Washing Away Your Conceit Chapter 4

After Chloe Chi exchanged ten magatama for fifty copper coins, he began to check other items in the store. Now that she is level 8, several more items appear in the store: rice balls, blank charms, cinnabar, and a bundle of arrows (30 pieces).

Obviously they are low-level basic items for novices. The cheapest rice balls are one magatama, and the most expensive arrows are a bundle of ten magatama.

Although Chloe Chi didn't know what prices were in this world, she instinctively felt that these things were definitely expensive.

But after she saw that each item had a systematic description, she felt relieved.

Everything in the store is extraordinary, and all contain some low spiritual power. Rice balls can not only fill the stomach, but also speed up the recovery of spiritual power.

However, when Chloe Chi left the Forest of Yinghuo, she picked a lot of green fruits from the trees in the deer's territory and hid them in the package, so she didn't worry about being hungry for the time being.

After walking for more than an hour, Chloe Chi finally arrived at the lively village after noon.

Most of the men here wore short robes, and the women also wore coarse linen clothes. Therefore, when they saw Chloe Chi's exquisite kimono, they all looked respectful and did not dare to talk to her.

Chloe Chi knew clearly that in this era, only nobles and wealthy people could afford to wear the clothes she wore. After all, the gazes around her made her feel uncomfortable. Chloe Chi planned to find a guest house to stay and change out of her kimono.

As she walked in the village, she had already seen many demon slayers and witches passing by. The expressions of the villagers were still respectful but enthusiastic and natural. It was obvious that such people were very popular among civilians.

"Ah!" A cry of pain drew Chloe Chi's attention. Not far in front of her, there was a boy of about eighteen or nineteen years old who seemed to have stepped on the skin of a melon and fell.

A civilian helped him up cautiously: "Master Milton, are you okay? It's all my fault. I shouldn't throw melon rinds randomly, causing you to fall down."

The young man rubbed his thighs, climbed up with the package on his back, and smiled at him carelessly, "It doesn't matter, I was just careless."

The young man has a high ponytail and looks quite handsome. He has a sunny and handsome appearance and a cheerful smile, which makes people feel good.

Chloe Chi withdrew her gaze and continued shopping. She didn't realize that she was far away before. Now after walking for a while, she realized that the village called Liyue Village had actually begun to develop into a small town. There were all kinds of things on the streets. The shops were so diverse that she was dazzled.

"Ah!" There was another familiar cry of pain, mixed with the muffled laughter of the surrounding people trying to hold back.

Chloe Chi turned around, and it turned out that the young man just saw the beautiful tea lady in the water tea house (women's branch) next to him, and was distracted for a while and bumped into the pillar of the house.

Seeing this scene, Chloe Chi couldn't help but be amused, and the corners of her lips raised slightly.

After walking around in a big circle, Chloe Chi found a place to stay and paid ten copper coins to find a room to stay in temporarily. In the room, Chloe Chi quickly took off her kimono and put on the white and red witch clothes.

The other hunting dress looked too refined and luxurious, so Chloe Chi chose a simple yet high-quality witch dress.

During the evening meal, the strong aroma of food wafted from the streets outside, making Chloe Chi's mouth water with greed. After being on a vegetarian diet for more than ten days, every cell in her body was clamoring for meat.

After closing the door, Chloe Chi walked to the street to look for food. She picked the store closest to the guest house, which seemed to sell sushi and grilled fish.

As soon as I walked over, I saw a familiar figure standing in front of the store. It was the boy who fell and hit a pillar at noon. There was a short little girl next to her, and when the people around her were not paying attention, she quickly reached out and stole a rice ball from the stall.

When the young man saw this, he subconsciously shouted: "Ah! How can you steal something!"

His scream immediately attracted the attention of the people around him. The little girl was startled, her eyes rounded for the first time, and she suddenly burst into tears: "I don't have one! How can Milton-sama bully a child!"

Others were facing the little girl and could not clearly see the movements behind her. Chloe Chi, standing behind, could clearly see the rice ball disappearing from the little girl's hand in just an instant.

She was startled, was this little girl a monster?

When the villagers saw that there was indeed no rice ball on her body, they became confused, but the young man raised his eyebrows, grabbed the little girl's hand and shouted, "Demon fox?"

