The spring breeze is warm, the cherry blossoms are colorful at night, the moonlight is pleasant, and the courtyard is mysterious.
It was supposed to be a very suitable environment for lovers to confide in each other and rub their hair together.
But in this bow and arrow dojo, Lu Jian always felt something was wrong.
"You shot accurately."
Lu Tran praised, but then he felt that this compliment was a bit nonsense. He had seen the power of the officiating miko, who could shoot an arrow thousands of miles away while sitting at Wajima Grand Shrine. In comparison, today's archery is like child's play.
Same.
"Thanks."
Amber glanced at Lu Jian. She stood still, holding the bow in her hand, but she didn't shoot any more arrows, and she had no intention of putting them back.
"The core of archery lies in the heart. If the heart cannot be calm, it will be impossible to shoot."
She spoke in a calm tone, as if she was reciting some Japanese song.
"Before that arrow shot just now, my heart was already affected, so now I can't shoot an arrow."
"?"
Lu Jian was a little confused. Was this saying that his appearance disrupted his practice?
"Should I go?"
"No, it's not your fault, it's just that I'm not mature enough. A real miko should be able to focus on everything and get rid of all distracting thoughts, that is, 'get rid of foreign objects.'
Maybe 'see the world'."
Amber didn't know that it was because she met outsiders alone that she talked more than in the afternoon.
"Get rid of foreign objects? See the world?"
Lu Tan definitely doesn't understand this, and he thinks serious mercenaries probably don't understand either. Even if everyone understands, it doesn't matter if he acts like a fool and asks for more information.
"The practice of a witch is divided into three stages: examining oneself, removing foreign objects, and seeing the world. Examining oneself means being able to feel all the states of oneself and controlling oneself through practice. Getting rid of foreign objects means being able to get rid of distracting thoughts, even if there is interference from outsiders.
You can also keep your mind calm, and you can still feel calm when you are in a busy city, so you can see the world."
When Amber said this, he didn't know if it was Lu Jian's illusion, but his eyes became more alert.
"Then what is seeing the world?"
Lu Kan answered the question.
"To see the world, to be able to see anything anywhere in the world, what is used at this time is no longer this pair of physical eyes, but the eyes of the heart. In this state, it is the domain of the miko. This vast land
Anywhere on the sea that is attacked by filth will be followed by pure fire."
When it comes to the miko-sama, Kohaku's emotions are a little more obvious.
"Then I think you can try to go to crowded places when practicing. Maybe you can get twice the result with half the effort."
Lu Tiao suggested.
"For this kind of self-cultivation work, the more people the better, it is best to be in the vegetable market, watching two aunts quarreling, and when two people greet each other's ancestors for eighteen generations, you stop there, and then enter meditation and train
The effect must be very good.”
"Wet market? Ancestors...eighteenth generation?"
Amber was slightly puzzled.
"Have you never been out of this house?"
Lu Tan remembered that in some novels, most of these witches lived in seclusion, and some had never seen the outside world at all.
"I have no need to go out."
Amber could only defend herself in this way.
"Practice time is precious and cannot be wasted on enjoyment."
"That's true."
Lu Tan sighed.
After all, the person standing in front of him is not a simple academic master or genius, but the hope of the world is focused on her next successor as the priestess. If his own strength is lacking in the slightest, it may lead to the death of countless people.
Death cannot be careless.
"But this time you go to Hedao, you can feel the outside world, which is quite good."
Lu Tan joked.
"What I want to do is arrive at Wajima, not travel."
Amber said seriously.
While the two were chatting under the moonlight, the grass at Lu Tan's feet suddenly shook.
Almost instantly, Amber raised his bow and pulled the string, and the arrow shot out of the air and flew straight towards the grass.
Thumb——
The wooden arrow plunged straight into the ground with a force that even Lu Tiao could not match. The wind brought by the arrow blew up the grass, revealing what was underneath.
That's a dog.
"???"
Lu Tan looked at the dog and felt it looked familiar.
It looks similar to the one I raise at home.
"Lycra?"
Lu Tiao gave a tentative shout.
"Ouch!"
The dog ran over and rubbed Lu Tiao's trouser legs crazily.
"It's really you...wait, why did you come here?"
Lu Tan rubbed Laika's round head.
This is not an island country, but a Japanese island, a foreign land.
But if you think about it carefully, Laika's body is a hound that can travel through time to hunt down the Chosen One, so there is no problem at all if he can follow the scent of the land trip to Wajima.
In other words, if it had come to hunt Lu Jian, Lu Jian might have sent it by now.
"What's this?"
Amber's nose twitched slightly. She was always wary of Laika. There was something special about this dog, which was very similar to dirt.
"It's my family dog, called Laika."
Lu Jian introduced.
"Le...ka?"
Amber was a little unsure of the pronunciation.
At this time, Laika suddenly moved her nose and looked at Amber. Then, her four short legs clicked and quickly came to Amber's side.
"Huh? Wait... ugh!"
Before Amber could react, the fat dog came to Amber's feet. While rubbing the white socks affectionately, he rolled on the ground and turned his belly.
Lu Tan had mixed feelings when he saw this scene.
If Laika turned into its original appearance at this time, the picture would be simply beautiful.
Amber looked at the dog rolling around and begging for petting, and hesitated for a while before slowly squatting down and reaching out to touch Laika's belly.
Soft, furry, and warm.
This wonderful touch made Amber feel at ease. She followed Lu Tiao's example of rubbing Laika's head and rubbed Laika's belly.
"Uuuuuu——"
Laika made a comfortable sound and rolled even more vigorously.
Suddenly, Amber's movements stopped, she stood up and took two steps back.
"Sorry, I should go back."
Picking up the bow and arrow, she saluted Lu Tiao, then turned around and left in a hurry, as if she was being driven by something.
Lu Tan felt a little puzzled. He touched the head of Laika who came back missing and looked in the direction where Amber left.
"Is there still a gate control?"
The bell rang, and Lu Tan muttered.
The next day, after a grand departure ceremony, the fleet set sail.
This island is called Sakurajima, and the fastest ship takes more than ten days to get there from Wajima, but the fleet chose the safest route, which takes at least twenty days.
"Twenty days, then I will have to pass at least ten days in reality, not counting the time to witness her becoming the officiating miko."
Lu Tan thought to himself, and at the same time he felt a little lucky.
Fortunately, I didn't buy a set of bedding online, otherwise no one would pick up the express delivery.
