Chapter 173: Footsteps in the White Mist
The area of the Shrine Forest is ridiculously large. The last time Ahrakawa entered the Shrine Forest from the B&B, the direction is from north to south, and you can just go to Yushen Villa.
This time, he went straight into the shrine forest from the inner palace of Ise Shrine. From west to east, he walked in the forest with the soft soil under his feet.
The leaves are just for returning to their roots. The fallen leaves rot on the ground and turn into humus to feed back the roots. The whole dog is floating when the soles of Tori River stepped on it. The fallen claws and feet are lifted, and fine sand of rotten leaves is stained on the soles of the feet.
There is no time limit, so Tomorrow River is not in a hurry. There are still several hours before the evening, as long as you can go back to the homestay before this.
The body lying in the hotel does not have to worry about anyone disturbing me. Tori River slowly walked towards the depths of the forest.
Between the branches, the sunlight sneaks into the forest and sprinkles the Dingal effect.
The particles suspended in the air float like elves, and the unique fresh atmosphere in the forest makes people feel refreshed.
The spores produced by actinomycetes in the soil were surrounded by moisture and rose into the air, forming a mixture similar to air freshener. The spores were sucked into Tori River's nose, reminding him of the little things after the rain... No, it was the morning after the rain.
Gradually, the air began to become wet.
The trees have wet skins, and they have the illusion that it has rained.
Asakawa has been walking for more than an hour since he entered the temple forest. As he advanced, the air not only became wet, but also began to fog.
The fog floating in the air made Asahikawa feel very strange.
He has not seen foggy in the forest before, but it is obvious that compared with the soft and long fog, this white fog that only appears in a specific range is more problematic.
But he had no other choice, and his intuition told him that the stranger the place, the more likely it is to become a place to complete the task.
"It's so damn, it's foggy again!"
"There is no way, let's go back first. When the fog starts, you can't walk in. Today's work of getting water can only come to an end."
"Senior, what should we do if we have these guards and knots in our hands?"
"After you go back, tell the truth to the priest, he knows the fog beside the spring water and will not blame you."
Asakusawa heard someone talking in the woods.
He hid in the collapsed tree hole next to him and looked in the direction where the sound came from.
After a while, two people wearing water-dry clothes came out of the fog and appeared in Asuka's sight.
The two men were a man and a woman, and their clothes were common sacrificial clothes in Shintoism. They were commonly known as water-drying. They were once daily clothes in ancient times. Later, some clergymen also wore water-drying and V-collar clothes without chrysanthemums.
The man was not old and was holding two wooden barrels in his hand, looking a little depressed.
The woman is obviously older, with wrinkles on her face, and she looks like she is about forties.
The most important thing is that Asukazu knows this woman, or he looks familiar to the other person.
When he was in Yushen Villa, he met the other party. At that time, the woman guarded the gate of the ancestral hall.
He pricked up his ears and listened to the sound outside. Until the two men gradually moved away, Akikawa then poked his head out and looked in the direction where the two men disappeared.
Listening to their conversation, we should have come to the temple forest to get water.
Thinking of Ryosuke's mention that the water in the Mitsude Pond of Ise Shrine is taken from the Holy Spring in the Shrine Forest, Asuka immediately guessed the identities of the two.
He should be a clergyman from Ise Shrine and is likely to be from the Yamazaki family.
Did the so-called blessing knots and yushou in those gift shops have been soaked in the spring water in the shrine forest?
Turning back and looking at the white mist gradually spreading, Asukao had an idea in his mind.
Maybe he has found where the so-called Huang Yuhun is.
but……
It is obvious that the fog in the forest is a little tricky, otherwise these two people would not have returned the same way as soon as they saw the fog in the forest.
Walking forward carefully into the fog, Asukaku was cheered up.
Once any unexpected danger occurs, he will activate the ability to return souls and give up the mission!
Nothing is more important than one's own life.
