Tomo-sama's Rescue Plan - Hell Chapter

fireflies last night

Where are you flying to?

become a star in the sky

become a mountain flower

stars have no eyes

flowers can't talk

Firefly, firefly

fly away

From nowhere came faint silver bells and the girl's soft humming.

It's summer, the wisteria is in full bloom, and the dampness after the rain is mingled with the bursts of cicadas singing. A small figure is sitting on the edge of the porch, busy making something in his hands.

Alright!

She cheered and raised her left hand, a silver bell tied on her thin wrist with a silk ribbon, twinkling in the sun.

I was woken up by the sound of running water.

Realizing this was shocking enough for me, because there can be no running water in the Realm of Fire and Karma.

Forced to open my eyes, I was startled by the thousands of light spots in my field of vision.After thinking about it for a moment, I realized that this thing seems to be called a star.

The sky is full of stars, which I haven't seen in a hundred years.This rare spectacle makes me think that this place is the world.

Is luck really so good?

I climbed up and found that I was on the edge of a cliff again. A few meters below the cliff was a river. The rushing water swirled and flowed to the distant forest. A crescent moon was hanging on the treetops. It seemed that night had just fallen.

This is not the Realm of Fire and Karma.

Thinking of this, I was excited for a while, and quickly raised my head to look for the ghost, and found him standing in front of the forest, the shadow of the tree whirling under the moon fell on his white hair, and there was a strange tranquility.

"Tong Mo! We're out!"

I ran to him.He looked back at me with a habitual smile.

"Yeah, yeah, it sure looks like that."

The fan slapped twice on the palm of his hand, and he strolled towards the forest.

"Are you going that way? Be careful, beware of monsters hiding in the woods."

I followed up to remind him.

"No, there are no monsters here."

Hey, are you so confident?No wonder, this road shows that his perception is indeed very strong.I sighed and thought, maybe this is the so-called talent of being a ghost.

Nothing happened in the forest.There are some coniferous trees along the way. It can only be seen that this place is located in the mountains, the woods are very dense, and the air is full of the fragrance of flowers and plants. The only problem is that there is not enough light, and it is easy to get lost.But Tong Mo seemed to be quite familiar with the road all the way forward.

I don't know how long I walked, and suddenly my eyes opened up.

Tong Mo's footsteps stopped slightly, and I almost bumped into him.

"Is there any problem?" I followed his gaze, only to find a path winding towards the rolling hills in the distance, and there was a brightly lit quaint building on the mountainside within sight.

Tong Mo looked at the building, with a meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth: "Ah, it's a surprise."

"Hey! Do people live in this kind of mountain?"

I was actually a little surprised.

"Yes." His tone was a little casual, "of course."

I gave him a suspicious look.As expected, there was nothing unusual on that face.

Following him all the way to the door of the building, I saw the words "Kek Lok Si" neatly written on the ebony sign at the door.

Just as he was about to say whether to come in or not, the ghost had already opened the door and walked in.

A woman in the door exclaimed: "The leader is back!"

Tong Mo's voice responded gently: "Yes, I'm back."

A few more figures rushed over and bowed to him one after another.

"Welcome back!"

"It's earlier than expected, and the evening class is not over yet."

The lights in the courtyard were dim, and there seemed to be the sound of reciting scriptures not far away. The white stone pavement made a rustling sound when stepped on, and the mixed smell of lotus and white sandalwood incense wafted in the air.

"What's the situation? Do you live here?" I followed a few steps and asked him in a low voice.

Tong Mo didn't answer, but looked at another girl running from a distance with a smile.

It was a black-haired girl, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a pair of bright green eyes on a delicate and gentle face.

"Master, you have worked hard all the way! Everyone is in the evening class, let me help!" The girl saw me, with a hint of curiosity in her bright smile, "Is this a new believer? It's getting late, I Shall I prepare a room for you?"

Humanity?

I couldn't get my head around for a while.Just listening to Tong Mo's voice is still gentle and steady, completely different from the usual lazy and cheap voice.

"Xiao Qinye," he said, "Long time no see."

