Episode 152 Isolated birds, autumn colors

"Really, where did all those little ghosts go?"

Marisa frowned and said angrily.

Originally, we expected to go back after just going around the shore of the lake, but on the way, we were surprised to find that there was a small stream flowing from the mountain into the lake of the wind god. When Qi Lunuo saw it, he immediately became excited, and ran up the mountain stream, no matter how he shouted, he couldn't shout, there was no way, so we had to follow.

The only one who remains with me now is Otono Chiba.

It's not that she doesn't want to go, but she can't go, with her ordinary body, it's impossible to keep up with Qi Lunuo.

But now that she is holding my hand, bouncing and humming unknown nursery rhymes, I am afraid that staying will make her feel even happier.

"Wow, brother, look, what a beautiful butterfly!"

Otonari Chiba suddenly screamed, and I turned my head to see a giant multicolored butterfly fluttering outside the jungle opposite.

Well, it is indeed a joy to be able to see such a beautiful bird in this season when the bird is about to become extinct.

"But it won't be long before you lose sight of it. ”

"Why?"

"Because winter is coming, the bugs are going to hibernat. ”

"Oh. ”

The little girl bit her fingers, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Don't worry, they'll be back next spring. ”

"That's it!"

Hearing me say this, Otono Chiba's mood became cheerful again.

Inadvertently, the butterfly flies into the jungle and is no longer visible.

The rushing stream washes down the rocky walls from the mountainside, and the terrain on both sides is undulating and overgrown with bushes, so it is very difficult to walk.

After chasing for so long, we can't even hear the voices of those guys now.

"Hey, Dongfang, why don't we chase them from the sky?"

It's too slow to go, and Marisa can't stand it anymore.

"No need. ”

I shook my head, the birds that have left the nest, just let them fly to their heart's content!

"Why? Aren't you worried that something will happen to them?"

"Don't worry, with China following, it will be fine. ”

"It's because she's with me that I'm worried! With her like that, no one else is sure if she can protect her. ”

Marisa pursed her lips disdainfully, with Hong Meiling's strength, if she encounters some more powerful opponents, I'm afraid those guys will be in trouble.

"It's going to be fine!"

I just shook my head disapprerovingly at Marisa's concern. Hong Meiling belongs to that kind of dangerous and explosive individual, and only when she encounters a great crisis, especially when her life is dying, can she give full play to her true strength. It's just that her thick nerves, like water pipes, even if she encounters danger, I'm afraid she won't be able to detect it, right? Coupled with her kind of immortal body with a few daggers stuck in her head and running around, it's no wonder that she can have a chance to explode!

So Marisa's words aren't completely wrong.

"Really, they're all sticking to you, why are you worried about me?"

"Didn't I tell you not to worry? ”

"Damn. ”

Seeing that I didn't care, Marisa felt even more depressed.

"Wait...... Wait, don't go that fast, okay? I can't keep up. ”

There was a cry from behind Paciule, and when we looked back, we realized that we had unconsciously distanced ourselves from her. Look at her staggering, as if she was going to fall down at any moment.

Seeing this, Marisa quickly ran back and helped her.

"Are you alright? ”

"How...... How could it be so good?"

Patchouli was panting, and her body was bent down.

"Who told you not to listen to me, if you go back just now, you won't have to suffer this crime!"

"Then what did you call me for? Besides, I will do whatever you tell me to do, who are you?"

Patchouli looked up suddenly, glared at her with a look of annoyance.

"Ah, it's my fault, it's all my fault, okay?"

"Hmph, there's no sincerity. ”

Despite Marisa's apology, Pache still finds it difficult to dissipate.

"Hey, what are you still doing there? ”

Alice suddenly shouted loudly at the two of them.

"What? That guy, why is he like this every time, he leaves without saying a word, and he doesn't know how to wait for us for a while. ”

Marisa was in a hurry, and she held Pache tightly and strode towards Alice.

"Let go of me, I'll go on my own!. ”

"Alright, it's quicker. ”

"Humph!"

Seeing that the other party let go of himself without obeying, Patchouli couldn't help but puff out her cheeks.

But I didn't mention it anymore and left on my own.

Walking along the stream, we inadvertently got farther and farther away from it, and by the time we came back to our senses, we were already walking on an ancient road.

The deep ancient road is lined with tall trees, and it stretches all the way to it, and I don't know where it leads. The floor was covered with stone slabs, but it was broken and covered with a layer of red fallen leaves.

There is also a Jizo stone statue standing next to the road, and there are many of these things in Gensokyo!

The surroundings were quiet, and a few chilling cicadas chirped sporadically, but it made people feel even more lonely.

"Brother, people's feet are so tired that they can't walk anymore. ”

Otonai Chiba hugged my hand, and her little face collapsed.

"Yes, yes, Orient, rest for a while. ”

Marisa gasped and said, the mountain road was so difficult to walk that even she felt very unbearable while holding Pache with her.

"Stop, or Pache won't be able to hold on!." ”

Alice also spoke, although she and Marisa carried it, but it was already Pachua's limit to hold on to this.

"Okay, let's take a break here. ”

I put my fingers in my mouth and let out a long, loud whistle.

The whistle sounded far away, and the faint chirping of cicadas suddenly stopped.

"What are you doing here?"

Seeing that I suddenly whistled, Marisa thought it was strange.

"Nothing, just to test the echo here. ”

"Oh, really?"

Marisa was still confused, but she didn't ask any more. She glanced around, only to see that there was no place to sit.

Do you want to put Pachou on the ground?

She hesitated.

"Come here!"

I pulled a long object out of my sleeve and spread it out on the floor, and it turned out to be a white blanket.

"What if it gets dirty?"

