[The female ghost Tribulus Ji who was arranged to serve]

In such a short sentence, Kamiyagawa saw three doubts.

The first is the identity of Tribulus Princess. He now has reason to suspect that the other party is Ibaraki Doji who has never been seen before.

Secondly, if Tribulus Princess is really the famous ghost of Rashomon, then she definitely did not come to her to "serve" her.

Kamiyagawa was not sure if he had exposed something; or if this was some kind of test, Ibaraki Doji wanted to get up close and personal with him to inspect the goods.

I still don’t know what the ghost tribe is planning.

There is also the final doubt, which is... the "female ghost".

That's right.

Tribulus Ji may not be Tribulus Ji, or she may not really come to serve her.

There is even a possibility that she is not a female ghost at all!

Among the legends of Oeyama and the story of "The Ghost of Rashomon" itself, the gender issue of Ibaraki Doji has always been confusing.

Its image is also very changeable, with the duality of a sexy ghost and an evil ghost, and sometimes even appears in a more elegant image.

In the famous "Rashomon Duel" anecdote, the Heian period sinologist and poet Toryaka once wrote poems against Ibaraki Doji.

"The sharp wind combs the willow hair in Jin Dynasty, and the ice waves wash away the old moss and beards."

It is said that the first line of this poem was recited by Toryaka, and the second line was completed by Ibaraki Doji of the Rashomon Gate.

In the Heian period when the legend of "The Ghost of Rashomon" was fully active, the so-called Rashomon refers to the last gate of Kyoto.

At the end of the Heian period, the samurai class had begun to rise, and the royal power was weakening. Even in Kyoto, there were large areas of desolate land. Beyond Rashomon, there was an even more desolate outer suburb, and it was not too far from the mountains and rivers.

This place is in disrepair, dilapidated and desolate, and many unclaimed corpses are often piled here. At that time, people believed that the eerie Rashomon was filled with dead people on the first floor, and ghosts and gods lived on the second floor.

The gate is described as a mythical city gate that passes through life and death, and through the realms of yin and yang.

There are many legends about the ghost of Rashomon who is active here, namely Ibaraki Doji.

The most famous among them is undoubtedly the story of Ibaraki's broken arm recorded in "The Tale of the Heike":

Watanabe Tsuna, the demon exorcist king under Minamoto Yorimitsu, met a beautiful young woman while passing through Rashomon at night, so he rode with her to escort her home. On the way, the woman turned into a ghost, and Watanabe Tsuna fought and killed her.

Cut off one of the opponent's arms.

In the story, Ibaraki Doji appears as a woman, and in other related stories, she is usually depicted as a young and beautiful slender-necked nyogei.

Then the legend of Shuten Doji began to spread around Dajiangshan.

The story of Shuten-dōji took shape later than Ibaraki-dōji in Kyoto and Oeyama.

This indirectly confirms a clue that Kamiyagawa currently has——

Shuten is most likely a descendant of Yamata no Orochi, born in Ibuki Mountain, and for some reason came to Oe Mountain and became a ghost and established a career.

Compared to Ibaraki Doji, who was born and raised in the Oeyama area, he is an outsider.

Shuten-douji established his own power in Oeyama, and then Ibaraki-douji was probably recruited into his group.

So after that, the two ghost kings appeared together in the story, and Ibaraki-dōji’s image in people’s minds also changed into a ferocious evil ghost. He was usually considered to be Shuten’s subordinate and confidant, and there were also male Ibaraki-dōji.

The image spread.

However, because of the story of Watanabe Tsuna slaying the female ghost's arm, and the great country represented by Shuten, it gives people more external fear and shock, while the Rashomon represented by Ibaraki gives people more of a sense of fear.

It has a deep and eerie feeling. Therefore, compared to Shuten-dōji, Ibaraki-dōji gives people a more feminine feeling.

Even in some Soko stories, there are still many erotic dramas about the image of Ibaraki's beautiful female ghost.

The heroine of these erotic dramas is naturally the tough Ibaraki Doji, while the male protagonist is sometimes Shuten-doji, sometimes... Watanabe Tsuna.

Among them, the story with Watanabe Tsuna has been extended in various peach-colored versions.

After all, from the perspective of a storyteller, simply telling "Watanabe Tsuna drove away ghosts at night and cut off the ghost's right arm" sounds boring. Saying "Watanabe Tsuna escorted a beautiful woman at night, rode on the same horse and behaved affectionately

"Go home", that seems to be it.

