The stone steps that went up the mountain had been built for an unknown period of time.
The mottled moss on the stone steps looked like a special pattern, but the boss and the maid knew that these stone steps were not gemstones.
After passing through the vermilion torii, they climbed up about a hundred steps. This extremely long staircase was considered to be completed.
The sun had not yet emerged from the mountains, but the sky was already slightly bright. After finally climbing halfway up the mountain where the shrine was located, Luoqiu looked back. The village below had become very small.
The appearance of the shrine was not much different from what Luoqiu imagined. A box was placed in front, probably used to hold the tribute money of the worshippers. As for the left side, there was a wooden fence with many wooden signs hanging on it.
New Year's wishes.
The villagers of Unripe Rice Village would come to worship every New Year, then write their wishes for the coming year and hang them here. Luoqiu seemed to be very interested. He walked directly to the wooden fence and looked at it carefully.
The sky gradually brightened.
In the early morning, it was the quietest time. However, some birds living in the mountain forest rushed into the sky from the distant mountain forest in flocks at this time.
"So many crows." You Ye looked at them flying away. She seemed a little unhappy.
After all, the crow's cry was not as pleasant as the oriole's. In people's inherent beliefs, it seemed to represent ominous things. However, for the club's boss and maid, there was no such thing as ominous. So, it could only be described as not beautiful.
Luoqiu just smiled. After looking at the prayers on the signs hanging on the wooden fence, he walked directly to the front of the shrine. He suddenly said with interest, "People worship the gods to get blessings. If we also worship, I don't know if they can bless us."
Bless what? Perhaps even whether they had the courage to show up was a problem.
You Ye shook her head slightly. Luoqiu stopped this topic and looked at the bell hanging in front. After people put down the tribute money, they would shake the bell here sincerely. There was even a requirement for the number of times. Everything had a rigorous and pious process.
"Who … are you?"
The one who asked this question was the witch who was in charge of guarding the shrine. She walked over from the other side of the wooden railings where the prayer signs were placed. There was also a stone-paved path on the other side, which seemed to lead to the back of the shrine.
She wasn't very old. She was wearing a plain kimono and carrying a small wooden bucket in her hand. Her hair seemed to be very long, almost reaching her heels, but at this moment, it was wet.
Boss Luo's eyesight was very good, and naturally, Miss Maid's eyesight wasn't bad either, so she could easily see the trace of water vapor on Miko's body.
Perhaps it was because he had just finished washing.
Luo Qiu nodded at the witch with a smile. "Hello."
A trace of doubt flashed across Miko-sama's face, but she nodded at the same time and slowly walked over with the wooden barrel. She was a little surprised because this couple's attire was very strange.
But Miko-sama had also encountered something even stranger and more unbelievable. That was why he was curious, but he wasn't too surprised. "Are you from another village?"
With the help of the increasingly bright light in the sky, Miko-sama could already see the couple's appearance clearly. She had grown up in this land since she was a child, so she had a deep impression of the people who lived here. Whether they were strangers or not, she could recognize them at a glance.
"Kind of, just passing by." Luoqiu nodded.
Miko-sama was very young, even younger than she was five years ago, so her body was very petite, like a girl who couldn't grow up.
But her hair was really long … black hair, straight because of washing, and water droplets were still dripping from the ends. She was even more confused, but still asked politely, "Do you want to worship?"
"No." Luoqiu shook his head, "I want to be blessed, but the gods may not be able to give me."
Miko-sama was surprised and opened her mouth slightly. In front of Miko-sama and Miko-sama who guarded the shrine, saying such words seemed to be disrespectful to the gods.
She should be angry … but in fact, she wasn't.
She looked at the sky and knew that it was very early, so she was puzzled by the couple who came up at this time. It took a long time to walk up from the foot of the mountain. Therefore, they might have come up before dawn … or even before that.
