Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 360 God's Choice

Kicking Ishise with one kick, Soya clenched the blade tightly in his hand and swept across with all his strength, forcing back all the spirit bodies that had bullied him when he paused for a short time.

"Leave here if you don't want to die!" He lowered his head and shouted, "Leave Kyoto!"

Ishise got up, and only then did he recognize Soya, the good man who brought him from the northeast to Kyoto.

"It's you!"

Turning fear into joy, he approached again, "Let me go!"

Soya backhanded a knife, and Ishise quickly lowered his head to avoid it, but another spirit body behind him suffered a disaster.

"I just want to get out of here!" he shouted while hiding.

"Don't go ashore, walk by the river."

Zongya didn't look at him either, and continued to sweep the surrounding spirits.

"I can't swim!"

Frightened him away with a knife, and then chopped down the other spirits around him. Sogu stood guard at the stairs, like a fierce god, and finally no other spirits dared to approach in a short time.

"You are dead, are you still afraid of drowning again?"

Ishise hid away, "I just drowned, and I have an uncontrollable fear of the river."

"..."

Soya didn't speak, but looked at the other spirits that were about to move around.

Kyoko stared at the other side, took two steps back, and turned her back to him.

She also heard his communication with the spirit body of the high school student, "Anyone Fang Ming knows?"

"Basically, I brought him over from the northeast."

"..."

She turned her head and looked at Ishise one more time, but she didn't see anything special about him.

"Just by the way." Soya added.

Jingzi didn't ask any more questions, and turned around again.

"This is not the way to go."

Zongya signaled Kyoko to retreat to the bridge first, to support other spiritual beings nearby, and let him guard the bottom.

"it is good."

She went up the bridge from behind him, and immediately seven or eight spirit bodies crowded over together, and were soon forced back by Zong Gu with a knife.

Ishise had almost given up his plan to go up the bridge from his side, but there were spirit bodies behind him, and there was no way to retreat, but they pushed him to the front again.

"What did you hear?" Soya asked.

Ishise stared at the tip of the knife, "What..."

"The voice that just appeared in my head."

He was startled, and immediately asked back, "Can you hear it too?"

"I'm a living person, so how could I hear you." Sogu didn't change his face, "I just know there is such a thing."

"Izanami-sama just issued an oracle to let us go to Gion to find her. I guess this means that whoever finds her first will be the 'guest' of her so-called feast." Ishise Said.

Although when worshiping, the gods will be pushed up endlessly, intentionally or unintentionally, the more mysterious, the more pious, but when trying to figure out the thoughts of the gods, they will still start from the perspective that they can understand.This is a natural thought.

Zong Gu gestured to the spirit body behind him, "Do they think so too?"

Ishise turned his head and glared at the middle-aged spirit who pushed himself to the front.

"No, they just want to destroy everywhere in Kyoto! My lord, kill them quickly!"

"..."

Soya ignored him, but the spirits behind Ishise took several steps back.

"that……"

Behind him came the voice of a colleague of the Spirit Awareness. He turned his head, and the other party looked at him: "Are you from the headquarters of the Liuliguang Institute? What should you call me?"

"No. Just call me Soya."

"Mr. Soya."

The other party greeted, and then said: "Just received the order, stop blocking, so as not to arouse the spiritual body mutation in advance."

Zong Gu was stunned, and the man continued: "You can stop one place, but you can't stop the whole embankment. Why don't you focus on protecting ordinary citizens?"

"But……"

"Judging from the movements of the spirits in other areas, the destination of the spirits may be Gion. At that time, we alone will not be able to stop so many spirits. Before other colleagues come over, we should try our best to Protect ordinary people."

"..."

Soya was silent for a few seconds, looked into the distance along the embankment, nodded quickly, and turned back to the bridge.

Looking at the bottom, still no spirit body dared to come up from this side.

"Student Fang Ming."

Kyoko stood aside, apparently also got the news from other spiritual sense colleagues.

The shrinking of the spirit bodies below didn't last long, and soon, they surrounded them again.

"Hey……"

Ishise was pushed to the front again, and walked up involuntarily, trying to look back at who was pushing him, but he couldn't do it.

"It's your fault that you don't live or die! Lord Izanami absolutely despises spirit bodies like you!"

