Chapter 18: Parting of Ways

Quarrel to quarrel, anger to anger, leave without tying the boat, this idea has been there since she went to the forbidden land, but she didn't know how to say it before, because she didn't have a suitable reason.

As for that task...... I can't do it myself, and it's just a death, so let's fulfill my wish before I die!

Chihiro stood up, bowed properly, and said seriously, "Thank you for taking care of you all the time." ”

During this time, Hachi really took good care of her, and her gratitude was sincere.

Bypassing him, Chihiro walked to the door.

"You've been wanting to leave for a long time?" Hachi sat still, and when Chihiro's hand was on the door, he said suddenly.

She doesn't speak, and there is a possibility that if she takes one more step down this path, she will die.

It's her own choice.

"Have you figured out the consequences?" Hachi said slowly, unable to distinguish the emotions inside.

Think clearly, but what if you can't think clearly?

In the vast sea of people, where to find a person it designates but doesn't know the name or appearance? She even suspected that this man had been lying to her, thinking that she hadn't read the system text?

She has nothing, everything she has is given by Hachi. But it doesn't mean that she can put her life in his hands without any worries again.

If it is really according to what he said, if you can't complete the task, you will die, and if you give up, you will die. Since they are all dead, why doesn't she take the initiative?

Chihiro didn't answer and opened the door.

In her opinion, she did not choose death, but freedom.

The air in early spring is still a little cold, but it can't stop the swallows coming and going. Chihiro walked aimlessly on the still cold dirt road alone.

If only she could fly like these swallows, she only had to fly high to see the end of the road.

She clenched the small purse in her palm.

The dark blue purse looks like it was sewn from leftovers from clothes, and two wooden beads hang from a gray knot. It's light to start, but at the moment Chihiro feels like it's heavy.

After she rushed out the door, the woman caught up with her and sent it with a few pieces of silver.

Chihiro knew that it must have been given to her by Hachi.

In fact, Xiaoba can't be considered bad to her, and she has always taken care of her everywhere in life, but some things can be said to be inexperienced once, two times are excusable, and it is stupid to do it again.

So these broken silvers should be regarded as her salary for accompanying that old antique these days!

Thinking like this, her heart felt a little better.

Before she knew it, she had left the village, and the land beside the road was showing the barrenness of true early spring.

Looking up, there is a long road ahead, where is she going?

In the distance, there was the sound of bells and horses' hooves stomping on the ground.

She looked back and saw an old man sitting on a rickety donkey cart, snapping his whip.

It turned out to be a donkey!

I don't know where this old man is going, can she take a ride?

She didn't speak, because she knew that it was useless for her to say it if she didn't understand the language, so she looked at the old man with blank eyes.

Fortunately, although the old man's hair is a little gray, his eyes are still very useful, and he accurately receives Chihiro's signal.

"Green ......", a firm old man wearing a light gray short coat, a dark gray shoulder, and black trousers tied by a belt of the same color, took the initiative to stop, revealing a row of yellowed teeth, "Ah......h

Chihiro genuinely wanted to know what he said.

But on the other hand, she didn't really need to understand what the old man said, as long as he understood what he meant.

Don't be too careful about the process, just be able to successfully achieve the ride achievement.

She pointed at herself, and then at the donkey cart, and her mouth was full of nonsense.

Does that mean I can make your car?

As for the destination, it depends on her mood.

Seeing this, the old man looked anxious, the forehead lines on his forehead became more obvious, and he babbled in his mouth, pointing to himself and the road ahead.

What does that mean? Can't you bring your own?

Chihiro, who didn't understand the old man's meaning too well, pointed to the road ahead, pointed to herself, and then pointed to the donkey cart. Reaching out and pinching three fingers and rubbing them, meaning I will pay.

I don't know if this old man really understood what Chihiro meant, he patted the wood under his butt and beckoned to her.

Is this okay? Although the language is not clear, it is not as difficult to communicate as expected.

She ran over and found a seat in the back of the car.

Stacks of hay were placed on the car, and each grass was neatly stacked.

The old man in front of him waved his whip, and the donkey cart moved slowly.

The old man sang an unknown tune, she leaned against the haystack, smelled the fragrance of hay, and relaxed her tense nerves in the song.

From the moment she left Xiaoba, she had been worried about whether she would hang up suddenly, and even a small stone would be carefully avoided along the way, but she had been out for so long, and she was still alive and well.

Hachi, Hachi, you're lying to me, right?

The bell rings, and Chihiro embarks on a new journey.

The road was not smooth, to be precise, along the way, she saw a lot of people in ragged clothes begging for food or picking up. Their cheeks were shriveled, their eyes were hollow, they were skinny, and their bodies were dirty and smelly.

In comparison, the coarse cloth clothes on Chihiro's body looked much richer.

Some of them were hungry and had no strength to lie on the ground, some still had the strength to rummage on the ground to eat, and some could not stand the hunger and robbed people when they saw them.

They are all ancient martyrs gathered on the outskirts of the imperial city.

It was the first time she had seen such a sight, but as long as the men didn't come up to her and hold the half-broken bowl, she could still pretend not to see it......

Ahem, don't blame her for being so unloving.

How could those who had been hungry for a long time let go when they saw their big car, and a bunch of people followed, stretching out their hands, pulling at the grass, and some even grabbed her skirt, and Chihiro, who had seen this scene for the first time, avoided these debt-collecting ghosts and climbed up the haystack.

The old man who was driving the car was much calmer, and with a loud shout, the whip snapped, and knocked off the hand that wanted to drag him out of the car, and the frightened donkey ran upside down.

Suddenly accelerating, Chihiro, who was unprepared, leaned forward and almost fell to his head.

Desperately clutching the edge of the car, he wondered in horror if his death sentence had begun?

Finally steadied herself, she sat down again, and a group of people chased after her.

There were also young and fast ones, a few strides, one bouncing, half lying on the donkey cart, grabbing her legs.

Is this Tarzan of the Apes?

She screamed in fright and kicked her leg hard, but the young man's strength was so great that she felt that the flesh on her leg would be torn off in a few moments.

It hurts......

She was in pain and scrambled up the haystack.

At this moment, there was also a man on the other side of the cart, whose hands were firmly gripping the edge of the cart, and most of his body was dragged, and his feet fluttered trying to keep up with the speed of the donkey cart.