"It was the right decision to come here. Many mysteries have been solved.”
Yuan looked to the northwest of Wild Fisherman Town, where the Goddess Temple and the Divine Tree were located.
"It's just a pity that the residents of the Jiutian family burned them to the ground. Otherwise, we might have been able to obtain more crucial clues.”
Kotomi Ikenaga said regretfully.
"It's already not bad. I never thought that I would be able to figure out the cause and effect of the Strange Wood Demon and the Wedding Dress Tree incident just by coming to this wild fishing town.”
The curse of the goddess was just a random guess by the residents of Wild Fishing Town. Of course, they could not deny that they might have guessed part of the truth by chance.
In Room 405, the words that Masayoshi Kuda had carved on the back of the photo album were all answered one by one.
The so-called fox curse was most likely the curse of the goddess.
After her parents went crazy and disappeared, she also went crazy and disappeared.
As for the hairpin, Yuan did not expect that apart from the two in his hands, there would be a third one. The hairpin he obtained from the wedding dress tree incident should have been stolen from the Goddess Temple together with the residents from the Kutian family. However, one of them was taken away by Masayoshi Kutian. As for the remaining hairpin that appeared in the bizarre wood ghost incident, its origin needed to be carefully considered.
Regarding this-
Yuan had an immature idea.
Since the Wedding Dress Tree incident and the Strange Wood Charm incident were a game between two unknown powerful existences, it was not impossible for them to obtain some of the other party's personal items in order to plot against the other party to a certain extent.
Of course, all of this had to be proven.
The noble lady who gave her the seedling of the wedding dress tree in the wedding dress tree incident was the same as the goddess in the female temple worshiped by Wild Fishing Town.
However, it was not difficult to prove this guess. Just look at the divine tree planted by the goddess in the eyes of the residents of Wild Fishing Town.
"Kotomi, let's go take a look at the divine tree.”
Yuanyumo said to Kotomi Iwanaga,
"Yes."
Even if the director didn't say anything, Kotoko Ishinaga was still prepared to go and see what the divine tree was.
Immediately, Yuan took out two talismans from her bosom and chanted an incantation. Wisps of spiritual energy wrapped around the talismans.
"Forgetting the formless and forgetting the real, urgent as the law!”
"Invisibility Talisman!"
The two invisibility talismans were attached to Kotomi Ishinaga and Yuanyumo respectively. Then, their figures, auras, and existences... disappeared bit by bit until they completely disappeared from where they were.
Next, they would not only go to the Divine Tree, but they would also personally explore the so-called Goddess Temple to see what was hidden inside.
According to what the alcohol monk said, the Goddess Temple had always been guarded by the residents of Wild Fishing Town, especially after the disappearance of Shini Kuda's family. They were in a sensitive period now. Even if they revealed their official identities, it might not be effective. A certain degree of disguise could avoid a lot of trouble.
A moment later-
Yanyong Kotoko and Yuanyumo arrived at an extremely wide open space in the northwest corner of Wild Fishing Town. There was a huge ancient tree planted there, and its trunk required four to five people to surround it. There were also all kinds of prayer signs hanging on it.
"This is exactly the same as the wedding dress tree that first appeared in Feng City University's affiliated school.”
Ishinaga Kotoko looked at the divine tree worshiped by the residents of Wild Fishing Town in front of her solemnly. It was a complete replica of the wedding tree. Other than the lack of the red rope on the wedding tree, the rest was exactly the same, like twins in the tree. Previously, the wedding tree was also filled with wishing signs by the students of Feng City University's affiliated school. However, what made people's hearts palpitate was that it almost turned into a death talisman in the end.
" Previously, when Granny Ghost was in the Bridal Tree Ghost Domain, she had told Fuuma Kaza and Omu and Zeng Xuecai that when the noblewoman gave the Bridal Tree sapling to Granny Ghost, she had also told them two ways to make the Bridal Tree grow. The first way was to sacrifice, and the second way was to believe.”
