Starting from the Dragon Tribe

In the bustling Tokyo, the rare secluded places are no longer secluded today.

Passing through the gray and red torii gate, a faint sense of history hits your face.

This is the largest existing wooden Myojin Torii in Japan. It was built in the 1950s of the Showa era and is located at the intersection of the north and south shrines. A huge amount of money was spent on renovations.

To the south of the Torii Gate, there are rows of wine barrels on both sides at the end of the shrine. The left column is for Western wine barrels, and the right column is for Japanese sake barrels.

Generally, most of the wine barrels in shrines are donated by Japanese sake manufacturers, but there are also a few ancient shrines that have their own breweries, so Meiji Jingu naturally has its own collection.

But today, the display above is obviously much smaller. If it were used for a banquet, it is difficult to imagine what the scale would be.

The giant trees on both sides of the shrine are towering into the sky, and wild birds are flying. They are not desolate at all due to the winter, and the branches are covered with prayer ropes.

Extending further outside the garden, there were men in black suits lined up neatly. They put away the coldness and fierceness on their faces in the past, and saluted the guests one by one.

The guests who came here were also very cautious. After showing their invitations, they slowly entered the Meiji Shrine with their female companions or family members.

Today is not a cleanup. The Sheqi Eight Family has never ordered the Meiji Shrine to be blocked. After all, it is a national scenic spot. In the past, some people rented it to get married, and others could come and go at will.

Entering the wedding venue, if you are thoughtful, you can also send your best wishes to the new couple.

But a group of gangsters, even if they put on neat suits and greet people with stiff smiles, are really intimidating to ordinary tourists.

Today is December 20th, the day of Yuan Zhisheng's wedding.

Lu Chen was wearing a moon-white Hanfu today. Because Yuan Zhisheng was the head of the eight Sheqi families, the wedding was a traditional wedding in front of gods, and the guests had to follow the local customs.

But he was not used to wearing kimono, so Yuan Zhisheng thoughtfully prepared a suitable Hanfu for him.

He reached out and helped Eriyi out of the car. Eriyi was wearing a light blue gown today, which is a form derived from modern culture.

The origin of the coat dates back to the Muromachi period, when the wealthy samurai women wore the coat over the kimono with inner sleeves from autumn to spring. Because of the thick material, it had a thermal effect.

In the Edo period, women with higher status, higher-level female officials and public women would also wear "sika" to highlight their status. By the late Edo period, some women from wealthy families used "suka" as wedding clothes. .

In the original traditional wedding, there was no such thing as "bridesmaid". The bride would wear a red gown as her wedding dress.

The Kami-style wedding is different. The bride will wear a pure white "Hakumo". In order to reflect the status of Eri's bridesmaid, a light blue gown was prepared for her today.

In fact, Yuan Zhisheng originally wanted to imitate a certain cool Italian and hold more weddings. For example, he thought Sakura looked good in a Western-style wedding dress.

But a lot of things happened recently, and his plans were somewhat disrupted. In the end, under the advice of his brother and father, he only chose to have the most traditional Japanese wedding.

Caesar and Chu Zihang were dressed more casually today, or rather too casually. They were wearing the "sword hero uniforms" they wore when they first came to Japan. "Tianxia Iban", "White Crane and Chrysanthemum" followed Lu Chen and Hui Behind Li Yi, he browsed the scenery on both sides of the shrine.

"So...is this an emergency?"

Natsumi was currently wearing a light yellow kimono with long sleeves, and looked suspicious of Ryuusei.

She was called over by Senior Brother Lu in the name of "urgent recruitment mission", but after she landed, she was taken to the hotel by Chu Zihang...

Oh, settled her down.

Then she and Chu Zihang spent a day shopping in Tokyo. They went to all kinds of aquariums and movie theaters, but Chu Zihang didn't explain to her what was going on.

Then Xia Mi understood that she had fallen into Lu Chen's "trick"

But it’s okay, just use the trick.

"Junior sister, this is definitely an emergency. Look at the people who came to the wedding are all in pairs. How embarrassing is your senior brother Chu?"

Caesar was on the side helping Chu Zihang, who was paralyzed, to excuse himself.

