An infinite journey starting from paradise

Lin Shangren looked at the black and red embryo-shaped clay figurine in his hand.

At this moment, Lin Shangren's spider sense, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly sounded an alarm. Something that could threaten his life was attacking him.

"!"

"What's going on? I'm still in quantum ghost mode, there's no way anything can hurt me!"

Lin Shangren looked around warily. Everything seemed normal; the soldiers holding the knives were still restrained. Suddenly, one soldier's body twisted, along with the materialized shadows that bound him. It was as if a powerful external force was squeezing and tearing at his body. The next moment, everything around him began to twist and split, including Lin Shangren's own body.

Lin Shangren felt no pain or other sensations, for it was not an external force that twisted and tore at his body, but space and time. The space around him was twisting and pulling away, and the surrounding environment began to shift. Wooden and stone buildings and vegetation began to appear in the same place, pressing against each other, and then collapsing and disappearing.

"this!"

My Lord, please do something quickly. The space and possibilities around you are completely chaotic. If you don't do something, you will be annihilated in the infinite possibilities!

“Fuck…”

Despite being in danger for the first time in a long time, Lin Shangren remained calm and focused on Shayue's shadow. He could teleport back to his original time and space, but he couldn't guarantee that the changes happening here would also affect the other side.

"Gamble."

Lin Shangren tightly grasped the clay figurine in his hand, stuffed it into the shadow, and teleported it back to its original place.

The moment the doll returned to its place, the distorted and overlapping space and time returned to normal, and the surrounding scene once again transformed into the ruined village. However, Lin Shangren's right hand had been abruptly "torn off" by the distorted and overlapping space, and it was thrown into an unknown time and space.

"so close."

Under the influence of the "Little Bird Doctor," flesh and bones rapidly grew, and in the next moment, a healthy right hand had regrown. Lin Shangren reached into the shadows within his arms. Fortunately, Fuyuko and Yura were unaffected and continued to sleep soundly.

Lin Shangren breathed a sigh of relief, but still looked around with lingering fear.

"This village is so fucking weird."

He touched Shayue's long hair through the air, and the scene in front of him once again changed to Changcun.

At this moment, Takayama Touxian led Kuroya Naoori back to the police station. The two walked straight past Lin Shangren in the quantum ghost state and entered the police station.

"It hasn't changed back yet."

Thinking of this, Lin Shangren suddenly felt a pain in his balls, then he felt dizzy and fell to the ground.

Chapter 155 I'll Sleep with You

Due to the long time he had been in the Quantum Ghost state, the reserves in Lin Shangren's spring bag had been depleted. Even with the continuous extraction of nutrients from other parts of his body by [Little Bird Doctor], it was difficult to quickly replenish the consumed nutrients. Lin Shangren was about to fall into a coma due to exhaustion.

Lin Shangren was naturally prepared for this situation. He was well aware of his weaknesses. While his Rule-based abilities were incredibly powerful, his body was still that of an ordinary human. Even with the incredible energy conversion rate of [Little Bird Doctor], his mana bar wasn't enough to sustain prolonged use. Since his mana bar was short and there was no immediate way to increase it, he decided to max out his mana regeneration.

Before mastering the advanced use of shadow control, he'd stored a large amount of high-calorie candy in the shadow space of his mouth. After mastering it, he'd fortunately stockpiled a large amount of chocolate in the shadow space of his stomach. Whenever his body couldn't sustain it, he'd excrete it into his stomach, and with the bird doctor's energy conversion speed, he could quickly replenish what he'd consumed.

However, what Lin Shangren did not expect was that he did not have enough physical strength to open the shadow in his stomach.

"It's over...it's going to be bad..."

Lin Shangren's vision began to blur, and in a trance he saw a pair of delicate feet. There was a bell tied on the person's ankle with a red string.

"is her?"

Lin Shangren recognized the pair of feet. These were the owners of the footprints he had been chasing in the maple forest.

"My eyelids feel so heavy..."

Lin Shangren's consciousness gradually blurred and he closed his eyes. Before he completely lost consciousness, he felt an itch, as if the girl's long hair was brushing against his cheek.

……

"I'm really sorry to trouble you again."

