He ran away without looking back.

"Poison... Damn, I don't even know how to tell the difference between poison! He gritted his teeth and rushed to the kitchen.

He felt like he might never have run as fast as he did now. He felt that the corridors of the Turnaround had never been so in the way as they were now. He jumped out of the corridor directly, stomped on the green space of the small courtyard, and crushed a seedling that had just sprouted.

"If a ninja is going to poison food... Sakura is still there! He felt like his heart was being grasped by a hand, and that hand was tightening.

Who knows, what the ninja will do to her! Who knows, if the ninja wanted to attack Sakura, what kind of means would be used!

If, if...

If something happens to Sakura, he will never be able to forgive himself!

He bent down, straining every inch of his body, and ran like crazy, his eyes fixed on the direction of the kitchen. The corridor, which was not too far away, was extremely far away at this time. He ran faster and faster. When I arrived, it was like a white light around me.

Hurry up...

Hurry up...

Faster...

Well? White light?

He couldn't help but look back.

A snow-white fox with a bowl in his mouth sat obediently on the edge of the cloister, wagging his big furry tail and looking at him innocently.

In the bowl, there is also a light bright yellow egg mixture.

It paced slowly in front of Xiu, raised its head, and shook the small bowl in its mouth

"Wait, you can't take it!" Sakura's voice came from afar. With a slight wheezing, as if a little tired.

Around the corner, the crimson girl ran awkwardly, waving her hands, her crimson hair fluttering, and her beautiful eyes as usual looked at the fox tightly, as if trying to make the fox stop.

Looking at Ying as always, for some reason, for some reason, an inexplicable sour feeling surged in his heart.

That's great... You're okay...

"Huh? Stopped... Repair? Only then did she see the silver-haired boy standing in front of the fox.

For a moment, she seemed to see an inexplicable sadness on the boy's face.

However, after that moment, there was not a trace to be found.

Delusion...

She blinked.

Xiu crouched beside the fox and watched the fox's reaction.

It didn't move around.

He tried to tug at the bowl the fox was holding. This time, it doesn't let go at all.

"Do you want to eat the contents of the bowl?" He asked in a whisper.

The fox shook his head.

"That's... Can't you eat this thing? ”

The fox didn't move.

"Give it to me." He scratched the fox's big ears, which made the fox subconsciously lower his ears and squint.

When he tried to take the bowl again, he took it down easily, and the fox did not resist.

"It's okay, Sakura. It should be hungry... Cherry? When he looked at Sakura, he saw that the girl seemed to have seen something incredible.

"What's wrong? I... Is there anything weird? He was holding the bowl, a little cramped.

"Ahh Ah," she seemed to have just come back to her senses, "Xiu, you... Can you talk to it? Can you talk to the messengers of the gods? ”

Xiu looked at the little fox, and a sense of disobedience came to his heart.

"The gods... Emissary? Xiu looked at the fox.

"Uh-huh. The Inari God is a fox in his body, so his messengers are also foxes! The gods do not walk on earth, and in their place are the messengers, that is, the foxes! She looked at the fox with a strange light in her eyes, "As long as there is a place where the messenger haunts, the whole year will be smooth!" ”

However, Xiu felt that the way she looked at the fox was not like looking at the messenger of the gods, but...

Well, it's like seeing a pet.

"Ahh Actually, it can understand what I'm saying, not me...," he explained.

"I, for the first time, I've seen someone communicate with a messenger of the gods!" There was a hint of excitement in his gentle voice. There is nothing more exciting for a believer than seeing something related to faith appear in front of him.

"Can... Can I hug it? ”

This... Is it really looking at pets?

Xiu held the bowl and was a little overwhelmed.

"It's... It's not my pet..."

That's when the girl realized something.

"Sorry, rude."

Xiu looked at the fox and was about to change the subject.

"It looks like it's trying to eat something. It turns out that the messengers of the gods will also be hungry. ”

"Ah, I almost forgot. Xiu, give me the bowl, I'll make more tonight, and prepare a copy for it! ”

Xiu's hand trembled for a moment, and then he covered it up.

"Okay," he stepped forward, and...

"Huh?" Sakura looked at the boy who was falling a little bit and was stunned for a moment.

Boom!

She watched as Xiu's clumsy left foot fell with her right foot.

