"There's really nothing we can do about this kid like you."
I sat up slightly, held Cirno in my arms, gently stroked her smooth blue shoulder-length hair, and looked at her sweet, round, beautiful and lovely face, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but smile. There was a warm smile.
No, wait, what a scene full of warmth between mother and daughter. Is it true that I am now exuding a strange radiance of maternal love?
I was so frightened that I quickly shook my head and stopped hugging and stroking my head. Even the joy of escaping from the dead was diluted a lot.
"Cirno, wake up, Cirno, it's time to wake up." I shook Cirno's shoulders to wake her up.
"Hmm~~~Mom~~~" Cirno, who was rubbing her eyes, called out delicately, then came up to me affectionately, leaving a cold, sweet good morning kiss on my face.
"Good morning, Mom."
"Good morning, Cirno." I smiled stiffly, and had no choice but to lean in and give Cirno a gentle kiss on her icy little face.
Fortunately, it doesn't seem to automatically restore its original body when sleeping, and it still maintains the transformation of the Saint Moon Wise Wolf. Otherwise, it would be a lot of fun.
However, maintaining this transformation for a long time is not comfortable after all, and it is not an option, I thought to myself as I rubbed my sore shoulders.
He had to fool Cirno quickly and then change back to his true form.
"How long have I been asleep?"
"This... I'll do the math... I'll do the math..." Cirnuo quickly raised her fingers to take credit, and began to count with difficulty.
Forget it, even if you calculate it, it probably won't be the correct answer. You can't count on this idiot daughter.
I touched Ciruno's head comfortingly, removed her from my arms, and then got up and combed it a little. This long, black hair was really troublesome. Unlike before, it was covered with short, dull hairs. Save the effort of looking in the mirror.
"Ciruna, come and help mom comb her hair." Perhaps seeing the troubled look on my face, Ciruno volunteered to come forward, stood behind me, conjured an ice comb out of thin air, and grabbed a strand of black hair. Comb it carefully, slowly from the beginning to the end, and then comb it again.
At first, I was afraid that Cirno was clumsy and didn't know how to comb people's hair. I didn't expect that she was quite skilled. Although she was not as professional as Willas and others, at least she was a hundred times better than me.
Maybe this is a woman's natural talent.
"Mommy, your hair is so nice." Cirno said enviously when she saw a bunch of smooth black hair in her hand slipping from her fingers inadvertently, like running water.
"Really?" I tilted my head. At this time, should I be happy or troubled? What a headache.
"Cirno's hair is not bad, it's very smooth. If she had long hair, she would be like me." After thinking about it, I responded casually.
"Really? Okay, it's decided. From today on, Cirno will have long hair like mother."
"Just as long as Cirno likes it." I laughed bitterly. I didn't expect that one sentence would make her make such a determination. Does this count as tampering with the settings?
Let me explain in advance that I am definitely not a long-hair person, it’s just relative. It’s relative. Tia’s move to grow her hair has little to do with me. At most... at most it only has a small relationship. I have never had anything to do with it. She said that I prefer girls with long hair. Maybe she has a little bit of this tendency and she just noticed it.
I thought guiltily, and slowly, I began to enjoy Cirno's hair combing with peace of mind.
"Mom, this mask..."
Since you were combing my hair, you couldn't avoid the mask on the back of my head. Sure enough, after a while, Cirno asked.
"This is... ahem, by the way, this is a personal preference. Just ignore it, Cirno. Don't take it off."
I muttered to myself. This thing was just like when it was on Yaoyue Langsha's face. No matter how I picked it off, I couldn't take it off. Fortunately, it didn't affect anything.
"Really?" Cirno tilted her head, her eyes flickered, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
"Excuse me, I heard the noise inside, and I was wondering if Wu has..." The red and white princess who suddenly pushed the door open, listened to the voice, and stared at the scene before her.
"Sorry, it seems I came at the wrong time." She suddenly took a few steps back.
