Ibaraki put down the wine dish, stood up and flexed his joints, but he couldn't teach.

Why?Ci Bao blurted out.

Didn't your best friend tell you?Ibaraki turned his head to look at him, and said solemnly: "Different qualifications, same moves, no matter how much you learn, you will never be as good as me."

How can it be! ?Ci Bao obviously found it difficult to accept his statement, what if?What a joke!

This is true.Ibaraki stared at him expressionlessly, with inexplicable horror in his dark eyes, you, your best friend, and all the shikigami in this dormitory, combined, would not be my opponent.

impossible!Ci Bao can admit that he is not strong enough, but he will never accept any negation of Tun Bao, you don't know how powerful your best friend is!

Ibaraki smiled sarcastically, his contempt was beyond words, he was just a mere god, and he didn't know the heights of heaven and earth.

Can you say that again.Ci Bao laughed back angrily, assuming that as long as Ibaraki dared to say one more word, he would tear him apart.

I said... Ibaraki was fearless, but was interrupted by a sudden cloud of miasma.Avoiding it easily, he turned his head and met Tun Bao's eyes.The latter had just finished the task, and was dressed in dust, but his expression did not show the slightest slack.

Ibaraki Doji.Tunbao seldom took the initiative to talk to Ibaraki, and it was the first time to call him by his first name. You have exceeded the norm.

After a brief moment of surprise, Ibaraki nodded and smiled, and stepped back a few steps.

Tun Bao walked past him without looking sideways, finally stood still in front of Ci Bao, and went back.

Best friend...Ci Bao is obviously unwilling to just die like this.

It's too ugly.Ignoring his depressed mood, Tun Bao frowned, his expression was very serious, did you deaf ears to my uncle's words?

It was he who deceived others too much!Quickly glanced at the calm big monster behind Tun Bao, Ci Bao suddenly called out to fight in anger, and if he has the ability, call your best friend over, we are two against two!

As soon as this remark came out, both Tunbao and Ibaraki were stunned, and only Cibao went in without knowing it.

Tunbao came back to his senses first, and then turned around to see Ibaraki's reaction.

Ibaraki's face was cold, his lips were tightly drawn into a line.

faux pas.Tunbao stepped forward to block Ibaraki's view of Cibao, but he didn't know.

Ibaraki stared at him, and there was no trace of the vague warmth in his eyes anymore, don't you know?

Tun Bao speechless.

The atmosphere was deadlocked for a moment, Ibaraki snorted coldly, and walked away.

Take care of him.

Watching the back of the big monster completely gone, Tun Bao finally heaved a sigh of relief.

Best friend?Now Ci Bao also realized that he seemed to have said something wrong, I...

You shouldn't mention his best friend.Tun Bao interrupted him.

why?

Tun Bao sat down cross-legged and tugged at his cuffs to signal him to sit down too, so that my uncle could listen carefully.After a pause, he sighed again, it was all old things.

05

It is the season of falling flowers, and the stretching mountains of Dajiang Mountain are covered with pink and white cherry blossom petals. When the wind blows, it seems to spread the sky and the earth.

Ibaraki shook off the petals on his shoulders and asked Shuten: People in Kyoto can't hold back anymore, what's the plan of my best friend?

Jiu Tun did not answer, but only invited him to drink.

Ibaraki took the wine dish and drank it down in one gulp, his gaze fell on him without blinking, best friend?

drink wine.Jiu Tun leaned on the boulder behind him, still looking calm and breezy.

Best friend!This time Ibaraki didn't catch the wine dish he handed over.

Tsk.Jiu Tun smacked his lips, complaining that he didn't understand the style.

Ibaraki sighed, grabbed his wrist, and fed himself the cup of divine wine with his hand, saying, dear friend.

Jiu Tun narrowed his eyes slightly, disapproving of the upcoming battle, and asked questions knowingly.

Ibaraki looked at him, laughed when he saw it, leaned over to kiss his shoulder, and fought for my king.

Rubbing his head habitually, Jiu Tun snorted and said: mere human, I can solve it by myself.

Um?Ibaraki has a special skill, that is, he can grasp the key points in Shuten's every sentence, what about me?

you?Jiu Tun murmured, you should go to Mount Ibuki for my uncle.

