Something's wrong with my roommate

Chapter 174 (5000 words)
Yunqu Mountain in the dark night is like a black giant dormant on the ground, its undulating body surrounded by clouds and mist.

In a pitch-black mountain, halfway up the mountain, there is a bright belt of light.

It was a long shrine approach, with tall red torii gates standing on both sides, and the lanterns were already hung on it.

On the access road, a large number of men with their heads tied with white ropes were crowded, chanting slogans, carrying a walking chariot, and walking slowly upwards.

Sitting on the top of the chariot were young men and women in fine attire, all with lowered eyebrows and solemn expressions.

And on both sides of the chariot, followed by old priests wearing priestly clothes.

Elder Zong took out his handkerchief and wiped his sweat, looking up at the long way to go, he couldn't help complaining in his heart, why did the people who built this Amaterasu Shrine build such a long way.

After wiping off his sweat, Elder Zong raised his head and glanced at Sharina who was sitting quietly in the chariot.

Normally, these pampered gentlemen had to get out of the car and walk up the mountain one by one, but those selected by them could easily sit on the walking chariot and be carried up the mountain.

However, this is also the process of the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony. Members of the Guardian Council must send their sacrifices up the mountain in person to show their respect to God Amaterasu.

Elder Zong had already delivered it more than once, so he didn't feel too unhappy and continued on his way.

On the chariot, Sarina was wearing a red and white maiden costume, with delicate makeup painted on her face, which made the originally beautiful face even more dazzling.

Her current identity is the maiden of Amaterasu's Great Imperial Palace, but to put it bluntly, she is a sacrifice of the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony. If she succeeds, she can become a god attendant, but if she fails, she will lose her life.

The Guardian Council sent ten sacrifices tonight, five males and five females, the females are witches, and the males are called 觋.

These ten people were all chosen out of thousands of people, but one of them who can really pass the test of Amaterasu is good luck, and it is common for all of them to fail.

These sacrifices also knew their own fate, and most of them were terrified and ashamed, desperately waiting for death to come.

There are also people who are eager to try, preparing to pass the test of the great god Amaterasu, and become a god attendant, or even a great priest.

Sarina's face was calm, but her heart was empty, without any emotion, neither expectation nor anxiety.

Since she was a child, she knew that she would become a sacrifice. She had fought and escaped, and finally developed this kind of mentality of passively waiting to die.

Not long after, the delivery team arrived in front of the shrine.

A group of priests stood in front of the gate of the shrine, led by three priests, including old friends of Zong Lao, who chanted loudly to welcome the team.

After a series of complicated ceremonies, the chariot was put down, and all irrelevant personnel left respectfully.

Accompanied by the sound of solemn music, the witches and priests stepped down from the chariot and entered the shrine under the leadership of the priest.

A gust of evening wind from the mountains blew, and Sarina stopped, stroking her messy long hair with one hand, and looking up at the tall Amaterasu Shrine, which was brightly lit, giving people a gloomy feeling.

Under Zong Lao's urging, Sarina lowered her head and followed the priests into the shrine.

……

In the mountains and fields blown by the night wind, the figures of five people suddenly appeared in the dense forest.

"Really convenient ability."

Mitera Chizuru praised, then put down her hands, and asked Hoshizaki Yukina: "Is Secretary Hoshizaki interested in joining our special response team?"

"The captain should first find a way to protect his position."

Hoshizaki Yukina, who had already switched to a secretary-type personality, replied blandly, she works in the Countermeasures Department, how could she not know that the new head, Masato Kim Takeshi, is eyeing the Special Response Force, and sooner or later she will annex it.

Qiu Gongyue was already looking around, and after looking around, she asked Hoshizaki Yukina, "Why did you choose such a place to stay?"

The foothold is deserted, there is no sign of human activity, and it is not known how far it is from Amaterasu Shrine.

"Why don't you choose?"

Hoshizaki Yukina was very displeased with this group of guys increasingly using themselves as a means of transportation: "Aren't you afraid of being discovered if you fall directly into the shrine? The surrounding area is deserted, so you can only choose a random place to land."

