Stepping to the corner of the courtyard,

Su Wu saw the moment when the two pieces fell into the grass and were carved into the image of a woman.

Originally, he thought that this stone shell was also part of the "Girl in the Stone".

But when you look at it next,

Only then did I realize that this was an "artificial stone shell".

The inner wall of the stone shell, which was divided into two halves, was outlined with scarlet incantations.

On top of those incantations,

There are many illusory figures attached to it.

Su Wu's "meaning" changed slightly,

Then he saw clearly that those illusory figures were human figures that had shrunk to the size of a spell.

These figures retain their pre-death state,

Or die with body and head separated;

or death by drowning;

Or fall to death.

But more illusory figures stood frozen in place, motionless - just like dead stones.

"The function of this stone shell is

It is to help the "Girl in the Stone" absorb the "intentions" of the dead people and let the dead people's intentions become its food.

Now that I think about it,

The "True God Tree" in Soseki Shrine should have a similar function.

Gathering the "will" of the dead people of Boqi Kingdom,

When distinguished guests pay homage to the two gods, the Stone Girl and Hashihime, in Soseki Shrine, they will burn the branches with this kind of "intentional energy" in front of the altar and offer them to the two scorpions.

Worshiping God is worshiping deceit,

Is worshiping a ghost for temporary peace of mind?

The tradition of worshiping ghosts on Dongliu Island is very similar to the worship of deities in the Dharma temples in the Mizog region.

It is said that Dongliu Island has formed an environment where "yin and yang are separated, and humans and monsters coexist".

It sounds like humans and ghosts can get along "in harmony".

Could it be because of the existence of these many "shrines"?

Because this method of gathering the dead was dedicated to Li Jui to silence him?"

Su Wu thought in his heart,

He always felt that this method of gathering the dead to contribute to Li Jui and temporarily silence Li Jui might hide a greater hidden danger - for example, the girl in the stone, whose body surface had been damaged by the continuous worship of the dead by the dead.

A new layer of skin begins to grow.

If Su Wu hadn't cut it into three pieces on the spot,

What it will evolve into, and whether its strength will skyrocket again under the support of Soseki Shrine, is unknown.

Su Wu approached the two stone shells,

You need to write down the many incantations written on its inner walls.

Leave it to be studied later.

But at this time,

The "meaning of the dead" attached to the scarlet mantras turned into flowing water and rushed towards the "big red lotus womb" hung on his waist!

Illusory shadows kept flashing in front of Su Wu,

Even their faces were clearly distinguishable in Su Wu's eyes.

Among the many faces of the dead flashing before my eyes,

Su Wu suddenly saw the face of "Toshio Inoue"!

It also turned into a human figure that stood there dumbly, as silent as a stone!

"Toshio Inoue" has died under the murderous law of "The Girl in the Stone"!

I'm just afraid that Haruko won't be able to find her father!

He turned his head and glanced behind him,

Haruko was smiling and comforting the Omu family: "It doesn't matter. As long as the family is still around, even if they lose their belongings, there will always be opportunities to gather wealth again in the future!

If you don’t have your family, you really have nothing!

Don’t lose heart!」

As if she sensed Su Wu's gaze, Qingzi raised her head and looked at Su Wu, giving him a bright smile.

Su Wu turned back in silence,

The meaning of the deceased attached to the stone shell has been completely contained in the "Dahonglian womb".

He firmly memorized the incantation on the inner wall of the stone shell,

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly felt something in his heart - his mind flowed out from the center of his eyebrows and gently brushed against the inner wall of the stone shell. There were two eye-shaped patterns surrounded by four layers of circle-shaped mantras.

Su Wu's mind was immersed in those two pictures.

The situation suddenly changes before our eyes!

In the darkness, he saw the crescent moon shining faintly on the horizon,

By the light of the crescent moon,

His perspective then dropped,

I saw a large open space surrounded by many houses.

On all four sides of the open space, four torii gates were erected.

Surrounded by four torii gates,

It shows the temple in the shape of a Chinese character which looks even more sleepy in the night!

In the open space in front of the temple,

Two rows of true sacred trees move gently in the wind.

In the middle of the clearing surrounded by true god trees,

A large iron urn was placed, with flames burning brightly in the urn.

in front of the urn,

There are long strips of eucalyptus.

A middle-aged man wears a moon-white hunting coat made of brocade and a tall, cylindrical "Liwu hat". He kneels behind the eucalyptus, holding a wat board in one hand and shaking a bell with the other!

At this moment,

The man seemed to be aware of Su Wu's "eyes",

He looked up at the sky.

A secret mantra followed Su Wu's intention and exploded in the sky above the middle-aged man!
Chapter completed!