I’m a Witch In Dongying

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　　 If this letter arrived in time...

　　 With the assistance of Asakura Shrine, Shirami Sana may not be killed on Lantern Mountain, and even be able to completely kill the black mud...

　　 Maybe, the result of adding Asakura Shrine’s reinforcements is just to add a few more people who died in the hands of the black mud, but still can’t change the final result of the matter...

　　 These few thoughts flashed through the old man's mind.

But Chiyo also understood that making these brain supplements and assumptions when things had become established facts was a pointless move. So soon, the old man sighed faintly and carefully plasticized the envelope. I opened it, took out the letter paper inside, and looked down carefully

Chapter 430

　　 The handwriting on the paper is indeed Shirami Sana's.

Although this girl ended her life prematurely at a young age, she has lived in Tenmoku Shrine for more than ten years and left many scattered handwritings. Chiyo has also read it many times when she grows up. The neat and graceful font is no stranger, and it can be recognized at a glance.

　　 As for the content of the letter, there are two main parts——

　　 The first half is a description of the situation on Lantern Mountain, and in euphemisms, a request for assistance is made to Asakura Shrine.

　　 In the second half, he told Asakura Naoo in his own name, which is what Asakura Asami just said, "If an accident happens, don't tell your family about the real cause of death."

　　 In a sense, this can be considered a disguised account of one's own funeral.

　　 Chiyo spread out the letter paper on the table and read it line by line:

　　" In mid-August, in the mountains on the west side of Narita City, a monster was found to be haunting...

　　After looking for a trace to Lantern Mountain, he encountered a large number of monsters, suspected to be a place in the dark area..."

In any case, this letter is already very old, and the original paper used is just ordinary letter paper, so even if it is carefully preserved, a considerable part of the writing on it is overly worn and it is almost impossible to see clearly. , Can only guess one or two from the strokes before and after using the method of guessing and ignoring.

　　 In the process, Asakura Mami next to him stood up, and his neck sneaked up, as if he was curious about the content of the letter.

　　 This little action was obviously noticed by Chiyo.

　　 But the old man didn't mean to stop, but continued to look down.

"The monsters that haunt the black pool on the top of the mountain are still in the early stages of formation. Once they step into the world, they will surely be catastrophic... Please tell Brother Naoko to Asakura-senpai, and take precautions... If there are unexpected events, please keep this secret. Don’t be right. Parents mention the truth so as not to cause trouble..."

　　 is only seven or eight lines of text.

　　Chiyo quickly browsed, and finally cast his eyes on a place where the handwriting was particularly vague. Judging from the strokes on both sides, this word seemed to be...

　　 "The country of Huangquan...?"

　　 In the Japanese mythology system, "Huangquan" actually means "yin Cao Jifu".

This is said to be the country where the dead live. It is governed by the well-known mother **** Izanami. It is isolated from the world where the living people live through the boundary called "Hirazaka". The living humans cannot enter, only the dead. The souls can arrive smoothly.

　　 These mythological things are naturally known to Chiyo as the **** of the shrine.

　　 But, such a noun appeared in the content of this letter, and it happened to be frosted to the point that the handwriting could not be seen clearly, which seemed somewhat suspicious.

　　 "Perhaps... the Huangquan here actually refers to the black pool on the top of Lantern Mountain?"

　　 can be understood this way, it is a bit far-fetched.

　　Chiyo thought for a while, then looked up at Asakura Asami.

　　 Before she could speak, Asakura Asami scratched her hair: "Well, I actually don't know what'Huang Quan' means...

However, according to what Grandpa said before, on the top of this hill called Lantern Mountain, there is a very powerful monster entrenched. It is the leader of the other little monsters. Most of its body is underwater, exposed on it. It's just the tip of the iceberg. Therefore, this thing has an incredible vitality, and it is almost impossible to kill with conventional retreat methods...

　　 The original Shirasui Sana could only seal this monster, along with the entire black pool it occupies, by using his body as a sacrifice.

　　If there is no suitable method to kill the black mud, you can only temporarily repair and maintain the seal, and then slowly figure out a solution..."

"etc……"

　　 Chiyo interrupted: "You said just now, to sacrifice yourself?"

　　 Asakura Asami's tone was stagnant, and she opened her mouth a little unnaturally, as if she had just realized that she hadn't noticed something.

But soon, the girl nodded, her tone a bit heavy: "Yes, according to the situation of grandpa's subsequent investigation, Senior Sana probably used his body as an eye to successfully deploy the circle and put that one The black mud is sealed in that black pool. In other words, it is the so-called'human pillar'...

