"Other mothers tell stories while their children sleep."
"Then I'll tell you a story from The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter!"
Chapter 119: Such Things Belong Only in Heaven
The next day, when Fu Hua awoke from her meditation, the sky within the secret realm was already gradually brightening.
Seeing Kaguya and Cang Xiaoxuan still sound asleep, she did not disturb them and went outside alone. Feeling the divine power permeating the shrine, she sensed that it had weakened even further. In less than a week, the shrine's barrier would probably disappear completely.
So, it was best to resolve the source of the zombie incident within a week.
Fu Hua walked into the shrine courtyard and began practicing the fist techniques and movement techniques she remembered. She continued until... the shrine's mistress, the Miko Chōchō, appeared nearby at some point and called out that it was time to eat.
When Fu Hua and the young Miko arrived at the dining area, they found Cang Xiaoxuan and Kaguya already sitting there, though both seemed somewhat dazed.
Fu Hua understood why when she saw the food on the table. Not only was there very little of it, but it was all crude rice balls.
"Although I wanted to entertain you immortals properly, this is all the food the shrine has left..."
Miko Chōchō seemed rather embarrassed, but there was nothing she could do. With zombies running rampant, more than half the villagers had died. The remaining few were hiding in their homes without enough food for themselves, so how could they risk coming to the shrine to make offerings?
"I have some emergency food supplies here. I never expected them to come in handy!" Before leaving the previous world, Fu Hua had purchased a batch of supplies just in case.
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