Ibaraki knew about the relationship between Ibukiyama and Shuten, so he agreed without thinking.

No one expected that Jiu Tun's decline would come unexpectedly in front of the great enemy.

Ibaraki refused to leave Shuten to go to Mount Ibuki no matter what he said, the argument with Shuten made him red-eyed, Shuten!Do you know what you are talking about?

Jiu Tun was calm and understated, are you questioning me?

You know it's not!Ibaraki can't suppress his anger, how do you fight against this situation?I'm not here, you will, you will...Ibaraki can't say the following words.

Ibaraki.Jiu Tun sighed, I must die.

Why?Ibaraki is puzzled, he has never seen Shuten who succumbed to fate, mere human beings, I will remove them one by one for my best friend.

mere human.Jiu Tun repeated, and suddenly laughed lowly, you don't understand people's hearts, Ibaraki.Human beings are as weak as ants, but their hearts are fearful.

Ibaraki doesn't understand, he really doesn't understand people's hearts, but he understands what he is thinking, I will not leave you, never.

He was not surprised or angry at his stubbornness, but said lightly: You stay with me to die.The means and will of human beings are immeasurable, and they cannot be countered by monster power alone.

As long as they dare to step into the great river and mountains, I will kill them all.There was a fierce light in Ibaraki's eyes, extremely murderous.

I am the king of ghosts, I enjoy the support of all ghosts, and I should bear all the punishments for them.Jiu Tun's hand was strangling Ibaraki's throat gently, and there was an inexplicable threat in his unhurried tone, but you must live and continue to protect this great country for my uncle, do you understand?

Swallow!Ibaraki roared angrily, have you thought about me! ?

Jiu Tun looked at him with a steady expression, I, yes, the king.

But!Ibaraki suddenly stopped, not knowing how to refute, but...

But what?

He choked up and couldn't say a word, trembling like a wounded beast.

Shuten slowly opened his arms towards him, come on, Ibaraki.

Come and say goodbye to me.

Gritting his teeth, Ibaraki couldn't suppress the mournful sobs in his throat, and tears rolled down his face. He hugged Shuten tightly with his only left arm, and pressed him almost roughly into his arms.

The mountain wind poured into his armor along his right sleeve, and poured into his heart.Ibaraki almost had an illusion, he felt a big hole was broken in his body, something important was being taken away, and he became empty.

His king was invincible, and his life was magnificent.Even if the demon power is lost and the life span is approaching, he still has the courage and heroism of being a king.Even in death, the character and dignity of a king must be preserved.

He understands better than anyone—

The life of Ghost King Shuten Doji is destined to end with a heroic ending.

He is willing to fulfill his bravery, but at the cost of losing his love.

Dear - friend - ah -

Ibaraki growled and kissed Shuten, tasting the bitterness of tears and the sweetness of blood——

Even if I know that what I have to face is parting, and it is a heart-breaking death farewell, I will open my arms, hug you and kiss you with all my strength-to convey my endless love to you.

Love is meaningless.

Hard and sad.

Lovely you will be the meaning of my long life.

06

Ci Bao finally apologized for his recklessness and Ibaraki.

Ibaraki had calmed down a long time ago, and he didn't want to make any further inquiries. Looking at Ci Bao's disturbed appearance, he felt that this junior was not so obtrusive to his eyes.

Tell me, you are a small shikigami, so what do you care about power?

Become stronger, be the strongest shikigami, and protect your best friends.

Then do you think I am strong?

Strong.

How strong is it?

Stronger than any shikigami or youkai I have ever seen.

Ibaraki was very satisfied with his evaluation, and looked at Cibao with a smile in his eyes, but it was fleeting.

I am so strong, my best friend is still dead.

Ci Bao's eyes widened, and he looked at Ibaraki in surprise, unable to believe that he would reveal his own scars.

Ibaraki didn't care about it, so what's the use of becoming stronger?

When Ci Bao was questioned, he stood there at a loss, and it took him a long time to find his voice. I don't know, but I just want to protect my best friend.

Ibaraki thought of his former self, and suddenly felt a little dazed.

After a long while, he laughed again and said, "That's a good idea."It's a pity that you and I have different qualifications, so I can't give you advice.If you want to become stronger, you can only practice hard with your onmyoji.

