Chapter 84: The moon is in the middle of the sky, the ceremony is grand
"Are you ready? Let's go!"
It was a rare occasion for Isayama Yomi to wear a grand costume. Rumor has it that it was a kind of gorgeous costume that was passed down from the Yaozhou Dynasty. After gradually adding the characteristics of Tozakura, it became the costume that Tozakura would wear every festival.
Because thousands of people died in the sudden epidemic, in order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, even their families were not allowed to see their bodies, and they were burned directly on the spot.
The atmosphere in Kyoto Palace has been a bit gloomy and gloomy recently. In order to change this atmosphere and cover up the annual festival of Sengen Shrine, Kyoto Palace held a fireworks display in advance this year, which also attracted everyone. The alleys are filled with men and women in costumes.
As Zhao Youqian, who is about to participate in the annual festival of Sengen Shrine, is naturally not immune to vulgarity. Fortunately, he is looking for clothes that are more Yaozhou style, rather than the deformed costumes from Dongying. They are much more simple and low-key, otherwise those fancy clothes will be It's not something he can accept.
The only pity is that his crew cut does not match the clothes he is wearing. Fortunately, in this atmosphere, no one will say anything else.
This time the New Year Festival started, Isayama Yomi was the inviter, so he naturally had to go to Asama Shrine with Zhao Youqian. In addition, he had seen the level of hidden powers in the shrine before, which shocked Isayama Yomi. I have been practicing in seclusion for a while.
Throwing her out to find Zhao Youqian, the high priest and others were also afraid that the girl would fall into the evil trap of an ascetic and waste her wonderful youth.
Just look at those hermits who have been living peacefully, and you will know the disadvantages of falling into the evil trap of asceticism. This is why Sengen Shrine has undergone many changes in recent years.
This is also the reason why the younger generation pursues ordinary life. Only by being able to switch between daily life and extraordinary life can teenagers who have not yet fully formed their own worldview maintain their love for the world.
"Let's go!"
Naturally, Zhao Youqian didn't know that Isayama Huangquan came to call him and that there were many things involved, but even if he knew, he wouldn't care too much.
After all, in his eyes, there is nothing that cannot be solved with cooking. If it doesn't work, then come twice!
The neon lights lit up. This time, he and Isayama Yomi didn't walk to Sengen Shrine on foot, but had a special car to pick them up.
The ingredients that Zhao Youqian needs to use in the ceremony have also been sent to Sengen Shrine by Yuki Onna and other hundreds of demons for special care.
Although Shimura Shiro can be confidently said that there is no chance to do evil, the dark cooking world is a more difficult opponent than Shimura Shiro, and Zhao Youqian does not want any surprises to occur.
It was a normal arrangement to send the Hundred Ghosts to watch over the most critical part, but what he was thinking more about at this time was the opponent he would face next.
The owner of the late-night cafeteria, Shinji Kobayashi.
But at this moment, Isayama Yomi looked at the street outside the car and couldn't help showing a look of excitement.
"so beautiful!"
I often go out late at night to solve some extraordinary problems, but I always walk on the dark old streets of Kyoto. This is the first time Isayama Yomi has seen such a night in Kyoto.
Just like a charming woman wearing heavy makeup, she was also firmly attracted.
The streets are full of residents and tourists who came out to play after clearing the gloom. The shops in the streets and alleys that were closed at night have also extended their business hours today, welcoming more customers and bringing more laughter to them.
The bustling crowd began to gather towards the Kyoto Imperial Center, and more people headed towards the bridge outside the Kyoto Imperial Palace where the fireworks were in full bloom and had the best view.
Just where Zhao Youqian and their car were driving, you could see countless people walking towards the bridge. The smiles on everyone's faces, even Zhao Youqian couldn't help but be infected by the mood quickly.
Isayama Yomi looked at the colorful night streets outside with a look of longing.
"very interested?"
Zhao Youqian saw her expectations.
"When the New Year Festival is over, ask your sister to come with you. We can take a walk here."
The invitation was completely out of a natural state of mind, and I didn't expect Isayama Yomi's expression to change slightly.
"No need, the New Year Festival will last all night, until the sun rises. You should prepare for the New Year Festival cooking ceremony in the evening!"
After being scolded so coldly, Zhao Youqian didn't know what he said wrongly, so he could only rub his fingers and sigh helplessly.
'Sure enough, women are troublesome, no matter what age they are...'
The atmosphere in the car suddenly dropped to freezing point. Fortunately, this situation did not last long. The car stopped soon. Surprisingly, it was not at the place where Zhao Youqian last entered the Asama Shrine.
But in front of a shrine where you can still see a lot of people coming and going, there are red lanterns hanging under the torii gate, which seems to be a bit festive.
At this time, there are still many pilgrims and believers playing here, and there are even small mobile shops selling snacks and toys here, and there is also the goldfish fishing game that is most often seen at the Dongying Festival...
"here it is?"
Zhao Youqian showed a puzzled look.
"The shrine is not a shameful place, and naturally there are many believers...but most of the places behind it are not open to outsiders. It is rare to be happy today. In addition, the annual festival is held, so the opening hours have naturally been extended, and there are many people. ..."
Isayama Yomi has a matter-of-fact expression.
"So this is the main entrance of the shrine? Then why did you take me there..."
Looking at the place where he entered the shrine before, Zhao Youqian pointed to the stream behind a forest in the opposite direction with a speechless expression.
"Oh...that's the back door where I took you out because I was afraid that you would scare the believers here..."
She had a normal look on her face, but Isayama Yomi's shoulders that shook from time to time after turning around still exposed her smile.
"never mind..."
Zhao Youqian walked forward with a meaningless expression, and soon passed through the crowds and came to the corridor where he had been before.
At this time, he also noticed the difference from when he came before. Powerful forces were blocked in the surrounding space, and countless aliens that were not visible in the past appeared around him.
The further you move forward, the more you can feel the palpitating power undulating.
We can also see more existences from the transcendent world, many of which are even ‘familiar’ faces that Zhao Youqian saw when he was in the Dark Halberd Eater.
‘I don’t know if Mr. Tai Zhen and Mr. Yu Huo Gong will come...'
Zhao You still has time to think about things at this time.
At this time, the moon was already in the sky, and the water-like moonlight was falling down. Walking on the stone steps leading to the back mountain, it was like stepping on the jade steps to the sky.
At this moment, the sound of fireworks blooming was heard in the distance.
"Bang bang bang!"
Countless rays of brilliance cut through the dark night and competed with the bright moon, which also represented that the external ceremony had officially entered its climax!