So I became a witch

For me, the most lacking thing is time.

Walking on the main road of the village, I suddenly felt a gust of cool wind blowing, and I couldn't help turning up the collar of my coat.For some reason, it is clear that most of the buildings in this village seem to be built at will without any planning, but there is nothing blocking the road from the hotel to the opposite lonely peak, and a straight road runs smoothly.The few bright lights that were still on just now were all extinguished, and there were no so-called street lights in the village, only the moonlight and starry sky overhead, casting a faint light.

Not long after, I came to the center of the whole village, and a wooden bridge in front of me crossed the curved river and connected to the other side of the village.It is clear that other buildings in the village are so brand new, but this small bridge is extremely dilapidated, as if telling the vicissitudes of history.Stepping on this simple wooden bridge without even guardrails, just a few wooden piles and planks, the clear stream under your feet reflects the sky, as if you are really walking on the starry sky.In a trance, there seems to be some kind of different artistic conception rising in my heart.

I shook my head, feeling a little comprehended in my heart.Among the twelve races, the Yin-Yang clan is not to say the most special, but also a very special one, because its corresponding ancestors are the same race called "human beings" as us.There is neither the indestructible metal body of the Aide tribe nor the innate supernatural power of the Irene tribe. In that era known as the Dark Era, human beings can be said to be the most numerous but also the most common branch in the universe. .However, it happens that such human beings who can do nothing are the first race to rebel against the gods under the leadership of Star King Lydias.

Because we are weak, we must rely on tools to make ourselves strong.Since a long time ago, human ancestors have thought about the relationship between the universe, laws, and Tao, hoping to break through their own shackles.Many roads, including mortal dust, Xingyan, holy soul, etc., are the methods of practice that were summed up after the ancestors successively paid countless painful sacrifices.

Although it has become a common law for all life after being considerably improved by the hands of the Star King, there is still a considerable room for sublimation, and part of it can only be achieved by comprehension. Tao came to fill.And in this regard, perhaps it is precisely because of being ordinary and having nothing, human beings who are more eager to explore and decrypt are able to stand above many races and become one of the twelve major clans guarding the Star King.

Like this village, although it was built to seal the "curse", the natural formation itself contains a considerable understanding of the laws of nature. Presumably, the people who built this village at the beginning were on the way to the "Tao". , has gone quite a long way, if someone with a special talent practices here, I am afraid it will be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

But this kind of thing is naturally irrelevant to me. If "Tao" is the embodiment of natural law, then the existence of the eye of emptiness can see through the operating laws of this world.So I was just a little dazed, and I voluntarily withdrew from this realm called "enlightenment" by others, and continued to walk towards the ancestral hall on the top of the mountain.

Not long after, I finally came to the foot of the mountain under the ancestral hall.A torii stands in front of the stairs at the foot of the mountain. It seems that there are three characters written on it, but because it is too old, it has become blurred.Although I was a little puzzled, I stepped up the stairs without hesitation.

Chapter 110 Nine Fragments of Memory

The moment I stepped on the stairs, the scenery in front of me suddenly changed. The mountain peak that I could see just now became out of reach in an instant, and the inexplicable power surrounded Yunfeng.

Is it phantom array?No, it seems to be something else.After thinking about it for a while, I climbed up without hesitation, eyes of Xu slightly opened, and cautiously followed the loopholes I found step by step.In this way, it took me nearly an hour to reach the top of the mountain after only ten minutes of the journey. Fortunately, this body grew a little before that, otherwise I would still think about it in the body of a loli It's really troublesome to climb up.

After finally climbing to the top of the mountain, what appeared in front of my eyes was the looming ancestral hall I saw before. I don’t know who built it on this mountain for what purpose. After observing it from a distance, I found that the ancestral hall is much larger than what I saw before. The bronze gate is closed tightly, and it seems that it is not easy to receive visitors for the time being.

Although I don't know the power of the formation, but with the help of the eye of emptiness, I managed to see through that this ancestral hall is the source of the entire sealing formation.In other words, the real purpose of this small town is to seal a certain existence in this ancestral hall. As for the effect of suppressing the curse, it is just by the way.

Although I don't know what is sealed in it, it is quite an existence when I think about it. With my current strength, I really don't have the confidence to do anything.However, now that he has come here, he naturally has no intention of backing down.

In any case, I have to move forward, no, the only option left is to move forward.

I resolutely put my hand on the bronze door. Unexpectedly, the heavy door opened slowly by itself.

