Tokyo Gods Only Want Beautiful Priestesses

The water is getting muddier and muddier. Who is the fish that got caught?

Time seemed to pass almost imperceptibly inside the sedan chair; in just a short while, they had arrived at their destination.

Xiangzi lifted the curtain, and in the deep and quiet bamboo forest, a simple Japanese-style house stood before her. She couldn't tell if it was starlight or moonlight filtering through the gaps in the bamboo.

Jingu stepped barefoot up the stone steps, with Xiangzi leading the way. They entered the house, where a radiant pearl illuminated the entire space, and shadows were visible through the bamboo screen.

"Princess, the Divine Palace..."

The person has arrived.

"I understand, you may leave."

The woman's voice behind the screen was as clear as a mountain spring, and the gentle breeze rustled the leaves. Combined with the hazy figure behind the screen, it filled people with endless imagination.

However, if the person behind the screen fails to meet this expectation, it will spoil the mood.

After Xiangzi left, the room fell silent. The person behind the screen remained silent. Jingu also remained silent, and an eerie silence descended upon the room.

"Ah...um..."

The person behind the screen opened their mouth, as if they wanted to say something, but then seemed to get stuck.

“Um…Jingu…hero, oh no, sir? Yes, Jingu-sir.”

Seemingly unable to control their tongue, the other person hesitated for a long time before finally becoming impatient and saying bluntly:

“Jingu, it’s still Jingu. I’ve heard a lot about you lately, so I’ve invited you to come and meet me.”

"See? I haven't seen it yet. I only saw a shadow puppet show under a screen."

The other person was speechless for a moment, then waved away the screen, revealing a stunningly beautiful face behind it. In an instant, even the light of the jewels in the room was overshadowed by the girl's beauty, but in the next moment, she seemed to blend into the light, smiling faintly.

Simple, rustic, and pure to the extreme, the Japanese beauty exudes a subtle and elegant charm in every smile and gesture.

"How is it? Does it meet your expectations?"

As if guessing what the shrine maiden had been thinking, the girl smiled gently and, after removing the screen, seemed much more at ease.

"Screens are just old traditions; it's definitely better to be more casual in modern times."

"Then, let me introduce myself. I am Princess Kaguya of the tender bamboo. I will not call you 'sir,' and you need not call me 'princess.' I am Kaguya."

Indeed, it greatly satisfied my expectations. This was the first time that Jingu had truly felt amazed. So amazed that there was nothing to describe it but beauty, and it even gave rise to a sense of self-loathing and filth.

No wonder, in legend, she could inspire countless admirers, even driving those in power to madness. Perhaps the inferiority complex reflected in her beauty is why they yearned to marry her through legitimate means.

But for Jingu, this effect was completely useless. The moment he was amazed and marveled at the girl's beauty, a strong possessive desire arose. However, not knowing the other party's attitude, he temporarily suppressed this possessive desire.

The shrine maiden is principled; she repays kindness with kindness and malice with her descendants. However, the girl's beauty has unleashed the shrine maiden's possessiveness.

"Kaguya? Then why did you invite me here? I don't think we have any connection, do I?"

Jingu gazed at the girl's face. Beautiful things always bring joy, and he began to think about what to do after he brought her back to the shrine.

"Indeed, there is nothing between you and me, but I just want to exchange something with you."

Kaguya's smile was sweet and elegant, the corners of her mouth slowly lifting as her delicate, rosy lips parted slightly.

"I'll trade you for that girl named Fujiwara Chiyo."

Chapter 81 The Greatest Treasure in the World

"exchange?"

Jingu raised an eyebrow, placed his hand on the table, and tapped it lightly.

"Why? Do you have anything to offer in exchange?"

Hearing Jingu's words, Kaguya smiled even more brightly, as if she wanted to light up the entire room.

"My favorite thing to do is collect treasures. There are countless treasures buried in this bamboo forest. Isn't that enough to replace one person?"

