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So much so that when the head of Kagura Palace at Ise Shrine said that it was the Sunday priestess who sealed the nine-tailed fox and he did not dare to take credit for it, Huang Quan believed it immediately.
After a while, Ling also let go of her hand.
"Do you know what this is?" Huang Quan asked tentatively.
"Well, probably." Lingye paused for a moment and then said, "What should a shrine maiden do when facing the souls of those who died unjustly?"
Is he asking her? Huang Quan was not sure, but there was indeed no one else here except himself and Kagura. As a shrine maiden who exorcises evil spirits, she had no choice but to fight against evil spirits.
But she felt that this was not the answer that Oshima Miko wanted. If it was Buddhism, there might be an option of salvation, but she didn't understand this.
So Huang Quan could only remain silent.
Ling also realized that this question should not be asked to others. What does she want to do?
This is not the vengeful spirit of humans, nor the vengeful spirit of creatures on Earth. It is the vengeful spirit of alien galaxies far away from the Milky Way. Because there is no place to return to, it has not been able to rest in peace for tens of millions of years.
Gaia said that this was a lesson learned from the past. If we lose to the source of destruction, the Earth will also suffer the same fate, as will the solar system and the entire Milky Way.
Ling also couldn't imagine how lonely it would be when only a remnant of humanity was left, with the soul having lost its home and wandering forever in the universe.
“Can I save them?”
Lingye suddenly asked. Huang Quan didn't know who she was asking the question to, but followed her gaze and looked up into the sky.
Gaia did not answer.
So it is allowed? Not as a giant of light, but as a miko to appease the souls.
"Isayama Miko, do you have a Kagura bell?"
"Oh, sorry. I don't have it." She really didn't have it.
Not only did she not have any of these around her, she had never practiced them either. She was a shrine maiden who exorcised spirits, and she usually only practiced with the sword.
Without the Kagura bell... it shouldn't matter. She doesn't really know how to dance the Kagura dance anyway.
She is only good at singing, so let her sing.
In the secret realm, Taro's battle was a little difficult.
Sadako's three thousand strands of hair were flying all over the sky, entangled with Taro, but it was useless. Flames were burning on Taro's body, and the hair formed by the curse was completely irresistible. The burning flames were people's faith and gratitude to the Ultra Warriors.
Sadako reached out and tried to trap Taro with her mind again, but it didn't work either.
Although its willpower is strong, it is far inferior to Brother Seven. Willpower is this kind of thing. As long as you feel that you are fearless, you can really be fearless.
The monster posed no threat to him, but at the same time, Taro couldn't find any fatal weakness in it.
But this was only temporary, and Taro was not impatient, even though his energy light had begun to flash.
This feeling was wonderful, and he felt that he could definitely destroy the other party.
At this moment, Taro suddenly noticed that Sadako stiffened abnormally, her hands dropped, and she even stopped attacking.
Ling was not singing Shinto songs praising the gods. She had never learned them.
It was just a song she was humming casually, a song she had heard before at some point and which she vaguely remembered.
It doesn't matter if you can't remember the source, or even if you remember the lyrics wrong. Singing seriously is just to pour out your own emotions. The witch's confession is to the gods, and the only god that belongs to her is Gaia.
A song sung to Gaia in prayer for those lost in a foreign land.
【When tears flow down my face. What makes the wrong time repeat itself? I have nothing left and cannot give anything. I can only rely on myself to find the flowers along the way and keep moving forward. Keep moving forward.】
[Since it is not a farewell forever, then when you see the boat in the sea gradually going away, just wave goodbye. Sitting in the rocking chair and seeing the dream, I hope you will grow up in that little happiness like the sunlight shining on the leaves on the day you were born.]
There was no sadness or pleading in the song, but it was as quiet as the sound of the wind blowing through an empty valley in the afternoon.
The sky is still blue, as if time can be so eternal.
Ling also believed that Gaia could hear her voice.
She was not arrogant because of her favor, and she did not think that Gaia had to satisfy her in any way. She never thought that she was special.
Gaia is the will of the planet, and she is just an ordinary one among the billions of lives that have existed since the birth of the planet. She always remembers this.
Ling was just expressing her own thoughts, like a mortal praying to the gods, only hoping that the gods could hear her, and not expecting any miracles.
She wanted to know if this planet could accommodate foreign souls?
Whether Gaia responded to her or not.
Because, if... if she really can't protect humanity, when everything is destroyed in the future, will the lonely souls of humanity wandering in the endless void be able to find a shelter?
On the wall, a shadow gradually emerged. Although it was described as resentment, it was not something scary in Lingye's opinion.
So she stretched out her hand, letting the resentment dwell in the palm of her hand, and it actually sparkled in the sunlight like a dazzling gem.
After wandering in the darkness for too long, the sunlight actually made them so satisfied.
