Does this work too?

"Okay, that's good. Ai, don't think about anything else. You can't escape it. Only you can be Hell Girl, and it's impossible to give it to anyone else. You don't want to go back to Hell, do you?"

"..."

Enma Ai remained silent upon hearing this, staring motionlessly at the human-faced spider in the darkness.

And then the sound gradually faded into silence in the darkness. Enma Ai knew that the human-faced spider had left, but she didn't pay much attention to it, nor did she quite understand what had just been said.

Because she has no memories of the past, her current memories are that when she was conscious, she was already on the road to the human world, and her only feeling was that she was rowing a boat in a dark space.

The next second, Enma Ai disappeared from the spot and returned to the hotel.

……

the next morning.

When everyone else got up, Leng Mo and Senior Xiao Yuan were already sitting at the dining table eating breakfast. As soon as Dian Ci saw breakfast, he immediately grabbed Pochita and rushed over, for in his eyes nothing was happier than eating.

Machima and Pawa appeared at this moment. Machima immediately went up to greet Homura Akemi happily.

Machima: "Good morning, Xiaoyan. Shall we have breakfast together?"

Homura Akemi: "Mm."

A slightly drowsy Homura rubbed her eyes, looking like she hadn't slept well, which excited Makima, who really wanted to go up and touch her.

After everyone sat down, Leng Mo smiled at Yan Moai and said, "Let's eat, and then I'll take you to that place. You should be able to remember something then."

"Ah."

Enma Ai nodded, lowered her head, picked up some rice with her chopsticks, and ate it in small bites.

The people around them also started eating, and the atmosphere was very pleasant.

Shu Ouma: "Sis, let me tell you, last night for some reason, some people suddenly appeared and we beat them up."

Mana Ouma: "What a coincidence? Bro, it was the same on my end. I don't know what happened, but suddenly someone popped up and we beat them up."

Shu Ouma: "?"

Sakura Mana: "?"

For a moment, the two were dumbfounded, feeling that the coincidence was too great. They stared at each other, speechless, and fell into an enigmatic silence.

Shubi, standing nearby, asked, "Is it possible that we're fighting the same person?"

Riku: "Impossible! If that were the case, how pathetic would someone have to be to be beaten by us?"

Hugh: "No."

A dazed Yakumo Yukari leaned against Leng Mo and asked with a smile, "Ah... I'm still sleepy. Mo Mo, how about you pour me a cup of coffee?"

"No!" Leng Mo said without even looking at him.

Yukari Yakumo complained, looking aggrieved, "Ugh, how annoying. You can't even pour coffee for a girl? You'll stay single forever if you keep doing this."

As a result, Rebecca handed Yakumo Yukari a cup of coffee without any hesitation: "Don't bother the leader, the coffee is here."

Yukari Yakumo: "Tch!"

Rebecca: "Ha!"

Altair sighed subtly at the situation: "Yare yare da tsk."

……

Six Lanes, a temple, Qitong Temple.

The temple was built for Enma Ai by her cousin in the past. The seven children represent the seven-year-old child who was sacrificed every year in ancient times.

When Leng Mo led the others to the temple gate, it was already close to noon. Leng Mo looked at the temple entrance and remained silent.

But the silence was brief. He turned to look at Enma Ai and said earnestly, "Ai, this place was built for you."

"Huh? Me?" Enma Ai looked at the temple in front of her, confused and feeling nothing at all.

When Leng Mo saw that Enma Ai didn't react, he said a name: "Sentaro".

"?" Enma Ai still looked puzzled when she heard the name.

Leng Mo frowned slightly, sensing something was wrong as he looked at the dazed Enma Ai.

Doesn't make sense?

Neither the Seven Children Temple nor Sentaro could awaken her memories.

Is something missing?

Leng Mo didn't say anything more, but led his people inside.

At this moment, the abbot of the temple saw Leng Mo and the others, and warmly came up to them.

"Esteemed benefactor, is there anything you need?"

"We've heard about the legend of Qitong Temple and want to learn more about it," Leng Mo said earnestly, looking at the abbot.

"I see. Then please follow me. Let's go inside and talk." The host quickly invited Leng Mo and the others, a happy smile on his face.

Soon, the host led Leng Mo and the others to the reception room.

After everyone was seated, the host poured everyone a cup of tea and smiled kindly.

"Gentlemen, is there anything you would like to know?"

Leng Mo: "About Qi Tong."

"Seven children? That goes back to the village here a long time ago."

The host, somewhat nostalgic, explained to Leng Mo and the others with a touch of emotion.

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"More than four hundred years ago, Liudao Township was a small village with a few villagers living there."

"There is a custom here called 'sending off the seven,' where a seven-year-old child is sacrificed to the mountain god every seven years."

"I don't know exactly how long this bad habit lasted, but according to records, a massacre occurred here more than 400 years ago, and almost everyone in the village was burned to death."

“Some of the survivors went out to do business, and when they made money, they came back and built this temple.”

"The Temple of the Seven Children was built by later generations to comfort the innocent children who were sacrificed."

As the host spoke, a compassionate expression appeared on his face, showing sadness for the past tragedies. Such things were numerous in ancient times, but few were recorded.

After listening to the host's words, Leng Mo glanced at Enma Ai beside him. However, there was not much emotion or hatred on her face, but rather a sense of relief.

