The old woman deceived the villagers, saying that it would definitely rain in a few days. In addition, the old woman was highly respected in the village, so most of the villagers accepted this fact.
Yaeji saw the people who had discussed the sacrifice a few days ago gathered together again to discuss other matters with his father.
Regardless of other considerations, Yaeji believed that the "mother-in-law" who was quite popular among the villagers was extremely suspicious.
Is it possible that after examining Ryo's body, she still tried to deceive the gods?
Liang's body was carried to the back hill for burial by several villagers who were taking care of the funeral. Liang's mother was still in an emotional breakdown, and only her father saw her off.
No one cleans up the blood splashing and flowing on the altar. Usually during sacrifices, the blood stains are washed away after a heavy rain. This time, the inexperienced villagers did not dare to go to the altar alone to clean up the blood stains, so as not to anger the gods.
"Let's go."
Yaeji patted his sister on the shoulder and said softly.
"oh."
Yae Sakura was in a low mood, and he didn't know what words of comfort to say. This was the pressure that every generation of miko must bear. If things develop normally, in a few years, she would hold a sharp blade on the altar and offer sacrifices to the gods.
Sakura is probably the only one offering sacrifices.
Days passed by, and there were many days when Yaeji didn't dream of that other world made of steel and cement.
In the dream, the skill points on the blue panel were slowly increasing, but unfortunately those skill points could not light up Yaeji's most curious [Heart of Prajna].
Sakura became taciturn.
Under Yaeji's guidance, Sakura's physical fitness and swordsmanship have grown rapidly. Under this background, the person responsible for feeding Rin's decoction became Yaeji.
"Wow~"
Looking down at the fresh water in the large tank that was about to bottom out, Yaeji subconsciously licked his chapped lips again.
"No, someone seemed to have said in the dream that licking your lips when you are thirsty will only make them dryer." Yaeji shook his head, his ear-length pink hair swaying, and there was no longer the fresh fragrance of the past, but instead a tinge of fragrance.
It has a weird rancid smell.
He hadn't taken a shower for too many days, and yesterday there was a fight between two villagers in the village over fresh water. Yae Ji was not surprised, even the most prestigious shrine in the village did not have enough fresh water supply, let alone ordinary households.
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After absent-mindedly making the soup for Rin, Yaeji returned to the house and fed the weak Rin spoonful by spoonful.
The sun outside was very bright. Except for early morning, Yae Sakura mostly chose to practice swordsmanship at night. During the day, her father called her over to learn about shrine maidens.
After giving Rin the medicine, Yaeji, who had nothing to do, sat in the shade of the house and looked outside. Even if there was a wind blowing in the sultry weather, it was still a hot breeze.
Yaeji wanted to swallow again.
Thirsty, so thirsty.
Now that the supply of fresh water is insufficient, he can only reduce his body's needs as much as possible.
Suddenly, there was the sound of running outside.
"Brother, brother! Father asked you to take a knife and go to the gate of the shrine to find him!"
Before anyone could reach the room, Sakura's voice came over first.
Yae Ji quickly stood up, took the sword from the wooden stand, hung it on his waist, and lightly pressed the handle of the sword with his right hand to ensure the balance of the entire sword.
He ran forward and saw Yae Sakura with sweat on her forehead, and asked, "What does father want from me?"
"Huh~" the petite girl took a breath and said, "Some villagers came to my father and said that someone turned into a monster!"
"Monster?" Yae Ji instantly thought of the bear monster he had seen before, and then thought of the monsters dominated by monster hatred recorded in the shrine.
"You stay at home and don't go anywhere! Remember what I said!" Yae Ji said seriously, and then ran towards the door of the shrine.
"Be careful!"
Yae Ji waved his hands behind him and ran down the steps of the shrine gate in the blink of an eye.
Around the corner, his father and a villager were waiting for him.
The villager looked anxious. After seeing Yaeji running towards him, he bowed slightly and then said urgently: "Master God, please hurry up, I'm afraid the wooden door won't be able to stop them!"
"Let's run!"
The three of Yaeji started from the trail, passed the small bridge by the river, and ran forward less than 20 meters before they saw the houses of villagers.
There were several relatively strong young men blocking the door of one of the houses, and the door shook from time to time.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way! Lord God and Lord Ji are coming!"
The onlookers made way for the villagers to make way. Seeing that the crowd was not panicking, there should not be many people turning into monsters, and Yaeji felt relieved.
"Tell me what's going on?"
The Eightfold God Lord spoke.
"Oh! Lord God, you are finally here, don't come again"
"It's all because that wild boy Daisuke came back and caused trouble!"
"Liang's family is really pitiful. Not only does she not have the blessings to serve the gods, but even her parents have turned into monsters."
"Do you think that little girl Liang harbored resentment and turned into a monster to take revenge?"
"It's Daisuke! It's Daisuke!"
The crowd suddenly became noisy, and Lord Yae frowned and shouted: "Okay! Don't talk! Who knows best, stand up and tell me!"
As the head of a shrine, he still has this kind of majesty. The crowd quieted down, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one spoke first.
"Master God, I am a neighbor of Liang's family." A middle-aged man who was as thin as a rib, as if he could be blown over by any gust of wind, stood up and said.
"You speak!"
"Yes, Lord God. I don't know much. After Daisuke was released a few days ago, he came to Liang's house. He must have had a big quarrel with Liang's parents at her house after learning about Liang's death.
"Dun, I heard the sound, maybe it was something."
"My boy saw Daisuke in the back mountain that evening, and then he disappeared. Until this morning, Daisuke suddenly came back! He came to Liang's house again with a front leg of a vicious beast, saying it was
I have to come and apologize."
"After that, Junshu from next door went to Liang's house to borrow something, and all we heard was a hissing sound, and nothing more happened."
"Those strong young men said they saw the appearance of the man-eating monster when they were children, and they quickly blocked the door of her house. That's probably it."
His father didn't speak, and Yae Ji, who was standing beside his father, didn't say a word either. He just pressed the handle of the knife with a lot of force, and his pair of blue and purple enchanting eyes flashed from time to time.
"Bang!——"
There was a loud noise, and the dust on the door beam fell down, and several strong young men suppressed their blushes.
"Quick! Those monsters are too strong, we won't be able to hold on for long!"
"Daisuke got a monster's front leg from somewhere. They must have eaten it together, and were affected by the monster's hatred, turning into a monster that can only eat people!"
"Yes, yes! How could Daisuke do this!"
The voices in the crowd rose again.
"Are you sure?"
Yaeji was stunned and looked up at his father who was speaking to him.