"I'm heading back to the village..."
Kikyo covered the basket again and said blandly.
"Let's go together, it seems there are no demons on this mountain peak." Gu Mo looked at the sky and then stood up resolutely, brushing off the grass and dust on his clothes.
The witch glanced at him calmly and said nothing, she merely turned and slowly walked towards the village. Already familiar with Kikyo's way of doing things, Gu Mo didn't mind, naturally following her at a distance of several paces, moving towards the village one after the other.
Unconsciously, the sun had begun to slightly incline from its highest point, not very obvious yet, but indicating the time had already passed midday, transitioning into the afternoon. Half the day seemed to have gone by like this, and he appeared to not have done much.
While feeling leisurely, he also had a sense of unavoidable anxiety.