"Wang!"
Why is the fog getting thicker and thicker? He sneezed unconsciously.
The more you go to the deeper the forest tomorrow, the more fog you get, and the visibility will drop to within three meters.
There was nothing around that could not be seen clearly, which was obviously no longer something fog could do.
"rustle!"
A rustling sounded around the Richuan River!
It was the sound of something walking on the rotten dead leaves and stomping them!
Someone is nearby?
Torichuan paused, then slowly moved to a big tree next to him and covered his body with the trees.
With such a big fog, you shouldn't find yourself. Humans are not animals. Their sense of smell has deteriorated so much that they cannot find prey through their noses.
The rustling sound gradually approached and finally stopped beside the tree that Asuka was leaning against.
Sniffing the smell in the air, he wanted to tell through Shiba Inu's nose that the other party's identity was whether it was a human or some kind of large animal.
If it is an animal, he has to give up the mission quickly. With the size of Shiba Inu, it is fatal to encounter any large animal in the forest, and even a young wolf can kill him.
Asakawa frowned after trying hard to sniff.
He could only smell the smell of heavier and heavier plants after they rotted and the damp earthy smell in the air.
In the quiet environment, Asuka could clearly hear his heartbeat.
The existence behind his tree stopped there and remained motionless.
Now Akikawa dares not act rashly. If the other party discovers, no one can say what it will turn into.
Turn around and escape at the fastest speed?
But when you hear the movement, the other party will definitely chase after it.
There was white mist around, and Asuka could not guarantee whether he could escape from that thing.
For a moment, he was in trouble and began to browse the system mall to see if there were any products that he could use with a Shiba Inu now.
At this moment, the footsteps behind suddenly rang again!
Asuka was shocked, and took a few steps back and stuck it to the root of the tree, revealing the snoring sounds from the throat of the dog's teeth.
As soon as the other party showed malicious intentions, he would immediately fight back and give up the mission!
"rustle!"
"Swishy!"
The footsteps are getting closer and closer, and have bypassed the trees!
That thing is about to appear in Asuka's sight!
But suddenly, Asikawa was shocked to find that the footsteps were almost coming to his sight, and he still couldn't see anything!
The fog is so big!
Then the next moment, the mist around it squeezed over like water, wrapping up Torichuan in!
call!
It was as if he had fallen into the white water and kept sinking. Asakusa felt that he was in a state of weightlessness!
"Damn it! Come out!"
Asakusa shouted, sat up from the bed, sweating profusely.
He gasped and looked around, feeling a little confused for a moment.
This is the hotel he rented temporarily, everything is exactly the same as when he left.
Black mist stood at the head of the bed, as if he had been guarding his body.
Covering his head, recalling the scene in his mind that was wrapped in white mist in the end, he frowned and adapted to his current human body.
"You saved me?"
Tomorrow asked with a long breath.
In his opinion, the things deep in the sacred forest should not be serious.
The moment he was attacked by the fog, his mind went blank before he could give up his mission. After he came to his senses, he had already sat up from the bed.
Did you give up the task before you lost consciousness, or did Black Mist save you?
Asakusa thought it was probably the latter. He didn't think too much at the time, and he was just guarding against the master in his mind.
But to his surprise, Black Mist actually shook his head gently.
Torikawa was stunned.
Not it?
Could it be the task I gave up?
"Open the task panel." Asuka said to the air in front of him.
A blue pop-up window jumped out.
【Special Mission 2/5: Find the lost Huang Yuhun and escape the eyes of God.】
The task is still showing that it is in progress.
His eyes suddenly narrowed, and then he opened the system mall.
Sure enough, in the column of rotation products, the "Shiba Inu's Vision" product can be purchased again.
And his remaining points are shown as 101,000 points.
Asakusa instantly understood why the second special task given by the system was not limited to time.
Because there is a possibility of forced reset of the task.
Chapter completed!