Chapter 579 Dolls

“What a spectacular place!”

A smile appeared on the face of Ritui Qianxia. After she left Hanchuan, the situation on her body was contained, and there were no new murderous intentions for several days in a row.

This made Roger feel a little strange, but he checked Hiki Chika several times and couldn't find the real reason.

Thinking about it can only come down to the mood.

Walk around more, see more, open-mindedness may also dilute the killing intent in the body.

"What's there to see? I'm tired of watching it!"

A paper figure sitting on the shoulders of Higuchi Qianxia shook his head and said.

The paper figure was about the size of a palm, with a hazy glow on the surface of her body, and her body proportions were exactly the same as Yukiko's.

"It's too quiet on the way, can't you find something exciting to do?"

"This is Chang Shi, how can there not even be a battle?"

"Or……"

As she spoke, she glanced suspiciously at Roger and Higurashi Qianxia.

"You two are behind my back..."

"What are you thinking, what do you really want to do with your back?!"

Roger said with a look of disdain, he shot like electricity, grabbed the collar of the paper man and threw her out.

"Ah... woo..."

Xuezi's voice was quickly drowned out by the wind, she danced in the air, and it took a lot of strength to land on the shoulders of Higashi Qianxia again.

The area controlled by Fu Niu Jian Hu is very large, and because of its profound background, the forces and the number of cities under its command are also much more than Jackdaw Jian Hu.

More importantly, after years of intensive cultivation, their sphere of influence has covered the entire area.

There are corresponding levels even on the mountains in the wild.

With a large population, sporadic towns, villages and cities are linked together, and a huge vitality shrouds the entire area.

This makes the area managed by Fu Niu Jian Hu closer to the normal world.

Even at night, there are only certain areas where danger is encountered. Occasionally, there are monsters in the village, but it is almost a small matter.

Along the way, Roger can clearly see the happiness and wealth of ordinary people.

As for the Jackdaw Sword Master, he obviously does not have any talent for governance. In addition, his rise time is too short, the speed is too fast, and there is no time to accumulate, the forces under his command can only barely protect the city.

As for the wild, it is only occasionally involved in the daytime.

Castle Peak.

Walking into the city, Roger looked around and saw a rare kind of cramp.

There are many pedestrians on the road, and there are also practitioners walking around. The houses are connected together on the main road. It is strange that many people are decorated with lights and decorations in front of the door.

Seeing people on the street is full of joy.

"what happened?"

"Is there any important holiday?"

Festival, a very normal word in reality, is an extravagant hope in the ordinary world.

"I remember!"

Rigaku Qianxia suddenly said, "Today is March 3rd, it's Doll's Day."

"My father celebrated once for me when I was a kid."

"The shrine society held a ceremony of shedding chicks, and the girls would put the dolls in the box and let them go with the waves to carry away bad luck."

Higurashi Chika seemed to recall something.

"I can't remember many details of the day. The only thing I remember is that we ate a cold scallop in a small shop next to the road after returning."

"I'll never forget that smell for the rest of my life."

The ordinary people in the area under the jurisdiction of the Funiu Jianlu are still in the mood for the festival, and the strength of the Jianlu is evident.

"Hurry up, let's go over and take a look!"

"I don't have any of these things in my memory." Yukiko hurriedly urged as she jumped and jumped on Rimu Qianxia's shoulders.

Roger looked up at the distant mountain, hesitated for a while, but agreed.

"Let's go, it's on the way anyway."

The two moved forward along the flow of people, and followed the happy crowd to a nearby green mountain. When they reached the mountain, the celebration became even more solemn.

Roger didn't know the specific process of the Doll's Day, nor did he know whether the festival in Changshili was related to the present world.

However, seeing the smiling faces around you is still very susceptible to infection.

He noticed that the dolls made by the girls were very delicate.

Details are realistic.

It seemed that every one of them had the blessing of Onmyoji, and Roger glanced at them at random. Some of the better ones were almost in the same proportions as real people, and their appearances were exactly the same.

He saw the girls go upstream of the river and took out carefully prepared paper boats. The paper boats were about half a meter long and covered with talismans.

