The wind blew across the grass, and the blood-red blades of grass, stained like the setting sun, stubbornly straightened themselves, dancing freely in the wind. No matter how the wind blew, the red marks never fell off.
They even faintly turned black.
Although the appearance of the Tatarigami had turned this place into a forbidden zone for living creatures, the plants here were becoming more and more vigorous, even showing a vitality that exceeded their own.
A red-robed ronin, holding a sword in one hand and a package in the other, walked out with heavy steps.
"Mr. Himura!"
After seeing Bai Luo, the resistance soldiers who were guarding here immediately showed expressions of surprise.
After Bai Luo went down, he had completely lost contact with the top.
Not only could he not see the top from below, but he could also not observe the situation below when standing on top. The power of the Tatarigami had completely cut off the Musoujin Gorge from the outside world, and even the sound could not be transmitted.
Fearing that something might happen, Gorou had let the resistance soldiers guard all the possible exits, just to welcome him back.
"Where is Gorou?"
The package in Bai Luo's hand did not look very conspicuous, like the luggage of a miner who had fled from Tatarasuna.
Although the resistance soldier was very curious about what was inside, he still answered honestly, "General Gorou was worried about you, so he arranged for us to guard all the exits, while he is waiting for you at the place where you entered the Musoujin Gorge."
"Take me to him. I have something to ask him."
The reverse-blade sword once again turned into a vermilion oil-paper umbrella. The faint plum blossom scent that even the rain could not wash away was now covered by a bloody smell.
The plum blossom scent and the smell of rust were intertwined, like the red figure and the gloomy sky, extremely discordant, yet with a hint of helplessness.
Is the Tatarigami more terrifying? Or are humans more terrifying?
Did the Tatarigami control humans? Or did humans control the Tatarigami?
The Tatarigami made humans go mad, even to the point of cannibalism for the sake of so-called faith and rituals.
But this Tatarigami was released by humans themselves.
After the Shogunate learned about the Tatarigami, instead of thinking about solving it at the first opportunity, they used it to attack Sangonomiya.
After Sangonomiya learned about the Tatarigami, instead of thinking about solving it at the first opportunity, they first cleared their own name.
No wonder Nathan was able to play both sides of the battle with just himself.
Humans... are truly terrifying creatures.
"Mr. Himura, it's really great that you're okay."
Bai Luo met Gorou on the way. After knowing that Bai Luo had returned safely, Gorou rushed over immediately.
Bai Luo was very important, even more important than him, the general of the resistance.
He could get into trouble, but Bai Luo couldn't.
"This is..."
Looking at the package in Bai Luo's hand, his canine instincts made him realize what was inside.
"Something I brought up from the Musoujin Gorge. Bury it properly."
Bai Luo glanced at the resistance soldiers next to him and did not open it.
"I understand..."
Gorou was also a smart person. He realized the meaning in Bai Luo's words. He solemnly took the bones in the bag, handed them to a confidant behind him, and whispered a few words.
A surprised expression appeared on the man's face, but he still nodded and hurried away.
"General Gorou, is there a village nearby?"
After settling the matter of the bones, Bai Luo asked again.
He wasn't just wandering around in there. He had also found out a lot of news. For example, some of the madmen gathered in the Musoujin Gorge came from a nearby village.
"A village... there is indeed one, right opposite the Musoujin Gorge, called Higi Village."
When Gorou mentioned this Higi Village, he seemed a little helpless.
Because for this village, he also had a headache, but he had no way.
"What's wrong with that village? You seem a little... troubled?"
A little dog is the worst at hiding his thoughts. Both his drooping tail and his slightly drooping ears exposed his current mood.
"That Higi Village was also at peace with us before, but later due to the improper operation of the Shogunate, the Mikage Furnace exploded, and the miners there also fled here. From then on, Higi Village began to have a bad relationship with our resistance. They would rather trade with pirates than trust us."
In war, it is always the soldiers who die, the civilians who suffer, and the beneficiaries are the seemingly indifferent bystanders.
"Come with me. The Tatarigami seems to have a deep influence there."
Looking up at the still gloomy sky, Bai Luo said.
The scene in the Musoujin Gorge, even though Bai Luo had seen many unclean things under the [Doctor], was a bit unbearable.
When he was with the [Doctor], all he could do was to give those little guys a glimmer of hope for life, but the only ones who really survived were K-423 and little Collei.
Now... Bai Luo had the right to make his own decisions. If he encountered a similar situation again, he would not sit by and do nothing.
A good person?
No, no, no. Bai Luo had never been a good person, and he never thought he was a good person.
In Snezhnaya, if someone said the [Instructor] was a good person, people would laugh their heads off.
He was a ruthless character who could make many rich and powerful people sleepless at night.
But whether he was a good person or a bad person, Bai Luo still thought he was ultimately a person.
At least... after being stabbed by the reverse-blade sword, he still couldn't die.
And some "things," even without using skills, could be cut by the reverse-blade sword.
Higi Village is located in the west of Yashiori Island, opposite Fort Fujitou in the north. They can see each other as long as they cross the Musoujin Gorge.
After the explosion of the Mikage Furnace in Tatarasuna, Higi Village's relationship with the resistance was already strained due to the refugee issue.
Later, after the Tatarigami ward was destroyed, coupled with the Shogunate's vigorous propaganda, the relationship between Higi Village and the resistance had dropped to a freezing point.
Earlier, there were still passable single-plank bridges and suspension bridges over the Musoujin Gorge.
But after the Tatarigami incident, Higi Village unilaterally destroyed these passages, completely cutting off all contact with the resistance.
Fortunately, neither Bai Luo nor Gorou were ordinary people. Under the effect of the One-Winged Angel, his jumping ability was very strong. Crossing this Musoujin Gorge was not difficult at all.
Gorou also jumped over with the help of his excellent canine jumping ability after a running start.
As for the ordinary resistance soldiers... Bai Luo and Gorou had never planned to bring them over from the beginning.
Bai Luo could feel how much Higi Village disliked the resistance just by listening to Gorou's account.
So bringing them would not only not solve the problem perfectly, but it might also add a lot of trouble.
Moreover, there was one thing that only he and Gorou could know, and no one else could.
"Speaking of which, Mr. Himura, what's in the package you've been carrying on your back since the beginning? It doesn't look heavy, it feels light?"
Gorou looked at the package on Bai Luo's back and asked.
After deciding to come to Higi Village, with the precedent of the destruction of the ward, he naturally had to go to the military camp to make arrangements.
When he came back, he found that Bai Luo had this package on him, and he was acting very mysterious.
"It's a secret weapon."
Holding the oil-paper umbrella and carefully covering the package, Bai Luo said meaningfully.
"A secret weapon?"
Seeing this, Gorou was even more confused.
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