My golden finger is not right

☆, nineteen,

Nineteen & Twenty,

What seemed to be arguing endlessly in the dark were the two mouse monsters I met when I fell into the cave that day!

My heart was originally raised high, but because of the huge gap between reality and imagination at this moment, I didn't catch my breath and choked it out.

"Cough cough..."

The voices of arguing stopped for a moment, and in the dim room, two round heads turned around at the same time and looked in my direction.

was discovered...

"..." I couldn't pretend anymore, so I could only sit up from the bed obediently.

"Who sent you?"

The pointed ears on the head moved, and the two little black balls moved closer to each other, biting their ears.

I can only vaguely hear a few vague nouns.

Like in the stomach...the last...something.

The little black balls chatted for a while, and then a slightly bigger one stood out, with another black ball sticking tightly behind it. The latter seemed to be a little afraid of me, with pea-sized eyes that kept moving around. Yes, just don't want to look at me.

They slowly approached me, and finally stopped about one or two meters away from me.Only then did I finally distinguish their fur colors clearly by moonlight.

A small black group, a big white group.

As seen in the cave that day.

"Cough cough, you, hello...Mr. Human..." Dabai Tuan stumbled and opened his mouth with a trembling body, the tips of its ears were always shaking because of the tense relationship, and it was always rubbing against the black ball behind it. Itching to scratch my head.

Seeing that he had already attracted my attention, Bai Tuanzi took a deep breath and continued: "Our lord wants to see you...for the matter of Mr. Qingxing Xiaoseng..."

Young monk of Qingxing?That little monster who persuaded me to make a contract with it was finally exposed?

I frowned slightly.

I was too tired when I came back, so I didn't pay attention to where the little monster went. Now that I think about it, it must be controlled by Ms. Keiko.

"If you're here for it, just go to it directly. Why come to me alone. I don't know anything about it except that it's not a good monster."

"No, no, no... Our king wants to see you, not because he wants to know about the young monk Qingxing from you. In fact, it wants to see you to tell you about the young monk Qingxing."

"……What's the meaning?"

"For example——do you know that Master Qingxing wants to kill you?"

-

I put two nervous, fainting balls on my head, and followed their instructions, and burrowed through a half-man-high hole in the garden.

I straightened my body, only to find that beyond the wall was no longer the country road I was familiar with, the gate of the neighboring house, but countless two people embracing each other, towering old trees and a path paved with cobblestones.

It is a small road, and it is indeed a small road. Its width may only be as big as two index fingers. If it is not for those little guys above my head who keep chirping to remind me, I don’t think I will be able to find their private road in the dense grass. aisle.

"Go straight along this road, and you will reach the palace of the king when you reach the end!"

Maybe because of not having to look directly at me, the timid black lump rarely opened its mouth. I felt my top and hair move, as if something was rolling on it.In a moment, I heard their conversation:

"Baixia, this one is so soft~" The black ball rolled for a while, and the tone was full of joy, "It's softer than our nest~ You should lie down and try it!"

"What is our nest, be careful outside, if Chixia and the others hear it, they will be laughed at again."

"What's so funny..." Bai Tuanzi stopped rolling, but his mouth was still a little stiff.

"It's like finding a beautiful female, building a nest and sleeping with the same sex every day..."

"So what if I'm with the same sex, I just like Heixia, I don't want to be with those stinky females! I just want to have Heixia!"

"You talk like that, it's so annoying..." Hei Tuanzi's voice became obviously shy.

The world of monsters...

I shivered slightly, I couldn't stand their way of showing affection.

Probably my movements were too big, and the guys on top of my head grabbed my hair, looking like they were afraid of being thrown out.

"Human, human adult...don't move your head..."

I subconsciously said sorry, then thought for a while, stretched out my hand to signal them to come up, and then put them on my shoulders.

Perhaps seeing that I didn't look malicious, Hei Tuanzi put his arms around Bai Tuanzi, hesitated for a while and said:

"Mr. Human..."

