Damn! I'm surrounded by beautiful women's ghost stories

Boy ghost = Junxiong, it's like common sense.

Another similar "common sense" is that a girl combing her hair forward to cover her face = Sadako.

Only this can explain why Junxiong's image is almost exactly the same as in the movie, even his abilities are the same.

They make cat sounds and like to kill people by taking their heads off. They have so many similarities.

Xia Shu scratched his hair: "It's not easy to kill the curse mother and son."

The most essential difference between urban legends and vengeful spirits is that urban legends rely on rumors to exist, while vengeful spirits rely on their own resentment to exist.

Urban legend must follow the rules that allow it to exist, and disappear when it is forgotten, and cannot be killed.

The vengeful spirits exist with their own resentment and can be eliminated. They can also become Buddhas when their obsessions disappear. It does not matter whether they are forgotten or not.

The question is, will Kayako and Toshio, the mother and son in "The Grudge", be easily forgotten like the passerby Asamiya Genji?

Chapter 17 Debt is what connects us

weekend.

Xia Shu originally wanted to wear his only suit that could represent his appearance, but after going downstairs, he was strongly opposed by Junetian, so he obediently changed into a shirt.

His long hair was tied up casually and his beard was shaved last night, but it had grown back when he woke up this morning.

The only thing that made him a little unhappy was that when he woke up, he found a mouth ulcer. A sore the size of a soybean appeared under his lip. He had to inhale when he spoke, otherwise it would hurt if it accidentally touched his teeth.

Arriving at the agreed location, Shoda Chika waved to him happily: "Mr. Yahiro!"

"You guys came so early?" Xia Shu took out his phone and checked the time: "About ten minutes left."

Following Chika Shoda were four female college students who were full of youthfulness. He knew one of them, a short-haired girl who exuded vitality. A photo of her and Chika was used as the desktop of his mobile phone.

In addition, there was another uninvited guest who was very annoying.

As summer arrives, An Zhongren wears a neat suit, a tie, and gold-rimmed glasses.

He stood crookedly with his legs crossed, looking like he was imitating a model in a fashion magazine, although it was more of an awkward situation where he failed miserably.

"Anzhong, is your waist not feeling well?"

"I!" An Zhongren opened his mouth: "I just feel more comfortable this way!"

"Oh," Natsuki nodded, then moved closer to Qianhua and whispered, "What's wrong with him?"

Looking at Xia Shu approaching, Qianhua blinked and looked at her friends guiltily, only to find that several friends who had been chatting enthusiastically just now had muted their voices and were staring at her.

She felt her cheeks getting a little hot, sniffing the tobacco smell on Xia Shu: "After Mr. Anzhong came, he didn't talk to us, just stood there, giving people the feeling that he was difficult to approach."

"Uh, never mind him."

He probably wants to attract female college students with his "handsome looks".

Abbreviated as Mensao.

This is An Zhongren's "passive skill" and will be triggered when there are eligible women on the scene.

"Are all the people here?"

“Everyone is here.”

Just as Xia Shu was about to introduce himself, someone started to answer.

"You are, that one, right?"

"that!"

"Oh~~~"

The way you female college students make trouble is exactly the same as that of a drunk uncle!

You are all beautiful girls, can you please stop looking that weird old man?

This is just a small episode.

A group of six people took the subway.

The Hydrangea Festival officially begins.

Every June, hydrangeas bloom all over the country, marking another major flowering period after the cherry blossoms.

Hydrangea is also known as Chinese hydrangea.

Although there is no special fragrance, the blue color all over the mountains is enough to make you take a photo and post it on social media to attract a lot of likes.

Qianhua and other girls have already started doing this.

Like An Zhongren, he also temporarily acted as a small encyclopedia with his "profound knowledge". Whenever the girls had questions, he could answer them casually, and then receive a lot of surprised replies such as "Oh, so that's how it is".

Although in Xia Shu's opinion, these girls were just responding out of courtesy.

An Zhongren, who was so thirsty from explaining, went to buy a few bottles of water and handed them to the girls in a gentlemanly manner. Finally, he took a bottle of water and approached Xia Shu: "You are not sociable, Yahiro!"

That expression of a villain who had triumphed was speechless.

Xia Shu didn't say anything because of the mouth ulcer, but just tilted the phone towards him and showed the chat history.

Qianhua: [I just secretly took this photo (sticking out tongue), Xia Shu.jpg]

In the photo, Xia Shu is staring at the hydrangeas in a daze.

An Zhongren: “…”

Suddenly I feel redundant.

"You can pray in front! Mr. Yahiro, come together! Yes... and Mr. Anzhong!"

