Trainer? I'm just an ordinary hot spring owner.

In a private house in Cuilv Town, Beishang Township, a small family conflict is unfolding.

Danyu knelt at the table, looking at the stubborn grandfather in front of him in disbelief: "But Grandpa, that's an evil ghost! If you leave it alone, this masking ceremony... Don't you know how dangerous evil ghosts are?"

"Of course I know how dangerous ghosts are. You told me that when you came to my house."

The old man turned around and looked at Danyu.

After encountering the evil ghost in the mountains, Danyu immediately returned home and informed his family that he had found traces of the evil ghost in the nearby mountains and forests. While reminding his family to be careful, he also prepared to inform the mayor of Beishang Township Center about the situation and ask him to organize special defenses and even prepare to defeat the evil ghost.

But he never expected that his grandfather would stop him from taking action.

"I remember you said that although the evil is terrible, it is not invincible, right?"

The old man took a deep look at his granddaughter.

Danyu nodded immediately: "Yes, I noticed during the battle that the evil ghosts were not very eager to fight. Although their attacks were powerful, they only made the Coyote lose its ability to fight and pass out. After that, I used the strange light of Vulpix to interfere with the opponent and escaped. The evil ghosts have a certain amount of attack power and are not very resistant to abnormal states... I think that if we send out strong enough Pokémon to resist the attacks of the evil ghosts and cooperate with abnormal state harassment, we can completely..."

"Confused!!"

The old man shouted loudly. He seemed to want to say something, but when it came to his lips, only a sigh came out.

".....In short, no matter what, you are not allowed to get involved in this matter of evil spirits! Neither you nor Karuri can do that!!"

"I don't understand, grandpa..." Danyu stared with stubborn eyes.

"Why don't you let us help you fight the evil ghost? What secrets does the evil ghost have? If you know anything, please tell me. At least when we face the evil ghost in the future, we can try to avoid hurting more people..."

The grandfather and the girl stared at each other, and in the end, the old man was defeated.

"Well... okay... since you insist so much..."

"Child, you were able to come back because that ghost showed mercy..."

The old man's first words directly tore off the fig leaf that Danyu was using as a novice trainer: "In fact, you probably have some guesses in your heart, but you just don't want to admit it. The attack of the evil ghost can even kill the three treasures, how can a mere coyote dog withstand it? After you released the strange light and escaped, the evil ghost really couldn't chase you, instead of choosing to let you go?"

Danyu's face flushed, thinking back to the previous battle, she had to admit that her grandfather was right. Her own effectiveness in that battle and her so-called tactics were like a baby's play in front of the evil ghost. How could the opponent be hindered by such a simple thing?

But, why? That's an evil ghost!

Is Grandpa trying to tell me that evil spirits don't have bad intentions? Is this nonsense?

"I didn't want to tell you originally, but now... since you have already encountered a ghost, let me tell you a story that is a little different from the legend of evil ghosts that has been circulating in Kitakami Township. A story..."

"This is the true history that has been passed down from generation to generation in our family, different from the legends in Beishang Township."

"Real...history?"

Danyu was a little surprised. She never expected that things would unfold like this. What is the real history...?

The peaceful Beishang Township where I had lived for many years didn’t seem peaceful at all?

The old man began to tell Danyu the story.

As the old man spoke, Danyu's expression changed from confusion, to surprise, and then to anger.

In my grandfather's mouth, the legend of Beishang Township took on a completely different look.

She also learned the real name of the evil ghost who, according to the legend, wandered outside the village and would take away her soul if it met her at dusk - Erguiyan.

And the story of her and the nameless mask maker.

Danyu widened her eyes. It was difficult for her to describe her feelings at the moment.

According to the legend of Beishang Township, the evil ghost in the mountains possesses four glittering magical masks. With the support of the powers of these masks, the evil ghost commits all kinds of evil and the villagers live in misery.

A green grass mask that can bring dead plants back to life

A stove mask that can make a spark burn brightly

A well mask that can stop the flow of rivers

A foundation stone mask that turns rocks into dust

And with the desperate fighting of the Sanbaoban, they snatched the mask of the evil ghost from the evil ghost's cave, thus sealing the power of the evil ghost and allowing Kitakami Township to prosper until now.

