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"Hey? Where are you guys going?!"
The wagtail responded to the little snake a few times, then disappeared in the blink of an eye. Mu Xiaoxiao was about to chase after them when Luna bit her trouser leg. The little black cat stopped her, muttering, "Master, don't go. They're avoiding you."
"what?"
Luna acted as the translator, explaining, "It seems to be different from my evolution, so it probably doesn't want its master to see its appearance."
Is this even possible? How come it's different? Has it really evolved into human form?
Mu Xiaoxiao was filled with anticipation and curiosity, but she didn't disturb them. "Then let them stay in the back mountain. Anyway, there's no need to worry about safety. We'll check on them when we come back. Qi Xia, Shen Dong, it's time for us to set off."
Mu Xiaoxiao was much more cautious than Qi Xia when using the Anywhere Door. Instead of teleporting directly to someone's open-air hot spring like last time, she positioned herself under a bridge by a river. The blazing sunlight made the ghost girl appear blurry and illusory.
Miss Yuki-onna was unaffected.
"Is this the place?" Strolling along the path on the riverbank, Miss Yuki-onna admired the rural town before her. "It looks very peaceful, and I haven't sensed any demonic energy yet."
As a yokai, she has a lot to say.
"Let's take another look. Tsukumogami are generally spirits that have come to life from objects. Miss Nanatsu, what exactly is this tsukumogami you're talking about? Have you ever seen one?"
“It’s a suit of armor,” Nanatsu hesitated. “It’s said to be the armor of Mori Motonari.”
"The overlord of the Western Kingdom?"
Well, it seems we're facing no ordinary enemy.
Mu Xiaoxiao remained relaxed, letting Luna perch on her head as she leisurely followed behind the two beauties. The swaying reeds by the roadside, the old road signs, the small wooden house next to the bus stop, and the cicadas chirping in the trees—this was the atmosphere of summer.
This is what summer should feel like.
But this wonderful feeling was soon shattered.
"Roar……"
A deafening roar echoed from the depths of the dense forest by the roadside, startling a flock of birds that scattered overhead. Luna seemed to sense danger, raising her head and looking warily into the depths of the forest. Yukino Fuyuki and Nana also stared intently in the direction of the sound.
“A beast, and a raging beast at that.”
The Snow Woman has the most acute senses.
Crash.
A group of frightened deer rushed out of the forest and ran across the road to the other side, as if a terrifying being was chasing them. The forest was filled with an atmosphere of danger.
"what!!!"
Then came the scream of a human woman.
"Someone's there?" Mu Xiaoxiao exchanged a glance with them and immediately set off. "Let's go check it out!"
Deep in the dense forest, a disheveled, dusty girl fell to the ground, her phone lying not far away, out of her reach. The blonde, voluptuous beauty kept pushing herself back on the mud and grass, her expression filled with terror as she caught sight of the enormous, overwhelming shadow in front of her.
It was a black bear.
It was massive and ferocious, staring menacingly at the humans before it, and roared, "Roar—!!!"
The terrifying sound waves whipped the girl's golden hair into the air. Leaning against a tree trunk, she had nowhere to retreat and was cornered. Despair and fear clouded her delicate and beautiful face, leaving it pale and bloodless. Her lips were white, and her legs trembled violently. "Does it...does it want to eat me?"
As the older sister, Shui Lian has always been the one taking care of her younger sister. Her mature and gentle personality means she would never do anything out of line, and she would not casually enter the forest. She is well aware that there are wild boars and bears in this mountain forest.
I don't know what came over me today. I wanted to come here to find childhood memories, but I unexpectedly bumped into a black bear. Shui Lian was trembling all over, struggling to breathe. More importantly, she had sprained her ankle, and the pain in her ankle constantly reminded her that this was a dangerous situation.
They couldn't even stand up; there was no way to escape.
"Am I going to die here...?"
As the black bear approached step by step, the girl closed her eyes in fear, as if imagining her impending cruel being eaten. Her body trembled more and more violently. Just as the black bear raised its paw to strike, a red cloak fell on the girl.
She reflexively opened her eyes, her pupils contracting sharply. Facing the wind, she was horrified to see the giant claw already in front of her. The tearing wind rushed towards her, and the impact made her heart stop for a moment. But when the giant claw landed on her, she was not torn to pieces.
Instead, the exceptionally ferocious black bear was bounced back.
"Ouch!!!!!"
As if a terrifying force had acted upon it, it slammed heavily into the mud, rolling and sliding a distance, "Roar!!"
