v5 Chapter 4： The test of true rice and maple night

Zhu Shi took Yushiro away.

Feng Ye didn't actually leave, he still stood where he was before, but was hidden in the gap of time, so that neither Zhu Shi nor Yu Shi Lang could notice.

He quietly looked in the direction where Zhu Shi had left, his eyes gleaming with a little light golden luster, and he saw the future that was like branches and scattered leaves.

"Although it has changed the direction of the future, is it still in place?"

Feng Ye smiled softly.

The prescription he gave to Zhushi is indeed true, but it was a prescription hundreds of years ago. Hundreds of years have passed, and some of the medicinal materials have actually become extinct.

Therefore, Zhu Shi did not simply find all the medicinal materials to make that kind of medicine. She needed her wisdom to create a substitute for the extinct part of the medicinal materials.

This will not be done in a short while.

Feng Ye gave her ten years of time. In fact, he didn't mention it casually, but after a cursory glance at the future, he judged that it would take ten years before Zhu Shi could recreate the medicine.

At the current time point, it was exactly ten years since Midouzi was turned into a ghost, and Tanjiro became an apprentice.

"Find something interesting and do it."

Feng Ye looked down at the string of ever-changing futures and turned around with a smile.

...

Dilapidated town.

This is a large area of ​​villages and towns, but it seems that the houses are a bit decayed and old, and the people walking on the streets are more or less patched on their clothes.

This is a poor village and town, and there are many more such villages and towns in this era.

In the corner of this small town.

Some children who were only about ten years old and messed up all gathered in the corner. There were a few broken-corner begging bowls in front of them, but the bowls were empty and there was no food.

This is a desolate era, or in impoverished remote areas, where such situations abound. Some orphans have lost their parents, and some have been driven out simply because their families cannot support them.

The ones who were kicked out were actually slightly better.

Even worse, they were sold directly to human traffickers by their parents in exchange for money.

These unviable orphans can only curl up in a dark corner like this, looking at the people passing by with prayer eyes, hoping to get a little food.

And at this moment.

Wow!

A few clean white cakes fell into the broken corners of begging bowls.

The gray eyes of all the children lit up almost instantly, and they rushed over, fighting for the pieces of white cake with all their strength.

The big one quickly took up his share, while the thin one was squeezed aside, only getting a little corner.

But there are special cases.

It was a little girl with messy hair and obviously thinner arms than others, but she was much more flexible than others. She grabbed a large piece and held it tightly in the corner to eat.

Few people in this poor small town can take out food to distribute to these orphans. Sometimes there will be a little food for a few days, so many starve to death, and those who survive know that they have to fight for it.

However, this time the situation was a bit beyond their expectations.

Because more than a few pieces of white cakes fell into the bowl, when the white cakes were robbed, a few more pieces were thrown in immediately, and then they were snatched away by other children.

Until everyone got two large enough white cakes, the people who gave them the food stopped throwing them.

With enough food to eat, these children finally settled down. They were no longer as chaotic as they were when they were fighting. While each eating white cakes, they also quietly observed the people who gave them food.

What makes them a little puzzled is that Feng Ye has no pockets on her body, just wearing a relatively simple and loose kimono, stepping on the wooden clogs, and can't see where the white cakes were hidden before, as if they were changed out of thin air. .

But doubts turned to doubts, no one asked anything, because those were not important, and the food in their hands was the most important, allowing them to continue to live.

"Thanks, thank you..."

The girl who looked very slender but very flexible, who was the first to grab the food, ate some food hard, and whispered to Feng Ye.

Feng Ye did not respond, but stood there quietly, waiting for everyone to eat almost, then calmly said: "I have a test here. Those who can pass the test will be accepted as a disciple every day. Those who can have something to eat and want to try, just follow me."

Finish this sentence.

Feng Ye turned around and left.

The children in the corner looked at each other for a while. Although some of them didn't understand what it meant to be a disciple, they still understood the saying that they can eat every day.

After a brief hesitation, someone soon stood up and followed Feng Ye, followed by the second and the third...

that's it.

Feng Ye led a dozen beggars out of the town and came to the foot of the mountain next to the town.

