579 Its not what the master would do, but what Kanoya should do
Crunch - crunch -
The old wooden wheels crushed the snow along the forest road, making a groaning sound.
In addition, there was the sound of wind, the scratching of sharp claws, and the hoarse meow of a cat.
Akimichi Nahiro slowly woke up amidst these chaotic sounds.
She remembered that she was originally waiting for her good friend Kanoya to arrive at the Hakkoda platform.
She seemed to have no memory of what happened after that.
And...where is this place now!?
Because he was lying flat on his back, he could only see the top. The surrounding light was dim, and thick tree shadows whizzed past him.
Akimichi Nahiro felt extremely bumpy.
She barely regained consciousness and turned her neck with difficulty.
I seem to be on a very simple wooden cart now?
That's right, wooden cart.
There seemed to be golden lines on the simple wooden board, which looked familiar, as if I had seen them somewhere.
Then look to the side.
The wooden cart was moving quickly, and surrounding the cart, pulling or pushing the cart forward, were a group of strange black figures.
Those black shadows were about the size of seven or eight-year-old children, and they looked a bit like little old men and old ladies with a wizened body.
Their bodies are hunched, their waists are hunched, and they are on all fours, crawling and running fast through the mountains, forests, and snow in an extremely weird and awkward posture.
"Meow--!"
Sharp and hoarse meows kept coming from the surrounding black shadows.
What are these!?
Where will they take themselves?
"babble!"
Suddenly, Akimichi Nahiro wanted to scream at such a strange scene.
But her voice was stuck in her throat, and all she squeezed out was an extremely vague grunt.
"Meow--!"
The meows around me became louder and hoarse.
Then, a dark figure jumped onto the cart, curled up and sat in front of Akido.
It was a scrawny old cat, about the size of a child.
Half of the old cat's body was rotten, with only a little bit of black fur hanging lifelessly on its body. The hair was stained with blood and an indistinguishable stinking mucus, and was dirty and hardened together, like a torn rag.
Each eyeball on its face hangs outside the eye socket, and under the exposed white ribs, you can still see the squirming incomplete organs.
"Meow!"
The old cat opened its big mouth and roared at Qiudao.
The rotten and fishy stench made the frightened girl almost faint again.
Her body trembled violently and she wanted to move, but the scary big cat in front of her suddenly raised its claws and landed on her chest.
As if a huge boulder was pressing down on his body, Qiu Dao felt a strong suffocation and could only open his mouth wide and gasp hard.
The body can no longer move.
Tears welled up in her eyes because she was too frightened.
What on earth is this?
Now this is a dream, right?
A nightmare.
Wake up quickly!
Akido closed his eyes hard and opened them again, but the terrifying scene still lingered in front of him.
Even the scary big cat got a little closer to her.
Akimichi could feel its sharp nails protruding from its claws and scratching the front of his clothes; he could feel the cold wind blowing on his face from the smelly breath of the big cat's mouth.
This is not a dream.
All feelings are extremely real.
"Brain...brain..."
The big cat spoke again, but this time he spoke vaguely.
The human voice it produced was intermittent, as if there was a thick lump of phlegm stuck in the throat, which was hoarse and unpleasant.
"Brain..." "Brain..."
The surrounding black shadows also began to learn to speak, and the voices came and went.
It was already certain that those things running along the mountain forest, dragging wooden carts, were all scary big cats that looked like ghosts.
"Don't...brain!"
The rotten big cat continued, the pupil that was barely intact, and the eye that fell out of its socket, all staring straight at Akido.
It's like looking at a mouse to tease.
"Don't...brain..."
"It's useless, throw it away..."
"Receive the body..."
The cats began to neigh.
"What...?" The frightened Akimichi Naxun suddenly thought of something.
The boxes in that warehouse...
The golden Maki paintings on the box seem to be somewhat similar to those on the wooden cart.
Also, brain.
correct!
brain!
Akimichi Nahiro has opened all the wooden boxes in the warehouse, and has also seen the words engraved with the names of organs on the bottom of the wooden boxes.
Inside those engraved organ names.
It seems that "brain" is not mentioned!
Although her body could not move, Akimichi's brain was still running rapidly. Probably due to the stimulation of adrenaline, her brain seemed to be very active.
As a native of Hakkoda, she thought of something else——
That happened a long time ago. About ten years ago, Akimichi was still in elementary school in his hometown.
One winter, a disappearance of a female high school student occurred in the originally peaceful Hakkoda.
The eldest sister who disappeared at that time...it is said that only the brain tissue left in the mountains and forests was found.
Because of this incident, Akimichi was so frightened that he did not dare to go to school for several days.
box.
A mysterious disappearance from ten years ago.
Two seemingly unrelated things were connected together by the terrifying scene before them.
So, is this what happened?
