Jin Jianglang shook his head and quietly left.
Humans and monsters walked different paths. This was all he could do.
This monster had no intention of harming anyone, and he had no need for her head.
After walking for a while, Jin Jianglang came to a stream. He simply set down the scissors on his back, cupped some water in his hands, and took a few drinks.
When he looked up, he discovered a black-clad figure fishing not far away. The man had a pair of pitch-black wings and wore half a blood-red mask on his face. At that moment, he was watching Jin Jianglang with a smile.
"What a pain..."
Jin Jianglang sighed softly and turned to leave.
"Big brother! Don't go!" the black-clad figure called.
Hearing that "big brother," Jin Jianglang truly couldn't take it anymore. He turned back helplessly and said, "Great Tengu, who's your 'big brother'?"
"You're my master's big brother, so of course you're my big brother too!" The Great Tengu, Myriad Bone Workshop, picked up his fish basket and flapped his wings, coming to Jin Jianglang's side.
"That doesn't mean you can just call me that! I'm an Onmyoji. What would people think if a monster called me big brother?"
"Big brother, are you hungry? Shall we grill these fish?"
"I..."
The two sat on rocks, lit a fire, and skewered two fish on wooden sticks, quietly grilling them.
The campfire crackled, warming the chilly air a little.
"Big brother, what are you here for?" Myriad Bone Workshop asked.
"To kill monsters." Jin Jianglang turned his fish over. "Don't call me big brother."
"Kill monsters? Do you need Shuten and me to help?" Myriad Bone Workshop asked. "How many do you need to kill, big brother? Eight hundred? A thousand?"
"Ten." Jin Jianglang frowned.