Temple Girl
Chapter 12 Travel

If you start something you doubt it,

Take one step, then,

And you'll find me supporting you,

O rage of anger.

Then on the next morning that felt so awkward due to the events of last night, Fu and Su heavily released Chiharu to go carry out her duties that Mr. Qi had left behind.

"Go to the nearest village miss, bless the village there. Then come back, do it as long as the lady can't use spiritual energy to fly." Fu advised when giving supplies to Chiharu.

The girl nodded and smiled enthusiastically, even though she had not been there for a very long time. Chiharu can still clearly remember how he and Mr. Qi went down the nearby villages or towns that were taken around five.

Chiharu began walking through the forest in the summer, towering trees covering her body from the scorching heat of the sun. Enjoying the morning sun that still feels warm, flowers appear to bloom with the spirit of welcoming the steps of the teenage girl. Sometimes getting caught by a few tree branches does not make Chiharu disturbed, honestly he really enjoys times like this.

About forty minutes into Chiharu's walk, he was shocked when the settlement was already visible at the end of the eye. Five years have passed, but Chiharu still surprised when a small village and a population of activity were seen there. He resumed his journey, tidied up his clothes and began to enter the village.

People looked at him with various gazes, ignored that gaze Chiharu kept walking until he reached the nicest house there. He slapped the door a few times, until a man with a thick beard came out from behind the door. Her tall and short body was even lower than that of teenage Chiharu, the girl opened her white hat.

Smiling softly when looking directly at the tall man before him, "Are you the village chief here?" ask Chiharu politely.

The man was a little stunned by Chiharu's beauty that felt rare and he had never seen before, a second he was surprised and another second he smiled widely. "Really, right. I'm the village chief here, what can I do for this beautiful lady?" his words contained a disturbing persuasive element, but Chiharu tried to skip it.

"I am a temple girl, I was given orders by my teacher to bless this place. Of course if you don't mind." Without reducing his politeness, Chiharu bowed in honor of the village chief there.

The man smiled wider and wider, quickly and without question he agreed with Chiharu's wishes. Then the girl began her blessing, she touched the rice seeds there. Channeling spiritual energy so that later the seedlings can thrive with abundant harvest. Touching the village's soil in order to fertilize the plants there, and touching the water source to refresh the ecosystem of the flowing river.

Without Chiharu realizing that giving blessings as Fu and Su taught took a long time, until the sun had begun to yellowish Chiharu just finished his work. When Chiharu was about to leave to return to the temple, the fat man said that the night was very dangerous for a girl.

With a little forced finally Chiharu stayed there, in the place of the head of a luxurious village with full food and felt excessive. Life in this village is not very prosperous. Inner Chiharu was annoyed, with a heavy heart he bribed the luxurious meal. And getting upset because it tastes good.

***

The night grew late when Chiharu was unable to close her eyes, even though she felt tired and sleepy. When he planned to take a walk at night, the door opened so wide. A yellowish light shone through the entire room, including the girl who automatically closed her eyes.

The scent of the fat man pierced Chiharu's sharp nose, every step taken could be heard by Chiharu's ears that were firmly attached. Bad feelings are never wrong, he thought to laugh at himself. Why did all the evil ones attack him when he was on top of the dispute? Can't attack when he's sharpening his sword.

When the man jumped up to overwhelm Chiharu, the girl immediately rolled to the side to dodge. His watchful gaze grew fiercer in the black net, as the fat and short man before him growled with anger as Chiharu managed to dodge. "How could the sleeping pills not work?!" his screams blared, it would probably be heard all the way outside. I don't know Chiharu doesn't know.

"It's beautiful, just give up. Come here, I'll be gentle and whatever you want I'll give you." his sagging face looks even more disgusting with every move, Chiharu refrained from directly slashing the demon-spirited man.

Chiharu tried to relax her tensed body, now she stood up as usual. With his grin Chiharu approached slowly, making the village chief happy not to be a bitch. "Rubber, come. I'll be gentle with a pretty boy like you."

His daydream came to a halt when he saw a woman with a boy in her arms staring timidly at Chiharu. "I won't hurt you, calm down." Chiharu persuaded with sincerity.

The expressions of the two seemed a little calm, but it did not change anything as they both still trembled quite violently. "Please young lady, help us." then the woman cried out with unstoppable tears, leaving Chiharu confused as to what to do.

Long as the two cried and Chiharu remained patiently waiting for him, the woman finally stopped. Staring at Chiharu with hope, as if the girl was an angel sent by God to save her. The woman tries to calm herself down, ease her cries and tries to talk to Chiharu the young girl who feels stronger than anyone "The village head—The man has smuggled children and girls to do—human trafficking."

And just that one sentence, Chiharu felt anger bubbling within her...

***

"This event happened three years ago, when this village was just starting to form. The benevolent village chief was found lifeless inside his residence, and the Imperial envoy replaced our village chief.

At first it did not feel awkward, but the longer people in our village increasingly thinned and lost somewhere. Then the disappearance were the young children, and the women.

Until when I was picked up by the Village Chief I couldn't resist because he threatened me" the girl's cry broke out. Feeling shaky about the story that made Chiharu even more angry,

"She threatened that she would sell me to be a comfort woman like my other friends, miss. I beg you to help us, I'm sure the people who have been kidnapped haven't left and are still here. They'll be sent in the morning."

Chiharu clasped the tip of her sword sheath, her body trembling withstanding anger. "What about the people before?" the question did not seem to require an answer when the woman lowered her head back to hold her sobs.

Then the two began to browse through the luxurious house in the middle of this remote village, the wide doors opened and Chiharu could guess as they headed for the library. With all his strength one of the bookshelves there was pushed, helped Chiharu the closet shifted and improved the place. Featuring a simple wooden door that seemed to look locked, the funny thing is not to look dusty so it reached the conclusion that the door was often used.

The woman was puzzled when the door was locked, "Keep away, I will destroy it." the girl took out the sword she always carried from her scabbard, a blue aura enveloping the sword until when the light was bright enough. The door exploded, making a loud noise and the dust in the air flew.

The stairs below them seemed to jut into the darkness, the woman beside Chiharu lit the lantern she was carrying. Go down the rocky stairs there and get to a big room. Chiharu again pulled out her sword, this time not to smash the door but instead directed the woman's neck.

To the woman's surprise, "If you trick me into trying to lock me up here, I'll drag you to hell." Chiharu whispered horribly, dragging her accent to create a gripping atmosphere with a heavy atmosphere.

The woman regained her tears, she shook her head slowly trying to tell Chiharu that what she said was the truth. "Truly I didn't trick you, you didn't have to go inside. Let me do it, just wait here."

And just like his words, when Chiharu let go of the woman. He went straight into the room there, not long after the girl showed his relieved face and the people following him behind. Guilt was tucked into Chiharu's inner self, yet she did not feel at all sorry for doing so.

The night is getting late when the people there rejoice to welcome their families disappear, Chiharu is also happy because of it. But he was not satisfied at all, because the people who had been lost and sold first could not save Chiharu.

"Thank you temple lady, we are so grateful." a man there greeted Chiharu by giving her a bag of gold for saving them.

The girl reflexively pushed the man there, and said that he needed nothing in return. "I'll be back after making sure you're all in good health." said Chiharu full of sincerity, hoping that the medicines he brought were enough to treat them all. And tomorrow is the day to punish the village chief.

The To Be Continued...