Twelve Trials from Scratch

Originally, he was one of the hardest working people in the village, but after that, he stayed at home and never went to the field again.It wasn't until a few days later that he finally went out, but his face was pale, his eye sockets were sunken, and he had lost a lot of weight.

People in the village secretly talked about him, saying that he was fascinated by the fox, and even discussed whether to go to the city to see the exorcist.After all, if any monster really entered the village, other people would also be in danger.

But at this time, the man dedicated the mirror to the village chief.Not long after that, the village head also became weird, and even welcomed the mirror into the shrine, calling it the God of Miaojian Lingjing.Inexplicably, people tied up the two koma dogs in front of the shrine and carried them away, preparing to throw them into the river near the village.

But just as they were about to tie up the stone statues, the two koma dogs suddenly turned into monsters and escaped.

Next, the village head appointed himself the god of the shrine, and vigorously called the villagers into the shrine to pay homage to the so-called miraculous mirror god.And once the visit was over, all the people who came back became believers of Miaojian Lingjing God, and enthusiastically publicized the benefits of becoming believers to their relatives and friends, so within a few days, almost all the villagers in the whole village became believers, and even spread to to other nearby villages.

At the same time, the spirit god also issued an oracle, telling the villagers to attack the passing witches and mages, and if they were all captured and killed at the shrine, they would be rewarded... That's what the old man thought of just now, That's why I want Kikyo to leave quickly.

As for himself, he was extra vigilant because he had been deceived by the fox demon once, and he would not go to worship even if he said nothing. He was the only non-believer in the village.

"They all said... as long as you become a believer, you can enter the Kingdom of God... There is everything in the Kingdom of God, you can eat rice and meat until you die... Huh, I don't believe that there will be such a thing... That God... Must be a monster."

"What about Mrs. Cao? Is it your son?"

"That useless boy...was deceived like everyone else...every day he thought about entering the Kingdom of God to enjoy himself, and he didn't even do his job...If this continues...even if he doesn't get eaten by monsters, he will starve to death ……at home."

When the old man said this, he got up slowly, ignored Jikyo's dissuasion, bowed down with difficulty, and kowtowed to her, "Miss Jikyo...I can see...you are all capable people...if you can ...Please make sure to save Caotai...please!"

After all, he has rich experience. After talking and observing for a while, he has already seen that Su Qi and the others are definitely not idle people, maybe they are targeting that monster pretending to be a god.

Kikyo glanced at Su Qi, fell silent for a moment, and said slowly, "I...do my best."

……

Early the next morning, Su Qi, who was sitting cross-legged in the corner practicing meditation, opened his eyes, and saw Platycodon grandiflora gently caressing the old man's face, helping him to close his dull eyes.

He died, presumably from tetanus from an infected wound.Since the onset of the disease, he has not eaten normally for several days, and his body is already weak. Even if the platycodon is taken care of every night, without medicine, he is still unable to recover; dry.

Su Qi got up, walked to the side of Ji Jiao, looked down at the corpse on the ground, and suddenly said: "The one who killed him must have been Cao Tai."

Chapter 58 There is only one truth

"why?"

Until just now, Kikyo had been concentrating on taking care of the elderly, so she didn't notice some details.

"The first is the motivation." Su Qi said unhurriedly: "The whole village is a fanatic, and it is normal for the only alien to be persecuted. As the son and believer of the alien, Cao Tai is naturally under great pressure , and is likely to vent the pressure on the culprit... that is, my father."

He said, squatting down, carefully observing the large number of bruises and scars on the old man's body, and said: "The second is the wound. Judging from the traces and techniques left behind, these wounds are basically from the same person, and He was a relatively powerful young man, taller than the deceased, and the wounds appeared near and far, and the beating lasted for several days... If it was a group violence, the location and strength of the wounds would not be so regular. In addition, the long-term continuous Violence is naturally more convenient for people who live together."

At this point, he stood up again, walked to the corner, picked up a thick and hard wooden stick that was almost soaked in blood, put it in front of him and looked at it repeatedly, "Finally, this is the murder weapon. The scars on the deceased's body It is completely consistent with this wooden stick. Obviously, the scene of the violence is here; in addition, if the assailant was not Cao Tai, as the son of the deceased, would he put the stick that injured his father in such a place within easy reach? ?

