Truth is everywhere within range

Kitagawa Ryoko was also shocked by the sight in front of her.

Compared to Qiao Qiao, she was surprised that this was the forest of Zhe.

A pure place with two shrines, Shimogamo Shrine and Kawai Shrine.

An incident of this magnitude could happen and they were completely unaware of it.

Is Shimogamo Shrine already so poor?

It seems that there is nothing wrong with this sentence coming from Kitagawa Ryoko.

In the distance, human voices were heard.

It’s time for tourists to visit the Tatsu no Mori.

During the day, the forest is quiet and peaceful.

At night, the forest is dotted with neon lights, and candlesticks are placed on one side of the clear stream.

Young women wear kimonos, step barefoot in the cold stream, turn their prayers into candlelight, and enshrine them on the candlesticks to hope for marriage.

Qiao Qiao could see that a little bit of spiritual power gathered here and flowed to the knot wood along the candlelight.

"Um?"

Something strange.

Qiao Qiao looked at Zhengji.

"Mr. Masakichi, has this Yuenmu turned into a monster?"

Whether it is the seven-hundred-year history or the incense offered by people day after day, these are enough to make the knot wood become a weird and even ghost.

"That's right, but Mr. Yuyuanmu hasn't spoken for a long time."

Masaki nodded.

Countless tourists walked through the light-decorated Tatsu no Mori, clasping their hands toward the knotwood.

"It's been about more than twenty years. It would be better to say that Master Yuanyuanmu in our clan's records actually only said three sentences in total."

"Which three sentences?"

Ariko Asano asked curiously.

"really."

"That makes sense."

"One thing to say."

"?"

Lord Yuanyuanmu, is he secretly watching the live broadcast recently?

Ariko Asano tilted her head, not quite understanding.

A group of tourists left, but the next group had not yet arrived.

Qiao Qiao decided to get closer to the knotted wood to check.

There is a circle of shuriken rope around the knot wood, enclosing it like a barrier.

Qiao Qiao came to the side of Yuanyuanmu and stretched out his hand.

With a light touch, a strong Yin Qi spread through the place of contact.

"excuse me."

Qiao Qiao muttered something in a low voice.

Just use channeling.

Originally, he wanted Kitagawa Ryoko to handle this incident, but now it seems that the matter is a bit beyond the normal scope.

Then Ryoko Kitagawa can only watch.

In my mind, a picture emerged.

Qiao Qiao is already very good at channeling.

You can accurately grasp the time, place and angle you want to see.

You shouldn’t watch it, you won’t watch it at all.

Because of this, Qiao Qiao also realized a truth.

Of course, there are no limits to channeling.

But don’t rely too much on psychics.

If you rely on psychics to solve everything, your thinking ability will be reduced, and your response speed to emergencies will also be affected. Not to mention that if you meet someone who is proficient in psychics, you may be exploited in turn. .

Well, Qiao Qiao doesn't have to worry about that.

Open your eyes again.

Qiao Qiao was about to speak.

The knotted tree shimmered with light.

A voice sounded in the hearts of the three people and the tanuki Masaki.

"Please, please help me get out."

It was an old and lonely voice, as if it came from eternity.

"?"

When Kitagawa Ryoko heard this, question marks appeared on her head.

"Sure enough, I didn't expect it to have reached this level, and it's on the edge of the shrine. It's very noteworthy."

Ariko Asano nodded slightly, as if she had some realization.

"I understand, please go on your way peacefully."

Qiao Qiao answered.

"Is there really no other way, Lord Spiritual Master?"

Masaki asked with a sad expression on his face.

Only Kitagawa Ryoko.

who I am?

where am I?

What are they talking about?

Meow meow meow?

Is there a plot skip in the middle?

Confused.

"Well, to explain it simply, Yuyuanmu is not a monster."

Seeing that Kitagawa Ryoko didn't understand at all, Qiao Qiao said.

"But two monsters."

"ha?"

Kitagawa Ryoko didn't understand again.

"Two tung trees, after seven hundred years of wind and frost, turned into two monsters, helping each other and existing together."

Qiao Qiao looked at Yuanyuanmu and explained.

"But about twenty years ago, one of the tung trees died."

died.

Very simple description.

Even if you become a monster, your lifespan is limited.

Seven hundred years is really too long for the Tung Tree Youkai.

After the companion died, the remaining tung tree independently supported the entangled knotted wood.

But in its heart.

But harboring obsessions.

That is an emotion that everyone will have when a friend, companion, or relative passes away.

Tongshu buried it in his heart, but he didn't expect that this feeling was detonated more than a month ago.

As for the cause of the explosion.

Qiao Qiao used the flashlight of his mobile phone to shine on the roots of the tree.

Kitagawa Ryoko saw it.

There is a carving there.

What is carved is an extremely complex geometry that is difficult to describe with simple mathematical terms. On a plane, it even presents a three-dimensional or even extra-dimensional image.

Just looking at it made Kitagawa Ryoko feel uncomfortable all over, and she felt sick to her stomach.

"do not look."

Qiao Qiao took out his revolver.

"excuse me."

One shot directly destroyed the carving.

The strange feeling disappeared immediately, but Kitagawa Ryoko noticed that the Yin Qi on Tongshu showed no sign of decreasing or dissipating.

"If the forest of Zou remains as it is, other trees with spiritual power will gradually repair the knotted wood and purify the yin energy in it."

Qiao Qiao put away his revolver.

In any case, shooting in Tatsu no Mori at night is still a bit confusing. One sound can be regarded as nearby fireworks. If there are more shots, it will be difficult to explain to tourists.

"But the trees that could have prevented this have somehow disappeared."

If the tanukis ignored it and Shimogamo Shrine didn't notice all this.

The knotted wood will turn into a cursed tree, eventually causing the entire Tsutsumi Forest and the two shrines in the Tsutsumi Forest to be completely destroyed.

"Then, if you inject spiritual power into the knotted wood."

Kitagawa Ryoko asked again.

Qiao Qiao has said before that you can inject spiritual power into things like bullets, so at this moment, it is also possible to inject spiritual power into the Yuan Yuan wood.

"It's too late."

Qiao Qiao said it very directly.

If it were one month earlier, no, there is no such assumption.

By the time Yuanyuanmu showed abnormalities, it was already too late.

Even if spiritual power is injected into the knotted wood now, it can only be purified along with its existence itself.

It may not be possible to completely purify it.

Trees do not exist independently.

A tree is sometimes an ecosystem.

Soil, groundwater, and various organisms that live in the root systems of trees.

Just like the semi-demonized cherry blossom tree that Qiaoqiao encountered in Tokyo's Wadabori Park before.

If the Yuanmu had not accumulated seven hundred years of spiritual power, it would have turned into a bloodthirsty monster at this moment, devouring the civet cats in the forest, and turning the surrounding spirits into resentful spirits to nourish itself.

"B-but, even if we talk about destroying the Yuanmu, it's not that easy to do, right?"

Kitagawa Ryoko could not imagine what method would be used to eliminate this seven-hundred-year-old tree if it turned into a monster.

It's not so much that strength limits her imagination.

Rather, it was common sense that constrained her thoughts.

After all, it is certainly impossible to leave a monster of this level to a little miko like her.

Does anyone want to race on the F1 track when they first learn to drive?

Faced with Kitagawa Ryoko's questions, Qiao Qiao didn't care.

"It can be done."

He said so.