In the tunnel where the torches were barely lit, Xie Mao supported Ye Cang and walked out, followed by the wounded who were helping each other.

Originally, Ye Cang was walking well, but suddenly he stumbled and almost fainted, and Xie Mao knew that Ye Cang had been holding on so that he didn't faint on the spot.

It's really bearable.

Ye Cang couldn't leave by himself, and the rest of the people were wounded, so he couldn't take care of himself, so Xie Mao had no choice but to step forward and carry Ye Cang away.

At this time, Xie Mao knew that Chiyo's arrangement was not to hope that his grandson would rest earlier, but to let Xie Mao, who was not injured, take care of the others.

If it was the original "scorpion", would he take care of others...... Xie Mao thought a little boredly, and suddenly felt the weight pressing on him getting bigger and bigger.

He glanced sideways and found that Ye Cang had actually fallen asleep.

"Good guy......" Xie Mao pulled Ye Cang's arm and carried her on his back, which was easier.

When he returned to the camp, following the guidance of a female ninja who stayed in the camp, Xie Mao carried Ye Cang into a tent that looked no different from others, and put Ye Cang on the mattress spread on the ground.

"Hmm~" Ye Cang opened his eyes vigilantly as soon as he touched the mattress, and only relaxed a little after seeing Xie Mao beside him and the surrounding environment, "Back to camp?" ”

"Well, you fell asleep on the way." Xie Mao stood up and said.

"Huh? Hahaha~ I'm probably too tired. Ye Cang blinked and laughed awkwardly.

Xie Mao maintained his personality with a cold face: "I'll go first." ”

After saying that, he got up and walked outside, and when he was about to leave the tent, Ye Cang's sincere thanks came from behind him: "Thank you, Scorpion." ”

Xie Mao glanced sideways at Ye Cang, who was lying on the mattress, bowed his head slightly, and walked out of the tent.

"Scorpion!"

The female ninja who had just helped came over, she first looked at Hakura's tent, and then said, "Is Hakura-sama still asleep?" ”

"Just woke up." Xie Mao found that the female ninja was looking at him, so he simply asked directly, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Because she was not familiar with Xie Mao, the female ninja who was not too old squirmed a little and said, "Ah, that...... Now that everyone in the camp is injured, you and I are considered to be slightly injured, so I would like to ask you to join me in keeping vigil before Chiyo-sama and them return. ”

This is what should be done, Xie Mao didn't refuse, nodded lightly and said, "Is there a suitable location nearby?" ”

The female ninja said happily, "Yes! Just the hillside not far ahead, the view is very wide, and you can hide your body. ”

"Okay, I'll go there."

"Uh-huh, hard work!"

Xie Mao walked to the hillside and sat in a fairly clean place, staring at the bright moon in the night sky.

Raise your head to look at the bright moon and bow your head to think of your hometown.

Some of them are homesick.

I miss the comfort of home, the care of relatives and friends, and the prosperity of peace.

Before the crossing, Xie Mao had never seen someone who could spit out such a mouthful of blood in reality, and he had never heard of such a terrible explosion.

If he was punched by a sand puppet, he was afraid that he would be on the verge of death, but Ye Cang was able to hold on until everything was over before falling asleep, and when he touched the mattress, he could actually wake up.

Xie Mao has never realized so deeply that ninjas are poor people who are precarious, and the ninja world is a cruel meat grinder.

People who have no strength are involuntarily self-conscious, and their lives, dreams, and even everything are empty and insecure.

The premise of going home is to be able to survive, and to have the strength to face all the wind and rain calmly.

But if you want to have strength, you have to take risks.

Everything in the world, a few things can go smoothly, and a few things can be easy, but compared to stealing a living, Xie Mao wants to hold the initiative in his own hands.

He wasn't afraid to take risks.

About a quarter of an hour later, Xie Mao heard that the camp was a little lively, and when he thought that he should go back too, he suddenly heard more footsteps behind him.

Looking back a little vigilantly, Xie Mao was stunned to find that the person who came was Chiyo.

"Grandma?" Xie Mao stood up and turned around, and the moonlight hit the side of his face, "I want to know, the anthropomorphic living puppet." ”

"I know you're going to ask." Chiyo sat down beside Xie Mao tiredly and motioned for Xie Mao to sit down again.

Xie Mao looked at Chiyo with a tired face and said, "It's okay to go back and say it." ”

"Soon after."

Chiyo lowered his eyebrows and said slowly: "The 'Anthropomorphic Living Golem' is an experiment that is considered a failure, and such experiments are not uncommon in the Niyome period, after all, it was a period that was both grim and cruel......"

