RNP Page 56
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No one in the world understands evil spirits and resentment better than him, but at this moment he felt a strange pressure slowly squeezing in from all directions. It was not fierce, but it was very strange.
It wasn't resentment, but something more benign, like... like Yusuke Uchiyama back then, dazzling like his radiant soul.
"I've found the right place," Dou Tang thought to himself.
Huaiyin was more excited and whispered, "Brother, can we take a picture here?"
Dou Tang frowned, glanced around warily, and nodded after confirming that the area was safe and free of any evil spirits.
Even though they were still exploring the Siren Head, the two stopped to take two commemorative photos!
Following Huaiyin's instructions, Dou Tang stood in the middle of the torii gate, with his back to the mountain below. Then Huaiyin stepped down a few steps and said, "Brother! Put your hands in your pockets and turn your head slightly towards me!"
Dou Tang did as he was told. His eyes were extremely fierce when he looked at people sideways. Coupled with the clothes he was wearing today, the cold and indifferent man in black turned his head halfway. The lines of his arms were clearly visible. The red torii gates on both sides formed red frames around him, which further highlighted his arrogant and unapproachable fierce appearance.
"So fierce, so fierce..." Huaiyin chuckled to herself, deciding to use this photo as her screensaver.
She gave an OK sign: "Okay, okay! Brother, let's keep going up!"
The cold, indifferent man who had just been so fierce, seemingly ready to rise and fight, instantly...
In an instant, Dou Tang disappeared, blinked, and stretched out his hand behind him.
Huaiyin sweetly took his hand and walked uphill with him.
Standing in front of the shrine, Dou Tang hesitated. The gentle aura around him, unlike the resentment, enveloped him, preventing him from having any evil thoughts.
What exactly is going on here?
He strode forward and stepped into the temple.
What comes into view are two cushions on the ground, a tea set scattered on the ground, a teacup lying on the ground with tea spilled inside, and a thick layer of fly ash covering the surface.
Dou Tang frowned and looked down. Sure enough, the ground in front of the temple was covered with ashes, as if someone had burned a whole basket of paper here and then scattered the ashes evenly on the ground.
Only one circular space, about one meter in diameter, was spared.
Dou Tang wiped his foot, revealing the original floor. The floor was brand new, but there were some tiny black spots with dark yellow edges.
It appears that many tiny pieces of paper burned in the air and then fell to the ground, while some unburnt pieces blackened the floor.
Dou Tang squatted down and touched the teapot. The teapot was cold, but not icy, which proved that the tea must have been brewed sometime in the morning, or even recently.
Someone brewed tea here and handed it to the person opposite, but for some reason, the person opposite flicked the teacup upwards and flung it away, which is why the water stains on the ground are so scattered.
Then, something happened, and countless pieces of paper burned and fell from the air, covering the entire hall.
Regardless of whether Siren Head has anything to do with what happened here, it's at least an unusual event.
Dou Tang looked up at the only statue in the temple.
The entire shrine is brand new, except for this statue, which is ancient and exudes a heavy and solemn aura.
The statue, carved from mountain stone, depicts a majestic and imposing wild boar, howling at the sky like a wolf, exuding a powerful aura. Dou Tang could even feel a slight pressure from it.
The statue was extremely imposing. Dou Tang was certain that even with his eyes closed, he could still sense the statue. It felt to him like... an intense gaze.
Dou Tang suddenly remembered what Lu Zizhen had said before. It seems that this world is really not simple... Some evil spirits can really become unimaginably powerful.
The Blue Oni was already an example, and now Siren Head and Ito Oogami have appeared.
Dou Tang became excited again.
He returned to the temple entrance, looked into the distance, and followed the mountain road down to see the entire city of Kamogawa. The shrine faced the aquarium directly in front of it. This straight road really did give him the feeling of Ito Okami (the god of war) rushing out like a boar.
Just then, Dou Tang keenly sensed something moving inside the temple.
Looking back, there was nothing to see.
