Because of her shabby clothes, Hakata's style of painting is different from other people on the street. Others have more or less traces of sores on their faces and bodies, but Hakata is white and tender, which attracts attention.

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At this time, a group of patrol officers came over and saw Hakata.

The patrol leader came over and asked, "Hey, you! What do you do?"

Hakata hugged the jar and responded: "I came to see the priest of Jiaowei. I didn't expect that the priest was not here. He was about to go to the guardian area..."

The leader yelled: "Hey, you...Leech Min...? Huh? You are not a Leech Min?"

Hakata: "I am seeking death, but I met the guardian beast at the place of death and received his blessing."

After hearing Hakata's words, the leader's expression became respectful: "I see, such a thing does happen to those who give blessings. It's disrespectful and disrespectful. Huh? What are you holding? Why is there still humming in the jar?"

Hakkada opened the jar and showed the contents to the patrolman for a clear look. The patrolman's expression changed drastically and he backed away repeatedly.

Hakata explained: "I originally wanted to marry my second son, but I didn't expect that the marriage partner made a mistake and was punished by the Jiaowei priest, and it turned out like this, alas..."

The leader's face was a little pale, and the scabies on his cheeks were even brighter red. He said with a bit of a tongue: "Yes... yes, the priest's family has many rules and regulations, and the leech people should be punished."

Hakata was a little sad: "Oh, I don't know what kind of crime this girl committed to be punished like this."

A patrol member jumped out and shouted: "I know!"

Everyone looked at him, and the patrol member continued to shout: "This woman is my neighbor's daughter. She was married to the priest of Jiaowei last month because of her beauty. Then she drifted away. She didn't regard herself as a leech. She wanted to

Then she pulled her parents and brothers ashore and arranged for her brothers to serve as scorers in the leech field. That was fine, but she also secretly took the food from the priest's house to support her family."

"It's a serious crime to steal food that only priests can enjoy. In the end, we were discovered and that's what happened."

Another patrol member yelled: "Oh! That's it! I know, let me just say, originally the positions of the two scorekeepers were to be ranked according to seniority, but why did two new people come to fill the position? Although these two

There were no mistakes in the work and scoring, but after not working for a long time, he lost his footing and fell into the leech pond, and was found like two mummies."

The first patrolman: "It's also miserable. Her parents are from my neighbor's house. The daughter made a mistake and all the sons died. Then the two of them, who are about thirty years old, also went to the swamp a few days ago.

I died looking for destiny and never came back. Hehe, because he is my neighbor, I spent ten dried leeches to buy his house and opened up the walls. Now my house is spacious."

Hakata covered the jar and didn't want to continue discussing the matter, so he asked: "How to get to the guardian area."

The leader pointed to the other side of a suspension bridge: "Going to the end over there is the guardian area. Brother Blesser, what are you doing there?"

Hakata: "My eldest son has also reached the age of marriage. He has fallen in love with the guardian's nanny. I was wondering if I could go over and negotiate and redeem the nanny."

The leader laughed and said: "Haha, brother the Blesser, you have made a mistake. Shou Mu's kind of fun is okay, but you want to get married? They can't have children, so don't bother."

Hakata: "Ah? What? How do you say it?"

The leader suddenly became silent, as if he had said something wrong, and the patrol members also did not speak. This seemed to be a taboo. Hakata was also a wise man, so he took out the wrapped meatballs, brought four packs, and gave them to the priest.

I had two packets at home. These two packets were originally going to be given to Guardian J, so I took out one packet and gave it to the leader of the patrol. The leader took the meatball packet, shook it, and looked at the patrol team behind him, haha

Hakata understood that the leader wanted to take one packet, and anyone who saw the other packet would get a share, so Hakata gave the last packet to the leader of the patrol.

Only then did the leader speak: "This is a secret, don't tell it outside."

Haka nodded: "I understand."

Leader: "Of course, this is not a secret among the first class. It is a secret for the leech people of the third class. Brother Blesser, you are not a leech citizen anymore and you are qualified to know this secret."

Hakata said seriously: "Of course, I am the one who bestows blessings. Naturally, I do not belong to the leech people."

Leader: "The guardian is very strong, but his brain... is not very bright."

Hakata: "Hmm...?"

Leader: "The guardian's power is very strong, but he cannot control it. He is like a wild beast. He will eat anything when he is hungry, and he will do anything when he is interested. The guardian is there to serve the guardian. Do you know how tall the guardian is?

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Hakata: "No... I don't know, how high?"

Leader: "The shortest one is 3 meters! The tallest one is 5 or 6 meters! Those guardians are expendable! I once went to clean it up, it was miserable, there was a big hole, and the intestines came out, but they didn't die.

, the kind that screamed for three days and three nights and still didn’t die.”

Hakata: "This...how is this possible? You can survive three days and three nights with a big hole in your body?"

Leader: "The guardian was transformed by the blessing of the guardian beast. Naturally, he has the magic power to keep the used guardian alive."

Hakata: "What... you said that the guardian was transformed by blessing?"

Leader: "Huh? Hehe, I've said too much, I can't say any more."

Then the patrol team bid farewell to Hakkata and continued patrolling. Hakkata watched the patrol team leave, and doubts emerged uncontrollably. Confusion, doubt, uneasiness, and the jar in his arms, everything had something to do with it.

This kind of unspeakable thing, Hakata did not dare to dwell on it anymore. Hakata knew that as long as the window paper was broken, the pain he had experienced, all the efforts he had made, and the belief he had always believed in would collapse and become

It's meaningless and this is something I cannot accept.