"Ok?"

"What does it feel like to be human?"

"Well..." I was disturbed by what it said, and my pace slowed down for a while, "It shouldn't be much different from a monster, it's all about eating, drinking, sleeping and so on."

"Besides that!" Bai Tuanzi cut in and said.

"Well...it's hard to say..." I broke my fingers and tried to explain in a simple voice, "Human lifespan is not as long as that of monsters. Although some people can live to be over 100 years old, most people At the age of 7 or 80, life is coming to an end."

"In order to survive better, we have to accept all kinds of knowledge and screen at various levels since we were young. Those who are smart enough and work hard enough can be screened to a higher level and accept better material conditions and More knowledge. And those who are untalented and lazy, will be screened to the lower ranks, get less good resources, and end up living a hard life."

"It sounds like you humans are all very tired..." Hei Tuanzi withdrew his original enthusiasm, and put on a face of sympathy, "I thought being a human was a very easy thing, It turned out to be almost the same..."

I smiled and didn't answer.

No matter what form you take, living is not an easy task...

If you want to live your life easily without leaving any regrets, how many people in the world can do it.Most of them just buried their lives in mediocrity.

Even if the monster thinks it's better to be a human, and the human thinks it's better to be a monster, it's often just the nectar of A and B.

"Life is too short and I can't be happy all the time. I'd rather be a monster." Hei Tuanzi licked his beard, and went over to comb Bai Tuanzi's beard.

"Speaking of which." I changed the subject calmly, "Is your king...?"

Hei Tuanzi's movements suddenly slowed down: "Your Majesty has not used the previous address for a long time because of the relationship between Mr. Qingxing Xiaoseng, so those who are not familiar with it can only refer to him as Mr. Lai Hao①."

"Because of the young monk Qingxing?" I raised my eyebrows slightly.If the two of them are telling the truth, and the young monk Qingxing is indeed trying to harm me, then the "Lord Lai Hao" who wants to convey this news to me must not have a good relationship with the young monk Qingxing, right?

I suddenly remembered that I met the young monk Qingxing because I followed them, and they were stealing each other's offerings at that time!

Although things are connected together, I still feel that something is not right.This makes me always have a feeling that I have deviated from the truth.

"If it weren't for the relationship between the young monk Qingxing, the king would not be trapped in the sub-world, and he would never be able to leave..."

"You talk too much, Baixia!" Hei Tuanzi tugged Bai Tuanzi's ear and reminded him.

"I know~" Bai Tuanzi turned his head and licked the other party's ear, until the other party's ears and root were licked until they softened, before he let go, "But these should be fine..."

Seeing that Hei Tuanzi didn't stop anymore, Bai Tuanzi turned his head to me with rare confidence and said, "Anyway, you must not like Mr. Qingxing Young Monk! It's the worst! If it wasn't for the king not allowing us to hurt it, with its half-baked behavior The level has already been swallowed up by other angry monsters!"

What the hell is this...

The more I can't figure out the meaning of the "big king", from Bai Tuanzi's words, it seems that the little monk Qingxing has done something to make the "big king" trapped in one place and can't get out, but he doesn't want others to hurt the little monk Qingxing .

And the reason why I am willing to meet the "Master Lai Hao" in their mouths is mainly because I don't understand why the young monk Qingxing must kill me.

I'm just an ordinary human being, and the other party is a monster. Even if I want to look for food, I don't have to come down the mountain with the food.For enemies that appear out of nowhere, no matter how calm I am, there will still be many question marks in my heart.

Besides, I can feel that with monsters like Hei Tuanzi and Bai Tuanzi under his command, it shouldn't be too scary... right...

In order to meet me, the powerful Miss Keiko and Hua Piao were brought down by Black and White Dumplings. Even if I evade this time, maybe they will take me away in a very harmful way next time.

What's more, with my personality of blushing when I make up nonsense, I can't evade it even if I want to...

