He no longer wanted to think about the Four Souls Jade or killing people and eating their flesh. He just wanted to die now, once and for all!
"From the look of your '077', you probably didn't lie, but we still have to check it."
Luo Shu glanced at the notebook in his hand, which contained all the questions he had recorded and the answers given by Gray Wolf.
Just in case, he planned to draw a few of the above questions and ask Gray Wolf again quickly without giving him time to think.
If the words match, it means you are not lying. If they don’t match, then I’m sorry, the interrogation will continue.
"I'm going to ask you a few more questions now, and you'd better answer them honestly."
"Yes, yes, I will answer."
Hearing Gray Wolf's quick answer, Luo Shu narrowed his eyes and said:
"When did you feel your strength draining away?"
"Not long ago, three months, two months, I don't know, but not long ago."
Gray Wolf was about to cry at this time, and he didn't remember the question, he had already answered it before:
"I can sleep for several months. I really don't understand how humans calculate time."
"Passed. Hmm, it seems that this world is really a problem that occurred three months ago. Monsters can generally feel that their power is being lost..."
Luo Shu thought for a moment, then continued to ask:
"When did you realize that eating humans could increase your strength?"
"Always, always." Gray Wolf replied hurriedly: "If you eat human flesh, you will feel very comfortable and the pressure will be reduced. So eating people can make you stronger, especially eating people's brains."
Hearing this, Luo Shu asked again: "Can eating human flesh make you stronger? As long as it's human flesh?"
"No, if you only eat meat, it can only fill your stomach."
Gray Wolf looked confused, as if he was thinking about how to explain:
"You have to eat a person immediately after they die, especially their head, to increase your power. Oh, I've heard from some wizards that monsters eat human souls to increase their own power."
"That should be the case. Only by eating humans can you become stronger. Eh? I think I asked this question just now?"
Luo Shu ignored him and just ticked a line in the notepad:
"The point of eating human flesh is to eat the soul. Eating the soul can make the monster stronger, but the price is gloomy and looks weird... replenishing yang with yin? Or replenishing spirit with soul?"
"It seems that the shamans at the SDS African branch and the rare psychics on the island countries are good at this kind of ability... The principle seems to be to activate the power of controlling the soul through certain inherited instruments. This power is called witchcraft."
"Witch power is the power of the soul. Although it can be strengthened by relying on the body, it cannot be used directly to strengthen the body. Once strengthened, it will cause the spiritual power to pollute the body and cause the body to become alienated..."
Seeing this, Luo Shu glanced at the gray wolf in front of him with gray hair, which exuded a black and unlucky aura from time to time.
"It seems that the monsters seem to increase their soul power by eating people, and then use the soul power to strengthen their bodies. The source of soul power is complicated. For example, if they devour humans, they will become this kind of strange thing."
"And ordinary humans don't use the power of their souls to strengthen their bodies. I guess they are aware of the side effects, so there is no alienation?"
"Oh, that's an explanation at least."
Luo Shuhe put away his notebook, turned his head to look at Gray Wolf, and said calmly:
"You can go now. I'll let you go."
"What?" The gray wolf was stunned for a moment, then his face turned over with joy. Without waiting for Luo Shu to say anything, he got up, turned around and fled into the forest.
Luo Shu was a little surprised to see the wolf demon react so quickly.
However, at this moment, an arrow flew across the sky and accurately pierced the gray wolf's waist.
Instantly, the gray wolf howled, and before dying, it turned its head and saw the bow-wielding woman in the forest, and roared:
“Kikyou————!!”
The next moment, the gray wolf's huge body was completely purified, leaving only a huge gray wolf skin in its place.
Seeing this, Luo Shu turned his head slightly to look at Kikyo, who was walking out of the forest in a slightly embarrassed state, and said with a smile:
"Why are you like this after just a while?"
Hearing this, Kikyo, who had originally wanted to question why Luo Shu let the gray wolf run away, suddenly shut her mouth and looked at Luo Shu with some annoyance.
Seeing the beauty's angry eyes, Luo Shu was somewhat surprised:
"Wait, did you notice the wolf attacking the shrine and come to save me?"
Kikyo didn't answer, but took off her clogs, stepped on the ground with her feet in tabi, walked towards Luo Shu step by step, and stopped five meters away, aiming her bow at him...
Luo Shu's eyes flickered, but he still sat on the metal box, motionless.
At this time, Kikyo, who had put on her bow and arrow, asked seriously:
"Human? Or a monster?"
"Can't it be a god?" Luo Shu said jokingly when he heard that.
Kikyo was silent for a moment, then said, "No, you are not ugly."
What does that mean? Luo Shu was stunned for a moment. He is not ugly, so he does not look like a god? What is the logic behind this?
Suddenly, Luo Shu thought of the 800 million gods of the island country with all kinds of strange looks, and he immediately understood something.
It seems that he is not ugly and does not look like a god from an island country.
At this time, seeing that Luo Shu seemed to be thinking about something, Kikyo just said lightly:
"Don't harm the village, don't let the monsters escape again, and I won't care about anything else."
Hearing this, Luo Shu couldn't help but laugh:
"Is this a condition for allowing me to live here?"
Kikyo nodded, then looked at Luo Shu seriously:
"You are very strong, so it is best for you to live here."
Kikyo would feel more at ease knowing that Maple Village had one more powerful demon slayer. However, Kikyo knew that a demon slayer as powerful as Luo Shu could not stay in one place for long.
Thinking of this, Kikyo paused and said, "The Daimyo of Musashi Province is recruiting demon exorcists. If you are interested, you can go and try."
Luo Shu was a little confused at this time, and couldn't help but complain:
"One moment you allow me to live here, and the next moment you say that the Daimyo of Musashi Province is recruiting demon exorcists. Do you want me to live here, or not?"
