Miss Riddler just wants to level up quietly

"Well, I'm very satisfied."

Putting on her wooden shoes, Ziyao came to the window. Not far away, on the highest mountain, was the Yae Shrine.

The lights were bright, but there was no smell of fireworks.

Tomorrow is the so-called sacrifice day, and she wants to see what Otto wants to do.

In order to prevent being stabbed in the back, it is important to check the location in advance. Before doing so, you must find the owner of the conscious space.

"You want to bring one more person with you?"

Hearing Ziyao say that she wanted to bring an assistant, Meiyi was a little hesitant. It was not easy to bring a stranger into the shrine.

If you add one more, I'm afraid the priest at the foot of the mountain won't agree.

The entire Yae Town is within the shrine's sphere of influence, and only the shrine can control demons, so no one dares to resist.

"Don't worry, don't treat her like a human being."

Ziyao took out a piece of paper and folded it up and down into a small box.

"You might be able to do it if you're a kid, but if you're too big, you'll be suspicious."

The smart Mei Yi immediately understood what Ziyao meant, hid the helper in a wooden box, and secretly brought him back to the shrine.

"Don't worry, she is very short, she could even be smaller."

While the two were discussing, there was a knock on the door.

Opening the door, it was Yae Sakura who was also wearing a miko costume.

Meiyi was a little curious, had she stabbed the witch's nest? Why was there another one?

"Is this your assistant?"

"She won't be back until later. Sakura, what's the matter?"

Ziyao turned around and asked. She was very careful and immediately noticed several damages on Yae Ying's clothes.

Judging from the dust, it seemed that it had been torn recently.

"I killed a few demons in the stone forest just now. The sky is very strange today."

The sun has not yet set, so demons and ghosts should not appear during this time period.

They've become very manic in recent days, and it's probably only a matter of time before they break into towns in large numbers.

Hearing that Ziyao and the two were leaving tonight, Yae Sakura couldn't help but worry about their safety.

Ziyao lamented Yae Sakura's good-natured character and said there was no need to worry.

After Theresa came back, it was getting dark.

Mei Yi found a cart with ready-made wooden boxes on it.

The wooden box is specially used to hold grain, and it is not dirty at all.

After a little psychological work, Theresa had no choice but to get in reluctantly.

The wheels rolled forward, bumping from time to time.

It caused the bottom plate to vibrate, and the wooden box also trembled.

Theresa, who was hiding in the box, gritted her teeth and clenched her little pink fists.

If you act on your own initiative like this, you must teach Nightingale a lesson afterwards!

Arriving at the foot of the mountain, the priest conducted inspections as usual.

After confirming Mei Yi's identity, he nodded and allowed the others to go up the mountain.

Naturally, the porter in charge of pulling the cart couldn't stay too long, and quickly returned to the town under the supervision of the guards.

After leaving the torii gate and passing by the Jingsha, they came to the back hall where the shrine maiden lived.

Yae Shrine is different from other shrines in that there are only two shrine maidens.

They are responsible for performing sacrifices, praying for blessings, etc. Their status is second only to the palace ministers, but they have no real power.

Opening the rolling shutter door, I saw Kiana kneeling on the tatami, her face pale.

"I'm not a fake..."

The girl murmured.

I was so absorbed that I didn't notice anyone coming.

A few minutes ago, she woke up from an uncomfortable nightmare, the memory lingering.

"Are you okay?"

Mei took out a wet towel and wiped the sweat from Kiana's forehead.

"Ling...Ling, are you okay?"

Kiana hasn't rested for the past two days, and her haggard look is heartbreaking.

"Ling is still resting in the room, you should care more about yourself now."

"Can't sleep..."

Saying that, Yayi glanced at Ziyao.

"See what?"

After coming to the door and making sure that Kiana couldn't hear, Mei asked.

"It is the power of the Corrosion Key."

The taste is unmistakable. Before entering Ksitigarbha Yuhun, Ziyao was deeply impressed by it.

Interesting, do you regard Ling as your biological sister?

The place where Yae Sakura should have been was instead Kiana.

The Key of Corrosion distorted the understanding. If I didn't tell him, I would have thought it was Yu Duchen.

Ziyao has a headache, and she really has no solution.

Maybe it can be solved by leaving Ksitigarbha Yuhun.

"Here, take it to her."

He redeemed a cup of black tea from the system and gave it to Mei Yi.

Looking at the translucent black tea in the cup, Mei Yi cautiously took a sip first.

"This can make Kiana return to normal?"

"No, but you can have a good sleep."

Mei:......

"The person who tied the bell must untie it. If the source is not eliminated, normality cannot be restored."

Drawing fire from under the cauldron never goes out of style.

If you want to solve the problem, you must start from the fundamental contradiction.

Meiyi shook her head, "I checked and couldn't find any clues."

I have absolutely no idea where the thing emitting the corrosive power is.

Many attempts were made, but all failed.

"It has a name - Hitamaru."

In other words, it is the Ksitigarbha Yuhun itself, which is composed of the Herrscher's consciousness and core.

During this trip to the shrine, Ziyao planned to dig it out.

"Wait, I'm going too!"

Seeing Ziyao preparing to leave, Theresa quickly followed.

Mei Yi couldn't help much, she could only give them a hand-drawn map and be careful of the patrolling guards.

They are controlled by the power of erosion, like puppets, and will never show mercy to outsiders.

"call---"

The cool breeze swept by and the shadows of the trees danced.

The night is dark and windy.

As Yae Sakura said, there is something different tonight,

The bright moon glowed slightly red, indicating that something extraordinary was about to happen.

(ps: It involves sensitive matters, and some plots have been deleted, sorry QAQ)

Volume 83: Chapter [-] Fox Mask, Man in the Dark

"...Click."

Small rocks fell to the ground, catching the guard's attention.

After looking around for no one, he returned to his post again.

The two girls were sitting on the roof, looking down at the entire Yae Town.

The moon gradually turned red, and the ominous premonition became more and more intense.

They almost rummaged through the shrine, but they couldn't find the source of the corrosive power.

I was almost discovered several times.

Fortunately, they started to infiltrate from inside the shrine. If they had started to infiltrate from the foot of the mountain, they might have been intercepted before they reached the halfway point.

In the main hall, a middle-aged man knelt in front of the statue. He didn't get up for half an hour.

Deep in the hall, Ziyao noticed something special.

The man is the priest of this shrine, and he has been eroded more seriously than the others.

If there was no obvious difference, he would almost be regarded as a target.