Chapter 491 Two People in Trouble
Time goes back to not long ago.
On a mountain trail far away from human habitation, Yoshino Asatake, wearing a shrine maiden costume and Chihaya, with a hokobell in her hand, was jogging at a steady pace.
"Ha ha……"
Perhaps because she was running too fast, Asatake Yoshino's breathing was a little disordered, but there was not much hesitation in her steps. Although she could not say that she was walking briskly, she continued to move forward with ease.
From this point, it can be vaguely seen that Asatake Yoshino is not unfamiliar with this deserted path in the deep mountains. At the very least, she comes here often, so she can move forward without any confusion.
Otherwise, on this rugged mountain road where you can hardly see your hand in front of you, even the most agile person would not dare to move forward so quickly.
"Hahaha……"
Yoshino Asatake's physical strength was obviously insufficient. As she ran, her pace slowed down and her breathing became rapid, making it difficult for her to continue moving.
"Mr. Aize...how deep have we gone?"
As she still couldn't catch up with Aize, Asaumi Yoshino couldn't suppress her anxiety.
“No… We must quickly catch up with Mr. Aize and bring him down the mountain.”
Relying on her tenacity, or rather her stubbornness, Asatake Yoshino took a deep breath and prepared to move forward.
"rustle……"
However, at this moment, there was an abnormal movement in the bushes near Yoshino Asatake.
“————!”
Asatake Yoshinori's expression changed, and a hint of bitterness finally appeared on her face.
She knew very well that something had appeared and was approaching her.
And that thing is exactly what he least wants to encounter at this moment.
"rustle……"
The grass swayed and shook slowly, allowing a beast-shaped mass made entirely of filthy black mud to slowly walk out of it.
If it's not a demon, what else could it be?
“Why at this time…!?”
Asatake Yoshinori stopped walking and retreated without leaving a trace.
But when he retreated towards Takeyoshinori, the black mud ball seemed to be stimulated and suddenly pounced towards him.
"ah!"
It seemed that Yoshino Asatake had anticipated the other party's actions. As the black mud ball rushed towards her, she raised the hokorin in her hand and stabbed straight at the other party.
Hokobell, whose official name is Hokosenbell, is used for the Offering Dance, which is one of the props of Kagura dance, just like the Kagura bell.
The dagger-like structure at the front of the hoko bell symbolizes the sword of Ame-no-Kami, one of the three sacred treasures. The guard-like structure in the middle is where the bell is located, symbolizing the Eight-foot Mirror, one of the three sacred treasures. The handle-like structure at the rear symbolizes the Yasakani no Magatama, one of the three sacred treasures. Therefore, it is an instrument that embodies the symbols of the three sacred treasures in one.
Yoshino Asatake would carry the hokobell with her during both the dance performance and the purification ceremony. As it has long been an important prop in the Kagura dance dedicated to the gods, it has acquired some mysterious powers.
This resulted in Yoshino Asatake's Hokorin being not as good as Murasamemaru's, which could freely exert its divine power as long as Murasame lived in it, but it could also be used to deal with evil spirits and purify them.
"puff!"
Under the attack of Yoshino Asatake, the dagger-like part of Hokorin that symbolized the sword of Ame Murakumo pierced through the body of the black mud mass, causing one side of its body to suddenly dissipate like black smoke.
“Oh no!”
Although the attack had achieved some success, Asatake Yoshino's expression changed again and she let out an exclamation.
It was because, with this attack, Chao Wufang was aiming for the opponent's head, but ended up only hitting the body of the evil god.
In other words, Asatake Yoshino's attack missed.
“Bang!”
The evil spirit, with half of its body scattered, continued to pounce forward without slowing down and hit half of Asatake Yoshino's body.
Asatake Yoshino didn't even have time to scream in pain as her body was thrown uncontrollably and rolled along the path into the grass beside her, where she quickly fell down.
Asatake Yoshino's remaining consciousness suddenly understood.
There is a cliff underneath the grass beside the trail, not the ground.
In other words, she fell off the mountain.
“………!”
The moment she realized it, Asatake Yoshino ignored the pain in her body, grabbed a tree and hung in mid-air.
“Swish!”
Unfortunately, the enemy had no intention of giving her a chance to live. Even though half of her body was scattered, she still stretched out her long and thin tentacles, cutting through the air while pulling towards Asatake Yoshino.
