Fu Jixian can understand the lonely and strange description of the so-called "stone hunting festival" in the mouth of Morishita Tomoko, and if you imagine the situation and environment at that time, you can probably get similar feelings.

In the dead of night, a large number of Kong Ming lanterns are released into the sky, and the unnatural light of the fire dots the dark sky, and a large number of people on the ground are clustered around some kind of carved or shaped humanoid object in silence, and there may be a bonfire in the middle, chanting strange scriptures, and finally throwing this thing into an ancient deep well......

This kind of sacrifice or sacrifice always feels like there is a bit of witchcraft or shoe religion in it. To be reasonable, even if you add a reinforced Sadako or Gaco in this kind of picture, it is not very disobedient.

"The 'animal sacrifice' that will be active sounds quite interesting." Fu Jixian needed to know more about this kind of local weirdness, so he continued on the topic.

"Wasn't the guest scared or surprised, maybe they were infected by the atmosphere of the festival, and I was so frightened that I even went to the scene to see it...... But it's normal that you don't believe it, and now that you think about it, it must be a deliberate prank by a local or tourist. ”

Although what happened at the time felt a little intoxicating, if you look back on it, it doesn't seem to be the same thing, because people are used to explaining things that are not reasonable in terms of reason.

"Also, it's when it happens...... Didn't you say that the brothers and sisters of Zhuxing were very interested in this kind of thing, and did they also go to the 'scene of the incident' to see it at that time? ”

"Not really, they were in their room all the time...... Maybe it was because I was too scared, after all, the atmosphere was quite like that. Tomoko Morishita recalled the situation at the time, then shook her head and said, her memory is still relatively clear, at that time, the brothers and sisters of Zhuxing didn't seem to be very interested in the matter of 'resurrection of animal sacrifices'.

"Oh......" Fu Jixianli stretched out his tone and echoed.

A person who is very interested in supernatural and grotesque things and other things, when he hears that this kind of thing is happening around him, he seems indifferent, which means that either this person is just Ye Gong Haolong, or ...... He had already known the truth of the matter before, and knew what the rumors were actually about.

Fu Jixian felt that maybe the matter of "resurrection of animal sacrifices" had something to do with the Zhuxing brothers and sisters, and there would always be that kind of frizzy young people in this world, who would do all kinds of things driven by their own curiosity, completely ignoring the feelings and reactions of others, let alone local traditions and customs.

Maybe the brothers and sisters of Zhuxing thought the preparation of this festival was very interesting, and then volunteered to participate...... It's not the fault of the enthusiasm, the only problem is that their participation may have been concealed from the local hosts.

"Although the stone hunting festival has ended, if you are interested in this local folk activity, I can take you to the shrine tomorrow, where most of the activities of the ceremony took place, and there are probably still some traces of the activities of that time."

"Oh, it would be great if you could visit it...... It's just that now let's turn our attention back for the time being, and there seems to be some discovery ahead. ”

After learning what he wanted to know, Fu Jixian changed the topic at the right time, although there are still many things that can be discussed, but if he keeps asking, it will eventually seem a little suspicious.

Fu Jixian will adopt the strategy of mentioning the affairs of the Zhuxing brothers and sisters from time to time, and prepare to gradually obtain the corresponding information little by little.

Aoi Manaka and Taniyama, who were a little further ahead, saw the two of them each squatting down slightly, hiding in the grass with the last trace of green in the withered yellow...... Strictly speaking, Gu Shan does need to squat, but Sister Aoi only needs to press her head a little to hide perfectly.

Taniyama stretched out his hand and pointed in one direction, then picked up the shotgun with both hands.

Aoi Manaka nodded, she pulled out an arrow and put it on the bowstring, and then I saw her take a deep breath, pull the bow full at once, and then aim and loosen the string in one go.

The first arrow went straight to the neck of the prey, and when this arrow hit the prey, the second arrow also came from a distance...... Obviously, this latter arrow is a mending.

Fu Ji Xianli heard a miserable scream, he and Morishita Chiko glanced at each other, and then quickly came to the side of Manaka Aoi, and at this time Sister Aoi had already stood up.

Looking forward from this position, it was strange that Fu Jixianli didn't see the prey, "Hey, did you shoot empty?" Is there a problem with Aoi-san's shooting skills? ”

"Shot." Aoi Manaka said.

"Then why don't you see your prey?"

"Run, don't you run if you get shot? Or do you expect me to blow off the skull of a deer with a single arrow and kill it instantly? ”

It can only be said that the real hunting is not quite the same as Fu Jixianli imagined, and the process he thinks is indeed a burp on one side and an arrow here, and there is no room for struggle at all...... This thing pursed the corners of his mouth, and said that when the brown bear hunted the deer, not only did he catch it on the spot, but he even had to bite it on the spot, and Sister Aoi, as a primate with a developed brain, was actually not as efficient as a bear.

