This Japanese Story Is Not Too Cold

In fact, Shifang Kaguya was not surprised by the level of Master Haneda and Master Onodera.

After all, the level of mages who can exorcise resentful spirits is about the same as these two.

but--

Shifang Kaguya turned to look at Beichuanji beside her.

'I really didn't expect...my Sifang family could find such an outstanding talent...but why at this time? ...Damn guy, he always likes to do some unnecessary things! ’

Shifang Kaguya murmured to herself in her heart, her eyes sparkling.

But judging from the surface, Kaguya Sifang's expression did not change at all. After sorting out her thoughts, she said:

Due to the time of encountering demons at dusk, it becomes difficult to sense the vengeful spirits that were originally detectable. If you enter the Sifang Shrine rashly, you will definitely be attacked by the undetectable vengeful spirits. We should stay outside the shrine for now until we encounter demons. Go through it completely before entering the Shifang Shrine.

That's fine. Master Haneda and Master Onodera did not show off.

At dusk when the real world and the hidden world overlap, it is undoubtedly very difficult to sense the hidden ghosts.

This is also the main reason why they both have the ability to visually see the resentful spirits, but still rely on Beichuan Temple to find the resentful spirits.

What do you think of Master Beichuan? Sifang Kaguya turned her head and asked Beichuan Temple, who had not yet expressed his stance.

Hearing Shifang Kaguya's question, Kitagawa Temple also nodded, looking away from the opponent's repeated play with the Yue Huijing on his chest and replied:

...Can.

After obtaining the consent of the last person, Kitagawa Temple, Shifang Kaguya also took them to find an area on the outskirts of the shrine to sit and rest.

This seat will sit directly until the evening.

When the night completely enveloped the shrine, Shifang Kaguya stood up from the ground without hesitation.

This is enough time. She turned on the flashlight she carried with her and said solemnly: I will assign tasks to you next. I hope you can complete them.

Kaguya Shifang didn't think about it. It was obvious that she had already prepared a set of words while taking a rest:

Master Haneda and Master Onodera will coordinate and take care of each other to explore the temple in front of the mountain. There shouldn't be any problem, right?

...Are we going to split up? Master Onodera frowned.

In such a dangerous shrine, it would be safer to go together, right?

But Shifang Kaguya asked them to act separately... Although there was Master Haneda beside him to take care of him, but in this gloomy shrine building, where no one knew how many people died, two people were suddenly missing. That kind of mentality The sense of gap cannot be explained in just two sentences.

Mages are also human beings, ordinary people with extraordinary abilities.

It's normal for them to feel scared and uneasy.

Faced with Master Onodera's doubts, Shifang Kaguya rarely insisted: You have also seen that the Shifang Shrine complex is so huge that we don't know how long it will take just the few of us to explore it. If we combine the manpower... .This will increase the burden of the investigation task.

Besides, I have said before that the good thoughts in the Yue Hui Mirror are limited, and I still need to keep the good thoughts in the Yue Hui Mirror to restart the Four Directions Altar. It is impossible to open the barrier for you multiple times. Therefore, separate exploration is necessary of.

What Shifang Kaguya said was reasonable and well-founded. Master Onodera could not refute it for a while. He reluctantly nodded and accepted the result: Then what place are Master Kitagawa and Miss Kaguya going to form a team to investigate?

The temple in front of the mountain was taken over by him and Master Haneda, so Kitagawa Temple and Shifang Kaguya should go to investigate the music scene in the mountain or the sacrifices behind the mountain.

And just when Onodera was thinking this, Shifang Kaguya's voice also sounded:

Master Beichuan went to investigate the sacrificial area behind the mountain, while I went to the music area in the mountain to investigate.

...this...

This time, not only Onodera, but also Master Haneda stood up: Miss Kaguya, do you want Mr. Kitagawa... Master to investigate an area alone?

Master Haneda couldn't hold it in for a moment and almost called out Brother Kitagawa.

After all, what Sifang Kaguya said was too embarrassing.

To be honest, it was a bit unsafe for experts like the two of them to investigate an area.

You asked Beichuanji, who is easily exhausted, to investigate the entire area?

And Beichuan Temple still needs one person to cross the two areas in front of the mountain and in the mountain?

