Chapter 863 Gods don’t need to be feared, but love does
"Clean hands place".
It is also called "Sailor Society". Before meeting the gods, people believe that they need to wash away their filth through this place. With a clean body and a pure mind, they can make a wish to the gods and have a better chance of receiving a response.
In fact, believers who truly believe in Shintoism will go to the bathroom specifically before visiting the main shrine, not only to wash their hands, but to clean their whole body, and even change into a set of clean clothes specially used for worshiping at the shrine, because it is important for believers to
It is said that entering the place where the gods live is an extremely sacred thing. It is a symbol of piety to bathe and change clothes and come before the gods with no dirt at all.
However, there are too many tourists at Meiji Jingu Shrine. It is obviously unrealistic to go to the bathroom to wash the whole body one by one. The time cost is too high, so it was changed to a simpler "hand-sanitizing area". After all, there are so many tourists here.
Not all of them are Shinto believers. A simple little ritual is enough before visiting and praying.
Lu Mingfei knew about the "Hand Cleansing Place", but what was going on with those rows of figures in white robes who looked like door gods?
Lu Mingfei knew that these guys were probably arranged by Yuan Zhisheng, but each one looked stranger than the last, and each one was older than the last... Didn't it mean that there was a formal wedding banquet in the afternoon? It was not the same as that kind of fun, so why did it happen?
Arranging such weird guys to wear weird clothes, is this the Gotei 13 in the cosplay "Bleach"?
But it doesn’t look like it. There is no Zanpakutō on the waist, and there is no temperament like Mr. Yamamoto and Sosuke Aizen. It is far worse than the Disney characters cosplayed by professional actors in the morning. How could Minamoto choose a group of costumes?
Such an old guy?
"They are here too." Eriyi on the side suddenly whispered.
"Hmm? Do Eli Yi know them?" Lu Mingfei asked Eli Yi, "Are they from the family?"
"I've seen it in the shrine." Eriki replied.
"Oh oh oh, it's the priest of your shrine!" Lu Mingfei suddenly realized.
He’s really not a very old cosplayer. He turned out to be the priests of the Sheqiba family. Lu Mingfei has never been to the old shrine of the Sheqiba family. He doesn’t know what the uniforms of those priests look like... but now he does.
Yes, it looks like the white death tyrant uniforms of the Gotei 13. It looks quite energetic when worn on a group of old guys.
"Mr. Lu Mingfei, the head of the Uesugi family." One of the white-robed priests, an old priest, came up quickly and said with a very solemn honorific, and bowed deeply to the two of them, "I am Snake Qihachi.
The family's wine priest is waiting for you two here on the orders of the family master."
"Oh oh oh, it was indeed arranged by Yuan Zhisheng." Lu Mingfei muttered in a low voice, "The wine priest must be a pretty big man."
"You don't want to be a big shot, that is, you live longer and take advantage of your seniority. Everything you do is for the family." The old man in white robes who claimed to be a wine priest shook his head at Lu Mingfei, "Everyone.
The tasks entrusted by the elder must be completed. Today is the wedding of the head of the Uesugi family. The marriage of the three heads of the Uesugi family is a huge event for the family, and we must treat it with all our strength and caution."
"Have you heard all this?" Lu Mingfei was a little frightened when he responded to his low voice, "Your ears are better than those of young people!"
Why are all the old guys in this shrine so evil? They all look to be in their late teens or early 80s, but why are they not deaf at all? And just now I saw him walking so fast, and his legs and feet didn't look weak at all.
"Living in the deep mountains all year round, listening to the chirping of birds and insects, eating simple meals, staying away from the filth and noise, my body is naturally stronger than that of ordinary old people." The wine-offering priest seemed to have noticed the doubts in Lu Mingfei's heart, and answered with a smile.
He said, "The year before last, I tried to sign up for the city-wide half marathon held in Tokyo, and I was lucky enough to get the second place."
Seeing the old guy's kind smile, Lu Mingfei was so scared that he opened his mouth wide. How old are you and you still want to participate in the half marathon? You tried to register and got the fourth place? This is like living in the mountains and listening to the chirping of birds and insects.
, you can do it with a simple diet? Is it because the physical fitness of young people in Tokyo is too poor, or are you always the real version of Kame Sennin?
