I’m a Witch In Dongying

Of course……

From another perspective, these things are also evidence of the collusion between Ye Shanhui and Bai Lianzong.

It is impossible to sue Bai Lianzong based on such an oral material as evidence, but it provides a direction for the investigation. So Bai Shuiqiu sorted out the information in different categories, and then wrote it down in a small notebook, planning to wait a while and hand it over to the countermeasure team.

Well, take a copy and give it to Keiko to see if she can play a role in the latter...

On the other side, Chiyo had already contacted Keisuke Jindai.

However, the head of the Jindai Foundation is not currently in Chiba Prefecture, but is negotiating business with other companies in Yokohama, and is expected to return on the Obon Day. According to Keisuke Jindai himself, he planned to wait until after seeing Jindai Fumyama before leaving for a visit to Tenme Shrine.

It was not a few days anyway, Bai Shuiqiu was not very worried.

The investigation on her side has temporarily stalled, and Asakura Mami hasn't made any further progress. As the festival approaches, some members of the countermeasure team have also started taking vacations.

Especially the members of the special service team responsible for the closure of the mountain in the Lantern Mountain area have been in the mountainous area for nearly a month since the two days when the black mud incident broke out, and they have been supervised in high-intensity shifts 24 hours a day. They are exhausted by this time. It was unbearable, and it was indeed time to change posts and let them go home and rest for a few days.

In order to avoid any bad situation during the Obon festival due to the weak defense force, Asakura Asami decided to personally take a group of people there and stay on duty at the foot of Lantern Mountain for a week.

Asakura Asami took this approach for good reasons-

"The Obon Festival" is also the "Chinese Yuan Festival".

In ancient legends, this day was the day when the "Ghost Gate" was opened, and the dead in the Hades returned to their hometowns through Santuchuan and reunited with the living.

Although the ghost gate in folklore should not be the same concept as the "Yellow Spring Gate", but...

Since such a rumor has spread, it shows that there is a trace.

From the perspective of the five elements of yin and yang, the strength of yin and yang changes in real time. Every day at three noon is the time when yang is at its peak, and when the sun sets in the evening, yin will become stronger, that is, The so-called "time of the devil", as for the "time of the devil" on the day of the Zhongyuan Festival every year, is the time of the year when the yin energy is the strongest and the yang energy is the weakest.

Perhaps, during this period of time, the gate of the Yellow Springs will become extremely loose, and even when it has not been opened, a long and narrow gap will be opened, allowing some evil spirits to sneak over from the world on the other side to what humans live in. The current world is making waves.

In the Lantern Mountain in previous years, there was a seal left by Shirasui Sana that year, so we can always be in peace.

But now, the black mud has already broken through the seal once, even if it has been repaired by Rain Girl, it is not the same in theory.

If the seal is loosened again on the day of Zhongyuan Festival...

Presumably, it won't calm down as easily as last time.

Therefore, Asakura Asami set out to go to Lantern Mountain, and specially came to Tenme Shrine to meet Shirasui Qiu, and explained the relevant situation in advance.

"...It stands to reason that there is a double seal placed by Senior Sana and I. This time there shouldn’t be any serious problems. At most, the black mud will be agitated when the Yin Qi is at its peak, and try to break the seal again, but everything There is always a case in which the worst must be taken into account before the action begins.

If it really comes to a critical juncture, the black mud cracks the seal again, and the people of the Bailianzong and the Jiuju faction take advantage of the void and try to open the door of the yellow spring in the black pool, it depends on me and Suzuki and others. , I'm afraid I can't cope with it.

At that time, I will trouble Sister Xiaoqiu, and let the Shijin behind you make another move. "

When she said this, Asakura Asami's tone seemed particularly solemn.

"I will tell her."

Bai Shuiqiu also nodded seriously.

She was actually a little skeptical that the "Shiki God" mentioned by Asakura Asami's mouth might not be the blue heron fire commonly believed in the spiritual world, but the rain girl who is now sleeping.

From the contacts in the past two months, although the girl looks carefree, she is actually quite delicate in her mind. It is even possible to see from the traces left on Lantern Mountain that she fought against the black mud and sealed it that day. The latter is not Qingluhuo, but it didn't say it was broken.

