Quiet nights.

Yuki Taketori, who was accompanied by a Zashiki boy, quickly fell asleep, but when he woke up, it was time to leave.

The second sun rises as usual.

The morning light is faint, and the morning mist shrouds the appearance of Kagawa County, which is the most beautiful appearance of Kagawa County that Chen Beibei thinks.

Chen Beibei got up early and walked alone on the road in Kagawa County, intending to take a good look at this pure place at the end.

Although he has not lived in Kagawa Prefecture for a long time, he has a very deep impression of this place when he comes to Chen Beibei. Even during the period of living here, Chen Beibei even forgot a lot of disputes and troubles in the outside world.

If Chen Beibei is just single.

Then Chen Beibei is very likely to be reluctant to leave this place, but Chen Beibei still has his own Shishen, Chen Yan, and his parents.

So.

At this moment, even if you are reluctant, you can only leave.

Chen Beibei returned to Taketori Yuki's house after going around Kagawa County, and at this time, everyone had already gotten up.

"Big brother, where have you been?"

Taketori Yuki saw that Chen Beibei was back, and hurriedly ran towards Chen Beibei, and then asked.

"Got out for a walk."

Chen Beibei replied.

"What about your parents?"

Chen Beibei looked at Taketori Xiwu and asked her.

"My parents are praying for my big brothers at the shrine."

Yuki Taketori replied.

"Pray?"

"Well, I pray that the big brothers will have a smooth journey and no obstacles."

Chen Beibei actually planned to leave after the gods woke up.

But now Taketori Yuki's parents haven't returned home yet, and if they leave now, then Taketori Yuki's family is the only one in Taketori Yuki. Taketori Yuki is too misty, and if no one takes care of it, it's still very caries.

"When will your parents come back?"

Chen Beibei asked.

"I didn't know that when I woke up, my parents were gone. I guess I went to the shrine a long time ago. The shrine is far away, so if you're not on the way home yet, it might take two or three hours. ”

Taketori Xiwu looked at Chen Beibei and said to him.

Taketori Yuki's parents are also well-intentioned, and when Chen Beibei wanted to come, he actually didn't see Taketori Yuki's parents. went to the shrine to pray for him so early, which made Chen Beibei still very moved.

"We're back!"

Taketori Yuki's father's voice sounded outside the door, sounding very spirited.

Subsequently.

Yuki Taketori's parents walked in together, both with kind smiles on their faces, and they looked very affectionate

When they went to the shrine in the morning, their clothes were also wet with the morning dew.

"Father, you're here so early."

Taketori Yuki Fog Road.

"Because I was afraid that after we returned, the guests would have already left. So we were already on our way to the shrine at around two o'clock in the morning. Fortunately, I caught up, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to see the last of the guests, and there would have been some regrets. ”

Taketori Yuki's father said with a smile.

Chen Beibei didn't have anything at this time, and Chen Beibei was grateful to Taketori Yuki's parents.

But.

This kind of gratitude is not the kind of thank you that can be freely exported, Chen Beibei remembered this friendship in his heart.

"Yuki's mother, go get ready to eat."

Taketori Yukiri's father looked at Taketori Yuki's mother and said to her.

"No need. We're about to leave, so let's come back later if we have a chance to eat. ”

Chen Beibei looked at Taketori Yuki's father and said to him.

Even if you eat and leave, you still have to leave after all. And at the time of parting, the reason why you can't eat happily because of your low mood and dull atmosphere.

Chen Beibei still decided to leave now.

"Are you going to leave now?"

"Hmm."

"That'...... All right. ”

Taketori's father agreed, but Taketori's mother stood stunned.

……

Bidding farewell to the Taketori Yuki family, Chen Beibei and they soon walked out of Kagawa County.

There is still a long way to go from Kagawa Prefecture to Chiba Prefecture.

But.

The journey was smooth sailing and there were no obstacles, so we arrived in Chiba Prefecture very quickly.

"It's finally in Chiba Prefecture."

Zashiki boy cheered up, stretched out his arms, and said excitedly.

But.

Even if you are excited, you can see the tired look on Zashiki Boy's face.

Everyone rested for a while under the big tree at the entrance of the village in Chiba Prefecture.

