Yuanshen: Reincarnation of General Thunder and Rescue God of Grass

As soon as they entered the cave, due to the arrival of the general and Ayaka's group, the three purple crystal butterflies were suddenly alarmed, and they flapped their wings and wanted to fly away...

"Hey! Don't run! Seeing

this, Paimon's eyes suddenly lit up, and he was just about to catch it -

but he didn't expect to be preempted by the general.

I saw that as soon as she stretched out her hand, the three crystal butterflies were captured by the tiny silky "electric rope", none of them escaped, and they fell into the hands of the general, turning into three crispy purple crystal nuclei.

"Give, you need this, don't you?"

Stunned, Ying took the three crystal nuclei from the general:

"... Thank you. "

Huh?" In this regard, Paimon, who was one step slower, was not angry, but just wondered: "How did the general know?" Hearing

this, the general smiled and said nothing.

- Who is not yet a "traveler"?

She has also had days when she collected materials all over the world and went over mountains to open up land and run maps....

Back to business.

The ground at the entrance of the cave is not only filled with stagnant water, but also deposited with various dirt and even white bones.

The wet air, mixed with the smell of aging and corruption, licks the skin of the girls like a "toad", which not only smells bad, but also makes people feel uncomfortable.

"It really stinks... So uncomfortable.

"Because of the perennial accumulation of water, the air is very turbid, so just get used to it slowly." Compared to these, maybe there are monsters or mechanisms in it, so pay more attention. After

comforting Paimon, he loosened his neck, then held the long sword in his hand, waded forward, his eyes always observing the surroundings, his expression was resolute, fearless, and heroic;

"It's worthy of Ying, and I have a lot of experience."

In contrast, Ayaka can only slowly follow behind, and in order not to stain her shoes and socks, she can only release her elemental power all the time, and the whole person steps on the ice and carefully advances;

Of course, it is the general who takes the lead and walks in the forefront.

"I can feel that the 'enchantment' is still being maintained, which means that there is no big problem inside, so I can rest assured. However, the filth accumulated in the roots of the trees has indeed been 'excessive', and even the air here has been polluted... It seems that we must destroy this 'enchantment' as soon as possible, release and purify the accumulated filth to complete the Xiaoqi ritual, which can also greatly improve the environment here." -

said the general as he walked.

I saw that every step of her seemed to step on the [space] itself, her feet did not stick to the ground, the barrier of the thunder element automatically unfolded, isolating herself from the outside world, and the whole person was like a "light" that guided the way, just looking at her back made people feel reassured.

In fact, as a god, she didn't even need to breathe.

If it weren't for taking care of Xiao Ba in her arms, she could even disperse the air in the barrier, and instead use abundant thunder elements as a "filler" to achieve a "elemental vacuum" in a certain sense, completely isolating herself from the outside world.

In this way, the group continued to go deeper into the cave, turned left and right, walked for about five minutes, and finally saw the ceremonial site:

it was a huge torii gate, located underground, on which thick tree roots were entangled, and even "integrated" with it, which seemed a little strange;

On closer inspection, there is also a "town cage" embedded with thunder beads scattered around, and the top cover does not have the "thousand wood" decoration common on shrine lanterns, but instead is a "thunder jade" that can change the number and shape;

In addition, the ceremonial grounds are littered with luminous plants. They grow under stagnant water, emitting a shimmering light, and have different shapes, all illuminating the dark caves and stone walls, acting as a valuable light source;

Under the torii gate, as if sensing the general's presence, the red lanterns of the shrine that had long been in disrepair were lit up with purple and gold fluorescence, shimmering slightly—as if welcoming and thanking her.

"It's these unknown plants that glow again..."

"Yes, we've seen similar things in many places before, whether deep underground or on the ground, and after picking them off, they will slowly become dull... It always feels a little strange.

"Most of the plants you see glow because they are close to or connected to the earth's veins." After explaining, the general took the lead in front of the main town cage, "Without further ado, let's start."

As soon as the words fell, I saw that she inserted the "imperial coin"-like town object into the prayer town cage and began the ceremony -

suddenly, I saw that a petal pattern suddenly appeared in the torii gate wrapped around the roots of the tree.

So far, compared with "Genshin", the flow of the entire ceremony has not changed, but the difficulty....

