It's late February, and spring break begins.

Almost two months have passed since the Great Dark Day, and Nadeko can walk around now, but her body is not as good as before, and she is still very weak.

Fortunately, it is not a problem for her to breastfeed the children herself, but because the breast milk is not enough, the two children still need to drink milk powder frequently.

Yuyi and Aika are very healthy. Unlike ordinary human babies, their growth rate is obviously much faster.The two brothers and sisters were less than three months old, but they often drool. Xia You gently opened their small mouths, only to find that these two little guys have already started to grow teeth.

So, she and Nadeshiko began to feed the two children some complementary food, such as rice cereal and egg yolk.

It may be because the two children were often held in Xia You's arms during the days when they were just born, so they were very close to her.

But now Xia You has no free time to accompany these two children, she is about to embark on a journey to the West Country.

As the lord of Dajiangshan, Jiu Tun still needs to deal with various affairs in the territory, so he couldn't get away, so he sent that guy Hoshiguma to assist Xia You.

In this way, the two major powers of the left and right hands are no longer in the great rivers and mountains, which makes Xia You a little worried.

"There's nothing to worry about. The Nuliang Group signed a peace treaty with me a few days ago. I think that guy can still be trusted." Jiu Tun waved his hand, indicating that Xia You didn't need to worry about these things.

He smiled, "Even if Nuliang Huapiao repented, he might not be able to beat this uncle."

"That's right, not to mention I'm here, you can go at ease." Yuzao said warmly.

In order to thank Xia You and Ibaraki for their help to him and Nadeshiko in times of difficulty, Tamazamae has decided to take his wife and a pair of children to temporarily settle in Dajiang Mountain to help take care of Xia You's several medicine fields.

Although he has not officially joined Dajiangshan, all the monster forces near Kyoto can also see that the nine-tailed fox, which is wanted by several territories, has a close relationship with Dajiangshan.

"So you go and come back quickly. When you arrive in the West Country, don't be afraid of the monsters there. If you are bullied, don't worry about getting into trouble, just fight back!" He patted Xia You on the shoulder, "I will make decisions for you of."

Xia You curved her lips into a smile, waved at them, and sat in the carriage with Ibaraki.

The carriage is very large, even if it is filled with a bunch of travel supplies, it is still enough to seat three people.The wheel is a monster called wheel into the Tao in Dajiang Mountain. There is a big bald head in the middle of the wheel, which can talk to people.

The carriage can fly in the air, this time Hoshiguma took the initiative to sit outside and drive without disturbing the relationship between the two inside the carriage.

The reason why he didn't sit in the carriage was because he didn't dare. He was really scared by Ibaraki for the past six months, so how could he dare to have any inappropriate thoughts about Xia You.

However, during this trip, Xia You specially brought him several packs of lollipops of various brands, which already satisfied him.

Sitting in the carriage, Xia You was discussing the route on the map with Ibaraki.

For the sake of convenience, she was wearing the usual priestess costumes that can be seen everywhere. Apart from her underwear, other clothes she changed did not include those modern clothes that would attract attention.

The blue-purple Gouyu was like a flawless gem, quietly hidden in the skirt of her chest.

Before leaving, Huang Qian urged Xia You to never leave this piece of Gouyu, which has the function of protecting the body, at all times.

After discussing with Ibaraki for a while, and confirming that they were going in the right direction, Xia You just found a flat and clean place to stop for lunch.

It's just some instant food that is easy to carry and easy to store, not to mention how delicious it is.

You know, after leaving Kyoto Prefecture, the villages on the way are scattered and scattered, and you can't see a single one in half a day.

In addition to convenient fast food, there are also tents and sleeping bags in the travel bag that you carry with you. To be on the safe side, Xia You also brought a lot of items necessary for survival in the wild, even portable toilet water insect repellent and the like.

The snow in early spring has melted, and the mountains and fields in the distance are already full of greenery, and the fragrance of wild flowers is overflowing, attracting many beautiful butterflies.

This season, there are the most strange bugs.

During the five-day journey, I spent most of my time eating and sleeping in the wild, occasionally meeting villages and small towns, where I could trade some food and necessities.

This is a village on the edge of the West Country, facing the sea on one side and surrounded by mountains on both sides.

Unlike the peaceful and peaceful human country in Heian-kyo, this place is in the midst of war and chaos, and people's lives are relatively difficult.

In order to avoid unnecessary troubles, after arriving in the West Country, Xia You has been walking around the heavily guarded city.Fortunately, the map that Huang gave her was very accurate, and she almost didn't go wrong along the way.