"Although I don't know what you are thinking, but there is definitely a misunderstanding?" I looked at her speechlessly.
"To me, such a warm mother-daughter scene is really dazzling. The maternal love in Wu's body is really getting stronger and stronger."
"German-style arch bridge fall!" In a flash, I came behind the red and white princess and reached out to hug her hard. Unfortunately, this cunning princess seemed to have expected it, and she still escaped.
"You idiot Reimu, you're here to compete with me for mother again, get out quickly." Cirno, who was enjoying combing her mother's hair, angrily rushed towards the Red and White Princess.
After finally stopping the fight, I coughed lightly for a few days.
"What day is it today? How many days have I slept?"
"Three days." Unlike Cirno, the Red and White Princess immediately gave me the answer.
"Has it been three days? Then can I..." I began to be anxious to go home again.
"Please wait a few more days, now is not the time."
"Really? Then I'll just wait a few more days." I sighed, knowing that I couldn't force it, I could only accept the reality.
"Is mom leaving again?" Cirno heard the clue and hugged my arm nervously.
"Yes, mom is going to a far away place and has to leave Cirno for a while." I gently touched her head, thinking that now was the time to change back to her original form.
"No, Cirno doesn't want mom to leave. If you want to leave, take Cirno with you." Cirno held my arm tightly, as if she was afraid that I would disappear all of a sudden.
"Ciruna, be obedient." Seeing this, I had to show my mother's majesty.
"As a clan of ice fairies, we must first learn to be independent. I haven't come to see you for this reason. When you learn to be independent, I won't have to leave and we can be together forever."
"Really?" When she heard the words "together forever", Cirno's eyes lit up, and then she showed hesitation.
"The short separation is for us to be together in the future. Cirno, who is as smart as ice and snow, should know what to choose, right?"
"Cirnuo knows." She nodded with difficulty. Cirno's eyes were filled with tears, and she looked at me reluctantly.
"Cirno will learn to be independent. When the time comes, mom must come to see Cirno, and she must not break her promise."
"Absolutely not." I smiled softly, stretched out my little finger and hooked it with Cirno.
Only when you learn to be independent can you meet each other. This is a false proposition and even a self-contradictory question. What exactly does it mean to be independent? When you can be happy alone and no longer need the company of others, you are independent. But since you no longer need the company of others, there is no need for me to appear.
However, unless I never use the Holy Moon Wolf in the future, I will still have to appear in front of Cirno sooner or later, just take it one step at a time, alas.
Looking back, I saw the red and white princess giving me a thumbs up, as if she was praising me for my excellent skills in coaxing my daughter. I am not the father of three and a half daughters. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect.
"Ciruna, you are such a good boy. I believe you will learn to be independent soon. I will definitely come back to you when the time comes." Seeing that the time has come, I strike while the iron is hot and simply pretend to be missing now.
"Uuuuuu~~~Mom~~~Didn't you say it would be a few more days before we can leave?" Cirno cried, holding on to my sleeve.
Oops, she heard what I just said. After thinking about it, I can only continue to lie. Although I feel sorry for Cirno, I really don’t want to maintain the Saint Moon Sage Wolf transformation. I am very tired both physically and mentally. .
"Although I'm leaving in a few days, I have some things to deal with now. That's good. I'll go find Cirno before I leave. At least I'll let you see me off."
"Really?"
"of course it's true."
After much hesitation, Ciruno's little hand finally let go, and I breathed a sigh of relief. I couldn't bear to touch her head, leaned forward, and kissed her cold, smooth face.
"Cirno is such a good boy, don't worry, I will definitely come to you in a few days."
"Definitely, definitely come!"
Under those sad and pitiful calls and gazes, I made up my mind, opened the door, left the room, quickly hid in a corner, and canceled the transformation.
Finally... I finally changed back. With tears streaming down my face, I touched my chest and then my bottom, for fear that something was missing.
