In Kuhua Temple, in front of the Buddha statue, a group of people were shouting and yelling, with no sense of solemnity at all.
Ichijo Akira and Kanzaki Jusan, who were not far away, had successfully entered the temple, but it seemed that Asakura Ye had not arrived yet, after all, the distance was really far.
Previously, because of the huge black Blade Dragon Beast that descended from the sky, the monks mistakenly thought that the monster had attacked again. It can only be said that most virus species appear to be like this. The Blade Dragon Beast is actually relatively good. If the one summoned on the right is the Evil Dragon Beast, then a fight is bound to break out.
After the misunderstanding was resolved, the group of one big and one small decided to wait for the right side at Kuhua Temple first.
After this incident, the two players who were slacking off also woke up. They were both practitioners, and although they had only slept for a short time, they had basically recovered 70% to 80% of their energy. From now on, as long as they could sustain themselves with Red Bull, coffee, strong tea, etc., they would have no problem lasting another day.
With more people and more fun, people naturally start looking for things to do.
So someone from Saotome took out a deck of flower cards from somewhere, also known as hanafuda, and invited everyone including the host to play to kill time.
Since this thing involves the nature of gambling, the little priestess Nakolu is not interested, Kanzaki Jusan is confused and not interested, the young Onmyoji Ichijo's eyes are shining, and the old monk and his giant adopted son Hanasatoin Kaira are very interested.
Kuhua Temple is a gathering place for monks who love to drink and eat meat. Didn’t you see that half of the Buddha statue is black and the hand gestures are all OK...
After hesitating for a while, Saotome actually took the initiative to greet Wind Avilux, who had received an order from the right and was waiting obediently in Kuhua Temple.
And our classmate Xiaofeng actually chose to join the game after a brief eye contact with Saotome.
Hanafuda was actually invented in Japan during this period. Genjuro Kibami's favorite gambling game was with Hanafuda cards, and even many Hanafuda elements were incorporated into his moves.
As a real-life kabuki family, Saotome is naturally very familiar with this.
After spending some time learning the rules of Hanafuda, Avelux of Wind started playing with everyone with an indifferent look on his face. Wind, who originally had no interest in human games, seemed to be getting a little interested, although his expression didn't change much.
This time, he got a good hand with high scores, Pig, Deer and Butterfly, and then with a bang, the man disappeared and turned into a right hand.
Before the others could start to criticize Youfang for kidnapping their poker friend, there was another bang, and Youfang disappeared, and a black Akita dog appeared in its place.
The dog, who looks cute but is extremely ferocious on the inside, glared at Saotome and the others, especially Mamahaha. The atmosphere between the two was full of hostility. After a while, the dog picked up a few cards on the ground and turned around and ran away.
At the same time, although Avilux of Wind, who was transferred to the Gate of Hell, still had a cold expression, the right side always felt that a sense of loss was lingering from him.
Is this to establish a good relationship with them? This is a bit rare, because all the creator puppets look down on people.
While chewing on tree fruits to recover health, Youfang summoned Wind No. 2 and Wind No. 1 in succession. These three creator puppets were comparable to upper-level wind elves, but in terms of combat power, they should have reached a certain pinnacle. There might be beings stronger than them, but there definitely wouldn't be many.
Under the influence of the plot background, they were all labeled as lightning gods.
Three flashes of lightning streaked across the sky, tentatively following the traces of positive and negative charges remaining in the air.
It is not Youfang's style to sit back and watch a woman in danger. Of course, if the person who was abducted was Yagyu Muneaki himself, Youfang might not have done so.
I want to go but I can't die~
You know, objectively speaking, all players are still competitors.
Yagyu Jubei's brows relaxed slightly. It seemed that all he could do now was to wait.
With a slight sigh, Jubei, who always adhered to the sword art consistently, felt somewhat ashamed of his nephew.
He was a swordsman whose reputation resounded throughout Edo, but at this time he was of no help at all. He was naturally very upset, but he had to face the reality.