"Go to the village first, I'll rest here tonight, I'll go hunt some prey and come back."

Ibaraki jumped out of the carriage, handed Xia You to Xingxiong, and walked towards the dense forest by himself.

There was a lack of food on the way, so he would often catch some wild game and roast it back. In the past few years, when he was out fighting against other monster forces, Ibaraki often did the same, so his level of roasting food was not bad.

With the addition of the seasoning that Xia You carried, the taste immediately improved by more than one level. On this rough and tiring journey, delicious food can always heal people's mood.

In addition, Ibaraki will also catch more prey and bring them back as bargaining chips to trade with the human villages on the way, in exchange for a place to rest at night.

"Then I'll go find out the news first." Xia You nodded, and walked towards the village with Xingxiong.

Lun Rudao hid quietly by the woods, closed his eyes and took a nap.

"It seems to be relatively safe here. There shouldn't be any incidents of being suddenly attacked by the human army while falling asleep in the middle of the night..." Hoshiguma looked around, and after smelling the aroma of food wafting from the house, he couldn't bear it. I couldn't help swallowing my saliva.

There was a stall selling rice balls and broth over there, and he kept staring at it.

Xia You grabbed a handful of copper coins from the purse she carried with her and stuffed them to him, "Go buy it yourself if you're hungry."

"Then, what about you!"

"I'm not hungry yet." Xia You shook her head, "Just wait for me here, I'll go to the village to find out about the Human Face Tree."

Xingxiong hides the ghost horns and demon patterns, and looks like a sunny and handsome human boy, Xia You is not worried that he will arouse people's fear.

"Then... well, then you have to come back quickly! Otherwise, Ibaraki will definitely beat me when I come back and find that I am not following you..." Hoshiguma thought for a while, and confirmed that there would be no danger in the human village in broad daylight. , just agreed to separate from Xia You.

This village is indeed much calmer than the places they passed along the way, and it may also be because it is on the border of the Western Kingdom and is far away from the war.

Although she is a foreigner, Xia You looks beautiful, her face is white and her clothes are neat, and the humans here are very kind to her.

Coupled with her attire of a practicing witch, the villagers even had a hint of respect in their words and expressions.

A villager boldly came forward to ask her to exorcise evil spirits, and Xia You helped the villagers get rid of a few mischievous and mischievous little monsters. By the way, she refused the villagers' reward. The human beings who were helped were immediately grateful.

"You're welcome. If possible, please allow me and my companion to stay overnight again tonight. Of course, we will never forget the reward."

The other party immediately agreed to the matter, and quickly waved his hands and shook his head, saying, "Master Miko is too polite! It is my honor that you and your companions are willing to stay here. Why do you still ask for money?"

"Thank you, sorry for bothering you." Xia You smiled slightly, and then asked him about the Human Face Tree.

"My lord is looking for a monster?" The host frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head apologetically, "Sorry, I haven't heard of such a monster anywhere in the Western Kingdom..."

"There are many tree demons in the forest on both sides of the village, but I have never heard of the guy named Pu Xianweng."

"Okay, I see, thank you very much." Xia You nodded slightly, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Just now she has asked most of the people in the village, almost all of them have similar answers.

The owner of the house then went to work in the field, leaving Xia You to be entertained by the female relatives.

While the woman was making food, Xia You walked around the courtyard.

Judging from the clothes and residence, the family of the owner of the courtyard is a relatively wealthy human being in the village. There is an ordinary but clean large courtyard, where the owner's children are playing games with a group of little radish heads in the village.

About seven or eight children were laughing and chasing after her. One of them, a little girl who came to the courtyard at some time, immediately caught her attention.

The little girl was wearing clean clothes, short purple hair, and a pair of clear and warm eyes.

With just one glance, Xia You could tell that this little girl, who looked no different from a human, was a monster.

In other words, she was once a human being and became a monster after death.

Maybe he noticed that someone was staring at him, and Kaoru, who was playing with the children, couldn't help but look in the direction of that gaze.

A very beautiful strange girl in the distance was watching them quietly, noticing the witch costume on Xia You, Xun couldn't help but subconsciously stepped back a few steps.

"What's the matter, sister Xun?"

The owner's child is a little boy named Kota. Seeing the frightened look in Kaoru's eyes, he immediately asked her with concern.

"Kota! Why is there a miko-sama visiting your house?"

"It looks like an outsider, right? I've never seen it in the village."

The children began to peek at Xia You and whisper, although there was respect for her in their tone, they tacitly protected Xun behind each other.

