"Hahaha~~ Xiaoying, here and here, it's yours to grab it~"

"Woo ~ give it to me, sister badass!"

At the small intersection that leads to the wooded area to the south, Rin is teasing her sister with a piece of chocolate.

At this time, she was wearing a red woolen coat and a pure white scarf around her neck. Ahem, although this dress looks conspicuous and dignified, Rin doesn't like it very much, and she prefers cool colors like white, blue, black and gray in comparison. But ah, my mother liked her very much like this, and insisted that the New Year should be worn more festively......

You know, for Rin, mother's orders can never be disobeyed~

"Month, here and here. Seeing the figure of the moon in the distance, she immediately beckoned to her.

"Sister Yue, my sister is so bad, she teases me like this every time! Ignore her!" Xiaoying, who was beside her, saw that Yue was coming, and immediately broke free of her hand and ran towards Yi Yue. "Hmph, ignore my sister, chocolate or something, Sister Yue will definitely buy it for me!"

"Here we are. ”

"Rin, I'll tell my aunt later, you bullied Xiaoying, she will definitely fix you fiercely~" Holding Xiaoying, Yue walked over with a smile. When she noticed Rin's dress, she visibly froze.

Then he carefully looked at the person in front of him...... She stood on the snowy forest path, dressed in crimson, which was particularly conspicuous. Although she is so conspicuous in this cold and white world, it does not make people feel abrupt at all, and it is very harmonious. It's beautiful. Thinking a little preoccupied, the moon murmured.

“...... What, wasn't I pretty before?" Rin was a little shy, but a little happy, and she pouted as if she didn't care. Although I don't care much about my image, the praise of the moon is particularly useful.

"No, Rin will always be the most beautiful!"

"Mm-hmm, that's good~"

"Sister Yue, is it okay to walk with me, it's so tiring to walk. Seeing that the two sisters were ignoring their own existence, the little girl was obviously unhappy, grabbing the corner of the moon's clothes and shining with starry eyes. Secretly, I didn't forget to make a grimace at Xiao Rin, and the anger I was teased by my sister just now hasn't subsided~

"Of course. "In the face of this little guy who grew up by himself, Yue really has no immunity.

After bending down and picking up Xiaoying, he glanced at Rin by the way.

"Okay, okay, I know, for you~ little gluttonous cat!" After handing the chocolate in her hand to Xiaoying, Xiao Rin whispered in her ear: "Xiaoying, mom is coming, if she sees you lazy, she will definitely be unhappy!" If Yue was entangled by this little girl, she originally wanted to throw her to her mother, and her plan to take Yue to hang out would be completely ruined.

"Hmph, it's not!" Xiao Ying, who seemed to know her sister's thoughts well, immediately grimaced at Rin, and then kissed Yue's face fiercely: "Sister Yue, let's go first, let my sister wait for my mother~ Woo, I really like Sister Yue the most!"

"Mmmm~Rin, I've worked hard for you~" may be the sentence that hits the key point the most, and a slight smile appeared on Yue's always plain face. She hugged Xiaoying and left, leaving only a melancholy and sad Rin.

"Yue, you really spoil this little ghost too much!"

Today is an annual festival, and this custom has been passed down in the town since a long, long time ago.

Every Spring Festival, every family in the town will habitually go to a small temple not far from the town to pray. In fact, there is nothing special, everyone just prays and prays in this festival that has been handed down a long time ago, praying for good weather in the new year and for the health of their families in the new year.

Of course, today, more and more people will habitually pray here for success in their careers and all the best. If a family comes, more and more people will choose to pray for their children's success in school.

Whether it works or not, everyone always says differently.

Speaking of which, the specific origin of this custom has been forgotten, and few people care about it. But judging from Xiao Rin's understanding: it seems that a long, long time ago, there were immortals in this town, and that immortal often helped the ancestors of the town's residents and helped them get through a big difficulty, so this tradition was left.

.........

