I’m a Witch In Dongying

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Like the Kiyomizu Stage at Kiyomizu Temple, Fushimi Inari Shrine also has a famous man-made spectacle.

Its name is "Senbon Torii".

As the head shrine of more than 30,000 Inari Shrines in Toyo, the deity enshrined in Fushimi Taisha is the God of Inari, headed by Mitsu.

This **** was originally just the **** of agriculture in charge of grains and food, but in the long history, he gradually swept a variety of things including the **** of industry, the **** of commerce, the **** of house protection, the **** of good fortune, etc. The priest, and occasionally guest appearances in the God of Love, can be said to be the one with the widest business scope in the entire Eastern God System.

Generally speaking, if you have a special wish and you don’t know who to worship, then it’s okay to worship the God of Inari.

Because of this, the popularity of Fushimi Taisha has always been very high. Since hundreds of years ago, a large number of industrial and commercial organizations have come to Fushimi Taisha to pray for a prosperous business in the coming year, and then wait for the next year to return to make money. Will donate torii to return the vow to the shrine.

Over time, the longest torii corridor in all of East Asia was formed.

There are tens of thousands of torii gates, stretching from the foot of Inari Mountain to the entrance of the shrine at the top of the mountain.

Bai Shuiqiu originally thought that there should be a more powerful formation than the "Clear Water Stage", but when he saw it, he was a little disappointed.

"Is it really just an ordinary torii..."

Too.

The "Kiyomizu Stage" was built by the monks of Kiyomizu Temple, but most of these torii gates in Fushimi Taisha were donated and built by merchants from various prefectures. The time span is several centuries. If it is really set here Fa, the amount of engineering will be too great to imagine, I am afraid that all the priests and witches in the shrine will be exhausted, and they will not be completed...

However, the spiritual energy contained in the Inari Shrine on the top of the mountain is quite abundant.

and……

Bai Shuiqiu was still in the sky above this shrine, feeling an inexplicable breath.

It's not the spiritual energy gathered by the formation on the "Clear Water Stage", but something of a higher level, even a little holy, like...

"'The breath of the gods'...?"

Shirasumi recalled the scene when he was talking to Asakura Rie at Yasaka Shrine the other day.

Since Susano could leave a breath a few years ago to shelter the descendants of the Asakura clan for himself, the Inari God of Fushimi Taisha will naturally be no exception.

Moreover, because the Fushimi Taisha shrine has maintained its peak of incense for thousands of years, the scent of gods that stayed in this shrine may be stronger than that of the Asakura family.

Not only that……

When he was at the foot of the mountain just now, Bai Shuiqiu hadn't felt anything abnormal.

However, as she gradually approached the top of the mountain, she gradually developed an unspeakable feeling, as if there was a special aura that emerged among the densely packed "Senbon Torii", like a one Strands of invisible smoke floated into the sky.

From the perspective of [Lingjue], it is like an invisible cloud floating above the entire shrine.

But except for the long slender golden light in the middle, it was obvious that the other places were very chaotic, not like spiritual power, and had nothing to do with the aura of gods.

"these things……"

Is it the so-called incense willingness?

Bai Shuiqiu stopped and looked up at the sky thoughtfully.

Perhaps, these torii gates are indeed just ordinary wooden creations, but because they are the products of the guests' wishes, the gratitude and eagerness of the praying people linger on them. If there are only one or two people, it won’t be great, but when tens of thousands of believers have funded and built a large number of torii gates for hundreds of years, the hearts and minds of tens of thousands of believers will gather together, and they will form an equivalent. Huge aspiration.

These aspirations, mixed with the incense that the shrine has endured for many years, form a protective film that envelops the breath of the **** of Inari.

That is the slender golden light.

but……

Mochizuki's heart is also quite big.

Even at Yasaka Shrine, the breath of Susanoo is hidden and protected with incense. Only at the critical moment when the monster is in trouble can it be taken out and used.

However, Fushimi Taisha directly lit up the breath of Inari **** in the sky above the shrine, so you are not afraid of being targeted by people with ulterior motives, and do something...

Although there are very few humans or monsters capable of doing this, there are still risks in the end.

After all, judging from the situation that Shirasuiqiu feels now, "Inari God" should also be disconnected. The backyard of the shrine has a few breaths of practitioners of different strengths and weaknesses, but the average intensity is the same as the previous Asakura. At Shigure's level, it is estimated that the overall level of Fushimi Taisha should be basically the same as that of Asakura's.

"It seems that Sister Rie was right..."

This kind of incense will power can protect the "scent of the gods" and prevent it from losing too quickly.

"If the torii gate is built, it can greatly increase the incense willingness...Should I get some for Tenme Shrine?"

Or, think of a way to get those funders to donate how many?

