I'm a Hokage in Tokyo

"It takes two hours to walk from the village to the sacred peak, and half an hour to climb the stairs at the foot of the mountain to the shrine at the top. You must hurry."

"Old village chief, can you help us find a guide?"

Hirota Tulio pleaded with a shameless face, saying that it was a bit embarrassing to eat and live at someone else's house and now ask them to help.

"This old man can't help."

Unexpectedly, the old village chief, who was always easy to talk to, refused outright.

"Old village chief, we won't ask for the villagers' help for nothing! We still have some items from the outside world. Although they are not very valuable, they are still useful to some extent."

Hirota Tulio suddenly became anxious, took off the mechanical watch from his wrist and was about to put it into the village chief's hand.

"No, no! That's not what I meant."

The old village chief waved his hand to refuse. He coughed and then said righteously:

"There are monsters on Penglai Island! Although they are afraid of the barrier set up by the witch near the village, especially during the day, they will not appear outside the forest, but it is hard to say in the depths of the sea of ​​trees."

The old village chief, leaning on a cane, had a serious look on his face.

"Only during the New Year, under the escort of the miko-sama, do the villagers dare to go to the shrine on the mountain to worship. On weekdays, we dare not easily set foot in the depths of the sea of ​​trees. After all, it is too dangerous. We humans cannot be the opponent of monsters."

After hearing what the village chief said, everyone's faces turned extremely grim.

hateful!

It has come to this. Are we really going to be trapped on Penglai Island and spend the next hundred years or so in this small village?

Seeing the old village chief's serious expression as if he was facing a great enemy, it was obviously unlikely to ask him to arrange for the villagers to escort them into the mountains.

"It doesn't mean you will definitely encounter a monster. If you are lucky, you might be able to reach the shrine safely."

That being said, it would be extremely reckless for Hirota Tulio and his men to just charge in like that. Not to mention the risk of getting lost, if they really encountered a monster, they would be courting their own destruction.

"Wait, old village chief, you said that humans cannot defeat monsters, so if it's not humans..."

Hirota Tulio suddenly had an idea and said hesitantly.

"Oh, you mean the fishing lights?"

Although the old village chief was old, he was very experienced. He immediately understood the implication of Hirota Tulio's words and nodded slightly.

"If it's her, there might be a way. Fishermen sometimes bring herbs from the deep woods to the village to exchange for daily necessities. I turn a blind eye to it. Half-demons are really pitiful."

The old village chief shook his head and sighed, with an indescribable complexity in his tone.

Judging from the old village chief's tone, his prejudice against Miss Yuhuo seemed not as deep as that of other villagers.

Hirota Tulio's expression changed, but he also knew that now was not the time to investigate further. They themselves could hardly protect themselves, and they had no time to help Miss Yuhuo fight for human rights in the village.

"This is the situation now. Let's vote. Do you want to stay in the village forever, or go and trouble Miss Yuhuo to lead the way?"

After some voting, a group of young people were still unwilling to spend the rest of their lives on Penglai Island, so they decided to take a risk.

After hurriedly saying goodbye to the village chief, a few people returned along the beach to the old site of the fishing fire.

If the old village chief had not said with certainty that monsters would never leave the forest during the day, they might not have had the courage to leave the village.

"I hope we can find Miss Yuhuo. We don't have much time left."

Hirota Tulio prayed in his heart as he walked.

The beach was still shrouded in mist, which resulted in poor visibility and cast a shadow over Hirota Tulio's heart.

Miss Yuhuo's thatched cottage had been destroyed by the octopus monster. If Miss Yuhuo was not there, they didn't know where to find her.

At this moment, I heard a melodious and moving song floating on the sea:

"My father once said that the hands of monsters are the hands of protection—"

"My mother once said that human hands are the hands of nurturing—"

"Put your hands together and open the door—"

"You will become light, protect the child, protect him——"

The singing became louder and louder, and the sincerity and plaint made Hirota Tulio feel so sad that he lost his mind for a moment.

"Fishing lights!"

Not only him, everyone was quietly listening to the heavenly music. Until the singing disappeared, the foreign woman shouted in the direction of the singing.

"It's you."

The sea fog gradually dissipated, and on a reef by the sea, I saw a fishing fire sitting on it with its legs hanging down like a mermaid, with a look of surprise on its face.

"You, sing. Wonderful! Although, it doesn't make sense."

The foreign women applauded repeatedly.

"She was praising your singing, Miss Yuhuo!"

Hirota Tulio stepped forward to translate.

"Thank you."

The sound of the fishing fires was as soft as a mosquito's hum, and two blushes appeared on her face, obviously showing a bit of shyness.

"Is such that……"

Hirota Tulio quickly explained his purpose, lowered his head and asked for help, while the others also looked at the fishing lights eagerly.

"I'm counting on you, Miss Yuhuo."

Yuhuo hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"It just so happens that I have something to do and need to go see the witch, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to take you with me."

"Really!?"

Hirota Tulio and his group were overjoyed.

"Just a moment."

The fishing fire jumped into the sea, and soon resurfaced and walked to the shore.

There was also a crystal clear, sparkling jade branch in his hand.

