After receiving Liu Xueji's text message, Cheng Peng rushed to Hakurei Shrine without any delay.
Compared with when he first arrived, Hakurei Shrine had completely changed its appearance. Starting from halfway up the mountain, countless palm-sized luminous stone fragments floated in the air, making the entire mountain top brightly lit, making it look like daylight. Looking from a distance
, the shimmering light is like a huge cloud, and the Hakurei Shrine in the center of the cloud is no longer as simple as it used to be, but looks elegant and generous, like a temple in the clouds.
The witches and priests walking among countless light spots are naturally the immortals in the temple.
"The white jade capital in the sky, the twelve cities on the fifth floor, the immortal holds my head, knots my hair and grants immortality."
Seeing Cheng Peng approaching, Liu Xueji smiled and said this.
Cheng Peng looked at the fairyland-like scene around him and couldn't help but nod his head.
After going offline every day and visiting forums these days, he is no longer as ignorant about the status of Hakurei Shrine as he was when he first came here. He naturally understands that this shrine can be regarded as the core of Gensokyo. It is the residence of the Emperor of Heaven.
The description of "Bai Yujing" is no exaggeration.
The place where the great shrine maiden who protects Gensokyo lives should look like this!
Following Liu Xueji, walking through the vast light spots like flying clouds and mist, Cheng Peng came to the big tree in the backyard of Hakurei Shrine.
Under the tree, a witch wearing simple old red and white clothes was looking at the towering ancient tree.
"Lingmeng, are you ready to go?" Liu Xueji asked.
The miko shook her head, still looking at Gu Mu.
"Gensokyo...do you think this is a good place?"
"It's very good. Everyone is very loving... I like it here very much."
"That's just because you are an immortal alien." Hakurei Reimu did not turn his gaze to the surprised Liu Xueji, but looked at an unknown place through the ancient trees in the light, "For someone who only has one life.
For humans, Gensokyo is a very cruel place where survival is difficult.”
"The reason why people moved here to live in those days was because the outside world had brutal lords and rising thieves, and because the people who ruled the country brutalized them without restraint - in contrast, although they had to face the situation in Gensokyo
It’s always better to avoid the threat of monsters.”
"This is the so-called principle of 'tyranny is fiercer than tigers'." Cheng Peng immediately thought of Liu Zongyuan's famous article, "The poisonous snakes in the wilderness of Yongzhou will kill anyone, but they are still not as scary as the officials."
"I haven't experienced that era, and I can't imagine that era, but it still feels very scary." Hakurei Reimu sighed - this was the first time Cheng Peng saw anything other than "indifferent" on her face.
The other expression said, "The people of Gensokyo are so scary that they would rather fight the monsters that attack humans than leave."
Cheng Peng hesitated for a moment and decided not to tell her what the outside world was like now.
If she knew that humans could actually live a better life after leaving Gensokyo than here, it might have deeply affected this miko.
"Actually, youkai are also very pitiful." Hakurei Reimu changed the topic and suddenly talked about youkai again, "Do you know how many youkai I have killed over the years?"
Liu Xueji shook her head.
"The past two years have been relatively rare. During the time after I first became a miko, because I had just gained power, I couldn't control it well. Then I was young and ignorant. Every time I was asked by people, I would kill monsters..." Bo
Li Lingmeng's face turned slightly gloomy, "There are so many monsters that have died in my hands that I can't even count them..."
Cheng Peng was shocked.
During this period of time, he has also seen a lot of monsters, and he knows that those who can be called "monsters", even if they are not very powerful, probably have some special abilities - but most of them are terrifyingly powerful.
, for example, a character as powerful as Crow Tengu Shemeimaruwen is actually a member of the Tengu clan, not a "yokai" of the Tengu clan. This shows how powerful the monsters are!
But such a powerful monster suffered countless casualties at the hands of Reimu Hakurei!
Hakurei Miko, what a powerful existence she is!
"As I grew older and gained more experience, I often thought, why do people have to kill each other to the death? Why can't conflicts be resolved in a more peaceful way?"
"It is the nature of monsters to attack humans, but this nature does not actually require them to 'kill humans'; I will fight the monsters. If the monsters can't defeat them, they can just admit defeat. There is no need to fight me until they are defeated by me."
To the point of killing—what’s the need?”
Cheng Peng and Liu Xueji looked at each other, unable to answer.
"I can control the timing of my attacks, but I alone cannot reduce the killing and cruelty that pervades Gensokyo. What should I do?"
"And... no matter what kind of enemy I face, I can easily win. This kind of battle is becoming more and more boring..."
Cheng Peng couldn't help coughing twice - he found that he didn't understand Reimu Hakurei less and less. Before, he was still pitiful and pitiful, but after a moment, he started to lament that the enemy was too weak and the fight was not fun, lacking challenge and suspense...
This kind of leaping thinking made him unable to understand.
"So I proposed the rules of the Spell Card War, so that the life-and-death battle can be conducted in a gentler and more suspenseful way." A smile appeared on Reimu Hakurei's face, but then it disappeared without a trace.