When the little girl saw her identity revealed, her innocent expression immediately turned evil. With a flick of her other hand, a big rice ball hit the young man's face.

While the boy was being attacked, the little girl with her fox tail exposed hurriedly ran in the opposite direction of the crowd, but suddenly bumped into Chloe Chi.

"Ah!" The little demon fox bumped into her and suddenly sat unsteadily on the ground. She raised her head and looked at Chloe Chi warily, "Witch? I'm not afraid!"

As she spoke, a faint blue fox fire suddenly rose from her palm, and it suddenly hit Chloe Chi.

Suddenly, before Chloe Chi could react, she felt a green light suddenly fly out of her body and smash the fox fire into pieces. The little demon fox was startled and was thrown away, and was caught by the tail by the young man.

The boy, whose head was covered with rice grains and soup juice, had eyes filled with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Have you been caught by me? See if I don't... ow!!!"

Before he even finished speaking, the little demon fox bit him on the wrist. The pain was so painful that he immediately let go of his hand and took the opportunity to escape.

Chloe Chi looked at his miserable state and couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth.

There was a commotion in the surrounding crowd.

"Ah...it's that naughty demon fox again, who often comes to the village to play pranks."

"Milton-sama, are you okay?"

The young man grinned in pain and forced a smile: "No...it's okay."

After saying that, he turned to look at Chloe Chi, smiled politely and said, "Ah... I'm so rude. Just now, the miko helped me, but I still asked that hateful demon fox to escape. I'm really bad..."

There was a hint of frustration and annoyance in his words.

Chloe Chi shook her head, "You're too polite, I didn't react." The power of the forest, which was just a gift from Xiaolu, was instinctively protecting her.

Perhaps because he was also a demon slayer, the young man seemed to have a good impression of her. He wiped the rice grains off his face and saluted her, "My name is Nolan Abe. I am a practitioner from Kyoto. Miko-sama is also ready to Dining here?"

Chloe Chi nodded, "Master Milton, do you want to come with us?" She was trying to collect some useful information from the indigenous residents here.

The young man named Nolan Abe's eyes lit up, he nodded vigorously, and the two of them sat on a tatami and ate together.

"Is the miko-sama also a practitioner?"

"Yes." Chloe Chi smiled and said to him, "You're welcome, just call me Qingshui."

This was a temporary name she gave herself while walking in the human world.

Hearing this, Nolan Abe sighed with a hint of admiration and said: "Is Shimizu an orphan? You have been practicing alone for a long time. I can feel that you have a lot of spiritual power. No wonder you were able to do a move just now Defeat that little demon fox."

It seems that the world generally believes that people without surnames are orphans.

Chloe Chi laughed hoarsely, "Just kidding, to be honest with you, I have only become a witch not long ago. As for spiritual power, I...I haven't learned how to use it freely yet."

Speaking of this, she was a little confused. Butterfly Spirit once said that her spiritual power was low, so why did she suddenly become so powerful here?

With a thought in her mind, she guessed that it was most likely the effect of the Biluo fruit.

Yayoi Abe seemed shocked when he heard this, "Oh my God, you haven't learned how to use your spiritual power to instinctively release the demon fox to defeat the demon fox. Then Shimizu, you must be a genius!"

The corner of Chloe Chi's mouth twitched, and she wanted to say that you had misunderstood, but considering that she could not explain the origin of the power, she closed her mouth and let Nolan Abe chatter non-stop.

The rice balls and grilled fish that were ordered were brought up, and the two of them started to feast. Yayoi Abe took a big bite of the rice ball, and while eating, he whined and covered his cheeks.

He looked at Chloe Chi with a look of resentment, "There are stones in this rice ball..."

"Sigh... I don't know why, but I have always been so unlucky since I was born. I choke on my food and drink, and I fall down at least three times every day for various strange reasons on the road!"

It turned out that he was also an African black man who only had good luck. Chloe Chi suddenly felt that this man looked extremely pleasing to the eye.

She bit into the rice ball while listening to the other party's complaints, and then her body froze.

"What's wrong, Qingshui?" Nolan Abe asked suspiciously when he saw something was wrong with her expression.

Chloe Chi also sighed, showed him the rice ball in her hand, and said with a helpless smile: "Actually, I am often as unlucky as you."