He yelled and cursed, but the spirits behind him ignored him, and started crying and begging again, but he still couldn't respond until he was pushed onto the bridge.

Soya and Kyoko stood beside him, looking at him and them expressionlessly.

"..."

Tears and snot flowed out together, Ishise's legs were weak, and he knelt down with a plop.

Seeing that there was still no one stopping him, the spirit body behind him finally understood the situation at hand, so he ignored him, frantically rushed up the bridge, and then ran towards Gion.

"Izanami-sama, please look at me!"

"Izanami-sama, the almighty Master of the Underworld, please make my wish come true!"

"Please resurrect me, Izanami-sama!"

The spirit bodies rushed and shouted, shouting to the night sky continuously, it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were hoarse.

"It is said that..."

After watching for a while, Kyoko suddenly opened her mouth to explain to Soya, who was experiencing such a thing for the first time.

"Among the spirit bodies, there is a legend that Lord Izanami, the master of the underworld, lived in seclusion in Kyoto after escaping from the underworld. On the last night of the Soul Sacrifice, Lord Izanami would show up. One of her chosen spirits grants a wish."

"..."

Soya was silent for a few seconds, "Really."

"This is already a fairly old legend." Kyoko said, "But until now, it has not been confirmed. No one knows whether Lord Izanami is really in Kyoto."

"And the spirit bodies regard it as the only hope of bringing the dead back to life. Every time they come to the soul sacrifice meeting, they will flock to them, and then die from killing each other, devouring them, or being surrounded by the spiritual sense..."

She paused and looked up at the night sky.

"If Izanami-sama really stays in Kyoto after leaving Huangquan, I only hope that she can end this 'grand ceremony'."

"It will end," Soya said.

Jingzi looked over, then nodded, only as if he was comforting.

"what……"

Unhindered, the spirits rushed around unscrupulously, and a young woman who had just come up from the embankment was unfortunately knocked to the ground.

Kyoko immediately went to help her up, and Soya chased after a few steps, chopping off the two spirit bodies that caused her to fall because of pushing each other.

"Why are you still here?"

Putting away the knife, he looked at Ishise who was slumped on the ground, "Aren't you going to find Master Izanami?"

"I……"

Ishise looked at the samurai sword in his hand, "I've thought about it, it's more practical to live."

"It should be 'maintain'."

"Yes, I said I'm used to it...it's all the same thing."

The young woman who was knocked down thanked Kyoko.Soya said to Ishise: "If you really want to live, then leave Kyoto as soon as possible."

Even if he really didn't intend to compete for that sliver of god's favor, as long as he stayed in the capital, he would be at risk of being swallowed by evil spirits or hacked by a passing spiritual sense person at any time.

"Leaving Kyoto..."

Ishise looked at the spirit bodies running around on the street, "It seems more dangerous to act casually at this time."

"That's why I asked you to leave along the river, or simply find a place to hide." Sogu suggested.

"I want to stay with the adults."

"..."

"I have already understood that at this time, there is no place that is safer than the side of your lord." Ishise sat on the ground slumped, and simply bowed his head in front of him, "Please let me stay, lord .”

Sogu looked at him for a while, then said: "I have no objection, the premise is that you can maintain the current state. I am a spiritual sense person, if you suddenly mutate, I will not show mercy."

"I see."

"Get up first... It's not like you're acting in a Dahe drama."

The two knelt and stood, and Jingzi had been watching them for a long time.

Ishiase stood up and followed behind him.

"The latest order is to protect ordinary citizens." Soya said to Kyoko, "Let's go to other places to see."

"it is good."

The area Soya is in charge of has not changed, it is still a section from Shijo Bridge to Yasaka Shrine.

The two separated at the bridgehead, and Kyoko went across the road.Across the Shijo Street in the middle, the two walked towards Yasaka Shrine, while extending a helping hand to ordinary people who were attacked by spirits along the way, while killing the spirits that caused trouble.

"What the hell hit me, ghost?"

"Almost." Zongya helped the frightened girl up, and explained in words that the other party could easily understand: "Isn't it the Obon Festival a few days ago? run away."

"You seem to have chopped a knife just now..."

He smiled slightly, "It's not important."

