Chapter 1007: The Shrine
"It's so shabby. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info" Zhang Junyun gently moved a collapsed wooden wall away from the werewolf who hugged him, clearing the way for the few people behind.
But these deteriorated and blackened wood have long been decayed, and his half-human, half-wolf paw was directly crushed into silt-like residue with a slight press, Zhang Junyun frowned, held his breath, and said without smelling the bad smell of rotten wood, "It looks like it's been some years." ā
The smell of rotting wood at close range is an absolute torture for the werewolf's keen sense of smell.
"Boom!" trembled slightly, and as soon as Zhang Junyun put down the rotten wood in his hand, the wooden wall around him collapsed softly again, showing a dilapidated picture.
"Be careful." Tanqing next to him pushed Zhang Junyun hard, and the latter showed a very innocent expression.
Yi Huan frowned impatiently, drew his wand, and flung it to the ground, and suddenly, a few points of light as bright as starlight appeared at everyone's feet, and then floated upwards around their calves, and finally dissipated into the air.
"Let's move on." He said succinctly.
The results of magic were quickly realized by everyone, and the most exaggerated performance was naturally Zhang Junyun, "Wow! He looked down at his feet and cried, "I feel like I'm stepping on cotton." ā
The magic of Yi Huan turned a few people into a flutter, leaving the trail and stepping into the confines of the shrine, the surrounding ground became more and more dirty, because the shrine had been abandoned for an unknown number of years, and there was no shrine maiden to clean it.
Decaying and crumbling wooden buildings and all sorts of strange things mingle together to create a colorful, beautiful stain like poisonous mushrooms.
It's beautiful, but it's hard to put your feet on.
No one can open the way ahead, so naturally it will take the magic of easy noise.
But Yi Huan can't use the Levitation Spell to float everyone up, first of all, the Floating Spell is very difficult to control, not everyone can master flying immediately, and Yi Huan can't drag them forward one by one.
And the speed of the levitation spell is very slow, and if you use more advanced levitation and flying spells, you are afraid that there is something dangerous hidden in the shrine.
So he used the best solution, to make a few people lighter, a perfect weight that could neither step into the mud nor float to the sky.
In this way, they will step on the muddy water, as if they are stepping on cotton, and they will not splash the mud and will not lose their speed.
A few people walked on the ground like flying, as if they had learned to tread water, and used the ground as the surface of water, "Why didn't you use such an interesting magic earlier." Zhang Junyun couldn't help but complain.
But before his words fell, a fallen tree suddenly fell horizontally at the corner in front of him, which seemed to have just collapsed, and the tree had not completely decayed, and Zhang Junyun had no time to react because of his speed and lightening body, and he was instantly tripped over by the hard surface of the tree.
"Whew--"
After the body became lighter, not only the footsteps were much lighter, but even the body was also lightened, and the heel that could be stopped with a fall made Zhang Junyun fly three or four meters away in one breath, almost all of them were sliding on the ground, completely using his face to stop his steps.
āćć Because it will be so. ā
Yi Huan, who was following behind, stopped and said lightly, which can be regarded as a response to Zhang Junyun's question just now.
Five meters away, Zhang Junyun struggled to prop up his body, although his body became lighter, but the essence did not leave the ground, this five-meter glide can make Zhang Junyun extremely miserable, a face full of blood, under the cover of dirty blood, it seems to be smoothed out.
Fortunately, he has a werewolf body, and there is nothing wrong with it.
"Are you an idiot?" Tanqing deftly jumped over and helped him up.
"Some don't fit in with their current weight." Zhang Junyun smiled wryly, but he didn't feel embarrassed by this embarrassed appearance.
"You don't adapt to Tengu's abilities?" Tanqing rolled her eyes.
The others jumped over the tree trunks, and when Yi Huan passed by Zhang Junyun, a touch of life energy pasted on his face, instantly healing these small wounds.
With the power of the werewolf, these small wounds had already stopped the bleeding, and Yi Huan had cleaned up the blood stains.
The blood that appeared in this episode interrupted the excitement of the group as if they were adventuring into the treasure, because the deeper they went down the path, the more dilapidated the surrounding buildings became, but in a sense, there was an air that seemed to be more majestic.
Like a god.