Immediately afterwards, the girl will put the elaborate doll on the boat, and then take out the personal sachet.

"what is that?"

Yukiko asked curiously.

"It's lanugo."

"It is the first strand of hair cut from the top of a girl's head after she is born, with a little innate spiritual power."

A voice came from the side, and Roger turned to look. It was a woman with a veil on her head. There was spiritual energy flowing on the veil, which was obviously not an ordinary item.

If you want to see the appearance of a woman, you can only destroy the spiritual defense on the surface of the scarf.

Of course Roger wasn't so bored, he withdrew his gaze and glanced casually.

But Xuezi was interested.

"What are they doing?"

"Pray to take away bad luck?"

Yukiko asked eagerly.

"Doom?" The black gauze woman sneered, "I think it's peach luck?"

Hearing the words "Peach Blossom", Xuezi immediately became gossipy, "So, Doll's Day is used to propose marriage?"

The black gauze woman looked at Roger and Higisa Qianxia suspiciously, "Aren't you from here?"

Roger nodded. "I'm from the north."

The woman didn't ask in detail, her eyes showed a trace of clarity, "No wonder."

"This festival is not for proposing marriage, but for screening women for the disciples of Jianlu. Here, Funiu is the king and the sky."

"Those dolls have been made since the first day the girls were born. Every hair on the dolls comes from the girls' bodies, and there is even a drop of blood essence inside the doll's body."

"These dolls will pass through several areas one by one along the river, nine mountains, waterway pavilion, and then to Otowa Waterfall. The whole river has a special onmyoji operation."

"The puppets who finally reach the finish pass the selection and can be qualified to go up the mountain and stay there."

This process sounds familiar.

Roger moved his chin and thought silently.

"But to be honest, the people in Funiu Jianlu basically don't have any flaws except that they are obsessed with women."

"Under their management, life is stable. Although there are occasional incidents of demons, they will not affect the overall life."

"Compared to other places, it is already considered happiness."

"What's more, many ordinary people want their daughters to be selected because it will greatly improve the living conditions of the whole family."

"Girls who are 16 years old need to leave their dolls in the river on March 3, the daughter's day. After being selected to go up the mountain for two years, they will be sent back to their homes."

"Normal marriage and childbirth."

Roger smacked his tongue secretly.

Here, it seems more like a certain obligation for a woman to go up the mountain. It will not be too long, and she will only be 18 years old after two years.

It's the age to get married and have kids.

"Will anyone still want the girl who came down from the mountain?"

Xuezi had a weird look on her face, such a strange custom is much more exciting than a TV series.

"Not only do some people want it, but they are vying for it!"

"Most of the women who came back from the mountain remained virgins, and only a handful were wet."

"The strangest thing is that no matter who these women are married to, the percentage of their descendants who are practitioners is terrifyingly high."

"Women with wet bodies are particularly prominent. Afterwards, some women will find a way by themselves before going down the mountain..."

Speaking of this, the Heisha woman closed her mouth, and it was a little out of place to talk about similar topics with the openness of the world.

Everyone is an adult, and naturally understands what she means next.

"What do you think?" At this moment, Xuezi suddenly said.

"Come on, what are they going to do?"

She urged earnestly.

In order to prevent her from saying nonsense next, Roger could only reach out to cover her mouth, and then motioned to the woman in black gauze to continue.

"Bah bah bah!"

"Don't use your... woo woo..."

Yukiko struggled.

"The rest is nothing."

The emotion in the black gauze woman's eyes calmed down a little.

"You seem to know these things very well." Higuchi Qianxia said.

"Because I was also selected many years ago."

"It was a really special experience."

The woman sighed, obviously reluctant to talk more.

At this time, the crowd began to move. Unexpectedly, the puppets did not go down the river. Here, the river was flowing upstream, and it rushed to the top of the mountain from low to high.

Since the path was the same, Roger didn't avoid it deliberately. He retracted his fingers and followed the flow of people to the mountain.

The girls in fancy dress shouted loudly, and every time they passed an area, some people were happy and some people were lost.

But even if someone was eliminated, the loser was unwilling and did not leave, but continued to move forward, which led to the end, the winding mountain road was densely packed with people.

