Not a Witch

Chapter 64 The Vile Mask

Walking on the path in the forest shrouded in darkness, the girl looked at the dim lights in the shrine in the distance, and could still hear some faint cries.

If Nuo was her previous life, she might have run away in fear, she thought in her heart, and then moved on.

Thanks to her special talent, she can perceive certain truths without being blinded by strange appearances.

When she reached the side entrance of the shrine, she stopped temporarily and looked at the situation inside.It turned out that it was a woman kneeling in the temple crying, and beside her was a body covered with a black cloth.

Seeing such a scene, the girl also had some guesses in her heart, perhaps it was because of the death of the woman's relatives that she was so sad.

The shaman who was in the shrine at the moment also came over and looked at the girl under the steps of the shrine.

"Are you awake? Is there something wrong?" Her voice was kind.

"Well, I'm hungry." The girl replied with a little embarrassment.

"Hehe, what a simple child." Grandma Ge Luo asked the girl to wait for a while, then went to another yard behind, and brought back a cloth bag with some rice in it, two green fruits and a Taro.

"Let's make do with it tonight. Tomorrow, we can go to Fangshi in the valley." Granny Ge Luo handed the bag to the girl, then turned and went back.

Soon after, there was a slight sound in the shrine, which seemed to be the sound of several pieces of copper colliding with each other. In the dark night, it brought a trace of agility and tranquility, soothing the sad cry.

After Lorraine Hill picked up the things, he also went back to make dinner.First wash the rice, then put it in the pot to cook, and then put the chopped taro in it.

Then she came out and came to sit in the yard for a while, after all, it takes some time to steam rice.

The valley at night is very quiet, and there are few crops in it. Only near the shrine, because the terrain is higher, it can be exposed to some sunlight, so there is a forest and grass.

The girl looked at the sky above her head that was flanked by the mountain wall from both sides, and the faint stars flickered on and off.

Although it is very barren here, the starry sky is much clearer than the place where I stayed before.

Placing the slightly fat Dai Chrysanthemum behind her, Lorraine Hill sat on the cold stone mill in the yard, looking up at the stars, feeling a faint nostalgia, as if returning to a long time ago.

Just like that, she closed her eyes, feeling the breeze blowing slowly by her side, bringing the unique freshness of night.

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The next morning, after eating something, Lorraine Hill came to the shrine.

The woman from last night had already left, and the hall became quiet again, while the Granny Ge Luo was cleaning the open space in front of the shrine with a broom, letting the leaves that fell at night return to the grass beside her.

"Get up, Jialan." The old man said hello, his words were soft and slow.

Lorraine Hill nodded, and then picked up the broom and swept the remaining fallen leaves aside.

After the two finished this little thing, they walked towards the back of the shrine together. Surrounded by bright woods, there were simple stump tables and chairs here.

"Let's sit for a while, and then I'll tell you something about the usual situation." The old man and the young girl sat on the small stake next to the big tree stump.

"First of all, why I invited your faction's support is also because I feel a little powerless in many things recently." The old man began to talk.

"You must have seen the local scene along the way. There are few people and the land is barren."

Lorraine Hill nodded, the scene along the way was indeed as the old man said.

"You may wonder why all the villages and settlements are concentrated in the valleys, canyons, and some remote and narrow places."

"That's because in the middle of the month, the dragon veins will be particularly active, and at that time, the land and the wilderness will also be filled with the power of the nine worlds, and all kinds of monsters and ghosts will come out to move around. And the open place is very It is difficult to resist, the more open the sky, the easier it is to be attacked by those flying ghosts."

"The ground and rocks will be much better. Although there are some ghosts that can pass through, some ancient methods can still engrave practical spells to prevent those ghosts from easily passing through."

"Here, those days in the middle of the month will be difficult days. Everyone will gather together to resist the impact of the outside world. Only when the power of the Nine Nethernesses surging in the dragon veins gradually dissipates can they go out for activities again."

The witch briefly introduced the daily schedule of the local people and the meaning of doing so.

At this time, Lorraine Hill also gradually understood why the wilderness outside was barren, even if there were few roads.This is also because anything built will be destroyed by various wandering ghosts in the middle of the month, so it is better not to build.

"The reason why I ask you to come here is that I hope to help the people here to resist the attacks of various ghosts."