"Since you don't want to worship, then please leave." Miko-sama didn't intend to blame the two for their disrespect to the gods, but her attitude was a little cold.
However, she was really too young. This trace of coldness did not seem like an iceberg. Instead, it seemed to have a hint of anger.
"Can I walk around?" Boss Luo thought for a while, "I won't touch anything here … I promise."
"Suit yourself." Miko-sama said indifferently, then glanced at Luoqiu and suddenly said, "But you'd better leave this place as soon as possible."
"So it's because I didn't worship?" Luoqiu asked apologetically.
Miko-sama shook her head, "It's dangerous for a man to stay in this village … especially when you're an outsider."
"Dangerous?"
"That's all I have to say." Miko-sama picked up the bucket again and walked into the shrine through the front door.
Luo Qiu heaved a sigh of relief, looking at the door that was finally closed. Speaking of danger, the prayer signs hanging on the wooden railings were probably more dangerous, right?
"I don't know how Arex is preparing." Boss Luo said suddenly.
You Ye said softly, "Arex only needs us to control one of the people he thinks is in order to save more real souls in this pseudo world. Since the requirements aren't high, I naturally need to make more preparations. "
Boss Luo smiled, looking at the position of the stone steps leading up, "The first one to come … is him."
…
A shadow was running fast on the steep stone steps.
Red robe, silver hair … It was Zhuifeng, a half-monster in this world. But Zhuifeng was obviously not alone. He was carrying an unconscious woman on his back at this time.
Zhuifeng always found injured and unconscious people when he went out. He also felt quite helpless. Last time, it was Zixing. Because he sensed the weak monster power of Zixing, as a monster, Zhuifeng naturally couldn't treat her as an ordinary person.
As for this time … this unconscious and injured woman didn't seem to be an ordinary person.
"Is anyone here?"
Just as they reached the end of the stone steps, Wind-Chasing Wolf hurriedly shouted. The reason why he came to this place was because of some memories left in his body.
"Is anyone here?" Zhuifeng took a few steps closer at this time and shouted again at the door of the shrine. At this time, the ears on his head trembled slightly.
This was because he heard the sound of footsteps. As expected, not long after, a young shaman in a white kimono opened the door. Her hair was still wet.
"Inuyasha …"
His ears were so sensitive that Zhuifeng easily heard the name that the witch said in a very soft voice. But the witch frowned at the same time and seemed a little unhappy. "Inuyasha, why are you still here? I have already said … Who is the person behind you? "
Zhuifeng didn't know what the relationship between Inuyasha and this witch was. He just came here based on the guidance of his body's memory. Of course, he also had some ideas of discovering some clues about this bizarre incident.
"I don't know." Zhuifeng shook his head and said, "I picked her up on the road. She was seriously injured and unconscious. Can you help me take a look?"
The witch tilted her head and thought for a while, then nodded, "Bring her in."
Wind-Chasing Wolf hurriedly carried the person on his back and bypassed the boxes used for worship and walked into the shrine. But just as he put her down, before he had time to take a closer look at the interior of the shrine, he heard the voice of the witch, "Just put her down. You can go out."
The witch's attitude was a bit too tough. Zhuifeng didn't know why he had a thought of retreat … a kind of mentality that he himself felt incredible fear.
Strange.
Until the witch closed the door, Zhuifeng sat alone on the wooden ladder in front of the door, still feeling very confused. Perhaps this Inuyasha was very afraid of this woman?
Zhuifeng couldn't figure it out a little. He looked around in boredom and saw many signs hanging on the wooden fence next to him. Because he was too bored, he came forward, rubbed his chin, and tilted his head to look at them, "What is written … 'Next year … harvest', 'I hope to be born … a son'? These words mean 'son', right? "
After a while, the voice of the witch suddenly came from the shrine, "Inuyasha!"
Zhuifeng quickly approached, but the door was still closed. He could only listen and ask, "What's the matter?"