"It's been a long time since I've seen Yingcao, and I don't know if Yingcao misses me......"

Zashiki said as he drank the water that the owner of the sea had just brought from the river.

"So do you want Yingcao?"

Chen Beibei asked.

"Want to ......"

"If the Zashiki boy wants Yingcao, then Yingcao will definitely want to Zashiki the boy too."

Chen Beibei affirmed.

When Chen Beibei's Shijin was still very few, Zashiki Tongzi and Yingcao were already Chen Beibei's Shijin.

Zashiki Boy has a tragic past, while Yingcao likes to protect the weak.

After the two youkai met, they quickly became good friends like sisters.

Yingcao protects the Zashiki boy, and the Zashiki boy touches the Yingcao with his warmth.

The dog god was holding a dog's tail grass in his mouth at the moment, looking up at the sky, and did not close his eyes as usual.

Probably because it's close to Chiba Prefecture.

It's very close to the birds.

I guess there are a little more chaotic thoughts in my heart.

The youkai who is very similar to him in some ways is no longer a simple friend to rely on.

And Chen Beibei, of course, was also very happy to be able to meet Gu Huoniao and them soon.

After all.

This time it was indeed too long.

Moreover, this is also the first time that Chen Beibei and his Shishen have acted separately.

……

The blue and white clouds are the withered yellow of autumn, but from a distance, Chiba Prefecture is still turquoise.

Chiba Prefecture, where many evergreens are planted, makes people feel the gloom and happiness of autumn at all

But.

Outside Chiba Prefecture, it can be clearly felt, the wilderness is withered and yellow, the grass and trees are withered, and the lonely geese are flying south.

Fallen leaves swirled and fluttered in the air, and finally disappeared from sight along with the flowing water

"Master, let's go in."

Zashiki boy looked at Chen Beibei and said to him.

"Hmm."

Chen Beibei nodded, and then stood up, at this time, everyone was almost rested. The tiredness on his face was gone, and it was time to go to Gushu Bird and them.

Chen Beibei entered Chiba County with his Shikjin, but Chen Beibei and they asked all the people in Chiba County, but they still didn't find any trace of Guhou Bird and Guan Hu.

They're gone......

……

Twelve years ago.

In Chiba Ruriko's house, the strange mouth in Chiba Matsuko's mouth has already told the reason for the appearance of the second girl.

Whether it's the story of Chiba pine nuts or the story of the old monk.

These things are still only known to a few of them, even if they know that Chiba Matsuko is not evil.

But.

It is also an indisputable fact that Chiba Matsuko has become a monster. Now that he has become a monster, in the eyes of those villagers, it is no longer a matter of good or evil.

No one wants to live in the same place as a youkai.

"I've seen those guys of you, but they haven't been seen in Chiba Prefecture for a long time."

A villager said this to Chen Beibei.

Guan Hu's appearance in the world has been seen by those villagers, so naturally he will not easily forget it.

Guan Hu has been to Chiba Prefecture.

But.

Now it's gone......

This is a more troublesome thing for Chen Beibei to come, originally Chen Beibei thought that Guan Hu and they would always be waiting for him in Chiba County. But now they don't know where they have gone.

Fusang is a completely unfamiliar place for Chen Beibei and them.

It's still very difficult to find people in such a place.

"Master, what do we do now?"

Zashiki asked.

"Let's wait in Chiba Prefecture first. If we can't wait for Guan Hu and Gu Huoniao, we will look for them elsewhere. ”

Chen Beibei replied.

Guan Hu and Gu Huoniao have always been very loyal monsters when they followed Chen Beibei.

Chen Beibei felt that at this moment, Gu Xuaniao and Guan Hu would definitely find a way to find Chen Beibei.

So.

There's still no need to worry too much.

During the time he lived in Chiba Prefecture, Chen Beibei felt that there was a depressing atmosphere in Chiba Prefecture.

This atmosphere is very similar to the scene where Muzi dies long after.

People don't talk about these things openly, but there are people who can always be heard whispering in certain corners.

From those languages, Chen Beibei learned a message.

- A man who tried to assault a young girl was caught.

Chen Beibei didn't care about such a thing, after all, such a thing is actually happening in many places.

And.

The man has been caught, so what awaits him is the punishment he deserves.

