A person is definitely unwilling to die, and often the more real the moment of death, the more he will be afraid of the matter of "extinction" from the bottom of his heart, this is an irresistible biological instinct, all living things, want to live one more minute to live one more minute.

And in this village, called "Kaishikawa Town", the sad point is that when a person has to and at the same time is very aware of the fact that he is about to die, he must also work hard to avoid another fate after death...... Normal people definitely don't want to make themselves sacrifices, either in life or after death.

Therefore, they obviously resist death, but they still have to take the initiative to die, and this kind of "struggle" makes people feel a little sad - because they have to retain some strength to go to their own cemetery, so that they can really get the ending of "being buried in peace" after death.

"It's time for me to get out of here, what happened after dark...... I don't want to watch it anymore, so let's go back sooner. ”

The night breeze cooled down, and Gu Shanjiang immediately ended his complaint...... As soon as the cold wind blew, his drunkenness may have dissipated a lot, and after he came to his senses, he probably understood that he shouldn't tell outsiders too much about the things in the village.

In fact, Taniyama didn't say anything substantive from beginning to end, and most of the facts were inferred by Fu Ji Xianli and Manaka Aoi after combining his words with what they had seen and heard last night.

"In other words, there will be activities in the evening, although I didn't have a chance to come to the shrine last night, but it doesn't matter, it seems that I have to come again today." After Gu Shan descended and walked away, Fu Ji Xianli said to Zhenzhong Aoi.

"Well, we'll be over later...... If there's going to be any covert activity going on there, it's probably not too early. Aoi Manaka said.

In fact, the safest way is to go there directly for a long time to observe and monitor, but the problem is that Manaka Aoi and Fu Ji Xianli don't want to attract too much attention...... As two tourists in an isolated mountain village, if they directly "do not return home at night", it will definitely cause a considerable degree of suspicion and even commotion.

After all, they should have nowhere to go at night except for the hotel.

So at dinner time, the two of them went back to Morishita's house to check in, and after dinner, they went upstairs to pretend to rest, and when there was no movement downstairs and the family had already fallen asleep, they did the same and slipped out.

After walking up the hillside and passing through one torii gate after another, Fu Ji Kenri and Manaka Aoi finally arrived near this mysterious shrine...... Of course, they didn't rush in directly, grab the priest and have a cordial and friendly meeting, but just quietly stayed in the shadows that were not easy to be discovered.

Originally, the first step after they came here was to quietly find the rumored ancient well, but after they really arrived here, the two of them found that there was no need to look for it at all...... It is located right in front of the shrine.

This well is not small, not to say that it can be stuffed into a roller, but maybe it can be stuffed into a tractor.

The layout of this thing feels very unreasonable, because it is located right in front of the shrine, and it stands to reason that this central position is the passage of the gods, and ordinary people have to walk along the side if they want to worship, so ...... What does it mean to dig a big hole in the path of such gods?

Could it be that there is a god-devouring or something Dririch living inside?

The lights in the village below had almost all been extinguished, and the entire village had gradually disappeared into darkness, but the lights in the shrine were still on.

There were people walking back and forth inside, and the figures didn't know what they were doing.

Fu Ji Xianli and Manaka Aoi squatted outside the shrine as little as possible to make a sound, as the night deepened, not to mention that they were as cold as their grandsons, they had to be as cold as grandpa...... In fact, the main thing is that squatting like this is too boring, and the time passes very slowly.

As the night approached, the lights in the shrine suddenly went out.

Fu Ji Xianli and Manaka Aoi looked at each other, and we waited here for a night, and you guys will turn off the lights and go to bed...... At this time, their first reaction was that the matter here had been dealt with before they arrived, and the two of them were a step late.

Could it be that they had miscalculated beforehand?

Fortunately, the patience of the two lasted for a while, and at this moment, the side door of the shrine was slowly opened, and then I saw a two-legged walking but bloated upper body, which seemed to have six arms, and the humanoid thing that was by no means human, moved out little by little.

The destination of this thing seems to be the ancient well.

Fu Jixian held his breath and was ready to deal with this monster at any time...... At this time, he felt that a deformed creature like "Wilbur Wheatley" had come out of the shrine, and of course he had to strike first if necessary.