"That... that is the Miko that my father invited to help us get rid of the fox this afternoon. It seems that he will stay at my house tonight."

Noticing how the group of children looked at her like jackals, Xia You raised her eyebrows, picked up her bag and walked up with her lips bent.

As soon as she approached them, a group of children immediately became more nervous, especially the purple-haired monster girl, who dared not even make a sound.

At Xia Youchang's age, she has always been a beautiful older sister who is loved by children, and this is the first time she has been baptized by such frightening eyes.

She fumbled from the package and took out the lollipop that Hoshiguma was reluctant to open, "You..."

"Xun is not a bad monster, please don't hurt her!"

As soon as Xia You spoke, Guangtai immediately called out nervously, and the little radish heads around him also made a commotion.

"Sister Kaoru is our friend, she treats us very well!"

Seeing this, she gave the purple-haired little girl a thoughtful look, bent her lips to deepen her smile, and gave them the candy.

"When did I say I was going to hurt her?"

The little radish heads were slightly taken aback, and exchanged glances as they looked at each other.

"Catch it, it's just candy, everyone has a share."

After all, children can't resist the temptation of candy, and Xia You is not a person with a fierce appearance. Seeing that her words are as gentle as her appearance, she quickly let go of the vigilance and nervousness in her face.

Distributing the lollipops in the backpack to these children, Xia You did not forget to take out one and hand it to the little girl named Xun.

The other party was slightly startled, took the candy and whispered a thank you. After the tension faded from the big eyes, they stared at her curiously.

"You're welcome." Xia You wrapped up the package, Wen Sheng said to the children, "It's getting late, if you don't go home and finish your meal, be careful of being spanked."

After finishing speaking, she patted Kota's head and walked outside, the sky was getting dark, she wanted to find that glutton Hoshiguma back.

"Miko-sama looks very gentle."

"Father said that the adults didn't ask for compensation for helping to expel the monsters... It seems that we were overthinking just now." Guang Tai said in a low voice, feeling that he had just misunderstood Xia You, and there was a trace of annoyance in his eyes.

"I'll just say it! Such a beautiful person as Miko must be very kind." A little fat man licked the lollipop, his smiling eyes filled with crescent moons, "This candy is delicious! Sister Xun, why don't you eat it? "

Looking at his greedy face, Kaoru couldn't help but licked his lips, then shook his head and said, "I want to take it home for my brother to eat..."

The sweet smell radiated in the air, tempting the mouth to salivate, and Kaoru could guess that the taste of the candy must be very sweet.

She had never eaten it, and Shanfeng must have been neither.

Hearing Xun mentioning his family, the little fat man slapped his forehead and said in shock, "Oh, that's right! It's getting late, if I don't go back to finish dinner, my father will definitely search for me all over the village with sticks!"

"I'm going back!"

"I'm going back too..."

Soon, the children who were still making a fuss in the courtyard just now went back to their respective houses, and Kaoru also carefully stored the candy in the skirt, and waved to Kota.

"Kuta, I'm going back too, and I'll play with you next time."

A moment later, a night owl monster landed in the courtyard, and the purple-haired little girl climbed into the big bamboo basket under its claws, and flew to the distant forest under the twilight.

Xia You meets Hoshiguma and Ibaraki, and brings them to Kota's home. Ibaraki catches three hares and returns, and this time there is even a wolf.

"Those guys wanted to sneak up on me from behind, so I brought their leaders back along the way." Ibaraki threw the dead wolf in the courtyard, and said to Kota's parents, "Although the meat is not very tasty, the skin is not very tasty. It’s still useful to come down.”

Kota's parents couldn't help looking at him flattered, "Your Excellency is too polite..."

This is a wolf, people in the village usually dare not approach the wild beasts in the forest alone, those wolves swarmed up and could kill even monsters, but Ibaraki was able to subdue the leader of the wolf pack by himself.

The husband and wife looked at him immediately with respect and awe.

Although they refused again and again, in the end the hare and wolf were used as bargaining chips to mortgage the cost of tonight's accommodation.

Xia You was finally able to take a hot bath comfortably.

At night, when she was combing her wet long hair in the garden, Kota ran over with a bowl of small red fruits, which were full of freshly ripe wild berries.

"Master Miko! This is a freshly ripened fruit in the mountains, it's delicious!"

Fruits are precious food for human beings in this era. Even if they are wild fruits in spring, they have to risk being bitten by insects and snakes before they can be picked.

The berries at the edge of the woods have been harvested, and dangerous monsters and beasts live in the depths, and they dare not approach at will, so these wild berries are not easy to enjoy.