"Based on the spell card rules, the casualties caused by fighting will be greatly reduced. The monsters can complete the act of 'attacking humans' without killing people; and the heroes do not have to pay a huge amount to defeat the monsters."
Fighting bloody battles with sacrifices, hard work and a little luck will lead to victory - this also applies to monsters challenging me."
"If this set of rules can be popularized, I believe that Gensokyo will become very good..."
"Yes!" Liu Xueji loudly replied, "Your spell card rules will definitely bring a more peaceful but more energetic future to Gensokyo, and will make everyone live happier. Both humans and monsters will be affected by this.
Benefit – even if they don’t thank you.”
"Not only that, I believe you will be able to properly use this set of rules to find more suspenseful challenges for yourself!"
Hakurei Reimu lowered his head and stared at his disciple.
"I hope what you said is right."
Then, a strong wind blew up.
This gust of wind came without any warning and was coming from a different direction. Cheng Peng and Liu Xueji couldn't help but close their eyes.
Then, when the wind suddenly stopped, Hakurei Reimu had disappeared.
There was only a black crack appearing under the ancient tree.
Tip: The duel between Hakurei Reimu and Remilia Scarlet is about to begin. Those who intend to visit please enter the duel location through the gap passage.
Cheng Peng and Liu Xueji looked at each other, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.
The topic of "Where will Reimu Hakurei and Remilia fight?" has been one of the hot topics on the forum during this period. Almost every location in Gensokyo has been discussed, but there are various inappropriate factors.
——This inappropriateness is either for Remilia, because the weaknesses of the vampire race are too obvious after all; or it is for the aborigines in such a location, after all, the battle between two top masters will definitely have a negative impact on the surrounding people.
caused huge damage to the environment.
As for Hakurei Reimu... no one is worried that she might lose.
Players who have a good relationship with the youkai elders in Gensokyo have asked this question before, and the answers are exactly the same.
"Maybe after this battle, there will be no more vampires in Gensokyo..."
"Even though my temper has improved in the past two years, that ghost witch is still not a target that can be provoked!"
"The guy who has lived for five hundred years and still hasn't learned to be humble in front of the strong will die without mercy."
Remarks like this came from the mouths of veteran monsters one after another, and they unanimously sentenced Remilia to death in advance.
To be honest, vampire Remilia Scarlet's popularity in Gensokyo is not very good.
On the one hand, it is because she lives in seclusion and has almost no human interaction; on the other hand, it is because she is too arrogant and acts recklessly.
Take the red mist incident not long ago as an example. Without contacting anyone, a cold red mist was set off to cover the entire Gensokyo. This behavior not only caused great suffering to humans, but also made it almost impossible to go out.
The situation has also made many sun-loving monsters furious.
If Hakurei Reimu hadn't taken action and asked her to take away the red mist, I'm afraid this vampire would have died at the hands of the big monsters who were angry because they were blocked from the sun...
After all, even if you add the great magician, the super-powered maid and the martial artist doorman who live together, the sparsely populated Scarlet Devil Mansion is not enough to defeat the huge "Xiyang Clan".
For example - Kazami Yuka in the sunflower field is a famous and powerful monster; there is also the King of Hell who would be outraged by such a serious crime; plus many monsters that Remilia has offended intentionally or unintentionally...
I believe many youkai were secretly happy to learn that Remilia and Reimu Hakurei were scheduled to duel again.
When Cheng Peng came to the battlefield from the dark gap passage, his suspicion was immediately proved.
There were many visitors flying in the air, and many of them exuded a terrifying aura that made him shudder. However, among these onlookers, only a few looked worried, while many were smiling.
For example, after seeing him, his eyes lit up, he rushed over like lightning, took out a pen and paper and asked what the relationship between him and "Hakurei Reimu's disciple" was.
Fortunately, because the war was imminent, or because Liu Xueji's identity made the interviewer afraid, she didn't ask any embarrassing questions this time.
Besides the interview, Cheng Peng also asked her about her views on this battle.
"We, the Tengu clan, are the fastest, and the only ones who can compete with us in speed are probably vampires." Shemei Maruwen said with a smile on his face, "So from today on, the title of fastest in Gensokyo will be reserved exclusively for us, the Tengu clan.
!”
"Did you ignore me?" Marisa Kirisame, who arrived at some point, flew over on a broom and said loudly, "I'm very confident in my speed!"
"In just a few decades, you will be so old that you can't even leave the house, let alone 'speed'." Shemei Maruwen said nonchalantly, "I don't care about humans with short life spans."
This powerful reply left Marisa Kirisame speechless.
In just a few minutes of their conversation, the vast land where the battlefield was located was already crowded with visitors, and many players with spell cards were flying into the air to occupy a higher viewing position.
Among the black gaps scattered all over the place, people are still coming out in a steady stream.
"Perhaps the more than 100,000 players in Gensokyo have gathered here?" Cheng Peng observed the crowd curiously and saw many familiar faces.