Look at the dense connections and points of light on the pattern, as well as the town cages hidden around...

- I'm afraid it will take a lot of time.

"Then it's the decryption part that she and I are best at!"

"Well, don't worry, we've already solved it once in the underground of Qiantian Village."

I saw Ying and Paimon "consciously" busy, and according to the prompts on the pattern, began to decrypt - "

Come on! Ying, Paimon. Ayaka, who was standing at the back, clapped her hands in encouragement.

The whole process took about ten minutes.

Halfway through, watching Ying and Paimon running around, busy and sweating, the general couldn't help but help - enlarging the pattern, reducing nodes, searching for the town cage, simplifying the entire process of the ceremony.

Ayaka plays the role of a "reporter", first sorting out the order of the connections on the pattern, and then informing Ying and Paimon through "verbal reminders", so that they no longer have to think and bother to observe, which greatly shortens the time spent.

With the joint efforts of everyone....

The connection between the town cages and the petal pattern have finally been agreed!

"Rumble..."

At this moment, the ground suddenly shook slightly.

I saw a pitch-black liquid oozing out from the roots of the tree, dripping on the ground, sticky and unpleasant, and gradually converged into a human form

- immediately after, a person whose armor was broken, holding a blood-stained broken knife, as if he had just experienced a "great defeat", the whole samurai who had just crawled out of "hell" appeared!

"Is that...[Fallen Warrior]?"

Seeing this, Ayaka suddenly tensed her nerves.

And Ying also entered a state of battle, clutching the sword in his hand, with a serious expression, ready to take on the enemy;

Paimon hid behind her in a panic.

"It's just some bluffing afterimages, it's not worth mentioning."

I didn't need Ying and Ayaka to make a move, but I saw that the general just stretched out his hand and released his divine power, and he wiped out all those fallen warriors who were condensed from filth -

you know:

thunder, which means "heavenly punishment", is the natural enemy of the evil outer path!

Even the "Narutosa", which is born by the grace of Narugami, has the effect of driving away evil spirits. And even more so the general himself shot?

As soon as he came into contact with the divine thunder, not to mention those afterimages that looked like "fallen warriors", even the filth itself and the "black fog" that escaped after the afterimage was shattered quickly melted like ice and snow...

【Xiao Yu】, completed since then.

At the same moment, the general felt the joy, joy, and gratitude from the sacred cherry blossoms.

Immediately afterwards, the color of the roots and the roots themselves became greener and more robust, lush greenery bloomed around them, the filthy smell completely dissipated, and the air seemed to be "purified, less pungent."

Seeing this scene, Ying and Paimon both felt an indescribable lightness and unreality:

"This is... It's over?

"I thought there would be a vicious battle..." "

It's really reassuring to have Lord General by your side."

"Huh? Miss Mask Witch didn't even appear..." Turning to look at everyone's backs and the direction they came from, Paimon couldn't help scratching his head, looking confused, "Paimon thought she would suddenly appear behind us like the last time she was underground in Qiantian Village!" "

To this .

. (Really?)

(She's deliberately avoiding me...) Thinking

of this, the general swept away the joy in his heart and couldn't help but sigh.

“...... That's it. Three, I will go first, the rest of the places will be entrusted to you, if you encounter difficulties, remember to come to the castle tower to find me. By the way, when everything is over, remember to go to Narujin Shrine again, and the witches will provide you with corresponding rewards.

Hearing this, Paimon's face was suddenly full of reluctance:

"Huh? General, are you leaving? "

- The time for "hugging your thighs" is over?

- And then you have to be careful again?

She suddenly felt very unaccustomed and insecure.

However, the general nodded "mercilessly": "

Hmm. The documents on the desk have accumulated a backlog, and if I don't go back to deal with them, I'm afraid that the entire operation of the shogunate will be in chaos... It was a great pleasure and I enjoyed my journey with you. No need to be sad, we'll see you again. Next, you must pay attention to safety, goodbye. "

Goodbye." Ying nodded and waved goodbye.

And Ayaka bowed deeply:

"Congratulations to Lord General!"

"No need to send it." After nodding again, the general left the cave with Xiaoba in his arms.

Boom

- when the thunder faded away, Ying, Paimon, and Ayaka also began to walk back - unexpectedly, they bumped into a Narukami witch wearing a fox mask at the exit.

