818 My Little Friends Who Suddenly Became Big Bosses

"Then one day, I heard that voice again."

【Do you want to leave here? 】

The moment the sound sounded, the surrounding environment instantly turned black, and he couldn't see or feel anything. The medicine seller wasn't even sure if he was here.

"..."

When there was no answer, the voice repeated, 【Do you want to leave here? 】

"... come alive?"

The voice that belonged to the flower and bird scroll seemed to come from all directions, and the drug seller couldn't tell which direction it came from, as if she was nowhere and everywhere.

[The same can be said. 】There was a little smile on the originally cold voice, 【So, do you want to come back to life? 】

"Think!" Huaniaojuan replied without hesitation, her eager look seemed to be rushing to answer a question, but soon she fell down again, "But I don't know what to do."

【You know, no one knows what to do better than you. 】

"Even if you say so, I will..."

Huaniaojuan paused, and asked cautiously: "I really don't know what to do, can you teach me?"

The drug seller vaguely heard a sigh.

【it is good. 】

Soon the drug seller knew why Huaniaojuan couldn't even change form after taking so long to cultivate.

Just got the faith value from human beings, turned around and gave the strength just obtained to another person, maybe even fill in a little bit by himself, how can this injury be healed well?

The owner of the voice has also discovered this problem, but the power belongs to Huaniaojuan. No matter how much He reprimands her, as long as she does not sincerely repent, this situation will continue.

"I didn't do it on purpose, just subconsciously..." Huaniaojuan, who was criticized for this again, said aggrievedly.

It seemed that because of anger, the voice disappeared for a long time, and no matter how much Huaniaojuan apologized, it never appeared.

At first, Huaniaojuan could maintain a well-behaved posture, waiting quietly, but after a long time, she couldn't help but panic.

I don't know how many times I have repeated the apology, but it is still useless. Huaniaojuan worked hard to let the other party see his sincerity, so he made a decision.

Since he was angry because he casually gave the power he had cultivated so hard to others, then she wouldn't give it.

Huaniaojuan closed his only sense of hearing that can contact the outside world, and truly plunged into darkness.

I thought that the power of faith would decrease in this way, but the power that enters her body every day is still as strong as ever, and Huaniaojuan can't figure it out, obviously she no longer helps them realize their wishes, why would she still Someone came to worship.

【...Because they didn't come for you. 】

"Ah?" Hearing this voice after a long absence, Huaniaojuan was stunned for a moment.

There was another sigh, and this time the medicine seller heard it clearly.

Not to mention him, he also felt tired as a bystander.

The location where the picture scroll is hidden is right under the main hall of the temple. Thanks to many renovations, it has not been discovered, and it happens to be very close to the place where incense is burnt, otherwise we would not have heard the prayers of those people.

However, it is quite powerful to take what the people who come to worship say to themselves as if they are talking to themselves, let alone really try to help people realize their wishes.

Thanks to her hard work for decades, she has already spread the reputation of this place, making people think that making wishes here is very effective. In this way, even if Huaniaojuan no longer helps people who come to pray for blessings every day to realize their wishes, it will still be a blessing. There will still be a lot of people who will continue to come here for what happened before.

Anyway, not all wishes will come true, maybe one day I will become that lucky one?

Compared to these, the owner of the voice wanted Huaniaojuan to understand a fact.

[No one knows that you are fulfilling their wishes, haven't you noticed?They never called your name. 】

"But they need help, don't they?"

Huaniaojuan asked suspiciously, "If that's the case, why can't I help them?"

Although she never responded to anyone's wishes, it was also because she couldn't hear anything. If she couldn't hear those people's voices, she wouldn't feel that itchy heart.

【... Itchy? 】

Huaniaojuan really gave an explanation, "That's the kind, um...you will feel this way when you know you have the ability to help them, but you don't choose to do so."

【...】

In the weird silence, Huaniaojuan finally sensed something was wrong.

"I-Is there something wrong with what I said?"

The drug seller couldn't help laughing.

It is also very powerful to be able to speak so frankly about being stupid.

"I'm curious, who taught you to be like this."

The surrounding darkness dissipated a bit, and Huaniaojuan appeared beside him again.

"Naive, right? I think so too." Huaniaojuan smiled, "No one has taught me anything. To be honest, I still don't understand what I thought before."

"Aspire to be a public servant of the people?" The medicine seller joked, "Well, it's not that your idea is bad, but when you go to help strangers, you should take care of yourself first."

Apparently he wasn't the only one who thought so.

【Good job. 】

After knowing that she had shielded her hearing, the voice gave her appreciation for the first time, and asked Huaniaojuan to keep it up.

Flowers and Birds, who thought he could unlock the shield, let out a disappointed voice.