"I still feel very scared, can you take me home?" The other party clenched his hand.

"Wow." Ishise made an exaggerated voice from the side.

"..."

Soya pulled out his hand, without stopping, and ran to the next place.

"Izanami-sama—"

No matter where, there are spiritual bodies looking up and shouting, as if the gods have turned into one of the countless stars, specially observing whether they are pious or not in the sky.

"It's really noisy..."

The cry of the spirit body can only be heard by the spirit body and those who are spiritually aware, and it is not considered a nuisance to the people, and Zong Gu can't stop it.

Glancing back by chance, he found that Ishise was also looking at the sky repeatedly, looking like he wanted to shout but didn't dare.

"Do you want to call Izanami-sama too?"

"Even if the hope is slim... I want to give it a try."

Ishise traveled all the way to Kyoto for this matter, and it is obviously unrealistic for him to give up completely.

"You shout, I will cut you."

"Not fair! Why not cut them!"

Soya smiled, "Whatever you want."

After confirming that he was just joking and would not really draw his sword and slash at himself, Ishise let go of his voice and raised his head to shout: "Master Izanami—please make my wish come true!"

[I heard it. 】

"..."

The two were startled, and all the spirit bodies in the capital also stopped their movements at the same time.

"Did you hear that!"

After recovering, Ishise was ecstatic, "Master Izanami just responded to me! She said she heard it!"

Sogu glanced at him, then looked around.

"I'm afraid you're not alone in thinking this way."

Ishise looked left and right, and saw the other spirit bodies were also surprised to the point of madness, apparently they also heard the response of the gods.

He was immediately disappointed when he found that he did not receive the exclusive favor of the gods.

Soya turned around, "Let's go."

"Do not……"

When he turned his head, Ishise stood there without moving.

"Why did Izanami-sama not respond sooner or later, and why did she respond suddenly after I spoke? It must be because I heard what I said!"

"..."

Zongya looked at him and wanted to say that there were countless spirit bodies pouring into the capital, and there were hundreds if not thousands who shouted at the same time as him.But he also understood that Ishise had already fallen into paranoia at this time, and he couldn't listen to such words.

"Then do you want to stay here and wait for Lord Izanami's favor, or continue to follow me."

"..."

Ishiase suddenly sobered up a lot.

He can lie to himself, but there is a ninety-nine out of ten chance of getting nothing.

With Soya, at least he can survive.

Feeling ups and downs, he was depressed for a while before he spoke: "I want to continue to follow the adults."

"It seems that you are quite awake."

Zongya was a little surprised, and then said: "Don't worry, stay with me, at least I will let you leave here alive."

Ishise sighed, "Then please leave it to your lord."

"Let's go."

Soya turned around again, and in front of him was the intersection of Hanami Koji.

"Izanami-sama, if you choose me, please respond to me again—"

"..."

He turned his head, and Ishise looked at the sky, not daring to look at him.

Soya didn't say anything, just turned and left.

Without a response, Ishise didn't care about being disappointed, and hurried to catch up.

"I just wanted to try one last time..."

【Young man on Huajian Xiaolu, where are you going? I chose you. 】

"..."

The two people at the intersection stopped again, turned their heads to look at Hanami Koji next to them, and looked at each other again.

"This is Hanami Koji...it's me..."

Feeling down and up again, Ishise could no longer suppress his excitement, "It really is me...it's me! I was chosen by Lord Izanami!"

Seeing that he didn't speak, Zonggu felt a little suspicious in his heart.

Could it be that because Ishise has been following him, Emperor Tachibana simply made him the lucky one in this last soul sacrifice meeting?
"Izanami-sama—"

Ishise couldn't care about him anymore, turned around and rushed into the Hanami alley, shouting as he ran, "I'm here, please show up!"

Sending a message to remind Kyoko to be careful of the changes that may happen at any time, Soya also followed.

"Izanami-sama—"

Ishise ran faster and faster, looking around, deliberately ignoring the other spirits on Hanami Koji who were as excited as him, and his voice was hoarse.

Sogu chased after him for a while, if he felt something.Turning his head, he saw a large number of spirit bodies behind him, pouring into Hanami Koji.

Jingzi also sent a message, saying that the nearby spirits suddenly rushed in the same direction.