These strange cats were the instigators of that strange case ten years ago.
That box in the warehouse will attract these things as soon as it is opened?
Qiudao, who wanted to understand all this, felt like falling into an ice cave, becoming even more desperate and helpless.
"Then...am I going to be the same as the female high school student who disappeared more than ten years ago?"
These scary big cats are going to kill me in the mountains and forests, take away my body and leave only my brain?
…
"Huh-ha-"
Lu Yewu walked swiftly in the completely dark mountain forest.
The wolf followed her closely, using the lantern around his neck to illuminate the mountain road for the deer. The clone of the little old man, holding a shakuhachi, was already standing on the shoulders of his eldest lady.
The [Guanyin Sutra Sticker in White] shimmered with golden light, and the Sanskrit characters on it floated, whirling around her side. The [Holy Virtue Royal Incense Burner] in her hand also shone with a strange luster.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The small pair of snow boots under the deer’s feet trampled the snow and kept raising snow flakes.
The snow in the mountain forest is still thick, but this does not stop her.
Because of the [Outer Lion Seal] and the use of scripture stickers and royal incense burners to enhance the effect of Buddhist spells, Xiaolu's physical fitness can be greatly enhanced.
"No, this won't work."
In the snow forest, both the smell of my friend Akimichi Nahiro and the disgusting smell of ghost stories were all very strong.
They should be right in front, but always keeping a certain distance from the deer.
Even if I tried my best to catch up, I still couldn't catch up.
"It would be great if Sister Obara was here."
Xiaolu couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
"Calm down, there must be a way... If it were Master, what would he do in the face of the current situation?"
Master has a flying Karasutengu under his command.
There is a big dog, Inugami, who moves forward in the mountains and forests.
There are transformation whales that can directly change the terrain on a large scale.
Even if the Master himself merges with the Prajna Master and puts on that grotesque white mask, his movement speed will be so exaggerated that it will drag out afterimages.
If the master were here, he would have plenty of ways to catch up with the ghost who kidnapped Naixun.
However, none of these methods can be replicated by Xiaolu.
It would be great if Master was here; it would be great if Hatachi-sama was here; it would be great if Sister Obara was here...
Since Xiaolu has grown up, he has been subject to many strange stories at home and the care of powerful spiritual masters. Therefore, when he encounters difficulties and things that are difficult to deal with, he will inevitably have such thoughts.
Can't blame her.
With the help of parents, it is not a shameful thing in Xiaolu's opinion.
But the problem is, Kamiyagawa and the others are not here.
There is only Kanoya here.
And, more importantly -
"Naixun is my friend."
He is not a friend of Kamiyagawa, nor a friend of Lord Hachisha.
He is a friend of Kanoya.
So, it's not what the master would do if he were here.
But what should Kanoya do at this moment.
"There will be, right? Things I can do."
Lu Yewu kept walking, and the rainbow light driven by Buddhist magic shone on the props, always shrouding her body, making her figure really like an elf deer galloping in the forest, agile and holy.
"Since I can't catch up, is there any way to slow down the strange story ahead?"
If the enemy slows down, it's equivalent to me speeding up.
However, I kept chasing after smelling the scent that lingered in the air. I couldn't even see the taillights of the unknown car in front of me. It was hard to slow down the enemy...
No!
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that it is not completely impossible.
Kanoya took out two packets of oil-paper wrapped and folded spices of different sizes from the outside of his satchel.
The larger one is the base fragrance of Liuxunwu, and the smaller one is Lingling powder.
Two packets of spices were raised to the royal incense burner, and spiritual power was poured into it. The incense burner then ignited with blue sparks, exuding a strange and ghostly fragrance.
"Servant Incense" among the six incense sticks.
This kind of ghostly incense can provide a certain degree of ability enhancement for the ghost story.
Moreover, the two packets that Xiao Lu spread out were all of the finest incense. They were the "collector's edition" that Miss Yunju had given her as a gift.
The actual effect is much better than ordinary ones.
In addition, the last time Xiaolu used the attendant incense in actual combat was in Matsuzawa.
She used this set of fragrant recipes to enhance Senglang's real-time combat capabilities.
But this usage is actually a variation of "attendant incense".
The most original effect of this set of incense recipes is actually to exorcise ghosts, and what they drive are lonely ghosts. Although the incense method of Xiangamiliu mastered by Xiaolu is famous for its elegance, any incense method spell has some ability to sacrifice ghosts. After all,
Xiangdao culture was born from sacrifice.
Using the original method of using "Servant Incense", the peculiar fragrance contained in it can attract wild monsters within a certain range, and at the cost of letting them share the fragrance of "Servant", the incense burner can temporarily drive them to their own use.
"If there are wild ghosts in this mountain forest, and I use the incense to drive them to stop the ghosts in front of me who kidnapped Naxun, then I can catch up with them!"
