Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 218 Hangu
Starting from Gion, after walking quite a distance, the team of spiritual sensers finally arrived at Shijo Karasuma.

According to the order of the Gion Festival Yamahoko parade last year, they will visit 33 "Gion Festival Preservation Clubs" that preserve everything from long knife hoko, Hakoya hoko to Jomyoyama and Ofuna hoko.

The Preservation Association is an organizational form of private spontaneous protection and inheritance, and its members are basically composed of old residents of the local Honmachi of Kyoto.For the "mountain" or "hoko" passed down from generation to generation, the preservation will have absolute autonomy, and they can even decide not to participate in the Gion Festival;

Even in the face of the psychics who are familiar with ghosts and gods, the members of the Preservation Society can't say how polite they are-especially the group of psychics who are in a trance and seem to be out of place.

"These witches and priests are here again..."

"Why do you show such a sleepwalking expression? It's really worrying. Are you doing your duty?"

"Forget it, it's like this every year..."

Complaints are nothing but complaints, and the people from the Preservation Association still led them to the places where Yamahoko was preserved in their respective towns.

The warehouse of the Nagatohoko Preservation Association is tall and open, and the front and rear doors of the warehouse are open in order to welcome the long line of psychics.

The enlightened ones entered in a file, entered from the main entrance, passed the display stand with disassembled long swords in the middle, and then went out through the back door. There was almost no pause, and no one looked at the long swords in the middle. In an eerie silence.

Until one of the figures walked out of the team and stopped in front of the booth.

"..."

The member of the Preservation Society standing in front of the booth was an old man with gray hair.This was the first time he encountered such a situation, and he froze for a moment before speaking.

"What, so you are alive."

"..."

Looking away from the long knife lying horizontally in the middle of the booth, Soya smiled at him, "Excuse me."

Another figure stopped beside him, took his arm, and then greeted the old man in front of him.

"Mr. Matsuda, long time no see."

"..."

Matsuda was taken aback again, "Oh, Miss Tachibana...I really didn't expect to see you here."

"Over 40 years, no, over 50 years later, you are still as young as before."

Tangerine Tianzi smiled slightly, and hugged his arms tightly.

"Hate...don't expose my age in front of boys, I'm a bit interested in him."

"Ah, sorry..."

Matsuda looked at Soya who turned his eyes to the sky, and felt a little emotional.

"When I met Miss Orange for the first time, I was not eligible to join the Preservation Club. I was just an ordinary handyman, probably around his age."

Tangerine Emperor nodded, "Time has passed in the blink of an eye. Mr. Matsuda is already a director now, isn't he planning to retire from the Preservation Committee yet?"

"I'll keep doing it until I can't do it anymore." The old man puffed up his chest and said with his eyes wide open.

"Okay." Tianzi Orange smiled lightly, "Then I wish you a long life."

Sogu couldn't help but look at the old man in front of him more, wondering whether the blessing of the creation god could really prolong his life.

After leaving the booth here, the two returned to the team and continued to move towards the next Hangu Hoko, which was said to be based on the historical records of Meng Changjun, the dog stealing the chicken and leaving the Hangu Pass, with the intention of eliminating disasters.

Walking out of the warehouse, Tachibana Tenko was still holding Soya's arm.With a breath, the heat caused by physical contact under the blazing sun will be dispelled.

Soya didn't intend to struggle either, in order to free Kyoko and several other acquaintances from Kong Huanxi's dream, this was a small price he should pay.

【"Let this child go? That's not okay."】

Tachibana Tenko said that Kyoko, who is only 17 years old this year, is an active torturer rarely seen in Kinki. She is extremely serious about the monthly begging ceremony, and she cannot let her go easily.

【"However, if Fang Ming agrees to accompany me to visit the 33 Yamahoko, I will let her have an ordinary dream."】

Soya could only agree, and incidentally offered to let the other witches go, and Tachibana Tianzi readily agreed.

"Kyoko..."

Following up with Kyoko who had already come forward, Soya shook her hand, but did not receive any response.

"Fang Ming can do whatever she wants to do with her now." Tian Zi incited beside her.

He shook his head and had no other thoughts now.

"Then let go." She hugged his arm, "Fangming is with me now. Holding other girls' hands doesn't count."

Soya let go of his hand, walked to the front, and returned to his original position.

Following the team, they walked along the street for a while, and the two arrived at the second warehouse where Yamaboko was kept.

The huge sacrificial float has not yet been assembled, and the various parts are displayed on the booth. There are no rivets, and they are all spliced ​​and fixed by mortise and tenon and hemp rope.After assembly, the total weight of the float can reach tens of tons, and it is driven and turned entirely by human traction.

Soya stopped in front of the booth and looked up for a while.

"Hakoya Hoko..."

