Volume One - Ouroboros and Black Iris Chapter Thirteen Magical Girl, Fox Demon and Gentle Man
Wufeng Town
This is a town with tranquility and peace that is completely different from the outside world. It has not been replaced by the rhythm of urbanization. People all live a leisurely life that seems to have nothing to do with the outside world. It is now difficult to find such a quiet and peaceful town.
At six o'clock in the morning, a small number of shops opened one after another. The only one that opens 24 hours a day is a convenience store near the center of the town. However, it may be rare for customers to have one or two in the middle of the night. The town officially woke up around seven o'clock. The shops opened with crisp sounds of doors, greetings from neighbors in the morning, and the family urging their children, which made the town full of a morning breath.
There is only one school in the town where the primary and junior high schools are mixed. The students leave home at 7:30 and chat with their friends and classmates while walking leisurely to school. The school stipulated that the school has too much time to arrive at school, and occasionally some people will be late for some special reasons. However, the school’s discipline committee is very generous, and naturally they will not be punished too much if they explain it carefully.
Behind the school is a mountain, where dense trees cover the mountainside, and you can only see a piece of emerald green at first glance. It is said that this mountain seems to have many stories, but it is spread farther and farther, and the more mysterious it is. No one knows what the original version looks like.
The long-standing moon shines slightly on the hilltop, accompanied by the warm yellow sunset disappearing, time stretching until half a dusk. Three girls stroll on the dark forest path, which seemed a bit out of place on this quiet night. Walking in front was a lively girl, with curly hair tied with bows and ribbons swaying rhythmically with her steps. She held the flashlight in one hand, her eyes skimmed over the gradually changing scenery around her, and kept flashing. The branches broke into two sections and fell on the ground, and the fallen leaves withered silently in the grass. The girl looked at all this with fun.
The flashlight was not bright, as if it was a little power short. The area that passed was still a little dim, but the girl didn't feel bored. She was running through the forest happily, occasionally picking up a crooked branch and drawing two leaves on the ground.
The girls walking side by side behind seemed to be quieter. One of the fox-eared girls with curly hair hugged the other girl's hands tightly, following her steps, occasionally looking at the figure ahead.
"Suisui, have you ever heard the legend of this mountain?" The fox-eared girl's tone was a little trembling.
"Hmm? What legend?" the girl who was held by her hands asked in a warm voice.
"That's right, it's just a very terrifying legend." She couldn't help but hug her tighter.
"Horror legends? There are so many legends near the school. What are you talking about? Little fox? The mysterious sound of an abandoned teaching building? Or the woman who committed suicide by rushing into the well? Recently, I seem to have heard the story of an old demon in the mountains~" The girl walking in front suddenly turned around, "Maybe, as you walk, a female ghost suddenly hangs down in front of you!"
Her voice suddenly increased, and the flashlight maliciously hit her face, making a grimace.
"!"
The fox-eared girl was so scared that her ears stood up, trying to drill into the arms of the girl beside her. The girl being held was called Wensui. She obviously felt the force on her hands tightened, and then she comforted her head.
"Xingxing Candy, please stop scaring Afei."
"Oh, little fox, you are not brave enough."
Xingxingtang stopped when she saw it was good, and pretended to be serious and then called the flashlight forward. He hugged the warm-year-old Afei and recovered, and then he realized it and burst out after realizing it.
"I'm very brave!"
She looked at Xingxingtang "viciously" and was swaying. One of her hands was freed to gesture, but the other hand was still holding Wen Sui. Xingxingtang, who noticed this detail, approached A Fei with a cunning smile:
"Oh~ Is that so, the little fox is so brave."
"Hmph~"
"Then why do you keep holding Wen Sui?"
"I... I'm worried that Sister Suisui is afraid, so I have to hug her tightly."
Xingxing Tang teased A Fei relentlessly, and the latter had no choice but to retreat. He shook his ears and thought of a reason he thought was reasonable, and at the same time he hugged Wen Sui even more as if he was emphasizing.
"That's how the little fox is really attentive."
Wen Sui could naturally see Afei's psychological activities, so she stroked her head with a gentle smile.
"Of course~ I'm so brave. However, I won't be so attentive to everyone, especially some people who like to scare me."
A Fei was obviously hinting at Xingxing Candy, oh, it should be called explicit. Then she let out a "hum" and turned her head.
"I believe in your courage, not scare you. Could it be that you are really scared by me?"
