The system always wants to send me to the heroine

The spiritual sword is naturally a weapon that can only exert its maximum power by using spiritual power. It has been passed down from generation to generation by the witches, and it has drunk the blood of countless monsters to date.

The witch sister came back specifically to get the knife. It seems like something big has happened.

You have to know that this is a peaceful era. The monsters in Daliang have almost been eliminated, and the remaining ones have already hidden themselves and rarely show up.

Incidents of monsters harming people have become rare. Even those handled personally by the shrine maiden are mostly just misunderstandings, or they are just insignificant monsters like me who can only use the monster-slaying skill.

Otherwise, my life wouldn't be so boring.

But now that the magic sword has been taken out, the monster to be dealt with will naturally not be an ordinary monster.

Yes, I’ve heard Long Aotian talk about it before. The frequency of monsters appearing has inexplicably increased recently, and even he himself has been a lot busier.

This guy hasn't come to see the witch sister for several days.

Wow, I'm suddenly looking forward to seeing the witch sister showing off her skills in exorcising demons!

The elder sister took me out of the shrine. A girl in simple cloth clothes was already waiting at the foot of the mountain. She looked panicked and anxious, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the shrine maiden with a sword.

"The knife has been taken. Let's talk as we go."

The witch sister walked quickly, and the girl quickly picked up her skirt to catch up.

The witch sister, who already knew what happened, asked the girl to repeat what happened again, and while listening to the details, she was also explaining it to me.

The girl's nickname was Lian'er. She was a villager near Jiangfeng County. One day, she was walking on a mountain road and accidentally came across a woman fainted on the side of the road. Lian'er hurriedly stepped forward and picked her up.

The woman wrapped herself in a long robe, but it could not hide her beautiful face.

What is even more surprising is that what is hidden by her robe is a head of white hair.

Lian'er had never seen such a young person with white hair, so she was naturally surprised. After calming down, she couldn't help but stare at the woman blankly, a little dazed.

The white hair did not affect the woman's beauty at all, it even made her look more charming. If she didn't look so haggard, she would have been a fairy-like beauty.

Lian'er trotted as she described, her eyes full of obsession.

I understand. Of course I understand. All flower growers are obsessed with white hair.

But you are such a frivolous girl. Are you greedy for other girls? Why do you become a virgin so quickly?

I couldn't help but want to laugh as I lay on the big sister's shoulder.

Lian'er had no choice but to take the girl into the village and take care of her herself. The girl was sometimes unconscious and sometimes conscious, and she would cough, feel chest tightness, and have a fever from time to time.

Lian'er is taking care of me with all her heart.

She was responsible for getting medicine, feeding, bathing and wiping the baby's body, but she never got tired of it.

The white-haired beauty was grateful, but she kept telling Lian'er not to bother her, to run away quickly, and to take everyone in the village with her.

A disaster is about to happen, that's what the woman said, but she didn't mention any details.

This place is located in Daliang, which is the safest place. Lian'er just thought that her sister was dizzy from the fever and did not pay too much attention to it.

Naturally, the beautiful woman attracted the covetousness of many unmarried men in the village. In the past few days, Lian'er had rejected countless men who came to visit her, and they all made the excuse that their sister was sick and could not see the guests.

That night, some men in the village disappeared.

Chapter 7: Saving People

The man who was obsessed with the white-haired woman did not return home all night. His family thought that he had sneaked into Lian'er's house and had a tryst with the beautiful woman late at night, so they did not take it seriously. However, the man never returned.

When they went to the house the next day, Lian'er tried her best to testify that she had never seen the man, and that her sister's illness had not recovered and she had never left her side.

Besides, how could she, an innocent girl, let a man in at night!

The matter was left unresolved and the family had to look for the deceased elsewhere, but strange things continued to happen one after another in the village.

For example, the grain storage of the richest man's home was suddenly stolen, and all the grain disappeared, but the grain boxes were still there. For example, the children of a village family were still playing in the village after sunset, and others only heard a scream, and the children disappeared.

