Chapter 321 A trip to the ancestral hall (Part 2)
In this world, there is never a shortage of lucky people.
Just like Liu Xing's teammate White River City in the first module, even in the Cthulhu area module, you can get props related to Cthulhu and even trigger world tasks...
Although Liu Xing found the parchment...
Therefore, if Ichiro Matsui is lucky enough, it is reasonable to pick up so many incense by chance, and it can also explain why Ichiro Matsui is so generous and uses the incense, which is extremely precious in the eyes of knowledgeable people, to deal with fishermen.
villagers of the village.
Thinking of this, Liu Xing was 50% confident about this guess.
But for Alice, Ichiro Matsui's explanation did not satisfy her, so Alice continued: "Oh, these are handicrafts from Ryukyu? The styles of these handicrafts are too strange, even if they are from the island country's Ukiyo
The painting style is not that exaggerated, but if these artifacts appeared in horror movies or games, I probably wouldn’t be surprised at all.”
Even Liu Xing, a bystander, had already heard that Alice was secretly belittling these statues, so Liu Xing focused on Ichiro Matsui, looking forward to what kind of reaction Ichiro Matsui would make. After all, from now on
Ichiro Matsui's reaction can basically determine whether his thoughts are correct.
But at this moment, Liu Xing heard the sound of dice falling to the ground again.
"Oh, is that so? Although I have been in the Fisherman Village for many years, or I have never seen any horror movies or played any horror games in my life, these crafts do look a bit scary.
If the weather is bad, the ancestral hall will look very eerie. Sometimes I will be startled by these handicrafts when I walk in, although I have already been mentally prepared." Ichiro Matsui said with a smile.
interesting.
Looking at Matsui Ichiro with a natural expression and relaxed tone, Liu Xing is now more and more certain that Matsui Ichiro is a lucky liar, because Alice's secret ridicule of those statues did not have any effect on Matsui Ichiro, so unless Matsui
Ichiro's palace is extremely deep, and his acting skills are superb, otherwise Matsui Ichiro would not be a true missionary of the Ocean Shinshin Sect.
But even now, Liu Xing is only 60% sure of confirming the speculation about Ichiro Matsui's identity, because there are still three doubts that Liu Xing cannot explain clearly.
The first is the composite magic circle. If Ichiro Matsui is really a charlatan with relatively good luck, then who drew up this composite magic circle? Moreover, the final effect of this composite magic circle still needs to be cooperated with a magician.
In the end, Liu Xing can be sure that there should be a magician in this fisherman's village, and in this fisherman's village, the only candidate for magician at present is Matsui Ichiro.
Then why did Ichiro Matsui arrange for Yui Matsui to leave the Fisherman Village to perform the "Immortal Jump" and bring back some people to serve as villagers in the Fisherman Village? It can't be that Ichiro Matsui has nothing to do and wants to develop the Fisherman Village, right?
, and if such an approach is done without a back-up, it is very likely to attract the attention of the island country police. If something is missed, then the island country police will definitely be able to follow the clues and come to the Fisherman Village to investigate. At that time, Matsui Ichiro can
Can't escape the relationship.
Finally, Liu Xing just heard a strange sound in the room next to the ancestral hall, which had been nominally "abandoned" for many years and had cement doors and windows sealed. Although Liu Xing was not sure what the sound was yet, Liu Xing
Xing was certain that this should be the sound made by the action of some kind of creature, and the reason why the doors and windows of these houses were sealed with cement should be to contain these creatures, and Ichiro Matsui should be the insider and initiator of all this.
Therefore, Liu Xing feels that until these three doubts cannot be explained clearly, he still cannot be sure whether Matsui Ichiro is a lucky charlatan...Perhaps, Matsui Ichiro may be a lucky and powerful charlatan.
?
Just when Liu Xing was thinking wildly, Alice had not given up testing Matsui Ichiro, "I see, then Mr. Matsui Ichiro, haven't you ever thought about getting rid of these handicrafts? After all, these handicrafts are in line with the overall style of the Fisherman Village Ancestral Hall.