But the problem is that Rain Girl hasn't woken up yet.

Jiufeng Shion stays in Kyoto again, and I don’t know when he will come back. Therefore, the Shikigami that Bai Shuiqiu can manipulate now is the wind raccoon. I want little things to fight against the monsters on Lantern Mountain. It’s a bit strong. It's hard for the demon.

Therefore, if the situation is really critical when Mami said, Bai Shuiqiu can only go to battle in person.

After Asakura Asami explained the matter, she took Ito Genichiro and left in a hurry.

Bai Shuiqiu, after thinking about it for a while, temporarily pressed down his worried thoughts, and instead focused most of his attention on the preparations for the Rain God Festival.

In any case, as long as the black mud does not break out, the most important thing right now is to complete this daily task.

Only by getting as many quest rewards as possible, is it possible to try to solve the black mud, and now she, even if she goes to Lantern Mountain again, can do nothing more than Asakura Asami many.

Mime private 580

The origin of the Rain God Festival actually has a long history.

As early as the Asuka era when the people's wisdom was ignorant, the "Rain Master God" was once the dragon **** who held the hands of the mountains and forests and waters, and was worshipped by a large number of people.

At that time, the Rain God Festival was mainly for "praying for rain", that is, through some blessing gathering activities, asking the gods to protect the surrounding areas in the coming year to make the weather smooth and let the crops get a good harvest.

This is also the priesthood that most agricultural gods initially assumed.

However, in modern times, mankind has mastered the principles of many natural phenomena, including rainfall, and can even use a large number of scientific and technological methods to ensure that farmland is no longer affected by drought. In this way, the role of agricultural gods has gradually been diminished. , Can only slowly expand business to other areas.

For example, the **** of Inari is also the patron saint of industry, commerce, construction and other industries.

In addition, there are many shrines where more than one deity is enshrined. For example, Kifune Shrine in Kyoto also enshrines the gods of water gods Takaryu and Dark Dragon, as well as the goddess of wreckage, the goddess of Kokutoki, and the **** of Tamaki. Customers can find the corresponding **** in the shrine for whatever wish they wish to pray for.

However, Tenme Shrine does not have so many fancy operations.

There is only one rain master god.

And the priesthood that he is responsible for is only the most basic rain.

But this kind of thing is not fixed. The key lies in the ability to compose stories. In theory, as long as there is enough eloquence, plus ample publicity resources, even if Yaki Orochi is named "the **** of love" Numbers are not difficult.

——Actually, Yachi Osna really made a match, that is, in the era of mythology recorded in "Kojiki", he used his own lives to match Susanoo and his wife Qi Inada Hime, and by the way I gave a "Tian Cong Yun Sword" as a gift. From this point of view, it can really be regarded as the first generation of Yue Lao in the Dongying mythology system...

Therefore, Shirasuiqiu also has some preliminary plans for his shrine.

First of all, it is natural to use the Rain God Festival to stabilize the growing popularity of the shrine during this time.

Secondly, she plans to wait for some time to have spare money in her hand, so she will find someone to compile some historical allusions and humanistic anecdotes, and then burn them on the stone tablets, and then use some method to make them old and make them look like unearthed cultural relics. On both sides of the way to the shrine, it should be possible to add some "historical heritage" to the shrine, which is enough to bluff people if you want to...

However, this kind of thing is certainly not cheap to make, and with the current savings of Tenme Shrine, most of it is not enough.

Especially the holding of the festival itself is very expensive. The millions of yuan that Bai Shuiqiu has saved during this period, plus the operating income of the shrine this month, is estimated to be just enough. Some places may need to be as frugal as possible.

In this regard, Bai Shuiqiu has a special idea...

From about a week before Obon, the preparations for the Rain God Festival have been in full swing.

Bai Shuiqiu first carried out the mikoshi in the treasure hall.

——Similar to the Gion Festival in Kyoto, on the day of the Rain God Festival, the **** of the Rain God Festival must be "please" out of the main hall and go around Tianmu Mountain.

It's just different from the ancient cultural relic level mikoshi and roller car at Yasaka Shrine. The mikoshi at Tenme Shrine looks very shabby. There is no brocade or other decorations. It is just an ordinary wooden sedan chair, even due to long-term wear and tear. Because of this, the wood in some places has dried and cracked, and the original color cannot be seen.