However, now that the powerful Onmyoji on the right (I say again, the one on the right is really weak) has taken action, there is hope for the future.
The Yagyu clan prepared to return to Edo for recuperation. It was not safe here even during the day. On the other hand, they realized that their role was far less important than the black cup totem thrown on the gate of hell on the right. In comparison, they felt themselves useless. It would be better not to cause trouble for them. It would be really useful to go back and recuperate before gathering more people at night.
Samurai are very proud, which is a characteristic of this era, but they will admit it readily once they are convinced. Those who do things secretly do not do so because they are samurai, but because they are that kind of people.
Wang Hu also chose to evacuate with them. His wife and children must have been worried all night, so he had to go back to reassure them.
In this way, only a large number of heroic spirits are left at the Gate of Hell.
If a group of people from the justice camp came at this time, they might directly treat the remains of the heroic spirits as demons...
Going back and forth, Youfang basically hasn't had a rest for 18 hours, but he still looks energetic. With enough energy to support him, he should have no problem keeping the wheels turning for another 24 hours.
Maybe it was because he was a little high, and he had the illusion that he was not sleepy at all after staying up all night, but rather very energetic. He decided to continue pushing the task.
The shell of Sanlang that I got from the old monk before not only shows words when it senses the power of the four spirits, but also emits a slight pulling force in a certain direction.
The right side jumps continuously between Hailiu Island, Kuhua Temple and Hell Gate, and the pulling force of the shell points to the same direction.
The one on the right who had swapped positions with the dog holding the flower card was attacked by Mamahaha's passionate attack. He held back the image of New Zealand roast chicken that popped up in his mind and once again asked Hua Fengyuan and Zhong what this meant with a head full of feathers.
Hua Fengyuan and Zhong, who were drinking secretly behind their adopted son's back, were startled by Youfang approaching silently. He then pretended to be deep and spoke to Youfang while blocking the wine bottle with his body.
"It's Sanlang's position. The shell shed by the spirit turtle is still very magical."
"Is Sanlang still being supported by the person who gave you the shell?"
As soon as the question was asked, before the old monk could answer, the system automatically popped up a prompt.
[Since you have temporarily obtained the special token "Saburo's Shell" given by the Black Tortoise to Hua Fengyuan and Zhong, and used it to sense the power of at least one of the Four Spirits, you have met the conditions for activating it as a token. ]
[A new location that has not been officially opened has been added to your personal map - the Forest of Oblivion. ]
Chapter 717: Transformed into a one-liter bottle
A large group of people, led by You Fang, left Kuhua Temple and headed in the same direction.
The player group includes the leader Youfang, Kabuki Saotome Yuuri, the monk Satonaka Itsuko, Asakura Ye who came from afar relying on the super spirits of birds and animals, and the nun Asia who somehow located the Kuhua Temple with the angel wings on her back and then attacked at high speed.
It can be clearly seen that Ritonaka Itsuko's feelings for Asia are complicated, the kind that he wants to resist but is subconsciously attracted to.
Games are always games. For most players, the attitude towards NPCs is different from the attitude towards real players, regardless of gender.
Li Zhongyigang can easily accept the favor of NPC, but when facing the real person connected to the server, he is obviously not so resolute.
There is only one person like Youfang who can find girls in the game and turn AI into a real entity. In fact, this guy has invested in researching some special things because of this. We will talk about this later when we have the chance.
On the NPC strong side, there is the combination of Ichijo Akira and Kanzaki Jusan. Nakorulu is cute. The little girl Ichijo Akira gets along well with the little miko Nakorulu. To be more precise, Ichijo Akira reminds Nakorulu of her sister Limru. They are of similar age, similar personality, and even similar body shape. This makes Nakorulu, who is a little nostalgic, find some comfort.
What surprised Youfang was that Haohmaru, the wind-like man, also ran over with Asakura Ye.
How did Asakura Ye do it?
Well, actually it’s not Asakura Ye’s problem, but the problem on the right.