But Cirno is really pitiful. If possible, I don't want to deceive her like this. Forget it, I have to be nicer to her in the future and make up for her.
Thinking like this secretly, I hid for a long time, until I noticed Cirno's leaving breath, and then I went back with a guilty look on my face.
"Oh, it's finally back to how it used to be." The red and white princess was still sitting there, drinking tea leisurely. It's strange that a guy like this who doesn't do his job can make money.
I complained secretly and sat cross-legged opposite her.
"gone?"
"Well, I left, I left heartbroken. What a cruel mother I was."
"Stop talking, I already have a headache." I held my head and screamed.
"Well, remember before you leave, just go to her home and look for her in the Lake of Mist. Otherwise, this idiot will definitely escape privately to find Wu, which will become even more troublesome."
"I understand, Lake of Mist, right? I'll bother you to lead the way when the time comes. By the way, what's going on outside?"
In order to escape reality, I had to change the subject and pointed outside the door.
"Outside? Is there anything wrong?"
"There's nothing wrong with anything!" I pointed at the broken beams and pillars outside the door, angrily flipped up the coffee table and complained, "Whose home looks like this."
When I went out to transform, I accidentally took a few glances and got a rough idea of the surrounding environment.
Like a certain setting, roughly speaking, this shrine can be described as follows: Once upon a time, there was a mountain, a temple on the mountain, and a little witch in the temple.
However, this mountain is a bit too high. The shrine built on the top of the mountain is almost seeing clouds and mist floating around. I just took a look and saw that there is a winding stone staircase in front of the main entrance of the shrine. It was revealed all the way to the end of the line of sight, almost reaching the sky-high ladder of the Demon Fortress.
I really want to ask, with such high stone steps, even if someone wanted to come to the shrine, they would be unable to do so. They would be exhausted halfway there.
There are also the broken beams and columns that I just mentioned. The torii gate starting from the main entrance has been destroyed. Only two bare column heads are left. Then there is the flat ground in front of the main hall, which is paved with square paving. The stone brick floor was blasted with craters by the huge destructive force, like the surface of the moon.
The enshrinement hall has completely turned into ruins, and only some residual trees can be seen. Is this really okay? Aren't the gods angry?
"No problem, no problem." In response, the red and white princess waved her hand and said to me with a relaxed smile.
"Look, the money box is still intact. Don't worry about other details."
I:"……"
Could it be that the money box is the main body of this shrine? At this moment, I couldn't help but have such deep questions.
"But why did it happen like this? Who did it?" I walked out of the door and looked at the signs of damage everywhere. It was obvious that the other party came to demolish the building. I would believe it if they said it was the demolition office.
When this was mentioned, the red and white princess also started to grit her teeth.
"It's not like those old enemies from the Scarlet Devil Mansion come to cause trouble whenever there's nothing wrong. Because of this, I spent more than half of the year repairing the shrine."
I seem to have heard some outrageous terms again, so I'd better ignore them. Too many complaints will make you lose your moral integrity faster.
"Last time you came back in a hurry and said there was a riot. Is this also because of this?"
"Not entirely, but it's probably similar. Anyway, the main culprits must be the two guys from the Scarlet Devil Mansion." The Red and White Princess clenched her fist again and punched the air hard.
"These signs of damage are still very fresh, are they from the past few days?"
"That's right. While you were resting, I was expecting you to wake up and provide support. Alas."
"I'm so sorry. By the way, where are the enemies who came to cause trouble? How are they now?"
"Here." The red and white princess took me a few steps forward to the bumpy ground in front of the main hall, and gestured to a corner of the nearby jungle.
My eyes widened and my ears pricked up, I vaguely heard some sounds.
"Asshole Reimu, put me down quickly!"
"That's right, that's right, otherwise you'll suck the blood of a**!"
"We don't want that unpalatable blood, we're going to tear down the shrine!"
"Smash the money box into wooden planks and burn it!"
"Strip Reimu naked and tie her to a pillar and invite people to come and watch. Let everyone know that my majesty, Remilia, is inviolable!"