　　From this perspective, the formation used to suppress the black mud is essentially the incarnation of Senior Sana.

　　 If it weren't for this, a existence as powerful as Hei Mu would have long been waiting for an opportunity to run out of Lantern Mountain and make waves in the outside world, instead of staying there for seventy years. "

　　 "Ren Zhu..."

　　Chiyo was silent.

　　 She is also considered an expert in Shintoism. She is no stranger to the custom of "human pillars" that has been spread since ancient times. Many projects will adopt similar methods to bless herself to be completed on schedule and not to be damaged in the following years.

but……

　　 When this word is associated with Shirami Sana, it brings a deep chill to Chiyo, even if it is in the ears, there is a feeling of loneliness and darkness rushing to his face.

　　 "Is there any definite evidence for this kind of thing? My sister actually...it was too..."

　　…………

　　 It was almost at the same time that Chiyo and Asakura Asami were communicating with each other.

　　 Wakaba High School.

　　 in the archery field.

　　 Bai Shuiqiu finally shot the last arrow, and then put away the He bow in his hand, letting out a long sigh of relief.

　　 Archery is actually a lot of energy.

Especially when the lower abdomen was faintly painful, in order to ensure that he could be promoted smoothly, Bai Shuiqiu worked up to 120,000 points and concentrated on shooting the four arrows in the quiver. When he came back to his senses, I feel that my head is a little confused, as if it is a sequelae of excessive mental exhaustion.

　　 Of course, this kind of discomfort is not very strong, at least it is much milder than when I first used the "Mind Eye" ability on the Hechuan Bridge.

　　 After a few breaths, Bai Shuiqiu turned to face the judges' bench, bowed and saluted, and walked out of the field.

　　 "Xiao Qiu, are you okay?"

Kurijian Sanae greeted him with a quick step, took the bow from Bai Shuiqiu's hand, raised his hand to the side, and then drew the handkerchief from his pocket: "Looking at your forehead is sweating a lot, you should wipe it off first. Go back and rest, lest you catch a cold in a while."

　　 "Thank you, senior sister."

　　 Bai Shuiqiu smiled and took the handkerchief.

There was indeed a few drops of fine sweat on her forehead, but this has nothing to do with the game just now, but because of another thing Bai Shuiqiu perceives, which involves a part of her mind, even if it is on the court. When shooting arrows, they are subconsciously worried.

　　 "There is nothing going on at the shrine... right?

Chapter 431 Complete...Truth?

　　 Before this trip, Bai Shuiqiu left the puppet doll in Tianmu Mountain.

In order not to affect the game, during the two days she stayed in Wakaba High School, the puppet doll has maintained the lowest power consumption state, lying on the bed in the bedroom, with only a few traces of attention, paying attention to the shrine. movement. But just now, an unusually powerful wave of spiritual power attracted Bai Shuiqiu's attention.

　　 And just half an hour ago, there was a fairly obvious fluctuation of spiritual power that appeared within the scope of the shrine and attracted her attention.

　　 In terms of feeling, the look and feel that this breath brings to Bai Shuiqiu is a bit similar to that of Suzuki Zhuxi at the beginning.

　　 has a clear feeling, like a calm water.

　　 But if you talk about strength or weakness, the intensity of the latter breath is probably several times that of Suzuki Zhuxi.

　　 Moreover, there seems to be a sharp taste mixed in it, like the sharp edge of a sword.

　　 "Who would this guy... be?"

The possibility of 　　 monsters can be directly ruled out.

Because the Tianmu Mountain now is different from a few months ago, it seems that since a certain point in time, a layer of invisible restraint has been opened. As long as ordinary monsters try to get close, they will be blocked by this layer of restraint, even eagles. An old monster of Feng Shiyuan's level also seemed unable to set foot easily.

　　 Besides, there are still differences between the two things, evil spirit and spiritual power.

　　 And if it’s a human practitioner...

　　 Bai Shuiqiu doesn't remember that among the people he has met, there have been people with this kind of breath.

　　 So, are you a member of the countermeasure team that you have never met before?

The countermeasure team in Chiba Prefecture has a total of ten standing members. Excluding the Suzuki Suzuki, Jubei, and the Aikawa brothers whom Shiraizu has already met, there are people with stronger spiritual powers among the remaining members. , It is not a surprising thing.

　　 With a curious mind, Bai Shuiqiu took a deep breath, and while wiping the sweat from the temples with a handkerchief, he settled down.

