"Um……"
However, Tsubaki, who had been excluded by the children in the same village since she was born until she arrived at the shrine, had no idea how to play. But after receiving such greetings from Miojin, she felt a warmth in her heart, which became her motivation to move forward.
Going to the third floor of the library, Miozu "sorted out" several notebooks with only a dozen pages of writing. Although the content was not much, it was almost all documents left by the direct descendants of the Hikawa Shrine.
Hikawa Shrine was built 1,900 years ago, and there are still many documents from even a thousand years ago. Although that ancient knowledge has been more or less lost due to the changes of the times, some of it has remained and was recorded in the notebooks of the clergy of the time.
Sitting next to Chun, the quiet environment always makes people feel comfortable. Yuzhong Jin kept flipping through the book in his hand, and the former looked up at her profile from time to time. Longing and admiration are most often seen in children's eyes.
Time passed by bit by bit, and Yu Zhuanjin subconsciously placed his hands on Fu Fu, taking care of its soft...
Oh, that's not right. Fu Fu went outside to play with Su Yue and Xi Zhao. Yu Zhuan Jin looked down and saw Chun with his head shrugged, allowing her hand to stroke him.
Seeing this, Yu Zhuanjin silently withdrew his hand.
Chun's eyes were a little lost, and she wanted to get closer to Yuzhongjin, but her personality made her embarrassed to take the initiative.
After reading the notes in his hand, Yu Zhuanjin went upstairs to continue "collecting" some notes worth reading.
When Yuzhongjin stood up and left, Chun clenched his fists, feeling very aggrieved at his own cowardice.
Why couldn't she be more honest?
Ah ah ah ah ah--!
Screaming silently in her heart, Chun held her head in her hands and sat in her seat with regret.
……
When Yu Zhuanjin walked to the second floor, he heard some strange noises behind him, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He just stopped in confusion and went up to the third floor.
Putting the original notes back in their place, Yu Zhuanjin leaned over to open the box on the other side. Although a "cleansing" talisman had been pasted on the box, the talisman's spiritual power had dissipated due to years of disrepair, so the moment it was opened, a large amount of dust flew in the air.
Yu Zhuanjin waved her hand lightly, and the dust was blown away by the breeze. She replaced the talisman casually, and then began to look for the notes inside, starting with the ones with more pages.
After finding about six or seven books, he stood up and was about to leave, but suddenly he noticed that there seemed to be a notebook placed on top of the cabinet at the door. Yu Zhongjin was about to pick it up, but after picking it up, he found that the signature on the cover was actually...
Starting with "Qing"?
A designation for direct disciples of the previous generation.
Whether it was the priest Qinghe or the priestess Qingping, their abilities were top-notch in Musashi Province, even though they died young.
According to Yu Zhuanjin's understanding, the number of direct descendants in the same period would not exceed two hands, or even one hand. So far, she only knew that there were only three in the generation of Qinghe Priest, including the other party himself.
But now a fourth has been discovered.
...Witch, Qingyun.
"strangeness……"
Yuzhongjin put the notebook he had just taken aside and opened the notebook of the shrine maiden who was of the same generation as Qinghe Priest. He found that it had a lot of pages and seemed to be a complete book.
Then why not put it on the second floor?
Is there something wrong with the content?
"The wind force of "Speed" surrounds the arrow and increases its initial speed, making it faster than walking and faster than objects. It is extremely effective for serious witches, and its short burst may be more threatening than the same-level magic-breaking arrow."
Yu Zhuanjin read it carefully and found that the contents were normal and correct, because she had experienced the effect of using "Speed" on arrows from Yunhe before.
No, why is it that the more I read the content above, the more it fits with Yunhe?
The archery skills involved are exactly Yunhe's technique.
But that's true, Yu Zhuanjin thought about it, Yunhe is the junior sister of Qinghe Priest, so there must be a connection between her and Qingyun Priestess.
Yunhe used to use a sword, but now he uses a bow. If he wants to master the weapon, he must find someone who is good at using the weapon to guide him.
After turning a few more pages, a piece of rice paper that was folded in half and had a color slightly different from the notes suddenly fell out. When I opened it, I found that it was a genealogy of the master-disciple relationship.
Yu Zhuanjin remembered this thing. Most clergymen had a copy, but they were all compiled by themselves, three generations ago and three generations later. Generations beyond the fourth generation could not be recorded in one genealogy because the branches were too large.
The name in the center of the genealogy is the person who compiled this master-disciple genealogy.
