Help! I changed the gender of the male protagonist in the yandere game.

Chapter 28 The Wandering Witch
"Also, even if the woodcutter chooses the silver axe, the goddess will hum softly, 'That's not what you said in your last life,' and then chop off the woodcutter's hands and feet with the silver axe, causing him to scream in pain."

What kind of ghost story is this?

It sounds like a sting operation no matter how you look at it.

Bai Jie looked up at the sky in silence... But the old man continued to talk: "Wrap the water plants around his neck and drag him into the lake to drown him..."

"Wait a minute, can't you just tell the truth and say you just dropped an ordinary axe?"

He had to interrupt the old man and ask a question in return.

"That won't work either."

Inomaru Matsudaira shook his head.

"Even if I choose that, the goddess will still say in disgust, 'How shabby!' and then take out an ordinary axe, chop the woodcutter in half, and burn him like firewood?"

"Ok."

Baijie sighed very long.

"But what's the point of this story?"

"How would I know... This is a story passed down by word of mouth among the locals."

Matsudaira smiled bitterly: "However, the local scenery is quite nice, just not very famous."

"is it?"

Baijie is basically certain that this magically modified version of the "Gold and Silver Axe" story is definitely a design in the game, the work of those game makers of "The Moon in the Dark" who are full of bad taste. It might even be a "hidden setting" that has not yet been made public.

"Also, only the locals call it Snow Yacha Lake, while to the outsiders it seems to be Water Bird Lake."

The old man added some explanation.

No wonder.

Baijie sighed in his heart.

Of course, there is no such name as Snow Yasha Lake or Water Bird Lake in the game plot. It is just vaguely referred to as "a big lake."

"If you hadn't mentioned the name 'Snow Yasha', I wouldn't have remembered it at all."

Baijie thought that this might be because the side quest was originally triggered by the protagonist Yue Jialuo Yeming, which was different from the side quest that only solved "incidents" and did not have any special rewards.

After completing the Snow Yaksha side quest, you will receive very generous rewards.

"And there are several rewards you can choose from, including the 'Fragrant Fruit of the Time', the 'Armor of Tatemu', the 'Dragon Head Jade', the 'Heavenly Pill', the 'Kamutumei Fairy Peach'... These can all be used to strengthen the protagonist in the early stages."

Originally, if the game developed normally, this optional reward would best be obtained by the protagonist Yue Jialuo Yeming. As long as the strength of the protagonist herself and her several powerful teammates is improved, the difficulty of the early plot will be reduced a lot.

"However, I'll handle this task now, so it's best if I get the reward."

Bai Jie thought that compared to the protagonist, his strength was still too weak, so he should keep this reward for himself. If he could increase his strength a little, he wouldn't have to fight so hard every time.

"Master Baijie, you are distracted. Are you worried about something?"

The old man noticed that he was daydreaming and quickly reminded him.

"No, it's okay."

Baijie picked up the map and replied, "I just think this map is too old. Many routes are difficult to distinguish. It seems that no one has been sent to update the map on Mount Kurohime for a long time."

He also began to think about the conditions for completing this side quest.

……

"Listen carefully, Brother-sama."

Her adopted sister Ayaka coughed lightly and said, "No, I have to call you Sister now. Let me first explain that you are now Miss Ming of the Nakaya family, a branch of the Yuejia Luo family. Please remember your identity very well."

"Don't worry, don't worry."

At this time, Yue Jialuo Yeming, who had boarded the ox cart, was stuffing his mouth full of cypress cake dessert, and then muttered like a squirrel chewing with puffed cheeks: "I'll try to fill my mouth..."

"Brother~~"

Ayaka picked up a handkerchief and wiped her face.

"You should eat with a little more manners. It's okay at home, but Ayaka can't always take care of you outside... Also, have you noticed that your appetite is even more astonishing now than before?"

Although I used to eat three bowls of rice for every meal, I am still extremely fond of sweets now. I eat desserts and various snacks every day. I don’t know what’s wrong with my body.

"It's fine."

Ye Ming patted his chest.

"Dirty key drops."

But she seemed to have choked, and she curled up her upper body and started coughing violently.

"Here, drink water."

Ayaka sighed and handed over the bamboo tube filled with water. Ye Ming drank the water in big gulps and avoided choking to death on the spot.

"Huh! I'm alive again!"

She wiped the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Old Lady Zhu Hua also said that I'm in good health. Psychics consume more energy than ordinary people, so they usually eat a lot. My condition is probably just a side effect of the changes in my body, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem."

"That's good."

Ayaka was just an ordinary person and didn't understand these questions, so she could only nod.

"Speaking of which..."

Ye Ming murmured to himself: "The one just now should be the Baijie Chunin who saved me in the Spider's Lair? Speaking of which, I must find a chance to thank him properly next time."

"Brother, don't forget that you are Miss Ming now."

Ayaka quickly reminded her.

"Yeah, I almost forgot."

Only then did she remember this matter.

Ayaka sighed speechlessly to the sky.

……

"Damn it." The journey was not smooth.

On the first day, when the convoy was halfway through its journey, a strong wind blew and heavy rain began to fall.

After wasting most of the day avoiding the heavy rain, everyone had to set off again.

It was just that the heavy rain caused a bridge ahead to collapse, so we had no choice but to take a longer detour.
It was already the third day, and the oxcart caravan had been on the road for a whole day when it was attacked along the way.

There are no thieves or bandits on this mountain road, but there are monsters that attack travelers.

There were about thirty monsters, all kinds of monsters called "Lizard Maru", which looked like human-shaped lizards. They suddenly jumped out from the mountains, attacked Matsudaira Inomaru who was riding on a horse, and tried to rush towards the ox cart.