Xia Mi looked at Caesar and said a knowing sentence, "What about Senior Sister Nuonuo?"

Caesar was embarrassed for a moment, and then stopped talking.

In fact, he originally thought that since it was a tourist trip, he might as well call Nono over to play together, but he... couldn't contact Nono again.

Nono's roommate Susie said that she seemed to have gone to some small country to play, and there was no mobile phone signal.

The wedding scene was packed with people, and it was only at this time that the prosperity of the Sheqi family was highlighted.

Except for the Ju family, which had ceased to exist in name only, none of the other seven families were absent. Counting from the heads of the eight families downwards, all those with some status came to support them.

After all, it is the parents' wedding, so it must be lively.

Yuan Zhisheng was wearing a traditional black kimono today and was receiving guests at the scene. Although he has a high status, many people here can be regarded as his elders.

Now that the fate of the eight Sheqi families has come to an end, the support of other families in this process also plays a big role.

"Lu Jun, can you drink?"

Yuan Zhennu stood beside Lu Chen, feeling both happy and worried.

"fine."

Lu Chen smiled and asked, "The girl's bloodline is so high, it shouldn't be a problem, right?"

In this kind of traditional wedding, the best man actually does not need to do anything special, and there is no game of knocking on doors to help Sina get through.

The main purpose of their existence is to support Yuan Zhisheng. They will take some photos before the wedding starts, and then take another group photo after the wedding. Finally, they will drink for Yuan Zhisheng.

Since it is said to be based on tradition, we can't make false claims. Especially the Sheqi Eight Family are essentially underworld, and they believe in the Yakuza. When the groom is toasting, you can't drink "white" wine (water).

After Yuan Zhisheng became an emperor and his bloodline improved again, his physical fitness in all aspects became much higher, but drinking was still his weakness.

In the past, a bottle of sake could make him tipsy, but now it was not much better, so the important task fell on Lu Chen and Yuan Zhennu.

"There are a lot of people."

Yuan Jingnu said shyly that he was actually quite good at drinking. When he was a member of the Fierce Ghosts, he drank almost every day, and often mixed it with "cocktails".

But the eight families in Sheqi have a big business, and he wants to drink all of them. He is a little unsure.

The wedding begins, and with the help of Eri Yi, the bride finally appears.

Sakura's body is "White without dirt". As the name suggests, all the clothes and accessories on her body are also white, symbolizing the purity of the bride. In addition, "White Without dirt" is like a piece of white paper, which means that the personality of the bride has also become a blank piece of paper. , the bad habits of the mother's family can be completely erased, and the family is waiting to learn all the family traditions and customs of the husband's family, just like a piece of paper waiting to be dyed.

But in fact, in Lu Chen's view, Sakura had been a blank slate for a long time, and was painted with his own colors by Brother Yuan.

There were so many etiquettes that Lu Chen wanted to doze off when he saw them, including the rituals, blessings, three dedication ceremonies, oaths, finger wheel exchanges, jade offerings, toasts to relatives...

Only Mr. Uesugi was patient and beaming from ear to ear.

The old man is almost ninety years old, and he never imagined that he would see his children get married in this life. But suddenly, in the year 2009, he went from finding out that he had three children to having a grandson. So fast.

Thinking of this, he looked at Lu Chen, who was standing not far away, and felt much more pleased with him, even a little encouraged.

After that, Lu Chen and Yuan Zhennu accompanied the bride and groom to entertain the guests. Everyone in the eight Sheqi families was frightened.

Although it is a formality, the person toasting is either the patriarch of the family or the strongest mixed race in the world. If it were not for today's occasion, they would not dare to do it even if they had the courage to do so.

Yuan Zhisheng held Sakura's hand, his face full of happiness. His life was finally on the right track, he had passed through the deepest darkness, and was about to reach heaven.

Caesar and Chu Zihang, who were sitting in the guest seats, continued to enjoy the food of the eight chefs in Sheqi after watching Yuan Zhisheng and others leave.

"They look very happy. They are all thanks to Senior Brother Lu..."

Natsumi felt a little emotional. After her fight with Uesugi Koshi, she naturally also investigated some things about this monster family in Japan.

