The girl was short in a red bathrobe, and looked to be only five or six years old. There are many toys around her: kendama, temari, wood carving, slingshot, rattle...... She has all the things that children like. The roof was a little low, and the two of them had to bow their heads slightly and hunch. Shi Wuqi wanted to take a step forward, but Shanhai suddenly stopped him. Then he raised his hand and pointed to the pillars in the attic.

They all have ash-falling charms.

Shi Wuqi took a deep breath: "There is another person, where are you hiding her?" ”

The little girl hid behind Ah Luan and did not speak.

"Listen, girl," he continued, "you let her go, and I will help you to undo the spells." ”

"Will you solve it?"

Shanhai looked at him, then turned to look at the nearest pillar. He gently blew away the ash from it, and carefully examined the drawings on it.

"You will...... Uh, would you? ”

“…… Don't make promises in the future. ”

The answer is already obvious. All the hallucinations in this hotel are all caused by this little girl.

- Zashiki Boy.

The mountains and seas beckoned and asked Ah Luan to come over. She looked back at Zashiki Boy, touched her head, told her that it was all right, and then turned around and ran to the mountains and seas. Shanhai crouched down and looked at her.

"Little girl, don't be afraid. I ask you, is it the shopkeeper who set these spells? ”

The girl was a little scared, but when she saw Ah Luan, who had been playing with her for a while, standing beside him, she seemed to think that he was indeed not a bad person. Although the tall man next to her looked really scary, she nodded and shook her head again.

"You mean, it's not him, but he's looking for someone?"

She nodded.

Zashiki boy is a youkai who likes to be lively.,Although it's not evil.,But it's powerful.。 Often, they are children of poor families who die young, and they are playful by nature. Zashiki Boy often pretends to be familiar to you in a group of friends, but one by one, there is one more person than the person who has negotiated, and the extra partner is what they pretend. Whoever they wish to stay in will bring peace and wealth to whomever they want. Therefore, people try their best to lure them with toy candy and do everything possible to keep them.

Of course, if this little monster is angry and leaves, it will definitely incur misfortune. Therefore, some people who have crooked minds will find a way to trap them here, so that a rich life will be guaranteed.

They don't care about the mood of the little monsters, and they never even think about what their anger will bring.

Even if the demon power is very strong, there is nothing a small child can do. But if this place itself is evil, and there have been murders, it is difficult to say all this.

"Since the store was built, I'm afraid that a lot of people have died," Shi Wuqi said, "but it's not much." After all, everywhere you go, there are people who have accidents. So this soul is not enough for you. ”

Shanhai nodded and agreed: "People come and go in Canglu City, especially the hotel, which is very lively, and this place also attracts children, so you came." But you must not have thought that you would be discovered by this black-hearted shopkeeper and trapped. ”

Zashiki boy bowed his head. After a while, she reluctantly nodded.

"Some of these monsters are real, and some of them are fakes. And those who really make up the majority - although not all of them are dead, but after the death of the Takifu because of the decrease in the number of guests, the yang energy has gradually decreased, and the monsters like to come here, don't they? Besides, I smell the wine in the cellar, and it is indeed good. ”

Shanhai looked at her sincerely, as if he was really staring at a child.

"Girl, I want to ask you - can the matter of the Takifu be related to you?"

Zashiki shook his head fiercely, resolute.

"He's not going to lie to us, is he?" Shi Wuqi muttered quietly.

"No, it won't. This child-like youkai is very simple. ”

"Really? I think you're easy to deceive. ”

Shanhai ignored him. He stood up, fingertips tapping the charm next to him, muttering something in his mouth. The spell glowed a deep blue, and a small flame ignited from the bottom up, burning the talisman clean, not even a trace of ash.

Zashiki looked at him with some surprise. I don't know if it's an illusion, her originally pale complexion seems to have become more ruddy. The suspicion in her eyes seemed to be a little less.

"I'll help you slowly unravel the spell that sealed you, and you promise me two things, okay?"

The little girl tilted her head and looked at him with curiosity in her eyes. Dai Luan was a little worried, so Shanhai didn't embarrass her.

"Isn't it difficult for her, is it difficult for Mu Wan?" He asked rhetorically, and Ah Luan was silent. Then his tone softened again, and he said to the girl:

"Don't worry, I won't make it difficult for you. For one, we have a human girl who might be trapped in a corner by you. We're going to see her first. Second......"

Shanhai held out a second finger.

"Don't make things difficult for the shopkeeper."

"What?"

These words were uttered by Wu Qi and Ah Luan at the same time.