"Even if he is forced, no one will care if a stick is lost. So the reason why this stick can be used repeatedly must be because he himself is also dissatisfied with his father?"

Throwing the wooden stick back to the corner, Su Qi pushed the non-existent black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, his eyes flashed, and he said confidently: "So in summary, there is only one truth...the prisoner is the son of the deceased Cao Tai! The reason why Cao Tai abused and tortured his father was probably to force him to become a believer, but he was unable to do so, so the attack became more and more serious, which eventually led to his death."

"I see."

Kikyo stood up, but his tone was as indifferent as ever.

"Wait! This reaction is too plain, right? Shouldn't you be shocked by Sota's conscience first, and then praise me and say 'Kenshin, you are awesome, I want to fight Naraku with you'?"

"This kind of thing is not uncommon..." She put her bow and quiver on her back, and said, "And he is dead, the truth is no longer important."

From Kikyo's point of view, such things are indeed uncommon.Because this is Japan's Warring States Period, not the modern age 500 years later, for her who grew up in this era, she has heard too many similar things.

Su Qi said, "No, the truth is important at any time."

He casually put on the handle of the knife at his waist, and said with a smile on his face, "It's decided. If you encounter one, just kill that scum. After all, the most important thing to be a human is to be happy, and seeing a scum alive, I'm going to be a little out of sorts."

Kikyo paused, "But his wish is to let Cao Tai live well."

"Then what does it matter to me, an indifferent wanderer?"

She frowned slightly, "In his opinion, the continuation of blood is more important than his own life."

"If forgiveness is useful, why do we need the law? Even if the victim forgives the criminal, the fact that the criminal committed the crime will not change, and the crime should be paid, right?"

"But besides legal principles, there are also human feelings."

"Then who can guarantee that such a scumbag will not commit crimes in the future? Is the favor of the dead important, or the reality of the living?"

"You can't tell he's going to continue to do evil."

"But can you believe a person who even killed his own father? Just like you believed in the ghost spider back then?"

Kikyo was silent.

"Compassion is a good thing, but excessive compassion to some people is cruelty to more people... Kikyo, I hope you can understand this."

She shook her head slightly, "All this is just your guess, and he may have been bewitched by that mirror demon."

"Then what if my guesses are all true?"

"Can I stop you?"

"Of course." Su Qi smiled and said, "Compared to a little unhappiness, your companion is more important. So if it's your request, it's not impossible to let him go. So, are you sure you want me to let him go? "

Sensing the undisguised temptation in the other party's eyes and words, Kikyo felt a little uncomfortable, and then fell into a rare hesitation.

If it was an innocent person, she would save him without hesitation, even if he bowed to Su Qi because of this, there would be no problem; but he is a villain who tortured his father to death, what should he do?

What she really cared about was not owed or bowed to Su Qi, let alone whether Cao Tai should be punished for committing a crime, but the last wish of the deceased and whether he would commit more crimes in the future.

Back then, the Ghost Spider suffered from burns all over her body, and was unable to move for the rest of her life. She could no longer do evil, but Cao Tai's situation was different, so she couldn't help but think of what Su Qi said before—"For some Human compassion is cruelty to more people."

Sorry, your last wish, I may not be able to fulfill it...

After hesitating for a long time, Kikyo finally said: "As you please... Besides, we are not companions, we are just traveling together temporarily."

After all, he left with a blank expression, and went outside the house alone.

Was my previous practice really wrong?

Standing under the tree, she looked up at the rising sun gradually rising from the horizon, a trace of confusion flashed in her eyes.

Then she lightly pressed her chest, and the tentacles were icy cold and dead silent. Her "heart" seemed to have completely cooled down at this moment.

That's right, I am no longer the maiden who guarded the Jade of the Four Souls 50 years ago, I am just a ghost who returned to the world with the help of ashes and grave soil... There is only resentment in my body and mind, so as long as I go to resentment and revenge That's enough, don't need to be distracted... When you recover your spiritual power this time, go to Inuyasha right away...

