Clothes and brocade night travel [comprehensive]

In Kabukicho in Edo, there has been a legend circulating in recent days that a wealthy guest from a neighboring country lived in Kankan, and he loves to listen to all kinds of bizarre stories. A small purse filled with gold leaf.

As a result, Younv, a folk artist and singer in Edo Castle, was moved upon hearing the news.

"You know, Yan Duo from East Street has appeared again..."

"By the river in the suburbs, there lives the centipede of the dead, have you heard of it..."

"Why can't I have enough to eat, why can't I have enough to eat? The monster is thinking so distressed..."

"...Its name is the skin-snatching spider."

"My name is... the skin-snatching spider." Eight long spider legs slowly grew out of the back of the wandering girl who was telling the strange story, and each leg was covered with sharp thorns like needles. Half of it peeled off, half of which is a beautiful woman, and the other half is like a spider, with huge compound eyes growing in the eyes.

There was a buzzing sound from its belly.

"When you hear the buzzing, you're about to run away." That's what it said just now.

The milky white spider silk buzzed in the air, and wisps of yellow mucus hung on it, carrying a dizzying aroma.

"It will kill you."

The eight legs nimbly pursued the target, and the toes were as sharp as knives, easily piercing through the table.

"The venom is injected from the eyes."

Venom spewed out from the mouthparts, and dripped on the floor, corroding deep pits of scorched black.

"And get into your head."

"Put on a new human skin."

"Its name is..." The bright red spear pierced through the mouthparts, turned over and pierced through the neck, "Skin-snatching spider."

A large amount of black-brown pus and blood gushed out from the wound, as if a balloon had been punctured. The skin-snatching spider quickly shrank, pus and blood sprayed everywhere, and after a while, there was only one left on the ground. Human skin with eight spider legs.

A spider the size of a fingernail crawled out from under the skin, and rushed to the door under the cover of blood.

There are countless human beings outside, as long as one bites, it can continue to survive.

However, the sudden darkness shattered its fantasy, and without its human skin, its fighting power was not as good as that of a cockroach, and it couldn't break through the indestructible prison.

The boy dressed as a little eunuch sealed the grasshopper jar expressionlessly, and presented it to Jing Jiyan with both hands. Seeing that Jing Jiyan was not interested, he took the jar back to the inherent barrier, and took it to make snacks for His Majesty's falcon.

Eunuchs dressed like him were all good at serving the rare beasts raised by His Majesty back then.

Diarmuid sat beside Jing Jiyan, and two maidservants in yellow knelt beside him, wiping the stains on the tip of the gun with a silk handkerchief.

"It's already the fifth one." He counted the monsters that came to attack these days, took the Daifuku that Kyogokuhiko handed him, twirled it in his hand, and sent it back to Kyogokuhiko's mouth.

#On the Correct Usage of Honey Magic#

Sometimes he really felt that all he needed to poison Kyogokuhiko was a glutinous rice dumpling.

The white glutinous rice skin was covered with the sweet aroma of honey, Kyogokuhiko said while eating, "The Lord is coming soon."

Isn't the master coming soon? The man in the black kimono called himself Yuan Chao, and sent them an extremely exquisite invitation card.

"My master will hold a banquet with the theme of ghost stories tomorrow night, and please condescend to come, it will definitely make the humble room full of splendor." Yuan Chao had a smile on his face, although it would make people feel The hypocritical but impeccable subtle arc, the eyes also make people feel a little uncomfortable, but he speaks eloquently, and a few words can make others feel a sense of trust in him.

"You're very good at talking." Kyogoku snorted and raised his chin slightly. Diarmuid understood, got up and took the invitation from Yuan Chao, opened it and placed it in front of Kyogoku.

"Thank you for your praise." Yuan Chao lowered his body and said, "My master heard that you are very interested in all kinds of weird stories, so I sent you here to invite me. Although it is a poor room, I will try my best to make you feel at home. .”

Kyogokuhiko didn't speak, and played with a white porcelain teacup with a few tables in his hands, without even glancing at the invitation.

Yuan Chao rolled his eyes, and said again: "This time, my master has also invited Kyogoku Ichiro, a master of Edo ghost stories, to help out. The young master of the Fujiwara family and Master Yagyu have also confirmed their attendance."

"Really..." Jing Jiyan finally put down the teacup, as if he was moved, he pondered for a moment, "Bring a pen and paper."

Dilumudo didn't move, several maids filed out from the inner room, each holding a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, etc., rubbing ink and red sleeves with plain hands to add fragrance, and spreading out a piece of gold cloud-patterned note.

Kyogokuhiko folded his cuffs, licked the brush on the edge of the inkstone, and wrote a reply letter. His handwriting was not very beautiful, but it was better than the word wild, and the smooth flow of water can also be called grand.

Yuan Chao received the reply letter, headed down and walked out obediently. When he passed the door, he glanced at the wall painted with plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. He didn't like it, so he paid a lot of money to find someone to paint the walls and repaint the patterns.

The new painting is elegant and beautiful, it can be seen that it is from the hands of famous masters, and there is still a large sum of money for compensation, of course the Gan Pavilion will not stop it, and it has also arranged a new room for the guests to stay during the painting period.

what not to like.Yuan Chao turned his gaze back to the floor, knowing that the beauty on the wall couldn't resist the temptation and wanted to climb down to have a good meal, but instead it was treated as an after-dinner sideshow and completely wiped out of existence.