But in my grandfather's words, they were three despicable villains who sneaked into other people's homes, stole Erotica's mask, and even killed her companions.

That's why Erguilang was furious and chased Sanbaoban all the way down the mountain and beat him to death.

And such a despicable villain has been worshipped by Beishang Township for hundreds of years...

What a... foolish, sad, and upsetting story.

The girl wanted to go to the center of Beishang Township right now and smash the statues of those three bastards!

Looking at the furious look of the girl, the old man sighed: "That's why I didn't want you to know about this..."

"History has passed, and the story of the evil ghost has become an important tourism asset for Beishang Township. Even if it is wrong, the villagers are more willing to believe that it is the evil ghost who is wrong, not them."

"What's more, if we admit that we were wrong, what will happen to Beishang Township's tourism industry, which is based on this? Without stories about evil spirits, who will come to travel to our Beishang Township? Without the income from tourism, what will happen to the future of Beishang Township? If you cut off someone's source of income, they will fight you to the death..."

"Our ancestors were just like you. They wanted to redress the evil spirits and reveal the truth of the past. However, as you can see, the legend of Beishang Township still exists, but our ancestors were severely persecuted."

The old man's words calmed Danyu's anger instantly. Yes... facing these realistic problems, what can he do?

Could he really let the residents of Beishang Township cut off their income for the sake of the evil ghost?

Even though I have this determination, can I win over the hearts of the people in Beishang Township?

"Remember, this is something you and I know. Don't tell anyone else about it, especially Wu Li. Do you understand?"

Chapter 110: Contradictory Sister and Brother

Things in the world are strange. The more you don't want something to happen, the more likely it is to happen.

Just like Grandpa and Danyu didn't want Wuli to know about the evil ghost, but at this moment Wuli happened to be just across the wall, with his ear pressed against the wall and eavesdropping.

Ren Wuli also had something to say. After you, sister, came in, you looked in a hurry. You didn't even say hello to you. You went straight to grandpa's room and closed the door. Soon after, a fierce quarrel came from inside, and you could also hear words like evil spirit, crusade, and so on.

This was undoubtedly a huge challenge for Wu Li's curiosity. Sure enough, Wu Li died in the fight with his curiosity, and could not help but go to the wall to eavesdrop.

The soundproofing effect of the wooden walls was actually quite average, but Grandpa and his sister spoke so quietly that Wu Li could only vaguely understand what they were saying.

It seemed that my sister encountered the legendary evil ghost in the wild, and my grandfather was discussing the story about the legendary ghost with my sister.

ghost.....

Almost every child in the village has heard the legendary ghost story.

But unlike other children who are terrified of ghosts and try to avoid them, Wu Li admires powerful ghosts very much.

Unlike himself, who has always lived in the shadow of his sister, with his sister around, all his opinions would be ignored. The ghost can be alone and live alone in the mountains, feeling extremely free.

The ghost can be so powerful that he can fight three people at once, without having to consider other people's feelings at all.

Powerful, yet aloof, this is Wu Li's impression of ghosts.

Wu Li couldn't help but listen further, wanting to hear clearly what the two people were saying, but the voices were always vague, as if they mentioned some real history, that the people we worship are despicable sinners... or something like that?

The more Wu Li listened, the more surprised he was. Even with these intermittent words, Wu Li pieced together fragments of that unknown history.

It turns out that Sanbaoban was the sinner who stole the evil ghost's mask. How could they have been worshipping the evildoer for such a long time?

Wu Li felt a surge of blood rushing to his head. He couldn't accept that a powerful ghost had been slandered by these people for so many years! !

Grandpa was still talking to his sister, but Wu Li no longer had the heart to listen. His mind was filled with anger at being deceived, and there was only one thing on his mind - to steal the ghost's mask and return it to the ghost.

Although Wuli has always been controlled by his sister, Danyu, who looks like an evil person, is actually a very well-behaved person. He has hardly ever done anything bad since he was a child. On the contrary, Wuli sneaked into the mountains alone when he was very young because he worshipped ghosts.

He is an out and out troublemaker.

Trouble-making boys usually have very strong motivation, just like Wu Li at this moment. Without much thought, Wu Li ran out of the house and headed straight for the center of Beishang Township.

