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Chapter 1021: Hidden Village
Chapter 1021: Hidden Village
The thief just tried to grab something, and if he failed he would let go and run away, pushing the person in front of him to all directions.
Lin Baici's face was filled with anger and he immediately chased after him.
"Jun Lin!"
Goto Mari shouted.
She was worried that something had happened to Lin Baici and wanted to follow him, but the ground was littered with things that had fallen out of Lin Baici's backpack and she couldn't just ignore them.
I could only squat down and clean up.
Most of the manuscript papers were blank, but some had been used and drawn on. Goto Mari picked up a few pieces and was suddenly stunned.
"Eh?"
Mari Goto looked at the painting in her hand. It showed her sitting on the railing with a can of drink in her hand.
She is well-behaved and cute.
Goto Mari immediately thought of that day...
At dusk, Lin Baici and I were chatting on the roadside.
The perspective of this oil painting is from Lin Baici's eyes. The girl is wearing a school uniform, and she looks young but cute.
She was covered in the sunset at this moment, with a faint smile on her face. I don’t know if she could warm the whole world, but it definitely warmed the person who was looking at her.
For some reason, this idea popped into Goto Mari's mind as soon as she saw the painting.
If the boy who draws the picture doesn't like the girl, he certainly can't draw her so beautifully, right?
Mari Goto turned over another photo, which showed her riding a bicycle, rushing out from a small path in a sunflower field, pedaling hard to climb the hill.
The next photo shows her running across the beach, swimming hard towards the drowning person...
Then there was the girl on the rooftop who shyly thanked me!
He is a new friend who cheers for Lin Baici on the training ground.
Snack shops, ramen shops, convenience stores...
Mari Goto discovered that Lin Baici had drawn all the places he and he had been to.
There is only Goto Mari in the picture, but from the chosen perspective, others can tell at a glance that even if the painter doesn't like her, he has a good impression of her.
Mari Goto's cheeks felt hot, as if she had a fever, and her heart started pounding, especially after she saw an oil painting of fireworks in the night sky.
The picture still focuses on girls, but a boy's hand reaches in as if breaking through the dimensional barrier.
The girl held that hand and looked back at this side, with the gorgeous fireworks in the night sky, making her smile even sweeter and more lovely.
Anyone who sees this scene will know that the girl has agreed to the boy's confession.
"Lin Jun...want to confess to me?"
As a local, Goto Mari certainly knew this place. It was the back mountain where she would take Lin Bai to quit later.
There is a small shrine on the top of the mountain. Standing there, you can see the whole town and the crescent-shaped bay, which is very beautiful.
"Truth, please!"
When Goto Mari heard this, her hands trembled and she quickly picked up the drawing on the ground.
Lin Baici squatted down and took advantage of Goto Mari's inattention to look at her expression.
Well, some red!
It seems that the oil painting strategy worked.
Lin Baici did not paint these oil paintings randomly, but recorded every moment of his acquaintance with Goto Mari from his perspective, and tried his best to beautify it.
Girls all like beauty and romance, not to mention these exquisite paintings, which show that the painters put their heart into painting.
Lin Baici has never learned painting, but he has the divine soul sketching ability, and what he draws is comparable to that of a camera. In addition, Lin Baici himself has a certain aesthetic appreciation ability, so these paintings are all qualified love letters.
That's right!
Love letters made from paintings.
Lin Baici couldn't show the paintings to Goto Mari on his own initiative, as that would be too deliberate and would reduce the shocking effect, so Gu Qingqiu asked Yi Jisheng to pretend to be a thief and find an opportunity to tear open the backpack and scatter the paintings.
Lin Bai quits his job to chase the thief, and Goto Mari happens to be able to see these paintings...
The plan was perfect!
Goto Mari did feel Lin Baici's "feelings", so she was a little hesitant to look at Lin Baici.
"Give me this!"
Lin Baici reached out to take the drawing paper from Goto Mari's hand, with a hint of nervousness and embarrassment on his face and in his tone.
With the blessing of the performance master, it is very easy for Lin Baici to make this expression.
Lin Baici packed up his things, found a grocery stall, bought a bag at random, and stuffed them in.
"What did you say you were going to take me to do?"
Lin Baici asked.
"Uh……"
Goto Mari originally wanted to take Lin Baici to the top of the mountain to watch the fireworks, but she just saw Lin Baici's painting. What if he confessed his love to her...
