Fast Travel: 108 Ways to Repair Heaven

Abandoning Dagouzi and Ergouzi to continue practicing in the mountains, Suihan and Sarastu took Kagome and walked towards the nearby villages and towns. Before reaching the village, they saw many people walking on the road. There are also many villagers in the village who are leaving the village and flocking to somewhere.

"Did something happen?" asked a villager who lived near Sarastoura.

The villager threw him away, and hurried forward, saying: "Go away, don't delay me on my way! The goddess sacrifice is about to start, and I have to take a seat."

[Sarasto: Goddess priest?There is no such thing in the plot...the words of the goddess...are you referring to Lengshuang? 】

[Sui Han: It's just that I haven't been out of the mountain for a few months, and something inexplicable happened again... The changes in the human world are too fast. 】

Kagome was still a girl at heart, she just asked curiously: "It looks very interesting, shall we go and have a look?"

At the current time node, Kagome did not encounter as many dangers as in the plot, so she grew up very slowly, and she is still just an ordinary female high school student—but Suihan and Sarasto also It's not like Inuyasha, who needs the heroine to play the explosive seed to have combat effectiveness, they only need Kagome to help them restrain the halo of the heroine of the cold frost.

"Okay, let's go and have a look." Sarasto made a decision with a smile.

However, as soon as they followed the crowd, it lasted for many days, and crowds continued to gather into this stream of people along the way, which made the road seem quite congested.

The destination is Hirayama Castle in the West Country, which is one of the largest cities in the entire West Country. When you get near the city, you will find that not only the surrounding civilians are constantly pouring in.There were many luxuriously dressed people and carriages in the crowd.

"Oh my God, have all the people from the West Country come to Hirayama Castle?" Kagome opened her eyes wide in surprise.

Suihan and Sarastu frowned—if this situation was caused by Lengshuang, then things would be very troublesome.

In the ancient city, there were bustling crowds, and there was a huge building in the middle of the city, which was supposed to be the residence of the city lord, but the one standing outside the building today was not the city lord, but a girl in gorgeous clothes, her face was cold , with an expressionless face, followed by a handsome boy in simple clothes and a handsome mage.

"That's...Gangya and Maitreya?" Sarasto guessed the identity of the two people after seeing their appearance, then frowned and looked at the little girl standing in the middle: "So...that is... Lengshuang? How did it become like this?"

Sui Han tilted his head and looked at Sarasto, unable to understand his surprise: "It's her, what's wrong?"

Kagome was so surprised that she couldn't speak, she covered her big mouth, her eyes were wide open.

In fact, I can't blame Sarasto and Kagome, for them, the changes of Lengshuang are simply unimaginable.

She is wearing a dress between Chinese style and Japanese style. The clothes are tied with only one belt, revealing her rather plump and moist upper circumference and deep grooves... Judging from the color matching, this is obviously a piece of clothing. Miko clothes, but from the style point of view, there is an obvious difference from the one worn by Kikyo.

Kikyo's costume is a white top, red loose trousers underneath, a belt around the waist, and red silk thread on the sleeves and neckline.

But now Lengshuang's current dress has a similar color scheme, but she is wearing a white cloak with a crane pattern, and more importantly, her clothes are obviously not as conservative and safe as Kikyo, Rather, it is half hung on the body in a baggy fashion.

The crowd gathered under the building. Seeing that the crowd was almost here, Maitreya stood up first and waved. The crowd quieted down and listened quietly to Maitreya's words with a civilized attitude of watching the ball.

"Today, everyone gathered here to listen to the priestess of destiny, Goddess Lengshuang's sacrifice. I hope everyone will keep quiet during the sacrifice process. The whole process of worshiping heaven and the last will of the gods will be delivered to everyone in time." Maitreya looked serious. At this time, several people dressed as attendants brought a wooden platform from behind—the bottom of the platform is round in shape, with a diameter of about one meter and a height of about two meters. Goes like a vat.

Leng Shuang stood on the stage, and when the music sounded, Leng Shuang actually danced on that stage, and it was off... The ordinary people under the stage watched attentively, while Kagome and the others were dumbfounded. .

"This...why is she..." Kagome stuttered, she was just an ordinary middle school girl, she had never seen such a public performance with thousands of people, her face was so red that she couldn't find a place to hide It's no wonder that the villagers I met along the way were more male than female!What kind of sacrifice is this? It's just... oh my god...

In fact, because Kagome is a modern person and a girl, she really doesn't know much, otherwise she wouldn't be so surprised, and she would know that what Lengshuang is doing now is what a real "witch" would do matter.

In the history of Japan, there are many legends about the emergence of witches. The earliest witches were considered to be the messengers of the gods, and the origin of this messenger...has a lot to do with "civilized view of the ball".

It is said that the oriental sun god "Amaterasu" (this is a goddess) was once so angry by his younger brother "Susano" that he hid in Tianyando and closed the stone gate tightly. If the door is not opened, the world becomes dark, and ghosts and snakes take the opportunity to come out to make trouble.The gods tried all kinds of methods but failed to invite this photo out of Tianhuyan.