Besides, the white tiger made an agreement with me that I would die of illness and leave this world in the near future, so it said that it would keep staring at me until I obediently left as promised.

So until that time comes, I should be safe.

The cobblestone path has come to an end, but what follows is a huge stone wall.The stone wall is old, and the surface is covered with thick moss, which looks very steep.

Seeing this, Black and White Tuanzi signaled me to move on: "Don't worry, it's just a cover-up. In fact, that stone doesn't exist~"

This reminds me of how I followed them through the stone wall when I was trapped in the cave.

Another blindfold...

I looked at the real stone wall in front of me that couldn't be any more real, and I clenched my hands calmly, and then rushed over with my eyes closed before my courage dissipated.

I felt wrapped in something soft, although the resistance was very light, it was still squeezing towards me.I was jostled and jostled into a courtyard.

The yard is full of maple trees. Although the season is not right, the dark red maple leaves are still blooming on the branches.I moved my feet, and then there were a few "clicks". When I looked down, I realized that the ground was also covered with a thick layer.

dead leaves.

The black and white dumplings on my shoulders had long since disappeared. I looked around, only to find that I was the only one left in the entire courtyard.

There seems to be a Japanese-style hut in the distance, and two small meat balls can be vaguely seen moving under the low eaves.One black and one white.

When did they pass?

I was a little flustered, and I was about to step up and catch up, but a hand grabbed my shoulder.

"Let them go, their task has been completed." The visitor had a rather crisp and soft accent, and the ending sound always turned up when he spoke, with a hint of intimacy and sweetness.

My ears softened and my face turned red for no reason.

Before I could restrain these annoying embarrassments, I saw the man walking slowly, turning around from behind me, and the sweetness in his tone became more intense.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, the last bloodline heir of the Yan Ye family."

"My enemy."

twenty,

The person who came was a young man wearing a red robe. He looked to be in his early 20s, but he had unusually old white hair.But the first thing I noticed was the strange complexion of the visitor, as if he had applied a thick layer of powder. His skin was as white as the wall.

That kind of morbid whiteness full of lifelessness made me shiver uncontrollably.

The young man seemed to be afraid when he saw me, his phoenix eyes fluttered slightly, and he smiled.

"My appearance is indeed a little scary..." He smiled and took out a handkerchief from his cuff, and wiped it casually on his face. After a while, the frighteningly white powder was finally wiped off, and his face was not so pale. Scared me.

Looking at it now, the appearance of the young man should be quite gorgeous, with the feminine beauty of a woman.

But for some reason, I feel that the other party's weak appearance does not match his personality.Specifically why I feel this way... ah... probably because the person who looks like a white lotus in the novel is usually either a green tea bitch or a black lotus...

I pulled back my thoughts and focused my attention back on the young man: "What do you mean by what you just said?"

"Literally." The young man twisted and played with a strand of white hair, "To be more precise, your grandfather should be my mortal enemy."

"Yan Ye Madara?"

The young man nodded casually: "Because he once stole a very important thing from me."

"By the way, I forgot to introduce myself. I am Lai Hao, Iron Mouse Lai Hao."

"But people generally don't call me that. They usually call me Lord Mountain Guardian."

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Mountain Keeper is a title that has existed since ancient times.Its owner is generally the most powerful big demon in this period.

Both the guardian of the mountain and the god of the mountain belong to the rulers recognized by the law.Just as every mountain with monsters must have a mountain god who controls them, so every mountain with monsters also has a mountain guardian.

But the mountain god's job is to manage things on the mountain, and the mountain guards manage the enchantment.

Different from the inheritance of mountain gods from generation to generation, mountain guards can be regarded as a profession that competes for posts.As long as you can kill the current guardian of the mountain, the law will tacitly allow you to take its place and become the new guardian of the mountain.And becoming a mountain guard means having the qualification to leave the mountain at will.

