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Shinto prayers begin by throwing coins into the shrine's donation box, then clapping your hands, closing your eyes and praying silently to God.

But at this moment, throwing coins was obviously inappropriate, so the priest used another method of prayer, ringing bells.

Ringing the bell is to attract God's attention so that he can hear your prayers.

Generally, Shinto prayers only include asking for blessings, and rarely involve lengthy praises and tributes to God. However, at this moment, their original intention was to thank God, so this prayer was more of a tribute and praise to God.

As the chief priest rang the bell and prayed, everyone closed their eyes and clasped their hands together in prayer.

Furude Reimu closed her eyes and clasped her hands together. As the priest rang the bell, she heard the ethereal sound of the bell and her consciousness gradually calmed down.

This was different from the tranquility before going to sleep. Reimu Furushe could sense that her consciousness was still clear, but her heart was extremely calm.

The mind is as calm as water and the dreams are as pure as lotus.

Suddenly, a cool feeling emanated from the old thread-bound book that Furude Reimu was holding against her chest, spreading throughout her body.

The book, which had been silent and completely blank, suddenly felt a cool breeze.

In an instant, an invisible force suddenly emerged from the chest and flowed through the heart to every part of the body.

"This is!!!"

Immersed in her own inner world, Reimu Furude was extremely surprised. The book that had been silent for a long time suddenly changed!

On the day she got the book, she secretly read it carefully in her room, but there was not a single word in the book, it was completely blank.

This must be the legendary wordless book!

At the time, she could only think of this possibility, that this book was actually a secret wordless book in mythology.

Chapter 188 Wood Spirit

But Reimu Furude didn't know how to use the book without any words on it, so she had to keep it with her at all times, hoping that the book would suddenly display magical powers one day.

But she didn't expect that this day would come so soon, and it actually happened while she was praying. Now, Furushe Reimu could only pray secretly in her heart that this book would not produce any strange visions, otherwise she would not know how to explain it.

Maybe we can also fool people by saying that the great god Asama appeared?

Although Reimu Furude thought so, she was just thinking about it. The great god Asama really existed, and she didn't dare to use the name of the great god Asama to explain her own unclearness.

Perhaps Reimu Furude's prayer worked, because the old book on her chest did not produce any colorful light vision.

It just exuded a faint cool breath, flowing through Reimu Furude's whole body.

Time passed slowly, and as the candle flame burned to the bottom, the priest's prayer also came to an end.

At this moment, Furushe Reimu, who was immersed in her thoughts, slowly woke up, and the coolness that flowed through her body had ended.

The moment she woke up, Reimu Furude reached out and touched the book on her chest, but she only felt the touch of clothes and skin.

The book in my chest disappeared.

The book merged into her body, and a strange power emerged in her body, which was as easy as using her own arms.

But Reimu Furude was not stupid enough to try this power on the spot. She continued to pray with the priest until the prayer was completely over.

In the middle of the night, the stars in the night sky could not be seen because the crowns of the cherry trees completely blocked the sky over Sengen Taisha Shrine.

But even in the dark night, it was clear that it was already early morning.

After the unified prayer, the temple priest gave the order to disperse, asking everyone to rest early as they would continue to receive tourists tomorrow.

The moment the group was disbanded, Reimu Furude hurried to her room without even having time to say hello to the people around her.

After returning to the room as quickly as possible, Furude Reimu locked the room, leaned against the door and breathed slightly. She had just run back.

After her rapidly beating heart slowed down, Furude Reimu walked to her bedside and lay down.

"I didn't expect to suddenly wake up while praying. I was scared to death."

"Why are you scared?"

"Because it might be discovered..."

"and many more!"

"I remember that I seemed to be the only one in my room..."

Another person's voice appeared in the room, and Reimu Furude instantly thought of the horror movies she had seen.

In an instant, this ordinary room seemed to be filled with people everywhere, under the bed, beside the bed, and even inside the quilt!!!

“Where is so-and-so…!!!”

"It's me. You don't even remember my voice. That's so sad. I'm here to provide after-sales service."

Hearing this voice and tone of voice, Furude Reimu suddenly jumped up from the bed. She remembered the person who was speaking!

Next to the table in her room, a lazy-looking man was sitting on her bench, holding the familiar white cat in his arms.

"Zhukong!"

"It's Takesora-kun~"

"…I'm sorry, um, Takesora-kun, why are you in my room?"

Hearing Furude Reimu's question, Takesora smiled softly: "Who said this is your room? This is obviously my bookstore."

After saying that, Zhu Kong raised his right hand and snapped his fingers. With a snap, the scenery in the room changed instantly, and an antique study suddenly appeared.

The bench that Zhu Kong was sitting on turned into a recliner, so he lay down.

"You...I..." The change of scene made Furude Reimu, who had a lot to say, speechless in an instant. She stammered and couldn't utter a single word.

"Well, don't be afraid, I'm really here to provide after-sales service. After all, you are the first customer since I woke up~"

Zhu Kong squinted his eyes, put down the white cat in his hand, stood up from the recliner, and with a wave of his hand, an ordinary potted plant suddenly appeared in his hand.

I say it is ordinary because this potted plant is really ordinary. The plant inside is not thriving and looks a little wilted. This kind of potted plant can often be seen on the roadside.

Reimu Furude was no longer surprised that Takesora could summon a potted plant at will. After all, the other party was not a human, so no matter what strange phenomena occurred, it would not be surprising.

Putting the potted plant on the ground, Takesora waved to Furushe Reimu who was still standing on the side and said, "Come on, try to direct the energy in your body to this potted plant!"