At the torii gate of Shikusa Shrine, Satsuki bowed deeply again to Takayama Touma and Kuroya Naori who had brought her back here.

"Thanks to you all, especially you, Naori. Satsuki's sense of direction is really not very good. If there is a chance, I hope you and other children in the village can take her out to play more."

Chicao Xianjing, dressed in white, smiled and said to the two of them that the man who married into the Chicao family was well-mannered and seemed very easy-going.

"Shayue, let's go back first."

Beside Kenshige Ikusa, Miya Ikusa, dressed in a black and gold kimono, held Satsuki's hand. This shrine maiden, with her short hair, looked elegant and dignified, still retaining a certain charm... No, it should be said that she was in the prime of her life. Although she was already a mother, Miya Ikusa was only in her early thirties, an age of radiant charm.

"Okay, Aunt Weiye."

Saying this, Sunazuki bowed to Kuroya Naori and the others once again: "I'm sorry to have troubled you."

"That's nothing... Let's play together next time." said Kuroya Naori.

"Okay, Wei Ye, go prepare hot water for foot soaking. Thank you for your help." Chicao Xianjing said with a smile.

"I'm ready, Sunazuki, come with me."

"Well."

"What a wonderful couple who respect each other." Kuroya Naori thought to himself, "Both of them are very gentle people."

"Then, Master Xianjing, we will not disturb you any more." Gao Shandongxian laughed, "Thank you for your help with my son's matter."

"It's my duty, don't worry. Zhixin's soul will definitely be blessed by Hinagumi-sama," said Shigusa Kenjing. He paused, as if remembering something, and continued to the two, "With the festival approaching soon, Hinagumi-sama is likely to visit the village. If he chooses you, he might take you away. While this is a good thing, if you don't want to disappear and leave your family, it's best to avoid going out at night, especially to the back mountains."

"God disappeared? Oh, thank you for the reminder."

Then, Kuroya Naoori walked out of the Shigusa Shrine with Takayama Tougen.

After taking a few steps, Kuroya Naoori asked, "Uncle Takayama, what does Uncle Xianjing mean by 'hidden'? I don't remember any records of missing persons in the village."

"The villagers won't get lost. We're all under the protection of Hina-Oudon-sama. But it's different for people from outside the village. Without the guidance of the villagers, they won't even be able to find our village. Speaking of which... that gentleman who calls himself Kuchiki..."

"Uncle Gaoshan, you're not going to say that he's disappeared, are you?"

"No. Since he was able to walk into the valley alone, it means he is indeed a descendant of the Doll Village. Maybe he couldn't wait any longer and went straight to the hospital, just missing us."

"That should be it."

Kuroya Naoori smiled. He himself did not believe in those weird things.

"Huh? What is that?"

Kuroya Naoori suddenly stopped and noticed that a small space had been cleared under a maple tree next to the stone steps. The soil there looked very fresh, as if it had just been turned over.

"what happened?"

"Uncle Gaoshan, I'll go over and take a look."

Kuroya Naozhi ran over in two steps, squatted down, and after a few digs, he dug out a black and red pottery doll in the shape of an embryo.

"It's a young doll, why is it buried here?"

Kuroya Naoki picked up the clay figurine and suddenly felt something was wrong. He turned the figurine over and saw a finger of a person hugging the outside.

"what!"

He was startled and the clay figurine in his hand fell out of his hand.

"Uncle Gaoshan, here...Uncle Gaoshan?"

Kuroya Naoori turned around and found that Takayama Fuyusuke, who was not far behind him, had disappeared. The environment around him had also changed completely. The snow-covered maple forest had turned into a budding early spring forest.

"This this…?"

Takayama Touyou, who was originally watching Kuroya Naoori, was also shocked. In front of him, a living person suddenly disappeared out of thin air.

"Kamikaku? Kamikaku! That brat Shangzhi was taken away by the Hina Oudami!"

On the other side, the Shikusa Shrine.

Shayue sat stiffly in Cicao Weiye's boudoir. Cicao Weiye squatted in front of her and helped her wipe the water off her feet.

"I'm sorry to trouble you."

"Shayue is a guest, so it would be troublesome if anything happened to her. Haha." Shicao Weiye smiled kindly, "You have to clean between your toes carefully too."