"There can't really be a god." Miss Peach had never gone deep enough to this extent, and it was her first time here, and the increasingly intense aura made her feel a little depressed, and she couldn't help but mutter.
Of course, the gods she understands may not be the same as the gods that several people understand, although she also knows the so-called eight million gods in Japan, but after all, she has not had an in-depth understanding of the local customs, so it is difficult to say how deeply she can understand.
Perhaps, in Miss Peach's mind, if not eight million Jesus, at least at the level of eight million Gabriel.
But if Yi Huan knew Miss Tao's thoughts, he would definitely tell her that she thought too much, even if it was an angel legion, there would definitely not be eight million Gabriel.
At that level, in a sense, it can already be transformed from quantity to quality, and the earth has long ceased to be a resting place for human beings.
Maybe, maybe. It will become a little resting place.
But that may be the most desperate ending.
"Don't worry." Zhang Junyun, who had healed his face, was still full of vitality, he and Miss Tao were a little uneasy, and he couldn't help but show off at this time, "It's the man who slaughtered God who is leading us now." ā
He pointed at Yi Huan and said, "And it's also a goddess. . . ā
Yi Huan didn't know why he highlighted the words goddess, but he didn't deny it.
Seeing this, Miss Tao immediately looked at Yi Huan with a strange look, the name of the God Slayer is much bigger than the King Slayer and the Dragon Slayer Warrior, and for Westerners, there is always an inexplicable meaning hidden in it.
Maybe it's fear, or maybe it's yearning and worship.
"It's coming."
The surrounding buildings are all in the same Japanese style, and after advancing a few dozen meters again, everyone suddenly felt that their bodies suddenly weighed and returned to their normal weight again, and at the same time, there was a reminder of the hustle and bustle in their ears.
"How do you know?"
Without waiting for Zhang Junyun to finish asking this idiot question, Yi Huan pointed ahead.
Through the corner at the end of the forest trail, through the layers of mottled leaves, you can faintly see in the light and shadow, a huge Japanese-style building towering behind the forest.
It's a temple.
Sure enough, it's here? Zhang Junyun put away his hippie smile and slowly became cautious, Yi Huan is certainly very strong, but if Yi Huan is caught off guard or unable to make a move, he is killed by something, wouldn't it be too wrong.
Besides, Zhang Junyun was originally an optimistic and serious person, before Yi Huan came to this world, he had been protecting Tanqing and Daisy, the two oil bottles, although it didn't look very reliable on the surface, but he was a werewolf who was unexpectedly able to take responsibility.
At this time, Yi Huan had already taken the lead towards the shrine.
The shrine is enveloped in a rich green forest as if it were the domain of the god of nature, and after countless years, the shrine has become one with the forest, with some trees even growing into the shrine and climbing the walls, but also supporting the ancient structure.
However, the buildings here are clearly better preserved than the periphery.
There is no eerie horror, surrounded by the secluded forest and the sound of countless birds and insects, this abandoned shrine only brings an ethereal sense to Yi Huan and others, as if the flexibility of the whole person has been sublimated.
Except for Yi Huan, he has no soul at all.
Well.. Maybe Zhang Junyun should be added, because he was tilting his head to look at the shrine at this time, because it was a group of people who had just stepped into the shrine, and they were on the stone road in the middle of the gate.
And Zhang Junyun saw at a glance the main symbol of a shrine, not the statue of the gods, but. Stuff the cash drawer.
The entire shrine is dilapidated and old, and even the periphery has begun to collapse, but only this money box is still intact, and even a little bright.
This had to make Zhang Junyun think of a certain money-hungry witch, and even unconsciously felt that the next moment, there would be a red and white object! jumped out with a bang.
But soon Zhang Junyun's reason told him that this should not be Gensokyo, and the shrine there is not like this in terms of setting.
Wait a minute.. Why did I think of Gensokyo again?
Zhang Junyun recalled the situation in front of Rashomon, that illusion almost killed him, but Yi Huan woke him up, otherwise he might never wake up.
It was also before the shrine.ćć It also happens to be the abode of the gods.
I won't be again. Zhang Junyun suddenly thought of some bad things.
"Smack!" Without hesitation, he slapped himself in the face, this slap was heavy enough, and even with his thick skin as a werewolf, he quickly turned red.
But.. Nothing changed around them, except for the ethereal and silent ruins of the shrine, where a crisp echo suddenly sounded.
