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Chapter 297 Neutrality (Gong Sound)

A few minutes later, the same three people came to Guanxu's study again: Guanxu, Daxi, and Huiyuanchu.

Guan Xu once again sat down on the only sofa in the room arrogantly, leaving the two guests aside.

Daxi turned to Hui Yuanchu very naturally and said, "Mr. Hui Yuan, I want to hear what you have seen and heard in Ping An Jing these days."

Haiyuan was naturally fine, so he briefly recounted what he saw and heard, including the first few fights between him and Rika, later his encounter with the Tsuchimikado brothers and sisters, and then the battle with the Shamosha of the Yasaka lineage. And a series of things including meeting the craftsman again.

After listening, Daxi fell into deep thought, then sighed and said slowly: "So that's it, the King of Heaven has..."

"No, King Gion is still alive." Guanxu said with certainty.

The other two people immediately turned around and looked at Guan Xu with surprise on their faces.

But Guan Xu hasn't finished speaking yet.

He leaned forward, rested his elbows on his thighs, intertwined his hands to support his chin, and frowned: "And--"

"It's not just the King of Gion."

"In fact - the entire ceremony has not been running well so far. Compared with the same stage in the past, the mortality rate is far lower than expected."

Guan Xu frowned and said in a low voice: "...But, it is already 'neutral'."

"Neutral?" Hui Yuanchu didn't understand.

Guan Xu glanced at him contemptuously.

"It's a saying in the tea ceremony." But he explained it anyway.

After all, although this man hates everything in the world, he doesn't mind spending too much time teaching others.

"A tea ceremony can be divided into two stages: 'first seat' and 'back seat'. In the first seat stage, it is mainly 'welcoming guests', 'first tea' and 'tea food'. In the back seat stage, it is 'strong tea' ', 'Post Carbon' and 'Bocha'.

"And what connects the first seat and the back seat is 'neutral'.

"At this stage, the guests will be invited to the outdoor tea garden to rest and enjoy the scenery. The host will take this opportunity to quickly rearrange and decorate the tea room. Until everything is ready, he will strike the gong according to the agreed striking method. Notify guests to seat again.

"... You should understand that the tea ceremony is not just about drinking tea and chatting, but an important ceremony. Therefore, not only do the participants have cumbersome regulations on their words and deeds, but also on the spiritual level. It is even more important not to slack off.

“Therefore, for both the host and the guests, ‘neutral’ is specially set aside during tea breaks, a precious opportunity to temporarily relax the previously tense spirit and body.

"But that's precisely because, after the break, the 'strong tea' begins in the back seat, which is the most grand and important stage of a tea event."

This time, Hui Yuanchu understood: "So, you mean that the Shenzhi Festival is also at the same stage... a violent storm is coming?"

Guan Xu was silent for a moment and replied: "Originally.

"If it were in the past, it would indeed be the eve of the decisive battle between two or three Zhai Palace...

"But this time is different."

Guan Xu knocked on his pipe and exhaled: "Let me first tell you about the current situation of those Zhai Gong——"

"The first is the Bodhisattva-in of Hachimangu Shrine that we pay the most attention to - you have all seen it." Guanxu snorted and rolled his eyes, "It is full of energy.

“Then Yasaka Shrine, Gion Tenno—fell into the hands of Bosatsuin.

"Hirano Shrine, Hanazaiin - Survival, but condition unknown.

"Matsuo Taisha Shrine, the Four Gods White Tiger - Survival, but the situation is unknown.

"Finally, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Foxsai Palace -" Guanxu raised his head and glanced at Onishi, "...well, this one died normally. But this is the only one."

Huiyuan also remembered that before, when he rescued Daxi at the foot of Inari Mountain and brought her to Jinhui Hall, Daxi had told Guanxu that 'her witch' was dead... It seemed that the same person at the beginning was Onishi Miyaji's partner appeared as a priest, and the poor miko who was killed by the craftsmen was probably the originally planned "Kusai Palace".

Guan Xu continued: "By the way, almost all of the Shemo Society belonging to the above Zhaigong survive...

"If it were in the past, more than half of Zhai Palace should have died by this time, and all the Shemo Clubs and Small Clubs would have been exhausted...

"After all, it is 'neutral', all the temptations and involvements are over, and it is time to enter the final decisive battle.

"But this time... so far, there are only seven names of unaffiliated small shrines on the death list - Fuku Shrine, Heki Shrine..."

Hui Yuanchu raised his hand and confirmed: "Mine."

"This is not normal..." Guan Xu ignored him and just concluded, continuing to frown and think, "The fight that was supposed to happen did not happen, and the next situation is completely unknown. This instead represents that some kind of undercurrent is flowing fiercely. ...The whole Heianjing...what happened..."

Although Guan Xu said it lightly, in fact, it is very important in terms of content.

Moreover, Hui Yuanchu did not doubt the source and correctness of the news he gave.

The life and death of the participants, in another sense, represents whether the ceremony is proceeding normally.Therefore, as the host of the ceremony and the arbiter of the shrine, Guanxu must have some kind of secret method, and must use this method to confirm the life and death of each participant of the Shenzhi Festival - or in other words, monitor the ceremony process and fulfill its responsibilities.

Hui Yuan would not ask what method Guan Xu used at first, but he believed the information.

Onishi must have had the same idea.The old woman didn't ask any questions, but began to think deeply.

"If you should fight, don't fight..." She murmured to herself, repeated Guanxu's words, and then suddenly raised a question, "Speaking of which, why didn't Bodhisattva Temple immediately dedicate it to King Gion after defeating him? Where is the Lord of Fengguo?

"In this festival, there is no such thing as saving the delicious food for last... Compared to offering sacrifices on the spot, imprisoning people is more troublesome. Why does Bodhisattva Monastery do this?

She suddenly showed a thoughtful expression: "...I thought from this - if the Gion King is defeated and captured, and the other two Saiguya have not moved until now, will it also happen? already……"

Guan Xu shook his head and told another piece of inside information in the most direct way that only the host knew and could not possibly tell other participants: "The Four Gods White Tiger has formed an alliance with Huazhaiyuan. This time it will always be Act together.”

"I see. No matter how powerful Bodhisattva-in is, it is impossible to capture the opponent alive when fighting one against two... Not to mention, Bodhisattva-in has to distract himself from guarding the King of Gion."

Guanxu was silent for a moment, then raised his head expressionlessly: "...What if King Gion doesn't need to be guarded at all?"

"No -" Daxi's expression changed, "You mean..."

"What if it's not one against two, but two against two?" Guan Xu's expression gradually darkened.

"impossible……"

Guanxu sneered: "Nothing is impossible. Have you forgotten the origin of Gion? Hachimangu Shrine and Yasaka Shrine are originally from the lineage of the gods."

Hui Yuan couldn't listen anymore.

..."Shen仏sect", "仏神", "神仏修合", he has heard a lot of related terms from Guanxu. Shinto seems to have some old grudges with the Buddhism, but what is the specific reason? thing?

So he raised his hand and asked loudly: "What's going on with your Shinto and Taoist religions? They look like they're entangled."

Guan Xu rolled his eyes at him in disgust: "... Can't get entangled? What are you talking about? To say that it's entangled, your Holy Spirit Cult is the same."

"I am not from the Holy Spirit Religion, I am a member of the group."

"One thing." Guan Xu only answered in three words.

Then he tilted his head and thought for a moment, his face suddenly showed interest, and at the same time he immediately put down his pipe and stood up from the sofa: "Okay - come to class!"

"About the relationship between Shintoism, Taoism, and Holy Spirit Religion."

(End of this chapter)