After leaving the sailor's house, we quickly moved forward along the damaged bluestone road.
On both sides of the road stood tall dead trees. The leaves on the dead trees had long fallen off, and the shriveled bark seemed to shatter when touched.
The ropes wrapped around the dead trees had also turned pitch black at this moment. Looking from a distance, not only had they lost their sacred aura, but they also made people feel extremely ominous.
After not taking many steps, everyone saw a vermilion hall with raised sides. In front of the hall was a broken wooden lattice donation box.
The donation box was filled with black fallen leaves, and at first glance it looked like it contained a human head.
Behind the donation box stand two stone statues. Their bodies should be those of two foxes, but their heads are missing.
Behind the stone statue is the worship hall. At the door of the worship hall are dozens of black thick hemp ropes, which are gently swaying in the wind.
"Ding bell", "ding bell", as the hemp rope swayed, the wind chimes made a sound.
But I don’t know if it’s because the wind chimes are too old or because there’s rust inside. The sound they make doesn’t make people feel ethereal, but makes them feel more eerie and weird.
"Are you going in?" Standing at the door of the worship hall, Chen Ruier looked at Meng Nan hesitantly.
This kind of worship was so dangerous that even Chen Ruier hesitated.
"No." Meng Nan hesitated for a moment and shook his head firmly: "The worship hall is generally a place used for worship. There should not be any key information. The most important thing for us is to go to the main hall or the treasure hall. If there is
If there are any clues, these two places are the most likely."
"Ah!" At this moment, Mu Zijing suddenly exclaimed.
"What's wrong?" Meng Nan and others looked over hurriedly and saw Mu Zi sitting quietly on the ground, his face pale and his whole body shaking.
"Well, these lights suddenly turned on." Mu Zijing said with a trembling voice.
At this time, everyone discovered that the stone lanterns on both sides of the road were actually lighting up at this moment. Although the light was weak, they were indeed lighting up.
"There must be some kind of switch, right?" Dou Huaifu squatted in front of a stone lantern and looked inside: "Electronic lights, the kind that turn on when the time comes."
I saw a weak flame burning in the stone lantern. The flame was very thin, like a gentle burst of flames.
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The wind can blow it away.
Suddenly, the flames shook violently, then extinguished instantly, and then a black eye slowly opened.
"Ah!" Dou Huaifu sat down on the ground, rolled and crawled and ran back.
As soon as Dou Huaifu left, the eyes in the stone lantern closed again, and then the weak flame burned again, emitting a faint light.
"If you don't want to die, don't look around or touch around!" Man Sisi sneered, then looked at Meng Nan: "Brother Meng, let's speed up, things are getting worse here."
"Yes." Meng Nan nodded, bypassed the worship hall and continued walking forward.
The road that follows is much smoother than before. Although the white stone slabs on the ground are covered with moss, they are still intact after all.
There are many palaces on both sides of the road, including the Treasure Hall, Kagura Hall, Dance Hall, Ema Hall, etc.
However, these temples are already in dilapidated condition, even more damaged than the worship hall.
"This place is quite complete." Meng Nan glanced around, then looked at Izumi Junyu: "However, for a hidden temple, this is too complete."
"That's right, according to family records, before the Kujo family chose this place, this was a famous temple. It is said that at that time, hundreds of believers came here to pray every day." Izumi Junyou explained:
"After all, it was the Warring States Period, when everyone was in danger, and everyone hoped to be protected by the gods. Later, the Kujo family occupied this place and blocked the roads. There were very few believers."
"So that's it. I was thinking before, even though Yin Yang Tao and Shinto Tao are obviously different, why is this Yin Yang Tao shrine so similar to Shintoism." Meng Nan nodded: "It turns out that it's a dove occupying the magpie's nest.
"
"That's right." Izumi Junyou nodded: "According to records, although the Kujo family occupied this place, out of reverence for the gods, they did not destroy or change the layout here. It is precisely for this reason that Shintoism does not
Take this place back by force."
While they were talking, everyone had already bypassed the Coin Hall, and the majestic main hall was already in front of them.
As everyone climbed up the stairs, the outline of the main hall became clearer and clearer. Soon everyone passed through a wooden door and came to the front of the main hall.
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The condition of the main hall seems to be better than that of other places. Although the walls are still mottled, they are still in their original condition.
Meng Nan and Chen Ruier took a deep breath and walked forward first...
"Ah!" At this moment, Liu Zhong suddenly let out a scream.
"What's wrong?" Meng Nan and the others were startled, turned around and asked.
"I don't know, I'm sorry. I just, I..." Liu Zhong rubbed his head vigorously and spoke intermittently: "I just saw a black cat. It scared me. It's really eerie here.
,sorry."
"Black cat?" Chen Ruier frowned: "I remember that there was a black cat next to Toshio Saeki."
"Yes." Meng Nan nodded, then looked at the closed door of the main hall, and took a deep breath: "Gayako and Toshio Saeki must be nearby. But just like that time on Elm Street, we
A risk must be taken.”
"Okay." Chen Ruier nodded and looked at Meng Nan worriedly: "Are you okay?"
"Don't worry, I can hold on for the time being." Meng Nan nodded.
"Ruier and I will lead the team," Man Sisi said suddenly.
"This..." Meng Nan hesitated for a moment, knowing that this was not the time to show off, so she nodded: "Okay. Be careful."
"Yes." Chen Ruier and Man Sisi responded, and then walked to the door.
"Creak!" The door that had been covered in dust for who knows how long was slowly pushed open, and countless dust floated out.
"Ahem!" Chen Ruier gently fanned herself and walked into the main hall cautiously.
At this moment, the main hall is in an extremely dilapidated state. The ground is covered with thick dust, the walls are covered with cobwebs, and the tiles on the roof are broken into pieces, exposing holes.
Sunlight shines in from the hollow and shines on the statue of the god in the center of the room.
The statue of the god is still complete, with a red cloth covering its head. I don’t know which god it is.
"Be careful." Man Sisi gently shook Chen Ruier's arm and said softly: "I have a feeling that someone is watching me, maybe it's Kayako."
"Yes." Chen Ruier nodded and took a deep breath: "I have it too..."