That rice ball has no filling...

Nolan Abe was stunned, and suddenly felt that Chloe Chi's appearance was very friendly, and laughed, "hahahahahahahahaha...well, actually, it's actually not bad! At least there are no stones!"

After this episode, the distance between the two was invisibly shortened, and chatting became much more natural.

Chloe Chi smiled bitterly, maybe, this is called "not" close, "not"...

"Where does Qingshui plan to practice?"

"Me? I'm going to go all the way north from here to the end."

Hearing this, Nolan Abe's eyes lit up and she said in surprise: "I am also planning to return to Kyoto. Since we are going in the same direction, why not let's practice together!"

8. Uninvited guests

Chloe Chi was in need of someone to lead the way, so he nodded hurriedly when he heard this.

After dinner, Chloe Chi asked Nolan Abe, "Abe, do you know where I can buy bows?" There were only arrows in the system store, but no bows.

"A bow?" Nolan Abe glanced at her and said clearly, "Yes, Shimizu is a miko, so she needs a handy weapon!"

"There is a bow seller in the weapons shop at the back of the village. I'll take you there later!"

Chloe Chi nodded, smiled at him to express her gratitude, and then the two set off towards the weapons shop.

Bows and arrows are something that Chloe Chi says is familiar but also strange, and feels strange but also familiar. She lived in the countryside when she was a child, and she often made simple bows and arrows out of branches and bamboos with other naughty children and played with them.

Although I have never practiced archery, bows and arrows are considered an easy weapon for any novice who has never been exposed to them. The accuracy within a range of at least seven or eight meters is good.

Chloe Chi followed Nolan Abe to the store and sold a good-quality vermilion bow for twenty copper coins. She also bought a package from a nearby shop for ten copper coins.

Although she had a package that came with the system, she had to at least pretend to be on the road with Nolan Abe.

After doing all this, it was already dusk, and Chloe Chi instinctively felt a little afraid of the devil's moment. She poked Nolan Abe, "It's getting late, do you want to go to the dormitory to rest?"

Yayoi Abe looked at her with a puzzled look on her face, "It's going to be the time when the Hundred Demons are in commotion. There might be monsters sneaking into the village to do evil. This is a great opportunity for practice. Won't Qingshui patrol the streets with me?"

At this point, he scratched his head in embarrassment and prayed with his eyes: "Well, I have no problem dealing with ordinary monsters, but I have bad luck and something will always go wrong. Qingshui must help me when the time comes. Please "

After speaking, he bowed.

Chloe Chi feels aggrieved. Nolan Abe thinks she has big legs, but she is actually a rookie...

However, this is indeed a good opportunity to train yourself. This is a place where humans live. Apart from the two of them, there are other demon slayers here. Monsters will not invade the village at will.

Those who sneak into the village are usually those mischievous little monsters, or low-level monsters that sneak in to hunt livestock.

"Oh well."

Seeing that she agreed, Nolan Abe seemed very happy, and took her to the shrine in the village to pick up the reward mission.

"My savings are about to be used up. I have to go to the shrine to find something to do to eliminate demons. After helping people in the village, both the villagers and the shrine will give me rewards. Qingmiu too, right?"

Hearing this, Chloe Chi nodded.

Money was really wasted. The fifty copper coins she had just exchanged at noon now had very little left. Exchanging magatama for copper coins is obviously a disadvantage, but it is a good way to make money by eliminating demons.

There are also people like witches and Milton in shrines. Villagers usually go to shrines to seek help after something happens to their families. However, shrines are short of manpower, so they will write down the addresses of villagers who need help and the problems they encounter on notices. .

Chloe Chi followed Nolan Abe and read the notice for a while, then started to eliminate the demon.

The first problem the villager encountered was that there were strange noises coming from his home every night recently, which made people unable to sleep.

"It has been about three days. Every day at dusk, there will be all kinds of strange noises in the house. The darker the night, the louder the noise will be, making us unable to sleep at all! But the neighbors next door can't hear it. These voices! Please help me, sir!" said the villager with dark circles under his eyes.

Nolan Abe nodded, turned around and whispered to Chloe Chi, "I know what kind of monster it is. It is Naruya. I have often encountered it in Kyoto before. They like to play tricks very much, but they are also easy to deal with."

