"Are you going to observe here?"

When Wotai heard this, he was very happy and said to Erli.

She didn't pay much attention to Wotai's expression, but replied

"Well, this place is weird. If there is no trace of the youkai, could it really be that the gods have cast a curse here?

But if it's a curse...... It shouldn't be that there aren't any animals...

Elder, can I stay here for the night? I need to observe the situation at night and go back the next day during the day. ”

After hearing this, Wotai was naturally very happy, so he said to the elder.

"Elder Husun, leave this stranger behind... If she can solve the situation in our village, you will not be burdened with our food and drink. ”

"I hope this stranger will solve the problem...... But what if she... What about the greater danger? ”

"Danger? I don't think so. The people in the village have migrated, and if there are really youkai there, we will resign ourselves to our fate. ”

The elder hammered the floor with his cane, shook his head, and continued.

"Wotai, you haven't seen a monster. Those things will slaughter humans when they see them, and if they are smart, then we will suffer even more.

I've seen a lot, and there are several villages that even serve youkai. ”

"Elder Husun, you saw the youkai on Chikushi Island, how could we have it in the mountain pass of Honshu Island?"

“………”

After all, there is a place to live in an era where there is enough food and clothing, and suddenly because he caused trouble, this era ended, and no one is stupid.

Elle just watched the two of them argue because she was more interested in what was going on there.

What's going on? Why absorb so much vitality?

The two argued for a while, and they reached a consensus, and the elder walked up to Erli and said

"Sorry, we can't keep you here... Strangers, if you can really find out the cause of this strange phenomenon, we will pay you. ”

"What kind of pay?"

She was more interested in this, after all, the reward was more important.

At this time, Japan did not have the concept of currency at all, and it was still in a state of barter. For now, food is the best currency.

"Hmm.........

We can give you a bag of rice, half a bag of wheat, and two pieces of venison jerky. ”

The elder and Wotai had apparently discussed the terms of the remuneration, and quickly stated the amount of the remuneration.

Wotai himself added:

"If you can help us get back to our hometown, the people in our village will be willing to give you any help for free."

"Uh......"

Unexpectedly, Wotai, who looks like he is in his thirties and almost forty years old, is still as impulsive as a young man.

The elder shook his head with a wry smile and didn't speak, just waiting for Ellie's answer.

“……”

She knew that the better the pay, the greater the danger or the unknown.

Choices are always difficult, and this game of profit and security is even more difficult.

And it's a situation that is completely unclear on the security side.

“… Swap the jerky for fresh venison, I agreed, but I wasn't sure I'd find anything. ”

"Okay."

The elder was a little happier, the value of fresh meat was actually lower than that of jerky.

After all, there is no such thing as a refrigerator, and air-drying and marinating are generally a means of storing meat.

"Then I need some firewood to deliver to the fork in your two villages. Where to stay, I'll figure it out myself. ”

"Okay, okay."

Otai excitedly grabbed Erri's hand, who was slightly startled but understood the act.

"I don't know what your name is, stranger?"

The elder didn't bother with the nest, just asked.

"Alice, Alice? Aidendeville. ”

She took on a pseudonym and took the name Alice.

"Strange name, are you a nobleman?"

The elder thought about it, but he couldn't contact anything. But such a long name, and the pause, combined with her clothes and weapons, came to such a conclusion.

"No, I'm from the far west."

"That's... What should we call you? ”

“…… Alice... Call me that."

She said a few casual words, dealt with the nest, and walked out of the house.

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……

……

Night.

Ellie found a clearing, near the top of the hill, and although there was no shelter, she could look out into the terrifying silence over there.

I found two branches with some wild fruits stuck in them, and two birds that had their feathers plucked out and could not tell what kind of bird they were. The twig was placed above the flame and roasted slowly.

She herself held a tender twig in her mouth, staring boredly at the place.

There's nothing over there, and with my eyesight, I can't see anything.

"Leigh, what are you doing?"

Yakumo hung coldly from Elri's head, blocking her view.

"Bah!"

The latter was taken aback by surprise, grabbed the firewood that had been placed in the fire, and almost swung a stick in Purple's face.

"Ahh

"What are you doing! Purple! ”

Purple looked at the somewhat discolored Erli and smiled, and jumped off.

"I just found this place by the way, and I took a look.

As a result, I saw someone lighting a fire on the hill.

