Li Jing looked up at the sacrificial prayer ceremony that was about to come to an end in the shrine, and smiled a smile that was difficult to describe in words.
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Asada Shrine is located deep in the mountains. Its apricot-yellow walls, blue-gray temple ridges, and surrounding towering green ancient trees are all bathed in the rosy-red morning glow.
Shintaro Kinoshita knelt obediently in the crowd. Although he did not have much faith in the traditional 'Asada God' in Asada Town, he still had to pretend to be a devout believer.
Hundreds of people in Asada Town believe in Asada Omikami. If a man named Kinoshita doesn't believe in it, his fate will be very miserable.
Thinking of this, Shintaro Kinoshita swallowed his saliva, as if recalling the memories in his mind, and immediately lowered his head to avoid being discovered by the priest.
He knew that every month, God Asada needed to "eat" and consume a lot of blood, but there were only so many livestock in Asada Town.
Therefore, whenever there were tourists who mistakenly entered Asada Town or villagers who questioned the decisions of the priests, they would save the cost of sacrificing livestock.
Shintaro Kinoshita personally brought a tourist from Sakura City to the shrine to offer sacrifices, so he knew exactly how people with impure faith were dealt with in Asada Town.
Because of this, he did not dare to be disrespectful to the great god Asada in any way.
Speaking of this, Shintaro Kinoshita thought of the tourist who was sacrificed by his own hands and her innocent smile.
"Don't blame me. I had no choice but to do it."
Shintaro Kinoshita said to himself in his heart, and at the same time, he inadvertently raised his head and glanced towards the backyard where she was buried.
Suddenly, a cold wind blew by, and Shintaro Kinoshita shuddered and shivered, and an inexplicable fear rose in his heart.
He felt... as if something was watching him.
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