Although she was in the village, one could tell at a glance that this kimono girl was not someone who lived there. She was a young lady from a wealthy, noble family.
And she truly was an aristocratic young lady!
"Kikyo, Kaede!"
Lifting the hem of her skirt, the girl hurried into the room. Only then did she close her umbrella and let out a sigh of relief.
"Xia Ji, you came..."
"Mm."
The girl was Xia Ji, Taniwara Natsu, who lived in Kaede Village.
"Sister Xia Ji, your shoes are all wet. Why don't you wash them first?"
Seeing Xia Ji's soaked shoes and kimono hem, the young Miko Kaede could not help saying so.
"Alright!"
Xia Ji nodded at those words. She truly did not feel very comfortable.
But logically speaking, as a woman of ancient times—especially in Japan, which was even harsher than Shenzhou in this era—women could not casually expose any part of their bodies other than their heads and hands.
Yet Taniwara Natsu did not treat it as anything important. She simply took off her shoes and washed them beneath the eaves in the rainwater.
Just as she finished washing them, the rain miraculously stopped. Looking at the sky beginning to clear, the young Miko Kaede immediately went outside.
"The rain stopped! Great, Sister Xia Ji, let's go pick mushrooms! There must be lots of mushrooms outside the village after the rain. Then we can make a pot of mushroom soup for Captain sister and the others." After confirming it would not rain again, the young Miko hurriedly grabbed Xia Ji and prepared to take her out.
"Wait. Takiyasha Hime's Demon Soldiers have already infiltrated Musashi Province. They shouldn't reach the village so quickly, but just in case, take these with you!"
Kikyo took