Xingxingtang smiled evilly and deliberately tried.
"When...of course there is no more."
"Okay, OK, Xingxing Candy, don't tease her, little fox, didn't you say there is a very scary story? What's going on?"
Wen Sui, who was standing beside him, finally interrupted, and if he continued to discuss, A Fei would probably be smeared by Xingxingtang again.
"That's a very scary story, just thinking about it..."
Afei was simply distracted from the topic, and then when he thought of the story he had heard, he couldn't help but feel nervous.
"It's okay, if you share it with us, it may not be so scary."
Wen Sui said in a gentle voice.
"Or I'm so scared that I dare not tell this story?"
Xingxing Candy has never stopped joking about Ah Fei, and it seems that she enjoys the little fox being beaten up.
"Of course not! I, I'll say it now, you guys are mentally prepared."
A Fei tells the story of a child missing in the woods, but it doesn't sound like there is no detail, it's just an ordinary legend that seems to scare the child. And it seems that A Fei is telling a story, but he hugged Wen Sui tighter as if he was scared by himself. Xingxing Tang naturally wouldn't let go of this detail, and she made a joke, but instead said seriously:
"Actually, I heard a real story about this mountain from Grandpa Long Beard. Do you dare to listen, little fox?"
"Star Candy, don't..."
"Listen! I'm not afraid of ghosts, why don't I listen?"
At first, when she heard that it was a real story, A Fei actually didn't dare to listen. Wen Sui was about to give up the idea of turning tonight into a horror story conference, but A Fei heard Xingxingtang's unconcealed provocation and was fooled. However, she clearly felt that A Fei hugged her and tried harder.
Xingxingtang seemed to have found a good opportunity immediately, and her voice began to gradually lower, and she faintly showed a "hooked" smile. Wensui was a little helpless but still maintained a gentle smile. A Fei hugged Wensui tightly, and her ears couldn't help but droop, as if she wanted to cover the sound. Xingxingtang put the flashlight under her chin and took turns to look at the other two with a "ghostly" smile.
"It is said that nearly a hundred years ago, there was a spiritual temple on the mountain called Gushan Ling Temple. The steps leading there were more than a thousand steps. It was originally a place where people prayed for Gods and blessings. However, as time went by, most people stopped going to the spiritual temple to pray for blessings because of the long distance. But for the people in the town, this tradition of worshiping gods must not be lost.
So the mayor mobilized the villagers to build a new spiritual temple at the foot of the mountain, and the old spiritual temple was gradually abandoned. After that, strange things happened..."
Speaking of this, Xingxingtang deliberately paused and pressed his voice down. The other two had already stopped moving forward without realizing it. Wensui listened very seriously, but Ah Fei pulled Wensui tightly because of fear.
"One day, a group of tourists from other places heard the story of Lao Ling Temple and ran to the ruins on the mountain to play at night, but in the end no one came back until the next day. The locals didn't care at first, after all, they were tourists, and what they were doing had nothing to do with the locals, so they might have left long ago.
Until one day, the host who was responsible for managing the Xingushan Spirit Temple was doing daily cleaning for the hall. He heard the sound of water dropping in the statue in front of him. He looked around and went around the back of the statue to investigate the reason. He found that it was not the sound of water at all, but the sound of blood falling. There was already a large pool of blood behind the statue, and he fell to the ground in fear. Then the blood dripping dripped on his head unexpectedly. He widened his pupils and looked up, and saw several hanging corpses hanging above the head of the statue.
This incident quickly alarmed the entire town. When the mayor came over and saw that these corpses were the tourists who had been missing for a long time. Their blood was so thin that they were scary, and their skin and bones were not enough to describe the tragic situation at this time. It seemed that there were only empty bone frames left, and the deep sunken eyes could no longer see their pupils."
Star Candy added oil and energy to describe it vividly. Seeing the two of them immersed in it, she felt a little proud. Wen Sui raised her eyebrows, as if she was a little surprised. Ah Fei, who was beside him, had already crawled into Wen Sui's arms, covered her ears, and seemed to be chanting in her mouth: I can't hear or hear.
"What is most strange is that a group of people trembled and hurriedly testified that they had just come to the Ling Temple to pray for blessings yesterday and had never seen such corpses. The host who had been staying in the temple also said that he only discovered this morning. Who could hang these corpses without being discovered by anyone in such a short time?
