Tomo-sama's Rescue Plan - Hell Chapter

It wasn't until the next day that Zaoyun came to me resentfully, and complained when we met:

"I was taught by the lord for a long time, saying that Miss Ran is a guest, and I shouldn't be disrespectful to compete swordsmanship with the guests..." The young man with yellow hair said bitterly, "I also said that you don't seem to like our place, and you are in a hurry to leave."

"There is no such thing." I felt that he misunderstood, "Your lord asked me to help deal with ghosts together, I don't want to do it. I am not one of your people, so there is no need to listen to him."

"My lord is a great person," Zao Yun looked at me seriously, "Ms. Ran will understand if you get to know him better. The Ghost Killing Squad is like a big family. You will gradually fall in love with it."

"That's right, I heard from Zhu Shi that your Yue Zhu rebelled earlier, and even the lord was beheaded."

"That was an accident." Zao Yun also looked a little unnatural, "Yue Zhu... Lord Yan Sheng is a noble character, but he is really narrow-minded. We don't know why he was tempted by Wu Mi... maybe he couldn't accept it. Dapple will die early."

"Obviously, none of you can accept it, otherwise why would you go to hell to chase ghosts after death?" I took a bite of the fruit he brought, "Zaoyun, you have been here for more than 400 years Well, have you never thought about leaving here to reincarnate?"

A trace of hesitation flashed across his face, "I don't want to leave the lord and the others, and Zongzheng. Although his words were harsh, he used to protect me like a brother. I was seriously injured when I encountered a ghost on my first mission. If Zongzheng hadn't Carrying me all the way, I'm sure I won't be able to go back alive. I... like everyone very much."

"Zaoyun is such a gentle person." I looked at him and smiled, "It would be great if all human beings were like you."

"Haha, what are you talking about? It's like Miss Ran, you are not a human being."

"So you three are the only ones here with brindle? I don't think I've seen much of the other...you Pillars?" I asked.

"Yes, only the three of us have stripes. The other soldiers live in the East Garden, and the column soldiers have their own separate quarters."

"I can't see it, do you have so many people?" I said in surprise, "Why do I think this place doesn't look like there are hundreds of people?"

"Actually, there are not that many people. There are only less than 200 permanent residents." Seeing that I like to eat, Zaoyun handed me a fruit, "I live there too. If Miss Ran gets bored, I can bring you You go to get to know everyone. Or the same sentence, maybe you will like everyone after getting along for a long time?"

"Okay! But don't try to trick me into staying," I giggled, "I'm going to take my sister back to the world."

"I know, Lord Zhu Shi said that Miss Ran already has someone she likes. As a dead person, I can only wish you happiness and success in your future life."

I turned around in astonishment, but the young man looked away.

"But at least for this period of time, please stay here with peace of mind. I will tell Qianyue to let him..."

"Thank you, Heihachiro."

Zao Yun's face turned red again, "Hey, Miss Ran is treating me as a friend by saying that?"

"Yes, you are my friend."

I said to him sincerely.

So a day later, Zaoyun really took me to the place where the ghost killing team was stationed.A large number of huts were built in this area with wood and hay. It looks like the castle towns around Edo Castle in the past. Plants are planted under the eaves of the houses, and there are even stoves built at the door, which is quite human-like.

I ate the roasted sweet potatoes that Soun stuffed for me, and for a moment I thought I was back in Edo 200 years ago.

"Miss Ran is so cute, does she like to eat sweets like an ordinary girl?" Zaoyun held a bunch of snacks from others, looking like a shopkeeper, "I would have sent you more snacks if I had known."

"Why, I don't look like an ordinary girl?" I rolled my eyes, "I just lived in the shrine since I was a child, and it's not like I don't go out."

"That's not what I meant. It's just that when I first met you, I thought you were like a female warrior. You looked very powerful and spoke very simply. Besides, how can ordinary girls use long knives?" He handed me a small bag, "Here, this is for you, it's my treasure."

I opened the small cloth bag and found dozens of white sugar inside.

"It's Jinpei Tang! I miss you so much!"

"Hahaha, how long has it been since you had candy?"

