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Chapter 674 Toru Amuro, My Lover, Your Mother... (ask for a monthly ticket)

Although blood exchange can be cured, the process of blood exchange is very painful, and I want to go through a blood purification ceremony.

Now Kinoshita has no choice but to agree to this treatment.

After three days of preparation, Kinoshita's blood exchange ceremony began.

There are some lit candles in the room, as well as some obscure patterns.

Kinoshita was tied to a wooden bed, and special instruments made by local methods were inserted all over his body.

The treatment process is somewhat like hemodialysis, where the black blood from the whole body is drawn out, purified and then sent back to Kinoshita's body.

It's just that during this process, Kinoshita felt a tearing pain, and his throat was broken.

The blood purification is not done with the help of some scientific instrument, but some kind of hymn sung by Marie Laveau throughout the process, and other "root workers" assist around the ritual circle.

"Root worker", the ritual operator in voodoo, is also often referred to as "doctor" or "grandmother" by the seeker.

Under the blessing of the ceremony, the boiling black blood was purified into fresh blood, which was then continuously infused back into Kinoshita's body.

Kinoshita felt that strong will was slowly peeling off from his body, and his original self returned to his body.

Finally, the blood exchange ceremony is complete.

The Queen of Voodoo personally covered him with herbs that could help the wound heal, and also gave him some oral herbs to relieve the pain.

While recovering, Kinoshita wandered around Benin's capital, where people who believed in Voodoo could be seen everywhere.

This belief was not enforced, but was passed on from mouth to mouth by those who received help from Marie Laveau and voodoo.

Voodoo has long been demonized by the Western media, and was even banned at one point.

Under the malicious vilification of the West, Voodoo has been associated with cursing villains, attracting evil spirits, terrible night rituals, and living sacrifices.

But in fact, these are negative stereotypes from the outside world.

Every weekend, Marie Lavaux will gather with believers in the square, mainly dancing and worshiping, and distributing amulets and potions.

Although the congregation is very large, Voodoo does not hold any large rituals that will affect other people.

After his body recovered, Kinoshita naturally believed in Voodoo.

Seeking to find a way to cure his mother, Kinoshita began studying with a Voodoo "root worker," a doctor named "John Bayou."

Root workers often use candles, herbs, oils, altars, voodoo dolls, airtight containers, or summons for blessings.

Voodoo dolls are often thought to be used for curses, but in fact voodoo dolls have many uses, such as protecting someone from evil forces, changing love fortune, bringing wealth, and more.

Voodoo is an animistic sect that believes in gods and spirits, such as Azaka, the god of agriculture, and Simbi, the spirit of rivers and springs.

Moreover, Marie Laveau in Voodoo is not a person's name, but a title of inheritance, similar to "Khan".

Now Marie Laveau, whose mother is a priestess of Voodoo, both of them have the title of "Marie Laveau".

Voodoo devotees make pilgrimages to a crypt in the former Marie Lavaux cemetery.

It is said that as long as you leave the symbol "XXX" on the wall, you will make a wish to Marie Laveau.
While living in Benin, Kinoshita learned a lot of knowledge and gradually became a formal root worker.

Prior to this, root workers were only secretly passed down among black people, and he was the first root worker of other races.

After two and a half years of study, Kinoshita finally decided to return home to treat his mother.

(Finish)

After watching "A Journey through Africa", Qin Zhibo breathed a sigh of relief.

He stood up from the sofa, stretched his stiff body, and looked at the clock on the wall.

It is now 3:20, and I watched it for more than two hours without knowing it.

For more than two hours, Qin Zhibo felt as if he was wandering in the mysterious and vast African continent.

The book introduces many local customs and social cultures in Africa in the form of what you see and hear on the road.

What's even more rare is that, as a travel book, this book actually has a main line.

Judging from the main line, it is the protagonist "Kinoshita" who saves his mother and travels thousands of miles to Africa.

The main line since childhood is that "Kinoshita" wanted to elope with bloody tongued Mwiru in Kenya, East Africa, but was deceived and became a sacrifice in an evil ceremony.

Another main line is to go to Benin, West Africa, to find the Queen of Voodoo and get treatment.

The so-called "roaming" refers to the journey across the African continent, and some interesting African humanities are displayed here.

But in fact, Qin Zhibo can see that what Tomo Kinoshita mainly wants to describe is voodoo.

The voodoo queen who met for the first time was portrayed by Tomono Kinoshita as a kind woman like a saint.

As a voodoo queen, she could have enjoyed high privileges with the pope and the like, but she still chose to help the common people herself.

Moreover, some of the negative information about voodoo in popular science in the article is malicious uglification of the Western world.

These all make readers feel that this is a sect with order led by a benevolent queen.

If Qin Zhibo hadn't experienced some things himself, he would have almost believed it.

"Curse of the dead" not only instigated killing, but also created reanimated corpses, and used voodoo curses to kill people in person. It's not a good thing at all!

The so-called private affairs of feelings are whitewashing!

This is basically a voodoo whitewash!

The book does not show any bad things about voodoo. It is all about curing diseases, helping the poor, and providing convenient services for the general public. There is no mention of curses and death.

In fact, strictly speaking, "Curse of the Dead" is also helping people to avenge, and it is also "help" in another sense.

It's just that Qin Zhibo doesn't know how true or false this book is.

Regarding the bloody tongue, did Kinoshita Satoshi fabricate it?
And the voodoo queen, did she really exist?
And the most important thing is, the starting intention written in the book is to save the mother, does Kinoshita Tomonoria think the same way in reality?

In order to find out Kinoshita Tomounori's creative ideas, Qin Zhibo sat on the boss's chair, turned on the computer, and inquired about Kinoshita Tomounori and "A Journey to Africa".

Regarding "Wandering Journey in Africa", a conversation between a reporter and the author was recorded on the Internet.

One of the questions is, what is the final ending of the book?

In this regard, Tomono Kinoshita's answer is somewhat intriguing.

"The final ending is an open ending, and readers can freely use their imagination."

"My mother died when I was young, if I have some kind of special power, I should still tend to make up for the regrets of these years"

"But for now, my mother is the country I'm in."

"Japan is my mother."

At this time, Toru Amuro just came back from the outside.

Standing next to Qin Zhibo, he also saw the words on the screen.

Mother, Japan...

My lover, your mother?

Then I don't...

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(End of this chapter)