Enraged, it struggled to its feet and roared even more fiercely at Shui Lian, or rather, it was a show of defiance towards the person behind her. Mu Xiaoxiao walked up to the girl in her dazed gaze, grabbed the reflective cloak on her body, and beckoned with her finger.
"Roar!!!"
The sound of her footsteps hitting the ground was like an earthquake, and the impact, carrying an unstoppable force, crashed into the frail boy. Shui Lian, still not understanding what was happening, instinctively raised her hand and cried out, "Watch out!!!"
Then her brain went blank. The starkly different scene showed the tall, strong black bear being violently thrown out in an unscientific manner, crashing through several trees and landing on the ground with a painful howl.
"Ouch————"
The black bear finally felt fear, staggered and turned to run away, disappearing into the depths of the forest in the blink of an eye, wounded.
What happened?
Even at this point, Shui Lian was still confused.
"The Reflection Cloak is as invincible as ever," Mu Xiaoxiao originally wanted to fight the bear hand-to-hand to test her evolved body, but then thought better of it. What if she got smashed into mincemeat? She couldn't risk her life.
“Xiaoxiao, I thought you would tame that black bear. It’s a powerful fighting force, isn’t it?” Yukino Fuyuki walked to his side.
"It is indeed very powerful, but it is male."
Mu Xiaoxiao sighed.
"..."
"..."
Ignoring the two petrified women, Mu Xiaoxiao turned around and asked, "Are you alright?"
"I... I'm fine, thank you so much, sob..."
As if she had discovered something, Shui Lian's eyes widened, and she quickly covered her skirt.
"It's alright, that was dangerous just now, uh," he said, then suddenly felt something was wrong. He lifted his reflection cloak and saw that it was wet. Mu Xiaoxiao's face almost fell to the ground.
He stared in shock at the blushing girl, then looked down at her skirt.
"My invincible Reflection Cloak!!!"
He was captivated by the beautiful girl's urine.
Chapter 84 Is this how you treat your savior?
Mu Xiaoxiao let out a scream even more miserable than Shui Lian's earlier.
My secret tool has been defiled by that despicable woman.
"I'm so sorry," the blonde girl wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground. How embarrassing! She had actually wet her pants in front of someone—but there was nothing she could do. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw the bear paw right in front of her, and the shock and fright she felt in that instant were overwhelming.
Isn't it normal that I couldn't hold back for a moment?
This gentle, kind, mature, and elegant young lady, with the demeanor of a young lady from a wealthy family, was a little vulnerable at this moment.
"I understand if you want to pee, but why did you have to pee on my cloak? Damn it! I shouldn't have thrown it on you to show off..."
Shui Lian was speechless, her face flushed red. This elegant and dignified girl had been popular since her school days and was perfect in every way, but her admirers would never have imagined that their goddess would wet her pants.
Furthermore, despite her outwardly polite and gentle demeanor, this girl actually suppresses her emotions and rarely reveals her true feelings.
Now, stimulated by this shameful thing, she broke down and found it hard to maintain her composure. Her true emotions began to leak out. She covered her face with her hands and, in a fit of despair, said, "It's my shamelessness that I peed my pants in public. It's my fault that I soiled your things—so please stop talking about it!"
The girl felt so hopeless that she might as well just get slapped to death by that bear.
“Xiaoxiao didn’t mean to blame you, so don’t worry about it,” the gentle Snow Maiden stepped in to smooth things over. “After all, it’s understandable that she was frightened. Xiaoxiao, she’s just an ordinary girl, so don’t keep pursuing it.”
"Thank you, sister..." Shui Lian slowly relaxed. There was no use in feeling ashamed now; she could only accept reality. So what if she wet her pants? They weren't even acquaintances anyway. "As for getting this dirty?"
"You are that unknown pervert who broke into my house last time?"
Looking up, she froze when she saw Mu Xiaoxiao's face clearly. The stunning blonde girl exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't he the pervert who appeared at my mother's bathing that night?"
My attention was focused down there, but now that I see his face clearly, I recognize him immediately.
"!!!"
Mu Xiaoxiao clearly recognized the other person as well, and was dumbfounded. What a coincidence! But on the surface, she raised an eyebrow and asked calmly, "Hmm? You know me?"
His eyes were filled with confusion, almost as if he had drawn two question marks on his face. His expression, which was full of doubt, strangeness, and incomprehension, was just right, as if he really didn't know what Shui Lian was talking about.
Miss Shui Lian seemed to have won back some ground. The beautiful young woman once again displayed her elegant and dignified demeanor, saying meaningfully, "Don't you recognize me? Surely it couldn't have been someone else that night?"
Clearly, she didn't believe Mu Xiaoxiao's words.