When An Zhongren heard his name, he immediately encouraged himself: "Here I come!"

Xia Shu looked at his figure and sighed in his heart: "What a person who loves life."

Everyone walked up to the box with the word "Offering" written on it before the god.

This is an offering box that can be found in many shrines and temples. There are several wooden strips across the opening at the top, and it is also called a offering box.

"円" and "缘" are homophones.

Even when throwing money, there are certain numbers that need to sound like homophones, for example, "5 yen" = "destined".

Xia Shu looked at the quaint and small shrine, and only saw a pouting fire man mask. It was probably enshrining some unknown monster or something.

The gods fell into trouble and became demons, and the demons were worshipped as gods.

Most of the eight million gods in Japan are monsters.

Drop a coin into the coin box, bow twice, clap your hands twice, then bow again, and finally clasp your hands together in prayer.

"What wish did you make just now?" Qianhua finished her prayer, came to Xia Shu with her ponytail swinging, and asked casually with her head tilted.

Natsuki took a breath and replied, "I wish my mouth ulcer would heal quickly."

"It's really painful!" Qianhua nodded in agreement.

"What did you wish for?" Xia Shu asked.

Qianhua turned to look at An Zhongren who was praying earnestly, then looked at his friends who were secretly winking at him, and said, "I wish that Mr. Yahiro can collect the money slowly, so that my repayment date can be postponed for a long, long time! It would be best if it were as long as..."

The deliberately left blank pause carries the girl's thoughts.

"Hmm..." Xia Shu pretended to think, but in fact he had already shouted stop in his heart.

Not paying back? Delaying repayment? That's not okay!

Even if you want to start a romantic relationship, please pay off your debts first. It’s not that I don’t trust you, but it’s not romantic at all if you don’t pay back the money you owe!

The two fell into silence.

"Have any of you heard of the legend of hydrangea?" The short-haired girl had already walked over, and probably saw that the conversation between the two had reached a stalemate, so she took the initiative to ask.

Although he asked "you guys", his eyes were on Xia Shu, waiting for his answer.

"Hydrangea?" Xia Shu recalled: "It can kill monsters like the Twelve Demon Moons."

"That's wisteria! And you want to plagiarize "Demon Slayer", right?" a girl wearing glasses immediately said.

It seems that she is a stay-at-home girl. When she heard Xia Shu mention Guiyue, her voice became excited and she raised her voice.

Although he has been single for 50 years, it doesn't mean that Xia Shu can't chat. When he was with those nurses, he developed strong chat skills.

An Zhongren, who heard Xia Shu's answer, laughed in his heart. It was time for him to show his talent. He cleared his throat and said, "Hydrangea, also known as Eight-Hydrangea in China, is..."

He talked a lot, but found that a group of girls surrounded Natsuki and were discussing with him enthusiastically which character in "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" was more attractive.

Why don't you listen to the popular science? Besides, this is the hydrangea festival, what does it have to do with wisteria? These two flowers have different pronunciations and completely different colors, how are they connected?

"What happened to Anzhong?" Xia Shu swallowed the water in his mouth. His mouth ulcer felt better when he held the water.

He looked at An Zhongren who was hiding aside with his head lowered and posing.

"I don't know, it seems like it's been like that since a while ago."

Xia Shu did not try to stop him, thinking that the other party was probably just pretending to be deep.

"There seems to be a ceremony ahead, like a wedding before the gods!" Qianhua and other girls chattered, "Let's go and take a look together!"

Chapter 18: Flame Talisman

"It is said that in Japan, more than 60 percent of people choose Christian weddings, more than 30 percent choose Shinto weddings, and less than 1 percent choose Buddhist weddings."

An Zhongren started to popularize science again, and his answers immediately caused the girls to exclaim "Wow" in unison.

"It's great that we chose the time when the hydrangeas are in bloom~"

The girls on the side have already fallen into beautiful fantasies.

The Christian style, the church-style, which means someone presides over the ceremony and people wear wedding dresses, is the type that most people would choose.

The wedding in front of the shrine is the most traditional way in Japan. The bride wears a white Mukuro and the groom wears a Monzuki Haori hakama, one white and one black. It is held in front of the shrine or at home.

In front of the Buddha, it is carried out in the temple.

Natsuki watched the girl in the white wedding gown walk towards the shrine, but felt that something was not right.

"No groom?"

"It should be some kind of ritual," An Zhongren explained to Xia Shu. Although he was a bit reserved, he was more reliable than Xia Shu, who had only been a detective for three weeks. He had a wealth of knowledge: "Some gods would choose a wife for the god and sacrifice her to the god."

"Hiss, it sounds like a cult."