“It’s true that I haven’t eaten in a long time…”

I picked up a candy and put it in my mouth, feeling it slowly melt on the tip of my tongue, leaving only pure sweetness.At that moment, it seemed that all the bitterness of the past 200 years was forgiven with this ray of sweetness.

...Leave it to that child, after all, he has never eaten candy much...

I couldn't help smiling, carefully wrapped the remaining candy, and put it in my arms.

As long as both of them live in this world, there will always be a day when they will meet again.

I have believed so, and I still believe so.

Therefore, there is no need to be weak, and there is no need to be dazed.

If there is no way to the future, open a way with your own hands.

"Eh? Zongzheng, why didn't you go to work today?"

Soumo's voice brought me back to my senses.Seeing the tall gray-haired man in front of me, I was instinctively alert.

But this time he didn't seem to be drunk, and he wasn't as arrogant as when we first met. He just gave me a cold and sharp glance.

"Heihachiro, you kid can take a woman shopping?"

Zaoyun looked helpless, "Miss Ran is the lord's guest, the lord said to treat her well, don't be so fierce every time, she is a girl..."

"I think you haven't seen a beautiful woman for hundreds of years, and you are so suffocated." Zongzheng said sarcastically, "My house is right in front, do you want to take your woman to drink?"

"Haha, then I want to enjoy it, Miss Ran, Zongzheng's own brewed wine is quite good, let's try it together?"

It was rare for the other party to show no hostility, so I couldn't say anything more, so I just nodded.

Zongzheng's house was located on the edge of the town, with no trees around, and a row of wine bottles under the verandah.

This is the first time I have seen someone who is still drinking after death.

But the booze smells good.I looked at the black pottery bowl in front of me, no matter how I looked at it, it was very clear and ordinary rice wine.

"Drink it, it's not poisoned." The man said coldly.

"Sorry, I don't drink." I smiled.

Zongzheng pulled out an ugly smile, and the scar on his face looked even more terrifying.

"Whatever you want." He picked up the bowl and drank it in one gulp, and drank the bowl in front of me by the way.

I frowned, and was trying to find some reason to drag Zaoyun away, but I was persuaded by Zaoyun:

"You should also drink less, in case there is an urgent task, drinking too much will affect your perception."

"I'm already dead, so am I still afraid of ghosts?" Zongzheng replied irrelevantly. "Besides, it's been very calm recently. What kind of winding ghosts are probably scared and hidden. I thought it was so powerful. It's just a false name."

"The 38 people were not killed by other things last time," Zao Yun reminded him, "They didn't even have time to send back the news, especially with the four pillars among them. Ordinary ghosts can't do it in such a short time." Kill this number of team members within a short period of time. Zongzheng, don't underestimate the enemy."

Zongzheng remained silent, picked up the wine bowl and took another big sip.

"After we get rid of that winding ghost this time, let's retire." Zao Yun said suddenly, "It's been 400 years, and I heard that the human world has already..."

Snapped!

The wine bowl shattered to the ground, Zongzheng stood up, pointed at Zaoyun's nose and cursed:

"Heihachiro, I think you've been stunned by women! We're so careful, and some of these ghosts slip through the net. If we withdraw, what if they come back? It's okay to withdraw, I want to get rid of Jiguo first. Let Yan Sheng cut it down to 1000 yuan!"

"That's Lord Ri Zhu's elder brother, my lord said you can't touch him!" Zao Yun was also a little anxious, "Zong Zheng, you were not like this before. You are so hostile, what is the difference between you and a ghost?"

"I don't have as many miscellaneous thoughts as you! Have you all forgotten? What did the ghost do to us?! I will never retreat until I kill the last ghost!"

Voices at the door interrupted the two tense men.

"Master Zongzheng, my lord has a message for you."

Zong Zheng walked out the door angrily, and came back with a sullen face after a while.

"My lord wants to see this woman." He pointed at me, "He said he found a way to send them back."

"Ah, so fast?" Zaoyun stood up, "I'll go too."

When I came to the mansion of Lord Ubuyashiki again, it was still very deserted, only Zhu Shi and the monk named Chigoshi were there, and there was also an unknown soldier in white feather weaving.