As if convincing herself, the confusion in Kikyo's eyes dissipated quickly, and the eyes that had softened slightly after half a month became cold again.

……

Soon after, the four of Su Qi left the village and went to hide in the back mountain where the shrine is located. The atmosphere was a bit delicate.

Oops!Could it be that the waves are too much, and you have played off?

In the woods, Su Qi quietly looked at the sculptural side face of Platycodon grandiflorum, secretly screaming in his heart that something was wrong.Originally, he just wanted to take this opportunity to adjust and teach his future partner, to see if he could change the shortcoming of being too kind, but now it seems... I'm afraid it won't be half a month of hard work, and he will return to before liberation.

Chapter 59 I want to hit ten!

The shrine guarded by Dule and Shishimaru is located on the top of the mountain behind the village. It is a typical Japanese small and medium-sized shrine. Surrounded by the guardian forest.

At this moment, Su Qi, Kikyo, Dule, and Shishimaru are lurking in the forest on the mountainside, not far from the Sandao, and two or three villagers have already started to go down the mountain, so even if Su Qi wants to find out about Kikyo's tone , the time and place are inappropriate.

So I could only eat the dry food for breakfast, and started to meditate on my own.

It wasn't until more than an hour later that the sun was high in the sky, and the Koma Inu brothers and sisters who were secretly observing in the grass beside the road came to report that they had almost left.

"Has everyone in the village left?"

"Most people have gone down the mountain, there should be more than a dozen left in the shrine. They didn't leave together, some people will stay longer."

"It doesn't matter, a dozen or so people can't be an obstacle, let's start now."

In fact, for Su Qi, even if there are dozens or hundreds of people, it will not be a big problem.

Soichiro was able to defeat an army of more than 200 people before, and now he has no reason to be weaker than Soichiro, let alone the opponents are just ordinary villagers.Most of the reason for waiting for most of the villagers to leave before starting the battle is actually to take Kikyo into account, lest she be burdened by her own compassion.

But even so, considering that Kikyo's spiritual power has not fully recovered, and he is an archer who is not good at melee combat, he still plans to charge in by himself, without asking her to do it.

And the reason why he made such a plan is not arrogant.

From the analysis of the information obtained so far, the so-called Miaojian Spirit Mirror God is likely to be a monster who is good at illusion, and after so much training, he has a strong will, and the meditation method he practiced is extremely restrained in illusion, so this is simply a magic weapon. Flying dragon riding face, how can you lose?It is enough to go directly to A.

"Dule, Shishimaru, as I said before, you and Kikyo will meet outside the shrine later, and I will rush in alone to kill the monster. You just need to protect Kikyo, you know?"

"Please rest assured, we will protect Miss Kikyo at every step."

"I know, it's really long-winded."

Seeing the promise made by the Komagou brothers and sisters, Su Qi turned to look at Kikyo, "What do you think? Do you have any other suggestions?"

The latter shook his head slightly, indicating no.

So a group of people walked out of the forest when no one was going down the mountain, stepped on the approach, climbed up the steps from the middle of the mountain, and soon came to the first torii gate.

Su Qi took the lead and was about to pass under the wooden torii gate when he suddenly felt something was wrong and stopped in his tracks.

"There seems to be something in front of this..."

Standing in front of the four steps down the torii gate, his eyes narrowed slightly, he stretched out his hand and pushed forward, and soon touched a thick layer of flexible, rubber-like air film.

"Is this the enchantment you are talking about?"

He quickly reacted and looked at the Koma Inu siblings behind him.

"Yes, we can't break its enchantment."

"Interesting, this is the first time I've seen an enchantment."

Su Qi poked his hand in with some curiosity, scratched, tested the feel of the hand, and then looked at the expert in enchantment - Kikyo.

"This level of enchantment is easy to break."

The latter unhurriedly drew his bow and set up an arrow, aiming at Wuju at the top... a bronze mirror hanging below, "That's one of the nodes of the enchantment, do you want to break it now?"

"Wait, let me ask first, after breaking this barrier, will the master who arranged the barrier feel something?"

"meeting."

"Can you sneak in without being discovered by it?"

"This is a fully partitioned enchantment. With my current spiritual power, I can't do it yet."

"Are there any dead ends."