This is a method that may not be successful or perfect, but is worth trying.
A method that belongs to Kanoya.
The problem now is that the fragrance of "Servant's Incense" only permeates Xiaolu's side, and the hostile Kaidan who captured Akimichi Nahiro in front of her is still far away from her.
But since Xiaolu has already taken action, it means that she has thought of a way to solve the problem.
rustle--
She reached out and flipped through her satchel while running.
In Xiaolu's bag, she has organized and sorted various props. When necessary, she can find what she wants even with her eyes closed.
This time, Luyewu took out a talisman.
The yellow talisman of platycodon at Juqiong Shrine.
Of course Xiaolu can't draw talismans yet, so this talisman paper was given to her by Onitsuka Kiriho.
After Kanoya came back from Matsuzawa, the two teachers Yunju and Kanazawa, and the little miko Onizuka gave her many things one after another.
Because Xiaolu didn't know how to use talismans, the yellow talisman that Onizuka gave her was a "simplified version" with reduced effects. It only needs to be injected with spiritual power and then ignited to be effective.
In addition, most of the talismans given by Onizuka are "Sunda talisman".
"Xiaolu, you have mastered the magic of incense. Incense and wind should be a good combination." The original words of the little witch at that time were like this.
Lu Yewu twisted the Sunda talisman with his slender fingers, approached the imperial incense burner, and paused before the talisman was lit.
"One picture doesn't seem to be enough."
She simply took out most of the Sunda Talismans in the bag, leaving only three or two.
A dozen talismans were placed on top of the incense burner and ignited by the dancing sparks.
The yellow talisman curled up, and the flames danced. The cinnabar talisman symbols on it were particularly eye-catching in the fire, and the bright red was about to emerge.
"Hurry as the law?"
Xiaolu followed Onizuka's example and recited the formula uncertainly.
Well, that's not really useful.
But just like when you throw a bomb in a card game, you have to shout it out, otherwise it always feels like something is missing.
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The strong wind whizzed out from the fingertips of the deer, roared and swept around, violently hitting the surrounding trees. Then this strong gust of wind carried the ghostly attendant incense, like an invisible giant wildly waving a giant blade,
Slashing towards the darkest place in the forest.
The pine trees swayed violently in the wind, and the snow on the branches shook off.
The dark flock of birds was startled, flapping their wings and screaming, and fled into the air.
The scent of the incense permeates the vast mountains and forests through the wind.
"咻咻——"
Kanoya's nose twitched slightly.
She could smell the complex messages contained in the scents in the air.
Then, her dark eyes sparkled with excitement, and her spirit was lifted. Even the bright sparks in the incense burner in her hand flashed even more fiercely.
"This smell...yes, something responded to me from a distance!"
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Crunch - crunch -
Under the pull and push of those scary big cats, the simple wooden cart ran very fast.
Akimichi Nahiro was still in the car.
The half-rotten black cat was still pressing on her body, preventing her from moving.
Akimichi couldn't even move, let alone save himself.
suddenly--
Bang!
There was a loud noise, and the wooden cart jolted violently, almost throwing Qiudao off.
She felt a very strong wind blowing, mixed with wind and snow, blowing on her face like a knife.
And this wind carries a very strange... fragrance?
“Meow——!” “Hi——!”
The cats around the wooden cart howled.
They all bowed their backs and faced the same direction in front of them.
Those cat eyes, either a pair or just one, flashed in the darkness, revealing a ferocious fluorescence.
What the cats are facing is the dark place in front of the mountain forest.
Akimichi Nahiro didn't know what the situation was now.
But she felt that the strange fragrance in the air became stronger, and the fragrance seemed to deliberately bypass the cat demons around her, and they all gathered towards the darkness of the forest in front of them.
Then, from that place, there came a strange greedy swallowing sound, mixed with the sounds of cats meowing one after another.
The rotten black cat removed its claws from Akimichi's body and glared ahead.
Akimichi was finally able to move.
She struggled to raise her head and look forward, and seemed to see a squatting figure in the darkness of the forest, with her back turned.
It seemed to be a girl in uniform with beautiful straight black hair.
Akimichi recognized the style of the girl's uniform. It was the winter uniform of a high school here in Hakkoda.
But it seems to be an old model from a long time ago.
The girl always maintained a crouching position with her back turned, and her body was mostly covered by the shadow of the trees. All she could see was her thin shoulders trembling, and strange swallowing sounds of "kick-kick" kept coming from her body.
So, Akimichi immediately thought of something——
"More than ten years ago, a female high school girl disappeared, and people only found her incomplete brain tissue in the mountains and forests."
So is it her?
Wait!
Then the person who appeared in front and stopped the wooden cart... wasn't he also a ghost!?