The Story of the Miko

After lunch, the mother-in-law took Kagome and Murong Xizi to the depths of the forest.In the looming tree-lined path, there is a long and winding dirt road.

"Does grandma visit here every day?" Kagome asked.

"Well, grandma used to go shopping here when she was a child. Did you see the white mist rising vertically like white smoke on the mountain on the left?" Kagome nodded. "That is the aura of aura, which is a necessary condition for animals to become intelligent and even transform into a human form. This kind of aura is abundant here, and sometimes it even condenses into a shape, like that kind of white smoke, because the aura is too strong. It is caused by living too much. Grandma used to come here every day to inspect the mountains and forests and observe the changing animals. But now that grandma is old, she goes into the mountains less and less frequently.”

"I will come to patrol the mountain every day in the future, so that grandma can rest." Kagome said.

The old man felt very relieved, stroked Kagome's hair with his hands, and led her to follow behind Xizi, heading deep.There were no traces of the path in the dense forest, and it was covered with thick fallen leaves. Xizi looked up and saw that there was a mountain away from them, where white smoke slowly rose.She looked at her mother-in-law: "going there?"

"It is full of spiritual energy and has the luster of fluorite. It is a good place to absorb and cultivate, so go there."

Xizi nodded, and walked forward alone. Kagome was not far behind, and followed closely, but was grabbed by her mother-in-law, "Don't leave me, Xizi often walks here, ordinary beasts will not hurt her, but You are new here, they will stare at you and want to eat your po."

"Grandma, what is that?"

"It's like a soul. If beasts without human skin eat it, it will help them transform into humans as soon as possible. If monsters that become humans eat it, their skin will be more stable, and they will not easily return to their original shape or be seen through."

Kagome obediently followed her grandmother, stepped on the thick yellow leaves, and slowly turned over a mountain. The surrounding trees became more and more dense, and then climbed another mountain. In the gap between the trees on the top of the mountain, Kagome saw Xizi Standing in a clearing with overgrown vegetation, a thin line of smoke emerged from the ground in front of her, and when it rose to the sky, it was like billowing thick smoke.Xizi's leopard, which disappeared just now, was also standing beside Xizi.When Kagome was about to walk over, the mother-in-law grabbed her and motioned her not to move.

She twisted her fingers, raised her fingers slightly, and said in her mouth: "Get up." A gust of wind blew through the long grass, and when the long grass fell low, the heads of animals covered by the grass stood out one by one. Kagome only saw a few There are two silhouettes, wolf-shaped and tiger-shaped.Xizi muttered something silently, opened his eyes and shouted: "Master Miko of the Land of the East is here, please come and see me quickly."

The mother-in-law led Kagome out and stood behind Xizi.There was a rustling sound in the grass, and after a while, a white tiger with a hanging forehead came out of the grass and stood opposite the mother-in-law.Immediately afterwards, a huge gray wolf with silver fur came out from the grass, and down came a sika deer with an elegant posture, an antelope with long horns, and a bouncing little white rabbit.

When the tiger saw the mother-in-law, it lowered its front paws and bowed its head as if to salute the mother-in-law, and the rest of the animals followed suit.The mother-in-law returned a gift.

Clearing her throat, the mother-in-law said to the animals standing opposite: "This is my grandson, named Kagome Higurashi, and today I am here to choose a mount for her. I wonder who would like to be my grandson's favorite pet. Once we meet, I hope you will take good care of me."

The mother-in-law pushed Kagome out, Kagome took another step back, and said timidly: "Hi everyone, my name is Higurashi Kagome, I just graduated from primary school this year, and I'm going to junior high school in September, so I'm here, uh, to find a You can drive me to school, uh, uh." The white tiger with a forehead stared at her intently, and when she walked in front of it, its eyes that gathered light were slightly condensed into a line, it was motionless, but Kagome was sweating profusely. Under the rain, he couldn't even take three steps close to it, and his whole body was stiff.She avoided the aggressive eyes of the white tiger and walked around slowly, looking at the wolf, but it didn't make eye contact with her and walked around the wolf.The sika deer also turned its eyes, and the gazelle took a step back.

She squatted down, looked at the rabbit and said, "What a cute little white rabbit. Grandma, you see how cute this rabbit is, so this is the only little white rabbit." Seeing this scene, the other animals all retreated to the grass. There is no trace.The rabbit was bouncing around in front of Kagome, the mother-in-law had no expression on her face, Murong Xizi put her palm on her forehead, and couldn't even sigh: "Do you want to ride a rabbit to school?"

The mother-in-law stepped forward to hold Kagome, and said to the jumping white rabbit in front of her, "I'm sorry, you can't meet our requirements, I hope you forgive me."