Goto Mari discovered that she was not opposed to Lin Baici's love, nor did she think of refusing. Instead, she was worried about the people in the village.
"truth?"
Lin Baici pretended to be confused.
"go!"
Never mind, let’s finish watching the fireworks first.
Goto Mari took Lin Baici and climbed to the top of the mountain along the stone steps.
Passing through the red torii gate, the two saw a small open area.
A small platform was built in the southwest corner and surrounded by railings.
That was the place with the best view, but there were already several couples waiting there.
It should be said that almost all the people who came to the top of the mountain today were couples. Two pairs of adults and children even hid in the shadow of a corner of the shrine, hugging each other and kissing each other.
In previous years, when watching the fireworks, Mari Goto always felt that the waiting process was torture, but this time, she didn't feel it at all.
Lin Baici's voice echoed in my ears, pleasant and comfortable.
She even wished time would go slower.
……
Suddenly, a ball of light with an orange-red smoke tail rose vertically into the sky. When it reached the highest point, it exploded with a bang.
The fireworks are brilliant!
That scene was like a large number of stars being shaken off by a naughty child.
"here we go!"
Mari Goto was very excited.
Fireworks rose into the sky one by one and bloomed, illuminating the lake and making it sparkle brightly.
Bang bang bang!
Looking at the fireworks, Lin Baici suddenly turned around and looked at Goto Mari affectionately: "Mari, I like you!"
In fact, I should add one more sentence: Can you be my girlfriend?
This is the standard procedure for confession, but when the words came to his lips, Lin Baici didn't want to say it.
Although this was pollution from the purification rules, this was indeed my first romantic confession, and I felt a little bit at a loss.
The fireworks were loud, but Mari Goto still heard it.
She thought she would hesitate for a long time, but in fact, after just a few seconds, she lowered her head and hummed.
Lin Baici smiled gently, took a step forward and hugged Goto Mari.
[What are you thinking about? Kiss her! ]
Ghoul couldn't stand it anymore.
"Is it unnecessary?"
Lin Baici didn't want to do it: "Wouldn't it be possible to purify the pollution if the confession was successful?"
[This is divine pollution, the intensity is different, you don't want the duck in your hand to fly away, right? ]
Since Ghoul God had suggested this, Lin Baici had no choice but to lower his head and kiss Goto Mari.
It was Goto Mari’s first time kissing, and she was a little uncomfortable. She struggled a few times, but soon she stopped moving and hugged Lin Baici.
……
"It's done!"
Long Miaomiao smiled happily: "I told you, no one can resist Brother Lin's charm!"
"Let's go!"
Gu Qingqiu stood on the steps, took a look from a distance, then turned and walked down.
Many days have been wasted. I hope Lin Baici can squeeze out useful information from that Sakura girl.
After the fireworks show ended, Lin Bai sent Goto Mari home.
The two walked slowly. When they reached the door of their house, Goto Mari hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Come see me tomorrow morning!"
Lin Baici's heart skipped a beat, and he thought it was time for the next round, but his expression remained unchanged: "Let's have breakfast together?"
"Stop asking!"
After Goto Mari finished speaking, she turned around and ran back home without waiting for Lin Baici's reply.
In the evening, everyone gathered in Lin Baici's room to discuss the next plan.
"The place she took you to should be the location of the next rule pollution!"
Xia Hongyao rubbed her hands together, very excited: "We won't lose them, so don't mark the way along the way, lest she finds us and all our efforts go to waste!"
"Ok!"
Lin Baici didn't care. If everyone got lost, he would handle it by himself.
We chatted until one in the morning, rehearsed possible situations and how to deal with them, and then went to bed.
The next day at 7:50 am, Lin Baici appeared at the door of Goto Mari's house on time.
Mari Goto was still wearing the same sailor suit, but this time she was carrying a mountaineering bag and wearing a fisherman's hat.
"boarding!"
Goto Mari pushed her bicycle and motioned Lin Baici to come on.
"I'll take you!"
There was no way Lin Baici would let a girl give him a ride.
Goto Mari shook her head and motioned Lin Baici to hurry up.
Lin Baici had no choice but to do as he was told.
Get in the car and go.
Lin Baici didn't feel comfortable to hug Goto Mari's waist, so he just walked towards the mountains with her along the road, enjoying the wind.
An hour later, the two men arrived at the foot of the mountain.
The cement road is gone.
"Let's go!"
Mari Goto led the way in front. Today, she spoke much less and looked like she was worried about something.
