Taketori Che rushed to the site of the second time-limited mission non-stop - because she ran too fast, when the crow "Buggy" delivered the new mission request, Taketori Che had already arrived at the destination.

But this second ghost is not a soft persimmon that is easy to pinch, it split into three clones, four in one to attack Zhutuoche.The girl lost her concentration due to the long-distance running, and one of them was unable to dodge in time and slightly injured her leg muscles.

Although the mahjong-loving ghost was chopped off afterwards, Taketori Che's pace was also forced to slow down.What's more unlucky is that the train she was on encountered a breakdown by accident and arrived at the third time-limited mission point one day later than the expected arrival time.

The sad thing is that the time-limited task has ended at that time, so Taketori Che can no longer find any traces of the ghost in this village.

Nonsense, ghosts are also afraid of these ghost killers, they can run away too.

The girls were sullen.

It turns out that the time limit task time is equivalent to the final time limit set by Animus for itself. Once the time limit expires, the task will be automatically invalidated.But in reality, it is "the evil spirit escapes successfully, but you fail, the player"!

Taketori blamed herself very much, just when she wanted to reload the file and start again at the beginning of the second time-limited task-the fierce man brought back new information.

It turned out that other pillars passing by were patrolling around this area, and they happened to bump into the ghost who wanted to change the site, and wiped off the miscellaneous fish with a knife, and the miscellaneous fish was reimbursed.

And according to the certification of the "hidden" army, the escaped ghost and the third ghost that Taketori Che originally wanted to kill were the same target, which means that kind "Pillar" checked and made up for her...

Taketori Che was very grateful, and asked the hunk crow: "Which Zhu in the team is the other party?"

"quack!"

"It turned out to be Mr. Tomioka Yoshiyuki of 'Shuizhu'." Taketori kept this matter in his heart, and decided to turn around and thank the other party for his help. Although I heard that Shuizhu has always been straightforward and honest, he should not care about such small things, but Akihara Shiina is still very grateful to the other party.

But Taketori Che never thought that this reward would come so soon.

Four days later, when Taketori Che arrived in a new town, a new time-limited task appeared on the map, and there was only a little more than 4 hours left!

Although he was at a loss, Taketori Che still found the person in charge of the incident to understand the situation according to the task guide on the map.

It turns out that this seemingly ordinary town has already lost five soldiers, but Shui Zhu, who was supposed to come to the rescue, has not shown up for a long time.If Tomioka Yoshiyuki can't make it after four hours, the ghost will run away!

Taketori Che opened the map and looked at the description of this urgent mission, and found that the system judged it as "Xin" level (third from last).

Cutting three ghosts earlier raised Taketori Che's strength level to level 11, which almost corresponds to tasks in the range of Ren level (second to last).

Of course, the contact person also made it clear that this time the opponent was good at concealment, and they didn't find much relevant combat information. If Taketori Che didn't want to accept the mission, he didn't have to accept it.

But the little girl didn't think so.

Wow, leapfrog to fight monsters?How tempting it sounds!

Don't have archives?Let's do it.I really can't beat it and go back in time to show that I can't do anything.

So Taketori Che immediately set up a save point and went to several suspected locations to investigate.

...In fact, it was just a pretentious investigation, and the real haunts and haunts of that ghost have been recorded in the map that comes with the system.

This ghost is a chef in a private kiosk. He is well-known for his sashimi, and the locals love to eat it.I don't know if those innocent passers-by were also made into flakes when they were killed by this kitchen ghost.

This battle was very difficult. In the previous four times, Taketori Che was unfortunately broken off a limb or a vital part, and died on the spot—it was not until the fifth time that she successfully hacked this guy to death.

"Grilling is a cult!"

The ghost who was burned alive by "Breath of Prison, Ni no Taka, Fish and Dragon Dance" screamed like this before he died.

"Fart! Eating raw food for a long time is not good for your health!"

Taketori Che ended the fierce battle of the night with these words.

As a result, when she was handing over to the follow-up logistics staff, she realized that Mr. Shui Zhu, who was supposed to arrive two days ago, had just arrived late.

"I got lost in the mountains."

He said in such a calm tone, shocking Taketori Che and the surrounding support staff.

Yoshiyuki Tomioka is a spirited young man with disheveled black hair and a stern and calm face. He wears a spliced ​​double-patterned haori. It seems that he is always in a serious mood of worrying about the country and the people.

"That..." the logistics staff couldn't help but say, "Where's your crow? Shouldn't it show up to guide you on this occasion? Could it be... injured!"

Tomioka Yoshiyuki touched his chin and fell into memory, and it took a few seconds before he said: "It talked nonsense, and then left by itself."

"Huh? What did it say?"

"It said 'the right direction is not to go that way', and after getting my negation, it immediately yelled 'I hate you the most' and flew away." Tomioka Yoshiyuki suddenly nodded confidently when he said this, "but I will not be disliked by anyone or animal."

Support staff:……

Taketori Che: ...

Damn, where does this self-confidence come from?

Fortunately, this Shuizhu, who was so serious that it was unclear whether he was being foolish or joking, turned his head and looked at Taketori Che: "The one who completes this task for me is you, Captain Akihara."

