Inazuma, Grand Narukami Shrine.
After the shrine maiden finished her report and left, Li Qiuzhi was still kneading Yae Miko's calf. Flustered and annoyed, Yae Miko grabbed his ear.
"My, daring to bully this Guuji? You've got some nerve. Tell me, how should I punish you?"
"I was only joking, Lady Guuji. Please be magnanimous..."
Li Qiuzhi held her hand, trying to brush the matter aside.
"Hmph!" Yae Miko released his ear without really holding it against him. Parting her soft lips, she said, "Hanasato is over by the Sacred Sakura. Go over yourself."
She knew Li Qiuzhi had come today to collect his reward from Hanasato.
Li Qiuzhi still held Yae Miko's hand without letting go. He gently kneaded it and said:
"Besides asking her for some valuable knowledge from Kitsune Saiguu, the previous Guuji of the Grand Narukami Shrine, there's actually something else."
He told her that his Wonderland Space could resurrect Kitsune Saiguu through remnants of her consciousness, mainly to see whether Yae Miko had any relevant leads.
"Oh?"
Surprise appeared on Yae Miko's face. She had not expected Li Qiuzhi to possess such an outrageous ability!
She deeply respected Lady Kitsune Saiguu. If there was a chance to resurrect her, there was no reason not to try.
"Lady Kitsune Saiguu was the shrine's previous Guuji. While protecting humans, she also worked hard to maintain peaceful coexistence between humans and youkai.
"Many youkai agreed with the idea of peaceful coexistence. After all, there wasn't any fundamental conflict between humans and youkai. Yokai Power was harmful to humans, so humans wouldn't go looking for trouble with youkai for no reason.
"Still, over all those years, plenty of youkai hostile to humans appeared.
"Some arrogantly believed humans were merely inferior creatures who should become slaves for them to order