Dozens of children from Longdao-Kao-Chun, wearing white masks, gathered in front of the main hall of Yasaka Shrine, and prayed to the main priest, Niutou Tianwang, that the next month's garden festival will be free from disasters. It is difficult to proceed smoothly, and it is the "Long Dao Huochoujichidu".
The "Long Knife" preserved by Long Dao Kei Town, as its name, is a long knife that is assembled and taken straight into the sky, meaning to eliminate the problem. It has always been the first to appear in the festival, and there is no need to participate in the second one. The lottery draw for the order of the mountain siege patrols on Sunday.
The sun's wheel gradually rises, and the prayer ceremony does not last long.
With the sound of the drums, the children who were about the same age as Tamako left the stage while secretly looking at the adults surrounding them, and soon disappeared at the end of the temple.
"it's over."
Kyoko breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes turned, and suddenly she found that the Songu next to her looked a little dazed.
"Student Zong Gu?"
“…”
After coming to his senses, he stared at her for a while.
"What's wrong?" Kyoko asked.
Zong Gu shook his head and looked at the Jaeyuan Making Hall in front of him, "Is this the end?"
"Well. Because the garden festival lasts for a whole month, there is actually not much ritual content that is scattered to a single day."
The rituals and visits organized by the Kinki Spiritual Awareness organization do not belong to the content of the ritual of the garden festival.
Kyoko looked at him and still cared a little, "Did classmate Soya feel something?"
Zong Gu pursed his lower lip, "I just suddenly felt dizzy."
"Really or not?"
Noma Nan next to him looked over, "You are dizzy after standing for a while. Next, you have to visit the Thirty-three Shanxi Corner Warehouses. You are not trying to be lazy, are you?"
"No……"
Zong Gu raised his head slightly, squinted his eyes and looked at the dazzling sun in the air.
The sunlight shone unblocked on his black sacrificial garment like a solar panel, conveying heat to his heart's content. When he came to his senses, he was already sweating.
Everything that happened just now, and the coldness that moment seemed to be just an illusion.
"It's all right now."
......
Shortly after the teenagers of Longdao-Kao-Chun retreated, the group of spiritual enlightened people gathered in the Yasaka Shrine began to flow slowly.
Someone was dispatching the witches and priests from various shrines gradually lined up, leaving the shrine from the Xilou Gate in sequence, and walked along the four sects leading to the opposite bank of Kasugawa.
Thirty-three mountain horns are stored in each town warehouse in the Sijo Karasuma area. They are currently in dismantling state and will not be taken out until the mid-month festival of the Xiaoshan Festival and assembled in each town for 17 days. Mountain tour.
Walking through the garden, Soya passed by the entrance of the Hanami Road, and then walked through the stone slab path leading to Shirakawa. The stone bridge guardrails painted with red paint at the corner were bright and dazzling.
The marching speed of the spiritual enlightened team is not very fast. It is more like a tourist strolling than a ritual of festivals.
Looking at the team wearing the same clothes in front and behind, Zong Gu whispered: "Is this a high school student's study trip?"
Kyoko smiled, holding his hand without letting go.
"At the same time, where did Kyoko's school go to for high school study tours?"
She thought for a while, "Kanagawa."
"If you are in Kansai, you will go to Kansai... If you are in Northeast China like me, you may also go to Tokyo or Kanagawa."
Kyoko nodded, followed his words and imagined the scene of the two meeting in Kanagawa.
"But I went to Huangquan."
“…”
The team continued to move forward, and many people stopped by the roadside to watch the wonders of the witches and priests marching in line.
Although this is not just a tradition of garden sacrifices, most ordinary people do not understand this, especially foreign tourists.
"It's this time again..."
"The Garden Festival is about to begin."
“It’s July.”
When they reached the four bridges, they passed by the tall southern tower, and Zonggu stopped at the intersection.
The red and green changes, and the traffic stops, and the spiritualists cross the road and walk onto the four bridges.
The Yachuan below was turbulent and turbulent, making a cheerful sound.
A few days ago, the river water that had soared a few days ago also became shallower again, and the exposed stones were already white. The banks of the river were green and the river bank was filled with green grass, and people came and went, walking or sitting on the river bank, looking very good. Cozy.