"Where did you meet this woman?"
"On the road." Zhuifeng thought for a moment, "On the way to the village … By the way, is this woman incurable?"
"She won't die for the time being, but she's seriously injured. And she seems to … "
"Seems to what?" The head of the Stormchaser, Uncle Zhuifeng, was burning with curiosity.
But there was no sound at the door, but he heard the sound of footsteps.
Zhuifeng curiously put his ear on the door, trying to listen more carefully. Unexpectedly, the door was opened at once. Zhuifeng could only take two steps back awkwardly, "I didn't eavesdrop!"
"You still haven't changed. You don't know how to be polite." The voice of the witch was a little sullen.
Zhuifeng was shocked. Of course, this sullen voice didn't scare him, but the thing in the woman's hand made him feel danger!
It was a longbow that the woman took from somewhere. She even had a quiver on her back. A long arrow was already on the longbow, and the sharp arrowhead was pointing straight at him!
"Wait, what do you want to do!"
"I said, if you dare to step into this place again, I will kill you!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the witch released her finger, and the sharp arrow shot through the air, flying past Zhuifeng's cheek. It was so fast that he couldn't react.
"Hey! I have no enmity with you, what do you mean! "Zhuifeng frowned!
I will hit humans, regardless of whether they are men or women!
Miko-snorted coldly and took out another arrow, nocking it and releasing it once more. This time, Zhuifeng reacted. Without thinking, he stretched out his hand and caught the arrow. But he didn't expect that the arrow shaft would suddenly burn!
It hurts!
Zhuifeng threw the arrow away at once and glanced at his palm. The flesh on his palm was even burned, and it looked bloody.
"What a stupid guy. You dare to catch my arrow with your hand!" The witch said coldly at this time, "Inuyasha, you are really the stupidest monster!"
"Damn woman, don't think I will be afraid of you. Watch me!" Zhuifeng was obviously irritated, and he jumped out in an instant!
But at this time, the witch shot another arrow. This damn woman's arrow seemed to be a lot faster.
Zhuifeng twisted his body in mid-air and narrowly avoided the arrow. But the sharp arrowhead also cut his clothes. With a snap, something fell from his clothes.
A book!
After Zhuifeng woke up, he had put a book on his body.
But Zhuifeng didn't care about this kind of thing. He only felt that this damn woman's arrow was too dangerous, so he quickly pulled away and looked at her vigilantly.
The witch frowned. She walked out of the shrine and picked up the book on the ground. After glancing at it, she looked at Zhuifeng and asked coldly, "What do you mean?"
"For you …" Zhuifeng just finished speaking and was stunned for an instant. These words were blurted out, not what he wanted to say.
"You … you still remember?" The witch glanced at it again, but her expression was a little complicated.
"Uh … yes!" Wind-Chasing Wolf nodded. It seemed that the other party was going to stop because of the book.
Zhuifeng was naturally not stupid. He simply nodded generously, "Well, I have been carrying it with me. It should be … no, it is to bring it to you!"
The witch didn't say anything. She took the book and put down the longbow in her hand. She turned and walked into the shrine.
"Wait a minute, what do you mean?"
She looked back and said indifferently, "You can go. Don't come back in the future … If you come again, I will kill you!"
"Wait a minute, I have something to ask you!" Zhuifeng quickly asked, "Have you seen someone called Zixing? She is about the same height as you. By the way, she is very beautiful! "
"Get lost!"
A sharp arrow was nailed to Zhuifeng's foot in an instant. The arrow even continued to exude a kind of terrifying aura that made Zhuifeng tremble in fear!
Zhuifeng swallowed his saliva subconsciously, but when he saw that the door of the shrine was closed, he quietly moved his foot away … This damn woman is so scary!
Zhuifeng scratched his head and simply retreated, and then quickly left this place. Since he woke up, there was a strange thought in his mind, but when he gave the book, this strange thought disappeared.
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