I don't want to be a heroic spirit

"..."

Gui Yifa blinked blankly and tilted his head in a daze for a long while.

"Well, have we been fooled? We are a great monster, but we are fooled by a little thing like you? We are going to beat your little drum!"

"ah!"

Qianhua turned around and tried to run, but before she took the first step, Guiyi's Dharma Eye grabbed the back of her neck.

"Are you still naughty? Are you still not obedient?"

"Qianhua is not disobedient. She is very well behaved."

Even though she was caught by Gui Yi Fa Yan, Qian Hua still spoke confidently, "Didn't you say it just now, sister? No matter what I call you, you won't mind, so even if I call you Angel Sister, it shouldn't matter."

"...I think I did say that just now."

Gui Yifayan held Qianhua in one hand and touched his chin with the other, thinking for a moment.

"Well... since you didn't say it yourself, there's nothing we can do. Okay, I'll let you go."

As she said that, she put Qianhua down.

Being fooled by a child who is much younger than oneself, most people may feel ashamed and angry, but Gui Yi Fa Yan is different.

As long as it makes her feel interesting and adds some fun to her long life, she will just laugh it off even if she loses a little face.

It was so funny to have a child much younger than me find a loophole in my language and then fight back against me! Hahaha!

"But, is this okay? Take us home." Unlike the carefree Gui Yi Fa Yan, Sha Luo felt a little uneasy. "Don't you need your family's consent? After all, this is the first time we meet, right?"

"Huh? It's okay, it's okay." Qianhua shook her head, "Aren't we friends? If you bring your friends home to play, Mom and Dad will be very happy too."

"...When did we become friends?"

"Hmm? That's a strange question. Haven't we already known each other by name?" Qianhua tilted her head and glanced at Sara in confusion. "Since we've already known each other by name, don't that mean we're really good friends?"

friend?

Ripples appeared in Sara's golden eyes.

She stared at Qianhua's brilliant smile, opened her mouth, but said nothing.

Although they were walking instead of flying, the village was not far away, so the three people traveling together quickly arrived at the village.

"Hey~~~~, Chika, your father is actually the chief of this village?"

"Yeah! That's right! So, Qianhua, I know everyone in the village." Qianhua proudly put her hands on her hips, then looked at Sara and Guiyi Fayan in confusion, "But, I've never seen Sister Sara and Sister Tianshi before. Could it be that the two sisters are from 'outside'?"

When he heard the word "outside", Sara's eyes moved.

"Qianhua, what about you? Are you from outside too? And your parents, and everyone in the village..."

Sha Luo has always wondered why there are people in this sealed space, and it seems that a large village has formed.

Then, under Sara's particularly concerned gaze, Qianhua nodded slightly.

"That's right, everyone in the village is from 'outside'...but..." Qianhua pouted and frowned, "but...that was a long time ago, Qianhua no longer remembers what happened 'outside'...Hey, Sister Sara, Sister Angel, can you tell Qianhua about what happened 'outside'? Qianhua is really...very curious!"

"of course can."

Sara agreed without thinking, after all, telling a story was not a big deal... Then she remembered that she had been living in the forest since she could remember, and she only had a vague understanding of the outside world, which seemed not much different from Qianhua?

But a promise once made is like water spilled, so Sara subconsciously looked for help to the ghost Yi Fa Yan beside him.

Even though her master said he also always stayed in the mountains and forests and didn't often interact with people, he must have had a few experiences out of the mountains over the past thousand years, right? At least he was better than her, right?

When Sha Luo was picked up by Gui Yi Fa Yan and flown into the sky, he had seen this village from afar.

It is normal for a village of this size to have several hundred people living there, so Sara thought they would meet many villagers before entering the village.

However, along the way, Sha Luo didn't see anyone. She was still thinking that maybe they were afraid of the black monsters and that's why they all hid in the village. But when they actually walked into the village...

no one.

It was such a big village, but she didn't see a single person.

The silence was a little scary.

"Chika...where are the people in the village?"

On the way here, Qianhua told Guiyi Hogen and Sara many things about the people in the village.

The old man named Shimotsuke Takahiro seemed to be a samurai loyal to the shogunate when he was young. He always liked to sit on a small chair and tell stories about his youth on the battlefield.

There is a man and a woman named Serika and Shinbei. Almost everyone in the village knows that they like each other, but neither of them has confessed their feelings to each other, even though they create various "chance encounters" every day.

Ms. Mami and her husband sell fruit. The fruits they sell are big, sweet and juicy. They also have a teenage son. Their family is very harmonious and happy.

After listening to Qianhua's story, Sara had a general impression of the village as "harmonious and beautiful".

So when he arrived at the village and found that there was no one inside, Sara was even more puzzled.

Qianhua had been deceiving them before? Impossible.

That tone, that expression at that time…if it was a fabricated story, it would never have revealed that look.

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Qianhua turned around and swung her flaxen pigtails behind her head.

"Everyone in the village? They're all out. What's going on?"

Chapter 122 Qianhua's Home

"Everyone is out?"

