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Chapter 264 Laixiang Grand Shrine

Ibuki Rika seems to be really familiar with this Lord Palace Secretary.

After holding Hui Yuanchu's arm and chatting with Gong Si for a few words during the whole process, she said that she wanted to change clothes first, left Hui Yuanchu in the sun again, and ran away.

But soon, another shrine maiden came over and led Hui Yuanchu and Gong Si to a small tatami room at the back of the main hall and served them refreshments.

Seeing the other witch priests on the road silently saluting the woman, Hui Yuanchu finally no longer doubted the identity of the woman in front of him.

The remaining question is, who is Laixiang?

She can still be a miko even though she has no serious makeup. As a miko, she can still skip work at any time. However, she was asked to skip work in front of the biggest boss. This special treatment is too conspicuous.

Hui Yuan was just thinking about how to ask a polite question, but Lord Gong Si spoke first: "Why do you look at this child Xiang?"

Just come!

Hui Yuanchu followed this topic and said, "I didn't expect that the relationship between Rixiang and the shrine is so deep."

"Deep? Oh, because that child is Uji's son. As mentioned before, I watched her grow up." Mr. Miyaji replied, holding the tea cup.

There are two versions of the so-called Shizi.

One refers to those who live on the land protected by the God of Produce and Land.It means the son born of the god.For example, the Fujiwara clan is called the clan son of Kasuga Shrine, and the Tachibana clan is the clan son of Umenomiya Shrine.

But since Miyaji said "watching Rika grow up", then the "Ujiko" here should refer to the second type, which means "a family that has believed in this shrine for generations and will also assist in the operation of the shrine."

And since the palace ministers of shrines are generally hereditary, it can be said that the relationship between the palace minister's family and the Ibuki family has been maintained from unknown generations ago to the present.

Having said that, Hui Yuanchu immediately understood.

Miyaji-sama's tolerance towards Laixiang probably means he really cares about her as his own child.

The same is true for Laixiang. Although it is completely unnecessary in terms of living conditions, he still comes here to work as a poor worker, and he doesn't even dare to be late.

But even so...

Hui Yuanchu continued to confess his true thoughts: "But until I saw it with my own eyes just now, I couldn't imagine Laixiang wearing a miko uniform. I always felt that her temperament did not match the shrine at all."

"The temperament doesn't match?" Mr. Gong Si held the tea cup, smiled and shook his head, "That's just the appearance."

"Appearance?" Hui Yuan became interested.

Could it be that Lord Gong Si means that Laixiang is actually a very devout clergyman?

"But no matter what the nature, you can't ignore the appearance, right? For example - isn't it true that witches are not allowed to wear heavy makeup?"

The Lord Palace Secretary replied without hesitation: "It's not forbidden to put on makeup. In fact, since ancient times, before the sacrificial ceremony, in order to please the gods, witches and priests have to put on special makeup, right?"

"The public understanding now that shrine maidens are not allowed to wear makeup is just a misunderstanding - in order to prevent personal preferences from displeasing the gods, for the sake of convenience, personal makeup is simply not allowed."

"So the key is not whether you can wear makeup, but whether the gods like it."

"And I can guarantee that Inari Daimyojin loves Rika. So, no problem at all."

"..." Hui Yuanchu couldn't help but his expression twitched.

Okay, you are the Lord Palace Secretary, whatever you say will be whatever you say.

He asked another question that felt quite fatal: "But, doesn't it mean that you must remain pure in order to serve the gods?"

"There is also a saying that witches cannot marry for love..." Because he was considered an elder in front of him, Hui Yuan initially used a more euphemistic expression.

Lord Gongji took another sip of tea slowly: "I know what you are saying... You want to say that Laixiang is too casual about the body, right? But that is also a misunderstanding."

“Such a story is recorded in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.”

"The boy Susano is violent and moody, and he behaves mischievously in Gaotianyuan, the territory of his sister Amaterasu." "Amaterasu hid in Tianyando in a fit of anger, and refused to come out. The world suddenly fell into endless darkness, evil spirits swarmed, disasters On and on.”

