High Priest in Japan

The Red and White Song Festival, the full name of the Red and White Song Hezhan, is held by NHK, the only official TV station in the island country. It has been held for 68 times since 1951. This year is the 69th. It can be said to be an evergreen tree in the program. The Spring Festival Gala is a must-see program for the people of the whole island country during the Chinese New Year every year.

The program rules adopt the confrontation mode, that is, group confrontation. The participating guests are divided into the red team (female) and the white team (male) according to their gender, and then the duel will be performed through singing and deduction. The winners and losers are selected by voting, that is, after each program is over, there will be a link between the off-site audience voting and the on-site audience voting, and then the winner will be judged according to the number of votes.

To put it bluntly, it is to fight the personal popularity of the singer and the popularity of the song.

Therefore, it is relatively fair and full of entertainment effects, so it is deeply loved by audiences of all ages in the island country.

Red team. Hinasaki Fukaha said without hesitation.

Reason? Qin Heqing asked curiously.

Because the red team represents women. Hinasaki Fukaha replied.

It's really a simple and straightforward answer. Qin Heqing said speechlessly.

What about you? Hinasaki Fukaha asked back, looking at him.

Red team. Qin Heqing said with a smirk.

Why? Hinasaki Fukaha asked puzzled.

Because compared to men, of course girls are cuter and more eye-catching. Qin Heqing stated the reason why he chose to support the red team very frankly. He is really a man of temperament...

... Hinasaki Fukaha was speechless, and rolled her eyes at him angrily.

But I have to admit that this should be the voice of the vast majority of island men who support the red team.

As for the women... they can naturally follow the example of the men and support the White Team through their personal preferences.

I like to look at my face without breaking the law.

After that, the two of them didn't talk much, and watched the battle of the red and white songs quietly.

...

And before I knew it, the time came to around 11 o'clock in the middle of the night.

Go on, I'll go to the shrine. Qin Heqing stood up from the ground and said.

Are you going to strike the bell? Hinasaki Fukaha looked at him and asked.

Ringing the bell, also called the bell ringing ceremony, is a special ceremony held by the major shrines and temples in the island country on the big dark day, that is, New Year's Eve, December 31st in the island country. It needs to ring the bell 108 times. Among them, 107 strokes need to be completed on the day of the big dark day, and the 108th stroke can only be struck after 12 o'clock in the middle of the night and on January 1 of the new year. The specific reason is unknown, but the custom has been passed down like this.

As the head of a shrine, Qin Heqing would naturally not forget this kind of thing.

Even if his small shrine is only famous in the surrounding area, it is not as good as those well-known large temples and shrines in the whole country. When the bell ringing ceremony is held, even NHK TV will broadcast a special live broadcast.

And it was in the last fifteen minutes of the Red and White Song Battle.

Anyway, Qin Heqing looked at this card very eagerly.

Well. Do you want to go together? Qin Heqing asked back.

Can you? Hinasaki Fukaha asked back.

There's nothing wrong with it. But you probably need to change clothes. Qin Heqing looked Hina Saki Fukaha up and down and said.

Although she was dressed quite formally today, it was not suitable for the ceremony after all, so she needed to change.

what clothes.

Qin Heqing didn't say much, just turned around and walked into the room, took out a set of priestess clothes from a cabinet and handed it to Hina Saki Fukaha.

Hinasaki Fukaha took it, got up and said, I'm going to change clothes.

Then Hinasaki Fukaha entered the room, and it took a while before she reappeared in front of Qin Heqing. But at this time, she has been replaced by the familiar red and white maiden's service, with her long hair loose, looking very elegant and beautiful.

Let me tie your hair up for you. Saying that, Qin Heqing stepped up behind Hina Saki Fukaha, and helped Hina Saki Fukaha with a haircut that would only be used when a witch wears a crown and gold ornaments, and found two A hair ornament used by the original mother was placed on Hinasaki Fukaha's head.

alright.

Then the two set off and walked towards the shrine of Qin and Qing's family.

And because of the distance, it didn't take long for Qin and Qing to arrive at the place, and then Qin and Qing sorted out the priest's clothes they had changed before going out, stepped forward, and walked to the front of the main hall of the shrine with a solemn face. Under the copper bell on the storage box, according to the requirements of the bell ringing ceremony, he rang the long hemp rope in his hand.

clang……

Then abruptly, different from the image of the bell, as if the real bell was transmitted from the bell, spread outside the shrine, and disappeared into the vast night.

...

Again and again, according to a fixed rhythm, Qin and Qing finally rang the bell 107 times before 12:00 midnight, and only waited for the time to jump to 0:1 on January 1st before they could ring the bell for the last time. The whole bell ringing ceremony.

And this time did not keep him waiting for a long time, and in just a moment, the time jumped to 0:1 on January 1, 2019, and then Qin Heqing did not hesitate, pulled the rope hard and rang the last bell .

clang!

The crisp sound rippling, a golden light that is hard to be seen by ordinary people violently rippling along with the sound, and after the bell disappeared, it continued to spread outwards unabated until it disappeared in Qin Heqing's vision .

This is... Qin Heqing said in astonishment.

He really didn't expect such an effect to be hidden behind the bell-ringing ceremony.

The alternation of old and new, the transformation of yin and yang, and the renewal of all things, although the overall effect of the ceremony has been attenuated a lot due to the change of the calendar, the bell-ringing ceremony is a bell-ringing ceremony, and the last bell still represents the reincarnation of the old and the new. Its inherent ability to eliminate obstacles and defilements will still be activated. Yue'er, who showed her figure actively during the bell-ringing ceremony, explained.

So that's it. Qin Heqing suddenly said.

Okay, go back to sleep quickly, or you may not even have time to rest later. Yue'er reminded.

This is not a lie.

Just like those people in China who want to snatch temple incense, in order to win a lottery and make themselves have good luck for a year, islanders will spare no effort in visiting worship! At four or five o'clock in the morning, people will come to worship and pray.

Although generally, those who receive this kind of treatment are the well-known national shrines and temples like Meiji Shrine.

But I can't stand the accident, isn't it!

In addition to Qin Heqing's hard work over the past year, it is impossible to say that they will encounter a similar situation. So just in case, he will definitely show up at the shrine around five o'clock.

On the one hand, it is to receive customers who may come, and on the other hand, it is also to clean the shrine and welcome the subsequent wave of pilgrims.

Then Qin Heqing greeted Hinasaki Fukaha, who had experienced another special incident, and the two left the shrine together and returned to Qin Heqing's home. After eating a little food, they washed together and got into bed to rest.