Indeed, the legendary Kaguya demanded five priceless treasures from those who came to propose marriage. It seems that this was not merely a deliberate attempt to make things difficult, but rather that she genuinely had this hobby.

"But what use is that kind of thing to me? You like to collect treasures, but I don't. It's just some useless things."

This statement is a lie. Although the shrine is indifferent to worldly gold and silver, he actually likes beautiful and precious things, even if they are useless, not for any other reason than that they are special.

It's just a little collecting hobby, much like his love for beautiful girls, only it has to be rarer, something that's one of a kind in the world.

"Hmm... what you said is true. Should we use our treasured games and comics...? No, we need to keep those things..."

Kaguya was a little troubled. She bit her finger and thought about what else she could exchange for it. Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she clapped her hands.

"By the way! What about Murasaki Shikibu? I can exchange her for someone else, then there won't be any problem, right?"

"Hmm? Who is Murasaki Shikibu?"

As Jingu was wondering, Kaguya summoned Kyoko, who was waiting outside the door, and made her kneel before Jingu.

"It's her, the famous talented woman of the Heian period, Fujiwara no Kaori. How about that? Surprised? It took me a lot of effort to pull them out of the beast realm."

Looking at Xiangzi kneeling on the ground, her slender waist and ample bosom radiating an aura of sensuality, Jingu felt a stirring of desire.

Kaguya noticed the subtle change in Jingu's expression, and the girl chuckled softly, covering her mouth.

"As expected, you, Jingu, can understand this kind of hobby, right? The greatest treasure in the world is not gold, silver, antiques, or paintings, but the people who can create these values."

Kaguya beckoned, and Xiangzi, or rather Murasaki Shikibu, rose and stood in front of her, slowly bending down and arching her back like an arched bridge, revealing her peach-like lower body.

Kaguya sat directly on Murasaki Shikibu's lap, using the beautiful woman beneath her as a chair without restraint.

"The greatest treasure is people themselves. These people who have left their mark on history, whether they are exceptionally talented or powerful in their time, are more enjoyable to turn into servants and play with at will than to play with the greatest treasure in the world!"

"Right? You understand, don't you? The pleasure of having Bao Si and Tamamo-no-Mae beneath you—would an ordinary beauty excite you this much? Playing with beauties admired by thousands and celebrated in history for thousands of years is always more pleasurable, isn't it?"

"Just like the sense of conquest that comes with being a famous idol versus an ordinary girl, isn't it the ultimate pleasure that comes with that identity?"

Beneath her stunning beauty lay a woman's extremely vile nature: a manipulative nature, especially of those with fame and power, and a pursuit of pleasure.

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Even so, Kaguya, laughing as she talks about these vile desires, remains so beautiful, her laughter carrying an undisguised malice.

Moreover, Jingu cannot deny what she said, because that is indeed the case. The same appearance can give people a different feeling simply by being given a different identity or profession.

Especially historical figures, who have already played the role of two femme fatales who brought ruin to the country, cannot deny the claim that Kaguya was a femme fatale.

"How about it? Look, Murasaki Shikibu's figure and her masochistic personality mean that with just a little guidance, she'll open up every part of her body to you like a wild beast, letting you play with her as you please."

Kaguya's blunt and filthy evaluation seemed to overwhelm Xiangzi, her face turning bright red, and she weakly said:

"Princess......"

"Shut up!"

Kaguya casually slapped her, causing a wave of flesh to surge and a cry of pain to escape.

"Don't worry about her opinion, okay? Isn't this one much more useful than that grumpy and grumpy girl?"

Kaguya chuckled softly, her gaze fixed intently on the shrine, like the bright moon in a starry night, awaiting the shrine's reply.

"Not so great. Chiyo is the daughter of Fujiwara no Fuhito. I think she's more worthwhile than Murasaki Shikibu."

Jingu still chose to refuse, waiting for Kaguya to raise the price further.