As the other party gradually approached, Fu Ji Xianli naturally became more nervous, but immediately after that, Zhenzhong Aoi on the side pulled his arm, and then shook his head at him, meaning not to let him make a move.

After the monster got closer to the well, well, Fu Jixian understood why Manaka Aoi had stopped him...... At this time, the outline of the "monster" was already visible.

It really wasn't a human being, and it would be a living person carrying a dead man on his back...... No wonder the upper body looks so bloated, it turns out that the two bodies are stacked together.

The identity of this living person and a dead person should naturally be the priest of the temple and the deceased Gu Shan, who should theoretically have been buried in the cemetery and should even be cremated.

Next, I saw that the priest put the corpse with an obvious sense of stiffness on the outer edge of the ancient well with some difficulty, which seemed to consume a lot of his strength, he sat next to the corpse and gasped for a few breaths, then stood up again, he didn't know what to say in his mouth, and then bowed to the corpse, and then pushed the corpse into the well with one hand.

When the cold wind blows, the surroundings seem to be extremely quiet.

The priest was excited, and then took a small step, trotting all the way back to the shrine, and then there was some movement inside, as if the man was locking all the doors and windows one by one, and after a while, there was a complete silence inside.

Fu Ji Kenri and Manaka Aoi quietly touched the ancient well, and with the help of the thick low wall along the well, it was impossible to find them even if someone in the shrine was peeping at this side.

"There's a problem." Zhenzhong Aoi leaned into Fu Ji Xianli's ear and whispered.

"I know, a weight of 100 pounds was thrown into the well, why didn't I hear the sound of falling to the ground or falling into the water for half a day?" Fu Ji Xianli turned his head to Aoi's lips and said in a very small voice.

Aoi Manaka brushed his head away, then continued, "More than that, you look inside. ”

I don't know why, but this time when she spoke, she raised her voice a little.

Fu Jixian slowly raised his head, he squinted his eyes into the well, and then he saw a circle of spiraling downward "stairs" with a very limited protrusion against the edge of the well—it looked like the path that was carved out of the cliff in ancient times.

"Stairs?"

Zhenzhong Aoi showed her head and looked down, but her eyesight was completely different from Fu Jixian's, and what the two saw at this time was not necessarily the same.

"Let's go down and have a look." After looking inside for a while, Aoi Manaka suddenly said.

"Huh? Sister Aoi, are you sure? Fu Jixian felt that this decision was a little abrupt, the ghost knows how deep this well is, what is the thing down there, wouldn't there be any danger in going down so rashly?

Although many people have a soft spot for drilling holes, it is too big, too deep and too dark.

And the purpose is not mistaken, isn't the purpose of their coming to this village to investigate the whereabouts of Zhu Xingchi?

Or is it ......

Zhenzhong Aoi just nodded at Fu Ji Xianli, and then in the next second, he fell into the well with a very dexterous posture.

“……”

It can only be said that Sister Aoi will still be resolute when she should be resolute. Helpless, Fu Jixianli could only climb down.

After coming to the well, it was as dark as imagined, and it was really inconvenient for the two of them to turn on the light, so they could only go down with such a little difficulty.

The stone staircase has not been used for many years, and there is a lot of slippery moss in the wet and cold environment, and Aoi Manaka must be careful and careful, otherwise she will easily become "punched" with one slippery foot.

Look at Fu Ji Xianli over there, eh, the preface is withdrawn, it seems that there is only one person who is difficult, and Fu Ji Xianli seems to be very, very relaxed.

The "tentacle monster" is crawling in the well, isn't this "probing for things"?

Fu Jixianli's very godlike temperament "hovered" in the center of the wellhead, and his extended invisible tentacles firmly supported his body.

Aoi Manaka: "......"

Look at herself, look at this guy again, it was the first time she felt that tentacles turned out to be an enviable ability.

"This lady, are you interested in taking the elevator?"

As he spoke, Fu Jixian opened his arms to the other party. At this time, there were three options in front of Manaka Aoi, either simply inefficient to take the stairs, or be carried down by Fu Ji Xianli himself, or be entangled, absorbed, and climbed down by his tentacles.

didn't think much about it, and Aoi Manaka naturally chose the second ...... Fu Jixianli's arms are always more pleasing to the eye than tentacles, and they can be accepted without any psychological barriers.

