I swept the Phoenix with the Onmyoji Shikigami

Chapter 67 The Mission is Real

However, to their surprise, the stone was not melted by the flames, nor did it undergo any noticeable change.

The flames jumped on the stones, as if performing a silent dance.

The stone, on the other hand, is like an indifferent dancer, showing no reaction to the dance of fire.

It just didn't respond.

Seeing this, Xinghan couldn't help but frown.

He looked at the stone in confusion and muttered to himself:

"What's going on? Why is this stone so strange?"

Qingji looked at the stone, her eyes also full of confusion.

She pondered for a moment, and suddenly said: "Sir, perhaps this stone is not an ordinary stone, it may have special properties."

Xinghan nodded in agreement.

He looked at the stone again, "Perhaps, this is not a stone."

"This... is stone, sir." Qingji said righteously. At the same time, Qingji stretched out her fingers, and the flames on her fingertips jumped slower and slower, and then disappeared.

"It seems that these very likely methods don't work. It seems that I have to try an impossible method." Xinghan sighed lightly, but his eyes did not lose their luster.

Let's treat a dead horse as a living horse.

Qing Ji smiled slightly and suggested, "That is, what you said, sir, other methods?"

"Yes! We have to please him."

Maybe this door is alive!

"Sir, Qingji won't do that."

"What about Mission 2?" Xinghan thought for a moment, continued to sort out the clues of the mission, and a mysterious smile appeared on his face.

[Task 2: One shikigami participates in a dance. How to play: Mr. Itchy Mouse invites the shikigami to dance or dances with him]

Isn’t this coming?!

He turned to Qingji and said, "Hey, Qingji, maybe it depends on you. Can you try to dance? Maybe this graceful movement can resonate with this stone."

"Dancing? Why should I dance? I don't know how to dance!" Qingji seemed to be about to lie on the ground as she said this.

"Just use the method you know how to do, move your hands and feet, that's all!" Xinghan moved his arms casually, trying to encourage Qingji. After all, this was just an impossible method.

"Okay... okay." Qingji's expression was not happy, but as if she was hindered by Xinghan's interest, she nodded helplessly.

Then she gently raised her arms and began to "dance".

Her dancing was heavy and stiff, and every movement ignored the sense of rhythm, as if she was cosplaying as a stone.

Xinghan stood aside, watching Qingji dancing quietly, with a "pleased" smile on his face, "Haha, very good."

Mission accomplished!

Given that Qingji danced so badly, Xinghan gained a lot of confidence.

It seems that in the future when he goes out and meets people, he can also tell them that he can dance.

After all, he dances better than Qingji.

When Qingji finished dancing, except that Xinghan felt happy, the stone did not change at all.

It still lay there quietly, as if it had no reaction to Qingji's dance.

Qingji also felt a little disappointed, and she stopped dancing.

He walked up to Xinghan with a hint of apology on his face:

"My Lord, I told you that I can't dance. It seems that my dancing didn't work."

Xinghan smiled and comforted her, "It's okay, Qingji. Let's check it again."

"The stone really doesn't react..." Qingji sighed, and a wave of heat came from her breath.

Doesn't Qingji have a skill called Snake Strike?

Thinking of this, Xinghan tilted his head and said to Qingji gently, "It didn't work. It may also be because... you didn't dance just now. Now I have a suggestion."

……

"What? Walking in circles on the ground? Crawling, is this dancing?" Qingji was a little confused. She looked down at the snake's body and for the first time, she felt proud of her body.

“Yes.” Xinghan nodded and continued to encourage, “Help me walk around the cave a few times. Although it’s a bit dark here, you can light a finger torch.”

"Okay...right!" Qingji shook her head, seeming even more confused as to why Xinghan did this.

But he still nodded, indicating that he was willing to try.

She closed her eyes and moved her body slowly, twisting her waist and waving her arms in the air.

Xinghan watched with great interest. He encouraged, "Very good, Qingji, that's it! Keep it up and see how the stone reacts."

After hearing Xinghan’s encouragement, Qingji started to “walk” more seriously.

She sometimes coiled her body, sometimes stretched, and sometimes twisted quickly, just like a snake wandering in the mountains.

However, despite Qingji's best efforts to dance, the stone still did not respond.

It lay there quietly, as if it had no interest in Qingji's dance.

Qingji stopped panting and looked at Xinghan with some frustration, "I'm sorry, sir, I don't know how to dance. There is no way to change the stone itself."

"It doesn't matter, there is still a chance!" Xinghan pondered for a moment, then said with a smile: "Qingji, have you ever heard of the song? Can you sing a few lines?"

Qingji raised her head, curiosity and confusion flashing in her eyes.

She shook her head and said, "I...I've heard the birds singing and the wind blowing through the trees, but I really can't sing like you said."

"I knew it." Xinghan smiled slightly, a gleam of enlightenment in his eyes.

He cleared his throat and began to sing a popular song:

"I am a small stone, lying quietly in the soil..."

His singing echoed in the cave, the melody was light and infectious.

While singing, Xinghan looked at Qingji. Encouraged by Xinghan, Qingji clapped her hands and beat the rhythm for him.

However, just like the previous attempts, the stone still lay there quietly, without any response.

“Oh, maybe it’s not right to lie in the mud. The cave entrance will become quiet this way.” Xinghan said self-consistently.

"Yes, sir." Qingji nodded in agreement, "Don't give up, sir."

Xinghan naturally did not give up, he continued to sing: "The stones here are eighteen bends, the stones here are nine linked together..."

However, the stone remained silent.

"I love you walking alone in the dark alley, I love the way you look like a stone..."

He tried another song and the sound echoed through the cave, but the stones seemed unmoved.

"Sir, you sing so well. It's a pity that Shitou doesn't know how to appreciate it." Qingji said with regret.

Xinghan shook his head helplessly and continued singing.

As he sang, he carefully observed the changes in the stone.

But unfortunately, the stone remained motionless.

After singing the last song, Xinghan smiled self-deprecatingly:

"It seems that I was really stupid to think that singing could make stones react. These lyrics about stones may touch people's hearts, but they have no effect on stones."

Seeing this, Qingji walked up and gently patted Xinghan on the back, comforting him: "Sir, you have done very well."

"Don't be discouraged, let's keep trying..."

Xinghan was not discouraged, but kept trying various methods.

Until all the strange ways (task contents) he could think of were completed.

This determined a conclusion.

How to enter the cave...

It’s not easy indeed.

Kiyohime is believable.

The mission is real.

At the same time, a voice gradually rang in my ears:

[Task 1 completed, rewards received]

[Task 2 completed, rewards received]