I followed them all the way through the courtyard, down the long corridor, and into a spacious hall.It can be seen that this is an extremely simple and elegant temple, built of high-quality ebony, and the ridge of the roof is decorated with blooming lotus patterns in gilt carvings.Rows of copper bells hang from the eaves, as well as countless white brocades with the word "Bliss" written on them.

Tong Mo and the girl named Qin Ye chatted and laughed happily all the way, as if they were talking about something, the girl let out surprised praises from time to time.

This is a child mill like I've never seen before.

Starting from the encounter at the bank of the Santu River, the killing has continued all the way.From being strangers to getting used to his mask, I have always thought logically that the person I get along with is an extremely powerful and cruel ghost, or a human-shaped monster is more appropriate.He is a living killing machine, the body perfectly cooperates with the blood ghost technique he is good at, he is strong and sharp, and his mind is even more perfect, because he has no emotional fluctuations, he can see the opponent clearly than anyone else, Predicting the battle situation may be the reason why he always maintains an unhurried and playful attitude-he has a god-like vision of things, and for him, the attraction of "interesting" far exceeds that of fighting itself, even though it sometimes makes him look utterly insane.

But at this moment, in this monastery that somehow appeared here, he seemed to be just a gentle and funny ordinary person.

Greet everyone cordially and accept everyone's gift in return.The people here also seem to be happy and peaceful, as if they have no idea that the gentle and elegant leader in front of him is actually an evil ghost that devours everything.

Which one is the real him?Either both, or neither.

"What should I call this lady?"

I looked away from the lotus pond outside the house, and smiled slightly at the beautiful green eyes of the girl in front of me: "Just call me Ran. Your name is Qin Ye, right? You don't need to be so polite."

The girl knelt down, poured tea for me, put the fruit and yokan in the tray in front of me, and said with a smile while doing this: "How can that be done, you are the distinguished guest of the leader, we have been treated by him all the time. Those who take in and take care of me can only do these little things.” Seemingly noticing the scabbard hanging on my waist, she paused slightly, “Oh, excuse me, can this be untied? The Bliss Cult is It is a peaceful practice place for everyone, and weapons such as swords are not allowed to be brought in."

"Don't worry about that, Xiaoqin Ye." Tong Mo's brisk voice came, "Just treat her as my bodyguard."

I took a bite of the yokan and rolled my eyes at him.

What the hell is a guard?Do you need my guard for your force value?

"Can even women carry knives as guards now?" Qin Ye said in surprise, "It's amazing! It turns out that only the daughters of famous families have the opportunity to receive training in martial arts," she said with a hint of In awe, "Miss Ran...is she from aristocratic background?"

This question made me even more embarrassed, why can't I tell her that I am actually a former water god who happened to pass by them?

"Yeah, the family background is quite noble." Unexpectedly, the ghost answered the words without hindrance, "Martial arts are also very good, I am very satisfied with this journey."

After hearing this, the girl in front of me laughed with relief: "That's great. I've been worrying about your safety these days, after all, I've never been out for so long before." She then said softly to me, "It was me just now. It's too abrupt, I hope I didn't offend Miss Ran. After all, the leader is a very gentle person, and I will take care of you in the future. If you need anything, just come to me directly. I live in the small room behind the inner hall .”

"Very gentle." The leader looked at us, his glass-like pupils were warmed by the lights, and he said softly, "Xiao Qinye, how is Inosuke?"

"Very good." The girl smiled happily, "I was already asleep when I came out."

Noticing the puzzled look in my eyes, she immediately explained: "Inosuke is my son. If the leader didn't take him in, our mother and son would freeze to death in the mountains. It's too late today, and I'll bring Miss Ran back tomorrow. Play, the little baby is so cute!"

"You should go back early to accompany Inosuke." Tong Mo leaned on his soft seat, resting his chin with one hand, and smiled softly, "When he wakes up and can't find you, he will probably cry, it's really noisy .”

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm always disturbing you to rest." The girl said guiltily, then swiftly put away the teapot tray on the ground, and said to me: "I'll go and prepare a room and hot water for you. I can work, but after going out for so many days this time, you should all be tired, you'd better rest early."

She bowed slightly, closed the door and backed out.