He wants to return to the ghosts what belongs to them!

Apart from this simple emotion, he also had the idea in his heart that if he returned the mask belonging to the ghost, the ghost would be moved and might become his partner.

But, it's fine at other times, but it happens that it's the period of the Face-Masking Festival recently.

Residents of Beishang Township and tourists from other places gathered in the center of Beishang Township, where some people were selling local specialties of Beishang Township, tourists were strolling around, and many locals were decorating the venue.

Such a scene undoubtedly poured cold water on Wu Li's plan to steal the mask.

Wu Li was still unwilling to give up, so he walked towards the center of Beishang Township.

As the core of the Mask-Masking Festival, the three masks stored in the Beishang Township Center have now been taken out from the center and placed on special exhibition stands for viewing by foreign tourists.

When Wu Li walked into the center, he saw the tall display shelf and the residents who were constantly arranging things in the center.

He quietly approached the mask and found that the staff nearby seemed to be busy paying attention to other places. No one was looking at him. This made Wu Li a little bolder, and he couldn't help but get closer to the mask.

Closer, closer, I will touch it soon...

"What are you doing!?"

A stern shout came from behind, making Wu Li's righteous chivalrous act bankrupt.

........

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, it's us who didn't take good care of the child..."

In the center of Beishang Township, Danyu was bowing and apologizing to the mayor, while behind her, Wuli had his hands behind his back, lowered his head and looked unwilling.

"Really? You have to take good care of the kids. The mask is a very important asset for our Kitakami Village's Mask Festival. What if something unexpected happens?"

The mayor asked Danyu very sternly. He was really angry. He couldn't imagine what would happen to the mask festival if the mask was destroyed by naughty children.

By then, the blow to Beishang Township’s tourism industry will be so severe that no amount of punishment can reverse the loss.

"I'm really sorry..." Danyu could only use traditional skills, red bean paste private Marseille, and kept apologizing...

After a long time, Danyu finally brought Wuli out from the center of Beishang Township. She questioned Wuli angrily: "Why did you do this? Do you know that you almost got into trouble? If there is any problem with the mask, our whole family will be implicated!"

Wu Li looked at the ground. Years of habit made him dare not refute his sister. He could only rub the gravel in front of him with his toes, muttering: "Anyway, the mask was stolen..."

"What did you say?"

"I said, the mask was stolen anyway, so why can't I steal it and give it back to the ghost?!"

Wu Li shouted in self-destruction. This might be his most intense resistance in all these years.

This sentence made Danyu stunned: ".......Did you hear it?"

"Yes, I heard it all, sister. Why should we continue to worship those despicable guys as treasured companions? Why can't we return the ghost's things to it?"

"........"

Danyu couldn't answer Wuli's question. Why? Because all the ancestors who spoke out were persecuted to death? Because the mountain of ignorance in Beishang Township is taller than the mountain of ghosts?

Didn't she also want to take action? Didn't she also want to return the ghost's things as Wu Li said?

Finally, she slowly replied: "That shouldn't be done so rashly."

"......sister?"

"I support your idea of ​​giving the ghost back its things, but, Wuli, no matter what we do, we need a plan."

Chapter 111: I am happy to lose

Return the ghost's mask to the ghost?

To be honest, Danyu had never thought about this question before.

After she heard her grandfather's narration of the true history of ghosts, all she could think about was smashing the statues of those three despicable guys.

I subconsciously avoided the option of returning the ghost's mask.

Because it is summer now, during the day, even tourists who come here for the sake of the Sanbaoban statue will not stay in the shrine for a long time under the scorching sun. Instead, both tourists and locals will gather in the center of Kitakami Township where the masks are stored, where they will watch the local customs and the core of the mask-masking festival - the masks taken from evil spirits.

Now thinking back, why would the ghosts that had disappeared for so many years appear near the village during the face-covering ceremony?

When I encountered it, it was obviously moving in a certain direction with a purpose. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid the ghost's target is the center of Beishang Township.

It's here to take back its mask!

This thought made Danyu break out in a cold sweat. Now that the Masking Ceremony was about to be held, the evil ghost came to take back the mask. Once the evil ghost and humans clashed...