The appearance of the ancestral hall is the same as what I have seen in other places. The open-air courtyard connects the other buildings on three sides, and the starry sky shines on me from the inside to the outside.In the big room directly opposite, there is a wooden sculpture of a person, neither a god nor a fairy, but for some reason it looks a bit demonic.

I pondered for a while, and when I was about to take a closer look, I heard a cough from the side room, followed by a very old voice: "I didn't expect that there would be a distinguished guest at such a late hour."

I froze for a moment, then looked in the direction of the voice, and happened to see an old woman slowly walking out of the room with an oil lamp.She looked about seventy or eighty years old, with mottled hair and hunched back. When she spoke, the wrinkles on her face were pressed together, and she couldn't even see her expression clearly.

"Excuse me, are you..." I asked hesitantly.

"Hehe, finally, are you here..." Saying that, the old woman walked towards the main hall on her own. After a short pause, I still chose to follow behind her.

We walked up to the wooden sculpture together.Strangely, this place was supposed to be a place to worship the ancestors, but no futons, incense sticks, spirit plaques or tributes have been seen. There is only a small mirror placed alone at the foot of the wood carving.

"Go and touch it." The old woman walked to the side of the wood carving, stopped suddenly, turned her head and said to me.

"……what?"

"Go and touch. The moment of the contract has come, and we have been waiting for a long time." After the old woman let out a vicissitudes of laughter, she remained motionless, as if turned into a stone.

My eyes flickered, but I still chose to take a step forward. Looking at the seemingly ordinary mirror and myself in the mirror, I made up my mind and stretched out my hand.

In an instant, bright pillars of light erupted suddenly, including the foot of this small town, all over the world. These pillars of light only existed for a moment and then disappeared suddenly, just like when they suddenly appeared.Of course, at this moment, I have no time to pay attention to all this, but I have sunk all my attention into the small mirror in front of me.

Gradually, my consciousness was lost in the darkness.

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"Why do you practice Taoism?"

My father's words were like a mountain, and they have been weighing heavily on me since that day.

"I want to protect the world and everyone." A little shy, but firmly said this long-thought answer.With this belief in mind, I have ushered in the No. 30 years of my life before I knew it.Although such an age is just a drop in the ocean for a monk, he still couldn't help being a little bit concerned, devoting all his energy to practicing and missing out on the most beautiful period of youth in his life.

Well, even if I regret it, there is nothing I can do. Even if I do it all over again, I might still make the same choice.

"Captain...Captain...Master Yin Xingchen..." The female voice moved slowly, like the sea wind pushing the wooden boat to shake.

I opened my eyes suddenly, only to realize that I had suddenly fallen asleep without knowing when.Originally, with my own realm, even if I didn't sleep for ten years, it wouldn't be a big problem.

Are you really too tired?I laughed at myself, and put on that solemn mask again.

"What's the matter? Angeline." I asked calmly.

"Yes, this is the list of new demon hunters transferred from the headquarters, please have a look." The blond woman respectfully placed a list in front of my desk.Sure enough, because of the previous operation, although it achieved a greater success, the number of members of the execution team has been reduced by more than half. Did it have to be supplemented for this reason?

I closed my eyes and rubbed my temples with some headache.

Five years have passed since the start of this "magic war".I am afraid that at the earliest time, no one would have imagined that this storm would sweep the entire world, and it might also be the most terrifying war that the world of demon hunters has encountered since its birth.

Countless demon hunters have joined the battlefield one after another, fighting and falling... In just five years, hundreds of thousands of demon hunters have died in this battlefield, and many of them have just left the academy and are still underage. teenagers and girls.Even so, no one can predict when the war will end.

"Lord Yin Xingchen." Angeline's calm but firm voice reached my ears.

I sighed, and had no choice but to pick up the list. I just glanced at it and couldn't hold back the anger in my heart. I slapped it heavily on the table: "Aren't these all children?!"

"Yes." Angeline seemed to have met my reaction, and replied calmly.

Seeing her appearance, I had to lower my voice: "Are you joking at the headquarters! Don't you know that the duty of Team 103 is..."

Chapter 120 First Meeting

"Explore the source of the 'big abyss', and give an early warning before the tide of imaginary beasts forms." Angeline replied first.

"If you know, then don't send these children to such a dangerous place!"

"But from the perspective of the headquarters, the task of reconnaissance is at least easier than that of troops on the frontal battlefield."