——The shrine maiden Kikuri.
Miozu had never heard of this name in Hikawa Shrine, but the series of names next to it still caught her attention.
The shrine maiden, Kikuri, was the elder sister of the master of Qinghe Priest, so according to their relationship, the latter should call the former "Master Aunt", and this shrine maiden had three disciples, Yunze, Yunxi and...
Cloud crane.
But the last disciple, the name of the priestess Yunhe, who was well known to Yuzhongjin, was later mentioned in the genealogy of the Qinghe priestess.
In other words, the master-disciple relationship is transferred.
From a collateral line to a direct line.
Is it because the witch died?
Also, in the genealogy table of the priest Qinghe, there were six direct disciples in the same period, including Yunhe. Qinghe was ranked third and Yunhe was last. The owner of this notebook, the priestess Qingyun, was ranked before Yunhe. She was the junior sister of the priest Qinghe and the senior sister of Yunhe.
At the same time, Yuzhong Jin also discovered that some names were crossed out by a vertical line. She knew what that meant, which meant that the chosen clergy had returned.
All the disciples of the Yun faction except Yunhe were killed, and the Qing faction was not much better off either. Only the priest Qinghe and a priestess were left alive.
“…Ahem, ahem.”
There was a coughing sound from behind. The old shrine maiden who guarded the library appeared beside Yuzhongjin at some point. Looking at the notebook with the name "Qingyun" in the latter's arms, she couldn't help but sigh, "I really miss it. That girl who was always out of tune back then, even after leaving the shrine, she still left such a notebook after she shed her identity as a shrine maiden. I was wondering where she put it. It turns out that she left it on the third floor when she was cleaning up the library a year ago."
"Ah, senior..."
The old shrine maiden suddenly spoke, startling Yuzhongjin who was concentrating on the book. She then returned the notebook of the previous generation of shrine maiden to him and said, "I found this notebook by chance on the cabinet. The shrine maiden who compiled it must have extraordinary skills. Even if I only took a few glances at it, I felt that I benefited a lot from it."
"...Qingyun? Indeed, that girl's ability is the best in my life... No, even if we move forward ten generations, her talent is still unrivaled in the world. If she is the left, sorcerers of the same generation will never dare to call themselves the right."
The old shrine maiden described it this way, and it was obvious that she was impressed by the shrine maiden mentioned by Yuzhongjin. Then she added: "Even the current priestess is still not even 30% as capable as her."
Upon hearing this, Yu Zhuanjin looked slightly stunned.
In her impression, the strength of Qinghe Priest is enough to overlook the entire Musashi Province, but there is actually a priestess of the same generation who is stronger than him.
Unlike the priests who practiced asceticism, the priestess who were gifted with spiritual powers needed extreme talent, or luck, to reach the level of great priestess.
The luck of being chosen by God.
"Seventeen years ago, she was brought back by the previous chief priest. After three years of training, she was able to defeat the Yamabushi of her generation or even a generation higher. After seven years, she became a master. At that time, she enjoyed a lot of reputation."
The old witch couldn't help but say with nostalgia.
"But brilliant comets often fall quickly, and such a witch can only lament that she died young."
When Yu Zhuanjin saw the family tree just now, he found that the name "Qingyun" had already been crossed out, which was the proof of death.
However, Yuzhong Jin still had some doubts. The original compiler of the notebook in his arms, the witch Qingyun, should have been stronger and younger than the priest Qinghe. The witch was different from the priest in that she was at her peak in her prime, but she died at that stage.
"What kind of monster could defeat such a witch?"
Based on Yuzhong's understanding of this world, the one who can defeat the great priestess can only be a great monster of the same level. The great monster Toga of the Western Country died two hundred years ago, and the original great monster Longgujing of Musashi was also killed. The great monster Death God Demon of the Ou region is also half-crippled, and even if it recovers for two hundred years, it is still not as good as its peak, because the opponent has lost his strongest ability.
Apart from that, could it be the Eastern Kirin Maru?
The only person Yuzhong Jin could think of was the other person.
Besides, Kirinmaru has been sleeping in the original story, maybe because he was injured.
"No, a witch like Qingyun, no monster in this world can defeat her. She didn't lose to monsters, but to herself."
The old priestess was quite emotional, she witnessed the birth of the strongest priestess of this era, and also witnessed her fall. Some things are still unforgettable even after several years.
"Lost to, myself?"
Is it because of some inner demon or something like that?
Yu Zhuanjin guessed secretly.