Bai Shuiqiu carefully wiped the mikoshi with a towel, and then walked around the thing again, beating and beating a few times to confirm that it would not suddenly fall apart during the transportation.

Then, they took out classical instruments such as Taiko and Shamisen from the dusty corner one by one.

These classical musical instruments are all needed when the festival is held.

The same towels were dipped in clean water, and after carefully wiping them clean, they tried them again one by one.

Well, Taiko drums can still make a normal sound.

Pipa and Shakuhachi are fine, it seems that they have not been completely scrapped.

It’s just that the strings of the shamisen look rough, as if they are about to break. The pitch does not sound very accurate, but the problem is not big. After all, the festival is not a professional concert, and there is no requirement for the performance level. So high, mainly depends on the atmosphere, as long as the atmosphere and emotions are in place, the accuracy of the tone is second...

When Bai Shuiqiu's body was still young, he followed Chiyo and his late grandfather to learn these musical instruments one by one.

But only to the extent that he can play a fixed number of tunes.

However, even if her skill is very good, it is actually not useful. After all, the Baishui family only has her own maiden. She is responsible for the Kagura dance and some related ceremonies when praying. It is impossible to hold a lute while playing. Jump, that would be too weird...

In the Rain God Festival in the past few years, Chiyo has always come forward to find some old people who are good at these ancient instruments in the nearby town, and help to play at the festival. Together with the dead grandfather, it can be regarded as a fixed festival band. .

However, in recent years, these old people have become very old. Some of them have died one after another. The rest of them are not comfortable with their legs and feet, and there is no one who inherited the craftsmanship from their descendants, so it is difficult to get together. Qi Yuan's team. Bai Shuiqiu's expression was a bit tangled when he learned this from his grandmother.

Or, spend money to invite a few teachers to rehearse for two days at a musical instrument shop in the city?

The pitch of the instrument itself is not good enough. If even the people are not uniform, and there are only a few sparse, then it looks a bit too shabby.

"In this regard, I can help think of a solution."

After learning this information, Keiko Kamashiro volunteered: "There are several masters who are good at classical musical instruments in Chiba City. I visited with my grandfather when I was a child. The relationship with my family is fairly harmonious. If Qiujiang If you don’t have enough people on your side, I can take time to go there and invite them over.

As for the cost...

After all, it’s just a one-time activity. It doesn’t cost much. If it doesn’t work, please bring back the disciples trained by them. Anyway, those masters are not too young, but those disciples are in their prime of life, as long as the remuneration is slightly higher than the market price. A little bit, they should be happy to come and help. "

"Yes?"

Bai Shuiqiu was a little moved.

She is actually not afraid of spending money.

Tenmoku Shrine has been in decline for many years, and now it is just starting to get better, and I have some savings on hand. It is not good to be extravagant, but it depends on where the money is spent.

The main purpose of this rain **** festival is to complete the system tasks. Under this premise, the completion of the festival needs to be increased as much as possible. Therefore, more funds and energy are invested in advance, which may be reflected in Regarding the final task reward, if you spend more money to make the quality of the task reward higher, then it is worth the money.

Thinking of this, Bai Shuiqiu readily agreed to Keiko Kanda's proposal, and entrusted the girl with the matter of contacting the masters.

And she herself took Hyuga Asuka, Kanako and others, and began to concentrate on cleaning the rooms in the shrine.

Behind the courtyard of Tenmu Shrine, there are actually several vacant houses, but because the people are declining and have been uninhabited for a long time, they have basically been reduced to storage rooms for piles of debris. As the years passed, every corner of the house was covered with spider webs. When I first opened the door and entered, I could even see the dust on the floor rising several feet high.

Sweeping a room is also a sweeping, and a full sweeping is also sweeping, so Bai Shuiqiu simply came for a big cleaning.

After all the places that can be cleaned are cleaned up, the next step is to consider the many decorations and pendants needed at the festival.

Some of these things are inherently present in the shrine.

The other part needs to be purchased from outside professional channels.