"You are really getting stronger with age... You are so strong. No wonder you can be a wine priest. If I were your priest, I would obey you!" Lu Mingfei couldn't help but give the old priest a thumbs up. He suspected that the old priest had taken off his white robe.
What is exposed is not the shriveled body of a normal old man, but the frightening flesh of a cement worker at a construction site.
"Mr. Lu Mingfei, if you are very interested in my body, you can come to our shrine to discuss this topic with me after the wedding. I will treat you with the highest standards of etiquette on behalf of the shrine." The muscular old man said easily.
After the misleading words, the topic returned to the right track, "What is important now is the wedding between you and the head of the Uesugi family. The official wedding is about to begin. We need to take you to make some preparations first."
"Oh oh oh, I understand, wash your hands first, right?" Lu Mingfei took the hand and prepared to go to the "hand cleansing place", "It means you can only enter the temple after washing your hands, right? It is piety to the gods."
Lu Mingfei didn't believe this at first, but since Yuan Zhisheng asked these priests to wait here, he should obey their arrangements. After all, this is the official wedding of him and Eriki, and it is held in Japan after all.
, or in a traditional place like Meiji Shrine, it is natural to respect other people's customs and culture... Lu Mingfei really doesn't like troublesome things, but for such an important and meaningful moment, no matter how cumbersome preparations are, it doesn't count.
Trouble, those gods who shouldn’t be believed can pretend to believe in it for Eri...
Just as Lu Mingfei was thinking this and was about to wash his hands, the wine priest stopped him without thinking, and his next words made him freeze in place and doubt his life.
"There is no need to wash your hands. Why do you need to be pious to God's worthless things?" The wine-offering priest waved his hands and said these treasonous words in a very nonchalant tone.
"Ah??? Aren't you a priest? Aren't the gods worshiped by priests?" Lu Mingfei was stunned.
What's going on with the old priest of the Snake Qihachi family? Not only is he a fighting old man with a strong body that rivals Kame Sennin, but how can he also fight with words? Although I don't believe in gods, at least I don't scold you. You are always around the gods.
The priest, how come he sprays the things he enshrines?
"You probably don't know that the purpose of the Sheqi Hachi family's shrine is more towards recording history and serving ancestors and spirits. I am the wine priest, and my main job is to compile the family's history. Of course, we also have a team of priests responsible for enshrining the gods, but
I'm not very involved in the work on that piece of land." The wine priest explained to Lu Mingfei, "And you are also someone who knows the inside story of the family, so you should know who the gods the family worshiped in the past are?"
"Is it...King Bai?" Lu Mingfei answered tentatively.
"Hey, King Bai is just a bunch of withered bones that don't want to die at all, a putrid zombie, and a ghost full of resentment!" At this point, the tone of the wine priest became a little excited, "Since entering the shrine,
From the day I learned about the family history, I didn’t like that thing. The Snake Qihachi family was cursed because of her. The year before last, it used power as a temptation and left a curse in our bloodline, which harmed hundreds of her descendants.
Thousands of years! Our bloodshed and sacrifices over the years are all because of that thing... She does not deserve to be called a god at all, she is the most vicious demon in the world!"
Looking at the old man who was filled with anger, Lu Mingfei finally understood that the old man was not a person without any faith at all. He was clearly a priest, but he hated the so-called "gods"... because the "gods" of the eight Sheqi families were...
It's their ancestor, the white emperor.
Perhaps in ancient times, she was a great emperor who controlled the only two supreme powers in the world and tried to overthrow the tyranny of the Black King. But to these descendants of the White King, their ancestor was nothing.
A great existence, but a sinful ancient man.
In order to be resurrected and survive, she let her descendants live in the abyss every day. She was named "god", but she was more selfish than the most terrifying demon in the world... It turns out that the Snake Qihachi family is not the same.
Such a family that believed in gods, but at that time a part of King Bai was still living in this world. While they were in awe, they buried this hatred deep in their hearts.
"Now that the devil is finally dead, the family no longer has to worry about falling into hell." The wine priest looked at Lu Mingfei and said sincerely, "We heard from the parents about the battle to kill the 'god'
, the decisive part of victory is the help of you and your friends, so the family's present day and peaceful future are inseparable from your efforts, Mr. Lu Mingfei, you are the benefactor that the Sheqi Eight Family must repay!"
