138, also known as Water Crystal

  The sky had completely darkened, and Chen Chen quietly walked along the village all the way to the temple gate.

  On both sides of the main gate, there were many stone niches. In addition to enshrining Buddha statues, they also flickered with sparks, serving as lighting. Under the dim light, Chen Chen saw the entire layout clearly.

  The entire temple is divided into a front hall and a back room. The front hall is naturally where the gods are worshipped, while the back room is for living quarters. According to the information received from the listening device, Zhao's father and son were hiding in the back room.

  However, at this time, Chen Chen did not rush to take action. He could not determine what the situation was inside the temple, whether there were any traps. Before figuring out the situation, recklessly rushing in was not a rational behavior.

  Anyway, they have now become a family of dogs that cannot last for a day, and they basically do not pose a threat to themselves. Since they are already here, let them live for another day, and then make a decision after conducting a detailed investigation tomorrow.

  Having made up his mind, Chen Chen turned around and left the temple, finding a household that hadn't closed its doors yet. He went forward and used polite Japanese to greet them, expressing his intention to borrow their lodging for the night.

  The villagers here are very simple and straightforward, and they readily agreed. Not only did they arrange a room for him, but they also sent him tea and snacks, and told him that it was just the right time to come here for tourism, as the village would hold its annual sacrificial ceremony tomorrow, and the shaman girl would also appear at that time.

  Obviously, the villagers took Chen Chen as an ordinary tourist.

  Chen Chen expressed his gratitude and fell asleep peacefully, listening to the distant sound of the waves on the beach, waiting quietly for the arrival of the next day.

  Living by the sea, the morning sunlight arrives earlier than anywhere else. At 6 o'clock, Chen Chen woke up and at this moment, the golden sunrise had already appeared on the surface of the sea, casting its radiance through the paper window into the room, making people extremely delighted.

  Chen Chen got up, washed and walked out of the door, only to see that the villagers had already started their worship. Everyone stood on both sides of the road, looking up with anticipation, playing some instruments he had never seen before, amidst a lively atmosphere of lanterns and streamers.

  As soon as Chen Chen went out, the host immediately smiled and put a string of seashells on him, and explained: "Don't look at our village being small, but it has a history of 600 years. The first generation of ancestors was the royal guard, and the emperor often came here to worship and pray for the protection of the great god of heaven. Now although the emperor is no longer coming, the tradition of worship has been maintained."

  "It seems I've arrived just in time." Chen Chen smiled faintly and looked towards the village entrance: "The ones coming, are they the sacrificial team?"

  "Really!" The master turned his head towards the village entrance and also excitedly shouted: "Look, the shrine maiden has arrived!"

  When the shrine maidens arrived, everyone cheered and followed the procession towards the temple. At the front and back of the procession were Shinto priests and Buddhist monks chanting prayers for good fortune. In the center was a palanquin carried by eight people, on which sat two girls about 16 or 17 years old, wearing white kimonos with red edges, looking lovely and delicate. What surprised everyone even more was that the two girls looked almost identical, the only difference being that one had a small mole under her right eye, while the other did not.

  Obviously, they were twin sisters.

  At this moment, the appearance of the shrine maiden also pushed the atmosphere of the whole ritual to its peak. Everyone excitedly followed behind the ritual procession and headed towards the temple gate, making the small village extraordinarily lively.

  Chen Chen quietly followed at the back of the group, observing the scene inside the temple.

  The iris scanner scanned around carefully, but didn't find anything special, nor any signs of alarm devices or special mechanisms being set up. It just looked like an ordinary temple.

  Chen Chen gradually felt at ease, thinking that he had been overthinking things. The Zhao father and son were just looking for a place to hide, and it was clear that they still didn't know about the listening device installed on their bodies, so they weren't being cautious.

  There are too many people around now, everyone is gathered at the temple, it's not suitable for action, let's wait until nightfall.

  Thinking of this, Chen Chen turned around and decided to leave.

  Just as he turned around, he accidentally rubbed against someone who was passing by in a hurry. Chen Chen's physical fitness is now far superior to that of ordinary people, so nothing happened to him, but the other person almost fell over.

  Chen Chen quickly pulled the other person back, while expressing his apologies. He was so polite that the other person didn't dare to bother him anymore. With a smile, he picked up the bag that had fallen on the ground and prepared to leave.

  Chen Chen casually glanced at the bag, and his eyes couldn't move away from it again!

  Through the bag opening, a certain crystal inside flashed for a moment, and the iris scanner immediately issued a prompt: Found precious energy, Kedalin Crystal!

  Cathedral Crystal?

  Chen Chen was startled and quickly stepped forward to grab the other person: "Excuse me, I have something to ask you."

  "Ah, it's okay." The man stopped in his tracks, turned around with a smile and asked, "Is there something you'd like to ask me?"

  "I see there are some crystals in your bag." Chen Chen glanced around casually and asked calmly, "I think they're very pretty, I like them a lot. May I ask where you got them from?"

  "Oh, that one." The other person laughed and pointed towards the beach: "I found it on the beach over there. I think there are still a lot more. Basically, I come to find some every year, make them into decorations, and exchange for some money."

  "Really......" Chen Chen looked in the direction of his finger and immediately retracted his gaze: "Take it back to make jewelry? So you're a craftsman, do you know who made this?"

  As she spoke, Chen Chen took off the necklace that Xi Ran had given her and handed it over for the other person to examine.

  He took it and examined it carefully, then handed it back to Chen Chen: "Haha, this is my work from 7 or 8 years ago. I can tell by the carvings on top that it's mine. I didn't expect to run into an old friend."

  "What a coincidence!" Hearing that the other person was the craftsman, Chen Chen couldn't help but feel a thrill in his heart. He put away the necklace and asked, "I just happened to be looking for you, I didn't expect to run into you here."

  "Are you looking for me?" The other party was slightly stunned: "Want to make jewelry?"

  "It's actually like this, my girlfriend really likes this crystal. She knows that the crystal used in this necklace is part of a whole piece, so she wants to find the rest of it to make it complete." Chen Chen casually made something up: "You know, girls like this kind of thing, they think it's very meaningful and romantic."

  "Ah, I'm afraid that's too bad. The ones I made at the time have already been sold." The craftsman smiled and shook his head: "If you need them, I can make another pair for you."

  "It's all sold out......" Chen Chen put on a disappointed look: "Then, do you still remember who you sold them to?"

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