"What are you kidding? Why, the self-inflicted sin still doesn't let people fight back? ”

"That's right, Shanhai, why do you care so much? This is retribution! ”

Shanhai was not annoyed, he slowed down his tone and explained calmly:

"As long as the Zashiki boy leaves, this person will fall into the middle of the road and get enough retribution. It's just that if she continues to stay here, the guests in the future will also be frightened, and if she really catches up with a bad heart, it will really hurt the innocent. And she stayed here, and the resentment on her body still suppressed all the grievances here...... At worst, they will all become unconscious ghosts and cannot be reincarnated. ”

The girl over there was obviously panicked, and she trembled slightly. As if anticipating a bad future situation, she shook her head to herself, trying to get rid of those bad thoughts. At this time, they heard a loud noise coming from downstairs. Shi Wuqi jumped down from the hole in the floor and soon came to the staircase.

He saw a scene that was very complicated.

If it is terrifying, it is not so scary; If it's funny, it's really a bit unkind—Mu Wan's nerves are still tense, his face is gray, his hair is fried like a frightened cat, and his eyes are fierce. She clenched the weapon in her hand, and at any moment she summoned the tengu and the other party to die together.

"Uh, calm down......"

"Who are you!"

"Am I giving up?"

"Prove it to me!"

Shi Wuqi sighed, thinking to herself that she was not frightened by some imitative little ghosts. But if you want to calm her mood and provoke her as before, it is really looking for a fight. As for the proof......

"Oh, such a big hole, you stabbed it" Shi Wuqi stretched open the clothes on his waist, "remember to lose money." ”

Mu Wan let out a long breath.

Ah Luan poked his head out of the hole above: "Well, you still have a face." ”

“…… Why do you still curse when you talk well? ”

"Oh no, I mean...... I saw you, but it turned out to be a youkai. I thought your face was stolen from the horn-rinsed monster. ”

It will take some time to unravel those spells. Fortunately, the spells were not difficult, and they did not limit the mana of Zashiki - if she did, she would not have the power to attract wealth. However, they controlled her range of motion, leaving her like a guard dog tied to her neck, and she had to move around the house. So she had to take advantage of the lack of people and make use of all the resources around her.

After this toss, the sky is about to dawn.

Before the last spell was unraveled, Yamakai turned to Zashiki and said to Zashiki that it was important to remember their agreement. The kid nodded obediently, having completely let his guard down. She really looked like a human child now, with a smile on her face that couldn't be hidden. She must be glad that she is about to be free. Even hatred is insignificant in the face of the reward of freedom.

Wu Qi and Mu Wan stood below for a long time, chattering without a word. It was getting cold, and they looked out the window. Shi Wuqi shouted to Shang Min:

"The shopkeeper is back - and brought two juniors, you hurry up. Yes...... Wait a minute. ”

His voice suddenly lowered a little, and Mu Wan asked him what was wrong.

“…… Oh, I'll just say, the co-author is thinking about the traveler's money. ”

"What, what did you hear?"

"It's nothing, I heard him make the two of them quicker and tell them about our room. Presumably he knew that there was something wrong with this store, but he still tried his best to make money. Tsk, people are terrible......"

These words made Mu Wan very displeased. She turned indignantly and went up to the attic. She quickly ran to Shanhai and muttered something to him. Shi Wuqi wanted to catch up, but he had already heard what she said.

"I don't think the mountains and seas will promise you-" Shi Wuqi shouted again below.

The mountains and seas have been silent for a long time.

"I think it's good that you trick them one last time...... Don't go overboard. ”

"Huh? Mountains and seas, have you changed sex? Shi Wuqi was still shouting at the top of his throat.

After dawn, they quickly left the inn and honestly returned to the north of the city, where they found the inn recommended by Ye Mu. Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and although most people are still afraid to go out on the streets, there are still many people preparing for the festival. I don't know if the government is more relaxed, or if human forgetfulness is too big - it doesn't matter, it's just lively.

That night, Ah Luan complained in the house.

"How can this mooncake be filled with five kernels?"

"What's wrong with Wuren," Shi Wuqi snatched it and pointed to the section and said, "Isn't that good?" Look, walnuts, peanuts, melon seeds...... How only four ingredients. No, it's five, yes, but this ...... No, who would add peppercorns to mooncakes?! ”

The two scolded and scolded, and Shanhai and Mu Wan, who had sent the letter back, walked in the door.

"Ready? Something to the other side too? ”

"Hmm," Shanhai nodded, "Also, we heard an unfortunate thing. ”

"Who's? What's unlucky? Let's be happy when we say it. Shi Wuqi smiled.

"I don't think there's anything more unlucky than a peppercorn five-kernel mooncake." Luan complained.

"Some of them," Mu Wan was full of interest, "I heard that the shopkeeper of the hot spring inn in the southeast is crazy." ”

"Oh-"

That's kind of interesting.