Kanagawa Taoist College Students

Water Sunday (Wednesday), the weather is sunny.

At around 10 a.m., we arrived in Kyoto from Yokohama.

Sawai Midori first took Li Xuehao to book a room at a hotel in Sakyo District. After all, he might stay in Kyoto for 2-3 days and needed a temporary residence.

Kyoto University is located in Sakyo Ward, so it will be more convenient for the two of them to meet.

After that, Midori Sawai returned to Kyoto University, and she still had to attend classes.

Li Xuehao stayed in the hotel, took a shower first, put on clean clothes, and prepared to go out to visit Jujo Shigekuni. Sawai Midori had already told him the address of the shrine where Jujo Shigekuni was staying.

There are many shrines in Kyoto, including many famous shrines, such as Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Yasaka Shrine, Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Jishu Shrine and Heian Shrine, etc. However, Jujo Shigekuni did not stay at these big shrines. He temporarily The place where he lives is just a little-known little shrine - Inari Shrine.

Literally, Inari Shrine and Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine enshrine the same deity. In fact, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine is the main shrine of all Inari Shrines. In other words, Inari Shrine is where Jujo Shigekuni stayed. In fact, it is a "subsidiary" of Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine.

Compared to the main shrine, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, and located in the same area, the small Inari Shrine is certainly not well-known, but this is in line with Jujo Shigekuni's temperament. He does not like publicity and prefers quietness.

Inari Shrine mainly enshrines the Inari gods, headed by Uga no Mihun, who is the god of agriculture and commerce in Japanese mythology. Therefore, Fushimi Inari Shrine, as the main shrine, is one of the most popular shrines in the Kyoto area. First, there is an endless stream of pilgrims coming here to worship every year.

After taking the Keihan Main Line for about seven or eight stations, I finally arrived at Inari Shrine, which is located in a remote location.

Compared with the bustling Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine of our company, this place is not only remote, but also has very few people. It is very inconspicuous. If it were not for the detailed address given by Midori Sawai, Li Xuehao would have spent a lot of time looking for it by himself, because even if Even locals in Kyoto may not know that there is an Inari Shrine here.

The torii gate of the shrine also looks very dilapidated. No one has come to worship all year round. The paint is mottled, which shows that there is very little incense on weekdays.

Passing through the torii, the path leading to the main shrine is extremely beautiful, quiet and quiet, surrounded by greenery, giving people a sense of paradise. Seeing this, Li Xuehao somewhat understood why Shitiao Zhongguo stayed here. This was not only related to his preference for peace and quiet, but I am afraid that the environment here could also help his practice.

Arriving in front of the hand water house at the entrance of the shrine, a row of six bodyguards in black suits stood in front of him. Li Xuehao did not expect to meet a group of "ordinary people" here. He had just been too intoxicated by the beautiful scenery of the paradise here, but he didn't. Why do you care about your surroundings?

The six bodyguards all looked serious when they saw the outsider, but when they saw that it was just a young man, they all relaxed slightly.

One of the bodyguards may be the leader of these people. He stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Young man, we are not accepting foreigners here today. Please come back."

The implication is that he is the owner here, but it is clear that they are also guests.

Li Xuehao frowned, but had no intention of arguing with them. Shi Jiao Zhongguo was meditating here. He could fully imagine that the employer of these bodyguards was their boss, and it was very likely that he came to visit Shi Jiao Zhongguo. After all, this remote place The Inari Shrine should not be able to attract big shots who can afford so many bodyguards. Since he is a guest of Jujou Chongguo, of course he will not cause any trouble to Jujou Chongguo.

Fortunately, he was not in a hurry to see Jujo Shigekuni and could continue to enjoy the surrounding scenery. However, he did not answer the bodyguard's questions and turned around to leave in another direction.

Seeing that he didn't come near, the head bodyguard thought that the young man had listened to his warning, so he returned to the same place.

"What's the matter!" Before Li Xuehao had gone far, a childish voice came from the shrine inside the Shuishui House.

He was a little curious, because he could tell from the voice that this was no ordinary person. When I turned around to look, I saw an eight or nine-year-old girl walking out of it. She was wearing a white top and red bottom miko costume. She had delicate features and was very cute. Although he may not even be ten years old, he deliberately pretends to be an adult, and his little face is very serious.

"Miss Miko." When several bodyguards saw her, they quickly saluted respectfully, as if they were very afraid of her identity.

"I just heard a noise. Are you scolding someone? This is a shrine, not a place for mortals like you to make noise!" The little witch walked closer and scolded several bodyguards. She rolled her cute big eyes. He caught a glimpse of someone who had turned around and said, "Hey, that person in front of you...are you here to pray at the shrine?"

"Yes." Li Xuehao responded with great interest. Although the little witch is young, she has the power of an onmyoji in her body. She is obviously a little onmyoji. This is the first time that Li Xuehao has met someone so young. Little Onmyoji.

"Then please come with me." The little witch glared at the bodyguards, seeming to blame them for daring to prevent pilgrims from the shrine from entering to pray.

Several bodyguards looked at each other, but did not dare to say anything. They had all seen their boss's respect for an old man in the shrine, and knew that people in the shrine must not be offended.

Li Xuehao entered the shrine because of the little witch, followed her, and watched her walking like a little adult, with a serious look, and he didn't know how she developed such a bad habit at such a young age.

"By the way, what's your name?" The little witch walked some distance in front and suddenly stopped and asked.

"Mainaka Koji." Li Xuehao said his name.

"What!" the little miko screamed, turning around and looking at him in disbelief, "Are you Manaka Koji?"

"Have you heard of me?" Li Xuehao was also moved in his heart. Looking at the shocked expression of the little witch, she had obviously heard of his name.

"Hmm." Perhaps because she felt that her performance was too uncool, the little witch pretended to be an adult again, looked at him carefully from top to bottom, and finally said, "There's nothing special about it. , just a teenager."

juvenile? Li Xuehao was unable to complain, and the little witch spoke loudly. She herself was not even a girl, she could only be regarded as a girl, and she actually said that others were just teenagers.

"What about you, what's your name?"

"My name is... listen carefully, Yoshida Lea. This name will definitely shock the entire Japanese Onmyoji world in the future, hum!" The little miko is very arrogant, or in other words, she is very confident in her future achievements, and she is obsessed with it. of confidence.