Chiyo explained the background of the [Anthropomorphic Living Golem] experiment little by little: "...... Using the brain of the deceased as an experimental subject, trying to use chakra instead of nerves to revive the deceased on the puppet, even if it can be successful, it will definitely end up being a dirty technique, completely desecrating the deceased, in the end, it is a pity that this technique cannot resurrect your parents. ”

"At first, I didn't expect that Lord Shamon and Lord Monzaemon would still insist on this experiment, and even die together in the Thousand Winds Sands until later...... This technique has merit, and it must have an innovative side to the puppetry, but we can only study it backwards from the puppet because we lack the most critical information, and we don't know when it will come in handy. ”

Chiyo coughed weakly after speaking, her short purple hair was messy by the night wind, Xie Mao looked at it and said, "Grandma, go and rest first." ”

"What about you?"

"I'll go back with you."

"Okay, let's go."

Chiyo smiled slightly, Xie Mao accompanied her back to the camp, Chiyo, who was quite tired, found a tent to rest first, and Xie Mao stood next to a mountain rock that could block the wind and looked at the progress of his mission.

Almost 45%.

In the past, the progress of [Anthropomorphic Living Golem] was only about 5%, and until now, the total progress of the mission has not reached half of it.

"There are so many things missing, what am I missing? Do you want me to dissect Shamen's corpse and find out its secrets? Xie Mao thought with a headache.

That's not something that can be done in a day or two, it has to be calculated on a yearly basis.

There are many doubts.

For example, how did Shamon and Monzaemon die?

Xie Mao thought about it and walked towards the outside of the camp.

The wind in the middle of the night was unexpectedly cold, and the occasional crackling torches divided the road, and the flames on it swayed, and the light and shadow on Xie Mao's face kept changing.

"Huh, scorpion?" A familiar female voice sounded not far away, Xie Mao looked over and found that it was the ninja who had talked to him before and assigned the night vigil mission.

This ninja can even be seen as a girl, not only does her face look very young, but her chest is also flat and almost never undulating, it is estimated that she is only thirteen or fourteen years old, but her movements are amazingly fast, when Xie Mao just followed the voice to look over, the girl had already appeared not far from Xie Mao with a little white smoke, and her short white shoulder-length hair shook in the wind.

Noticing the girl's scrutinizing gaze and vigilant standing, Xie Mao immediately said, "It's me." ”

"You've given your tasks to someone else, aren't they?" The girl's fingers hooked kunai and flicked smoothly, "Is there something to get out of the camp?" ”

"I don't need to rest, I just want to go out for a walk." Xie Mao said bluntly, not stunned at all.

The girl looked at Xie Mao carefully, and her voice was crisp: "No problem, but I need to inform Chiyo-sama or Hakura-sama and let them send someone to accompany you, you still have to bear with it, for safety reasons, it is best not to go out of the camp alone." ”

“…… They're all resting, so don't bother. Xie Mao's face was expressionless, and he couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

If you can't leave the camp, do you have to watch the mission end here?

"Hey, hey!"

The female ninja let out a cute laugh that had succeeded in her scheme, revealing her little tiger teeth: "I haven't introduced myself yet, my name is Gan Qingya." ”

Although Gan Qingya already knew Xie Mao's current identity, Xie Mao still said: "I'm a scorpion, go back first." ”

"Huh? Why don't you stay and talk about it? Gan Qingya was stunned for a moment, and then saw that Xie Mao had turned around and left.

It doesn't seem to be as difficult to reach as rumored...... Gan Qingya originally thought that the "scorpion" would ignore her and leave the camp directly, but she didn't expect to be able to listen to the words.

Sure enough, the rumors are all exaggerated!

……

In the dead of night, Xie Mao looked back after hearing the sound of a gentle brush, and found that the dry green shoots had disappeared, he sighed lightly in his heart, and turned his head with some annoyance.

Troublesome enough, with a ninja as sharp as Gan Qingya guarding the camp, how could he sneak out?

As he continued to walk forward, Xie Mao heard a distinct knocking sound from the shadows diagonally in front of him, and he looked suspiciously, and found Kazama with a black cloak standing there.

"As puppeteers, we can understand each other."

Kazama said in a hoarse voice, his eyes penetrated the black veil hanging from the cloak, and he looked firmly at Xie Mao and said, "You must also be very curious, the truth of the year." ”

Xie Mao blinked in shock, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly: "Of course." ”

There was a distinct smile in Kazama's voice: "Then let's go." ”