"The content of the test is very simple. Whoever can climb to the top of the mountain will pass."

"I will wait for you at the top of the mountain."

After leaving such a sentence, Feng Ye walked into the mountain and disappeared among the woods.

The children who followed looked at the forest in front of them. After a short pause, someone showed eager gaze and quickly walked into the forest, and others followed one after another.

"It won't be that easy..."

Seeing the other comrades all go up the mountain one after another, Zhen Gan, who was the first to follow Fengye, did not walk into the forest, but murmured.

Since it is a test, it cannot be passed so easily. I am afraid there will be other dangers in the mountains. It is definitely not a simple thing to climb to the top.

but……

Zhen Shi squeezed his small fist.

No matter what, this is an opportunity to live and change the situation. Even if she knows that it is difficult and dangerous, she has no way to refuse, because if you give up, you may not be able to live. The next ten For half a month, I begged for less than a bit of food, and no one knew when they might starve to death.

Since it is a test, it will not be simple, but also, since it is a test, it is possible to pass... She believes what Feng Ye said, and her instinct tells her that Feng Ye will not deceive her.

After everyone went up the mountain, Zhen Gan finally walked into the forest.

As soon as she walked into the forest, she heard a scream, as if she had seen something terrible, with fear and tremor in her voice.

"Alas!!!"

Then there was another scream, this time it was a painful cry, and it caused a lot of movement. It seemed that some heavy object fell to the ground, and it was obvious that there was an injured person.

Zhen Jian was stunned for a short time, but these did not exceed her expectations, so she took a deep breath, calmed down a bit, and continued to walk up the mountain.

Through a forest.

boom!

She felt she stumbled on something.

Then came a heavy wind from above his head.

Zhen Gan did not hesitate, he rolled on the spot almost entirely by instinct, rolled out half a meter away, and then heard the dull sound of heavy objects falling.

When she looked sideways, her small face suddenly turned pale.

It was a thick tree stump, smashed so heavily in the place before her, if she hadn't avoided it, she couldn't imagine what would happen to herself.

"So... dangerous..."

She was pale, glanced towards the top of the mountain, biting her lip.

There was a struggle and retreat in her heart, but in the end she gritted her teeth, got up again, and continued to walk up the mountain while watching the surroundings more vigilantly.

at the same time.

The top of the mountain.

On a huge rock, Feng Ye sat there quietly.

His eyes pierced through the woods and saw what was happening in the mountains and forests, and saw that some people had been injured and others were scared away.

In just ten minutes, there were only three people who were still walking up the mountain.

As time went by, one was missing soon.

at last.

There is only one person left.

"Sure enough, she is the only one."

Feng Ye smiled slightly, not surprised.

Without his interference, Shinzo would be spotted by Rin Takizako and accepted as a disciple soon, becoming Tanjirou's fellow elder sister.

Although she would be killed by the hand ghost later, she was able to be recognized as a disciple by Rin Takizakanji. Her aptitude was undoubtedly sufficient, far surpassing other children.

"almost."

Looking at Zhen Gan who was about to leave the forest, Feng Ye nodded slightly, and then waved his hand. The injured, unconscious and dead children scattered around the forest appeared beside him.

Then he snapped his fingers briefly, and most of the injuries healed immediately, and the wounds were wrapped in white bandages.

After doing this.

Feng Ye stood up and looked forward quietly.

About ten more minutes passed.

Real rice with blood stains and many scars appeared on the mountain road staggeringly, holding a branch in his hand, moving forward bit by bit with difficulty.

Although the body had already reached its limit, every time she moved her whole body seemed to be burning pain, but she still endured it and moved forward step by step with perseverance.

finally.

She came to Feng Ye and stopped.

Feng Ye looked at her with a gentle smile.

"Well done, you are qualified."

"..."

Zhen Jian heard Feng Ye's words, and she couldn't hold it anymore and finally shook her, unable to keep standing anymore, and fell to the rear.

However, she did not fall to the ground, but was gently caught by Feng Ye.

"have a rest."

Feng Ye's voice came gently into her ears.