Chapter 3: A Visit to the Temple of Futu
With the chirping of birds outside the window, Lin Xiuyi was greatly lazy from the bed.
A good night's sleep made Lin Xiuyi completely like this different way of traveling. You don't have to be taken around by a tour guide, and you don't have to leave silly photos in front of popular attractions and then forward them to your circle of friends. Just walk around as you please, try the local cuisine, and get some complete relaxation in the natural scenery and natural hot springs.
Lin Xiuyi got dressed and sorted out the bedding. Then he left the room and went downstairs to the dining room.
"Mr. Lin, good morning!" Kanako Kimura, who met last night, saw Lin Shuichi and took the initiative to greet him.
"You're early, Miss Kimura!" Lin Shuichi responded. Coincidentally, at this time, Lin Xiuyi's colleagues also came downstairs.
"Xiu Yikun, have you met an acquaintance?" Miki asked curiously.
"This is Miss Kanako Kimura, and I also met yesterday!" Lin Shuichi explained.
"Hello. I'm Kanako Kimura and I'm working at TV Asahi, so it's a pleasure to meet you!" Kanako took the initiative to come over and greet everyone.
"Ah, working in a TV station is so enviable, then you must be able to meet a lot of stars!"
Miki's personality is a little familiar.,The first time we met, I started to ask about other people's work.,It's really not a polite thing.。 Lin Xiuyi hurriedly apologized to Kanako, but Kanako didn't care, but chatted with Miki very well. After introducing each other, they became familiar with each other, so they sat together. It didn't take long for the elderly Ms. Mizukawa, who was worried about Kanako at Umegaki House yesterday, to come downstairs.
"Good morning, Director Mizukawa!" Kanako greeted Mizukawa.
"Kanako, have you met new friends so soon?" Mizukawa also came over to greet Lin Xiuyi and the others.
"I forgot to introduce it last night, but this is the Mizukawa supervisor of Fuji TV! This time, we are here to find the legend of Ubuta Village, and we want to adapt it into a TV series......"
Once everyone got acquainted with it, they sat down at a table and had breakfast together, and the breakfast at Umagakiya was very rich, with horse mackerel, miso soup, white rice, and Umegagakiya's homemade sake lees stuffed vegetables. For a bachelor like Lin Xiuyi, it is not every day that he can eat such a hearty breakfast in the morning.
"Miss Kimura, I heard that there is a treasure in Futu Village, and someone has picked up Jin Xiaoju in the stream in the village, and he has also appeared on TV, is it true or false?"
"It's true, it's true that someone picked up Jin Xiaoju in the river, but that was five years ago. Later, the relevant authorities also conducted a detailed investigation in the vicinity, but unfortunately the whereabouts of the treasure were still not found. But I'm more interested in the other thing that happened here, have you ever heard of a young girl from my village who died tragically in the Ubutu Temple on the mountain ten years ago?" asked Kanako Kimura with a mysterious expression.
"Could it really be that someone was killed? I thought it was a rumor?" When Kanako said this, Miki suddenly became interested.
"It's not a rumor, there was a woman who was killed 10 years ago and put her body in the temple on the mountain. This case has not been solved so far!" Kanako finished speaking, took out a beautiful leather cover notebook from the leather bag she was carrying, and then flipped through it a few times, and took out a slightly yellowed newspaper clipping from it.
"Look, that's what was reported at the time. I was also influenced by this news and decided to try to adapt this case into a TV series!" Kanako handed the newspaper clipping to Miki, who read it carefully, and then passed it on to Hanagata.
Lin Xiuyi picked up this newspaper clipping and read it with interest. The clipping does not give a detailed account of the case, but instead devotes most of its pen and ink to the legend of the temple, which also mentions the legend that the soul of the dead monk of the temple will take a woman with him every 10 years.
"Miss Kimura, I actually want to go to the Futu Temple to have a look, if it's convenient, can I do the event with you and Superintendent Mizukawa today?" Lin Xiuyi took the initiative to speak.
"Of course, if it's convenient for you, we can't ask for it!" Superintendent Mizukawa enthusiastically agreed.
"Xiu Yijun, I also want to go to the Futu Temple!" Miki replied without thinking.
"Aizawa, Hanagata, what are your plans for today?"
"I brought a fishing rod, and today I want to try my luck in the nearby stream!" Aizawa gestured with his right hand in a fishing motion.
"I've already planned to go and see where Jin Xiaoju was discovered!" said to Lin Xiuyi happily.
Since everyone has their own things to be interested in, Lin Xiuyi will not make arrangements. And Superintendent Mizukawa and Kanako are also very welcoming to Miki's joining. After breakfast, Lin Xiuyi and Aizawa asked for the car keys and led everyone to Futu Temple.
Like most temples, the temple was built on a sparsely populated hill. It is about half an hour's drive from Umagakiya to Ubutusa. However, because the temple is not a famous tourist attraction, and because it has long been destroyed by fire. Therefore, the local road leading to the temple is already in a semi-abandoned state. The distance from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain is only a mossy mountain path.
The four men parked at the foot of the mountain and climbed up the mountain road that led to the summit.
As you can see, there are not many tourists visiting here, and the steps are littered with wet fallen leaves and dead branches from the trees. The mountain road is rugged, and it is simply impossible to climb to the top of the mountain in one go. Lin Xiuyi and the others rested several times halfway, and it took an hour to climb to the top of the mountain.
"This place should have been abandoned a long time ago, right?" Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but ask as he looked at the empty courtyard in front of him.
"Yes, the original Futu Temple was indeed burned down a long time ago, but because of the high terrain here, and the village wanted to rely on the Futu Temple to develop tourism, it was rebuilt for a time. It's a pity that a murder occurred when it was almost completed, and the reconstruction was over!"
Lin Xiuyi observed the nearby scenery, the view here is indeed very good, and he can easily see the whole picture of the entire Futu Village. He walked through the mountain gate of Futu Temple and entered the courtyard. Directly opposite the gate is a Buddhist hall, with a podocarpus tree on the left and right sides of the courtyard, and the surrounding area is decorated with small soft stones in the style of a dry landscape. It's a pity that there is no one to maintain it here, and the courtyard is full of fallen leaves, and the whole temple looks very lonely.