Chapter 225 Master Fans daughter, stained with blood and burning incense
[You sneak up on those young women, and you see that they have fair faces and shabby clothes. Although they are obviously dressed up and are more beautiful than ordinary women, you can tell at a glance that their families are poor. 】
[The sound of whispers gradually comes...]
[The women are discussing the recruitment conditions on the notice. The two most basic conditions are as you know before, one is that they are of noble status, and the other is that they have not yet left the cabinet. 】
[There are other additional conditions such as good looks, literacy, etc.]
[Obviously, the women discussed here do not meet both requirements, but listening to their discussions, it seems that there is still room for maneuver...]
[The ‘Shishan Society’ is not very popular, and the recruitment conditions were relatively harsh before. It has been a long time since we have recruited a suitable shrine maiden. 】
[The requirements for recruiting shrine maidens may be relaxed this time. After all, 'Fukang City' is located in a remote and backward place where the 'Yeza' custom is prevalent. Many civilian women do not meet the two conditions. ]
[The women’s discussion gradually deviated from the topic, and gossips such as ‘There is an unknown onmyoji who claimed to be able to repair the perfect body of the shrine maiden to be selected, and the woman believed it, but was defrauded of money and sex’…]
[You eavesdropped for a long time, but without hearing any valuable information, you passed through the torii gate and continued towards the mountain road...]
[As soon as you step through the torii gate, you will feel a huge force sweeping through your body.]
[You feel a chill in your heart, knowing that this is a sign of entering the ‘god’s realm’. 】
[The power of the divine domain has the functions of defense, monitoring, and concealment breaking, etc., to prevent evil spirits or Xiaoxiao from setting foot. If you are possessing the body of the 'original hermit' at this time, most people will notice the abnormality. 】
Lin Xun frowned.
Wilderness shrines all have such methods, and the power of the new gods they belong to cannot be underestimated.
"First let's see how deep the water in this shrine is."
[You walked as fast as flying, and soon you followed the stone steps to the top of the mountain.]
[The divine power here is still surrounding you for a long time, so you don’t dare to relax even a little bit.]
['Ishiyama Shrine' is a small shrine in the wilderness and is not qualified to worship the statue of 'Canggu Tianyan'. The statue set up in the shrine is a small god belonging to the new god, named 'Tensui Sakidao', who is in charge of the harvest.
of gods.】
[The two lowest-ranking clergymen stood at the entrance of the ‘Shishan Society’ to greet and escort him away. 】
[You discovered the ‘fire-worshiping Shishan Society’s official career’! 】
[When Chushi saw your appearance, he knew that you were an extraordinary person. He came forward to greet you and asked respectfully if you came to offer incense? 】
[You hold the sword at your waist, your back is straight like a spear, and you nod slowly.]
[Zushi signaled you to wait for a moment, then hurriedly ran into the shrine...]
[Not long after, a man in gorgeous vegetarian clothes strode over. As soon as he saw you, he smiled respectfully. 】
[It claims to be the ‘Kwon Ni Yi’ of the shrine and is responsible for daily social affairs. It has the honor to lead the way for Master Fan of the ‘Wushin-ryu Kendo Hall’. 】
[There is a faint wave of divine power coming from the body of ‘Fire Worshiper Ishiyama Shequan Ni Yi’. Although it is not as powerful as the huge power you feel when you step into the ‘torii’, it should not be underestimated. 】
[As a master, you are naturally well-informed and know that these clergy can borrow the power of the divine realm to bless themselves in the shrine and become extremely powerful.]
[Outside the torii gate of a shrine, you are confident that you can kill the person in front of you with one sword, but inside the shrine, the outcome may have to be decided.]
[You must know that ‘Quan Niyi’ is not the highest-status person in the shrine. 】
[You follow ‘Quan Miyi’ into the shrine...]
[The number of ‘worship halls’ within the shrine is far less numerous than those of large shrines. The small wilderness shrine in front of you only has three ‘worship halls’ dedicated to the gods. 】
[The first two worship halls have staggered brackets and high eaves. Although the scale of the buildings is not large, they still give people a solemn and solemn feeling.]
[As for the worship hall deep in the third shrine, it looks a bit shabby compared to the previous two. Not only is the building standard one size smaller, but it also looks simple and plain, as if the incense has declined...]
[Introduced by ‘Kwon Nie Yi’, the first two worship halls respectively enshrine the two worldly incarnations of the harvest god ‘Amaho Sakidae’. 】
[You follow Quan Miyi into the first worship hall...]