However, Tianmu Mountain is not that big. It is more than 100 meters from the foot of the mountain to the shrine. At most ten torii gates can be built. If the number is too small, it will be useless. On the contrary, it is a waste of money...

"Squeak..."

While Bai Shuiqiu was pondering secretly, a few fluffy foxes approached from the path.

In Dongying folklore, the gods of Inari are the white fox and the civet cat.

So these foxes, probably all wild on Inari Mountain, were protected by Fushimi Taisha. Because they have been fed by tourists for a long time, they are no longer afraid of people. They will also make gestures such as beckoning and beckoning to get more food from the tourists.

The foxes near Bai Shuiqiu probably came here to beg for food.

Bai Shuiqiu recovered from his thoughts, smiled, and touched his pocket, took out a few crispy biscuits that he bought just before going up the mountain, tore the package, broke it into pieces and threw it on the ground.

Upon seeing this, several foxes approached immediately, each grabbed a piece, and ate nearby.

Only an older fox glanced at Bai Shuiqiu's shoulders, with a trace of alertness in his dark eyes, and then ran to the bushes with biscuits in his mouth, looking here while eating.

"That guy... can you see the wind raccoon?"

Bai Shuiqiu was taken aback for a moment before turning his head to look at the wind raccoon on his shoulder. The latter was also staring at the old fox intently, barring his teeth, and seemed to be demonstrating to the other side. This action made the old fox back seven or eight meters, then stopped, and grinned at the wind raccoon.

This almost provocative behavior made the wind raccoon a little unhappy.

Seeing that the little thing was about to release his demon power, Bai Shuiqiu hurriedly stopped it with his thoughts before interrupting the fox-little fighting method.

However, this also surprised her a bit.

"This fox's spiritual sense is a bit strong..."

You know, even Kanako, who has a spiritual media quality, can only "feel" the existence of the wind raccoon, but cannot "see" it with the naked eye.

And this old fox seems to be able to see the existence of the wind raccoon very clearly, just speaking of spiritual perception, it has surpassed many human exorcists. As a wild beast, being able to possess this unique quality means that it has the potential to transform into a monster, and it might take a while to become a spirit...

After a few glances in the direction of the woods, Bai Shuiqiu withdrew his gaze and continued to walk towards the courtyard of the shrine.

The connection with the Mochizuki clan is not difficult.

After the Luo Lei Valley incident, Bai Shuiqiu was considered to be a small celebrity in the Kyoto practice world. Even people who knew nothing about her before saw her photos through the countermeasure team, so she soon There was the helper witch greeted her and introduced her to the backyard of the shrine.

In a spacious house, Bai Shuiqiu met Mochizuki's family who was in charge of this shrine.

The one who met her was a 30-year-old goddess official named Mochizuki Shahe.

The reason why she is a priest and not a maiden may be because this is already married. For the shrine master, there is no age limit to be a maiden, but she needs to remain unmarried. After being married, although you can still hold the priesthood in the shrine, you can no longer exist as a maiden.

The process of greeting is a bit rusty.

After all, Shirasuiqiu and Mochizuki’s family are not acquainted, and neither has the subtle intersection of encounters with Shirasumi Sana like Master Tianyuan did. The nature of this meeting is mainly due to the fact that Fushimi Taisha is a local snake in Kyoto and Shintoism. One of the representatives of the forces, the head office of 30,000 Inari Shrines across the country, wants to talk face-to-face with her, the "Master of the Blue Heron Fire", just to get to the bottom of it.

But in any case, Bai Shuiqiu is also a shrine maiden of Shintoism after all, and she is a companion to Fushimi Taisha.

In addition, Mochizuki's clan invited her to come, originally for the purpose of friendship.

So even though I stumbled a little at the beginning of the chat, after I talked about it, the two sides gradually started talking, and the overall meeting atmosphere was still very harmonious.

After a cordial and friendly exchange, the Mochizuki Shaka also offered a meeting ceremony.

It is a shawl of green color.

【Month Silk Shawl】.

According to the latter statement, this shawl is a defensive artifact. It was made by Mr. Black Mountain, a master craftsman in the Meiji era, and woven with precious [moon silk], inlaid with Fushimi Taisha. A few great priests of the princes personally consecrated the blessed gou jade and obsidian, and put them on their bodies, which can effectively resist the invasion of evil spirits, and they are invulnerable to swords, water and fire.

Bai Shuiqiu politely rejected it, and just as Mochizuki Shahe's hospitality was overwhelming, he reluctantly accepted it.

Then, she also took out ten [Men's Talismans] that she had prepared long ago as a gift.

——This kind of talisman is also one of the inheritance of Tenmu Shrine. Its function is to make hidden evil spirits appear, similar to a layer of fluorescent light, which is convenient for practitioners to track it. It is a very useful functional talisman.

