The Lost City of Alien Beasts

Chapter 494 Fox Immortal
Gao Yang answered Chen Ying's call and didn't speak the whole time. Two minutes later, he quickly replied "I understand" and hung up the phone.

"How's it going?" Officer Huang asked eagerly.

Gao Yang glanced at Officer Huang: "Go to Yushan Mountain immediately. I'll tell you on the way."

Jade Fan Mountain is the most famous active volcano in the island country. It towers into the clouds, with green mountains and snow-capped peaks. Looking at it, it looks like a fan hanging upside down in the sky, hence its name.

There are two "official passages" from Area D to Yushan Mountain, the subway and the bus.

The bus departs 24 hours a day and runs every three hours.

The four of them left the Internet cafe and headed to the bus station. They bought tickets at 3 a.m. and the bus departed at 4 a.m.

Since it was midnight, there were not many people on the bus, so the four of Gao Yang sat at the end of the bus and communicated quietly in their native language.

Chen Ying found the archived island country exploration information. There was a lot of information. She searched all night, but in the end she could not find any clues similar to the altar in the Western Kingdom that Gao Yang and the others wanted.

However, it is recorded in the data that the people living in the Jade Fan Mountain area have a strong folk culture of worshiping gods, similar to Aurora Town in the Snow Country.

If there really is such a thing as the "White Phoenix Altar", you can first go to the Jade Fan Mountain area to look for it.

Although this clue is too broad, it is indeed the only clue before Suzaku interrogates Emond's body.

At seven o'clock in the morning, the four people got off the bus in a small town near Yushan Mountain.

The four of them first found a hot spring hotel to stay.

The proprietress is a local in her 50s, wearing a simple blue and white bathrobe, with black hair tied up. She is thin and has a warm smile, showing the eagerness of a businesswoman.

Tengu can speak the island's dialect and has no problem communicating with the boss.

Four people booked two double rooms as tourists. The hotel is decorated with wood, simple and elegant.

The four of them had a bowl of local specialty ramen for breakfast and then went back to their room to discuss their next move.

During breakfast, Tengu had a full exchange with the landlady and came up with some clues.

"The boss lady said that there are many one-day tour groups here, and there are many part-time tour guides who take individual tourists to eat delicious food, soak in hot springs, climb mountains and camp, etc. Starting at 9 a.m., groups of more than five people can be formed."

"There are one-day tours around Yushan Mountain, special visits to various shrines, and special ones to climb Yushan Mountain."

After Tengu finished speaking, Gao Yang thought for a moment, took off his red crystal necklace, and threw it to Officer Huang: "Let's split up. Officer Huang, you and Tengu go to climb Yushan Mountain. Qingling and I will visit the nearby shrines. If we find anything, feel free to contact."

"Okay." Officer Huang put the red crystal necklace on his chest.

Gao Yang looked at the time on his phone: "There is still some time, let's take a nap."

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At 8:30, the four of them left the hotel and came to the town square. As expected, there were many local part-time tour guides soliciting customers, holding signs with the one-day itinerary written on them.

Tengu and Officer Huang signed up for a one-day trip to climb Yushan Mountain, and they set off after gathering seven people.Gao Yang and Qing Ling pretended to be lovers and signed up for a one-day trip to visit the shrine. The tour guide was a fat young girl. After asking, they found out that she was an international student from Licheng and working part-time here.

Soon, two more couples from Licheng signed up, and the six of them set off.

Everyone eats udon noodles together, and then takes the tram around Mount Tamatsugi.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the tram rumbled and rumbled.

Gao Yang and Qing Ling sat side by side, listening to the tour guide's enthusiastic explanation while looking at the scenery outside the tram.

Nearby are beautiful private houses high and low, surrounded by small bridges, flowing water and green plants. In the distance is Yushan Mountain. As the tram moves forward and slowly approaches, the sun is shining brightly, the sky is clean, and the colors are as bright as a Landscape painting.

Unknowingly, Gao Yang became relaxed and leisurely.

If I didn't have something important to do, this might be a good trip.

Sure enough, the tour guide talked about the origin of the name Yushan Mountain. At the end of the story, she smiled, with two dimples showing on her chubby face: "But every time I look at it, I think it looks more like ice cream."

Everyone laughed, and Gao Yang noticed that Qing Ling beside him actually nodded seriously in agreement.

After getting off the tram, the tour guide took everyone to visit the nearby shrine.

Gao Yang took out his mobile phone and took pictures of the scenery and his "girlfriend", playing the role of a couple dutifully.

The tour guide skillfully explained that the gods enshrined in the island's shrines are all kinds of strange. Some come from myths and stories, some come from ancestors, and some come from the natural environment, animals and plants. Anyway, everything can be a god.

What everyone wants to visit now is a "Fox Fairy" shrine on a hill.

There is a vermilion torii gate standing at the foot of the mountain. The tour guide walked in front of the torii gate and bowed lightly, saying that this was a kind of etiquette.

Then, everyone climbed up along the small stone path and soon arrived at the shrine on the top of the mountain.

A small wooden temple with a stone statue of "Fox" enshrined in the center. Next to the temple is a low pine tree covered with wishing ribbons.

Gao Yang and others followed the tour guide to a clear stone pool with a wooden ladle beside it.

The tour guide picked up a ladle of water, washed his hands, and explained: "When visiting a shrine, what matters is sincerity, so we must first use the sacred water here to wash away the dust on our bodies..."

Gao Yang and Qing Ling followed the other tourists and went through the process together.

Then, everyone followed the tour guide to the statue. There was a donation box with wooden grids under the statue.

"In the island country, it is said that the fox is the messenger of the gods, so it is also called the Fox Fairy. Everyone can pay tribute to the Fox Fairy. When the Fox Fairy is happy, he will help us convey the message to the gods. In this way, the gods will Fulfill our wishes.”

Everyone consciously took out their wallets and donated some change into the donation box.

Gao Yang slandered: Isn't this just bribery? Sure enough, you can't escape "the world's wisdom" anywhere.

(End of this chapter)