"Go after it, an arrow hits the neck, an arrow hits the flank, it won't run...... The two guests were lucky enough to encounter their prey so quickly, and it was also the ideal medium-sized deer. "Gu Shan should actually praise Manaka Aoi's archery skills at this time, but he doesn't know whether this kind of thing should be said or not, so he will be exempted.

Compared to shooting the prey, in fact, tracking the injured prey is more of a technical job, if it weren't for this Mr. Taniyama, then Aoi Manaka and Fu Ji Xianli would probably be blind...... The half-dead prey burrows into the forest, and the inexperienced person probably can't find it.

Gu Shan led the other three to follow the traces of blood trails and the like, and after half an hour, they found the deer that was already half dead due to bleeding and difficulty breathing...... Don't look at the chase for half an hour, in fact, the whole process should be considered quite smooth.

After finding it, Gu Shan did not hesitate to make up for a knife in the heart of the prey, which was considered to have completed the hunt.

The deer is an extra harvest, and Fu Ji Xianli also got the information he wanted, and everyone can already return at this time...... Gu Shan was responsible for rolling up the deer and carrying it all the way, after all, Fu Jixian was the boss who paid the money, and he was a wage earner.

But later Fu Jixian learned that it was not that the deer he shot was his own, and then he paid a sum of money that he couldn't say was an environmental management fee or some kind of mess...... Well, it can probably be called "buying deer money".

can only be said to have been fooled, he thought he could prostitute a deer for nothing.

"Guest, please look over there, it's the shrine in our village."

On the way back to the village, Tomoko Morishita pointed out the location of the shrine for Fu Jixianri. Fu Jixian looked in the direction of her finger, and sure enough, she saw a moderately sized shrine entrenched on the hillside, and even more eye-catching than the shrine was a row of vermilion torii gates standing on the upward stairs leading to the shrine.

Mottled and old, quaint and full of a sense of the times...... It feels like a good position to hang yourself.

Fu Jixian didn't say anything, but just memorized this position firmly.

They then returned to the inn...... I brought the deer back, and dinner was a venison feast. The cooking process in the middle is completely free of Fu Ji Xianli and Shinaka Aoi, as long as the deer is handed over to a professional like Mr. Morishita to deal with, whether it is peeling deerskin, dividing venison or processing internal organs, people are very authentic, and at first glance, this work is not less, and venison is not less eaten.

Taking advantage of this time, Fu Ji Kenri explained to Manaka Aoi the information he had obtained from Morishita Chiko, because it was mixed with a lot of Fu Ji Kenri's speculation, and this guess could not be verified, so they decided to start the investigation from the place where they could see and touch - the Hunting Stone Festival.

To be more precise, it should be said that a shrine and an ancient well.

Investigating Zhu Xingchi's whereabouts is one thing, and on the other hand, they also need to find out whether Zhu Xingxian's brain is not awake or whether it is affected by some mysterious force.

The two decided to sneak out in the middle of the night and visit the shrine at night...... Although there was a reason for the incident, at this time, Fu Jixianli himself seemed to have become the kind of guy who acted out of curiosity and ignored local customs.

After dinner, this somewhat isolated little village certainly doesn't have much to offer at night...... It's not all none, it's just that those activities are either not exciting at all or too exciting, and neither is suitable for two tourists to go deep into the experience.

So then Fu Ji Xianli and Zhenzhong Aoi went back to the room to sleep, Fu Ji Xianli slept on the left, and Zhenzhong Aoi slept on the right, but unfortunately there was a hearth in the middle. There is certainly nothing wrong with this typography and it looks very healthy...... After all, it's not that someone sleeps on the top and someone sleeps on the bottom.

Before falling asleep, Fu Jixian subconsciously glanced at Zhenzhong Aoi's side, and then he was a little stunned.

Sister Aoi didn't know what to do with one hand on herself, black rumbling, so many movements on her hands, it was easy to cause misunderstanding.

Wouldn't it be worse if it wasn't a misunderstanding?

"Sister Aoi, do you feel hot at night?" With the attitude of trying it out, Fu Jixian asked.

So I saw Manaka Aoi turn sideways and turn his face to Fu Ji Xianli's side, and at the same time, the movements of his hands did not stop:

"Ate a bit more than I could eat in the evening, freshly cooked venison...... Unexpectedly appetizing, hiccup......"