As he spoke, the wine-offering priest suddenly took a step back and bowed deeply towards Lu Mingfei. The priests behind him also did the same, kneeling down in the direction of Lu Mingfei in a uniform manner, even putting their foreheads on the ground without caring at all.
Will the snow-white robe be stained by the dust on the ground?
"No, no, no, you don't need to be like this." Lu Mingfei hurriedly went to support the wine priest, "I did all this not just for the Snake Qiba family. Yuan Zhisheng and Kazama Ruri are my friends, and Eriyi is
My love, I also have my own selfish motives."
To be honest, Lu Mingfei really didn't think about this when he was fighting Herzog. Before the battle, he thought about Zhen who died in Caesar's arms, thought about Inuyama Ga who died in the Tamamo-mae Club, and thought about dying in the Tamamo-mae Club.
Sakurai Kogure in the Kukakukan thought of Sakura who died in Tokyo Tower, Uesugi Koshi who died in the Corpse Guard Army, and the turtle brothers who died in the Red Well... But when he actually fought with Herzog,
All he could think about was painting pear clothes, painting pear clothes, painting pear clothes...
If he doesn't put an end to the evil "White King", he won't be able to be with Eri, and if he doesn't kill Herzog, Eri will have no bright future.
This is Lu Mingfei's selfishness. To be honest, from beginning to end, he never thought about the other members of the Sheqiba family or the citizens of Tokyo. Today's Tokyo praises his and Caesar's deeds, but he
Lu Mingfei is really not a hero. If it is for the people he cares about, he will risk his life, but if it is for those who are irrelevant, no matter how many people die, Lu Mingfei can at most just mourn for them.
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Therefore, Lu Mingfei felt that he was not qualified to accept the gratitude of these survivors.
Lu Mingfei had told Yuan Zhisheng and Fuma Kotaro that they did not need to praise their achievements too much in the Snake Qibachi family. If it was to have a reason for the entire Snake Qibachi family to accept his marriage to Eri,
All you need to say is that you played a role in the disaster in Tokyo and contributed to the Sheqihachi family and the city. The rest of the credit can be shared with your senior brothers and the heads of the families... But now it looks like
With the style of these priests, Lu Mingfei knew that Yuan Zhisheng would definitely praise him in front of his tribe.
Although he was telling the truth, Lu Mingfei was still embarrassed. He stole someone else's eldest lady, asked someone to hold a wedding for him, and had to accept people kowtowing to him to express gratitude... He was obviously a poor man who could not be helped by the mud five years ago.
The guy who went up the wall, now Lu Mingfei feels that his life is about to become a cool novel.
"You have your own selfish motives, but it is true that your actions indirectly saved us." The wine priest suddenly approached Lu Mingfei and lowered his voice and said, "Actually, the group of priests who originally served King Bai are not at odds with our group.
, I and another great priest have been fighting openly and secretly over the years, and we can't distinguish between high and low status. However, after the death of King Bai, their lineage has completely declined, so I am not afraid to tell you these words, because today
My achievements are also due to your blessing."
"You're too honest." Lu Mingfei looked at this old man who could shake everything with complicated eyes. Doesn't the old guy think that he has really become half a snake Qihachi after marrying Eriyi?
Family, right?
"You are not an outsider, and neither is the head of the Uesugi family. From today on, I ask you to treat our princess of the Snake Qihachi family well." After the wine priest and Lu Mingfei finished speaking in a low voice, they suddenly raised their voices and announced to the priests.
, "Today I greeted Lu Mingfei outside the main hall of Meiji Shrine. Uesugi painted pear clothes. The couple's furniture has arrived. The wedding will be held as scheduled. The bathroom is ready. Take a shower and change clothes."
The old guy's reputation is really high. No wonder he can be a wine priest. Lu Mingfei was startled when he shouted suddenly from the side.
"Hey, didn't you say you don't have to worry about the gods?" Lu Mingfei asked when being taken away by two priests, "Why didn't you wash your hands and take a bath instead?"
"Gods don't need to be feared, but love does." The wine priest smiled and replied to Lu Mingfei like a philosopher, "You seem to have no experience at first glance. You should drink less wine before your next wedding!"
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"This place is really big, and the ecological environment is really good." My aunt felt that Meiji Jingu Shrine was different from ordinary parks. How should I put it, it felt like a forest where people often come.