Some people said they were cursed and cursed by the original spiritual temple. Some people said it was done by monsters, and some people were so scared that they simply left the town and ran outside to live. In order to stabilize the people's hearts, the mayor immediately asked someone to burn the ruins of the spiritual temple on the mountain. However, just as all the residents came to the mountain with torches, they found that the ruins had disappeared completely, as if they had never appeared before..."
After saying that, Xingxing Candy elongated her voice and turned her "smashed" face toward the other two, as if announcing a reminder that the story was over.
"Well~ Actually, it's just a legend. What's the real fact and the ending? No one knows the truth. Now there are not many people in the town who know this legend."
After saying that, she put down the flashlight and handed it to Wen Sui. She immediately clapped her hands and said to the two of them. After all, it was just an ordinary legend. In the end, she should add such a "disclaimer". If she really meets her, she can't rely on her (?)
"It sounds like a niche story that has been around for a long time, but it doesn't even have a basis for the 'fact' you started talking about."
Wen Sui listened carefully throughout the whole process and gave such an evaluation. Because she was not afraid of any horror stories, she was just a little resistant to things related to "death".
"The old man with a beard is the basis. Most of the things he talks about are real experiences or happenings. The little fox should be quite clear about this."
Xingxingtang replied again, as if she wanted to make Afei convinced the authenticity of her story. After all, Afei often went to the old man with beard to listen to the stories, and he always thought it was real and repeated it to them as if it were true.
"What's wrong, little fox? A Fei?"
She saw that Xingxingtang had not spoken yet, so she asked "concernedly". She saw Ah Feizhuan holding his ears in Wensui's arms, trembling slightly while chanting:
"Demons and ghosts are gone, demons and ghosts are gone... I am the strongest demon fox in Wufeng Town, I am not afraid of you... Demons and ghosts are gone..."
"You scared Ah Fei."
"It's okay, look at this. I guess I've covered my ears halfway through the talk, and I probably didn't hear anything."
Wensui hugged A Fei and gently stroked her head. Xingxingtang saw some clues and replied. However, the look at A Fei gradually became gentle. She smiled slightly and snapped her fingers. She saw that the dark surroundings suddenly lit up, and countless stars ran out of the woods. When she looked closely, they found that they were all fireflies.
"Okay, little fox, the story is over."
Xingxingtang's voice appeared directly in A Fei's mind. The latter then let go of his hand and slowly raised his head. His two cute and lively ears stood up like springs. She looked around and found that it was very bright. Then she let go of her hand and left Wen Sui's arms.
"Why don't we go back?"
Wen Sui looked at the dark sky in the distance and asked. A Fei naturally voted for it, two to one. Just as Xingxingtang was thinking, the fox girl's ears suddenly shook.
"What's wrong, A Fei?"
Wensui obviously noticed her ears moving carefully. Xingxingtang stopped thinking and shone the flashlight in her hand at A Fei.
"Uh... Achi is coming back."
Afei seemed to sense something and said to the two of them in surprise.
"Ah~ Why did you happen to catch up with this time? Things finally became weird... Oh no, it became interesting."
Xingxing Candy obviously hadn't had enough fun yet, so she stopped and said in a little entangled manner.
"We were planning to go back, just in time. And if we encounter something, I don't know how long it will take to deal with it."
Wen Sui, who was standing beside her, looked at the darkness in the distance, but she felt as if something was brewing. Although she was not afraid of something unknown, if something caused the three of them to disappear for a while without saying a word, it would have to worry their families.
"And, it seems that Achi also brought a guest?"
Afei closed her eyes and her ears kept moving. She could sense when someone entered the barrier of Wufeng Town, so she could confirm that there was an unknown guest coming.
"Guest? Well, there's nothing I can do about it."
Xingxing Candy was still a little unsatisfied. She looked around and found that nothing had appeared yet, so she had to shrugge.
"You can come at any time of adventure, but you may only have this time for the guests. Open the portal quickly."
"That's right, why are you going out for a long night?
Wen Sui seemed to comfort Xingxing Candy, and immediately grabbed her flashlight and urged her to get up. A Fei, who was beside him, naturally raised his mouth and echoed.
"Okay OK."
Star Candy compromised, thinking:
"What a timid fox."
Then she slowly walked to Wensui and Afei, raised her hands slightly, and the stars of blue light gathered from her hands.
“uldtele”
The huge magic array appeared at the feet of the three of them in vain. In an instant, the light shone brightly, the wind was blowing, and the shadows of the trees were shaking.
"Go home~"
Chapter completed!