The business of Gan Guan is still enviable. Yuan Chao walked a few steps with his hands in his hands, and squinted his eyes to look at the tall building boat. Who would remember that there was a more luxurious boat standing here more than a hundred years ago? The buildings and boats are full of rich and powerful gentry.

That was the best scene of my life.Yuan Chao smacked his lips, turned his back, and walked quickly. His steps didn't seem to be in a hurry, and his steps were not too big, but he had already walked out of Kabukicho in a few steps, and walked into an alley in a flash. It didn't come out either.

The sky in Edo City was just right, and Diarmuid followed Yuan Chao to investigate the situation before returning. Kyogokuhiko changed into his normal clothes when he went out, and folded up his crane cloak. The cool and clean air in early spring was just right for a walk.

In his eyes, this city is of course not as grand and exquisite as the capital city, but the familiar and unfamiliar scenery is also unique. The streets are full of cherry blossom trees. This season is when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and the pieces are like snow.

"Young people over there, do you want to eat Taiyaki?" Kyogokuhiko was stunned for a while, and was stopped by a short old man wearing a bamboo hat on the street. The old man was pushing a two-wheeled cart with thick cotton Covered to keep the heat from escaping.

"Sweet and fragrant Taiyaki." The old man tiptoed to pull open the quilt, took out a small paper bag from inside, and handed it to Kyogokuhiko, "It will be useless if you don't eat something while admiring the flowers." .”

Taiyaki seems to be hot just out of the oven. The fish-shaped shell is full of matcha fillings, so full that the tail of the fish is cracked to reveal a small touch of green. The sweet smell is quite attractive. Jing Ji Yan took out a few copper coins from the purse at his waist, the old man shook his head, and said with a smile: "I invite you to eat, the taste of this is the best in Edo!"

As he said, he took out one and took a bite, and parked the cart on the side of the road, "Try it quickly, it won't taste good when it's cold."

Kyogokuhiko stopped his movements and asked, "Why did you invite me to eat?"

The old man blinked and said, "I think you are pleasing to the eye." It seemed that he was afraid that Jing Jiyan would not believe him, so he gestured decently, "You look like my son, and he looks like you too Gao, I wandered outside all day and couldn’t get home, leaving me alone as a lonely old man.” He took a bite of taiyaki and continued, “I only came out to make some because I was bored at home. Small business, try it, it tastes very good."

Jing Jiyan glanced at him and said, "I don't know when the big monsters started doing these small businesses."

After being exposed by him, the old man didn't feel embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Whoever said that monsters can't do small business, we have to eat too. Don't worry, I didn't add anything, just came to get close to you, Maybe there will be some benefits to take advantage of in the future.”

The old man said the similar words aboveboard, and he laughed cheerfully after he finished speaking. Kyogokuhiko can also feel that he has no bad intentions, and even though he wants something, he has no bad intentions. Maybe he lived in Edo during this period. Days, really can find a lot of fun.

Taiyaki is really delicious, the outer skin is soft and the matcha inside is sweet, and the small one tastes very fast. Kyogokuhiko asked while eating, "Then what do you want to take advantage of from me?"

"The food that the slick ghost invites you to eat is very expensive." The old man took out a pipe from his pocket and lit it up, smiling like an old fox who stole fish.

"How expensive can it be?" Kyogokuhiko raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"Hmm..." The old man touched his chin and fell into deep thought, "Well... we may have to talk about it later." The short figure jumped up to the top of the tree, flipped a few times before disappearing without trace.

And the reason for his escape was the panting uncle who came running not far away. The man ran panting and shouted as he ran, "Stop! The thief who stole the car!" The real owner of the fish burner cart.

He seemed to have been chasing for a long time, and when he ran to the side of the car, he lost his strength, lying on the quilt, panting, and kept cursing—whoever suffered such a sudden accident would almost lose his food Yes, I'm afraid it will be the same reaction.

"Take two taiyaki." Kyogokuhiko poured out all the change from his purse and put it in front of the man. When the uncle saw that there was a business coming, he immediately ignored the stolen thing and stood up straight with enthusiasm. With a smile, he greeted: "Guest, what flavor do you want? Matcha, red beans, and mung beans are all delicious. You can also take the milk that is newly produced this year to taste fresh."

Kyogokuhiko said: "Then let's have one." Anyway, if he couldn't finish eating, he threw all of them to Diarmuid. The knight should be very edible.

……

Facing the three Taiyaki left by Kyogokuhiko, Diarmuid said helplessly, "I'm a bit... for sweets..."

As a Celtic warrior, like his comrades, he doesn’t like sweet and greasy food very much, especially the soft and sweet food. God knows that every day he only looks at Kyogokuhiko eating glutinous rice balls and feels his throat ache. Not to mention taiyaki, which is sweeter than glutinous rice balls.

"Forget it." Jing Jiyan watched him eat one as if he had taken poison, and he was satisfied with his expression, so he let him go, and asked the maid to keep the other two and wait until the evening to entertain guests .

"What kind of guests did you provoke again?" Diarmuid asked, um... yes, "again".

"A monster who likes to eat and drink uninvited." Kyogokuhiko replied, pouring him a cup of tea to dilute the sweet taste in his mouth, "Maybe I can bring a free thug tomorrow night."

This Edo city, where strange rumors are rampant, not only provoked him, I am afraid that the people who guard the dark order here will also be unable to sit still, especially those monsters who have lived in Edo for hundreds of thousands of years.

Kyogokuhiko opened the window, and the weather was still starless and moonless. The spring was cold and the night was dark and dew heavy. I hope that the cunning ghosts who ask for help will not come too late.