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Kikyo could vaguely sense Bai Lan's desire for spiritual power, which could be used as a reward.

“Remember when I told you about shrine maidens yesterday? ...Coincidentally, I am also a shrine maiden with a certain reputation. I can find a way to deal with spiritual power.”

"Bai Lan, help me."

"Then let's make it clear first, the roast chicken is mine."

Chapter 49 The Dog God and the Shrine Maiden Serving the Dog God

"You think you can bribe me with a little spiritual power? Are you trying to insult me?"

Bai Lan originally intended to refuse, but what she offered was simply too much.

Not only was he willing to provide a blacksmith to repair the Heavenly Feather Blade and the Lightning Blade, but he was also willing to provide spiritual power to help him cultivate.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he's the top fan of this streamer.

Thinking of this, Bai Lan walked out from the dark corner and sat down on the table in a very casual manner.

He just hasn't said anything yet.

The old man immediately prostrated himself and kowtowed: "Mountain God, please grant your wish! Mountain God, please save the children of Kawano Village!"

"Hey, lift your head, I'm not some mountain god."

The old man shakily raised his head, and upon seeing the white dog ears, he first showed a hint of fear, then gritted his teeth and bowed down again.

"Lord Inugami!"

“…”

Bai Lan paused for half a second, then waved her hand: "Tell me about the situation in your village. Don't forget to prepare a few more roast chickens after I'm done."

One serving of roast chicken isn't enough for him alone, let alone Kikyo.

“Children in the village keep going missing. We have spent a lot of money to find many monks and shamans, but to no avail. Now the villagers are so poor that they can’t even afford to eat. This roast chicken is something we put together.”

The old man, seemingly worried about angering the dog god, said fearfully, "If Lord Dog God can resolve this matter, I will risk my old bones to..."

"No need, one roast chicken is fine."

Bai Lan sighed. These days, neither monsters nor humans have enough to eat...

"Old man, tell me about your village."

Kikyo emerged from behind the statue and helped the old man up.

The old man then began to recount the story: Kawano Village has over forty households, and since March, children have been going missing, with nearly twenty missing so far...

The village chief did spend a lot of money to hire a witch, but she didn't really do much good; she just talked nonsense every day.

"I have a general understanding. Let's go check out the situation first."

"Lord Inugami, over here..."

The old man led the way, constantly recounting the situation in the village, while glancing at Bai Lan out of the corner of his eye, hoping that this Inugami-sama could bring hope to Kawano Village.

The child is missing.

The first things that came to Bai Lan's mind were the Sound Prison Ghost and the Woman Without a Trace.

The Sound Demons use their flute music to bewitch children and take them away from the village. The most powerful of these Sound Demons once kidnapped Rin from Sesshomaru.

The creature without a daughter is the embodiment of the resentment of countless mothers who have lost their children. Its instinct after becoming a monster is to search for and protect its children.

Regardless of the type of monster, they were all pitifully weak.

Yeah, this is a sure thing!

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"Lord Inugami, this is my home."

Bai Lan followed the old man to a thatched hut. The door was ajar, and the sound of a woman crying could be heard from inside.

"Ah Song, Maruko, I've invited the Inugami from the temple, along with the shrine maiden who serves him!"

'Serve?' Kikyo glanced at the old man silently, then looked away.

The old man called out, and immediately a middle-aged woman rushed out. Upon seeing Bai Lan, she was about to kneel down, but was stopped by Kikyo.

Where did Asong go?

"They went to find the child. According to the shrine maiden, a monster abducted the child, and Asong went with them."

"where?"

"It's in that little river not far from the village. The shaman said it's caused by a kappa!"

"Kappa?"

Kappa have always been depicted in two ways. Some legends say that kappa will attack people who fall into the water, especially children, drag them into the water to drown them, eat their internal organs, or suck their blood.

Another type is the harmless kappa, which loves to eat vegetables and enjoys playing pranks.

Kikyo thought for a moment and then asked the woman named Maruko to take one of the child's old clothes and hand it to Shirai.

