Chapter 127 Stone Cave

Beichuan Temple hadn't stepped into the underground palace yet, and the moisture rushed towards it like waves.

He took out the kettle and took a sip, then turned his head to look at Asamiya Eiji floating in the air, motioning for her to open the way first.

After all, this is the secret place of the Asamiya family, and there may be some mechanism hidden in it.

Eiji Asamiya obviously also understood the meaning of Beichuan Temple. She fell down with a materialized posture, and the ebony clogs made a crisp sound when they stepped on the floor tiles.

Seeing her walking down, Beichuan Temple hung behind her and walked down step by step.

The two were silent for a long time without communicating. About halfway through the journey, Eiji Asamiya stopped suddenly, and a gleam of brilliance flashed in his bright eyes:

"I can feel my memory recovering, Si-jun."

"What do you remember?" Beichuan Temple asked.

"The ceremony held between the stones, the ceremony of offering sacrifices to key stones." Asamiya Eiji stepped forward again, and she explained as she walked:

"Every five years, Yaoshi will undergo a 'purification ceremony'."

As he said, there was a self-deprecating smile on Asamiya Eiji's illusory face: "In fact, whether the 'Purification Ceremony' is held or not will not affect the keystone. It's just that the Asamiya family simply uses it to increase the respect of the Asamiya family. The sense of reverence of the ceremony and the enhancement of the family's sense of honor to the 'family' group."

"How about it, is it unbelievable to people in a big city like Sijun? To convince the people of the family by relying on the brutal and bloody gimmick of the victim..."

Beichuan Temple shook his head understandingly.

"Understandable."

"Huh?" Asamiya Yongshi did not expect this, she paused a little, and glanced at Beichuan Temple strangely.

Under her gaze, Beichuan Temple's face with pursed lips did not change at all: "As you said, the original intention of the Asamiya family was not to perform a 'cleansing ceremony', but simply to make the ceremony sacred, to let The legitimacy of what they did made the people of the Asamiya family even more convinced—"

The voice of Beichuan Temple paused:

"But I still don't quite understand until now, what exactly is the 'disaster' that the Asamiya family and the Shenzhu family have tried their best to suppress?"

His eyes were piercing, so that Asamiya Yongshi couldn't help but take two steps back, Beichuan Temple continued: "Is the disaster just a literal disaster or a natural disaster? Or is it a very terrifying wraith? ——I want to know all these things. Only by knowing these things can we solve the problems of Asamiya-san.”

"Asamiya-san...referring to Hitomi, right?" Hearing the familiar name, Asamiya Eiji paused: "I have vaguely seen it from Hitomi before, you are her noble person, I can vaguely feel... .You should be the breaking point."

Asamiya Eiji shook his head and sighed: "As for your question... I still remember the concept of 'Wujin' very clearly. Because this is something that the whole village knows, but basically it is rarely mentioned."

"The so-called 'disaster' is calamity in layman's terms. It has been recorded since thousands of years ago——"

"According to the legend, the God of Misfortune lives in the mountain of Shenzhu, and the people living in the village of Shenzhu are threatened by "hidden world". Pulled into the hidden world without a sound, even if you find it again, you will already be insane and crazy."

Asamiya Eiji stared at him, and lowered his voice: "The people in the shrine call this phenomenon 'Waijin', which means 'when disaster strikes', and this phenomenon is not the slightest problem even if you move away from the village of Shenzhu. effect."

"When disaster strikes, there is no sound and no sound. No matter where the gods are stationed in the villagers, they will disappear inexplicably and lose contact with their families."

"Fortunately, the concept of 'ceremony' was put forward by the shrine in the end, but in that era, rituals were still in the stage of groping... But fortunately, the final ceremony was also useful, and the phenomenon of 'disaster' was effectively alleviated , which has also allowed the gods to live in the village and has been passed down to this day."

"The reason why Shenzhu Village has been locked is for this reason. Rituals and disasters are not things that can be known to outsiders. As you can see later, the villagers of Shenzhu have a high degree of discipline and organization. , exclusivity."

"Because that is a distorted folk custom that has been passed down for thousands of years."

The distorted sense of xenophobia born of distorted folklore is very easy to understand.

Asamiya Yongse's memory of this aspect of Futsu is very clear, and there is no lag at all in the words he uttered.

The words that Asamiya Eiji said now may be the key to breaking the situation in the future, and Beichuan Temple also secretly remembered these words in his heart.

One person and one ghost walked and stopped, and said a lot of words scattered along the way.

What she said perfectly explained why the Asamiya family and the Shenzhu family had such high status.

The Asamiya family is mainly based on financial resources and personal connections.

The home of the gods, mainly mysterious and presiding over sacrifices.

It is not an exaggeration to say that these two families are the leaders of the gods stationed in the village. During the Meiji and Taisho periods, they were truly similar to the leaders of the entire village.

While talking, Asamiya Yongshi suddenly stopped and stopped leading the way.

A stone cave appeared in front of him.

"This is where the important stone is. Sijun, my limit is here. If I go further, I may not be able to maintain the balance of my soul and body." Asamiya Eiji's figure became even more illusory.

It was too much for her to stand outside the underground palace where key stones were stored.

Asamiya Yongshi took a deep breath, turned his illusory palm, and a stone bottle appeared in his hand: "Please use this to hold the stone dew, Sijun."

"Okay." Beichuan Temple didn't talk nonsense, and walked directly towards it.

The more you enter the cave, the more you can feel a burst of moisture overflowing from Beichuan Temple.

Poor Xi Kujo suddenly crawled out from Beichuan Temple's neckline after passing through this burst of moisture, and the golden air flow became thicker again.

It seems that Shilu not only has the purification effect on Asamiya Yongshi, but also has a beneficial effect on Xi Kujo.

It wasn't until this time that Beichuan Temple believed that Asamiya would live forever.

Because what is beneficial to good spirits can only be poison to evil spirits.

Regardless of any grievances, apart from the dead energy, it is the kindness that restrains them the most.

And Asamiya Eternal dares to drink this kind of thing that is no less than 'poison' to her now——

Beichuan Temple walked into the underground palace with a jumping mind.

The inner area of ​​the cave is much wider than it looks from the outside.

At least fifty or sixty people standing in it won't be a big problem, and it won't be crowded.

But Beichuan Temple didn't care about such trivial matters.

He raised his head and looked at the boulder in front of him——

"Is this the Yaoshi?"

Beichuan Temple muttered to himself.

The key stone in front of him is about the same height as him. The whole stone is spherical, with a square lower part, and a white shimenawa rope is tied on the stone body.

On the stone wall of the cave, there is still a Shimenawa rope, sticking to the stone wall, winding and pulling around, showing an irregular circle.

This is like a concentric altar, suppressing all the evil spirits below.

Around this circular altar, there are bonfire stands, and there are still damp charcoal inside. It can be seen that there was indeed a sacrificial act here before.