Chapter 420: The Witches’ Vengeful Spirits
"Mr. Xia, it is very dangerous to go up the mountain at night. Why do you still..."
After learning that Xia Yu was going up the mountain at night, Fang Xili couldn't help but ask. Faced with this question, Xia Yu smiled.
"As a folklorist, I naturally need to investigate in person, otherwise I would not have come here in person."
"But on the mountain..."
"Don't worry." Xia Yu suddenly interrupted Fang Xili's words, and then looked at Xiu beside her: "A Xiu can protect me, after all, her strength is very strong."
Seeing Xia Yu suddenly mentioned himself, Xiu nodded, raised his arm to show Fang Xili his biceps, and then gave a firm look.
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The half-demon who specializes in exorcism is here, and she is very powerful.
Looking at the interaction between Xia Yu and Xiu, Fang Xili felt envy in her eyes. She also wanted to meet someone who could understand her.
Although Kurosawa Mika accepted her and she thought that Kurosawa Mika was an important person in her life, the other party could not understand her and she was always lonely.
However, speaking of Kurosawa Mika, Fang Xili suddenly remembered that she had not appeared for several days because she had to go out to do something, and she immediately made up her mind.
"Mr. Xia and Miss Xiu, please let me take you to Rishang Mountain. I have been to that mountain before, so I am quite familiar with it."
Facing Xia Yu's puzzled gaze, Fang Xili explained, "My boss, Kurosawa Mika, hasn't appeared for several days. I'm a little worried about her. I just learned about the situation."
"The short-haired girl who went out earlier was called Hiyano Touyang. She once asked my boss Mihua to find someone, but Mihua was usually cautious when looking for someone, so she didn't get a response. The girl just now came to seek a response."
"The person Ms. Himino is looking for is named Momohiro Haruka, her best friend. And that Momohiro Haruka was spotted near Mt. Higami before, so I guess Mika went to Mt. Higami to look for someone."
"It's been such a long time since Mihua came back. I'm worried that she's in danger, so I was planning to go to Rishang Mountain to investigate tonight."
"So, let's go together. If anything unexpected happens, we can still take care of each other."
"No," Fang Xili said quickly. After she finished speaking, she looked at Xia Yu nervously. She didn't know why she was nervous, but she was just nervous.
"In that case, then fine." Xia Yu pondered for a second, then nodded with a smile: "With Miss Xili, my investigation will definitely be easier. And with Ah Xiu here, Miss Xili doesn't need to be afraid of those vengeful spirits that may appear."
"I see."
Fang Xili nodded politely, then turned her head to look at the sky: "Please wait a moment, I'll get some things that may be useful, and then we'll set off right away."
After saying that, Fang Xili stood up and walked towards Mihua's room. She wanted to get some Jixiang that used the ability of shadow seeing.
Whether it is Kurosawa Mika or the client's things, they can be used as fragrance.
It didn't take long for Fang Xili to find something that could be used as a scented gift, which was the photo sent by the client.
The thoughts attached to the photo are very strong. If it is used as a scent, the afterimage that can be seen by the shadow-seeing ability will be clearer.
Miss Himino was going up the mountain alone before, and her afterimage can be seen in this photo.
Not long after, it got dark and the three of them headed towards Rishang Mountain together.
As a mountain, Rishang Mountain is naturally very large. The quiet forest surrounds the entire mountain, and inside the mountain there are various facilities.
Those were the buildings left over from when the tourist attractions were built. Although many places were destroyed by the landslide, the roads are still barely passable.
At this moment, Fang Xili, who was walking in the front, led the way while explaining her shadow-seeing ability.
They were now companions in the same business, so there was no need to hide anything. Besides, Xia Yu had explained Xiu's abilities to her, so naturally she should explain her own situation as well.
"So I can see the figures of the past through photos, that is, through the incense, and through these figures, I can find the people who have disappeared."
Fang Xili raised the photo in her hand and pointed forward: "There is a residual image of Miss Himino, which means Miss Himino has been here before."
"I see."
Xia Yu looked at the fading figure in front of him. Although there was no Jixiang, he could still see it.
The so-called afterimage is actually the track of action left by a person's emotions and spirit in the world. The stronger a person's mental fluctuations are, the longer the traces left behind will last.
Of course, this setting seems to be unique to this world, at least Xia Yu has never discovered it in other worlds.
"Hmm? Can Mr. Xia also see afterimages?"
Fang Xili, who originally just wanted to explain her abilities, suddenly noticed Xia Yu's gaze on the afterimage, and asked in surprise.
"Yes, I can see it clearly. If I want, I can even make the afterimage move, at 24 frames per second."
If you don’t come, Fang Xili: Σ(⊙д⊙|||)丿丿
24 frames per second? You think you're watching a movie!
Fang Xili thought Xia Yu was bragging when he spoke the truth. After all, even she could only see a phantom intermittently.
"Ms. Himino is coming this way, please follow me."
After seeing another afterimage through the shadow, Fang Xili hurriedly followed. Seeing this, Xia Yu shrugged and followed.
It's like this again. Why doesn't anyone believe him when he tells the truth?
However, as he followed, Xia Yu swept his eyes across the surrounding forest, and the shadows of some vengeful spirits also came into his sight.
Those vengeful spirits were dressed in witch costumes, with black veils covering their faces and black tears of blood flowing from their eye sockets. They looked so scary that they could frighten people to death.
These ghosts of the witches are the witches who committed the massacre that year.
Their souls did not dissipate, but remained on the mountain, fulfilling their duty to seal Kurosawa.
But if we talk about goodness, they cannot be said to be good, because they are delaying the collapse of the Kurosawa Seal by luring those who go up the mountain to commit suicide as a sacrifice.
To the dead, they are murderous ghosts, but to the rest of the people living in the world, they are heroic spirits that even death cannot erase.
Sacrificing a small number of people to save the majority is what these witch ghosts do.
However, those who go up the mountain are committing suicide or seeking death, so the witch cannot be blamed. After all, if they don't go up the mountain, the witch's ghost can't do anything.
After using his eyes to scare off the surrounding witch ghosts, Xia Yu pulled Xiu to catch up with Fang Xili.
As if they sensed the danger, the ghosts of the witches did not rush forward, but hid in the woods and watched the three people leaving.