As a member of the Sifang family, Kaguya Shifang is already familiar with the situation in this area, and she also possesses a powerful spiritual tool like the Yuehui Mirror. It is barely reasonable for her to investigate an area, but you ask Beichuanji to investigate an area?

Isn't this too overwhelming?

I disagree. Master Onodera raised his hand.

Shifang Kaguya simply asked Beichuan Temple to kill someone, which was completely illogical.

He still prefers warm-hearted young people like Beichuanji. If he wants him to watch Beichuanji die... Master Onodera can't do it.

I don't agree either. Master Haneda also stood up.

He had brought Beichuan Temple here, and if he wanted him to watch the other party die in a place like this... Master Haneda would not agree to it either.

Faced with the objections of Onodera and Master Haneda, Shifang Kaguya did not make any answer. She just turned around and stared at Kitagawa Temple calmly: Master Kitagawa, what do you think?

... Beichuan Temple.

Kitagawaji glanced at Shifang Kaguya, then looked at Onodera and Master Haneda, and said without any fluctuation in his voice: Thank you for your concern, but there should be no problem for me to investigate by myself.

Upon hearing Beichuanji's answer, the expressions of Onodera and Master Haneda changed.

But before they could say anything, they were interrupted by Shifang Kaguya:

Since Master Kitagawa himself has said so, Master Onodera and Master Haneda, you two should have no objections, right?

...

Haneda and Onodera looked at each other, and in the end they could only nod and agreed to Shigata Kaguya's proposal.

Next, Shifang Kaguya confirmed the gathering signal and gave some instructions, and everyone walked towards the interior of the shrine.

Now that the areas that need to be investigated have been determined, it's time to go separate ways.

This is the mountain temple that Master Onodera and I want to investigate. I'm sorry, but I can't accompany you two anymore.

Master Haneda and Master Onodera held flashlights in their hands, stopped and said.

The temples in front of the mountain that they want to investigate are the main hall, the coin hall and the worship hall that enshrine the imperial body.

The temple in front of the mountain is mainly prepared for the people to worship, offer sacrifices, and pay tribute. Therefore, it has the largest area, and it will take a lot of effort to investigate the situation inside.

Just as Beichuanji was about to leave, Master Haneda behind him suddenly grabbed Beichuanji.

He handed a fully crafted white vermilion talisman to Beichuan Temple and whispered:

This is a magic talisman I got by chance in the early years. It is said to have a protective effect, but because I have always been cautious, I have never used it... Now Master Beichuan is going to investigate dangerous areas alone, so he takes Use it to defend yourself.

... Beichuan Temple.

Looking at the familiar lines on the talisman in his hand, Beichuan Temple's thoughts moved.

Wasn't this kind of talisman given to him in the early days of the system?

However, the few remaining ones were used on the Knife Miko. Now that I could suddenly see these talismans, Kitagawa Temple felt a little more intimate.

Besides...this is the only talisman the other party has...

Kitagawa Temple looked at Master Haneda and nodded: I will return it to you.

It's a good thing to come back alive.

Master Haneda smiled: Be careful along the way, little brother Beichuan.

He patted Kitagawaji on the shoulder, and then walked into the main hall next to Master Onodera.

Seeing his figure completely disappearing into the hall, Kitagawaji breathed out a breath and turned to look at Shifang Kaguya who was waiting for him on the other side.

She didn't say anything. When Beichuan Temple looked over, she immediately took steps forward.

And this walk only lasted five minutes.

At a crossroads, Sifang Kaguya stopped, turned his head and said:

Currently, to my left is the mountain music area. Master Beichuan, if you go to the right and continue walking deeper, you will find the sacrificial area behind the mountain. When the investigation is almost complete, I will send out flares continuously, and then we will be on the shrine. I’ll wait for you at the big torii gate...it should be fine, right?”

Beichuan Temple did not speak, but shook his head without changing his expression.

Then I wish you, Master Beichuan, a safe return...I won't continue to waste time here.

After leaving these words, Sifang Kaguya played with the Yuehui Mirror and turned around to the Kagura Hall on the left.

Watching the other party's leaving figure, Beichuan Temple's eyes flashed with dark energy.

Something is wrong.

Something is really wrong with Shifang Kaguya.

But the strange thing is that Beichuan Temple can't see anything at all through the death energy vision.

If I had to point out one difference, it would be that the kind thoughts lingering around Kaguya Sifang are getting thicker and thicker.

And the strangest thing is——

Obviously now that she has entered the spiritual realm, she has a lot of opportunities to tell me the secrets about the Sifang family...

But Kaguya Shifang didn't tell herself.

Could it be that there are spies from other Sifang families in the spiritual realm?

Kitagawa Temple doesn’t think so.

If the Sifang family can really control the spiritual realm in this way, then there is no need to go to all the trouble to invite Master Haneda and Master Onodera.

Besides, in this terrifying spiritual realm, do the Sifang family really have the ability to arrange spies?

This is obviously unrealistic.

So what is she worried about?

No...if you change your mind and think about it... Beichuanji groaned, then stepped back, then flipped his wrist, and the death-qi sledgehammer squirmed into shape——

Bang! ! ! !

A fishy smell filled the air, and at the same time pieces of meat and black liquid splashed onto Beichuanji's trousers and palms.

Where Beichuan Temple had just stood, a vengeful spirit body that had been smashed into a human shape was twitching.

No matter what, the sacrificial office behind the mountain must be investigated.

Kitagawaji raised his hand and took out Nishikujo and put it on his collar. Then he took out the Kagura bell and inserted it into the water bag of his backpack.

This is considered ready!

Beichuan Temple strode forward.

...

A place of worship behind the mountain.

As its name suggests, this place is mainly responsible for some private sacrificial rituals of Shifang Shrine.

but...

It seems that this place is also used to punish the people. Beichuan Temple held the flashlight and glanced away.

Placed in front of him was a neat row of 'wooden cages'.

These wooden cages form a prison. From the perspective of Beichuan Temple, you can even see the black blood stains on the ground, bloody nails, and dry and messy hair.

It had been almost ten minutes since he arrived at the sacrificial place behind the mountain. During this period, he met some resentful spirits of the people who were dressed in rags.

Most of the bodies of these resentful spirits are not complete. Their heads, bodies, and even feet seem to have been eaten by something.

They shook their tattered bodies, their voices were hoarse, and they murmured: Sifang... I'm so resentful... I don't want to die... Why don't you let me out... Sifang...?

And those resentful spirits correspond to——

These people in front of you?

Beichuan Temple came to a row of cages that had been completely demolished.

The wooden bars of this row of cages seemed to have been eaten away by some monster's fangs, and the cages also looked miserable.

White bones and tattered and torn strips of cloth.

These must be the sinners who were torn to pieces by those evil things and the emerging resentful spirits when the ‘Dark Moon Time’ came, right?

Because all the members of the Sifang family were focused on escaping at that time, no one took care of the situation of the criminals here. They could only wait helplessly in these cages to be eaten.

etc...

What's there?

Beichuanji's heart moved, and he shined the flashlight on one of the cages.

Under the illumination of the vertical light, the things on the floor of the cage were reflected in Beichuan Temple's eyes.

Black resentment lingered on a document that had been soaked in blood for most of it.

... Beichuanji kicked away the wooden bar hanging in the air, then lowered himself into the cage and picked up the document.

It was a document with missing pages, and the pale yellow writing was splattered with blood.

Under the light, Beichuan Temple could only clearly read the top line:

‘Why do you treat her like this? Ah...ah...the Sifang family...why do they treat her like this? ’

‘I must get out of here, out of the wooden cage prison. She's still waiting for me... Yes, I can feel it... She's still waiting for me...'

The next words were muddied with blood, making them completely incomprehensible.

This document is haunted by the resentment of its deceased owner, so it has been preserved for a long time and has not decayed yet——

Beichuanji suddenly rolled forward, then turned around, and the flashlight in his hand also turned deftly.

At some point, a pale-faced man stood behind Beichuan Temple.

He was wearing a blue linen kimono, his left hand had been bitten off at the root, and the sole of his left foot had also disappeared. The upper part of his head was completely eaten away at a 30-degree angle, leaving only his right hand and right foot intact.

Snap!

Kitagawaji flipped his wrist and Kanesada slipped into his hand.

The resentful spirit in front of me may be the owner of this document.

Because Beichuan Temple touched the documents he left on the ground, which affected his resentment and eventually caused him to wake up.

He didn't know how important this document was to him, but he didn't want to forget it even after he died.