[Entering the worship hall, the divine power that has been surrounding you for a long time disappears, making you feel a little comfortable. 】
[In the worship hall, there are only a few believers who offer incense and one official who provides incense.]
[There is a statue of a girl worshiped on the altar. The girl has a blurred face, wears a bamboo hat on her head, and holds a hoe in the shape of farming. 】
[Quan Youyi would like to introduce to you that this is one of the incarnations of ‘Tensui Sakida’. The image of a young girl represents the return of spring to the earth and the growth of all things. People often come here to worship during spring plowing. 】
[You see several believers taking out their money and putting it carefully into the 'money box' on the side, and then they get incense from the office to worship the gods and worship the power of their own incense.]
[Quan Youyi knows that you have an extraordinary status and it would be unseemly to worship the gods with ordinary believers, so I will take you to visit the next ‘worship hall’ first. 】
[The second worship hall is the same as before. As long as you step into the hall, the divine power surrounding you will disappear. 】
[There are more believers in this temple, and the statues on the altar are different from before.]
[The image is of a plump and graceful mature woman, with her hair wrapped in a sweat scarf, bowing and waving a small sickle in a harvesting shape. 】
[The image of a mature woman as a goddess represents fruitfulness and prosperity. People often worship the statue during the autumn harvest in order to have a healthy family. 】
[Quan You should take you to visit the two worship halls, and then take you to the guest house for a while. After these pilgrims have finished their worship, I will clean the worship hall for Master Fan and let you worship alone...]
"Believers must donate money before offering incense... Could it be that they want to get a big sum of money from me because of my status (sha) and my status (duo)?"
Lin Xun narrowed his eyes. Not to mention that he had joined the camp of the 'Chaos Source Dragon', it was absolutely impossible for him to donate money.
[You left the worship hall under the leadership of Quan Youyi...]
[You look deep into the shrine, at the simple and simple little worship hall. 】
[Quan You should explain that the third 'worship hall' has not been cleaned for a long time and is full of dust, making it temporarily inconvenient to visit and worship.]
[You were interested for a moment, saying you didn’t mind this and wanted to enter the worship hall to have a look.]
[Quan Youyi shook his head and signaled again that the worship hall was not open to the public...]
【Do you want to insist on going to the third worship hall? 】
Lin Xun narrowed his eyes.
This worship hall, which is not open to the public, must have hidden secrets.
If you miss the hidden event, you will be in big trouble.
[You quietly took out 5,000 souls and stuffed them quietly to the ‘Fire Worshiper Shishan Shequan Ni Yi’, saying frankly that you have a firm belief and you will definitely offer a lot of incense.]
[It accepted the spirit without changing its expression, looked around, then firmly shook its head and explained that the worship hall at the deepest part of the shrine is indeed not open to the public and is protected by the power of incense. 】
[Even though it is 'Quan Niyi', it has been in the shrine for more than ten years, but has never been lucky enough to step into it. 】
[Maybe it accepted the spirit and refused Master Fan’s request to visit, which made it a little embarrassed, so it quietly approached your ear and explained softly...]
[It is rumored that the third worship hall enshrines the real statue of ‘Amasui Sakida’. Only the ‘Palace Master’ who is in charge of all affairs in the society and the ‘Kami Lord’ who is responsible for the sacrifices and offerings can enter to worship. 】
[The ‘Palace Secretary’ and the ‘Holy Lord’ also don’t often enter the third worship hall, which causes dust to accumulate in it and needs to be cleaned. 】
[The strange thing is that the two adults did not let others clean it, claiming that being a man would desecrate the statue of God.]
[I think Master Fan also saw a notice recruiting "witches" when he went up the mountain. Shishan Club recruited witches just to clean the third worship hall. Unfortunately, it has been a long time since it recruited a suitable witch...]
[Apostle with many faces, do you want to recommend yourself to Quan Youyi?]
"...I recommend myself. You are really worthy of the game in the underworld."
Lin Xun twitched the corner of his mouth and pressed 'Yes'.
[You took out five thousand spiritual points again and quietly handed it to Quan Youyi. He said in a deep voice, it just so happens that my daughter is naughty and has reached the age of leaving the court, but she has not found a suitable husband. You intend to send her to the shrine to serve her.
The gods are left and right.]
[Quan Youyi was overjoyed when he heard this and couldn't help but sigh. Master Fan has a distinguished status and no need to say much about his wealth. He must meet the conditions for recruiting witches. It seems that the other women running for the election are in vain...]
