Chapter 9: The Prophecy of the Shrine Maiden

"When you met Xunlong and was hunted down, this is the reason why you didn't bring Xiangyu Luohua back?"

In the office of the village chief of Xialan Village, Nightfire and Nightblade sat on a bench with a teacup, while a young and beautiful girl stood opposite them.

This is the famous village chief Aina of Xialan Village, who is only 22 years old this year, and with her capable ability and advanced foresight, she took over the position of village chief early, and it is precisely because of her existence that the village has been able to develop rapidly.

"Uh... We weren't lying, there was really a large group of people who came to assassinate us, and they were extremely violent, chasing us with forty-meter-long daggers in their hands. Nightfire said cautiously.

Nightblade suddenly felt a big head, forty meters... Why don't you say 400 meters? The facts that were so true that they could make him say as if they were fake, and that would be embarrassing.

"You don't come much, you know that you eat and wait for death all day long, as a high-level hunter, you actually go to pick flowers, give me a little serious!" As expected, the village elder who was smiling just now immediately changed into a different person.

"Swift Dragons of the Sea of Trees, that's not an easy guy to deal with......" Nightblade tried to speak.

"That's it, and there is a large group of people chasing us, it's just too dangerous, I think it's better to dig mushrooms, you can make a lot of money by digging a few more, the price of mushrooms is so high now......" Nightfire followed behind and whispered.

Aina's face had gradually sunk, and needless to say, she knew that she was about to explode.

"Smack!" A large stack of documents was placed heavily in front of the two of them, and Aina casually pulled out one of them and said, "This is the task record of the two of you in the past three months, of which the collection task is as high as 90%, and the mushrooms of the entire mountain have been hollowed out by you!"

"Uhh

"I compliment you!" Aina yelled as she threw the document out in her hand!

"Mushroom picking, huh? I love mushroom picking, right? I'll tell you both right now! Either go get this dragon for me, or dig up all the mushrooms in the whole Kasumi Lan for me!"

"Don't come back if you can't finish your work!"

The door was slammed shut, and Aina's roar lingered in her ears, and the two stood silent in the doorway.

"Boss, I think let's go to the sea of trees for a while..."

"Shut me up...... It's all because your mouth is so stupid..."

.........

Kasumiran is a small village, but there are many people who come to visit it because of its beautiful scenery and various mountain specialties.

Merchants from big cities often come here to buy game from the mountains and bring things from the city, so the street is full of hawkers, and it is very lively at any time.

"I never doubted my ability to negotiate, and it lasted until 10 minutes ago, until you joined..."

On the street, Nightblade said depressedly as he looked at the scroll in his hand, and beside him, Nightfire was munching on a roasted rabbit leg.

"What's the matter? we're an inseparable couple, not to mention that the boss can't be the boss for anything, and I have to support you, right?" said Nightfire as he spat out the bones in his mouth.

"An inseparable couple...... Nightblade's face suddenly darkened, and this sentence sounded extremely awkward.

It's not just businessmen who come to Kasumi from all over the world, but sometimes there are also traveling entertainers who eat by their crafts, and every time they appear, they attract the attention of children.

"Oh, Boss, look over there, there's something interesting. ”

There was a large crowd of people, most of them children, under a small kiosk on the side of the street, and such a large movement naturally aroused the interest of the night fire.

"It's probably an artist who traveled here, there's nothing to see, it's just a trick to make the children happy, let's go, we still have business." Nightblade glanced at it before preparing to leave.

But Nightfire was clearly not ready to leave, and it wasn't just himself, he pulled Nightblade over.

"I'm leaving, I can't even say I'm going. ”

"It's okay, it's just a matter of a few minutes, just look twice. ”

Anyway, it didn't take long to delay, and Nightblade didn't insist any longer, and walked behind the excited nightfire.

Before they arrived, the children's laughter came, and the height of the two people far exceeded that of these children, so they naturally saw it clearly.

It was a simple stall, with only a piece of cloth and a hat, and the owner was a girl who wrapped herself tightly and showed only a pair of large bright eyes.

Her gender was instantly recognizable because of who she was, her tattered robes, her dirty hair, her black veil, and her large hat that was lying downwards on the floor.

This is a shrine maiden, her dress is a perfect expression of her identity, and the cloth in front of her has a smoking stove on it, perhaps this is the most valuable thing in her.

Nightblade finally showed some interest, and in this continent called 'Galaxy', shrine maidens were generally believed to have the ability to predict the future, and even divinate fate.

"Sister Miko, can you really see my future?"

At the instigation of a group of children, a little girl walked up to the witch and sat down and asked.

"Of course, as long as you can pay me accordingly. ”

The shrine maiden's only eyes narrowed and let out a chuckle.

"But I don't have any money......," said the little girl, a look of disappointment.

"So what do you have? Maybe I'll accept that. The shrine maiden asked.

The little girl was overjoyed when she heard this, and rummaged through her pockets, but her pockets were empty, and suddenly, she thought of something, plucked a wild flower from her head and said, "Sister Witch, all I can give you is this blue butterfly flower, I promise it is the most beautiful flower in the sunset." ”

Seeing this, Nightblade shook his head, I was afraid that girl was going to be disappointed, no one would want to give anything for a wildflower that could be found everywhere.

