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"Sorry, I lost my composure." Hanasari soon continued.
"It's okay, Miss Hanasari." Li Mo said, "I do have a question, why did the palace official know why I was there?"
You can't be a prophet, can you?
Li Mo didn't think that fox could be that level. Among the gods' followers that appeared so far, Yae God's Son might be the weakest one. Of course, Yae God's Son was also the most mysterious one. Who knew what kind of thoughts were hidden under that smile?
After all, it was a fox.
"She is a fox. Even though the Sky Fox and Earth Fox no longer appear, the foxes in the White Fox Wilderness are not as spiritual as before. But ordinary foxes can still convey information."
Hanasari raised her hand, and the masked shrine maiden pointed at a fox crouching nearby.
Foxes often appeared during Li Mo's journey. Like an invisible companion. This was normal. In Yingxiang Mountain and the White Fox Wilderness, foxes were common. Generally speaking, even the wild people would not attack foxes.
The reason is unknown... Anyway, it is passed down by word of mouth. Probably a long time ago, the chief priest of Narukami Taisha had dealt with such a matter. Five hundred years have passed, and it seems that the only one who can have an equal dialogue with General Raiden is the young fox.
Shifting the topic back to the topic, the fox that Sikong often saw became a spy?
Li Mo's eyes were focused on the fox.
The other person tilted his head and just looked at Li Mo. He didn't move at all. He was not afraid at all.
That cute expression makes it impossible to get angry.
"Hmm? Someone is coming. I'll step aside for a while." Hanasari said.
Immediately, Li Mo saw Hua Sanli suddenly disappear in front of him. If he hadn't known the other party's special situation, he would probably have said something like "Coach, I want to learn magic".
The person who came was Daocheng Yingmei.
This was the witch Li Mo had met before. When they met this time and introduced themselves, the witch had a feeling that they would meet often.
"I came down this time because I forgot to give you something." Daocheng Yingmei said, taking out a mirror from her sleeve.
"This thing is called a commemorative mirror." Inashiro Hotaru handed over the commemorative mirror and said, "Five hundred years ago, when the outlying islands were just established, the then head of the Hiiragi family, Hirotsugu, introduced a lot of new knowledge and products to prove the benefits of building an outlying island commercial port. For example, the blast furnace introduced from the Kingdom of Winter, and the old Hiiragi family house adjacent to the castle tower was transformed into a "hot spring" to offer to the Lord of the Imperial Palace.
Later, a special camera was customized from Fontaine, using the mirror for exorcism given to the Hiiragi family by "Konosaigin" as the "lens", which could record thoughts and memories and was given back to Narukami Taisha. As time went by, the camera lost its function. But the lens was preserved, and the lens blessed by "Konosaigin" still retains its function. This is the "memorial mirror."
Daocheng Yingmei explained gently. But in Li Mo's opinion, what the witch did was just like reciting.
"I see."
"Oh, and the function of the memorial mirror is to see some phenomena that ordinary people cannot see through the earth fox statue..."
Li Mo felt that he should know the function of the commemorative mirror better than the witch in front of him. In the game, he often used the commemorative mirror.
Daocheng Yingmei finished her explanation and couldn't help but say a few more words: "Actually, Master Yamae had told us to make relevant preparations for the Great Purification of the Divine Sakura. But just yesterday, Master Yamae suddenly told us that we could put the preparations on hold. I didn't understand it at the time, but now I think it's because of you, the traveler."
They were performing the Great Purification of the Divine Sakura. Although it was a ceremony for an outsider to handle, since Master Yae was watching, there must be no problem.
"Nothing, I was asked to do so."
"Then I'll take my leave."
Inashiro Hotaru left, and Hanasari appeared next to him again.
The masked witch looked at the commemorative mirror in Li Mo's hand and whispered, "How did Hiiragi Hiroshi treat the mirror? I really..."
There was inevitably a hint of anger in her tone.