"..."
Two noisy childish voices kept coming. Looking along the sound, I could vaguely see two little girls among the leaves. They seemed to be hanging upside down in the tree. Struggling and dangling.
"These two impenitent guys actually want to destroy my money box." Hearing those threatening words, the red and white princess trembled with anger and gritted her teeth.
No, no, no, I think that’s not what you should be angry about. Being stripped naked and tied to a pillar is the biggest problem, okay?
I want to shout again where is the moral integrity?
"Forget it, leave them alone. Since they won't be punished, let them hang out for a while." The angry red and white princess turned around and went back.
"Is it okay to just leave them alone like this?"
"No problem, someone will come to rescue them later. Let's get busy with the things at hand, repairing the shrine. Damn it, these two guys, I'll just tear down their Scarlet Devil Mansion and use it as materials."
He looked at the red and white princess who was walking angrily, then turned around and focused on the small jungle where the sound came from.
At this point, I was faced with two options.
First, regardless of those two people, follow the Red and White Princess and help her repair the shrine.
Second, go to the jungle and take a look at the two owners of the Red Devil Mansion who can make the Red and White Princess so angry. Maybe we can become friends or something, and we can enjoy demolishing the shrine with them in the future. This seems like It also involves the choice of camp, which must be carefully considered.
After thinking about it again and again, I turned around and followed the footsteps of the red and white princess.
Forget it, it's better to do this just to be on the safe side. Those are two vampires. What if they, like Little Black Carbon, think my blood tastes good? I have a small black carbon and one is enough.
"Hmph, I know you, if you dare to save those two nasty vampires, I will send Wu back to hell." Hearing the footsteps coming up from behind, the red and white princess turned around and smiled sweetly, but what she said made her laugh. I shuddered.
Fortunately, I made the right choice and didn't end up with blood.
Repairing the shrine does not take much effort, except that the torii pillars are a little harder to find. However, the mountains at the foot of the shrine are covered with towering trees, and the Kohaku Princess has done dozens of repairs every year, so she is already very skilled. No matter how skilled she is, I see that she can repair the shrine one by one with her eyes closed. I think this girl should just switch to carpentry. It is much better than being a poor miko. At least she can be self-reliant and doesn't have to worry about anyone coming to cause trouble again.
Soon, we cut down a lot of trees, and relied on the strength of the adventurers to quickly flatten, round, straighten, and trim them. The detailed work was left to the red and white princess to complete. The two of them divided the labor and cooperated, which took an afternoon. It is enough to repair the torii gate and the enshrinement hall. As for the main hall gate, which seems to have been plowed by bombers, it is not a troublesome thing. Find some hard stones of similar colors, cut them into circles of even thickness, and then Just cut it into neat cubes like tofu. If you have strength, anything can be done easily.
For such a simple job, with materials available from everywhere, why did the Red and White Princess say she needed money? Could it be that he wants to continue to renovate the shrine and defraud everyone's donations?
Just when I was curious about this, the Kohaku Princess proved with her actions why money is needed to repair the shrine.
Facing the first repaired torii gate, she wiped her forehead, took out a stack of talisman papers from her arms distressedly, and sprinkled them on the torii gate. The talisman papers flew in all directions and evenly spread on the torii gate. It sticks on it, then penetrates inside and disappears.
"What is this for?"
"Strengthen it, reinforce it, otherwise, it will fall down after being breathed on by those two vampires. There is no point at all." The Red and White Princess said bitterly.
"Don't look at that guy**, their strength is not weak at all. Together, they will probably be difficult to deal with even Wu."
I see, this is where the money is needed...
The third update has been completed. To be honest, although in the name of drinking, I have been lazy all day and did not go to work, but updating 15,000 words a day is really torture. If possible, Xiaoqi does not want to try again.
Then, for the sake of the third update, I usually roll my face and ask everyone for monthly votes and recommendations.
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