Tianzi Ju stood beside him, looking at the same joint with him.

"Unlike me, Mr. Mengchang was able to escape from Hangu Pass with the help of the doorman, the dog, and the rooster crowing. Unlike me, he couldn't escape no matter what he did."

"..."

"However, I still have Fangming."

Turning her eyes, she smiled at him.

"The only person who can help me escape from that 'Hangu Pass' is Fang Ming."

The 33 Yamaboko are stored in the warehouses of the Gion Festival Preservation Association in each town, and the distance between them varies from near to far.

And because the team of psychics needs to take into account the emotions of each preservation society, they can only visit in order according to the order of the Yamaboko parade last year.Even if there are two Yamahoko warehouses next to each other, they can only stay away from each other, otherwise it will cause dissatisfaction from the preservation society.

Following the team, he visited all 33 Yamahoko warehouses. Soya no longer remembers how many times he walked, and the time has come to three or four o'clock in the afternoon.

After walking out of Ofunahoko's warehouse, even though he was hungry and exhausted, he still looked back.

The exquisite and gorgeous Ofuna Hoko was rebuilt a few years ago, and the Gion Festival has also been restored to the original form of the front and rear festivals due to the restoration of Ofuna Hoko.

"teacher."

Glancing at the dazed maiden, Soya looked at Tachibana Tenko next to him, "The 33 Yamahokos have been visited, can we wake them up from their dreams now?"

She looked over, "Fang Ming thinks this is the end?"

"What else?"

"They have to go back to the Yasaka Shrine and report to the gods: all the demons and monsters will be wiped out, and the Gion Festival will proceed as scheduled."

Zongya breathed a sigh of relief, but it wouldn't take too long to go back the same way.

"Ok."

Leaving Shijo Karasuma, the team of miko and priests did not stop for a moment, and walked along Shijo to the Gion area.

Pulling Soya, Tachibana didn't say anything all the way until he reached the Shijo Bridge again.

"Fang Ming."

After crossing the bridge, she stopped at the head of the bridge, raised her finger and pointed to the river bank below, and smiled at him again.

"I'm here to fulfill the promise."

"..."

Soya looked at her, then at Kyoko.

Tianzi Ju didn't take it seriously, "Does Fangming want to take a walk with Jingzi more, then let her follow."

Soya didn't have time to refuse, so she turned around and went down.

After leaving the team, the dazed Kyoko followed.

Walking up the embankment, even though Kyoko walked freely, Soya still couldn't feel completely at ease.After all, if you leave the team, the people on the embankment may not take the initiative to give way.

Tianzi Ju didn't make things difficult for him, he let go of his hands and walked in front, letting him take care of Jingzi.

"After walking for a day, I'm a little hungry."

"There is a restaurant over there, teacher can..."

"I'm tired of eating." She turned her head, "Now I want to eat the rice ball Fang Ming brought."

Zong Gu was startled, then nodded.

"But the rice balls were left in the car in the bag..."

Before he finished speaking, Tianzi Ju raised his arm suddenly, and opened his hand to the sky.

The next moment, the rice ball that appeared almost out of thin air fell into her hands.

"Is this it?" Tianzi Ju turned the rice ball in his hand.

"..."

After watching for a while, Soya nodded slowly.

Peeling off the plastic wrap, she took a bite out of the rice ball.

"Well……"

Tangerine Tianzi nodded while eating, "It was done with care, and it suits my taste. Could it be that Fang Ming expected to meet me here from the beginning?"

"Do not……"

"I'm happier saying 'yes' at times like this."

"Yes."

She smiled, but stopped eating.

Walking up to Kyoko, she divided the rice ball into two halves, giving one half to her and the other half to Soya.

"You're probably hungry too."

Picking up the rice ball, Kyoko ate slowly.

After looking at her for a while, Soya, who had been hungry all day, was no longer polite.

Tangerine turned around and continued on.

Walking on the embankment of the Kamo River, the wind blows in gusts, the setting sun is shining, and the river is flowing with glittering broken gold.

The people who came and went couldn't see Tianzi Ju, and all their eyes fell on the priestess and priest who were walking and nibbling rice balls, curious about their identities in their hearts.

Going up Hebei, half a rice ball won't take long to eat, and Tangerine Tianzi didn't stop until he reached the bridge connecting Sanjo.

"I've walked a lot and I'm tired."

Looking at the setting sun that was about to go down the mountain, she looked back at Sogu, "That's it for today."

He nodded, "OK."

"that is it?"

Soya opened his mouth, and then said: "I enjoyed visiting Kyoto with my teacher."

Tangerine laughed a few times, turned around and walked down the embankment, and got into the taxi that had been waiting for a long time.

"See you next time...it won't be long."

(End of this chapter)