The rabbit showed disappointed eyes, and ran back to the grass in a hop.On the way back, Murong Xizi said to Kagome in a rare way: "Why didn't you choose that white tiger? Do you know that if you didn't choose it, none of the rest of the animals would choose you? Only the strongest will." Choose the strongest, and you have to show them that you are a real strong, a witch who can drive and control them, so that they will obey you willingly."

"However, I'm afraid. When I walked in front of that white tiger, I didn't even have the courage to walk into it, let alone touch it." Kagome said softly, "It opened its mouth wide, and I'll take a bite of it." No more." Seeing Murong Xizi ignoring her, she retorted in a low voice: "It's the first time you catch a mount, can you catch it? Are you not afraid when you see such a big beast?"

"The beast Xizi encountered for the first time was much more ferocious than the one you encounter now. At that time, Ni was also inside, that is, the leopard. Xizi also went to choose a mount at your age, and brought Ni back smoothly. Ge Wei, it seems that you still have a lot to learn."

Kagome stopped to look at Xizi, her back was straight, she easily jumped over the potholes in front of her, her long hair swept across her back, her legs were slender and powerful.Kagome stopped and looked at the ground in front of her, lowered her head in meditation, then jumped over the potholes and followed her mother-in-law back to the courtyard.

On the first day of school, her mother-in-law sent Kagome to school, riding on her mother-in-law's mount, a huge crane, which spread its wings and soared in the air, making Kagome dream of flying for several days in a row.The junior high school is located in a gentle place between two mountains in Shiguo Mountain Town, with a blue gate, a high slope, a school building and a playground behind, a library on the left, and a cafeteria on the right.After the mother-in-law handed her over to the teacher, she disappeared at the school gate.

Everyone seems to have not been freed from the ADHD in elementary school. It is noisy all day long, and the teacher is holding his forehead.

"What are you thinking?" Xiaomo's deskmate asked her, "It's been a day, and you haven't said a word."

"I'm thinking about my mount."

"A mount? Do you usually come here on a horse? Why don't you ride a bicycle."

"You won't understand. If I ride a bicycle, I first have to move the bicycle over more than 300 stone steps." Shan seemed not to understand what Kagome was talking about.Turn around and talk to other students.Kagome continued to hold the table with one hand in a daze.After school in the afternoon, Kagome saw Murong Xizi walking into the depths of the woods and disappeared without a trace.

By the time Kagome climbed over the two mountains and climbed the more than 300 steps, Xizi had already finished eating and was practicing witchcraft in the courtyard. Although Kagome was hungry, he didn't even have the strength to move his chopsticks .

Finally survived a week, to the weekend.When the sky was slightly bright, Kagome got up and knocked on Xizi's door. "Let's find a mount today. I really can't climb more than 300 steps in the mountains for two hours straight. My legs hurt a lot. They are more like iron legs filled with lead."

Xizi came out of his room and changed into a white gown with yellow trim, a red ribbon tied around his waist, and a long bow and arrow on his back.

"Is it difficult to learn archery?" Kagome asked.

"Aren't you looking for a mount? Hurry up and follow." Xizi jumped down the stairs and walked to the distance.

In the early morning, Xizi and Kagome walked into the deep mountain through the morning mist, this time with dry food, they set off to the deepest part of the mountain.Surrounded by morning mist, it is like a lost realm.From time to time, there was a sound coming from nearby. It was Ni playing in the deep forest.

After climbing all morning, they came to a small temple.

"Hi," greeted them from a grizzly sitting in front of the temple. "Master Miko? I can smell your scent from half a mile away. The breath is pure and full of aura."

"Master Di Ling, hello. Uh, this is my junior sister, and we are looking for a mount for her."

The grizzly bear looked at Kagome, then turned to Xizi and said: "Actually, I also hope that I have the honor to be the mount of Junior Sister Ling, but the mount requires speed, you have also seen it, the usual Crawling speed is already my fastest speed."

"Oh, yes, I am already very grateful that you have the heart to think about my junior sister."

"However, I know there is a place where there are many rare birds with excellent speed, which is very suitable for your junior sister to choose." The grizzly bear said slowly, shaking its huge head.

Both Kagome and Xizi turned their heads, and heard the grizzly bear say slowly: "Isn't there such a place in the land of nowhere, the place covered by taboos, which is as gorgeous as a palace and as wonderful as a fairyland?"

"Thanks for the reminder, God of Earth Spirit, I think we should go elsewhere." Xizi interrupted the grizzly bear, and dragged Kagome forward.The grizzly was still talking to himself.The words are full of fascination and longing for that place.

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