Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

Chapter 358: Scarlet Jade Pill

"I have a method that can make the spirit beast Feiyuwan appear on its own." Jiang Ming Yuxia said lightly in her mind.

"......Then I'll listen to you." Compared to solving problems with force, wisdom would appear more approachable. In this respect, Xia sighed that she was not as good as Jiang Ming.

Jiang Ming closed his eyes and sensed for a while, then looked at Theresa.

"Miss Miko, you said that Higyokumaru doesn't have a physical body and is very weak, so he can only exist as a soul? I have a way to make Higyokumaru recover quickly and even exist as a physical body."

"You are telling the truth - no, you are probably lying to me... I know... You approached me just for Hiyamaru, so... this is just part of the ninja mission..."

Theresa gnashed her teeth and suddenly stood in front of the shrine. Although she was shaking with fear, she still fought for hope for Feiyuwan: "No, in my heart, it's just Feiyuwan who loves to eat fried tofu. It's not the monster that wreaked havoc in the Far East 500 years ago. It has been protecting this shrine all along. Please, let Feiyuwan go..."

"Uh."

Seeing that the negotiations had no success and were counterproductive, Xia and Lin both cast strange and embarrassed looks at Jiang Ming.

Jiang Ming smiled bitterly and waved his hands quickly: "Miss Miko, you misunderstood us. Although we did intend to find you and Hiyomaru, we did not come here to take Hiyomaru away or hurt him. We came here just to get the original curse mark on Hiyomaru."

"But as you just said, Feiyuwan is still quite weak at the moment. Please give me some time. I will definitely find a way to restore Feiyuwan."

Seeing that Theresa was hesitant, Jiang Ming continued to persuade her.

"Miss Miko, the spiritual power you mentioned earlier is called Honkai energy in our understanding. Honkai energy is almost everywhere. Even a blade of grass or a stone contains a trace amount of Honkai energy."

"But more than 500 years have passed here. No matter how much Honkai energy you absorb, there is probably not much left in the entire mountain. Unless there is another strong Honkai, I am afraid that even if you wait until you die, you will only be in this state of need. This is of course not possible."

"Besides, this is just the surface. I can clearly feel that even if there is enough Houkai energy around the current Higyokumaru, it cannot be fully recovered. For some reason, its soul seems to have been traumatized. After all, the soul is different from consciousness. Even I cannot fully recover from this now..."

Jiang Ming sighed, then looked at Theresa firmly.

"But please give me one night. I will definitely be able to restore Higyokumaru's body. This will not only help you, but also help us recover the original curse seal. This is a win-win situation. Even if one night is not enough, I will stay here until I can restore Higyokumaru's body."

"this......"

Theresa looked embarrassed. Jiang Ming knew that it was useless to just talk, so he took the initiative to place some Honkai energy crystals around the shrine to provide Feiyumaru with recovery.

"Theresa, trust them."

The voice of Hiyomaru echoed in the shrine, making Theresa happy: "Ah! Hiyomaru, you're awake?"

"Yes, I was weak to begin with. Thanks to the Honkai energy he released, I was able to communicate with you more easily. Believe in them. I don't sense any malice in their hearts. Maybe they can really help me."

"Well, I listen to you."

Theresa turned to apologize to Jiang Ming: "I'm very sorry, please help Fei Yuwan, I will do anything for you."

"In that case, please prepare a few rooms for us first. The restoration of our souls cannot be delayed."

Jiang Ming turned to look at Xia and Lin again, giving them a "don't worry" look: "I'm going to be in seclusion for a while, Xia, during this time I'll ask you to take care of Theresa and Hiyomaru. Lin, you can come with me, don't worry, I'm confident I can handle it within a day."

"...As you wish."

"Rin knows."

The two nodded, and Jiang Ming came to Lin's side. Then the two of them disappeared in front of everyone as if teleporting. Theresa mistakenly thought that this was the specialty of the ninja and was not surprised for too long.

Just as they were about to prepare a room for Xia, a beautiful voice came from behind them.