"What a hateful man."

"Yes, listening to Songzi was also ...... by him"

"Not only that, but last night, the man admitted that he killed Muzi."

Chen Beibei just sat in a restaurant late at night to eat, and the two people at the next table were drunk, but they thought they were saying these words very privately. Even if Chen Beibei didn't want to hear it, he still heard it all.

"So pine nuts...... Have we wronged us? ”

"Pine nuts have become ......"

The drunkard said here, looked around vigilantly, and immediately shut up after seeing Chen Beibei and them.

Chen Beibei didn't know who the Muzi in their mouth was, nor who the pine nut in their mouth was.

But.

From their conversation, it can still be imagined that what happened in Chiba Prefecture was not simple.

At least.

It's not just a simple assault on a young girl.

……

Night.

Chen Beibei, who lives in the house provided by the kind villagers, has always been unable to sleep.

Outside the window was a bright moon.

The light of the moon seems to be much brighter than usual, and it is impossible to feel like night.

Chen Beibei got up and sat in front of the window, since he couldn't sleep, he didn't bother to sleep.

"Can't sleep?"

A deep voice sounded in the corner, without a hint of emotion, as if some dead body had come out.

It's the dog god.

Inugami rarely takes the initiative to speak, especially at night when nothing happens.

"Hmm."

Chen Beibei replied.

Although the dog god rarely took the initiative to talk, Chen Beibei didn't feel very strange.

After all.

In Chen Beibei's heart, the dog god has long been his reliable companion.

In Chen Beibei's subconscious, it was a normal thing.

"Let's go for a walk."

Inugami continued.

"Hmm."

Chen Beibei looked at the dog god, who was sitting in a corner where the moonlight could not shine. So what Chen Beibei saw was just a vague figure.

The figure stood up and slowly walked towards Chen Beibei, the moonlight falling on the dog god's body, looking as if it had been coated with a layer of frost.

I didn't find them in Chiba Prefecture, and everyone's mood was still relatively low.

Naturally, the dog god is too.

Chen Beibei and the dog god walked out together, and under the bright moon, everything was clearly visible.

At night in Chiba Prefecture, no one wanders the streets.

It's empty, and it feels a little unusual.

"The words of those people today make me a little concerned."

Inujindo.

"Assaulting a girl?"

Chen Beibei asked.

"Well, those people don't seem to be taboo about this, and they don't even have too much of a taboo about the girl's killing. However, when he was talking about pine nuts, he suddenly became cautious......"

Inugami said as he walked.

The words of the dog god reminded Chen Beibei of the scene in the hotel, and the two drunks did talk a lot.

But.

When it comes to pine nuts, even drunk people who have drunk too much begin to pay attention to their surroundings. After discovering Chen Beibei and them, he immediately shut up.

"Pine nuts have become ......"

Inugami frowned, repeating the drunk's last words.

"Master, what will you become of a young girl?"

Inugami asked.

Chen Beibei thought about it, but finally couldn't think of an answer, Songzi is a girl, what can she become? Such a question is really a bit unpredictable.

"I don't know."

Chen Beibei replied.

"Looks like we need to meet the man who was caught."

There was something affirming in the dog god's eyes, as if he already knew the truth of this matter.

"Hmm."

Chen Beibei agreed to Inugami's proposal.

The dog god rarely speaks, so Chen Beibei will also take the words of the dog god seriously.

Inugami has always been a very reliable youkai.

Now.

In the face of these fragmentary clues, all Chen Beibei could see was a cloud of fog.

And the dog god seems to have found a guiding light in this fog.

The dog god took Chen Beibei to the outside of the house where the man was imprisoned, which was a very ordinary abandoned house. It's probably been a long time since anyone lived there, so the windows and roof are a little broken.

Chen Beibei saw the man through the window, and the man was tightly tied to a pillar with a rope at the moment. There was no way to move his body at all, and there were two people guarding him.

"What should I do?"

Chen Beibei asked.

There are words in the room, so if Chen Beibei and them go in, they will definitely be discovered by the two guard men.

At this time, Chen Beibei regretted a little that he didn't bring the Dream Tapir here.

If the Dream Eater Tapir is there, you can also directly use the Dream Eater Tapir's ability to make the two guards sleep......