Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 216
Dozens of young children from Nagatohoko Town, with white faces, gathered in front of the main hall of Yasaka Shrine, praying to the main worship god, the Gion Festival, that the next month-long Gion Festival will be free from disasters. It is difficult to go on smoothly, and it is "Nagadao Hoko-machi Yuqiandu".

The "Nagatohoko" preserved in the town of Nagatohoko, as its name suggests, is a long sword that reaches the sky after assembly. It means to use the edge to eliminate evil. It has always been the first to appear in the festival, and there is no need to participate in the second Lottery to decide Yamaboko parade order on day.

The sun rose gradually, and the prayer ceremony did not last long.

With the sound of the gong drum, the children who were about the same age as Yuzi exited the arena, while sneaking eyes at the adults surrounding them, they quickly disappeared at the end of the path.

"ended."

Kyoko exhaled lightly, turned his gaze, and suddenly found that Sogu beside him looked a little dazed.

"Songya-san?"

"..."

After recovering, he stared at her for a while instead.

"What's wrong?" Kyoko asked.

Soya shook his head, then looked at the Gionzo main hall in front of him, "Is this the end?"

"Well. Because the Gion Festival lasts for a whole month, there are actually not many ceremonies that are scattered into a single day."

The ceremonies and visits organized by the Kinki Reijutsu Organization are not part of the ritual content of the Gion Festival.

Kyoko looked at him, still concerned, "Did Soya-san feel something?"

Zongya pursed his lower lip, "It was just a sudden dizziness."

"real or fake?"

Minami Noma looked over, "You've just stood there for a while, and you're dizzy, and you're going to visit 33 Yamahoko warehouses, aren't you trying to be lazy?"

"Do not……"

Soya raised his head slightly, squinted his eyes and looked at the dazzling sun in mid-air.

The sunlight shone unobstructed on his black sacrificial clothes like solar panels, transferring heat to his heart's content, and when he came back to his senses, he was already drenched in sweat.

Everything that happened just now, as well as the coldness of that moment, seemed to be just an illusion.

"It's all right now."

Not long after the children in Nagatohoko retreated, the group of spiritual beings gathered in the Yasaka Shrine also began to flow slowly.

Someone was watching from the sidelines, and the priestesses and priests from various shrines gradually lined up, leaving the shrine from the west gate in turn, and walked along Shijo Karasuma, which leads to the other side of the Kamo River.

The 33 Yamabokos are stored in warehouses in various towns around Shijo Karasuma. They are still being disassembled and will not be taken out until the Mid-month Yoshiyama Festival. They will be assembled in each town for the Yamahoko parade on the [-]th. .

Walking through Gion, Soya passed the entrance of Hanami Koji, and then walked through the stone path leading to Shirakawa. The red-painted stone bridge guardrail at the corner is bright and eye-catching.

The speed of the team of spiritual sensers is not fast. Compared with the ceremony, it is more like a tourist strolling for sightseeing.

Looking at the team wearing the same uniforms, Soya whispered, "Is this a high school student's school trip?"

Kyoko smiled, and did not let go of his hand.

"By the way, where did Kyoko's school go on the middle school school trip?"

She thought for a while, "Kanagawa."

"People from Kansai go to Kanto, and people from Kanto go to Kansai... People from the Northeast like me will probably go to Tokyo or Kanagawa as well."

Kyoko nodded, followed his words, and imagined the scene where the two met in Kanagawa.

"But I went to Huangquan."

"..."

The team continued to move forward, and many people stopped by the side of the road to watch the spectacle of the parade of witches and priests.

Although this is not a tradition of the Gion Festival itself, most ordinary people do not know about it, especially foreign tourists.

"It's this time again..."

"The Gion Festival is about to begin."

"It's July."

After reaching the Shijo Bridge, passing in front of the tall South Block, Soya stopped at the intersection.

The red and green changed, and the traffic stopped, and the spiritual sensers crossed the road and walked onto the four bridges.

The Kamogawa below is turbulent, making a cheerful sound.

It has been sunny for a few days, and the river water that had soared a few days ago has become shallow again, and the exposed stones have turned white from the sun.There are green grass on both sides of the river bank, and people come and go on the embankment, walking or sitting, which looks very pleasant.

"If it's still early after the end, I'd like to come over for a walk too."