Under such circumstances, everyone decided to hold a party in Tianyanto, trying to use the method of "sleep, sleep, wake up" to make a scene out of Amaterasu.

On the day of the party, the dance goddess Tiantian Numing stood on the "stage" - an upside-down wooden barrel. Because she danced too much, her clothes fell off her body... Accompanied by music, her ball ( You know) sometimes left, sometimes right, sometimes up, sometimes down, the thighs in the skirt are looming.She is good-looking, and her dancing posture is enchanting and beautiful, which attracts the cheers of the gods onlookers.

God Amaterasu heard the excitement outside in the cave, and wondered what the noise was, so she poked her head out curiously. Just as she poked her head out, she was suddenly pulled out by the male god of Tianshouli who was lying in ambush , the appearance of God Amaterasu brought light back to the world.

And this dance goddess, Tiantiannvming, is considered to be the source of the earliest witches. Tiandiannvming's act of inviting Amaterasu out of Tiando Rock through dancing is regarded as a ritual of inviting gods, and The clothes she wore at that time developed into the clothes of the shrine maiden, and the dance she danced developed into the "witch goddess music".

In Toyo, the early era is called the "Era of Witchcraft", that is, the era of "Himiko" in history. In that era, witches could rule the country and convey the will of the gods, so they were a symbol of high status.

The bow and arrow in the witch's hand is not only a weapon, but also a sacrificial vessel. It is said that it is used to communicate with the gods when praying for rain.At that time, witches were considered pure in body and mind, priests who served the gods, and even witches were considered the wives of gods.

Although, the way to obtain the will of the gods is sex from the beginning... But for the believers, that is just a method, it does not mean that they have a relationship with the witch, and it does not mean that the witch is impure... …Therefore, witches uniformly wear the "crimson trousers" (red outer pants) that only unmarried pure girls would wear.

However, with the emergence of a patriarchal society, during the Sui and Tang Dynasties in China, as male priests came to the fore, the shrine maidens began to be reduced to more roles of "dancing girls" and "god prostitutes".And some wandering witches with beautiful dancing postures made their debut as entertainers. These folk witches traveled all over the country, singing and dancing in one place when they were tired. For "white beat".They will also marry some noble families as concubines.

The Sui and Tang Dynasties in China happened to be the Asuka era in Japan, and now it is the Warring States Period in Japan, which is the Ming Dynasty in China.It was also the era when witches were almost completely replaced by male priests, and many witches were reduced to "witch whores"... What Lengshuang is doing now is exactly what witches really often do in this era, but on a larger scale, it seems Even more unusual.

As for Kikyo, first of all, she is actually a person from 50 years ago, not from the Warring States Period where Kagome came. It will not be "polluted" by urban culture, and having its own shrine means owning its own industry. Plus, platycodon can exorcise evil spirits and cure diseases. It has a high status in the eyes of the villagers, and life is not a problem.

In addition, in fact, few people have noticed that Kikyo is probably not a real professional witch.In Toyo, a real professional maiden wears a special dress called "Chihaya" over a white robe. This kind of dress is similar to the "safari clothes" that onmyojis must wear, and is a symbol of status. .Those who only wear the inner skirt, white clothes, ties, and scarf are often just part-time assistant maidens of the shrine. They are often the daughters or younger sisters of the original important members of the shrine, and they help serve the gods in the shrine.

Therefore, although Kikyo is a pure and flawless girl, and has a strong purification ability and determination to stand on the side of justice...but if you look at it from the perspective of this Eastern Warring States Period, she is not an outstanding maiden.After all, for the profession of witches, their main job should be to dance, not to use bows and arrows to shoot monsters into sieves.

Sarastu used the database to conduct a long science popularization with the two companions around him, and after listening to the science popularization, Kagome was even green: "So... this... Lengshuang is now a 'professional witch' Yes, and we just heard that there will be a 'God's will' which means..."

Sarastu shrugged his shoulders, and also expressed his gratitude indifferently: "Ah...that's right...not surprisingly, the two above are responsible for 'helping' to convey the 'divine will'... After all, Maitreya is still What about a monk...is it considered a professional counterpart?"

Sui Han: "..." Human beings are really strange.

Kagome: "..." It's great to live in the modern society. The modern witches are all real pure girls. We are just responsible for cleaning in the shrine.

Sarastu: "Ah...the jump is almost done, it seems to be the next step..."

The author has something to say:

These are all real historical knowledge, and in history, it is very late in the definition of miko costumes as white clothes and scarfs, probably after the Meiji Restoration, and I feel that the period of Kikyo should not be settled.

In the Heian period, the Japanese maidens did not have standard costumes, and they could wear all kinds of clothes. In some scripts, the maidens also danced in gorgeous twelve singles... Anyway, their main business is actually dancing, followed by divination and exorcism. Subduing demons and eliminating demons and curing diseases and saving lives are really not the main tasks of witches.

For the job of a shrine maiden, Ms. Kikyo, who used a bow and arrow to make a specimen of Inuyasha, is definitely a nonsense.

Finally, I would like to wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!