Hanasari has the memory of "Konosaigū". It is hard to say that her behavior is not influenced by "Konosaigū".
"This is for you, Miss Hanasari."
"Huh?" Anger turned into confusion, and she watched Li Mo put the commemorative mirror in front of her.
Li Mo said, "This is very important to you, Miss Hanasari. I rarely see your emotions fluctuate so much. Even before, when I asked you about it, your emotions didn't fluctuate so much."
It was said there: "Do you know something, sir?"
Li Mo paused. He certainly knew who Hua Sanli was. This gentle woman represented the continuation of the "Kousai Palace".
He said, "I am waiting for you, Miss Hanasari, to tell me in person."
"Oh, I see. Next, we are going to the Guardian Forest to meet an old friend of hers. But since that old friend is now sealed, we need to make preparations in advance to talk to him."
"What preparation?"
"Let me treat you to a meal." Hanasari raised her hand, and some delicious food appeared in front of her. "This is a dish made by the magic of the raccoon cat clan. It will allow you to talk to that old friend."
Li Mo promptly finished the food in front of him.
"Let's go to the Guardian Forest tomorrow. It's getting late now. You can go back and rest first."
Li Mo looked up at the position of the sun, it was already in the west.
It’s really late.
"See you tomorrow then. Miss Hanasari, and I don't mind you calling me by my first name."
"Then, see you tomorrow, Mr. Li Mo."
Li Mo couldn't see what kind of expression Hua Sanli had on her face, but he knew that Hua Sanli was definitely not smiling.
Chapter 98: Hu Zhai Palace, are you back?
When Li Mo returned to the Chaimen family, it was already late. On this day, it didn't take him too long to break the barrier and remove the evil spirits. He mainly went to the Mingshen Taisha Shrine, which took a lot of time.
He didn't like that section of road because it felt like the road was only half built.
"Did Li-kun go to Narugami Taisha?"
"Yes. What do you have to do today, Chaimen?"
At Li Mo's request, the Shibamon brothers changed their names. As for the Shibamon couple, they didn't need to be called that at all.
Chaimen said, "I just came here to have a drink with Mr. Li. I'm just a little annoyed."
"What's troubling you?"
"Didn't I tell you earlier about joining the Tenryo Bugyo? I'm leaving Konda Village soon and heading to Inazuma Castle."
"Are you unwilling to leave Konda Village?"
Shibamon Ichiro is a wanderer who has returned home. He used to be young and energetic, and followed his friends to the wild to be wandering samurai, sleeping in the open air. It was only because of his stubborn character that he was unwilling to go home. If not for the conflict with another group of wild people in the end, they obtained a batch of crystallized bone marrow in exchange for money. Otherwise, they would not have returned home.
It is normal for a traveler who has just returned home to set sail again to feel a little nostalgic.
"That's one thing. On the other hand, I'm worried about Jiro... I can see that he, like me, can't stand loneliness. Is the bloodline of the Shibamon family so deep-rooted?" Shibamon Ichiro said, "In addition... my parents asked me to bring them a wife after I go to Inazuma Castle as a magistrate."
Where there are people, there will be urging for marriage. This is something that has to be discussed even if the world changes. If Li Mo is to find a common point in the multiple worlds he has experienced, this is it.
Later, Li Mo realized that Shibamon Ichiro treated him as a tree hole. He told him all his troubles, from the conflicts with his parents when he was a child, to the bitterness after running away from home, to the complicated emotions after returning home... Under the influence of alcohol, Shibamon Ichiro vented a lot.
The alcohol content of the wine was not very high, and Li Mo thought that drinking this kind of wine would not make him drunk. But Shibamon Ichiro was drunk.
Really, why do I have to listen to a boy mumbling here under the moonlight?
It would be almost the same if it was a beautiful girl.
Li Mo held the wine glass, and he thought of the masked witch.
——Do you have the desire to talk when the flowers are scattered?
