I don't care about the two of them... No, it's a conversation between a demon and a man. I just want to leave here with the young man named Yuan Boya. But it's really fate, the people of the Genji, even if I don't go out to look for it.

, seems to be possible.

But this Genji boy is different from what I remember...

Genji's ruthlessness, nobility and elegance have been completely fixed in my mind, and the boy with the bow and arrow in front of me is... very different from Genji. His aura is also different.

As for the content of their conversation, I have a little more clarity. During the Tengu clan's rebellion, the clan leader was captured by the traitors in order to protect the Great Tengu. As for Minamoto Boya, it was obvious that he had known the Great Tengu before.

After hearing the news that he had obtained the real Daitengu feather from Genji so that he could penetrate the traitor's wind blade barrier, he came to visit the Daitengu. As for now, they are waiting for the news brought back by a monster called the lamp-carrying monk.

Gen Boya really shocked me. Rather than saying that he is too naive, it is better to say that he doesn't know how to use it at all. Genji is probably the only one who can live in such harmony with monsters.

In the consciousness of my brother and father, everything is useful. But unfortunately, I cannot understand this sentence, and I have been clumsily imitating that everything is useful to me. After all, I cannot be like Genji.

"We are going to a dangerous place now..." the big tengu said first.

I immediately raised my hands and said, "I want to go with you!"

I would rather follow you than wait for you to come back somewhere or be eaten by a big monster...

"...What a loser." The Otengu scratched his golden hair.

"Let me take care of her." Yuan Boya glanced at me and said, "Without further ado, the lamp-carrying monk is already here."

After the Daitengu glanced at me, he flew towards the lamp-carrying monk not far away. This was probably his tacit approval...

Yuan Boya carried me on his back without hesitation and started running, following behind the Great Tengu who had already flown away.

"Don't worry." Yuan Boya said, "After all, I'm here, so you don't have to worry about being attacked."

I looked up at the sky. The gradually darkening sky reminded me of a question my father once asked my brother.

"What is powerful?"

My brother didn't answer, maybe he didn't have an answer...

"Azi, what do you think?" my father asked me.

I don’t quite remember what I answered at that time, but my father was quite satisfied with my answer. He was so satisfied that he drank another bottle of wine that day.

When Minamoto Boya and the Otengu secretly opened the cage where they were imprisoned, I carefully looked at the monster wearing a long-nosed mask inside. The leader of the Tengu clan... was wearing a mask? I looked at the Otengu who was not wearing a mask.

But I saw his anxious expression.

"Clan leader!"

It was an urgent voice. Watching the reunion of the two monsters, I couldn't help but think back to the time when my brother and I got lost. My father hugged us tightly and said that he thought we were swept away by the waves.

At that time, I thought my father was so stupid. How could my brother and I go to such a dangerous place?

A "hoo" interrupted my recollection, and then the leader of the Tengu clan stood in front of us.

From Yuan Boya's point of view, the monster confronting the clan leader was wearing a black mask. That monster was different from the Tengu clan leader. The aura of that monster... was filled with strong desire.

Before I could react, two powerful storms rose out of thin air. Yuan Boya took me and hid behind a huge rock. Only then did I see clearly that the two sides facing each other were actually the Great Tengu and the Great Demon. The other party was tall.

The body is in sharp contrast to the small body of the Daitengu.

I couldn't hear what they were saying clearly, but I just felt that the situation was very tense. Yuan Boya told me not to wander around here. He pulled up his bow and arrow and headed forward against the strong wind.

I took a few steps forward and bumped into a big warm hug.

"You're just an ordinary human, right? It's better not to go."

Weak and gentle words came from above my head.

He is the leader of the Tengu clan.

I grabbed his clothes and just turned my head to look at the scene in front of me. Yuan Boya kept shooting arrows at another monster.

I looked up at the leader of the Tengu clan and said, "Let me help you treat him."

"You..." The leader of the Tengu tribe seemed to be weak. He could barely sit against the stone, and he was already working very hard.

When I lived at Seimei's place, even though I didn't study Yin and Yang techniques wholeheartedly, I could still learn some simple spells.

The clan leader was very weak, so I struggled to help him lie down on the ground. I looked back at the man and the monster, and calmed down to cast the spell. The Great Tengu saved me, so I should also try to save this monster.

not to mention……

That long-lost concern was something that only my father could give me, but he did it easily.

