The old man and the young slowly walked to the vermilion torii at the entrance of the shrine and bowed deeply respectfully.

Then they stood up and walked through the torii gate to a pool called Temizusha, scooped water with a wooden spoon inside, washed their hands and rinsed their mouths, and then walked to the statue of Daikokuten, the head of the Seven Lucky Gods.

In front of the statue, there was already a long queue.

The crisp sound of bells echoed through the shrine one after another, and the two of them slowly moved forward with the procession, finally coming to the statue of the Great Black Celestial God.

Yuzurina and Grandma Tsuru stood side by side, first bowing lightly in front of the idol, then reaching out and grabbing the hanging bell above and shaking it gently.

Ding——!

When the bell rang, she took five yen out of her pocket and stuffed it into a box, representing her bond with God.

They looked up at the statue of the Great Black Celestial God, and at the same time bent down, bowed deeply twice, stretched out their hands and slapped them twice in front of them, and bowed deeply again.

"The good and powerful god of good fortune, Daikokuten, please receive our prayers.

You are the god of war from the other side, you are the nemesis of all evils, you bring peace and happiness to the world, and dispel all bad luck and ominous...... Please keep us away from calamity and ominous, and give us happiness and hope,

May your blessings shine on the earth. ”

Yuzurina finished her prayer and slowly straightened up.

Beside her, Grandma Crane was still hunched over, her silver-white hair hanging down her old cheeks, and she murmured in a voice that only she could hear:

"I hope that Xiaoyuli can have a happy and beautiful future......"

Yuzurina didn't hear what Grandma Crane was saying, she just gently pulled the hem of Grandma Crane's clothes and whispered, "Grandma Crane, it's time for us to go, there are still people lining up behind." ”

Grandma Crane stood up, smiled at her, and walked backwards with her.

As soon as the two of them reached the door of the shrine, they saw that on the street opposite the shrine, four or five figures were gathering together, lighting cigarettes, and while talking, they swept their eyes around with their eyes, as if they were looking for something.

Yuzurina's eyes saw them, and the whole person suddenly trembled!

Grandma Crane looked at her suspiciously, and asked, "Little Yuzu, what's wrong with you?" Feeling unwell? ”

"I didn't ...... No. Yuzurina's face turned a little pale.

She was silent for a moment, then looked up at Grandma Crane and said seriously: "Grandma Crane, I want to go to the surrounding stores to buy something, can you go back by yourself first?" ”

Grandma Crane was stunned.

"Will you go back first?" Yuzurina said it again, her expression a little anxious.

"Good ......"

Grandma Crane didn't understand what was going on, she just nodded.

A smile appeared on the corner of Yuzuri's mouth, and she waved her hand at Grandma Tsuru, and ran quickly towards the small shop next to the shrine, her figure gradually disappearing behind Grandma Tsuru's vision.

Although Grandma Tsuru was a little puzzled, she shook her head, took a step, and walked towards the door of the shrine.

She walked through the vermilion torii and onto the street, staggering slowly in the direction of the container.

At this moment, on the other side of the street, the men looked at Grandma He, and soon turned away, stared at the gate again with their ferocious eyes, took a deep puff of cigarette, and scolded:

"Didn't you say you saw that girl enter the shrine? Why hasn't it come out yet? ”

"It's a brother who saw it, she went in with an old lady, it shouldn't be wrong."

"This shrine is just an exit, surrounded by high walls, she can only come out of here, there is no other way."

"Wait, it should be out soon."

“……”

Shrine.

Yuzurina cautiously poked her head out of the small shop, and when she saw the figures sitting across the street, her face suddenly became bitter.

"Why are they still ......," she muttered.

Yuzurina's gaze swept around, this shrine was surrounded by high white walls, not to mention that she was a little girl, even if two adult men stepped on their shoulders, they might not be able to climb over, and there were no trees around, so there was no possibility of escaping over the wall.

Can I only go out through the main entrance......

She frowned at the figures, her eyes glinting, as if she was thinking about something.

"Little girl, what are you doing standing here? Do you buy something or not? Don't get in the way of others if you don't buy anything! ”

The owner of the small shop saw Yuzu Rina standing sneakily at the door of the store, not buying anything, and blocking the way of other customers, and immediately felt a little unhappy.

Yuzurina turned around and made a "shhh" gesture to him vigorously, her gaze swept over the storefront, and after hesitating for a moment, she nodded heavily.

"I buy something!"

……

"Tsk, how long has this been in, why haven't you come out yet?" The vicious man sitting across the street stood up impatiently, "Let's rush in and find her!" ”

"Brother, you can't go crazy, it's a felony to make trouble in the shrine!"

"We're gangsters, our heads are hanging from our belts, and we're afraid of being caught by the police?"

"Brother, this is different!"

The vicious man at the head was about to say something more, when a young man next to him suddenly stood up:

"Look! She seems to be out! ”

Everyone turned their heads at the same time, and saw a short figure in a black raincoat, rushing down the steps and running towards the other side of the street.

The vicious man was stunned.

"She must have spotted us, and she wanted to confuse us in this way, really...... Kids' tricks. He sneered and said, "Catch up!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, three more short figures in black raincoats rushed down the steps, laughing and joking, and rushed in the opposite direction of the street.

The four black raincoats were identical, and they were running so fast that they couldn't see their faces clearly, and the sudden change left several people in place.

"Brother, which one should we arrest?" The young man spoke blankly.

"Damn, chase separately!" The vicious man pulled his legs and chased in the direction of the three children, and then as if he thought of something, he stood in place again, "No, you guys are chasing separately, and I will continue to watch here." ”

"Good!"

The other thugs scattered and chased along both sides of the street, and after a moment of hesitation, the vicious man gritted his teeth and simply strode up to the shrine and searched for it.

You can't have a conflict in the shrine, so he should be fine if he goes in and takes a turn, right?

When he searched the shrine thoroughly, but still didn't find Yuzurina's figure, he scratched his head angrily and scolded a few times.

Just then, his cell phone rang suddenly.

"Hello?"

"Brother, I caught the kid who ran out alone at the beginning, it's a boy, not that girl!"

"Bastard! What's going on here? ”

"The little boy said that a little girl about the same age as him just said that he wanted to play a game of catching ghosts with them, and gave each person two lollipops, saying that it was more interesting to play in a raincoat......"