Chapter 63: Disturbing the gods?
"Do you know what conditions and qualifications are required to confer the title of a deity?"
The Ojoji, who had suppressed all his distracting thoughts, learned his lesson this time and went straight to the point. He was ready to give the young monk a good beating.
How dare you say that the tea he made tastes bad? I can’t stand it!
"This is exactly why I am here right now." Pinggong Qianye showed an expression of humility and seeking advice.
"It is indeed a good thing that you have the chance to meet Shan Tong and gain his recognition."
Soon, the Grand Priest changed the subject, "But you think too highly of your own abilities if you want to confer the title of God."
"You are not a member of the Shinto religion, so you should not interfere in these matters. Your recognition by the mountain boy only proves that you have one chance."
Heimiya Chiya listened silently to the requests and restrictions put forward by Omiyaji.
After the conversation, Hiramiya Chiya followed Omaeyasuji to the main gate of the main hall.
In order to prove whether he is qualified to be conferred by the gods, one must first see whether he can gain the recognition of the gods.
A bell with a thick rope hanging on the lintel of the main hall is required to pull the rope first and then clap loudly to alert the gods.
Pinggong Chiye had seen this kind of worship ceremony before, but had never actually tried it.
He was also very curious, as a Buddhist practitioner, whether he could disturb the gods they believed in inside the shrine's gate.
Omaeji stood behind Heimiya Chiye with a smile on his face. He was ready to ridicule Heimiya Chiye later.
In other shrines, it may not be difficult to alarm the gods, because the gods they worship are not strong, most of them are conferred gods of nature spirits.
However, Tsukimi Shrine is different from other shrines in that they only worship one god.
Tsukuyomi-son, the god who rules the night.
Now a goddess has been born and is in charge of the shrine.
If Pinggong Qianye wants to gain recognition and obtain the qualification to confer the title of a god, he must obtain the consent of the goddess.
With the posture of a goddess as high as the moon in the sky, not falling into the mortal world...
Before the Daijoji's inner reverie came to an end, he heard a loud and powerful clapping sound.
A strong feeling of shaking and loss of consciousness came over me.
He almost lost his balance and quickly collected his thoughts and looked forward.
I saw Pinggong Qianye standing in front of me, exerting strength in both hands, with his palms facing each other, and clapping heavily in front of him.
It was as if there was an invisible ripple, with the palms of the hands as the core, constantly spreading outwards.
It was like using both palms to create an earthquake wave.
Crackling.
The Grand Priest Daijo faintly heard the sound of something falling to the ground inside the main hall.
Snapped!
hum!
Pinggong Qianye opened his palms again and clapped them slowly and firmly.
It's like the ringing of a morning bell, the sound spreads across the earth and the lingering sound is long.
"stop!"
Omae no Miyaji wanted to stop Hiramiya Chiye from high-fiving, but his voice was drowned out by the invisible sound waves.
There were waves of slight throbbing pain in the temple of my head.
There was a sound from the main hall, as if the altar was overturned.
When Heimiya Chiye wanted to complete the third high-five in front of the main hall door, Omae no Miyabi hurriedly grabbed one of Heimiya Chiye's arms with both hands.
He tilted his head slightly, his face pale, and his voice trembled, "Master, I was wrong!"
Arrogant at first and respectful at the end, it makes people laugh when they think about it.
Seeing that Omaeyasu's behavior was different from before, Heimiya Chiye slowly put down his hand and couldn't help but think of this classic quote.
"Stop high-fiving me. Really, even if the gods don't approve of you, I do."
While Omae no Miyaji was speaking, he still held Hiramiya Chiye's arms tightly with both hands, fearing that he would clap his hands hard again.
If by any chance the statue in the main hall was really knocked down, he would become a sinner of blasphemy.
After confirming that Hiramiya Chiye would not high-five again, Omae no Miyabi hurried into the main hall.
Then, he let out a long sigh.
Inside the main hall, except for the statue of Tsukuyomi, everything on the altar was overturned to the ground.
Alarm the gods?
Haha, this would not only alarm the gods, it would probably also bring down their wrath.
I don’t know which temple this young monk came from. He possesses such profound magical powers at such a young age.
Just two high-fives almost overturned everything in the main hall. What if he was allowed to complete the third high-five? Would the statue of Tsukuyomi also...