I injected my spiritual power into the clan leader's body. It was okay at first, but as time went by, I felt my eyes getting dark.

"Don't be brave, just take a rest." The patriarch seemed to see my reluctance.

I didn't stop because I thought of my father's question. How did I answer that time? What does it mean to be powerful? The Great Tengu is very strong. Although it is so small, it has such great power...

"Azi, father wants to ask you a question." My brother sitting next to me reminded me.

Only then did I realize that I was lowering my head. After a while, I said: "Father said that you only need to become strong when you encounter enemies. Now everyone is doing well, there is no need to become stronger."

powerful……"

After a pause, I felt it was inappropriate and added: "So in my opinion, being strong is to protect you."

When I said this, I raised my head to look at my brother and my father. My father's black eyes showed infinite tenderness. He reached out and touched my head, but I saw surprise and a moment of unknown emotion in my brother's eyes.

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"How did you..." The clan leader's tone was too surprised.

But I didn't have the energy to ask why anymore. This treatment process was longer and more tiring than I thought. I fell to the ground and couldn't remember anything.

A big hand gently touched my head, just like my father said to me with satisfaction at that time: "She is indeed my daughter."

"...Clan leader, do you really want to take her in?"

The sound of the flute came from a distant place. When I listened carefully, I realized that there were two flute sounds, one coming and one coming. My brain was still in chaos and I couldn't think of too many emotions. I forced my heavy eyelids open.

I turned it on several times before I opened it. In order to prevent me from falling asleep again, I rubbed my eyes.

"Ah, are you awake?" Yuan Boya came over to look at me, smiling broadly, "You can actually save the patriarch?"

When I heard the news, I couldn't help but open my mouth.

"real?"

Yuan Boya straightened up, looked forward and said, "Of course. The clan leader is ready to take you in, but the big tengu guy doesn't agree."

I looked ahead, and the sun was already setting in the west, and the afterglow shone on the figures, one large and one small.

It's obviously different... but I feel that those are the figures of my father and brother...

"Father!"

"Okay, okay, I know what you want to say. At least take care of your sister, right?"

"...she obviously——"

"She's just your sister."

The same sunset...

"Why are you crying?" Yuan Boya knelt down and looked at me, his expression surprised and at a loss. "Hey, don't cry. Even if...even if they don't adopt you, I will take you back to my home. I have a younger sister at home.

, a little younger than you, you can definitely play with it."

"I'm not crying."

Wiping my face haphazardly, I shook my head vigorously and stood up. At this time, the clan leader came towards me, with the Great Tengu following behind him, looking unhappy.

"Son, are you willing to follow me back?" The patriarch knelt down to look at me and asked me in a gentle and serious tone.

I glanced at the big tengu, but he turned his head away.

"Well..." I wiped away the tears from the corners of my eyes and smiled, "Although I really want to follow you, I still have to find my brother."

The patriarch probably didn’t expect me to say something like this: “Looking for my brother?”

"Yes!" I said firmly, "When I find my brother, I will come to see you."

After hearing what I said, the patriarch reached out and touched my head, looked at me for a while and then said: "...What a strong child."

I stared at him and asked, "Um, can I take off your mask and take a look?"

The clan leader took my hand and put my hand on his mask. I carefully took off the mask. It was obvious that the Tengu clan's good-looking appearance was inherited from the same origin.

After fulfilling my wish, I looked at the big tengu again. The young man who saved me still didn't look at me. I stuck out my tongue and made a face at him: "Huh, cheapskate!"

The Daitengu glared at me, and then followed the clan leader.

Yuan Boya waved to the big tengu flying far away, and then looked at me: "Okay, where are you going to find your brother?"

I was stunned and could only answer truthfully that I didn't know. Yuan Boya also seemed to have a headache about this kind of thing, and asked me if I had any family matters. I had to answer him half-truthfully, and finally arrived at Heianjing.

Heian Kyo is still bustling. Minamoto Boya said he was going to buy figures for his sister, so I stood in a small alley waiting for him. While waiting, I was also struggling with whether it was better to sneak into Genji now or go to Seimei's house first.

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"I've bought it, let's go." Yuan Boya walked up to me carrying the odds and ends and said, "At least go to my house first, it's not a bad idea to be a maid..."

I followed Yuan Boya to the street. When I raised my head and was about to answer him, a familiar shadow on the corner of the street broke into my eyes.
To be continued...