But if the two are combined, and some innovations are made, the story becomes: "Watanabe Tsuna fought with a beautiful female ghost at night, and cut off Ibaraki's arm. Later, the two used this as an opportunity to fall in love and kill each other.

, a peach touch that is not worthy of outsiders..."

No matter what era they are in, listeners will prick up their ears and let the storyteller explain in detail.

It’s hard to say whether the content of these wild stories spread by humans with added fuel and jealousy is true, but the wildness is really wild.

In short, in the related stories that Kamiyagawa has learned about, the gender of Ibaraki Doji has always been controversial and difficult to draw a conclusion.

In stories where he is a male, he is usually a subordinate of Shuten Doji.

If it is a female image, it will be considered as Shuten's wife, or as a pervert who fell in love with and killed Watanabe Tsuna.

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"If Tribulus Princess is Ibaraki Douji, then the real gender of the Ghost of Rashomon is actually female? Ah...could she really be the widow of Shuten Douji or Watanabe Tsuna, as said in Kusuko's story?"

Kamiyakawa continued to look at Tribulus Ji.

Then it felt wrong again.

The story of Ibaraki Doji is so complicated, how could I just assume the other person’s gender so crudely?

What if this is a man and woman dressed as a woman?

alert!

Having said that, let’s call Tribulus Ji Ji “she” for now.

Moreover, no matter whether Tribulus Ji is a boy or a girl, Kamiyachuan does not want her to enter the mansion to "serve" him.

There is still a god in the basement.

So, he cleared his throat and said against his will: "I don't really need the female ghosts who serve me. I'm not a womanizer. You should know that I also dismissed all the female demons from Shannan before."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I don't care if you like it or not, but according to the rules, Tribulus Terrestris belongs to you now." The Golden Bear Boy's tone was undeniable, "Ghosts will not let go of what they have already obtained.

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"Then can you give me another one? I'm a dog demon. No matter what, you have to give me a female dog, right?"

"This..." Jinxiong choked slightly.

Then he looked at Tribulus Ji next to him, who seemed to give him a look with a calm expression.

The golden bear's expression became awkward, as if he had made some determination before he said loudly: "Even if you want a female dog...she can be one!"

After saying that, he gave Tribulus Ji a strong push, and roughly pushed the lovely girl in the white cloak to fall at Shengu's feet, with her shackles clanking.

After doing all this, the Golden Bear Boy felt relieved and turned around to leave.

And Hoshikuma Doji, who was chatting with Kamiya about life and ideals just now, also put away his wine bowl and strode towards the door. But when he got to the door, he looked back at Kamiya, his eyes were particularly complicated.

"This doesn't give me any room to refuse."

Now, only the Kamiya River and Tribulus Princess were left in the center of the courtyard.

"Lord Inujiro."

Tribulus Ji, who was lying on the ground, raised her head, and her silver-white hair swayed out from her white hood. And the gaze that looked at her from bottom to top was soft and frail, just like a docile puppy.

Her delicate and charming face showed a panicked smile: "I will serve you well."

"Heh...hehe."

The corners of Kamiyakawa's mouth twitched.

Okay, okay, that’s it, right?

"Since you want to serve me, Ji Ji, go and clean the courtyard first, and then there will be other things for you to do." Kamiya quickly regained the initiative.

Since you want to be my "slave" so much...

So good, to be honest, I am pretty good at being a "host" and have a lot of relevant experience.

Before you reveal your true intentions, let's put on a show.

"Okay, sir."

Tribulus Ji got up from the ground and went to clean the courtyard docilely.

However, a set of shackles on her body made her movements slow.

The slender and graceful figure of the girl is paired with the heavy shackles. The textures of softness and hardness are almost two extremes intertwined on her body, which is particularly abrupt and dazzling. It is really unbearable to just let her work clumsily.

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But Kamiya didn't have much thought of pity for her, she just watched quietly as the imprisoned hooded white cloak swayed in the courtyard lined with strange rocks:

"Tribulus Princess, you'd better not really be Ibaraki Douji."

Otherwise, when we break up, I can give you a bigger surprise than you revealing your true identity.

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Golden Bear and Star Bear walked towards their respective mansions, and it was inevitable that they would pass by for a while.
To be continued...