Entering the house, Chloe Chi heard bursts of noise and couldn't tell where it came from.

Nolan Abe couldn't help but plug her ears, "Oh my god! It's so noisy, it seems there are several naruyas."

As he said that, he took out a few talisman papers from his arms and gave a few to Chloe Chi, "Qingshui, come too! Use your spiritual power to feel its location, and then use the talisman papers to destroy them." "

...

Chloe Chi took the yellow talisman paper and looked at Nolan Abe's appearance, and started to learn it in a decent manner.

Taking advantage of this time, Nolan Abe had already found a naruya, and quickly stuck the talisman paper somewhere on the wall on the right.

The talisman quickly burned, and after it was reduced to ashes, the sound in the room became significantly weaker.

Seeing this, Chloe Chi also tried to calm down and close her eyes to feel it. Sure enough, she didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but after a few seconds she felt keenly that the sounds in certain places were particularly loud.

She reached out and put the talisman on the small table in front of the tatami, and the talisman immediately turned into ashes.

"Ding", successfully killed Naruya and gained 240 experience points.

Chloe Chi's eyes lit up, and she followed the instructions again, and in a short time, she killed three Naruyas in succession. Naruya is a low-level N-card monster. Every time he kills one, Chloe Chi will get five magatama, and then his character level will be raised to 9.

"Your sensing ability is very strong. If you practice using spiritual power a lot, you will be able to use it freely soon!" Seeing her move so quickly, Nolan Abe couldn't help but praise, "Shimizu, you are very talented."

Chloe Chi couldn't help but feel a little excited when she received recognition from others for the first time.

After following Yayoi Abe to deal with the Akako who stole lamp oil, the broom god who swept the yard into a mess, and the demon who stole the kite from a young child, it was already the end of the moon.

Chloe Chi had traveled a long distance at noon, and she looked tired at the moment. Yayoi Abe said goodbye to her, and the two rested in two rooms in the dormitory.

After running around for a while at night, Chloe Chi felt a little hungry. After washing, she took out a peach fruit and ate it before falling asleep.

Drowsily, she felt someone touching her face.

Chloe Chi opened her eyes with difficulty and saw a man in brocade clothes with a half-mask leaning over to look at her. She was so frightened that she immediately woke up. She subconsciously threw a punch, but the opponent quickly retreated like a ghost.

Under the moonlight, his chin exposed outside the mask was as white as jade, and his thin lips were as thin as cherry blossoms.

"Miss Miko looks like a lady, but she is unexpectedly violent..." The words carried a charming power. He lightly covered his face with a folding fan, but his movements were as gentle as K!ssing the fan bone.

Chloe Chi stared at him with a cold face, her eyes full of caution.

The appearance of this monster is too familiar to her. Isn't this the Ertuzi who stands side by side with Yaksha in the game - the demon fox?

The other party suddenly appeared in her room. Chloe Chi's heart moved and she guessed the reason why the other party came uninvited.

"Are you here to avenge that little demon fox?" Chloe Chi narrowed her eyes and touched the scarlet bow on her side with her fingertips.

The demon fox's lips curved, "Miss Miko is very smart."

The little female demon fox must have a very close relationship with the monster in front of her. As soon as the monster ran back to complain, the demon fox immediately came to her.

However, the other party didn't seem to have any ill intentions, at least at the moment, because the power of the forest in her body did not attack the other party.

The demon fox took two steps forward and quietly approached Chloe Chi. A trace of interest flashed in his eyes, and he said in a distressed tone: "Suzuko said that the miko lady has demon power hidden in her body, but why didn't Xiaosheng feel it..." ...It's really interesting."

"However, the miko lady injured Reiko, and I promised her that I would make the miko lady into a stuffed doll." The demon fox licked his lips with his bloody tongue.

Chloe Chi ignored him and quickly checked the opponent's level in the system.

The level 8 demon fox was one level lower than her, so no wonder he couldn't tell whether she was a human or a monster. Xiaolu is a level 10 monster, which means that with the protection of the power of the forest, this fox may not be able to harm her.

Thinking of this, Chloe Chi breathed a sigh of relief, and there was no longer any fear or vigilance in her heart.

Seeing that she didn't say a word and didn't have any panic look on her face, the demon fox gently tapped her chin with the fan bone and observed her calmly.