Moreover, Su Deng vaguely felt that this instance was about Riki Tsuyomi's past. Compared to the previous instances, this one was unusually peaceful and serene for her, seemingly not under the control of the God Lord...

This game instance doesn't really feel like a game. In this game instance, she is like an observer, watching everything that happened to Riki Jinomiya in the past.

There's also Yan Sizhan.

The divine authority will not let her have it so easy.

It probably wasn't a coincidence.

In this instance, 404 has once again become a silent glitch...

Once these thoughts arise, they can no longer be suppressed.

Su Deng decided to go and investigate the mysterious Wushan Shrine.

Acha seemed to know that Tsunomiya Riki didn't want it anymore, so it was listless and didn't run away, but just followed Sudeng.

Su Deng took it to the Firefly Forest.

At the seaside in the forest, Su Muyue had been waiting for Su Deng. Once he was sure she was on the small boat, he jumped up and waved to her.

"Mom! I found out!!" Su Deng exclaimed excitedly as soon as he reached the shore, "The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons encompasses over a hundred kinds of yokai, and their leader is the chief of all the demons, the most powerful of whom is called Shuten-dōji..."

His NPC identity here is a monster. Monsters are very common in this game instance. Monsters play with each other, so he went to ask other little monsters about this and found out.

These are all legends, and whether they are true remains to be verified.

Su Deng pondered for a moment: "Let's go out and take a look tonight."

Su Muye nodded.

Tomorrow is the Shrine Maiden Festival. The grand fireworks display these past few days is to welcome it. Everyone is looking forward to tomorrow. All the rituals for the festival are ready at the shrine, except for the shrine maiden.

Now that the shrine maiden is here, all that's left is to wait for tomorrow's grand ceremony.

Su Deng didn't go anywhere else that day, and instead lay down on a flat, clean rock next to the Early Fox Society to catch up on sleep.

I didn't sleep well last night.

Su Deng was woken up by the cold while she was still half asleep. When she opened her eyes, she saw a sky full of snow that had turned the forest white.

Without even guessing, I knew that Xue Tong must have appeared here again.

He really is persistent.

Su Deng sneezed, and when she came to her senses, she wanted to find Su Muye, but found that Su Muye was not around, nor was Acha.

"Su Muye?"

She called out several times, but no one nearby answered.

With her here, Su Muyue couldn't possibly leave with Acha.

Has something happened?

Su Deng frowned slightly, observing the surrounding area for any clues.

There were no clues at all.

Su Deng's face darkened. To prevent Su Muye from not being able to find her after going out to play, she took a knife and carved a few words next to the Little Fox Club of Early Fox before looking around.

It was getting dark, and this snowfall was heavier than the previous ones. The snow didn't melt after it hit the ground, and in an instant, the world was covered in a white blanket.

What exactly is this snowman trying to do? Is he trying to steal it?

Su Deng frowned deeply. She searched the nearby forest but couldn't find any trace of Su Muye and Acha. She only encountered a few squirrels and a few foxes.

“Ahhh…”

As Su Deng was thinking, a small fox with orange-yellow fur darted out from the nearby woods and meowed at her.

...It seems like it was yesterday, when Su Muye fed the dorayaki.

"Awoooooo!" the little fox kept calling out to her, then took off running out of the forest.

Su Deng was slightly taken aback, then quickly followed.

The sea wasn't very deep, so the little fox swam across, shook off the water, and continued running forward.

It ran all the way to a nearby town before stopping, squatting on the ground, and barking at Su Deng.

Su Deng glanced at the town. It wasn't too big or too small. Under the cover of snowy night, there was no one in the town, but one light after another was lit. The light was dim and not glaring. It was so quiet that you could only hear the rustling of snowflakes.

Su Deng tentatively asked the little fox, "Are you trying to say that Su Mu... Early Fox is in this small town?"

The little fox howled several times, but looking at the village, which appeared to be no different from the outside, it seemed too afraid to go in and only dared to walk this far.

At the town entrance where they were standing, there was an extremely thick tree, so thick that it would take at least twenty people to encircle it. It was not a maple tree, but its leaves were pink. If you didn't look closely, you would think they were flowers rather than leaves. They were clustered together, lush and dense, and were now completely covered by heavy snow.

It acts like a boundary, keeping the little fox outside.

Su Deng stared at the town for a while, then lifted her foot to walk in, when her left wrist was grabbed from behind.

She reached for the knife, but when she turned around, she was met with an extremely ugly red tengu mask, which made her heart tremble.

If it weren't for the other party's extremely recognizable dark green long hair, Su Deng would have already slashed at it.

Su Deng licked her teeth in exasperation. "Next time you show up, can you at least tell me first? And this scary mask, even if I have a good mentality, you'll drive me crazy."

Yan Sizhan paused slightly: "Did I scare you, or the mask?"

Su Deng: "...We have both."

Yan Sizhan raised his hand and pushed the ugly celestial dog mask onto his head, revealing a face with distinct features and a handsome, three-dimensional appearance. The black pupils in his eyes almost filled his entire eye sockets, looking at Su Deng with an eerie gaze like an abyss: "Didn't I tell you not to come out?"

Su Deng frowned, pulled her wrist free from his grasp, and looked at the village: "My son is here."

Yan Sizhan was taken aback: "Your son?"

"What's so surprising?" Su Deng said expressionlessly, walking into the town without turning her head. "He's your son too."

Yan Sizhan frowned deeply, completely unaware of the meaning of her two sentences. After a long while, he came to his senses, flashed to Su Deng's side, and grabbed her again.

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