The lord smiled and knelt behind the low table and asked Zhu Shi to pour me a cup of tea.

"I'm very sorry to bother Miss Ran again after such a short period of time. In fact, Qianyue and I have been looking for a way to send you and your sister back to the world these days, and now we finally have a clue. Qianyue," he said Signal to the monk, "Expand the projection of the Kalachakra."

A familiar picture emerged in mid-air. Although the torii has faded and the Shimenawa rope has long since disappeared, the stone path leading to the mountain and the cherry blossom trees on both sides of the road are still the same as they were 200 years ago.

I seem to see the girl in white running along with the boy in black, and the sound of laughter is scattered in the spring breeze like silver bells.

It seems like a lifetime away, and it is indeed so far away in a lifetime.

"Through the positioning of 'Kalachakra', we found the 'Arakawa Shrine' that Ms. Ran mentioned. Please confirm whether it is this shrine?"

I lowered my eyes and suppressed the emotions in my heart, "It is indeed my family's shrine... Thank you, my lord."

"That's right." The lord said with a smile, "I'll let Qianyue prepare right away to open the channel of 'Kalachakra' for you. Before that, please wait a moment, Miss Ran, before the last meeting with you After the conversation, I have a few questions that I don't understand, and I want to ask Miss Ran for advice."

My mind was full of how to pass the information about this channel to Xie Huamei, so I lowered my head deeply and answered absent-mindedly:

"If you don't dare to ask for advice, I will know everything."

"Then Miss Ran, please explain to me first, what exactly are you?"

My whole body suddenly became cold, and when I realized that the source of the coldness was the tip of the knife on my back, I gently closed my eyes.

Careless.

The lord's gentle voice continued: "According to our investigation, there were no maidens in the Arakawa Shrine 200 years ago, and now the shrine on the mountain is basically in ruins. May I ask Miss Ran, did you and your sister grow up in the ruins?"

"My lord! This must be a misunderstanding! Maybe Qianyue made a mistake!" I heard Zaoyun's eager defense, his voice almost trembling.

I'm sorry...Heihachiro.

"You can swallow the snow fern and pass the trial of the time wheel. You are indeed very human. But the speed of your recovery after injury can only be possessed by ghosts." The lord said lightly, "Until this moment, I I still believe that you are a human being, even though you have a ghost aura from the beginning, we still decided to believe you. But please tell me honestly, are you a human or a ghost?"

I calmly straightened my body and stared at that clear and gentle face.

"Arakawa Shrine is a shrine dedicated to the god of water, there is nothing wrong with that." I said, "but I am not a witch, I am the god of water, and the name of the god is Shirahime."

A cold smile appeared on the lord's face.

"Do you think I will believe your nonsense?" He shook his head, "It's a pity, Miss Ran, you are still lying."

The coldness behind him penetrated through his body in an instant.I lowered my head and saw the tip of the knife protruding from my chest, and the blood that quickly faded away.

Ah, the sugar in my arms is getting dirty.

The severe pain and strange numbness came in the next second. I lowered my head and spat out a mouthful of blood.There was a buzzing sound in my ears, and it was only after a while that I heard Zao Yun's roar:

"Zongzheng! What the hell are you doing? She's human! Don't touch her! Don't touch her!"

This silly boy has such a bad temper.

Zongzheng laughed out loud behind me, grabbed my hair and pulled up my upper body, "Heihachiro, can you see clearly, do people behave like this?"

He pulled out the knife in a jerk, and blood sprayed on the ground.The wound on my chest was healing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and soon there were no traces.

But the numbness in my body still penetrated my limbs, and I couldn't move for a while.Immediately afterwards, there was another cold in the back, I knew it without looking, he stabbed the knife in again, and twisted the wound smoothly.

"You see clearly, can human beings do this? Can they?"

The knife left a bloody hole in my chest, and my clothes were basically soaked through.Seeing four people holding Zhaoyun down and him looking at me with eyes wide open, I felt a little tight in my chest.

"Have you...had enough fun?" I said coldly, "This matter has nothing to do with Zao Yun, please don't get involved with him. Let him leave first, and I'll say anything."