"I, who was entrusted with the task of 'inaction', mastered the three spells in just half a year, meeting the requirements for 'mastership'. However, due to my young age and my undeveloped talent, I continued to stay in the shrine."
"When I was thirteen, I was the strongest shrine maiden in Musashi Province, bar none. The strongest shrine maiden of the previous generation was defeated by me at her peak. My master always told everyone that 'my apprentice Qingyun has the talent of a great shrine maiden'."
"My powerful strength did not satisfy me, but instead made me feel extremely empty. My peers admired me, and my seniors were extremely respectful to me, but these were not what I wanted."
"I just want someone to talk to me, but they always keep a proper distance from me to show respect. In the five years since I came to the shrine, there are always a lot of people around me, but I am still alone, so I act in various ways, just hoping to attract their attention."
"Complaints, humiliation, as long as they look at me, I can get a small sense of satisfaction. I wait for them to come to me to communicate, which is an insignificant minute, and then they will run away in a hurry, still respecting me."
"Until, when I was fifteen..."
The witch Qingyun gradually missed the past and continued, "I was given the title of the strongest witch in the Kanto region. Even my master could not defeat me. I was still the same as before, with no friends, so I wandered around. It was also that year that I met Yunhe."
"That year she was twelve years old. She was brought to the main club from another branch by Sister Ju Li and was accepted as a disciple of the master. Yun He was out of tune with the other disciples. Although she had a very good personality, her "true words" characteristics made it difficult for her to be accepted. I saw my own shadow in her, so I paid more attention to her."
The so-called attention is nothing but another form of teasing.
"But she was different from the others. Every time I tricked her with poor excuses, she believed me. I made a fool of myself again and again. Her eyes were full of longing, but she would not keep a distance from me. She stayed very close to me. For the first time, I felt like I had a junior who I could talk to."
"And Yunhe also regards me as a senior."
"In my heart, at least at that time, no one could replace her except Master."
"Later, I discovered that her feelings for me were gradually changing in a distorted direction. To be honest, I was very happy at that time because the desire for exclusivity that had been lingering in my heart for a long time made me want to possess her for myself, so I indulged her and even kept hinting at Yunhe to move towards her goal."
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"But you rejected her in the end, didn't you?"
Yu Zhuanjin understood Qingyun's thoughts.
Everyone has selfish desires, and the other party just can't control his feelings and wants to monopolize the other person. Yu Zhuanjin has no reason to blame Qingyun for this.
Because she had the same idea herself.
But the final abandonment made everything that came before seem full of falsehood.
"When I was seventeen, I was the strongest Yamabushi sorcerer in Kanto and the strongest miko in Japan. My presence made all the monsters in Kanto dare not move rashly."
The witch Qingyun was quite emotional. She was known as the "strongest" but died because of her own fault. So she continued: "It was also in that year that I mastered "astrology". I used my spiritual power that had just reached its peak to perform divination. I predicted my own death. I would die before the age of twenty-seven."
"In other words, I only have ten years left to live. For this reason, I have to fight and want to break this absurd fate. Therefore, I have to leave the Hikawa Shrine and go to a place outside of Kanto."
"That was my second trip south. You're asking about the first time? Of course I went to Kyoto to compete with the miko there. Otherwise, where do you think I got the title of 'the strongest'? Self-praise? I'm not that conceited."
"The result is obvious. I failed. I spent a year studying what fate is, but knowing the truth still doesn't solve the problem."
"When I was eighteen years old, Yunhe left her school and came to Feng Village to find me. I lived with her in the village for a whole year, and during that time I studied celestial spells to find a way to break my own fate."
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"Yunhe said that you are very similar to me. I seem to understand what he meant."
Yu Zhuanjin once worked so hard to fight against fate, forgetting to eat and sleep to do research.
"Oh~ Do you like researching too? That's right, normal people wouldn't have the time to learn something like "astrology", let alone get themselves into trouble. You and I are almost the same, full of curiosity about the unknown."
The witch Qingyun couldn't help but reveal her peaceful smile.
"I'll just take these words as compliments."
Yuzhuanjin's mentality gradually improved.
“It’s a compliment.”
The witch Qingyun clasped her hands together and clapped them lightly, then returned to the topic and continued, "Let's get back to the point. Despite relying on the cheating-like trait of 'doing nothing' and a year of time, there is still no result. No, to be precise, there is a result, but the result is 'nothing', that is, a blank answer."