"Is that not enough? No problem, besides Murasaki Shikibu, I also have Sei Shonagon, Izumi Shikibu, Ono no Komachi..."

Kaguya rattled off a list of talented women from Yingzhou's history, as if they were her most treasured possessions.

"Of course, if you don't like talented women, I have many other types as well."

"More than anything, I'm curious about how you did it. Wasn't Murasaki Shikibu's surname Fujiwara? Don't these families all have powerful backers?"

Jingu was very curious about this. How did Kaguya manage to bring the dead back to life? Did she specifically go and steal these people's corpses?

And who exactly is Kaguya? According to legend, she was punished and lived on Earth for a period of time before returning to Heaven. Is she a god, a demon, or something else entirely?

Kaguya sat on the slightly wobbly chair, swaying her body, while Murasaki Shikibu beneath her struggled to remain silent, saying with a hint of disdain:

"Background? If being related to the gods could exempt one from hell, avoid judgment, and abstain from evil deeds, then the gods would have been exhausted long ago."

The Fujiwara family is so numerous that there are not enough memorial tablets to house them all, so how many of them could be favored by the gods?

"Even if I explained the details to you, you wouldn't understand. In short, they all committed crimes and went to hell. I just went to the animal realm myself to retrieve their souls."

"After you pulled them out, how did you revive them? If they were only souls, how did you recreate their bodies? Was it an elixir of immortality?"

Jingu suddenly said that he remembered what the feeling was like on Xiangzi, just like the "Soga Iruka" back then, her body maintained a strange vitality.

Upon hearing this, Kaguya calmed down and scratched her head in distress.

"It seems you guessed it all after all. Well, the answer is so obvious. You've seen that little thief who stole the corpse from me."

Fujiwara no Fuhito was Prince Kurumamochi who sought to marry Kaguya, and Chiyo was his daughter. The legend of Princess Kaguya's ascension to heaven also left behind an elixir of immortality. With just a little connection, one can guess the true origin of the elixir of immortality.

However, perhaps no one ever considered that Princess Kaguya, who returned to heaven, remained on earth, and that the elixir of immortality might not have been given in only one dose.

"Let me warn you first, don't even think about the elixir of immortality. There is only one of its kind in the world, and it is a forbidden item that can never be replicated."

Chapter 82 The Jade Branch of Penglai

"I do not believe."

Jingu shook his head. "Soga no Iruka's" body originated from here. He once said that this place was a burial ground for corpses. How many immortal bodies are buried in the bamboo forest outside?

"There really isn't a second one. The little thief you saw who stole the corpse, including Murasaki Shikibu and the others, were just defective products that I made by processing the leftover dregs of medicine."

Kaguya spread her hands. She wasn't lying. She really didn't have a second dose of the elixir of immortality. The defective product didn't have such miraculous effects, and Kaguya disliked most of the people she pulled out because they were ugly and boring, so she buried them all in the bamboo forest.

"Besides, even if I had the elixir of immortality, what use would it be to you? This thing is forbidden. If you reveal it, those guys will be waiting at your door and beating you up that very night."

"Eternal life is stagnation, death is the cruel victory of the group over the individual, and immortality is absolutely not allowed, an absolute mistake."

Jingu seemed to be deep in thought, then changed the subject and asked, "So that's why you came to the mortal world in the first place? And if that's the case, how did the elixir of immortality end up in Chiyo's hands?"

"No, that's not it. Anyway, don't worry about how it was made. As for why it ended up in her hands, I have no idea."

Kaguya scratched her head, completely clueless as to how this thing ended up in Chiyo's hands. Perhaps she had met Chiyo before? And when and what had they done together?

But she really couldn't remember how giving the elixir of immortality to the Emperor was a way of handing it over to Amaterasu Omikami, so how did it end up in Chiyo's hands?

It's a pity that Murasaki Shikibu never took a picture of Chiyo. Perhaps if she had seen her face, Chiyo would have remembered whether she was related to her.