"Ah, I didn't expect Dadao-san's relatives to run this shrine, this is the first time I've heard of it!"

Bai Ze followed Da Daoya's side and walked towards the small shrine that didn't look too big at the back of the small square not far away - after all, the shrine built here was only to take care of the customs of the Japanese immigrants, so naturally it was impossible to build it too luxuriously. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, although the sparrows are small and have all kinds of organs, whether it is the pond in front of the shrine, the shrine worship hall (worship hall) raised on both sides of the roof, the social office on both sides of the temple, the ema hanging and the prayer board, the fox guardian beast on both sides of the stone road in front of the worship hall, and the torii gate and the descending stone staircase at the end of the stone road, all of them are made of antique and decent, although the area is only more than 200 square meters, but it gives people a serious and solemn sense of holiness.

This is the place that Shirasawa frequents most often, and the usual worshippers tend to stop here, and things like worship, prayers, signs, and disasters can basically be done here.

Da Dao Ya did not go to the front of the shrine, but turned to the side, and followed a path paved with small stones into the woods behind - Bai Ze remembered that behind this was the residence of the shrine's god family, and the main hall dedicated to the gods of this place, he had never been up, and he didn't know what it looked like, but this time he could take advantage of Da Dao Ya's relationship to find out.

The stone road is only about ten meters long, with the help of the natural dense woods here, the front and back two spaces are cleverly divided into two independent parts, and when you walk out of the S-shaped path, you will come to a two-story building, not far from it There is a staircase that goes deep into the mountainside above, and there is a torii gate erected there at the entrance, listen to the explanation of the great road, it seems that the main hall dedicated to the gods of this place is located in a stone cave at the end of the mountain road, although it is the main hall, But in fact, it is just a spiritual temple about the size of a billiard table, which is counted as the abode of the gods here.

Not far from the entrance to the mountain road, there is a giant tree that looks thicker and taller than the other trees, and the ground around it has been properly organized, not only with white cobblestone around a few meters apart, but also with a thick "Zhulian rope" on the trunk, which looks like this is the sacred tree that exists here as a god body - perhaps because there is only one shrine in the city, and there are really many wooden buildings built here.

The small building is surrounded by dense vegetation on one side and less than 20 meters away from the nearby residential area on the other, especially since it is a steep hill so that there are no trees to obstruct the view from the nearby neighborhood, and there is an asphalt road that winds up the hill from the back, making it easy to get around no matter how you go.

"It's good to send it here, because I still have to help clean up later, so I won't invite you in, see you next week, Bai Jun."

"Well, see you later."

Because the two were not familiar enough to let the girl receive them into the house, they said goodbye to each other after coming to the door, and after confirming that Da Daoya had indeed opened the door and entered the house, Bai Ze turned around and left.

Since it would be a bit far to go down here, Bai Ze decided to go to the steps in front of the shrine and leave, so that he could go to the vegetable market and replenish some fresh vegetables and fruits to the refrigerator that had run out of food.

Although it was already half past three o'clock in the afternoon, it was still early to get off work and the school was almost already out, so there was almost no one at the shrine at the moment, and after walking through the S-shaped path, I looked at the empty and deserted open space in front of the shrine, and the big black crow standing on the torii gate and croaking non-stop, which was really lonely.

However, although no one was there, there were a lot of foxes resting in the shade of the trees or playing in the nearby grass, and even when they saw the strolling boys, they just glanced at this side and continued their previous actions.

But then again, the foxes here have always been known for their boldness, I heard that since about a hundred years ago, there have been foxes here for some reason, although such as voles and rabbits and other pests are almost nowhere to be seen, but every household will be stolen by the fox that slips through the door and window every month to keep the seeds, cooked meals, salted fish and salted meat for the New Year, and even chickens and ducks raised at home, etc., even if the family has dogs are not very useful, and because there are too many foxes in the mountains, not only can they be killed, These guys also often form groups to take revenge on the hunters who set traps in the mountains to hunt foxes, and even if they don't use the fox fake tiger power, everyone here still talks about the fox color.

Because it is in the north, there is no custom of worshiping Hu Daxian and Huang Daxian here, and the fox can only be a variety of wits and courage, so the love-hate relationship between people and foxes continued until the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and I don't know if it was a foreign monk who would chant scriptures, at that time, there happened to be a family that migrated here after the defeat of Japan and the people said that they had a way to quell the riots brought by the fox, so with the strong support of the township leaders, a Inari Shrine was built on the top of this hill - not to mention, Since the shrine was built, the surrounding foxes have suddenly become honest, so this shrine and its family have taken root here.

