It turned out that the inhumane rituals of the Icehouse and the House of Sleeping were indeed quite good at inflicting pain. In the early morning, before the sun could even rise from the horizon, the tortured witch vengeful spirit transferred all her pain and resentment to the woodcutter in the form of a tattoo, and the latter's pain made Frostmourne incomparably satisfied.
When Fangzheng returned to the center of the lake again, he saw Frostmourne eating and drinking to her heart's content. If he were to describe it in an animation, Frostmourne, with a round belly, was sitting on the ground, picking her teeth in satisfaction. Beside her, there would be a bunch of bullet messages saying, "How many months has the child been?", "Sorry everyone, the child is mine."
After that, Fangzheng sent the wraiths back to the River of the Netherworld and closed the Gate of the River of the Netherworld. Soon, the black water that had been permeated by the wraiths returned to its original clear and transparent state.
But it wasn't over yet.
After that, Dusk went to the local mayor and told him that the problem of Mount Riyama had been solved, and that the tourism project could be restarted. Although Dusk complained to the Dog Boy Police that developing a tourism project in a suicide mecca was a one-way ticket, now that the problem of Mount Riyama had been solved, she naturally hoped to solve the problem once and for all.
Although Dusk had now closed the Gate of Hades, if people continued to commit suicide here like before, there might be a second Gate of Hades and the Night Spring. Therefore, the best way was to develop it as a tourism project and remove the suicide mecca. Dusk had to admit that the local government's idea was good. It was just that they didn't investigate the situation before implementing the plan.
Dusk wasn't worried that the local government would reject her proposal. After all, this was already a big project in this place, and they had already invested so much in the early stage. If they didn't continue to grit their teeth and persevere, then the initial investment would become a sunk cost. For the local government, this was obviously an unbearable deficit.
Sure enough, after hearing that the problem of Ri Shan had been solved and that it had been confirmed by the Metropolitan Police Department, the mayor of Ri Shan was very excited. Originally, he had been troubled by the development of the tourism project. Now that he heard that it could continue and that there would be no more supernatural incidents, he was relieved.
On the other hand, I still have a lot of things to do.
For example, in order to prevent Mount Hiyama from becoming a suicide shrine again, she simply invested in the local Mount Hiyama tourism development project in the name of her firm and became the largest shareholder. The local government was originally troubled by this problem. Now that someone was willing to take over, they were naturally happy to hand over this hot potato.
Therefore, Haruko contacted the construction team to clean up and rebuild the previous infrastructure. The corpses had to be collected, and the puppets in the Kagashiro Shrine had to be taken away. The central part of the lake had to be refurbished to prevent intruders …. Considering that she could not stay here for long, Haruko handed over the management of the site to Black Swamp Maidenflower. After all, she knew better than anyone what happened in Hiyama and how to deal with it.
The Black Swamp Dense Flower was a little uneasy with regards to the heavy responsibility that Zeng had given her. However, in the end, she still nodded her head and agreed.
After that, he led the group of people back to the office.
Compared to when he left, there were two more people by his side … They were Heizawa Feng Shi and Bai Ju.
As mentioned before, when Dazhu and Zhongzhu were immersed in the night spring, they were in a "permanent flower" state, which was a bit similar to artificial hibernation. As long as they did not have a mental breakdown, their bodies would not die. Bai Ju's spiritual power was extremely strong, and she was only a Zhongzhu, so there was no problem at all. As for Heizawa Feng Shi, although she had suffered the pain of Miko's murder and was on the verge of a mental breakdown, fortunately, she was still conscious. Therefore, Haruko purified the night spring water that had seeped into their bodies and woke them up.
After all, now that the Gate of Yellow Springs had been destroyed, they did not need to continue guarding the night spring as Human Pillars. Of course, as people from a hundred years ago, the two of them were quite curious about the outside world along the way. Over the years, many people had committed suicide in Hiyama. As Human Pillars, they would receive the memories of those suicides, so they would not be as ignorant of the outside world as the savages who came out of the mountains. However, the memories they had absorbed belonged to others, and this was the first time they had seen the outside world with their own eyes. So, for the two of them, the scenery outside was quite fresh and interesting.
But for Crimson Daisy …. she was a little resistant.
"…. Are we really going to put these dolls in the office?"
