After dawn, this suddenly appeared village will disappear.

As for where this village disappears to...

This is something Beichuan Si doesn't know.

Perhaps to the spiritual realm, or maybe to another space. In any case, all sorts of possibilities could appear.

But there's only one thing that can be certain.

And that is one must leave this soul-binding place that has buried countless people before dawn.

Because unknown is the most dangerous.

Thinking of this, Beichuan Si subconsciously stepped toward the worn wooden double doors.

The next moment—

A painful and twisted voice came from his side:

"That child... that child has always been there..."

"The cursed child..."

Beichuan Si turned his face and saw a twisted pale figure of a priest turn into smoke and vanish on the stairs leading to the second floor on the left.

"..." Beichuan Si.

Seeing this residual image, Beichuan Si stopped, thought, and changed direction, heading for the stairs to the second floor on his left.

The cursed child.

Is this referring to those children who were selected to go to the forbidden forest?

Why say 'cursed child'?

Could there be some hidden truth behind this?

No matter how you think about it... it's safer to follow.

Beichuan Si silently stepped onto the stairs, casually pulling out a flashlight from his backpack's water bottle.

For some reason, the second floor was inexplicably devoid of candles, making it impossible to see the way forward.

Beichuan Si turned on the flashlight and glanced at the rooms on both sides.

Starting from the second floor, they are basically rooms for sleeping, with futons or hanging kimonos needed for daily wear inside.

However, due to the passage of time, these kimonos were covered with mold and felt damp.

Beichuan Si explored each room, gradually moving deeper into the corridor.

And at this moment—

Ah!!!!!

A shrill scream, enough to tear one's eardrums, came from the room beside Beichuan Si.

This sudden sound didn't startle Beichuan Si, but it did cause Nishijou Kurenai, who was lying quietly, to jump up in fright.

At the same time, Shenzhu Shihui screamed in terror:

"Why yell so loudly!"

She was also quite frightened.

Originally lying quietly within the Shinra Bell, she was scared out of her wits by this sudden ghostly scream from the darkness.

"..." Beichuan Si.

In contrast to Shenzhu Shihui's raging shouting through the wall, Beichuan Si's reaction was much simpler. He simply said, 'Then I'm going in,' and kicked the door of the room beside him to pieces.

He stepped in without hesitation, looking around.

Under the flashlight's upright beam, the room's furnishings were visible.

This seemed like a male's room, with cracked walls hanging with daily light gray kimonos worn by men, a priest's hunting clothes on the sacrificial table, and a ceremonial crown...

Apart from these, there was a small square table beside the futon, with a stack of papers pressed on it by an inkstone.

"What is this...?"

Beichuan Si handed the flashlight to Nishijou Kurenai and picked up the stack of thin papers with his freed hands.

Under the upright beam, the writings on the paper were clearly visible.

'That ritual was performed...'

'It is a forbidden, cruel ritual that can't even be named. It's said that simply uttering its name brings misfortune and a curse.'

'But because of the head's request, I, Mouchi Mansion, specifically left a record here.'

'If we fail... I hope the descendants of the Mouchi family can take appropriate action after discovering this record.'

The beginning was sparse in words.

But even this sparse writing completely attracted Beichuan Si.

A ritual that cannot even be named, bringing misfortune?

He continued reading.

The records left by Mouchi Mansion were very detailed, seemingly terrified of committing a grave mistake by not recording clearly.

'The ritual was mainly presided over by the head.'

'Selecting a pair of talented male and female twins... the selected twins, the male is called 'Sacrifice', the female 'Graft'.'

'Besides this, the forbidden forest needs to be opened.'

'Sacrifice' 'Graft'?

Beichuan Si's eyes flickered.

He hadn't heard anything about such a ritual from Mouchi Mashi.

But since the whole village was mobilized, and it's a ritual whose name absolutely cannot be uttered... it must be very important.

Beichuan Si raised his hand and turned to the next page.

"Hmm?"

Beichuan Si paused.

This page didn't continue from the previous, as if some pages in between had been removed by someone.

The content on the paper was simple.

'Something's wrong... something's wrong! Is it because of the ritual organized by me that the curse has fallen on me?'

The deep rhetorical question, slightly agitated handwriting.

'From beneath the cherry tree in the courtyard, one can always hear something.

'Is it that child? It must be that ominous child. Choosing him in the first place was the wrong choice... Why would he come back?'

'Could it be he wants to take Yingzhong away?'

'No... this is absolutely not allowed.'

'Yingzhong is necessary for the ritual... must...'

'Ahhh!!! The ritual must be completed no matter what! Otherwise, everything was for nothing! For the Mouchi family, we must—'

The writing abruptly ended here.

But the familiar words above completely captured Beichuan Si's attention.

"Yingzhong?"

Beichuan Si repeatedly confirmed this name, a rare strange look flashing in his eyes.

Mouchi Yingzhong... this name appeared in the dreams of Shen Gu Mirai, and surprisingly, it appeared in this record...

Is she connected with this ritual that cannot be named?

Based on the context, it's not hard to deduce that this Mouchi Yingzhong should be the so-called 'Graft'.

But according to Shen Gu Mirai's dreams, shouldn't she be the Mouchi Witch... or related to the Mouchi Witch? How did she become involved in another ritual?

Or does one have to go through this 'Sacrifice-Graft' ritual before becoming the Mouchi Witch?

"The mysteries pile up."

The forbidden forest, the relationship between the Sacrifice and Graft twins and Shen Gu Mirai, and the unresolved issue of the Scarlet Seal.

Thinking this, Beichuan Si gathered these precious documents with his right hand, while his left hand twitched, Jian Ding slid into it, and he violently struck at the empty air in front of him!

Phhh!!!

The sound of a blade entering flesh was heard.

Black liquid flowing across.

Beichuan Si took a step back, dodging the falling blade of the opponent's guandao.

Simultaneously, Shenzhu Shihui and Magong Yongshi floated out of the Shinra Bell.

No need for words!

The two of them shot golden chains from their sleeves, binding the sudden Priestly Vengeful Spirit, holding a torch in one hand and a guandao in the other, in an instant.

Then Nishijou Kurenai threw down the flashlight and pulled a gleaming, chilling giant hammer from behind her.

Smack!!!

The hammer and the body collided, and various liquids spurted out.

This time, Beichuan Si did not do anything, as Nishijou Kurenai, along with the Magong and Shenzhu Sisters, swiftly dealt with this vengeful spirit.

It must be said, they've come a long way.

Having followed Beichuan Si for so long, they're familiar with situations like this that happen suddenly.

"The documents are fine, right? Mr. Temple."

After thoroughly dealing with this vengeful spirit, Magong Yongshi asked with concern.

"The documents have no issues, rather than that..."

Beichuan Si looked at the vengeful spirit twitching on the ground.

Their skin was a pale blue, and though their face was unseen, the priest's hunting clothes they wore were no different from those in the room.

If Beichuan Si's analysis isn't wrong...

This suddenly appearing vengeful spirit should be the owner of this room, Mouchi Mansion.

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