Lin Baici didn't ask where he was taking me, but instead acted as if he trusted me.
The two men walked along the mountain road for more than an hour, then turned into a fork in the road. Half an hour later, there was another fork in the road.
The mountain road became increasingly difficult to walk on, and because it was sparsely populated, the surroundings were exceptionally quiet.
Suddenly, Goto Mari stopped.
Lin Baici kept his head still and quickly glanced around.
There was nothing suspicious, just trees, weeds, and rocks that can be found everywhere in the mountains.
Goto Mari stood there, seemingly struggling for the last moment. After about three or four minutes, she turned around and called out to Lin Baici.
"Lin Jun, this way!"
Mari Goto walked towards the bushes nearby.
Lin Baici followed.
The two of them walked forward in the forest where there was not even a mountain road.
The thick fallen leaves underfoot made a rustling sound when stepped on, and occasionally there was the sound of dead branches being cut with a crackling sound.
An hour later, the two of them were walking on a one-foot-wide path again.
“From here, we can get to our village!”
Goto Mari finally spoke.
"It's a long way to go home!"
Lin Baici felt distressed: "I am a grown man and I feel tired after walking so much!"
"When you get to the village, don't run around, don't look around, and don't talk nonsense. Just stay at home. I will take you to worship the Dragon Girl and seek blessings!"
Goto Mari warned, then was silent for a while, and then said: "If you are scared, it's not too late to go back now!"
"That sounds a bit strange!"
Lin Baici frowned.
"Our village is quite old, and has many ancient rules!"
"understand!"
Lin Baici smiled. Actually, at this moment, he should have said something to comfort Goto Mari, saying that he loved her and would not give up, but Lin Baici really couldn't say it.
Too corny!
Fortunately, Goto Mari is not the kind of girl who likes to hear sweet words. Plus, she has no experience in love, so she didn't realize that Lin Baici was acting at all.
It was two o'clock in the afternoon when Lin Baici finally saw a small village in the distance, located halfway up the mountain.
The terraces are crisscrossed and planted with rice.
When they were almost entering the village, Goto Mari stopped, walked to a statue more than one foot high on the side of the road, took out some snacks from her backpack and placed them in front of the statue.
Lin Baici frowned slightly. The statue was very ugly, with a hideous face, like a demon crawling out of hell to take his life.
Lin Baici had snacks for Goto Mari in his backpack. He hesitated for a moment, opened the backpack, took out a few of the most expensive snacks, and placed them in front of the statue.
"This is Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. I heard from the old people in the village that it has been protecting us all the time!"
clap clap!
Mari Goto clapped her hands, bowed three times to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and then continued on her way.
Soon, two people entered the village.
Lin Baici observed secretly.
There were almost no people in the village, and apart from the occasional barking of a dog or two, there was no other sound.
"Aunt Yayoi!"
Lin Baici finally saw the first person.
It was a woman holding a washbasin, who had just returned from the river after washing clothes. Her hair was wet, and she must have taken a bath.
"Truth, you..."
When Aunt Yayoi saw Lin Baici, her mouth turned into an 'O' shape out of shock.
"Hello, I'm a friend of Zhenli, and I'm here for a trip."
Lin Baici greeted the other party first without caring whether the other party could understand him or not.
Yayoi was also chattering in Japanese, glancing at Lin Baici from time to time. Even when they separated, she looked back at Lin Baici.
Yayoi, who was originally going to go home, immediately turned into a house.
Not long after, one woman after another appeared in this house.
Lin Baici followed Goto Mari back home.
"Sister, sister, are you back?"
A little girl heard the noise and ran out excitedly. When she saw Lin Baici, she screamed in shock: "A man?"
Then she ran into the house: "Mom, there's a man!"
Lin Baici sat in the living room, drinking tea.
Goto Mari's mother made some tea and left.
"This time, I don't know what the pollution is?"
Lin Baici thought.
There is something wrong with this village, that’s for sure. I hope Gu Qingqiu and the others don’t rush in rashly.
……
"Is this Jizo? So ugly!"
Xia Hongyao looked at the statue on the roadside with a look of disdain. What kind of aesthetics do Japanese people have? Even if it doesn't look good, at least it shouldn't be so horrifying.
The group continued walking forward.
No offerings were made to Ksitigarbha.
Because the snacks that Lin Baici and Goto Mari had offered before had disappeared, otherwise Gu Qingqiu would definitely have noticed this detail.