On the one hand, the gathering place chosen by the right side is Kuhua Temple, which is one of Haohmaru's hometowns and the base camp of his master Huafengyuan and Zhong. Hearing that it was attacked, it is reasonable for him to come back and take a look.
Although he drank, fought, and ate for free, he was still a good student who respected his teachers.
The other reason is the wine on the right.
As a drinker, Haohmaru's love for wine sometimes even exceeds his love for kendo. When Youfang went to do other things, he immediately opened the one-liter bottle given by Youfang.
And then it fell.
In Japan's current era of relatively rudimentary brewing technology, the so-called fine wine has an alcohol content of only about ten degrees at most, and the filtration technology is not very good, so there will be a lot of impurities. If you go to a store to drink it, the store owner will definitely find ways to let the waiter add as much water as possible to the wine on the premise that others can't taste it. So if modern people go back to that time and drink the wine of that time, they are basically lying if they say it tastes good.
It’s not that there is no good wine in this era, it’s just that the process and time required to brew good wine are more cumbersome, complicated and time-consuming than today. Only the powerful and wealthy have the time and money to brew fine wine. It’s actually good enough for ordinary people to drink wine diluted with water.
However, how can the wine produced in Jiuquan be described simply as "delicious"?
After taking a sip of the wine whose taste he had no idea what it was, Haohmaru suddenly realized a sad fact.
That is, the wine he had drunk before was not even as good as water, and what was even more terrifying was that he only had one bottle of such fine wine in his hand, and once he finished it, it would be gone.
Even the vessel that contained the wine was a treasure-level glass bottle. Haohmaru didn't dare to truly estimate the true value of this bottle of wine.
Yes, as a typical modern person, the right side has no idea that the smooth and colorless broken glass bottles that can be seen everywhere are treasures in this era...
Perhaps without the reputation of a famous craftsman it would not be able to be sold at a very high price, but it is indeed an extremely rare thing in itself. As long as it carries the word "rare", it may be able to be exchanged for money.
But as long as no one reminds Youfang, he will never realize that the small gold medal he spent on buying skills can be recovered in this way.
Given the inertia of thinking, we can’t blame the right side for not thinking divergently.
The fearless Bawangmaru even felt a little scared, because his taste had been forcibly changed by only about 50 ml of wine, turning it into the shape of a wine spring.
So, Haohmaru, who was originally planning to continue traveling around the world after sparring with Yangshen Tachibana Ukyo, just ran over with his body very obediently.
There is no way, the desire for food and drink is so uncontrollable, let alone Haohmaru who has never been able to endure this since he started practicing.
He poured out all the wine in the wine gourd and replaced it with Jiuquan wine. Then he wanted to add some water to the entire one-liter bottle and pour it into his mouth. Bawangwan rarely showed the shameful side of him that a hero should not have.
However, before leaving, he left the wine bottle to his master as a payment for repairs.
The cashability of this thing in the hands of an experienced old man is far higher than that of Haohmaru himself.
The person on the right still didn't realize the importance of the bottle, and the old monk was quite cunning and didn't say a word about it.
"Where are we going?"
Haohmaru approached Nakorolu, who was not quite a good friend but was still familiar with her, and asked casually.
"It should be the location of the Xuanwu guardian of the Four Spirits."
As a priestess serving nature, Nakolu actually knows more than imagined. She actually knows the existence of the Four Spirits and even the hiding place of the Black Tortoise. It's just that when some information cannot be connected, the little girl can't remember it.
The Forgotten Forest where the Black Tortoise lives in seclusion is protected by a barrier. As the guardian who is best at defense among the four spirits, this barrier is not as peaceful as it looks.
Therefore, the token obtained on the right is the key among the keys.
"The Black Tortoise Guardian... Is he very strong?"
Haohmaru's old habit popped up again. When it comes to fighting, of course the more challenging the opponent is, the better!
Nakolu shook her head.
"I only know that the Black Tortoise is one of the guardians of the seal of the Hell Gate and has lived for a long time. As for the record of the Black Tortoise's actions, I don't have any."
"So... is he very strong?"
