Killing Spirits in Tokyo with Zanpakutō

Chapter 109 Choice

The dim oil lamp shone on the woman's expressionless face, and a constantly shaking shadow emerged from behind. The horrifying scene almost didn't scare the two young people, Yuno Katori and Daiki Tsuma, to scream out in fright.

A click.

The room door was locked.

Everyone's heart skipped a beat.

The woman turned around and squeezed out a slightly stiff smile on her face again, but this time, even Katori Semitsu, who was almost as social as Hibiki Takenouchi, seemed a little powerless in the face of this weird scene.

"Ma'am, it's so late, what do you want?"

Katori Seiko forced a smile.

"It's nothing, it's just that there is something at home that can't be decided recently. It just so happened that all the "masters" are here. You are all educated. I want to ask you to help me." The woman begged.

"This... Mrs.'s family affairs, it doesn't seem right for us to intervene rashly like this!"

Katorise Mitsu raised his voice, and spoke hesitantly.

The voice just fell.

Everyone suddenly realized that the woman in front of them suddenly stopped moving.

It was not a stop motion in the conventional sense, but as if the entire time and space had froze. Everyone quickly noticed this abnormality, and their expressions changed slightly.

Immediately afterwards, everyone suddenly realized that they couldn't even move.

Although the thinking and consciousness are very clear, the body seems to be fixed in this space by glue. Even the basic movement of turning the head cannot be done. The only thing that can move is the mouth.

A trace of panic and horror flashed in everyone's eyes.

But after all, they had prepared in advance, so they didn't completely lose their minds for a while. On the contrary, after a short period of panic, several people gradually came back to their senses, knowing that it was very likely that the rules of this gloomy environment had begun to operate.

Of course, the so-called "several people" did not include Dong Yunkong.

Because at this time, he was studying the invisible force that bound his body, and he didn't know if it was an illusion. He always felt that this force was a bit fragile. If he used the spiritual pressure, it seemed that he could break free by force.

However, Dong Yunkong struggled for a while, and finally gave up the idea of ​​"trying".

"Forget it, Takenouchi told me a thousand times before that the most terrifying part of Youjing lies in its strangeness, which cannot be solved by pure force. It is estimated that even Katori Mitsuko can break through such a fragile binding force, but since He didn't act rashly, there should be something else hidden inside."

I have to admit that this secluded environment is indeed very strange. So far, Dong Yunkong has not found too many abnormalities, so if at this time, he suddenly makes a move to break free from the restraints, it will inevitably cause some unknown changes, which is not worth the loss.

During the time when Dong Yunkong was meditating, Katori Mitsuko spoke over there.

"Originally, it is not appropriate for us to intervene in Madam's family affairs, but if Madam's kindness is difficult to refuse, we can't refuse, Madam, please tell me!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone suddenly felt that the restraint on their bodies disappeared, and the woman in front of them also moved again.

"Huh? It's really weird."

A hint of surprise appeared in Dong Yunkong's eyes. Although the strength of the binding force just now was a bit weak, there was no sign of it from its appearance to its disappearance, just like water without roots, without a trace.

"The situation is like this..." There was a trace of sadness vividly on the woman's face, as if the binding force just now had never appeared at all, Qi Qiran said: "Recently, the harvest at home is not very good. If it continues, the whole family may starve to death this winter, so we are thinking about selling our daughter for a sum of money to help the whole family through this winter."

The woman's tone didn't fluctuate much, but the words in it instantly made everyone's eyes widen.

After a brief stupor.

Dahui was the first one who failed to control his emotions. His expression first twitched a few times, then gradually became distorted, and finally roared out:

"Are you kidding me? Are you an idiot? How can the whole family sell her? She is your own daughter!"

Katorise Hikari's expression changed, and he had a premonition that something was wrong when Chuma Daihui just roared, but in the end it was a step too late, and he didn't have time to stop it.

Just after the horse Dahui yelled, the woman lowered her head in frustration and murmured: "Yes! They are all a family, how can they be sold as goods? I am really sorry for disturbing you tonight." gone."

Wei Wei bowed to everyone, the woman turned and left the room.

This kind of straightforward action made everyone a little stunned.

That's it, what's next?

Swish!

Suddenly, the scene in front of everyone's eyes suddenly changed. In an instant, the original autumn came to the snowy winter.

At the same time, their location is no longer a room, but returned to the lobby of the wooden house, but this time, it seems that they are no longer guests, but a "spectator".

Obviously they were standing next to the family, but the family couldn't see them.

"Cough cough~~"

There was a coughing sound from the room inside.

"Mom, is Dad still sick?" Hearing the cough, the little son who was wearing thin clothes at the dinner table, his little face was flushed from the cold, and his hands also had chilblains asked innocently.

"Well, but don't worry, you all eat obediently, and after a while, Dad's illness will recover." The woman touched her son's head lovingly, forcing a smile on her pale face.

Compared to autumn, the woman's complexion has changed a lot, and her figure has also become thinner, as if it could be blown away by a gust of wind.

"Mom, don't you want to eat?" The daughter asked suddenly.

Although there were only two plates of green vegetables on the table, the younger brother and older sister still ate with gusto. When the woman heard her daughter's words, her throat twitched slightly, but finally she forced a smile and said.

"Eat it! I've already eaten it."

"Ok!"

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After a brief conversation, the atmosphere at the dinner table fell into silence again.

Dong Yunkong and others on the side looked at this picture, and their hearts became a little heavy.

It is really hard to imagine what kind of life some people in remote rural areas lived in that period without seeing and experiencing the scenes of war and famine.

Soon, the scene in front of everyone changed again.

But this time, everyone appeared in front of a newly piled tomb. In front of the simple tombstone, there were several figures in filial piety. They were none other than a woman and her son and daughter.

And in this newly built tomb, the person buried in it is none other than the woman's husband, the biological father of the siblings.

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(End of this chapter)