Chapter 424 194: Xiong Ling
Hokkaido.
It is still winter in late February and snowfall is frequent.
When the bitter northwest wind blows the snow, it makes people not even want to come out, but just want to crouch under the warm table, play with their phones, and eat oranges.
In the vast snowy field in the vast forest, the snow on the treetops fell down, hitting a brown bear with many old scars on its back, rubbing its back with its bark.
It shook the snow on its head and continued to scratch the itchy flesh behind it as if nothing had happened.
Perhaps it was because of the excessive movement that caused the old wound on its left forefoot to suddenly hurt.
That was the wound that was shot out by the little thin monkey when I was preparing for winter last fall when I went to the ranch to find food. But the main problem now is not this, but hunger makes the muscles around the wound unconsciously cramp, and the burning sensation of the contraction of the stomach bag forces it to give up digging and instead scan the snow field with its congested eyes.
It is precisely why it wakes up from hibernation in advance.
With a irritable temperament, it searched for food in the snow for a while to fill the energy consumed during the long hibernation, but unfortunately it gained little.
Soon, a black patterned fox standing motionless on the hill caught its attention.
Even though his vision was blurred by the first awakening of hibernation, it could still tell that the outline of the black shadow was trembling slightly. This discovery caused the stomach to twitch more violently, and the salivary glands secreted uncontrollably viscous fluid.
In the past, it generally did not have the idea of making small and active animals, but now it is too hungry. As long as it can move, it is not impossible to taste animals outside the recipe.
More importantly, the fox looked dazed, standing on the hill in its slightly blurred vision, as if it was frozen, perhaps easy to catch.
Just treat it as a snack before heading to the human ranch.
The brown bear's simple brain thought, and the hunger instinct quickly drove it to slowly approach the fox.
Thirty meters, twenty meters, ten meters
The fox, who has always been known for his alertness, just stopped moving, as if he did not feel the danger behind him at all.
With a few meters left, the brown bear couldn't wait to pounce on it suddenly, plunged into the snow pile, and then swung wildly, rubbing against a large fog of snow.
After a while, it slowly lifted up, with nothing under its body or in its mouth.
It sniffed and explored carefully, and the fox was not caught by itself, as if it suddenly disappeared the moment it rushed out.
"Idiot."
It heard familiar words, which seemed to be the voices of the little thin monkeys.
Looking back at the sound, I found a thin monkey wearing a black casual outfit and a black ghost mask standing on the treetops, as if she was not afraid of it.
Don’t underestimate the power of the bear!
"Get out."
The ghost-faced fox threw out a stone casually, and immediately smashed the brown bear, who was not screaming at the gun, and rolled down the small hill in panic and buried it in the snow.
After driving away the ignorant brown bear, the ghost-faced fox sighed quietly, took off his mask, and put it on his face.
She carefully took out the scroll from her arms and spread it carefully between her cross-legged legs, and the pattern on it was still clear.
"I have already traveled to most of Hokkaido, but where is the Rubik's Cube I want to collect?"
"Or, is there any other clues in this scroll that I haven't seen?"
Although I don’t want to admit it, the fact is that their fox people have a low level of cultural level, but since this is given by a fake person, she will consider her literary literacy.
It shouldn't be obscure.
But since it was given by the best fake master in the world, it seems that it is not that easy to understand and is normal.
Unfortunately, she couldn't find someone to help
No, it seems that there is really one nearby.
Since she has traveled most of Hokkaido, it is naturally impossible that she has never been to Sapporo. She found another fox man in Sapporo. It should be one of the Fox 7th Fox. The other party lives in a kendo hall that looks very historical, and has feelings for the human woman. Perhaps she can have some insights into the scroll.
But after thinking about it carefully, she gave up.
Since this thing was handed over by the fake, and even the Jade-faced Fox didn't know it, it would be better if no one said it.
With determination, she was about to put away the scroll and continue searching.
But I saw that the circle next to Hokkaido above seemed to have a faint word.
Winter wind (Winter wind howling)
Cliff Dragon (cliff dragon scales deep marks)
Lang's text (Langtao's book cipher text)
After translating it with her mobile phone into words that she could understand, she suddenly felt very happy.
This is a riddle!
The content of this riddle obviously refers to the cliff edge by the beach. At least it is much better than looking for it like this, and the scope suddenly narrowed a lot.
And if you just ask such a riddle, it should be OK.
