"What happened to Ruzuki Shrine?" Tang Mianmian immediately asked.
However, Ruyue closed her mouth again and no longer answered no matter how Tang Mianmian asked.
Xiao Tangqiu's heart sank, and he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, but he hesitated for a moment and did not say this as usual. Instead, he comforted Tang Mianmian and said, "Forget it, you'll know when you go there."
They followed Ruyue through most of Baigui Town. They didn't see a single pedestrian on the road, but they also didn't encounter any strange ghosts or monsters. After a while, they arrived at the outskirts of Baigui Town, and a mountain appeared not far away.
The mountain was not high and its shape looked somewhat familiar.
Tang Mianmian stared at the mountain for a while, then suddenly said in confusion, "Why does this mountain seem more familiar the more I look at it?"
Xiao Tangqiu said in a deep voice: "Holy Mountain..."
Tang Mianmian suddenly realized: "Yes! Isn't this the sacred mountain of Baigui Village?"
The mountain before them was the holy mountain they had seen in Baigui Village!
At this moment, Ruyue suddenly spoke: "Many years ago, Baigui Town was not called Baigui Town, but Baigui Village. Baigui Village was once very prosperous and wealthy, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment..."
Duan Hongzhen snorted coldly: "Don't lie. The Hundred Ghosts Village we visited was obviously poor and backward. We couldn't even afford to eat."
Ruyue remained silent, but Duan Hongzhen, already well aware of her tactics, crossed his arms and continued, "Are you planning to tell me... that a great natural disaster struck, and Baigui Village was cursed, becoming impoverished and backward?"
Ruyue was silent for a long time before she slowly spoke: "It's not a natural disaster, it's a man-made disaster."
"Oh? What man-made disaster?" Duan Hongzhen raised his eyebrows and asked.
However, Ruyue closed her mouth again, stopped answering, and turned to walk up the mountain.
Everyone looked at each other for a while, then hurriedly followed.
Although it was unknown how many years had passed from Baigui Village to Baigui Town, and this sacred mountain had gone through many vicissitudes of life, it did not seem to have changed much. A moment later, they had followed Ruyue to the top of the mountain.
However, contrary to their expectations, the top of the holy mountain was overgrown with weeds and desolate, with no trace of the shrine, not even a trace of broken walls left.
Ruyue stood at the highest point of the mountain, looking down at the entire Baigui Town with an indifferent expression.
"Where is the shrine?" Tang Mianmian asked Xiao Tangqiu in a low voice.
Xiao Tangqiu: "You ask me, who should I ask?"
Tang Mianmian looked at the barren mountaintop in front of her and couldn't help but mutter, "This time it's my turn to have a bad premonition..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ruyue suddenly moved.
She slowly walked to a patch of weeds, reached out and pushed aside a clump of weeds. A moment later, a mottled and faded wooden sign, obviously very old, appeared in front of them, with the four big characters "Ruzuki Shrine" written on it.
The rest of Baigui Town had become a ruin after experiencing disasters and changes in the world, but at least there were some broken walls and ruins left. However, there was nothing left of the Ruzuki Shrine, as if it had disappeared out of thin air. Only this old wooden sign remained, which probably used to be a signpost.
Ruyue stared at the old wooden sign for a long time. After a moment, she took out her sword and Kagura bell and walked straight forward.
Xiao Tangqiu's expression tightened and he hurriedly followed.
Ruyue did not walk fast, in fact she walked slowly. She paused with each step, and the surrounding environment gradually began to change. She took the first step, and the weeds around her disappeared. She took the second step, and green grass and flowers grew from the flat ground. She took the third step, and flowers bloomed and trees were shady... When she paused, a tall red torii gate appeared in front of everyone.
Behind the Torii gate is a shrine that looks solemn and majestic.
Ruyue was the first to walk towards the torii gate, and Xiao Tangqiu immediately followed. When he stepped under the torii gate, he clearly felt that the surrounding environment had changed. He looked up and found that the originally deserted shrine suddenly became lively, with people coming and going, and the crowd was crowded.
Countless people were walking towards the interior of the shrine, which looked very popular.
Tang Mianmian, who followed behind, was also very surprised: "Why are there so many people?"
There were so many people in the shrine that it was as if all the residents of Baigui Town, whom they had never seen on the streets before, had come to the shrine to worship at the same time.
Xiao Tangqiu looked at the people's clothes and decorations and guessed, "Maybe they're holding some kind of ceremony."
Tang Mianmian: "I see..."
Ruyue stopped moving after entering the shrine. She stood motionless in front of a wolf-shaped stone statue, seemingly in deep thought, but with an indifferent expression.
The NPC who was leading the way was unable to take the lead, so Xiao Tangqiu could only observe the surroundings on his own. This Ruyue Shrine seemed to be quite prosperous, but the most special thing was that there were many wolf-shaped stone statues inside the shrine. He roughly counted and there were dozens of them. This reminded him of the wolf on the holy mountain that was called the messenger of the mountain god by old lady Chiyo.
Could it be that after all the changes in the world, the residents of Baigui Town are still worshipping the mountain god?
Duan Hongzhen casually reached out and touched the wolf-shaped stone statue that Ruyue was observing: "What is this?"
Ruyue stared at the stone statue, her eyes both indifferent and pious: "Mountain God."
Duan Hongzhen sneered: "A mountain god that eats people, is he a good mountain god or a bad mountain god?"
Ruyue was silent for a long time before she slowly replied, "The mountain god in the past was not like this..."
At this moment, Xiao Tangqiu suddenly heard the excited discussion of two girls next to him.
"Let me tell you! Making a wish to the mountain god really works! I came here today specifically to fulfill my wish!"
"Really? But when did this Kisaragi Shrine suddenly appear? Why have I never heard of it before?"
"Who knows! For some reason, the incense has become so popular in recent years... But making a wish to the mountain god really works!"
"Then I want to try it too!"
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