The crisp slap scared Yi Huan and the others, Miss Peach instantly hid behind Yi Huan, and Xiannosuke also pulled out the Tengu katana that Yi Huan gave him and put it in front of him, protecting Yang Yan behind him.
As for Daisy, well... She had long since disappeared from where she was.
Even Yi Huan was slightly stunned, and the wand instantly appeared in his hand, and then turned around and pointed at Zhang Junyun, "What's going on, what's going on?" ā
"Uhhhhh Zhang Junyun was speechless.
"Is it a fantasy?" Yi Huan frowned and looked at the slap print on Zhang Junyun's face, "What did you see in the illusion." ā
"Uhhhhh
It's easy to be arrogant, everyone may see different things in the illusion, I don't want to say it, it's not strange, "Be careful, I don't feel any traces of magic, maybe it's an unknown magic." ā
Only Tanqing, because she was closest to Zhang Junyun, could see his movements clearly, although he didn't react as aggressively as he did, but he was also startled.
"What are you smoking?" Tanqing took a closer look and found that there was nothing unusual about Zhang Junyun, so he shouted angrily.
"Nothing, nothing." Zhang Junyun smiled wryly.
Glancing at him again, Yi Huan took his gaze back.
The shrine felt familiar to him, but he was sure he hadn't been here, and luckily, it wasn't a ghost in the time of the birds.
Because it's not that Yi Huan is also caught in the whirlwind, but that Yi Huan has indeed seen this shrine before.
But it was in the middle of that long street of Rashomon.
At that time, there was a shrine at the end of the long street, but in retrospect, it was almost exactly the same as the one in front of me, except that one was brand new and the other was old and dilapidated.
But that doesn't mean much, after all, in a supernatural world, it couldn't be easier to perfectly replicate a building.
This only proves that the two shrines may indeed be a little extraordinary, unlike the buildings like Koga, which are ordinary and have no special features at all.
The previous shrine was just seen from a distance, but now that the distance is closer, I only found a lot of lampposts in the shape of collapsed small stone pillars around, and there are no flames in them for a long time, and they are covered with cobwebs and messes everywhere.
Yi Huan skimmed at a glance, and then quickly entered the main hall of the shrine.
This is a typical Japanese building, the main hall is easy to find, and it is not big, turn around the cash box, and the main entrance of the shrine is behind.
"Squeak--"
Yi Huan pushed the door open, and the others immediately followed.
Not surprisingly, there was no one behind the gate, and it was still a dilapidated scene.
"Where's the Divine Stone?" Now that the sound of the door opening has broken the silence, Zhang Junyun is no longer quiet, and asks whiningly.
There was nothing in the shrine, no idols, no candlesticks, no decent altars or anything like that, only a stone platform at the end of the middle, but it was empty, and it seemed that the things had been taken away, and of course if you count the rotten tatami remains and rats on the ground, the room was still very rich.
"How do I know?" Miss Tao said angrily, "I said a long time ago that I was only responsible for taking you to find the Divine Stone, but I haven't seen what it looks like. ā
"Maybe it's been taken." Zhang Junyun touched his chin, stared at the stone platform in front of him, and posed as if there was only one truth.
String Nosuke and Yo Yan said that they were silent, the two of them had a natural fear of the shrine, walking in the dark, covered in blood and killing ninjas did not like to enter such a place, thanks to the abandonment of this place, and forced to surrender to the strength of Yi Huan, the two of them restrained their disgust and walked in silently.
But as if she deliberately contradicted Zhang Junyun, Miss Tao obviously had a different opinion, "I don't think so." She choked and glared back unceremoniously at Zhang Junyun's widened eyes, and Miss Tao continued, "Maybe this stone is a divine stone." ā
"What?" Zhang Junyun was stunned, "You mean... The stone platform itself? ā
He turned his head again, only to find that Tanqing and Daisy, who had appeared at some point, were looking at him with a look of pity.
Zhang Junyun twitched the corners of his mouth and decided to ask the omniscient magical conch. Ah no, it's easy to hustle.
However, the next moment, he found that Yi Huan didn't notice the situation here at all, but held a strange crystal ball in both hands, a little stunned.
The color of the crystal ball was strange, because its entire surface exuded a blinding bright red like an alarm. (To be continued.) )