My Opinion in Gensokyo

"This is not an ordinary key ring," Grandpa corrected dissatisfied with his granddaughter's question, "Look, the bead hanging below is called the Jade of the Four Souls, and it belongs to our shrine..."

Before grandpa could finish speaking, a rustle of the key ring interrupted his words. Kagome didn't seem to be listening to grandpa's words at all, but used the key ring in her hand to tease the fat cat named Xiaopang at home.

"Hmm~" With a fake cough, the grandfather continued to explain to his granddaughter very seriously, "Listen well, Kagome, the origin of the jade of the four souls passed down from generation to generation at Higurashi Shrine..."

puff~

Still didn't give grandpa a chance to make a long story, being teased by Kagome with the key ring, he barely propped up his fat body, trying to grab the key ring in Kagome's hand, because Xiaopang lost his balance, he fell down on the ground with a plop. on the tatami.

And at this moment, Kagome seemed to have remembered something, and happily asked her grandfather.

"Ah, by the way, Grandpa, do you remember what day is tomorrow?"

With a long sigh, Grandpa put away his helpless expression and smiled triumphantly.

"Hey, how could I forget my granddaughter's birthday~"

"Really?!" Kagome, who was very happy when she heard Grandpa's answer, asked eagerly, "Then, what is my gift?"

"Hey, this is it."

While answering, grandpa proudly took out a cardboard box from behind and pushed it towards the excited Kagome.

Seeing this paper box, Kagome was overjoyed and immediately reached out to open the paper box, and took out... a dried paw that was in the paper box?

Looking at the claws on the dried forelimb of an unknown reptile in her hand with black lines all over her face, Kagome sighed deeply.

Really, as expected, I shouldn't have any expectations for grandpa's gift...

However, the grandfather who didn't seem to notice his granddaughter's strange look still explained proudly.

"This is the hand of the Kappa that can bring happiness. It has a lot of history..."

As if he didn't listen to Grandpa's explanation at all, Kagome passed the "Kappa's Hand" in his hand to the fat cat next to him with a blank face, and ordered coldly.

"Little fat, eat it."

Seemingly understanding Kagome's words, the fat cat named Xiaopang "ahoo" bit the hand of the weird kappa, and swaggered away with it in its mouth.

"Ah, damn it, don't waste it..."

Seeing the yelling and standing up to catch up with the chubby grandpa, Kagome sighed deeply again.

I really shouldn't have any expectations, myself...

Early the next morning.

"Kagome," in the corridor of Higurashi's house, the mother wearing an apron held the phone and asked Kagome to answer the phone, "it's your friend's call."

"Ah, here we come." Hearing her mother's voice, Ge Wei, who was about to put on her schoolbag, picked up the schoolbag on the sofa, ran out of the living room quickly, and took the phone in her mother's hand. Reason, eh, the preview notebook? Well, I see, I will bring it, no problem."

After putting down the phone, Kagome picked up her schoolbag, went to the entrance to put on her shoes, opened the door and ran out, waving her hands.

"I'm going to class~!"

She trotted all the way across the open space in front of her shrine, but just as she was running past the ancestral hall, she couldn't help but stop in surprise, turned around and looked at the schoolbag on her back, and she didn't know why she was standing alone outside the ancestral hall. His younger brother Cao Tai asked suspiciously.

"Eh, Mrs. Cao?"

Hearing Kagome's voice, the boy carrying the schoolbag turned around, showing a troubled look.

"elder sister……"

"Didn't you say you can't play in the ancestral hall?" Kagome asked suspiciously as she walked over.

Cao Tai turned around, looked at the dark ancestral hall, and muttered softly.

"But, chubby..."

"Did you run into the ancient well?"

Seeing Cao Tai's appearance, Kagome already knew what was wrong, and took off the schoolbag she was carrying, leaned against the door of the ancestral hall, walked to Cao Tai, bent down, and looked at the hidden in the dark, The sealed ancient wooden well suggested with a smile.

"Then go down and look for it."

"But it's scary down here..."

"What are you afraid of? Fortunately, you are still a boy."

While the siblings were talking, suddenly, there was a strange noise from the dark ancient well.

cluck.

"Ah!" Cao Tai, who was startled, immediately jumped behind her sister, and poked her head out of fear to look at the ancient well in the dark, "Okay, there seems to be something."

"Isn't it Xiaopang?"

Helplessly retorted, Kagome also stood up and walked down the wooden steps to where the ancient well was.

However, just as she walked down the wooden steps, the strange noise sounded again.

cluck... cluck...

However, this time, Kagome heard clearly that this abnormal sound came from the sealed ancient wooden well...

Although he didn't know what made the noise, Kagome knew that it was absolutely impossible for Xiaopang to run into the sealed ancient well.

Suddenly, something touched Kagome's calf.

"Wow!"

Kagome, who was startled, screamed subconsciously, and looked at her feet. Sota, who was on the wooden steps, also sat on the ground subconsciously because of her sister's scream.

The round fat cat Xiaopang was rubbing against Kagome's calf in a fawning manner.

"Huh..." Kagome, who was really relieved, leaned down and hugged Xiaopang, staring helplessly at this innocent-looking fat cat.

"Ah, I was scared to death," Cao Tai, who sat down on the ground after seeing Xiaopang, was also greatly relieved, and complained to Kagome at the bottom of the wooden steps, "Sister, don't scream so much!" Loud~!"

"You!" Hearing his younger brother's complaint, Kagome immediately turned around and shouted angrily, "I came down to find Xiaopang for you!"

Bang!

However, at this moment when both Kagome and Cao Tai breathed a sigh of relief, the mouth of the sealed ancient wooden well suddenly shattered.

Countless white hairs that seemed to be alive broke through the wooden boards at the mouth of the well, grabbed Kagome who had no time to react, and dragged her into the ancient well...

500 years ago, 1567 AD, the tenth year of Yonglu, the Warring States Period.

Cloud Atrium, Hot Spring Village.

At the table in the living room, Shang Yang was sitting next to him, holding a brush in his right hand, and was writing something on the rice paper. However, at this moment, a strange premonition made Shang Yang stop his movements. The tip of his pen stopped abruptly on the rice paper, and black ink seeped out of the tip, leaving a cloud of ink on the light white rice paper in an instant.

However, looking at the ink-stained rice paper, Shang Yang didn't care. He just put down the brush lightly and casually put away the badly written rice paper.

it's time.

ps: I have to apologize to everyone for this chapter today. The content in this chapter is basically the content in comics and animations. I can only express these in words, but there is no way to omit this chapter. What needs to be explained The place still needs to be explained, so please forgive me~