"If it's still early after the end, I want to come and have a walk."
Looking into the distance along the river bank, Zong Gu gently pinched his hand, "Do you want to go together?"
"Haha." The person beside him chuckled and responded quickly, "Okay."
“…”
Zong Gu's spine suddenly became cold and he turned his head suddenly.
"teacher……"
Emperor Ju smiled at him, "Although I'm a little shy, I agree to Fangming's invitation."
“…”
Looking down at the hands that were holding each other together, Zong Gu had no idea that he had let go of his hands.
He turned around and Kyoko had not disappeared, right behind him, holding Tamako in his hand.
Although the two sisters were not as dull as they were in the shrine just now, they were also dazed and looked unaware of him and the Oritsu-Emperor who had moved flowers and trees.
The same is true for other spiritual enlightened people around.
At this point, Soya finally understood Noma Nan's advance reminder.
"Just just now at Yasaka Shrine..."
"Has Fang Ming really noticed it?" said Emperor Ju, "If you don't make any preparations in advance, it will be a bit trouble for me now."
"Why did the teacher do this?"
"I'll tell you this later."
Zong Gu pursed his lips and let go of his hand. She held it up again, looking at him with her smile on her face.
"Don't Fangming want to hold my hand?"
"……No."
He dared not be unwilling to do so.
After crossing the Sijo Bridge, Kamakawa was left behind, and Soya began to regret the promise he had just made.
"Is the teacher's trip over?"
"It's almost the same."
Emperor Ju smiled, "I thought that the garden festival here was about to begin, so I rushed back to join in the fun. There are actually only a few things to look forward to in the year."
"Yeah."
"Although I'm almost tired of this unchanging festival, some things are like this: I can't just see how it continues, but also how the extra voids should be filled without it. .”
She raised her other hand and grabbed the air in front of her.
"It's better to see boredom than to do nothing, and to have an empty feeling that doesn't know what to do... do you think so?"
Zong Gu pursed his lower lip, "Yes."
After passing Kamakawa, Shijo Kawabara Town. Follow Shijotong all the way forward. The destination of this trip, Karasuma Street, is still a little walk away.
Although the spiritual awakening people were in a daze and lost consciousness, they still walked smoothly and knew when to move forward and when to stop.
Extending into a long line, calm without a trace of turbulence.
Soya looked back at Wang Kyoko again, she lowered her eyes and didn't even look at him.
"They are dreaming." said Emperor Orange.
"Dream?"
Instead of explaining, she asked, "Do you want to wake her up?"
Zong Gu did not agree immediately, and thought for a while, "Will it return to normal after waking up?"
Emperor Ju looked at him, his eyes circling.
"I don't know if it's back to normal."
“…”
Soya thinks it is better not to take risks.
"Fangming keeps looking back, it seems you care a lot about this child."
"Um."
"Is it the boys' concern for girls?"
"Yes."
Emperor Jue got closer, "Like it?"
Zong Gu looked up at her, but nodded.
"I'm a little jealous."
He became nervous for a moment, "Teacher..."
"Safe." Emperor Ju laughed, as if he was just trying to observe his nervous reaction, "I won't do anything to her."
"Actually, I've seen that Fang Ming's heart is no longer on me - the eyes of the gods can see through everything."
Zong Gu was stunned. He had heard the same words as Yue Du said.
"Yeah……"
"I also see that Fang Ming's heart is not just about her."
He was silent and did not answer.
Did Ling tell her about Hongzi?
"For example, Ling." Emperor Ju looked at him, "If Fangming said he didn't like Ling, the teacher would be angry."
Although it was an unexpected name, Soya did not deny it.
"No. To me, the bell is as important as the teacher."
Emperor Ju smiled and shook his head again.
"Although some of them are lies, it still makes people happy."
“…”
She didn't say which part of it was a lie, and Zong Gu would not take the initiative to explain it, so he used silence to pass it.
"Since adopting Ling, I have never seen her care about others like this in more than 1,200 years..."
Emperor Ju looked at him, "Will Fangming let the bell be defeated again?"