　　 As part of the mind shifted to the shrine, the puppet doll who had been lying on the bed slowly opened his eyes and rolled over and got out of the bed.

　　 Bai Shuiqiu first manipulated the doll's body and moved his hands and feet a few times.

　　 After feeling that there was no problem, he raised his foot and walked a few steps forward, stopped in front of the bedroom door, thought for a while, stopped the action that was about to push the door.

　　 Then he put his face behind the door, raised his ears, and listened carefully to the movement in the corridor outside.

　　 In the meeting room about ten meters away, there was a faint sound of talking, separated by the two door panels, it looked vague, and it was a bit inaudible.

　　……

　　 "...Anyway, that's what I learned from Grandpa."

Asakura Asami lowered her head and said softly, "The cause of death of Sena-sena was actually just the grandfather and the seniors of the Asakura clan at the time. Based on the letter left by Sena-sena and the clues on the scene, it was inferred. There is no definite evidence, and no body has ever been seen...

　　 But anyway, this time, our Asakura family will not be as late as seventy years ago.

　　 Lantern Mountain, I and Ito will soon take over. After confirming the situation, we will use the most appropriate method to suppress the black mud, and will never give it a chance to break out.

As for the white lotus sect who is trying to release the black mud, we will contact the countermeasure team of Ibaraki Prefecture as soon as possible and take the most severe measures against those guys, not let any fish slip through the net, and completely strangle the conspiracy of this cult group. In the cradle. "

　　 "……"

　　 A moment of silence.

　　 After a while, Chiyo raised his head and smiled reluctantly: "I came here to tell me these things. It's really hard work for you. Please give my regards to Nao Xiong...

　　 Lantern Mountain or something, I have never been there, and I don’t know the situation there. After all, I am now a dying old man. It is up to you young people to decide what to do. As long as you are not ashamed of your actions, you don't need to be overly demanding. "

　　 "That Xiaoqiu..."

　　 Asakura Asami just spoke, she seemed to hesitate again, swallowed the words from her lips, and changed her words: "Mami has already remembered the teachings of the mother-in-law. In that case, Uncle Ito and I will not bother you."

　　 "Are you leaving, I will send you out."

　　 Chiyo is ready to get up and see off the guests.

Ito put down his tea cup and whispered: "Chidai God Lord is in a bad mood now, so you don’t need to send us off. Please rest here. Ms. Mami and I will leave on our own. Next time we have a chance, we will do it again. Come visit you again."

　　 "...that's good too."

　　 If it is under normal circumstances, Chiyo will naturally continue to get up.

　　 But at this moment, the old man is indeed a little uneasy, and the whole person is in a painful sentiment, so he can't take care of the question of rudeness. After nodding, he sat back and nodded in greeting.

　　 Asakura Asami and Ito also bowed and saluted, then put their hands together in front of them, stepped back gently, and left from the side of the room.

　　 The wooden sliding door opened and closed.

　　 As she walked through the corridor, Mami's steps slowed down, her eyes looked a little complicated and she glanced back at the direction of the living room, opened her mouth, and asked in a very small voice:

　　 "Uncle Ito, don't tell the complete truth to your mother-in-law...does it really matter?"

　　 "……"

Ito was silent for a while, and then smiled: "This is also the instruction of Master Zongjia, and the wishes of Shirasumi Sana during his lifetime. After all, Shirasui Family has already shouldered too much due to the things of the year. If possible, try to let her back It is better for people to stay away from these disputes of right and wrong.

　　 As for Lantern Mountain, the Asakura family and the local countermeasure team took action. It was enough to suppress it. "

　　 Asakura Asami's expression tangled: "But, if the prediction made by my sister is true..."

　　 "Shh——"

　　 Ito made a silent gesture, and said in a slightly reproachful tone; "Ms. Mami, you have said enough today. Please go back and talk about other things."

　　 Asakura Asami seemed to know that she had failed, and she closed her mouth and stopped talking.

　　 One by one, the two went through the corridor and went to the courtyard outside.

When changing shoes at the entrance, Asakura Asami suddenly turned her head, glanced at the door of the room where the "Autumn" brand was hung, pursed her lips, then silently retracted her gaze, and said to Ito: "We Let's go."

　　 Until after the two left.

　　The door of the room with the word "Autumn" slowly opened a gap. Bai Shuiqiu narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze fell on the corridor in front, and then glanced through the courtyard outside, thoughtfully:

　　 "The complete... truth?"