So Hakata cheered up and walked towards the suspension bridge.

There were horses and a guard's hut at the suspension bridge. The guard was drinking scarlet wine. When he saw someone coming, he shouted: "Who are you!? Who let you get close! In front is the guardian area, where the idlers

When you are not allowed to come near, get out!"

Hakkata smiled and said: "I am a person seeking death. I met the guardian beast in the mud swamp, received a blessing, and became a blessing giver. I think I am qualified to enter the guardian area."

Two guards came out of the hut. One of the two guards was holding a double-ended gun and the other was holding a machete. Their body hair was very thick, especially their hands. The hair on the back of their hands looked like that of a chimpanzee or... a wolf?

The guard with the double-headed gun looked at Hakata carefully, and even got closer and sniffed it with his nose. He muttered, "It smells like a superior person, but the smell is different."

The machete guard circled around Hakata and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Hakata: "My eldest son has reached the age of marriage, and I want to redeem him as a nanny. I don't know what the procedures are."

The two guards laughed loudly after hearing this, as if they had heard something very funny.

Double-headed gun guard: "Haha, you are quite funny, you are from above, right? You just came here not long ago? Why are your clothes like this? Haha."

Machete Guard: "Don't be naive, brother, we are all leech people here, don't tarnish your bloodline, you can still go back up there if you keep fighting for it, don't mess around."

Hakkata wanted to argue, but suddenly there was a noise from the other side of the suspension bridge.

A woman was covered in blood and ran out of the guardian's living area in a panic, shouting as she ran: "Help~Help, the guardian is crazy~"

Hakata looked over hurriedly and saw a 3-meter-tall fish-headed monster rushing out from behind the woman. The monster had unusually strong muscles. It was holding a corpse with its head gnawed off in one hand. The corpse's neck was still spurting blood.

Pulling the ground, he chased the escaping woman on three legs.

The two guards rushed to both sides of the suspension bridge, and then they operated the handle of the suspension bridge at the same time. With a "click" sound, the handles were pulled down at the same time. The connecting rope on the side of the suspension bridge was broken, and the entire suspension bridge fell off the cliff. They ran to the bridge.

The woman who was halfway up the mountain said "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" and she also fell off the cliff. She splashed into the pool at the bottom of the cliff and splashed a pillar of water.

The fish-headed monster roared on the other side of the suspension bridge, roaring "Ouch!"

Hakata: "This..."

Guard: "It's a common thing. The guardian's mood is very unstable. It's fine when he's quiet, but when he's manic, he goes crazy. He'll be fine if he's full."

Hakata: "Ah? How can we send food across when the suspension bridge is broken?"

The two guards looked at Hakata like idiots, and Hakata immediately understood that the food was those guards.

The fish-headed monster began to chew the corpse in his hand, and then returned to the living area after eating.

The guard looked at Hakata and shouted, "Why don't you leave? The suspension bridge is broken and we can't cross."

Hakkata was a little unwilling to give up. This time he came out for the life-long event of his two sons. He was the one who gave blessings. If this failed, his face would be tarnished. Not only would he be looked down upon by his sons, but he would also be gossiped about by his neighbors. So.

Hakata continued to ask if there was any other way to contact Shoumu.

The guard pointed in the direction of the cliff pool leading to the residential area of ​​the leech people: "You can try to go in through the gate, haha. The guardians always go there."

Hakata looked over and saw that the water pool under the cliff was on a higher ground and the water formed a river. The woman who had just fallen off the cliff had floated up and floated downstream. A huge shadow appeared under the woman, and then

A large number of thick leeches emerged like tentacles, covering the woman and dragging her into the water. Bloody bubbles popped up under the water, and then disappeared silently, leaving only the gurgling flow of water.

Hakata: "..." That's not the Guardian... The length of the shadow under the water is at least fifteen meters, several times longer than the Guardian.

At the end of the water flow was a high gate. When the gate was closed, the water flow drove the garbage and debris to accumulate. Many skeletons could be seen stuck in the gate.

The guard shouted: "Brother, let's go quickly. You and I have come here to make a living in the mountains. We don't want to embarrass you. If the priests pass by and see you later, you don't want to stay in this mud pit for the rest of your life."

Hakata walked away angrily. When he came, he was very confident. When he left, he was all discouraged. He knew some things he shouldn't know. Although he didn't seem to know anything, his long-term beliefs and

The spiritual support has been shaken.

Hakata thought of the Lord Guardian Beast he met in the swamp. What the Lord Guardian Beast said made Harkata very painful.

Hakkata looked up at the sky. The towering cliffs on both sides looked so oppressive. It seemed that the light from the sky would never reach the bottom of the cliff.

Hakata felt something. He put down the jar and opened the lid. Sure enough, the person inside was dead, and only the squirming leeches were left. His eyeballs and brains had been eaten by the leeches.

Hakata felt sad and closed the lid. This thing had become a hot potato. It didn't seem right to take it home, and throwing it away wouldn't be good either. So Hakata looked around and found that there was no one around, so he put the jar away.

I got under a raised rock and wanted to walk away.

Suddenly, a well-dressed old woman started shouting on the stairs. The old woman didn't know which priest's family she was. She saw Hakata hiding something under the stone, so she shouted: "What are you doing!? Who are you?"

From home!? Who told you to hide something! Take it out!"

Hakkata didn't want to cause trouble, so she picked up the jar and walked away. The old woman behind was still yelling that she was unqualified and was born in vain for doing such a thing. Balabala would go to hell if she secretly hid the leech jar!
To be continued...