Ying Ying was hit by the gaze in Yamahiko's eyes in her soft heart, and for a moment she was grateful, bitter, uneasy, and had mixed feelings, all of which were intertwined in her heart.

She let out a "wow" and cried.

After all, she was only a 17-year-old girl, although she thought she was big, about to become an adult, and could be very strong.

But in Yamahiko's eyes, she is just a little girl who has no experience in the world, weak and needs care.

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Soon, Ito Yuya rushed back when he heard the news, and when he saw that the family was fine, he was relieved.

Some neighbors also came to the door and asked why there were so many crows in the house today.

Fortunately, Lizi's house is a single courtyard at the foot of the mountain, located in the middle of nowhere, some distance from the dense residential area.

So the appearance of the Black Feather God was not seen by the neighbors.

Lizi put on a look of self-reproach and said, "Alas, it's all my fault." Two days ago, I was going to make beans from the miso and it stinked.

I've been a little too lazy to move these days, so I didn't pour it out in time. No, it attracted the crows. ”

The neighbors believed it, and when they heard that it was all right, they dispersed.

Before dinner, Yamayu and Yamahiko inspected the front and back of the house again to make sure that there were no traces of crows, and then came back and locked the door tightly.

Satoko waited for the neighbors to leave, and then set about making dinner.

She was a little excited today because Shan Yan came back, and she was in a hurry when cooking, and Ying Ying kept helping on the side, so she successfully sorted out a table of meals.

At the dinner table, Shanyou wanted to have a drink with his son, and the father and son didn't have to speak, they drank all the sake with it, but their eyes were full of affection.

While adding vegetables to his son's bowl, Li Zi said, "Fortunately, you came back today, otherwise the consequences would not be imaginable." ”

Shanyou sighed and said, "Yes." From what you described, the situation today is quite dangerous. I'm not at home, but luckily Yamahiko is back.

But, Yamahiko, didn't you say you'd come back this weekend? Why did you come back today?"

Yamahiko put down the dishes and chopsticks and said, "That's right. I was going to come back on the weekend, and I bought my tickets for Friday.

However, something happened to me that prompted me to rush back. ”

"Huh?" the family looked at Yamahiko curiously.

He said, "Father, mother. Do you remember the god who healed me when I was a child and broke my leg in the mountains?"

Satoko and Sanyou nodded their heads, and when Yingying heard the gods, she became engrossed.

Yamahiko said, "That deity wore the mask of a white-faced fox back then, which covered his face, but I remember that mask very well.

This morning, I was about to go out on an errand when I heard the window of my house blow open, so I walked over and closed it.

However, as soon as the window was closed, as soon as I left, the wind blew open again.

I thought it was strange, I went to look out the window, found nothing, and closed the window again without much thought.

But when I turned around, I found a man in a purple kimono standing in my room.

No, it's God. Because, on his face, he was covered with the mask of a white-faced fox.

And that mask is exactly the same as the mask on the face of the god I saw save me when I was a child!"

When Satoko heard this, she let out a soft cry of surprise, and the chopsticks fell on the table.

Shan You hurriedly asked, "Really, exactly like that god?"

With that, Shanyou folded his hands and looked at the sky reverently and gratefully.

At that time, Yamahiko was still a 9-year-old child, and he already liked to run all over the mountains, catching rabbits and looking for wild fruits.

One day, in order to hunt a little gray rabbit, he accidentally fell into a mountain stream and was covered in bruises.

He cried and called for his father and mother, but who could hear him in the mountains.

He ran out of strength, and just before he fell unconscious, he dimly saw a man in a purple kimono and a white-faced fox mask walking towards him.

He was a child, and when he saw the mask, he immediately felt very happy and curious.

The man picked him up and placed him on a flat ground and tapped his finger around Yamahiko.

The strange thing is that the injuries on Yamahiko's arms and legs healed immediately, and his body was no longer painful.

Yamahiko didn't understand what was going on, but just tugged at the corner of the man's kimono and stared blankly at the mask.

The white-faced fox mask is very delicate and realistic, and the fox's mouth is grinning at the roots of both ears, as if smiling.

The masked man didn't say much, but summoned Yamahiko to an open space and began to teach archery.

Yamahiko liked this mask, so he listened to him for everything, and he let him practice arrows seriously, so he really practiced seriously.

Later, they made an appointment to come to this place every afternoon to practice archery.

It's just that the man with the fox mask didn't allow him to tell his parents about it.

After half a month like this, Yamahiko was born smart, coupled with diligent practice, he soon mastered the art of archery, which was more accurate than an adult's archery.

One day, Yamahiko went to the clearing to look for the fox mask, and waited for a whole afternoon, until the sun went down, but the man never came.

When he saw that the man was not coming, he cried, ran home and told his parents, and asked them to help him find him.