"Qingyun, joined the society at the age of eight, graduated at the age of fifteen, and at the age of eighteen, she should have reached her peak, but she fell in love with an ordinary warrior."
The old witch was particularly regretful and continued, "She lost to her own emotions. Do you know what the consequences are when a witch understands what love is?"
"The spiritual power bestowed by God has been taken away."
Yu Zhuanjin thought of Yunhe and replied, "Could it be that because of the weakening of his spiritual power, he was attacked by the monster..."
"No, that's not the case. This is just the cause. Although the spiritual power of the witch who is entangled by the seven emotions and six desires will be weakened, even if the spiritual power of the witch Qingyun is not as strong as before, she is still stronger than the current Qinghe Palace Master."
The old witch shook her head deeply.
By the way, how did the Qinghe Priest become a combat unit for no apparent reason?
"Later, the witch Qingyun gave birth to a child. From then on, her spiritual power was gone and she became no different from an ordinary person. A year ago, she gave birth to her second child and died of weakness."
The old witch who said this had a slightly solemn tone as she passed away in such an ordinary way.
"So that's it..."
Yuzhongjin responded in a low voice.
But, a year ago? In other words, the two children of this miko are about the same age as Yunhe's children, Kikyo and Feng.
"And you should also know those two children." The old witch raised her head and continued.
I know?
Yu Zhuanjin couldn't help but look puzzled, and for a moment he couldn't understand what the other party meant.
"She named her children Kikyo and Maple, after her favorite flowers and favorite seasons."
The old witch explained the meaning of these two names.
“…No, that’s not right!”
Upon hearing this, Yuzhongjin immediately retorted: "Kikyo and Feng are Yunhe's children."
She thought the old witch had remembered it wrong, so she went out of her way to correct it.
"you do not know?"
The old witch was slightly surprised when she heard this. She then put her hand on her forehead and said in annoyance, "Not good. I haven't had such a deep discussion with others in all these years. I never thought that I would end up saying too much."
"What does it mean?"
Seeing the reaction of the old priestess, Yuzhongjin finally realized that the person with the problem might be himself.
"I thought you should know."
The old witch sighed and said so.
"Although I didn't ask, Yunhe told me that she was the mother of Kikyo and Feng." Yuzhongjin never suspected that Yunhe would lie to her.
"Yes, given the relationship between Yunhe and Qingyun, it is natural for them to say such things. I should have thought of it a long time ago."
"Senior, can you tell me what's going on?"
"Yunhe, she has never had a child, or rather, she has never lost her virginity, so it is even more impossible for her to have one."
The old witch lowered her head and said.
"How is that possible? I remember Yun He was lacking in spiritual power. It was clearly a sign of losing... that thing."
Yu Zhuanjin couldn't understand it even more.
"If you knew Yunhe's life at the shrine, you would never have such thoughts."
Perhaps she felt tired, so the old witch found a clean place to sit down, and then asked, "You seem to have a good relationship with Yunhe, why?"
"Because she has a good personality? She gets along well with me."
Yuzhongjin answered seriously.
"Well, when the shrine maiden Yunhe was in the shrine, her reputation had never fallen. Few people said she wasn't, but in fact, few people were willing to get close to her, and the reason behind this was very simple..."
"…the trait "True Words."
"Yes, that's right. It has nothing to do with good or evil. Everyone has secrets in their hearts. And such secrets cannot be concealed under the influence of the truth. If the answer is only yes or no, then even if you don't speak, it will be exposed."
The old shrine maiden explained, and then continued: "Fushimi shrine maiden, maybe you don't really feel this, but this only shows that you and Yunhe are both honest people, but others cannot accept it. Even if you have a good impression of them, it is still necessary to keep a distance."
"..."
Yuzhuanjin could already understand.
"But there are always exceptions. The effect of traits is often not absolute. If you are stronger than the opponent, then you can make their traits ineffective. Yamabushi, who was a generation older than Yunhe, always cast a spell on himself to resist. Qingyun, who is of the same generation as Yunhe, can still ignore her mantra even if he doesn't cast a spell."
The old witch said: "As a result, the witch Yunhe and the witch Qingyun had a close relationship. Although Qingyun was extremely talented, her personality was too mischievous. Even Su Yue and Xi Zhao were not even one tenth of her in the past. Therefore, at that time, the witch Qingyun only had the witch Yunhe as her friend."
"Compared to the honest Yunhe, Qingyun always tells lies, and Yunhe often takes these lies seriously, even though Yunhe has no ill intentions and just likes to play tricks on people."