The atmosphere is a bit uncoordinated.”
Ichiro Matsui nodded without hesitation and said with a smile: "Alice, you are right. These crafts are indeed not suitable to be placed in the ancestral hall. But at that time, I also heard other people say that these crafts are suitable.
To suppress evil, I simply put it in this ancestral hall, and it has been there for many years, so it is not easy to deal with now. If the villagers who bought these handicrafts find out, I will inevitably be complained by them.
.”
Ichiro Matsui's words were naturally an excuse in the eyes of Alice, so Alice continued to press forward step by step: "Oh, is that so? Although I heard that you islanders believe in the so-called eight million
Gods, that is, all things are gods, but the painting style of these handicrafts should not be in line with your island people's views on gods. So even though I am a foreigner, I still want to suggest Mr. Matsui Ichiro to deal with these handicrafts.
Come on, I will send you a batch of handicrafts from outside that are suitable for displaying in the ancestral hall later. What do you think of this, Mr. Matsui Ichiro?"
Liu Xing raised his eyebrows. Alice's last sentence was in an affirmative tone, not a question tone.
Therefore, Alice, who has always been aggressive, made the atmosphere tense.
Matsui Ichiro looked at Alice solemnly and said nothing for a long time.
Liu Xing glanced at Zhang Jingxu and Ishikawa Ling beside him, while Zhang Jingxu and Ishikawa Ling shook their heads in tacit understanding, indicating that they would wait and see what happens.
Liu Xing turned back and continued to look at Ichiro Matsui and Alice in the confrontation. He could only sigh in his heart that it was hard for players to intervene in the NPC quarrel.
However, things have come to this point, and Liu Xing can be sure that Matsui Ichiro and Alice are not the same person, because Matsui Ichiro and Alice can't be idle and act out such a drama.
Unless Ichiro Matsui and Alice discovered something strange about their group, but if that was the case, there was no need for Ichiro Matsui and Alice to act out such a drama, and they could just take action directly.
Therefore, Liu Xing silently took a step back, staying slightly away from the confrontation between Matsui Ichiro and Alice, lest the city gate catch fire later and harm Chiyu.
But at this moment, Miyako Wutong suddenly stood up and said: "Uh, Mr. Matsui Ichiro, Miss Alice, I think you can sit down and discuss it later. After all, these handicrafts are not suitable to be placed in the ancestral hall.
It’s such a serious place, and these crafts look really sinister. From an outsider’s perspective, these strange-shaped crafts make our Fisherman’s Village Ancestral Hall look like a dragon’s pond and a tiger’s den.”
Miyako Wutong's sudden intervention surprised both Alice and Matsui Ichiro, but Liu Xing believed that Miyako Wutong at this time gave Alice and Matsui Ichiro an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
After all, Liu Xing felt that Alice at this time should have realized that she was a little too aggressive, and she was still in Matsui Ichiro's territory, isolated and helpless, so Alice felt that it was time for her to give in.
Matsui Ichiro didn't want to have to deal with this issue with Alice anymore, so he nodded first and said, "No problem, time is tight now, so we'd better hold the ceremony first, and then Miss Alice, we'll take our time.
Discuss this related matter.”
"Okay, let's talk later." Alice said.
This matter has come to an end for now.
Liu Xing shook his head with some regret. He thought that if Alice and Ichiro Matsui continued like this, a conflict would definitely break out, and then dog bite dog would start, so that he and his group could reap the benefits.
However, if Alice really angered Ichiro Matsui, Liu Xing and his party might also be implicated.
"Okay, without further ado, let's start the ceremony now. I hope all my friends can remain silent now, because although the main theme of the following ceremony is blessings from relatives and friends, it is still a more serious ceremony, so I hope all my friends
I can cooperate." Matsui Ichiro said seriously.
Liu Xing nodded and said with a smile: "I understand, Mr. Matsui Ichiro, but in addition to keeping silent, what other rules do we need to abide by, or what do we need to do?"