"My death is inevitable. At least with my spiritual power, which had reached that of a great witch, there was nothing I could do but keep delaying the time of my death."
“That’s why I made a decision.”
"Do you know which is more important, a living witch or a dead witch?"
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"Of course he's alive."
Yuzhongjin said as a matter of course.
"Yes, being alive is of course the most important thing. Unfortunately, I didn't have much time left at that time. I didn't know when I would die, and the spiritual power I possessed would also disappear along with my death..."
The witch Qingyun placed her slender hands on her chest and said unwillingly, "But I haven't done anything yet! Don't you think it's ridiculous to have the strongest spiritual power but do nothing? So I decided that even if I can't fight against fate, I have to do something earth-shattering, at least to leave my name as the 'strongest'."
"……What's the meaning?"
Yuzhongjin suddenly couldn't understand what the other party said.
"Forbidden spiritual spells, nurturing spiritual fetuses."
The witch Qingyun placed her hand on her abdomen.
"Could it be Kikyo?!"
Yu Zhuanjin asked in surprise.
"As you thought, the child is the final result. It is not an easy task to conceive a spiritual fetus. There is a high probability of failure and the possibility of giving birth to a leech."
At this point, the witch Qingyun looked proud and continued to Yu Zhuanjin: "But for me, these taboos are just minor problems. I can give birth to a spiritual fetus perfectly. Even if there are occasional abnormalities, it doesn't matter. My body can withstand it. All side effects can be reduced to me."
The thin body showed that the process was not as simple as Qingyun's words. I'm afraid the side effect of extracting spiritual power would make him unable to even pull the bowstring in the future.
"The spiritual fetus that is born will inherit all my spiritual power and even become stronger because of the pregnancy. In this way, even if the death calamity comes, I will die without regrets."
"But there is a problem with the gestation of this spiritual fetus."
"The birth of a fetus requires the harmony of yin and yang, which is absolutely impossible for one person to do alone. However, the spiritual fetus denies this process. In fact, it is contradictory in itself. If the virginity is broken, the spiritual power will be lost, and the spiritual power will naturally not be inherited. Therefore, this taboo ritual is an act of blasphemy against God's gift."
"If it were known, it would definitely be stopped, so I gave up my identity as a shrine maiden and chose to enter into a nominal marriage with a man. He was my best playmate when I was young, not my childhood sweetheart, but we were somewhat related. Although we haven't seen each other for ten years, after he knew about my situation, he decided to help me cover it up."
"In order to prevent Yunhe, who holds the "True Word", from interfering with this process, and to prevent him from being punished by the gods for assisting in the act of blaspheming the gifts of the gods, I did not tell him. When I mentioned to her that I was already married, as expected, she was very surprised and even asked me if I had any feelings for her. I also gave a reply that I still remember. As you can imagine, I answered 'no'."
"I have told countless lies in my life, but that lie was not something I wanted to tell, but I had to do it because I knew very well that a guy like me who told lies all the time was not worthy of her, and there was no need to leave such incomplete memories in her longer life."
"Sometimes I feel like I'm ridiculous, because I seem to have done everything that's forbidden."
"Even though I lost my spiritual power, I still fought against fate. As a result, I died at the age of 27, which was the deadline determined by fate."
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"Wait, if Kikyo is a spirit fetus, what about Kaede?"
Yu Zhuanjin suddenly felt a little confused.
"That child, how should I put it? He is the child of my nominal husband. After all, our marriage is fake, and he has his own life. However, he and his real wife died in the chaos of the battle, and Feng was left behind, so I adopted her."
The witch Qingyun told the truth.
"……is that so?"
Yu Zhuanjin always felt that this kind of thing was too absurd.
"According to the forecast, a few years after my death, Qinghe will take in a few more disciples, and my room will be emptied, and the sundries will be moved to the library. By then, Sister Kikuri will find this diary, and I will tell her the 'truth' about why I gave up my duties as a shrine maiden. Of course, the matter of the spirit fetus must never be mentioned. I just didn't expect that it was you who came."
Qingyun said with deep meaning.
...Mikoto Kikuri?