Hearing this, Kikyo's face turned slightly red, and she seemed to feel that there was something wrong with what she said.
She looked at Luo Shu hesitantly, then said nothing more and walked up the steps of the shrine.
Seeing her like this, Luo Shu asked curiously: "What are you doing..."
Kikyo said calmly at this time: "Take a shower, change your shoes, and come back in half an hour. Is there anything else?"
"...It's okay." Luo Shu looked strange when he heard that.
You said you were going to take a shower, what else could I do? Could it be that you were peeking?
Under the subtle gaze of Luo Shu, Kikyo climbed up the shrine step by step, and finally entered the shrine and disappeared in front of Luo Shu.
Luo Shu retracted his gaze, sat on the metal box, and looked at the forest scenery not far away, but his mind drifted into the shrine.
By the way, did Kikyo’s words just now count as an invitation?
He also wanted to take a bath...
Chapter 145 Platycodon
Crash.
Along with the sound, the mountain spring water flows through the bamboo pipes into the shrine.
Platycodon held a wooden basin in his hand, placed it at the outlet of the bamboo pipe, and filled it with cool mountain spring water.
Although she was talking about bathing with Luo Shu, what Kikyo was going to perform at this time was not what ordinary people called bathing, but the purification ceremony of the shrine maiden.
Generally speaking, after killing a monster, Kikyo would take the time to perform a ritual.
The purpose is, on the one hand, to remove the unclean air from the body, and on the other hand, to temporarily enhance spiritual power and see through illusions through the cold stimulation of the body.
Kikyo reached out to the white salt on a small dish beside her, grabbed a handful, and sprinkled it into the clear mountain spring.
Then he took a deep breath, picked up the basin, and poured it directly from his neck.
The water gushed down, and the coolness of the mountain spring washed away Kikyo's body temperature and turned the plain white kimono into a transparent color.
After the flow was gone, Kikyo once again silently filled the empty wooden basin with salt, sprinkled it on it, and poured it over her body again.
After repeating this process, Kikyo, who had washed herself, stood up, put on her dripping clothes, and went into the inner room at the side.
When Kikyo appeared in the corridor of the shrine again, she had changed into a neat shrine maiden costume with white top and red bottom, and her hair was tied up with a plain white cloth. She walked into the hall of the shrine.
At some point, Luo Shu was already sitting in the main hall of the shrine, looking at the statue standing above. Even when Kikyo arrived, he just turned his head, took a look and then moved away.
"What are you looking at?" Kikyo looked at Luo Shu with a cold face, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.
"Is the deity enshrined in this shrine Inari-no-Kami?"
Luo Shu sat on the wooden floor of the main hall of the shrine, looking up at the statue above, which could only be judged to be a female by its body curves.
The statue has a fox mask on its face and five or six foxes are surrounding its feet. In Shintoism, this should be a statue of Inari God, symbolizing a good harvest and other beautiful meanings.
However, to Luo Shu's surprise, Kikyo took a look at the statue and replied calmly:
"I do not know."
Hearing this, Luo Shu was stunned for a moment and said in surprise:
"Aren't you the shrine maiden of this shrine? How come you don't even know who the main deity is?"
"There's no point in knowing."
Kikyo stepped on the wooden board with her jade feet in white tabi. She picked up the bow and arrow leaning against a pillar nearby, took out the crude arrow, and bent the bow to put the arrow on it.
Then, a sound of wind was heard.
The crude arrow slid a white curve in the air, revealing a dazzling white light, and shot towards the distance.
Luo Shu looked in the direction of the arrow and saw a demon bird in the sky outside the door. It was hit by an arrow while dodging. It let out a shrill scream and was then destroyed into thin air in the air.
After killing the demon bird in the sky, Kikyo put down her bow and said calmly:
"The spirits will not protect the villagers, but will only keep demanding sacrifices from them."
"It's better to learn more about herbs than to learn about the gods. At least herbs are useful to the villagers."
"For a miko, that's a really rebellious statement."
Luo Shu sighed upon seeing this, then looked at the sky outside the palace gate and said:
"Are there many monsters here every day?"
Kikyo nodded upon hearing this, then glanced at Luo Shu:
"The shrine has a barrier I set up, and you are very strong. Many monsters are no match for you."
Kikyo is telling the truth.
She had just taken a bath, in large part because she hoped to increase her spiritual power and see through Luo Shu's true face beneath the shadow.
However, even so, Kikyo could only be sure that Luo Shu was a human being. Apart from that, his physique and soul were extremely strong, even superior to hers. The rest could not be seen.
Therefore, this ceremony did not yield any results other than confirming that Luo Shu was an extremely powerful wizard.
Hearing this, Luo Shu took the initiative to mention: "The fluctuation in the statue is the Four Souls Jade, right?"
Kikyo stared at Luo Shu's face.
At this time, Luo Shu calmly explained:
"The Four Souls Jade, after the strongest priestess Tsuiko of the Warring States Period fought with all the monsters, the souls of both sides condensed under special circumstances to form this precious jade. It has a powerful strengthening effect on monsters."
"From what I understand, the villagers of the demon-killing village gave this gem to you, who is known as the strongest miko in Musashi Province, hoping that you, who possess the power of purification, would purify it."
"It's just that I'm curious as to why you would accept such a thankless job."
"If you accept the Four Souls Jade, you will be hunted by monsters all the time, and it may even affect Maple Village."
"But you chose to accept this mission and maintain it, even at the cost of spiritual energy, to set up a barrier in Maple Village, and live in a shrine outside the village, exorcising monsters every day, living a life with no end in sight."
"Are you the kind of person who has to sacrifice yourself to see others happy before you feel comfortable?"
