hsntnovel Chapter 238 The Disappearing Son
Chapter 238 The Disappearing Son
Keep going until dusk.
On both sides of the road, wisps of smoke rose from the scattered houses. He Chuan touched his stomach, which was rumbling.
Since he started practicing martial arts, his appetite has increased a lot. After all, he is not an immortal who needs to eat wind and sleep in the dew, so he does not need an additional source of energy.
Eating is an important way for him to replenish his energy.
He Chuan looked at Daocheng Yingmei beside him. The witch who usually had a regular schedule must be hungry too.
Miss Miko seemed to sense his thoughts and said softly, "I have some dry food here, do you need it?"
He Chuan glanced at Daocheng Yingmei's flat bag, shook his head, and looked around. It was too late to hunt some game now.
The addition of Daocheng Yingmei slowed down their journey a lot.
This place is still some distance away from the Mingjing Zhishuiliu.
"Let's go find a house nearby and buy some food."
There is still a lot of Mora in his pocket, which is enough for daily life if he does not buy precious medicinal materials from Yae Shenzi.
Daocheng Yingmei nodded obediently.
He Chuan was certain that this witch came out for some purpose. Most of the time during the journey, she obeyed his words. However, once it came to issues related to her itinerary, she would act as if she wanted to listen but not obey.
However, he really had no way of prying open the mouth of the highly professional witch, and had no choice but to give up on his curiosity about the matter.
He randomly found a small house with a wind chime hanging at the door. The aroma of food wafted over. The warm feeling made He Chuan feel as if he had returned to Haizhi Island. The scene of Sister Luzi preparing food and waiting for him to come home emerged in his mind.
There was a knock on the door and hurried footsteps were heard in the room.
As soon as the door was opened, a woman with slightly gray hair on her temples and frosted eyes appeared in front of He Chuan and Daocheng Yingmei.
The woman's expression was obviously happy before, but after seeing who was coming, her joy quickly turned into disappointment and deep sorrow.
He Chuan saw it all, but he didn't care too much about other people's affairs. He stated his purpose directly and said that he was willing to exchange Mora for food.
At this stage, Inazuma is in a rather chaotic state. Tenryo Hokage, who is in charge of the military power, is busy with wars and internal strife and has no intention of caring about the lives of these civilians.
However, the situation has not yet reached its worst point. Ordinary people can still shop and live normally and will not be disturbed for the time being.
The elderly woman was tempted by the relatively generous price offered by He Chuan. She glanced at the witch standing behind He Chuan, and without hesitation, nodded, turned sideways, and invited the two men into the house.
Two cups of hot tea were served, and soon, the big fish and meat were brought in. He Chuan began to eat with relish, Daocheng Yingmei also ate in small bites, and the elderly woman knelt beside him to serve him, but she looked a little uneasy.
Originally, He Chuan wanted to take the opportunity to find out some things about Mingjing Zhishuiliu. If the news got here, he could get more information.
However, the older woman's behavior made He Chuan give up the idea.
People are in a state of sorrow right now, so I guess they don't have the energy to think about anything else at this moment.
The meal was soon over, and He Chuan handed all of Mora to the elderly woman, and then prepared to leave with Daocheng Yingmei.
At this moment, the woman who had been silent all the time suddenly couldn't help but call them.
"Please wait a moment, honorable samurai and miko. I am guilty of disturbing your schedule, but I have something very important to ask you."
He Chuan paused slightly. He was a little surprised that he had given up asking for information, and instead the woman asked him questions first.
However, he did not turn around, but just stood there without moving.
It's not that he is unwilling to do good deeds. If he has the ability, he can be chivalrous and righteous, which will not be a disgrace to his hard training during this period.
However, when it came to answering questions, he had been running around and had no information about Narukami Island, so the probability of him being able to help the woman was extremely small. In addition, he also had important matters to attend to, so he could not express his opinion to the woman.
Staying there without moving also meant that he was just listening.
But obviously, apart from him, another person here was more valued by the woman.
Seeing the gentle and quiet witch slowly turn around, the old woman looked excited as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw.
"Don't get excited. If you have anything to say, please speak slowly."
"Mr. He Chuan, please wait for me for a moment."
He Chuan had forgotten that on this Narukami Island, one of the duties of the priestess of the Narukami Taisha Shrine is to solve the troubles of mortals.
"I, I... it's like this, my son is missing, and he hasn't contacted me for six days."
Daocheng Yingmei said, "Does your child work outside? If they are far away, six days is not too long."
"That's not true!" The old woman strongly retorted, interrupting Daocheng Yingmei, "My son is not very capable, but he is very filial. He has always been looking for some work to make a living around him and never goes out too far. Even if he really has something important to do, he will keep in touch with me through letters.
Six days ago, he said that his friend introduced him to a job of escorting something valuable to an outlying island. The boss offered a very generous reward. Just for this trip, the reward was equal to what he earned from his previous year's work.
I felt that the money came too easily, and besides, Inazuma’s situation was so chaotic right now, I was worried about him going out.
But he insisted on going, and I couldn't persuade him, so I agreed with him to write me a letter every day to let me know that he was safe. But I didn't know that from the first day he left, I lost contact with him.
The job was supposed to be completed in four days, but now two more days have passed and he still hasn’t returned.”
Having said this, the elderly woman seemed to have let out all her inner anxiety and worry in one breath. Finally, unable to bear the feeling of being on the verge of collapse, she knelt on the ground and burst into tears.
Daocheng Yingmei frowned and thought: "Although I don't have any information about the escort mission, I know that the outlying island was completely blocked by the Kanding Bugei many days ago, and no force can enter or leave. If your son really participated in an escort mission, then the only one who can escort things to the outlying island is the Kanding Bugei himself."
A glimmer of hope appeared in the old woman's eyes. "Then my son is in Kan Ding Feng Xing?"
Daocheng Yingmei shook her head and whispered, "If the item is really so valuable that the Kanjo Bugei needs to transport it in at this time, then the team escorting it cannot be mixed with outsiders who do not belong to the Kanjo Bugei."
The old woman was stunned, "What about my son?"