After a moment's thought, Haohmaru pointed to the right where he was playing a childish game of rock-paper-scissors with the jumping Ming Ichijo.
The person on the right is dressed as a samurai, and has typical samurai calluses on his hands. The person on the right also works part-time as an Onmyoji and can summon Shikigami. The person on the right is also the de facto leader of this team where everyone is quite strong. It would be strange if he is not strong.
When asked this question, Nakolu's expression became subtle.
Because she really didn't know how to describe Youfang. She always felt that Youfang was no longer someone that could be summarized by simple words like strong or not. After thinking about it, Nakolulu only wanted to use the word "perverted" to describe Youfang.
When this word came out, Haohmaru was stunned for a moment, and then he saw on Nakolulu's face the very typical expression of a woman beginning to feel curious about a man.
All of a sudden, Haohmaru was reminded of a certain American ninja who trained with a dog.
Galford, if you keep slacking off, things are going to take a weird turn.
Haohmaru chose to remain silent.
Chapter 718 The Consequences of Eating Too Much Glutinous Rice
I don’t know whether the group of people on the right can be considered the most powerful group in the current era. At least when they were rushing in the wilderness, no monsters chose to attack them without thinking.
This time, the right side did not summon a large format god for transportation, and everyone had no objection to this. After all, most of them relied on physical strength or spells to move, and could still withstand long-distance raids.
Coming out of the Hida area, we passed through Mino and Omi along the way, and finally arrived at the Yamashiro area, which is the real core of political power of this era. It is called Kyoto in modern times, and was the area where the capital was called Heian-kyo at that time.
The pull on Saburo's shell was getting stronger, which obviously meant that they were getting closer and closer to the so-called Forest of Oblivion.
The journey was unexpectedly peaceful. No demons or evil warriors showed up. Of course, their actions were relatively secretive. How could people like Yagyu Jubei have imagined that a man with no background like Youfang would take the initiative to take the responsibility of saving the earth?
However, when everyone thought that the Forest of Oblivion was most likely in a forest near Heian-kyo, just like the Gate of Hell was near Edo Castle, the route turned and actually turned to the Kii County area on the south side of Heian-kyo.
Compared to the prosperity of Heian-kyo, the scenery here is obviously more simple.
But the strange thing is that there are no evil spirits visible to the naked eye here. Even the miasma that is almost everywhere is almost imperceptible here, as if the land itself is repelling the evil breath.
Shortly after entering this area, Nakolu found a high place to look far into the distance, crossed her fingers and began to pray, but it looked more like she was receiving some information.
Everyone took this opportunity to take a break.
"Go there! I want the cherry blossom flavor!!!"
The little girl pointed to a small shop on the side of the road that looked rather simple but quite clean and had some of the unique Kyoto architectural style.
When I got closer, I saw that it was a snack bar specializing in selling various kinds of dumplings.
There are cherry blossom, red bean, and even soy sauce and miso flavors. I saw that they are all pretty good in terms of health recovery, at least at the level of ordinary rice balls in convenience stores. Different flavors also have different attribute bonuses. The first ten rice balls all have recovery attributes.
Unlike the player on the right who carried a fruit supermarket with him, the other players immediately chose to purchase in large quantities, and of course the player on the right did not miss out.
A string of dumplings, with three on top, costs 10 wen. At first glance, it seems a bit expensive, as much as half a bowl of soba noodles, but it is still affordable for the players, not to mention the right side who spent a lot of money (but not much) before.
After confirming that ten recovery items had been received, Youfang picked up the eleventh soy sauce and miso flavored grilled dumpling and began to chew it.
The slightly crispy texture on the surface combined with the roasted miso made the right party, who had never eaten such food, feel the happiness of taking in carbohydrates.
To be honest, this stuff is really filling. After eating two or three skewers and drinking a few gulps of water and taking a short rest, you can feel your stomach expanding.
Of course, you should also be careful not to eat too much just because this thing is cheap and delicious. Don’t ask why. You will know why when you can’t defecate in the toilet for several days in a row.