[You bluntly say that it is better to choose a day than to hit it. Now go back to the kendo hall and let your daughter go up the mountain to participate in the shrine maiden selection. 】
[Of course the other girls to be chosen don’t know that, between you and Quan Miyi, they decided on the candidate for ‘Miko’ in just a few words. 】
[Quan You should have persuaded you to offer incense first, and then invite the rich people. However, you, who are vigorous and resolute, said that you should wait until your maiden becomes a shrine maiden before you go up the mountain to offer incense...]
[You wave goodbye to Quan Miyi and leave the ‘Shishan Society’...]
【……】
Lin Xun waited for a long time, and when he saw that the time was almost up, he found an uninhabited corner and switched bodies.
[You are possessed by the body of the ‘fire-worshiping failed shrine maiden’! 】
The wandering girl's body was still wearing the miko costume used when performing arts.
The witch costumes have been "specially transformed" by Xianxiang. They are full of fashionable style and make people imagine themselves at first sight.
In order not to expose his secret, he put his body into the clothes of a direct disciple of the Kendo Hall and equipped himself with a sword.
In the blink of an eye, she changed from a stumbled woman to a heroic female swordsman.
【……】
[You come to the ‘Shishan Shrine’ again. There is a group of young women gathered at the entrance of the shrine, obviously they are all here to participate in the selection of shrine maidens. 】
[Unlike those women with fair faces and shabby clothes, you are dressed in snow-white clothes, with a sharp sword on your waist, and a jade belt that outlines your slender waist and plump hips. You have bright eyes and a charming smile. You can tell that you are an extraordinary person at a glance.]
[Not only the women waiting for selection were stunned, but even the two ministers at the door had their eyes widened.]
[Not long after, ‘Fire worshipper Shishan Shequan You Yi’ hurried over. 】
[It’s eyes lit up when it saw you, and it quickly announced to everyone that you are the daughter of Master Fan of the ‘Wuxin-ryu Kendo Hall’. Because of your devout faith and wanting to serve the gods, you came to participate in the shrine maiden selection. 】
[As soon as these words came out, all the women in the group were dejected, as if they were mourning for their heirs.]
[While whispering to each other, the sound of whispers came again...]
[…The daughter of Kendo Hall Master Nor is here to join in the fun. Even if she wants to become a shrine maiden, she should go to one of those big shrines.]
[…That’s it, that’s right. It looks like she’s been a noble lady since she was a child. Why is she here to steal the name of a shrine maiden in this small wilderness community? 】
[…Hey, you didn’t know this, right? I heard that the master of the Kendo Hall, Fan, is a guest of the aristocratic ‘Otaki family’ in the city. A strange phenomenon occurred this morning. One day, a stone fell outside, causing the ‘Otaki Mansion’ to go up and down.
No one survived.]
[It must be Otaki’s eldest son who acted arrogantly and made the gods angry and resentful, so the gods brought this disaster...]
[...Yes, this is very reasonable. In order to appease the anger of the gods, Master Fan sent his daughter to the shrine to become a shrine maiden...]
[‘Quan Niyi’’s face darkened and he scolded loudly. 】
[The group of women knew that there was no hope of being elected as a miko, so most of them gave up the campaign and went down the mountain...]
[Only the two women are unwilling to give up and want to continue competing for the position of miko.]
[Unexpectedly, Quan Niyi raised his eyebrows, pointed at the two women, and announced loudly that the two of them were talking nonsense and criticizing the gods in the divine domain, so they were disqualified from running for witches!]
[Soon, the two scolding women were driven off the mountain by their official posts...]
[Quan You should stride forward, put on a smile that you think is chic, and say hello to you...]
"Hiss... everyone else is operating behind the scenes, but you are clearly showing off."
Lin Xun originally wanted to lament the deterioration of the world, but when he thought that he was the beneficiary, he gave up.
[Quan Youyi should lead you into the club, explain to you, and secretly look at you from the corner of your eye...]
[Although there is only one young lady running for shrine maiden now, the basic process ritual still needs to be done again...]
[The young lady is the daughter of a master, with an extraordinary status. She has met the first of the two requirements for a miko.]
[As for the second item, it will take you to verify it right now. Don’t worry, lady, the verification process is private. It’s just you and it, and no one else will know the details...]
Lin Xun had a black question mark on his face.
"Good guy, LSP is talking about you, right?"
This body is the body of a wandering girl, and this job is also the body's specialty.