Chiyo has always been responsible for this aspect, but this time, Bai Shuiqiu took the initiative to accept it. After getting the purchase list from his grandmother, it took another one or two days to travel in several cities around Narita. After running around, I bought back the things I needed, and put them in the right place one by one.

This job can be regarded as manual work.

Some ornaments hanging above the eaves need to climb up and down the ladder.

Considering the safety issue, Keiko Kamishiro discouraged Bai Shuiqiu's plan to do it on her own, and then through Ryoko recruited a few "handymen" from outside to take all the physical work at a price that was 20% lower than the market price.

Then these "handymen" began to move the newly prepared Zhuliansheng, Yubi, mikoshi and other objects to suitable places under Bai Shuiqiu's command, and by the way several old houses that had been in disrepair. , As well as the wooden corridors, eaves, and floors inside and outside, have also been repaired.

Of course……

Said to be a "handyman", but Bai Shuiqiu also recognized that most of these guys were from the Qiuyue group.

However, their identities are formal employees of a construction company in Chiba Prefecture, and this company does exist, and it is registered in related parts. It is one of the industries opened by the Akizuki group after the whitewashing. The boss It is the current leader of the Akizuki group, Akiyama Motoya.

In order to conceal the tattoos on their bodies, the members of the Qiuyue team are all wearing thick maintenance uniforms, including their arms, but their fierce aura cannot be concealed anyway, especially among them, the two Black Wood Dadou. The meter-high man, even in dirty maintenance uniforms, looks like a burly brown bear, and seems to be able to twist the heads of guests off at any time.

Among the guests in the shrine, there were a few more enthusiastic, who quietly ran to Bai Shuiqiu during the worship, reminding her to check the identity of these handymen and not to be mixed in by unknown gang members.

For these reminders, Bai Shuiqiu smiled and thanked them one by one, saying that they would follow the reminders and verify them.

But actually...

These guys were originally members of the gang, so there was no need for verification.

However, because the figures of Kuroki Dato and others are too conspicuous, when they worked in the shrine, they naturally attracted more people's attention. When someone asked, Shirasuiqiu and Hyuga Asuka and others told them that they were coming soon. The "Rain God Festival" was promoted, and a wave of enthusiasm was raised in advance.

Two days before the Obon Festival, Akiyama Motoya himself also came to "supervise" for a long time, and by the way, he said hello to Keiko Kandaro and Shiraito.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bai Shuiqiu pulled the gangster aside and said a few things about the [Shengjin Talisman].

——This is the "special idea" she gave birth to before.

The income from the operation of the shrine is small and long, and it is better in the long-term stability, but it cannot solve the short-term problem of lack of money in the Tenmou Shrine. Since the Great Sage Bailian can make a huge amount of money from the Yeshanhui by selling those messy medicinal pills, she can also use these talismans in exchange for the expenditures of the shrine.

Among the people Bai Shuiqiu knew, the Shendai Foundation was naturally the richest, but because of Keiko's relationship, it was always embarrassing to talk about money.

As a local snake in Narita City, the Qiuyue team is also wealthy and has worked with her several times. They are trustworthy partners. From the latter, Bai Shuiqiu has no psychological pressure.

At the moment, Bai Shuiqiu said his intention concisely.

Akiyama Motoya listened in silence, frowning:

"...Miss Bai Shui is saying that you have a special kind of talisman you want to sell to us. After use, that kind of talisman can strengthen the skin of the whole body to the point of steel, and even block bullets?"

"If it is a small-caliber pistol bullet, it shouldn't be a problem to block it."

Bai Shuiqiu recalled his previous fight against Ye Shanhui, and gestured a few times:

"I haven't tried a rifle or a submachine gun, but at least the first shot can definitely be blocked. Even if it is hit, it will not be killed immediately. As for household kitchen knives, daggers, and samurai knives, they need to be held in both hands. Under the circumstances, it is possible to break the defense with more than six consecutive stabbings with relatively large strength...

I think for you, the performance of this kind of talisman should be enough in a general weapon fight scene. "

Dongying's gun control is very strict, even if it is a gang rage, it is generally based on cold weapons.

If a pistol can be involved, it is already a major case, enough to be targeted by the police for a few months of thorough investigation.