Leng Mo was a little confused. You see, in the original work, Enma Ai wanted nothing more than to kill everyone involved in that incident, and she hadn't forgotten it even after four hundred years.

It was precisely because of this resentment that she crawled out of hell; one could say she was extremely ruthless.

However, Enma Ai's face didn't show much expression right now; instead, it had a sense of relief, which was quite strange.

Is Enma Ai different in this world?

"Love, what do you feel?"

"Feelings? No." Enma Ai looked at Leng Mo, tilting her head without much thought.

"Alright then." Leng Mo sighed helplessly and then said to the host, "Host, I'll be bothering you for the next day or two. This is a small token of my appreciation, please accept it."

Leng Mo pulled out a stack of banknotes and placed it in front of the host, his tone filled with a subtle meaning.

After all, if Enma Ai were to remember everything, her temple would definitely be destroyed and burned to the ground.

Consider it compensation.

The abbot smiled warmly when he saw the money Leng Mo had put down: "Thank you for your offering."

After a while, Senior Xiaoyuan and the others began to stroll around the temple, while Leng Mo followed Enma Ai outside.

In the temple corridor, Enma Ai's footsteps thudded on the dark brown wooden floor, but she stopped after only a couple of steps and slowly turned to look at Leng Mo, who was following her.

"What's wrong?" she asked, puzzled.

"You really don't remember anything?" Leng Mo looked at Enma Ai in front of him in confusion. Her past life was like a powder keg that could explode at the slightest touch, but now she seemed to remember nothing. He even had a feeling that he might have mistaken her for someone else.

Enma Ai: "What are you remembering? Things from your past life?"

"Hmm." Leng Mo looked at Yan Mo Ai intently, trying to discern something from her expression.

Enma Ai: "I don't know, but I feel that something must have happened four hundred years ago."

Leng Mo: "Want to know?"

Enma Ai: "Um, can you tell me?"

Leng Mo: "Okay."

Leng Mo stood still and nodded, looking at Enma Ai in front of him and talking about the hatred from four hundred years ago.

……

Four hundred years ago, in Liudao Village.

As a child, Enma Ai was often bullied by the other children in the village because she was a girl.

One day, Enma Ai was bullied and went to her cousin crying. Upon learning what had happened, her cousin Sentaro immediately helped Enma Ai teach the bully a lesson.

Instead of apologizing, those people called Enma Ai an unlucky person and a monster, and even beat up Sentaro.

Afterwards, Enma Ai looked at Sentaro's slapped face and could only cry and say sorry.

Sentaro said seriously, "Ai is Ai, not a monster."

Enma Ai laughed happily upon hearing this, her face showing a smug expression.

Then spring came and autumn came, and time flew by.

Soon the day of the sacrifice arrived. Every seven years, the village would sacrifice a seven-year-old child in order to pray for a life free from illness and disaster and a bountiful harvest.

Because Xiao Ai was often bullied in the world and didn't have much of a presence, it was decided to sacrifice her to the mountain god.

Enma Ai's parents had no choice but to let her go, but they did not give up on Ai.

Instead, they found Sentaro, who was closest to Enma Ai, hoping to secretly take Enma Ai to the shrine on the mountain during the sacrifice and regularly send her food and clothing.

Sentaro initially refused, but after seeing the sadness and fear in Enma Ai's eyes, he finally agreed.

And so, Enma Ai arrived in the deep mountains through the village's ritual, and at night, Sentaro quietly took Enma Ai to the place that had been arranged.

For the next six years, Sentaro would go up the mountain every so often to bring Enma Ai clothes and food.

After that, Enma Ai never left the mountains again, staying in the shrine, and the only person she could see was Sentaro.

In her world, there was only Sentaro.

Six years later, the village experienced a drought, and the wheat withered and died.

One day, Sentaro went to deliver something to Enma Ai. Upon seeing Sentaro, Enma Ai smiled happily and thought that it would be wonderful if she could continue to be happy like this.

However, due to the drought, the villagers became more vigilant and discovered Sentaro's actions on the mountain.

So they followed, and that's when they found Enma Ai.

Those who discovered that Enma Ai was still alive immediately blamed her for the poor harvest and drought, and a riot broke out.

The person leading the group was Sentaro's father.

Afterwards, everyone captured Enma Ai and her family, believing that in order to gain the mountain god's forgiveness, they had to sacrifice Enma Ai and her family of three to the mountain god.

To prevent a repeat of what happened before, they chose to bury them alive this time.

When Sentaro saw this, he immediately tried to stop it, but his father pinned him to the ground.

"If you do anything strange again... our whole family will die..."

Sentaro's father whispered those words in his ear, and Sentaro froze, almost dumbfounded.

Next, Enma Ai and her family of three were blindfolded and knocked unconscious by the villagers.

They were thrown into a deep pit, and the priest demanded that Sentaro atone for his six years of deception by personally burying Enma Ai and her family of three alive.

At this moment, Enma Ai woke up in the pit and begged Sentaro not to search for her and bury her alive.

However, Sentaro had become mentally unstable; faced with the anger and complaints of the villagers around him, he had lost the ability to think for himself.

Finally, the soil was filled into the deep pit.

Through the gaps in the bandages covering her eyes, Enma Ai, who was in the pit, saw Sentaro lowering dirt towards her.