The woman in black gauze looked at Roger and Higurashi Chika with confusion, "You're not from around here?"
Roger nodded, "I come from the north."
The woman did not ask further, a trace of understanding flashed in her eyes, "No wonder."
"This festival is not for proposing marriage, it's for selecting women for those from the Sword Pavilion. Here, Funiu is king, is heaven."
"The creation of those paper dolls starts from the day the girls are born, with every single strand of hair on the dolls coming from the girls themselves, and there's even a drop of Essence Blood inside the body of the dolls."
"These paper dolls pass in succession through several areas along the river, Kujo Mountain, Waterway Pavilion, then Otoha Waterfall, with the entire river operating under special Onmyoji Techniques."
"The paper dolls that reach the final destination have passed the selection, eligible to go up the mountain, to stay there."
It sounds very familiar.