Xu Cheng interrupted the three women's quarrel: "When we get back, we will have more time to argue with you, witch, how do I get there?"

In the past two days, Hoshizaki Yukina has secretly used her ability to investigate nearby, and this location was also specially selected by her.

After identifying the direction in the night, she raised her finger and pointed to a certain place: "Go this way, and you will see the road within about 200 meters."

The five started to act, and under the leadership of Hoshizaki Yukina, they rushed towards the Amaterasu Shrine.

Although the terrain was rough, except for the prophet, the other four people couldn't help it. Soon they saw a bright road ahead, which was a winding mountain road.

This mountainous area is private land, and it is possible to build a winding road in private, which shows how rich and powerful it is.

The five of them continued along the road, and soon they saw an approaching step decorated with red lanterns in the distance. A large number of luxury cars were parked below the approaching approach, and a large number of people stayed here.

These are employees and bodyguards of the Guardian Council, but they are not qualified to go up to participate in the ceremony.

Xu Cheng led people to bypass the approach, and walked around from the side, only to find that the mountains and forests near the shrine were full of guard posts.

It has almost reached the level of five steps, one post, ten steps and one sentry. It is almost impossible for five people to smear and lurk in.

I didn't expect the defense of the National Guard to be so tight, and it was full of old guys who were afraid of death.

Xu Cheng could only look at Hoshizaki Yukina: "Can you send us up there?"

Hoshizaki Yukina thought about it and replied: "It's okay to send it up, but there's no guarantee that it won't be found after landing."

So everyone's eyes immediately turned to the prophet.

The prophet had no choice but to press his temples with both hands, close his eyes and cast his ability: "After we landed, three guards spotted us, one in the front and one in the five o'clock direction..."

She described the situation after landing in detail, so the four of them surrounded Hoshizaki Yukina again and put their hands on her.

Hoshizaki Yukina took out the flat glasses from nowhere and put them on. With a frosty look, she cast the teleportation ability and took the four of them away.

On the hillside tens of meters away from Amaterasu Shrine, five people appeared out of thin air.

Under the tree ahead, a man in black who was about to light a cigarette looked at the five people who suddenly appeared, with a mixed expression of astonishment on his face.

Before he could react, a flying knife hit his forehead with a flash of cold light.

At the same time, Xu Cheng and Yusi Qianhe also rushed out, each rushing towards the other two sentries who found them.

The second sentry was hiding in the tree, and when he subconsciously opened his mouth to issue an early warning, he heard the rustling of leaves—Xu Cheng jumped up the tree in a few steps, covered his mouth with his hand, and slammed into the trunk hard.

With a muffled crack, the trunk and head cracked together.

On the other side, Mitera Chizuru also broke the neck of the third guard.

The three of them solved the target cleanly, but if no prophet had notified the location of these guard posts in detail in advance, it would be difficult to find them.

When you come here, you can already see the tall buildings of Amaterasu Shrine, and the faint sound of solemn music drifts out along the mountain wind.

So everyone looked at the prophet again.

You don't need to know, you will understand that this prophet is really easy to use once you use it, no wonder the rebels tricked her into it.

The prophet began to use his powers, opened his eyes after a while, faced four pairs of expectant eyes, and said the predicted future: "I stayed outside with the witch, the three of you entered the shrine, and were soon forced out , was besieged by seven powerful people, Xinyue was injured, Qianhe sister was in danger to protect her, the witch and I were also in danger, the witch took me away first, but three hours passed and there was no more return."

This answer made all four of them frown, especially Qiu Gongyue, she didn't expect that she would become a burden.

My heart is more eager to learn the fourth level of breathing.

Mitera Chizuru said: "If Xiaocheng and I go in, what if you stay outside?"

The prophet once again predicted the future: "After you entered, you were besieged by those seven people, and then retreated. Xinyue and the witch went up to help, and the mushroom entered the shrine again, and then a light flashed..."

She suddenly trembled, Qiu Gongyue asked: "And then?"

The prophet was stunned for a while before saying, "Then I died."

