This Japanese Story Is Not Too Cold

Kitagawa Temple stuffed this large notebook into his outdoor bag outside the shrine and continued to grope inside.

The Shinto Shrine has not been repaired for a long time, and there are many places inside that are leaking. In addition, it was built on the water, and the ground is very humid. Some wooden floors have been eroded by the moisture. The feet of Beichuan Temple Once you step on it, it's a big hole.

There are three quaint wooden doors in this hall, each of which seems to have a place to lead to.

So where should we go?

Beichuan Temple thought so, looking pitifully at Xi Kujo over his shoulder.

Poor as a good spirit, his inspiration is of course much higher than his, and he can't make a big mistake by listening to her.

Under the watchful eyes of Beichuan Temple, Xi Kujo crawled up and stood up, pointing his chubby fingers to the simple gate on the left.

"Let's go then."

Poor Xikujo also made a choice, and Beichuan Temple opened the wooden door without hesitation.

As soon as the wooden door was opened, a gust of cold and damp air rushed towards him.

It turns out that the wooden gate on the left is connected to the long bridge with a roof outside the shrine. The long bridge runs through it forward, about 50 meters away from here, and there is a shining hall. When the long bridge reaches there, it is divided into middle, left, and There are three avenues on the right, and the long bridges on the left and right surround the Huoguang Hall in a square shape, arching it in the middle of the pool, and the long bridge in the middle facing Beichuan Temple connects the entrance and exit of the Huoguang Hall.

On both sides of the handrail of the long bridge is black and dirty pool water, so dark that the bottom cannot be seen.

Beichuan Temple didn't care about this, and stepped directly onto the bridge deck as soon as he lifted his footsteps.

Click!

Half of Beichuan Temple sank under the bridge deck.

As I said before, the shrine built on the water has not been repaired for a long time, and some wood has rotted, and Beichuan Temple just stepped on this rotten wood.

Beichuan Temple couldn't help but shook his head, put his hands on the bridge deck, and propped himself up with all his strength——

"Um?"

He noticed that there seemed to be something pulling his ankle with great force under the bridge deck!

The force of that gigantic strength almost pulled his ankle out of joint.

Beichuan Temple decisively took out Kanesada, and cut a big hole directly on the bridge deck in a flicker of death.

Although he lost the supporting point for a while, Beichuan Temple gained more vision. He supported it with one hand, and the dead air lingered in his eyes. Only then did he see the things under the dirty water——

It was a pair of strange blue and white distorted palms.

Dozens of them cling to Beichuan Temple's ankles, as if they want to drag him into the bottom of the pool.

A cold light flashed in Beichuan Temple's eyes, and with a flick of his wrist, Kanesada entered his palm without haste.

Spirit dagger technique!

Kanesada shone brightly under the infusion of death energy.

Kanesada let go of his hand and shot directly into the bottom of the water, the sharp edge of the blade easily tore the ghost hand into pieces.

Only then was Beichuan Temple able to pull out his foot, and under the traction of his dead air connection, Kanesada returned to his hand again.

He lifted up his trouser legs, and above his ankles, he could clearly see the black and blue finger marks that had been pulled.

"There are dead bodies under the water? Could it be..."

Beichuan Temple thought about what happened to the man after the wedding ceremony failed just now.

Bury him at the bottom of the pool...

Is there any significance in this?

After simply treating him with dead energy, Beichuan Temple picked up Kanesada, fumbled forward with a flashlight.

It's not just why, the further you go, the hotter Beichuan Temple feels.

This is not a physical fever, but a deeper level... as if the soul is burning.

The distance of fifty meters is like experiencing the same feeling from winter to summer, Beichuan Temple raised the flashlight in his hand and looked at the forehead beam.

Unfortunately, there is nothing written on the forehead beam.

Since there is no information on the front beam, go directly to check the situation.

Beichuan Temple put his hands on the sliding door, his body tensed, and he was always prepared to deal with various unknown situations.

This time the gate was easily opened, not as troublesome as entering the main hall of the shrine.

As soon as Beichuan Temple opened the door, a wave of heat came head-on.

He stared into it.

The height of the dome of the entire hall is no more than five meters, and there are countless red silk strips hanging down from the top of the hall.

The four pillars of the main hall stand up neatly, and the pillars are connected by shimenawa ropes. In the four directions, there is a huge brazier that is burning.

The brazier is at least half a meter above the ground, and inside the brazier is a mysterious blue flame.

The strange flame was burning, and it looked a little coquettish.

Beichuan Temple's body could not feel the burning sensation, but his soul felt a burning sensation.

He took two steps forward, and just as he was about to get close to the blue flame, he heard something ringing behind him.

Beichuan Temple looked back.

I saw four people in hunting clothes and strange masks walking in from outside.

This is an afterimage.

There is neither resentment nor kindness in each person, but an image constructed by simple human thoughts.

They act solemnly, and each of them holds a small brazier in his hand.

After whispering to each other for a while, they threw the small brazier into the blue flame, and then pulled it out with the knotted rope in their hands, and there was also a small blue flame burning in the pulled out brazier .

They remained in such a silent state and exited the hall again, slowly dissipating.

Where the priests disappeared, broken and ancient documents were left behind.

Beichuan Temple picked it up and looked at it:

'God resides in the shrine, the instrument of fire. '

'It is said that the souls of the living will be attracted by the resident fire, so when getting the fire, you need to wear a mask inscribed with spells, and use a knotted brazier to get the fire. '

'Staying fire is the fire of the soul, a spiritual fire offered by the soul of a young male who was personally offered after the failure of the wedding ceremony at the bottom of the pool. '

‘Any ceremonies related to misfortunes must be held with a garrison fire, which will drive away evil spirits and suppress misfortunes. '

'The fire must not be extinguished. '

'The fire must not be extinguished. '

'The fire must not be extinguished. '

It is emphasized three times in a row, which also reflects the importance of Zhuhuo to the shrine.

"The resident fire cannot be extinguished..." Beichuan Temple murmured this sentence, savoring the long and ancient tradition in it.

At this time, the system prompt also sounded crisply.

System prompt: You have discovered a new type of weird 'Standing Fire'.

Residing fire: The flame enshrined by the shrine for generations, fueled by the souls of the living, is an endless spiritual fire that has the effect of exorcising evil spirits and warming people's souls.

Immediately afterwards, there was another crisp sound in Beichuan Temple's ear.

System prompt: The dead air of the host is highly compatible with the fire, do you choose to absorb the fire?

Absorb standing fire?

Beichuan Temple turned his head and looked at the blue flames burning behind him.

Even standing here, he could feel the scorching heat that the flame caused to his soul.

If you can absorb this...

Even Beichuan Temple couldn't resist such a temptation.

Yes, if such a powerful garrison fire can be absorbed and used by him, then the next trip to the shrine will undoubtedly become easier!