All these strange phenomena occurred after the white-haired woman entered the village, which naturally aroused suspicion and panic among the people.

Moreover, although the white-haired woman was beautiful, she was well taken care of by Lian'er, who was guarding against them like a thief. Everyone coveted her but could not get her, and they were already feeling a little resentful. Now that strange things happened frequently, it was inevitable that more and more people would become suspicious.

The missing people never came back, the lost food was never found, and strange things continued to happen one after another.

Someone had heard a howl similar to that of a monster in the middle of the night and was so frightened that he became incontinent.

Everyone in the village felt insecure. At night, every family closed their doors and dared not go out.

Some people reported it to the authorities and sent constables to investigate, but they found nothing. They all said that it was not man-made, but must have been caused by a demon.

Therefore, fear spread more and more among the villagers. To date, more than ten people have gone missing in the village. Some people found that the strange things happened after the white-haired beauty entered the village.

Driven by panic, the villagers united, broke into Lian'er's home, and kidnapped the white-haired woman.

The people were filled with indignation and all believed that the woman was a demon who had come to harm the village. Without thinking twice, they tied her to a tree in an open space in the village.

The village chief took the lead and declared that if the monster did not return all the villagers by noon tomorrow, he would burn the white-haired monster woman to death.

No matter how hard Lian'er begged, the villagers, who were dominated by fear, remained unshakable and insisted on getting rid of this so-called scourge in the village.

Since it involves monsters, the government would certainly not be willing to intervene. In desperation, Lian'er found the Witch Goddess Shrine.

They ran all the way out of the mountain road and Lian'er's horse stopped beside the official road. The witch sister jumped on the horse and rode with Lian'er, galloping towards the scene of the incident.

"Why can you conclude that the incident was not done by the white-haired woman?"

While riding her horse at full speed, the witch sister did not forget to continue asking questions.

"Of course my sister can't be a demon. There is only one bed in my house, and I sleep with her day and night. She doesn't have the time to commit a crime!"

Lian'er answered rather eagerly, but after the words had come out, she couldn't help blushing.

Why does it sound so embarrassing to say this?

Lian'er's little trick couldn't even be hidden from a fox like me, so naturally it was seen clearly by the witch sister.

"you like her?"

Lian'er's pretty face was almost red enough to emit steam, so how could she dare to nod and agree?

However, in Yan Luoqing's eyes, this was considered as tacit consent.

That's a bit strange, isn't she a girl?

This thought flashed through Yan Luoqing's mind.

After riding non-stop, the two men and the fox finally arrived at the small village in the evening.

After the busy farming season, the villagers gathered in groups of two or three near the open space where the white-haired woman was tied up, cursing and threatening her.

"who!"

Someone spotted the two people coming on horseback. At this time when everyone was in danger, the villagers all looked alert and touched the farm tools around them.

"Everyone, I am the shrine maiden of Jiangfeng Shrine. I heard that there is a monster here, so I came here to investigate!"

Yan Luoqing dismounted and bowed to everyone with both hands.

Hearing that it was the witch who had arrived, everyone did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly returned the greeting.

Although the shrine maidens were suppressed in this era, their prestige remained undiminished in the hearts of the people. Firstly, the shrine maidens were people with spiritual powers who could fight against monsters and were the ones who could protect them. Secondly, because the shrine maidens were willing to help others in times of difficulty, they were much more reliable than the government in dealing with monster issues.

The tall woman in front of me is wearing a shrine maiden's costume and has a long sword hanging from her waist. Isn't this the symbol of a shrine maiden?

Looking more closely, there is a little fox lying on her shoulder. Isn't the Inari god worshipped by the shrine maidens in the past a fox fairy?

"Don't worry, miko, we have already caught the monster!"

A farmer glared fiercely at the woman tied to the tree. His wife had not returned for three days.

"Evening fragrance!"

Lian'er, who was hiding behind Yan Luoqing, saw the miserable state of the white-haired woman and screamed out loud, feeling so sad that she was about to cry.

Yan Luoqing observed the woman in the long robe in front of her.