Crimson couldn't help but ask as she looked at Sakura who was arranging the dolls. Sakura placed a kimono doll in a corner, posed it, and then turned around to look at Crimson.
"What? Didn't you always feel that the office is empty? Isn't this perfect? "
"But … .so many dolls, isn't it too scary?"
Crimson couldn't help protesting as she looked at the office in front of her. The original office was indeed very monotonous. Except for a TV, a desk and a sofa, there was nothing else. But now, after Haruko brought back the dolls from the Kagashiro Shrine, the entire office was filled with dolls of all sizes.
In particular, the dolls in kimono were placed in the corners of the walls and even at the end of the corridor. Not only in the office, but even the third floor was filled with these dolls.
Crimson Daisy imagined herself opening the door early in the morning and seeing a doll standing in front of her with its head lowered – that would definitely not be good for the mind.
"Isn't this the only way to prove the uniqueness of our office? Didn't you complain before that this office doesn't look like it deals with supernatural incidents, so many clients don't know what's going on? Now look at the decoration that's so full of supernatural aura, there's no way you'll get it wrong. "
"…. Shizuko Meimei, what do you think?"
Since she couldn't convince Haruko, Crimson had no choice but to rope in her allies. However …
"I think this is good. The office was empty before, it's more beautiful this way."
"…. Miss Suzuka?"
"Huh??"
Hearing Crimson's voice, Suzuka, who was staring at the dolls in fascination, suddenly turned around and smiled embarrassedly.
"I think these dolls are quite cute …."
"Miss Wuji?"
"What's wrong with that?"
Wuji lazily sat on the sofa, sipping black tea and watching TV.
"These are just simple dolls anyway. There aren't any evil spirits residing in them. There's nothing special about them."
"…."
It seemed that there was still a gap between the aesthetic standards of humans and monsters.
In the end, Crimson had no choice but to give up.
"Whew …."
After a busy day, Hayashi dragged her tired body back to her room. The trouble this time wasn't over yet. She still had to go to the Metropolitan Police Department to report the results of the incident on the mountain, as well as the identities of Kurosawa Fengshi and Bai Ju …. They were people from a hundred years ago, so she needed some information to start a new life in this world.
Kurosawa Fengshi was easy to deal with. She could be Crimson's assistant, but Bai Ju was more troublesome. Girls of her age should really be sent to school ….
While thinking, Hayashi fell into a deep sleep.
When she opened her eyes again, she wasn't in her room, but an old-fashioned bedroom in the Japanese style.
"Is this … a dream?"
She stood up, walked to the door, and pushed it open. An old woman with a hunched back was standing outside. When she saw Hayashi, she respectfully bowed to her.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, Lord Harukino."
"You seem to be … Kaede, right? What are you doing?"
Hayashi stared at the old woman in front of her and asked curiously. If she remembered correctly, the old woman in front of her should be one of the priestesses on the mountain, but why did she appear here to appear in her dream?
"Please follow me."
As she said that, the old woman turned around and walked forward. Hayashi followed her out of the room and along the corridor. Then, the two stopped in front of a door. The old woman opened the paper door and gestured for Hayashi to enter.
“？？？”
Hayashi tilted her head in confusion and walked into the room. After that, the paper door gently closed. At the same time, the originally dark room instantly became bright.
Then, the scene that unfolded before Si's eyes shocked him.
Under the illumination of the lanterns, on the tatami in the room in front of her, several young girls dressed like brides were sitting quietly. Moreover, all of them were familiar faces.
Kurozawa Reo, Kurozawa Fengshi, Bai Ju, Amakura, and Amakura … Six girls in bridal clothes were kneeling on the tatami, as if they were waiting for something. Kurozawa Reo and Amakura were whispering to each other, while Amakura and Amakura were also whispering to themselves. Only Bai Ju and Amakura were kneeling there motionlessly.
As if sensing Hayashi's gaze, the girls suddenly raised their heads and looked at her.
"…"
What the hell is this? Secluded marriage? Are they asking me to choose a bride?
Seeing this scene, Hayashi was confused. She had no idea what the priestesses on the mountain were doing.
But although she didn't know what was going on, she only had one answer.
Only children make choices, adults naturally want them all!
(End of this chapter)
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