But just as Dou Tang relaxed his guard, a dark shadow suddenly darted out from under the cushion, accompanied by the slicing sound of blades cutting through the air, and flew towards Huai Yin!
Dou Tang reacted extremely quickly, immediately pulling Huai Yin into his arms with his left hand, then holding her and spinning her around in place. During the spin, he stretched out his right hand, which flashed through the air like a blur.
"squeak!"
With a scream, Dou Tang found himself holding something.
The thing resembled a bat, but it lacked other limbs, and its wings had been replaced by scythe-like blades, with long blades parallel to its body.
He held one wing between his little and ring fingers, and the other between his thumb and forefinger, preventing the little creature from flapping its wings and hurting people.
It is indeed an evil spirit, but it is too small.
On the abdomen of this scythe-bat evil spirit, there is a wound that looks like it was cut by something extremely sharp. Strangely, some golden liquid seems to be flowing out of the wound, making a faint hissing sound, as if some kind of strong acid is corroding the evil spirit's body.
Dou Tang frowned, released Huaiyin from his arms, and then began to study the evil spirit.
But before he could figure it out, the evil spirit started squeaking and died within seconds.
The resentment emanating from it was not even worthy of being called a low-level vengeful spirit.
...What exactly is this thing?
Chapter 107 The Last Person with the Surname Ito
Huaiyin had some packing bags in her handbag, a good habit of hers, which were perfect for storing the corpse of this evil spirit.
Rather than an evil spirit, this thing is more like a living being, but a living being wouldn't be swayed by gleaming silver blades and wings. It took Dou Tang 50% of his strength for those blades and wings to begin to bend, clearly indicating that it was no ordinary creature.
...Wait a minute, isn't it even more abnormal to break metal with bare hands?
Huaiyin put the evil spirit's corpse into her bag. She had no resistance to the fact that her bag was going to contain the corpse of a mysterious creature; in fact, she was even a little excited.
Dou Tang began searching the entire temple, but apart from this evil spirit, he found nothing else strange.
After hesitating for a moment, Dou Tang decided to continue exploring behind the temple.
Behind the temple was an old house, which appeared to have been the residence of the temple's clergy. The entire old house was dilapidated and leaking, and the door was broken and ajar.
The space behind the door was pitch black, and it was impossible to see what was inside.
Dou Tang hesitated for a moment, then grabbed Huai Yin's hand tightly and said calmly, "Hold my hand tight for a moment, don't let go, okay?"
"Mm." Huaiyin nodded, tugging at the strap of her handbag.
Dou Tang lightly touched the half-closed door, only to find that the entire door was already...
It was tattered and fell to the side with a thud.
A long corridor appeared before us.
Dou Tang gathered his strength, strode out, and pulled Huaiyin directly into the house.
The room was quiet, with a strange, pungent odor in the air, like something rotting, but it was very faint.
But Dou Tang immediately identified the source of the flavor.
This is the smell of rotting flesh.
Even... it smells like rotting human flesh.
The smell of human body decomposition differs from that of ordinary meat decomposition. This is because moldy ordinary meat is simply a type of meat, while the human body is far more complex. After death, the mold produced during the decomposition of parts of the body, such as internal organs, can be different. Furthermore, areas that were previously infected and suppurating may exhibit completely different signs of decay compared to other parts.
The decomposition of the human body is complex and varied, and therefore the taste is also more complex and nauseating.
The stench of death in the air has now faded considerably, indicating that the deceased had been dead for some time.
On the left side of the corridor is a dilapidated sliding paper door. The paper on it has turned brownish-yellow and shows many signs of insect damage.
The aroma comes from there.
Dou Tang pulled Huai Yin over, but then suddenly stopped.
"It's going to get a little scary in a bit. If you're scared, hide behind me and cover your eyes."
"Um……"
Upon receiving the reply, Dou Tang went over and opened the paper door without hesitation.
What appeared before them was a corpse whose features were almost unrecognizable.
The corpse lay sprawled on the ground, dressed in a dark black high school uniform, but its body was so skeletal that its original appearance was unrecognizable.
