Chapter 11: The Innocent Sacrifice
Back in the world, Mei Hong didn't go back to the temple house directly, but came to the Imi-an, and as soon as she entered the door, she saw several people hired by Fujiwara Ki piling up those civil engineering materials at the door of the bedroom.
"Good afternoon, sister Hong. β
Fujiwara Ki saw the girl's figure and said hello, but the other party just nodded coldly in response.
"Have you already found someone to repair the holes in the ground?"
Mei Hong walked to the bedroom door and looked inside, the width of the hole was still the same as yesterday, and no repairs had been made, but a new pile of sand was piled up next to it.
"I've found the manpower, but they say they're coming. β
"Then I'll continue to live in the temple house for the rest of the day. β
Sister Hong immediately said this mentions, and the hurried voice made Fujiwara a little strange, and turned her head to look at her, Sister Hong's expression was stern, and there was no meaning to joke.
"Why are you so proactive all of a sudden?"
"You don't care about this, don't come to Jumian these days, stay in the temple house. β
"Is something wrong?"
Fujiwara Ki saw that Mei Hong's brows were furrowed, and she was a little uneasy, obviously she had encountered something: "You look like this, with a sad face, did you provoke that god of wine?"
"What nonsense, this has something to do with you. β
I have no relationship with the god of wine, I haven't even met in person, how can it be related to myself.
Fujiwara still didn't have any sense of urgency, so Mei Hong had to grab Fujiwara's shoulder and say seriously: "Listen, Fujiwara Ki, your current situation is exactly the same as what I encountered back then." Seeing that resentful monster means that you will encounter some strange things later, I don't know when it will be encountered, and I don't know how it will appear, in short, you have to be careful during this time. β
"Meihong, what are you talking about, why did you start saying something I didn't understand after going out. β
"Just listen to it. Mei Hong's voice was a little louder, and she pressed Fujiwara's words back, "Did you see that black mist monster yesterday and you can still see it, right?"
"Yes, did there be a problem with yesterday's youkai?"
"There's a big problem, there are two gods behind it. As soon as Mei Hong explained this, Fujiwara Ki showed an expression of sudden realization.
"I understand, sister Hong, we provoked the two gods and caused trouble, right? However, don't be afraid, I will carry this matter for you, you can just push everything to me, you don't have to worry. "It's not easy to have the opportunity to be on your own, and Fujiwara Ki impassioned expression shows his spirit.
"Stupid, who's talking about this. β
Fujiwara's words made Mei Hong laugh, and she laughed and annoyed and slapped Fujiwara Ki's shoulder.
"What I'm trying to say is that this grudge is not dead, and it will haunt you in the future, so you have to be careful during this time. β
"What did I do? The grudge is going to kill me. β
"It's a ritual, just like a sacrifice, you always need a sacrifice, but it's not meant to kill you, it will protect you, all you have to do is live until the monster disappears. β
"I, I'm a sacrifice!" It took Fujiwara Ki a long time to react to Sister Hong's words, and his eyes widened in disbelief.
"So to speak, but only half a living sacrifice. In ancient times, human beings had burnt offerings, that is, sacrifices were burned to the gods, and most of them were used by livestock at that time, but there were also superstitious means of using people. In addition to burnt offerings, there were other living sacrifices, such as throwing children into caves, burying virgins alive, or even killing them with knives. I don't know the details of the ritual of this sacrifice to the gods, but usually the sacrifice plays a role in the ceremony, and you have been treated as a sacrifice, and it is up to you whether you can survive or not. β
Fujiwara Meihong has heard of these methods Fujiwara Ki, and there were such sacrifices in ancient feudal superstition in China and Japan, and he used to be pitiful for the martyrs of those foolish people, and now he is going to be sacrificed.
Fujiwara held his chest and let the nervous feelings come down.
"I have the power to reincarnate my soul, I am a Penglai person, I will not die, I will not die. β
Fujiwara Ki repeated these words in his mouth, so that he would not fall into panic, in the face of unknown threats, Fujiwara Ki is still a weak mentality, fear, avoidance, instinct still manipulates his thinking, which is also the reason why he has been in contact with Taoism for so long, but his state of mind has not entered the realm.
Strength can be cultivated, but the heart of the strong can only be honed by itself.
As a bystander, Fujiwara Meihong also saw Fujiwara's instinctive cowardice, but she didn't blame anything, and after swallowing the elixir of immortality, she was also afraid for more than 300 years before she stopped running away from those terrible monsters.
If a person suddenly knows that he is being sacrificed, his first reaction is to panic, then cry, and finally like grasping the last straw, he keeps looking for someone who can protect him and hide in a safe place.
Compared with them, Fujiwara Ki, who was able to comfort himself first, was already much stronger than ordinary people in his heart.
"What are you going to do? It was too painful for me to recall, and the rituals of sacrificing to the gods were unpredictable, so I couldn't help you much other than help you get rid of the goblins who claimed your life. β
"I am already very grateful to you to be able to tell sΓΉ, if you want to take my life, you must also have this ability, the power of returning to the soul is incomprehensible, although I can't do it to the point of knowing the destiny of heaven, but I can still barely do it, at least I have the ability to escape. β
"Aren't you going to call for help?"
"Although I really want to solve it alone, but it's too self-conscious, so Meihong also asks you to help take care of it. β
Fujiwara Ki did not overestimate his strength, it has only been a few months since he came into contact with swordsmanship and Taoism, and it is still very early to be as profligate as he said, and he will not be like those elders of Yakumo Purple, who will not be able to let go of his body because of his face.
Sister Hong admires Fujiwara's pragmatic behavior, and thousands of years of passing clouds have made her look down on everything, including human affection.
For Fujiwara Ki's request, Sister Hong directly agreed, after all, there have been several encounters, and it is also a male breed that is difficult to see in Gensokyo, these two reasons alone are enough to lend a hand.
"I feel like a wretch, I always rely on all kinds of women to survive in Gensokyo, and my dignity is lost. β
"So hurry up and get stronger. β
Sister Hong comforted Fujiwara Ki and walked out of Jumian, in order to deal with the doom of the haunting, Fujiwara Ki still had to prepare a lot of things, so just sent her to the door and began to make intense preparations.
Runic paper, cinnabar, and other props used to ward off evil spirits have to be bought by yourself.
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