I don’t know what kind of magical power Miss Yuhuo had, but the sea water on her body quickly rolled off to the ground, and her whole body became refreshed and clean.

"what is this?"

Someone asked curiously.

"This is something the invaders brought with them. It's related to Penglai Island. I must return it to the witch."

Yuhuo said calmly.

Then he dug out an animal skin bag from the ruins of the thatched hut and put the Penglai Jade Branch in it.

But even so, there was still a faint light shining through the animal skin, and the fishing fire could only be tied up with straw.

"Penglai Jade Branch..."

Behind the fishing fire, the couple exchanged glances, and a trace of greed flashed in their eyes.

"I know the path through the sea of ​​trees that leads directly to the shrine. I know the territory where every monster lives on the way. I can also send away ordinary wild beasts or small monsters."

After tying up the things, Yuhuo carried them on his back and repeatedly told Guangtian Tulio and his group:

"If nothing unexpected happens, the sun will reach the foot of the mountain by noon. But you must not be careless. You must listen to my orders and act carefully."

"Yes, Miss Yuhuo!"

"Understood!"

Seeing that Hirota Tulio and his group had already made up their minds, Yuhuo nodded and led them into the woods.

The path is covered by bushes, with deep and dense woods on both sides. It looks like a tourist trail in a famous scenic spot. The scenery is exceptionally outstanding and almost breathtakingly beautiful.

But when they thought of the threats hidden in the sea of ​​trees, they were trembling with fear as if they were walking on thin ice.

"No problem, don't be nervous. We are still outside the sea of ​​trees. No monster would be so ignorant as to build a nest near the village."

Yuhuo tried to calm everyone down while looking around vigilantly.

After walking for about half an hour, a rugged tree that was so thick that several people could hug it appeared in front of them. Yuhuo became serious and whispered:

"We are about to enter the inner part of the forest. There is a three-eyed fox demon living in the tree hole here. Everyone, please be careful."

Everyone held their breath and tiptoed, not daring to breathe. Some were so nervous that they couldn't even walk.

"Don't be so scared, that fox demon is just a small monster, I can drive it away..."

At this moment, a huge colorful snake head appeared from the hole of the tree, with a fluffy white tail hanging from the corner of its mouth.

"Giant snake?"

Yuhuo looked a little confused and at a loss.

Because she had never seen this monster in Penglai for three hundred years.

Chapter 272 Chapter 273 Mermaid Sea Strange Light

"A giant snake with five-colored scales. When did this monster appear on the island?"

There was a hint of doubt in Yuhuo's eyes, and he immediately signaled everyone to bend down and lie on the ground. The others followed suit and lay on the ground motionless.

The head of the giant snake that poked out of the tree hole was even bigger than a millstone. It was probably able to swallow an ox alive.

The slippery and thick snake tongue moved in and out of the snake's mouth. Even if they were looking at it from a distance, it gave Hirota Tulio and the others a strong sense of oppression. They didn't even dare to breathe.

"This is downwind, and the big snake can't smell us."

Seeing how scared they were, Yuhuo whispered to them to comfort them.

"But……"

The uneasiness on Hirota Tulio's face did not diminish, and he said hesitantly:

"The snake's cheek pits can sense infrared light through the body temperature of its prey to locate it."

"What is infrared?"

Guangtian Tuoli suddenly felt something was wrong. The heat-sensing hunting ability of snakes is just an interesting piece of science for modern people, not even a piece of trivia. But for someone like Miss Yuhuo who was walking alone on the agricultural civilization of Penglai Island, she had no idea of ​​this.

"hiss!"

Sure enough, the five-colored snake's tongue moved a few times towards where they were hiding. The next moment, the snake came out of the tree hole and crawled towards this direction aggressively.

It was discovered!

Hirota Tulio's scalp suddenly felt tingling and his face changed instantly. The other people were not much better. Their faces were pale and their legs were trembling.

The body of the five-colored snake seemed thick and bulky, crushing the bushes along the way, but its speed was as fast as lightning, and it flew over a distance of dozens of meters in the blink of an eye.

Even the sound of scales rubbing against the ground can be clearly heard.

Hirota Tulio immediately realized that it was impossible for them to outrun the giant snake with just their two legs.

"Miss Yuhuo!"

The only life-saving straw now is the inhuman fishing fire, and only she can possibly repel this giant five-colored snake.

But unexpectedly, Yuhuo was as agile as a monkey and climbed directly onto the trunk of the nearest ancient tree, and his figure disappeared into the dense bushes.

Run, run away? !

Hirota Tulio took a long breath and his face was full of disbelief.

"Run!"

The entire small team felt like they had lost their backbone, and everyone turned around and ran backwards in panic.

Leading the way was the black Antonio, who was worthy of being the strong bloodline that had been selected through layers of survival of the fittest, and with the bonus of racial talent, he left the others far behind.

"Niko!"

"Damn it Nico!"

Some people couldn't help but curse out loud.

The current situation is just like the dilemma of encountering a bear in the forest. As long as you can outrun your companions, there is a chance of survival.

Even if Hirota Tulio and the others tried their best to escape, the five-colored snake was much faster than all of them.