"Yes, you don't have guests..."

"Nonsense! You have been a team member for less than a month, right? You are not suitable."

After all, Tomioka Yoshiyuki flicked his sleeves and left.

The remaining Taketori Che looked at each other in confusion with the members of the hidden troops next to him.Seeing the girl whose aura instantly became pitiful, the eldest brother of the Yin army immediately felt the affection of his old father.

"That..." The logistics staff tried to comfort the little girl, "Master Shuizhu means that this kind of mission is too dangerous. After all, you are still a rookie, Captain Qiuyuan. In the future, you must carefully consider the gap between your own strength and the enemy before performing missions... Bar?"

"No, you don't need to comfort me." Taketori Che said pitifully, "I know Mizuzu-sama is worried that I accidentally folded in...but can't he be more tactful!"

No, it is more reliable to expect Tomioka Yoshiyuki to speak euphemistically and sweetly than to expect Oni Wu Tsuji to die suddenly one day.

After Taketori was recovering from his wounds at the wisteria flower house (one of the ghost slaying team's private strongholds), the old woman handed her a letter.

"Miss Akihara, this is the letter Mr. Tomioka entrusted to you before he left the day before yesterday. Please accept it."

"Can I not accept it?"

"Oh." The old man touched his wrinkled face with a sad look, "but I have already guaranteed Mr. Tomioka, can I let me not be so embarrassing..."

Taketori Che still didn't really want to accept it.

Who knows what sarcasm that fool would say in the letter.

But seeing the smiling expression on the old woman's face, she still had no choice but to take it in front of the other party and take it apart for inspection.

It turned out that Tomioka Yoshiyuki went to inspect the place where they fought before, and remembered that Yanzhu's new apprentice was developing his own breathing method, so he asked her to learn more and refer to it. Other genres of mind.

Therefore, Taketori Che just needs to take this letter and go to Mr. Ryotaki Sakonji, the trainer of the Breath of Water lineage, and he will be able to get guidance.

After reading the letter, Taketori Tetsu fell into deep thought.

Although I know Yoshiyuki Tomioka has good intentions, I hope she will develop a complete new breathing method and a different "type" as soon as possible, and I also hope that she will become stronger... But how did this kind of beating tone appear on the paper? !

See what he has to say.

【You are still too weak, blindly acting arrogantly will only damage the name of Mr. Purgatory and the lineage of "Yanhu"...】

Taketori Che was furious on the spot.

What arrogance?I have an archive!If you can't beat it once, hit it a hundred times!Do you think everyone gets turned off by their own crows and gets lost!

She decided.

In the future, we must find an opportunity to beat the opponent with a sack!Mad!

At the same time, Yoshiyuki Tomioka, who was traveling through the mountains and forests, suddenly sneezed.

... Who is missing him?

The young black-haired swordsman scratched his head, and had already thrown the figure of the little girl from a few days ago into the corner of his memory.

***

Regarding the matter of studying in other schools, Taketori Che thinks it is better to ask the teacher for instructions first, to see the opinion of this authentic master... Although she thinks that the teacher will definitely agree, as a disciple, at least the most basic attitude of respect is required.

Sure enough, in the reply letter from Purgatory Xing Shoulang, he not only strongly agreed with the matter, but also recommended her to practice and study under the "Rock Pillar" Beimingyu Xingming.

Hmm... There are opportunities to practice the breath of water and the breath of rock, which one to choose first?

Taketori Che pondered for a moment, after all, the "breath of prison" he developed now was born out of "breath of flame", but the word "prison" cannot be separated from "hell"... Of course, it is going to the old mother of the earth training!

So the girl was diligently killing ghosts and clearing various time-limited tasks, while writing to Beimingyu Xingming, asking when it would be more convenient for her to study with him.The reply I got was very concise, and the other party said "it will be done next month".

So what are you waiting for, let's go.

By the way, in the letter of Teacher Xingjulang, it is said that not long after she left, he took in another female apprentice, a girl with a talent for fighting, and asked Taketori Che to visit his junior sister when he came back when he had time.

Taketori Che naturally agreed.

I don't know what kind of person my junior sister is...it must be a small, very cute and weak girl, right?

She thought happily, and decided to find a chance to go back to the dojo, Kangkang, after completing the practice at the rock pillar.

But by the time Taketori Che went round and round to the opponent's practice site, it was already close to autumn.

Looking at the yellow leaves all over the mountain, she thought of her long-lost family members.

...so much time has passed in a flash.

Beimingyu Xingming is a blind monk with a strong physique, but his qualifications are the oldest among the contemporary pillars, and his strength is also recognized as the strongest.Taketori Che didn't dare to neglect the other party easily, and respectfully learned the mysteries of the breath of the rock with this senior - the results were all about meditating on the ground, meditating under the waterfall to exercise the body, running with logs on his back, and pushing boulders, etc. There is always a subtle sense of sight of a beautiful girl who strays into the Shaolin Temple's unique training method.

Although Taketori Che still didn't know what to do, he tried his best to try every kind of practice method.

All to no avail.