Yuan looked at the divine tree in front of her as she recounted her memories.
Kotomi Ikenaga nodded and said,"" Belief can make the Wedding Dress Tree a god that protects Qing Rao Village. It's a true guardian god and there won't be any risk. If we sacrifice it, it can grow quickly. As for the result, it's obvious that the entire village was destroyed. Even the dead villagers were turned into ghost servants by the Wedding Dress Tree."
Although she did not go to the battle between the director and the wedding dress tree, the director still recorded the detailed information about the wedding dress tree in the White Fox Law Firm.
"That's right."
Yuan walked in front of the divine tree and gently stroked its withered trunk. She said,"" However, Wild Fishing Town and Qingrao Village met the same fate, but they made different choices. One was sacrifice, and the other was faith. It's not an exaggeration to call this ancient tree a divine tree. Unfortunately, with the lack of faith in modern times, it has been reduced from a guardian god that could protect Wild Fishing Town to an ordinary tree.”
Kotomi Ikenaga looked at the ancient tree in front of him with pity.
In the past, when ghosts were rampant, it was this tree that shielded the wild fishing town from the invasion of ghosts. If it wasn't for the trace of divine power left on the tree trunk, who would have thought that this was once a god, the guardian of the town?
" In terms of foresight, Wild Fishing Town a thousand years ago was obviously more insightful than Qing Rao Village. In exchange for temporary protection, it was thousands of years of torture and sin. However, Wild Fishing Town sacrificed a generation or even several generations in exchange for Wild Fishing Town and their bloodline to be passed down to this day.”
Now, Yuan was completely certain.
The noble lady mentioned by Granny Ghost in the Wedding Dress Tree incident was the same as the goddess in the legend of Wild Fishing Town. There was more than half a chance that she was one of the two unknown powerful existences behind the Wedding Dress Tree incident and the strange wood charm incident.
"Let's go and take a look at the female temple on the mountain.”
After saying that, Yuanyumo took the lead and followed the rugged mountain path into the forest. Ishinaga Kotoko followed closely behind.
The mountain path was very clean and smooth. The trees on both sides had obviously been trimmed frequently. Although the mountain path was winding, it was surprisingly not too difficult to walk.
After walking for more than ten minutes on the mountain road-
Many temples appeared before Yuan and Iwanaga Kotoko's eyes.
This was their destination, the Goddess Temple that had been worshipped by the residents of Wild Fishing Town for generations.
The scale of the building was not large. There was only a main hall and the Torii. There were no other side halls. It was not simple, but it was hard to praise. The paint on the Torii had already decayed over the years. Although it looked like it had been repaired, there was no major construction. Everything was still the original foundation of the building.
And at this moment…
In front of the Torii of the Goddess Temple, there was an old man lying on a recliner, basking in the warm sun and dozing off. He was obviously the guardian of the Goddess Temple for this month.
Ishinaga Kotomi and Yuanyumo, who were in stealth mode with the Invisibility Talismans, walked past the old man and entered the Goddess Temple.
Inside the Goddess Temple.
It wasn't as simple as he remembered. Although there weren't many things, there were god statues, incense burner, yellow cushions…There was everything there was. Moreover, it was very clean.
"This is the third hairpin."
Yuan stared at the statue that was more than ten feet tall and was made of brass. It sat cross-legged and held a fox in its arms. Its facial features had become blurry after the passage of time, but one could still tell that it was a woman from its coiled long hair. There was a hairpin inserted into the coiled hair, and the other half of the hair was only left with a hole.
The missing hairpin was in Yuan's hands.
"I don't know if I'll attract the curse here if I remove the hairpin from the statue.”
"Director, don't be careless."
Upon hearing Yuan's words, Kotoko Ishinaga was clearly shocked.
"It's okay. I know what to do."