In any case, life still has to go on, and finally one day Huaniaojuan has enough power to change form, and the lack of four-fifths of her soul makes it extremely difficult for her to practice, and she can still act as a god in this situation. Realizing the wishes of others, the drug seller said he had never seen such a situation.

When preparing to transform, Huaniaojuan hesitated.

【What's wrong? 】

After getting acquainted with it, that voice became much more approachable, and I can no longer find the feeling of superiority at the beginning. Occasionally, I would chat with the boring Huaniaojuan. Of course, most of the time it is Huaniaojuan who is talking, and He is listening. .

"I'm not sure if it's right to do this." Huaniaojuan said hesitantly, "What if Master Qingming comes back?"

Although it is often said to be stupid, Huaniaomaki thinks that he is still very smart. For example, temples are places where monsters cannot set foot. In the past, it was just a fluke. What if he was discovered during the transformation?

At that time, she will definitely be kicked out. Although she doesn't care where she is, if she leaves this place, she will miss the chance to meet the people or monsters who came to look for her.

[Don't you know yet? 】

"what?"

The voice sounded the same as usual, but Huaniaojuan inexplicably had a bad feeling.

【Now, more than 1000 years have passed since the Heian-kyo where you used to live. 】

And humans can't live for more than 1000 years.

"Master Seimei...is he dead?"

Her answer was endless silence.

"how so..."

If there is still a body, she will definitely kneel down powerlessly on the ground.

"Speaking of which, is this considered cheating?" Huaniaojuan suddenly looked at the drug seller, "Master Qingming is still alive and well, but he lied to me that he was dead."

"Strictly speaking, it's not. After all, he didn't say anything. You came up with it all yourself." The honest drug seller said.

Huaniaojuan snorted dissatisfied, "Even if it's not deception, it's intentional misleading!"

This time the drug seller didn't refute, his idea was the same as the flower and bird roll.

This deliberate element was too obvious. He clearly said something that could be solved if he was still alive, but the mysterious man suddenly started to pretend to be dead, without saying a word of comfort, and did not appear again until Huaniaojuan calmed down.

[Humans are such fragile creatures. 】

"Human beings..." As if thinking of something, Huaniaojuan's voice suddenly became very excited, "What about Taotao?"

[You have to know that monsters rarely live to be a thousand years old. 】

Okay, there's nothing wrong with being intentionally misleading.

Rare does not mean no, such as flower and bird roll, missing most of the soul, isn't it still alive and well?It's just that life is a bit boring, and it's very strong not to go crazy.

Thinking of this, the drug seller suddenly had a deep respect for the flower and bird rolls.

It's also thanks to her simple nature, otherwise, if she gets rid of this predicament in the future, maybe she will start the villain boss's way to destroy the world. Even if she doesn't have this ability, joining a villain group casually will make others feel uncomfortable.

Curiosity made the drug seller ask the question in his heart.

"After so many things, don't you have any resentment?"

To his surprise, Huaniaojuan said without thinking, "Yes."

But when he asked who exactly he resented and what he resented, she fell silent again.

"Should...have all of them, right?" After a while, she finally said such a sentence.

If it weren't for the owner of this voice, Huaniaojuan wouldn't even know that he had been waiting for thousands of years.

And during this too long time, she never stopped expecting someone to pull her out of this endless darkness, or tell her how to get out.

[Anyone is fine, please help me. 】

The time alone is even worse than imagined, and she doesn't know how long she can last.

Then she heard the voices of those people, and sometimes she could hear various stories. At this point, Huaniaojuan really thanked those who came to pray for blessings, and was more willing to help them.

But when he could really go out, Huaniaojuan hesitated again.

She was afraid of the strange world outside, and didn't know how to live in a world without familiar people or monsters.

Thinking about it carefully, she wanted to leave here so that she could reunite with everyone and let them stop worrying about herself, but if they were gone, what difference would it make if she couldn't get out?

After Huaniaojuan expressed his thoughts, that voice gave an opinion.

【Want to experience what it's like to be a human? 】

Forget everything about being a flower and bird roll, and become a newborn toddler who knows nothing about everything. After a short life, he turns back into a flower and bird roll.

This is a bad idea. The drug seller doesn't know how Huaniaojuan would agree. Even if the current problem can be solved, after a hundred years, she will still fall into endless loneliness, unless she keeps repeating the same thing and forgetting constantly. Remember again and again.

That voice also took this issue into consideration. He told Huaniaojuan that as long as she wanted, He could also make her forget her previous memories. It was like deleting a file and restarting, but the levels she had practiced and the skills she had acquired were still retained.

Perhaps for some people this is a very cool and desirable thing, but Huaniaojuan does not want to forget the past at all.

"Although there are bad memories, there are also many good memories."

She wanted to remember, even if it meant pain.

【...as you wish. 】