She felt that the Uesugi family was extremely miserable and extremely lucky. Without Senior Brother Lu, they would probably be... completely wiped out, right?

"It's just too complicated...it looks so tiring, and I have to remember a lot of things..."

Xia Mi complained again.

Chu Zihang sat next to Xia Mi and turned to look at her, "What kind of wedding do junior sisters think is good?"

This was completely a question based on what the other party said, but it made Xia Mi stunned for a moment.

I was panicked for a moment, and when I saw Chu Zihang's paralyzed face and calm eyes, I knew that I was overthinking, and that this idiot was just answering the question.

"Just keep it simple, it won't be so tiring."

Xia Mi turned his head away with a guilty conscience.

"I see."

Chu Zihang said calmly.

"You two, stop for a moment, something seems not quite right."

Caesar interrupted what he thought was an ignorant couple who were frantically testing each other, with a slightly serious expression.

He frowned slightly, "Have you heard any strange sounds?"

"what sound?"

Chu Zihang came back to his senses and listened carefully to the various sounds around him.

Xia Mi also put down the chopsticks in his hand, his face changed slightly, "How is that possible?"

Lu Chen, who had just drank a glass of sake, also stopped and raised his hand to hold Yuan Zhisheng, who was about to go to the next table.

They had basically completed the transfer. According to the process, Yuan Zhisheng could take his beloved Sakura into the bridal chamber, but Lu Chen felt something was wrong at the moment.

"Brother Lu? What's wrong?"

Yuan Zhisheng turned around with some doubts. He had also drank a lot and his face was slightly tipsy.

"Brother, there seems to be something outside."

Eriki and Sakura stood together, her perception was sharper than Lu Chen's.

The eight members of the Sheqi family in the venue were still drinking and mingling with each other, with happy faces. They were really happy for this good day, but the crisis came quietly.

"I heard...the voice of an evil spirit."

Yuan Zhimu's voice trembled slightly, and she looked at her brother, "Brother, didn't you notice?"

Yuan Zhisheng's face was embarrassed for a moment. Could it be that he was really the best in his family?

"I'm sorry, everyone, please stop drinking for a moment."

Uesugi Yue walked onto the stage and shouted to the people of the Sheqi Hachi family. As a pure emperor, his perception was naturally very good, and he also thought of some very bad things.

That thing should have been buried in history, something he never wanted to mention again.

The people present were undoubtedly the elites of the eight Sheqi families. As Uesugi spoke more and more, they stopped their movements uniformly like an army. They were absolutely solemn. The silence in the venue could be heard.

Sizzling——sizzling——

Everyone finally heard the sound of... the scraping of sharp claws coming from outside the venue, from the dome of the building, and from all directions.

It was like a fierce ghost was knocking on the door, wanting to come to the human world and devour fresh flesh and blood.

Yuan Zhisheng sobered up a bit and his face darkened. Although the wedding was over and was just a stage for entertaining guests, anyone who encountered such a thing on a big day would not be in a good mood.

He followed Lu Chen to Caesar's table, ready to see what was going on.

"There is still such a thing in Japan? Isn't He already dead?"

Xia Mi said to himself, with confusion on his face.

"What's the situation now?"

Chu Zihang knew that no matter how smart they were, they could not compete with the real Dragon King in this field.

Uesugoshi had already opened the door of the venue, and the sky outside had darkened. It was pure darkness. Even the deepest night in Tokyo would not be like this, because there were always neon lights shining.

The rain was falling, and he couldn't see anyone, but his world was filled with human voices. There were countless sounds like crying, laughing, breathing, and moaning around him, evenly distributed in every corner and every inch of space around him, as if The whole world peered at him in the darkness.

The old emperor sneered and did not go out. He just turned around and walked into the living room. None of the evil spirits in the shadows dared to sneak up on him.

"Interesting, is this the wide-area Nibelungen?"

Caesar smiled, his Kamaita was collecting intelligence from outside.

He was very excited because he was the only one among his friends who had never been to the Dragon King-level Nibelung. After all, the trip to Mount Fuji was just a masterpiece of the next generation.