"Uh, so, you came to me from afar just to ask me a riddle?"
When the fox looked at the fox man in front of him who claimed to be his friend, two foxes, three foxes, six foxes, and seven foxes, he was speechless.
Come all the way to a riddle?
". At the same time, you are invited to live in the Fox Village." The ghost-faced fox face did not blush and his heart was not beating. This was a temporary statement that she had just made to cover up.
The fox looked a little confused.
"Dinner is here!"
Outside the door, Ma Xinhua entered the reception room with tea and snacks.
The ghost-faced fox did not disguise himself as an ordinary person in front of this woman. Since she already knew about Hu Yi's existence, then there was no need for her disguise. She was just an ordinary person. If she did anything that was not conducive to their fox people, it would be easy to solve.
"Come on, please have tea first. This creamy sandwich cookie is the specialty here, try it." The fox stretched out his hand to signal.
The ghost-faced fox politely ate a few.
Yes, she is actually polite.
She is not a person who exists simply to cause trouble.
". Actually, I plan to go to Fox Village in March to see Fox II and see how you all live. But I will still come back because I found my home here."
Hu Yi and Azuma Xinhua sat side by side, holding each other's hand firmly, and looked at each other affectionately.
The ghost-faced fox drank two more sips of tea, and the cream was a little sweet.
Forget it if she doesn't accept the invitation, she is not a jade-faced fox, and she wishes she packs all the fox people in the world into the fox village like a stamp collection.
What's more, she just asked by the way, and her main purpose was the riddle.
"Riddle? Why don't you check it?"
Ama Xinhua asked curiously.
"Ah?" Hu Yi and Ghost-faced Fox looked at her in confusion.
Arima Xinhua smiled and took out her cell phone, then entered the haiku just now, adding the restrictions on Hokkaido.
Soon, the search results appeared one by one.
"The Hiroshiro, Shizuo Peninsula, Shizuo Point, and Shizuo Point are all more in line with this riddle. Among them, AI recommends the cliff coast of Shizuo Peninsula and Shizuo Point." Ama Xinhua showed the results to two primitive people.
The fox nodded as if he understood.
The ghost-faced fox frowned: "It's amazing. Is this free?"
"You search."
Soon, the Ghost Face Fox downloaded the AI system and tried to ask a few questions, and all had good answers. Her eyes gradually became brighter.
"Thank you! Since I have the answer, I will leave. However, I hope you don't tell anyone about what I have been here, including when you go to Fox Village in March."
"Okay, don't stay for two more days? There are actually quite a lot of activities here in winter, although the Ice and Snow Festival has ended." "I have been here for too long." The ghost-faced fox shook his head, jumped towards the door, and disappeared.
A Ma Xinhua sighed: "It's so convenient, extraordinary, just like a knight, wandering around the world."
"Hu"
The fox sighed and was sweating coldly. The horse next to him was so scared that he took out a handkerchief and wiped it: "What's wrong with you?"
"She is in danger."
"Yes, is it? I look quite easy-going."
"She has always been alert. If something is wrong with us, we will definitely take action."
"It's really dangerous, extraordinary, like a monster, taking human life." Ama Xinhua sighed ficklely.
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The ghost-faced fox that left looked at the distance, and it seemed that it was almost the same. Among them, the Jinshang Point was at the southeast end and the Zhisou Peninsula was at the northeast end, both of which were two corners. But if you really have to worry about it, it is better to be closer to the Jinshang Point.
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Decide the destination, and the ghost-faced fox rushed straight to his body.
She drove her way through a journey of more than 100 kilometers in one day.
Unfortunately, she didn't find anything at Jinshang Point. She took the scroll for a long time and had no reaction. She didn't see anything like dragon scales. In the end, she could only put the scroll away and rush towards Zhisou Peninsula.
This time she stopped running and was exhausted. She chose to disguise herself as a human, take a ride, slowly approach her destination, and finally got on a tourist vehicle, which was just to visit the Shibu Peninsula. After all, it is known as the last secret realm in Japan and a world heritage site, and it is a good tourist place.
The ghost-faced fox listened carefully to the tour guide's introduction, and the more he listened, the more he felt that the riddle was referring to.
Winter is very cold and windy, corresponding to the "Winter Winter Wind Howling"
Glacier erosion and volcanic activities on the coast have created a continuous steep cliff terrain, corresponding to the "cliff dragon scales are deep in the mark"
The waves are very big, constantly slapping the cliff face, corresponding to the "Wang Tao's Secret Text"
It's definitely here! Nothing wrong!