After an explanation, the old man finally said what the girl wanted to accomplish.

"Okay, I understand." Lorraine Hill nodded, if it was just to clear those monsters, it would not be difficult.

Seeing the girl nodding, the old man's expression seemed to relax a bit, as if he had been under a lot of pressure on weekdays.

"That's it for now. Later, I will take you to Fangshi at the bottom of the valley to buy some daily necessities. Although the place is barren, some daily necessities can still be supplied."

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In the sky above the head, the sun is hanging in the sky, and a little sunlight shines into the earth in the valley, making people feel warm.

Lorraine Hill followed Granny Gro, walking in this crude market.

Its total length is only two to three hundred meters, and most of them are local people setting up stalls to buy and sell things.

Compared with the outside world, the clothing here is extremely single, basically black linen.The unchanging black linen is spread all over the field of vision, forming clothes, burdens, windshield cloth and so on.

Most people also use such black linen clothes to wrap their bodies and wear them tightly.

People of the Chi family have pale skin and are not resistant to sunlight. If they are exposed to the sun for a long time, it will cause damage to the skin, so they all like to wear this kind of clothing. Not to mention the whole body is black, and there is a black hood on the head.

The only good thing is that the face was exposed after all, and it was not completely covered, which added a little popularity to the city, rather than being like a place of the underworld.

"How do you sell this piece of cloth?" The old man stopped in front of a stall and looked at the black linen rolled up on the wooden shelf in front of him. It felt slightly rough and dry to the touch.

"20 silver rings, Miko-sama." The stall owner met Granny Ge Luo, stood up, and replied respectfully.

"Okay." Granny Ge Luo didn't counter-offer, and directly took out a handful of silver rings from her arms and put them on the shopkeeper's plate.

"Here, you gave 5 more silver rings." The shopkeeper took a rough look and felt that they gave too much.

"It's nothing, just take it. Spinning is not easy. Besides, the children also need something good to eat." Granny Ge Luo looked at the two skinny children behind the stall owner, her eyes showing some kindness.

"Thank you Granny Ge Luo. Thank you, Miko." The woman bowed in gratitude, and then gave another small roll of thread.

Seeing that the witch wanted to pick up the roll of black cloth, the girl next to her hurried forward and picked it up ahead of time.

Although Granny Ge Luo was not that weak, the girl was still a little uncomfortable with an old man doing this in front of her, so she picked up the roll of cloth first.

"That's hard work for you. I'll make some clothes for you when I get back." Granny Ge Luo said.

"No, I have quite a few clothes, and I don't lack them for the time being." The girl shook her head.

"I know, but those are your own clothes. The place is remote. If it's damaged, it won't be good if you don't have to change it on weekdays."

"Sometimes you can't take care of so much in a fight, and there will always be times when it gets dirty and damaged. It's better to wear some durable and cheap clothes, so that you won't feel distressed." Granny Ge Luo explained.

After that, the two continued to walk to the other side of the market, and bought some rabbit meat as an extra meal for tonight.

In this barren land, only a few hares can survive, other cattle and sheep, people can't eat enough, let alone them.

After returning to the shrine, Granny Gero took the girl to the backyard to fetch a few buckets of water, and then began to make today's lunch.During the period, the girl asked for help, so she turned into a mother-in-law who chose, prepared, and seasoned vegetables, while the girl cut vegetables and lit the fire.

Finally, after everything was done, the two of them sat around the small stove in the house, looking at the boiling soup in the small earthenware pot in the middle, including light red rabbit meat, green vegetable leaves, and light yellow potato slices. Constantly surging, exuding a pleasant aroma and heat.

The two birds were also standing on the wooden frame at the side, with a stone plate in front of each, with some food in it, they occasionally pecked at it, then turned their heads, looking curiously at the pot and the two birds on the side. people.

"It's been a long time since I ate like this."

Granny Ge Luo seemed to sigh, today she was wearing the same black linen clothes as the residents here, instead of the maiden dress that the girl saw yesterday.

"How do you usually eat?" The girl was also a little curious.

"It's much easier to eat one at a time, and sometimes I don't dare to make too much, for fear that it will be spoiled if I can't finish it."

"Have you been alone all this time?"