Just as Asatake Yoshino was looking at this scene with a blank mind and felt that even time had slowed down, a gust of wind whistled towards them.
“Bang!”
A figure suddenly rushed out from the side at the speed of wind, kicked the evil god hard, and kicked the black mud ball that was scattered on half of his body away.
"Yono!"
An anxious voice reached Asatake Yoshino's ears, and Asatake Yoshino, whose mind was blank, finally came back to her senses.
"Master Cong, Master Cong Yu?"
Looking at that figure, Chaowu Yoshinori subconsciously called out the name.
But soon, Asatake Yoshinori realized that the voice just now was indeed from Lord Cong Yu, but the owner of the figure was not.
"Why are you here?"
Holding the divine sword with a cool glow in his hand, the young man, who looked like a war god descending from the sky in the dark night, turned around and looked at Asatake Yoshino.
"Eze...Mr.?"
Asatake Yoshinori called out to the other party in a trance.
"Master! Save Fangno!"
Cong Yu's voice came from Cong Yu Wan, and he was still full of anxiety.
Aize also knew that now was not the time to ask any questions, so he quickly came to the edge of the bushes, as if he was ready to lie down and pull Chaowu Fangno.
"Quick! Give me your hand!"
Aize extended a hand towards Asatake Yoshino.
“Hmm…”
Asatake Yoshinori bit her lip, then struggled to free one hand and reached out to Aize.
Their hands soon touched each other and held each other tightly.
"Owner!"
At this time, Cong Yu's increasingly anxious voice rang out.
“Bang!”
Suddenly, a black tentacle appeared in the darkness and hit Aize heavily like a sickle, causing a muffled sound.
“Gu…!”
Aize felt as if his back was burned by a scorching fire. A sharp pain came instantly, causing him to groan.
"Mr. Aize!"
Asatake Yoshino exclaimed.
“Come up quickly!”
Aize gritted his teeth and ignored the pain in his back, trying to pull Asatake Yoshino up.
But the black mud mass with half of its body scattered was dragging its broken body closer, and its tentacles swung out like black whips, falling heavily on Aize again.
“Bang!”
A dull sound, like that of a hammer hitting a human body, made Aize tremble all over, and he almost didn't let go of Asatake Yoshino's hand.
“No!” Asatake Yoshinori’s face turned pale, tears welled up in her eyes, and she shouted with all her might: “Mr. Aize! Let me go!”
Aize ignored Chao Wu Fangnai's shouts and tightened his grip on Cong Yuwan's hand.
The black mud mass with half of its body scattered raised its tentacles high, and like a butcher, it swung its knife down mercilessly.
"Owner!"
Cong Yu screamed.
"Mr. Aize!"
Yoshino Asatake's voice continued to echo among the mountains and fields.
But when the two of them shouted at the same time and the evil god's tentacles were about to fall, Aize moved.
“Swish!”
The sound of wind cutting appeared again.
But this time the sound of wind cutting was not caused by the tentacles thrown out by the evil god, but was caused by the Cong Yuwan in Aize's hand after it slipped out of his hand.
Aize threw the Cong Yu Wan in his hand with all his strength, and the Cong Yu Wan turned into a cold flash of light and shot out like an arrow.
“Puff!”
The divine sword carrying divine power pierced through the body of the evil god fiercely, making it stiffen there, and the tentacles that were raised high could no longer be swung down.
After a while, the evil god turned into ashes and disappeared, causing Cong Yuwan to fall from mid-air and land upside down in the soil.
Aize, who had thrown the Cong Yu Wan with all his might, lost his balance and could no longer keep himself steady. He was dragged into the bushes by Asatake Yoshino and fell down with her.
"Master! Yoshino!"
Cong Yu's terrified cry came from above, but it could no longer be heard by Aize and Chaowu Yoshino.
The two people who fell from the cliff passed through numerous trees and jungles, and finally crashed into a river and fell into the water.
“Crash!”
The sound of water splashing was extremely inconspicuous in the dark night.
When the water splashed down, the river returned to its original appearance, but the figures of the man and woman could no longer be seen.
…………
Deep in the mountains, an unknown corner.
This seems to be a very remote and secluded place.
There are nothing but trees and grass around, and there is no mountain path to be seen, let alone any human habitation. From the wild growth of plants, it can be seen that usually no one passes by here. It can even be said that it is far away from human habitation.