With the experience of yesterday at Kiyomizu Temple, this time, Bai Shuiqiu also specially prepared a beautifully packaged brocade box, and put the talisman in it to appear more formal.

In this regard, Mochizuki Sanda and Nature also readily accepted.

This time there is no link to teach Fu Lu painting.

After all, although [Moon Silk Shawl] can be regarded as a good defensive magic weapon, its fineness is equal to or slightly higher than [Blue Resentment Wind Chime]. Putting it in an ordinary small shrine may be enough to become the treasure of the town, but for an existence like Fushimi Taisha, it is just a medium-sized artifact, and several pieces can be taken out at any time.

Compared with Kiyomizu-dera's white lilac tea, it is still a bit inferior.

Therefore, the ten manifestation charms that Bai Shuiqiu gave back were basically equal in value.

After this exchange of gifts, Bai Shuiqiu smiled and greeted a few more words. Seeing that the sun was getting higher, he turned down Mochizuki's invitation and invited her to stay for dinner, and got up to leave.

Mochizuki Sawa and another priest personally sent her to the gate of the shrine, only to stop after Bai Shuiqiu's polite persuasion.

"Sister Mochizuki, please send it here, I'll just go down the mountain by myself."

"Also."

Mochizuki and his hands were placed in the long sleeves of the priest's robe, and he smiled and said, "I didn't expect that the little sister Xiao Qiu who killed the Star Bear Boy in the rumors was such an interesting person. The meeting today really made me hate to meet each other. . If you need help in the future, please feel free to contact us."

"Sister Mochizuki is polite. If your company goes to Chiba Prefecture in the future, please let me do my best as a landlord."

After a few words of politeness to each other, Mochizuki Suddenly raised her eyebrows and moved a little closer, almost touching her cheeks to Bai Shuiqiu's ears: "By the way, I didn't have time to ask when we met just now. There is a relatively private question. ...

Sister Xiaoqiu, do you have any special friendship with the Asakura family at Yasaka Shrine? "

"...Why does Sister Mochizuki ask that?"

"It's just a bit curious."

Mochizuki Shahe smiled: "Sister Xiaoqiu came to Kyoto for the first time, and may not be clear about some of the situation.

Since graduating from high school, Rie of the Asakura family has lived in Yasaka Shrine and studied hexagrams. In the past two years, he has hardly gone down the mountain and has very little contact with outsiders. Although the old Patriarch of the Asakura clan had cultivated her as the heir of the clan, most of the external affairs were made by her and then handed over to Wentai, Shiyu and others for specific implementation.

My relationship with Asakura's family is pretty good, but it's rare to see her in the past two years.

But this time, not only did she invite you to meet as soon as you encountered the Mantis Mountain incident, she also personally took people to Luo Lei Valley to deal with the aftermath of the battle.

Moreover, the entire Asakura family was particularly active in this incident.

Normal friendship, but they can't make them reach this level. "

In order to study Guashu, I stayed on the mountain for two years without going out...

Is there such a thing?

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Bai Shuiqiu had also heard many rumors of retreats and repairs.

In order to sharpen their swordsmanship skills, some swordsmen often spend several years, or even more than ten years, practicing assiduously.

But this kind of thing generally happened in ancient times.

After all, there was neither internet nor decent entertainment at that time. As soon as it gets dark, one can only stay at home and do things that one likes to do. But in the modern era of information explosion, it is a bit outrageous to be able to stay in the mountains for two years with patience. Ordinary people may not be able to hold on for two months, and they will be driven crazy by that boring life.

However, considering the indifferent temperament of Asakura Rie herself, this kind of thing is not so difficult to understand.

As for why Asakura Rie chose to break the barrier at this point...

Probably because you have achieved the desired results of practice?

Otherwise, it is because the matter of the ghost clan is too important to prevent the Asakura family from staying out of the matter, so Rie Asakura came forward as the heir of the clan to take over.

Anyway, no matter what, it can't be because of the face of oneself or Tenme Shrine.

——It is Tokyo Asakura who has friendship with Tenme Shrine, not Kyoto Asakura.

The doubts in Bai Shuiqiu's mind flashed away, then he pursed his lips and responded softly:

"Sister Mochizuki misunderstood. Sister Rie and I had no friendship before. After we came to Kyoto, we heard from a friend that we had been hit by evil spirits on Mantis Mountain and found Yasaka Shrine out of curiosity. , And met Rie's sister there...

In fact, it might be because of Mami's sister.

Asakura Asami, a member of the Tokyo Countermeasures Team, has dealt with me several times and dealt with supernatural events together, and is a close friend, so Rie's sister probably met me for this reason. Otherwise, in my capacity, how can I see the future master of the Asakura family? "

"Oh, is that right?"

Mochizuki Shahe smiled. Obviously he didn't believe this statement, but he didn't ask any more. Shi Shiran retracted his body:

"Then see you first.