After saying that, Yuan's figure was already at the height of the statue's head. Then, she reached out and removed the hairpin from the statue effortlessly.
In an instant-
In the vision of the naked eye, a golden-red streak of light emitted from the statue's eyes. Its target was Yuan, who had offended the goddess.
"Chief, be careful."
Kotoko Ishinaga was shocked. She knew that this golden-red ribbon that was emitting an ominous aura was the curse that had befallen the Kuda family.
"Just in time."
Yuan was not worried at all when she saw the curse coming at her. Instead, she smiled and took out a talisman from her pocket and threw it at the curse.
Instantly-
The talisman and the golden-red curse that emitted an ominous aura were sealed in the talisman without any struggle.
The next second…
On the back of the talisman that sealed the curse, an ink painting of a fox appeared.
"So it really is the Fox Curse.”
Kotoko Ishinaga took the talisman that was falling from the sky.
"There's also a trace of a familiar aura. It seems to be the aura of a blood-red fruit.”
Kotoko Ishinaga was stunned by her own words.
The blood-red fruit was the fruit borne by the evil wood spirit. How could it be related to this curse?!!!
"You didn't sense it wrongly, but there's something that needs to be corrected. It's not that the curse has the aura of the blood-red fruit, but that the blood-red fruit is contaminated with this curse.”
After saying that, Yuan took out a talisman and unsealed one of the blood-red fruits.
As expected-
According to Kotoko Ishinaga's senses, it was just as the director had said. The blood-red fruit indeed contained the same curse. If she hadn't intercepted and sealed the curse in the Goddess Temple, she really wouldn't have discovered the curse hidden in the blood-red fruit.
However, according to Lord Tuze's words…
Weren't the blood-red fruits borne by these strange wood spirits food that their followers offered to a powerful existence? They were also one of the masterminds that the director suspected. But why did they contain a curse?
" What exactly is this?!"
Kotoko Iwanaga pondered hard and did not understand.
"It's just a method used by those two unknown powerful existences who are secretly fighting.”
Yuan calmly sealed the blood-red fruit in her hand and the hairpin she had just obtained. At the same time, she used a talisman to transform into the hairpin and stuck it in place to prevent the hairpin from being lost again and causing panic among the residents of Wild Fishing Town.
" Let's go. There's nothing left to investigate here. Moreover, with this most primitive curse that hasn't been modified by the evil wood spirit, we should be able to find Masayoshi Kuda very quickly. At that time, this supernatural incident won't be far from ending.”
"Wait…Director, aren't you going to investigate the source of the curse?”
" Yuan!" Ishinaga Kotomi hurriedly called out to Yuan in confusion.
There must be something hidden in the statue. Otherwise, how could it release the curse? This should be a very important clue. Why was the director so careless today?
"There's no need to look. The things inside have already been taken away. That curse is just a remnant.”Yuan turned around and looked at the statue." Maybe someone left it for us on purpose.”
"Someone?"
Yuanyumo did not reply to Kotomi Ishinaga. He had not figured out what was going on yet, but one thing was certain. Ever since he entered the Goddess Temple, he had felt as if he was being watched. However, when he tried to use the power of seeing ghosts to sense it, it disappeared without a trace.
……
" It's really dangerous." He " was as sharp as ever. I didn't expect " He " to investigate this so quickly. I thought about it and came a step ahead.”
"Otherwise, Your Highness will be completely passive.”
On the branch of the godly tree in Wild Fisherman Town, a green bird the size of a palm was looking at the Goddess Temple with a human-like fear and happiness in its eyes.
"It's time to report to His Highness at the Imperial Residence…Next time, I'd better stay away from 'him'.”
The green bird spread its wings and flew toward the Imperial Residence in the Chiyoda District.
At this moment…
Only then did she realize that the green bird's two sharp claws had actually grabbed a tail that was three to four times her size. The golden fox tail was glowing under the sunlight.
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