Baijie was originally leading the horse for Mr. Matsudaira.

The moment a black shadow emerged from the fog on the mountain path, he reacted quickly, pulled out the seven-section gun from his waist, shook it into a long spear, and pierced the throat of the attacking lizard monster with lightning speed.

"What those peddlers said was true. There really are monsters like Lizard Pill on this road..."

Baijie muttered in his heart.

This mountain path was outside the jurisdiction of the Kurohime family. The family's exorcists would periodically conduct "clean-ups" around their territory and the area under their jurisdiction to ensure that there weren't too many youkai gathering there.

In fact, in this world, monsters lurk in the wilderness and forests, and may attack passers-by at any time.

Moreover, people with spiritual powers, including exorcists, are regarded as the supreme "delicacies" by monsters. By eating a powerful exorcist, weak monsters can become stronger.

In other words, if the Genin and the members of the Tsukigara clan run to an area outside the jurisdiction of the exorcists of Mount Kurohime, they will easily be targeted by monsters along the way.

"Hooah!"

Matsudaira Inomaro also let out a low shout and swung the long naginata he was carrying. A silver-white blade light flashed, and with just one strike, he cut the other lizard monster's left shoulder to the right side, cutting it in half.

Blood and viscera spilled onto the ground. The smell of blood did not deter the group of monsters, but rather aroused the ferocity of other monsters.

"Protect the ox cart and shrink the formation."

Hyakusuke, who served as a Chunin, shouted.

"Use the Yamabuki form to defend against the enemy."

Upon hearing the order, the Genin quickly retreated into formation and used their Jumonji spears and naginata to meet the enemy.

The lizard monsters roared loudly and attacked. They had no weapons and relied entirely on their sharp claws and teeth to approach.

Old Man Matsudaira pulled the reins, spurred his horse into a gallop, and charged directly into the enemy camp. He skillfully swung the blade in his hand, and instantly a bloody mist flew.

"It's really amazing."

Baijie knew that he did not have such strength, so he took a step back, surrounded the surrounding Genin, and stabbed the invading monsters with the seven-section spear in his hand.

"What a beast... These monsters don't have any special abilities. Instead of engaging in hand-to-hand combat with spears and naginatas, it's better to lead a musketeer team and fire a volley to easily kill them."

Alas, this is just a fantasy.

The imperial court does not allow the families of exorcists to possess powerful firearms, including new firearms such as cannons and flintlock rifles. This new technology, which was spread from the "Southern Barbarians" to the island nation, is currently only allowed to be possessed by the imperial court's army.

"It's similar to how some dynasties in China forbade private possession of armor and bows and crossbows by the common people... essentially, it was to suppress the expansion of the power of famous exorcist families."

Baijie shook his head and focused his attention on the enemy. The miscellaneous monsters like Lizardmaru were not very strong. After failing in their surprise attack from the mountain fog, they were unable to break through the ox cart's defense line. Now they encountered a strong enemy like old man Matsudaira. The outcome was imaginable.

The old man rode on his horse like a powerful general in the Warring States Period who could defeat a thousand enemies with one horse. Wherever he went, he was like a torrent of destruction. When the Lizardmaru found that their surprise attack was unsuccessful, they wanted to escape, but were chased by Naginata.

call out!
The knife flashed horizontally, cutting off the head of the fleeing Lizard Pill leader, and his brain fell to the ground.

Another lizard monster also ran desperately in the other direction, but was pierced through the head by the knife light, which cut the tail part and directly split the monster into two parts.

"How could a beast like you, relying on your sharp teeth and sharp tongue, possibly block my sword?"

Matsudaira Inomaru shook his head and sighed.

"I hope the Buddha will have mercy on you and prevent you from being reborn in the three evil paths in your next life."

"Master Matsudaira, the other miscellaneous demons have been killed."

Baijie rushed over.

“There’s no problem with the bullock cart either.”

"That's good. Oh, and inform the travelers and merchants behind us that this group of monsters has been killed. This mountain road can be guaranteed to be safe for the time being."

The old man instructed with a smile.

"it is good."

Baijie nodded.

Not long after, a group of travelers who were following the convoy not far away came over to express their gratitude.

"Thank you, sirs, for helping us drive away these monsters."

"These lizard balls have caused us so much trouble. I really want to thank you all, sir."

"Several people died a few days ago. What a sin..."

Some of the travelers were small vendors and peddlers, others were pilgrims, Buddhist monks chanting with bowls, monks singing the door, puppeteers, and the six groups of people carrying Buddha statues on their backs. These were the lower class people who were worse off than ordinary townspeople and common people.

They put their hands together and expressed their gratitude in unison.

Indeed, a simple "thank you" was worthless. The Genin wouldn't accept money for something like this, but for the weary crowd, it was at least a comforting word.

"At least, my desperate efforts aren't completely meaningless to others."

Baijie also muttered to himself in his heart.

Suddenly, his attention was caught by one of these travelers.

"This woman should be the wandering shrine maiden named 'Winter Firefly', right?"

He noticed that there was a witch among them.

Wandering shrine maidens, also known as walking shrine maidens, do not maintain a shrine, but travel from village to village, performing divination, prayers, and exorcism services at the request of the people. It is rumored that Minamoto no Yoshitsune's lover, Shizuka Gozen, was a type of wandering shrine maiden known as a shirataki.

"She is also a character involved in this branch plot, and her identity is also involved in the subsequent plot."

Bai Jie's heart moved, and he was sure that he could grasp the thread of this branch line.

(End of this chapter)