"It wasn't a long time ago. At that time, there were a few children helping the shrine, and it was quite lively at that time." There was a bit of nostalgia in the eyes of the old man.

"It's a pity that some of them got married later, and some of them passed away, so I was the only one." Even so, there was not much sadness in the old man's voice, as if he had already looked down on it.

"I don't know whether this shrine can be passed on in the future. This is the only thing I still care about."

The two of them held the dishes with chopsticks, ate the rice slowly, and then talked about the situation in the shrine.

The dragon veins under this land are different from the outside world. They are very heterogeneous and chaotic, and most of them are polluted. The witches in the shrine cannot dominate the dragon veins of the entire state like other areas outside.

"...So, the only thing I can do is to keep the few small branches of them from pollution, moisten those lands, so that the people who depend on these lands can live Come down." The old man said slowly.

"Didn't the dynasty consider a permanent solution to the problem? It is said that the old red phoenix still exists in the world." The girl asked curiously. According to past records, that red phoenix is ​​the witch who created the dragon veins, and should be able to interfere and repair it. That's right.

"Master Chifeng, one of the five virtues, did come here hundreds of years ago, and there were several immortals accompanying him at that time."

"It's a pity that it's not just about the dragon's veins, but also about the cave." The old man shook his head.

"In the past, the blessed land of Yan Luo Palace was located in this mountain, but during that battle, the cave collapsed and exploded, and various time and space gaps were distorted in it, making it look like a mess and intricate."

"Even if Lord Chifeng came in person, he could only solve the pollution and distortion of part of the dragon's veins, but he couldn't do his best."

"If only one of the five virtues, Mr. Yellow Bird, is still there, it is said that that one is the one who can change and influence the Paradise of Heaven and Earth."

"It's a pity that Master Chifeng returned to the west because of the passing of the yellow bird."

"Only one of the five virtues of the phoenix remains, which is embarrassing."

Listening to the old man's narration, Lorraine Hill suddenly had some familiar and strange scenes in his mind.It was a scene of five girls playing under a tall plane tree.The girl in Tsing Yi is smart and light, the girl in white is quiet and soft, the girl in black is upright and can't let go, the girl in red is cheerful and strong, and the girl in yellow is good at all kinds of whimsy.

The scene in this picture appeared quickly, but when the girl thought about it, it dissipated like a mist and disappeared.

Are all the phoenixes of five virtues witches, otherwise why would I suddenly see those scenes in my memory?Such a thought crossed the girl's mind.

It seems that it is still necessary to practice the Necromancer Sequence as soon as possible to retrieve the obscure and missing memories in the soul.What the girl can think of at this moment is still in the early stage of the joint war between Clancia and Frost.

But one of the important pieces of information also made her understand her true origin.That is the Twilight Era, one of the cornerstones of the Throne of God project within the 'Primary Heart' faction, the pure wind of change.

It can be deduced from this that Keti is very likely to be the bright red burning flame, Cloyati.

It's just that I don't know where the other two are now. If I really want to talk about relatives, these four souls who are also the cornerstone of the throne are the closest.

After all, having stayed together for hundreds of thousands of years, that kind of spiritual integration and intimacy is unimaginable to outsiders.

After retracting the thoughts in her mind, the girl continued to eat, and at this time, the dishes in the pot were gradually wiped out.

"Eating for two will really improve your appetite." Granny Ge Luo put down the bowls and chopsticks, with a bit of satisfaction in her words.

Afterwards, there was simple tidying up, and in the afternoon, Granny Ge Luo roughly cut a black cloth coat for the girl.

"Drape this over your body, so that you won't get your inner clothes dirty. I'll make you a few middle ones later on." The mother-in-law helped the girl tidy up her clothes, and tied her waist and collar along the way.

"Tomorrow, I would like to trouble you to go to a village in the north. It is said that there was a vicious monster there recently, which caused many casualties to the people in the village. In addition, if you see some ghosts on the road, please clean them up." Ge Granny Luo explained the recent tasks.

"If you encounter a problem that cannot be solved, don't act recklessly. After all, your own survival is the most important thing."

"It's not shameful to run away. Only those who persist in living and achieve their goals are worthy of respect." Granny Ge Luo gave the last warning, as if she had a special experience when she was young.