The old man, the young man, and the young man walked slowly to the vermilion torii gate at the entrance of the shrine and bowed deeply and respectfully.
Then they stood up, walked through the torii gate, and walked to a pool called a hand water house. They scooped water with a wooden spoon inside, washed their hands and rinsed their mouths, and then walked towards the statue of Mahakala, the head of the Seven Gods of Fortune.
Before.
There was already a long queue in front of the statue.
The crisp sound of the bells echoed in the shrine one after another. The two of them slowly advanced with the team and finally came to the statue of Mahakala.
Yurina and Grandma Crane stood side by side, first bowed lightly in front of the statue, and then Yurina reached out to grab the hanging bell hanging above and shook it gently.
Ding--!
When the bell rang, she took out five yen from her pocket and stuffed it into the box, which represented her relationship with God.
They looked up at the statue of Mahakala, bent down at the same time, bowed deeply twice, stretched out their hands in front of them and clapped twice in front of them, and bowed deeply again.
"Kind and powerful Mahakala, the God of Blessings, please accept our prayers.
You are the God of War from the other side, you are the nemesis of all evils, you bring peace and happiness to the world, and drive away all bad luck and ominousness... Please keep us away from disasters and ominousness, and give us happiness and hope.
May your blessing shine upon the earth."
Yurina finished her prayer and slowly stood up straight.
Beside her, Grandma He was still bent over, her silver-white hair hanging down beside her old face. She murmured in a voice that only she could hear:
"I hope Xiao Youli can have a happy and beautiful future..."
Yurina didn't hear what Grandma He was saying. She just gently pulled the hem of Grandma He's clothes and whispered: "Grandma He, it's time for us to go. There are still people queuing behind."
Grandma He stood up, smiled at her, and walked back with her.
The two of them had just arrived at the door of the shrine when they saw four or five figures gathering together on the street opposite the shrine, lighting cigarettes, talking, and scanning the surroundings with their eyes, as if they were looking for something.
When Yurina's eyes saw them, her whole body suddenly trembled!
Grandma He looked at her doubtfully and asked: "Xiao Youli, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No...no." Yurina's face turned a little pale.
She was silent for a moment, then raised her head and said seriously to Grandma He: "Grandma He, I want to go to a nearby store to buy something. Can you go back by yourself first?"
Grandma He was startled.
"You go back first, okay?" Yurina said again, her expression a little anxious.
"good……"
Grandma He didn't understand what happened, so she just nodded.
A smile appeared on Yuurina's lips. She waved to Grandma He and ran quickly towards the small shop next to the shrine, gradually disappearing from Grandma He's sight.
Although Grandma He was a little puzzled, she still shook her head, stepped forward, and walked towards the door of the shrine.
She walked through the vermilion torii gate, walked onto the street, and walked slowly and staggeringly towards the container.
At this moment, on the other side of the street, the men looked at Grandma He, and then quickly looked away. They once again stared at the door with ferocious eyes, took a deep breath of cigarettes, and cursed:
"Didn't you say you saw the girl entering the shrine? Why hasn't she come out yet?"
"A brother saw her. She went in with an old lady. It shouldn't be wrong."
"This shrine has only one exit and is surrounded by high walls. She can only come out from here, there is no other way."
"Wait a little longer, it should come out soon."
"..."
shrine.
Yurina cautiously poked her head out of the shop, and when she saw the figures sitting across the street, her face suddenly became bitter.
"Why are they still here..." she muttered to herself.
Yurina's eyes glanced around. This shrine is surrounded by high white walls. Let alone a little girl, even two adult men may not be able to climb over if they step on their shoulders. There are no trees around, so there is no possibility of climbing over.
Possibility of wall escape.
Can I only go out through the main entrance...
She frowned and looked at those figures, her eyes flickering as if she was thinking about something.
"Little girl, what are you standing here for? Do you want to buy something? If you don't buy something, don't block others!"
The owner of the small shop felt a little unhappy when he saw Yurina sneaking around at the door of the shop, not buying anything, and blocking the way for other customers to enter.
Yurina turned around and made a "shh" gesture to him vigorously. Her eyes swept across the store, and after a moment of hesitation, she nodded heavily.
"I'm buying something!"
…
"Tsk, how long have you been in here, why haven't you come out yet?" The vicious man sitting across the street stood up impatiently, "Let's rush straight in to find her!"
"Brother, you can't go crazy. Making trouble in the shrine is a serious crime!"
"We are gangsters, our heads are hanging on our waistbands, and we are still afraid of being caught by the police?"
"Brother, this is different!"
The vicious man at the head was about to say something more, when a young man next to him suddenly stood up:
"Look! She seems to be coming out!"
Everyone turned to look at the same time and saw a short figure wearing a black raincoat quickly rushing down the steps and running towards the other side of the street.
The vicious man was stunned.
"She must have discovered us. She wants to use this method to confuse our sight. It's really... a child's trick." He sneered and said, "Catch up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, three short figures wearing black raincoats rushed down the steps, laughing and joking, and rushed in the opposite direction of the street.
These four black raincoats were exactly the same, and they were running so fast that they couldn't see their faces clearly. This sudden change caused several people to stay in place.
"Brother, which one should we arrest?" the young man said blankly.
"Damn, chase them separately!" The ferocious man chased in the direction of the three children. Then he seemed to have thought of something and stood still, "No, you two chase each other separately. I will continue to watch here.
.”
"good!"
Several other gangsters spread out and chased along both sides of the street. After hesitating for a moment, the vicious man gritted his teeth and rushed up to the shrine with long strides, and went in to search.
There can't be any conflict in the shrine, so if he goes in for a walk, he should be fine, right?
When he searched the shrine thoroughly and still couldn't find Yurina, he scratched his head angrily and cursed several times.
At this moment, his cell phone ringtone suddenly rang.
"Hello?"
"Brother, I caught the kid who first ran out alone. He was a boy, not the girl!"
"Asshole! What on earth is going on?"
"The little boy said that a little girl about his age had just said that he wanted to play a ghost hunting game with them. He also gave one of them two lollipops and said that it would be more fun to play with a raincoat on..."