Guang Tai was obviously yearning for these fruits, but he still put the whole bowl of wild berries beside Xia You, trying not to look at the juicy, gluttonous fruits.

Xia You saw his appearance in his eyes, couldn't help but shook his head with a smile and said, "Thank you, but I'm too full tonight, and I can't eat anything now."

"This thing will go bad after a long time, take it back and eat it with your parents."

Hearing this, Guangtai lowered his head in embarrassment, "Well... please don't worry about what happened this afternoon."

"It's okay, why would I care about children." Xia You smiled slightly, she had already learned about the little girl from Guangtai's parents.

I heard that the little girl named Kaoru was also a human who lived in the village before, and she lived with her brother, who made a living by hunting.

Wolves are rampant in the eastern forest, and sometimes they attack human villages in groups. Kaoru's brother died unfortunately in order to protect her in the conflict with the wolves.

Kaoru, who has no brother, has become a homeless child, and usually lives on the relief of the villagers, but as a little girl, she cannot provide any labor force, so no one is willing to take her in.

Later... I don't know when, people in the village discovered that Kaoru seemed to be mixed with wild boars in the forest, and seemed to be adopted by monsters in the forest.

Most of the people had vaguely noticed that Kaoru was no longer human, but her brother had died in the battle to protect the village, so they didn't look at her strangely.

It's just that this child doesn't seem to understand the difference between himself and human beings.

To some extent, although this village is remote and far away from the town, the people living here are kind and warm-hearted.

Hearing this, Guangtai finally breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Xia You for a while, hesitated for a moment and said, "Master Witch... I just heard from my father that you have been asking everyone about a tree demon in the village today?"

"The tree demon you mentioned is called...Pu Xianweng, right?"

Xia You frowned, raised her eyes and asked him, "Guangtai knows the news about him?"

Kota nodded, then shook his head like a rattle.

"No... I haven't seen this tree demon, and I don't know where he is. I just remember that I heard sister Xun mention a few words before..."

Xia You's expression changed slightly when she heard the words, and she couldn't help asking a little anxiously: "Then she knows where Pu Xianweng is?"

"Uh... I don't know. Sister Xun said that she has never met the other party. She just heard from her brother that this tree demon grandpa is very smart and understands everything."

"By the way, they should live in the same forest, the one to the east!"

Kota pointed to the rear oblique side of the courtyard, and Xia You looked in the direction of his finger, and vaguely found that the forest in the distance was surrounded by dense miasma, obviously there were many monsters living in it.

That's great, in the dark, there are always mountains and rivers, doubts and no way out, and there is another village with dark willows and bright flowers.

"Guangtai, thank you! You've helped me a lot!" Xia You couldn't help but burst into a heartfelt joyful smile as the knots in her heart dissipated.

"As a thank you, all those candies are given to you."

Xia You turned around and went back to the room to take out the remaining half pack of lollipops, and stuffed them all to him.

Guangtai refused for a long time, but finally couldn't stand Xia You's insistence, and accepted the candy with a blushing face, "Thank you, Miko."

"Kota, do you know where Kaoru and her brother live in the forest?"

The other party may know about Pu Xianweng.

"Uh... I've never been to the depths of the forest, and sister Xun didn't say where she lives."

Xia You nodded. This is not a big problem. People live in the forest, so they can catch a few monsters and ask them.

"Are you going to the forest, my lord? There are many monsters in the forest, and there are many scary wolves, so be careful!"

Xia You patted his head and said softly, "Thank you, we'll be fine."

After giving the candies and wild berries to Kota, Xia You quickly returned to the room, knocked on the room where Ibaraki and Hoshiguma lived, and told them the good news.

"Tomorrow morning, we will go to the forest to the east to find someone." Ibaraki quickly finalized the plan.

"In that case, let's go to bed early." Hoshiguma yawned, "Although it hurts to give away so many lollipops, it's worth it to exchange a few lollipops for such important news."

*****

In the forest at twilight, fireflies lit up, and the tough and stern-faced boy skillfully roasted the hare and carefully brushed it with rare honey.

The insect master knew that it was baked by the mountain wind for Xun, but that guy didn't know where he went today, and he hasn't come back yet.

"Kaoru must have gone to the human village again."

Every time she came home late, it was for this reason.

Shanfeng frowned, obviously not in a happy mood. If Xun didn't come back, he would leave to find her in person.

Fortunately, there were a few familiar calls in the sky, and the insect master knew that it belonged to the night owl, which meant that Xun had returned.