It doesn't look like a monster.

If a monster transforms, it will more or less retain some of the monster's characteristics. Even if it is covered up with secret techniques, it will not leave no trace.

She stretched out her fingers, and spiritual power dissipated, transforming into two white butterflies, which fluttered to the white-haired woman.

Transforming into a butterfly through spiritual power is one of the witches' means of investigation. If the butterfly is contaminated by evil spirit, it will immediately turn black.

The butterfly flew around the woman on the tree twice and finally landed on her ankle. The white butterfly turned slightly gray.

Yan Luoqing had made up her mind. The knife flashed, and the villagers' eyes lit up. All the ropes of the woman on the tree broke, and she fell into Yan Luoqing's arms. She then handed her to the little girl Lian'er, who was about to cry out of heartache.

"Miko-sama, why is this happening?!"

"She's not a demon!"

Yan Luoqing looked at the villagers who were in trouble and narrowed her eyes.

"You almost killed an innocent person!"

"this..."

The villagers were a little at a loss. Some people had said before that they were afraid that innocent people would be killed by mistake, but as everyone was dominated by fear, no one cared.

"But Lady Miko, my wife was harmed by her. She hasn't come back for three days!"

The farmer who had lost his wife shouted hurriedly.

"There is indeed a monster in the village."

The witch sister was unhappy that he interrupted her, so she glared at him and continued.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a cry of surprise.

"I will do my best. Everyone, rest assured. No matter what noises you make at night, don't go out to check."

After getting the witch's assurance, the villagers were still skeptical, but because of the witch's prestige, they chose to nod and agree.

Furthermore, the thought of a monster in the village made everyone's scalp tingle.

Now the sun was about to set, so there was nothing to do but to go home, seal the doors, and go into bed early.

Yan Luoqing moved into Lian'er's house with the little one. Lian'er lay beside the white-haired woman's bed and cried in fear. The weak woman had to reach out, touch Lian'er's head and comfort her.

"Don't cry, Xiaolian'er. I've said it before. This is a calamity in your life, but it's not your fate. You don't have to worry so much."

Chapter 8 Picture Book

Yan Luoqing circled around, sent out the exploring spirit butterflies, and then returned to the house.

"Lian'er, can you let me have a few words with this girl?"

Lian'er understood what the witch meant. She wanted to talk to Sister Wanxiang alone.

She still felt a little reluctant to leave her sister Wanxiang and almost thought that they would be separated forever.

A furry thing was brought to Lian'er by the witch.

"You must have been spying on this little girl for a long time along the way. How about you go play with her for a while? You can rest assured that I will take care of her."

Yan Luoqing had no choice but to let her little one coax the little girl.

Most girls can't resist cute furry things, and Lian'er is no exception. She finally obediently picked up the fox and left the room.

"Li Li, be good, Li Li, be good!"

The little girl Lian'er hugged me and murmured, while her hands kept stroking me. However, her technique was terrible. She couldn't even do the most basic smooth stroke, and she made my smooth white hair a mess.

The randomly fumbling hands showed that its owner was absent-minded, and his eyes were fixed on the door.

Guh, I'm so sad. The witch-sister just left me to take care of the children.

Am I not your favorite furry friend? How can I let others touch me?

I could only whimper twice to express my loss.

"Li Li, you said that the miko is so beautiful, will Sister Wanxiang be kidnapped?"

Maybe it was a sudden idea that popped up in my mind, Lian'er's hands around me suddenly tightened, almost strangling me so much that I subconsciously bit her.

I looked up and tried to roll my eyes at her.

Really, please stop looking at the shinobi with your fussy eyes. If the shrine maiden really has this hobby, I would have less worries. A certain nasty man has been flirting with the shrine maiden.

"Hey, Lili, why are you rolling your eyes? Are you feeling unwell? Do you want some water?"

It seemed that this was the first time that Lian'er saw a fox perform such human-like actions, and she was a little slow to react.

I don't want to talk to stupid girls anymore. Really, I am a real demon!