Synopsis: The First Step, The Princess’ Fiancé

"It's so lively."

A few dozen meters away, thousands of people followed curiously.

Yu Palace and Penglai Mountain Kaguya were among the crowd, feeling the sacrificial atmosphere as ordinary people.

The first time I came to a city populated by humans, Penglai Mountain Kaguya was very interested in all kinds of people and things around.

Since entering the city, her eyes have not stayed in the same place for more than three seconds. .

Chapter 514

"The shrine is located in the north of Heianjing, just beside the Imperial Palace."

"This position is very telling."

Yu Gong gave Penglaishan Kaguya a little reminder.

"Oh?"

The origin of the moon capital, Penglai Mountain Hui Ye once heard Ba Yi Yong ~ Lin mentioned.

People in this era seem to have a strong sense of reverence for gods.

"Let's take a look around the shrine, it's more lively there."

When entering the city, Yu Gong accidentally heard some gossip.

Peaceful Beijing has been dry for a long time, so this time the sacrifice is to pray for rain.

Water is the source of life, and the sacrifice of rain has never been small.

A team of a few hundred people is barely a big scene, but the scale is far from enough.

"it is good."

Kaguya Penglaishan followed Yumiya's advice.

Yu Gong should come here often, and he is more familiar with Heianjing, so it is most suitable for him to arrange.

......

The marching direction of the parade is exactly north.

The crowd of people who followed behind also got closer and closer to the shrine.

As Yugiya expected, the pomp of this sacrifice was indeed not small.

He and Penglaishan Kaguya saw the parade, but they were just one of them.

When the two reached the wide block not far from the shrine, they could see several other teams in the distance.

The destination of all teams is the same - the shrine.

"The purpose of the sacrifice is to ask for rain?"

Along the way, the discussions of the people revolved around offering sacrifices.

Through their narration, Penglaishan Kaguya has a general understanding of the situation.

"Yes."

Yumiya nodded and then began to explain.

"There is a volcano near Heianjing. Affected by the volcano, it has not rained in this area for a long time."

"If we can't find a solution, the drought will not be far away."

"Volcano? Active volcano?"

Penglaishan Kaguya asked curiously.

"Dormant volcano, Heianjing..."

Heian-kyo is the Kyoto of later generations, and that volcano is naturally the world-famous Mount Fuji.

Mount Fuji is an active volcano, but it has been in a dormant state for a long time, with few eruptions.

It stands to reason that it will not affect the surrounding environment.

unless......

"Your Excellency Yu Gong, do you know the reason?"

It is impossible for an extinct volcano to cause a drought, and Penglaishan Kaguya understands this.

Inside, there must be other reasons.

Yu Gong's eyes lit up just now, obviously thinking of something.

"I'm not sure."

There seems to be a phoenix living in Mount Fuji in the Touhou Project world.

The strength of this phoenix is ​​not bad, and it belongs to the upper-middle level among the big monsters.

80% of the drought in Ping An Jing was caused by this phoenix.

But its existence was not noticed by humans.

As a result, the residents of Heian-kyo blamed the drought on Mount Fuji.

"haha, really."

Kaguya Penglaishan guessed Yu Gong's answer.

Recently, Yu Gong spends most of the time in the bamboo forest, and at most occasionally comes to Heianjing.

It's not normal for him to say why.

"Stop talking about that. Look, there are people selling things over there."

"Mask?"

Following the direction Penglaishan Kaguya indicated, Yu Gong turned his head to look.

It was a small stall with only one person per table.

The products it sells are masks, and there are dozens of masks.

Humanoid, beastlike...

Weird and diverse.

"Which one do you want?"

Aware of Penglai Mountain Kaguya's desire, Yu Gong took her out of the crowd and came to the stall.

The mask culture of neon is very famous.

It is said that such objects have an inseparable relationship with the gods.

At this moment, it is the time of sacrifice, so it is not surprising that there are mask sellers near the shrine.

"Guest, my mask..."

The stall owner is obviously a seasoned veteran, with a keen eye and an active mind.

Before Yu Gong and Penglaishan Kaguya approached, he saw that the two had the idea of ​​buying masks, and introduced them enthusiastically.

"Well."

Ignoring the enthusiastic boss, Penglaishan Kaguya glanced back and forth at the masks neatly placed on the table.

･･･ Ask for flowers ･･･

After a few laps, she picked a face mask.

The mask is a female, and the depiction is quite delicate, and the face is lifelike.

"You really have a good eye. This mask is made in imitation of Tsukihime, and it's the only one."

"If you miss it, you won't have it."

The touts and promotions of the merchants come at the right time.

As for whether what he said was true or false, only he himself knew.

"Your Excellency Yu Gong, what do you think?"

Penglaishan Kaguya put the mask on her face, raised her head and looked at Yu Gong.

"good."

In all fairness, sun hats and masks are a bit nondescript.

.............0

But the truth is that Yu Gong is not easy to say clearly, so he has to deal with it casually.

"It's not okay to be perfunctory."

It seems that he also realized the problem, Penglaishan Kaguya took off the sun hat and still wore the mask.

Her actions are self-evident.

"That's it."

Yu Gong paid the merchant money and left with Penglaishan Kaguya.

......

"It's much better now."

It's not that Penglai Shanhui Yehuiye wearing a sun hat doesn't look good, but it's a weird combination, more eye-catching than simple ugliness.

"whee."

How could Hui Ye of Penglai Mountain not understand, otherwise he would not have given up his sun hat.

dong dong dong.

Boom.

In the direction of the shrine, there was the sound of a gong beating.

"here we go?"

"Well, hurry up."

......

At this moment, the positions of Yugiya and Horaishan Kaguya are only about 100 meters away from the shrine.

With their excellent eyesight, the two of them had a panoramic view of the shrine.

In front of the gorgeous yet solemn building, a high platform is erected.

On the high platform, several witches danced strange dances and performed sacrificial rituals.

A priest was at the forefront, his lips kept squirming, as if he was chanting sacrificial words.

Tonight's highlight, the sacrifice began.

Realizing this, Yu Gong and Penglaishan Kaguya no longer delayed, and invariably accelerated their pace. Death.

Chapter 515

"Your Excellency Yugiya, do you think the gods will respond to their request?"

Across the crowd, the line of sight was eventually limited.

Only when you really come to the outside of the shrine, can Kaguya of Penglai Mountain have a real experience.

Magnificent.

Besides, she couldn't think of a more suitable word to describe the shrine in Heiankyo.

A faint sneer appeared on the face of Penglaishan Huiye behind the mask.

It is true that humans in this era still believe in gods.