I will never give in to Miss Death

"Ah."

I retracted my hand with satisfaction: "You have passed the test."

"I knew that our Nuo'er would never..."

"Go find some water and some coconuts."

I interrupted Yin Xiamo before she finished speaking.

"Momo, I'm hungry, food..."

"..."

……

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No. 224 Oriental Demon Love

Wearing a swimsuit, carrying a small backpack and a drawing board, I walked with Yin Xiamo on the small slope upward of Yueerlan Island behind me, basking in the warm sunshine above my head. For some reason, I always had a feeling of "déjà vu" about this scene.

“Crack.”

“Crack.”

Just like the world I once dreamed of.

On the snowy hillside, I, as a brave man, walked in front, and behind me was the little devil who had always followed me.

A small little girl, only as tall as her waist.

The girl grew up to the point where she could touch her chest when she stood on tiptoe.

The girl has grown into a human form and no longer looks immature and naive. She can help carry the luggage.

The stars move, the sun rises and sets.

The snowflakes in the Yueerlan Mountains melted one by one, and the seeds of flowers and plants that had been frozen for a season began to sprout.

The seemingly inconspicuous young buds push away the melting ice and snow, adding a touch of green and cherry red to the white earth.

The stars are brilliant, the rivers are dry.

It has always been like this.

It’s just… after arriving in this world, he turned into the little devil in my memory and walked in front.

The petite me followed silently behind, carrying the luggage.

In a trance, the snowy wind from the Yueerlan Mountains seemed to blow in my ears again.

"Whoohoo-"

Like an elegant harp deep in the forest of elves, the notes composed by the snow and wind of the Yueerlan Mountains constantly linger in my ears.

[The contract between life and death is broad, discussed with Zicheng]

[Hold your hand and grow old together]

This is a poem describing the friendship between comrades-in-arms, and in modern times it is often used to praise love.

The former "brave man" and "little devil" were comrades in arms at first.

【Momo】

【what? 】

[If one day in the future, I die, you should stop obsessing over trouble with the Demon King.]

【Why】

【I hope you can survive】

[If you die, living and avenging you do not conflict]

You can't do it

I can do it

【…】

[I will not leave you, no matter how many lifetimes, dead or alive, if that kind of thing really happens]

【…】

"..."

On the hillside of an island in the southern waters of Kamihama City, a winding path trampled by humans is extending forward.

Because the clothes and shoes I usually wear are in my schoolbag and Xiaomo's travel bag, I was only wearing a pair of very ordinary women's slippers on my feet at this time. Walking on this road would make my feet a little uncomfortable, but not to the point of being very uncomfortable.

"Click, click."

The sky blue slippers marked as suitable for girls size 36 to 39 were a little big for my feet. As I stepped on the slightly sloping dirt road, they rubbed against the branches and some gravel on the road, making clear collision sounds.

Compared to the seaside, the salty and fishy smell here is greatly reduced, and there is more of a mountain forest-like scent, which is the smell of the minerals and organic components in the soil when it is wet, and even the smell of dead animals and plants when they are decomposed.

This smell is mixed with the unique fragrance of various fruit trees, shrub leaves and branches, and combined with the smell of some mountain spring water, to form the unique smell of the summer breeze on Yueerlan Island.

To be honest, I am very familiar with this smell.

When I was a child living in the medicinal plant garden, or when I came back from school during major holidays or winter and summer vacations, I would pass by that primeval forest, and this smell would linger in my nose.

However, compared to Yueerlan Island, perhaps because the trees in the medicinal botanical garden are more species like fir, it makes people feel like they are strolling in a wooden furniture store, taking a deep breath, feeling lazy.

"..."

After walking for about two or three minutes, I slowly raised my head following Yin Xiamo and looked at the girl in front of me.

"what happened?"

Perhaps she felt my gaze, the girl in front of her holding two big fish turned around and asked, "Tired?"

"No."

In a panic, I shook my head and signaled with my eyes to the two fish in Yin Xiamo's hand: "How are we going to eat this? I didn't bring any seasoning with me."

"I'll go back and get it later, and let Master Wang take care of it."

Yin Xiamo put on a "small problem" expression: "This place is not far from the coffee shop. It won't take me long to fly back to the kitchen to get some seasonings and snacks and come back. During this time, Nuoer can take a short rest. It's okay."

"I'm here alone, what if I run into a wild beast or something..."

I said in a joking tone, "Will you be right back?"

"Don't worry, the only animals on this island that can defeat Noel are the marine iguanas on the beach. They are already the largest animals here."

Yin Xiamo put on a "you little fool" expression and said, "If you go down further, it will probably be Angora rabbits."

"Why does Xiaomo think the marine iguana can defeat me!"

I complained: "Those lizards only look big, they won't bite people. After all, I am an adult!"

