After once again killing the pursuing beast, Shiki was finally at the end of his strength and even had difficulty standing. The kimono on his body was torn on the left and a corner was missing on the right due to the beast's bite.
"Huh~Huh~Finally finished it, but this time it was harder than the previous times, it took so much effort."
"But mom still won." Mina, who was hiding aside, trotted forward and used her body to provide guidance to her mother.
"Yes, because I'm your mother." Shiki said as a matter of course, "But if it happens again, I might not be able to hold on. How far are we from the place you said?"
"It's very close." Mina supported Shiki and walked slowly, "Ah, I can already see the light and hear strange noises."
Shiki raised his head, and his scattered pupils gathered again. As expected, there was a hint of light at the end of his drowsy vision.
It was already dark when the two returned, and the night was even darker after a period of running. This was a secluded forest with few people, and they were particularly sensitive to changes in the line.
After walking a few more steps, the voice came over.
Ding, ding, ding, again and again, faint but with a unique sense of rhythm, this is not the sound that should be found in nature.
The mother and daughter were refreshed. With the guidance of light and sound, the road became much easier to walk, and their heavy steps became lighter.
After a few minutes, the two found the source of the light - it was a window. Bright firelight shone through the wooden window, and clang clang clang sounds also came from the window.
"Is there really someone living here?"
Shiki's eyes widened. Although he knew Mina's ability, he was still very surprised to see it in person.
Windows naturally mean there is a house, and the house is also made of wood, similar to the style of the main house of the Ryogi family, both are traditional Japanese buildings. However, the scale is much smaller, only one-tenth or less.
The house is surrounded by a bamboo fence, and there are wooden tables and chairs in the yard, as well as a small vegetable garden. It can be seen that the owner has put a lot of effort into the layout of the house and yard.
"Excuse me, is anyone there?"
While observing, Mina had already opened his throat.
The "ding ding ding" sound stopped instantly, and then a man's voice was heard.
"Master, there seems to be someone here."
"Where would anyone come from in such a remote place? And at this time of the day. Don't be distracted, it will be done soon."
The former is young, the latter is old, but they have the same characteristic—full of energy.
The young man continued, "That's right, maybe I heard it wrong."
Hearing this, Wei Na shouted: "Sorry to bother you."
"No, Master, there really is someone!"
"Yeah, I heard it too. Why don't you go and ask what's going on?"
"Yes, Master."
The clang-dang-dang sound rang out again.
A few seconds later, the door opened and a strange boy walked out.
The boy was very handsome, with brown hair and brown eyes, giving people a gentle and transparent feeling. However, the boy's body was not as gentle as his face, with sharp edges and corners, hard lines, and full of muscles - the legendary handsome face and strong back and strong waist were exactly him.
Why can we see it so clearly? Because the boy who opened the door was wearing a pair of shorts, and the rest of his body was exposed to the air. It was a winter night with a temperature below zero, not a hot summer. What was even more exaggerated was that the boy's chest and forehead were still sweating, and the temperature of the sweat and the low temperature of the environment interacted to evaporate waves of water vapor, so we said that this was a strange boy.
Perhaps because of the large temperature difference between the inside and outside of the house, the boy shivered and asked, "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"
"My mother and I are being chased by wild beasts. Can we hide here for a while?" he said straight to the point.
"Beast? Why is there... Huh?"
The boy's first reaction was disbelief, but before he could finish his words, he saw claw marks and tooth marks on Shi's clothes.
"That's strange. There shouldn't be any ferocious animals around here."
"It's true. Ah, they seem to be chasing us again. I can hear their voices."
"There really are wild beasts?"
Hearing Mina's words, the young man quickly listened and found that he could indeed hear the faint roar of an animal. He immediately stopped doubting and said to the two.
"Come in first. Wild animals are afraid of light. If you are here, they probably won't dare to approach. You can rest in peace. I'll go get you a glass of water and some food."
"Wait a minute." Shi hurriedly stopped him, "That's not an ordinary beast. It may not be afraid of light. You and your master—"
"It's okay if it's not afraid of the light. It's just a wild animal. If it dares to rush in, kill it and have it as a midnight snack."
The boy waved his hand nonchalantly, and suddenly felt something poking his calf. He looked down and found it was Mina's finger.
"Little sister, what's wrong with you?"
Wei Na didn't say anything. He moved his finger horizontally and pointed outside the fence. In the distance, pairs of red, bloodthirsty eyes could be seen.
"How can there be so many!" The boy's confident expression froze on his face, "Master, Master, come out quickly, there are wild beasts, so many wild beasts!"
"Isn't it just a wild beast? What's so strange about it? Just kill it and it will be a snack for you." They are indeed master and disciple, even their reactions are the same.
"No, Master, there are too many beasts and we can't kill them all." The young man was anxious.
"If you can't kill them, just hold the door for five minutes. I still have one last step to go. If I stop now, the past two days will be wasted."
"Five minutes?" The boy looked at the approaching beast again and said nothing more.
Seeing him like this, Shi pinched his leg with his left hand, tightly grasped the dagger with his right hand, and forced himself to stand up.
"Madam, you..." The young man was slightly stunned.
"There are too many beasts. I will attract their attention. Meanwhile, please take Mina and run away." Shiki had already prepared for the worst.
"Run? No, no, you misunderstood. I didn't think about running, I was just thinking about which knife to use."
As the young man spoke, he walked towards a corner of the yard where there was a large wooden barrel covered with a black cloth. When he lifted the cloth, he saw all kinds of knives placed in a mess inside.
Nodachi, Nonaginata, Odachi, Saber, Uchikata, Iai sword, Wakizashi, Tanto... all kinds of Japanese swords that can be named are available, and the cold light reflected from the dazzling blades dazzles Shi's eyes.
"This, this is it!"
"Actually, I'm a knife maker who specializes in making knives. Ah, although I'm only an apprentice."
The young man took out a katana and two wakizashi and walked slowly out of the yard.
"The 27th Sengoku Muramasa, Shirou!"
PS; the man you want is out.