"I didn't expect you didn't forcefully reveal the secret of the Ninja Scrolls, but I'm really surprised. I didn't expect that the legendary cold-blooded ninja could still talk to someone on a mission?"

A girl with waist-length white pigtails, wearing a gorgeous white and purple dress, a purple rose decoration, and a bird-beak mask on her head, whose face could not be seen clearly, fell from the sky and walked towards the three people.

"You...I know you!"

Theresa recognized the identity of the person at a glance: "You are... the one... wanted by the city lord... the Phantom Thief Sixth Night?!"

"Codename: Night Six."

The white-haired girl who called herself the Sixth Night corrected them about her name: "Although I didn't have the chance to choose a name when I was born, I can still choose one I like now."

Then he looked at Kasumi and said, "My dear ninja lady, I am afraid that you and I are investigating the same thing - [Summer Ice], [Thunder in the Clear Sky], [Mirage], these strange phenomena have appeared frequently recently, and it seems that something is disturbing the peaceful Yae Town, forcing the town to go back to its old ways. I will investigate these things, and you don't have to worry about them."

As she spoke, she slowly approached Xia: "And you, you should prioritize completing your current mission."

Xia's eyes widened slightly for a moment: "How do you know..."

Miss Sixth Night just smiled slightly, then looked at Theresa who was standing at the back: "Miss Miko over there, the god of Yae Town, has never come back."

"You...what makes you say that?"

Although she didn't know why the other party suddenly brought up such a topic, Theresa obviously didn't believe it.

Miss Sixth Night then propped up her head and asked in a thoughtful manner: "May I ask which god is enshrined in this shrine?"

Theresa said as if it was a matter of course: "Of course it must be the Inari God! Throughout the ages, the Inari God has blessed the village with good weather and abundant crops."

"Oh? Then you must also know that the Inari God has a pair of divine messengers who appear in the form of foxes."

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"However, the Inari God actually has no image at all. His messengers gradually replaced people's impression of the Inari God - that is to say, in people's minds, the god... turned into a fox."

Theresa was suddenly confused: ".......You, what kind of logic is this?"

"You'll find out soon enough...see you later."

After Miss Diliuye looked at Xia deeply, a gust of wind blew up, and only a few black and purple crow feathers were left where Diliuye was standing.

"..."

Xia turned around and saw Theresa lowering her head and tugging at the corner of her clothes. Her feet kicked stones back and forth. She was silent for a long time. When she raised her head, tears as big as beans rolled down from Theresa's eyes, and she complained aggrievedly.

"The power of Hiyomaru is still very weak, so it cannot protect this shrine. Diwu Ye is wrong. The monster has been sealed, and the god has returned. The power of Hiyomaru will gradually become stronger... Besides, with Mr. Ming here, everything will be fine."

"Mistress Miko, why are you crying? That man just examined me."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The clear voice echoed in the shrine, but no one appeared. Only Theresa was left crying.

"Alright, alright, I won't ask you the reason. That man just gave me a lot of Honkai energy. I'm not weak anymore. Give me the limited edition fried tofu."

“Wuuuwaaaa——!” Theresa cried even louder.

Feiyuwan was obviously a little confused, but then he quickly understood: "I understand, are you crying because you finally bought the limited edition fried tofu? I see... you finally understand my feelings!"

"No...no, I got lost today...I didn't go down the mountain, and it was Mr. Ming and the others who brought me back..."

Hiyamaru: "......"

After being speechless, I could only sigh: "Okay, I knew it would be like this. It's okay, as long as you are okay. When Mr. Ming recovers for me, no one can bully us."

"If you need it, I can go down the mountain to buy fried tofu tomorrow morning." Xia suddenly suggested, "Just consider it as a reward for taking us in."

"......" Theresa hesitated.

"Thank you, but let's talk about it tomorrow."

"That's right... Too many things happened today. Miss Theresa, please take a rest first." However, Xia knew in her heart that Theresa would definitely come down the mountain tomorrow morning.

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