CHAPTER XXXIV
Jona has been very broken these days, and after the last conversation in the student union, Meizhu still refuses to give up, and comes to the door of the Ice Emperor to block her every day after school.
Although he talked to Xiao Wei about this matter, Xiao Wei said that he couldn't persuade her, and apologized to Qiao Na for this matter. Mi-joo refused to listen to her at all, and they had already quarreled several times about it.
So after class, Jona had to take advantage of the time to pause and slip away, fortunately, Mijoo didn't know where her family lived, this girl's obsession was very strong, and it didn't seem so light that she could give up.
Jona didn't want to care about her, and when the weekend came, she immediately told Heli that she didn't have to worry about going out for two days, and then took a taxi to Sunset Shrine.
This time, she had more experience than before, so she went to a store near the shrine and bought a 450,000 yen mountain bike, swiped her card happily, carried it back to the Sunset Shrine, threw it into the Well of Eating Bones, and then jumped down herself.
This is much more convenient, in the Warring States period that kind of road mountain bike is the first choice, she is not like Kagome has a flying mount, Inuyasha, in that era walking movement is still very inefficient, but with a mountain bike, a qiē can be solved smoothly!
After climbing up from the well, Jona located Sesshomaru as usual. This time, it would take about 4 hours to reach by car, and Jona was immediately relieved, she checked the canned New Zealand beef and Spanish oak ham in her backpack as gifts, then pushed her bike to the flat ground and began to pedal towards her destination.
This trip to the Warring States period was like an outing for Jona, who was in a good mood and rode a mountain bike through the village under the stunned gaze of the villagers below.
This time she also brought a Polaroid camera, she was too cowardly last time, I hope to get a group photo this time!
Jona listened to music with headphones plugged in while riding a mountain bike, reducing boredom during the journey, but as she was progressing, she suddenly received information from the plant, and Sesshomaru's location began to change.
Thinking about it, this time Sesshomaru was not injured by his inability to move, it was normal for him to move, and he seemed to be slowly heading west at his usual speed, and he could still catch up with the speed of his mountain bike. But Jona was still a little nervous, if he started to speed up, she wouldn't be able to catch up anyway, and her vacation was about to end in a futile trip to ancient Japan, and she didn't want to be like this!
She could only pray that she would go farther, as if she had heard that her grandfather and brother had always had good luck, almost to the point of being incredible. Anyway, Jona continued to pedal the mountain bike towards her destination, and when she finally approached the location of Sesshomaru, she found herself under a castle.
Jona was a little surprised, this place could be called a relatively large city compared to the mountain village where the Well of Bones came out, and there might be daimyo living here. It's hard to imagine that Sesshomaru, who seems to be out of place with people of this era, would come to such a place, what is he doing here?
Are you here to eat people......?!
No, it won't, Sesshomaru isn't such a low-level youkai!
Jona shook her head, forcing herself to kick this very thunderous idea out of her head, of course Sesshomaru was going to eat people! Did he come to the city to see the woman he liked? Belch...... This is also a very undesirable reason......
Anyway, it's useless to guess, so let's go and see for yourself. The information that the Mori Midori Daughter communicated with the plant was that Sesshomaru did not come out after entering the castle town, but the exact location could not be determined. In this kind of city, the killing pill must be very eye-catching, just ask the people in the market should be able to know if he has been here.
However, after entering the castle town, Jona notices that the atmosphere in the town is not quite right.
The number of people in such a large castle is surprisingly scarce. Even though it was daytime, the whole castle felt a little gloomy, and as you walked through the streets, you could notice the wary gazes of some people dressed as samurai around you. There seemed to be some kind of disease circulating in the city, people could be seen coughing everywhere, the sky was overcast, and there seemed to be a black dust in the air, which made people feel unpleasant.
What's going on in this town?
Jona found an open shop, curiously asked the owner of the shop about the town, and was told that a month ago there was an epidemic here, and the doctor could not cure the high fever and cough of unknown cause, and that at night, someone's children would always be missing, and we all wondered if it was related to demons. Everyone begged the city lord to find a way, but the city lord hadn't appeared for a long time. It is also said that the city lord is possessed by demons, who knows? Life really can't go on like this, and many people have left the castle to go to relatives, and if the situation doesn't get better, it will become an empty town sooner or later......
"Well, have you gone into the city lord's city to have a look?"
Jona looked at the tallest building in the town, which seemed to be completely shrouded in black fog and exuded an ominous aura.
"Stop talking stupid."