"Don't be afraid, just let you go wash it. ”

I pulled Otonachi Chiba and sat down on the blanket.

"Eh, why me?"

Marisa asked, dissatisfied.

"Are you going to let me, a kind man who provides blankets for you to sit on, do this kind of thing?"

I looked up at her in some surprise.

"This ......"

Marisa's head was suddenly covered with black lines, bastard, and it was disgusting that she came up with such a reason.

"Forget it, I'll do it. ”

In the end, she still agreed with her head down.

Hmph, it's a big deal, when you go back, throw the blanket into the Lake of the Wind God and soak it for a few minutes, and then dry it.

"Okay, aren't you tired? Why don't you sit down quickly?"

"Oh. ”

Marisa and Alice hurriedly put Patchouli down, and both sat down on either side of her.

"Let's have a sip of tea first. ”

A small teapot and a few teacups suddenly appeared in the middle of the blanket, and I filled them all up, and the tea in the cups was still steaming.

As soon as she saw the tea, Patchouli's eyes lit up, and she swooped down to pick up a cup and poured it into her mouth.

"Ahem, ahem. ”

She drank too quickly and accidentally choked.

"Slow down, slow down. ”

Marisa gently patted her on the back, soothing her.

"Ahem, I'm finally alive. ”

Patchouli slapped her chest a few times and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't be reckless in the future, I'm really stupid to follow you to do this kind of thing. ”

"Why do I think you're saying we're stupid?"

Marisa was depressed.

Pache glanced at her, did not speak, but went and poured herself a cup of tea.

"Brother, people are hungry. ”

Otonai Chiba tugged at my sleeve and said.

"Ah, I almost forgot. ”

Hearing her words, Marisa suddenly thought of something, and she took off her hat and shook it vigorously a few times, and a pile of things fell out of it.

"Can you eat this?"

Alice picked up a pack of small biscuits and said in confusion.

"Why not, haven't you eaten it?"

"No, I mean ......"

Alice looked at Marisa's black hat and then at her blonde hair, and finally put what she was holding on.

"Brother, wait for someone. ”

Otono Chiba suddenly picked up a loaf of bread and ran away, I looked back, only to find that she was holding the bread to the Jizo stone statue, she put the bread in front of the stone statue, very strict sù salute, and then ran back quickly.

"Alright. ”

Instead of sitting back in her original position, Otonachi got into my arms.

"Well done. ”

I touched her head and complimented.

Although the stone will not be a tribute, the hungry beasts or birds that pass by will be blessed by it.

"Hee-hee-hee. ”

Getting my compliment, Otono Chiba was even more happy.

"It feels like we're having a picnic!"

Marisa bit a loaf of bread and muttered.

"yes, yes. ”

Otonai Chiba also nodded, she picked up an apple, rubbed it on her clothes a few times, and handed it to me.

"My brother eats apples. ”

"Eat it yourself. ”

I shook my head, picked up a cup of tea and took a sip.

"Ah, I don't know where those little ghosts are? I haven't found them for so long, so something can't really happen, right?"

As soon as Marisa thought about it, she became worried again, and it was better that they had come over here.

"Don't worry, they'll be here soon. ”

"Huh?"

Hearing me say this, a big question mark immediately popped up on Marisa's head.

"Autumn leaves!"

I picked up a red leaf in the middle of the road and muttered to myself.

Marisa and the others all looked up, and the trees covered in red leaves seemed to turn red under the blue sky.

"Autumn ......"

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"Wow!"

Qiu Suizi's legs went limp, and she suddenly fell to the ground.

"What's wrong? ”

Seeing that his sister had fallen, Qiu Jingye hurriedly ran back.

"No, no, Shizuba, I can't run anymore. ”

Qiu Suizi tried, but she couldn't stand up, and after running with all her strength for so long, her strength had run out.

"Don't stop, Tsuko, if she catches up, it's over. ”

Qiu Jingye wanted to help her up, but she was more than willing but lacked strength, and her strength was about to run out.

"But, but I'm really not going to do it anymore. ”

Qiu Suizi simply sat on the ground, not planning to escape.

"Shizuba, go quickly, I'll deal with that guy. ”

"What stupid are you talking about!"

Qiu Jingye grabbed Qiu Suizi's arm hard and shouted loudly.

"How could I have left you alone and escaped?"

"But I can't walk anymore......"

"Then let me go for you!"

Qiu Jingye suddenly squatted down, pulled Qiu Suizi behind her, and carried her on her back.

"Okay, that's fine. ”

"Stupid, stupid, neither of us can escape like this!"

Akihoko immediately struggled to get down.

"Shut up, no matter what, I won't leave you alone. ”

Qiu Jingye gritted her teeth and staggered forward with Qiu Yuzi on her back.

"I still have a lot of autumn leaves in my collection that I haven't let you see, so how can I just let you leave me?"

"Uh......h Shizuha, you're a fool, a big fool. ”

Qiu Yuzi hugged her neck and couldn't help crying.

Qiu Jingye was already very tired, and after carrying another person on her back, she couldn't walk for long, and she felt that her vision had become blurry.

"Shizuha, you better let me down, I can already go by myself. ”

"No, I'm okay. ”

Qiu Jingye gritted her teeth and said, she insisted on taking a step, but suddenly felt that something was wrong with the place where she landed, and she was about to take her foot back, but she felt that her eyes were dark, and she couldn't move a single bit.

"Damn, my strength is exhausted. ”

No matter how hard she tried, her body still fell down involuntarily.

"Shizuba!"

Qiu Suizi was suddenly shocked, and immediately hugged Qiu Jingye tightly.

"Wow......"

The two people who were huddled together just rolled down the steep slope.