However, Lin Xun was possessing the body at this time, so he would definitely not let this happen.
Besides, wouldn’t it reveal his true identity if he discovered it?
[You raised your eyebrows, pulled out the knife from your waist, and asked Quan what you meant by this!]
[Quan Youyi widened his eyes, suddenly slapped his forehead, realizing that there was an ambiguity between the words just now, and quickly explained, misunderstanding, misunderstanding!]
[The ritual to test the second condition is to go to the first worship hall and use incense stained with the lady’s blood to worship the girl statue of ‘Amasui Sakida’. If the lady meets the conditions, the smoke rising from the incense will appear red.
, otherwise it is light gray.】
[Quan Youyi is quite displeased to see you, and explains again that such a test ceremony is not a distrust of Miss, but a necessary test process to become a 'witch'. It is just a small Quan Youyi, please don't embarrass Miss...
】
[You were speechless for a long time after hearing this, and could only follow Quan Miyi into the first worship hall...]
[There are no more people offering incense in the worship hall, and the surrounding furnishings have been carefully cleaned. The statue of the girl "Tensui Sakida" on the altar shines brightly. 】
[You should hand over a stick of burning incense and a knife, and ask you to cut your fingertips, dip the incense in blood and light it.]
[The ritual process is extremely simple. Do you want to carry out the ritual, or are you looking for excuses to shirk it? 】
Of course Lin Xun chose the latter.
If you really follow the procedures, with the purity of Yunu's body, you will probably be driven down the mountain...
"I should have gone to Fairyland to find a 'newly made' body."
[You quietly took out five thousand spiritual points and gave it to Quan Miyi...]
[It’s face was filled with shock, and then it withdrew its spirit and looked at you thoughtfully.]
[Quan Youyi smiled softly, stood up and left the worship hall. As he walked, he said, Miss, I'm really sorry. I'm in a hurry, so I'll leave for a while. Please wait here for a cup of tea. 】
[With that said, Shi Shiran left and lightly closed the door of the worship hall, leaving a small crack.]
[You know, this is your accommodation to you. You need to let the red smoke rise from the burning incense within a cup of tea (ten minutes)...]
Lin Xun's first reaction was to hurry down the mountain.
While those women haven't gone far, use their blood to infect the burning incense.
However, this idea was immediately rejected. Through the text information of the underworld game, it can be known that the women who came to the "Shishan Society" to run for shrine maiden were basically girls from the mountain villages.
Under the popularity of the "Ye Zai" custom, except for noble ladies, there are very few women who can retain their perfect bodies before leaving the court.
Instead of going to find those women, it's better to give Quan Niyi more spirituality.
He thought for a long time, but still couldn't think of a way.
"How about giving up Quan Youyi and forcibly entering the third worship hall?"
After thinking about it, I feel that the situation is not at the end of the road yet, and even if we kill 'Quan Niyi', there are still senior clergy such as 'Palace Secretary' and 'God Master' above it.
Fighting in someone else's lair, while someone else has the buff of divine power, is a big disadvantage.
Don't be tough if you can outwit...
Suddenly, Lin Xun's eyes lit up.
There is also a body of 'Same Princess Deep Sea' inside the body. Wouldn't the blood of this body be able to solve the problem at hand?
[You are possessed by the body of ‘Same Princess Deep Sea’! 】
[You bite your fingertips hard, and bright red blood flows out. Pick up the burning incense and smear the blood...]
【……】
[The purple-red burning incense has soaked into the blood and turned into deep red.]
[The sound of footsteps came from outside the door of the worship hall. It sounded like Quan Miyi was back!]
Lin Xun quickly operated and switched bodies again.
[You are possessed by the body of the ‘fire-worshiping failed shrine maiden’! 】
[Quan Youyi pushed the door open and saw that the incense in your hand was soaked in blood. It smiled with satisfaction and stepped forward to take the incense...]
[It recited an obscure incantation, and the incense burned spontaneously without fire. For a while, smoke lingered in the hall...]
[You and Quan You should widen your eyes at the same time, because the smoke from burning incense is not red, but dark gray, so gray that you can hardly recognize it as gray smoke.]
【……】
[Quan Youyi covered his forehead and was silent for a long time before sighing, Miss, please go back...]
Lin Xun's head was covered with black lines, and veins were pulsing on his forehead.
"Damn...what has this mermaid done before?"
"Secretly having a silver party at the bottom of the sea, right?!"
He was almost so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven.