Most of Japan's shrines have obvious Tang Dynasty characteristics.
The same is true for Juqiong Shrine.
The wooden structure is supplemented by white walls, blue tiles, and bright vermilion outlines the wall lines.
A huge rope made of straw is hung high at the entrance of the shrine to mark the sacred boundaries.
Several ema and brass wind chimes are hung under the rope. When the wind blows, they make an ethereal and simple metal clanging sound.
In this already artistic scene, there is also a little miko wearing white scarlet hakama, white footbags, and her long black hair tied up with white sandalwood paper.
The sense of atmosphere and the mystery of religion are both directly satisfying.
The little shrine maiden in Jujun Shrine is about 16 years old, a high school student named Onitsuka Kiri Hotaru.
Because he has dual identities as a student and a shrine god, Onizuka's life is too fulfilling.
Not only do you have to complete your schoolwork seriously, but you also cannot relax in the spiritual practice of the Son of God at the shrine.
My only hobby after school is to use my fragmented time to surf the Internet.
Onizuka Kirihotaru often visits a forum called "Kaitan Hyakki Fans Exchange".
She has a very high level in the forum, reaching Level 6, and her account ID uses the name of the heroine in the Japanese national-level traditional novel "The Tale of Genji" - [Purple Scenery].
Onizuka stopped meditating and picked up his phone. It was a private message from a netizen he had just met——
[The Honest Foreigner]: "Boss, I was pressed into bed by a ghost again. If you experience this kind of thing too much, will it cause any damage to your body?"
This netizen, whom he has never met before, always calls him "big boss, big boss" and humbly asks questions, which makes Onizuka feel very useful.
Vanity is greatly satisfied!
But having said that, the "foreigner" across from me has been talking a little too frequently about the ghost-colliding incident he personally experienced in the past two days.
The little witch started to press the keyboard.
[Purple Shangzhang]: "Generally speaking, no. But if you look at it, in the past three days alone, I have heard you talk about seven or eight ghost-colliding experiences."
[The Honest Foreigner]: "Will frequent ghost collisions cause irreversible damage to the body?"
[Purple Shangzhang]: "That's not true. I mean, are you looking for fun with me? How can a normal person encounter so many ghost collisions in such a short period of time!"
[The honest foreigner]: “Maybe it’s because I’m not normal?”
Onizuka Kiriho:……
A sentence that cannot be refuted.
This forum netizen who emphasizes that he is "honest and honest" in his ID always speaks in a glib tone.
But this "stranger" speech was quite interesting most of the time.
Chatting with him will not make Onizuka feel annoyed.
[Purple Shangzhang]: "Anyway, if you really bump into spirits like this, you will have problems sooner or later. It's best to find a shrine and pay homage."
[Honest Foreigner]: "I have been to the nearest shrine and prayed for a guardian, but it has no effect."
[Purple Shangzhang]: "What guardianship did you pray for?"
[The Honest Foreigner]: "Traffic safety."
[Purple Above]: "?"
[Honest foreigner]: "Ah, the omishou sold in that shrine was too expensive. So, I finally picked the cheapest traffic safety type."
In fact, for Kamiyagawa on the other end of the phone, instead of buying an expensive guard, it is better to pinch the five thunder fingers when encountering a spirit.
[Purple Shangzhang]: "Are you making fun of me again?"
[The Honest Foreigner]: "It's nothing. Besides, I've just been bumping into ghosts more frequently in the past two days. I'll be fine after a while."
Onizuka Kiriho:……
That is to say, the ghost collisions have been relatively frequent these two days, but is that okay?
Onizuka was a little speechless and didn't know what to reply.
Just when she was about to put down her phone.
Snapped!
There was a sudden pain in the back of my head.
It was a cypress fan that hit her on the head gently.
Onizuka Kiriho turned around and saw an old woman wearing priest robes, holding a blind stick in her hand, and with empty eyes standing behind her.
This old woman is the deity of Juqiong Shrine.
That is, the leader of a shrine.
Several priests in the shrine, as well as acquaintances and believers who came to pray, called this woman Gu Granny.
People seem to have forgotten her real name.
"It hurts, Grandma Gu."
Onizuka rubbed his head and loosened the white sandalwood paper that had been knocked crooked on his head. His hair, which was in a high ponytail, turned into long, soft and straight black hair.
"I'm not meditating well, and I'm playing with my phone again."
Granny Gu is very kind to others, but she acts like a strict parent when facing Onizuka.
"I have been meditating for an hour, and I just picked up the phone." The little witch argued pitifully in a low voice.
Sometimes, she really doubted whether the priest of Juqiong Shrine in front of her, who claimed to be blind, was really invisible.
Whenever Onizuka Kiriho Kamiko was practicing fishing, Grandma Gu would appear behind her without anyone noticing, and then hit her on the head with a cypress fan.
If you get knocked on the head too many times, you will become a fool!
"Don't deal with people online. They are all virtual and fake. There are many scammers who will deceive girls like you, Xiaoying."
"I know, mother-in-law. I'm just passing the time. I won't be deceived."
The little witch raised her chin slightly.
The expression on his face is easy to understand, and the words "Look how smart I look" are almost written on his forehead.
"So you still have time to kill? It seems that the cultivation task I gave you is too light."
Grandma Gu put down the cypress fan gently.
"Huh?" The smart little witch's expression suddenly solidified, "No, no, no, no! Mother-in-law, there are already a lot of things to do in the cultivation of the Son of God!"
Grandma Gu did not take up the topic, and walked to the Zhulian rope at the entrance of the shrine with a blind stick.
The morning wind gently floated her wide white sleeves.
"Xiaoying, pack your things and go out with me."
"Ah? I have to go to school later, right?"
"I just asked for a week's leave for you."
"Oh, do you want to remove the spirit? I'll prepare it!"
The little witch sounded slightly excited, turned around and ran into the shrine.
A week's leave means that this time the spirit remover will have to go on a long trip.
During these few days away from home, you can temporarily put aside your study and practice matters.
Great!
About ten minutes later, Onizuka trotted out again.
I saw that she had taken off her loose white clothes and put on regular clothes that were convenient for movement.
Her long black hair was tied up, and she wore a hairpin of the Son of God, which was only worn when removing spirits.
In addition, he also carried a lot of items with him -
Kagura bell, cypress fan, sword, sasa, kami, mask, kagura flute, taiko drum, a lot of yellow talisman paper, and a bow tied to my waist.
It’s really hard for Onizuka Kirihota’s small body to be able to carry such a pile of spiritual tools, but it looks like a “bad student with too much stationery”.