Matsui Ichiro chuckled and said: "There's nothing special about this. As long as you all devote yourself to blessing the newlyweds, it's no problem even if you close your eyes and rest your mind. You just need to listen to me, an old man, casually chatting a few words."
.”
Liu Xing raised his eyebrows and began to feel alarmed. After all, according to Ichiro Matsui, all he and his group needed to do was to let go of their spirits. And when people let their spirits go, that is when their will begins to weaken.
Therefore, Liu Xing suspected that Matsui Ichiro was preparing to take action.
Ever since, Liu Xing took advantage of the fact that neither Matsui Ichiro nor Alice was paying attention, and turned around to give Zhang Jingxu and others a look, hinting that they should pay attention to Matsui Ichiro's activities.
At this moment, Liu Xing saw Panda Pig, who was standing at the outermost edge, secretly taking out a pair of earplugs and stuffing them into his ears.
Sure enough, this panda pig is really a thief.
However, Liu Xing feels that the panda pig's approach is quite advisable. After all, unless it is like Cthulhu that can chatter deep in the souls of intelligent creatures, otherwise the kind of spell that Ichiro Matsui may cast now that can affect people's hearts, but
An important prerequisite needs to be met, that is, the person being cast must hear the incantation of the spell, so as to ensure the success of the spell.
Therefore, the panda pig who now wears earplugs is considered to have a layer of insurance.
However, Liu Xing was still speechless about the selfishness of "Panda Pig", because "Panda Pig" had already thought of this but did not say it out loud, as if he was afraid that his group would steal his earplugs...
At this time, Ichiro Matsui took out several futons and placed them in front of the incense tablets. Liu Xing and others also knelt down in cooperation.
But at this moment, Liu Xing saw Ichiro Matsui carefully taking out a stick of incense from a small cabinet.
Ecstasy?!
This was Liu Xing's first and only thought.
After all, the villagers in Fisherman Village have learned from their mistakes, so Liu Xing naturally regarded the incense in Matsui Ichiro's hand as the incense for ecstasy, and there is a saying that goes well - it is better to kill by mistake than to let go.
Therefore, Liu Xing immediately said: "Mr. Matsui Ichiro, is this incense in your hand?"
Matsui Ichiro was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "You said this smells good. It was given to me by an outsider a long time ago. The outsider said that he was a travel writer and came to our Fisherman Village when he had nothing to do.
After conducting research, he stayed in our Fisherman’s Village for a long time, and finally wrote a work that he thought he was very satisfied with. Then when he left our Fisherman’s Village, in order to express his gratitude, he gave him
Many things I didn’t need to take away were given to me.”
"Among them are these incense. The travel writer said that he brought these incense from the Chinese region. A well-known incense maker from his hometown spent a lot of time and energy and various precious materials to make them.
Yes, if the travel writer had not written a biography of the incense master, he would not have been able to get these incense."
"And these incense are indeed good things, because after being lit, these incense will emit a very good smell and can also calm people's minds. This is why the travel writer will light an incense stick every time he writes.
The reason is that when I passed by the travel writer's room, I could smell the scent of these incense from several meters away, so now every time I hold various ceremonies in the ancestral hall, I light an incense stick to create an atmosphere.
.”
Liu Xing was a little surprised by Ichiro Matsui's words, because the "travel author" Ichiro Matsui mentioned sounded so much like Li Yongjie?
And Li Yongjie was clearly a reporter in his correspondence with Kenji Inoue.
Could it be that Matsui Ichiro borrowed and adapted the setting of "Li Yongjie" in order to make up a reasonable excuse?
However, Liu Xing looked at Ichiro Matsui's extremely natural expression and tone, and suddenly felt that Ichiro Matsui was not lying.
Could it be?
Liu Xing frowned, and just when he was about to ask more questions, Alice on the side said seriously: "Well, Mr. Matsui Ichiro, if you can, please don't light this incense, because I am allergic to some spices, and
You also said that these incense are made of many precious materials, and I think they should contain spices."
Ichiro Matsui raised his eyebrows, and after thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay, I won't light this incense."