The great battle decades ago had already caused a huge change in the topography of the entire Imperial Mountain.
The current Imperial Mountain of the Imperial Mountain was even taller and more majestic than before the great battle.
After all these years of careful maintenance, the destroyed vegetation had regrown, causing the entire Imperial Mountain to once again become lush and verdant.
Under the summer sun, the forest was filled with the chirping of cicadas.
Rustle, rustle.
A gentle breeze blew, and the leaves played the accompaniment.
Xia Mu and Spring Tiger were walking through the forest together.
Walking on a mountain path paved with bluestone, Spring Tiger curiously observed his surroundings from time to time.
"That, Xia Mu, didn't you say that there were lilies everywhere? Why can't I see a single one? "
Xia Mu, who was walking in front, replied without turning his head, "In order to not cause a disturbance among the surrounding residents, the ancestors had once tried to remove all the lilies that were blooming all over the mountain. But later on, they discovered that from halfway up the mountain, even if the lilies were removed, they would regrow on the second day, so they left it unsettled. It's just that the lilies at the foot of the mountain are gone."
"Oh, so that's how it is!"
The further up the mountain they went, the fewer trees there were.
After crossing halfway up the mountain, the tall trees suddenly disappeared.
What replaced them was a sea of flowers.
A sea of flowers that extended to the top of the mountain.
Under the sunlight, all that entered their eyes were blooming lilies.
Various colors of the beautiful lilies swayed in the summer breeze, dazzling Spring Tiger for a moment.
"So beautiful, so beautiful …"
The youth tried his best to express his praise for the sea of flowers in front of him, but the poor language made his cheeks flush red.
Looking at Spring Tiger, Xia Mu smiled faintly, his expression carrying a bit of pride, as if showing off his favorite toy to a friend, "How is it? Isn't it beautiful? Under the influence of the demons, nothing can grow here except for lilies. "
"So beautiful, really beautiful! Xia Mu is so amazing! "
However, Spring Tiger did not seem to notice what Xia Mu said, only looking at the sea of flowers.
Then, under Xia Mu's stunned gaze, Spring Tiger cheered and jumped into the sea of flowers, using the flowers as a bed and began to roll around.
"Hey hey! Don't be like this! You've ruined the flowers! Be careful of Big Brother Monster's anger! "
Natsuki panicked and wanted to stop Spring Tiger who was rolling around. However, it was difficult for her to move as she was wearing a kimono and wooden clogs. She accidentally tripped and fell, and with a cute cry, Natsuki fell into the sea of flowers.
"Ah! Xia Mu!! "
Spring Tiger, who was rolling on the ground to his heart's content, immediately got up when he heard Summer Tiger's voice. When he saw Summer Tiger pouncing on him, he was shocked.
The youth ran over and clumsily grabbed Xiamu's arm, wanting to pull the girl up.
Summer Eye, who was pulled up by Spring Tiger, sat in the middle of the sea of flowers. There was a lily on her head. She pouted her pink lips and her beautiful eyes were filled with tears.
"Hey hey hey! Don't cry! "
Spring Tiger immediately panicked. He wanted to say something, but clumsily, he didn't say anything.
"Puchi …"
Xia Mu, who was once again amused by the youth's foolishness, stood up while wiping her tears. Then, she furrowed her beautiful brows and started scolding Spring Tiger.
"Look, you've destroyed so many flowers. What if Big Brother Monster gets angry?"
"Ah, ah!?"
Hearing that the monster might get angry, Spring Tiger was so scared that his heart turned cold.
"That, that monster will get angry? Xia Mu, you have to save me! You call him Big Brother Monster. You must have a good relationship with him, right? You have to save me! "
"Don't worry, don't worry!"
Xia Mu squinted her eyes and tilted her head slightly.
"Big Brother Monster is very quiet. Since the first time I saw him, he has been sleeping very quietly."
"Sleeping … very quietly?"
"That's right. Father said that when big brother monster first appeared, he fought with many Onmyojis. Later, he was sealed by the family head at that time with his clansmen. After that, he has always been there. I've seen big brother monster before. He's really handsome."
Spring Tiger's interest immediately shifted from the sea of flowers to the monster that he had never seen before.
"Let's go take a look!"
"En en! Let's go! "
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Starting from the middle of the mountain, the closer they got to the top, the more luxuriant the flowers bloomed.
Or rather, 'luxuriant' was no longer enough to describe it.
Not only were the lilies beautiful, but they were also much bigger than ordinary flowers. Walking on the limestone road to the top of the mountain, Spring Tiger looked at the lilies that were taller than him and exclaimed along the way.
"I can't believe that flowers can grow so big!"
"That monster, is it a Flower Demon?"
Xia Mu nodded.
"Yes. Father said that it's a Flower Demon."
"Okay! We're about to see it! "
Summer Eye suddenly pointed to the front. Spring Tiger looked in that direction and could vaguely see a towering tree at the top of the mountain.
In this sea of flowers, there was not a single tree in sight. It was very conspicuous.
Under the tree, one could see that an altar had been built.
It was a stone platform surrounded by torii.
At the same time, the stone platform was surrounded by ropes. Not far away, there was a stand and a drum.
"Do you see that tree? Big Brother Monster is there! "
Xia Mu pointed at the top of the mountain and said with a smile.
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Spring Tiger didn't have a direct impression of what a monster looked like.
Before this, Spring Tiger had always thought that demons were ferocious-looking and ferocious-looking.
However, the 'Big Brother Monster' that he heard from Xia Mu was described as' very good-looking 'by this beautiful porcelain doll-like girl in front of him.
Even so, Spring Tiger didn't think much of it.
However, it wasn't until he saw the Eight-cloud Ink sealed on the tree that he understood why Xia Mu's face lit up when she mentioned this monster.
That was a monster that couldn't be described with words.
At that moment, Spring Tiger thought that he saw a god.
Many years later, when he recalled that scene, Spring Tiger couldn't help but smile bitterly. It was clearly a monster, but it made humans think of gods when they saw it for the first time.
Her long black hair was spread out, and there were two bunches of Yin Yang jade hair ornaments in front of her chest.
Her exquisite Daoist robe reflected a bright color under the sunlight.
Her doll-like exquisite face reflected the spots of light that shone through the gaps between the leaves.
Spring Tiger held his breath and carefully came under the tree.
After spending half a day of effort, Spring Tiger finally climbed up the tree root that was thicker than his entire body. Standing on top of it, he raised his head and looked at Yakumo who had her chest pierced by the arrow and was now stuck on the tree trunk.
A cool breeze lifted his long hair, and clear music seemed to resound between heaven and earth.
Her slender eyelashes were neat and beautiful on her closed eyes. She was in a deep sleep, and it seemed that she would wake up in the next moment.
It seemed that she would never wake up again.
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