Ci Bao nodded his head in resignation, thoughtful.

The rest... Ibaraki looked far away, with emotions that Cibao couldn't understand in his eyes, it was fate.

Fate?

Yes, fate.

07

Qingming met the big demon sitting on the cherry tree looking around in the courtyard. He looked the same as before, but not the same.The onmyoji sized him up, stepped forward and asked, wait for someone?

Ibaraki looked back at him, waiting for you.

I?

Jumping down from the tree, Ibaraki stood in front of Onmyouji before continuing: You should feel it, right?Seimei.

Onmyoji frowned, and spoke again, with hesitation in his tone, you...

good.Ibaraki nodded, with a calm and dignified expression, come with me to Mt. Oe.

it is good.

It has been a long time since Dajiangshan was withdrawn from governance. People in the world have died and been reborn generation after generation. The legends of the past are rarely mentioned anymore.

After Jiu Tun's death, this mountain has been shrouded in miasma all year round, no one can get close to it, and no one has ever seen the stunning scenery of falling cherry blossoms covering the mountain, and no one knows what it is all about.

At the foot of the mountain, Ibaraki raised his head to look up at the peak shrouded in clouds and mist, and made a vague sound in his throat.

Onmyoji couldn't hear clearly, but just stood behind him and waited quietly.

Ibaraki met Shuten here, and lost him here.After that, he never returned to Dajiangshan.

He can't go back.

Seimei.After a long time, Ibaraki took a few steps back, looked sideways at him, and started.

The onmyoji understood, and the spiritual power in his body exploded, accompanied by complex ancient spells.

The huge barrier was gradually opened, and the miasma dissipated. Looking at everything in front of him, Ibaraki could hardly contain the surging emotions in his heart.

After all, he came back, returned to the hometown in his heart, and came to meet the old man he would never see again.

Onmyoji accompanied him through the rugged mountain road, watched him caress the plants and trees here, and watched him enter the cast iron palace, lingering for a long time, and finally arrived at an open space on the top of the mountain, where there was a cherry tree, It is somewhat similar to the one in my own garden, but much more vigorous.

Just stop here.Ibaraki suddenly stopped, looking at Seimei with unprecedented seriousness, thank you.

Seriously.Master Onmyo let out a sigh, and tapped his forehead lightly with his folding fan, do you still have any wishes?

desire?Ibaraki was stunned for a moment, showing a somewhat bewildered expression.

He watched Jiu Tun die helplessly, but there was nothing he could do, so he was ashamed all his life. Now that he was dying, he could finally end everything, what other wishes could he have?

Ibaraki thought seriously, he thought, thousands of years have passed, and I haven't been able to wait for Shuten's reincarnation.

After all, monsters are no better than humans, they have three souls and seven souls after death.The life of a monster is very long, but when it dies, it is dead, and it disappears, and there is no way to die.

Thinking of this, Ibaraki couldn't help smiling wryly, son of the white fox, I really envy you.With a life even longer than that of monsters, he can send that little samurai away for a lifetime, but he can wait for him for a lifetime.

The Onmyoji was silent, and also sighed in his heart.

Thinking again about what wishes he still had, Ibaraki quickly calmed down and made a final confession.

He walked under the cherry tree and sat down cross-legged, setting out the two very old wine saucers whose patterns were almost worn out.

Onmyoji turned around, knowing it was time to leave.

Their time has come, and no one else is allowed to get in.

My last wish--

Don't have an afterlife.

Mountain cherry blossoms.

The wind picked up.

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The author has something to say:

*About setting

World view: The fusion world of monster world and modern game world in the Heian era

Character setting: Shuangcijiu: (Ibaraki & Shuten - big monsters in the Heian era; Cibao & Tunbao - Shikigami of the game world)

Seimei: Onmyoji & NPC in the game world in the Heian Era, continue to use the setting of the son of the white fox in the legend, and privately set it to have an extremely long lifespan like the big demon

Boya: Samurai in the Heian Era & player in the game world, with a mortal body, birth, old age, sickness and death into reincarnation

*Through the whole article, a few words are clear, Bo and clear.

*Depression/healing varies from person to person

*Character belongs to NetEase, OOC belongs to me