The river that flows from the mountain here seems to slow down after reaching here, and the water flow is no longer so fast, so only the sound of trickling water echoes here, which is particularly obvious in the dark night.
“Wow!”
At a certain moment, two people suddenly emerged from the water, causing a splash and sound of water.
Aize hugged Chaowu Yoshino tightly, emerged from the water, and swam quickly towards the shore while gasping for breath greedily.
Not long after, Aize swam out of the water, swam to the shore, and brought Asatake Yoshino to the messy bush.
“Ahem…”
After putting Asatake Yoshino down, Aize coughed several times and took several breaths.
Obviously, even he was tired and choked at this time, and was really exhausted.
For this reason, Aize collapsed directly on the dirty ground, gasping for breath for a long time without caring about his image, before he recovered.
"Fortunately, I survived..."
Not knowing whether he should be happy about the result, Aize wiped the water off his face and just felt a little weak.
But the next second, Aize's heart tightened again.
Because, Yoshino Asatake, who was lying next to him, not only did not make any movement, she did not even make any breathing sound, as if she had already died, just like a corpse.
"Hey! Are you okay? Hey!"
Aize quickly stood up, first patted Asatake Yoshino's wet face, and then checked her breath.
After this investigation, Aize's expression changed immediately.
Asatake Yoshino is no longer alive.
"whispering sound……!"
Aize clicked his tongue, then lifted Chaowu Fangno's chin, pinched her nose, took a deep breath, and poured the liquid into her mouth.
The touch of the girl's somewhat cold and yet somewhat soft lips was immediately transmitted to Aize's nerves through Aize's mouth.
Unfortunately, Aize was in no mood to enjoy the touch of the girl's soft lips. He was pumping air into her and pressing her breasts.
Fortunately, Aize studied in Longguo. During the military training, he not only learned how to set up a gun and shoot, but also learned how to bandage, first aid and artificial respiration, etc., and he also remembered them in his mind. Unlike others, he did not return the knowledge along with military boxing to the instructor after the military training.
Therefore, Aize's artificial respiration and chest compression techniques were quite professional, and he rescued the girl who had stopped breathing in a short while.
“Cough…! Cough cough…!”
Asatake Yoshino suddenly started coughing violently, spitting out water while coughing, looking very painful.
"Ms. Chaowu! Miss Chaowu! Wake up!"
Aize then breathed a sigh of relief and quickly continued to pat Asatake Yoshino's little face, calling her name.
It took Yoshinori Asatake a while to recover. She opened her eyes with difficulty and saw Aize.
"...Mr. Aize?"
Her voice was weak and hoarse, as if she was on the verge of death, and her delicate face was not only wet but also frighteningly pale, making people feel pity for her.
"It's me." Aize nodded and said, "Are you okay?"
Chaowu Yoshinori shook her head weakly and tried to get up, but seemed unable to do it.
"Where are we...?" Asatake Yoshinori said with a weak voice, "Where is the Su-Sui God?"
Hearing this, Aize smiled bitterly.
"Stop thinking about him now, okay?" Aize said helplessly, "If another monster called the Sushen comes out at this time, we will be really finished this time."
This is no joke.
Cong Yuwan is no longer in Aize's hands, and Aize has lost the means to deal with the evil spirit.
Yoshino Asatake also lost her hokobell, and was severely disabled, in a completely weakened state.
If another evil spirit really appeared at this time, they might die on the spot.
“S-Sorry…”
He apologized to Takeshi Yoshino, but he didn't even seem to have the strength to speak, and his face became paler and paler.
"You'd better stop talking and save some energy." Seeing this, Aize immediately said, "Let's find a suitable place to rest first, and then we can talk about the rest."
He nodded to Takeno Yoshino and struggled to get up, but failed repeatedly.
"Come here, I'll help you."
Aize took Asatake Yoshino's hand and helped her up.
“No…I…”
Asatake Yoshinori wanted to say something but was interrupted by Aize.
"Now is not the time to be stubborn or polite. If you don't want to get me into trouble, just accept my help."
After hearing what Aize said, Asatake Yoshino shut up.
"Walk."
Only then did Aize hold Chaowu Yoshino's arm with one hand and her shoulder with the other, and left.
The night continues.
(End of this chapter)
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