After waiting for the mother, the mother and daughter walked straight along the path and caught up with the moon as they were fast into the forest. Xiao Rin's mother hugged Xiaoying from Yue's arms, I don't know what she said in her ear, the little girl actually walked by herself obediently~~

The small temple is not far away, it is located in a mountain forest not far from Yi Yue's house.

Walking along the winding forest path, you are greeted by a surprisingly large rock. It stands at the foot of the mountain, the black-brown stone is very smooth, and there are a few snow remnants on it. At this time, many people had gathered here, and after a short rest, the crowd stepped on the staircase that was more than 300 steps long, and when everyone was out of breath and climbed the steps, the small temple came into everyone's eyes.

The temple is not big, about the size of two basketball courts.

It is surrounded by trees on three sides, and in front is a flat courtyard.

The small temple is not luxurious, and several houses are linked, which is integrated. Although it is a little old, the overall style of the small temple is quite distinctive, like a small retro-style residence, if it were not for the small statue of the gods enshrined on it, perhaps no one would think that this is a temple dedicated to the gods.

"Rin, is there really a god in this temple?" Tsuki, holding Rin's hand, asked with a little curiosity. The Yi family has always disrespected ghosts and gods, and although Yue has been in this town for many years, this kind of sacrifice has never come. In order to accompany Rin, this year is the first time she has come.

"Uh-huh, what do you think~~"

"There should be, if so many people come to worship, there should be something. Yuehu looked around suspiciously, trying to find some clues. But with her martial arts cultivation, she couldn't see a trace of abnormality around her. But she didn't care, whether it was ghosts or anything else, it was nothing to her.

"Not at all, I've been to this little temple many times when I was a kid. Alas, I was stupid enough to pray. Covering her face, Rin looked like she couldn't look back on the past.

"Why is Rin so sure that there are no gods in this small temple? If there is, it wouldn't be great, I haven't seen a fairy yet, so it should be interesting. Yue's flat face was a little expectant, and he looked at the endless flow of people around him and whispered: "Vampires, monsters, and magicians have all seen them, but I haven't seen immortals yet." ”

"Don't think about it, it won't be. ”

"Na~~ Yue, popularize the knowledge of the underworld to you. The theory of immortals has been completely severed since the incident of expelling the immortals a long time ago. I don't know what the reason was, those arrogant guys in the underworld drove out all the forces of the heavenly realm in one fell swoop. Since then, the human world has never been interfered with by any other means. Holding out a finger, Rin explained with a slight smugness.

"Aren't there still ghosts in the world, since the gods are cut off, why do ghosts and the like still exist?"

"That ......" thought for a moment, and Rin continued, "According to them, it's the guys from the Celestial Realm who get annoyed to look at it, and they don't like it, so they kick them out. As for hell...... If it weren't for the fact that the earth's own reincarnation ground had not yet been established, those guys might have driven out the hell as well, completely free from the interference of the outside world. ”

"Hehe, it's really interesting guys, in the future, our world may be completely ** out under the planning of those guys. It's also a good thing to think about the fact that the world at that time was completely free from the influence of other worlds. ”

"Well, quite possibly. With a wistful expression, Xiao Rin nodded.

"Now the Heavenly Court has been driven out by them, but there is still a need for Hell to exist. Reincarnation, why does the reincarnation of the human world have to go through the judgment of the underworld? Why can't the human world judge the creatures of this world? This is not reasonable......

The two entered the small temple while chatting, and there were many people around, most of them residents of the town.

"God, please keep my child safe. ”

"Little fairy little fairy, please bless my daughter with a good score in the exam this year. ”

"Lord Immortal, I have brought a little tribute, I hope you will like it. ”

Among the townspeople, the influence of tradition passed down from generation to generation is still enormous. Although there are very few people who still believe in ghosts and gods in this era, this does not affect them from coming to pray for this festival every year. Regardless of whether or not their wishes are granted, it is always good to pray for peace of mind.

"Yuyu, these are offerings to the gods, take them. "In the inner court, beside the small statue of the god, a richly dressed lady in her forties handed a delicately wrapped box to the priest here.

