I, the lord of ghost stories

"Excuse me, where is Asakusa Commercial Street?"

"Go straight over there, turn again, and walk another 500 meters after the turn."

"Thank you."

Walk along the road, and after reaching a certain level, gradually enter a relatively secluded path.

Going forward on the narrow road, I accidentally saw the entrance of a Japanese-style arcade that looks like a red torii gate, with "Asakusa Hyoba Shopping Street" hanging on it.

These words go out from the southern end of the shopping street, and then cross "Hanayashiki Street".

A few delicate and lovely peony cherry lanterns, with a touch of red, hang in the lantern shop.

On the signboard with a sense of historical vicissitudes, it says [Hua Mao Tang].

When you come here, the flow of people becomes scarce.

Compared with the prosperity only a few hundred meters away, there is a unique tranquility and loneliness here.

There are relatively fewer pedestrians.

These rows of shops all have such a sense of history.

"The breath of a monster."

Across the entrance of the Japanese-style arcade shaped like a torii gate, a slight fluctuation of spells emanated.

At the entrance, two rows of hanging white lanterns suddenly lit up.

Unbelievable words were revealed on it.

These characters are square and square, but they are different from any known characters in human society.

With the appearance of Sifeng Yuanyu, from near to far, white lanterns emerged from the invisible state in the sky, and then lit up one by one.

White is beautiful, white is expensive.

Among the etiquette here, so many white lanterns are only used to welcome distinguished guests.

At the entrance, from here, there is a white closed door, which separates the inside and the outside.

It is guaranteed that everything here will not be discovered by ordinary human beings from the outside world.

"Welcome, Your Highness."

Sifengyuan leisurely walked into a shop.

It looks like a jewelry store, but there are some dry calamus hanging outside, and I don't know what it means.

The shop is full of beautiful things, most of which are gems and jewelry displayed on the shelves.

Some light colors are dim, and some colors are smooth, but the same, they all carry some fluctuations of mana.

A plump lady, wearing a pure black kimono and a necklace of black pearls, revealing a jade-white wrist with crystal jewels, the whole "person" looks dignified and dignified.

However, Yuu Sifeng could tell at a glance that she was not human.

It is not so easy to perfectly transform into a human form... at least in the appearance of a human form.

And this is the minimum requirement for monsters to integrate into human society and live normally.

The "meow" in front of me has at least one pair of cat ears that cannot be hidden.

This is a manifestation of lack of strength.

It shows that although she is not weak, her background is a little weaker.

"I came here to inquire about Yinli."

"Hidden..."

The lady meow was a little hesitant.

Her complexion changed several times, and finally she forced a smile along with her.

"Your Highness... I don't know much about the hidden things."

"I don't know what you want to know when you inquire about Yinli?"

"It's just to find someone, don't worry that I'm not an enemy."

"There is a Hanfang shop on this street, and the owner there should be able to answer your questions."

In the end, she still dared not answer the question directly.

"Are there many monsters here?"

Without leaving immediately, Yuu Sifeng inquired about some other situations.

"Many, there are many youkai living in the human world near Asakusa."

The cat lady responded with a charming smoky voice, seemingly relieved.

She seems to be very taboo about hidden things.

Chapter 81 Han Fang Store

"Youkai who can live well among humans are not weak, and they can usually protect themselves well."

"But there will always be some things that you can't solve by yourself, so this street has gradually formed."

"Asakusa Commercial Street, Asakusa Kokusai Street, specializes in the business of monsters, and even foreign monsters will come here specially."

"The hidden monsters will also come running, right?"

"Since you know, why bother me?"

She looked embarrassed again.

"I will continue to open a store here."

She spoke softly, and Sifeng Yuanyu couldn't continue to ask.

On the silent commercial street, pedestrians passing by in twos and threes seemed a bit empty.

"The tricks of the monsters are very interesting. Here, ordinary humans are invisible."

Looking out from here, you can still see the flow of people hundreds of meters away.

Just across the street, bound by an enchantment, hidden in a remote corner of the shadows between buildings.

Almost all the shops are opened by monsters, and all kinds of monsters are not uncommon here.

The chirping red bird was pecking at something on the ground.

"It's really a bit hidden, the big hermit is hidden in the city?"

The original meaning of Yinli refers to an isolated village.

