Childhood Anime Grand Tour

Chapter 10 The Stumped Monk, Night in a Deserted Village

Soon the three left the bustling market and set up camp in a ruin. Ashitaka provided rice, the monk brought out his own pot, and they even went to gather firewood. As for Liu Yufei, he took out some strips of meat and put them in.

It's not white meat! He's capable of murder, but when it comes to eating meat, Liu Yufei isn't that depraved.

Flames quickly rose up; that's how people are—they feel safer when there's fire around.

The lumpy monk stirred the ingredients with a spoon, muttering to himself:

"The wild boar has transformed into a demon!"

"I searched for clues by traversing mountains and valleys, but they disappeared here."

Ashitaka was somewhat frustrated. The corrupting nature of the evil god left a trail, and Ashitaka had followed the trail all the way here. But a few days ago, a flood occurred here, destroying all traces.

"Monk, you are knowledgeable and experienced, do you know anything about this?"

"Hehe, I didn't know, Samurai-sama, you've also come this far."

After finishing his sentence, the monk continued to stare at the soup pot in front of him. Despite the fact that the three seemed like friends, Ashitaka's bow and arrows were placed beside him, while the monk's paper umbrella was placed behind him.

Clearly, all three were wary of each other. The monk with the lumps continued:

“Look around! Last time I came here, there was a village here, but now only ruins remain. These days, there is fighting and killing everywhere, not to mention natural disasters, famine, and plague. Alas!”

The monk Geda was already used to this kind of tragic scene, and his sighs were only to prove that he had not lost his humanity! In chaotic times, people can't get along with each other, and neither can the heavens. Before he arrived, Liu Yufei had noticed that the surrounding area was full of tombstones. Under such natural disasters, villages are basically wiped out one by one.

As the old saying goes, after a great war comes a great disaster, and after a great disaster comes a great plague. Fortunately, the island nation has a long and narrow map, otherwise, large areas of the country would have been wiped out.

After sighing, the monk with the lumps took out miso from his bag and said as he put it in:

"These days, people are dying in battle and starving to death, and nobody cares. You say you're cursed? In my opinion, just being alive is a curse!"

The monk with the bulging eyes spoke very clearly, but there was no longer any sympathy on his face. Ashitaka also looked calm. In chaotic times, everyone becomes numb. After seeing so much life and death, it's really not that big of a deal.

Human life is like that of an ant, death is like that of a blade of grass; it is a desperate struggle, a mere eke out of a living.

Ashitaka's journey was filled with increasing despair. He had hoped that venturing out would allow him to find his path to salvation, but he never imagined that the outside world would be filled with even more suffering.

What the three of them saw was only the tip of the iceberg; the entire world was basically like this now. Forget paradise, even finding a quiet place was difficult. Therefore, it was clear that Ashitaka's choice of tribe was correct.

But Liu Yufei didn't see it that way. He was a man of peace and order, and although he had seen it, he couldn't empathize with it. At most, he just felt that the game's background was good.

He couldn't understand the pain he hadn't experienced, and his various regrets were merely scratching the surface. Because of the Devil Fruit, he hadn't fallen to the bottom of society, so naturally he couldn't understand the suffering of these people.

As long as the class is correct, even the most chaotic world is a place of unparalleled brilliance for Liu Yufei.

"Perhaps I shouldn't have come here at all."

"Ashitaka, there's no such thing as 'shouldn't' or 'shouldn't' be here. When we came into this world, no one asked for our permission!!"

"Haha, young man, you're right. Besides, what am I going to eat tonight if you don't come? That's enough, here, give me the bowl."

As he spoke, he put down his spoon and reached out to the two of them. At any time, the monk with the lumps wanted to control the distribution of benefits. Fortunately, Liu Yufei had no benefit, because he didn't even have a bowl.

"Hehe, I don't have one! Where's the bowl you were hiding? The landlady is asking me for money!!"

"Ah! Hehehe, these young people nowadays only know how to take advantage!!"

Although he said it, the monk still handed him the bowl, which made Liu Yufei furious! Who the hell got the better deal?

Ashitaka, on the other hand, took out his large red lacquered bowl. The monk had already determined Ashitaka's identity from his mount, and seeing the red bowl further confirmed his origins.

But he didn't show it obviously, immediately pretending to be indifferent and saying:

"This bowl is beautiful. I've heard that at the far east, there's a village that lives a prosperous life by mining gold. You must be from there!"

Ashitaka neither answered nor confirmed, nor denied. Seeing this, the monk stopped and turned to Liu Yufei, who was drinking porridge, and said:

"Young man, you're not from around here either, are you?"

"Hehe, I came from across the sea. Master, you should have been there!!"

The lumpy monk's eyes narrowed, but he immediately smiled and said:

"Hehe, I know a little about it, but I've never been there. I've heard that your place is quite affluent, and I really long to go!"

Clearly, the monk with the lumps was lying; he had definitely been to the Ming Dynasty, because the muskets in his musket squad were imported from there. But Liu Yufei didn't expose him, simply smiling and saying:

"Where in this world is there a good day? Monk, you've traveled far and wide, have you ever seen a pure land?"

"Hehe! That's true. The most important thing for people is to learn how to avoid death. You guys should eat more too!"

Of the three, Monk Geda ate the fastest. Liu Yufei hadn't even finished his first bowl when he was already on his third. He didn't even mind that it was hot. Only when the pot was almost empty did he tell the other two to eat more.

Ashitaka, though distrustful of the monk, admired his extensive knowledge and immediately pulled out a pellet from his pocket, saying:

"Excuse me, have you seen this before? It came from his area!"

"Hmm! Let me see!"

When they came out, Liu Yufei mentioned that the bullet was caused by a musket, but he didn't elaborate in order not to disrupt the plot.

"Never seen this before!! It must be a bullet from a musket or something!!"

Just as he said he hadn't seen it before, Liu Yufei immediately looked at him, and the monk with the lumps quickly changed his story. Clearly, this guy was lying again. He had not only seen it before, but it was his. So at this moment, he didn't dare to take it directly with his hands, but used chopsticks instead. Obviously, this guy was also afraid of the curse.

"This was taken from the wild boar. It was this bullet that drove the wild boar god mad and mutated."

Despite his calm demeanor, the monk with the lumps was in the midst of a whirlwind of thoughts. He finally made a decision and said:

"If you continue west, there's a dense primeval forest over there, I think it's called the Qilin Forest!"

"Qilin Forest?"

"Hmm! The beasts there are enormous, and legend has it that they can speak human language. They have existed for thousands of years, but I don't know if it's true."

The monk with the bumpy hair pointed out the direction, but his words were still ambiguous. He then turned to look at Liu Yufei and said:

"Young man, your martial prowess is exceptional; you should be hunting down those giant beasts and becoming a hero of the people!"

Liu Yufei was speechless. In my previous life, I was always being promised a pie in the sky. I never thought I would be promised a pie in the sky again after transmigrating. Wasn't my transmigration a waste?