Chapter 866

The birds chirped merrily from the branches, as if they were singing—or perhaps holding a debate—filling the tranquil mountain forest with vibrant life.

Mei and Yingcao had not slept all night, yet they were still in excellent spirits.

Chapter 8: Asai Chacha

"Let's go!"

Mei stood up and held out her hand to Yingcao.

"..."

Yingcao looked at Mei's gesture, then placed her little hand in Mei's. Mei pulled her up from the ground.

Though they had not slept all night, neither of them was ordinary. Going without sleep for several days would not affect them, so they simply continued on their journey.

Thanks to the campfire, the morning dew had not come near Mei and Yingcao. The grime on the ground was also repelled by the Honkai energy within Mei's body, so her snow-white skin and light-colored clothes remained clean.

Likewise, as a demon, Yingcao would not get dirty as long as she did not want to.

Once daylight came, most demons hid away again. Many of them, in particular, feared the sun and disliked being exposed to its rays.

With no demons troubling them and daylight upon them, Mei led Yingcao onward for about two hours before they finally left the deep mountains.

They entered a human village.

However, the village was very small, and most of its people had never left it in their entire lives. By offering the village chief a gold coin, Mei obtained quite a bit of useful information.

At this time... Japan had long since emerged from the chaos of the Warring States period. Years earlier, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the three great heroes of Japan's Warring States era, had ended the conflicts between the various states and unified Japan once more.

However, because of the Emperor's unique status in Japan, even