It seems that Breath of Rock has nothing to do with her.

The only gain is that her heart is more peaceful.At least meditation and sitting still have some effect.

And she sometimes talks about scriptures and worldly truths with Mr. Beimingyu, so she spent this winter unknowingly with this monk who is sympathetic to the world.

——It wasn’t until receiving New Year’s gifts from the teacher and Senjuro, and even gifts from his junior sister who had never met before, that Taketori Che was shocked to realize that these few days are New Year’s Eve!

The teacher gave a set of gorgeous small furisode kimonos suitable for a girl of her age, and Senjuro gave some family breathing practice experience that he had sorted out by himself, and the junior sister gave her a box of fresh and delicious hometown handmade wagashi.

By the way, the stubborn and decadent middle-aged man Makijuro in Purgatory also gave her a New Year gift.

The "gift" was a piece of peeled orange peel.

Taketori Che: ... as long as you are happy.

"Shiina." Mr. Beimingyu closed his eyes and called her, "The dark day is approaching, and I will leave the dojo to go out for business. As for you... I have taught you everything I can teach you, and the boulder has been pushed, and you can also leave here."

"Yes, thank you very much for your teachings these past few months, Mr. Beimingyu!"

Beiming Yu Xingming turned his head in her direction, and suddenly burst into tears.

Taketori Che, who saw the macho man crying, panicked at the time: "Mr. Beimingyu? What's wrong with you?"

"I'm just very emotional." Beimingyu's voice was heavy, like the muffled sound of rocks colliding, "I've never seen a child like you."

For Beimingyu Xingming, a child is a very terrifying creature.

They will do the scariest things in cute clothes.

Before joining the Ghost Killing Squad, he was a monk in a temple and adopted many homeless children.Until one day a child didn't follow the temple rules and didn't come back at night, which attracted ghosts.In order to save his life, the little beast with a human face and a beast heart actually extinguished the wisteria incense in the temple and chose to sacrifice others. Several children died under the sudden attack.

The remaining children abandoned Miaomingyu, who was still blind, perhaps thinking he would get in the way of his escape, and the only one who remained with the monk was a four-year-old girl named Shadai.

When Beimingyu realized that all the escaped children had been killed, he couldn't hold back his anger anymore, and went on a killing spree, beating the ghost to death again and again—until the sun came, and the ghost's body turned into ashes and dissipated.

He protected the only remaining little girl Shadai.

But because of being overly frightened, when the nearby villagers rushed over, Shadai insisted that it was Beimingyu Xingming who killed these orphans.

Beimingyu Xingming was imprisoned.It wasn't until Yoya Yashiki fished him out later, otherwise he would still be in jail now.

So when he received the letter from Taketoriche asking to learn, Beimingyu did have the idea of ​​rejecting him...Of course, in just a moment, he still persuaded himself to pass on the skills of cultivation to more younger generations.

"...I don't want to blame Sha Dai. She is still so young and can't tell right from wrong." Mr. Beimingyu finished telling his story, "But even I hope that at that time, I can get even just one sentence. thanks and recognition.”

Taketori Che looked at him blankly, aware of the eternal regret and loss in his heart, but he didn't know how to comfort him.

"Mr. Beimingyu, now you know the outcome and consequences of doing this. If time could be reversed back to the beginning, would you still choose to protect Shadai that night?"

The blind tall monk froze for a moment, and the answer came to his mind silently.

Of course he would.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva once made a great wish: "If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell?"

It was as if the lord invited him to join the Ghost Killing Squad, even though he knew that there was a risk of death in battle at any time, he still agreed.

Knowing that hell is ahead, he wants to break into it—otherwise, how can he sit idly by the evil ghosts and cannibalism?

"There are many precepts in Buddhism, 'not killing' is the first precept." Bei Mingyu said without hesitation, "But! Turning a blind eye to the suffering of all living beings is the biggest violation of the precept! Even if I am wronged and thrown into prison again, I will save Xiadai and other children!"

"Restraining violence with one's body is a great mercy."

Taketori Che clasped his hands together, with a gentle smile on his face: "Look, even if you know the ending is not happy, even if you can't get thanks from others, even if you have to pay a lot for it...you will still do it."

"What does this mean? You are not ashamed of others, and you are not ashamed of your practice and Buddha's heart. In this case, you don't need to care about the quality of others' words and deeds. Of course it is good for those who do good deeds to be thanked by the person concerned, but even if you get nothing, you It is still bright and aboveboard."

"Mr. Beimingyu, in my opinion, your Buddha's heart is so clear, your way of practice is shining brightly, and your mind no longer needs to be stuck in the dust of the past! Don't be sad anymore, you should be happy and refined for your own Dharma. yes!"

"You've done a great job, you should be proud of it, and it's a pleasure to know someone like you."

Beimingyu Xingming stared at her blankly for a long time, like a thick and silent mountain.

He didn't say anything in the end, but still shed tears, clasped his hands together, and chanted the dharma name to the girl.

"Namo Amitabha."

...Thank you for your explanation.

A child with a burning fire in his heart.

Hearing you say this is like hearing the belated thank you from fate.

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