Where did you go?

Isn’t it said that it’s very dangerous outside the village, with many dangerous monsters wandering around, and we have to return to the village after nightfall?

And why did they all go out?

Sara keenly felt that what Qianhua said was strange, but he didn't know how to say it, as if the truth was hidden in a thick fog.

“Thousand Flowers…”

Sara may not have noticed, but her expression gradually became solemn.

"What does 'get out'... mean?"

"Why does Sara always ask strange questions?" Qianhua's tone was filled with doubt, not fake. "'Go out' means 'go out', what else can it mean?"

Something was wrong…very wrong.

Just as Sara opened her mouth to ask something else, a hand suddenly pressed on her head.

"Xiao Qianhua, you said you would take us to your home... So which home is yours?"

"Hehe! My father is the chief of this village, so of course my house is the largest and most conspicuous one."

Qianhua continued to lead the way, while Guiyi Fayan and Sara followed behind.

This village is not like the city. The so-called "roads" are made by people walking, and there are no paved roads.

Of course, Guiyi Fayan and Sara are not ordinary people, so this kind of road is not difficult for them.

A fake moon and fake stars hung in the sky, and the quiet night enveloped it.

The inexplicable atmosphere tormented Sara's heart. The intangible weirdness made her feel tormented every moment, which made her subconsciously want to seek help from the person she trusted most.

"master……"

"Shh-"

Gui Yifayan raised his index finger in front of his mouth and smiled slightly.

"Sha Luo, you've noticed something unusual, haven't you? But don't forget why we're here." Gui Yi Fa Yan reminded him in a low voice, "We're only here to clean up the monsters and prevent them from wreaking havoc on the world once they get out. As for the anomaly here, it actually has nothing to do with us and can be completely ignored."

"But……"

What should I do with Qianhua?

Faced with this innocent little girl who suddenly became his friend, Sara couldn't leave her alone.

But, what the master said was...

"Of course, this is just my opinion. For you, this is just a reminder that the real decision of what choice to make is still yours."

Suddenly, there was a hand on Sara's head.

"We monsters are extremely willful beings. Only by firmly believing in something can we maintain our own identity despite the wear and tear of time... Perhaps these words are too early for you, but don't forget—do what you should do, do what you want to do, do what you can do."

Although she was still young, Sara could not understand Gui Yi Fa Yan's words, but she kept them firmly in her heart.

"We're here! This is my home."

A house stood there quietly. None of the buildings that Guiyi Fayan and Sha Luo had seen along the way could compare to this one.

At Qianhua's excited invitation, Sara walked inside, but found that Gui Yifayan stood still, and felt confused.

"master?"

"Hmm? Oh, here it comes."

This house...or rather, the owner of this house is not ordinary.

Before entering the village, Gui Yifayan had sensed traces of Yin-Yang magic, and now, on the house in front of her, she also felt the same traces of Yin-Yang magic.

The huge Yin-Yang magic formation that covers the entire village is probably used for protection, so the bloody dogs wandering around cannot get close.

Then there is the house in front, which seems to be the center of the protective formation?

It's set up very discreetly...

"Woooo! What is this?"

Sara's exclamation came from inside the house.

This situation was caused by two things in the house.

The shape is very similar to that of a human, with a head and limbs, and it is about the same size as a human, but from the side it is just a thin piece, all white with red patterns written on it.

After entering the house and seeing these two "paper people", Gui Yifa's eyes immediately understood everything.

"Alright, alright, it's just a Shikigami, no need to panic."

Guiyi Hōgan held down Sara's shoulders to prevent her from drawing her bow and arrow to attack the two Shikigami.

"God formula?"

Sara repeated the new word, much to his surprise.

"Wow! Angel sister is amazing." Qianhua looked at Gui Yifa's eyes with stars twinkling, "Although my father told me several times, I always can't remember their names, so I always call them Taro and Jiro."

"What a casual name."

"No way! I've been thinking seriously about it for three nights!"

Then, Guiyi Hogen and Sara knew why there were two paper Shikigami in Qianhua's house.

The Shikigami called Taro by Chika was wiping the table and setting the plates very skillfully, while the one called Jiro by Chika was busy in the kitchen, and soon came over with three plates of food.

Although Gui Yifayan frowned after seeing the dishes on the table - all vegetarian, not a single meat dish.

However, Sara and Chika enjoyed their meal very much.

"It's been a while since I've eaten around the table with other people."

Qianhua showed a satisfied and even happy smile, not because the dishes made by the Shikigami were so delicious, but because of the addition of two people, Guiyi Hōgan and Sara.

Sa Luo, who was already full, couldn't help but ask directly: "Qianhua, where are your parents?"

"They're all out."

Qianhua answered as if it was a matter of course, with no sign of abnormality on her expression.

But this is precisely the biggest anomaly.

"If you went out... where did you go?"

"Where are you going...? You're going out?"

Sara felt very tired.

This world, this village, and Qianhua... It seemed that everything around her was abnormal, but she was unable to get any relevant clues from Qianhua through verbal communication.