SFS Chapter 380 The Truth Behind the Sacrifice
Chapter 380 The Truth Behind the Sacrifice
After a busy day, we finally managed to clear away the evil spirits from Bayun Island.
When Xu Ning and Si He returned to the land of the snake's head and met up with Zhe Ping, the evening glow was already beginning to appear.
None of the three had eaten lunch. Xu Ning was a little better because he had been drinking, but the other two were already starving.
They found a downwind spot from the strange martial artist and the three of them ate a sumptuous meal that was neither lunch nor dinner.
Sihe was rather reserved. After eating some, she said she was full, thanked him, and then sat to the side watching the martial artists.
Xu Ning then took out the weapon blueprint he had copied and handed it to Zheping.
"This is the unique weapon of the Nagaja Kitain? According to the data here, the weight distribution between the spearhead and the butt should be heavier than that of an ordinary spear, which also places higher demands on the flexibility of the spear shaft. However, it also offers many more possibilities in its use... I need to think about it carefully..."
"Try attaching some weight to your spear to get used to it first. I'll go back to Narukami Island when I have time and make you a spear."
Zheping was so engrossed in the book after just one glance that it was unclear whether he had even taken Xu Ning's words to heart.
"How could he maintain a sitting posture for so long? An ordinary person's legs would probably go numb after an hour, but he persisted for a whole day."
Sihe sighed at the martial artist with a hint of disbelief.
“He won’t just sit there forever. Don’t forget I paid my respects properly today; he still has to prepare my offerings for tomorrow.”
Xu Ning's judgment was correct.
Just at midnight, the martial artist stood up without warning, and Xu Ning quickly called over Zheping, who was still practicing his marksmanship.
"Why does it feel like he's heading back to Hishiki Village? This strange person is actually a villager from Hishiki Village?"
Zheping was very familiar with the area, and could roughly guess his destination just by looking at the direction he was traveling.
Xu Ning carefully recalled her memories from her past life, confirming that she had not experienced anything here, and then turned to look at Zheping.
"Could we find a slightly elevated spot, a secluded place where we can at least see where this person is or what they are doing?"
Zheping pointed to the right front, "There's a small hill at the village entrance. As long as it's not too backwater, you can basically see the entire Hikimoku Village. We can take a shortcut and hide there first."
Then the three people who went around to see the little butt sticking out at the edge of the earthen slope fell silent.
Zheping rushed over, covered the mouth of the boy with his butt sticking out, and dragged him down. "What are you doing here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping? Didn't we tell you to retreat to Tengdou Fortress with everyone else? Why are you still here?"
"Get down quickly, Washizu will be back soon, it would be terrible if we were discovered."
The little guy pulled his mouth out of Zheping's hand and urged him anxiously in a low voice.
Zheping and Xu Ning immediately complied and made the little guy lie down. Since the position was really indecent, Sihe shook his head and walked away to find a clump of grass to sit down. Anyway, with these two around, he wouldn't miss any information.
"You recognize this man as Washizu? Who is he? And why are you still here?"
The little guy held up a finger to Zheping, "One question, one piece of crystal marrow."
Zheping's forehead veins throbbed, and before he could say anything, Xu Ning had already given the little guy a flick on the back of the head.
"Look here!"
Xu Ning tilted the gourd in his hand, and a golden Mora rolled out of the gourd and onto the ground. The little guy immediately let go of his hands that were covering his head and grabbed it with lightning speed.
"A face value of 100,000?"
The little guy let out a soft exclamation, reached out and grabbed Xu Ning's hand to look into the mouth of the gourd, seemingly finding it quite unbelievable.
However, his face had already changed to a smiling expression. "Please feel free to ask me anything. I will answer everything I know!"
"What's your name?"
"Chief Commander, Chief Commander!"
Xu Ning poured out another one, "Who is that samurai?"
"His name is Washizu, and he's the village chief of our Hishiki Village. He used to be a very good person, but now... he's acting very strangely!"
Another one.
"what are you doing here?"
“These past two days, Washizu seems to be going out with a large box every night in the middle of the night. I want to see what he’s hiding.”
“I know what’s in that box.”
Nagatsu's expression brightened. "What's inside?"
Xu Ning smiled and held up one finger. "One question, one Mora."
Changci chuckled, took out a hundred-dollar Mora coin from his pocket, placed it in front of Xu Ning, and then waited expectantly for the answer.
"You have great potential to be a businessman."
Xu Ning didn't mind, picked up the Mora with his fingers and threw it into the cave, laughing, "It's full of valuables."
Changci's eyes immediately lit up.
Washizu below had already entered the village and headed straight for a house.
He took a box from inside the house, then went to the back of the house and began digging.
"This is the third box already. Do you want to know where all this valuables ended up?"
After thinking for a moment, Nagatsu said, "No need."
The meaning of "not needing" naturally implies that one believes they can find it themselves.
Xu Ning increasingly felt that this kid was worth taking to Liyue for proper training.
Washizu dug for a while, put some things into a box, then seemed to take out a notebook and write and draw, before filling in the pit behind him again.
They then carried the boxes and left the house.
"Should we go and investigate?"
Teppei glanced at Washizu's departing figure, then looked back at the house.
Xu Ning shook her head. "Wouldn't it be simpler to just ask him when it gets light? You've been busy all day, go back and rest."
Changci also stood up, and like Xu Ning, dusted off the dirt off his clothes, then turned to leave.
Zheping reached out and grabbed him. "Where are you going? Come with me. I'll send you to Tengdouzhai tomorrow after things are over."
Changci struggled free, saying, "I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to wait here for my mother to come back."
Teppei wanted to persuade him further, but Xu Ning stopped him, laughing, "Anyway, the evil spirits here have been cleared away, so there's no danger in staying here. But, Choji, what will you eat here?"
"I still have lots of violets," Changci said, and then ran off in a flash.
As the sun rose, the silent Hikimura village awoke to the sound of doors being pounded on.
"Liar! Big liar! Open the door!"
Without knowing what was going on, Zheping opened the door, and the First Division Commander rushed in like a baring hunting dog.
"Where is that drunken conman?"
Sihe came out of the inner room, looked at the flustered little guy, and asked, "How did Xu Ning lie to you?"
Changci pulled a few leaves from his pocket and said bitterly, "The Mora he gave me all turned into leaves after dawn. What a liar!"
As they were talking, Xu Ning, who had just finished taking care of his personal matters in the back of the house, also walked to the front yard.
Changci quickly abandoned Sihe and rushed over, holding up the leaf in his hand, "This is what you gave me yesterday..."
Xu Ning glanced at it calmly. "The leaves, huh? What? Didn't you like them quite a bit yesterday?"