The Grand Priest took a deep breath and dared not think any further.
Blasphemy.
Fortunately, the statue was still standing firmly on the altar, so the situation was not too bad.
The Grand Priest put aside his distracting thoughts and began to tidy up the mess in the main hall.
Outside the gate, Pinggong Qianye did not choose to go in.
He had also heard some noise coming from the main hall just now, and it was estimated that many things were broken.
If he had gone in too, the Grand Priest would have pulled his arm and asked him to pay compensation.
Although he felt that he had done nothing wrong in this matter, causing trouble was not his original intention for coming here.
Seeing that Omaeyasu couldn't come out for a while, Hiramiya Chiye just strolled around for a while.
At this time, it was already past 9 o'clock in the evening, and Tsukimi Shrine had already sent the tourists down the mountain and did not allow them to stay in the shrine late at night.
It is said that Tsukuyomi-son is the god who rules the night. At night, when the bright moon rises high, it is the time when he appears in the world.
If too many outsiders stay in the shrine, it will cause displeasure to the gods and may even make them unwilling to descend on the shrine.
The legend may not be credible, but the atmosphere at Tsukimi Shrine at night is indeed extremely quiet and peaceful. The only sounds you can hear are the chirping of birds in the forest and the chirping of insects such as crickets.
When he walked to the big osmanthus tree again, Pinggong Qianye was surprised to find a girl dressed in gorgeous clothes sitting on a branch of the osmanthus tree.
Pinggong Qianye had to look up slightly to see the full picture of the girl on the osmanthus tree.
She wore red-buttoned straw sandals, slender snow-white ankles, a light pink long skirt, and held a golden fan and a Kagura bell in her hands. She had a luxurious golden hairpin through her shiny black long hair and wore a golden crown.
The girl’s appearance… isn’t the kind of beauty that is so bright that it cannot be ignored at first glance, and her appearance doesn’t give a strong sense of intrusion.
But if you look closely, you will feel the beauty of parting the clouds and mist, crossing the mountains and forests to see the true scenery at the end of the stream.
The more I looked at her, the more impressive her beauty became.
She is probably the type of girl who becomes more beautiful the more you look at her, but she has a cold temperament, as if she disdains to be born into this world.
Pinggong Qianye looked at her for a while longer, because he felt that this girl should be stronger than Daizheng Gongji.
Her danger level should be 20 or above.
It is indeed rare and amazing to have such accomplishments at this age.
Perhaps this girl is the real shrine maiden of Tsukimi Shrine.
Among the young monks he had ever seen, no one was as powerful as this girl.
"I've seen you."
Jingu Yaezakura, who was sitting on the branch of the osmanthus tree, was also looking carefully at Heimiya Chiye under the tree.
The bright sun seemed to be hidden deep in his body.
Bright, dazzling, impossible to ignore.
She actually hated this kind of atmosphere. The sun was always disliked by the night.
The lineage of the Tsukimi Shrine is chased by the sun god and pitied by the moon god.
Finally, she remembered that she had seen such a figure before.
Late at night a few days ago, a dark figure ran past the foot of the mountain.
This aroused her curiosity, and she went down the mountain and briefly left the shrine.
Although she did not see the face of the black shadow, the breath lingering in the air at that time alone made her certain that the person in front of her was the strange man who flashed by inexplicably that night.
"Is the scenery up there nice?" Pinggong Qianye asked curiously.
Jingu Yaezakura was silent for a while, then moved to the side to make room for another person.
Pinggong Qianye first looked around, but there was no one in sight.
With a light leap, as if pulling an onion out of dry land, he sat steadily on the empty space, holding the tree trunk with one hand, only an arm's length away from Jingu Yaezakura.
“The scenery here is really beautiful.”
Pinggong Chiye looked into the distance. From here he could see the bright moon hidden behind the treetops, the vermilion torii gate hidden in the dense forest, and the abandoned road winding around the foot of the mountain.
He now believed that the other party had indeed seen him.
Because when he was running at full speed, he did feel a pair of eyes staring at his back from the top of the mountain.
It just flashed by, so he didn't take it too seriously.
Now it seems that every move of mine that night was seen by this girl.
(End of this chapter)