The four fell silent for a while.

Judging from the prophecy, there are at least seven very powerful guys in the shrine who can besiege Xu Cheng and Yuji Chizuru, and wound Qiu Gongyue.

Then there may be other powers, which also killed the prophet who was hiding tens of meters away.

Xu Cheng thought of the great priest who presided over the ceremony.

Compared with others, Mitera Chizuru has built a special response force from scratch, and has experienced countless battles, and this difficult problem is not even an appetizer for her.

She continued to question the seer, who had to re-prognose based on her question.

After several times in a row, she was out of breath, and her physical strength was visibly reduced by the naked eye, and the future that could be predicted was also shortened to one hour.

But Yusi Qianhe had already found the best answer, and turned to Xu Cheng and the others and asked, "What about my plan?"

It seemed that they were asking the three of them, but they were actually just asking Xu Cheng.

According to her habit, after making a decision, it is enough for others to obey the order, but the three people in front of her are not her subordinates after all, and they have a special relationship with Xu Cheng, so I asked his opinion.

Xu Cheng glanced at Qiu Gongyue and Hoshizaki Yukina, and seeing that they had no objection, he nodded: "Yes, I will listen to you."

In terms of killing, Akimiya Tsuki and Hoshizaki Yukina are professional, but when it comes to tactics, they are not as good as Mitera Chizuru.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Mitera Chizuru began to issue orders.

"Go ahead!"

……

Before entering the Amaterasu Shrine, Sarina originally thought that the shrine would be extremely luxurious and full of the smell of copper.

However, after she came in, she found that the shrine was very ordinary and old except for its large area. Many decorations looked old and full of the sense of history.

But in Sarina's eyes, she saw the smell of decay, and the whole shrine seemed to be a decayed nest in her eyes.

The lights were bright, and the solemn music made people feel peaceful, but the eerie feeling just now was getting worse.

Sarina's originally empty heart began to feel a trace of uneasiness.

Surrounded by priests and elders, ten men and witches entered the main hall of the shrine.

There is no statue of Amaterasu in the center of the main hall, but a curtain with Shinto symbols on it.

After a while, the originally quiet main hall was crowded with people. There were about 70 people, with an average age of over 45. They were all a group of old men and women.

Don't underestimate this group of old men and women. Behind each of them is a wealthy old Chinese family.

If this group of people worked together, they could even influence Japan's national policy and decide the replacement of the prime minister, but they gathered in this unknown shrine tonight.

Except for a few who did not come for some reason, most of the members of the Guardian Council have already come tonight.

When these people of status get together, of course they don't make a lot of noise, but they talk to each other softly, and the buzzing sound is not low.

Elder Zong was also talking with the priest. After the plan to kill Xu Cheng failed, the priest's anger not only did not disappear, but intensified in the past two days.

He joined the Guardian Council for decades, and worked hard half his life to become a priest whose status is second only to the great priest.

Now that they have lost the power of the rebel army, and they can't get back the things in Lingzi's tomb that Xu Cheng took away, they can't even do anything to Xu Cheng.

Many members who got the news are already waiting to see the joke. After this heavenly sacrifice ceremony, the priest will definitely be deprived of his position.

So the priests were still jumping up and down in the past two days, and they wanted to continue to use the power of Kagebei from the great priest to eliminate Xu Cheng, but they were all rejected.

Seeing the irritable look of his old friend, Elder Zong persuaded: "Don't be discouraged, after the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony, the Great Priest will definitely be free to deal with Xing Haiguang. When the time comes, you apply to lead the team yourself, and you can take revenge. It can also return the negative impression that the great priest has on you."

The priest was a little moved by this proposal, but he was afraid of the danger of leading the team himself.

Elder Zong smiled and said: "A few days ago, Xing Haiguang called me to make a bet that he would find us within three days, but it turned out that there was no movement after five days. Sometimes you lead people to attack directly while he is not paying attention, there is no possibility of failure, even if we really can't beat him, he may not dare to kill us."

Seeing that the priest was moved by what he said, a meaningful color flashed in Zong Lao's eyes.