My words froze, and after a long time, I sighed dully: "They are still children..."

They should have been sheltered under the wings of their elders and grew up carefree, but they had to embark on a cruel battlefield and face monsters beyond imagination.

"Lord Yin Xingchen, no one will be a child forever." Angeline said seriously, "They will grow up eventually. Either in their own home... or on the battlefield."

"..."

There is nothing to refute, even I already understand how tense the current battle situation is.

Although thanks to the power of the twelve families, this catastrophe was sealed in the fantasy world, so that the reality was not eroded, but in contrast, a confrontation between the demon hunter and the virtual beast had to be formed. situation.

In just five years, the strength of the demon hunters was forced to decrease by a full fifth, but this war has yet to see the light of day.

"Then, I will ask Mrs. Yin Xingchen to take care of these children." Angeline bowed after saying all this, and left the room slowly, presumably planning to report to the headquarters.

Even if it is for taking care of something, my side is not a nursery... I muttered in a low voice, but my eyes were involuntarily placed on one of the materials.

"Ye... Qian... Mo..." I gently read the child's name.Among this group of "recruits" who joined the army, she was only 15 years old and was the youngest of them all. Her face was so delicate that one could almost mistake it for a doll at first glance. There was no expression on her face, and her eyes were slender. Her eyelashes were slightly covered, so it was completely impossible to see what she was thinking, but it made people pay attention involuntarily.

I subconsciously wanted to search for more information about her, but no matter how I looked at it, there were only a few pieces of physical information such as height, weight, and age, and the rest were blank.

Weird, so weird.I don't think that the headquarters will make such low-level mistakes as omissions, which means that the existence of this child is even more special than I imagined, and even information about her is not allowed to be recorded on paper.Why would such a child be sent to Team 103, which is second only to the first-line troops in terms of danger?

Such curiosity has been entangled in my heart until a week later, when the vehicle carrying those young demon hunters arrived at the camp, I was finally able to meet this mysterious little guy.

As recorded in the data, the small doll-like body curled up and hid at the back of the crowd, as if subconsciously hiding from the sight of others, with a silent expression and other faces full of excitement. The children are in stark contrast.

This is my first encounter with that child.

"Hey, it's so late, is our busy person still dealing with official business?" In the office late at night, just when I was about to take a nap, a familiar voice came from outside the door.

I raised my eyebrows, and replied flatly: "It's nothing, I planned to just take a break at first. But Elvis, don't you need to take care of those new kids who were injured in actual combat training?"

The handsome black-haired guy standing at the door smiled, pulled a stool by the door and sat down: "After all, the duty of our team is to go deep into the enemy's rear to investigate information about the appearance of the 'Void Beast', luckily we didn't find it If you are unlucky, you will naturally retreat. If you are unlucky and you are discovered, I am afraid that you will not even be able to bring back the body. In this case, I, the doctor, will naturally have a lot of free time... Just kidding, those children are of very good quality , so I just let them go back after a brief treatment."

"……yes."

It has been a week since those children came to Camp 103.Fortunately, the Void Beast's offensive was not violent during these days, so it also gave us time to train new recruits.Maybe it's because they graduated from school just now, or they come from some families. These children give me the feeling that although they are excellent, they are too lively. Maybe it will take a long time to change them - if they are still alive at that time if.

"By the way, have you noticed that kid?"

"Who?"

"That's the one, the child named Ye Qianmo."

Sure enough, even he noticed it?

"...I don't think there's anything special about that kid."

"Hmm, do you think so?" Elvis said amusedly.

"...just train a little more seriously than other kids."

"That's not what I'm talking about. By the way, you should have noticed—that child has a 'superstar physique', and it seems that he was born after tomorrow. Is it a curse, or something else? It's really curious ah."

My heart tightened suddenly, and I gave Elvis a vigilant look: "...warning in advance, don't do anything to that child."

"Haha, how could it be, are you a little too guarded against me?" Elvis smiled wryly.

"Maybe, but I think it's hard to be too careful for a guy who's been kicked out of the dark clan because of the forbidden art." I glanced at him and said.Although this man is absolutely impeccable as a doctor and a soldier, my instinct tells me that I must not take him lightly.

"Haha, that's really an innocent disaster." Elvis smiled. "Actually, I also investigated that child a little bit, and got a lot of useful information. Do you want to know?"

He looked at me unhurriedly, as if waiting for me to speak.

