Chapter 72: Gao Banlongji's Journey into Wonderland

In the dead of night

The woods rustled as figures passed by.

A hand pushed aside the bushes, and the face of Takasaka Ryuji appeared.

He glanced around at the familiar road surface and lowered his head to look at the footprints on the ground.

On the day when Yamagami Tetsuya destroyed the church, Takasaka Ryuji ran to this trail in a panic, so he did not remember the specific route of the road clearly.

I can only grope and recall to find the way I took that day.

Fortunately, it had just rained that day and the ground was wet, so after the weather cleared up, the traces of the footsteps were still clearly imprinted in the soil.

Gao Banlongji bent down and felt the soil, then put his shoe next to the trace and compared the size of the footprint.

"It seems to be here. I should have passed here and ran to the right for a distance."

Takaoka Ryuji raised his head and looked at a hidden path on the right.

"It's a pity that I chose to take such a path at that time!"

However, considering that I was just an ordinary high school student at the time, it was normal for me to react in a panic.

Gao Banlongji shook his head, then stood up and strode to the right.

…

Looking at the empty grassland in front of him, Takashi Ryuji couldn't help but frown.

Although he was sure that he was on the right track, there was no iconic shrine here.

Did I go the wrong way? This shouldn't be the case!

Wait! What is this?

Suddenly he noticed a long stone at his feet, and the memory came back to him in an instant.

He tripped in his panic and the shape of the long stone was quite special, so he still remembers it clearly.

Gao Ban Long Er bent down to pick it up, weighed the stone in his hand, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

"No doubt about it! It's definitely here!"

"But why is there an empty grassland here? I remember there should be a shrine at this location, right?"

【young people】

Gao Banlongji suddenly heard a voice calling from his ear. He threw a stone and put his hands in front of him in a defensive posture.

He quickly focused his attention and quickly activated the transparent world.

He saw only white lines in his field of vision, and there were no red lines, which made him feel a little relieved.

"Who is playing tricks here?"

Thanks to the strong perception ability brought by the [Martial Arts] skill, Takao Ryuji suddenly noticed that the air was a little humid.

He looked down and saw a thin mist spreading upward from the ground.

【Young man! Come here! 】

The sounds in his ears gradually became clearer, and Takashi Ryuji suddenly felt a strong sense of fatigue coming from his body.

Oh no! What is this?

Then Gao Banlongji felt weak and quickly moved his body to the tree trunk beside him, trying to support himself.

Gulp!

Unable to resist the feeling of powerlessness coming from his body, Gao Ban Longji thought to himself that something was wrong and could only helplessly watch his vision gradually dim.

The thick fog around him began to grow thicker and thicker, eventually burying Takashi Ryuji's body.

…

Ah! Ah!

Gao Banlongji heard the sound of crows in a daze.

Where is this? Why am I lying on the ground?

No! It was because I fainted in the woods!

Thinking of this, Gao Ban Longji instantly perked up and stood up from the ground.

He looked around and found himself in a gray forest.

The strange thing is that everything in the woods seems to be extended.

The trees around are different from those we usually see. The taller the trees are, the more blurry they appear when we look up.

But as he looked down, he instantly noticed the destination of his trip.

What is that? A shrine!

Ryuji Takasaka looked ahead of him in disbelief. The shrine where he obtained the two Sukuna fingers that day stood firmly in front of him.

Gulp!

Gao Banlongji swallowed his saliva. He had clearly found the shrine from that day, but at this moment he could not feel the slightest joy.

Where is this?

Ryuji Takashita believed that even the dumbest person would realize that something was wrong at this moment.

This is definitely not the open space I came to that day!

After going forward to investigate, he confirmed his thoughts.

"This shrine doesn't have any hidden areas, and there are no extraordinary clues. In addition, this strange place... is it this shrine that brought me here?"

Ryuji Takashi frowned and decided to look for clues around him first.

Crash.

The sound of flowing water attracted Ryuji Takasaka's attention.

There will be no rescue if we just stay here, so let's go upstream to look for clues first.

Thinking of this, Gao Banlongji stood up and walked upstream with a serious look in his eyes.

…

The repetitive scenery blurred Takashi Ryuji's sense of time, and he didn't know how long he had been walking in the forest.

It is very narrow at first, but then it becomes passable. After walking a few dozen steps, it suddenly becomes clear.

The land is flat and spacious, with simple wooden houses surrounded by fences. Outside are fertile fields, beautiful ponds, mulberry trees and bamboos.

The door of the wooden house was open, and looking inside, a strong man with disheveled hair and a ribbon tied on his forehead was sitting by the stove.

He held a wine vessel on a plate in his hand and shook it slowly.

This wine vessel is an ancient wine vessel in Japan. Its shape was based on the wine vessels of the Tang Dynasty, so it has a shallow plate-like appearance, similar to a saucer.

In Neon it is called "the dish that cannot be lowered". Of course, it has another name that is more familiar to the public, namely the "dish" in "push cups and exchange cups".

"Will you not sit down and taste this fine wine, young man?"

Takaoka Ryuji looked at the burly man in front of him warily and replied.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need it for now!"

After discovering the existence of supernatural beings in the world, Ryuji Takashita was assigned by the Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau to recruit a large number of mythologists.

I learned a lot of mythological knowledge from all over the world in a short period of time.

The strange environment here has made him secretly guess that he has most likely arrived in the underworld.

In this case, we must be wary of Huangquan’s food!

In Greek mythology, Persephone ate food from the underworld and therefore could not leave the underworld and had to stay with Hades.

Neon's "Kojiki" also records a similar plot.

Legend has it that when Izanagi went to the underworld to save his wife Izanami who died of childbirth, Izanami was trapped in the underworld forever because she ate food cooked by the stove in the underworld.

As if understanding Gao Ban Longji's concerns, the burly man shook his head and drank the wine in his hand.

"That's such a pity!"

"Do you know how to leave here?"

“Just go back the same way.”

"Thank you for letting me know. I'll take my leave now!"

Just as Gao Banlongji was about to take a step, the words from the burly man behind him dispelled his idea of ​​leaving.

"Don't you want to get rid of the backhand left by Sukuna Ryoumen?"

When Gao Banlong heard this, he immediately reacted.

Could it be that the other party is a supernatural being from mythology?

The same thing happened the last time I met Amber River. The other party easily recognized the aura on me.

It’s a pity that I didn’t take the opportunity to find out the truth and missed the chance.

Now that I have met someone who is willing to communicate with me again, I must resolve the problem in one fell swoop!

Gao Wanlong gritted his teeth and decided not to miss this opportunity.

"Hahaha! Young man! Come and sit opposite me!"

Gao Ban Long Er heard the intention of hospitality, walked into the wooden house and sat on the ground with the strong man.

"What's your name?"

"Just a hermit!"

The sturdy man poured himself a glass of wine while answering, then looked at Takaban Ryuji and gave a heroic smile.

"Of course! You can also call me..."

"My husband!"

(End of this chapter)