So the weight pressed on Fu Jixianli's arms.

"I warn you, if you make any extra hand movements, you must be careful of your major arteries in your neck."

Before the departure, Aoi Manaka said.

Fu Jixian raised his leg and used his knee to support Sister Kui's buttocks, and then adjusted his hands to be more comfortable...... is more suitable for the angle of force, and then said, "Sister Kui, you have to believe in my character, and at this time, why are you still thinking about it." ”

“……”

If it were possible, Aoi Manaka would definitely not be blind.

Little by little, the two of them slowly descended.

"When I see existence with the downward spiral stairs...... I think the ritual that the priest just held must have cut corners. Fu Ji Xianli said as he carefully observed the situation below (although he couldn't see anything).

"What do you mean?"

In order not to try not to let her body fall into contact with someone more intimately, Manaka Aoi had to wrap her arms around Fu Ji Xianli's neck, but then she discovered that the actions taken in order not to be intimate were actually a kind of intimate contact...... There is no greater sorrow in the world than this.

So she didn't do useless work, and her whole body was completely relaxed.

"I think the normal ritual should be that the priest carries the sacrifice on his back and walks down here step by step, so that it can be regarded as a sacrifice to maintain respect for the mountain god. His act of directly pushing the corpse down was more appropriate than a sacrifice. ”

"Seems to be the case."

Hearing Fu Ji Xianli say this, Zhenzhong Aoi also felt that it seemed to be like this, and the priest was obviously perfunctory.

However, it is not incomprehensible, it is indeed a bit difficult for ordinary people to carry the corpse on such a narrow and damp staircase, and if you really want to do this, the priest will even "sacrifice" himself if he misses his footing for a while...... That's a little too reverent.

"Sister Aoi wants to come down and take a look, did you find something on it?"

"No, quite the opposite, because I didn't see anything, that's why I came down to check it out."

“……”

Just when Fu Jixian was surprised by Zhenzhong Aoi's logic, he felt a feeling that his feet were touching the bottom.

"It's the end? That's it? ”

Fu Jixianli, who was already ready to go to the next bottomless pit, only felt a little disappointed at this time.

In terms of perceptual perception, he walked down a distance of about thirty or forty meters, although for an ancient well, this depth was deep enough, but ...... It's still not as deep as it could be.

Fu Jixian took out his mobile phone and observed the environment at the bottom of the well with the help of the bright light of the screen.

There are some bits and pieces in it, which seem to be sacrifices that ran down from the "Hunting Stone Festival" in late autumn.

"See, if that kind of sacrifice has been held in previous years, and it is a tradition that has continued for an unknown number of years, why is there nothing at the bottom of this well? It stands to reason that there should be a mountain of garbage down here...... Is there still someone who is allowed to clean up this place every year?

Throw the garbage down and then scoop it up? Is it a bit cerebral palsy? ”

Sister Aoi has changed, it stands to reason that she shouldn't say the word cerebral palsy directly.

"Okay, even if the things that were lost before have been cleaned up, but ...... What about the corpse we just saw dropped? "The area at the bottom of the well is so large, Aoi Manaka has already searched around, and she still hasn't found the body that was left behind.

"It's gone, no."

Fu Jixian scratched his head, the situation in front of him made him a little puzzled, could it be that the "animal sacrifice" had already been eaten? I was eaten by something.

He was a little unconvinced, and then he seriously searched for the corpse in the corners.

"Richmond ......"

"Oh, I'll look for it again, don't worry about Sister Aoi."

"Lijun!"

"Huh? What's wrong with Aoi ......"

Because Manaka's voice suddenly became serious, Fu Jixianli had to stand up and look back and forth, but after looking at it with the help of the light of his mobile phone, he was stunned......

Between the mist, the distance between Fu Ji Xianli and Zhenzhong Aoi has been widened by more than fifteen meters, but this is the bottom of the well.

How much range can the bottom of the well be?

And what Aoi Manaka just said is not over:

"Lijun, be careful, you ...... behind"