"Ha."
Behind him, a cold snorted disdain came.
The voice was very small, and the ghost-faced fox turned his head slightly. He saw a young man looking at the tour guide with hatred eyes, but soon noticed the ghost-faced fox's gaze, barely smiled, lowered his hat, and stopped making any noise.
The little episode of the ghost-faced fox didn't care. The destination was not far away. As soon as she arrived at the station, she would get off the car and leave.
The car successfully arrived at a place called Luojiu. The ghost-faced fox looked at the endless forest and the snow, found a place where no one was, and embarked on the road to search for "dragon scales".
"."
As he got out of the car, his eyes flashed, and the young man who was about to walk towards the center of Rasu Town paused, looking in the direction of the ghost-faced fox disappearing in surprise.
Although he didn't see it, he felt the disappearance of the ghost-faced fox.
"Is she extraordinary?"
The man thought about it and decided to take action.
After all, he had been waiting for too long on this day.
He was not waiting for himself, but for the entire Ainu people.
"Dr. Kuroda, start with you, it's time to pay off your debt."
He murmured like this, leaving the tourist line, walking vigorously on the snow, heading in a certain direction.
Kuroda family.
If you walk into this family, you will definitely be shocked by the treasures in your home.
From the imperial gifts of the emperor in the Meiji era to various cultural supplies of the Ainu people, every display stand is almost a small Ainu cultural objects museum, which even has a pair of skeletons and a worn-out animal skin.
It is said that it was a leader of the Ainu tribe who tried his best to resist the colonial officer. Well, unfortunately, no one remembers his name.
However, in order to deter the rebels, the colonial officials peeled and removed his bones to publicly display it.
It was not until later that the exhibition changed from open to secret under the pressure of public opinion, but it was obvious that no one was interested in the culture of the so-called Ainu people. Even this ethnic group itself was on the verge of extinction, like a candle swaying in the wind and rain.
It just confuses why such a historical family develops in such a small place instead of in a bustling urban area.
Perhaps only the head of this family can know.
"No, I won't leave. I'm living here well. This is where our ancestors compete for glory. What past tense?! I've been reading books for two years and can't look down on our ancestors, right?! I tell you, you must come back in the future, come back here to guard those barbarians who are thieves! Fart, don't you know if they threaten them? Don't look at them with few people, but huh? It seems that there are guests, and you'll hang up first. If you dare to take your own initiative, I'll cut off your living expenses."
After hanging up the phone, Kuroda Masao, who was nearly seventy years old, snorted, full of energy, and was completely different from a person of this age.
"Who is it?"
The wind and snow blew into his eyes, and his eyes froze
The door was opened.
Come uninvited?
He put his hand on the knife holder beside him, picked up the family-born samurai sword, and walked slowly towards the door.
He carefully identified that the door lock was directly pierced and twisted, but the sound he had just heard was very small.
Either it means that the other party has the means to cover it up, or it means that it is slowly using force to slowly destroy the door lock and then come in.
But this is metal.
Looking at the twisted shape above, he shook his head and looked outside. There was a storm of wind and snow, no one, or even footprints.
He called the local sheriff.
"I suspect a thief has entered the family."
"Mr. Kuroda, are you okay? Please try to ensure your safety, we will arrive as soon as possible." The sheriff across the phone was obviously a little anxious.
"Okay."
That being said, Kuroda obviously has no intention of hiding for safety.
Instead, he pulled out his samurai sword, stared at every corner very carefully, and walked in step by step along the snowflakes that were blowing in.
Soon, he saw a young man, standing in front of the skeleton, stroking the display glass without saying a word.
"Little brother, do you know that you have trespassed in a private house?"
Kurota's face was gloomy, and he looked around to see if he had any accomplices.
"His name is Iomante, which means Xiong Ling, a village chief of the Ainu tribe who is said to be able to communicate with the bear god."
The man's words were inexplicably heard from Kuroda.
He didn't care about the name of the spoils, he only cared about the glory of the family.
"Let go of your hand, turn around, let me see your face and body!" Kuroda did not follow the man's thoughts, but shouted and ordered.
The man's fingertips passed through the glass window, and with a gentle force, the glass cracks appeared.
"Looking for death!"
Kuroda scolded angrily, unable to bear the other party's contempt anymore, and swung his sword.
clang!
(This chapter ends)