"Sister, what are you doing?"

Shigusa Sayo, wearing a shrine maiden costume of white clothes and red hakama, walked into the room. As the twin sister of Shigusa Miya, Shigusa Sayo looks 90% similar to her sister, but the temperament between her eyebrows and eyes is very different. Shigusa Miya is elegant and gentle, while Shigusa Sayo has a sharpness, which is very inconsistent with her "dangerous" side ponytail hairstyle.

"It's not good to wash Shayue's feet or she will get frostbite." replied Cicao Weiye.

"Sister, there is no need to do this, right?" Chicao Xiaoye said coldly. She walked closer and grabbed the towel in Chicao Weiye's hand.

"Ah, Xiaoye, if this isn't handled properly..."

"I told you, you don't have to do this!"

Shikusa Sayo glared at Shayue sternly and said, "Even if Xianjing allowed you to go out, you shouldn't have gone into the village!"

"…sorry."

Shayue lowered her head.

Cicao Weiye wanted to dissuade her, but before he could open his mouth, his younger sister retorted: "I'm in charge of everything here, so please don't interfere. Go back, Shayue."

Before Shayue could answer, Shigusa Sayo pulled her up.

"Yes……"

Without further ado, Shigusa Sayo dragged Sayo back to the small room where Sayo had been staying. "Reflect on what happened today. Don't come out before dawn tomorrow!"

After leaving these words, Chigusa Xiaoye left the room and locked the door from the outside.

The candlelight in the room flickered Shayue's shadow. She muttered dully, "I'm so sorry... It's my fault."

This is a small, windowless room. No, it can't even be called a room. It's just a cramped storage room. It's not even as big as the stairwell where a certain Hogwarts savior lives.

Fortunately, the most basic necessities were still there: a quilt and pillow, a cup with water, and even a mirror. If one was just trying to get by, this place would definitely be habitable. Shayue had lived here for all these years.

The mirror reflected Shayue's hazy back, and she said to herself, "I met an interesting person today."

"Yes."

"He calls himself Kuchiki Naoto and is from outside the village."

"Ah."

"He's a very nice guy, and he's very interesting. He told me some stories about things outside the village."

"That sounds good."

"Right, hehe. He also gave me candy. Very sweet."

"Candy, it's so good."

Sha Yue's self-questions and answers made it seem as if she was not the only one in the room. In fact, she was not the only one in the room, but she could not see or touch the other people in the room, even if they were lying next to her - the spaces they were in were parallel to each other and could hardly touch each other.

"So thirsty..."

Lin Shangren forced his cracked lips open. His consciousness gradually cleared, and his body instinctively expelled the high-calorie food from his mouth and stomach. Xiaoniao Yiren resumed his function, and his body gradually recovered. However, the physical thirst still made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

"water."

Lin Shangren wanted to open his eyes and get up, but suddenly, two soft and moist cherry lips pressed against his dry lips, and a mouthful of warm and sweet spring water was passed into his mouth.

"?"

Lin Shangren suddenly opened his eyes. As the water poured in, his five senses were fully restored in an instant. Although he couldn't see the person's face clearly because he was too close, he still smelled a very pleasant fragrance.

"who is she?"

Lin Shangren was just about to take action, but he didn't expect that the girl who fed him water suddenly put her tongue into Lin Shangren's mouth and began sucking and licking.

"Did you encounter a female hooligan?!"

Lin Shangren was startled and quickly teleported to the side. The girl who possessed and "kissed" Lin Shangren was suddenly thrown back and almost fell to the ground.

"Satsuki?"

Lin Shangren looked closely and found that the girl in the pink kimono in front of him looked exactly like Shayue.

"It's very sweet, a little bitter, and has a strange wheat aroma. The taste of your mouth is better than anything I've ever eaten." The girl said this without any reason.

"what?"

"Hey, I'll sleep with you. After we're done, can you take me out of this village? If I'm not enough, Sunazuki can be yours too. If you don't agree, I can even offer more."

The girl stared at Lin Shangren and spoke in a serious tone.

Chapter 156: Bed Competition

"???"

Looking at the girl who suddenly invited him to a bed-sharing competition, Lin Shangren's brain, which had just regained some clarity, was confused again.

"No...girl..."