I have looked up the marine iguana on the Internet. It is regarded by today's scientists as the "strangest reptile". It does not eat meat, but only eats plants on the seabed, such as kelp and seaweed.

But this creature looks particularly scary. It is the prototype of Godzilla in the movie "Godzilla". It has a big mouth, its body is covered with scales, and it looks ferocious. It can grow to a maximum of over 1.5 meters.

So…when I was posing for Xiaomo at the beach just now, there were so many marine iguanas around, but I was not panicked at all, because they are vegetarians.

"is it?"

"Yes!"

Seeing Yin Xiamo's disbelief, I deliberately said in a mature voice: "I have been exercising well this month!"

"Well, I take back what I said. Noel's fighting ability is higher than that of the lizard."

As if she had heard a very cute answer, Yin Xiamo smiled happily: "One adult lizard is roughly equal to 0.5 Nuo'er?"

"Why did I become a combat unit..."

I stopped and said, "And you just said... the largest animal below the lizard is the Angora rabbit?"

"Well, the only large creatures on the island besides the lizards are the Angora rabbits. If you count their fluffy fur, they're the largest."

"Can't you?"

I was puzzled: "Don't they say that rabbits reproduce very quickly? Marine iguanas don't eat rabbits. If rabbits have no natural enemies, won't the plants here be destroyed in a few years?"

"That's why I said that Angora rabbits should be considered for their fluffy fur. Rabbits look big, but most of it is fur, especially long-haired rabbits like Angora rabbits, which make them look very large visually."

Yin Xiamo explained: "According to the food chain, the marine iguanas and angora rabbits here are not at the top of the food chain. Those killer whales just now are."

"As for your question about whether the rabbit population will explode... the foxes and sea eagles here should have something to say."

"There are foxes here?!"

"Yes, but relatively few."

Yin Xiamo looked around the nearby woods: "Hmm...more than 800."

Then you might as well say...foxes are the most powerful animals here, and the others are more or less canines.

While chatting, we walked along the artificial path on the island for a while, and Yin Xiamo and I came to the place where we had agreed with Mayor Ye Yuqing and others to build a "Dragon King Temple".

Compared with the previous emptiness, this open space located halfway up the mountain, close to the mountain, now has a small house.

And this little house...how should I put it, it gives me a very magical feeling.

Although it is called the Dragon King Temple, I feel that its shape is more like a "shrine".

Yes, it is a shrine.

In terms of design style, it is very much like a small house used in ancient times for praying to gods for rain. There are two large pillars in the front, a place for lighting incense in the middle, and passages to the inner room on the left and right sides.

The total area of ​​the house is not very large, and because it is built behind an open space halfway up the mountain, it is very inconspicuous. If you walk up the slope with Xiaomo like I did just now, you will not be able to find the temple unless you take the last step and stand on this open space.

In addition, there are towering trees on both sides of the "Dragon King Temple", which is looming on the hillside. I guess even if an aerial photography plane passes by, it would not notice that there is such a building here if you don't look carefully.

I also noticed that the temple didn't seem to be painted or have any themes.

In our country, the "Dragon King Temple" basically has a furnace or something like that at the door, or various statues, such as chubby child gods, which look very fairy-like. In foreign "shrines", a money box or something like that is placed in front of the house, or a large bell is hung that jingles when customers shake the rope. However, the temple in front of us does not have any of these local characteristic elements.

A simple, ordinary little house.

No, it doesn’t seem very ordinary…

After observing for a few seconds, I trotted towards the "shrine" and stopped at the open space at the entrance. I put down the drawing board and looked at the clean marble floor under my feet.

Above, a clear flower pattern appears.

"Yuerlan?"

After seeing the flower clearly, I turned to Yin Xiamo beside me.

"Well, you can actually recognize it."

Yin Xiamo put the luggage bag behind her on the ground: "Then Nuoer, you rest here for a while. I will take these two fish back to ask Master Wang Jie to process them. I will come back with some seasonings and we will have lunch together."

"This house, like this island, belongs to us now. I have already told the mayor that his people will not run to the island anymore."

"Oh……"

I looked around curiously, and finally stopped my gaze on the "shrine" next to me: "What are you going to use this room for?"

"Secret."

Yin Xiamo smiled mysteriously, and then added: "Don't worry, it's definitely not a bad thing. If Nuoer has any questions, you can go in and take a look. Of course, it's just an empty house now, with nothing in it."

"Then I won't go in."

I took out a bed sheet from Yin Xiamo's travel bag and spread it on the open ground. I patted the fallen leaves around me and said to Yin Xiamo, "Come back soon."

"Huh? Kitty's so clingy?"

"That's not it!"

I said subconsciously: "I... This is the first time I come to such a quiet place alone. Even if you say... there is no danger nearby, I might still... not get used to it."

"Okay, okay, I'll try to be back within half an hour."