"Your grandfather stole the token of being a mountain guard from me decades ago." Lai Hao said with a smile, his eyes were dark and dark, and I couldn't distinguish his emotions for a while.

"Because I didn't defeat and kill me according to the law, but just stole the token, and the thief is still a human being. So he can't replace me as the new mountain guard."

"But because I lost the source of power as a mountain guard, I lost most of my demon power, and I was trapped in the subspace delineated by the law."

"If I don't find the token for a day, I won't be able to come out, and my strength won't be restored."

I know the subspace he is referring to should be the place I am in now.

I was dubious about his words, after all, the dead can no longer speak, who knows if he is talking nonsense and has another purpose.

"So you want to see me for revenge?" I asked bluntly, "Then what does this have to do with the young monk Qingxing wanting to kill me? Could it be that he wanted to kill me to become the new mountain guard?"

"Avenge you?" Lai Hao laughed dumbfounded. He squatted down, pinched my chin with two fingers, then shook my face from side to side, and his tone became sweet again, "Hit the cubs This kind of thing is too low-level, and I, Lai Hao, don't think I'm the kind of monster who can do anything."

"Don't worry, I won't kill you. I will wait until the day you can't live, and then I will take back the things that your grandfather stole. After all, human life is too short. Still worth the wait."

"What makes you think it must have been my grandfather who stole it, and what does 'retrieve it from me' mean?"

"If your grandfather didn't steal the token, how could he have the ability to guide monsters through the barrier? That guy is called Buluo, right? The humble Fu Sangshen, an insignificant fool, even being used as someone else You don't even know the chess pieces that lead the way, but after all, your grandfather is really talented in the aspect of ungratefulness..."

My heart slowed down by half a beat. If the other party's words are all true, then those words that don't fall with the little lantern can all be strung together!

Therefore, the night when Buluo met my grandfather was also the night when my grandfather stole the token from Lai Hao. The monster who chased Buluo and grandfather for a whole night before giving up was Lai Hao.And it is precisely because of that token that my grandfather has the ability to make Buluo walk out of the barrier!

As for becoming a pawn to lead the way for others... Could it be said that there was not only one person who successfully left Nobiro Mountain at that time?

A name popped up in my mind.

down the mountain!

Baihu once answered me that Nadeko hid Yamashita in the barrier, and later his reincarnated grandfather released him.It's just that he didn't choose to leave with his grandfather, but chose to seal all his memories in the barrier and disappeared.

So at that time, the grandfather should have released Shanshita at the same time on the pretext of helping the little lantern not to fall out of the enchantment.

Etc., etc……

Down the mountain...down the mountain? !

Isn't this the name of the child who was taken up the mountain by Hachisha-sama? !

The people Hachisha-sama took away twice and did not kill were all named Yamashita. Is there any connection between them?

"It seems that you don't know everything~" Seeing my shocked appearance, Lai Hao suddenly pinched my face, and said in a playful tone, "Although Yan Yebanye is holding the token of the mountain guard , but because he is not the owner recognized by the law, so if he wants to drive it, he must have a medium to pull him."

"Buluo is the medium, right?" My voice has changed a bit.

Lai Hao didn't answer directly, but I know he's tantamount to acquiescing: "At the same time, bear two backlashes brought by the enchantment, even if you have accumulated power for hundreds of years, it will soon be exhausted. "

"But it's not important. What's important is that your grandfather passed the token to you."

"But I don't even know what token there is!"

I pushed away his hand a little annoyed, and took a few steps back, trying to suppress the urge to run away.

I know that in the current situation, if I want to escape, I will definitely not be able to escape. After all, this is his territory, and the way to come has long since disappeared, so even if I want to go back the same way, it will be very difficult.

"It's good that I know." He was not annoyed by my push, but slowly straightened his body.

"I know what you're thinking, and I can tell you with certainty—it's impossible. You won't be able to leave here until you die of old age."

As he spoke, he moved his fingertips, and then I felt my whole body stiffen.