Not to mention that later the four provinces of Yingzhou fell into the Great Depression because of the collapse of the bubble economy, and many people of the He tribe moved into the coastal cities of the Chinese Federation that were stable due to the government's macroeconomic control, and settled down, plus at that time, in order to calm the contradictions between the multi-ethnic groups caused by long-term war and division in the country, and began to vigorously advocate "democratic autonomy" and "religious freedom" and other ideas, and this shrine can well enhance the sense of belonging of the people. As a result, it has undergone several repairs and renovations, and has since become an essential part of the city and the life of the people.

Now a few decades have passed, this shrine has simply become one of the main places of activity of foxes nearby, and because these foxes have changed their stubborn habits in the past, not only no longer go to human homes to steal chickens and dogs, but also come out from time to time to sell cute to passers-by, so the surrounding citizens often come to feed this group of smart little guys, come and go, the fox population here has become more and more huge, a few years ago it is said that there are relevant government departments in the vicinity to do a survey, As a result, it is claimed that there are more than 200 foxes living in this mountain forest within a radius of only a dozen miles!

The foxes here seem to have lived with humans since they were children, and they are not afraid even when they see people, although they do not immediately lean over to please because of the vigilance of biological instincts, but they are not far away, among them there is a little fox with fluff, standing on the side of the road three or four meters away with round eyes, looking curiously at the young man who is walking slowly.

Speaking of Bai Ze when he was a child, he actually often ran here to play, after all, the mountains and forests near this shrine have many small animals because of the protection of the government, and it is the most suitable place for children to come into contact with wild animals in addition to the zoo.

The young man, who has been very fond of all kinds of fluffy animals since he was a child, happened to be idle at the moment and was not in a hurry to go home, so he slowly walked towards the little fox who seemed to have a good impression of him, and seemed to realize that Bai Ze had no malicious intentions, and when the distance between the two was only about two meters, not only did he not turn around and run back to his mother, who was yawning on the side, but he came forward obediently, and did not dodge the palm of the young man's hand that reached out and stroked its little head.

Stroking the little fox's soft and dense slightly harder hair, the young man's face couldn't help but show an extremely tranquil and gentle smile, even the little fox who didn't understand human nature couldn't help but be stunned after looking up and seeing this faint smile, and then became more well-behaved and sticky - there is a saying called Xiang from the heart, although Bai Ze's appearance is not handsome, but his temperament is increasing day by day with the various abilities he has mastered, so that when he shows his emotions, It is easy to affect other creatures around you.

After teasing the little fox who was rolling at his feet and crying and constantly selling cuteness, he took out the pork jerky that he had put in his backpack but forgot to eat, tore it up and fed it to the little fox as a greeting gift, and then prepared to leave.

"Huh?"

As he passed through the torii gate at the end of the platform, he suddenly felt a strange sensation - as if he had passed someone, and as if he had inadvertently rubbed against a wall while walking, which made him pause involuntarily, and then turn his mind and take a closer look at the "torii" that he had already stepped over.

I remember hearing that the simple torii gate in front of the shrine is actually a "boundary monument" that demarcates the territory of the gods, in other words, if you enter this torii, you will be stepping into the realm of the gods.

The young man, who seemed to realize something, slowly stretched out his left hand and leaned forward after carefully looking at the seemingly empty space in front of him for a moment, and the "spatial perception" ability that belonged to his natural specialty was also working in full force.

The composition of space is spread out under his perception like overlapping but uneven curved paper, and even the remaining "traces" left by all things that exist or have existed in space are also revealed under his perception, and of course, the "boundary" in front of him is also clearly displayed under his mind.

However, just being able to perceive the "boundary line" is only to find the "gate" constructed between the two spaces, and to open this door, it is no longer enough for him to have the ability to "perceive space" - but, very coincidentally, he has the means to break through this obstacle, and this is the special power that he has newly obtained from the Noble Phantasm: Space Shuttle!

The right hand that hung down to the side slowly closed its fingers, and as his five fingers clenched, a short snow-white staff like a wizard's wand appeared in his hand from virtual to real.

Because of absorbing a large number of Servant Treasures, the spiritual weapon he has now has unconsciously possessed material attributes that can be manifested in the present world, and as he lifted this short staff and pointed it on the "boundary line" anchored by his "spatial perception" ability, a mysterious pulling force came from the staff body, and with this force stepping forward, it was as if rubbing his body into a thick and tight liquid mucous membrane, although he felt a slight sense of obstruction, but it was difficult to restrain his movements, It seems that as long as he pushes a little harder, he can pass through it in one go!