In this regard, Paimon recognized it at the first time, and waved his hand to say hello:

"It's Miss Mask Witch!" Long time no see!

"After a long time, the two of them are still so remarkable, and they have successfully completed a removal ceremony." Then there are only three places left..." "

Who the hell are you?" Ying asked suddenly, her face full of doubt.

Seeing this, the other party was stunned, and then slowly said:

"I... As you can see, I am just a witch who hopes to use your power to get rid of demons. "

But as far as I know, there is no name 'Hanasari' in Narugami Shrine." Ayaka poked mercilessly.

"Forgive me for being clumsy, you are..." "

The shrine is the Kamisato family, Kamisato Ayaka. First meeting, Miss Hanasari.

"Is it a descendant of the Kamisatoto family..." chanting

the surname in her mouth, the witch seemed to fall into some kind of memory, and her tone was full of nostalgia.

"Before, we also saw the exact same image as you in the abandoned shrine at the foot of the mountain through the souvenir mirror... Are you really a man from hundreds of years ago? Paimon couldn't help but ask.

"Souvenir mirror? What is this? The witch looked confused.

"This is it."

As soon as the words fell, Ying showed the souvenir mirror that the general personally handed her.

Yet the witch seems to recognize its "prototype" at a glance: "

... It turned out to be this mirror. I'm really sorry, I want to ask, where did you get it? And why did it become what it is today... This miserable look?

"Oooh! Paimon remembers what the general told us before..." Immediately

afterwards, Paimon began to recount what he heard from the general:

Five hundred years ago, the White Fox Palace Master named "Fox Palace" once gave a magic weapon that he had personally blessed to Hiiragi Hiroshi, the head of the Hiiragi family at the time, to use it to town house and ward off evil spirits;

However, Hiiragi did not know the magic of this mirror, but instead "destroyed the heavenly things", ignorantly used it as a "lens", customized a photo camera in Fontaine Country, and gave it back to Narugami Taisha Shrine...

After a long time, the camera has been damaged, but the magic weapon that serves as a "lens" still retains some of its efficacy and mana, so it was taken out by the witches alone and kept in Narujin Taisha Shrine.

Above.

Who would have thought that after listening to this story, the witch would actually act quite angry:

"Ahem! I didn't expect that 'Hiroji' guy turned out to be... Whew, what a faux pas. What His Royal Highness said was that this move was really a violent thing! "

—she was obviously not lightly angry.

Then, she looked at Ying again and instructed word by word:

"Since His Highness has entrusted this object to you, please keep this object properly in the future." This is a very important utensil, so please keep it safe to avoid bumps and clean it on time!

"Good, okay..." Ying nodded subconsciously.

"Really, really, very precious!" The witch emphasized repeatedly.

In this regard, Ying nodded again and said seriously:

"I understand, it must be properly kept."

Then, facing the doubtful and puzzled eyes of the three, the witch's tone weakened again:

"About my identity... I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hide it, but I never had a chance to explain. Truth be told, my body is already very weak, and I must cherish every moment of the moment... It's just a pity that now is not the right time, I'm really sorry. "

Miss Mask Witch, what's wrong with your body?" Paimon couldn't help but care.

“...... It's just a 'inevitability' that has long been doomed, and it's okay. In short, please allow me to remain silent on this matter for the time being, and when the time is right, I will tell you all about it... For the sake of this land of sorrow, for the future of Inazuma, I hereby ask, trust me! Please! Feeling

the sincerity and pleading contained in the witch's words, Ying glanced at Paimon and Ayaka respectively, and said softly,

"Okay... We trust you for now. "

Thank you very much. By the way, you must be hungry and tired by now, right? Truth be told, I have prepared a table for you to eat in advance, if you don't dislike it, please ..."

As soon as he heard the word "eat", Paimon suddenly seemed to have turned on some kind of "switch", and suddenly became very excited, and the whole person seemed impatient: "

Ying, Ayaka, there is something to eat!"

Seeing this, Ying couldn't help but cover his forehead and sigh:

"Well, it seems that Paimon is indeed hungry. Ayaka, are you coming too? "

Hmm! Allow me to walk with you and witness your journey with my own eyes.

At the same time, looking at the witch's back, as a "bystander", Ayaka looked thoughtful.

Non-existent witches....

Maybe it's just that "now" doesn't exist?