Looking into the distance along the embankment, Soya lightly squeezed the hands he was holding, "Do you want to be together?"

"Hehe." The person beside him chuckled and quickly responded, "Okay."

"..."

Sogu felt a chill run down his spine, and turned his head abruptly.

"teacher……"

Tang Tianzi smiled at him, "Although I'm a bit shy, I agreed to Fang Ming's invitation."

"..."

Looking down at the hands that were holding each other, Soya didn't have the slightest impression of ever letting go of his hands.

He turned his head again, Jingzi hadn't disappeared, just behind him, still holding Yuzi in his hand.

Although the two sisters were not as sluggish as they were in the shrine just now, they were still in a daze, turning a blind eye to him and the Tachibana Emperor who didn't know when he had changed his mind.

The same is true for the other spiritual beings around.

By this time, Soya finally understood Minami Noma's warning beforehand.

"At Yasaka Shrine just now..."

"Did Fangming really notice it?" Tianzi Ju said, "If I don't make some preparations, it would be a bit troublesome for me now to influence so many people who are spiritually aware at once."

"Why did the teacher do this?"

"I'll tell you that later."

Zonggu pursed his lips, let go of his hand, and she held it up again, looking at him with a smile on his face.

"Will Fangming hold my hand?"

"……No."

He dare not be unwilling.

After crossing the Shijo Bridge, Kamogawa was left behind, and Soya was already beginning to regret the promise he had just made.

"Is the teacher's trip over yet?"

"more or less."

Tangerine Tianzi smiled, "I thought that the Gion Festival here is about to start, so I came here specially to join in the fun. In fact, there are only a few things to look forward to in a year."

"yes."

"Although I'm almost tired of this kind of unchanging festival, there are some things like this: not only to see how boring its continuation is, but also how to fill in the extra gap without it .”

She raised her other hand, grabbed it in front of her eyes, and held the air in front of her eyes.

"Visible boredom is better than the emptiness of having nothing to do, let alone the emptiness of not knowing what to do... Do you think so?"

Soya pursed his lower lip, "Yes."

After passing the Kamo River, there is Shijo Kawaramachi.Going along Shijo Street, the destination of this trip, Karasuma Street, is still a short walk away.

Although the psychics were in a trance and lost consciousness, they still walked steadily and knew when to move forward and when to stop.

The queue extending into a long line was so calm that there was no wave.

Soya looked back at Wang Jingzi again, but she lowered her eyes and didn't even look at him.

"They are dreaming." Tang Tianzi said.

"Dream?"

Instead of explaining, she asked, "Do you want to wake her up?"

Soya didn't agree immediately, but thought for a while, "Will it return to normal after waking up?"

Ju Tianzi looked at him, his eyes rolling.

"Whether it's back to normal, I don't know."

"..."

Soya felt that it was better not to take risks.

"Fang Ming keeps turning his head. It seems that you care about this child very much."

"Ah."

"Is it boys who care about girls?"

"Yes."

Tangerine Tianzi moved closer, "Like it?"

Sogu looked up at her, but nodded.

"I'm kind of jealous."

He tensed up for a moment, "Teacher..."

"Relax." Tianzi Ju smiled, as if she just wanted to observe his nervous reaction, "I won't do anything to her."

"Actually, I have already seen that Fang Ming's heart is no longer in me—the eyes of a god can see through everything."

Zong Gu was startled.In Yuedu's mouth, he also heard the same words.

"yes……"

"I can also see that Fang Ming's heart is not only on her."

He fell silent and didn't answer.

Did Ling tell her about Hongzi?

"Like Ling." Tianzi Ju looked at him, "If Fang Ming says he doesn't like Ling, the teacher will be angry."

Although it was an unexpected name, Soya did not deny it.

"No. To me, the bell is as important as the teacher."

Tangerine Emperor laughed and shook his head again.

"Although part of it is a lie, it still makes people happy to hear it."

"..."

She didn't say which part was a lie, and Soya wouldn't take the initiative to explain it, and let it go with silence.

"Since I adopted Bell, over two hundred years ago, I have never seen her care so much about others..."

Ju Tianzi looked at him, "Will Fang Ming let Ling down again?"

Zong Gu was startled, a little dazed.

"again?"

(End of this chapter)