"Hey, Shibamon. What do you think is the same between the Inazuma of five hundred years ago and the Inazuma of today?"
"Ugh?"
Shibamon Ichiro, who had been talking like a river, was stunned for a moment, then slapped his thigh and said, "Mr. Li, you have asked the right person. When I was young, I specially explored with my companions. If there is anything that has not changed in Inazuma, there are only two things. One is the general who has lived in the castle tower for a long time! The other is fireworks.
General, I don't need to say more. Fireworks are the specialty of Inazuma. Five hundred years ago, Inazuma people set off fireworks. Three hundred years ago, Inazuma people set off fireworks. Today, Inazuma people still set off fireworks.
The older generation often says that if one day, you feel that the fireworks in the eyes of your opposite-sex friends are more beautiful than the real fireworks, then you can marry her. "
Shibamon Ichiro said a lot of things. For thousands of years, Inazuma has defined fireworks displays. They can be fireworks to commemorate love, fireworks to commemorate family affection, and fireworks to commemorate friendship. When fireworks rise into the sky, their brief appearance in the starry sky will form different beauty in people's hearts.
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The next morning, when Li Mo went out, he saw the embarrassed Shibamon Ichiro. He seemed to remember his own gaffe last night and looked embarrassed.
In the past, he had appeared as a mature and steady person. Even a frivolous boy would become like that after taking the lives of more than ten people.
Li Mo did not laugh at Shibamon Ichiro. He said, "Ichiro, please do me a favor."
He had something that could only be done by someone who went to Inazuma City. But for the time being, he couldn't go to Inazuma City.
After leaving Konda Village, even though they had not made an appointment with Hanasari beforehand, they both knew tacitly where they would meet today.
Guarded forest.
In the game, this place is not very big. But in reality, it is quite big. I remember yesterday, on the way to Narukami Taisha Shrine, I passed by here and met a wandering samurai chasing a raccoon cat.
It seems that there are quite a lot of civet cats in this forest.
When they arrived at the torii gate of the Guardian Forest, Hanasari, wearing a red and white shrine maiden costume, was standing there, like a beautiful painting. "You're here, Lord Li Mo."
"Well, I'm here. Do you want to meet me now?"
"I'm a little hesitant." Hua Sanli said with her back to Li Mo. "I don't know what kind of feelings he has in his heart when I meet her old friend... and how does he see me?"
"Just go and meet him, and you'll know, right?" Li Mo said.
The sealed raccoon cat monster knew Kitsunayagiya. Or... five hundred years ago, there was probably no one in Inazuma who didn't know Kitsunayagiya.
The village chief of Konda Village, the Konda family, still vaguely remembered the existence of "Konisaigu" even after 500 years. How many generations have the Konda family passed down this news for 500 years? Why didn't they forget this news?
Li Mo whispered, "I think you should go and see him. In my opinion, a short pain is worse than a long one."
"That's true." Hanasari smiled. "Let me take you there. I've never been there before, but I saw the exact location."
She is a youkai with the blood of Baichen flowing in her veins. As her "continuation", Hanasari is born with a certain amount of magic. She knows where to go without the raccoon cat leading the way.
On the way, she started to introduce: "The friend I'm going to meet this time is called Gobazo. He is a raccoon cat monster that existed many, many years ago. In the war five hundred years ago, she tricked him into hiding in the Guardian Forest to prevent him from dying in vain. A few decades later, he was sealed here by Korekami Harunosuke for causing trouble."
It is also the medium of divine clarity.
Li Mo has heard this name many times since he started traveling with Hua Sanli.
Now, in Li Mo's opinion, Wei Shenqingzhijie is probably a character like Ampere Jingming. He went to Liyue to learn immortal arts, and then created a unique system of Yin-Yang magic. He is a person who founded a school.
It is normal to hear this so many times.
Soon, Hua Sanli led Li Mo to a cute raccoon statue. From Li Mo's point of view, the statue was too fat.