When the shopkeeper heard this, his face instantly turned pale, as if he remembered something, and said with fear on his face, "There are a few wandering warriors who want to help us out, and they broke into that city to find a solution, but none of those people came out again. A few days later, only one person escaped from inside, but he was completely insane, saying 'Yokai, Yokai!' He couldn't understand anything else...... Well, I guess there are real youkai, and now the people in the town are panicking, and if this continues, I'll have to consider leaving here. ”
"That's ...... Thank you for the information. Jona thanked the shopkeeper and asked, "Speaking of which, have you ever seen a tall, gorgeously dressed silver-haired man in the city?" ”
"Silver-haired man?" The shopkeeper thought for a moment, "I don't remember, but in the morning there was a little girl dressed about the same as you, and a little ghost with white hair passed by, and she also asked me about the town." ”
…… Hey? Could it be Kagome and Inuyasha?
Listening to the description of the shopkeeper, Jona immediately thought of these two people, if they were here, it wouldn't be wrong, and Sesshomaru might have some reason to be here. So after thanking the owner of the shop, Jona hurriedly ran in the direction of the city.
Perhaps because of the rumors of monsters, the gate near the city gate suspension bridge is very strange, and I can't feel a trace of human breath. Jona's purpose here is to kill the pill, and there is no reason to retreat at this time. Without hesitation, she jumped onto the drawbridge and slid off the deck into the quiet, terrifying city.
After entering the castle, the black fog that permeated the entire castle seemed to become thicker, and there was really no one inside, not even the guards or domestic servants to see it. Jona couldn't help but cover her nose with wet wipes, common sense told her that it was better not to inhale these black mist, she didn't want to stay in this kind of place for a long time, so she decided to use the old method, immediately touched the ground with one hand, and instantly grew vines from her arm to the floor where she touched.
The vine began to grow rapidly, but in a few seconds, the vine that had just grown out suddenly turned black, and withered almost immediately in the black dust.
Qiao Na was stunned for a moment.
…… What the hell is that black fog? Could it be the miasma produced by the youkai?
I knew it would be like this...... Just get a gas mask and come again. Jona had no suspicion that the epidemic in the city had anything to do with the black mist, and hoped that she would not stay here for too long, and if she reached the limit, she would let the Daughter of the Green Mori purify it.
Strangely enough, though, the black fog was patchy, and Jona tried to avoid the miasma as she could, noticing that there was a path that was free of miasma, and that the ground was littered with the stumps of an insect-like monster that was almost the size of a man, if that were insects.
Apparently someone has been here! Jona's eyes lit up, and her heart suddenly became a little excited. Here's a clue, maybe it's Sesshomaru or Kagome, the monster they killed. It doesn't matter who it is, as long as it's not alone in this hellish place. She couldn't help but quicken her pace, and continued to follow the monster's corpse from room to room. The corpses of those monsters don't look very real, but just imagining them alive is particularly creepy. Jona made her way up the stairs to the second floor, but when she reached the end, she found that there was a dead end.
Is there no road?
But people can't disappear out of thin air, where are the people who killed these monsters?
Jona looked around a little confusedly, and there was no one or anything else except for an empty room. Jona frowned and walked into the room to look for it, except for a strange mirror, there really wasn't a secret door or other passage inside. Jona couldn't help but be a little disappointed, she was not interested in studying the mirror, and was about to turn to leave, when she suddenly found that a strange baboon appeared in the hallway outside the room in front of her.
“…………”
Jona stared at the baboon in amazement, she had imagined the possibility of seeing anything in the city, but she didn't expect to see one!
"What an unexpected visitor."
The baboon suddenly made a sound, and Joanna was stunned for a moment, and she immediately realized that it was just something hidden under the baboon's skin.
"Now that you're in, don't think about getting out alive...... There's still some time, so let's become the nourishment of this city with Inuyasha. ”
The baboon seemed to be planning to do something, but Jona didn't intend to wait for it to stop time, she almost couldn't help but rush over with the daughter of the green forest to do it, but as she rushed out of the room, she noticed an exciting figure.
It's the killing pill whose hands have turned into claws, and he is rushing towards the baboon with murderous anger - why, why is it here?!
Jona felt like her heart was about to jump out, but she also realized something instantly, and quickly returned to her room, found a position that was not easy to be attacked by the baboon, and then lifted the time pause.
If that's Sesshomaru-sama's goal, she shouldn't interfere with it!
In the next moment, Jona unconsciously clenched the backpack full of high-grade canned beef, and excitedly watched the skin of the baboon, which was still chattering a moment ago, being torn apart by its claws, and her heart was like a deer crashing.