Sure enough, after the huge owl monster stopped on the ground, soon a small figure jumped out of the bamboo basket and ran over.

Shanfeng's expression tightened, and he quickly clamped the barbecue in his hand to the bracket, and reached out to support her shaking body.

"Don't run, it's so dark, it's easy to fall."

"Sorry brother, I'm late." Kaoru panted, then couldn't wait to pull out a strange looking thing from his clothes, and said with a smile, "Today when I was playing at Kota's house, I met a very beautiful witch grown ups!"

"Your Excellency also gave us candies, and Kaoru also has a share!" She shook the fancy-packaged lollipop in her hand, looking very excited.

However, Shanfeng said in a deep voice, "Witch? She didn't do anything to you, did she?"

"No la!"

Hearing the words, the insect master raised his eyes and said quietly: "Witches? When did witches appear in such a remote village?"

"It seems to come from somewhere else." Xun replied, tearing off the wrapping paper of the candy in his hand, handing it to Shanfeng as if he had won some treasure, and said with bright eyes, "Brother eats candy, this candy It's delicious!"

Shan Feng frowned, and said in a slow tone: "You'd better not eat the candy given by the witch, if there is any problem..."

"No way! Everyone ate the candy, so there is no problem!" Kaoru pouted to refute him, and shook the lollipop in his hand again, "Kota and the others said it was delicious."

"Why don't you eat it? Don't you like sugar the most?" Shanfeng looked up at her with surprisingly gentle eyes.

Kaoru likes sweets very much, but candy is a rare thing. He can't let Kaoru eat expensive candy every day, so he often looks for honey for her in the forest.

"I've already eaten one! The remaining one is of course for my brother and the worm master!"

"You can keep it for yourself, brother doesn't like sweet things." Shanfeng sighed slightly, and pushed her hand back.

The insect master also turned his head away, and said calmly: "I only drink dew, and I don't eat meat or sugar."

The two monsters looked at each other, and they both saw through Kaoru's lies at a glance.

If the miko gave her two pieces of candy, Kaoru would definitely keep it and then bring it back and share one piece with each of them, instead of letting them both share a piece of candy like this.

Asking the insect master to share a piece of candy with him meant that she only got such a piece of candy.

"Nonsense! Brother obviously likes honey very much." It's just that Shanfeng always leaves all the honey to her.

Gentleness bloomed in the bottom of my heart, Shanfeng slowly evoked a gentle smile, and finally the lollipop in Kaoru's hand was stuffed into her mouth.

"I ate honey today, so I don't want to eat sugar anymore, otherwise my teeth will be broken, so Kaoru eat it for me."

The sweet taste that had never been tasted spread in his mouth, Kaoru opened his eyes wide, and instinctively bit the candy tightly.

"Then...then next time I buy candy, you must eat it."

This candy is delicious, she has never eaten such a delicious candy, but after eating it, Kaoru began to regret it again.

Such a delicious candy, she wished Shanfeng could also taste this sweet taste.

At night, Kaoru, who was full after eating, was already sleeping soundly, but the bonfire was still burning.

"The forest is very unstable recently, don't let Kaoru go to the human village again."

"I know, I will keep an eye on her." Shanfeng nodded, "What about you? Is there any news from the west forest recently?"

The insect master raised his eyes and said: "The sound transmission insects came back after inquiring and told me that those guys have no intention of attacking the eastern forest at the moment. You can rest assured and take care of your wounds for the time being."

Shanfeng nodded silently, and said after a moment: "I only hope that in this battle of the monster forces in the Western Kingdom, King Douya can defeat the flying demon moth."

This is probably the result that all the monsters living in the forest hope for. If the Fighting Tooth King is defeated, the Flying Demon Moth will definitely quickly occupy the entire forest on the border of the Western Kingdom.

And with his monster power, he still can't compete with the monster army that crossed the sea from the mainland.

"While King Douya is powerful, the strength of Manaowan, the son of the Flying Demon Moth, should not be underestimated. At present, it seems that the two sides are evenly matched, and the result will not be known for a while."

Unless, Dou Yawang can quickly find a powerful right-hand man, the current situation can be changed.

Insect Master took a deep breath, and looked at the sky faintly, "However, Fei Yaomoth's monster army is also fighting against the Fighting Tooth King with all its strength, and has no time to take care of other things. This place is still safe for the time being."

It was a time of war everywhere.

In the realm of the Western Kingdom, both humans and monsters are caught in the flames of uneasy war.

If only I could take a look at the grown-up again.

He is so gentle, just looking at his figure, you can feel inexplicably at ease.

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