A clergyman appeared in front of the crowd and placed one on the brazier in front of ten men and witches.

I don't know what he threw into the brazier, and the originally bright flame suddenly turned green.

Sarina knew that this was something specially used to test chastity.

Sacrifice to God Amaterasu requires a virgin. In history, some people offered unchaste sacrifices to Gao Tianyuan, which angered God Amaterasu, and he did not defend the Congress for decades.

That's why this rule of testing chastity came into being.

The men and witches stepped over the brazier one by one when the green flames in the brazier burned down to only small flames.

When it was a man's turn, he tremblingly raised his legs and stepped over. Who knew that the brazier below would burst into flames, and the small flame turned into a big fire.

The man's crotch was ignited by the flames, and he slapped it with both hands in horror, and it was extinguished in a short while.

But the cold gazes from around him made him sweat profusely.

The three priests looked angry and scolded: "Drag people down."

Several clergymen who were like wolves rushed forward immediately, grabbed the man and dragged him out.

"Don't! Don't! I haven't lost my virginity! I haven't lost my virginity!!"

The man's begging for mercy echoed in the shrine, and soon disappeared.

The other men showed disdain on their faces, and they also solved it with their hands, so why weren't they judged as losing their virginity.

by hand?It's someone else's hand!
Losing a man means that the chance of being selected as a god servant is also reduced, which makes the atmosphere in the main hall very bad.

The member who sent this man who had lost his virginity turned pale when he was criticized by others.

clang!
The giant gong hanging in the corner was sounded, and the gradually noisy voice in the main hall immediately quieted down.

Everyone stood up quickly, including the remaining men and witches, and they also lined up in two rows under the order of the priest.

When an old man came out from behind, everyone in the main hall knelt down, as if welcoming the leader of the Guardian Council.

In fact, the great priest is indeed the leader of the Guardian Council.

Sarina, who was kneeling on the ground, raised her head quietly, and saw an old man wearing a priest's robe, walking slowly into the main hall.

The old face like dead tree bark can't tell how old it is, the beard and hair are all white, and the half-open eyes have a majesty that makes people dare not look directly at them.

He is holding a cane, but if you look closely, you can see that the cane is actually a samurai sword.

This is the Tiancongyun Sword, one of the three artifacts.

Behind the great priest were seven men and women, ranging in age from 25 to 45, with solemn and rigid expressions.

Sarina knew that these seven men and women were the important forces of the National Guard, named Kagebei.

Kagebei is a divine servant who has passed the test of Amaterasu, but not enough to be bestowed with the three artifacts, so they have nothing to do with the power bestowed by Amaterasu, but their status is much lower than that of the great priest.

There were originally eight Kagebei who were still alive, but recently one of them was sent to perform a mission and died, leaving only seven.

While everyone was kneeling respectfully, the great priest led seven shadow soldiers to the middle of the main hall.

He looked around with half-opened eyes, and said lightly: "Let's start."

The sound of music in the hall suddenly changed, from solemn to passionate.

Several bare-chested dancers with masks on their faces came out and performed primitive dances in front of everyone, interpreting the legend of Amaterasu.

After the dance, the people in the main hall changed from kneeling to kneeling.

But the ceremony didn't end there, and there were blessing ceremony, god asking ceremony, god asking ceremony and so on.

After tossing and tossing for more than an hour, the complicated and complicated ceremony finally came to an end when Sarina felt tired.

The great priest drew out the Tiancongyun sword, turned around and aimed at the curtain behind him.

The light of the knife cut open the curtain slowly, cutting the air behind, unexpectedly cutting a crack out of thin air, a large amount of wind blowing out from inside, blowing to the entire main hall.

If Xu Cheng were here, he would definitely be familiar with this wind.

Because this wind is exactly the same as the wind blowing from Lingzi's Tomb.

After opening a crack out of thin air, the great priest sat cross-legged on the ground, thrust the Amazono Cloud sword into the floor, closed his eyes, and remained motionless.

Behind him, the crack gradually widened, eventually forming a boxy door.

(End of this chapter)