Because of quarrels with his family and a little pride, he had missed several opportunities to enter the Nibelungs to slay the Dragon King. Unexpectedly, when he came to Japan to attend brother Yuan's wedding this time, he would encounter such a Nibelung. root.

After Uesugoshi opened the door, the eight members of the Sheqi family turned their heads one after another with surprise and uncertainty in their eyes.

They finally smelled...that chilling smell of metallic decay.

It was the smell of the metallic element of death, and countless alchemist masters throughout history have described this unsettling smell in detail when describing the Nibelungs.

The people at Lu Chen's table were very familiar with this smell.

"I'm just a little confused."

Lu Chen sat down at the dining table with a calm expression. He was even in the mood to eat. He was hungry. "...Now that things have happened, what else do you have in Japan?"

He asked Uesugoshi this question, and judging from Yuan's naive expression, he probably didn't know.

Of course, he didn't need to panic. This was not a special Nibelung, and he didn't sense any powerful aura.

Now that he has all his teammates around him, he even called Junior Sister Xia Mi by mistake. He can "open the door" at any time, and nothing can pose a threat to them.

"Godzilla, it's so noisy outside..."

Eriki said, her senses are very sensitive and she can more clearly perceive the sounds outside, the whispers of evil spirits, and the scraping of sharp claws.

Lu Chen stood up, took out a tissue and wiped his mouth, then picked up the wine bottle, "I'll let them quiet down."

He walked to the door, twisted his neck, and stretched as if feeling lazy after a meal.

There were footsteps in the darkness, the rain was getting heavier, and lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the visitor.

It was a man wearing a bamboo hat. The rain was pouring down on the bamboo hat. The guest, who was dressed in ancient style, was at least two meters tall and had strong chest muscles. The guest lifted the bamboo hat a little, and there was a red and ferocious face. The nose was slender and straight, and the pupils were filled with golden light.

But on a day like this, with this kind of visit, it didn't look like he was here to celebrate Yuan Zhisheng's wedding.

If Lu Chen knew enough about Japanese mythology, he would be able to recognize that this guest should be just a legend and should not suddenly appear in the real world. He is one of the gods and demons in Japanese mythology, Tengu!

Lu Chen raised his hand and took a sip of wine. To him, this low-alcoholic sake was no different from water. It was just used to dilute the taste in his mouth after a meal.

He shook the wine bottle in his hand, grinned and said, "Would you like a glass of wedding wine?"

What responded to him was not the cheerful thanks of the visitor, but the glare of the sword.

The dark golden sword that the Tengu pulled out from his coir raincoat emitted a scream that was somewhere between joy and crying. Many members of the Eight Snake Qi Family in the hall felt that their souls were being sucked away by the strange sound.

Like an aloof ancient warrior, wearing a raincoat on a rainy night, when someone blocks his way, he will draw his sword to kill someone if they disagree with him.

The dark golden ancient sword stopped three inches above Lu Chen's head. He stretched out two fingers of his other free hand and easily clamped the ancient sword. The power of the Tengu was suddenly resisted, and his arm trembled, and his eyes There was a hint of disbelief.

The wine pot rose into the air, the young man's hand passed through the air, black and red blood splashed everywhere, and the ferocious head of the Tengu appeared in Lu Chen's hand, and was thrown to the muddy ground.

He stood in the rain curtain, raised his hand to catch the falling wine bottle, drank the wine in one gulp, glanced at the shadows that were about to move in the darkness, and said coldly: "Do you think I can't kill people without a weapon? ?”

As the words fell, the rain curtain hovered, and the strong wind rose from the ground to the sky. Along with the dancing figure of the God of Death, bloody flowers bloomed in the darkness.

Those dead warriors who dared to surround Meiji Shrine, evil ghosts that have existed for thousands of years, have hunted and killed each other for a long time. They thought they were ferocious hunters. Outsiders who entered this place by mistake could only scream and be dominated by fear.

But at this time, under the real violence, they can only wait in despair and wait for death. Every time the god of death rises and falls, heads will be thrown away.

The young man has no weapons in his hands, but he himself... is the strongest weapon!

Under the extreme speed and mountain-like strength, the hand knife became as sharp as a famous blade. He even grabbed Deadpool's head with his bare hands and ripped it off completely!