But is this really the case? Looking at the girl in front of her and the flowers in her hand, the shrine maiden reached out and took the wild flowers and asked with a smile, "Can you really give it to me?

The girl looked at the shrine maiden in surprise and nodded shyly.

"Thank you. The shrine maiden thanked her, carefully took out a bottle from her tattered robe, put the wild flower in it, and turned to the girl again, and asked, "I have taken your precious things, now tell me what you want to know." ”

The girl blushed when she heard this, and refused to speak, and finally asked in a soft voice at the urging of the child behind her, "Sister Witch, I want to know if I can be happy." After saying that, she lowered her head and did not dare to look at the people around her.

The shrine maiden didn't ask any more, but smiled lightly, and pulled out a box from her robe, which opened to reveal one small lattice after another, filled with colorful powder.

"O god who soars in the sky and does not know where he is, please give this girl a little favor and tell this girl where her happiness is. ”

The shrine maiden prayed as she spoke, but her hand did not stop, and she put pinches and pinches of powder into the furnace in front of her, and in just a moment the light in the furnace changed several times.

As the last glimmer of light faded, the shrine maiden put her hand into the stove and took out a round crystal ball under the gaze of everyone.

The crystal ball was crystal clear, constantly changing color in the witch's hand, and as the speed of change decreased, it finally froze to pink.

"What a wonderful color, I see the boundless sea of flowers, even the wind is full of flowers, wait with peace of mind, your future will be exactly the same as your dreams. She handed the crystal ball to the girl and laughed again.

The little girl was already attracted by the witch's words, and looking at the pink crystal ball in her hand, she jumped up in surprise, causing a burst of cheers from her companions around her.

"Hahaha, interesting, change me next!"

Just as Nightblade was laughing with everyone, a figure flashed in front of him, and then he saw Nightfire sitting on the ground.

"Hey, you guy don't make trouble......"

Nightblade saw it and immediately reached out to pull him, what was there to make a mess of this kind of child's game.

But who knew that Nightfire became serious, and despite Nightblade's obstruction, he took out a silver coin from his pocket and put it in front of the witch and said, "Witch-sama, please also divinate the future for me, I want to know who my bride is." ”

"Haha..."This sentence immediately caused the people around him to laugh, but they were even more looking forward to the witch's divination.

The shrine maiden was not surprised, and accepted the silver coin and repeated her previous actions, only to notice that the powder she had added to the stove had changed several colors.

She didn't make everyone wait long, and the light in the stove quickly disappeared, but this time the shrine maiden didn't take anything out of the stove, but stared at the green smoke floating in front of her and whispered, "I saw a woman, a mature and beautiful woman, she had long hair like a waterfall, and her beautiful face was incomparable to even the most beautiful moonlight. ”

"Keep talking, keep talking. Nightfire suddenly became excited, was it really the same as he thought?

"With its elaborate dresses, precious jewels, and a splendid estate, it's a great place to get married. ”

The witch's next words filled everyone's eyes with envy, and even Nightblade couldn't help but look sideways, this kid would have such good luck?

But Nightfire's next move was incomprehensible, and he slowly stood up from the ground with his excited look gone.

"I'm afraid you're talking about the eldest lady of the family, impossible, my future wife doesn't have such a good family background, she should be a simple girl, maybe not so magnificent, but she has a heart of gold. Nightfire said and prepared to leave, apparently he didn't get the answer he wanted.

"Don't worry too much, everyone makes mistakes, maybe this shrine maiden is wrong?" Nightblade patted Nightfire on the shoulder, and then prepared to leave together.

But just then, a voice stopped him: "Wait a minute, friend over there, please wait a minute." ”

It was the witch, and at this time her gaze was resting on Nightblade, and she didn't know if it was an illusion, but her body seemed to tremble.

"Hehe, Miko-sama, I don't need divination, because I don't have anything I want to know, and the way forward must be my own. Nightblade said with a smile on his face.

"Don't you really want to?"

The shrine maiden chuckled again, "If anyone here really believes what I say, I'm afraid you're the only one, right?"

"What do you mean by that?"

Nightblade asked puzzled, although it is rumored that the witch can predict the future, but now not many people believe it, and everyone is afraid that everyone comes to divination just for fun, but this witch did not hesitate to break this point.

"Let's go, boss, she doesn't know witchcraft at all. ”

Nightfire tugged at Nightblade's arm, disappointed by the answer he had just received from the shrine maiden.

"Sit down, if there is anyone who really wants to see their future, I believe that person is you, there is no denying that the road ahead is always under your feet, but after all, you need someone who can guide you, and this is what you desire. ”

Nightblade's eyes lit up as the shrine maiden's words lit up, and the eyes of those around him turned their eyes to him.

"Gone boss, don't waste time here, instead of listening to her here, it's better to go back and listen to the headmaster's nagging. Nightfire spoke again to persuade Nightblade, he was already a little impatient.

"Nope. ”

Nightblade stretched out his hand to interrupt the night fire, and walked straight to the shrine maiden and sat down cross-legged.

"Excuse me. ”

Nightblade pulled out a golden coin from his pocket, placed it in front of the shrine maiden, and said, "Shrine maiden-sama, if you can, please tell me what the future will look like." ”