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When they rested again, Tanjuro Kamado said, "Let me teach you how to breathe."
"Is it really okay?"
"It's ok."
"Then, I'll leave it to you."
Li Mo made a decision.
Chapter 14: Hanako Kamado
More than half a month later, the weather became even colder, and a thin layer of ice formed on the upper layer of the stream used for fetching water.
The Kamado family has already accepted Li Mo, a passer-by from another world. All members take him for granted as a member of the family.
Li Mo got used to the life in Zaomen's house. Life during this period was very monotonous. In the morning, he played with the three children, and in the afternoon, he went out alone to chop wood.
Even though Tanjuro had said that there was enough firewood at home, Li Mo still insisted on doing this every day, and finally returned home with a bundle of firewood on his back.
"The warehouse is so big, it can be loaded anyway."
Firewood, as long as it is properly stored, can be kept for a very long time.
On the one hand, it was out of kindness from the Kamado family. On the other hand, it was for exercise - breathing.
The Fire God Kagura is also known as the Breathing of the Sun. It can be seen as two parts. The first part is the Fire God Kagura, which is the twelve sword forms of the Breathing of the Sun. The second part is the breathing, which can sustain the Kagura dance movement for an entire night.
Li Mo has already learned the second half, which is breathing.
Every time he chopped wood, he was training his breathing. Tanjuro Kamado taught him how to control his breathing while he was chopping wood, making the process of chopping wood easier.
This breathing technique is difficult to learn. Only when he was chopping wood could Li Mo feel that he was practicing his breathing and had touched the threshold.
So, Li Mo came to chop wood every day. This was work, but also learning.
As usual, Li Mo brought firewood home today. Then he got an unexpected news from Kamado Tanjuro.
"Tanjuro, what are you saying? Are you going to perform the Fire God Kagura tonight?"
"Yes. Please take a nap later. You can't sleep tonight."
"I see."
Li Mo would not miss the Fire God Kagura performed by Tanjuro tonight. Now that he has learned how to breathe, he should not miss the sword form.
Now in his system panel, in the skill column, there is a residual word after Breathing of the Sun.
"Breathing of the Sun (Remaining)"
Probably that's it.
Night fell as promised. As the sun set, the Kamado house was bathed in the glow of the bonfire.
Tanjuro Kamado changed into a new set of clothes. This set of clothes was very gorgeous, like the clothes of a priest in a shrine. The whole set was red, symbolizing the god that the Kamado family was about to pray to - the God of Fire.
Tanjuro's face was covered by a piece of white cloth, and on the white cloth, the word "Flame" was embroidered.
The bonfire surrounds a circular area, which is today's stage. Tanjuro will perform the Fire God Kagura in it for the whole night.
The performers and the audience have already arrived. The audience tonight is everyone except Tanjuro.
As the night fell, Tanjuro, who had been just standing there, began to move. Holding the ritual vessel, he danced gracefully, and under the light of the bonfire, he looked like a god.
From the beginning to the end, there are twelve sets of moves and actions. And from the last set of moves to the first set of moves, they can be perfectly connected. The man named Tanjuro will continue like this until dawn.
"The Kamado family works with fire. In order to avoid getting hurt and avoid disasters, they perform dances and pray to the gods at the beginning of the year."
Kamado Aoi spoke these words calmly, explaining to Li Ze the origin of this tradition.
And Li Mo only heard one word.
dance.
Is it just dancing?
If the ritual weapon in Tanjuro's hand is replaced with a long sword, then the Fire God Kagura will become a series of sword moves. Combined with the upper breathing, it will be a complete Sun Breathing.
Li Mo watched very seriously, he had seen the old sea king beat him. But the special training in the dream became blurred, leaving only the memory in the muscles.
The God of Fire, Kagura, was right in front of him.
He was probably the person in the world who knew the origin of the Kamado family's Fire God Kagura best. The Kamado family had passed it down from generation to generation with terrifying accuracy.
Moonlit night, snow, bonfire.
The elegantly dressed man continued to perform the dance for the gods, like a robot, he was tireless. He performed the twelve movements over and over again countless times.
Li Mo seemed to see the tall swordsman in that place waving the Sun Wheel Sword in front of the child.
……
……
In the distant sky, a hint of paleness appeared, and the sun finally shone upon the earth again.
Li Mo was still sitting in front of the house. Tanjuro insisted on watching Fire God Kagura for an entire night, and he also insisted on watching Fire God Kagura for an entire night.