"Ah!" Huaiyin couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
The large area of tatami mats near him was dark black and sunken and rotten, caused by the bodily fluids that seeped out during his decomposition.
How long has this person been dead here?
Dou Tang recovered from his surprise and began to look around the room.
The old cash register and the large CRT TV all indicate that this house is still the same as it was more than a decade ago.
An obvious question arose in my mind.
If the shrine in front was newly built, why does the building in the back still retain its original appearance? Why has no one claimed the body that has been lying here for so long?
It is certain that if the shrine in front was under construction, this building would have been discovered without anyone noticing, unless someone was deliberately guarding the place to prevent anyone from finding the body.
So... the prime suspect right now is undoubtedly the priest of Ito Shrine, the last person with the surname Ito who supposedly returned from abroad.
Ito... seemed to realize something.
He slowly walked up to the corpse and released Huaiyin's hand.
Huaiyin guessed what he was going to do, and her face turned pale.
"You, you, you... Brother, wait until you wash your hands before you hold my hand!"
Dou Tang nodded lightly, then reached out and began to grope the upper body of the corpse.
The corpse had long since lost its moisture, and the dry bones made a faint clanging sound when he touched them. He then easily pulled out a black student ID card from the inside pocket of the jacket.
The cardboard student ID was so worn that the student's appearance and school information were no longer visible; only a blurry name could be seen, and the surname was undoubtedly Ito.
This is a man named Ito, and this house is undoubtedly the Ito family's old residence.
I heard from the driver before that there was only one person left in the Ito family, but what if that person was a member of the Ito family?
Who is the current priest of Ito?
Could he be related to the evil spirits and strange occurrences in the temple?
Dou Tang thought for a moment and said, "Huaiyin, give me another bag."
"Brother, I don't want to put this in my bag..." Huaiyin said somewhat fearfully, handing over a small bag.
Dou Tang put the student ID card into the bag and then stuffed it into his pocket, saying, "Alright, from now on, don't leave my side for a second. Let's explore this whole house."
Huaiyin was a little scared. After all, if she encountered evil spirits, she could believe that Dou Tang's fists could solve everything, but this cold, motionless corpse made her a little afraid.
But Dou Tang had already stood up and walked outside, so she didn't dare to linger and quickly followed.
The entire house was poorly maintained; the wooden floors creaked underfoot, cobwebs were everywhere, not to mention the occasional dead cockroaches.
The two explored the entire house, and Huaiyin's back was covered in cold sweat.
But no new discoveries were made; the entire house remained frozen at some point more than a decade ago, with no useful information to be found.
Dou Tang led Huaiyin out of the house, only then realizing how bright it was outside. The warm sunlight stung Huaiyin's eyes, and she quickly squinted.
Looking back at the old house hidden in the shade of the trees, Dou Tang summarized the information he had gathered.
"The students, including the young one, fainted under the torii gate and were taken to the hospital. It was suspected to be due to the sound of the police siren, but they themselves did not feel anything."
“There were signs of a fight at Ito Shrine, and there was also a small, injured evil spirit.”
"There is a mummified body in the old house. The cause of death is unknown. The student ID shows that the surname is Ito."
Final Battle
Tang sighed: "It seems that all the clues are related to Ito Shrine. It's just a pity that we haven't run into Siren Head yet."
Huaiyin pouted, resting her chin on her finger, looking like a detective: "Hmm~ There are so many suspicious points, Shotaro, go back and check the Earth Library!"
Dou Tang chuckled: "So you're my Philip then?"
Huaiyin grabbed Doutang's arm and raised her other hand high: "Shotaro, did you hear that? The wind, the sound of the wind!"
"Are you trying to solidify your image as a tokusatsu fan?" Dou Tang affectionately ruffled her hair.
Huaiyin suddenly paused, and Doutang was also stunned.
The little girl's pitiful scream broke the silence of the forest.
"You, you haven't washed your hands yet before touching someone's head!"
Chapter 108 Let's Fencing!