Is Orange Tianzi really on this path...

Zonggu suddenly remembered that Chao Wuling came here tonight to find her, and they should be together at this time.

He stopped on the side of the road, raised his knife and chopped down two spirit bodies that were rushing up regardless of their care, and called Chao Wuling.

"bell."

"Ah."

"Are you with the teacher now?"

"Ah."

"Hanami Xiaolu?"

"Ah."

"Where exactly?"

Her voice came from the microphone and overhead at the same time, "Here."

He raised his head and stood at the window on the second floor of the opposite wine shop towards Wuling, holding a mobile phone in one hand and lifting the bamboo curtain with the other, looking at him.

"...is the teacher there too?"

Before she answered, Soya saw Tachibana Tenko walking to the window.

"Fang Ming. Come up."

Soya crossed the road, entered the restaurant, and came to the private room on the second floor.

Ju Tianzi and Chao Wuling were still standing by the window, he walked over and looked at the spirit body below together with them.

"teacher……"

"Thanks for your hard work."

Tianzi Tangerine glanced at the blade in his hand, "Because Fang Ming wanted me to end the Soul Sacrifice, so I don't want you to miss this last night's grand ceremony, and I specially arranged a place closest to the stage for you."

Zongya was startled, but quickly understood, and couldn't believe it.

"The teacher arranged for me to come to Kyoto for duty?"

"Can't understand?"

"Do not……"

With her identity and energy, even if she has no direct connection with the Awakened Organization, arranging him to come to the capital for duty should only take one sentence.

"Since Fangming has come, it's almost time for a result."

The Orange Emperor said, and frowned again, "It's a bit noisy here."

There were voices of spirits calling her everywhere outside.

"Let's change places."

Before Zongya could react, she held her hand.

With the other hand holding the Chaowu bell, she stepped a little, and the three of them rose into the air and flew into the sky through the window.

Having had an experience, Soya quickly calmed down.

"Where does Fang Ming think is most suitable?" Tianzi Ju asked.

The most conspicuous building nearby is the South Theater at the head of the bridge. Soya subconsciously looked there, and she flew towards it.

"Has the teacher already decided?"

"what?"

"The lucky one who will be showered with divine grace."

"Not yet."

After flying for a while, Tianzi Ju pulled the two of them down on the roof of the South Tower.

Stepping on the black tiles and standing firm, Soya helped Chao Wuling to sit on the ridge of the roof.

With his back facing them, the voice of Ju Tianzi appeared directly in his mind.

[I changed my mind.Come to the south block, I want to pick directly here. 】

Down there was chaos again.

Sitting next to Asagiri, Soya sent a message to Kyoko asking her to stay at Yasaka Shrine.

The night wind was blowing, and within a short while, the south seat was surrounded by spirit bodies.

Stepping into the void, Tianzi Ju moved forward step by step, and finally appeared amidst the long-awaited countless spirits.

"Who should I choose..." Looking at the densely packed candidates under her feet, she suddenly turned her head, "Tell me a name, Fang Ming."

Soya was startled, and then announced Ishise's name.

The conversation between the two was also projected by Tianzi Tachibana into the minds of all the spirits. Ishise, who had just arrived from Hanami Koji, had a loud bang in his head.

Then, he saw the goddess descending from the sky, and under the watchful eyes of countless spirits, she pulled him into the sky.

Landing on the roof of the South Tower, looking at Soya sitting on the ridge, he understood it no matter how dull he was.

"Thank you! Thank you! I... thank you!"

"Ah, are you Fangming's friend?" Tianzi Tangerine said, "That's such a coincidence, I think he is very happy too."

Ishise lay down on his stomach, his mood was ups and downs in a short period of time, he was almost at his limit.

"I have repeatedly received the kindness of adults, and I really don't know how to repay..."

Tangerine Tianzi pulled him to stand up.

"Now is the time for you to pay back."

She let go of him, then walked straight to the ridge, and took Soya's hand.

"At such an important moment, witnesses are indispensable. Come on, let's announce to everyone——I have chosen Fangming."

"..."

From surprise to astonishment, and then to hideous face, only in an instant.

Clenching the blade tightly, Soya sighed silently, and chopped Ishise in two.

(End of this chapter)