The patrol members who had been maintaining order from yesterday afternoon until now glanced at Yaeji from the corner of their eyes.
'It's great to have a sister at home!'
'Damn it, why doesn't my boy know how to deliver food to his father?'
'I want to eat it too.'
With their thoughts surging, the team members could only focus on the villagers not far away, but the aroma of the rice balls penetrated their nostrils again, making them salivate.
Yaeji picked up a rice ball and saw Sakura looking directly at him. His open mouth closed again, and his butt moved to the side. Yaeji patted the stone next to him:
"Sit here."
Sakura sat next to him obediently.
"Would you like to eat?" Yae Ji asked seemingly unintentionally.
"Ah? You've eaten."
Yaeji looked at his dear sister Jiang with subtle eyes, "Do you think I'm a fool? You don't know how much I eat?"
Sakura stretched out her tongue and licked her lips, "It's just a subconscious answer. Brother, these days..."
"What's going on these days?" Yaeji grasped the key point.
"Well... I always feel like my brother has changed a lot these days. He's a bit... a bit like his father." Yae Sakura said timidly.
Yaeji was stunned for a moment, then handed the large rice ball in Sakura's hand, and then bent down to take another portion from the square cloth.
I took a bite and chewed it.
Yae Ji whispered: "Sakura doesn't like sacrifices either, right?"
"Eh?"
"If there is no shortage of water in the village, do we still need to offer sacrifices to the Fox God?"
"Brother...brother." Yae Sakura's petite body trembled slightly, shocked by her brother's dangerous words.
How could your elder brother, who has been trained by the god master since childhood, come up with such unnatural thoughts? The fox god is a god worshiped by Yae Village for generations. The fox god also protects the village. During the severe drought, he dropped nectar in the village and also trained shrine maidens.
Prevent monsters from invading the village.
"We'll talk after we get back." Yaeji said vaguely with his mouth full of food.
Yae Sakura didn't say anything. She held her large rice ball in her two small hands and opened her small mouth to bite the rice ball lightly.
In the evening, the sun, which releases energy to the earth for a day, gradually sets. The remaining glow of the setting sun allows the originally sweltering village to finally breathe a sigh of relief.
The number of villagers queuing up gradually increased, holding various utensils containing water resources in their hands.
The man who led the team came to Yaeji, leaned down, covered it with his palms, and said, "Sir, the ten villagers who drank water earlier are all fine. They are all lining up at the back of the team with their things."
"Nothing suspicious?"
"No."
"Okay, maintain discipline and let them fetch water."
The man nodded, with a little hesitation on his face.
"What's wrong?"
The man's throat moved, "Sir, would you like to ask the team members to replenish their fluids first?"
"Okay, you guys share the first bucket first, drink less, don't drink too much."
"yes!"
The man left and looked at the lively crowd. Yaeji stood up and stretched his stiff body after sitting for a long time.
With sufficient water resources, he can speed up his physical training. Most of the little fresh water left in the shrine was handed over to Sakura. After all, Sakura is the next miko. Excluding certain cheating items, Yae Ji
I think his swordsmanship talent is far inferior to Sakura's.
The setting sun is hidden, the pale moon exudes a soft brilliance, and a gust or two of wind blows from time to time. Compared with the purgatory day, the night is countless times more comfortable.
"Why do you want to fight me a second time? You only have one chance a day, come back tomorrow! Go, go, don't block other people's time here."
"No! I'm here to find Lord Ji!"
"Ha~ I think you're looking for a beating!"
Nozawa waved his sandbag-sized fist, intending to hit the boy in the abdomen.
"Let him come here!"
"call--"
The strong wind brought by the fist slightly flattened the wrinkles on the clothes and stopped less than three inches away from the lower abdomen.
"Go." Nozawa tilted his head and motioned for the young man to walk in.
The young man gritted his teeth and walked into the tree behind the well.
"Lord Ji."
"Well, tell me, what do you want from me?"
The young man raised his head, and even though the moonlight was dim, he could clearly see Yae Ji's face for the first time at such a close distance.
He gritted his teeth and said in a voice that seemed to be squeezed out of his throat: "Master Ji, are you actually the shrine maiden of this generation?"
Yae Ji opened his mouth, but before he could speak, the young man immediately said, "Some people in the village already know about it. If you are not a witch, then..."
"I'm not." Yaeji denied directly. Although he could smoothly perform a set of Falling Sakura Slash and wield Sakura Blowing Snow to send out waves of knives, he was a pure boy.
"No, Sakura-sama is so young that it is impossible to become a shrine maiden. Ji-sama, if you are not, wouldn't it mean that you are stealing the authority of the gods?" The young man seemed to be possessed, "That's not right, it is also possible.
You are deliberately lying! Am I right?"
Yaeji twitched the corners of his eyes, and words from another world naturally popped into his mind:
"Psycho + middle school boy."
Yaeji waved his hand, and the patrol team member next to him immediately picked up the boy's arm and dragged him away from the scene.
"Master Ji! This well is really not enough for the whole village! What to do with the animals? What to do with the fields? And I know your secret!"
The patrol member looked at Yaeji, who waved his hands impatiently. Fortunately, he thought that boy had some advanced insights.
"No, Sir Ji! Uh~uh~"
The patrol member covered the boy's mouth, but was bitten hard by the boy!
He took the opportunity to get rid of the patrol members and rushed into the crowd while shouting loudly: "Sakura-sama is so young that it is impossible to become a shrine maiden to communicate with the gods. Ji-sama is not a girl, let alone a shrine maiden! I did it at my mother-in-law's house.
Time handyman, I know the secret! He is stealing the power of the Fox God! He secretly distributes the Fox God's wealth to you!"
"Just wait and see, the Fox God will definitely punish you!"
"Stop! Don't run away, kid!"
"How dare you slander Lord Ji!"
The villagers who were afraid of being involved in this incident all moved out of the way, and a few team members soon pinned the kid to the ground.
There are not many villagers still waiting to get water, and they are even more hesitant after hearing the rumors.
About half of the villagers who had not yet drawn water quit the team, with uneasiness written all over their faces.
"This matter was approved by the Fox God!" Yae Ji shouted with a frown: "Before this, my father and sister and I prayed to the Fox God for seven days. There is absolutely no risk in digging a well!"
"Next time! Whoever dares to spread rumors privately again will be severely punished!"
After saying that, Yae Ji took a ladle of water from the bucket and drank it into his stomach.
Seeing that the next generation of Eighth Level God Lord dared to do this, many villagers calmed down.
Compared with an unknown young man, they are still more willing to believe in the Yae Shrine that enshrines gods.