I can't think of anyone else who would do that but you. ”

She didn't care about anything, but ran straight to the fire and looked at the birds and wild fruits that were almost roasted.

"I think you came here by yourself when you were hungry......

Also, what if it wasn't me? ”

Walked up to Purple and nudged Purple's head.

Purple pretended to be under a lot of force and tilted her head.

"Then I ran away.

Leigh, is this thing okay? ”

"It's coming... Come on, don't worry. ”

She took the purple with her little tender hand, and then turned the bird over, and a lot of oil oozed from the upturned face.

"Purple, look at the woods over there."

"Which side?"

Erlie pointed, and Purple observed.

It was only a while before she discovered the problem.

"Why is this place so quiet, not even a single animal?"

"It's not just that, Purple, it's a little scary how plants grow there."

"Let me see."

She opened the gap and observed the situation inside the gap.

"It's not normal, it's so weird."

Erlie turned the birds over again, ready to take them down. Purple's voice echoed through the gaps.

"What do you think, Purple?"

"There's definitely a youkai here, but what is it for?"

Purple came back from the gap, and Ellie was just cutting the remaining firewood and turning it into a simple wooden stick.

"That's what I want to ask, and I'd like to go back tomorrow."

"Be careful, Liz. Do you need me to follow? ”

"If necessary, I'll call you..."

"Got it."

She took a bird and some wild fruits that Allie had given her, and ate them together.

The meat is a little bit woody, but it's okay with wild fruits.

The two also chatted while eating, laughing and laughing from time to time.

……

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……

The next day.

Ellie stared at it all night, but found nothing. Yakumo Zi left after eating at night, without accompanying her to observe the place.

"Sure enough, we have to find it again."

Stretching, she moved her shoulders and walked back there.

It's still that terrible silence, still lush trees and bright flowers.

It was still Erli who was holding the Jingyue knife and walking cautiously.

Soon, when she was in the abandoned village again, she began to search again, but still found nothing. But the focus is not on this place, but on the wild places.

She continued to follow yesterday's progress, expanding the scope of the inspection, but she didn't see anything.

"It's weird..."

Wasted three or four hours and found nothing, Ellie said.

She stood beside a towering tree and carved a mark.

She didn't know how many of these marks she had made, only that the forest felt like an endless end, and no matter how she looked at it or how she walked, she could never find its end.

"Could it be that these people are really blasphemous???

……

… Well? What does it taste like? ”

She was about to take a break when she suddenly smelled a faint fragrance.

A very familiar fragrance, but also very light, with the current body, this smell is still not very light.

"What is it? … It feels familiar..."

Follow this smell, like a puppy, with the sense of smell.

The woods are still nowhere to be seen, but little by little the smell is clear.

It's not the same as I remember, but it's still familiar.

What is it exactly?

She herself was just walking in the forest, and when she saw the tree she had marked countless times, she probably guessed that it was a vision.

If it weren't for his nose, I probably wouldn't know what was going on.

This time it didn't take long, only five or six minutes, and she walked out of the forest.

"No wonder it's so familiar...... The taste of raw melon seeds..."

As far as the eye can see, it is a golden ocean, and the sunflowers are absorbing nutrients from the warm sun in the sky, and the height of the sunflowers is really a little high, and it feels like a small building.

"Forget it... Let's pick some melon seeds first. If you can't grow it, you should be able to eat it. ”

Erlie didn't think much of it, and ran straight out of the forest, to the edge of the flower field.

She was about to break the flower from the bottom, but she didn't expect that as soon as she approached, the flower actually moved backwards.

"Huh? …

This thing is actually spiritual? ”

"You're wrong, little girl, I did it."

A cold female voice came out from behind Erlie.

She froze for a moment, and thought of it, Hua Tian and some kind of death, so very clear, the identity of this person...

Looking back...

Sure enough, it's you...

Finished......

With her long, wavy green hair and cold red pupils staring at Ellie, she felt like a cold-faced beauty, but she also had a dangerous smile.

Now Feng sees Yuxiang, and she is also wearing Wu clothes, but the one on her body is bright red. There is still a white underwear inside, and there is no umbrella in the hand. Because there is no ...

"I have to love you... The little one."

She stared with interest at the frightened petrified Erlie, and calmly walked over to her.

And she showed the grinning smile that made the prey when she hunted rabbits.