"Haha, everyone is so polite. "The owner of this little temple is a young girl in her twenties. She snickered and called her sister: "Xiaojing, bring all the offerings of these people, we can't let their wishes be disappointed." ”

"Sister, how much did you take this time?" After the praying man had left, the younger girl crept over and whispered in her sister's ear.

"Not much, not much, enough for us to live on for several months. Sure enough, it would be nice to have more of these festivals, so that we don't have to go out to work. Holding the offering she had just received in her hand, the older girl looked around cautiously before reporting today's harvest to her sister.

This guy is Yuyu, the heir to this temple.

However, although they are heirs, this temple can also be said to be their home. The family of only two people has been relying on the help of the people around them since childhood, as well as the annual worship as the main source of livelihood.

Rin looked at the young girl in the nondescript sacrificial attire, and her temples jumped.

"Hey, Yuyu, is that how you taught your sister?"

Xiao Rin stepped forward and pulled Xiao Jing over angrily.

"Oh, it's Rin. Angrily pulled his sister over, and said in a natural tone: "What's the problem, this temple is opened by my family, if we don't collect money, Xiaojing and I will have nothing to eat!"

"Rin, worship ......" looked at Xiao Rin's waist bag and reminded in a whisper with the words of a fairy spokesperson.

"Damn, you also told me to worship, I was so simple when I was a child, I was actually deceived by you, and I actually offered all the pocket money I saved for a year, but don't say wish, that time it seems to have been unlucky for a few days......" It's okay not to say anything, as soon as she opened her mouth to worship, Xiao Rin was suddenly furious, in order to maintain her image in front of the moon, she pulled Yuyu aside, pulled her ear and gritted her teeth and said: "Say, did my pocket money go into your stomach!!"

"Aha, so you still remember that incident?" Xiao took two steps back, and his voice was vigilant: "I can warn you, that money was voluntarily offered to the immortals, and I won't pay back a penny!"

"Sister, have you ever done this kind of thing before?" Xiao Jing is a good boy, always has been. My sister, who has been dependent on each other since childhood, actually has this kind of criminal record that she doesn't know, and she said that she is under a lot of pressure because she has not educated her sister well.

"Xiao Jing, don't listen to her nonsense, this is definitely slander!"

"Really?"

"Uh-huh~~"

"Okay, okay, I believe my sister is it. Touching her sister's head, Xiao Jing looked gentle.

Immediately, Xiao Jing came to Rin's side with a solemn face and bowed......

"I'm so sorry that my unsuccessful sister has caused you trouble. ”

"Hah, oh, hahahaha......" Xiao Rin looked at this scene and felt inexplicably happy. Raising his head, he glanced at the dejected language, hugged Xiao Jing into his arms, and gently rubbed her head: "It's okay at all, I know......"

In my memory, I seemed to have secretly come to their house because I was unwilling at that time.

As a result, I forgot about it......

Whether it's Yuyu or Xiaojing, they are all very good children.

Xiao Jing was only 7 years old at the time, and she got sick on a rainy day without her parents to take care of her, and in order to treat her sister, Yuyu, who was only 12 years old, really tried her best...... In the end, the way this guy can think of is really to deceive in the name of the gods!

......

After some exchanges, Rin's mother also walked in, and after the two exchanged a few short words, Xiao Rin also accompanied her mother to greet some neighbors and acquaintances.

"Mom, where is Dad? Didn't you say yesterday that you would come?"

Today, only my mother came, and my father didn't know why, but it was still late.

"It seems that something needs to be dealt with in your father's company, and he can't come. ”

After explaining, my mother didn't care and continued to talk and laugh with some neighbors.

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ps: What's that, I don't have to say it for a long time~

Do you know, when Nanhua was walking today, he accidentally picked up a little festival exercise! This is really a gratifying thing for us who are already in debt~~ So we decisively updated it \(^o^)/

Ahem, let's be serious.

After a few days to get the graduation certificate, we will graduate completely, and then I will work in an uncle who is a little related, and I will have experience in gangsters. and other things to stabilize a bit, so that we can resume normal updates. Of course, it is not excluded that one day I will pick up the festival again~~