"What are you talking about? I really don't understand," Mu Xiaoxiao sighed inwardly, her eyebrows furrowing even more. "Could it be that you were so shocked by wetting your pants that you lost your mind? Actually, I really don't care, and I can understand your reaction at the time. Anyone else would have been scared to death."
Miss Shuilian's pretty face couldn't quite hold back. "It wasn't just me, but also my mother and Kui saw it. Although it was quite dark at the time, we definitely couldn't have mistaken it."
Stop pretending!
Mu Xiaoxiao sighed, "Oh, what a pity. She's so beautiful but she's an idiot. I'd feel guilty. How about we just forget about it? I don't need you to help me wash. Just be normal..."
"I'm perfectly normal now! Since you said you don't mind, then don't keep bringing it up—" Shui Lian's elegant demeanor crumbled once again, and she puffed out her cheeks and shouted angrily.
She swore that this was the first time in so many years she had vented like this; that bastard must have done it on purpose!
Mad!
"But I don't want to answer your question at all! I'm just an innocent bystander, why do people treat me like a pervert!" Mu Xiaoxiao was equally frustrated. "I'm your savior, after all. Please don't mention it again, considering I saved your life. Waaah, I'm wronged too, okay?"
Staring at each other, seeing each other's defenses crumble, Shui Lian suddenly couldn't hold back and burst out laughing, "Your words are practically an admission."
“I don’t admit it, I don’t know, that’s not true,” Mu Xiaoxiao refused three times in a row. “This is my first time here, I don’t know anything, I didn’t see anything.”
The girl raised the corners of her mouth and snorted, "How about this, we each take a step back. I won't ask you about that matter again, since it's in the past anyway. But in exchange, you can't mention that I wet my pants again!"
"make a deal!"
These two actually get along quite well, Qi Xia thought to herself. Suddenly, she noticed Mu Xiaoxiao glancing at her sideways, and she stuck out her tongue shyly, making an apologetic gesture.
Shui Lian looked at him curiously. "You said you just arrived in this town? Are you from out of town?"
“Yes, I’m a student from Tokyo,” he nodded. “My name is Mu Xiaoxiao, and this is Yukino Fuyuki, my assistant.”
Miss Yuki-onna did not refute.
"Tokyo?!"
She couldn't hide her surprise. Were these students from a big city? And such a beautiful female assistant! "My name is Shui Lian. This is the first time I've had people from Tokyo come here. But what are you doing here? This is just an ordinary rural area."
Mu Xiaoxiao let her look her over, and put on a serious face. "I'm here to meet someone. I was invited by a friend I met online to come to this small rural town to look for things related to the supernatural."
It seems that students everywhere are the same; they like these supernatural things.
“There’s no such thing,” Shui Lian said with a strange look in her eyes. “I grew up here and have never heard of any supernatural phenomena or urban legends. I guess you’re going to leave empty-handed.”
Wait, something's not right. How did he just send that bear flying?
Shui Lian suddenly realized a serious problem.
I didn't notice it at all.
"Let's talk about these things later," Yukino Fuyuki said, seeing that Mizuren was struggling to support herself against the tree trunk. "Miss Mizuren's foot seems to be in bad shape. Let's get her out of here quickly."
"I just twisted my ankle, I'm fine."
“It’s quite serious,” Yukino Fuyuki blinked. “Xiaoxiao, she can’t walk anymore. Why don’t you help carry Miss Mizuren back? This is a rare opportunity.”
"Eh?"
Shui Lian paused for a moment, wondering if it was inappropriate to be carried on a boy's back, or if it would be a bit ambiguous. Just as she was struggling with how to refuse, she heard Mu Xiaoxiao frown seriously and say...
"How can this be? Men and women should not touch each other. I am not familiar with Miss Shuilian. You should carry her, Shendong. As a woman, you are more suitable."
call.
You wouldn't guess he's such a gentleman.
Shui Lian had just breathed a sigh of relief when she suddenly noticed him glancing at her skirt a few times with a hint of disgust in his expression. The girl's smile vanished in an instant.
This guy...
“Miss Shui Lian is so beautiful, Xiao Xiao, are you really unwilling? This is to help her, and I think she won’t mind.”
"No, no," Mu Xiaoxiao shook her head frantically, revealing an awkward yet polite smile. "I think Miss Shui Lian certainly wouldn't want to be carried on the back of a strange man. That's a bit too intimate. I'm a very proper person, and that's not appropriate."
Yukino Fuyuki and Nanatsu stared speechlessly at this guy spouting nonsense, yet they couldn't find a way to refute him.
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