This Japanese Story Is Not Too Cold

The Four Directions Altar. Corresponding to four different moon phases.

At this time, the four altars had emerged from the ground again, and the tops of their altars were lit by the moonlight, and the entire Sifang Shrine was shrouded in a thin layer of moonlight.

Under the moonlight, the resentful spirits and evil things melted painfully like wax.

This also cleared the path forward for Kitagawa Temple and ‘Sifang Kaguya’.

They walked towards the altar of the waning moon in the east.

During this period, 'Sifang Kaguya' did not forget to explain the reason: As you can see, the first Shuoyue Shrine is in the extreme west direction, so the fifth Shuoyue Shrine is also in the extreme east direction. It is hidden in the corner behind the waning moon altar, so it is not known to the tribe. This is also related to the law of the moon phase movement.

How long will it take? Beichuanji asked in a steady voice.

It's almost there. It only takes fifteen minutes to walk from here. 'Shifang Kaguya' simply responded.

Fifteen minutes...?

Beichuan Temple groaned, and glanced thoughtfully at the calm Yueyue Lake on the left. Without saying a word, he followed Sifang Kaguya.

Not long after, a towering altar appeared in front of Beichuan Temple and Shifang Kaguya.

The top of the altar has been lit, and soft white light radiates around.

There is also a moon mark of the waning moon at the bottom of the altar.

This is the altar of the waning moon. If you continue walking towards the back, you will see the fifth altar.

‘Shifang Kaguya’ explained and continued to delve deeper without looking back.

Kitagawaji also followed step by step, basically maintaining the rhythm of Shifang Kaguya taking a few steps.

If you look carefully, you will find that Kitagawa Temple not only has the same number of steps as Shigao Kaguya, it is almost the same place that Shigao Kaguya stepped on one second, and Kitagawa Temple will follow suit the next second.

Tsk——

‘Shifang Kaguya’ smacked her lips.

How smart is the young man behind this?

She originally wanted to use the mechanism set up by the Sifang family near the altar to trap Beichuan Temple to death, but the other party followed her closely. Only the places she had stepped on and confirmed to be safe would Beichuan Temple step on.

‘Sifang Kaguya’ took a deep breath and was too lazy to continue thinking about these places.

She still needs to save some energy to snatch the elixir of immortality.

While she was thinking like this, the two finally arrived at the entrance of the fifth altar.

Different from the previous four open-air altars, this altar is located in a mountain cave.

The vertical light of the flashlight can't be seen at all.

The light seemed to be absorbed by something.

This is the fifth altar that the Sifang family has hidden for generations... 'Sifang Kaguya' looked deeply.

She had fallen to the elixir of immortality twice in a row.

The first time was when Kaguya Shigata fell.

The second time he took Sifang Wangyue's body and tried again, the result was still failure.

This time is the third time.

I have already obtained the Moon Observing Mirror and the Moon-Hide Mirror... No matter how hard I think, I cannot fail.

The Sifang family devoted all their efforts.

The secret elixir of immortality that has been kept for hundreds of years...

‘Shifang Kaguya’’s body trembled.

She suppressed the excitement in her voice, tried to keep her mood calm and said, Let's go.

Sifang Kaguya stepped into the mountain cave, and Beichuan Temple followed closely.

The interior of this mountain cave is unexpectedly large.

The dark wind roared from nowhere and blew against his face, as sharp as a knife.

Beichuanji held a flashlight in his hand and looked around.

There are corpses in the cave.

But rather than a corpse, it would be more appropriate to describe it as a remains.

Rags and linen clothes, and the remains of bones and bones lie on the ground in various tragic forms.

They were all trapped here by an ancient unknown organization.

Beheading, poison gas, wooden awl penetration, bow and arrow... There are always people in the world who are interested in the method of immortality, and they are willing to sacrifice their lives for this.

The voice of Shifang Kaguya came from the front.

Again.

Human greed is endless.

They are willing to pay their lives for an illusory 'immortality'.

Even the possibility of achieving immortality is close to zero.

On this point, I am the same. Sifang Kaguya in front stopped and turned to look at Beichuan Temple: Even Master Beichuan... If an opportunity to become immortal is placed in front of you, you will Give it up?

Beichuan Temple remained silent.

All he did was turn off the flashlight and raise his head to look at the scene in front of him.

Lake water.

Deep lake water.

These lakes are from Yueyou Lake.

Beichuan Temple can feel the rich atmosphere of Huangquan.

Floating on the water of this moonlit lake is a five-story concentric altar that rises one above another.

This is...the fifth altar.

A stone lantern stands on the stairs leading to the top of the altar.

There is a white halo shining in the lamp holder.

The endless moonlight slopes down from the big cave on the top of the mountain.

All these moonlight were absorbed by the crystal clear object on the top stone base of the altar.

This crystal clear object floats up and down, with a white halo filled with vitality.

That's the elixir of immortality. 'Sifang Kaguya' raised her head, her tone full of obsession and fanaticism.

But Beichuan Temple on the side did not act rashly because of the elixir of death in her words. He moved his gaze downwards.

There is a corpse on top of the steps of the altar.

It was a female corpse wearing a white kimono and a half-moon hair ornament on her head.

She was pale, slender, and looked as if she had just died.

That should be Sifang Wangyue's body.

After failing to get the medicine due to Kaguya Sifang occupying the body, she stayed here.

Shifang Kaguya turned her head and glanced at Beichuan Temple. After realizing that the other party did not act rashly, she could only sigh quietly.

Her idea of ​​using the powerful barriers placed around the altar to seriously injure Beichuan Temple's vitality failed.

But that's okay too.

Kaguya Shifang held up the round mirror hanging on her chest:

There is a powerful barrier around this altar. It can only be lifted by combining the Yuehui Mirror and the Yuehui Mirror into one as a key... Back then, I only relied on the Yuehui Mirror, a spiritual tool, to force my way to the first place. Five levels of stairs, only one step away from the elixir of immortality... But it failed in the end. My spirit body was severely damaged by the barrier, and finally returned to the Moon-dark Mirror, barely surviving.

But things are different now.

'Shifang Kaguya' turned the round mirror twice with a special technique, and then pulled out the rich moonlight with her white fingers and shot it towards the top of the altar.

Just like a key inserted into a keyhole, a clear and audible sound came from mid-air.

Click!

The entire barrier suddenly disappeared.

The next moment, a gray wandering soul suddenly emerged from Sifang Kaguya's body.

And her target, without exception, is the elixir of immortality suspended in mid-air.

This time, the opponent not only abandoned his body, but also ignored the round mirror that was a combination of the Yuehui Mirror and the Moon Observation Mirror suspended in mid-air.

As long as I can get the elixir of immortality!

She just doesn't want to think about anything!

Kitagawa Temple did not hesitate to shoot the Kanesada in his hand at the wandering spirit flying away in mid-air!

but--

The wandering spirit in the air ignored it and swallowed Kanesada's blow, grunted, and continued flying towards the elixir of immortality.

About a third of her spirit body was cut off by Kanesada of Kitagawa Temple, but at the same time, she also came to the side of the elixir of immortality.

Crazy laughter came from above the altar again.

Kitagawaji held the fallen Shigata Kaguya with one hand and looked up.

The crystal clear elixir of immortality has been pinched into the opponent's hands.

Master Beichuan... The real body of Sifang Kaguya woke up. She looked at Beichuan Temple who was supporting her, her fair face was full of apologies: Why did you give up the medicine of immortality for someone like me... .”

When her body was controlled by another Sifang Kaguya, she could also know what was happening in the outside world.

To be honest, when she heard that Kitagawa Temple was willing to hand over the elixir of immortality to another Kaguya, she couldn't control her emotions.

For an existence like a mayfly like himself... Beichuan Temple is actually willing to make such a sacrifice.

She wanted to reach out and touch Beichuanji's face, but he ignored her expressionlessly.

Under her gaze, Beichuan Temple still had the same frowning expression and the same familiar words.

I have a girlfriend.

Hearing Beichuanji's words, Shifang Kaguya was stunned for a moment.

Then... couldn't help laughing.

It's already reached this point, what on earth is this person still talking about...? What on earth does he care about?

He didn't care about the elixir of immortality, but he was willing to help himself.

Turning a blind eye to the coming crisis, yet still saying seriously, I have a girlfriend...

I really don’t know if he lacks a sense of crisis or something else...

Kaguya Shifang couldn't help but think about it.

But... maybe this is enough.

She gently stroked the Nara deer hairpin in her hair.

Being able to die with someone who cares about her so much might be the last bit of comfort God gave her after seeing how pitiful she was.

Let me explain first, I have no intention of dying here. Beichuan Temple suddenly spoke.

After hearing this, Shifang Kaguya was stunned.

Under this situation, does Beichuan Temple still have a way to break the situation?

Although I don't know the specific function of the medicine of immortality, it is a secret medicine passed down from generation to generation by the Sifang family, and its effects must be very amazing.

Now that it is a certain death situation, why does Beichuan Temple still look calm?

Just watch. Beichuan Temple raised his head and looked into the air.

There, another Shifang Kaguya had completely swallowed the elixir of immortality into his spiritual body.

She can feel it.

The hidden wounds in the spirit body over the years have been soothed and repaired by the elixir of immortality, and even the spirit body that was cut off by Beichuan Temple just now is gradually recovering.

Vigorous power surged in instantly, completely transforming her.

She looked at Kitagawaji who was hugging Kaguya Shigata, grinned and said: Beichuan! It seems that I won this time! No matter what conspiracy you have next, it will be useless!

Kitagawaji ignored what she said, but took out a few ancient documents tied with knotted ropes from his backpack, and said to himself:

Actually, when I was investigating the past of the Sifang family, I found something that concerned me very much. As the witch of the moon, you should have heard of the place 'Hui Shi Tang'.

Hui Shi Tang? Sifang Kaguya in the sky was stunned.

She pointed to Beichuan Temple in astonishment, and couldn't help but be surprised in her tone: You mean... you went to Huishitang, which is guarded by the spirits of the four directions?

Not bad. Beichuan Temple nodded and responded.

Si Fang Kaguya in the sky could no longer keep calm after hearing these words:

How is that possible! The Spirit of the Four Directions...that is the human pillar spirit body that has been guarding Huishitang for generations. It has been sacrificed with blood by the people of the Four Directions all year round... Even I couldn't solve it back then... How can you Maybe break through it...eh.”

She thought about it.

Beichuan Temple is a person who can even beat himself who has obtained the Yue Hui Mirror and Yue Observation Mirror. A spirit from all directions cannot stop him at all.

But so what?

She has now swallowed the elixir of immortality, and Beichuan Temple has absolutely nothing to do with her.

Just as she was thinking this, Beichuanji below spoke thoughtfully: It's almost time.

It's almost time...um——

Sifang Kaguya's expression changed drastically in mid-air.

Screams also came out the next moment!

Her originally gray wandering spirit body seemed to be stained with black resentment!

This sudden change stunned Shifang Kaguya, who was lying in Beichuanji's arms.

This...what happened?

The surface of the spirit body was squirming like water bubbles. Shifang Kaguya in mid-air looked at Beichuan Temple with difficulty: You...what did you do to me?

It's not that I did anything to you. Beichuan Temple shook his head: It's that the elixir of immortality you took was a defective and inferior product.

He unfolded a volume of handwritten documents and glanced at it:

‘Elixir of immortality. This is what the Sifang family has been pursuing for generations. The bright moon brings infinite vitality, and then the water of Yueyue Lake is contaminated with the aura of the underworld. ’

‘In this way, the nature of the elixir of immortality becomes more secluded. ’

'The ancestors believed that only by combining the breath of the underworld with the moonlight to achieve a balance, the elixir of immortality can truly transform the spiritual body and the physical body into a truly immortal existence...the people of Penglai in the Moon Palace. ’

'But we failed. The contamination of the elixir of immortality and the aura of hell can indeed maintain balance, but we missed one point. That is the resentment hidden in Yueyue Lake... conveyed by Huangquan. As mentioned before, the energy of the underworld can change the properties of the elixir of immortality, and the resentment accumulated day after day, year after year, can also change the properties of the elixir of immortality. ’

‘The Sifang family has suppressed Huangquan for many years in order to obtain the elixir of immortality. If such a mistake is made now, if some people know about it, the prestige of the Sifang Shrine and the Sifang family will suffer an unprecedented blow. Therefore, it was necessary to conceal the information that the elixir of immortality was defective. ’

‘The elixir of immortality is not yet complete, so do not touch it without permission. It needs to be sealed with a barrier and protected by the clan. Until a solution is found, nothing can be done. ’

‘The spiritual tool moon mirror is the key to opening the enchantment, and you can only open the enchantment with sufficient confidence. ’

‘Remember, only the heads of the Sifang Clan can access the contents of the document. Anyone else who knows the contents of the document should be punished by being cut in half. ’

Yes.

From the beginning, the purpose of setting up the barrier was not to protect the elixir of immortality, but to suppress the resentment within it.

Beichuan Temple closed the document, looked at the terrifying wraiths in the air that were approaching madness, and said in a calm tone:

It's just that because the previous head of the family died in the disaster during the Dark Moon, this information was not passed on, so no one in the current Sifang family knows about it.

Yes. All the faults stem from the fact that Shifang Kaguya gave up her mission as the Moon Miko in mid-air, which led to the arrival of the Dark Moon and the death of the family head.

And now, she has also suffered the bitter consequences of that year.

Kitagawaji knew all this from the beginning.

From the beginning to the end, he just watched the other party dig a hole and jump into it.

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