I, Tsugumi Yuichiro, must do something

"Could it be related to the Four Souls Jade?"

Walking back slowly, Ji Guoyuan thought of a possibility.

According to what Inuyasha said later, it seemed like a monster was spreading the news of the appearance of the Shikon Jewel everywhere.

Therefore, there is no telling how many monsters there are coveting the Four Souls Jade.

Chapter 16: Preaching, Grandma Feng's Letter for Help [First Update]

Therefore, the other party may want to use Kikyo's corpse as a bargaining chip to exchange for the Four Souls Jade.

However, seeing as Granny Kaede is determined to destroy the Four Souls Jade, Tsugikuni Yoriichi believes that if the other party has this intention, the plan will probably fail.

the next day.

At dawn, the children who had become apprentices yesterday came to the grass near the Demon-Exorcism Society, waiting for the arrival of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

All the children were very energetic, but some of them looked very tired. Of course, it was not because these children were not interested in the upcoming swordsmanship learning.

It was because they were too excited that they couldn't fall asleep the whole night, and they had no energy after not sleeping all night.

However, when the children saw Yoriichi Tsugikuni slowly emerge from the thick fog covering the village, everyone instantly became alert.

"Chi exists in all things. By concentrating your mind and practicing breathing techniques, you can unleash..."

Just like he taught Higurashi Souta before, Tsugumi Yoriichi also began to teach the children of Maple Village the breathing method he had improved.

However, because the children in the village are generally thin, the amount of training that Jigoku Yuichi prescribed for them is relatively less.

In the initial stage, Yuichiro Tsugikoku focused more on laying a solid foundation for these children.

It is impossible to practice swordsmanship well without a good body to support you.

"I want to join them too. From now on, I will be the eldest sister, Cao Tai will be the second disciple, and you will be the third disciples..."

Kagome, who found it interesting to see Yoriichi Tsugakuni teaching the children swordsmanship, also joined in.

Following the movements taught by Yuichiro Tsugikuni, she slowly began to practice. Now that she had recovered well, she could do some exercises appropriately.

Ji Guoyuan teaches slowly but is very patient.

He corrected the children's movements over and over again, striving to help these children who were just starting out do better.

The children also practiced very seriously.

None of the children were distracted or absent-minded, even though many of them were very young.

But after witnessing the deaths of so many relatives and the horror of monsters.

They understand from a very young age that living is a very difficult thing.

So we must try our best.

“It seems like none of them want to stop.”

After feeling that she didn't have enough strength to continue, Kagome stopped.

She walked over to sit next to Tsugikuni Yoriichi, took a sip of water, and then looked at the children who were still practicing hard.

A child, probably only three years old, caught her eye.

Although the child was the youngest of all the children, he was extremely serious. Of course, what shocked Kagome the most was that the child's right sleeve was empty.

He only has one left hand.

"Ah."

Tsugikoku Yuichiro naturally also noticed the situation of the children on the field.

Tsugumi Yoshiichi learned about the situation of the child with only one hand from Grandma Kaede.

When he was still a baby, a monster bit off one of his hands.

He was the only one in his family who survived.

Over the years, it has been the villagers who have been helping to take care of it.

"They're back."

Seeing the children suddenly looking towards the village entrance, Kagome turned her head and saw Grandma Kaede returning.

"Give me the water."

Grandma Kaede didn't say anything, she just asked Kagome for the gourd to hold water.

From her frown, Tsugumi Yoshiichi could probably guess that Grandma Feng and the others were obviously unable to catch up with the gravedigger.

"The smell disappeared midway."

"That guy used some powder and interfered with our tracking."

Grandma Feng sat down, ate something, and rested for a while before she continued to talk about what happened during this outing.

Unlike her anger yesterday, she is now calm.

"Where's Inuyasha?"

Not seeing Inuyasha come back, Kagome looked at Grandma Kaede with some confusion.

"That guy was stubborn and wanted to try again. He's still looking around."

Grandma Kaede's attitude towards Inuyasha is obviously much better than before.

When she mentioned Inuyasha, her tone was no longer as cold and indifferent as before.

"On the way back, I also encountered some little monsters."

"It seems that there will be more and more monsters. I decided to write a letter to the people in the Exorcist Village and ask them to come and help."

After thinking for a while, Grandma Kaede told Tsugakuni Yoriichi and Kagome about what she discovered when she went out last night. As a shrine maiden, most of Grandma Kaede's exorcism techniques were taught by her sister.