"It's up to you, Bai Lan. When it comes to tracking, your dog demon clan is definitely the strongest."

Bai Lan glanced at her, sensing that there was something more to her words. Was this the reason you had to bring me here?

After thinking about it for a moment, he picked up the clothes and remembered the smell on them, then followed the old man to the stream.

There is a river not far from the village, and it doesn't take long to get there.

When Bai Lan and her group arrived, a crowd had already gathered by the river, making a racket. In the center was an old woman dressed as a shrine maiden.

She was gesturing wildly on the shore, holding a salt shaker and sprinkling it into the water while muttering incantations.

"Is this your priestess' purification ritual?"

Bai Lan glanced at Kikyo and noticed that she was pursing her lips and staring at the shrine maiden by the river without saying a word.

"Oh dear, looks like another old woman who's just trying to scam people."

Bai Lan laughed: "Being a shrine maiden is really a good profession. With just a little disguise, you can gain the respect of so many people, and also make money."

Kikyo sighed softly: "Human hearts are fragile and can be crushed when faced with difficulties. In such a desperate situation, people will yearn for hope, and it is only natural that this vulnerability will be exploited."

Just as Kikyo was about to expose the shrine maiden's tricks, Shirai grabbed her slender wrist.

Before she could react, he started talking to himself.

"The smell here is very faint; the missing child must have been here."

"The most urgent thing is not to argue with anyone, but to find the person first. If we continue to delay, no one knows what might happen."

Kikyo didn't speak, but the old man beside her was excited, his cloudy eyes suddenly brightening.

"Lord Inugami, you've found my grandson?"

"Yes, it's not too far from here."

"However, it's going to be very dangerous next, so you shouldn't follow me."

Knowing he was just a burden, the old man knelt down again after Bai Lan said that, begging Bai Lan to bring his grandson back.

"If he's not dead, I'll bring him back naturally."

After receiving Bai Lan's response, the old man stopped talking and walked angrily towards the riverbank, preparing to cause trouble for that swindling old woman.

It's one thing to swindle money, but the most important thing is to delay their search for outside help to rescue people, making them place their hopes on this kind of person.

"Everyone, I have invited Lord Inugami from the mountain god's temple, along with the priestess who serves Lord Inugami!"

"Lord Inugami has arrived! Our village is at peace! Lord Inugami has arrived! Our village has hope!!"

"And according to Lord Inugami's judgment..." the old man pointed to the old woman who was still jumping around: "This guy is a fraud, he came here on purpose to swindle everyone's money!"

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They didn't pay attention to the situation by the river.

Bai Lan crouched down, gesturing for Kikyo to come up.

“…”

Kikyo lowered her head and silently took a step back, her fair little hands tightly gripping the wooden bow. As a shrine maiden, she always maintained an appropriate distance from people and rarely had any physical contact with them.

But right now... she's supposed to get on Bai Lan's back?

...That's impossible!

Bai Lan looked up and saw that the little witch in front of her had her ears bright red, which was especially noticeable against her fair skin.

"Didn't you come here to save people?"

"Don't want to save me now? I'm fine with that, it'll save me the trouble."

"Do we really have to come up?" Kikyo took a deep breath, her voice clear and cold, but if you listened carefully, you could hear that her voice was trembling slightly uncontrollably.

So much time has already been wasted; if we were to get there at human speed... I don't know how many people would have died.

Kikyo bit her lip lightly, and her heart began to pound.

"Save people, this is to save people... otherwise there won't be enough time."

Hypnotizing herself, she bent down and hugged Bai Lan's neck, her soft breasts being deformed by the pressure.

"Don't, don't look at me..."

Chapter 50 Death God and Demon, Power of Gods and Demons

"Hold on tighter!"

"Don't fall down and then I'll have to save you."

Bai Lan lightly touched the branches with her toes, and she soared into the air, leaping and weaving through the dense forest on her back with the bellflower on her back.

Kikyo instinctively tightened her arms around his neck, pressing her body against his back, the wind whistling past her ears.

She asked in a low voice.

"How much longer?"