"Eight million gods tried their best but failed to invite Amaterasu. In the end, Amaterasu stood on an overturned barrel and danced, with her breasts and upper body exposed, and her pockets hanging down to her private parts, which attracted cheers from the onlookers. Not only that. Amaterasu poked his head out of the cave to look curiously, but was suddenly pulled out by the ambushed god Amaterasu. From then on, light returned to the world."

"Thus, Tenden no Mikoto is regarded as the origin of the shrine maiden. The clothes she wore at that time later developed into the shrine maiden uniform seen by the public. The dance she danced is also the origin of the 'Kagura Dance'."

"...What we get from this story is that the body of the miko has always been a bridge of communication between humans and gods. It is such a symbolic meaning."

"Even gods will eventually be seduced, captured, and even imprisoned by human bodies."

"So for a long time afterwards, the body of the witch was considered to be a channel to connect with the gods. And being in harmony with the witch became the correct way to receive the oracle."

"Although later, the introduction of Buddhism led to a decline in the status of Shinto, and many shamans had to become shamans because of survival. They could only use 'delivering oracles' as a cover to do some shameful things... But this does not mean that, The idea of ​​'the body of a witch communicating with humans and gods' is false and wrong."

"Laixiang must have told you a lot about that, right? But I don't know if you noticed something from it, that is, that child did that kind of thing...not because he was addicted to lust or because he was greedy for money. Simple."

"Whether it's desire or money, for her it's just a ritual to achieve the goal."

Hui Yuan was thoughtful.

Let’s not mention whether we are greedy for money or not...

After all, rounded corners are despised by the public and cannot be put on the table.Girls who do this kind of thing will still feel ashamed deep down even though they can't break free. Although some are proud of it, it is more like a kind of self-destruction, a kind of self-protection after sinking to the end.Therefore, no matter how much we party today, we will never be able to dispel the gloomy ceiling called "the future" that is weighing on our heads. We just deliberately don't look up to see it.

Only Laixiang has a different attitude towards this than others.

She will be confident and calm, and just regard this kind of thing as a kind of "offering" and "granting"...

As a result, the atmosphere of the whole thing changed, and it actually revealed light and joy.It was as if it was truly a blessing from the goddess.

Mr. Gong Si finally put down the water glass and said, "In my opinion, Laixiang... is a born child of God."

Hui Yuanchu thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "Where are Laixiang's parents?"

Lord Gong Si looked at him for a moment, and finally said softly: "He is by the great god's side."

Hui Yuan was stunned and asked: "They——"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of the door being pushed open suddenly came from behind him.

Accompanied by the fragrant breeze, the huge soft beast came silently from behind his head.

Laixiang's soft and waxy voice sounded above his head: "Hatsu-chan, I'm back."

However, perhaps because Lord Gong Si was present, Laixiang did not act too intimately. He just hugged him and let go of Hui Yuanchu. Then he walked around the table, bent down, and picked it up unceremoniously from Lord Gong Si. The last piece of persimmon.

Hui Yuanchu raised his head and glanced at her, wondering: "Didn't you go change clothes?"

"Yes." Laixiang stood there, chewing persimmons with a happy face.

"But isn't it changed?"

Although her hair was moist and smooth, as if she had taken a shower, Laixiang did not change back into her uniform or regular clothes.What she is wearing now is clearly the same white robe and red hakama witch costume.

Laixiang continued to chew, swallowed the persimmon, and said, "Hehe, have you changed it?"

Then, with lightning speed, she suddenly jumped over and hugged Hui Yuanchu's head again: "If you don't believe it, Chu Jiang will hear it——"

What the hell do you use to smell when changing clothes? ?
...Wait a minute, the fragrance on her body is indeed slightly different from just now...

Before Hui Yuanchu could finish his thoughts, Laixiang had already let go of Hui Yuanchu, then pulled him up from the tatami and said involuntarily: "Let's go~ Laixiang will go sightseeing with Hao-chan~"

(End of this chapter)