"Until that time comes, you must stay here and you cannot leave."

"..." To die!I can't even move my mouth!

Then I was carried upright into the old Japanese-style house deep in the courtyard by several teenagers wearing leather jackets of various patterns and colors.

Lai Hao looked at me with his hands behind his back for a while, and then moved his eyes to other places.His face was unexpectedly dull.

He looks like he's waiting for something...

Eh!etc!You are pulling my hair!

I glared angrily at the boy who was moving while holding my head.

He shuddered a bit, then adjusted his posture, and he didn't hook my hair anymore.

Seeing this, I stared at him for a while longer. He looked about twelve or thirteen years old. He was fair and fair, and there was still some baby fat on his face.He has half-length black hair loose, and he looks childish with a thick white coat.

He seemed to be easily shy. Seeing that his face was faintly red, I suddenly had some bad intentions, and I didn't avert my eyes. I saw that his entire neck was completely red.

When they finally put me on the tatami, he was the first one to run out.

It wasn't until the room was completely quiet that the fears I had suppressed were released.

What should I do now...

I lay straight on the tatami, lost in thought.

Although life is worry-free for the time being, it is impossible for me to stay here forever.I didn't have much time, and I thought about spending my last time with Miss Keiko, but now it seems that this last wish is impossible to come true.

When Miss Keiko wakes up and realizes that she is missing, she will surely die of panic...

I regretted it to death. I knew I shouldn't have followed those two little monsters so hastily.Although as I expected, there is no danger, but the current situation is not as dangerous as it is!

At least the spell that Ms. Keiko left on me will work, and she will know my location immediately and come to find me.

The entire Nobiro Mountain is as big as it is, and relying on Hao's statement, the space I am in now does not belong to the range of Nobiro Mountain, so it is too difficult for Miss Keiko to find me.

No... No... You can't always rely on Miss Keiko!I came to this space last time, and I came back alone in the end, so this time it must be possible!

Last time, the last time, it was because I helped the little monk Qingxing drive away those two small groups, and it sent me away in order to repay me.Although now I know that it must have had bad intentions at that time...

So what exactly is the token of the mountain guard they want? !Lai Hao said that it was on me. If I can find out the token and return it to the original owner, can I leave?

I felt that I had a clue, so I tried my best to recall if there was anything special about me, but I couldn't find anything.

In the evening, the two black and white gangsters dragged a large sandwich into the room.Seeing me lying motionless, Hei Tuanzi trotted up to my ear and said loudly:

"Your Majesty said it will take a while before the restriction on you will be lifted." As he spoke, it stretched out its fleshy paws and patted my face, "You can get up and eat at that time~"

"The king has given you the job of feeding you~" Bai Tuanzi also squeezed over, his voice was thin and high-pitched, and his tone was full of excitement, "This is the first time I Raising humans~ I heard that you humans are very delicate, and you can easily get sick if you can’t eat raw food. But don’t worry! Heixia and I will take good care of you, and we will definitely raise you up to be white and fat, and then grow old happily die~"

To be kept as a pet by monsters... and it seems to be kept for a lifetime... It's really... too, too embarrassing...

I moved the only part that could move—the eyes, and then slowly closed them.

If you want to go out, you must go out!

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①Iron mouse (てっそ), also known as Laihao mouse, first came from Toriyama Shiyan's "Pictures of Hundred Ghosts at Night", and later in "Heike Monogatari" and Master Kyogoku Natsuhiko's "Iron Mouse Threshold" There have been records.

The red mouse in the ancient temple of Dragon Claw Mountain.In the Heian period, an Acharya wanted to build an altar in Mitsui Temple in order to pray for the prince of Emperor Shirakawa, but Hiei, who was in charge of Mitsui Temple, did not allow him to do so.Acharya died of a hunger strike in a rage, and his anger turned into 8400 iron-toothed mice, which gnawed away the classics of Mount Hiei overnight.