"Uh... ok."

Although she didn't know what Takesora-kun meant, Furude Reimu still followed his instructions and prepared to do so.

Sensing the energy flowing through her limbs and bones, Reimu Furushe gathered all the energy in her palms, which gradually glowed with a blue light.

Under this light, the originally wilted potted plants suddenly stretched out, and their branches grew rapidly like a fast-forwarded video.

The roots broke through the small clay pot and quickly took root in the ground. The small plant, which was a dozen centimeters in size, gradually grew to half a meter in height and was still growing upward.

It seems that there is no sign of stopping.

"Okay, stop."

After hearing Takesora-kun's call to stop, Furude Reimu stopped controlling the energy in her body.

As the green light dissipated, the plants that were still growing also stopped their terrifying growth rate.

"This is……"

Reimu Furude looked at the potted plant that had grown to about one meter in surprise. The roots of the plant had already broken through the small pot and were deeply rooted in the broken floor.

The branches with lush leaves no longer have the languid feeling as before, but have completely turned into a healthy plant that is growing vigorously.

"How is it? This power, this is the orthodox power that Konohana no Sakuyabi worked so hard for."

"What? The power of Asama-sama?!!"

Seeing Furude Reimu so surprised, Takesora nodded with some amusement: "Yes, it is the power of your Asama-sama."

"This, this, this..."

Looking at her hands blankly, Reimu Furude had a lot of questions she wanted to ask, but she didn't know where to start.

"Don't be so confused. This matter is very simple. I have a lot of face. Even your Asama-sama has to give me some face."

"So when she sensed this book, she understood what I meant, so you gained some of her divine power. It's that simple~"

"That..." Upon hearing this, Gu Shou Lingmeng recalled the price that Zhu Kong mentioned at the beginning. Why would such an existence, who even the gods would give face, help him so much!

"May I ask why you want to help..."

"Well, you will know the reason later. As for the price, you don't need to care about it now."

After saying this, without waiting for Furude Reimu to ask back, Shenkong waved his hand and the scene in the bookstore changed instantly.

She returned to her room, but Zhu Kong's figure beside her disappeared, as if he had never appeared.

“It’s like this again!!!”

"This kind of riddle man who doesn't speak clearly is so annoying!"

After standing there helplessly and furiously for a while, Furude Reimu could only throw herself on the bed in grievance. After what she had just experienced, all she wanted now was to sleep!

Chapter 189 Aokigahara Sea of ​​Trees

The next day, seven in the morning.

The gate of Sengen Taisha Shrine was slowly pushed open from the inside. Although it was still early, a dense crowd of people had already gathered outside the gate.

These people are tourists who come to the shrine early to see the miracle. Although they can see the towering cherry trees from a distance, coming to the shrine is always more formal.

And coming to the shrine to pray in person is the only way to show your sincerity. After all, the result is not important, what is important is the process.

However, what if the gods suddenly heard your wish and fulfilled it?

If the wish comes true, I will definitely return to the shrine again and hang another ema to express my gratitude.

There were many people who had this idea, and at this moment, the moment the door was completely opened, people crowded into the shrine.

Beside the lush green road, other people who were originally sitting on the ground to rest, saw the stranded crowd suddenly move, and hurriedly stood up, brushed off the dust on their bodies, and walked forward together.

"Please keep order and be careful not to step on others."

At the entrance, the clergy who were organizing the order of the team shouted to the excited tourists that if there were too many people, stampedes would easily occur.

At the same time, at the Mizugaki Shrine.

"Gu Shou, why are you still so energetic? You went to bed so late last night."

Onomiya Ryuka, who is also a shrine maiden, asked Furude Reimu beside her. While asking, she couldn't help yawning and squeezed out a few tears.

It is really uncomfortable to sleep in the middle of the night and early morning, and I have to get up very early today.

Recently, they have been getting up early and helping with the shrine's duties. There are not many full-time shrine maidens, so they can only be made even busier.

Generally, full-time shrine maidens do not usually recruit too many people, and the number of people must be determined by the size of the shrine.

Although their shrine also recruits assistant shrine maidens, some things must be done by the full-time shrine maidens.

"Maybe it's because I slept deeply, I didn't feel very sleepy even though I got up so early this morning."

After helping her companion to straighten her headdress, which had been worn askew because she got up in too much haste, Furude Reimu answered.

"Hey, that's great. Why am I so sleepy that I can't even open my eyes?"

Onomiya Ryuka leaned against the pillar next to her, massaging her groggy brain with her hands, and spoke weakly.

"Oh, I don't know how long this torturous day will last. I really want to sleep..."

Reimu Furude, who was standing silently by the side, didn't say anything. She didn't know when the shrine, which was crowded with people every day, would become quiet.

But judging by the situation, such a day may never come. Even if the flow of people decreases, the shrine will never be deserted.

"Okay, okay, it's time for us to entertain the tourists. Don't really fall asleep."

"I'm sorry."

"I just said one sentence and you said I was annoying. I just hope you can work hard and not slack off."

After saying that, without waiting for Onomiya Ryuka to react, Furude Reimu grabbed her friend's hand and forcefully pulled her up.

"Walk, walk, the cool wind will sober you up."

"Hey, slow down."

While holding Onomiya Rika's hand, Furude Reimu also mobilized the blue energy in her body, using the two clasped hands as a connection to transfer her own energy into Onomiya Rika's body.

This is an ability she had experimented with this morning. The green energy in her body can not only control plants, but also serve as a universal energy to eliminate fatigue.