The village was not big,

It was not a secret that the sickly Yukihime's illness had completely disappeared overnight,

The topic of discussion in the village day and night was whether the man had really found Saussurea on the snowy mountain that could bring people back to life,

Or perhaps there was some other fortuitous encounter,

But no matter what it was,

It would attract the curiosity and greed of others.

Only the man himself knew that the return of his wife did not make him too excited. The Snow Girl who came back with him was gone,

She disappeared after he asked her to save Yukihime that day,

The man stood outside the door,

He was relieved to hand over his dead wife to the monster that he brought back, who he did not know was friend or foe,

After all, no matter what, there was nothing worse than death.

"Yukihime,

That's great... you didn't leave me. "

The man did not care about the gazes and probing questions of the others. Even his old mother, who had rushed home after hearing the news, was perfunctorily answered because Yukihime told him that the two men who could enter her house were let in by her old mother, because the two of them said that they would give her a large sum of money to let her son marry a new one.

Yukihime was very different from before after she came back to life,

She began to sit at the entrance and stare blankly from time to time. The gentle smile on her face became cold and expressionless. The man only thought that she had become like this because she had gone through a huge blow. He accompanied her day and night to make her happy. He never suspected that there was anything wrong with his wife, because no matter how much Xue Gie changed, she was still the same as before.

The only thing that had not changed was that she still liked snow as much as before.

"Your wife is a monster." Because there was a record of the monk lying to him that the snowy mountain had Saussurea, which could cure all diseases,

So when a man who called himself a wandering mage stood in front of him and told him that his wife was a monster,

The man picked up a hoe from the courtyard and chased the man out. He no longer trusted anyone. Everyone wanted to take Yukihime away from him, take away the Yukihime that originally belonged to him.

"Are you trying to trick me again? Who told you to come here this time?"

Awakened by his past memories, the angry man smashed the hoe in his hand at the sorcerer in front of him. His angry roar attracted the attention of the surrounding people. When the sorcerer saw that there were more people, he shouted a few words about the man's wife being a monster.

"Your wife is a monster!

She was the Snow Girl!

The Snow Girl was not a monster that brought luck. She would continue to bring misfortune to the village!

You better not be so obstinate! "

The sorcerer clenched the hoe that was swung at him and glared at the man coldly. He stuffed a talisman into the man's clothes and whispered to him that he would know when he tried it tonight.

"Bah." Although there was still anger in the man's eyes, he still put down the hoe in his hand.

More and more people gathered in the village. The villagers pointed at Yukihime and whispered to each other about the strange things that had happened to her. For example, her face was frightening every day, and the surroundings were exceptionally cool even though it was summer. However, those were nothing. The most common thing they talked about was how she came back to life in the winter.

The two men who had caused Yukihime to be tortured to death announced how delicious Yukihime was after they left the village. Everyone in the village knew that after the men left, Yukihime was humiliated and tortured, but no one came to help.

It was because those men might also want to join in the fun like those two, but most of the women were jealous of Xue Gie's appearance. None of them were willing to lend a helping hand and end up getting dirty.

"As expected … it's impossible to come back from the dead. She recovered from her illness overnight. I heard that there was no Saussurea on that mountain. She really is a monster, right?"

"Snow Girl, Yukihime.

I heard that Yukihime was born during the heavy snow … "

"No wonder it's so cold around her even though it's summer …"

"A monster in the village, how scary!"

"Why don't we go find the Onmyoji?"

… …

The villagers gathered in front of the man's house and discussed loudly. Some people even shouted for the two to get out of the village. When one person shouted, two more people followed. The villagers began to shout loudly at the door, "Yukihime is a monster, get out of the village!" The man closed the door and entered the house. He only wanted to comfort Yukihime who didn't know what was going on.

"Yukihime, let's move out of the village tomorrow. Let's go to a place where no one can disturb us."

"Okay."

The next morning, the two packed their bags and got up early to leave the village. The man's mother had left the village a long time ago with the money she got from betraying Yukihime. When they left, only the two of them were left. The man had already decided to settle down in a quiet and secluded place. He knew how to hunt and farm, so he could take care of Yukihime.

"Don't let them get away!"

As soon as they opened the door, they saw a dense crowd of villagers blocking the door. Every one of them was holding a weapon, and the person leading them was the Magician from yesterday.

"Ha, you didn't throw away the talisman I stuffed into your clothes yesterday. You must be suspecting that your wife is a monster, so I've brought some people here to help you get rid of it."

The Magician's words reminded the man that he was surrounded by villagers early in the morning because of the talisman yesterday. He had completely forgotten about it yesterday. Although Yukihime kept telling him that she was different from before, he kept lying to himself, telling himself that she was still Yukihime, and that her personality had changed after going through all those things.

"We will leave the village today!" The man shielded Yukihime behind him, and looked at the people in front of him with vigilance.

"Leave?

Who knows if the monster will go somewhere else to hurt people? The best way is to get rid of her! "

The villagers agreed and hid behind the Magician. They were still afraid that Yukihime would hurt them.

"Yukihime."

Yukihime, who was behind the man, seemed to have lost her patience after hearing these words. She wanted to walk out of the encirclement, but she was stopped by the man. When the Magician and the villagers saw Yukihime taking a step forward, they all took a step back.

"A monster is indeed a monster. You can't help but reveal your true nature so soon?"

It was midsummer, but snowflakes had already begun to fall. Yukihime did not need to hide her identity. To be precise, she was not Yukihime, but Snow Girl.

Yukihime had already died that day. Even a monster did not have the ability to bring a dead person back to life.

"Storm …" Snow.

"Stop, Snow Girl … Don't hurt the people in the village. I should've known that even the most powerful demon wouldn't be able to revive the dead. Please leave … I'm really grateful that you pretended to be Snow Girl and lived with me for this period of time. Even though your disguise was full of holes, I comforted myself every day and night."

"So you already knew …"

"Because Yukihime's parents also died in the snow, so she used to like snow the most. But every time she saw snow, she would cry. You, on the other hand, really like snow."

Snow Girl remained silent. The villagers and the Magician could not stand it anymore. The Magician took the lead and threw out the talismans. The villagers also saw someone taking the lead and rushed forward like a swarm of bees. The man used the hoe in his hand to stop the villagers who wanted to enter the house. He shouted at Snow Girl to leave.

"You don't have to do this. I can get rid of these humans, and you can continue to live in the beautiful dream that your wife is still alive. No one will …"

"Hurry up and leave … I've heard people say that if demons kill people, they'll be targeted by Onmyojis. You've stayed in that snow mountain for so long, but you're still as white as snow. You must be a good demon, so promise me that you won't kill anyone. Live a carefree life like Xue Gie."

"You …"

"I only have one request …"

"I promise you."

If the Snow Girl wanted to leave, no one could stop her. Even the aggressive Magician was powerless. The cold froze everyone's feet. The Snow Girl walked out of the village. After the Snow Girl left, the man who did not leave with her became the target of everyone.

"He's a monster too!

I've never seen anyone who climbed the mountain come back alive. "

"Yeah!

Kill him! "

The Sorcerer, who had been humiliated by the Snow Lady, had no choice but to tell everyone that this man was also a monster. The best way to deal with a monster was to separate them into different parts and bury them in different places. This method of sealing would be very effective.

The man had already given up on struggling, so when the Snow Lady came back out of concern, she saw the man being dismembered into pieces. Meanwhile, the villagers were overjoyed that the monster had been eliminated.

"They're all humans. I thought I would let him go. I promised him that I wouldn't kill these people, so I used a barrier to trap them. Every day, I used wind and snow to make them live in fear."