"It's almost at the waterfall."

The number of dolls left in the end is not particularly exaggerated. The atmosphere at this time is quite like a draft in the real world, and people's emotions are pushed to the limit.

Finally, with the flow of water, the boat carrying the dolls flew down the pool and leaped to the top of the waterfall.

The crowd cheered, and the elector even burst into tears with excitement.

"I come here every year to participate in this event. When I see them, I think of myself."

The black gauze woman said quietly.

In this world, without power, there are too few paths for them to choose.

Those two years, let her use a lifetime of memories.

The climax of the festival is over, and the rest is to select and register, and then go up the mountain on the right day, and it should be overcrowded by then.

At this time, Roger had separated from the crowd and continued up the mountain road.

After exceeding a certain height, the oppression of spiritual power increases significantly, which is a warning to ordinary people to rush in ahead.

After walking up a distance, a voice suddenly sounded.

"Stop here!"

Then a burly man blocked Roger's way.

"I'm from Hanchuan. I'm a student of the Jackdaw Sword Master. On behalf of Jianlu, I visit Funiu Jianhu!"

Roger said loudly.

Saying that, he took out the token that Morita Dohiro gave him.

However, when the various forces communicate with each other, they must prove their identity.

"Hanchuan..."

"Jackdaw Sword Master?!"

The expression on the burly man's face changed, he looked Roger up and down a few times, and then there was a hint of admiration on his face.

Roger couldn't help nodding his head.

This is the advantage of having power as a backer.

After going out, you don't even need to do anything, as long as you report your name, you can enjoy the surprise and envy of the other party.

Invisible coercion is the deadliest.

Roger's face showed a just-right smile, which was not proud, but also strong, and it was difficult to grasp the proportions.

"Uh……"

"You are so brave!"

The man said suddenly, but what he said surprised Roger for a moment.

Then he saw the look in the other's eyes changed from shock to sympathy.

"Becoming a student of the Jackdaw Sword Master...it takes a lot of courage."

Roger:  …

"Take me up the mountain!"

He suppressed the smile on his face and said indifferently.

"Please come with me, I will take you to the resting place at the entrance of Jianlu first."

While he was speaking, Roger noticed a light and shadow flying up the mountain, which should be a notification.

Kazuo Aoki's Onmyo Technique had long since lost its effect because of the spiritual power, so Higaka Chika put away the paper and walked up the mountain with Roger.

Dangdang!

At this time, there was a huge banging of bells from the direction of the top of the mountain.

"So soon, the people on the mountain already know that I'm coming?" he asked with some doubts.

"Not really."

The man walking in front turned his head.

"Today is Girls' Day. On the mountain where the news spread, three bells ringed to represent that the number of people who passed this year exceeded expectations."

"So ring the bell to celebrate."

Roger opened his mouth, and he decided that in the next time, unless someone asked him, he would never speak lightly.

The surrounding climate is pleasant, and the air is slightly humid. After walking for a while, Roger turned his head and looked down.

However, thinking of seeing a draft-like behavior at the foot of the mountain not long ago, Roger's impression of this place was greatly reduced.

vulgar, vulgar intolerable.

Ordinary transcendents are indeed not very restrained in that kind of thing, but there is no absurdity that comes from the barbarian sword.

The medieval nobles had the right to the first night, and the barren sword was not much better, just thinking of a voice coming from the front.

"We have arrived."

Roger raised his head and saw a barberry that was more than twenty meters long and was carved from bluestone.

The barbarian is located on the edge of the cliff, its body is slightly arched, its hind legs are poised on the ground, and its sharp horns seem to pierce the sky!

Behind Barberry is a continuous building complex.

Look at this style of people.

Roger couldn't help but pouted.

Looking back now, Hanchuan seems to have only white snow and high mountains, and it is a lot worse than Funiu Jianlu in every aspect.

While Roger was sighing, a voice entered his ears.

"Are you a student of Sword Master Jackdaw?"

"Your teacher owes me a life, why don't you pay it back today!"

Roger turned his head and saw a figure striding forward. He felt the fluctuation of spiritual power surging on the other side. Thinking of Morita Daohiro's advice, Roger couldn't help sighing.

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