But she didn't just work in isolation.

When she was younger, she had accepted commissions from other villages to go out and eliminate demons, and accepted the rewards paid by those villages to help the village.

During this process, Grandma Feng also met many exorcists.

In addition to these exorcist friends, she also has a very deep relationship with the exorcist family in the Exorcist Village because of her sister Kikyo.

Over this period of time, Tsugikoku Yoriichi has provided enough help to Maple Village.

Grandma Feng didn't want to trouble Yuichiro Tsugikoku all the time.

And in her opinion, there is a high possibility that even more powerful monsters will appear later.

At that time, the village will inevitably become very dangerous. Asking Yuichiro Tsugakuni to help keep the Four Souls Jade is actually a very dangerous thing for Yuichiro Tsugakuni.

After comprehensive consideration, Grandma Feng decided to ask her friends and exorcists for help.

She had accumulated some savings over the years, which she would not need before the end of her life, so it could be used to pay some remuneration.

"I'm sorry, I've caused trouble for everyone."

After hearing what Grandma Kaede said, Kagome felt very guilty. If she hadn't brought the Shikon Jewel here, Maple Village wouldn't have become so dangerous.

And he wouldn't let Yoriichi Tsugikoku take such a big risk for himself.

"What are you talking about?"

"Don't be so self-righteous. The Four Souls Jade already exists."

Seeing Kagome's guilty look, Granny Kaede mocked her: "Your appearance is just a coincidence."

"If you really want to help, then take good care of your injuries and become a qualified witch as soon as possible."

Jiguo Yuanyi sat quietly on the side.

Although Grandma Kaede's words were harsh, he knew that she said that to reduce Kagome's pressure.

"Don't look down on me."

"I will work hard to become a miko."

Kagome's guilt quickly turned into motivation after hearing Grandma Kaede's words, and she decided to become a qualified shrine maiden.

Get rid of the Four Souls Jade as soon as possible and restore peace to the village.

Chapter 17: Setting up the Waterwheel, and the Sudden Appearance of a Stranger [Part 2]

noon.

Yoriichi Tsugakuni and Kagome came to the river.

The first simple waterwheel made by the village carpenter has been completely completed.

As the designer of the waterwheel, Kagome naturally had to come in person to guide the villagers in the installation.

"A little further down."

"Leave part of the waterwheel submerged in water."

Kagome ran around and only after making sure that there was no problem did she let the villagers put the water truck down.

“Crunch, crunch…”

As the waterwheel fell into the river, it began to turn driven by the water flow.

The water in the river is also driven by the waterwheel and brought to the bamboo troughs at a high place.

"It worked, we succeeded!"

Although the waterwheel I made for the first time was just a simple model and fell apart after spinning for a while, I could see that a lot of water had accumulated in the raised canal.

A happy smile appeared on Kagome's face.

The villagers who came to help also saw the advantages of this watering method.

"Let's go for a walk over there."

After testing the waterwheel, Kagome watched the villagers happily go back to report the good news to Grandma Kaede. Looking at the wilderness in the distance with wild flowers blooming everywhere, her mood improved and she suddenly wanted to go out for a walk.

Since coming from the ancient well, she hasn't been too far away.

I have always stayed in the village.

"Let's go."

Yoriichi Tsugakuni caught up with Kagome who was already running towards the river.

I have to say, the scene of the endless wilderness filled with colorful wild flowers is really beautiful.

“So many flowers.”

Kagome ran happily among the waist-high wild flowers.

Her jet-black hair fluttered in the wind, and her smile was as beautiful and innocent as the flowers blooming in the sun.

"Yuichi, please take a picture for me."

Seeing the endless sea of flowers, Kagome, feeling happy, handed her camera to Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

Because Kagome had taught Yoriichi Tsugumi how to use a camera before.

So for Yuichiro Tsugikuni, using a camera is not a difficult thing.

"Thank you, although I didn't get the end shot."

“But it’s still very pretty.”

Looking at the photo, which showed only half of her body, Kagome tried to suppress her laughter, but she didn't care.

Holding the camera, she started taking pictures of Ji Guoyuan.

"Let's go back."

The two did not stay by the river for too long.

After taking some photos, Kagome led the way and ran towards the village along the ridge of the field.

As her injuries healed, she gradually regained her cheerful and lively personality.

"These people don't seem to be from the village."