He fell so hard that Sakura even felt a slight shake under his feet. The bowl of eggs was all spilled on the floor, and even the bowl was broken.

"Yes... I'm sorry..."

The egg splashed all over him. His clothes and hair were covered in a bright yellow viscous liquid, which made him look terrible.

“... It's okay, repair. You weren't cut by the bowl, were you? She wanted to help Xiu up, but Xiu quickly stood up, and smiled a little reluctantly, "No... It's okay, I... That one... I'm sorry, I messed up..."

"It's okay, the eggs are still there... I'm getting some. You..."

"I'm fine!" He hurriedly waved his hand, "I... Let's go take a shower and change clothes..."He grabbed the broken bowl on the ground in two or two times, and walked away without looking back as if he had run away.

Repair...

Sakura looked at him with a look of worry in her eyes.

In the last two days, he has become more and more strange.

She didn't know what was going on, but... A sense of peacekeeping gradually lingered in her heart, lingering and unclear. It's just that it has always been an indescribable hurdle in her heart.

But the only thing she knows is...

This hurdle comes from the boy who is running away.

She unconsciously clutched her chest and closed her fingers.

Hold it tightly.

Stains on the ground... Let's rinse it off later...

She's going to have to prepare dinner.

She silently walked towards the kitchen.

At this time, Xiu threw the bowl in his hand into the back mountain, dug a deep pit with stones, and buried the broken bowl deep in the ground.

After doing all this, he let out a long sigh. Grabbed a handful of mud on the ground and rubbed it on his hands. At least rub off the egg wash on your hands, and go back and wash off the soil...

But what to do with the clothes ...

It's time to wash it.

He thought silently to himself. Now, though, it's clear that there's something more dangerous to watch out for. He was secretly vigilant.

Although he seemed relaxed now, he had always been cautious.

He knew that the ninja would still be staring at him. At any moment, a deadly blade would be stabbed at him from a corner he couldn't notice.

But the ninja didn't seem to have any intention of staring at him, or didn't intend to deal with him at this time. Obviously, he showed a lot of flaws, and he pretended to be negligent many times, but he still returned to the shrine safe and sound.

But it made him even more uneasy.

After a brief wash, he went straight back to his room and stayed by the old man's side.

After all, he needs this old man to help him in the future, and this old man can't do anything wrong now, otherwise...

He didn't dare to imagine what would happen to him if the person he rescued was killed in front of him.

The old man seemed to be very clear about Xiu's current situation, so he directly gave his opinion.

"If you're targeted by a ninja... The best way to do that is..."The old man's voice was subconsciously lowered, but the cold and cold in the words were silent. "Find them first, then kill them." The brown pupils were as cold as a ruthless hunter, and a cold, murderous aura erupted from around them.

"Active... Kill someone," he said with difficulty.

"It's because I can't do it, I feel cruel, I think it's sinful, right?" The old man spoke.

Xiu didn't say anything, but nodded.

The old man sighed secretly in his heart.

"Then what if, right now, they are here, with knives pointed at you. Will you kill him? The old man looked at the little boy.

The boy didn't answer, and curled up in the corner.

"You will, and you won't hesitate to kill them in the cleanest way possible." The old man didn't plan to wait for Xiu to answer, but picked it up himself.

"I'll put it another way, if... That cherry blossom-like girl is kneeling in front of you, and around her neck, the ninja is holding a knife..."Before he could finish speaking, he had already noticed that Xiu's eyes had changed.

"Heh... You've made your choice, haven't you? ”

As if realizing something, Xiu's eyes quieted down little by little.

"Don't leave it to chance. Ninjas can do anything. As long as you're still stopping their plans... This scenario is almost bound to happen! And you, too, will definitely kill again! The old man stared at him tightly, staring at his every move, "just as ... Same last night! ”

Xiu's eyes widened suddenly, but his pupils narrowed extremely.

The old man took in his reaction.

"You think you're resistant to killing. You feel that this is a sin, a cruel atrocity. But..."The old man stared into his eyes tightly, "Is your heart really resisting?" ”

"What do you mean—" He looked at the old man with a hint of unease.

"If you really resisted, you wouldn't be in the middle of killing them—" the old man seemed to pause for a moment. A trace of struggle and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes. But he eventually became cold and uttered the phrase "You're laughing!" ”

(End of chapter)