Late last night, Aoi Kamado went to sleep with Takeo and Nezuko. Tanjiro Kamado fell asleep with his head resting on Li Mo's thigh. On his body was the heavy winter coat that Li Mo had put on him. Tanjiro Kamado fell asleep near daytime.
After all, they are just children, and it is hard enough for them to hold on until this point.
"Is it over, Tanjuro?"
"ended."
"Brother, go to bed early. I will take Tanjiro to my room and let him rest." Li Mo looked at the blood bar above Tanjiro's head.
"Kamado Tanjuro (65%)"
He is the one who is weak and sickly.
"Don't you need to rest?"
"I don't want to go to bed yet."
"it is good."
After watching Tanjiro leave, Li Mo carefully carried Tanjiro back to his guest room and let him rest in his quilt. He returned to the courtyard again, but this time he had a wooden stick in his hand.
After watching Tanjuro's Fire God Kagura for a whole night, the twelve moves were engraved in his mind. With the help of the water tank at home, he could also see that on his skill panel, there was finally no residual word after Sun Breathing.
He learned the complete Sun Breathing.
After learning something new, he wanted to try it out. Tanjuro would not touch the ritual implements used for Kagura dance. So he needed to find a substitute, a wooden stick of suitable length could be used as a substitute. In the warehouse of the Kamado family, there were many such sticks, all of which were obtained from his labor some time ago.
This training lasted for several months until the snow on the ground disappeared and the trees went from being bare to sprouting new buds and then to growing lush branches and leaves.
Time passed slowly. As the seasons passed, Kamado Aoi's belly gradually grew bigger. From being able to move to needing help from others, she needed Tanjuro's care during this period. Li Mo took over the charcoal business in Kamado. After following Tanjuro to the village several times, he became familiar with the job and the people in the village also recognized him.
In addition, Li Mo even learned how to make charcoal.
Chopping wood, burning charcoal, selling charcoal, and practicing breathing techniques. Li Mo's ordinary and boring life continued until the production of Zaomen Kuizhi.
Tanjuro Kamado's fourth child was born into this world, a girl, and was named Kamado Hanako.
Chapter 15 Don't Look Back
In early summer, the temperature rose, but it was not unbearable. I changed into cooler clothes.
The birth of Hanako Kamado has undoubtedly injected a breath of fresh energy into the family. Even without the birth of a new baby, the Kamado family is still full of laughter and joy.
Time passed quickly, and now it has been a month since Hanako Kamado was born. Hanako Kamado, who originally looked not cute at all, gradually became very cute.
It seemed that the entire Kamado family revolved around this newborn.
Li Mo was chopping wood as usual, and his breathing was more stable than last year. Work was no longer as difficult for him as before.
"Today, that's about it."
He turned around, sorted the chopped firewood, put it on his back, and went back towards the direction of the Kamado family.
It is hard to imagine that I could adapt to life during the Taisho period. I spent such a long time without electrical appliances.
——Unbelievable.
Thinking about his cell phone with a shattered screen, he remembered that he had been away from modern society for half a year.
Rural life is nice, but that is based on the modern convenience network. The real rural life is actually average.
When I returned to the Kamado family, I learned from Tanjiro that Tanjuro was burning charcoal. When I walked to the workplace, I saw Tanjuro's thin back sitting there.
"Thank you for your hard work today, Mo."
“Everyone has worked hard.”
Li Mo sat next to Tanjuro and said, "I have something I want to tell you today."
Tanjuro said, "You're leaving, aren't you?"
"Well, I think it's time for me to leave."
“Do you have a goal?”
“There’s already a goal.”
"Before you leave, say goodbye to Tanjiro and the others. They like you very much."
"I will. Tanjuro, after I go out this time, I may need to borrow my status as the heir of the Kamado family for a little while. Is that okay?"
"You are."
"Ah."
Li Mo and Tanjuro usually communicate like this, simple and efficient. After the main point is discussed, there is a long silence.
Tanjuro is a man who is not good at speaking, which makes sister Aoi talkative. It is sister Aoi who usually instructs and scolds the children.
But in fact, Tanjuro understands people's hearts. He can always look at the development of things with a calm attitude and give pertinent suggestions. Because of this, every time Tanjuro goes to the village, he will be called to deal with some family matters.
For example, help parents determine whether their child broke a vase.
After spending more than half a year together, he didn't find it strange that the other party saw through him. He could even boldly guess that Tanjuro saw through him from the beginning.
But that's not the point anymore.