It gradually rose and rose, rising to the endless sky. But that was not outside the atmosphere, but the heaven in human imagination.
Then Ling also knew that Gaia really accepted them.
They, the direction they were flying to, was the Sea of Souls.
After wandering in the darkness for tens of millions of years, it finally found a place to live.
In Lingye's eyes, they plunged into the sea of souls and found no signs of the foreign objects they had imagined. They were no different from the souls born on this planet.
It quietly merged into the sea water, separating out white fine sand.
Ling was also a little surprised, but not really very surprised.
Because she had thought about it, Gaia had told her before that the soul sea of the earth was originally a stream, and gradually became an endless sea over billions of years. The soul is not constant.
Therefore, as long as they themselves and the planet also agrees, they can become the soul of the earth.
That's right, isn't it?
After reincarnation again and again on this planet, there will be no distinction between each other.
So these too, although they are souls that have been decaying for tens of millions of years, their essence will not rot due to age.
They are now life on Earth.
The Soul Sea has been sparkling for thousands of years, clear and without any impurities.
In the secret realm.
Taro put his hands together, and water gushed out from between his fingers. It was not a special weapon, but just ordinary water.
Because Taro has discovered the true identity of this monster, two-dimensional things are actually just graffiti.
Sure enough, it was easily wiped away by the water flow.
Taylor thought that there would be something more difficult to deal with after that, but it didn't. It was like an empty shell, and nothing was left after washing.
So he was waiting for nothing, but ended up with nothing.
How come I won just like that?
It was afternoon, or to be more precise, almost evening.
Geumine Shrine.
Huang Quan and Kagura originally planned to visit early in the morning, so they took the night train and arrived at the station early in the morning. Unexpectedly, they were delayed until now.
They got to see Tokyo's specialties, but they couldn't like monsters anyway.
It's really rude to visit at this time. In formal occasions, visiting at night is not a polite thing to do.
Huang Quan wanted to apologize, but Ling spoke first.
"This time is perfect. The mountain will be closed soon and there will be fewer pilgrims. Otherwise, I really can't receive you, which would be very rude."
Huang Quan felt that Oshima Miko was very good at talking, and this immediately made her feel less embarrassed.
Although this is somewhat true, the second day of Hatsumode is indeed very busy.
As for Kagura, she didn't understand it at all. She was two years younger than Huang Quan and was still a junior high school student. She usually practiced meditation at the shrine with Huang Quan and had no experience in dealing with people.
Visiting Tsukimine Shrine was something we had planned before.
In the incident of the Killing Stone half a year ago, two shrine maidens from Nasu Shrine died. It was the Sunshine Shrine Maiden from Tsukimine Shrine who stopped the demon and resolved the incident.
Sealing the Killing Stone is a mission and a disaster for Nasu Shrine, and it happens almost every hundred years. It requires a heavy price to be paid.
So this is a great favor. If they were not really busy, they would have come to visit earlier.
Then today, Yomi and Kagura saw it again. The Sun Maiden calmed the evil spirits' grievances and even let them rest in peace.
Ordinary people can’t see it, but the two priestesses can see it. The brilliant soul rises into the sky. It must be going to the kingdom of God, right?
In the past, as exorcist priestesses, they could only kill all the spirits they encountered with swords. This was the way they had exorcised spirits at Nasu Shrine for hundreds of years.
I thought this was the only way.
So there really is a shrine maiden who can purify the world. So the gods are real, right? At least Oshima Miko is indeed a shrine maiden in front of the gods.
As the sun sets, the path to the Moon Mountain is dyed crimson. It is time to close the mountain, and the pilgrims return from their worship. The Moon Mountain Shrine returns to its peaceful state.
Hyuga priest is old, and he feels sore in the waist and back after being with him for a while.
Moreover, he knew that the two people from Nasu Shrine who said they were coming to visit Tsukimine Shrine were actually the Oshima shrine maidens who were coming to visit their shrine.
The girls were chatting at home, so he should stay out of the way.
Hinata stood up and wanted to take the key to close the mountain gate, but his legs were inconvenient due to kneeling for a long time. If Reimu hadn't supported him, he would have almost fallen.
"Bo Li, please close the mountain gate for a moment."
"Okay." Reimu was already getting tired of sitting there.
The ancient shrine etiquette of Nasu Shrine was really unbearable. Kneeling like that, even her home, Izumo Taisha Shrine, didn't have that.
She and her father were in the shrine, and they could sit however they wanted.
Just like Sister Hisayo, she was most afraid of this.
She won't come back after the mountain gate is closed. She's more interested in browsing her phone. Or go to Gensokyo to have a drink with Yakumo. No one will accompany her during the New Year. Old Lady Yukari is really pitiful.
Hyuga Miyaji and Reimu both left, Ling thought about it and stood up as well.
"I'll take you for a walk in Yuefeng Mountain,"
Chapter 480: Cleaning Up Space Junk