"... I would like to hear more about it." I said reluctantly.Although I don't like this guy very much, I don't want to miss the only thing about that kid.

Elvis showed a tricky smile: "To put it simply, have you heard of the 'Emperor Project'?"

My heart skipped a beat. It would be a lie if I said I didn’t know, but I did only know a rough idea.However, before I could speak, Elvis said a step ahead: "That child seems to have been a member of the 'Emperor Building Project'."

"!!!" I showed a look of surprise.Elvis, who seemed to predict that I would show such an expression, continued: "It's a pity, I don't know the specific situation. It's just that the child seems to have failed in the end, became a waste product, and was exiled here after being tossed around."

Chapter 120 Mission

"!!!" I showed a look of surprise.Elvis, who seemed to predict that I would show such an expression, continued: "It's a pity, I don't know the specific situation. It's just that the child seems to have failed in the end, became a waste product, and was exiled here after being tossed around."

"The 'Emperor Building Project' should be an absolute secret, right?" After a while, I asked slowly.

"Hey, you forgot that I was once a member of the Twelve Clans anyway, so you can know this little thing." Elvis smiled, "However, it's a shame that I personally sent my daughter to the front line. What about a heartless father~~"

"Father? Who is that?"

"Well, it makes sense that you don't know...it's Yehe."

"Yehe...Could it be that one?" After searching for the existence in my memory, I showed a surprised expression.

Although I consider myself a genius among demon hunters, standing on the top of the stars at the age of 30, compared to that man who can be called a living legend, I am still a bit inferior.It is said that when he was born, he was selected by a certain emperor's weapon, and he became a star spawner at the age of 17. He was once considered to be the man most likely to become the star emperor of the new century. However, when he was 22 years old, But mysteriously disappeared from the family, and never heard from him again.It wasn't until five years ago that the man returned to the twelve tribes, just in time for the outbreak of the once-in-ten-thousand-year wave of virtual beasts, and he became the commander-in-chief of the war.

"That child is Yehe's daughter? But if this is the case... No, could it be that it was because of this child that he disappeared for more than ten years..." I whispered to myself.Although Elvis' words shocked me, there was nothing logically unreasonable about them.

"Why, would you know such a thing?" I asked warily.

"After all, we belong to the Dark Clan, so it's not a strange thing to communicate with each other, right?" Elvis shrugged.

"...Maybe that's true, but since there's nothing written about that girl's information, it's definitely not information that people can casually know." I stared closely at Elvis's face.

The silence between us lasted for a full quarter of an hour, and it ended with Elvis' surrender: "Okay, okay, I'll just recruit... Actually, that guy asked me to take care of that child."

"That guy... is he talking about Yehe-sama?"

"Well, that's the thing. It's not a lie. After all, he and I can be said to be freaks to some extent. It's not surprising that there will be intersections, right?"

"...are you friends?"

"Friends? Maybe you can put it that way. Should I say same-sex attracts or like-minded, that's what it is anyway."

"I don't think you'd do anything unprofitable for a so-called 'friend'."

"...I really lost to you." Elvis spread his hands and smiled wryly, "Yes, I am very curious. Since he can become a member of the 'Emperor Project', it means that the child has enough power to withstand the 'Emperor'. ' container. I'm curious, what kind of power is that?"

There was a frenzy in his eyes, which made me faintly uneasy.

"I will not allow you to do anything to that child." I said flatly but firmly, "As long as I am the captain of the 103 special investigation team, I will not allow you to do anything."

Elvis frowned imperceptibly for a moment, but immediately eased back: "Hey, what are you talking about, that's my best friend's daughter, even if it's an illegitimate child that is not recognized by anyone, I don't care. I will take good care of her, hehehe~~~"

"Then let her go to the medical center to help from tomorrow."

"Oh, you were so wary of me just now?"

"After all, the child's body can't fight at all, right? Then the only safest place is to stay in your medical center. But, don't do anything to her."

"Of course, after all, you have never forgotten the kindness you brought me back, hehehe~~~" The man left my office with a smile, and I let out a long breath.

The reason why he was exiled for studying forbidden spells was too weird from any point of view.But the power possessed by that man is unquestionable, and it is true that he just stayed in the clinic to help the injured for such a long time, so I gradually relaxed my vigilance.

I shook my head, threw this thought out of my mind, and gradually sank my consciousness into the darkness.

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It has been a week since those children came to the base.After the initial excitement, everyone's faces showed fatigue after frequent training.Then, they also ushered in their first mission.