“……”

Understood, she's just eating, and she's going to lie down and rub her stomach...... It's a bit unproductive, but it's still healthy. Not only healthy but even cute...... Stupid and stupid.

"Sleep for three or four hours, then get up and move."

Probably to hide the sound of her hiccups, Aoi Manaka immediately made up for a serious matter.

"Understood."

So don't think about it at a young age, Fu Jixian chose to sleep...... The so-called out of sight, out of mind, and heart like water, is probably such a sage model.

Well, it is precisely because I can't reach this ethereal state that I think about it more miscellaneously, and in general, it is still more difficult for Fu Jixian to fall asleep, but it is Zhenzhong Aoi who rubs his stomach and falls asleep...... She was relieved.

Fu Jixian felt that he had just fallen asleep, and then someone began to call him by name, probably seeing that he didn't react, and then the other party began to step on his shoulder.

Fu Jixian subconsciously pulled the thing away, and at this time he only heard the other party say, "Lijun, the time has come." ”

Then he reacted, Sister Aoi didn't tell him to get up at night to go to the toilet, but to start acting.

"Since they all put part of their limbs into my bed, shouldn't they take responsibility and come in with the whole person......" Fu Jixian got up angrily, yawned heavily, and complained, he was quite busy when he woke up.

Isn't it a delay, if he could have been a little more sober, he should have grabbed the other person's little ankle and pulled it in, instead of pushing it out.

After changing his clothes, Fu Ji Xianli looked at the time and found that it was already 0.30 minutes, he opened the window and looked, the mountain village outside was too quiet, the moon in the sky was very bright, but the light snow that had been interrupted in the afternoon did not know when it started to continue.

Too quiet is of course not conducive to the sneaky activities of the two, Fu Ji Xianli first confirmed that the door had been completely locked from the inside, and then he pointed to the location of the outward-facing window, Manaka Aoi immediately understood what she meant, and then walked lightly to the window.

The normal going out is too loud, and it is easy to alarm the next family of the Mori family, and it is not easy to explain if you are caught, is it to say that the outdoors is more exciting?

So they decided to go through the window.

Next, I saw that Aoi's body slowly floated up, and then gently fell to the ground outside, and then Fu Ji Xianli also came outside, and he even closed the window again...... No way, the "tentacle monster" is so convenient.

After the two of them walked a few steps in the direction of the shrine, Manaka Aoi stopped suddenly, she pulled Fu Ji Xianli, and after the two hid on the street corner on the side, they said softly, "Lijun, something is not right." ”

"What?"

"Don't you see, there is an extra layer of dense footprints on the main road outside......"

Fu Jixian straightened Manaka Aoi's fingers and looked out, and with the help of the moonlight, he really saw those footprints.

"That's really wrong."

Look at the intensity of the snowfall and consider the time of day, which means that it is only in the middle of the night that a thin layer of snow can be left on the ground, and by the next day, the snow will definitely melt.

A large number of footprints can only appear on the snow that exists at night, that is, there are a lot of people who come out at night to move around - what are they doing? Fu Ji Xianli and Manaka Aoi didn't hear the slightest motive when they slept.

The two looked at each other and decided not to care about any shrines for the time being, they wanted to follow the traces of footprints to see what this group of people wanted to do.

They cautiously followed the footprints, and waited until they were about to reach the outside of the village, when they saw a group of people who were pressed by the black.

The group just stood there very quietly, doing nothing, not saying anything.

After glancing at it, Fu Ji Xianli pointed to one of the people, and judging from the silhouette of his body, that person looked very much like Mr. Morishita.

There were men and women in the crowd, and with the help of the night, Fu Jixian and Li continued to move forward and quietly blended into the crowd.

Then, they found out what this group of people was doing......

It should be in the "visit":

In front of the crowd, an old man in a burial suit was crawling in the snow, his movements stiff, his limbs weak, but firmly facing a certain position.

And no matter what he wants to do, the people around him seem to just stand by and watch.

So...... What is this doing?

What happened in front of him was a bit beyond Fu Jixianli's understanding, and he couldn't help but want to say something, so he subconsciously reached out and covered Manaka Aoi's mouth.

Well, after his palm touched his soft, cold lips, his finger was followed by a merciless bite.

Of course, Manaka Aoi didn't make a sound, and at this time she looked at Fu Ji Xianli with a strange look, which seemed to mean "What are you doing?" Don't make a fuss, just watch honestly."

She kept staring at him with that look.

Then Fu Jixian reacted, Ao, it seems that he should let go.

Swearing by the lamp, he certainly didn't mean it. But after the "flirting and scolding" of these two people, the cold atmosphere in the snowy night seemed to be swept away.

At least half of it was swept away.