When Jinghuang woke up again, he felt that it was very dark outside.
She supported her body and held her forehead.
"I'm going, why are all the lights out?"
She was lying in a tatami room with a quilt covering her body, and not far in front of her was a screen with the same ukiyo-e paintings on it.
"What time is it? I'm hungry."
Beishan Jinghuang remembered that after she talked with her sister-in-law for a while, her sister-in-law went to find her brother. She was bored and playing games alone in the room. But she got tired after playing, so she started playing games.
.
After snoring, he fell asleep.
She looked at her phone and saw that it was already half past six. Dinner started at seven.
She stood up, walked behind the screen, and opened the indoor sliding door. It was very quiet outside.
"anyone there?"
After a long time, a maid wearing a black kimono came out. Inside the Ancestral Shrine, almost everyone was wearing a kimono, and Keihuang was no exception at this time.
"Miss Jinghuang, are you awake?"
"Um."
Jing Huang still felt a little dizzy and said at the same time: "Well, I want to wash my face. Please bring me a cleaner towel."
"Okay, Miss Jinghuang."
"Also, turn on the lights. The Kitayama family is not short of electricity bills, and as far as I know, you even have an independent power supply system in Morura Town. Even if the entire town loses power, the lights will be bright, right?"
"Yes...Miss."
Beishan Jinghuang hates darkness very much. Especially in the family's ancestral house, this is even more true.
As the lights were turned on again, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Walking to the bathroom, she quickly filled the basin with water. She made sure that the maid brought a new, unused towel, and then put it into the hot water inside. At the same time, she raised her head and looked at herself in the mirror.
She hated herself for finally compromising and coming here.
If possible, she would never want to come here in her life. Without Aunt Xingzhi in this place, there is really nothing worth missing for Jinghuang.
For her, the memories left behind by this place are all related to pain.
At this moment, the maid outside suddenly said: "Miss Jinghuang, um... it seems that something happened outside. Master Zhenxin ordered us to go to the Luoxin House as soon as possible."
Inside this ancestral shrine, there is a pavilion each in the east, west, south, north and center. The Zashiki Dojo Pavilion is located in the center of the shrine, the Shuten Dojo Pavilion is to the east, the Wanri Dojo Pavilion is to the west, the Roshishinko Pavilion is to the south, and... to the north
The Guhuo Bird House.
The Guhuo Bird House is a place that only the head witch and the head of the Beishan family can enter and exit. For others, it is an absolutely forbidden place. Once any servants in the family dare to violate it, they will be handed over to the family.
The gangsters who have business dealings with the family are dealt with. As we all know, Japan is a strange country where gangsters exist legally. If you are handed over to them, you will either die or live worse than death. However, although the rules are set like this, in most cases
, it will not go to the step of punishment at all. Because...except for the head of the family and the witch, no one who went in has ever come out alive.
And Kara Himura, who is currently serving as a temporary shrine maiden, should not be allowed to enter. In fact, if Aunt Yukieda had not died young, she would not have been able to serve as a shrine maiden. There seems to have been no such precedent in the family in the past.
It was her grandfather who allowed her to take the position of temporary miko against all objections.
She picked up the towel and covered her face. After scrubbing it carefully, she put the towel down again. When she opened her eyes...
"Um?"
She was surprised to find that the entire bathroom was actually dark!
"what happened?"
She hated the dark the most, and the light switch was only in the bathroom. Could it be that there was a power outage?
She immediately walked up and pressed the switch, and it came on.
"this?"
She felt it was incredible. The family purchased a large piece of land in this area and established its own independent power supply system. It was almost impossible for the circuit breaker to trip or the fuse to blow.
She immediately opened the door and looked at the maid in kimono outside.
"You... weren't you the one who turned off the lights just now?"
The maid quickly shook her head, showing a very frightened look: "Miss Jinghuang, how is that possible! You said you are most afraid of the dark."
"What's the matter?"
At this time, Jing Huang felt a chill.
The bad memories from childhood resurfaced in my mind.
"You seemed to have told me just now that something happened outside?"
"I don't know the specific situation, but the situation outside seems to be very tense. Miss Jinghuang, let's leave quickly."
