The fog is water vapor formed by the convection of high and low temperatures, and it is supposed to be warm in contrast to the fog-filled forest, but this forest is not warm at all, but very cold.

The rats ran away without a trace in an instant, but it saved Kenya a lot of effort.

I don't know how long I walked along the footprints, and my vision suddenly widened a little.

The branches of the surrounding trees were much wider than before, and he suddenly realized that the growth of these branches was not natural, but the frequent movement of people around the area.

Scattered around the roots of the trees were picked mushrooms, the surface of the mushrooms was stained with mud, but they had not yet rotted, and Kenya knew that the person who picked the mushrooms was not far away.

Not far from his left, under the hollow of the tree, he saw traces of a campfire.

Kenya first approached the slightly warm bonfire that had not been completely extinguished, and immediately saw some scattered mushrooms on the ground, and thought that the little girl who was picking mushrooms was really not far from him, and had rested here.

Just seeing the things next to the firewood, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise again.

A crockpot.

Next to the abandoned campfire, there was a broken crockpot, which was stained with some mud, but at least it was still intact.

A nice place to rest.

"What a careless little girl. 」

Kenya chuckled to himself, since the little girl who picked mushrooms used to cook and eat directly here, then there should be no problem with taking a break here.

As long as the height of the tree hole is more than ten meters, and there is no hole in the straight up and down, the smoke of the fire will condense and filter out in the damp tree body, especially the surrounding fog, and the smoke of a burning fire will be difficult for other beasts to detect.

Although it is strange why there is no sign of the girl using tools to start a fire, Kenya does not plan to think about it and investigate it too much.

The ground was covered with dirt, and there were some strangely colored mushrooms and ears growing on it.

Mushrooms with flowers can't be eaten casually, but thankfully there are ground ears, which are inherently non-toxic and full of nutrients, which are rare vegetables for Kenya in this harsh environment.

Otherwise, no matter how tender the snake meat is, there is nothing else to adjust the taste, and it will feel extremely greasy.

The ground was full of small ears, and because his right hand was bitten by a water snake, only his left hand could move, so Kenya scraped around on the ground with his left hand, trying to grab the thick ear from the wet ground.

Cooked ground ear can also be used externally to heal wounds, although the effect is not great, but it is better than nothing.

Using what the little girl had left behind, a very strong fire was soon lit.

The clay pot was erected by the sword, and a few pieces of meat that he had grabbed from the water snake were placed on a relatively clean wooden block next to it, and the flesh of this water snake was white and transparent, very soft and elastic.

When the pot was hot, Kenya threw the rain-washed ear into the pot, and inserted a piece of snake meat into the fire with a branch.

Then Kenya used his still able left hand and the vines he had picked up to wrap around the wound in his right hand and stop the bleeding.

After this step, the smell of meat has already spread in this small tree hole.

Kenya frowned, ignoring the heat, and began to eat in large gulps.

The wound on the right arm has begun to swell, and there seems to be no possibility of further infection and poisoning. Some stinging and abrasions on the back and body can also be left alone, the only thing to pay attention to is the injury to the arm

As soon as you move your hands, your body needs to endure great pain.

After walking for a long time, all he needed now was to replenish his strength and avoid all unnecessary battles as much as possible.

With every breath, Kenya could clearly feel the vibration of his flesh and skin, because of the weakness of his body and the pain of his wounds, it was easier to perceive the special nature of his body at this time.

There is a strange warm current wrapped around the chest, which is faintly comforting.

Just when Kenya wanted to feel this warm current, he sighed softly.

He suddenly raised his hand, the warm current in his chest suddenly disappeared, and in an instant, his left hand pointed the branch with snake flesh in a certain direction.

It was already a sword move.

"Would you like to try it too?"

"Yes. 」

The quick answer to Kenya's question was a cute little girl with blond hair standing outside the hole in the drizzling tree.

She wore a slightly strange red and white hairband on her head, and her bright eyes seemed to give people a harmless appearance in the light of the fire.

However, Kenya clenched the branch tightly.

The reason for his vigilance was not simply that the other party was able to approach within three feet of him without making any sound without noticing, especially the little girl who was no taller than Jian Ya's waist was still holding a pile of meat pieces.

The piece of meat is the piece of meat of the water snake.

What made Jian Ya even more terrifying was that the little girl's body had a bloody aura that even the rain could not wash away.

Plus those scarlet eyes.

'Where the hell have I been......

He couldn't help but think to himself.

……

……

At this time, on the mountain path of Youkai Mountain, a girl with black wings on her back silently looked at the long knife inserted in the cliff and the river that flowed gracefully outside the mountain because of the distance.

So far, no traces of the dog have been found.

"Look for it again. 」

Her face seemed to be very calm, but from the movement of her chest camera, it could be seen that her heart was not calm at the moment.

"This river has only one exit, which leads to the Lake of Mist. 」

The silent subordinate behind him nodded, turned to leave, and his voice reached the girl's ears.

"Lord Tengu is very concerned about this matter...... We also didn't find the contents of the box. 」

The girl stopped talking, she seemed to be dismissive of the Great Tengu's attitude and the contents of the box, but looked at the abyss below, and the long knife stuck in the cliff. She couldn't help frowning, her heart full of insoluble feelings and worries.

"Silly dog, don't just die. 」

Then she also sat down directly on the side of the mountain road and guarded, waiting for more people to arrive, searching for traces nearby.

Based on the bloodstains found at the scene, you can think of Inu's injuries and the state of complete physical exhaustion, and from the traces on the edge of the cliff, you can see that she jumped off by herself.

There are not a lot of deep rocks underwater, and now it is a rainstorm and the river is fast, and none of the tengu present feel that the dog can survive in this situation.

But the girl didn't think so.

When she saw the long knife standing proudly on the cliff, she would contact her owner, and she would be able to think of the whole process of the dog walking to the end and jumping off the cliff.

Like an isolated goshawk on a high cliff in the alpine snowfield, the girl stood alone on the edge of the cliff in the wind and rain.

"No one else can live, but she can. 」

Shotimaru just believed so calmly, with natural confidence.