Toriyama Shiyan's painting depicts a quiet and peaceful village, with "Twilight" engraved on the street gate.

"in", the people here look carefree

Carefree and self-sufficient.

The market is neat and tidy, fish sellers and other shops are providing services to customers. In a certain family’s home, the elders are sitting in the main seat, and the wives and children are kneeling below, and the big rats on the side of the road are gnawing. Devouring food, they are all huge because there is no shortage of food and they are not chased.

All of this is like a paradise, where people, animals, and beasts live in harmony, exuding a kind of warmth and harmony.

harmonious atmosphere.

According to legend, once upon a time, a man from a poor family met a stunning woman while plowing the fields.

The woman said to him: "You and I are destined to be husband and wife, come and live in my house."

The man left his wife and children behind and followed the woman to a place he had never seen before, where the scenery was beautiful and the life was comfortable.

After staying for two or three months, the man worried about his wife and proposed to go home and have a look. The woman comforted him:

"Don't worry about your wife and children, they are already living a prosperous life."

And the man insisted on going back.

The woman agreed, but asked him not to mention it to anyone.

After the man returned to his hometown, he found that the family had really lived a good life. As soon as his wife saw it, she hurriedly asked where he had been all these years. It turned out that three years had passed.

The man was speechless for a while, so he had to tell the truth, and his family fortune has declined since then.

The legend in Yinli is similar to Peach Blossom Spring, where there is no competition with the world, and life is rich and comfortable.

Often in the legend, mortals stumble into it by mistake, but after leaving, they can no longer find the way to go.

In addition, the short time spent in hiding has actually passed a long time outside.

"The last sign of Xinmei Erqiao seems to have fallen into hiding."

"That kind of place is not in the same place as the present world, and it is very troublesome, but if you promise, you have to do your best to complete it."

This kind of closed-door private plot is the most closed, and you know, it is very difficult to get in and out.

According to the indicated location, I saw a wonderful pharmacy exuding a strange brilliance.

"I hope there are hidden news from the monsters here."

The pharmacy next to the small and cute hand towel shop is called Qianye Water Snake Hanfang Pharmacy.

The entrance exudes a strong eerie atmosphere, making it difficult for ordinary people to approach.

The text on the signboard exudes a chilling atmosphere, and there are strange dusty bottles of grass leaves or dried goods in the window.

But this is actually a popular Kampo pharmacy that only a few people know about.

Pushing open the heavy door, Sifengyuan met a guest who was about to go home, and a high school girl who looked youthful.

【......oops. 】

Wearing a black kimono and a short coat, the demon with an oni mask on his face... is an oni.

There are several monsters following behind.

The ghost raised the mask slightly, looked down at the girl with bright red eyes, and smiled slightly.

"Hello, Tsaki."

"Hello, ghosts and gods."

The voice of ghosts and gods was as low and steady as a mountain, carrying powerful spiritual power, echoing repeatedly in his mind.

After a brief greeting, the group of them left the store.

Following the ****, the figure of the ghost gradually disappeared in the rainy evening.

It was only then that Yuu Sifeng noticed the ordinary girl in front of her.

"Tschi?"

"Also, is that a ghost?"

Yuu Sifeng was surprised that the ghost did have a bit of divinity, faintly entwined with the power of faith.

Although Sakurajima claims to have 800 million gods, not many of them are actually included in the gods, and the number added in subsequent dynasties is even less, adding up to only a thousand gods.

In fact, it should be called [The Kingdom of Thousand Gods].

Ghosts and gods are powerful ghosts who own shrines and are revered as gods.

"A completely unfamiliar breath, it should be a wild god."

The difference between the wild gods and the righteous gods lies in whether they are included in the theogony or not, which is officially recognized.

There are righteous gods, such as the gods recorded in "Gushiji", as well as shrines and gods that have been clearly listed in official shrines for official sacrifices in the past dynasties.

Nothing, is the wild god.

There are shrines, wild gods have shrines, and if you have faith, you are a god;

Going to the shrine, the wild gods will lose their god domain, lose their faith, and will gradually degenerate into monsters.

Those who don't continue to worship will degenerate into monsters-this refers to wild gods.

Sifeng Yuanyu is officially included in the gods, and has the rank of the shogunate.

Even if the shrine is destroyed and no one pays homage to it, the god's throne will not fall for a thousand years.