Yu Zhuanjin remembered the name. It was Yunhe's first master, but she didn't know who it was exactly. Of course, now was not the time to delve into this issue. She said, "Am I getting in your way?"
"No, how could that be? After I die, I can rest in peace if I can see Yunhe find a new support."
The witch Qingyun waved her hands quickly and continued, "There are just some things I want to ask you for help?"
"No problem at all."
Without asking what the matter was, Yu Zhuanjin agreed very readily. He would help if he could, and could only express regret if he couldn't.
"I have written down all the experiences I have learned in my life in this diary. Now I am giving it to you. I hope you can help me take good care of Kikyo and Kaede. They are my children and I love them very much, especially Kaede. If possible, please apologize to her for me in the future."
Qingyun instructed them one by one: "And Yunhe, that is the regret of my first half of life. Say 'I love you' for me. You only need to say these four words, no need to add anything extra."
When she said this, Qingyun's expression was filled with joy.
"You should say this yourself."
Yu Zhuanjin was not stupid either, and he obviously knew that Qingyun's plan was ill-intentioned.
Just saying these four words, isn't that equivalent to asking her to confess?
"We've parted once, so we don't want to part a second time. Anyway, I'm counting on you."
The witch Qingyun pushed the matter directly to Yuzhongjin, and said in passing to change the subject: "If possible, help me kick Qinghe's ass again."
"I reject."
Yuzhong Jin answered simply.
"Well, I don't have much time left. Once I remove the seal on the diary, this wisp of consciousness will no longer exist. It feels really fresh to die once and then die again."
After saying this, the illusory figure gradually turned into scattered points of light attached to the diary. The dusty pages were opened, and Qingyun's name appeared on the cover.
And a sentence echoed in the house.
"By the way, I think you will be very interested in the contents on page 73."
The witch Qingyun finally said.
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This conversation gave Yuzhongjin a new understanding of the most powerful shrine maiden. He leaned over to pick up the diary and turned to the first few pages. There was very little content, only events like "I mastered such and such a spell today" or "I defeated such and such person today", which was very boring.
"Today, Senior Brother Qinghe attacked me by surprise and kicked me in the butt when I was not prepared. I will remember this grudge and will pay it back in the future!"
I really can't forget...
It was not until I met Yunhe that the content gradually increased, and the frequency also changed from once every three to five days to once every one or two days. It was a change that was visible to the naked eye.
And what about page seventy-three?
Yu Zhuanjin turned to this page out of curiosity.
"Today, I was cleaning myself with Yunhe in the bathing hall. I just touched her spine, and she gasped? This kid always has weaknesses in special places."
"..."
Yuzhongjin slowly closed the diary and muttered, "So that's how it is."
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PS: I am considering whether to impact the event update list. The people at the top are a bit aggressive and too competitive.
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"Thank you, Yuzhongjin."
In the end, Yu Zhuanjin handed the diary of the witch Qingyun to Yunhe, and received the latter's thanks.
As for the contents of the diary, Yu Zhuanjin had already read it in advance and copied all the information about the research on spells into the system.
It has to be said that the knowledge left by the witch Qingyun is extremely precious, and her lifelong experience is all in it.
Although Yu Zhuanjin had read the notes that the other party had delivered to the library before, the content of that note was at most advanced training slightly above the introductory tutorial.
The true essence, the secrets realized through the trait of "non-action", are all sealed in the diary.
The more advanced the spell, the less it should be made public.
Otherwise, if people with evil hearts learn it, it will only bring endless disasters. So we need the so-called "destined people". The best way is for qualified successors to find other people who meet the standards and pass it on in secret one by one.
Celestial spells can manipulate the power of the stars.
However, due to its antiquity, it has been lost. The witch Qingyun reversed the technique and was able to restore more than half of its power. For Yuzhongjin, this was the biggest gain.
But on second thought, why is it that this ability is more and more similar to Huang's divine power, as if it has reached the level of a great witch, and can even summon meteors to hit designated targets?
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While Yu Zhuanjin was deep in thought, Yunhe's soft and fair hands gently stroked the cover of the diary, her eyes full of lingering thoughts.
Yun He only heard that the origin of this diary was that Yu Zhuanjin found it in Senior Sister Qingyun's room, and the latter took the initiative to confess that she had read all the contents in the diary and strongly requested that she also read it from beginning to end.
