The spring breeze is warm, the night cherry blossoms are colorful, the moonlight is pleasant, and the courtyard is mysterious.

It should be a very suitable environment for lovers to talk to each other and whisper in each other's ears under the moon.

But in this archery training ground, Lu Ban always felt something was wrong.

"You shoot really well."

Lu Ban praised him, but then he felt that the praise was a bit nonsense. He had seen the power of the chief priestess, who could shoot an arrow thousands of miles away while sitting in the Wajima Taisha Shrine. In comparison, archery now was like child's play.

"Thanks."

Amber glanced at Lu Ban. She stood still, holding the bow in her hand, but she did not shoot the arrow again, nor did she have any intention of putting it back.

"The core of Kyudo lies in the mind. If the mind is not calm, you will not be able to hit the target."

She spoke in a calm tone, as if she was reciting a poem.

"Before that arrow just now, my heart was already affected, so now I can't shoot the arrow."

"?"

Lu Ban was a little confused. Was he saying that his presence disrupted his practice?

"Should I go?"

"No, it's not your fault. I'm just not mature enough. A true witch should be able to focus on one thing and get rid of all distractions. That is to say, 'get rid of external things'. Only by getting rid of external things and entering a state of unity of mind and body can you 'see the world'."

Amber talked more than in the afternoon, perhaps because she was meeting a stranger alone.

"Get rid of external things? See the world?"

Lu Ban definitely didn’t understand these things. He thought that real mercenaries probably didn’t understand them either. Even if everyone did, it wouldn’t matter if he pretended to be a fool and asked for more information.

"The practice of a witch is divided into three stages: self-examination, elimination of external things, and seeing the world. Self-examination means being able to feel all of one's own states and control oneself through practice. Eliminating external things means being able to eliminate distracting thoughts. Even with interference from outsiders, one can still maintain a peaceful mind. Even in a busy city, one can still remain calm. Therefore, one can see the world."

When Amber said this, maybe it was Lu Ban's illusion, but her eyes became a little more lively.

"Then what is seeing the world?"

Lu Ban continued.

"See the world, be able to see anything anywhere in the world. At this time, you are no longer using your physical eyes, but the eyes of your heart. In this state, you are in the domain of the witch. If any place in this sea is attacked by filth, the pure fire will follow."

When it comes to the witch, Amber's emotions become a little more obvious.

"Then I think you can try to go to crowded places when you practice. Maybe you can get twice the result with half the effort."

Lu Ban suggested.

"This kind of self-cultivation activity is best done with as many people as possible. It's best to do it in the vegetable market. When you see two middle-aged women arguing and greeting each other's ancestors, you can stand there and enter a state of concentration. The training effect will definitely be very good."

"The vegetable market? Ancestors... eighteen generations?"

Amber looked slightly confused.

"You haven't been out of this house, have you?"

Lu Ban recalled some stories in novels about witches like these, most of whom lived in seclusion and some had never seen the outside world.

"I don't have to go out."

That was the only way Amber could explain herself.

“The time spent on spiritual practice is precious and should not be wasted on pleasure.”

"That's true."

Lu Ban sighed.

After all, the person standing in front of him was not just a top student or a genius, but the hope of the world was focused on her next high priestess successor. If his strength was lacking in the slightest, it would lead to the death of countless people, so he could not be careless.

"But this time when you go to Hedao, you can experience the outside world, which is pretty good."

Lu Ban joked.

“What I want to do is arrive and island, not travel.”

Amber said seriously.

Just as the two were chatting under the moon, the grass beside Lu Ban's feet suddenly shook.

Almost in an instant, Amber raised the bow and pulled the string. The arrow flew out of the air and flew straight towards the clump of grass.

Ding——

The wooden arrow sank straight into the ground with a force that even Lu Ban felt inferior to. The wind created by the arrow blew up the grass, revealing what was underneath.

That's a dog.

"???"

Lu Ban looked at the dog and felt that it looked familiar.

It looks similar to the one I own at home.

"Leica?"

Lu Ban called out tentatively.

“Ouch!”

The dog ran over and rubbed Lu Ban's trouser legs frantically.

"It's you...wait, why are you here?"

Lu Ban rubbed Leica's round head.

This is not an island country, but Hedao, a foreign land.

But if you think about it carefully, Laika's true form is a hound that can travel through time to hunt down the Chosen One, so there is no problem for her to follow Luban's scent to Hedao.

In other words, if it was here to hunt down Lu Ban, Lu Ban might have died by now.

"What's this?"

Amber's nostrils twitched slightly. She was always wary of Laika. There was something special about this dog, very similar to filth.

"It's my family's dog, named Laika."

Lu Ban introduced.

"Le...ka?"

Amber was a little unsure of the pronunciation.

At this moment, Laika suddenly moved its nose and looked at Amber. Then, its four short legs clicked and quickly moved to Amber's side.

"Eh? Wait... Ugh!"

Before Amber could react, the fat dog came to her feet, rubbing her white socks affectionately, while rolling on the ground with its belly turned up.

When Lu Ban saw this scene, he felt mixed emotions.

If Leica turned into its original appearance at this time, the picture would be simply beautiful.

Amber looked at the dog rolling around asking for petting and hesitated for a moment before she slowly squatted down and reached out to touch Laika's belly.

Soft, furry and warm.

This wonderful touch made Amber feel a little at ease. She rubbed Laika's belly, imitating the way Lu Ban rubbed Laika's head.

“Wuwuwu——”

Laika made a comfortable sound and rolled even harder.

Suddenly, Amber stopped moving, she stood up and took two steps back.

"Sorry, I have to go back."

Picking up the bow and arrow, she bowed to Lu Ban, then turned and left in a hurry, as if being driven by something.

Lu Ban felt a little puzzled. He touched the head of Leica who came back disappointedly and looked in the direction where Amber left.

"Is there still access control?"

The bell rang and Lu Ban muttered something.

The next day, after a grand departure ceremony, the fleet set sail.

The name of this island is Sakurajima. It takes more than ten days for the fastest ship to reach Hedao Island, and the fleet chose the safest route, which would take at least twenty days.

"Twenty days means at least ten days have to pass in reality, not counting the time I'll have to spend witnessing her becoming the chief priestess."

Lu Ban thought to himself, feeling somewhat relieved at the same time.

Fortunately, I didn’t buy a set of ** supplies online, otherwise no one would receive the express delivery.