Jing Huang felt even more uneasy. What was going on?
Why did it happen when she came here?
"Also, please bring an umbrella. It's raining heavily outside now."
"It's raining?"
The sound insulation effect in this house was also very good, and she didn't hear the sound of rain at all.
When we walked out of the room, it was pouring rain outside.
"It doesn't match the weather forecast. It was said that it will be sunny in the Tokyo metropolitan area these days."
Then, she felt something was wrong again.
"You're the only one taking me to the Luoxin House?" Jing Huang looked at the maid who was holding an umbrella for her.
Inside this ancestral shrine, there are nearly a hundred servants at least. And for a young lady like her who is regarded as the future successor to the position of a miko, it is normal for her to have three or five servants around her, but now there is only one.
The maid took her to the Bridal House?
Could it be that something big happened?
"What's going on? I didn't meet any other servants except you when I came out of the house just now." Jing Huang's uneasiness became more and more intense, and he couldn't help but ask: "What are these people?"
"Well, as far as I know, about half of the people went outside to get lost in the sea of trees."
"What?"
Jing Huang knew very well that only people with the blood of the Beishan family could travel through the sea of lost trees without the lantern, and even so, his uncle still almost got lost in the sea of trees while driving. Ordinary servants, generally
Unless there are special circumstances, you will not leave the shrine. This place is originally surrounded by a sea of trees.
"I, I don't know, but something must have happened over there in the sea of trees. Miss, you should ask Mrs. Jialuo or Mr. Zhenxin for details."
Beishan Jinghuang felt that the maid looked like she was about to cry. What on earth was going on?
Walking in the heavy rain, she felt more and more uneasy. Even if it rained heavily, the shrine should not become so deserted. What's more, tomorrow is her brother's wedding, and some important relatives from Hokkaido should have arrived.
It’s time to come here.
This shrine is really too big, and it was raining too much, so I walked slowly. After walking for a long time, I finally arrived in front of the Roshima Hall.
And looking at the front of Luo Xinfu Pavilion, there are more ropes wrapped around it.
This made Beishan Jinghuang frown slightly.
Walking into the house, as soon as she stepped into the entrance hall, she saw dozens of umbrellas piled at the door.
It is rare for so many people to gather at Luo Xinfu Pavilion.
At this moment, she suddenly looked back subconsciously.
In the opposite direction to the Roshishin Gyokan, there is the Koho Torikan in the north. That is the largest forbidden area of the shrine.
She had a hunch that it might have something to do with it.
Under the guidance of the maid, she walked slowly and noticed water stains and footprints everywhere on the floor.
In a society like Japan that attaches great importance to cleanliness to an almost obsessive-compulsive level, it is hard to believe that so many people leave a lot of water stains and footprints on the floor inside the shrine.
What the hell happened?
Walk slowly along the antique narrow corridor to the front.
Most of the buildings in this shrine are very retro, close to the Edo period. However, this shrine was built after the Kurofune opened the door to Japan, so it is closer to the European and American architectural style, so it is often used for receptions.
Commissioned guests from Europe and the United States. While walking in the corridor, I saw photos of some family ancestors from time to time. However, after the Taisho period, the photos jumped directly to the Tokyo Olympics in Showa 39.
Jinghuang remembered that Aunt Xingzhi was born that year. When he was a child, Aunt Xingzhi often told him about the year she was born. In the photo, it is his grandfather and grandmother when they were young, holding Aunt Xingzhi who was just born at that time.
Behind it is Tokyo Tower. At that time, the family invested in the Olympic Games, which became an opportunity for the family to rise again after the war. Not only that, the entire Japan at that time benefited from the recovered Olympic Games (Japan originally won the right to host the 1940 Olympic Games, but
(canceled due to the war) has also begun to embark on the road of economic development step by step. Until now, it has hosted the Summer Olympics for the second time.
Between the end of the Taisho period and Showa 39, the history of the Kitayama family was erased. During this period, not even a single photo could be found. The only thing that can be known is that the Koho Bird Museum was in
It was built during this blank period.
The only thing she knew was that...the family got something "something" during that blank period.
A "thing" that allows them to undertake the task of exorcising spirits...